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Looking to India for relief: Growth in Indian tourist arrivals may alleviate COVID-19 fallout

By The Phuket News

 

The number of Indian tourists to Phuket can help balance the decreasing numbers of Chinese tourists in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, says Royal Phuket Marina CEO and Founder Gulu Lalvani. Photo: AoT Phuket

 

PHUKET: With the number of Chinese tourists coming to Phuket declining rapidly, increasing numbers of Indian tourists are set to be a boon for the island’s tourism sector, Gulu Lalvani, CEO and Founder of Royal Phuket Marina, has pointed out.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150543-looking-to-india-for-relief-growth-in-indian-tourist-arrivals-may-alleviate-covid-19-fallout/

 

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Covid-19 fears: Two Chinese nationals came on illegal shopping trip to Mae Sot

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Thai soldiers in Mae Sot on the kingdom's north western border caught two Chinese nationals trying to sneak across the Moei River back to Myanmar. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150545-covid-19-fears-two-chinese-nationals-came-on-illegal-shopping-trip-to-mae-sot/

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Was a bullet planted in his luggage?

American father trapped for months in Thailand

Author: Andrew Horansky

 

 

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio — It sounds almost too bizarre to believe.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150548-was-a-bullet-planted-in-his-luggage-american-father-trapped-for-months-in-thailand/

 

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Video: Grown man viciously attacks kid outside computer games shop in Thonburi - just teaching him a lesson says attacker

 

Thai caption: How dare you act above your station!!

 

CCTV caught the moments when a 30 year old man dragged a boy out of a computer games shop and mercilessly beat him.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150549-video-grown-man-viciously-attacks-kid-outside-computer-games-shop-in-thonburi-just-teaching-him-a-lesson-says-attacker/

 

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Japanese woman confirmed as coronavirus case for second time, weeks after initial recovery

By Daniel Leussink

 

Passersby wearing masks are seen at Sapporo station in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, February 26, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - A woman working as a tour-bus guide in Japan tested positive for the coronavirus for a second time, Osaka's prefectural government said on Wednesday, the first person in the country to do so amid growing concerns about the spread of the infection.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150552-japanese-woman-confirmed-as-coronavirus-case-for-second-time-weeks-after-initial-recovery/

 

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Koh Larn: Mountain of trash has all but disappeared after City Hall throws 7 million baht at the problem

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Koh Larn's infamous mountain of trash has been much reduced due to Pattaya City Hall's measures following a big budget allocation to address the problem, reported Thai media. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150555-koh-larn-mountain-of-trash-has-all-but-disappeared-after-city-hall-throws-7-million-baht-at-the-problem/

 

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Video: Driver trapped as fire engine overturns in Phuket

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A brief CCTV clip showed the moment that a water carrying fire engine overturned on the way to a fire in Phuket.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150557-video-driver-trapped-as-fire-engine-overturns-in-phuket/

 

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Parliament gets thorough clean-up for Covid-19 virus

By The Nation

 

 

A Parliament officer cleans the room and media workspace area to prevent the spread of the coronavirus (Covid

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150558-parliament-gets-thorough-clean-up-for-covid-19-virus/

 

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The Coronavirus effect – Phuket and hotel report

ByBill Barnett

 

 

by Bill Barnett, c9hotelworks.com

 

“Perhaps the biggest wild card is the mounting number of travel advisories across the globe based on Covid-19”

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/tourism/the-coronavirus-effect-phuket-and-hotel-report-1

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Chiang Mai hotels and the virus: Even discounting rooms is having no effect on tourist numbers

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News were the latest media to visit Chiang Mai and discover the disastrous effect that the coronavirus is having on tourism in the north.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150562-chiang-mai-hotels-and-the-virus-even-discounting-rooms-is-having-no-effect-on-tourist-numbers/

 

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Future Forward ex-MP exposes attempt to woo him to govt side 

By The Nation

 

Prasertpong Sornnuwat on podium

 

Former Future Forward member of Parliament Prasertpong Sornnuwat exposed on Wednesday (February 26) another telephone conversation involving Srinuan Boonlue, a former Future Forward MP who has now joined Bhumjaithai Party, of trying to persuade him to join the government side.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150585-future-forward-ex-mp-exposes-attempt-to-woo-him-to-govt-side/

 

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Don Mueang Airport ramps up virus controls

By The Nation

 

 

Passengers arriving at Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport from all countries and territories where Covid-19 has taken hold are now being separated for screening in an isolated area.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150588-don-mueang-airport-ramps-up-virus-controls/

 

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PM concerned about campus flash mobs

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has expressed concern over the proliferation of flash mobs at universities and high schools to protest against the dissolution of the Future Forward party, and the possibility that they may lead to confrontation and unrest.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150590-pm-prayut-concerned-about-campus-flash-mobs/

 

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PM defends biometric hardware procurement

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - A topic brought up in the current censure debate this morning is suspicions arising in the 2 billion baht immigration fingerprint and facial biometrics system enhancement project, which has been reported in the news previously.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150593-pm-defends-biometric-hardware-procurement/

 

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PM Prayut says government applies the principle of "Understand, Access and Develop" in South

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Title: PM Prayut says government applies the principle of "Understand, Access and Develop" in South

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150595-pm-prayut-says-government-applies-the-principle-of-understand-access-and-develop-in-south/

 

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University, high school students rise up for democracy

By The Nation

 

 

Students at several universities and a Bangkok high school were on Thursday (February 27) continuing protests that began on Monday over the government’s perceived undermining of the Constitution, which they blame for the pro-democracy Future Forward Party’s dissolution.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150596-university-high-school-students-rise-up-for-democracy/

 

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Thailand Now Has the World’s Worst Stock Market

By Anuchit Nguyen

 

Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg

 

Rising coronavirus cases in Thailand dimmed the outlook for a quick rebound in tourism, sending the nation’s equities benchmark to rank as the world’s worst performer.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150600-thailand-now-has-the-world’s-worst-stock-market/

 

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Bodies found in Chiang Rai pond linked to shootout with Army

By The Nation

 

 

Seven bodies have been retrieved from a pond in Chiang Mai close to the Myanmar border and to a cemetery where soldiers engaged in a firefight with suspected drug runners on Monday (February 24).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150602-bodies-found-in-chiang-rai-pond-linked-to-shootout-with-army/

 

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American man, 79, dies in fall from motorbike

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Rescue workers at the scene on Saiyuan Rd in Rawai yesterday morning (Feb 27). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Police have yet to confirm what caused the death of a 79-year-old American man who fell from his motorbike in Rawai yesterday morning (Feb 26).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150626-american-man-79-dies-in-fall-from-motorbike/

 

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BREAKING: Gunman opens fire at Bangkok shopping mall

 

 

A man has been arrested following a shooting incident at a shopping mall in Bangkok.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150628-breaking-gunman-opens-fire-at-bangkok-shopping-mall/

 

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Motorcycle taxi driver hospitalised in knife attack on Bangla Road

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Main: CCTV footage of the incident. Inset: The victim of the attack, Mr Piya Soonsanthia, who was hospitalised. Photos: Patong Police

 

PHUKET:-- A motorcycle taxi driver was left hospitalised following a knife attack on Bangla Road early this morning (Feb 27), Police confirmed to The Phuket News.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150629-motorcycle-taxi-driver-hospitalised-in-knife-attack-on-bangla-road/

 

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Thai Embassy in Tokyo urges people to avoid eating sashimi and other raw meat

By THE NATION

 

 

Thai Embassy in Tokyo, Japan, posted on its Facebook page on Thursday (February 27) that Covid-19 can be sterilised by 70 degrees Celsius of temperature in cooking.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150630-thai-embassy-in-tokyo-urges-people-to-avoid-eating-sashimi-and-other-raw-meat/

 

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‘Linkage centre’ aims to detect virus concealment

By The Nation

 

 

The Bangkok granddad who repeatedly denied having been to Japan and turned out to have picked up a Covid-19 infection there has triggered the establishment of a “surveillance data linkage centre” by the Immigration Bureau and Public Health Ministry.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150631-‘linkage-centre’-aims-to-detect-virus-concealment/

 

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10 million masks being distributed this month

By The Nation

 

 

The Internal Trade Department is speeding up packaging of protective facemasks and expects to distribute one million this week alone and at least 10 million this month.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150633-10-million-masks-being-distributed-this-month/

 

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Future Forward MPs are separating

By The Nation

 

Ekkapob Pianpises, Left, Pita Limjaroenrat, Right

 

Some of Future Forward Party MPs are ready to stand by their political views and join a party that’s still prenatal, whether founded by their MP colleague Ekkapob Pianpises or by Pita Limjaroenrat, who Future Forward leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit chose as his successor.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150634-future-forward-mps-are-separating/

 

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Assurances offered over infected family

By The Nation

 

 

The Public Health Ministry offered an update on Thursday (February 27) regarding the married couple who returned from Hokkaido, Japan, infected with the Covid-19 virus and apparently passed it on to their grandson.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150636-assurances-offered-over-infected-family/

 

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Thailand paves way to becoming top trail running destination

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Trail running events in Thailand have been increasingly popular, attracting more and more runners in the past few years. The Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) has joined forces with a leading global brand in trail running, Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB), to promote Thailand as the top trail running destination in Asia.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150638-thailand-paves-way-to-becoming-top-trail-running-destination/

 

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Thai tycoons in fray as Tesco sets bid deadline for $9 billion Asia business: sources

By Anshuman Daga

 

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A company logo is pictured outside a Tesco supermarket in Altrincham northern England, April 16, 2016. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - British retailer Tesco (TSCO.L) has asked bidders to submit binding offers for its Asian business by Friday, in a deal that will see Thai billionaires fight for an asset valued at up to $9 billion, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150640-thai-tycoons-in-fray-as-tesco-sets-bid-deadline-for-9-billion-asia-business-sources/

 

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Governments ramp up preparations for coronavirus pandemic

By Colin Packham, Josh Smith

 

Employees from a disinfection service company sanitize a shopping district in Seoul, South Korea, February 27, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

 

SYDNEY/SEOUL (Reuters) - Governments ramped up measures on Thursday to battle a looming global pandemic of the coronavirus as the number of new infections outside China for the first time surpassed new cases in the country where the outbreak began.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150641-governments-ramp-up-preparations-for-coronavirus-pandemic/

 

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Explainer: New battle between old Malaysian rivals Mahathir and Anwar

By Rozanna Latiff, Joseph Sipalan

 

Malaysia's Interim Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks during a news conference in Putrajaya, Malaysia, February 27, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

 

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The political chaos Mahathir Mohamad, 94, plunged Malaysia into this week by resigning as prime minister has turned into a new showdown between him and his old rival Anwar Ibrahim, 72.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150642-explainer-new-battle-between-old-malaysian-rivals-mahathir-and-anwar/