Retraining scheme launched for Covid-hit workers

By THE NATION

 

 

The Labour Ministry has launched a skills training programme for people who have lost their jobs or businesses to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158486-retraining-scheme-launched-for-covid-hit-workers/

 

Phuket Songkran ground rules laid out

 

Songkran blessings will be kept very simple this year. Image: Ministry of CUlture

 

PHUKET:-- The Phuket office of the Public Relations Department has posted a notice laying out the ground rules for Songkran this coming Monday (Apr 13), which specifically states no water play.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158493-phuket-songkran-ground-rules-laid-out/

 

Explainer: Do men fare worse with COVID-19?

By Kate Kelland

 

FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective face mask rides a bicycle on a street, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Beijing, China April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Death and infection tolls from the COVID-19 pandemic spreading around the world point to men being more likely than women to contract the disease and to suffer severe or critical complications if they do.

 

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Thailand extends foreigners' visas to prevent queues and curb coronavirus

 

A woman wearing a protective face mask walks on a road during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand, April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand approved a plan on Wednesday to allow all foreigners who entered legally to receive automatic visa extensions, to prevent long queues at immigration centres and stem the spread of the coronavirus, a senior immigration official told Reuters.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158449-pm-prayuth-signs-order-to-grant-visa-amnesty-to-foreigners-in-thailand/page/8/?tab=comments#comment-15272487

 

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