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Ban on booze sales and entertainment venues extended until April 30

By The Nation

 

 

The ban on alcohol sales in Bangkok has been extended for another 10 days after the daily count of Covid-19 cases levelled out at around the 30 mark last week.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160509-bangkok-ban-on-booze-sales-and-entertainment-venues-extended-until-april-30/

 

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Doctors caution against early relaxation of lockdown restrictions

 

 

A group of 14 doctors is cautioning the Thai Government against the premature easing of lockdown restrictions, as pressure mounts from people and businesses to reopen.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160511-doctors-caution-against-early-relaxation-of-lockdown-restrictions/

 

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Plan to lift some restrictions in 32 provinces considered

By The Nation

 

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The Public Health Ministry has come up with a plan on lifting restrictions on some businesses in 32 provinces, which will be submitted to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) for consideration.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160519-plan-to-lift-some-restrictions-in-32-provinces-considered/

 

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Bt1.9tn stimulus should target low-income Thais, say Dems

By The Nation

 

 

The ruling coalition Democrat Party has given an opinion on the government’s latest economic stimulus package, worth Bt1.9-trillion, saying it did not address the needs of low-income Thais.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160520-bt19tn-stimulus-should-target-low-income-thais-say-dems/

 

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Northern forests to rise from the ashes with mass replanting campaign

By THE NATION

 

 

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has revealed plans to heal northern forests which have been left badly scarred by this year’s burning season, the Royal Forest Department revealed on Monday (April 20).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160521-northern-forests-to-rise-from-the-ashes-with-mass-replanting-campaign/

 

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First Thai-made coronavirus test kits delivered

By The Nation

 

 

The first coronavirus test kits made in Thailand are on their way to laboratories around the country after being delivered to Government House on Thursday (April 16). Developed by Siam Bioscience and the Department of Medical Science, the RT-PCR virus test kits meet World Health Organisation standards and will go straight into battle against the nationwide pandemic.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160522-first-thai-made-coronavirus-test-kits-delivered/

 

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Social security members affected by Covid-19 to be recompensed

By THE NATION

 

Labour Minister Chatu Mongkol Sonakul

 

Labour Minister Chatu Mongkol Sonakul said on Monday (April 20) that subscribers of the social security scheme who have lost their jobs due to the Covid-19 outbreak will be compensated under Section 33 of the Social Security Act.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160523-social-security-members-affected-by-covid-19-to-be-recompensed/

 

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Customs Dept ‘not selling off’ seized digital thermometers, masks

By The Nation

 

 

The Customs Department is telling people not to believe rumours that it is selling off confiscated digital thermometers and surgical masks cheaply, citing a recent social-media post claiming to sell off a seized shipment of the products from the European Union.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160524-customs-dept-‘not-selling-off’-seized-digital-thermometers-masks/

 

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25 provinces declare drought disaster

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - According to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM), 25 provinces have so far declared drought disaster areas. In Lampang, a province that has yet to make such a declaration, the lack of rain over the past two months has caused the water level in natural water sources and community sources to decrease significantly, affecting some 160 square kilometers of farmland.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160526-25-provinces-declare-drought-disaster/

 

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Anutin visits Pathumthani, praises health volunteers for tireless effort

 

 

PATHUMTHANI (NNT) - Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Bhumjaithai party members, have visited Pathumthani province to give moral support to local offiicals and health volunteers who have been working hard in the fight against the spread of COVID-19.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160527-anutin-visits-pathumthani-praises-health-volunteers-for-tireless-effort/

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Mobile operators offer 100 free minutes for local voice calls

By THE NATION

 

 

In a bid to ease the financial pressure brought on by the Covid-19 outbreak, all mobile phone operators are offering both postpaid and prepaid subscribers 100 minutes free for phone calls to any local landline or local cell number over and above the free minutes granted under their existing packages.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160528-mobile-operators-offer-100-free-minutes-for-local-voice-calls/

 

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Now may be the best time to buy a condo

By THE NATION

 

 

Large real-estate developers have decided to get rid of their unsold units by holding special promotions now that the sale of property has dropped sharply over the past two months owing to the Covid-19 crisis and the government’s lockdown measures.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160529-now-may-be-the-best-time-to-buy-a-condo/

 

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UK to trial use of COVID-19 survivors' blood plasma for treatment

 

Ambulances are seen outside the NHS Nightingale Hospital at the Excel Centre, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, London, Britain, April 17, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley

 

LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom is preparing to collect the blood from COVID-19 survivors to investigate if convalescent plasma transfusions could improve an infected patient’s speed of recovery and chances of survival.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160532-uk-to-trial-use-of-covid-19-survivors-blood-plasma-for-treatment/

 

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Britain secured 25 million protective gowns from China, minister says

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden arrives for a weekly cabinet meeting at Downing Street in London, Britain March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has secured 25 million protective gowns from China and is working across the globe to secure more supplies of medical clothing after some hospitals warned they were running dangerously low, Culture Minister Oliver Dowden said on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160533-britain-secured-25-million-protective-gowns-from-china-minister-says/

 

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Hong Kong reports zero new coronavirus cases for first time since early March

 

FILE PHOTO: A woman runs past a banner of health advice at Tsim Sha Tsui’s tourist attraction, following the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hong Kong, China April 2, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

 

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong recorded zero new coronavirus cases on Monday for the first time since early March, health authorities said, though they urged residents to maintain strict hygiene and social distancing practices and avoid unnecessary travel.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160535-hong-kong-reports-zero-new-coronavirus-cases-for-first-time-since-early-march/

 

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China rejects Australia's questions on its handling of coronavirus

 

FILE PHOTO: Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang takes a question from a journalist during the daily press briefing of the Foreign Ministry in Beijing, China, March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - China dismissed as groundless on Monday Australia’s questioning of how Beijing handled the coronavirus pandemic, saying it had been open and transparent, despite growing scepticism about the accuracy of its official death toll.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160536-china-rejects-australias-questions-on-its-handling-of-coronavirus/

 

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Chalong Police check for COVID in death of Canadian man, 70

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Rescue workers recover the man’s body on Saturday (Apr 18). Photo: Phuket Ruamjai Foundation

 

PHUKET:-- Chalong Police are waiting for a post-mortem examination to confirm the cause of death of a 70-year-old Canadian man whose body was found in his rented apartment in Chalong on Saturday (Apr 18), and to determine whether man had contracted COVID-19.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160537-chalong-police-check-for-covid-in-death-of-canadian-man-70/

 

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Thailand extends alcohol ban, health ministry says some measures could be eased

 

Women wearing protective face masks look out for traffic before crossing a road during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Talad Thai wholesale market outside Bangkok, Thailand April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand extended a nationwide ban on alcohol sales until April 30 as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases reached 2,792 on Monday, but the health ministry suggested some measures could soon be eased.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160539-thailand-extends-alcohol-ban-health-ministry-says-some-measures-could-be-eased/

 

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Thailand begins mass vaccination of horses to curb African Horse Sickness spread

By Panu Wongcha-um, Panarat Thepgumpanat

 

Veterinarian Aree Laikul from Kasetsart University's faculty of Veterinary Medicine, vaccinates a horse amid an outbreak of the deadly African Horse Sickness (AHS) in the country, at Farm Mor Por stable in Khao Yai National Park, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

Nakhon Ratchasima (Reuters) - Thailand began vaccinating some 4,000 horses on Monday in a bid to contain the spread of the deadly African Horse Sickness (AHS), a disease that only affects horses and other equine animals.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160540-thailand-begins-mass-vaccination-of-horses-to-curb-african-horse-sickness-spread/

 

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‘Of course I smoked marijuana!’ Elliott Gould on stardom, Streisand and Elvis Presley

By Elle Hunt

 

Muhammad Ali told him: ‘You do what you do as well as I do what I do” ... Elliott Gould Photograph: Christopher Polk/Fox via Getty Images

 

The best review ever received by Elliott Gould – renowned actor and star of M*A*S*H and The Long Goodbye; not to mention, Ross and Monica’s dad on Friends – was from Groucho Marx.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160542-‘of-course-i-smoked-marijuana’-elliott-gould-on-stardom-streisand-and-elvis-presley/

 

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Gordon Ramsay's daughter Holly, 20, wears a pillow as a dress for viral challenge

By SEAN O'GRADY

 

Outfit: Gordon Ramsay's daughter Holly, 20, showed off her creative flair as she fashion a minidress out of a pillow while the rest of her clothing was in the wash

 

Gordon Ramsay's daughter Holly showed off her creative flair as she fashioned her pillow into a minidress while the rest of her clothing was in the wash.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160543-gordon-ramsays-daughter-holly-20-wears-a-pillow-as-a-dress-for-viral-challenge/

 

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The true story of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the heroes in a half-shell who shook the world

By Simon Bland

 

 

‘The turtles were the stars and that’s what pulled people into the cinema’: the director and cast reflect on film 20 years later ( Rex )

 

“From morning to lunch, we’d lose five pounds,” says Josh Pais, one of the four performers buried under mounds of latex and state-of-the-art tech to bring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to life.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160544-the-true-story-of-the-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-the-heroes-in-a-half-shell-who-shook-the-world/

 

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Nine tonnes of rice lands in Phuket in fish-exchange with sea gypsies

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The nine tonnes of rice for sea gypsies landed at Phuket International Airport today (Apr 20). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET:-- Nine tonnes of rice from Yasothorn arrived in Phuket today (Apr 20) on a Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) C-130 Hercules under the campaign to exchange rice for dried fish supplied by sea gypsies along the Andaman coast.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160550-nine-tonnes-of-rice-lands-in-phuket-in-fish-exchange-with-sea-gypsies/

 

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Thai business council calls for government support to ease virus impact

 

FILE PHOTO: An empty street is seen in the touristic district of Bangkok, as Thailand will impose a nationwide night curfew from Friday April 3, to try to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand, April 2, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand’s business advisory council will urge the government on Monday to deploy support measures for farmers and small- and medium-sized businesses as the coronavirus pandemic drives Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy toward a recession.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160553-thai-business-council-calls-for-government-support-to-ease-virus-impact/

 

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Remember the flu? Coronavirus sent it into hiding, but at a cost

By Francesco Guarascio

 

FILE PHOTO: A doctor prepares a syringe as part of the start of the seasonal influenza vaccination campaign in Nice, France October 24, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - At least one victim of the coronavirus pandemic will not be mourned.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160555-remember-the-flu-coronavirus-sent-it-into-hiding-but-at-a-cost/

 

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