Medical facilities told to inform dept on Covid-19 tests

By The Nation

 

 

Department of Disease Control under the Ministry of Public Health has instructed all medical facilities that conduct lab tests for Covid-19 infection to inform the department of the results, adding that failure to do so will lead to a fine of Bt20,000 each.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150853-medical-facilities-told-to-inform-dept-on-covid-19-tests/

Mains water supply outage in Wichit

By The Phuket News

 

The PWA announcement. Photo: PWA

 

PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) has announced that the mains water supply will be shut-off in Wichit on Tuesday (Mar 3).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150878-mains-water-supply-outage-in-wichit/

 

Minister promises MotoGP in Buriram to be Covid-19 free

By THE NATION

 

 

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has promised effective preventive measures against Covid-19 as Thailand is still determined to host MotoGP next month.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150879-minister-promises-motogp-in-buriram-to-be-covid-19-free/

 

SET, Asian markets fall as fears of Covid-19 multiply

By The Nation

 

 

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) ended at 1,340.52 today (February 28), decreasing 54.56 points (3.91 per cent) over Thursday’s close with a high of 1,357.15 and a low of 1,337.00 on transactions worth a total of Bt86.502 billion.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150880-set-asian-markets-fall-as-fears-of-covid-19-multiply/

 

Facemask sales limited to pack a day

By THE NATION

 

 

You can now buy only one four-piece packet of facemasks per day, the Department of Internal Trade has decided, in a bid to maintain an adequate supply.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150881-facemask-sales-limited-to-pack-a-day/

 

Coronavirus now poses 'very high' risk at global level - WHO

By Stephanie Nebehay

 

Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference on the situation of the coronavirus (COVID-2019), in Geneva, Switzerland, February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

 

GENEVA (Reuters) - The risk of a global spread and impact of the coronavirus is now "very high", the highest level of alarm, but containment is still possible, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150882-coronavirus-now-poses-very-high-risk-at-global-level-who/

 

UK's Johnson says coronavirus top priority, as first Briton dies

By David Milliken and Guy Faulconbridge

 

FILE PHOTO - A woman wearing a protective mask travels on a Jubilee Line tube train in London, Britain, February 27, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson said slowing the spread of the coronavirus was now his government's top priority, shortly after news on Friday that the first Briton had died of the disease after contracting it on a cruise ship moored in Japan.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150883-uks-johnson-says-coronavirus-top-priority-as-first-briton-dies/

 

New Zealand PM Ardern says Australia's deportation policy is 'corrosive'

By Colin Packham

 

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison hold a joint press conference at Admiralty House in Sydney, Australia, February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's deportation policy is so "corrosive" that it has soured its bilateral relationship with New Zealand, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Friday, a rare bust-up between the two historic allies.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150884-new-zealand-pm-ardern-says-australias-deportation-policy-is-corrosive/

 

Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang shocked by eight-year ban

By Cecile Mantovani

 

FILE PHOTO: Chinese swimmer Sun Yang poses after a public hearing of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for the appeal filed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) against him and the Federation Internationale de Natation (FINA), at the Conference Centre of the Fairmont Le Montreux Palace, in Montreux, Switzerland November 15, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

 

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - China's top swimmer Sun Yang said he was shocked and would appeal after being handed an eight-year ban on Friday for a dope test violation that rules him out of the Tokyo Games.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150885-olympic-swimming-champion-sun-yang-shocked-by-eight-year-ban/

 

Norwich boost survival hopes with 1-0 win over Leicester

 

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Norwich City v Leicester City - Carrow Road, Norwich, Britain - February 28, 2020 Norwich City's Jamal Lewis and Max Aarons applaud fans after the match Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley

 

NORWICH, England (Reuters) - Norwich City's Jamal Lewis boosted their hopes of Premier League survival with a 70th-minute goal to beat visiting high-flyers Leicester City 1-0 and secure a vital three points on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150886-norwich-boost-survival-hopes-with-1-0-win-over-leicester/

 

True adopts anti-virus measures in stores, coffee shops

By THE NATION

 

 

True Corp has stepped up hygiene measures at 580 customer service shops and True Coffee outlets nationwide in a bid to help stop the spread of the Covid-19 virus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150888-true-adopts-anti-virus-measures-in-stores-coffee-shops/

 

Gold sees Bt300 plunge in value

By The Nation

 

 

The price of gold dropped sharply by Bt300 per baht weight on Friday (February 28), the Gold Traders Association reported at 5pm.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150889-gold-sees-bt300-plunge-in-value/

 

Kuwait to check visiting ships for coronavirus, evacuate citizens from Thailand

 

 

CAIRO (Reuters) - Kuwait will check visiting ships for the new coronavirus before allowing them to dock and require crew members to stay on board as part of measures to prevent the spread of the disease, state news agency KUNA said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150892-kuwait-to-check-visiting-ships-for-coronavirus-evacuate-citizens-from-thailand/

 

Samut Songkhram Prison runs virus drill

By The Nation

 

 

Inmates and staff of Samut Songkhram Central Prison had a drill on Friday (February 28) in a bid to prevent a Covid-19 virus outbreak.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150891-samut-songkhram-prison-runs-virus-drill/

 

AIS staff barred from overseas travel

By THE NATION

 

 

Advanced Info Service (AIS) announced on Friday (February 28) that, in a bid to contain the spread of the Covid-19 virus, it has asked employees to forego overseas travel, whether for personal or business purposes.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150894-ais-staff-barred-from-overseas-travel/

 

Study in support of vegan-food development amid growing trend

By THE NATION

 

 

In response to the growing trend of veganism around the world, the National Food Institute has conducted a market study in support of further development of the vegan-food industry in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150895-study-in-support-of-vegan-food-development-amid-growing-trend/

 

Salary halved for boss of Bangkok Airways

By THE NATION

 

 

Bangkok Airways Plc (BA) will impose stringent cost-reduction measures, including cutting the salaries of high-ranking executives, in response to the global economic slowdown and the impact of the Covid-19 virus, it said on Friday (February 28).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150897-salary-halved-for-boss-of-bangkok-airways/

 

Covid-19: Prestigious Bangkok international school admits it has to close because 60 teachers are in virus quarantine

 

 

The headmaster of the prestigious Harrow International School in Bangkok told a press conference yesterday that 60 of its staff members were in quarantine due to travelling to countries deemed risky in connection with the Covid-19 virus outbreak.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150898-covid-19-prestigious-bangkok-international-school-admits-it-has-to-close-because-60-teachers-are-in-virus-quarantine/

 

NESDB’s proposal for Thailand’s Generation Y

 

 

Concerned with the easy-going lifestyle of Thailand’s millennials, or Generation Y, and their ability to support efforts to drive the country forward over the next two decades, Thailand’s National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) has proposed a support system to encourage them to change their lifestyle to be more pro-active, more socially responsible and more enthusiastic about developing their career paths.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150900-nesdb’s-proposal-for-thailand’s-generation-y/

 

Covid-19 expected to hit event-organising business in 2020

By THE NATION

 

File photo

 

The event organising business this year is expected to drop 5 per cent from the current market value of between Bt13 billion and Bt14 billion as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak, Kreingkarn Kanjanapokin, co-chief executive officer of major event organiser Index Creative Village, said on Thursday (February 27).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150903-covid-19-expected-to-hit-event-organising-business-in-2020/

 

Time for picking up stocks with potential at lower prices, say analysts

By The Nation

 

 

Declining share prices amid sell-off in the Stock Exchange of Thailand, triggered by the Covid-19 outbreak, offers a good opportunity for investors to pick up stocks with rise potential at cheaper prices, say market analysts.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150905-time-for-picking-up-stocks-with-potential-at-lower-prices-say-analysts/

 

Thai economy continued on a downward trend in January

By The Nation

 

 

The Thai economy continued on a path of deceleration in January, contracting from the previous month in the value of merchandise exports excluding gold, manufacturing production, private investment indicators, and public spending, said Bank of Thailand today (February 28).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150906-thai-economy-continued-on-a-downward-trend-in-january/

 

 

Exporters allowed to keep more cash off-shore

By The Nation

 

Vachira Arromdee, Assistant Governor/Financial Markets Operations Group

 

The Bank of Thailand has allowed exporters to park more money aboard as a measure to tame strengthening of the baht against the currencies of Thailand's trade partners and help exporters better manage foreign exchange risks. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150911-exporters-allowed-to-keep-more-cash-off-shore/

 

Central Retail earmarks Bt18 bn for expansion

By THE NATION

 

Chief executive Yol Phokasub

 

Central Retail Corp (CRC) will invest Bt18 billion in expanding its markets this year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150915-central-retail-earmarks-bt18-bn-for-expansion/

 

$930 million set for Banpu investments this year

By THE NATION

 

Somruedee Chaimongkol, the company's chief executive officer

 

Banpu Plc, a leading integrated energy solutions company, has set an investment budget of US$930 million this year, said Somruedee Chaimongkol, the company's chief executive officer on Friday (February 28).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150917-930-million-set-for-banpu-investments-this-year/

 

Covid-19: Sa Kaeo governor urged to shut secondary entry points into Thailand after panic

 

 

Thai Caption: The 11 modified entry points

Image: 77kaoded

 

A meeting in the border province of Sa Kaeo was told that minor border crossings between Thailand and Cambodia should be sealed off to protect against the spread of the coronavirus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150925-covid-19-sa-kaeo-governor-urged-to-shut-secondary-entry-points-into-thailand-after-panic/

 

Koh Samui: Depressed man kills himself with circular saw in front of his young children

 

 

Thai Caption: Suicide with a circular saw

Image: Na Naew

 

A grisly sight greeted police and rescue teams on Koh Samui after reports that a young father had committed suicide.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150926-koh-samui-depressed-man-kills-himself-with-circular-saw-in-front-of-his-young-children/

 

Students' grief: Popular PE teacher dead after collision with train at crossing

 

 

Image: Sanook

 

Sanook reported that students in Khon Kaen province in north east Thailand went to the scene of a collision between a car and a train at a level crossing near their school.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150927-students-grief-popular-pe-teacher-dead-after-collision-with-train-at-crossing/

 

The Long Run: Water-saving measures rolled out to make reserves last as long as possible

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

A visitor stands near the low water level at Bang Wad reservoir on Wednesday (Feb 26). Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) Chief Graisorn Mahamad is urging all people across central and northern Phuket to conserve as much water as they can. The call comes as dwindling reserves start to dry up and drastic water-saving measures are leaving large populated areas without any tap water at all.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150928-the-long-run-water-saving-measures-rolled-out-to-make-reserves-last-as-long-as-possible/

 

Thundershowers forecast for upper Thailand

By THE NATION

 

 

Isolated thundershowers are forecast for the Central, the East and the South, the Thailand Meteorological Department forecast on Saturday (February 29).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150930-thundershowers-forecast-for-upper-thailand/