Booze ban: Thailand's one million heavy drinkers face serious health and withdrawal issues

 

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A leading advocate for quitting alcohol has welcomed the ban on alcohol in many areas and provinces as a way of fighting the coronavirus. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159441-booze-ban-thailands-one-million-heavy-drinkers-face-serious-health-and-withdrawal-issues/

 

Video: "Tornado" hits Chonburi! Trucker tosses his lunch aside and shuts his eyes in terror!

 

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Mobile phone and footage from CCTV showed the moments when what looked like a mini-tornado swept through the parking lot of the municipal offices in Surasak sub-district of Si Racha yesterday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159449-video-tornado-hits-chonburi-trucker-tosses-his-lunch-aside-and-shuts-his-eyes-in-terror/

 

Pattaya: Strongarm mayor gives City Hall a long weekend, every weekend!

 

 

Pattaya's strongarm mayor Sontaya Khunpluem has announced that he is giving City Hall every Friday off from now until further notice. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159451-pattaya-strongarm-mayor-gives-city-hall-a-long-weekend-every-weekend/

 

Meat demand shrinks due to safety concerns, lack of export markets

By THE NATION

 

 

Domestic demand for animal feed could go down by 5-10 per cent due to shrinking consumption, said Thai Feed Mill Association chairman Pornsilp Patcharintanakul.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159452-meat-demand-shrinks-due-to-safety-concerns-lack-of-export-markets/

 

Thai wife stands by Aussie: I had no idea about any pedophile allegations, she claims

 

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A Thai wife who has been with her Australian husband making a home together in Thailand defended her man after the Department of Special Investigations came to take him away. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159456-thai-wife-stands-by-aussie-i-had-no-idea-about-any-pedophile-allegations-she-claims/

 

Pattaya: Thai media reports that no one is having a splashing Songkran

 

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77kaoded went to Pattaya to find out if the locals and tourists there were following the rules about coronavirus and Songkran. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159459-pattaya-thai-media-reports-that-no-one-is-having-a-splashing-songkran/

 

Phuket: More stranded foreigners using free food service

 

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Reporters from Spring News caught up with a Thai man who was at the center of a big online story.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159465-phuket-more-stranded-foreigners-using-free-food-service/

 

Bt5,000 handouts: rejected registrants can appeal

By THE NATION

 

 

Registrants of the government’s Bt5,000 handout campaign who failed the screening process will be able to make an appeal online next week.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159467-bt5000-handouts-rejected-registrants-can-appeal/

 

Phuket’s second COVID ‘field hospital’ ready to open

By The Phuket News

 

Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipanata at the PSU Phuket campus yesterday (Apr 13). Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: Phuket’s second “field hospital” at the Prince of Songkla University, Phuket Campus, in Kathu is ready to accommodate 150 patients and will officially open tomorrow (Apr 15), Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana has revealed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159468-phuket’s-second-covid-‘field-hospital’-ready-to-open/

 

Deserted because of the virus: Khao San Road gets a makeover in isolation

 

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Few places in Thailand epitomize the gaiety of Songkran more than Khao San Road in Banglamphu, Bangkok. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159469-deserted-because-of-the-virus-khao-san-road-gets-a-makeover-in-isolation/

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Pattaya Lockdown to be enforced on Thursday April 16

 

PATTAYA:--After the dismal failure of the first Pattaya Lockdown last week, plans are now in place to implement the second attempt to close and control all entrees into Pattaya City commencing on Thursday April 16 at 14.00 hrs.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159281-pattaya-take-two-color-coded-lockdown-set-to-restart-on-wednesday/?do=findComment&comment=15293463

 

Busted in Pattaya: Local cops nab South Korean "ice" dealer after South Pattaya sting

 

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Thai media reported that the police in Pattaya arrested a 43 year old South Korean man after reports by an informant suggested he was selling crystal meth to his compatriots. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159471-busted-in-pattaya-local-cops-nab-south-korean-ice-dealer-after-south-pattaya-sting/

 

34 new Covid-19 cases in Thailand

By THE NATION

 

 

Thailand’s total number of Covid-19 patients rose to 2,613 with 34 new cases confirmed over a 24-hour period, and one more death, Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesman of the government's Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said on Tuesday (April 14).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159473-34-new-covid-19-cases-in-thailand/

 

Porsche no match for Bangkok's slippery roads - red plate supercar hits lamp post

 

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The unseasonal rains in Bangkok yesterday and the resulting slippery conditions on the roads claimed a high profile victim yesterday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159474-porsche-no-match-for-bangkoks-slippery-roads-red-plate-supercar-hits-lamp-post/

 

Armed robber comes in from the rains - BAAC hit for 106,000 baht

 

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Daily News reported that a lone armed robber came off the street out of torrential rain and robbed the Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives, Chalerm Prakiat branch, in Prawet district of south eastern Bangkok yesterday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159475-armed-robber-comes-in-from-the-rains-baac-hit-for-106000-baht/

 

Taxi driver found dead of mysterious cause

By The Nation

 

 

A taxi driver was found dead in an abandoned courtyard in Samut Prakarn province on Monday (April 13). His wife said he might have contracted Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159477-taxi-driver-found-dead-of-mysterious-cause/

 

Nonthaburi reverses plan to reopen shops

By THE NATION

 

 

Twenty-four hours after announcing shops would be allowed to reopen despite the government lockdown, Nonthaburi governor Sujin Chaichumsak made rapid a U-turn on Tuesday (April 14), when he ordered the shops to remain shut.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159493-nonthaburi-reverses-plan-to-reopen-shops/

 

52 universities reducing tuition fees

By The Nation

 

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Fifty-two universities are reducing tuition fees to help students amid the Covid-19 crisis, said Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation Minister Suwit Mesinsee.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159495-52-universities-reducing-tuition-fees/

 

Hand-wash alcohol, gel sachets to go on sale at PTT stations

By THE NATION

 

 

PTT Oil and Retail Business will sell bottles of hand-washing alcohol and sachets of alcohol gel from tomorrow (April 15) to May 6 at selected PTT petrol stations nationwide.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159497-hand-wash-alcohol-gel-sachets-to-go-on-sale-at-ptt-stations/

 

100 people visit Finance Ministry after being denied Bt5,000 handout

By The Nation

 

 

About 100 people who were denied the government’s Bt5,000 handout travelled to Finance Ministry headquarters this morning (April 14) to demand an explanation.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159498-100-people-visit-finance-ministry-after-being-denied-bt5000-handout/

 

Songkhla tightens anti-virus measures despite no new cases in 11 days 

By The Nation

 

 

Songkhla province is tightening measures to contain the spread of Covid-19 in various areas, although the number of cases has remained stable for the past eleven days.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159499-songkhla-tightens-anti-virus-measures-despite-no-new-cases-in-11-days /

 

Chon Buri MP: Covid-19 suspects to get Bt4,200 for quarantine

By THE NATION

 

 

Chon Buri MP Suchart Chomklin of the Palang Pracharat Party said those suspected of contracting Covid-19 in his area and who undergo quarantine in specified places will be paid Bt4,200 for 14 days of isolation.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159501-chon-buri-mp-covid-19-suspects-to-get-bt4200-for-quarantine/

 

Merchant sets fire to fish baskets after being denied Bt5,000 handout

 

 

A merchant burnt all his fish baskets after the www.เราไม่ทิ้งกัน.com website refused to give him Bt5,000 under a government handout scheme due to a technical error.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159503-merchant-sets-fire-to-fish-baskets-after-being-denied-bt5000-handout/

 

Thaivisa announces new charity partnership with the Samaritans of Thailand

 

 

Thaivisa is pleased to announce the launch of a new partnership with the Samaritans of Thailand, a charity which provides vital emotional support to anyone in distress or at risk of suicide.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159500-thaivisa-announces-new-charity-partnership-with-the-samaritans-of-thailand/

 

Forest fires raging through Tak’s mountains

By THE NATION

 

 

Border districts in Tak province are the latest to be hit by a series of fires that have been scorching the North and causing severe haze over recent weeks. Forest fires were reported to be blazing in five districts bordering Myanmar on Tuesday (April 14).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159505-forest-fires-raging-through-tak’s-mountains/

 

MRT to recompense park-and-ride users

By THE NATION

 

 

Customers with monthly passes for park-and-ride car parks at MRT stations will be refunded all days from March 26 onwards once restrictions to contain the pandemic have been lifted, the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) announced on Tuesday (April 14).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159507-mrt-to-recompense-park-and-ride-users/

 

Storms rip through houses in nine provinces

By The Nation

 

 

Songkran storms sweeping the country left a trail of destruction across upper Thailand, with a total of 826 houses in nine provinces devastated by high winds and rain.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159508-storms-rip-through-houses-in-nine-provinces/

 

Boy, 12 months old, and woman, 97, among 10 new COVID cases in Phuket, total hits 188

By The Phuket News

 

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PHUKET: The Phuket Communicable Disease Committee today (Apr 14) announced 10 more confirmed cases of people infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus, all from the Bang Tao area of Cherng Talay.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159509-boy-12-months-old-and-woman-97-among-10-new-covid-cases-in-phuket-total-hits-188/

 

Thai grocery trucks get new life from coronavirus shutdown

By Juarawee Kittisilpa

 

 

A mobile grocery truck of grocer Wannapa Yarnsarn, loaded with fresh produce, is seen along a street, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159512-thai-grocery-trucks-get-new-life-from-coronavirus-shutdown/

 

Southeast Asian leaders vow to cooperate in coronavirus fight

 

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha attends a special summit via video conference with leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to discuss the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, April 14, 2020. Thailand Government House/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. 

 

HANOI (Reuters) - Southeast Asian leaders agreed at their first video conference summit on Tuesday to fight together against the "gravest public health crisis" in 100 years to make the region safe again.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159513-southeast-asian-leaders-vow-to-cooperate-in-coronavirus-fight/