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
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Doctor 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
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