Covid-19
Regional update: Coronavirus cases in Thailand now across 66 provinces
Our updated number of cases by region, current as of Wednesday morning, are listed below.Central region: Bangkok: 1012Nonthaburi: 136Samut Prakan: 108Pathum Thani: 28Nakhon Pathom: 17Samut Sakhon: 16Nakhon Sawan: 7Saraburi: 5Phitsanulok: 4Suphan Buri: 4Phetchabun: 3Sukhothai: 3Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya: 3Lopburi: 2Nakhon...
Covid-19
Thai government defends lack of tests; says focused testing more important than mass testing
Thailand's government said on Wednesday that it has not conducted mass testing because it was not cost-efficient and defended its focus-testing programs which it said was sufficient in fighting the coronavirus outbreak.There have been questions over the government's...
Covid-19
Thailand confirms 111 new coronavirus infections, ramping up testing facilities nationwide
Thailand's government confirmed on Wednesday 111 new coronavirus infections bringing the total number of infections to 2,369. It is a return to three-figure increases after two days of lower numbers.The government said that 3 more persons, an American, a...
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Drive-thru coronavirus tests have come to Thailand
Drive-through businesses are back in demand due to the coronavirus outbreak. However, the model has been co-opted by necessity for medical and religious purposes.Following the success of drive-through coronavirus testing in Korea and Germany, Thailand has introduced the concept...
Current Affairs
Pita proposes decentralization, new equipment to fight forest fires across northern Thailand
Pita Limcharoenrat, leader of the Move Forward Party (MFP), proposed on Tuesday a sustainable solution to combat the forest fires raging through northern Thailand by utilizing “resources, local community, and technology."According to Pita, 89,042 rai of land are affected...
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Thailand confirms 38 more coronavirus infections; total number of infected at 2,258
Thailand's government confirmed, on Tuesday, 38 more coronavirus infections bringing the total number of infections inside the country to 2,258.It is the lowest tally in two weeks, lower than Monday's tally of 51.There was also one more fatality...
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Total lockdown not imminent, deputy minister says
A total lockdown and 24-hour curfew is not imminent, the Deputy Minister of Interior told reporters late Monday, after rumours of a lockdown circulated on social media.Thailand’s Ministry of Interior released a memo on Sunday telling provincial governments...
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Grim prospects for foreigners living in Thailand
The global economic downturn will inevitably hit most businesses hard inside Thailand including those with a plethora of non-Thais inside their payroll.There are currently around 2.2 million foreign workers legally in Thailand according to official data but IOM...
Covid-19
Provincial governments put on high alert as cabinet considers total lockdown, a 24-hour curfew
***Prayut has since come out to say that there will be no 24-hour curfew and that the government must consider all measures***Thailand's Ministry of Interior released a memo late Sunday telling provincial governments to step up its readiness prompting...
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Opinion: Yes, the coronavirus is serious but in the north, it is the smog that is going to kill us
In 2016, I released a documentary called ‘Smoke: A Crisis in Northern Thailand’ that looked into the causes and possible solutions to the rampant agricultural and forest fires that plague this region, year-after-year. I spent about ten months working...
