Fortress Phuket: The island ‘on hold’ as it contains Covid-19

By The Thaiger

 

PHOTOS: Phuket People's Voice

 

Starting today, Phuket goes into a stringent ‘lockdown’ phase which will restrict travel between all sub-districts and districts around the island. An alcohol ban is also in place until further notice. That started on Saturday, April 11.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159237-fortress-phuket-the-island-‘on-hold’-as-it-contains-covid-19/

 

Fake Fake! Thai media publish their best fake news stories of the week

 

 

Channel 7 have started a regular feature addressing the problem of fake news online. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159238-fake-fake-thai-media-publish-their-best-fake-news-stories-of-the-week/

 

Don’t believe fake news about ibuprofen and Covid-19: ministry

By THE NATION

 

 

The Digital Economy and Society Ministry has warned people not to believe or share news and Internet posts saying that using ibuprofen (commonly known as Advil) when having fever will cause the underlying Covid-19 virus to become ten times more potent.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159240-don’t-believe-fake-news-about-ibuprofen-and-covid-19-ministry/

 

Isaan: Dozens of homes, school damaged in violent summer hailstorms

 

PICTURES: Daily News

 

Pictures published on the site of Daily News showed the damage that resulted from a violent summer hailstorm that hit parts of Nong Bua Lamphu in Thailand's north eastern region yesterday evening. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159241-isaan-dozens-of-homes-school-damaged-in-violent-summer-hailstorms/

 

Samut Sakhon: Pub in a mall breaks curfew with booze and drugs party

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Police raided a party in the Landmark mall in Samut Sakhon on Saturday night. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159242-samut-sakhon-pub-in-a-mall-breaks-curfew-with-booze-and-drugs-party/

 

We have enough cash to compensate unemployed: Social Security Office

By THE NATION

 

 

The Social Security Office (SSO) has reassured the public that it has enough funds to compensate those who have been forced out of their jobs due to the Covid-19 crisis.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159243-we-have-enough-cash-to-compensate-unemployed-social-security-office/

 

 

Thai man arrested for licking bridge

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A Thai woman in Chiang Mai whipped out her mobile phone while she was stopped in traffic on a bridge in the Saraphi area. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159247-thai-man-arrested-for-licking-bridge/

 

Pattaya: Stay off the beach or go to jail!

 

Picture: We Love Pattaya site on Facebook

 

Signage has gone up in Pattaya warning all people to stay off the beach until further notice. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159250-pattaya-stay-off-the-beach-or-go-to-jail/

 

Phuket wakes to silent Songkran

By The Phuket News

 

Roads in usually bustling Patong are empty. Photo: Patong Police

 

PHUKET: People across Phuket woke this morning (Apr 13) to the quietest Songkran in living memory, with the streets deserted as the COVID-19 health regulations are being observed and enforced and the 14-day “Tambon Lockdown” coming into effect.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159262-phuket-wakes-to-silent-songkran/

 

Quiet Songkran! Normally riotous celebrations to be very different this year

 

 

MCOT reported that Thailand is all but dead.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159265-quiet-songkran-normally-riotous-celebrations-to-be-very-different-this-year/

 

Thais in Pattaya forced to sell belongings to buy food

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Thai media 77kaoded reported that many Thai people are in a desperate situation since the Covid-19 pandemic hit. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159266-thais-in-pattaya-forced-to-sell-belongings-to-buy-food/

MRT allows train-pass top up via apps or ATM

By THE NATION

 

 

MRT train operator Bangkok Expressway and Metro Pcl (BEM) announced today (April 13) that from now on commuters can top up their MRT train passes via mobile applications or at any Krungthai Bank ATM.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159268-mrt-allows-train-pass-top-up-via-apps-or-atm/

 

Tap water flow to be affected in some areas

By The Nation

 

 

The Metropolitan Waterworks Authority will carry out maintenance of its Thonburi water treatment plant tomorrow (April 14) from 9pm to 5am on Wednesday, which will either slow or stop the flow of tap water in the following areas:

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159277-tap-water-flow-to-be-affected-in-some-areas/

 

Pattaya: Take two! Color coded lockdown set to restart on Wednesday

 

Picture: Pattaya Covid-19

 

Pattaya - the former bustling Thai resort taht experienced a disaster of a lockdown last week as traffic snarled the city - has now had a rethink. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159281-pattaya-take-two-color-coded-lockdown-set-to-restart-on-wednesday/

 

Five held for celebrating Songkran on Roi Et street

By The Nation

 

 

Five people who posted a video of themselves celebrating Songkran and splashing water on a street in Roi Et province on Sunday (April 12) were arrested.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159287-five-held-for-celebrating-songkran-on-roi-et-street/

 

No new virus cases in Chiang Mai for 4 consecutive days

By THE NATION

 

 

Chiang Mai province has not found any new Covid-19 patients for four consecutive days, with total infections at 40 and 19 allowed to return home, Dr Waranyu Chamnongprasartporn of the province’s public health office said on Sunday (April 12).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159289-no-new-virus-cases-in-chiang-mai-for-4-consecutive-days/

 

Number of new COVID-19 cases in Thailand fall for fifth consecutive day

 

 

The number of new COVID-19 cases in Thailand have fallen for a fifth consecutive day.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159292-number-of-new-covid-19-cases-in-thailand-fall-for-fifth-consecutive-day/

 

Empty bus terminal

By The Nation

 

 

Mo Chit 2 Bus Terminal, which is usually crowded with travellers heading home for Songkran, now appears to be completely empty amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159302-empty-mo-chit-bus-terminal/

 

Elephants gorge on fruit buffet as curfewed farmers stand helpless

By The Nation

 

 

Three wild elephants feasted on fruit orchards in Trat province on Sunday (April 12) as farmers stood helplessly watching because they were locked down under curfew.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159304-elephants-gorge-on-fruit-buffet-as-curfewed-farmers-stand-helpless/

 

Stressed man jumps to his death – a day before being released from quarantine

By The Nation

 

 

A Narathiwat man jumped to his death from the eighth floor of a hospital in Samut Prakarn province today (April 13) from reported stress on being quarantined – just one day before he was released.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159305-stressed-man-jumps-to-his-death-–-a-day-before-being-released-from-quarantine/

 

28 new cases point to declining Covid-19 infections in Thailand over a week  (Updated)

By The Nation

 

 

Thailand’s total number of Covid-19 patients rose to 2,579 with 28 new cases confirmed over a 24-hour period, and two more deaths, Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesman of the government's Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said on Monday (April 13). 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159292-number-of-new-covid-19-cases-in-thailand-fall-for-fifth-consecutive-day/?do=findComment&comment=15290528

 

Bt5,000 handouts: ministry does not want massage, spa employees overlooked

By THE NATION

 

 

The Public Health Ministry’s Department of Health Services Support will ask the Finance Ministry to consider Bt5,000 handouts for traditional massage and spa employees who have been affected by the government’s shutdown order and not covered by social security, director-general Dr Thares Karasnairaviwong said today (April 13).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159308-bt5000-handouts-ministry-does-not-want-massage-spa-employees-overlooked/

 

Thai auto sales drop 24% as virus saps spending power

By THE NATION

 

 

Sales in the Thai auto market fell 24 percent in the first quarter of this year, as experts forecast further a bigger drop in demand for cars and trucks unless the Covid-19 crisis ends soon.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159312-thai-auto-sales-drop-24-as-virus-saps-spending-power/

 

Hotels jump on food-delivery bandwagon in bid to survive

By THE NATION

 

 

In a move to cash in on the work-from-home trend, top hotels have teamed up with delivery services as well as the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) to provide customers savoury delights in their very homes. The move also reflects a strategy by these hotels to survive amid the Covid-19 crisis.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159313-hotels-jump-on-food-delivery-bandwagon-in-bid-to-survive/

 

Eight Covid-19 sufferers recover in Si Sa Ket

By The Nation

 

 

Eight Covid-19 patients in Si Sa Ket have recovered after hospital treatment, Wattana Phutthachat, governor of the province, announced on Monday (April 13).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159316-eight-covid-19-sufferers-recover-in-si-sa-ket/

 

Pattaya community rallies to help those affected by COVID-19 pandemic

 

 

Sometimes the most difficult of times can bring out the best of humanity.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159319-pattaya-community-rallies-to-help-those-affected-by-covid-19-pandemic/

 

Kanchanaburi under toxic haze as garbage dump blazes

By The Nation

 

 

A large area of Kanchanaburi province was shrouded in stinking toxic smoke on Monday (April 13) after a fire tore through garbage piled at a 3-rai dump in Sangkhlaburi district.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159322-kanchanaburi-under-toxic-haze-as-garbage-dump-blazes/

 

Thailand job losses may hit 10 mln if virus outbreak drags on

 

FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective face mask rides her cart during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand, April 11, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's job losses may reach 10 million if the coronavirus outbreak continues for a few months, a business advisory council said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159323-thailand job-losses-may-hit-10-mln-if-virus-outbreak-drags-on/

 

No Songkran buzz in Hat Yai

By The Nation

 

Photo Credit: Nation Photo by Charoon Thongnual

 

Sanehanusorn Road, a business area in the centre of Songkhla’s Hat Yai Municipality, was quiet and devoid of life on Monday (April 13) in comparison to Songkran festivities in previous years.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159341-no-songkran-buzz-in-hat-yai/

 

Foodpanda Krabi rides in to help woman in distress

By The Nation

 

 

Employees at Foodpanda raised funds on Monday (April 13) to purchase basic necessities for Urai Boontaeng, a 30-year-old pregnant Krabi native who lives in Muang district’s Krabi Noi sub-district.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159345-foodpanda-krabi-rides-in-to-help-woman-in-distress/