PM: Safety first

PM: Safety first

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha defended the government's vaccination programme, insisting it had not been overly slow, nor unjustly favoured one producer over another.

04:00 83

Adverse symptoms

Seven people suffered from partial paralysis after receiving the Sinovac vaccine, a doctor from Chulalongkorn University said.

05:00 61
Adverse symptoms

Punishing patients

The Public Health Ministry is considering taking legal action against a number of Covid-19 patients who refused to be transferred to field hospitals for treatment.

06:00 58
Punishing patients

Jab passports

The government has announced it will adopt the so-called vaccine passport, a certificate of vaccination, for use with Covid-19 vaccination in Thailand.

04:51 16
Jab passports

'Stop interfering'

Activists asked the US to stop interfering in Thailand's internal affairs and stop fuelling conflicts among groups of Thais with different political opinions.

07:34 108
'Stop interfering'

Funding for InTouch

Gulf Energy Development has announced it is ready to apply for a short-term loan worth 150 billion baht to fund its acquisition of InTouch Holdings.

04:44
Funding for InTouch

Alternative jab locations

The Federation of Thai Industries suggests the government use petrol stations and factories nationwide as vaccination locations to speed up the rollout.

05:00 9
Alternative jab locations

Last updated: Apr 20, 2021 at 13:41 hrs.

Thailand situation

  • Total cases:45,185
  • Recovered:28,958
  • Daily New Cases:1,443
  • Deaths:108
  • Rank:107
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Against the currents

Against the currents

This final part of the two-episode series explores people affected by dam projects along the Mekong who have joined hands to push for change.

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EXCHANGE RATE

Currency/Baht
Buy (Baht)
Sell (Baht)
EUR
37.2248
38.0073
GBP
43.2245
44.1336
HDK
3.9783
4.0657
Currency/Baht
Buy (Baht)
Sell (Baht)
JPY
28.4825
29.2423
USD
31.0458
31.3961
CNY
4.7409
4.8811
Source: Bank of thailand (21 Apr 2021)
  • Bangkok Sunny
    27° /35°
  • Phuket Sunny
    25° /34°
  • Surat Thani Cloudy
    24° /35°
  • Pattaya Cloudy
    25° /33°
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    24° /37°
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SET
1,580.04
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SET50
963.94
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SET100
2,189.41
-
sSET
886.95
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SETCLMV
1,014.02
-
SETHD
1,136.94
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SETTHSI
990.42
-
Source: settrade.com (21 Apr 2021)
Type
Baht/Litre
GASOHOL 91
26.98
GASOHOL 95
27.25
GASOHOL E20
25.74
Type
Baht/Litre
GASOHOL E85
21.49
DIESEL
27.09
NGV
13.49
Source : PTT (21 Apr 2021)
BUY ฿
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BAR (1 BAHT WEIGHT, 96.5%)
26,300.00
26,400.00
ORNAMENT (1 BAHT WEIGHT, 96.5%)
25,832.64
26,900.00
Source: GoldTraders (21 Apr 2021)

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