Current Affairs
Opposition questions appointment of generals to senate tourism committee
General Preecha Chan-ocha, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha’s brother, was appointed along with 13 other military generals to the Senate Committee on Tourism, local media reported on Friday.The opposition have questioned the move and asked if Thailand was looking...
Covid-19
Regional update: Coronavirus cases in Thailand
Our updated number of cases by region, current as of Friday morning, are listed below.Central region: Bangkok: 1328Nonthaburi: 150Samut Prakan: 107Pathum Thani: 33Nakhon Pathom: 18Samut Sakhon: 13Nakhon Sawan: 10Phitsanulok: 6Saraburi: 5Suphan Buri: 5Phetchabun: 3Sukhothai: 3Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya: 2Lopburi: 2Nakhon...
Covid-19
Thailand discovers 29 new coronavirus infections; government says not enough money for aid program
Thailand’s government said on Thursday that it had discovered 29 new coronavirus infections bringing the total number of infected to 2,672.It continues a lowering trend of new infections with no increase of three digits in over a week.There was...
Covid-19
Sex workers, ineligible for the government’s coronavirus subsidies, fear the worst
The coronavirus outbreak has hit sex workers hard. As red-light districts in Bangkok and Pattaya go dark, many sex workers are left without an income. Pim, a transgender sex worker interviewed by AFP, is working the streets to pay...
Covid-19
Migrant learners must not be left behind in coronavirus response
By Sowirin Chuanprapun and Piyawan SuwattanathumMigrant families and students who face social and economic upheaval are among the most vulnerable populations during the coronavirus pandemic.In many cases, the loss of employment or legal residency has forced dislocation...
Covid-19
Prayut says government has only enough money to pay one month of aid to those affected by coronavirus; Phuket governor reshuffled
The government will consider easing lockdown measures
as coronavirus infection numbers continue to fall, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha
said on Wednesday.“The number of new confirmed cases is gradually
declining in past days and we will use this as an indicator of...
Current Affairs
Rights groups call for Thailand to release prisoners to prevent potential coronavirus outbreaks in overcrowded prisons
Eleven national and international human rights organizations called in an open letter, on Wednesday, for Thailand to address severely crowded prisons in light of the coronavirus outbreak.Among the 11 organizations to sign the letter was the ASEAN Parliamentarians...
Covid-19
Coalition aide fired after criticizing desperate people left behind by government subsidy scheme
An assistant to a Bhumjaithai Party member of parliament, the second biggest party in the current coalition government, was fired from his position by the head of the party and health minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, for criticizing desperate citizens.The assistant,...
Covid-19
ASEAN +3 promises regional cooperation to tackle the coronavirus outbreak
Consisting of China, Japan, and South Korea, the Special ASEAN Plus Three Summit on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) convened on Tuesday via Videoconference, chaired by the Prime Minister of Viet Nam Nguyen Xuan Phuc. In a joint statement,...
Covid-19
Thailand discovers 30 new coronavirus infections; extends airspace shut down until the end of April
Thailand’s government said on Wednesday that it had discovered 30 new coronavirus infections bringing the total number of infected to 2,643.It continues a lowering trend of new infections with no increase of three digits in over a week.There...
