webfact Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 Pitiful scene: Pet dog stands guard after wife of driver crushed to death by tree in NE Thailand Picture: Sanook Rescue workers and medical personnel rushed to the scene of an accident in Chaiyaphum after a large tree fell down on a pick-up in a heavy rain storm. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165636-pitiful-scene-pet-dog-stands-guard-after-wife-of-driver-crushed-to-death-by-tree-in-ne-thailand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 Smokers beware: You'll be fined 5,000 baht if caught lighting up in bus stations and markets nationwide Picture: INN Smokers have been warned about lighting up in public places as Covid-19 authorities crack down on them amid the easing of coronavirus regulations. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165637-smokers-beware-youll-be-fined-5000-baht-if-caught-lighting-up-in-bus-stations-and-markets-nationwide/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 Hua Hin springs back to life after lockdown regulations eased The popular holiday resort of Hua Hin is busy again, said the Thai media, and even the horses are returning to the sands. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165641-hua-hin-springs-back-to-life-after-lockdown-regulations-eased/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 Man allegedly shoots dead his two brothers in inheritance dispute By THE NATION A man allegedly shot his two brothers dead at a house in Min Buri’s Soi Suwintawong 28 on Sunday after a reported dispute over a pick-up truck, inheritance left for one of them by their deceased father. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165644-man-allegedly-shoots-dead-his-two-brothers-in-inheritance-dispute/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 Thousands more using inter-provincial buses since May 2 By THE NATION More people are using inter-provincial buses after the government eased its lockdown, which has allowed the Department of Land Transport to restore several bus routes, director-general Jirut Wisanjit said on Sunday (May 24). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165646-thousands-more-using-inter-provincial-buses-since-may-2/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 State quarantine in Pattaya: Shadowy figures creaming 40% off the top of government fees to hotels, claim insiders Picture: Sophon Cable TV Leading tourism and business industry figures have told the Thai media in Pattaya that shadowy figures - possibly state personnel - are standing to make millions out of the Covid-19 quarantine situation for Thais returning abroad. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165653-state-quarantine-in-pattaya-shadowy-figures-creaming-40-off-the-top-of-government-fees-to-hotels-claim-insiders/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 Fake Covid-19 news: No truth that woman collapsed with virus outside Rayong mall Picture: Thai Rath Thailand's anti-fake news center has said that reports that a Thai woman collapsed outside a Rayong mall with coronavirus and was taken to hospital are untrue. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165654-fake-covid-19-news-no-truth-that-woman-collapsed-with-virus-outside-rayong-mall/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 Fermented fish: Don't eat it raw as it is full of dangerous tapeworms Picture: Sanook One of Thailand's favorite food additives - fermented fish or Pla Ra - is in the news again. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165656-fermented-fish-dont-eat-it-raw-as-it-is-full-of-dangerous-tapeworms/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 Phuket’s lost summer – looking to 2021 for tourism recovery By The Thaiger PHOTO: "Now is the summer of our discontent" - Phuket People's Voice In a solemn recognition of the reality of Phuket’s stalled tourist industry, a spokesperson for the southern chapter of the Thai Hotels Association is saying most of the west coast hotels are unlikely to reopen until the last quarter of this year. And that’s just the start of the problems for the popular island beach resort. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165658-phuket’s-lost-summer-–-looking-to-2021-for-tourism-recovery/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 Myanmar man gets a croc-shock while taking a leak Picture: 77kaoded A construction worker ran for his life after going into some undergrowth to relieve himself in Soi Wat Laem Fa Pha, Samut Prakan. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165662-myanmar-man-gets-a-croc-shock-while-taking-a-leak / Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 Pheu Thai slams government over heavy economic cost of battle against pandemic The Nation Pheu Thai Party's Logo The main opposition Pheu Thai Party has criticised the government for imposing tough economic measures that had caused high unemployment. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165674-pheu-thai-slams-government-over-heavy-economic-cost-of-battle-against-pandemic/ 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 Chonburi: Cute slow lorises left to starve after renters moved out Image: 77kaoded Animal welfare experts were called after a landlord went to inspect his property in the Surasak sub-district of Sri Racha, Chonburi on Saturday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165676-chonburi-cute-slow-lorises-left-to-starve-after-renters-moved-out/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 A massive database of 8 billion Thai internet records leaks Zack Whittaker Thailand’s largest cell network AIS has pulled a database offline that was spilling billions of real-time internet records on millions of Thai internet users. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165678-a-massive-database-of-8-billion-thai-internet-records-leaks/ 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 Video: Who was in the wrong? Motorcyclist and pillion rider take a tumble as pedestrian crosses the road video screenshot Sanook reported on a Facebook post after an accident in Chaiyaphum in Thailand's north east saw two people on a motorcycle come off as a woman was crossing the road. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165679-video-who-was-in-the-wrong-motorcyclist-and-pillion-rider-take-a-tumble-as-pedestrian-crosses-the-road/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 Pattaya police follow car to house, find adolescents taking drugs By The Nation Bang Lamung police in Pattaya, Chon Buri, followed a car that ran a security checkpoint early today, ending up at a passenger’s house and finding 12 adolescents taking drugs there. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165681-pattaya-police-follow-car-to-house-find-adolescents-taking-drugs/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 Thailand reports 2 new coronavirus cases, 1 more death FILE PHOTO: Reuters BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand confirmed two new coronavirus cases and one additional death on Monday, a health ministry spokesman said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165682-thailand reports-2-new-coronavirus-cases-1-more-death/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 Wife stabs husband with broken bottle over refusal to fix fan By Eakkapop Thongtub Ms Chanchria attacked her husband with the empty whisky bottle. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET: A woman at a construction camp in Thalang yesterday (May 24), outraged that her husband remained drinking with a friend instead of repairing an electric fan as she had repeatedly asked, attacked her husband with a bottle, leaving him with a serious gash to his head. Stabs to his chest with the broken bottle also left him with a punctured lung. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165693-wife-stabs-husband-with-broken-bottle-over-refusal-to-fix-fan/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 VIDEO The future of Thai tourism post COVID-19 In 2019, nearly 40 million tourists visited Thailand. This year, however, it is forecast that number will fall by more than 10 million. Video: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165695-video-the-future-of-thai-tourism-post-covid-19/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 Forty back from Saudi Arabia screened for Covid in Songkhla By The Nation Forty Thai students who returned from Saudi Arabia today (May 25) are being screened for Covid-19 at the Padangbesar Customs House in Sadao district, Songkhla. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165696-forty-back-from-saudi-arabia-screened-for-covid-in-songkhla/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 Govt targeting low-income people with more financial aid By The Nation Uttama Savanayana The Finance Ministry is collaborating with state-owned Specialised Financial Institutions (SFIs) to create new aid measures for the public and businesses affected by the Covid-19 outbreak. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165697-govt-targeting-low-income-people-with-more-financial-aid/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 Veerathai not interested in second term at BOT By THE NATION Veerathai Santiprabhob Bank of Thailand (BOT) governor Veerathai Santiprabhob is not interested in extending his tenure as governor after his current term ends on September 30, his spokesperson said on Monday (May 25). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165698-veerathai-not-interested-in-second-term-at-bot/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 Police find charred corpses of two men dumped in forest By The Nation Police have launched a murder investigation after discovering the bodies of two men bound together and burned in a forest in Hat Yai district, Songkhla province yesterday (May 24). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165700-police-find-charred-corpses-of-two-men-dumped-in-forest/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 Phayao locals fear bio-power plant will ruin health, environment By THE NATION More than 50 people gathered at the Chiang Rang sub-district administration organisation (SAO) in Phayao province on Monday (May 23) to protest construction of a local bio-power plant they said could damage their health and the environment. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165702-phayao-locals-fear-bio-power-plant-will-ruin-health-environment/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 BEWARE of fake Thai Chana apps By The Nation The Anti-Fake News Centre warned people that phoney Thai Chana applications are making the rounds on the Internet and warned that such apps actually carried malware to steal users’ personal information. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165703-beware-of-fake-thai-chana-apps/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 2,000-3,000-year-old paintings discovered in Sam Roi Yot National Park By The Nation Archaeologists together with park officials exploring a cave in Prachuap Khiri Khan’s Sam Roi Yot National Park have found colour paintings estimated to be 2,000-3,000 years old and dating back to the prehistoric era, expert archaeologist Kannika Premjai revealed recently. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165704-2000-3000-year-old-paintings-discovered-in-sam-roi-yot-national-park/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 Home at last! "Starving and mistreated" British pensioner back in England "eating nonstop" The 86 year old man who relatives and a rescuer claimed was starved and mistreated by a Thai family has made it safely back to the UK. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165707-home-at-last-starving-and-mistreated-british-pensioner-back-in-england-eating-nonstop/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Ekkamai residents fight plan to build 43-storey ‘Impression’ By THE NATION People living in Bangkok’s Ekkamai area gathered on Monday (May 25) to voice their opposition against plans to construct a 43-storey building called “Impression Ekkamai” on Sukhumvit Soi 61, and raised concerns about safety and traffic problems the project would create. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165722-ekkamai-residents-fight-plan-to-build-43-storey-‘impression’/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Contribute to community pantries at five MRT stations By The Nation Photo Credit: Nation Photo by Wanchai Kraisornkhajit The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) has set up cupboards at five MRT stations so commuters can help those suffering from the Covid-19 outbreak by contributing consumer goods. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165723-contribute-to-community-pantries-at-five-mrt-stations/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 New, improved, but empty Khao San Road By The Nation Photo Credit: Nation Photo by Tanachai Pramarnpanich The newly renovated Khao San Road, which is usually buzzing with backpackers, stands empty on May 24 as many venues have had to temporarily close in line with Covid-19 measures. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165724-new-improved-but-empty-khao-san-road/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 ‘Deadly dumplings’ reveal salmonella, cops call in vendor By The Nation The plot thickened yesterday in the case of the “deadly dumplings” suspected of killing one person and sickening nearly 20 more in Samut Prakan earlier this month. Health officials investigating the shop where the dumpling vendor said she bought her wares found that it did not open on the day she said she had purchased the dumplings. Meanwhile, the dumplings from the stall that tested positive for bacteria were made of pork, but the shop identified by the vendor is run by Muslims and makes only chicken dumplings. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165725-‘deadly-dumplings’-reveal-salmonella-cops-call-in-vendor/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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