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Prison clusters help boost Covid cases by record 9,635 Monday 103 71% of new cases found in prisons published : 17 May 2021 at 08:37 updated: 17 May 2021 at 15:58 103 A medical worker in protective clothing looks into an emergency room for Covid-19 patients at Busarakam field hospital on Friday. (Photo by Pornprom Satrabhaya) The government on Monday recorded 9,635 new Covid-19 cases -- by far Thailands biggest o...

The Netflix limited series The Serpent has revisited the crime spree of conman and killer Charles Sobhraj who was linked to the unsolved murders of Western tourists on the so-called Hippie Trail of Southeast Asia in the early 1970s.

Vaccination walk-ins delayed A woman puts on a long glove before having her blood pressure taken on Thursday ahead of her Covid-19 vaccine at Samyan Mitrtown shopping mall in Bangkoks Pathumwan district. (Photo: Somchai Poomlard) Walk-in services for Covid-19 vaccination will not be ready until next month, authorities said on Thursday. The message disappointed many people after the government announced on Wednesday that its walk-in services would be available in any pro...

Foreigners face longer wait for jab 61 published : 14 May 2021 at 08:00 61 Foreigners in Thailand may have to wait until August before receiving vaccinations from the government, City Halls top health official said yesterday. Panruedee Manomaipiboon, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administrations (BMA) Health Department director, said the Health Ministry aimed to vaccinate everyone in Thailand, including foreign residents and immigrants. "We need to build herd immunity, w...

Thailand third time unlucky Bank research units have downgraded the 2021 GDP outlook as new wave of infections batters the economy published : 10 May 2021 at 04:30 48 A restaurant in Siam Square is deserted as most people work from home and are banned from dining at eateries. (Photo by Chanat Katanyu) The third wave of the pandemic has unnerved businesses who previously believed they would be able to recover this year after Covid-19 wallop...

8 Staff in a mobile kitchen run by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration prepare food to be delivered to medical personnel at BMA-run hospitals and field hospitals on Friday. The mobile kitchen, which is next to City Hall in Phra Nakhon district, is open on Tuesdays and Fridays. (Photo: Apichart Jinakul) The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is expanding Covid-19 mass testing across the capital with a plan to test 3,000 people in risk groups each day for the n...

Stimulus scheme not a free lunch 36 E-vouchers come at a cost for wealthy people, govt says published : 7 May 2021 at 04:31 36 Shopping area in Bangkoks Pathumwan district is almost deserted last month as many shoppers choose to stay away from public places amid the third wave of Covid-19, which has dealt yet another blow to retailers still struggling as a result of previous outbreaks. (Photo by Chanat Katanyu) People must spend between 46,0...

Stimulus scheme not a free lunch E-vouchers come at a cost for wealthy people, govt says published : 7 May 2021 at 04:31 5 Shopping area in Bangkoks Pathumwan district is almost deserted last month as many shoppers choose to stay away from public places amid the third wave of Covid-19, which has dealt yet another blow to retailers still struggling as a result of previous outbreaks. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu) People must spend between 46,000 bah...

Covid tests, inoculations accelerated in Bangkok communities 6 published : 7 May 2021 at 12:29 6 City disease control workers collect nasal swabs from vendors at Huai Khwang market in Huai Khwang district for Covid-19 testing, on Thursday. (Photo: Nutthawat Wicheanbut) The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration is speeding up mass testing and vaccination in Covid-hit communities, admitting the disease is expanding rapidly in the capital. The BM...

Bangkok extends closure order to May 17 46 Schools, entertainment venues and parks among places covered by directive originally set to end on Sunday published : 7 May 2021 at 20:33 46 Mass testing is conducted at Wat Klong Toey School on Wednesday after a new coronavirus cluster emerged in Klong Toey district. (Photo by Varuth Hirunyatheb) The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has extended for another week a closure order that was set to e...