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Heirs step up as Covid deaths rock street-food stalls
Reuters, Published on 29/10/2021
» Each morning, Adulwitch Tangsupmanee brings a cart of crispy pork belly to a run-down cinema in Bangkok's Chinatown and sets up the same street-food stall his internationally renowned father ran for nearly 50 years before dying of Covid-19 in July.
Govt to cap diesel prices until end-Oct
Reuters, Published on 04/10/2021
» The government will cap diesel prices at 30 baht per litre until the end of the month to help reduce living costs for consumers as global oil prices rise, Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow said on Monday.
Govt in talks with Merck for 200,000 courses of anti-Covid pills
Reuters, Published on 04/10/2021
» The government is in talks with US drugmaker Merck & Co to purchase 200,000 courses of the company's experimental antiviral pill for Covid-19 treatment, an official said on Monday.
Thai Red Cross delivers Covid vaccines to vulnerable migrant workers
Reuters, Published on 05/10/2021
» The Thai Red Cross Society kicked off a vaccination campaign on Tuesday for migrant workers, one of the country's most vulnerable groups that has been largely left behind in the broader Covid-19 inoculation rollout.
Temples underwater as floods hit Ayutthaya
Reuters, Published on 06/10/2021
» AYUTTHAYA: Several temples in the historic city of Ayutthaya were underwater on Wednesday, as heavy monsoon rains flooded provinces across the country.
Volunteer takes to skies to drop supplies to flood victims
Reuters, Published on 28/09/2021
» A paramotoring enthusiast in northern Thailand has taken to the skies to help deliver urgently need supplies to people cut off by floods.
Rescuers battle floodwaters to reach dozens stranded in homes
Reuters, Published on 29/09/2021
» Rescuers in the northeastern province of Chaiyaphum waded through fast-flowing floods to rescue dozens of people stranded in their homes on Wednesday, as authorities tried to drain away waters and get more help to victims.
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.
Police consider deportation of Malaysian transgender entrepreneur
Reuters, Published on 22/09/2021
» Authorities are considering whether to deport a transgender businesswoman who was convicted this month of illegal entry and is wanted in Malaysia for insulting Islam, a case that has put a spotlight on Malaysia's approach to gender identity.