rooster59 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 The week that was in Thailand news: Waiting, waiting on virus news.....many countries including Thailand are holding their breath! For the last four years, writing this column has been a weekly ritual invariably accomplished on a Thursday or a Friday by which time most of the news is usually in. If anything dramatic happens thereafter I might add a comment or two to update the reader. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153511-the-week-that-was-in-thailand-news-waiting-waiting-on-virus-newsmany-countries-including-thailand-are-holding-their-breath/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted March 14, 2020 Author Share Posted March 14, 2020 Man suffers broken leg as car rams street vendor’s motorbike By The Phuket News Mr Watee was buying drinks from a street vendor, when a Toyota Vios drove into the street, hit parked cars and the vendors saleng. Photo: Supplied PHUKET: A 28-year-old Thai man suffered broken leg after a Toyota saloon car ploughed into parked vehicles and hit a motorcycle of a street vendor he was buying drinks from. The accident happened on Soi Phisai Sapphakit in Phuket Town last Wednesday (Mar 11). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153547-man-suffers-broken-leg-as-car-rams-street-vendor’s-motorbike/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted March 14, 2020 Author Share Posted March 14, 2020 Phuket Town school fire causes B500k in damage By Eakkapop Thongtub The fire started from the school shop room and spread to the school bank room. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET: No people were injured in a fire that broke out at Piboonsawasdee Municipal School in Phuket Town today (Mar 14), police have confirmed. Yet the blaze caused an estimated B500,000 in damage. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153548-phuket-town-school-fire-causes-b500k-in-damage/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted March 14, 2020 Author Share Posted March 14, 2020 British overstayer nabbed with ganja By The Phuket News British national Richard James Dillon was arrested in Kathu yesterday (Mar 13). Photo: Phuket Provincial Police PHUKET: British national Richard James Dillon, 46, was arrested in Kathu yesterday morning (Mar 13) for marijuana possession and overstay. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153549-british-overstayer-nabbed-with-ganja/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted March 14, 2020 Author Share Posted March 14, 2020 Thai rice exports get a boost from global Covid-19 scare By THE NATION The Covid-19 situation has led to many countries stocking up on food supplies, boosting orders for Thai rice, Chookiat Ophaswongse, president of the Thai Rice Exporters Association, said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153550-thai-rice-exports-get-a-boost-from-global-covid-19-scare/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted March 14, 2020 Author Share Posted March 14, 2020 Pita takes the reins of Move Forward Party, the 'second chapter of Future Forward' By THE NATION Pita Limjaroenrat Pita Limjaroenrat was unanimously elected leader of Move Forward Party at an extraordinary meeting on Saturday (March 14). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153551-pita-takes-the-reins-of-move-forward-party-the-second-chapter-of-future-forward/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rooster59 Posted March 14, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 14, 2020 Anutin to propose temporary closure of entertainment venues to fight Covid-19 By THE NATION Anutin Charnvirakul Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has said that he would propose the closure of entertainment venues to the committee managing the Covid-19 situation as part of Thailand's bid to curb the pandemic outbreak. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153552-anutin-to-propose-temporary-closure-of-entertainment-venues-to-fight-covid-19/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted March 14, 2020 Author Share Posted March 14, 2020 Interior ministry officials named as additional communicable disease control officers By THE NATION Anutin Charnvirakul The Ministry of Public Health on Saturday (March 14) assigned the role of communicable disease control officers to additional personnel under the Communicable Disease Act BE 2558 with immediate effect. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153553-interior-ministry-officials-named-as-additional-communicable-disease-control-officers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted March 14, 2020 Author Share Posted March 14, 2020 Economic managers seek to contain long-term fallout of Covid-19 crisis By The Nation The fast-spreading new coronavirus (Covid-19) is posing as many challenges for economies as for public health. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153554-economic-managers-seek-to-contain-long-term-fallout-of-covid-19-crisis/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted March 14, 2020 Author Share Posted March 14, 2020 Ramkhaeng Hospital sets up mobile clinic in parking lot for Covid-19 testing By THE NATION Ramkhamhaeng Hospital in Bangkok is offering a "drive-thru" service for Covid-19 checking at a cost of Bt6,500. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153555-ramkhaeng-hospital-sets-up-mobile-clinic-in-parking-lot-for-covid-19-testing/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted March 14, 2020 Author Share Posted March 14, 2020 Mahidol University closed for two days after student tests positive for Covid-19 By THE NATION A Mahidol University student has tested positive for the new coronavirus (Covid-19), the university said on Saturday (March 14). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153556-mahidol-university-closed-for-two-days-after-student-tests-positive-for-covid-19/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted March 14, 2020 Author Share Posted March 14, 2020 Locals struggle as Phayao is blanketed by haze By The Nation Villagers in Phayao province are currently facing the problem of toxic haze that is causing difficulty in breathing, sore throat and burning nose. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153557-locals-struggle-as-phayao-is-blanketed-by-haze/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted March 14, 2020 Author Share Posted March 14, 2020 Govt in bid to stop short sales of shares, create support fund to boost Thai bourse By The Nation Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jausripitak has urged the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to issue measures to prohibit short sales and delay forced sales of stocks, even as the government plans the establishment of a stock support fund. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153558-govt-in-bid-to-stop-short-sales-of-shares-create-support-fund-to-boost-thai-bourse/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted March 15, 2020 Author Share Posted March 15, 2020 Brilliant Thai pair eyes on All England glory By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam THE NATION Sapsiree Taerattanachai and Dechapol Puavaranukroh Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai have their eyes firmly fixed on the All England mixed doubles title as they will take on Preveen Jordan and Melati Daeva Oktavianti of Indonesia in today’s final showdown. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153559-brilliant-thai-pair-eyes-on-all-england-glory/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted March 15, 2020 Author Share Posted March 15, 2020 Trump takes coronavirus test, extends travel ban to Britain, Ireland By Jan Wolfe and Brendan O'Brien U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a press briefing with members of the Coronavirus Task Force at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 14, 2020. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Saturday he had taken a coronavirus test but that his temperature was "totally normal," as he extended a travel ban to Britain and Ireland to try to slow the spread of a pandemic that has shut down much of the daily routine of American life. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153562-trump-takes-coronavirus-test-extends-travel-ban-to-britain-ireland/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted March 15, 2020 Author Share Posted March 15, 2020 Three U.S. troops wounded in renewed rocket attacks on Iraq's Taji base By Ahmed Rasheed, Ahmed Aboulenein and Phil Stewart Iraqi security forces walk near a building where they found unused Katyusha rockets in Umm al-Izam, in this picture provided by Iraqi Media Security Cell, March 14, 2020. Iraqi Media Security Cell/Handout via REUTERS BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three American troops and several Iraqi forces were wounded on Saturday in the second major rocket attack in the past week on an Iraqi base north of Baghdad, U.S. and Iraqi officials said, raising the stakes in an escalating cycle of attacks and reprisals. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153563-three-us-troops-wounded-in-renewed-rocket-attacks-on-iraqs-taji-base/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted March 15, 2020 Author Share Posted March 15, 2020 France closes shops, restaurants, tells people to stay home By John Irish People enjoy dinner and drinks, after the French Prime Minister announcement that the shut down of no essentials commerces and places will start in France at midnight, in le Touquet, France, March 14, 2020. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol PARIS (Reuters) - France will shut shops, restaurants and entertainment facilities from Sunday with its 67 million people told to stay home to help fight the rapid acceleration of the coronavirus in a country where the number of cases has doubled in 72 hours. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153564-france-closes-shops-restaurants-tells-people-to-stay-home/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted March 15, 2020 Author Share Posted March 15, 2020 Spain goes under lockdown to fight coronavirus By Belén Carreño and Ingrid Melander Police officers cross a virtually deserted square, amidst concerns over Spain's coronavirus outbreak, in the Basque city of Vitoria, Spain, March 14, 2020. REUTERS/Vincent West MADRID (Reuters) - Spain put its 47 million inhabitants under partial lockdown on Saturday as part of a 15-day state of emergency to combat the coronavirus epidemic in Europe's second worst-affected country by the disease after Italy. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153565-spain-goes-under-lockdown-to-fight-coronavirus/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted March 15, 2020 Author Share Posted March 15, 2020 Japan still preparing for Olympics, prime minister says as virus concerns rise By Daniel Leussink and Chang-Ran Kim A man wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walks past the Olympic rings in front of the Japan Olympics Museum in Tokyo, Japan March 13, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is still preparing to host the Olympics, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Saturday, despite rising global concern about the viability of the summer Games due to the coronavirus outbreak. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153567-japan-still-preparing-for-olympics-prime-minister-says-as-virus-concerns-rise/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted March 15, 2020 Author Share Posted March 15, 2020 Anutin says he has no ill feeling towards foreigners, denies posting ‘dirty westerners’ Tweet Image: Thairath Thailand’s Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has denied posting derogatory comments about westerners on Twitter. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153569-anutin-says-he-has-no-ill-feeling-towards-foreigners-denies-posting-‘dirty-westerners’-tweet/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted March 15, 2020 Author Share Posted March 15, 2020 Apple to close retail stores worldwide, except Greater China, Verizon to close some U.S. stores A cab drives down 5av while Apple store is seen closed to public due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, New York, U.S., March 14, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) said it is closing all its retail stores, except those in Greater China, for the next two weeks to minimize the risk of coronavirus transmission. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153572-apple-to-close-retail-stores-worldwide-except-greater-china-verizon-to-close-some-us-stores/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted March 15, 2020 Author Share Posted March 15, 2020 Spielberg-produced Amazon mini-series in Mexico put on hold over coronavirus - letter Director and producer Steven Spielberg attends the European Premiere of Ready Player One in London, Britain, March 19, 2018. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/Files MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The filming in Mexico of a big budget Steven Spielberg-produced Amazon mini-series, starring Spanish actor Javier Bardem, has been suspended due to concerns about the coronavirus, according to a letter sent to cast and crew on Friday and seen by Reuters. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153574-spielberg-produced-amazon-mini-series-in-mexico-put-on-hold-over-coronavirus-letter/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted March 15, 2020 Author Share Posted March 15, 2020 Premier League could be declared null and void warns West Ham chief FILE PHOTO - Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester City vs Huddersfield Town - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - May 6, 2018 The Premier League trophy is displayed before the match Action Images via Reuters/Carl Recine LONDON (Reuters) - West Ham United vice-chairman Karen Brady says hopes of re-starting the Premier League in three weeks are "dreamland" and believes this season could be declared null and void. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153575-premier-league-could-be-declared-null-and-void-warns-west-ham-chief/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 BREAKING Thailand reports 32 new coronavirus cases, brings total to 114 A thermographic device displays the temperature of arriving passengers before they enter immigrations at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Thailand March 14, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand reported 32 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, bringing the total infections in the Southeast Asian country to 114, health officials said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153596-thailand reports-32-new-coronavirus-cases-brings-total-to-114/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Fairfield Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 All over 70s in UK told to self isolate, lockdowns, entry bans imposed worldwide FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective mask travels on a tube in London, Britain, March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Marika Kochiashvili/File photo (Reuters) - France and Spain joined Italy in imposing lockdowns on tens of millions of people, Australia ordered self-isolation of arriving foreigners, and Argentina and El Salvadore extended entry bans as the world sought to contain the spreading coronavirus. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153619-all-over-70s-in-uk-told-to-self-isolate-lockdowns-entry-bans-imposed-worldwide/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 to continue: Thailand Live Monday 16 Mar 2020 https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153646-thailand-live-monday-16-mar-2020/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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