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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.
Vietnam probes Thai sugar imports
Reuters, Published on 23/09/2021
» HANOI: Vietnam has launched an investigation into allegations that sugar originating from Thailand is being imported via neighbouring countries to avoid anti-dumping taxes, its trade ministry said.
Japan to donate 300,000 more AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Thailand
Reuters, Published on 14/09/2021
» TOKYO: Japan said on Tuesday it will donate an additional 1.3 million AstraZeneca Plc Covid-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan and other Asian neighbours, including 300,000 doses to Thailand.
Court grants bail to 4 protest leaders held over unrest
Reuters, Published on 15/09/2021
» The Appeal Court granted bail on Wednesday to four leaders of the anti-government protest movement, their lawyer said, after more than a month in pre-trial detention over unrest at recent demonstrations against the prime minister.
Lawmakers debate long-awaited legislation on torture, abductions
Reuters, Published on 15/09/2021
» Parliament on Wednesday started debating draft legislation outlawing torture and enforced disappearance, following years of delay and civil society outrage over alleged abuses and impunity among law enforcement personnel.
Govt expects 140 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines this year
Reuters, Published on 29/08/2021
» As many as 140 million doses of coronavirus vaccines are expected this year as the country ramps up inoculation to fight its biggest wave of infections, which shows some signs of easing, a government spokesman said on Sunday.
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.
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.
Warnings as Thailand, Indonesia ease Covid-19 curbs
Reuters, Published on 01/09/2021
» BANGKOK/JAKARTA: As Indonesia and Thailand start to ease Covid-19 curbs after seeing case numbers fall, health experts say cases of new infections could rise again with vaccination rates still low.
All aboard! Bus brings vaccines to Bangkok's vulnerable
Reuters, Published on 08/09/2021
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) launched on Wednesday a pilot bus service to ensure that the elderly and other vulnerable groups in the capital are vaccinated against Covid-19, underscoring the country's push to speed up its inoculation campaign.