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Strict checks on travellers to Phuket

Every domestic traveller heading to Phuket will be strictly screened for Covid and must provide relevant documentation, the provincial governor announced recently. According to the new regulations, all travellers must have evidence showing they are:

• Fully vaccinated against Covid-19 or have received at least one shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine;

• Have had no sign of Covid-19 infection for at least 90 days;

• Have tested negative for Covid-19 via an RT-PCR or Antigen Rapid Test no more than seven days before flying. Travellers who fail to provide this evidence will not be allowed to board flights to Phuket.

However, this rule does not apply to children up to the age of five.

Travellers to Phuket are also required to:

• Download the MorChana app on their smartphone and keep the location turned on at all times; • Register and provide all entry information on http://www.gophuget.com;

• Ensure self-monitoring under the Covid-19 prevention and control measures and also avoid entering communities or crowded areas.

Travellers are encouraged to check with the airline before flying.

Published : May 31, 2021

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Police snare cannabis smugglers outside Bangkok mall

Cannabis-smugglers drove into the car park of a Bangkok mall on Monday, only to fall into a trap set by the Crime Suppression Division.

Police lying in wait at the department store’s parking lot in Chatuchak district pounced as a truck and car arrived with three men inside. Officers then searched the truck and uncovered 300 kilos of marijuana. Police seized the drugs and vehicles and arrested Pattana Wannakij (36), Somkiat Inkong (44) and a 17-year-old suspect. All three were charged with trafficking cannabis.

“A source informed us that smugglers would ferry cannabis from a neighbouring country to Bangkok, so we investigated and found out that they planned to change vehicles at a department store’s parking lot in Lat Phrao,” said police.

Police snare cannabis smugglers outside Bangkok mall

The suspects confessed they had been hired by “Mr B” to deliver cannabis from Nakhon Phanom on the Laos border to a client in Bangkok for 90,000 baht, police added. The three males were charged with possessing Category 5 narcotics (cannabis) for sale.

Police snare cannabis smugglers outside Bangkok mall

Published : May 31, 2021

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Majority want schools closed until teachers, students get jabs: survey

A nationwide survey conducted by the Department of Health shows most people agree that schools should stay closed until teachers and students get Covid-19 jabs.

The new school term is scheduled to start on June 14, except in Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani and Samut Prakan where reopening has been delayed due to high infection rates.

The department said the survey was conducted in all four regions of the country, but it declined to give details on dates or the number of respondents.

According to the survey, 54.8 per cent of respondents wanted schools and educational institutions to remain closed, while 40.5 per cent did not. However, 66.2 per cent of people in the North wanted schools to reopen.

Meanwhile, the Education Ministry has announced that all schools should refund fees for tuition and other services that they cannot provide at this time. Where fees must be collected, payment deadlines should be extended or rates reduced.

Published : May 31, 2021

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‘Car of sharing’ warms Thai hearts in difficult times

A “sharing car” covered with snacks and other food items in Pathum Thani went viral on Monday after being featured in a Facebook post.

The car is a new take on the “pantries of sharing” set up in communities by kind-hearted people and organisations in a bid to relieve people’s burdens during the Covid-19 outbreak.

Local resident Nattida Charoensuk published a photo of the car on Facebook on Sunday, praising the anonymous owner’s generosity and wishing them good health.

Her post was shared widely online, drawing positive responses from around the country.

Published : May 31, 2021

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62 provinces show interest in Sinopharm vaccine

The authorities of 76 provinces, with the exception of Bangkok, completed a questionnaire from the Interior Ministry about whether they will go for the Sinopharm jab.

According to the survey, 62 provinces are interested in acquiring the vaccine, nine are not, four are undecided and one has not responded.

On Friday, the Chulabhorn Royal Academy (CRA) announced that it plans to import a million doses of the Sinopharm vaccine from China in June. The move came after the Food and Drug Administration approved the jab for emergency use in Thailand, with Bio Genetech registered as its importer.

The academy’s decision to procure the vaccines was announced in the Royal Gazette earlier this week.

CRA secretary-general Dr Nithi Mahanonda said the government and private agencies had expressed interest in purchasing the vaccine from the academy.

Published : May 31, 2021

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Local admin units cannot independently buy Covid shots, warns Anupong

Local administration units are advised to wait for the government’s nod before purchasing Covid-19 vaccines, Interior Minister Anupong Paochinda said on Monday. Though he conceded that the agencies had every right to spend their own funds on purchasing the vaccines.

Provincial authorities, however, do not have the right to dip into the national vaccine budget without the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration’s approval, he said.

Separately, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul met the press on Monday morning to explain why funds had not been allocated for the Covid-19 crisis in the 2022 national budget.

Anutin said his ministry had sought funds to handle the crisis, but the Budget Bureau instructed it to get the funds from the government’s borrowed money or from the central budget.

Published : May 31, 2021

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Cabbie jumps to his death in Nonthaburi

A taxi driver reportedly jumped to his death on Monday from the Rama VII Bridge in Nonthaburi. The reason for the death was apparently the Covid-19 crisis.

Radio station FM91 Trafficpro reported at 2.20am that a man saw the cabbie trying to jump from the bridge and called the police. However, when police arrived at the scene, they only found a pair of shoes. The taxicab was found parked at the base of the bridge.

Further investigation showed the cabbie went by the name Lek and was 60 years old. No other details were available as of press time.

Facebook user Chanin Sa-at, who is a rescue volunteer with the Poh Teck Tung Foundation, said the cabbie had told a passer-by that the Covid-19 crisis was unbearable.

Photo credit: Chanin Sa-at

Published : May 31, 2021

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Thailand’s daily caseload soars to 5,485 cases, 19 deaths

A record high of 5,485 new cases, including 1,953 in prisons, and 19 deaths were reported in Thailand over a 24-hour period on Monday.

Bangkok and Phetchaburi led the list at 1,356 cases each, followed by 555 in Phetchaburi, 358 in Samut Prakan, 327 in Saraburi and 211 in Pathum Thani.

Meanwhile, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration provided no details on the 57 overseas arrivals who tested positive.

Meanwhile, 3,101 patients have recovered and been discharged in the last 24 hours.

As of Monday, the number of confirmed cases in Thailand had risen to 159,792.

So far, 108,345 have recovered and been discharged, 50,416 patients are still in hospitals and 1,031 have died.

Separately, 45,122 people were given their first Covid-19 shot in the last 24 hours, while 16,430 people were given their second shot, bringing the total number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in Thailand to 3,609,882.

According to Worldometer, as of 11am on Monday, the number of confirmed cases globally had risen to 171.02 million (up by 398,811), 153.11 million of whom have recovered, 14.36 million are active cases (92,059 in severe condition) and 3.55 million have died (up by 8,319).

Thailand ranks 82nd on the global list of most cases, which is topped by the US with 34.04 million, followed by India 28.04 million, Brazil 16.51 million, France 5.66 million and Turkey 5.24 million.

Published : May 31, 2021

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Patrolling tightened on border as Malaysia begins lockdown

Military officers in the deep South Narathiwat province are patrolling natural borders to ensure that people from Malaysia cannot sneak into the country illegally, as well as to contain the spread of Covid-19.

The move comes as Malaysia has announced a lockdown of the country from June 1, causing Malaysian military officers to pay attention to people entering or leaving the country.

The 5th Infantry Division commander, Maj-General Santi Sakuntanak, said soldiers, rangers and border patrol police are conducting proactive patrol to ensure that no one can sneak into the country.

He added that military officers would focus on patrolling Waeng, Su-ngai Kolok and Tak Bai districts which have many natural borders.

Patrolling tightened on border as Malaysia begins lockdown

“Since the Covid-19 outbreak, the 4th Army Area commander had instructed officers to ask villagers living near the river to take their boats to the shore and detach the engine to prevent the transport of people from Malaysia to Thailand,” he said.

Patrolling tightened on border as Malaysia begins lockdown

He added that people usually sneaked into the country via the Ban Nam Tok border and Su-ngai Kolok Customs House by boat.

Patrolling tightened on border as Malaysia begins lockdown

Published : May 31, 2021

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Livestock department insists pigs from Thailand free from ASF after Vietnamese claim

Preliminary investigation has revealed no trace of the African swine fever (ASF) virus in live pigs being exported as claimed by a Vietnamese authority recently, the chief of the Thai Department of Livestock Development said on Sunday.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development earlier this month had submitted a letter to the Royal Thai Embassy in Hanoi stating that Vietnam would ban the import of pigs from Thailand from June 30 due to trace of ASF virus being found in one lot of pigs.

“To restore confidence in Thai livestock products among foreign trade partners, we have ordered a temporary halt on export of live pigs from the company and farm from which Vietnam claimed they found the virus,” said Sorawit Thanito, director-general of the department.

“We will set up a committee to thoroughly investigate the issue and notify Vietnam as soon as we have a conclusion,” he said.

The department has also ordered all exporters of live pigs to Vietnam to perform laboratory tests at the outgoing quarantine station by testing samples from at least 10 pigs per truckload.

Sorawit added that this measure would be followed on top of the measures under Good Agricultural Practices that the department had implemented on all livestock products being exported to Vietnam, which include vaccination against foot and mouth disease, porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome, brucellosis and leptospirosis and a test to ensure that the animals are free of beta-agonist.

“For consumers who are concerned about the safety and cleanliness of pork, we advise you to buy only products that have ‘Livestock OK’ stickers, which have been granted to farms and manufacturers who get certification from the department with full traceability and in compliance with international standards such as Good Agricultural Practices, Good Manufacturing Practices, Good Hygienic Practices, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point,” said Sorawit.

Published : May 31, 2021

By : THE NATION