Jonathan Fairfield Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 COVID-19: Thai Consulate in Penang requires some foreigners to provide medical certificate The Thai Royal Consulate in Penang Malaysia has announced that some foreigners are now required to provide a medical certificate together with their visa application. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1152518-covid-19-thai-consulate-in-penang-requires-some-foreigners-to-provide-medical-certificate/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 Thailand tourist arrivals in February fall 44.3% due to coronavirus By Kitiphong Thaichareon FILE PHOTO: Chinese tourists pose for a picture inside the Grand Palace in Bangkok May 24, 2014. REUTERS/Erik De Castro BANGKOK (Reuters) - The number of tourist arrivals in Thailand fell 44.3% in February from a year earlier due to the coronavirus epidemic, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) said on Monday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1152521-thailand tourist-arrivals-in-february-fall-443-due-to-coronavirus/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 Bt10,000 reward for arrest of illegal labourers who don’t undergo self-quarantine By The Nation File Photo Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob today (March 9) announced that a reward of Bt10,000 would be given for the arrest of each illegal Thai worker returning from South Korea who "escapes" airport disease checkpoints or does not undergo 14 days of self-quarantine. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1152524-bt10000-reward-for-arrest-of-illegal-labourers-who-don’t-undergo-self-quarantine/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 Most CEOs not confident of govt's Covid-19 measures By THE NATION FILE PHOTO: Commuters wearing protective masks walk inside the MRT subway in Bangkok February 24, 2020. ― Reuters A majority (53.3%) of chief executive officers were not confident of the government's handling of the Covid-19 outbreak, according to a CEO Survey by Krungthep Thurakit newspaper on their business strategies in response to the epidemic. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1152526-most-ceos-not-confident-of-govts-covid-19-measures/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Fairfield Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 CP Group's $10 billion Tesco deal to test mettle of Thailand's new antitrust watchdog By Chayut Setboonsarng and Anshuman Daga FILE PHOTO: A Tesco sign outside one of the supermarket group's stores in Altrincham, northern England, April 16, 2016. REUTERS/Phil Noble BANGKOK/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - CP Group's $10 billion deal to buy Tesco PLC's <TSCO.L> 2,000 Thai retail outlets marks the end of a three-way tycoon tussle - and the beginning of the first engagement for Thailand's newly powerful antitrust watchdog. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1152514-tesco-agrees-sale-of-businesses-in-thailand-malaysia-for-106-billion-to-cp-group/?tab=comments#comment-15140570 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Coronavirus shock, oil crash sinks world stocks By Karin Strohecker, Wayne Cole and Sumeet Chatterjee FILE PHOTO: Passersby wearing protective face masks, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, are reflected on a screen displaying stock prices outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan March 6, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato LONDON/SYDNEY/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Global stocks plunged on Monday and prices for crude oil tumbled as much as 33% after Saudi Arabia launched a price war with Russia, sending investors already panicked by the coronavirus fleeing for the safety of bonds and the yen. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1152539-coronavirus-shock-oil-crash-sinks-world-stocks/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Cruise ship turned away by Malaysia, Thailand over coronavirus to dock in Singapore SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore will allow cruise ship Costa Fortuna to dock in the city-state on Tuesday, authorities said, after it was turned away from ports in Malaysia and Thailand over coronavirus fears. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1152540-cruise-ship-turned-away-by-malaysia-thailand-over-coronavirus-to-dock-in-singapore/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 PTT turns to oil stock management as prices plunge By The Nation Chansin Treenuchagron, PTT President and Chief Executive Officer PTT is accelerating oil stock management after a 30 per cent price plunge in the global market while expecting the situation to be short-lived. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1152541-ptt-turns-to-oil-stock-management-as-prices-plunge/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Police hunt for firestarter after Kamala hills trash fire flares up By The Phuket News Firefighters struggled for more than seven hours to contain the blaze yesterday only for it to flare up again this morning. Photo: Kusoldharm Foundation PHUKET:-- Police have been asked to track down who started a trash fire in the hills behind Kamala yesterday (Mar. 8 ) after the flames quickly scorched through the dry grass in the area and endangered local residents’ homes. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1152544-police-hunt-for-firestarter-after-kamala-hills-trash-fire-flares-up/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 A daring mother who overcame Thai education’s obstacles Salinee Geasee Sornsawan Geasee, 5, and her kid brother Thianravit Geasee, 3, must be wondering why their mother always acted weird in front of them. Instead of talking to them in Thai like all adults in the neighborhood and elsewhere, she chitchatted with them, reprimanded them or gave them instructions in English. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1152547-a-daring-mother-who-overcame-thai-education’s-obstacles/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Real tests await Pita as leader of Future Forward’s reincarnation Photo from Pita Limjaroenrat Facebook With just two years in the field of politics, Pita Limjaroenrat has taken on the challenging mission of leading more than 50 MPs elected under the banner of the now-defunct Future Forward Party in their fight for democracy. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1152548-real-tests-await-pita-as-leader-of-future-forward’s-reincarnation/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 ‘Lightning rod’ Thammanat keeps fingers crossed as Cabinet shake-up looms Photo from @Thamanat Phayao After surviving the recent censure debate with bruises, embattled Deputy Agriculture Minister Thammanat Prompao faces further controversy after his close aide was accused of colluding with a profiteer who allegedly hoarded millions of face masks. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1152549-‘lightning-rod’-thammanat-keeps-fingers-crossed-as-cabinet-shake-up-looms/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 PM scraps 2,000 baht giveaway plan File photo from Thai Government The Government has backed down over its plan to give two 1,000 baht handouts to every low-income earner, to help ease their hardship in light of the economic slowdown and COVID-19. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1152550-pm-scraps-2000-baht-giveaway-plan/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Double-track railway project 41 per cent complete By THE NATION More than 41 per cent of the double-track railway construction between Map Kabao and Thanon Chira Junction stations has been finished and the project would be completed by 2022. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1152551-double-track-railway-project-41-per-cent-complete/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 DIT officials, police pay company a visit over case of alleged mask hoarding, sale By THE NATION Department of Internal Trade (DIT) officials accompanied by police visited a mask company today (March 9), which is at the centre of a case to do with alleged hoarding and planned mask sales to China. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1152552-dit-officials-police-pay-company-a-visit-over-case-of-alleged-mask-hoarding-sale/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Trial of suspects in 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 opens Piet Ploeg, the head of the MH17 Disaster Foundation arrives at the criminal trial against four suspects in the July 2014 downing of flight MH17 in Badhoevedorp, Netherlands, March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The trial opened in the Netherlands on Monday of three Russians and a Ukrainian over the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 on July 17, 2014. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1152554-trial-of-suspects-in-2014-downing-of-malaysia-airlines-flight-17-opens/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 China firm develops system to recognise faces behind coronavirus masks By Martin Pollard A software engineer works on a facial recognition program that identifies people when they wear a face mask at the development lab of the Chinese electronics manufacturer Hanwang (Hanvon) Technology in Beijing as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), China, March 6, 2020. Picture taken March 6, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese company says it has developed the country’s first facial recognition technology that can identify people when they are wearing a mask, as most are these days because of the coronavirus, and help in the fight against the disease. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1152557-china-firm-develops-system-to-recognise-faces-behind-coronavirus-masks/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Australia sues Facebook, alleges breach of user data By Byron Kaye FILE PHOTO: A Facebook logo is displayed on a smartphone in this illustration taken January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian privacy regulator filed a lawsuit against Facebook Inc (FB.O), accusing the social media giant of sharing the personal details of more than 300,000 people with political consultant Cambridge Analytica without their knowledge. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1152558-australia-sues-facebook-alleges-breach-of-user-data/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Woman’s body found lodged in Thalang water pipe By Eakkapop Thongtub Police and rescue workers at the site where the woman’s body was found, lodged in a water pipe. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET:-- A female body was found lodged in a pipe at a waterway behind Tharue Shrine in Moo 3, Srisoonthorn, Thalang, yesterday (Mar 8). Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1152559-woman’s-body-found-lodged-in-thalang-water-pipe/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Khao San Road Songkran CANCELLED - but water fights may still go ahead A number of Songkran events due to be held on Khao San Road have been cancelled. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1152561-khao-san-road-songkran-cancelled-but-water-fights-may-still-go-ahead/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Phuket Tesco store refutes rumours store closed over COVID-19 infection By The Phuket News Staff from Thalang Hospital and Thepkrasattri OrBorTor’s Health Division visited the Tesco Lotus Thalang store last Thursday (Mar 5) to explain to the 30 staff at the store measures to be taken to help prevent the disease from spreading. Photo: Thepkrasattri OrBorTor PHUKET:-- Management at the main Tesco store in Thalang today (Mar 9) blasted rumours spreading online that the store had closed after a man confirmed infected with COVID-19 had entered the store. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1152563-phuket-tesco-store-refutes-rumours-store-closed-over-covid-19-infection/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post snoop1130 Posted March 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 9, 2020 Saudi princes' detentions sent a message: don't block my path to the throne Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a session of the Shura Council in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia November 20, 2019. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia’s crown prince meant to send a strong message to critics within the royal family by detaining senior princes this weekend: Don’t you dare oppose my succession to the throne. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1152564-saudi-princes-detentions-sent-a-message-dont-block-my-path-to-the-throne/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Stephen King attacks axing of Woody Allen book By Edward Helmore Woody Allen’s memoir, Apropos of Nothing, was dropped by Hachette after a staff walkout. Photograph: Javier Etxezarreta/EPA Author Stephen King has hit out at publisher Hachette over its decision to drop publication of Woody Allen’s memoir after a protest from his son, the author Ronan Farrow, prompted a walkout of staff at the publishing group’s New York office last Thursday. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1152567-stephen-king-attacks-axing-of-woody-allen-book/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Amanda Bynes SPLITS from fiancé Paul Michael after announcing the engagement on Valentine's Day By HEATHER WAUGH It's over: Amanda Bynes has split from fiance Paul Michael three weeks after announcing their engagement on Valentine's Day Amanda Bynes has ended her relationship with Paul Michael, who she met at rehab late last year. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1152568-amanda-bynes-splits-from-fiancé-paul-michael-after-announcing-the-engagement-on-valentines-day/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Post Malone denies drug use after bizarre concerts spark concern among fans By Ellie Harrison Getty Images for dcp Post Malone has spoken out to reassure fans that he is not taking drugs, after many expressed concerns for his health following bizarre live shows. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1152569-post-malone-denies-drug-use-after-bizarre-concerts-spark-concern-among-fans/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Russian man in Phuket did not die from COVID-19, report officials By Chutharat Plerin A thermoscanner camera at Vachira Phuket Hospital. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot PHUKET:-- A Russian man who died while under close care of doctors at Vachira Phuket Hospital for 14 days did not die from COVID-19, Hospital Director Dr Chalermpong Sukontapol told the press today (Mar 9). Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1152581-russian-man-in-phuket-did-not-die-from-covid-19-report-officials/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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