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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 urges pregnant women to get vaccinated
Reuters, Published on 25/08/2021
» The government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Wednesday called on pregnant women in the country to get vaccinated against Covid-19, citing a higher risk of deaths among those who become infected with the coronavirus.
AstraZeneca seeks to extend delivery timeline for 61m vaccine doses
Reuters, Published on 15/07/2021
» AstraZeneca has asked Thailand to extend the timeline for the delivery of 61 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine by five months, a deputy minister said on Thursday, a move likely to disrupt further the country's sluggish vaccine rollout.
Frontline staff at Bangkok hospital brace for new Covid cases
Reuters, Published on 17/05/2021
» As the country struggles to deal with the worst wave of coronavirus infections, staff in the intensive care unit of Bangkok's King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital are fearful of what may be to come.
Coronavirus testing to expand as new cases dwindle
Reuters, Published on 07/05/2020
» The government plans to expand coronavirus testing for critical groups as the number of new cases is dwindling into single digits and some business are reopening, a senior official said on Thursday.
Thailand reports 127 new coronavirus cases, 1 death Tuesday
Reuters, Published on 31/03/2020
» Thailand reported 127 new coronavirus cases and one death on Tuesday, a health official said.
How two young reporters shook Myanmar
Reuters, Published on 09/08/2018
» YANGON: Late in the afternoon of Dec 12 last year, Wa Lone's cell phone rang. It was a man named Naing Lin, a lance corporal in Myanmar's 8th Security Police Battalion.
Trump administration: Is Pakistan an ally?
Reuters, Published on 21/06/2017
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's administration is exploring hardening its approach toward Pakistan to crack down on Pakistan-based militants launching attacks in neighboring Afghanistan, two US officials said.
Bangladesh demands Myanmar take back Rohingya
Reuters, Published on 12/01/2017
» YANGON/DHAKA - A special envoy of Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi began top-level talks in Bangladesh on Wednesday, as the United Nations said the Rohingya crisis prompted 65,000 people to flee Myanmar for Bangladesh in the past three months.
ACT cancels test scores for Asia
Reuters, Published on 04/11/2016
» LONDON - Students in Asia have been notified that their scores on the writing section of last month's ACT college-entrance exam are being cancelled, in the latest example of how standardized test makers are struggling to contain an international epidemic of cheating.