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13/08/2021

Parliament Newsroom on August 13, 2021.

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* House speaker Chuan Leekpai confirmed this week that the lawmakers will meet again on August 18 and that this session will not be pushed back.

* Climate change is widespread, rapid and intensifying with some impacts, such as sea level rise, now irreversible over hundreds to thousands of years, the United Nations' top climate science body said in a major report released this week.

12/08/2021

Parliament Newsroom on August 12, 2021.

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* The House of Representatives has denied an allegation that it ignores the religion of Buddhism, after an Buddhist monk filed a police complaint against the house speaker for failure to pass a proposed bill that would protect the religion.

* For the first time in South Korea, a nursing assistant who suffered paralysis after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine was recognised as a victim of an industrial accident, making her eligible for government benefits and financial compensation.

11/08/2021

Parliament Newsroom on August 11, 2021.

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* Members of the lower house of Thailand are visiting several communities during the parliamentary hiatus to give out supplies of medical equipment and everyday necessities.

* Moderna said its Covid-19 shot was about 93 per cent effective four to six months after the second dose, showing hardly any change from the 94 per cent efficacy reported in its original clinical trial.

10/08/2021

Parliament Newsroom on August 10, 2021.

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* The decentralization and local administrative affairs committee of the House of Representatives is asking the administration to allow moratoriums on pawn loans to ease people's plights during the pandemic.

* South Korean President Moon Jae-in said that he plans to invest 2.2 trillion won to turn the country into one of the world's five largest Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing bases by 2025.

09/08/2021

Parliament Newsroom on August 9, 2021.

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* Members of the upper house of Thailand are visiting several communities during the parliamentary hiatus to give out supplies of medical equipment and everyday necessities.

* Fully vaccinated people have an around 50 per cent to 60 per cent reduced risk of infection from the Delta coronavirus variant, including those who are asymptomatic, according to a large English coronavirus prevalence study.

06/08/2021

Parliament Newsroom on August 6, 2021.

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* Members of the upper and lower houses of Thailand are visiting several communities during the parliamentary hiatus to give out supplies of medical equipment and everyday necessities, as the coronavirus pandemic drags on.

* A survey by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) that found that two-thirds of the people in 70 districts had acquired antibodies against Covid-19 has sparked a debate on herd immunity.

05/08/2021

Parliament Newsroom on August 5, 2021.

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* Members of the lower house of Thailand are visiting several communities during the parliamentary hiatus to give out supplies of medical equipment and everyday necessities.

* Combining AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine with a second dose from either Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna's jab provides "good protection", according to Denmark's State Serum Institute.

05/08/2021

BANGKOK, 5 August 2021 (Parliament Radio) – House Speaker Chuan Leekpai confirmed that the lower chamber will re-table the 2022 Fiscal Budget Bill for second and third readings on 18-20 August 2021.

04/08/2021

Parliament Newsroom on August 4, 2021.

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* The Thai Parliament has opened three additional social media channels for people to communicate their concerns and suggestions with Parliament President Chuan Leekpai.

* The world is at risk of losing ground in the fight against Covid-19 because of the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus, but vaccines remain the most effective weapon against it.

03/08/2021

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03/08/2021

Parliament Newsroom on August 3, 2021.

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* To support the country's fight against the coronavirus outbreak, members of the upper chamber of parliament are distributing supplies of necessities and medical equipment to field hospitals across the nation.

* Top researchers who advised the US Food and Drug Administration on Biogen Inc's Alzheimer's drug blasted the agency for approving it, calling the decision a "regulatory failure" that is "at odds with the evidence".

02/08/2021

Parliament Newsroom on August 2, 2021.

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* Financial aids and medical supplies are being distributed to field health facilities across Thailand, to help them fight the coronavirus pandemic.

* Pfizer reported that the power of its two-dose Covid-19 vaccine wanes slightly over time, but nonetheless offers lasting and robust protection against serious disease.

30/07/2021

Parliament Newsroom on July 30, 2021.

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* Members of the upper House of Thailand donated everyday supplies to field hospitals in several provinces.

* Malaysia expects to reopen the economy and lift movement controls for most states as early as October as the country ramps up its Covid-19 immunisation programme, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin told Parliament this week.

30/07/2021

BANGKOK, 30 July 2021 (Parliament Radio) – Parliament President Chuan Leekpai said tight COVID19 measures will be put in place when the lawmakers reconvene for the second and third readings of the 2022 Fiscal Budget Bill on 18-20 August.

29/07/2021

Parliament Newsroom on July 29, 2021.

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* Members of the upper and lower chambers of parliament continue lending out support for people impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

* A longer gap between doses of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine leads to higher overall antibody levels than a shorter gap, a British study found, but there is a sharp drop in antibody levels after the first dose.

28/07/2021

Parliament Newsroom on July 28, 2021.

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* The labor committee of the House of Representatives is asking the administration to make its planned compensation requirements clear, following its order to lockdown businesses in highly infectious zones.

* The French Parliament approved a Bill which will make Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for health workers as well as require a bolstered health pass in a wide array of social venues as France battles with a fourth wave of coronavirus infections.

28/07/2021

BANGKOK, 28 July 2021 (Parliament Radio) – Thai Legislative Assembly, led by Parliament President Chuan Leekpai, held a ceremony this morning to mark the birthday of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua, the 10th monarch of the Chakri Dynasty.

27/07/2021

Parliament Newsroom on July 27, 2021.

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* The 2022 fiscal budget bill review committee of the Senate asked the Ministry of Public Health to come up with a health crisis plan to prevent and tackle future health crises.

* The excuses range from the merely false to the absurd. The shots do not work. They impair fertility. They will alter your DNA. They will magnetise you. They actually spread the virus.

26/07/2021

Parliament Newsroom on July 26, 2021.

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Thailand and China pledged to strengthen the already strong legislative relations and are looking to increase education and business activities after the pandemic.

China rejected a World Health Organisation (WHO) plan for a second phase of an investigation into the origin of the coronavirus, which includes the hypothesis it could have escaped from a Chinese laboratory.

23/07/2021

Parliament Newsroom on July 23, 2021.

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* As classes have now moved online, the Move Forward Party is asking the government to help fund equipment that allows students to pursue online learning.

* A combination of artificial intelligence and scientific ingenuity looks set to be the next step forward in protecting lakes and rivers from invasive aquatic weeds, according to New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA).

22/07/2021

Parliament Newsroom on July 22, 2021.

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* The opposition party is asking the government to roll out more efforts to support the health system, home isolation, and community isolation.

* A major Israeli cybersurveillance company, NSO Group, has come under heightened scrutiny after an international alliance of news outlets reported that governments used its software to target journalists, dissidents and opposition politicians.

21/07/2021

Parliament Newsroom on July 21, 2021.

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* The upper chamber of parliament made donations to a field hospital in Samut Prakarn province to support its anti-coronavirus task.

* A US federal judge in Texas blocked new applications to a programme that protects immigrants who were brought to the United States as children from deportation, but said the hundreds of thousands of people already enrolled would not be affected until further court rulings.

21/07/2021

Parliament Newsroom on July 21, 2021.

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* The upper chamber of parliament made donations to a field hospital in Samut Prakarn province to support its anti-coronavirus task.

* A US federal judge in Texas blocked new applications to a programme that protects immigrants who were brought to the United States as children from deportation, but said the hundreds of thousands of people already enrolled would not be affected until further court rulings.

20/07/2021

Parliament Newsroom on July 20, 2021.

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* The Senate Meets the People campaign is to organize two seminars to promote the production of coffee and macadamia plants in the northeastern region.

* A battle is unfolding in the Indian courts between the government and media houses over new IT rules that many in the Indian media have called intrusive and violating the Constitution's right to freedom of speech and expression.

19/07/2021

Parliament Newsroom on July 19, 2021.

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* Speaker of the House of Representatives Chuan Leek pai said the opposition is within its rights to seek a no-confidence vote against the prime minister and his cabinet, even the house session is currently in recess due to the coronavirus outbreak.

* Drug overdose deaths rose nearly 30 per cent in 2020 to a record 93,000, according to preliminary statistics released last week by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

19/07/2021

BANGKOK, 19 July 2021 (Parliament Radio) – The 2022 Fiscal Budget Bill review committee said it is canceling the budget for the purchase of submarines at the order of the prime minister, as the government is looking to use the budget for other purposes that serve public needs.

18/07/2021

BANGKOK, 18 July 2021 (Parliament Radio) – Taking a proactive stance against the spread of the coronavirus, the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration added 3 more provinces to the list of dark-red zones for maximum and strict control, along with extra anti-virus measures, as Thailand logged in daily record of 11,397 new infections and 101 deaths on Sunday.

16/07/2021

Parliament Newsroom on July 16, 2021.

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* The parliament has asked that all in-person committee meetings be suspended for two weeks as part of COVID-19 prevention measures, with one exception.

* Nepal's main opposition leader Sher Bahadur Deuba was sworn in as prime minister after the country's highest court ousted his predecessor following months of political turmoil.

15/07/2021

Parliament Newsroom on July 15, 2021.

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* The labor committee of the House of Representatives is asking the government to roll out compensation programs for people affected by its lockdown order, especially those unprotected under Section 33 of the Social Security Act.

* White House officials are discussing proposals for a digital trade agreement covering Indo-Pacific economies as the administration seeks ways to check China's influence in the region, according to people familiar with the plans.

14/07/2021

BANGKOK, 14 July 2021 (Parliament Radio) – Senator Kraisid Tontisirin, along with members of Thai parliament, took part in the Parliamentary Forum at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. Senator Kraisid told other delegates about Thailand's commitment to raising people's awareness of sustainable growth and economic mobilization.

14/07/2021

Parliament Newsroom on July 14, 2021.

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* The administrative affairs committee of the house of representatives has asked the ministry of interior to approve community development related projects based on the needs of each community, so that these projects truly lift the wellbeing of community members.

* The Covid-19 pandemic caused birth and fertility rates in the United States to plunge in 2020, and much of 2021 is not expected to be different.

13/07/2021

Parliament Newsroom on July 13, 2021.

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* The political development committee of the House of Representatives said the National Housing Authority (NHA) has to listen more to people and businesses, and roll out support that actually helps them get through the covid-19 pandemic.

* People in America who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus do not need booster shots at this time, US federal agencies said, signalling a more conservative approach that diverged from vaccine developers Pfizer and BioNTech’s plans to develop and roll out vaccine boosters.

12/07/2021

Parliament Newsroom on July 12, 2021.

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* The budget management study committee of the house of representatives calls on the administration to make the terms of Moderna vaccine contract public for the sake of transparency, pointing out that people are entitled to vaccines with the highest efficacy.

* As the Delta variant sweeps the world, researchers are tracking how well vaccines protect against it - and getting different answers.

09/07/2021

Parliament Newsroom on July 9, 2021.

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* Parliament President Chuan Leekpai said giving members of the upper and lower chambers booster shots was merely a proposal that was raised during this week's 3-whip meeting.

* Between 800 and 1,500 businesses around the world have been affected by a ransomware attack centred on US information technology firm Kaseya, according to its chief executive.

08/07/2021

Parliament Newsroom on July 8, 2021.

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* Members of parliament are calling on the administration to do more in deterring the impact of covid-19. The impact has been far-reaching and detrimental, as the country struggles to bring down daily cases.

* British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced plans to end social distancing and capacity limits at venues in England from July 19, saying that people must learn to live with coronavirus.

08/07/2021

BANGKOK, 8 July 2021 (Parliament Radio) – Parliament President Chuan Leekpai said the Parliament Building will not be under lockdown, but will assess the COVID-19 situation on a regular basis.

07/07/2021

Parliament Newsroom on July 7, 2021.

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* Senator Wanchai Sornsiri said it is individual rights of senators, members of parliament, and cabinet ministers to give up their salaries and give the money to people impacted by the coronavirus.

* An Indian Member of Parliament is among thousands of unsuspecting individuals who fell victim to a spate of fake vaccination camps that have exploited the heightened demand for Covid-19 jabs in the country in recent weeks.

06/07/2021

Parliament Newsroom on July 6, 2021.

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* A group of people submitted a petition to call for the modernizing of the 2008 Alcohol Control Act, saying the current law is outdated.

* Amazon.com wants Federal Trade Commission chairman Lina Khan recused from matters involving the company because of her history criticising the online retailer as a threat to competition.

05/07/2021

Parliament Newsroom on July 5, 2021.

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* The political development committee of the House of Representatives has heard from the Thai Media Fund in regard to a complaint lodged against the latter for management irregularities.

* A growing global push to safeguard nature by pledging to protect about a third of the planet's land and oceans by 2030 will fall short unless biodiversity-rich South-east Asian nations get behind the ambitious proposal.