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Thais overstaying visa in South Korea allowed to leave before June 30

By THE NATION

 

 

Thais who have overstayed their visa in South Korea could report to the local immigration offices to express their willingness to leave the country by June 30, Cherdchai Atthakorn, Department of Information director-general and Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, said on Monday (March 2).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1151384-coronavirus-skorea-gives-amnesty-to-overstaying-thais-who-want-to-return-home/

 

 

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Covid-19: Put Thai prostitutes returning from Korea on an island in quarantine, social media goes ape as 5000 set to return

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Fears that about 5,000 people who are set to return to Thailand from South Korea may be carrying the deadly Covid-19 virus has caused great concern on Thai social media. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1151386-covid-19-put-thai-prostitutes-returning-from-korea-on-an-island-in-quarantine-social-media-goes-ape-as-5000-set-to-return/

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Thailand told to brace for thunderstorms and HAIL this week

 

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Thailand is set to be hit by thunderstorms, strong winds and even hail over the coming days.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1151388-thailand-told-to-brace-for-thunderstorms-and-hail-this-week/

 

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Video: Three kids on a bike going through a red light in north east Thailand

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

CCTV footage from Chaiyaphum in north east Thailand last night showed three teens on a motorbike go through a red light.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1151391-video-three-kids-on-a-bike-going-through-a-red-light-in-north-east-thailand/

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Anutin and the virus: Advises Thais to make DIY masks - that'll teach the hoarders a lesson!

 

Picture: Spring News

 

Thailand's embattled health minister has made another outburst about Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1151398-anutin-and-the-virus-advises-thais-to-make-diy-masks-thatll-teach-the-hoarders-a-lesson/

 

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TCC 'plans $10-billion loan' to fund bid for Tesco in Thailand, Malaysia.

By The Nation

 

 

Corporate giant TCC Group plans to fund its bid for Tesco with a $10-billion two-year loan, Bloomberg reported.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1151401-tcc-plans-10-billion-loan-to-fund-bid-for-tesco-in-thailand-malaysia/

 

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Suriya says PM has not told him about Cabinet reshuffle

By The Nation

 

Suriya Juangroongruangkit

 

Industry Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit declined to confirm a rumour that he was being transferred as Minister of Power in a Cabinet reshuffle planned by the Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1151410-suriya-says-pm-prayut-has-not-told-him-about-cabinet-reshuffle/

 

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Russian tourists rescued after blown offshore on inflatable rings

By Khunanya Wanchanwet

 

The two women were rescued floating on the inflatable rings some three kilometres offshore from Karon. Photo: Karon Marine safety Center

 

PHUKET: Two Russian women on holiday in Phuket were rescued some three kilometres from Karon Beach yesterday afternoon (Mar 2) after the women were blown offshore on pink inflatable rings at Freedom Beach earlier in the day.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1151414-russian-tourists-rescued-after-blown-offshore-on-inflatable-rings/

 

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Two men escape serious injuries as car flips

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The wipeout occurred on the busy Thepkrasattri Rd at about midday yesterday (Mar 2). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Two men escaped serious injuries after the car they were travelling in swerved out of control and struck a light pole on the central reservation then flipped, landing on its roof on the other side of Thepkrasattri Rd in Mai Khao yesterday (Mar 2).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1151415-two-men-escape-serious-injuries-as-car-flips/

 

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Minister pushes for prosecution of woman who put out 'false message' on Covid-19

By The Nation

 

 

Digital Economy Minister Puttipong Punnakanta has sought an arrest warrant from the court and police action against a woman suspected of spreading fake news about Covid-19 in Huai Khwang district, Bangkok, on Tuesday morning.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1151438-minister-pushes-for-prosecution-of-woman-who-put-out-false-message-on-covid-19/

 

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Cabinet to be asked to allocate money for more face masks 

By The Nation

 

Anupong Paochinda, File Photo

 

The Cabinet is being asked today (March 3) to approve a budget of Bt225 million for face masks amid the Covid-19 situation, Interior Minister General Anupong Paochinda said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1151440-cabinet-to-be-asked-to-allocate-money-for-more-face-masks/

 

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2 out of 7 Thais returning from S Korea suspected to have Covid-19

By The Nation

 

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Suvarnabhumi Airport immigration police today (March 3) found that two out of seven Thai labourers returning from South Korea were suspected of being infected with the Covid-19 coronavirus as they have a fever. The two have been sent to hospital for monitoring and the others have been ordered detained at their residences for 14 days. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1151442-2-out-of-7-thais-returning-from-s-korea-suspected-to-have-covid-19/

 

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No Thai law to mandate quarantine of Thais returning from South Korea – DPM Prawit

 

 

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said today that Thailand has no law that can force Thais, working illegally in South Korea, into quarantine upon their return. There has been widespread concern expressed on social media about the returnees representing a risk of a widespread outbreak of COVID-19 in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1151443-no-thai-law-to-mandate-quarantine-of-thais-returning-from-south-korea-–-dpm-prawit/

 

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Thai exports may decline 1.5% this year on virus impact - shippers' council

 

FILE PHOTO: People shop at a supermarket inside a department store in central Bangkok, Thailand, December 28, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's exports may contract 1.5% this year, hurt by the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on demand and supply chains, a Thai shipping association said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1151446-thai-exports-may-decline-15-this-year-on-virus-impact-shippers-council/

 

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As many as ‘100,000’ Thai labourers could be returning from South Korea

By The Nation

 

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The number of Thai labourers returning from South Korea might reach 100,000 as some have been illegally working in that country, Deputy Permanent Secretary and Public Health Ministry spokesman Dr Opas Karnkawinpong said, requesting all Thais in South Korea to call hotline 1422 and enter self-quarantine for 14 days.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1151450-as-many-as-‘100000’-thai-labourers-could-be-returning-from-south-korea/

 

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Pilot project aims to tackle illegal disposal of industrial waste

By THE NATION

 

 

The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand has launched a pilot project on waste monitoring, aiming to reduce illegal disposal of industrial waste in Thailand, Porntep Puripatana, the deputy governor of special affairs, said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1151453-pilot-project-aims-to-tackle-illegal-disposal-of-industrial-waste/

 

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Energy minister wants forum for ‘exchanging ideas’ with protesting students

By The Nation

 

Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong

 

Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong said today (March 3) that the Cabinet must work together to solve many issues, including listening to protesting students and dealing with the Covid-19 coronavirus, which is affecting the economy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1151456-energy-minister-wants-forum-for-‘exchanging-ideas’-with-protesting-students/

 

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Fortune Town shopping mall fire put out

By THE NATION

 

 

Firefighters spent 20 minutes to extinguish a fire at Fortune Town shopping mall on Ratchadapisek Road in Bangkok’s Dindaeng district early this morning (March 3). There was no reports of any injuries or deaths.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1151459-fortune-town-shopping-mall-fire-put-out/

 

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Coffee Fest 2020 postponed

 

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The Specialty Coffee Association of Thailand announced it has postpone

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1151462-coffee-fest-2020-postponed/

 

 

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Ministry updates list of high-risk destinations

By The Nation

 

 

Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Tuesday (March 3) approved the latest list of countries and territories at high risk of the Covid-19 infection: Japan, Germany, South Korea, China (including Hong Kong and Macau), Taiwan, France, Singapore, Italy, and Iran.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1151477-ministry-updates-list-of-high-risk-destinations/

 

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PM orders measures to deal with virus crisis

By The Nation

 

Uttama Savanayana, Left, Somkid Jatusripitak, Right

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered measures to handle the Covid-19 outbreak and ease the impacts from the virus, government spokesperson Narumon Pinyosinwat said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1151478-pm-orders-measures-to-deal-with-virus-crisis/

 

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Female prisoners to produce face masks

By The Nation

 

Minister of Justice Somsak Thepsutin

 

Inmates at five state prisons for females will help produce face masks for sales at low price, said Minister of Justice Somsak Thepsutin on Tuesday (March 3).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1151481-female-prisoners-to-produce-face-masks/

 

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Motor show put off amid virus concerns

By THE NATION

 

 

The operator has postponed the 41st Bangkok International Motor Show for around one month, due to concerns of Covid-19 , the report said on Tuesday (March 3).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1151483-motor-show-put-off-amid-virus-concerns/

 

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Man-made canal suffers saltwater woes

By The Nation

 

Jirasak “Man” Meesuang

 

A buffalo farmer in Hat Yai district of Songkhla province spent 17 years digging a canal in support of the livelihood of his fellow villagers. 

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1151484-man-made-canal-suffers-saltwater-woes/

 

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Songkhla residents consume kariyat medicine as protection against Covid-19

By The Nation

 

 

Songkhla residents are flocking to buy kariyat herbal medicine to protect themselves against the Covid-19 virus.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1151486-songkhla-residents-consume-kariyat-medicine-as-protection-against-covid-19/

 

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Michigan man rescued after lost in Phuket jungle

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

American David Mitchell is brought ashore at Nai Thon Beach early yesterday evening (Mar 2). Photo: Phuket Tourist Police

 

PHUKET:-- A 48-year-old man from Michigan was rescued late yesterday (Mar 2) after he spent six hours lost in jungle on Phuket’s west coast while trying to walk from Nai Yang Beach to Nai Thon Beach just a handful of kilometres away.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1151487-michigan-man-rescued-after-lost-in-phuket-jungle/

 

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South Korean president declares war on coronavirus as sect leader tests negative

By Sangmi Cha, Ju-min Park

 

FILE PHOTO: People wearing masks stand in a line to buy face masks in front of a drug store amid the rise in confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease of COVID-19 in Daegu, South Korea, March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea’s president declared war on the coronavirus on Tuesday, ordering additional hospital beds and more face masks to be made available as the number of cases rose by 974 in the worst epidemic of any nation outside China.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1151488-south-korean-president-declares-war-on-coronavirus-as-sect-leader-tests-negative/

 

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China urges overseas Chinese to stay away as imported virus cases rise

 

People line up to register their temperature and personal details as they arrive for work at an office building in Beijing, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, China, March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities on Tuesday asked overseas Chinese to reconsider or minimise their travel plans as the coronavirus epidemic spreads across the world and prompts an uptick of imported cases arriving in the country.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1151489-china-urges-overseas-chinese-to-stay-away-as-imported-virus-cases-rise/

 

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Krabi aims to woo more tourists from Europe as visitor arrivals dwindle

By THE NATION

 

 

The Tourism Council of Krabi and related parties are discussing a plan to woo tourists from six European markets after a sharp decline in visitors to the island amid the Covid-19 outbreak.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1151491-krabi-aims-to-woo-more-tourists-from-europe-as-visitor-arrivals-dwindle/

 

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Mulan: Disney drop character following #MeToo movement

 

Li Shang was voiced by BD Wong in the original 1998 film / DISNEY

 

A Disney producer says the character Li Shang is missing from the live-action remake of Mulan, as his storyline is not "appropriate" in the #MeToo era.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1151492-mulan-disney-drop-character-following-metoo-movement/