By Reuters Staff, published by US News & World Report Brussels – A group of mostly smaller countries submitted new, more ambitious climate pledges to the United Nations this week, raising pressure on big emitters including China to do the same ahead of a major UN climate summit in November. UN climate chief Patricia Espinosa
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Vocational students lead anti-Prayut protest on Bangkok streets
By Thai Newsroom Reporters VOCATIONAL students today (July 31) took to the streets of Bangkok riding on their motorcycles and cars in a sustained move to press Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to step down. Members of the so-called Vocational Protection of the People for Democracy led the anti-Prayut procession, mostly consisting of motorcycles, from Democracy
Read morePM expected to extend lockdown at tomorrow’s meeting
PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha will preside over a meeting of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) executive committee via video conference at 1.30 p.m. tomorrow (August 1) to consider extending the 14-day lockdown in the dark red zone that expires on Monday August 2, Siam Rath newspaper said. This step is being considered after
Read moreCovid count soars to 18,912 with Phuket Sandbox scheme continuing despite closure
REGARDLESS OF Thailand’s daily Covid count climbing to a new high of 18,912 cases and 178 deaths today (July 31) and Phuket yesterday closing the island to control rising infection, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha remains confident in the Phuket Sandbox scheme which will be continuing, Sanook.com said. The Public Health Ministry said this morning that
Read moreMyanmar democracy movement moves out of jailed Aung San Suu Kyi’s shadow
By AFP and published by Channel NewsAsia Yangon – Imprisoned by the military, detained Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi is isolated from the young protesters now forging their own struggle for democracy outside of her shadow. Sunday (Aug 1) marks six months since her National League for Democracy (NLD) government was ousted, setting off
Read moreDoctor calls for allocating donated Pfizer vaccine to garbage collectors
A THAI doctor tweeted today (July 30) that some of the 1.5 million doses of Pfizer vaccine donated by the US that has just arrived here should be allocated to garbage collectors who are usually overlooked by the society, Sanook.com said. Dr. Tosaporn Sererak, a several- term MP from Phrae province and former deputy
Read morePhang Nga locks down villages after new cases emerge
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) in Phang Nga province said 37 new coronavirus cases were found today (July 30) raising total infection to 640 with four villages now locked down, TV Channel 7 said. Most worrying is the cluster that started at Ban Bang Khli, Village No. 8, Na Toei subdistrict, Thai
Read moreThailand logs 17,345 new cases as Pfizer vaccine donated by US arrives
WITH Thailand’s daily Covid count remaining high at 17,345 new cases and 117 more deaths today (July 30) the first batch of much-needed 1.5 million doses of Pfizer vaccine donated by the US has arrived, Amarin TV said. Of today’s large new batch of cases, 12,823 emerged in surveillance and health systems, 3,833 through
Read morePhuket-Samui Island Hopping campaign suspended due to infection
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ISLAND HOPPING campaign for foreign travellers between Koh Samui and Phuket was suspended from today (July 29) due to reported coronavirus infection on three tourist islands. Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakan confirmed the Island Hopping campaign under which fully-vaccinated foreigners may leave Phuket after a seven-day period on the
Read moreBMA speeding up talks to get Moderna vaccine
AS THE coronavirus in Bangkok has worsened over the past two days with daily count reaching almost 4,000 cases the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration said today (July 29) it is accelerating negotiations to purchase Moderna vaccine to inoculate the residents, Amarin TV said. BMA also denied having any conflicts with the Public Health Ministry, pointing
Read moreCambodia imposes virus curbs along Thailand border over Delta fears
By AFP and published by Yahoo!News CAMBODIA imposed fresh coronavirus restrictions today (July 29) for eight provinces bordering Thailand, clamping down on the movement of millions of residents to curb the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant. In recent weeks, scores of Cambodian migrant workers have returned home from Thailand, which is battling a
Read moreCovid crisis worsens with cases appearing in every province
THE CORONAVIRUS crisis gripping the country took a turn for the worse today (July 29) with there being 17,669 new cases and 165 deaths in 24 hours and these were spread out across the country with 40 provinces having over a hundred new patients, Siam Rath newspaper said this afternoon. Bangkok remains the worst
Read moreIn pictures: The huge crowd waiting for Covid jabs at station
AN ENORMOUS crowd of people thronged the exterior Bang Sue Central Station this holiday morning (July 28) with no thought about social distancing as they waited for their turn to go in and get a coronavirus jab, Thai Rath newspaper said. With today being a holiday marking His Majesty the King’s birthday, people took
Read moreThaksin downplays hearsay about royally-appointed premier
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PREMIER THAKSIN Shinawatra yesterday downplayed speculation that somebody will sooner or later be appointed as prime minister by His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn to replace an embattled Prayut Chan-o-cha. Speaking online via Care Clubhouse channel, Thaksin dismissed rumours largely circulated on social media that a royally-appointed figure will replace Prayut
Read moreFarang barflies nabbed In lockdowned Pattaya
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NEARLY A DOZEN FARANG males were arrested for allegedly drinking alcoholic beverages at a Pattaya bar despite a current lockdown last night (July 27), police said. The police from Nong Prue police station raided Fat Boys Bar & Grill in Pattaya and found 11 foreign males and a Thai male drinking
Read moreGoing to jail upon returning home is no big deal: Ex-PM Thaksin
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PREMIER THAKSIN Shinawatra last evening (July 27) reassured he has resolutely intended to return to Thailand even if he might only be put behind bars. Speaking online via The Room 44 channel, Thaksin repeatedly confirmed that he will certainly return home but declined to say how soon and that he
Read moreKiatnakin Bank warns of economic slump as lockdown will likely drag on
KIATNAKIN Bank’s latest analysis projects that the current coronavirus lockdown could last at least three months leading to another year of economic contraction with GDP for 2021 likely to slide from projected 1.5% to only 0.5%, Amarin TV said today (July 27). As the lockdown will likely stretch for three months or more before the
Read moreMan with breathing difficulty dies in taxi
A 49-year-old man died in a taxi in front of a luxury condo in Nonthaburi today (July 27) after coming down from his unit and asking a guard to call one because he had breathing problems and was fatigued, TV Channel 7 said. At around noon Pol. Lt . Niphon Polsawat, deputy inspector at Rattanathibet
Read moreDaily Covid count reaches 14,150 cases, 118 deaths as Phuket shuts risky places
ALTHOUGH THE daily tally of coronavirus cases edged down to 14,150 this morning (July 27), the total number of deaths climbed to 118 even as Phuket authorities shut down all educational institutions and malls with a plan to revise the Sandbox scheme in place, Amarin TV said. Of the large new batch of cases,
Read moreThaksin urges Prayut to use military in pandemic situation
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PREMIER THAKSIN Shinawatra today (July 26) urged Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to use the military in the sustained pandemic situation instead of letting them stay idle. Speaking online via The Room 44 channel, Thaksin said he has been bewildered at the fact that the military have remained idle and looked
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