Masked Crusader! Foreign woman praised for handing out face masks to Thais!

 

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Thai social media was full of praise for a western woman who was featured on a Facebook post handing out face masks. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145488-masked-crusader-foreign-woman-praised-for-handing out-face-masks-to-thais/

 

Southern Thai tourism decimated in wake of coronavirus outbreak

 

 

Thai Channel 7 reported that tourism in the south of Thailand was severely affected by cancellations as the effects of the coronavirus outbreak are felt. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145491-southern-thai-tourism-decimated-in-wake-of-coronavirus-outbreak/

 

Chiang Rai sets up medical centres to guard against Wuhan virus

By THE NATION

 

 

Chiang Rai Public Health Office has established emergency medical centres in 18 districts of Chiang Rai province as well as screening centres at Mae Fah Luang International Airport, Chiang Saen Commercial Port, Mae Sai and Chiang Khong border checkpoints to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus from infected people entering through those channels.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145493-chiang-rai-sets-up-medical-centres-to-guard-against-wuhan-virus/

 

Thai man gives himself up after murdering his neighbor with car in Ayuthaya - wais in apology

 

 

The Thai motorcycle taxi rider who drove a neighbor's car into the back of another neighbor killing him instantly, has given himself up to the Ayuthaya police. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145498-thai-man-gives-himself-up-after-murdering-his-neighbor-with-car-in-ayuthaya -wais-in-apology/

 

FAQs about 2019-nCoV by Samitivej Hospital

 

1. What is a coronavirus? 

Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses, which cause diseases ranging from a simple cold (some seasonal viruses are coronaviruses) to more severe diseases such as MERS or SARS. The virus identified in China is a new coronavirus. It has been referred to as 2019-nCoV. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145501-faqs-about-2019-ncov-by-samitivej-hospital/

 

Researchers to study Thai bat species’ ability to carry novel coronavirus

 

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Researchers at the Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases of Thailand’s Chulalongkorn University will join officials from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation in conducting a study on the ability of bat species in Thailand to carry novel coronavirus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145507-researchers-to-study-thai-bat-species’-ability-to-carry-novel-coronavirus/

 

Gold thief from Phang Nga arrested in Chalong

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Police at the gold shop in Thai Muang. Photo; Thai Muang Police

 

PHUKET: Police yesterday arrested a man in Chalong just one day after he stole a necklace worth more than B46,000 from a gold shop in Thai Muang in Phang Nga, north of Phuket.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145514-gold-thief-from-phang-nga-arrested-in-chalong/

 

Indian tourist robbed of 27,000 THB in Pattaya

 

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An Indian tourist in Pattaya says a transgender pickpocket robbed him of his wallet, which contained 27,000 baht.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145519-indian-tourist-robbed-of-27000-thb-in-pattaya/

 

Thailand’s popularity dips in Europe

By Don Ross

 

  

BANGKOK, 28 January 2020: There are certainly devils lurking in the details of Thailand’s tourist arrival statistics for 2019.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145529-thailand’s-popularity-dips-in-europe/

 

Thailand to screen arrivals from China as tally of virus infections hits 14

 

Health workers use infrared thermometers to check the temperature of tourists who arrive at Bangkok's Don Mueang Airport, Thailand, January 25, 2020. Picture taken January 25, 2020. REUTERS/Panumas Sanguanwong

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand announced plans on Tuesday to screen all arrivals from China for symptoms of a deadly virus and confirmed six more infections among such visitors, taking the southeast Asian nation's tally to 14, health officials said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145532-thailand-to-screen-arrivals-from-china-as-tally-of-virus-infections-hits-14/

 

Prawit orders officials to act against those using fire to clear their fields

By The Nation

 

 

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan has asked the Ministry of Interior to order local administration officials to control and stop the burning of field crops in the open.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145539-prawit-orders-officials-to-act-against-those-using-fire-to-clear-their-fields/

 

Thai evacuation plans on hold as ‘China confident it can control the situation’

By The Nation

 

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The plan to evacuate Thais stranded in China's Wuhan city are on hold after discussions with Chinese officials, Tana Weskosith, deputy permanent secretary, said. The Rapid Response Centre (RRC) has been working on an evacuation plan amid the coronavirus epidemic situation in China.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145540-thai-evacuation-plans-on-hold-as-‘china-confident-it-can-control-the-situation’/

 

Govt wants PTT to import LNG if it works out cheaper than domestic production

By THE NATION

 

Sontirat

 

Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong said today (January 28) that he ordered PTT to study the possibility of reducing its production of national gas extracted from the Gulf of Thailand and import more liquefied natural gas (LNG) from neighbouring countries to use in electricity generating.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145541-govt-wants-ptt-to-import-lng-if-it-works-out-cheaper-than-domestic-production/

 

TAT meets private sector to explore ways to assist operators hurt by virus outbreak

By THE NATION

 

 

The Tourism Authority of Thailand will hold a meeting with the private sector on Tuesday (January 28) to seek remedial measures for those in the tourism sector affected by the coronavirus outbreak, Minister of Tourism and Sports Pipat Ratchakitprakarn said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145542-tat-meets-private-sector-to-explore-ways-to-assist-operators-hurt-by-virus-outbreak/

 

Increase in revenue, cost reduction critical for THAI: Thaworn

By The Nation

 

 

Deputy Transport Minister Thaworn Senneam discussed the open sky policy and emphasised the importance of increasing revenue and reduction of expenses for Thai Airways International Pcl (THAI) to turnaround its fortunes and become a sustainable operation in the future.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145544-increase-in-revenue-cost-reduction-critical-for-thai-thaworn/

 

Nakhon Sawan parade celebrates Chinese New Year – and good health

By The Nation

 

 

Nakhon Sawan celebrated Chinese New Year with an annual parade of Paknampo’s “godfather” and “godmother” this morning (January 28). 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145549-nakhon-sawan-parade-celebrates-chinese-new-year-–-and-good-health/

 

Cabinet greenlights extension of Orange Line to the west

By THE NATION

 

 

The Cabinet on Tuesday (January 28) approved the route extension project of Mass Rapid Transit (MRT)'s Orange Line to western Bangkok, from the Cultural Centre to Bang Khun Non, said Deputy Government Spokesperson Traisulee Traisaranakul.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145555-cabinet-greenlights-extension-of-orange-line-to-the-west/

 

Thai police under scrutiny as record number of trafficking cases dismissed

By Nanchanok Wongsamuth

 

Migrant workers are detained by a military personnel during a crack down on illegal migrant workers at a market in Bangkok, Thailand, September 27, 2016. Picture taken September 27, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha - S1BEUEAHDCAA

 

BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Thai prosecutors turned down about a fifth of human trafficking cases sent to them by police last year, a soon-to-be released government report shows, raising concerns that police were on a drive to boost numbers to enhance Thailand's global image.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145561-thai-police-under-scrutiny-as-record-number-of-trafficking-cases-dismissed/

 

Thailand expects Chinese tourists to fall by two million this year

 

FILE PHOTO: Tourist are seen in a beach in Krabi, Thailand October 23, 2019. Picture taken October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand expects the number of Chinese tourists to fall by 2 million to 9 million this year due to the coronavirus oubreak in China, the Tourism Authority of Thailand said on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145567-thailand-expects-chinese-tourists-to-fall-by-two-million-this-year/

 

New rule allows growth of cannabis plants

By THE NATION

 

 

The Cabinet has agreed to the removal of cannabis from the narcotic list under an approved ministerial regulation of the Public Health Ministry, said Traisulee Traisaranakul, Deputy Government Spokesperson, on Tuesday (January 28).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145570-new-rule-allows-growth-of-cannabis-plants/

 

Russian killed in Jomtien motorbike accident

By The Nation

 

 

A Russian biker died after his head supposedly hit a tree in a motorcycle accident today (January 28) on Jomtien Sai 2 Road in Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri province.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145571-russian-killed-in-jomtien-motorbike-accident/

 

Respiratory problems on the rise in Phayao as field burning continues

By The Nation

 

 

Phayao is seeing an increasing number of patients with respiratory problems after PM 2.5 dust particles rose to an “unhealthy” level in the province.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145573-respiratory-problems-on-the-rise-in-phayao-as-field-burning-continues/

 

Ubon Ratchathani school shut for 2 days as influenza hits 200 students

By The Nation

 

 

Anuban Ban Nua Kemarat kindergarten in Ubon Ratchathani province announced it has closed for two days – January 28 and 29 – after some 200 students contracted influenza. 

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145574-ubon-ratchathani-school-shut-for-2-days-as-influenza-hits-200-students/

 

Current U.S. government is the worst in America's history - Iran president

 

FILE PHOTO: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks at a news conference on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, U.S., September 26, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

 

DUBAI (Reuters) - The current U.S. government is the worst in the history of America, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in a speech broadcast live on state TV on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145580-current-us-government-is-the-worst-in-americas-history-iran-president/

 

Person in Japan who has not visited Wuhan contracts coronavirus - ministry

 

Pedestrians wearing masks stand in front of a crosswalk at a shopping district in Tokyo, Japan, January 28, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - A person in Japan who had not visited the Chinese city of Wuhan has contracted the new coronavirus, Japan’s health ministry said Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145581-person-in-japan-who-has-not-visited-wuhan-contracts-coronavirus-ministry/

 

UK's no-deal Brexit ad blitz did not leave Britain better prepared - watchdog

 

FILE PHOTO: A man walks past an UK government Brexit information campaign poster at a bus stop in central London, Britain, October 15, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to launch one of the biggest advertising campaigns since World War Two to get Britain ready for a no-deal Brexit was largely ineffective, according to a report by the government’s spending watchdog.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145583-uks-no-deal-brexit-ad-blitz-did-not-leave-britain-better-prepared-watchdog/

 

China says WHO chief against virus-related evacuations, as countries plan pull-outs

By Tony Munroe, Gabriel D. Crossley

 

People wear masks as they wait for their train at a subway station in Shanghai, China January 28, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - The head of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday he was confident in China’s ability to contain a new coronavirus that has killed 106 people and that he did not think foreigners should be evacuated, China’s foreign ministry said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145584-china-says-who-chief-against-virus-related-evacuations-as-countries-plan-pull-outs/

 

EIT now teaches how to make a DIY air particle counter

 

 

CHIANG MAI(NNT) - The Engineering Institute of Thailand (EIT) has opened free workshops for those interested, and will be installing these devices in remote communities and schools in Chiang Mai.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145586-eit-now-teaches-how-to-make-a-diy-air-particle-counter/

 

Transport Ministry to promote rail transport to 30% of national logistics

 

 

BANGKOK(NNT) - The Ministry of Transport is working to increase the utilization of the railway network, to transport more passengers, ordering the Department of Rail Transport to improve services and make transportation by rail 30 percent of national logistics.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145587-transport-ministry-to-promote-rail-transport-to-30-of-national-logistics/

 

Phuket Grab motorbike drivers strike for B10 more delivery charge

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The Phuket Grab motorbike riders staged their protest at Saphan Hin this morning (Jan 28). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET:-- About half of Phuket’s Grab motorbike riders who make most of their wages delivering food across the island went on strike today in their plea for a B10 surcharge to be implemented to boost their incomes.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145589-phuket-grab-motorbike-drivers-strike-for-b10-more-delivery-charge/