Thailand still has opportunities to rejuvenate its foreign policy and diplomacy, which have fallen to their “lowest point” in living memory, despite the need to play a role amid intense superpower rivalry and geopolitical disorder, a panel of experts s…
Day: October 22, 2021
Thai Rural Doctor Society explains why only 14% of the Lepu ATKs delivered to southern provinces were distributed
Most people in the country’s four southern border provinces, including local hospitals, have rejected the Chinese-made Lepu rapid antigen test kits (ATKs), despite the continuing COVID-19 surge in the region, claimed the Rural Doctor Society of Thailan…
Indonesia set COVID19 Quarantine set to five days
The Indonesian government has officially cut the quarantine period from eight days to five days, following the Circular of the Covid-19 Task Force Number 20 of 2021 concerning International Travel During the Covid-19 Pandemic Period.The five-day quaran…
Thailand to open to 46 COVID-19 low risk countries on November 1st
Thailand has decided to reopen its borders to citizens from 46 COVID-19 low risk countries on November 1st, instead of just the 10 announced previously.The 11pm-3am curfew in Bangkok and 16 other provinces will also be lifted from October 31st, but bar…
New Zealand sets 90% vaccine target to end lockdown
New Zealand set a 90-percent vaccination target Friday for scrapping lockdowns as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern unveiled a plan to open up despite the stubborn grip of the Delta variant.Ardern said her goal had shifted from eliminating Covid-19 to mini…