By Holly Ellyatt, CNBC RUSSIA has vehemently denied new accusations claiming that Russian spies stole the “blueprint” for the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and used it to create its own Sputnik V shot, with the head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund calling the claims “scientific nonsense.” There have been fresh reports in the British press this
Read moreDay: October 13, 2021
Covid tally rises in Phang Nga with first case emerging on Koh Panyee
SOUTHERN coastal Phang Nga province logged 94 coronavirus cases today (Oct. 13) while the small Koh Panyee island, which is 20 minutes by longtail boat from Surakul pier on the mainland, got its first confirmed case, Siam Rath newspaper said this evening (Oct. 13). Of the province’s 94 cases today 89 were Thais and
Read moreTAT moves to increase low-risk countries from 10 to 20
THE Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) held talks with the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on increasing the number of low-risk countries whose tourists will be allowed to travel to Thailand without the necessity of quarantine from 10 to 20, Amarin TV said today (Oct. 13). Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha announced two
Read moreIt is time Baby Boomers like Prayut stopped running the country: Thaksin
By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER PRIME MINISTER Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday (Oct. 12) called Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha a Baby Boomer whom he suggested to stop running the country and leave it to Gen Xers or Gen Yers. During a video streaming programme, Thaksin strongly advised Prayut to step down and give the young generations
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