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Deputy agriculture minister tests negative for Covid-19

By THE NATION

 

 

Deputy Agriculture Minister Thammanat Phromphao on Monday (March 16) posted on his Facebook page that he had tested negative for Covid-19 after getting examined at Rama IX Hospital.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153919-deputy-agriculture-minister-tests-negative-for-covid-19/

 

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Thai "tomboy" takes advantage of virus situation - steals German tourist's bag at Bangkok airport

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Tourist police and Suvarnabhumi airport authorities announced the arrest of a 27 year old Thai woman who the media said took advantage of problems associated with the coronavirus situation to steal a German lady tourist's bag. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153922-thai-tomboy-takes-advantage-of-virus-situation-steals-german-tourists-bag-at-bangkok-airport/

 

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MCOT shuts radio station after guest host tests positive for Covid-19

By THE NATION

 

 

MCOT Plc said on Monday (March 16) that the company will shut down its FM99 radio station for 14 days after a guest host reported being infected with the new coronavirus (Covid-19).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153923-mcot-shuts-radio-station-after-guest-host-tests-positive-for-covid-19/

 

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Covid-19: "Dozens infected" - including famous presenter - at Bangkok boxing event attended by 5,000 spectators

 

 

Channel 7 spoke to an informant that claimed that at least 26 people were infected with coronavirus at a boxing event held at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in the Thai capital of Bangkok on March 6th. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153927-covid-19-dozens-infected-including-famous-presenter-at-bangkok-boxing-event-attended-by-5000-spectators/

 

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Movement of visitors from high-risk areas to be tracked with mandatory sim and app

By THE NATION

 

Thakorn Tanthasit

 

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) will provide a free sim card worth Bt49 to every Thai and foreigner who had travelled from countries announced as having high risk of Covid-19 infection, such as China, Macau, Hong Kong, South Korea, Italy and Iran.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153937-movement-of-visitors-from-high-risk-areas-to-be-tracked-with-mandatory-sim-and-app/

 

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Thailand reports 30 new coronavirus cases, total of 177, official says

 

People wear protective face masks due to the coronavirus outbreak, as they line up at counters in a super market in Bangkok, Thailand March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand reported 30 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, raising the total to 177, Sukhum Kanchanaphimai, permanent secretary of the Ministry of Public Health told a news conference.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153944-thailand-reports-30-new-coronavirus-cases-total-of-177-official-says/

 

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Pattaya: Schoolboy injured by faulty drain cover

 

 

Pattaya's Sawang Boriboon rescue team was summoned after a 13 year old boy got his left leg stuck in a drain cover. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153947-pattaya-schoolboy-injured-by-faulty-drain-cover/

 

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Quarantine for S. Korea Thai workers ended after 5 days

 

 

 

SATTAHIP:--So much for 14 days: The Royal Thai Navy sent home 240 Thais quarantined in Sattahip after returning from coronavirus-hit South Korea after just five days.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153946-quarantine-for-s-korea-thai-workers-ended-after-5-days/

 

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PM leads from the front with cloth face mask for Cabinet meeting

By THE NATION

 

 

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday morning (March 17) arrived at Administrative Building 1 of Government House to preside over a Cabinet meeting, wearing a fabric face mask with the same Thai traditional pattern as his shirt, signalling the mask was made from cloth left over after making the shirt.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153959-pm-prayut-leads-from-the-front-with-cloth-face-mask-for-cabinet-meeting/

 

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Face masks found in containers at port have legal documents for export, say officials

By The Nation

 

 

The Port Authority of Thailand reported on Tuesday (March 17) that four containers filled with face masks in Laem Chabang Port for export to the United States had legal documents.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153960-face-masks-found-in-containers-at-port-have-legal-documents-for-export-say-officials/

 

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Drug raid nets dealers at Phuket Town condo

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The raids netted five suspects and more than 2,6000 meth pills. Photos: Phuket City Police

 

PHUKET: Police arrested two men and a woman at a Phuket Town condo car park after officers found more than 2,600 pills of methamphetamine (ya bah), more than 12 grammes of crystal meth (ya ice), five pills of ecstasy and a 9mm handgun in the pickup they were in.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153966-drug-raid-nets-dealers-at-phuket-town-condo/

 

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Electricity outage to hit Koh Yaoyai and Koh Yaonoi

By The Phuket News

 

The areas to be affected. Photo: PEA

 

PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Koh Yaoyai and Koh Yaonoi on Friday (Mar 20).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153967-electricity-outage-to-hit-koh-yaoyai-and-koh-yaonoi/

 

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Two Kasikorn branches closed for cleaning, sterilisation

By THE NATION

 

 

Kasikorn Bank announced that its Bang Pakong and Chachoengsao branches will be closed from March 16 to 20 in order to clean and sterilise them after two of its staff were present at a March 7 marriage ceremony attended by a Covid-19 patient.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153970-two-kasikorn-branches-closed-for-cleaning-sterilisation/

 

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Four injured as car bombs explode in Yala

By The Nation

 

 

Four people were injured when two car bombs exploded at the Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre in Yala province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153979-four-injured-as-car-bombs-explode-in-yala/

 

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Judges to be allowed to wear face masks

By THE NATION

 

 

The Judicial Commission has approved a request by lower court judges to wear medical masks while presiding over cases to keep themselves from contracting Covid-19 that could possibly be spread by people in the courtroom, Supreme Court President Salaiket Wattanapan said on Monday (March 16).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153981-judges-to-be-allowed-to-wear-face-masks/

 

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Thailand to postpone New Year holiday, close schools to curb coronavirus

 

People wear protective masks due to the coronavirus outbreak, as they line up at casher counters at a super market in Bangkok, Thailand, March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday approved plans to postpone next month's Thai New Year holiday and to close schools to limit the spread of the coronavirus, a government spokeswoman said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153986-thailand-to-postpone-new-year-holiday-close-schools-to-curb-coronavirus/

 

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70,000 students in Chiang Mai go online as schools close amid Covid-19 crisis

By The Nation

 

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Some 150 private and international schools in Chiang Mai are preparing for online learning amid the new coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153987-70000-students-in-chiang-mai-go-online-as-schools-close-amid-covid-19-crisis/

 

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Free Covid-19 tests for people who have visited crowded locations

By The Nation

 

Sukhum Kanchanapimai

 

The Public Health Ministry has decided to provide free Covid-19 tests for people who have been in crowded locations, permanent secretary Sukhum Kanchanapimai said today (March 17), but certain categories of people will not be covered under this free service.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153989-free-covid-19-tests-for-people-who-have-visited-crowded-locations/

 

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Oil usage may plunge to lowest level in 11 years: OR

By THE NATION

 

 

PTT Oil and Retail Business Plc (OR) sees oil consumption in 2020 dropping to the lowest level in 11 years if the Covid-19 pandemic persists, said Boonma Phonthanakornkul, senior executive vice president of oil and retail business.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153990-oil-usage-may-plunge-to-lowest-level-in-11-years-or/

 

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DE Ministry: Apps can now locate quarantined individuals

 

   

BANGKOK(NNT) - The impact of COVID-19 on the tourism sector in Thailand is apparent. The number of passengers using Suvarnabhumi Airport has declined sharply, as many countries have closed their borders and airlines have suspended flights.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153995-de-ministry-apps-can-now-locate-quarantined-individuals/

 

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Covid-19: Entertainment, sports venues to be closed for 14 days

 

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All entertainment places and sports venues in and around Bangkok, including pubs, massage parlours and nightclubs, will be closed for two weeks as part of the government’s attempts to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha announced this afternoon.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154001-covid-19-all-entertainment-venues-nightclubs-massage-parlors-in-bangkok-to-be-closed-for-14-days/

 

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Chaiyaphum villagers thrown into panic by South Korean man self-isolating at home

 

 

A village community in Chaiyaphum in Thailand's north east was thrown into a panic yesterday evening when a South Korean man started going berserk in his Thai wife's house.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154009-chaiyaphum-villagers-thrown-into-panic-by-south-korean-man-self-isolating-at-home/

 

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All visitors to Thailand require medical certificate, insurance and monitoring system

 

 

BANGKOK(NNT)-The government has announced that citizens of and those arriving from South Korea, Italy, Iran, as well as China and two of its territories Macau and Hong Kong, are to experience the kingdom’s most stringent screening.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154034-all-visitors-to-thailand-require-medical-certificate-insurance-and-monitoring-system/

 

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37 so far infected with Covid-19 after boxing stadium visit

By THE NATION

 

 

Thirty-seven people have contracted Covid-19 after visiting Rajadamnern Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, according to the Public Health Ministry today (March 17).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153927-covid-19-dozens-infected-including-famous-presenter-at-bangkok-boxing-event-attended-by-5000-spectators/?do=findComment&comment=15171809

 

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Siriraj faculty makes 7,000 washable nano masks to protect doctors

By The Nation

 

 

The Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital at Mahidol University, has made 7,000 washable masks for doctors to prevent Covid-19 and counter opportunists selling face masks at unreasonably high prices, faculty dean Prof Dr Prasit Watanapa said today (March 17).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154037-siriraj-faculty-makes-7000-washable-nano-masks-to-protect-doctors/

 

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Thai-Malaysian checkpoint packed with travellers before border closure at midnight

By THE NATION

 

 

More than a hundred trailer trucks and other vehicles lined up in a queue stretching over a kilometre at Sadao immigration checkpoint in Songkhla next to Malaysia’s Bukit Kayu Hitam checkpoint, causing a traffic jam as people rushed to cross the border to their destinations before Malaysia closes all its border checkpoints at midnight on March 17.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154038-thai-malaysian-checkpoint-packed-with-travellers-before-border-closure-at-midnight/

 

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Two bombs explode outside Thai government office in Yala, wounding 18

 

A car bomb scene is seen after an explosion in front of the government's Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre in Yala, Thailand March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Two bombs exploded in front of a government office in Thailand’s insurgency-hit southern Yala province on Tuesday, wounding 18 people, a security official said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1153979-four-injured-as-car-bombs-explode-in-yala/

 

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Asia prepares for coronavirus boomerang wave as residents return home

By Donny Kwok, Ryan Woo

 

A woman wears a protective face mask as she sits at a pub, amid the outbreak of coronavirus, in Hong Kong, China March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

 

HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - Governments in Asia are preparing measures to head off a new wave of coronavirus cases as people flee an explosion of the disease in Europe, North America and the Middle East.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154039-asia-prepares-for-coronavirus-boomerang-wave-as-residents-return-home/

 

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BMA Feeder service for free for 6 months

By THE NATION

 

 

Bangkok Governor Assawin Kwanmuang presided over the opening ceremony of a BMA Feeder service, which will be available for people free of charge for six months, at the Southern Bus Terminal.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154040-bma-feeder-service-for-free-for-6-months/

 

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Wichai’s resignation yet to be approved

By The Nation

 

Jurin Laksanawisit, Wichai Pochanakit

 

Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit has decided not to approve the resignation of the Department of Internal Trade director Wichai Pochanakit yet.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1154041-wichai’s-resignation-yet-to-be-approved/