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Prosecutors will decide on Nov 4 whether to indict Progressive Movement founder Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit over his criticism of the government's Covid-19 vaccination programme as well as his alleged violation of the lese majeste law.

The Ministry of Health on Saturday has approved the Sputnik V vaccine from Russia and will allow people fully vaccinated to visit Thailand under the Phuket Sandbox project.

The leader of the dissolved Future Forward Party Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, who is currently in France, is facing two additional lese majeste charges over a statement he made earlier this year about the production of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine by the monarchy-owned Siam Bioscience Group.

As we have posted several times, as social media has discussed, and as even the mainstream media has reported, as far as can be determined, the Siam Bioscience contract to produce AstraZeneca's vaccine has been something of a disaster. Recent reports of Thailand's regime begging AZ does from other countries seem to confirm this. With…

Doubling down on dubious policy is a hallmark of authoritarian regimes. And so it is in Thailand as the poor choices made about vaccines, suppliers and rollout are made again. A Bangkok Post editorial asks the obvious question: "Why more Sinovac?" The editorial states that "another 12 million doses of the Sinovac vaccine were included…

CTN News -The Thai government must do a better job allaying fears about a shortage of vaccines before mass vaccination starts

With technology for medical devices continuing to evolve in line with rising demand, Thailand remains focused on promoting technology and innovation in its medical device industry, leveraging the country’s global strengths as a top medical destination with a well-established and thriving industrial supply chain.

The vaccine stockpiling law should be enforced to ensure the country has at least 10 million doses per month of locally produced AstraZeneca vaccines for use in the next three months, says Prasert Auewarakul, deputy dean for Research of Siriraj Hospital's Faculty of Medicine.

AstraZeneca confirmed that it delivered 5.3 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to the Ministry of Public Health during July, as part of an ongoing commitment to deliver 61 million doses to Thailand as quickly as possible. The July deliveries meet AstraZenecas projections which show that in months with uninterrupted manufacturing, the company can supply between five and six million doses to Thailand. As of the end of July, AstraZeneca has delivered a total of 11.3 million doses of its COVID-1...

Thailand’s class divisions have dramatically widened during the Covid-19 pandemic. With students returning to the streets in protest, even with tight crowd restrictions in place, after a three-month hiatus during the pandemic, the Prayuth Chan-ocha regime is faltering in public support and perceived competence to handle a dramatic linear increase in case numbers. Thailand, last year near the top of the list of countries which have handled the pandemic well, now finds itself third last, ranked...