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Last protest leader in Belarus dances in court as trial starts
AFP, Published on 04/08/2021
» MOSCOW - Maria Kolesnikova, the last remaining protest leader still in Belarus, danced and smiled as she went on trial on Wednesday accused of violating national security when she challenged President Alexander Lukashenko's rule last year.
WHO calls for moratorium on booster shots as China curbs travel
AFP, Published on 04/08/2021
» GENEVA: The WHO called Wednesday for a moratorium on Covid-19 vaccine booster shots as China tightened overseas travel curbs after recording its highest number of infections in months, while Tokyo reported the Olympic Games' first cluster.
Govt bans coral-damaging sunscreens
AFP, Published on 04/08/2021
» The government on Wednesday banned sunscreens containing chemicals that damage coral reefs in marine national parks.
Vietnam to halve quarantine time for fully vaccinated visitors
Published on 04/08/2021
» HANOI: Vietnam will slash the duration of mandatory quarantine for foreign visitors from two weeks to just seven days, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday, as the Southeast Asian country battles its biggest Covid-19 outbreak yet.
South Sudan's VP Machar deposed by party: rival leaders
AFP, Published on 04/08/2021
» JUBA - South Sudan's vice president Riek Machar has been ousted as head of his party and its armed forces, say rival leaders who accused the rebel-turned-politician of no longer representing their interests.
Numbers in Phuket tourism revival bid low but 'encouraging'
Reuters, Published on 04/08/2021
» Visitors to Phuket in July were at just 1% of pre-pandemic levels, an official told Reuters, as a bid to revive international tourism gets off to a slow start amid the country’s biggest Covid-19 outbreak yet.
Kanchanaburi closes 1 retailer, 1 factory over Covid fears
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 04/08/2021
» KANCHANABURI: A Siam Global House branch and a famous frozen food factory have been ordered to close for two weeks from Wednesday amid fears the two places might spawn new coronavirus clusters.
Man arrested for 'alternative vaccine' scam
Published on 04/08/2021
» Technology Crime Suppression Division police have arrested a man for taking orders on Facebook for "alternative vaccines" against Covid-19, failing to deliver them and allegedly pocketing about 200,000 baht.
Delta variant dominant, no Lambda yet
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/08/2021
» Delta remains the dominant variant of Covid-19 in Thailand, found in 74 out of 77 provinces, and there is still no sign of the Lambda variant from South America, according to the Department of Medical Sciences.
Soldiers infected helping mangosteen buyer
Nujaree Rakrun, Published on 04/08/2021
» NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: Six soldiers of the 41st Military Circle were infected with Covid-19 while helping out a mangosteen wholesaler in Phrom Khiri district, the provincial communicable disease committee announced on Wednesday.