webfact Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Ministry issues guidelines for massage parlours before reopening on Monday By The Nation All massage parlours must register with the Department of Health Service Support via the website and complete a self-assessment e-certificate for officials to check-up on a regular basis. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166516-ministry-issues-guidelines-for-massage-parlours-before-reopening-on-monday/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted May 31, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 31, 2020 Citizens frown at NACC decision clearing Prawit in luxury watch case By The Nation Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan The decision by the anti-graft agency to clear Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan in a high-profile corruption allegation over luxury goods has stirred a debate among netizens about the justice system. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166518-citizens-frown-at-nacc-decision-clearing-prawit-in-luxury-watch-case/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 MPs push Bt1.9-trillion Covid-19 aid package through Parliament By The Nation The lower house of Parliament on Sunday (May 31) votes to approve key emergency decrees providing financial support to business and people hit by the Covid-19 fallout. Photo: Tanachai Pramarnpanich/NationPhoto. The Covid-19 financial aid package sailed through the House of Representatives on Sunday but opposition MPs attacked the Bt1.9-trillion aid as mostly benefiting big businesses. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166519-mps-push-bt19-trillion-covid-19-aid-package-through-parliament/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted May 31, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 31, 2020 "ThaiChana" app not linked to gambling spam, developer and ministry clarify By The Nation The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) and the developers of the ThaiChana application have confirmed that the gambling message that some users receive is not related to their registering for the app. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166520-thaichana-app-not-linked-to-gambling-spam-developer-and-ministry-clarify/ 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 Bangkok unlocks 17 places in phase 3 from Monday By The Nation The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration on Sunday (May 31) revealed the activities and locations that are allowed to reopen in the Thai capital from June 1 in the third phase of the easing of Covid-19 lockdown measures. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166522-bangkok-unlocks-17-places-in-phase-3-from-monday/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 Men arrested from two cottages on international wetland By The Nation A group of men was arrested and guns and ammunition seized from two cottages located in the sea on an international wetland. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166523-men-arrested-from-two-cottages-on-international-wetland/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 Six-month-old baby dies in car accident By The Nation A six-month-old baby girl was killed when the car she was travelling in crashed into an electric post in Chonburi province on Saturday (May 30). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166524-six-month-old-baby-dies-in-car-accident/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 Netizens divided over propriety of man's action to save deer from python By The Nation A debate has erupted online over the appropriateness of a man's action that helped a deer escape the clutches of a python. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166525-netizens-divided-over-propriety-of-mans-action-to-save-deer-from-python/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 Pattaya enters the limbo and kitemark stages of the pandemic By Barry Kenyon Face masks are not going to disappear anytime soon. The third stage of the coronavirus crisis relaxation, beginning on June 1, reflects the truism that we are not yet sure where to head next. You can now have a haircut or your curly locks dyed, but a shave is out of the question. Massages are back on the agenda but not if they include head and shoulders or if they occur in a sauna. The beaches are open again but without umbrellas for half the week. In a country which is notoriously ambivalent about alcohol, sipping a cold beer with your restaurant meal could land you in hot water. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166526-pattaya-enters-the-limbo-and-kitemark-stages-of-the-pandemic/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 2 children driving motorbike killed at ‘closed’ Pattaya U-turn By Pattaya Mail Friends and relatives console each other at the scene. Two children driving a motorbike were killed at a supposedly closed Sukhumvit Road U-turn in Pattaya. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166527-2-children-driving-motorbike-killed-at-‘closed’-pattaya-u-turn/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 Pattaya tourism industry appeals for financial aid By Pattaya Mail Pattaya business owners, led by the Chonburi Tourism Council, present a letter to Mayor Sonthaya Kunplome for an extension of relief measures for the tourism industry. Pattaya business owners appealed for more financial aid to survive the coronavirus pandemic. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166528-pattaya-tourism-industry-appeals-for-financial-aid/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 Phuket lockdown relaxed: island road, sea borders open By The Phuket News Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana at an event today (May 31) congratulating all the officials and medical staff for their efforts in preventing the spread of COVID-19. Photo: PR Phuket PHUKET: The Phuket Governor has issued an order relaxing the entry and exit of people arriving on and leaving the island, effective from midnight tonight. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166452-phuket-to-reopen-conditionally-to-visitors-on-monday/?do=findComment&comment=15472596 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 Three arrested for attempting to smuggle 230kg of kratom into Phuket The Phuket News The three were arrested at the Phuket Check Point yesterday (May 30). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET: Two men were arrested at the Phuket Check Point yesterday (May 30) for attempting to smuggle 230kg of kratom onto the island. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166529-three-arrested-for-attempting-to-smuggle-230kg-of-kratom-into-phuket/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 Bangkok governor warns of flood threat from mounting garbage in canals By The Nation The amount of garbage in Bangkok’s canals is increasing and is starting to block the sewer system causing floods in many areas, the city chief said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166530-bangkok-governor-warns-of-flood-threat-from-mounting-garbage-in-canals/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 English Championship sets provisional June 20 restart date FILE PHOTO: Millwall's Lee Gregory (R) celebrates after Danny Shittu scored against Brentford during their English Championship League soccer match at The Den in London November 8, 2014. REUTERS/Paul Hackett LONDON (Reuters) - England's second tier Championship plans to resume play on June 20, more than three months after it was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the English Football League (EFL) said on Sunday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166531-english-championship-sets-provisional-june-20-restart-date/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 SpaceX Crew Dragon delivers two NASA astronauts to International Space Station By Joey Roulette Launch pad 39A and SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft, carrying NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken, pictured before lift off, during NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. May 30, 2020 in this photo supplied by Maxar Technologies. Satellite image ©2020 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - Nearly 24 hours after launching from Florida, SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule delivered NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the International Space Station on Sunday, marking the first U.S. space capsule to do so with a crew since 2011. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166533-spacex-crew-dragon-delivers-two-nasa-astronauts-to-international-space-station/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 New coronavirus losing potency, top Italian doctor says A lifeguard wearing a protective face mask takes the temperature of a woman at a newly reopened beach after months of closure due to an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Punta Hidalgo, in Punta Ala, Italy May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini ROME (Reuters) - The new coronavirus is losing its potency and has become much less lethal, a senior Italian doctor said on Sunday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166534-new-coronavirus-losing-potency-top-italian-doctor-says/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 FBI's top lawyer resigns as agency faces pressure from Trump FILE PHOTO: Acting U.S. Attorney General Dana Boente (R) listens as U.S. President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up during a meeting with county sheriffs at the White House in Washington February 7, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI said on Saturday that its top lawyer, Dana Boente, had announced his resignation as the agency faces scrutiny over its investigations of former staffers and supporters of President Donald Trump. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166535-fbis-top-lawyer-resigns-as-agency-faces-pressure-from-trump/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 Night of violence across America leaves streets scarred, outrage simmering By Brendan O'Brien and Carlos Barria Protestors demonstrate outside an entrance to the White House over the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Washington, May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Another night of outrage left stores looted and cars smoldering in many U.S. cities on Sunday as curfews failed to quell violence that replaced peaceful daytime demonstrations over the death of a black man seen on video gasping for breath as a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166536-night-of-violence-across-america-leaves-streets-scarred-outrage-simmering/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 Artist Christo, known for wrapping exteriors of landmarks, dies at 84 FILE PHOTO: Artist Christo stands in front of his work The London Mastaba, on the Serpentine in Hyde Park, London, Britain, June 18, 2018. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/File Photo (Reuters) - Christo, the Bulgarian-born artist best known for his temporary installations based on wrapping the exteriors of landmark buildings, bridges and outdoor spaces, died on Sunday at age 84 of natural causes at his home in New York City. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166538-artist-christo-known-for-wrapping-exteriors-of-landmarks-dies-at-84/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 Australia's stalled migrant boom derails golden economic run By Swati Pandey and Sam Holmes Gurmeet Tuli, who owns a jewellery shop speaks with fellow small business owners at an Indian restaurant, where a business has substantially slowed since the onset of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in the Parramatta suburb of western Sydney, Australia, May 29, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's three decades of uninterrupted prosperity are coming to an abrupt end as the global coronavirus pandemic crashes one of its most lucrative sources of income – immigration. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166539-australias-stalled-migrant-boom-derails-golden-economic-run/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 UK foreign minister defends lockdown easing as the 'right step' By Elizabeth Piper Britain's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Dominic Raab speaks at the daily digital news conference on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain May 18, 2020. Andrew Parsons/10 Downing Street/Handout via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) - British foreign minister Dominic Raab on Sunday defended the government's careful loosening of the coronavirus lockdown, saying it was the "right step to be taking" at this time. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166540-uk-foreign-minister-defends lockdown easing-as-the-right-step/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 20 Thais back from UK have high fever, rushed to hospital By THE NATION Twenty of the 251 Thais who returned home on Sunday (May 31) from the United Kingdom were found to have high fever and rushed to hospital, Suvarnabhumi Airport deputy director Kittipong Kittikachorn said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166541-20-thais-back-from-uk-have-high-fever-rushed-to-hospital/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 MBK Center cuts rental fees on stores by up to 70% for three months BANGKOK (NNT) - In an effort to help shop operators affected by the COVID-19, MBK Center has launched another assistance measure for store tenants, by increasing the maximum rental discount to as much as 70 percent for three months. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166543-mbk-center-cuts-rental-fees-on-stores-by-up-to-70-for-three-months/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 Phuket field hospital closes as last Covid-19 patients recover By THE NATION Phuket’s 1st Field Hospital is being temporarily shut down and put on standby as the last Covid-19 patients have recovered, Phuket Governor Pakkapong Tawipat said yesterday (May 31). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166546-phuket-field-hospital-closes-as-last-covid-19-patients-recover/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 Pattaya Sports Club donates printer to the Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Abuse Center By Tim Knight Khru Ja, Stan Rees, Nigel Cannon and Tim Knight are surrounded by the children happy with their new printer. At the invitation of Senior Advisor Nigel Cannon, Social Chairman Stan Rees and I visited Palisorn Noja (Khru Ja) at the Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Abuse Center to see if the Pattaya Sports Club could assist them with food donations and any other needs. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166547-pattaya-sports-club-donates-printer-to-the-anti-human-trafficking-and-child-abuse-center/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 Sailor aids 3 in motorbike crash in Pattaya By Patcharapol Panrak Three motorbike passengers who crashed in Jomtien Beach suffered cuts and broken bones. A sailor came to the aid of three motorbike passengers who crashed in Jomtien Beach. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166550-sailor-aids-3-in-motorbike-crash-in-pattaya/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 Praise for doctors who removed fish from throat of Myanmar fisherman Picture: Sanook Netizens praised the work of a team of ER doctors at Krabi hospital in southern Thailand after a perch (pla mor) was removed from the throat of a fisherman from Myanmar. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166555-praise-for-doctors-who-removed-fish-from-throat-of-myanmar-fisherman/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted June 1, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2020 Thai central bank worried about strong baht, ready to use necessary measures FILE PHOTO: A woman displays Thai baht currency notes in Bangkok in this April 21, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's central bank is worried that a rapid rise in the baht may not be in line with economic conditions which remain fragile due to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, a deputy governor said on Monday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166559-thai central-bank-worried-about-strong-baht-ready-to-use-necessary-measures/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 Smokers beware! Crackdown means lighting up in public could get you a 5,000 baht fine Picture: Daily News Thailand's authorities have continued their crackdown on smokers in the belief that the habit causes a risk of the spread of coronavirus. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166560-smokers-beware-crackdown-means-lighting-up-in-public-could-get-you-a-5000-baht-fine/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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