The emergency decree in Thailand has been extended by another month until August 31st with Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, and the Ministry of Defense agreeing…
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Thailand’s covid-19 tracing apps spark controversy over questionable data-keeping and user agreements
A Singapore-based cybersecurity firm has raised alarms over Thailand’s covid-19 tracking apps, citing overboard user permissions and a lack of transparency in the terms and…
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Thai government considering another extension of emergency decree
by Vanessa Laneby Vanessa LaneThe Thai government is considering another extension to the emergency decree, which is due to end on July 31st, according to the spokesman for the…
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Rayong tourism official promises 100,000 baht to anyone who contracts covid-19 while visiting
Thailand’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation (CCSA) is planning a proposal to the cabinet to hold mobile meetings in Rayong province to publicize local tourism, and…
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CAAT releases updated measures for international passenger flights to Thailand
The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has released new directives for Thai-chartered and international flights to further prevent covid-19 transmission while traveling by air…
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Bangkok residents face 20,000 baht fine if they fail to report visit to Rayong
Anyone who lives in Bangkok and fails to report their presence at the hotel or mall where the infected Egyptian soldier stayed and visited last…
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More than 1,600 test negative for covid-19 in Rayong and Bangkok
by John Hallby John HallThai health officials have reported that 1,603 people have been tested for coronavirus following an infected Egyptian soldier visiting a shopping mall in Rayong and…
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Government says local Bangkok covid-19 case is a false positive
by Vanessa Laneby Vanessa LaneThe Disease Control Department (DCD) denied reports of a Thai woman in Bangkok locally contracting coronavirus, saying that she has tested negative twice since an…
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Egyptian soldier had “little or no opportunity” to transmit covid-19 in Rayong
by Vanessa Laneby Vanessa LaneThe Director-General of the Disease Control Department, Suwannachai Wattanayingcharoenchai, has confirmed that only one of the 31 visiting Egyptian group in Rayong tested positive for…
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Prayut says sorry for Rayong incident, temporarily bans all international flights
by Vanessa Laneby Vanessa LaneIn his first public remarks since a delegation of 31 Egyptian soldiers and aircrew were allowed to visit several Rayong locations before testing positive for…