BANGKOK, Dec 9 (Bernama): Secretary of State of the United States (US) Antony Blinken will visit Thailand from Dec 15 to 16 to further strengthen Thailand-US alliance and strategic partnership. In a statement, Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Blinken, who is on his inaugural visit the Southeast Asian region, is scheduled to call on Prime Minister Prayuth Chan … [Read more...] about Blinken to visit Thailand to strengthen partnership
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Building Thailand’s future
Two of the country’s former ministers who backed coup leader-turned-premier Prayut Chan-o-cha launched a new political party that aims to help revive an economy battered by the pandemic. Former finance chief and university rector Uttama Savanayana and former energy minister and businessman Sontirat Sontijirawong will unveil a new party in Bangkok called “Srang Anakot Thai”, … [Read more...] about Building Thailand’s future
Thailand mulls resuming quarantine-free travel programme
BANGKOK (Bloomberg): Thailand may revive its quarantine-free visa programme for vaccinated travellers, less than a month after suspending the waiver, as fears of a new wave of Omicron-driven Covid cases recede. Officials will propose lifting the suspension of the so-called Test & Go programme to the nation’s virus task force led by Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-O-Cha on … [Read more...] about Thailand mulls resuming quarantine-free travel programme
Hong Kong shuts secondary schools over Covid-19 fears
HONG KONG, Jan 20 (Reuters/Bloomberg): Hong Kong will suspend face-to-face teaching in secondary schools from Monday (Jan 24) until after the upcoming Chinese New Year, the authorities said, because of a rising number of coronavirus infections in several schools in the Chinese-ruled territory. The government moved kindergarten and primary school classes online last Friday, … [Read more...] about Hong Kong shuts secondary schools over Covid-19 fears
Vietnam reports 16,715 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday (Jan 20)
HANOI, Jan. 20 (Xinhua): Vietnam reported 16,715 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, including 16,637 locally transmitted and 78 imported, according to its Ministry of Health. The Vietnamese capital Hanoi remained the place with the highest number of 2,884 infections on Thursday, followed by central Da Nang city with 983 cases and northern Hai Phong city with 722 cases. The … [Read more...] about Vietnam reports 16,715 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday (Jan 20)