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Thailand's coronavirus tally tops 600,000, tighter curbs extended

Thailand announced to extend tighter pandemic control measures in the capital Bangkok and other worst-hit regions possibly till the end of August to contain the worst-ever wave of the outbreak

Thailand records all-time high daily coronavirus cases and deaths

Thailand's daily Covid-19 cases and deaths both set records again on Saturday, as the country fights its worst surge in infections driven by the highly contagious Delta variant

Delta variant rampant in Asia; Tokyo, Thailand post record Covid infections

China is also battling an outbreak of the Delta variant in the eastern city of Nanjing, traced to airport cleaners who worked on a flight from Russia

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Singapore's leap of faith in its virus strategy

Spain battles deadly outbreak even as vaccinations surge, Astra shot brings no increased blood-clot risk after two doses, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Thailand's Global Power System acquires 41% stake in Avaada Energy

The acquisition has been made through Global Renewable Synergy Company Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Global Power Synergy Public Company Limited

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Odds of spectator-less Olympics are high

Thailand to weigh partial lockdown, Delta variant is now dominant in US, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Blast at Thai factory shakes Bangkok airport terminal, area evacuated

A massive explosion at a factory on the outskirts of Bangkok early Monday shook an airport terminal serving Thailand's capital and prompted the evacuation of residents from the area

'I saw Facebook posts': Vaccine disinformation endangers millions in Asia

False claims are fueling vaccine hesitancy in pockets, undermining efforts to vaccinate some of the most vulnerable people in Asia.

Thailand readies to reopen Phuket on Thursday to vaccinated tourists

Thailand is readying to kick off the 'Phuket Sandbox' campaign on Thursday to reopen the country's largest resort island to vaccinated international tourists, a top official said here

Thai PM orders one month closure of worker camps in Bangkok due to Covid

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Friday that temporary closure will be applied to specific clusters to stem domestic spreads of Covid-19.

Some 10,000 refugees fled to India, Thailand from Myanmar: UN Special Envoy

Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General on Myanmar has warned that the regional threat of the crisis is real

AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine faces more supply hurdles, now from Thailand

Thailand was slated to receive and administer 6 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses in June but health authorities this week said they would be distributing only 3.5 million of those shots this month

Covid: Thailand to reopen in 120 days to ease 'suffering of people'

Some tourist destinations should be ready for fully vaccinated visitors without any quarantine requirement sooner than the wider reopening, with Phuket as the "pilot," Prayuth said in a address.

22,101 inmates in jails across Thailand infected with coronavirus

A total of 22,101 lodged in jails across Thailand have been infected with Covid-19, a government official confirmed

Indian variant of coronavirus found in Thai travellers from Pakistan

Health authorities in Thailand said they have confirmed the country's first cases of the Indian variant of the coronavirus, in a Thai woman and her 4-year-old son

After sweeping India, fierce Covid-19 waves hit other developing nations

Reported spikes in handful of nations signal the potential dangers of an uncontrolled spread.

IAF airlifts 4 empty oxygen tankers from Thailand's Bangkok to Gujarat

The Indian Air Force (IAF) airlifted four empty oxygen tankers from Bangkok in Thailand to Gujarat's Jamnagar on Wednesday, senior officials said. Moreover, two C-130 aircraft of the Singapore Air Force brought a total of 256 oxygen cylinders to the Panagarh air base in West Bengal, they added. India is struggling with the second wave of the coronavirus infection as hospitals in several states are reeling under a shortage of medical oxygen and beds. On Tuesday, the IAF airlifted nine cryogenic oxygen containers from Dubai and Singapore and brought them to Panagarh. The IAF conducted various domestic flights on Wednesday to transport oxygen tankers from one place to another.| It used its C-17 aircraft to take eight oxygen tankers -- two each from Agra, Hindon, Gwalior and Chandigarh -- to Ranchi, the officials said. Another C-17 aircraft was used to ferry two oxygen tankers from Indore to Raipur and one oxygen tanker from Bhopal to Surat, they noted. Two oxygen tankers were trans

Oxygen tankers from Thailand arrive in India, more to come from Singapore

A consignment of containers for the transportation of medical oxygen has arrived in India from Thailand

Coronavirus: Oxygen containers, tankers from Thailand arrive in India

Another consignment of containers for the transportation of medical oxygen has arrived in India from Thailand, the Union Home Ministry said on Tuesday

Explained: What is the 'Milk Tea Alliance' and how did it start?

Apart from being generally pro-democracy and pro-liberty, the Milk Tea Alliance is specifically anti-People's Republic of China (PRC)