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To get all the latest news and information about Thailand, go to https://thethaiger.com. Like and subscribe our YouTube channel too. Go on, right now :) You can also LIKE our Facebook page   / thethaigernews   to get even more information about Thailand. Thai airlines and hotels say that the tourism crisis in the year ahead is set to dwarf last year’s in terms of its impact, a lack of customers, and an absence of government aid. Asia Aviation, the largest shareholder in Thai AirAsia, is warning that when international tourism eventually does resume, there may not be enough suppliers to meet demand as most operators have had to cut back operations and forgo leasing arrangements for planes. Despite the government’s domestic tourism stimulus campaign, over 1.3 million airline seats, out of a quota of 2 million, remain unused. Even though the subsidy was increased from 2,000 to 3,000 baht, the low take-up shows people’s reluctance to fly at the moment, opting to travel to destinations within driving distance instead. Meanwhile, the National Economic and Social Development Council stated that international tourism numbers are likely to drop to 3.2 million just year, half that of last year’s 6.7 million arrivals. Even the ever-optimistic Thai Tourism Minister slashed his projections for the year’s tourism in half over the past month. The leader of the opposition Seri Ruam Thai Party made the assertion at the start of the 4-day debate yesterday. The PM has rebutted the claim, claiming the information was simply taken from the media and solid evidence and witnesses had not been presented to back the claim. During the opening address of the censure debate, the leader of the opposition said the they would expose irregularities in Thailand’s administration by the current government and "unmask" PM Prayut, whom they allege has had a monopoly on power and damaged the country. This will be the second time the government is censured by the opposition in a no-confidence debate after having stayed in office for almost two years. Thailand’s national carrier, Thai Airways, has been put to use to transport 200,000 doses of a Covid-19 vaccine from China to Bangkok, arriving next week. The CoronaVac vaccine from Chinese manufacturer, Sinovac, will be the first Covid-19 vaccine to be administered in the Kingdom. Thai Airways flight TG675 will take off from Beijing next Wednesday morning. On board will be the first 200,000 vaccine doses, out of a total of 2 million ordered by the government from the supplier. It’s understood the vaccine will be transported in temperature-controlled containers and can be stored at normal fridge temperatures. The Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul says the Food and Drug Administration will approve the vaccine for emergency use, with priority going to frontline healthcare workers and other vulnerable groups. A human rights lawyer says a further 18 political activists, including 3 leaders of the Ratsadon pro-democracy group, could face prosecution. The Centre for Human Rights Lawyers says the activists will appear before prosecutors today, where they face charges related to last September’s protests at Thammasat University and Sanam Luang in Bangkok. 3 protest leaders have been charged with various offences including violation of Thailand’s strict lèse majesté law, which prohibits insulting, criticising, or defaming the monarchy. Noraseth says he plans to ask for a delay to indictment proceedings for the 18 accused, to give police more time to question defence witnesses. It’s understood a number of university lecturers and MPs from the opposition Kao Klai party are willing to act as bail guarantors for the 18. However, there is no guarantee that the court will agree to bail, particularly in the case of the 3 charged with lèse majesté offences. Whilst the Covid-19 pandemic has plunged many people around the world into financial hardship, and many individuals, including Thai citizens, have turned to producing their own home made adult content on the British social media platform OnlyFans, to make ends meet… so to speak. Even Thailand's harsh pornography laws don't seem to deter desperate content creators, some of whom said they had to resort to the infamous social media platform "to get through the pandemic". In fact, he said, they risk being prosecuted under existing laws. Finally, and not related to the last story… Rescue workers in Bangkok received an unusual call for help from a hospital in the Nong Khaem district on Sunday. A caller from the local hospital reported that they needed help treating a man who’d got his finger trapped in a metal ring. But when rescue workers arrived at the hospital, it was in fact the man’s penis that was stuck inside an iron ring. The hospital did not have the necessary equipment to remove the item, which was around 2 millimetres in thickness … the ring that is!