Labour union urges extra vaccinations
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Chalee says affected workers need help
published : 1 May 2021 at 09:00
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A labour group yesterday called on the government to speed up Covid-19 vaccine distribution to all the country s workers, including migrants, as part of their demands to mark Labour Day on Saturday.
Chalee Loysoong, vice president of the Thai Labour Solidarity Committee (TLSC), said workers nationwide have been badly affected by the pandemic and the first thing the government should do is speed up vaccine distribution to them. If the majority of workers are vaccinated, it can help reduce infections and will clear the way for schemes to revive the economy, he said.
Govt has enough cash to help Covid sufferers
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published : 29 Apr 2021 at 04:00
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Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith yesterday gave his assurances that the government has enough money to continue funding Covid-relief programmes and kickstart the economy.
Mr Arkhom said the 400 billion baht left of the one trillion-baht-loan secured via the state of emergency was enough to care for people facing hardship.
He added that the government was also still considering a third extension of the popular Kon La Krueng (Half-Half) co-payment scheme.
Kon La Krueng subsidises people s spending on consumer purchases, and ruled out the need to issue another executive decree to borrow more money.
Covid fear halves holiday travel
published : 10 Apr 2021 at 04:00 Mask-clad people wait to board their bus at Mor Chit terminal in the capital. Fewer people are heading to the provinces for the Songkran holidays as the fresh outbreak of Covid-19 has put a dampneer on the mood for celebration. Bus drivers and conductors were instructed to practise strict health safety measures. Pattarapong Chatpattarasill
An estimated 50,000 people poured out of Bangkok on buses to their home provinces yesterday, about half the predicted figure for the traditional Songkran rush, due to fears over the latest wave of Covid-19 infections.
The figure on the first day of the peak travel period from April 9-18 was released by the state-owned Transport Company, which said it had laid on enough buses to carry 100,000 people.
Covid fears halve Songkran travel
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Thousands seeking bus and train ticket refunds
published : 9 Apr 2021 at 18:50
16 Traffic on Motorway Route 9 (Bang Pa-in-Bang Phli) heading to Bang Pa-in district of Ayutthaya is heavy on Friday evening. (Image from JS100 Radio Facebook page)
An estimated 50,000 people poured out of Bangkok on buses to their home provinces on Friday, about half the predicted figure for the traditional Songkran rush, due to fears over the latest wave of Covid-19 infections.
The figure on the first day of the peak travel period from April 9-18 was released by the state-owned Transport Company, which said it had laid on enough buses to carry 100,000 people.
Aid deadline pushed back after registration havoc
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published : 16 Feb 2021 at 05:00
19 Hundreds of people wait in Muang district, Khon Kaen, on Monday to register for financial aid under the Rao Chana scheme. It was the first day that those without smartphones or internet access were able to register with their ID cards, but many left empty-handed after seeing the long queues in front of them. Chakrapan Natanri
The government on Monday pushed back the deadline for those without internet access to register for the Rao Chana aid scheme from Feb 25 to March 5th after commotions were reported across the country on the first day of in-person applications.