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Themselves to blame
Oped, Postbag, Published on 14/05/2020
» Re: "Police extortion racket in the crosshairs", (BP, May 13).
Reopening to foreigners 'not risky'
Gary Boyle, Published on 17/09/2020
» Reopening the country to foreign visitors will not raise the risks of local Covid-19 transmission from imported infections, according to the Department of Disease Control (DDC).
Medical chief backs reopening
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/10/2020
» The director-general of the Department of Medical Services is backing the proposal to reopen the country to revitalise the economy.
A costly delay
Oped, Postbag, Published on 20/02/2021
» It is becoming increasingly clear that there will be no tourists arriving in numbers before the majority of Thai people are vaccinated. A country that depends on close to 20% of its GDP on travel and tourism should by now be right up there with Israel in terms of inoculations or at least at par with the UK to be able to open up this coming summer.
AstraZeneca delays 61m doses
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 16/07/2021
» AstraZeneca has asked Thailand to extend the timeline for the delivery of 61 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine until May next year, Deputy Public Health Minister Sathit Pitutecha said.
Tactless Thailand
Oped, Postbag, Published on 07/09/2021
» Re: "US snub a wake-up call", (Editorial, Sept 4), "Jab critics hurting ties, Chinese embassy says", (BP, Sept 5).
Oct 1 reopening up in air
Gary Boyle, Published on 17/09/2021
» The Public Health Ministry on Thursday responded to concerns raised by academics over the government's plan to reopen the country to vaccinated foreign tourists starting next month.
Fear cases may hit 20k a day
News, Published on 11/01/2022
» New cases of Covid-19 could jump to 20,000 a day by the end of the month unless precautionary measures are taken seriously, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said on Monday.
Home stay rules to be relaxed
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/04/2022
» Home isolation for high-risk people who have been exposed to someone infected with Covid-19 is expected to be reduced from a week to five days starting next month.
Emerging monkeypox threat
News, Published on 07/08/2022
» Thailand has now found four monkeypox patients, including the first Thai woman last Friday. Given the apparent rise in infections, the Ministry of Public Health has come under pressure to formulate control and treatment measures.