Новости за 01.05.2021

Fresh coronavirus waves showed no sign of abating on Saturday as devastating surges in India and Brazil pushed daily infections and deaths to record levels.

Declaring Chon Buri province a “dark red” zone for coronavirus control purposes is no different than imposing a lockdown, says a Pattaya business leader.

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia’s army began a drive on Saturday to vaccinate nearly half a million people in the parts of Phnom Penh worst-hit by Covid-19, as the country looks to step up the pace of inoculations.

The online Covid-19 vaccination booking platform was severely strained and crashed briefly on its first day due to overwhelming demand.

KANCHANABURI: Another 38 illegal job seekers from Myanmar have been arrested for illegal entry in Sangkhla Buri district of this western border province.

The Myanmar military’s disinformation was crude but effective.

PHUKET: Authorities have asked 157 passengers on seven recent domestic flights to or from Phuket to take Covid-19 tests and go into quarantine as they were deemed at risk of exposure to passengers who were found to have been infected.

Thailand on Saturday reported 21 new coronavirus deaths, setting a new daily record and raising fatalities to 224, while 1,891 new cases brought the total to 67,044.

BANGKOK: Myanmar's deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi completed a third month under military-ordered house arrest Saturday -- a period marked by scatter-gun criminal charges and apparent isolation from the chaos engulfing the country.

Unity within the government remains intact and coalition parties will stick together to tackle the country's problems, according to government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri.

PHETCHABURI: Park authorities have launched an investigation into a wildlife poaching network in Kaeng Krachan National Park following the recent discovery of wild elephant bones and spent bullets by a forest patrol unit, according to local officials.

A labour group yesterday called on the government to speed up Covid-19 vaccine distribution to all the country's workers, including migrants, as part of their demands to mark Labour Day on Saturday.

NEW YORK: After a string of losses, ExxonMobil and Chevron on Friday both reported a return to profitability in the first quarter, bolstered by a significant jump in oil prices.

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council failed to agree Friday on a joint statement on the crisis in Myanmar after a closed-door meeting, with diplomats blaming Beijing -- the junta's main backer -- and Russia for raising objections and putting forward their own competing text.

A network of protest groups has handed letters to foreign embassies asking diplomats to visit seven Ratsadon group co-leaders and monitor their condition in prison.

People cannot choose which Covid-19 vaccine they receive, says Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul amid mounting concern over side-effects of shots being administered in the country.

The National Health Security Office (NHSO) is preparing to roll out assistance to people who have suffered side-effects from Covid-19 vaccines.

The Restaurant Business Association expects more than 200,000 workers to lose their jobs after the government imposed new measures that prohibit dining in at eateries.

Some 36 tech organisations, in coordination with the Digital Council of Thailand (DCT) and the Medical Council of Thailand (TMC), have vowed to provide digital solutions and infrastructure for three pilot field hospitals as they join the effort to fight the pandemic.

As the price of bitcoin skyrocketed this year, new and experienced investors flocked to exchanges to cash in on the latest market upswing.

The fresh wave of Covid-19 infections has the Bank of Thailand likely to slash its economic growth forecast for this year from a previous prediction of 3%.

A new state-private vaccination plan and good export prospects may help Thailand secure 1.5-3% GDP growth this year despite economic uncertainties caused by the third wave of Covid-19, says the Thai Chamber of Commerce.

SET-listed Advanced Info Service (AIS), Thailand's largest mobile operator by subscribers, posted 7% year-on-year revenue growth to 45.8 billion baht in the first quarter as the mobile business shows signs of recovery.

As Israel recorded zero daily Covid-19 deaths for the first time in 10 months last week, grave-diggers in next-door Gaza reported rising workloads and hospitals said they were near to collapse.

Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Thais have been gripped by fear. For months, these worries -- which have been intensified during the kingdom's third wave of infections -- have been about the government's slow vaccination rollout. Now the public is getting more anxious, following concerns over a possible shortage of favipiravir, an important medicine used to treat Covid-19 patients with moderate to...