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Eighth lot of Thai rice set for export to China under 1m tonnes deal

China has agreed to import 20,000 tonnes of 5 per cent white rice from Thailand worth $10.4 million to be delivered in June and July, the Department of Foreign Trade said on Sunday.

“This will be the eighth lot of rice that China will import from Thailand under the government-to-government contract of a total of 1 million tonnes,” said Kirati Ratchano, the department’s director-general.

“We hope that the rest 280,000 tonnes under this contract will be delivered within this year.”

The contract is part of the high-speed train cooperative framework between the Thai and Chinese governments, under which China has agreed to buy a total of 2 million tonnes of rice from Thailand throughout the project. The first contract covering 1 million tonnes of rice had been signed and China has imported 700,000 tonnes of rice from Thailand so far.

Under this contract, China can import any kind of rice with no minimum limit per lot.

Eighth lot of Thai rice set for export to China under 1m tonnes deal

“The department also has signed MoUs with Bangladesh and Indonesia, who have agreed to buy at least 1 million tonnes of Thai rice per year,” he added.

“We are confident that these contracts will help us achieve the target of 6 million tonnes rice export this year.”

In the first five months of 2021, Thailand has exported 1.77 million tonnes of rice valued at $1.14 billion, down 31 per cent compared to the same period of the previous year. The department cited shipping container shortage, increasing freight fees and the fact that Thai rice is more expensive than that of competitors as reasons behind the drop in exports.

Published : June 28, 2021

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Cambodian workers head for the exit as construction camps close from today

More than 200 Cambodian workers showed up at Kab Cherng immigration checkpoint in Surin province on Sunday to return to their homeland following the government’s order to shut down construction camps in Bangkok and four southern provinces to curb the spread of Covid-19.

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Friday that the meeting of the Centre of Covid-19 Situation Administration chaired by him had rejected a proposal to lockdown Bangkok and its perimeter areas as well as the four southern provinces of Songkhla, Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat, but instead would shut down starting on Monday construction sites that had reported infections for a month.

Prayut said the Ministry of Labour would compensate affected Thais and migrant labourers.

Cambodian workers head for the exit as construction camps close from today

“Their employers brought them here on pickup trucks and left them at the checkpoint after the PM’s order was issued,” said an official at the checkpoint. “Officials have to speed up the border-crossing process to reduce crowding at the checkpoint which could increase the risk of Covid-19 spreading in the province.”

Workers waiting to cross the border were ordered to strictly remain at the checkpoint and refrain from wandering to nearby communities or markets to prevent the spread of the virus.

Cambodian workers head for the exit as construction camps close from today

“So far three immigration officers at Kab Cherng checkpoint have contracted Covid-19 despite strict disease control measures being followed,” said the officer.

Published : June 28, 2021

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Isolated heavy rains forecast for the Northeast and South’s west coast

The Thailand Meteorological Department said on Monday that the low-pressure cell covering upper Laos and upper Vietnam would bring isolated heavy rains to the Northeast.

Meanwhile, the southwest monsoon prevails across the Andaman Sea, Thailand, and the Gulf of Thailand, resulting in thundershowers in the North, the Central, and the East with isolated heavy rains on the west coast of the South.

The weather forecast for the next 24 hours:

North: Thundershowers in 40 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 24-26 degrees Celsius, highs of 34-37°C.

Northeast: Thundershowers in 40 per cent of the areas with isolated heavy rains; temperature lows of 24-26°C, highs of 34-38°C.

Central: Thundershowers in 30 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 24-26°C, highs of 36-38°C.

East: Thundershowers in 30 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 24-28°C, highs of 33-36°C; waves a metre high and 1-2 metres during thundershowers.

South (east coast): Thundershowers in 30 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 24-26°C, highs of 34-36°C; waves a metre high and 1-2 metres during thundershowers.

South (west coast): Thundershowers in 60 per cent of the areas with isolated heavy rains; temperature lows of 22-25°C, highs of 32-35°C; waves a metre high and 1-2 metres during thundershowers.

Bangkok and surrounding areas: Thundershowers in 20 per cent of the areas; temperature lows of 26-28°C, highs of 34-38°C.

Source: Thailand Meteorological Department

Published : June 28, 2021

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Over 450 Thai, Myanmar workers test positive for Covid-19 in Mae Sot

The number of Covid-19 cases in Tak Mae Sot district has hit a record on a single day after 452 of 840 workers tested positive.

Meanwhile, tests on 25 workers cannot be concluded, @doctormaesot Facebook page said on Sunday.

Workers who tested positive included Thai nationals and Myanmar immigrants.

“Covid-19 patients will be classified and sent to hospitals or field hospitals,” the page said.

Over 450 Thai, Myanmar workers test positive for Covid-19 in Mae Sot

The page also asked people to comply with measures to contain the spread of Covid-19, such as by wearing a face mask, washing hands regularly and avoiding gatherings.

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Published : June 27, 2021

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Visitors to Phuket using water transport face strict Covid screening

The Marine Department launched measures in Phuket on Sunday to screen travellers arriving and departing by water transport in a bid to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

The move came after the Cabinet on Tuesday approved the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA)’s proposal to reopen Phuket on July 1 and three islands in Surat Thani – Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao – on July 15.

The measures are as follows:

▪︎ Three piers — Ao Chalong, Rassada and Ao Po — will be checkpoints for screening travellers’ arrivals and departures via water transport.

▪︎ Foreign travellers can leave Phuket by yacht at five yacht piers — Yacht Haven Marina, Ao Po Grand Marina, Phuket, Royal Phuket Marina and Marina Ao Chalong — but they must inform the officials at least six hours before departure.

▪︎ Foreign travellers must comply with Covid-19 preventive measures, use tracking application on smartphone and vessel (if any) and contact officials before arrival and departure.

▪︎ Thai nationals and foreign expats (except children aged below six years) who wish to enter Phuket must have received two jabs of Covid-19 vaccines or an AstraZeneca jab at least 15 days before travel, or must have recovered from Covid-19 at least 90 days before travel, or test negative not more than seven days before departure. Also, they must use a tracking application.

▪︎ Transport operators and their officials must disinfect vessels regularly, provide hand-sanitising gels on the vessel, wear a face mask, arrange seats in line with social distancing principles and limit the number of passengers. If using air-conditioned vessels, they must improve the air ventilation system as well.

▪︎ Pier operators must disinfect piers regularly, provide hand-sanitising gels, wear a face mask, arrange seats in line with social distancing principles and screen officials and passengers’ symptoms.

Also, they must report information related to passengers’ arrivals and departures to related government agencies every day.

Visitors to Phuket using water transport face strict Covid screening

To ensure safety and gain confidence among travellers, officials have been instructed to perform duties stricter than usual, said Deputy Transport Minister Athirat Rattanaset.

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Published : June 27, 2021

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Red zone province Samut Sakhon up in arms over vaccine supply

Many Samut Sakhon people have updated their social media profiles to “reclaim vaccines for Samut Sakhon”, led by the Federation of Industries and the Provincial Chamber of Commerce, to protest against inadequate supply of doses to the red zone province.

The government aims to provide 10 million doses of the vaccine nationwide in July. However, Samut Sakhon, which has been hit hard by the pandemic for more than six months, has received only 70,000 doses of the vaccine of the previous plan to allocate 330,000 doses to Samut Sakhon.

Chathip Tangkulpaisarn, chairman of the Samut Sakhon Chamber of Commerce, said on June 21 the group had sent a letter to Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha to review the Covid-19 vaccine allocation as supply is limited. “But, I think, it should be increased. Maybe there will be a way out. At the moment, almost 200 people in Samut Sakhon are infected per day. There are various factories in Samut Sakhon, ranging from food, textiles, even children’s toys and snacks. Factories with infected people have to temporarily suspend production, close the zones, and some factories may have to be suspended. This will affect production on the whole,” said Chathip.

The third wave of coronavirus infections in Samut Sakhon is mostly the variant first seen in Britain and mainly infects the Thai population. Samut Sakhon has vaccinated about 110,000 people, or about 10 per cent of the population. The population of Samut Sakhon includes both local people and migrant workers who come to make a living in the area, both Thais and foreigners, totalling around 970,000 people. The vaccine is given mainly to Thai people and not foreign workers.

Since the third wave of the coronavirus outbreak (in April), factory workers in estimated 100 factories have been infected.

Samut Sakhon has more than 6,000 industrial factories. There are also other small establishments, totalling about 110,000, with approximately 700,000 workers in the province — 300,000 of them foreign workers.

“Covid infection in this round has already started to have some impact on the export sector, for example some industry groups have slowed down after receiving orders, as there is a shortage of at least 50,000 workers,” said Chathip.

Published : June 27, 2021

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Nearly 4,000 new Covid-19 cases and 42 deaths reported

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration on Sunday reported 3,995 new cases and 42 deaths over a 24-hour period.

Of the total, 2,563 were local patients who went to hospitals for testing, 1,352 were found during proactive search, 45 were found in prisons, and 35 were travellers from abroad.

Bangkok led the list of most cases with 1,370, followed by Samut Sakhon (289), Samut Prakarn (231), Nonthaburi (195), and Pattani (189).

Meanwhile, 2,253 patients have recovered and been discharged in the last 24 hours.

As of Sunday, the number of confirmed cases in Thailand had risen to 215,584​.

So far, 198,928 have recovered and been discharged, 43,607 patients are still in hospitals, and 1,912 have died.

According to Worldometer, as of 11am on Sunday, the number of confirmed cases globally had risen to 181.56 million (up by 368,541), 166.08 million of whom have recovered, 11.46 million are active cases (80,670 in severe condition) and 3.93 million have died (up by 7,526).

Thailand ranks 76th on the global list of most cases, which is topped by the US with 34.49 million, followed by India 30.23 million, Brazil 18.39 million, France 5.77 million, and Russia 5.43 million.

Meanwhile, another 40,930 people were given their first Covid-19 shot in the last 24 hours, while 33,145 people were given their second shot, bringing the total number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in Thailand to 9,055,141.

Published : June 27, 2021

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Majority of people opposed to reopening country in 120 days: Nida poll

More than half the respondents of a Nida Poll did not agree with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-chas plan to reopen the country in 120 days.

The public survey, titled “Believe it or not, the Prime Minister will open the country within 120 days”, was conducted from June 22-25 and 1,311 people aged 15 years and over, from all regions, education levels and occupations across the country.

When asked about the prime minister’s announcement to open the whole country within 120 days:

12.43 per cent said they strongly agreed because it would spur the economy, help restore tourism in Thailand, and solve the livelihood problems of the people;

13.58 per cent said they agreed with money flowing into the country to improve the economy, stimulate the tourism sector, but it must be strictly regulated;

19.91 per cent said they did not quite agree because the situation with the spread of the Covid-19 virus is still severe, some people have not been vaccinated, and they do not trust the state’s preventive measures;

53.55 per cent said they totally disagreed because the Covid-19 epidemic situation is yet to be controlled; they also do not want to risk accepting foreigners, and want to open the country only when almost all the people have been vaccinated;

0.53 per cent said they did’t know/didn’t reply/didn’t care.

Asked whether they believe in the government’s promise to open the whole country within 120 days:

6.94 per cent said they believed;

20.22 per cent said they quite believed;

28.68 per cent said they did not believe;

42.94 per cent said they did not believe it at all;

1.22 per cent said they don’t know/didn’t answer/don’t care.

Regarding jointly accepting risks with the government from opening the whole country, the majority — 52.56 per cent — said they would not accept any risks and the government should be held accountable;

24.56 per cent said they would accept the risks, but the government should be held accountable;

11.29 per cent said they would not accept any risks but would not blame the government;

9 per cent said they would accept the risks and also not blame the government, and,

2.59 per cent said they didn’t know/didn’t answer/didn’t care.

When asked about the importance of economic revival and health safety, 69.19 per cent, said they chose health safety even though they may have to be in difficult economic conditions. They said if people are in good health will prevent, it would help prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus and make it possible to revive the economy. Close to 19 per cent said they chose economy even if you have to risk the safety of health because if the economy is bad, it affects many aspects, and most of the people can take care and take responsibility for themselves, while

11.82 per cent said it was up to the government because both econony and health were equally important.

Published : June 27, 2021

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Lack of medical assistance for Covid-infected worker raises concerns

A Facebook post of a Covid-19 infected worker waiting for medical personnel to pick him up in front of a dormitory in Pathum Thani province went viral among netizens on Saturday.

Afamous Facebook page said he had waited for three days after being abandoned by the dormitory owner.

Netizens have expressed concern over the Covid-19 patient’s safety.

“Recently, Poh Teck Tung Foundation rescuers had taken the patient to receive medical treatment,” the page said.

Lack of medical assistance for Covid-infected worker raises concerns

Thailand is currently facing a shortage of medical personnel and beds as the number of Covid-19 cases continued to increase.

Thailand logged 3,995 Covid-19 cases and 42 deaths on Sunday. Meanwhile, 2,253 patients had recovered and been discharged in the past 24 hours.

Lack of medical assistance for Covid-infected worker raises concerns

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Published : June 27, 2021

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Ukraine ambassador ashes buried in Chonburi

The ashes of Ukraine ambassador to Thailand, Andrii Beshta, were buried on Wednesday near an avocado tree on Khao Bandai Krit mountain in Chonburi Sattahip district.

The late ambassasor’s family members took part in the burial under the supervision of Nongnooch Garden Pattaya.

The Ukrainian ambassador died on the morning of May 30 while taking a vacation with his son at Bunga Resort in Lipe island off Satun province. The ambassador was 45 years old.

Nongnooch Garden Pattaya’s director, Kampol Tansajja, said the ambassador had planted an avocado tree on the mountain on March 19 this year.

“The ambassador paid attention to growing trees as he loved it,” Kampol said.

Ukraine ambassador ashes buried in ChonburiUkraine ambassador ashes buried in Chonburi

Nongnooch Garden Pattaya received permission from the Royal Forest Department to grow various rare and valuable trees on Khao Bandai Krit mountain on June 14, 2018, in a bid to preserve and allow people to study botany in the area.

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Ukraine ambassador ashes buried in Chonburi

Published : June 27, 2021

By : The Nation