TASSANEE VEJPONGSA | The Seattle Times

October 7, 2021 at 8:31 am

At flooded restaurant near Bangkok, the special is a splash VIEW

A flood-hit riverside restaurant in Thailand has become an unlikely dining hotspot after fun-loving foodies began flocking to its water-logged deck to eat amid the...

Business

September 21, 2021 at 12:59 am

Thai campaign to vaccinate schoolchildren makes progress VIEW

Health officials in the Thai capital have made headway in their effort to vaccinate children against the coronavirus, giving shots of the Pfizer vaccine to...

September 1, 2021 at 2:43 am

Restaurants, malls reopen as Thai virus restrictions eased VIEW

Shopping malls, restaurants, parks and schools have reopened in Thailand’s capital after the government eased restrictions intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus

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August 3, 2021 at 8:59 am

Thai protest leader renews calls for reform of monarchy

A protest leader in Thailand has renewed calls for the reform of the country’s monarchy and suggested that time is running out for the powerful...

Nation & World

July 29, 2021 at 2:15 am

Thailand builds another field hospital for virus-hit Bangkok VIEW

Health authorities in Thailand are racing to set up a large field hospital at one of Bangkok’s airports as the country sees new highs in...

Volunteers from the “Saimai Will Survive” group in protective gear talk to a homeless woman who is showing symptoms of COVID-19 Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Bangkok, Thailand. As Thailand’s medical system struggles beneath a surge of coronavirus cases, ordinary people are helping to plug the gaps, risking their own health to bring care and supplies to often terrified, exhausted patients who’ve fallen through the cracks. (AP Photo/Tassanee Vejpongsa) TAS111 TAS111

July 27, 2021 at 12:48 am

AP PHOTOS: Volunteers aid COVID ill in stressed Thai capital VIEW

The health-care system is overtaxed, with Thailand averaging about 14,000 new cases daily, 2,500 of them in Bangkok. A volunteer effort is sending help to...

July 25, 2021 at 5:45 am

Thai volunteers aid COVID patients in need of care, testing VIEW

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — As Thailand‘s medical system struggles beneath a surge of coronavirus cases, ordinary people are helping to plug the gaps, risking their...

July 15, 2021 at 5:20 am

Thai AstraZeneca vaccine production falls short of target

BANGKOK (AP) — Production of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine at a factory in Thailand has fallen short of its target, likely delaying the country's plan...

Business

July 6, 2021 at 5:24 am

Thailand seizes 315 kilograms of heroin bound for Australia

BANGKOK (AP) — Customs officials in Thailand made their biggest seizure of heroin this year, about 315 kilograms (700 pounds) worth up to 944 million...

Nation & World

June 7, 2021 at 12:40 am

Thais debut locally made AstraZeneca but supplies are tight VIEW

BANGKOK (AP) — Health authorities in Thailand began their much-anticipated mass rollout of locally produced AstraZeneca vaccines on Monday, but it appeared that supplies were...

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