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Exodus to Thailand continues after fall of Myawaddy
Reuters, Published on 12/04/2024
» TAK - A stream of people, some fearing air strikes, queued at a border crossing to flee Myanmar on Friday, a day after the strategically vital town of Myawaddy near Thailand fell to anti-junta resistance that is gaining strength.
Srettha says handout scheme may be delayed
Reuters, Published on 19/01/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Friday that his coalition government would move ahead with its flagship 500-billion-baht digital wallet handout scheme, though it may be delayed yet again.
Handout scheme ‘unlikely’ to start in May
Reuters, Published on 17/01/2024
» The government is set to delay the launch of a controversial 500-billion-baht digital wallet handout scheme until after May, in a setback for Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, who has been touting the policy as essential in boosting a sluggish economy.
Govt in talks with Iran, other govts for hostages' release
Reuters, Published on 03/11/2023
» The government is in touch with Iran and other governments that can make contact with Hamas for the safe release of nearly two dozen Thai nationals being held hostage by the organisation, Foreign Affairs Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara said on Friday.
Court rejects challenge to Pita's derailed PM nomination
Reuters, Published on 16/08/2023
» The Constitutional Court on Wednesday rejected a request from the election winning Move Forward Party to review a parliamentary decision that blocked its prime ministerial candidate from being re-nominated.
Bhumjaithai boycott pumps up pressure on Prayut
Reuters, Published on 08/02/2022
» The boycott of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s cabinet meeting by seven ministers on Tuesday is being seen as another sign of discord growing in the former army chief's troubled 18-party coalition.
Govt to seek combined 3.35m vaccine doses from Spain, Hungary
Reuters, Published on 27/09/2021
» The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration on Monday approved a plan to procure a combined 3.35 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines manufactured by AstraZeneca and by Pfizer and BioNTech, a spokesperson said.
Govt delays plan to re-open cities to tourists until Nov
Reuters, Published on 22/09/2021
» The government has pushed back plans to re-open Bangkok and some other major cities to foreign arrivals until November, due to vaccination rates falling short of targets, a senior official said on Wednesday.
Thailand's elderly lag behind in vaccination drive
Reuters, Published on 31/08/2021
» Just two weeks before her long-awaited vaccine appointment in Bangkok, Anyamanee Puttaraksa's 62-year-old mother became feverish. Three days later, her mother tested positive for Covid-19. Four hours afterward, she died.
Elderly lag behind in Covid vaccination drive, data show
Reuters, Published on 31/08/2021
» Just two weeks before her long-awaited vaccine appointment in Bangkok, Anyamanee Puttaraksa's 62-year-old mother became feverish. Three days later, her mother tested positive for Covid-19. Four hours afterward, she died.