Новости за 03.07.2021

Three groups of anti-government protesters took to Bangkok streets on Saturday afternoon, demanding the resignation of Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha as prime minister.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will relax coronavirus lockdowns next week in three states bordering southern Thailand along with two others that have met targets for lifting curbs, the country’s security minister said on Saturday.

The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) says it has to wait for payment to be submitted to it first before it can place a supply agreement for the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine on behalf of private hospitals

CHON BURI: A subcontractor has been arrested for defying a ban on movement of construction workers after taking migrant labourers from Chachoengsao to Chon Buri for Covid tests.

One of Sweden’s biggest supermarket chains says it had to temporarily close 800 stores nationwide after a cyberattack blocked access to its checkouts.

JAKARTA: The next two weeks will be a “critical time” for Indonesia, which is counting on new restrictions to bring surging coronavirus cases under control, a senior minister said on Saturday.

Protesters in coup-hit Myanmar marked the birthday of junta leader Min Aung Hlaing on Saturday by burning his portrait and staging fake funerals.

PHUKET: Thai Airways International has brought another 122 tourists on three flights from Europe to the resort island, bringing the total number of visitors under the quarantine-free sandbox scheme to almost 1,000.

KANCHANABURI: Three Myanmar women, allegedly destined for work in Chon Buri, were caught for illegal entry in Muang district of this central province in the early hours of Saturday.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has appointed a panel to look into the e-bidding process by the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to find contractors for two of its double-track rail projects, valued at 128 billion baht, according to the Isra news agency.

While Phuket celebrates reopening to tourists for the first time in more than a year, with international flights bringing more than 300 vaccinated arrivals to the island on Thursday, the scene elsewhere in Thailand is a struggle with the relentless pandemic.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a criminal complaint against Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange platform, for illegally operating a digital asset business without a licence under the Digital Asset Businesses Decree.

The first group of foreign tourists arriving in Phuket under the sandbox tourism programme was satisfied with their travel experience after arriving on the island, according to the local tourism office.

Health authorities on Saturday said 41 more Covid-19 fatalities and 6,230 new transmissions around Thailand occurred on Friday, bringing the accumulated toll to 2,182 deaths and the number of cases since the start of the pandemic to 277,151.

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) is being asked to ease Covid-19 restrictions to allow some construction projects to go ahead out of safety concerns.

NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks surged to fresh records Friday while the dollar retreated after a solid US jobs report that was not seen as accelerating a monetary policy shift.

SAN FRANCISCO: US transportation safety regulators said Friday they are probing an incident in which a brand-new Tesla apparently burst into flames, temporarily trapping the driver, with firefighters needing more than two hours to extinguish the blaze.

The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) abruptly submitted a draft purchase contract for the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine to the Office of Attorney General (OAG) on Friday after the latter publicly stated it never received the contract.

An immunologist has found herself infected with Covid-19 despite having received two shots of the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine.

Italy beat Belgium 2-1 in a pulsating Euro 2020 quarter-final in Munich on Friday to set up a last-four clash with Spain, who needed penalties to get the better of 10-man Switzerland.

Maintaining herd immunity and cooperation under the Phuket sandbox remain key concerns after the scheme began on Thursday.

Over the past 50 years, I have witnessed dozens of cyclones and I have seen the difference early action makes in Bangladesh. I have experienced the worst and the best with my own eyes. The deafening roar still rings in my ears.

When the whole country saw how the prime minister was nonchalantly teasing reporters and giggling in front of the camera last Friday, we didn't know that it was just the beginning of a series of mishaps.

The poor performance of the state in controlling the Covid-19 pandemic, with record numbers of infections almost every day, has stripped Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his government of the public's confidence.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the government is losing the battle against the latest Covid wave. If nothing is done to improve the government's below-par performance -- especially in controlling the movements of workers and the constantly delayed vaccine plan, the country, which won earlier battles against the disease, will ultimately lose the war.