AS COVID cases rose to 149 cases yesterday (Jan. 3) the provincial authorities geared up to approve 66 hotels for isolation of those infected and ordered educational institutions to teach online during Jan. 4-14, Matichon newspaper said this morning. At a meeting held at 6.30 p.m. yesterday and presided over by Phuket Governor Mr. Narong
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Songwriters rally in front of prison to get political activists freed
A DEMONSTRATION was held in front of Bangkok Remand Prison late afternoon today (Jan. 3) by the Songwriters for the People group to demand the release of political activists detained without bail, Matichon newspaper said. Led by Mr. Chokdee Rompruek, or Alek, the group tied vinyl signs on power poles and posted them on
Read moreFamily’s holiday ruined after being given mouldy tent to sleep in
GOING viral on Thai social media is the experience of a family who ran into trouble at a tented accomodation in Nan province where the tent they had booked turned out to be mouldy and a staff member angrily told them either they stay there or take their money back and leave, Sanook.com said today
Read moreMove to extend Test & Go suspension till Jan. 31 amid Omicron spike
PUBLIC Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today (Jan. 3) that his ministry is going to propose that the suspension of the Test & Go entry scheme be extended from tomorrow (Jan. 4) till the end of the month amid a spike in Omicron variant cases, Matichon newspaper said. The Department of Medical Sciences revealed
Read moreNew studies reinforce belief that Omicron is less likely to damage lungs
By The Guardian A GROWING body of evidence indicates that the Omicron Covid variant is more likely to infect the throat than the lungs, which scientists believe may explain why it appears to be more infectious but less deadly than other versions of the virus. Six studies – four published since Christmas Eve –
Read moreRescuer punched up in territorial conflict on New Year’s Eve
A RESCUER from Ruamkatanyu Foundation filed a complaint with police in Prachin Buri province today (Jan. 2) that he had been attacked by rescuers from another foundation who were angry over him having brought a woman badly injured in an accident to hospital from an area they claimed to be their territory, Matichon newspaper
Read moreChonburi overtakes Bangkok with highest daily Covid count
THAILAND logged 3,112 Covid cases and 12 deaths over 24 hours to this morning (Jan. 2) with Chonburi overtaking Bangkok with the highest daily tally of 442 new cases compared to 366 at the latter, Matichon newspaper said. The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said a breakdown of today’s total cases shows 2,896 emerged
Read moreNetizens wonder if photos of barely attended New Year event are for real
BEING widely discussed in the Thai online world today (Jan. 2) are photos of a countdown event in Phuket showing Gam Wichayanee singing but most of the chairs unoccupied as they wonder whether this actually happened or were they shots of a sound test prior to the show, Sanook.com said. Most netizens commented that it
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