The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Sinopharm coronvirus vaccine for emergency use in Thailand.

Health authorities reported 34 new Covid-19 fatalities on Friday and another 3,759 cases, bringing the accumulated toll to 954 deaths and the number of cases since the start of the pandemic to 144,976.

HONG KONG: More than 34,000 Hongkongers applied for a new pathway to British citizenship in the first two months of the scheme, with 7,200 already approved, according to official figures released on Thursday.

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved for emergency use the coronavirus vaccine developed by China's Sinopharm, a senior FDA official said.

Thai Airways International Plc said that the Central Bankruptcy Court will decide on its restructuring proposal on June 15, after Friday's hearing was postponed to allow for the assessment of complaints filed by creditors against the plan.

TV show host Winyu Wongsurawat, or "Jonh Winyu", has reported to Bangkok police to acknowledge a charge of defaming Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in two Twitter posts.

Health authorities in England have reported cases of a new Covid-19 variant that was first detected in Thailand among people who had arrived from Egypt.

TOKYO: Japan will extend a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas on Friday until just a month before the Olympics, in a move that is likely to fuel concerns over whether the Games can be held safely.

HONG KONG: Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was among eight democracy activists handed new prison sentences on Friday for attending protests on the 70th anniversary of the founding of communist China that were followed by a sweeping crackdown.

PATTAYA: Thirty-two people, Thais and foreigners, were arrested at a restaurant in Pattaya where customers were drinking alcohol and smoking baraku on Thursday night.