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Backbone of migrant health care
Ranong and Samut Sakhon provinces have managed to keep Covid-19 infections at bay and credit for their impregnable defence is owed largely to village volunteer health workers.Known formally as Migrant Health Volunteers (MHVs), they reach out to the migrant worker groups who make up a ...
Penchan Charoensuthipan
Anti-wildlife trafficking groups target viral origin
Conservationists are demanding an end to the wildlife trade to stamp out the root cause of zoonotic outbreaks such as the coronavirus pandemic, which likely originated at a wet market in Wuhan, China and has infected more than 2,800 people in Thailand.Speaking at the Foreign ...
Thana Boonlert
Ministry lines up PNs worth B70bn to buffer viral impact
The Finance Ministry will issue promissory notes (PN) worth 70 billion baht as the first batch of borrowing under the 1-trillion-baht royal decree to soften blow from the Covid-19 spread and the government’s containment measures.“Initially the Public Debt Management Office plans to offer 70 billion ...
Wichit Chantanusornsiri
Government to maintain State of Emergency, considers easing restrictions by area [Video]
The government said it is NOT lifting the State of Emergency as yet, but will consider easing restrictions by area, based on case statistics and necessities, while also urging people to practice proper waste disposal.Keep watching ...
Human trials of vaccine in Thailand in 4 months
Human trials of a Covid-19 vaccine in Thailand are expected to begin within the next four months, according to the Department of Disease Control (DDC). The announcement follows an initial agreement by the Ministry of Public Health to cooperate with Chinese pharmaceutical companies in the ...
Apinya Wipatayotin
Labour dept teaches migrant workers the importance of social distancing etc
The Department of Labour Protection and Welfare has sent out a team of officials to instruct the employers of migrant workers about the government’s measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19.Apinya Sujarittanan, director-general of the department, said that many businesses had not put in place ...
The Nation Reporter
Hospital director criticises govt for Bt3.6bn ‘cut’ to health budget
The director of a local hospital in Songkhla province has criticised the government’s decision to redirect billions of baht from the health budget to fund Covid-19 preventive measures.Supat Hasuwannakit, director of Chana Hospital, said on Facebook (April 23) that local hospitals had several expenses and ...
The Nation Reporter
Rise of Industry 4.0 and digitalization in Industrial
Industrial 4.0 or what we otherwise call the digitalization of industries is already here. In fact, four out of five organizations now do recognize the importance of operational network digitalization.The natural progression from mechanization to electricity to automation and computers has made the shift a ...
Stephan Neumeier
Researchers predict post-pandemic norms
Societies and consumer behaviour could enter a “next normal” phase where on-demand needs of goods and services are serviced instantly through smartphone applications after the pandemic ends.With many people working from home as part of a global effort to contain the virus outbreak, many of ...
Pathom Sangwongwanich
Govt craves world heritage status for Thai sea salt
The government is preparing to propose Thai sea salt for inclusion on the United Nations’ global heritage list.The move comes after the Thai Sea Salt Development Committee urged the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry to offer up the unique product to the UN’s Food and Agriculture ...
The Nation Reporter