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Mon, 05 Jul 2021 06:36:00 +0700Why and how we need to reskill at scale
Research by the US firm Gartner indicates that the number of skills needed for a single job, say in marketing or sales, has increased by 10% per year for the last four years. At the same time, 30% of the skills required for a job four years ago are n...
Sat, 03 Jul 2021 19:51:00 +0700Vaccine payments must come first, says GPO
The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) says it has to wait for payment to be submitted to it first before it can place a supply agreement for the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine on behalf of private hospitals
Sat, 03 Jul 2021 08:13:00 +070041 Covid deaths, 6,230 new cases
Forty-one Covid-19 deaths and 6,230 new cases were reported on Saturday, bringing the accumulated toll to 2,182 fatalities and 277,151 cases since the start of the pandemic
Sat, 03 Jul 2021 07:11:00 +0700GPO submits draft to buy Moderna jab
The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) abruptly submitted a draft purchase contract for the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine to the Office of Attorney General (OAG) on Friday after the latter publicly stated it never received the contract.
Sat, 03 Jul 2021 04:00:00 +0700Outcry over vaccine shortages
The government has come under fire over its failure to procure sufficient Covid-19 vaccines as the number of new cases continued to soar, with more than 6,000 cases and 61 fatalities confirmed on Friday.
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 18:55:00 +0700AZ shortfall raises doubts about jab targets
Thailand will struggle to meet its monthly coronavirus vaccination target of 10 million doses as deliveries from AstraZeneca will be 40-50% less than expected because some supplies are allotted for export, a senior health official said on Friday.
Thu, 01 Jul 2021 16:47:00 +0700First tourists arrive in Phuket under Sandbox scheme
PHUKET: Twenty-three tourists arrived at Phuket airport on Thursday morning as the island reopened to vaccinated foreign tourists under the quarantine-free scheme.
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 04:00:00 +0700Govt told to widen jab hunt
The Royal College of Physicians of Thailand (RCPT) has urged the government to pull out all stops to secure more vaccines as new, highly transmissible variants of Covid-19 now prevalent abroad are diagnosed more frequently domestically.
Tue, 29 Jun 2021 18:16:00 +0700City Hall to open hospitels with over 4,400 beds
City Hall will open more hospitels to provide 4,424 beds for Covid-19 patients in the green group or those with mild or no symptoms.