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Buddhist monks wear face masks to protect themselves from the coronavirus during a morning alms offerings at Marble Temple in Bangkok, Thailand Friday, April 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thailand gov’t negotiating to buy Pfizer coronavirus vaccine

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Festival attendees pour water on the monks at Wat Budhametta Mahabaramee in Gautier, Miss., on April 11, 2021. During Songkran, water symbolizes the washing away of wrongdoing and bad things from the past year. (Isabelle Taft/The Sun Herald via AP)

From Thailand to Gautier, monk transforms home into temple

By ISABELLE TAFT and The Sun-Herald - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2021, file photo, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha holds samples of Sinovac vaccine during a ceremony to mark the arrival of 200,000 doses of the Sinovac vaccine shipment at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok, Thailand. Prayuth was not particularly lauded for his leadership last year against the coronavirus, but for much of 2020 Thailand fought the disease to a standstill, with low infection and death rates envied by more developed countries. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)

Bangkok nightlife clusters expose Thailand’s virus stumbles

By BUSABA SIVASOMBOON and GRANT PECK - Associated Press

People spend the first day of the Songkran New Year holidays at Nang Rong beach in Chonburi, Thailand Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Thailand on Tuesday recorded almost 1,000 cases for the third straight day, as health officials worry that the number of new infections could be far higher after this week's traditional Thai New Year holiday. (AP Photo/Penny Yi Wang)

Thailand records more than 900 cases for third day in a row

By FU TING - Associated Press

People wait for the the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccination in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, April 12, 2021. Thailand's Health Ministry warned Sunday that restrictions may need to be tightened to slow the spread of a fresh coronavirus wave, as the country hit a daily record for new cases. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thailand sees record new infections ahead of major festival

By PATRICK QUINN and BUSABA SIVASOMBOON - Associated Press

A health worker administers a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to a Buddhist monk at Nak Prok Temple in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, April 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thailand hits new daily record with nearly 1,000 virus cases

By BUSABA SIVASOMBOON - Associated Press

A health worker administers a dose of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine to a person working at an entertainment venue where a new cluster of COVID-19 infections was found, in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, April 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thailand confirms first local cases of coronavirus variant

By BUSABA SIVASOMBOON - Associated Press

Thailand orders bar closings in capital to stop virus spread

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A surfer catches a wave as the sun sets over Kata Beach on the resort island of Phuket, Thailand on Sunday, May 26, 2019. Thailand plans to allow vaccinated foreigners to visit the southern resort island of Phuket without quarantining on arrival in a step toward reviving the country's big but battered tourism industry. (AP Photo/Adam Schreck)

Thailand reduces quarantine, paperwork for vaccinated

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5 Thai activists indicted over alleged attempt to harm queen

By CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL - Associated Press

An injured ethnic Karen villager from Myanmar rests as she is treated after crossing the Salawin river via boat at Ban Mae Sam Laep Health Center, Mae Hong Son province, Thailand on Tuesday March 30, 2021. The weekend strikes by the Myanmar military, which sent ethnic people to seek safety in Thailand, represented another escalation in the violent crackdown by Myanmar’s junta on protests of its Feb. 1 takeover. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thailand denies forcing fleeing villagers back to Myanmar

By Tassanee Vejpongsa - Associated Press

In this March 13, 2014, file photo, tourists spend time on Patong Beach in Phuket province, southern Thailand. Seeking to restart its big but battered tourist industry due to the coronavirus pandemic, Thailand plans to allow foreign tourists who have been vaccinated to visit the southern resort island of Phuket without being quarantined on arrival in the country, a top tourism official has announced. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)

Thailand plans quarantine-free entry for vaccinated tourists

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Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha arrives to speak to the media during a press conference at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thailand ‘land bridge’ could rewire trade, balance of power

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

Sparks fly from the barrel of a gun used by riot police to disperse protesters who removed container vans used as a barricade in front of the Grand Palace Saturday, March 20, 2021 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand's student-led pro-democracy movement is holding a rally in the Thai capital, seeking to press demands that include freedom for their leaders, who are being held without bail on charges of defaming the monarchy. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thai police use tear gas, rubber bullets to break up protest

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FILE - In this March 14, 2017, file photo, customs officers display seized rhino horns during a press conference at the Suvarnabhumi airport, Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand's anti-money laundering authorities said Thursday they have seized or frozen more than 330 million baht ($11 million) in assets in a sting operation against a suspected wildlife trafficking ring. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)

Thailand says $11M seized in wildlife trafficking sting

By ELAINE KURTENBACH - Associated Press

In this photo released by Government Spokesman Office, Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, front left, receives a shot of the AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine at government house in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, March 16, 2021. (Government Spokesman Office via AP)

Thai PM gets AstraZeneca jab, 1 Asian country suspends

By PATRICK QUINN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 27, 2020, file photo, Thailand Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha attends a signing ceremony at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand. Prayuth says he has assigned the Royal Thai Army to investigate after Facebook Inc. removed 185 accounts and groups allegedly engaged in an information-influencing operation in Thailand run by the military. (Chalinee Thirasupa/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Thailand probes Facebook’s removal of army-linked accounts

By CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL - Associated Press

Migrant workers from Myanmar flash the three-finger protest gesture while they hold banners with images of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi before participating in a march by Thai pro-democracy activists to the residence of Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021 in Bangkok, Thailand. The group joined the march after Prayuth met with the Myanmar Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin in Bangkok earlier in the week. Security forces in Myanmar have made mass arrests and appeared to use lethal force as they intensify their efforts to break up protests a month after the military staged a coup. (AP Photo/Fu Ting)

Thai marchers link their democracy cause to Myanmar protests

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Thai activist Somyot Pruksakasemsuk, left Parit Chiwarak, and Arnon Nampha raise a three-finger salute, a symbol of resistance, as they arrive at the criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Four activists, including Somyot, Parit, and Arnon, from Thailand's prodemocracy movement reported themselves to the court on Tuesday as they are formally charge of defaming the monarchy, as the authorities step up legal actions against protesters accused of insulting the royal institution. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Prosecutors in Thailand file charges against protest leaders

By CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL - Associated Press

An immigration officer stand beside a group of foreigners in front of police station to attend a court hearing through video conferencing on Koh Phangan island, Surat Thani province, southern Thailand, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. An illicit party in a bar on the popular island ended in a mass legal hangover on Thursday when a court handed out jail terms and fines to more than a hundred revelers for breaking national COVID restrictions. (AP Photo)

Partygoers fined for flouting COVID-19 rules on Thai island

By TASANEE VEJPONGSA - Associated Press