Category: Thailand
Phuket: 21 new covid cases, total 161
Twenty-one more people, including a six-year-old schoolgirl, have been confirmed infected with the novel coronavirus in Phuket, raising the total in the province to 161. The [...]
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54 new coronavirus cases, 2 more deaths
The government on Thursday reported 54 new local cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), raising the total to 2,423 spread over 67 provinces, and two new deaths – [...]
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Thailand’s Inbound Flight Ban Prolonged To April 18th
Thailand’s inbound flight ban, due to expire at midnight on Monday 6 April, has now been extended to Saturday, 18 April. The extension was put in place yesterday by [...]
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Thailand aims to become regional LNG hub despite Covid-19 crisis
The escalating Covid-19 outbreak will not disrupt Thailand’s aim to become a regional hub for liquefied natural gas (LNG), Energy minister Sontirat Songtijirawong said [...]
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Key rate held steady ‘to preserve policy room’meeting minutes
The central bank kept the key interest rate unchanged at a record low at its March 25 meeting to preserve policy room amid heightened uncertainties from the coronavirus [...]
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CP will start production of medical masks in Thailand
4 weeks ago the Charoen Pokphand Group announced plans to build a factory specifically to start the production of medical masks for medical personnel and Thai citizens. CP [...]
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‘Dissatisfied’ officials admit Thailand needs more COVID-19 testing
Thailand needs more testing for COVID-19, health officials said today, as the confirmed number of infections rose to 2,258. Twenty-seven have died. Addressing the [...]
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Pattaya lockdown from Thursday
This resort city will be locked down to outsiders from Thursday afternoon following a rise in new coronavirus infections. Chon Buri governor Pakkhathorn Thianchai, chair of [...]
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Thailand logs 111 new Covid cases, 3 deaths Wednesday
The government on Wednesday reported 111 new local cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), including 42 returnees from Indonesia, raising the total to 2,369. Three more [...]
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Legal implications of COVID-19 disruption for employers in Thailand
As the COVID-19 situation escalates, governments worldwide are imposing travel restrictions, mandatory quarantine procedures, and curfews and lockdowns in an attempt to slow [...]
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Cabinet gives green light to B1.9tn stimulus
The cabinet on Tuesday approved 1.9 trillion-baht spending to help people and businesses affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), including 600 billion baht for [...]
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Thailand logs 38 new coronavirus cases, 1 new death Tuesday
The government reported 38 confirmed new coronavirus cases and one additional death in a briefing on Tuesday morning. The total of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Thailand now [...]
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Residents seal off Phuket community
Residents of Bang Thao village have sealed off their community to outsiders in a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19. The mouths of Soi Bang Thao 3 and Soi Bang Thao 7 in [...]
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Returnees prepare for quarantine
Seventy-six passengers who arrived on Monday from Indonesia, where they attended a religious event, are expected to be sent to state quarantine facilities in their home [...]
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Schools won’t reopen until July 1
The cabinet on Tuesday approved an Education Ministry proposal to postpone the reopening of all schools for the new semester from May 16 until July 1, as a measure to control [...]
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