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School's out: Will haze order help?
News, Published on 22/01/2020
» Somruethai Thammaporn, a 10-year-old Pathom 6 student at Wat Ratchanatda School in Phra Nakhon district -- where the PM2.5 level is the highest -- was relieved to hear that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has ordered 437 schools under its jurisdiction to be closed today as air pollution has hit dangerous levels.
Thais in Wuhan living under shadow of deadly virus
News, Published on 28/01/2020
» The fate of Thai students in Wuhan hangs in the balance after authorities locked down the city in central China to control the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus, preventing Thailand from evacuating 64 of its nationals.
Tourists back govt but also extend stays
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 29/01/2020
» Chinese tourists in Thailand have expressed confidence in their government's attempt to curb the coronavirus outbreak by sealing off Wuhan.
Bangkok ‘most at risk’ for spread: Virus update
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/02/2020
» China tried to come to grips with the expanding coronavirus outbreak, with the death toll climbing as residents returned from the Lunar New Year holidays.
Face masks 'snapped up right away'
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 05/02/2020
» Despite Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's assurance about the availability of surgical face masks, some pharmacies and convenience stores in two Bangkok districts were found to be running short on supplies.
Outbreak 'reviving stereotypes'
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 20/02/2020
» The discrimination faced by Thais abroad during the novel coronavirus outbreak shows how growing public anxiety can revive long-standing tensions and negative stereotypes about Chinese, an expert said.
Tough new measures signed off as virus cases hit 42
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/03/2020
» A 21-year-old salesman on Saturday tested positive for Covid-19, taking the number of confirmed infections in the country to 42.
Outrage over mask shortages
News, Published on 03/03/2020
» People are crying foul over the shortage of masks amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, triggered by the death of a Thai man who was diagnosed with the Covid-19 virus.
How to beat the outbreak
News, Published on 16/03/2020
» Tanarak Plipat, deputy director-general of the Disease Control Department, has recently become a household name because of his daily updates on the Covid-19 outbreak in Thailand.
Traders despair of fate as shoppers stay away
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 23/03/2020
» The partial lockdown of Bangkok which started on Sunday sent business owners, especially in Lat Phrao, scrambling to restrict or close their services, but at the same time shouldering financial burdens amid the outbreak of Covid-19.