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MMA: ONE Championship eyes return on July 31 in Bangkok

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 27 12:02 AM

The last time ONE staged a full MMA card was in February, ONE: King of the Jungle, in a closed-door setting in Singapore.   Read more »

Thai mom's face shields protect against virus and villains

Jiraporn Kuhakan, Reuters
Posted at Jun 12 05:32 PM

BANGKOK - A single mother in Thailand is doing brisk business out of face shields with characters from cartoons, games and sci-fi movies, hoping to cash in and promote safety for children as her country emerges from the coronavirus pandemic.   Read more »

Thailand to lift curfew, more curbs as 'travel bubbles' targeted

Reuters
Posted at Jun 12 05:09 PM

BANGKOK - Thailand will lift a nationwide curfew and ease more restrictions next week, a spokesman for its coronavirus task force said on Friday, after the country has reported no local transmissions of the virus for 18 days.   Read more »

Thailand extends state of emergency ahead of COVID-19 lockdown easing

Kyodo News
Posted at May 26 09:19 PM

Thailand on Tuesday extended its state of emergency until the end of June even as it prepares for further easing of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions from early next week. Read more »

How the world sees it: ABS-CBN shutdown makes international headlines

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 07:42 PM

The shutdown of ABS-CBN Corp's broadcast operations made international headlines as rights groups, lawmakers, and the general public decried the curtailment of press freedom at a time of crisis.   Read more »

Queues for food as pandemic causes pain for jobless in Thailand

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 22 06:11 PM

Some 27 million informal workers -- who lost their jobs in the tourism, entertainment, food and service sectors -- have applied for a monthly cash handout from the government, though only half have received approval.   Read more »

Thai man trampled by elephant from park closed by pandemic

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 17 05:07 PM

A Thai farmer was trampled to death by an elephant foraging for food, a police officer said Friday, as the kingdom's controversial animal parks struggle to feed the giant mammals during the pandemic. Read more »

Gold glitters as cash-strapped Thais sell jewelry

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 15 06:42 PM

Thais are flocking to Bangkok's Chinatown to sell their gold jewelry as the price of the precious metal spikes and the economy tanks due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Break for Manila, Asia's other clogged capitals as coronavirus curbs traffic

Reuters
Posted at Apr 08 08:25 PM

In Manila, where street snarl-ups cause an estimated $67 million in daily business losses, the city's chronically jammed Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) thoroughfare was unusually quiet, with home quarantine measures keeping most of the city's 3.5 million registered vehicles off the roads. Read more »

Protecting a newborn amid coronavirus scare

Reuters/Handout
Posted at Apr 03 10:08 AM

A newborn baby is seen in a hospital wearing a protective face shield during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday. Read more »

Bangkok to close parks as Thailand's coronavirus cases rise

Reuters
Posted at Apr 01 07:13 PM

The Thai capital of Bangkok will close all parks as it tightens measures to rein in a coronavirus pandemic by limiting people's movements, a city hall spokesman said on Wednesday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 25, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 26 12:44 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

COVID-19 drive-through testing in Thailand

Jack Taylor, AFP
Updated as of Mar 25 02:17 PM

Medical staff dressed in protective gear test a woman for the COVID-19 novel coronavirus at a drive-through testing center at Vibhavadi Hospital in Bangkok on Wednesday. Read more »

Thailand warns of coronavirus danger of sharing drinks, cigarettes

Reuters
Posted at Mar 13 04:08 PM

BANGKOK - Thailand issued a new coronavirus warning to the party-going public on Friday after a cluster of 13 cases was traced to a group of friends who shared cigarettes and drinks. Read more »

Thailand reports biggest daily jump in new coronavirus cases

Reuters
Posted at Mar 12 02:50 PM

Officials reported 11 new cases, taking the national tally to 70. One person has died. Read more »

Thai immigration officers at Bangkok airport diagnosed with COVID-19

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 11 03:37 PM

BANGKOK, Thailand - 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. Read more »

Thailand records first coronavirus death - health official

Reuters
Posted at Mar 01 01:29 PM

Thailand has recorded its first coronavirus death as a 35-year-old man, who also had dengue fever, dies from the virus, Suwanchai Wattanayingcharoen, director-general of the Department of Disease Control, said in the news conference on Sunday. Read more »

Thailand reports 1 new case of coronavirus, brings total to 34

Reuters
Posted at Feb 15 03:02 PM

The new case is a 35-year-old Thai woman, a medical personnel, who got the disease from contact with a patient. Read more »

Thailand bars cruise ship amid coronavirus fears

Reuters
Posted at Feb 11 11:12 AM

Thailand has barred passengers from Holland America's cruise ship MS Westerdam from disembarking, the latest country to turn it away amid fears of the coronavirus despite no confirmed infections aboard. Read more »

Thailand reports 7 new coronavirus cases - health ministry

Reuters
Posted at Feb 08 04:24 PM

Thailand's public health ministry reported 7 new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, including 3 Thais and 4 Chinese.  Read more »