A group of 50 coronavirus-infected Cambodian migrant workers in Thailand are calling on the governments of both their home and host countries to provide medical treatment and other support, the migrants told RFA.Among the group stuck in a makeshift qua…
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Samut Sakhon governor complains of too few vaccines as “Give Back Vaccines to Samut Sakhon” hashtag goes viral
Samut Sakhon Governor Veerasak Vichitsangsri is publicly complaining that his province will be getting fewer vaccines than requested, as many netizens in this coastal province change their profile hashtag to “Give Back Vaccines to Samut Sakhon People.”…
8.3% of Thailand’s population receive first vaccine dose, 3.3% fully vaccinated
8.3% of the entire population of Thailand, or 5,526,039 people, have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, while only 2,153,018 have had their second doses, or 3.3% of the population, according to the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Res…
Reopening of Phuket and Surat Thani to foreign tourists confirmed for July
Thailand’s cabinet has confirmed that Phuket will reopen to fully vaccinated tourists on July 1st, under the “Phuket Sandbox” project, as planned. Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao, in Surat Thani province, will follow a similar model on July 15th, sa…
Delta variant to replace Alpha strain globally in next 4-5 months – Dr. Yong Poovorawan
Respected Thai virologist, Prof. Dr. Yong Poovorawan, of Chulalongkorn University, has predicted that the Delta (Indian) variant of COVID-19 will replace the Alpha (UK) variant as the dominant strain around the world in the next 4-5 months, because it …
400,000 join Greenpeace’s campaign to stop Thailand joining CPTPP
Members of Greenpeace Thailand gathered in front of Government House on Tuesday, to present the 400,000 signatures it has gathered in opposition to the government’s plan to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership …
Thailand legislators pass referendum bill to pave way for charter amendments
The Thai parliament passed the Referendum Bill on Tuesday, in its final reading, with an overwhelming 611 to 4 votes, paving the way for future constitutional amendments.According to the new bill, a minimum of 50,000 people can now request that the Cab…