The World Health Organization has listed Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, the agency said on Friday, the fifth jab to be given the status meant to expedite countries’ own approval of shots. “The objective is to make medicines, vaccines and diagnostics available as rapidly […]
Chayawadee Chai-Anan, senior director of the economic and policy department (Bank of Thailand photo) The fresh wave of Covid-19 infections has the Bank of Thailand likely to slash its economic growth forecast for this year from a previous prediction of 3%. The central bank is […]
A worker at a Japanese restaurant in Bangkok’s Silom area waits outside to greet customers. The Restaurant Business Association expects more than 200,000 workers to lose their jobs after the government imposed new measures that prohibit dining in at eateries. New restrictions prevent dine-in services […]
The United States will restrict travel from India starting from May 4, the White House said on Friday, citing a devastating rise in COVID-19 cases in the country and the emergence of potentially dangerous variants of the coronavirus. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said […]
The UN Security Council on Friday again demanded the restoration of democracy in Myanmar and the release of all detainees including elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, as it threw its weight behind calls by Southeast Asian nations for an immediate end to violence and […]
Wearing obligatory facemasks and holding permits that allow them to circulate under lockdown, more than 20 representatives from Chile’s most important trade unions tried to convince Special Forces police to allow them to deliver a letter to President Sebastian Pinera. Barbara Figueroa, the president of […]
People cannot choose which Covid-19 vaccine they receive, according to Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul. People cannot choose which Covid-19 vaccine they receive, says Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul amid mounting concern over side-effects of shots being administered in the country. The minister gave an […]
Anti-government protesters attend a demonstration at the Criminal Court on Friday. (Reuters photo) A network of protest groups has handed letters to foreign embassies asking diplomats to visit seven Ratsadon group co-leaders and monitor their condition in prison. Members of the United Front of Thammasat […]
