The first Cabinet line-up of newly appointed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin appears to have hit a snag after the Royal Thai Armed Forces voiced its disapproval of the candidate for Defence Minister, a news source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
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The government is to allow private organisations and local administrative organisations to procure Covid-19 vaccines but only through government channels.
Bangkok nightlife clusters expose Thailand s virus stumbles
BUSABA SIVASOMBOON and GRANT PECK, Associated Press
April 14, 2021
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1of14FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2021, file photo, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha holds samples of Sinovac vaccine during a ceremony to mark the arrival of 200,000 doses of the Sinovac vaccine shipment at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok, Thailand. Prayuth was not particularly lauded for his leadership last year against the coronavirus, but for much of 2020 Thailand fought the disease to a standstill, with low infection and death rates envied by more developed countries.Sakchai Lalit/APShow MoreShow Less
2of14FILE - In this March 17, 2021, file photo, a health worker administers a dose of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine to residents of a popular market area where a new cluster of Covid 19 infections was found in Bangkok, Thailand. Now, an outbreak at nightspots in the capital Bangkok has sent new infections surging, s
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A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel ended discussion of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine without taking a vote, while J&J itself said it continues to believe in the positive benefit-risk profile of its Covid-19 shot.