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Fearmongers targeted under Prayut new order
Online Reporters, Published on 29/07/2021
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered internet service providers to immediately block the internet access of anyone who propagates information that may frighten people.
Bangkok hospitals pushed to brink
Reuters, Published on 29/07/2021
» Hospitals in Bangkok and surrounding provinces are running out of beds due to a jump in Covid-19 patients, a health official said on Thursday, as the country reported a record number of infections for the fourth time this week.
Calls to control prices of herbs brushed aside
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 29/07/2021
» The Commerce Ministry has brushed aside calls to control the price of medicinal herbs related to Covid-19 treatment, particularly fah talai jone, also known as green chiretta.
Hong Kong tourism sector pleads with government to reopen border with China
South China Morning Post, Published on 29/07/2021
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong's battered tourism sector has urged the government to reopen its border with mainland China as soon as possible or at least extend the lifespan of Covid-19 vaccination centres, where more than 1,000 industry staff are working part-time.
Samui Plus programme teeters on brink
Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 29/07/2021
» The Samui Plus scheme risks cancellation if infections double from the current rate, with the planned 7+7 island extension already postponed until the situation improves, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Online vaccination bookings quota for Bang Sue station quickly filled
Online Reporters, Published on 29/07/2021
» Online appointments for Covid-19 vaccination at Bang Sue station in August for people aged 18 or more were fully booked shortly after registration opened on Thursday.
Nearly half of shops at shopping mecca in Seoul emptied
Pulse, Published on 29/07/2021
» SEOUL: Nearly half of the stores at Myeongdong, a tourist shopping mecca in downtown Seoul, have become empty amid absence of tourists for nearly 18 months.
Medical supplies donated by Switzerland arrive
Published on 29/07/2021
» Thailand has taken delivery of Covid-19 testing kits and ventilators donated by Switzerland.
Finance Ministry cuts 2021 GDP outlook to 1.3% growth
Reuters, Published on 29/07/2021
» The Finance Ministry slashed its 2021 economic growth forecast on Thursday to 1.3% from a previously predicted 2.3% expansion, the third such revision this year, as the tourism-dependent country fights its biggest Covid-19 outbreak to date.
First double-dip recession since 1998 looms
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/07/2021
» Thailand will likely be the worst economic performer in Southeast Asia this year, with economists continuing to slash the country’s growth forecast amid surging Covid-19 infections, mounting political tensions and fading hopes for a tourism revival.