By Channel NewsAsia and agencies SEVERAL international websites were down today (June 8), including Amazon, Reddit, CNN, The Guardian and The New York Times. Error messages appeared on the websites at around 1000 GMT (5pm Thai time). Some reports pointed to a glitch at US-based cloud computing services provider Fastly. Most of Fastly’s coverage areas
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Group sets deadline for Prayut to step down by June 24
A LAWYER who is a representative of the “Thai People ” group today (June 8th) submitted a letter at the Government House calling on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to resign by June 24, Siam Rath newspaper said this afternoon. The lawyer, Mr. Nitithorn Lumlua, or Lawyer Nok Khao, urged Gen. Prayut to quit as in
Read moreKoh Samui unveils quarantine-free entry for fully vaccinated tourists
AS the coronavirus outbreak in Surat Thani province, particularly Koh Samui, appears to have been well controlled it is now opening up to tourists with those who have received both coronavirus jabs and test negative for infection 72 hours before travelling need not be quarantined for 14 days, Amarin TV said today (June 8). This
Read moreTwo Korat hospitals run out of Covid vaccines in a day
WHILE 9,900 people in Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) got their first Covid-19 jab yesterday (June 7), the first day of the national vaccination drive, this morning two hospitals indefinitely postponed the service because they had already used up all the allocated vaccines, Amarin TV said. This province was given 23,600 doses of AstraZeneca and 24,300 doses
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