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Airport staff to get fourth shot as Test & Go resumes

All 25,000 Suvarnabhumi airport staff are expected to get their fourth Covid-19 vaccine shots by the end of next month as Thailand resumes its "Test & Go" quarantine waiver scheme for inoculated travellers on Feb 1, airport director Kittipong Kittikachorn said.

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Focus on chicken, halal for Saudi market

The Commerce Ministry is set to roll out export promotion plans for chicken and halal food to tap into the Saudi Arabia market after the Middle Eastern state last week restored full diplomatic relations with Thailand after a freeze for more than three decades.

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Kerry and Grab team up for new express delivery

Leading delivery company Kerry Express has partnered with Grab Thailand to introduce two new pick-up services this Valentine's season.

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FTI: 800,000 migrant workers needed

Thailand urgently needs 800,000 migrant workers to serve the manufacturing sector as well as tourism and service businesses that are struggling to deal with a labour shortage, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).

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Hoping for a return to normalcy

The first local transmission of Omicron confirmed in Thailand on Dec 20 last year prompted the government to abruptly suspend new registrations for quarantine-free entry into the country and raise the Covid-19 alert to level 4 amid fears over the highly contagious variant.

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Walking the tightrope

POINT OF NO RETURN

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Fertility rate too low

An extremely low fertility rate has become a critical issue in Thailand but the government has yet to address the problem.

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Oil Spill Threatens Corals in Eastern Thailand

Authorities are rushing to prevent an oil spill in eastern Thailand from damaging fragile corals, after officials said on Sunday the leak that began last week was drifting towards more coastal areas. Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Varawut Silpa-archa said it was crucial to try to prevent the…

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Oil spill threatens corals in eastern Thailand

Authorities are rushing to prevent an oil spill in eastern Thailand from damaging fragile corals, after officials said on Sunday the leak that began last week was drifting towards more coastal areas.

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Japanese thrash Thailand in quarter-finals of AFC Women's Asian Cup

Two-time defending champions Japan booked their place in the semi-finals of the Women's Asian Cup with a 7-0 thrashing of Thailand on Sunday but joint-favourites Australia crashed out with defeat to South Korea.

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Japan thrash Thailand 7-0 to book Asian Cup semifinal spot, FIFA World Cup ticket

NAVI MUMBAI: Japan on Sunday qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in style as they reached the semifinals of the ongoing AFC Asian Cup with a 7-0 thrashing of Thailand here.

The Times of India

Weather, cleanup keep oil slick away from Thai resort island

Favorable wind and sea conditions are keeping an oil slick away from beaches in eastern Thailand but concerns remain that the spillage may yet strike a popular resort island

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All Suvarnabhumi staff to get 4th Covid jab by end of February

All 25,000 Suvarnabhumi airport staff are expected to get their fourth vaccination against Covid-19 by the end of February, as Thailand prepares to resume the 'Test & Go' quarantine waiver for vaccinated arrivals from Feb 1, airport director Kittipong Kittikachorn said in a press release.

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Covid-hit Chaba Kaew aim to upstage Japanese

Despite a coronavirus outbreak in the team, Thailand assistant coach Todoroki Natusuko is convinced the Chaba Kaew will meet their target of reaching the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup finals.

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Myanmar’s military took control of the country one year ago, but it never expected resistance like this

In the year since Myanmar's generals arrested Aung San Suu Kyi and staged a coup, they have been violently cracking down on dissent. But activists say there was one important thing the ruling military junta underestimated: the will of the people.

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Thai province declares emergency as oil slick hits beach

The governor of a province in eastern Thailand has declared a state of emergency after an oil slick washed up on a sand beach, shutting down restaurants and shops in a setback for the pandemic-hit tourism industry

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One injured in multiple bomb attacks in Thailand's deep south

At least one person was injured in multiple bomb attacks in Thailand's southern province of Yala, police said on Saturday.

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Thai Beach Declared Disaster Area after Oil Spill

A beach in eastern Thailand was declared a disaster area on Saturday as oil leaking from an underwater pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand continued to wash ashore and blacken the sand. The leak from the pipeline owned by Star Petroleum Refining Public Company Limited (SPRC) started late on Tuesday…

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Lao police seize 36m speed pills

Police in Laos have made their second-biggest single seizure of illegal drugs, totalling 36 million methamphetamine pills, a United Nations official said on Saturday.

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Thai beach declared disaster area after oil spill

A beach in eastern Thailand was declared a disaster area on Saturday as oil leaking from an underwater pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand continued to wash ashore and blacken the sand.

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8,618 new Covid-19 cases, 19 more deaths

Thailand registered 19 more Covid-19 fatalities and 8,618 new cases during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Saturday morning.

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Oil spill reaches shoreline in Rayong

Some of the oil that leaked from an underwater pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand washed up on a beach in Rayong province late on Friday, a senior official said.

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Corporate brand accolades awarded

The "Asean and Thailand Top Corporate Brands 2021" event highlighted sustainability goals in the region, according to Chulalongkorn Business School (CBS).

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Test & Go's return gets early test

With more than 465,000 tourists expected at Suvarnabhumi airport between Jan 26 and Feb 7, during the Chinese New Year festivities, the government says it is fully prepared for the resumption of the Test & Go scheme this Tuesday.

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Endemic label 'won't affect costs'

The Ministry of Public Health downplayed concerns yesterday over the possibility that Covid-19 may soon be declared endemic in Thailand, saying the costs of medical treatment and vaccination won't be transferred to infected individuals once the disease is formally recognised as such.

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