Malaysia and Thailand agree to implement air, land and sea Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) soon
BANGKOK: Malaysia and Thailand have agreed in principle to implement air, land and sea Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) to ease the movement of people of the two countries. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the related ministries and agencies would be holding discussions on the details of the standard operating procedure (SOP) to […]
Thailand to mix Sinovac and AstraZeneca shots
BANGKOK: Thailand is to mix-and-match China’s Sinovac with AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine to boost protection against the virus. Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said AstraZeneca vaccine will be used as the second dose for those who received first Sinovac shot. He said the second shot would be given with an interval between […]
Man’s best friend turn Covid-19 detectors in Thailand
By Linda Khoo Hui Li BANGKOK: The one-year-two-month-old sniffer dog, Bravo is seen wagging its tail as it walked into a room at the Small Animal Hospital Chulalongkorn University where it sniffed at six canisters. The Labrador Retriever sat down in front of one canister while an officer in Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) suit marked […]
Soniia among five seniors axed by BAM after poor outing in Thailand
KUALA LUMPUR: The country’s top women’s singles shuttler Soniia Cheah and four other senior players have been dropped by the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) following their poor performances at three tournaments in Thailand recently. The others shown the exit by the BAM Coaching and Training (C&T) Committee are mixed doubles shuttlers Goh Soon Huat, […]
Thai woman gets record four-decade jail term for lese majeste
BANGKOK: A Thai woman accused of insulting the royal family was jailed Tuesday for more than 43 years, a legal rights group said, the harshest punishment ever handed out under the country’s strict lese majeste laws. The verdict comes as Thailand ramps up its use of the controversial legislation against democracy protesters, whose demands include […]
Thailand: Free from local Covid-19 infection for 33 days
BANGKOK: Thailand has been free of local infection of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) for 33 days, according to Thai News Agency. The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration reported that there was not a new case of Covid-19 infection over the past 24 hours and that resulted in Thailand recording no local Covid-19 infection for […]
There’s hope for Thailand’s starving and ‘jobless’ elephants
BY LINDA KHOO HUI LI BANGKOK: Gai Na and To-Me – two female elephants aged 60 years and 56 years, respectively – frolic by the riverbank under the scorching sun at Elephants World in the western province of Kanchanaburi, located about 200km from Bangkok. Nearby, a 24-year-old mahout named Ehdar sat under a tree, closely […]
Thailand to lift night curfew, further ease restrictions
By Linda Khoo Hui Li BANGKOK: Thailand will lift a nationwide 10 pm to 4 am curfew and further ease Covid-19 restrictions next week as the kingdom today reported zero local transmissions for 18 consecutive days. Thailand plans to reopen its doors to foreign visitors by creating a “travel bubble”, opening its doors for countries […]
Thailand’s ‘Golden Son’ dolls bring believers luck and protection
NAKHON PATHOM, Thailand: Smearing clay mixed with the dust of cremated bodies onto the base of a figurine, a Thai Buddhist monk chants incantations to invite lucky spirits into a relic dubbed the “Golden Son”. Thailand is overwhelmingly Buddhist but beliefs are entwined with strains of animism and superstition, especially among older generations who venerate […]
Tropical cyclone prompts storm warning across Thailand
BANGKOK: Meteorological Department has issued a storm warning for many provinces until Thursday triggered by tropical cyclone Amphan in the Bay of Bengal, reports Thai News Agency (TNA). It said tropical cyclone Amphan with maximum sustained winds of about 180 km/h is moving north and is expected to make landfall over Bangladesh between May 20-21. The […]
