By Thai Newsroom Reporters AUTOMOBILES AND MOTORCYCLES today (August 1) resumed ”car mob” processions in Bangkok and the provinces in a concerted, sustained move to press Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to step down in the face of the fiasco over the alleged mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic situation. Many people riding on automobiles and
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Update: Lockdown in dark red zone extended till August 18
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) executive committee this afternoon (August 1) extended the lockdown in the dark red zone for two more weeks from August 3 till August 18, 2021 with the 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. curfew remaining in place, Amarin TV said. CCSA assistant spokeswoman Dr Apisamai Srirangsan said Prime
Read moreYoung child among today’s 133 Covid deaths with case count reaching 18,027
A FIVE-YEAR-OLD child suffering from lymphoma was among the 133 Covid deaths today (August 1) while the daily case tally reached 18,027, Siam Rath newspaper said. The child died at his home in Bangkok together with two family members. They were among the capital’s 61 fatalities over the past 24 hours. Of today’s large batch
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