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Volunteers to be enlisted next month for human trial of Covid-19 vaccine
Thailand will sign up volunteers in August-September to test the Covid-19 vaccine and conduct the first trial on a human in October, said Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation Minister Suvit Maesincee.Suvit said he was informed by Chulalongkorn University’s Chula Vaccine Research Centre and the ...
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Smog returns to southern provinces from Indonesian fires
Smog caused by fires in Indonesia reached the southern provinces of Songkhla, Satun, Narathiwat and Yala on Sunday.Thananchai Suwansuk, head of environment office of region six, said that 19 hotspots had been detected in Sumatra Island of Indonesia on Sunday, up from 12 spots on ...
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Thai farmers to get boost from 3,000 foreign investment funds
The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry has announced plans to establish 3,000 foreign investment funds to support Thai farmers and deal with food shortages.Deputy Minister Prapat Pothasuthon said the move was in line with advice from United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres that countries act immediately to ...
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Govt revises 2020 inflation prediction downwards
The Commerce Ministry has revised its projection for 2020 inflation downwards despite an upward trend as the lockdown is lifted.Pimchanok Vonkorpon, director-general of the ministry’s Trade Policy and Strategy Office, said that while inflation fell 1.57 per cent year on year in June, it had ...
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Thailand considering ‘business bubble’ plan in bid to boost economy
National Security Council (NSC) Secretary-General General Somsak Rungsita said on Wednesday that the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration is now discussing accepting foreigners, both tourists (travel bubble) and business people (business bubble).Although Thailand has started to allow entry to more foreigners, tourism under the travel ...
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List of ‘travel bubble’ countries finalised today ahead of Aug reopening
Foreign tourists will be allowed back into the country in August under “travel bubble” arrangements, Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn confirmed on Thursday, (July 2).The “travel bubbles” will cover countries at low-risk of Covid-19 contagion, while the tourists would be allowed to travel on ...
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Over 500,000 claimed jobless benefits in June
More than half a million Thais claimed jobless benefits in June, the Department of Employment reported today (June 30).“The number of people who claimed jobless benefits in June was 505,594,” department director-general Suchat Pornchaiwiseskul said. “However, some workers may be hired for work again after ...
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Energy Ministry plans to buy solar energy generated by public under new project
The Energy Ministry aims to launch a new public solar energy project with an annual target of 50 megawatts and the pilot phase to be completed in 60 days, Minister Sonthirat Sonthijirawong said.“The ministry will work with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand [Egat], the ...
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Investment in EEC drops more than 18%
The number of firms registering in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) from January-May this year dropped 13.35 per cent year on year to 2,731, Department of Business Development director general Vuttikrai Leewiraphan announced today.Their total registered capital was Bt6.790 billion, down 18.32 per cent year ...
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Public Health Ministry prepares for the worst once state of emergency lifted
The Public Health Ministry is preparing more than 20,000 hospital beds and 1.3 million doses of medicine to deal with the second wave of Covid-19 infections that may hit the country once the state of emergency has been lifted.Dr Sukhum Kanchanaphimai, the ministry’s permanent secretary, ...
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