The strong ethical, as well as legal base of providing adequate compensation to persons who suffer harm from side-effects of medicines, treatments and vaccines, is well-established.
April 4, 2022Thailand has so far reported 3,111,857 Covid-19 cases with 23,438 fatalities.
March 10, 2022After completing his schedule in Thailand, Suh will fly to Singapore for talks with his counterpart, Ng Eng Hen, on defence cooperation and exchanges.
December 16, 2021The Southeast Asian country has now planned to reopen Bangkok, Krabi, Hua Hin, Pattaya, and Koh Phayam following the reopening of Phuket and Samui islands in pilot schemes since July.
October 2, 2021Regions including the capital city Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chon Buri, Phetchaburi, and Prachuap Khiri Khan are set to reopen to vaccinated foreign visitors from October 1, while another 21 destinations may reopen from mid-October.
September 11, 2021The Phuket Sandbox refers to the campaign to reopen the resort island of Phuket to vaccinated foreign visitors. There have been calls for the suspension of the campaign, although the tourism industry remains a lifeline for many Thais.
July 31, 2021These measures will last for 14 days, according to a royal gazette announcement
July 19, 2021The vaccine rollout, hindered by supply problems, is slugging with some 5% of the population fully vaccinated and 15% only partially.
July 17, 2021The authority will negotiate with Siam Bioscience Co. and recommend that the manufacturer supply the vaccine to Thailand
July 15, 2021Thailand reported 3,995 new Covid-19 cases, 42 deaths on Sunday. This is the 11th consecutive day the number of new infections are above 3000.
June 27, 2021The country reported more than 80 percent of its caseload during the past 10 weeks. It has been battling a sharp surge in infections since April.
June 20, 2021The country also reported 38 additional fatalities Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 1,107.
June 2, 2021The government's actions violate Thailand's obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which ensures children's rights to participate in peaceful protests and to express their opinions.
May 27, 2021While the protestors ~ mostly youth ~ had been seeking reforms of the monarchy as one of their demands, the other two being resignation of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha and amendments to the Constitution that allowed him to retain power, the role of the King has now emerged as the primary focal point.
November 26, 2020The protests would have been especially galling to the monarchy and the government because they were propped up with visual aids guaranteed to catch the camera’s eye ~ among them giant-sized red pillar boxes for those wanting to “post” their grievances to the King and a huge envelope with his name written on it.
November 10, 2020This week protestors submitted a petition to the German embassy in Bangkok, asking Berlin to investigate the King over tax and visa issues relating to his residence in the southern state of Bavaria.
October 29, 2020The emergency decree promulgated in pre-dawn hours, besides prohibiting gatherings, also gives the government power to censor news, detain suspects and search people without warrants
October 18, 2020