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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 14, 2020
Thai grocery trucks get new life from COVID-19 shutdown
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PATHUM THANI, Thailand: Cries of “Food, here comes the food,” echoed through a Bangkok neighbourhood as Wannapa Yarnsarn’s truck arrived with everything from mangoes and dried chillies to fresh pork for sale. People emerged from homes where they have been sheltering in an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus, choosing their shopping from
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 5, 2020
Scared but desperate, Thai sex workers forced to the street
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BANGKOK: A shutdown to contain the coronavirus has killed Thailand’s party scene and forced sex workers like Pim out of bars and onto desolate streets. She’s scared but desperately needs customers to pay her rent. Red-light districts from Bangkok to Pattaya have gone quiet with night clubs and massage parlours closed and tourists blocked from
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 1, 2020
Man found dead on Thai train tests positive for COVID-19
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BANGKOK: A man found dead on a passenger train in Thailand has tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said Wednesday (Apr 1), as the country’s death toll from the contagion more than triples from a week ago. The 57-year-old, who had just returned from Pakistan and was travelling from Bangkok to the southern province of
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 20, 2020
Chaos over new Thai entry restrictions on coronavirus
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BANGKOK: Confusion over Thailand’s new coronavirus curbs left travellers scrambling on Friday (Mar 20) as Thai citizens queued at embassies abroad to get special travel papers and foreigners faced the challenge of producing a negative test for the disease. Testing kits are limited in most countries, especially to people who appear healthy – meaning the
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 20, 2020
Thai cafe serves coffee on wheels to maintain social distance amid COVID-19 outbreak
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BANGKOK: A cafe in Thailand has started using a pulley system to serve coffee on wheels as COVID-19 infections force businesses to practice social distancing. Thailand has reported more than 300 coronavirus cases since January, but more than half were found this week alone, heightening fears of contracting the disease through physical contact. Advertisement Advertisement
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 11, 2020
Thai immigration officers at Bangkok airport diagnosed with COVID-19
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BANGKOK: Two immigration officers at Bangkok’s main airport have coronavirus and may have handled the passports of visitors to Thailand, a health official said Wednesday (Mar 11). The men, both working at Suvarnabhumi airport, fell ill on Mar 7 and 8 respectively and potentially came into contact with arriving passengers in the days before their diagnosis. Advertisement
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 6, 2020
Muay Thai gym co-founder gets jail and caning for sexually assaulting woman after trial class
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SINGAPORE: The co-founder of a Muay Thai gym was sentenced to seven years and four months’ jail and four strokes of the cane on Friday (Mar 6) for sexually assaulting a woman after a trial class. Tan Wai Luen, 31, had been convicted after a trial of one count of sexual penetration of the 33-year-old
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