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Thailand Reports 1st Domestic Coronavirus Transmission
BANGKOK — Five additional people tested positive for the new strain of coronavirus in Thailand including one person who has no history of travels to China, health officials said. The post Thailand...
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Anutin Says Evac of Thais is Not Confirmed, Disputing Prawit’s Remark
BANGKOK — The government’s claim that Thailand can evacuate its citizens from China’s Wuhan city by Saturday morning was disputed by another senior official who said China has yet to grant them...
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Coronavirus: Gov’t Rejects Proposal to Suspend Chinese Tourist Visas
BANGKOK — The government on Friday declined to take up a request by the Ministry of Public Health to stop issuing visas on arrivals to Chinese visitors in order to combat the new coronavirus strain....
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Thai Doctors Say They Cured Patient of Coronavirus ‘in 48 Hours’
BANGKOK — The Ministry of Public Health on Sunday said they discovered medical treatment that rendered the new strain of coronavirus impotent in 48 hours. The post Thai Doctors Say They Cured Patient...
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Chiang Mai Restaurant Told to Remove ‘No Chinese Allowed’ Sign
CHIANG MAI — A restaurant owner in the northern province of Chiang Mai said on Sunday he was instructed by Tourist Police to remove a sign barring Chinese customers from eating there. The post Chiang...
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Coronavirus, PM2.5 Force ‘Run Against Dictatorship’ to Cancel
CHIANG MAI — A Chiang Mai’s chapter of a hugely successful anti-government run tournament was forced to cancel due to coronavirus fears and several other factors, the organizer said. The post...
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Evac Plane Leaves for Wuhan; Anutin Not Onboard
BANGKOK — A plane dispatched by the Thai government is en route to China’s Wuhan on Tuesday morning to evacuate Thai nationals stranded in the locked down city. The post Evac Plane Leaves for Wuhan;...
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Chinese Tourists ‘Barred From Hua Hin Hotels’ Due to Virus Fears
HUA HIN — A Chinese tourist and her child nearly had to sleep on the streets in the resort town of Hua Hin because no hotel would take them, an activist said Tuesday. The post Chinese Tourists ‘Barred...
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138 Thais Evacuated From Wuhan, 3 Others Barred From Leaving
CHONBURI — A plane carrying 138 Thai nationals from China’s Wuhan landed at a navy-run airport east of Bangkok on Tuesday night, upon which the passengers were immediately sent to a quarantine. The...
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Prawit Defends Police Chief Fast-Tracking His Son to Senior Rank
BANGKOK — Deputy PM Prawit Wongsuwan said on Tuesday there was nothing illegal about a decision by the police commissioner to promote his own son to a senior police rank despite not meeting one of the...
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‘I Don’t Hate Chinese,’ Taxi Driver Speaks Out After Coronavirus Recovery
BANGKOK — One of the Thais infected with coronavirus was declared safe by the health ministry at a news conference on Wednesday, where he also spoke to the media about his ordeal. The post ‘I Don’t...
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Health Minister: Banning Chinese Tourists is Not a Solution
BANGKOK — Public health minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Thursday said imposing a travel ban on Chinese nationals would not help the government’s fight against coronavirus epidemic. The post Health...
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Police, Army Besiege Shopping Mall to Search for Soldier Who Kills 20
KORAT — A combined operation of army and police is laying siege to a shopping mall in Nakhon Ratchasima where a gunman who shot dead at least 20 people is believed to be hiding. The post Police, Army...
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Korat Mass Shooter Shot Dead, Police Say
KORAT — Police say a soldier who killed 21 people in a shooting rampage in Korat was shot dead in a police assault, bringing hours-long siege to an end. The post Korat Mass Shooter Shot Dead, Police...
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Korat Mass Shooting: Army to Revise Security Protocols
KORAT — Army officials on Sunday said they will implement additional security measures at military bases to prevent another mass shooting like the one that left 30 people dead in Nakhon Ratchasima...
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Police Arrest Man Who Threatens to Shoot Up Mall
CHAIYAPHUM — Police in the northeast said Monday they arrested a man for threatening to shoot up a local shopping mall, days after a gunman killed a score of victims at a mall. The post Police Arrest...
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Final Moments of Korat Shooting Victims Show a Pattern of Sacrifice
NAKHON RATCHASIMA — Among the 29 victims killed by a disgruntled soldier in Korat over the weekend were a police officer who tried to block the killer’s path with his truck, a mall guard who bought...
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Gunman Who Fired 40 Shots Close to Chula Uni Arrested
BANGKOK — Police said they are searching for a man who fired at least 40 shots in public close to Chulalongkorn University on Friday morning. The post Gunman Who Fired 40 Shots Close to Chula Uni...
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V for Valentine and Not Virus: Day of Love Undented by Health Anxiety
BANGKOK — The novel strain of coronavirus, a cause of nationwide fear in recent weeks, appears to do little dampen Thailand’s Valentine’s Day spirit. The post V for Valentine and Not Virus: Day of...
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Cabinet Rejects Proposal for 9-Day Songkran Holidays
Update: PM Prayut Chan-o-cha announced after the Cabinet meeting that the plan was rejected. The post Cabinet Rejects Proposal for 9-Day Songkran Holidays appeared first on Khaosod English.
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