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Cabinet to review COVID scheme
Cabinet to review COVID scheme
BANGKOK: The Public Health Ministry plans to seek cabinet approval for a new scheme that will cover the costs for COVID-19 sufferers who require emergency treatment for moderate to severe symptoms.
Former interior minister faces graft charge
Former interior minister faces graft charge
BANGKOK: The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has found grounds to charge former interior minister Charupong Ruangsuwan with accepting gifts of excessive value.
Outpatient service seen as the ‘new normal’
Outpatient service seen as the ‘new normal’
BANGKOK: The Public Health Ministry sought public understanding about the newly launched Outpatient under Self-Isolation service yesterday (Mar 1) as it manages the transition of COVID-19 to an endemic disease.
Neutral on Russia-Ukraine: PM
Neutral on Russia-Ukraine: PM
BANGKOK: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has insisted Thailand will maintain its neutrality in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, a government source said.
Hotels, hospitals urged to give travellers refunds
Hotels, hospitals urged to give travellers refunds
BANGKOK: All 2,157 hotels and their partner hospitals or COVID-19 test centres have been asked to voluntarily refund the second RT-PCR test and room booking on the fifth day to tourists or convert it into credits as the government insisted that it will not mandate operators to pay back those advance payments.
Ninety-nine Thais have left Ukraine, about 50 close behind
Ninety-nine Thais have left Ukraine, about 50 close behind
BANGKOK: The Foreign Ministry reported yesterday (Feb 28) that 99 Thai evacuees had already left Ukraine and about 50 others would follow soon.
Alleged gunman in Jimi Sandhu murder arrested in Canada
Alleged gunman in Jimi Sandhu murder arrested in Canada
BANGKOK: One of the suspects in the underworld murder of an Indian gangster in Phuket has been captured in Canada and an application has been filed for his extradition to Thailand.
Thais evacuated from Ukraine, rally in Bangkok
Thais evacuated from Ukraine, rally in Bangkok
BANGKOK: Forty-seven Thais arrived at the help centre in the Ukrainian city of Lviv with more on their way yesterday (Feb 27), according to the Thai embassy in Warsaw, the capital of neighbouring Poland.
Days of rain trigger floods in Narathiwat
Days of rain trigger floods in Narathiwat
NARATHIWAT: Communities in 13 districts have been flooded, as rains caused by northeasterly winds over the Gulf of Thailand have continued for three consecutive days in the southern border province.
Body of actress ‘Tangmo’ found in Chao Phraya
Body of actress ‘Tangmo’ found in Chao Phraya
BANGKOK: Rescuers found the body of TV actress Nida ‘“Tangmo”’ Patcharaveerapong floating in the Chao Phraya River near the Pibul Songkhram 1 pier in Nonthaburi on Saturday (fEB 26), two days after she fell from a speedboat.
CCSA’s daily case count briefing set to wind down
CCSA’s daily case count briefing set to wind down
BANGKOK: Critics have voiced concerns over reports that the Ministry of Public Health will cease providing daily bulletins containing the number of new COVID-19 infections over the preceding 24-hour period, saying members of the public have the right to be kept abreast of the situation without having to seek the information themselves online.
Centre set up to help Thais in Ukraine
Centre set up to help Thais in Ukraine
BANGKOK: Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Thursday (Feb 24), the Thai embassy in Warsaw has set up a centre to help and accommodate Thai people evacuated from dangerous areas, the Foreign Ministry said yesterday.
Shift to ‘endemic’ forecast within 4 months
Shift to ‘endemic’ forecast within 4 months
BANGKOK: The Public Health Ministry is setting its sights on declaring the spread of the coronavirus disease as endemic within the next four months, said its top official.
Record number of new national COVID cases
Record number of new national COVID cases
BANGKOK: The country registered 41 more COVID-19 fatalities and a record high of 24,932 new cases during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced this morning (Feb 25).
TAT: Tourist arrivals hit by Russia-Ukraine crisis
TAT: Tourist arrivals hit by Russia-Ukraine crisis
BANGKOK: The Russia-Ukraine crisis will have an adverse impact on foreign tourist arrivals, Siripakorn Cheawsamoot, Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Deputy Governor for Marketing Communications, said on Thursday (Feb 24).
Prayut promises to help newly-crowned world snooker champion Mink
Prayut promises to help newly-crowned world snooker champion Mink
SNOOKER: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday (Feb 23) vowed to support newly-crowned world snooker champion Nutcharut “Mink” Wongharuthai.
Laos agrees to reopen border
Laos agrees to reopen border
BANGKOK: Thailand and Laos have agreed to soon reopen cross-border checkpoints, government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said yesterday (Feb 23).
B101bn spent on COVID-19 treatments
B101bn spent on COVID-19 treatments
BANGKOK: More than B101 billion of the Universal Coverage for Emergency Patients (Ucep) scheme has been spent treating COVID-19 sufferers, mostly with mild symptoms, over the past two years, says the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
Tourism operators slam Level 4 announcement
Tourism operators slam Level 4 announcement
BANGKOK: Tourism operators have thrashed the government announcement increasing the COVID-19 alert to Level 4, insisting state policy should enable people to live with the virus instead of limiting travel activities.
Government to reassess Test & Go measures
Government to reassess Test & Go measures
BANGKOK: The government will today (Feb 23) weigh up whether it will scrap the second RT-PCR test for overseas arrivals under the Test & Go scheme, Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said.