Virus screening tight as Thai returnees flood southern border checkpoint

By The Nation

 

 

No cases of Covid-19 have been discovered at the Padang Besar border checkpoint in Songkhla so far, after the nearby Sadao crossing was closed last week when at least four immigration officials tested positive for the virus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161641-virus-screening-tight-as-thai-returnees-flood-southern-border-checkpoint/

 

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Extending emergency, curfew by another month proposed

By THE NATION

 

 

(Update) The government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSR) resolved on Monday (April 27) to extend the state of emergency, set to expire on April 30, by another month, CCSR’s spokesman Dr Taweesin Visanuython said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161610-thai-govt-to-decide-on-extending-emergency-decree-easing-covid-19-restrictions/?do=findComment&comment=15345862

 

UPDATE: 

 

No incoming flights until May 31

By The Nation

 

 

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has extended its restriction on incoming flights until May 31.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161626-confirmed-thailand-extends-ban-on-inbound-passenger-flights-until-may-31/?do=findComment&comment=15345891

 

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/1161643-nine-tonnes-of-rice-lands-in-phuket-in-fish-exchange-with-sea-gypsies/

 

Option of lifting some restrictions considered

By The Nation

 

 

The authorities are mulling the option of relaxing some restrictions for certain businesses, Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesperson for the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said on Monday (April 27).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161647-covid-19-option-of-lifting-some-restrictions-considered/

 

Pattaya seafood grills hot, business not

By Warapun Jaikusol

 

Lan Po Market on the weekends is usually rife with the smell of sizzling shrimp and squid, but under Pattaya’s coronavirus lockdown, business has slipped off the hook.

 

Naklua’s seafood grills are still hot, but their business is not.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161657-pattaya-seafood-grills-hot-business-not/

 

180,000 foreigners still in Pattaya & Chonburi province

By Barry Kenyon

 

 

A surprisingly large number of non-Thais are still residing in Greater Pattaya and the rest of Chonburi according to latest reports.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161658-180000-foreigners-still-in-pattaya-chonburi-province/

 

Booze industry urges govt to lift prohibition

By THE NATION

 

 

Alcohol-industry organisations have asked the prime minister to lift the ban on selling alcohol, imposed as part of measures to curb the spread of Covid-19. The request came in a proposal from seven organisations – led by the Thai Fruit Wine and Local Spirit Producer Association, Thailand Bartender Association, and Thai Wine Association – to ease alcohol-related restrictions.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161659-booze-industry-urges-govt-to-lift-prohibition/

 

Anutin rejects trans-Pacific trade pact, says not beneficial for public health

By The Nation

 

Anutin Charnvirakul

 

After meeting with the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) on Monday (April 27) to evaluate the effects the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will have on Thailand, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said he was against it.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161661-anutin-rejects-trans-pacific-trade-pact-says-not-beneficial-for-public-health/

 

Hilltribes send bounty to suffering locals in Tak

By The Nation

 

 

Highlanders in Tak’s Phop Phra, Mae Sot and Umphang districts have given 20 tonnes of agricultural produce for distribution among officials and local people affected by Covid-19.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161662-hilltribes-send-bounty-to-suffering-locals-in-tak/

 

Agencies work on reforesting burned down forests

By THE NATION

 

 

The Royal Forest Department (RFD) is making preparations to recover the recently burned down forested areas in Thailand’s North, the department’s director-general Attaphon Charoenchansa said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161663-agencies-work-on-reforesting-burned-down-forests/

 

Special benefits still applicable for state welfare cardholders

By THE NATION

 

 

Holders of state welfare cards will continue being entitled to additional benefits announced since the outbreak of Covid-19, the Government Public Relations Department said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161664-special-benefits-still-applicable-for-state-welfare-cardholders/

 

Woman attempts suicide at ministry after being refused Bt5,000 payment

By The Nation

 

 

A 58-year-old woman attempted to commit suicide at the Finance Ministry building in Bangkok yesterday, where she had gone to plead for the Bt5,000 pandemic-relief payment.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161665-woman-attempts-suicide-at-ministry-after-being-refused-bt5000-payment/

 

China denies spreading coronavirus disinformation following EU report

 

People wearing face masks walk out of Zhongguancun subway station following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Beijing, China April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s foreign ministry on Monday denied claims that Beijing is spreading disinformation about the coronavirus following a European Union report that said there was “significant evidence” of covert Chinese operations on social media.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161666-china-denies-spreading-coronavirus-disinformation-following-eu-report/

 

Healthy again, Johnson says too risky to relax lockdown yet

By Guy Faulconbridge, Kate Holton

 

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks outside 10 Downing Street after recovering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, April 27, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson returned to work on Monday after recovering from COVID-19 with a warning that it was still too dangerous to relax a stringent lockdown hammering Britain’s economy for fear of a deadly second outbreak.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161667-healthy-again-johnson-says-too-risky-to-relax-lockdown-yet/

 

Australia rejects Chinese 'economic coercion' threat amid planned coronavirus probe

By Kirsty Needham

 

Australia's Foreign Minister Marise Payne speaks during a news conference at Australian Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, January 10, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne has cautioned China against attempts at “economic coercion” as Australia pushes for an investigation into the coronavirus pandemic that China opposes.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161668-australia-rejects-chinese-economic-coercion-threat-amid-planned-coronavirus-probe/

 

Govt to spurn CPTPP trade deal, says FTA Watch

By The Nation

 

 

The government is backtracking on plans to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trade deal, according to FTA Watch.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161669-govt-to-spurn-cptpp-trade-deal-says-fta-watch/

 

Sex Education creator Laurie Nunn: 'You can't make sex scenes flowery!'

By Rebecca Nicholson

 

On the verge of giving up … Laurie Nunn, creator of the Netflix hit. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

 

Laurie Nunn is remembering her own experience of sex education.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161672-sex-education-creator-laurie-nunn-you-cant-make-sex-scenes-flowery/

 

PS Plus May 2020 free PS4 games: The NEW PlayStation Plus games coming soon

By LIAM MARTIN

 

PlayStation Plus May 2020 free PS4 games (Image: SONY)

 

UPDATE: PS Plus free games for May 2020 appear to have leaked ahead of schedule.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161673-ps-plus-may-2020-free-ps4-games-the-new-playstation-plus-games-coming-soon/

 

10 Hollywood Stars Who Are High-Level Mixed Martial Artists

 

Instagram, @HalleBerry

 

Long before anyone ever imagined mixed martial arts would be featured on a major outlet like ESPN, it was seen as a fringe sport that was too barbaric for primetime.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161674-10-hollywood-stars-who-are-high-level-mixed-martial-artists/

 

Prawit denies reports of imminent Cabinet reshuffle

By THE NATION

 

Deputy PM Prawit Wongsuwan

 

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan on Monday (April 27) denied reports of a pending Cabinet reshuffle, especially at the Finance Minister.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161675-prawit-denies-reports-of-imminent-cabinet-reshuffle/

 

Five virus-hit immigration detainees rushed to hospital  

By The Nation

 

Photo taken by Charoon Thongnual, Nation Photo

 

Five undocumented immigrants found to be infected with Covid-19 have been rushed to hospital in Hat Yai after their conditions worsened.

 

Full Story https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161676-five-virus-hit-immigration-detainees-rushed-to-hospital/

 

Foreigners stuck on Phi Phi screened for Covid-19

By THE NATION

 

 

Some 270 foreign tourists stranded on Phi Phi Island were screened for Covid-19 by Krabi provincial authorities on Monday (April 27).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161683-foreigners-stuck-on-phi-phi-screened-for-covid-19/

 

Airlines set to return as ban on domestic flights ends

By The Phuket News

 

A worker repaints the runway centerline at Phuket airport this past week. Photo: Phuket International Airport

 

PHUKET:-- AirAsia and Nok Air are both set to resume domestic flights to Phuket on Friday (May 1), the day after the ban on all domestic flights is due to end. The move to relaunch services came before any clear resolution by the Phuket Governor whether or not he intended to lift the “Tambon Lockdown”, banning all non-essential travel between the 17 subdistricts on the island.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161685-airlines-set-to-return-as-ban-on-domestic-flights-ends/

 

Two new devices from Samsung are the perfect companions for frontline workers

By Paisal Chuenprasaeng
Special to The Nation

 

 

Designed for frontline office workers from various businesses who operate out in the field, the Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro and Galaxy Tab Active Pro are devices that do away with the need to carry several gadgets.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161689-two-new-devices-from-samsung-are-the-perfect-companions-for-frontline-workers/

 

EEC to revise this year’s investment target

By THE NATION

 

Kanit Sangsubhan

 

The Eastern Economic Corridor Office (EECO) of Thailand is revising both its investment promotion target for this year and its investment promotion strategy for next year in response to the impact of Covid-19, said office secretary-general Kanit Sangsubhan.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161691-eec-to-revise-this-year’s-investment-target/

 

Measures on helping farmers to be proposed to Cabinet

By THE NATION

 

 

The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry will reportedly propose to the Cabinet tomorrow (April 28) remedy measures worth Bt150 billion to help farmers suffering from the impacts of Covid-19 and the drought.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161692-measures-on-helping-farmers-to-be-proposed-to-cabinet/

 

CM University making 3D-printed face-mask ‘enhancers’

By THE NATION

 

 

Chiang Mai University is manufacturing 3D-printed face-mask “enhancers” for medical staff to reduce the risk of Covid-19 infection.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161693-cm-university-making-3d-printed-face-mask-‘enhancers’/

 

Thai Airways to press ahead with maintenance facility after Airbus withdraws

 

FILE PHOTO: Thai Airways airplanes are parked at the tarmac of Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand March 25, 2020 REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - State-owned Thai Airways International Pcl (THAI.BK) will press on with a project to build a $339 million (273 million pounds) maintenance facility east of Bangkok after partner Airbus (AIR.PA) dropped out due to the coronavirus outbreak, a senior official said on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161694-thai-airways-to-press-ahead-with-maintenance-facility-after-airbus-withdraws/

 

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