Fearmongers targeted under Prayut new order
Stop sharing scary news, or you may lose internet connection under PM Prayut's new order targeting fearmongers.
Bangkok hospitals pushed to brink
Hospitals in Bangkok and surrounding provinces are running out of beds due to a jump in Covid-19 patients, a health official said on Thursday, as the country reported a record number of infections for the fourth time this week.
Calls to control prices of herbs brushed aside
The Commerce Ministry has brushed aside calls to control the price of medicinal herbs related to Covid-19 treatment, particularly fah talai jone, also known as green chiretta.
Hong Kong tourism sector pleads with government to reopen border with China
HONG KONG: Hong Kong's battered tourism sector has urged the government to reopen its border with mainland China as soon as possible or at least extend the lifespan of Covid-19 vaccination centres, where more than 1,000 industry staff are working part-time.
Samui Plus programme teeters on brink
The plan to allow vaccinated tourists in Phuket to also visit Koh Samui is in danger of being dropped, due to the recent surge in infections on the island in Surat Thani.
Online vaccination bookings quota for Bang Sue station quickly filled
Online appointments for Covid-19 vaccination at Bang Sue station in August for people aged 18 or more were fully booked shortly after registration opened on Thursday.
Nearly half of shops at shopping mecca in Seoul emptied
SEOUL: Nearly half of the stores at Myeongdong, a tourist shopping mecca in downtown Seoul, have become empty amid absence of tourists for nearly 18 months.
Medical supplies donated by Switzerland arrive
Thailand has taken delivery of Covid-19 testing kits and ventilators donated by Switzerland.
Finance Ministry cuts 2021 GDP outlook to 1.3% growth
The Finance Ministry slashed its 2021 economic growth forecast on Thursday to 1.3% from a previously predicted 2.3% expansion, the third such revision this year, as the tourism-dependent country fights its biggest Covid-19 outbreak to date.
First double-dip recession since 1998 looms
Thailand will likely be the worst economic performer in Southeast Asia this year, with economists continuing to slash the country’s growth forecast amid surging Covid-19 infections, mounting political tensions and fading hopes for a tourism revival.
8.2 magnitude earthquake off Alaskan peninsula, tsunami warning
WASHINGTON: An 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the Alaskan peninsula late on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said, prompting a tsunami warning.
Sydney police call for military to enforce lockdown
SYDNEY: Police in Australia's largest city have requested military help to enforce a coronavirus lockdown as infections in Sydney reached a new record on Thursday.
Olympic organisers defend coronavirus measures as cases rise
TOKYO: Tokyo Olympics organisers dismissed any link with rising coronavirus cases in Japan on Thursday after reporting 24 infections among Games participants, the highest yet.
Daily Covid deaths, infections at record highs
The daily toll rises to 165 Covid-19 fatalities and 17,669 new cases, with Greater Bangkok reporting more than half of the deaths.
US, UK donating more vaccine to Thailand
The United States will give Thailand another 1 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine, to underline the long-standing close relations between the two countries, according to a Thai-born US senator.
Cambodia to impose Covid-19 lockdowns in areas bordering Thailand
PHNOM PENH: Cambodia is set to launch a lockdown in eight provinces bordering Thailand from midnight on Thursday, in a bid to prevent the spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus in the Southeast Asian country.
ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill dies at age 72
NEW YORK: Dusty Hill, the long-serving bassist of American rock-blues band ZZ Top, has died at the age of 72, his fellow band members announced on Facebook Wednesday.
From grey to green: world cities uprooting the urban jungle
PARIS: From lettuces farmed on New York's skyline to thick corridors of trees occupying once desolate Colombian roadsides, green initiatives are running wild in cities around the world.
Shuttler Ratchanok in last 8 after win over Tunjung
Ratchanok Intanon beat Indonesian Gregoria Mariska Tunjung 21-12, 21-19 on Thursday to make it to the last eight of the Tokyo Games.
China's diving domination has Olympic rivals in awe but also wary
TOKYO: China's unrelenting domination of Olympic diving has rivals in Tokyo wondering not just how they can beat them, but also whether the country's approach is desirable or even healthy.
