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Ministry of Public Health reported on Friday (November 5) morning that in the past 24 hours there are 8,148 new patients who tested positive for Covid-19, 605 of whom have been found in prisons.

Death toll increased by 80, while 8,238 patients were cured and allowed to leave hospitals.

The country’s total caseload from Covid-19 stands at 1,951,572 – 1,834,730 of whom have recovered, 97,300 are still in hospitals and 19,542 have died.

Separately, another 290,603 people were given their first Covid-19 shot in the last 24 hours, 502,554 their second shot and 31,493 a booster, bringing the total number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered nationwide to 77,656,124.

According to Worldometer, confirmed cases globally had risen to 249.34 million on Friday, 225.84 million of whom have recovered, 18.45 million are active cases (76,165 in severe condition) and 5.05 million have died (up by 7,413).

Thailand ranks 24th in the global list of most cases, which is topped by the US with 47.17 million, followed by India with 34.33 million, Brazil with 21.85 million, the UK with 9.21 million and Russia with 8.67 million.

Published : November 05, 2021

By : THE NATION

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The Thailand Meteorological Department said on Friday (November 5) that the low-pressure cell covers Malaysia while the Northeast monsoon and the easterly wind prevail over the Gulf of Thailand and the South. Less rains are likely over upper Thailand with isolated heavy rains in the lower South. People in the South should beware of the severe condition and rain accumulation that may cause flash floods and overflows.

The weather forecast for the next 24 hours is as follows:

North: Thundershowers in 10 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 22-23 degrees and highs of 30-34 degrees Celsius. 

Northeast: Thundershowers in 10 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 21-24 degrees and highs of 33-34 degrees Celsius. 

Central: Thundershowers in 10 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 22-25 degrees, highs of 33-34 degrees Celsius.

East: Thundershowers in 20 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 24-25 degrees, highs of 33-35 degrees Celsius; waves less than a meter high.

South (east coast): Thundershowers in 60 per cent of the areas with isolated heavy rains; temperature lows of 23-25 degrees, highs of 30-33 degrees Celsius; waves a meter high and 1-2 meters during thundershowers.

South (west coast): Thundershowers in 60 per cent of the areas with isolated heavy rains; temperature lows of 21-24 degrees, highs of 30-33 degrees Celsius; waves less than a meter high and 1-2 meters during thundershowers.

Bangkok and surrounding areas: Thundershowers in 10 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 25-27 degrees, highs of 33-35 degrees Celsius.
 

Source: Thailand Meteorological Department

Published : November 05, 2021

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The Cabinet has approved a budget of THB2.3 billion for phase 3 clinical testing and production of the ChulaCov19 mRNA vaccine, deputy government spokesperson Ratchada Thanadirek said on Thursday.

In a meeting, the Cabinet also approved in principle a budget of not more than THB1.3 billion for research and development of the Baiya vaccine.

The main goal is to enable Thailand to produce a vaccine by itself so it can have at least 60 million doses on hand each year to provide immunity to Thais against Covid-19.

Published : November 04, 2021

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The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has given its approval to vaccinate entrepreneurs and employees of establishments that operate in 50 districts from November 9 at the Thai-Japan Bangkok Youth Centre in Din Daeng district.

The decision was made with the country having reopened.

Officials will visit different areas to see if any staff of establishments operating in the areas have not been vaccinated.

Those who have not been inoculated will be given Sinovac as the first dose and AstraZeneca as the second.

The Joint Operations Inspectorate conducted a field visit on November 1 and 2, inspecting 1,493 establishments. Of these, 175 were found to be non-compliant over Covid-19 preventive measures.

Published : November 04, 2021

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The Cabinet decided to make December 28, Phraya Taksin Day, a holiday for the Eastern region, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam announced on Thursday.

The region comprises eight provinces: Nakhon Nayok, Prachin Buri, Chachoengsao, Chonburi, Rayong, Chanthaburi, Sa Kaeo and Trat.

The governors of all eight provinces suggested the holiday.

Back when Phraya Taksin left Ayutthaya to Chanthaburi during the Burmese–Siamese War of 1765–1767, he travelled through all eight provinces to gather people and find army bases.

The holiday is however only for this year.

The Cabinet also agreed to set additional public holidays as a special case in 2022, amounting to four days: July 15, July 29, October 14 and December 30.

This was decided upon so people could have long holidays, which are expected to stimulate travel and the overall economy of the country.

Published : November 04, 2021

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Even though 57-year-old Hollywood superstar Russell Crowe bid farewell to Thailand on October 26, his heart is still very much here.

“Imiss Thailand,” he tweeted on Thursday, including a picture taken at Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Bangkok.

Crowe blew up the Thai Twitter scene with complimentary comments since his arrival in Phuket on September 18. He was here to film the Vietnam War-era blockbuster, “The Greatest Beer Run Ever”.

Russell Crowe: I miss Thailand

Crowe’s tweets, such as his capture of the capital’s messy wires tagged “Bangkok Dreaming” and a snap with his “buddy” the monitor lizard, went viral among netizens in Thailand.

The Australian actor was also handed flowers and gifts by Culture Minister Ittipol Khunpluem as a gesture of appreciation for helping promote Thailand.

Many Thai netizens were touched by Crowe’s continued support, and some even dubbed him “Mr Tourism Ambassador for Thailand”.

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Published : November 04, 2021

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A 42-year-old wife of a police officer tragically shot her 14-year-old daughter in the head before jumping to her death from the fourth storey of police flats in Rayongs Klaeng district on Thursday morning.

Klaeng Police Station officers found the body of Phipapon (last name not provided) on the ground in front of the flats.

Police subsequently called in Phipapon’s husband Pol Captain Pradit (last name not provided), a sub-inspector (suppression) at Klaeng Police Station, to take them to his room inside the police flats.

Officers then found the body of Apinhapon (last name not provided), Pradit and Phipapon’s daughter, on the bed.

Police, who initially acknowledged that Phipapon shot her daughter dead before jumping from the fourth-floor room, are carrying out an in-depth investigation into the murder-suicide.

Published : November 04, 2021

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The Police Cyber Taskforce (PCT) and Metropolitan Police arrested a handful of people after raiding a house with fake bill-printing machines and seizing 50,000 counterfeit US dollar bills.

National Police deputy chief and PCT director Pol General Damrongsak Kittiprapas said on Wednesday that members of the US dollar counterfeit ring were arrested and police seized 36,000 hundred-dollar bills.

The gang were responsible for producing 50,000 fake dollar bills worth $5 million (THB166 million).

Damrongsak said the PCT had investigated Facebook user “fact eing”, whose real name is Jirapat (surname not revealed) or Fah.

The user posted on Facebook that fake dollar bills were on sale, leading the PCT and Metropolitan Police to investigate.

Arrest warrants were subsequently issued for the suspects.

Suspected dollar counterfeiting ring nabbed

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Suspected dollar counterfeiting ring nabbed

The police arrested a suspect named Pachara or Petch, then Orathai or Hong, and Sirinrat or Eed.

Pachara and Orathai confessed that they were hired by Sirinrat to sell the fake bills. Sirinrat herself confessed, but claimed that Facebook user Jirapat was the manufacturer, who had a “factory” in Nakhon Pathom.

On Wednesday, police armed with a warrant searched a house in Nakhon Pathom’s Bang Len district. They found Jirapat there and seized three fake bill-printing machines and 50,000 counterfeit US dollar bills.

All were charged with counterfeiting foreign currency.

The suspects also admitted that they had other accomplices. The police are conducting further investigations.

Suspected dollar counterfeiting ring nabbed

Published : November 04, 2021

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To mark the 9th International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists (IDEA) on November 2, media workers from around Southeast Asia gathered together with international stakeholders to consider the best solutions to overcome prevailing constraints on regional media – legal, political and cultural.

The United Nations (UN) General Assembly proclaimed IDEA in 2013, both to commemorate the assassination of two French journalists in Mali and to encourage member states to adopt measures to end impunity with respect to crimes against media workers.

The event on Tuesday was an online public discussion, held by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Prachatai, an independent online newspaper based in Bangkok.  
The commemoration included a panel discussion by investigative journalists from Thailand and Myanmar. They talked about the risks they face performing their work and also considered a situation report about media safety in Thailand. 

A situation report on Thailand indicates that media workers in the country have also been facing increased risk while performing their duties. Following the surge of public protest calling for a political and monarchy reform in 2020 , at least 5 mass media workers and 3 citizen journalists were arrested while reporting at the protest sites, 14 were reportedly shot by rubber bullets, 3 were physically assaulted and 4 injured by explosive devices.

Thailand’s International Affairs Department suggested that within the context of Thailand, the Department for Special Investigations should be tasked with such investigations as it allows prosecutors to take part in the investigation process, which is otherwise left to the police, who are far less efficient in tracking down perpetrators.

Related news:

• Politics in the age of mass media
• Media bodies and police agree on safety measures for personnel covering political protests
• Prayut praises success in Thailand’s ‘war on fake news’

Need for safer, freer region stressed by panelists commemorating 9th International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists

The discussion also urged the Southeast Asia countries to use their political will for democratisation, revise laws, policies and practices in compliance with human rights laws, and replace criminal punishments under defamation, sedition and lese majeste laws with civil codes drafted in line with international trends. Meanwhile, the public was asked to be alert to the limitation of communication freedom and violence against journalists, including structural threats like law and cultural violence, in order to improve the freedom and the quality of journalism in the region.

Published : November 04, 2021

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Precisely 3,068 of 3,192 registered venues in 17 tourism pilot provinces have passed the Covid Free Setting assessment, the Department of Health said on Wednesday, adding that the regulation on alcohol could be evaluated following increased risk of infections.

Department of Disease Control director-general Dr Suwannachai Wattanayingcharoenchai, who also oversees the Department of Health, said businesses that passed the assessment are restaurants, spas, massage parlours and shopping malls.

However, he said many failed to pass the criteria of employee vaccinations, insufficient protective equipment, food court utensil separation, follow-up implementation, risk screening and air ventilation.

Most venues pass Covid appraisal, alcohol rule could be evaluated amid increased infection risks

“Venue operators can receive a Covid Free Setting assessment via the Thai Stop Covid+ website. Venues that pass the assessment can print certificates to display at their stores,” he said.

“Meanwhile, people can evaluate, advise or complain about venues via the Thai Stop Covid+ website and the Covid Watch Facebook page.”

Suwannachai went to say that the regulation permitting restaurants and eateries to serve alcoholic beverages has triggered three risks: overtime drinking, congestion, and carelessness in Covid-19 prevention.

“However, we will monitor the situation and conduct surveys for 7-14 days before evaluating the regulation to ensure that it will not lead to more infections,” he added.

Most venues pass Covid appraisal, alcohol rule could be evaluated amid increased infection risks

Related stories: 

• Thailand recorded 7,982 Covid-19 cases and 68 deaths on Thursday.
• Two million Molnupiravir tablets expected to arrive in January
• With reopening of country, Phuket expects more cases, but nothing to worry about: doctor

Published : November 04, 2021

By : THE NATION