The week that was in Thailand news: Learn from the past – don’t try and erase it

 

 

I knew something was up as soon as the maid opened the door.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168371-the-week-that-was-in-thailand-news-learn-from-the-past-–-don’t-try-and-erase-it/

 

Phuket COVID-19 daily report - June 13

By The Phuket News

 

Today’s stats. PR Dept.

 

PHUKET: The Phuket office of the Public Relations Department (PR Phuket) has released its daily report for the COVID-19 situation in Phuket for today, Saturday, June 13.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168402-phuket-covid-19-daily-report-june-13/

 

 

Government assures emergency will be lifted

By The Nation

 

Suporn Atthawong

 

Ending the night curfew is one step towards lifting the state of emergency, which the prime minister will surely do, Suporn Atthawong, vice-minister of the Prime Minister's Office, said on Friday (June 12).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168403-government-assures-emergency-will-be-lifted/

 

Governors told to get tourist attractions ready for phase 4 of lockdown easing

By The Nation

 

 

Ministry of Interior has instructed provincial governors nationwide to manage tourist attractions in preparation for the fourth phase of lockdown relaxation.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168404-governors-told-to-get-tourist-attractions-ready-for-phase-4-of-lockdown-easing/

 

Five new Covid-19 cases in state quarantine

By THE NATION

 

 

There were five new cases of Covid-19 in Thailand over a 24-hour period, the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168405-five-new-covid-19-cases-in-state-quarantine/

 

Civili aviation authority to discuss resumption of flights with airlines next week

By THE NATION

 

 

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has invited 14 airlines and charter jet operators registered in Thailand to discuss their readiness to restart international flights.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168406-civili-aviation-authority-to-discuss-resumption-of-flights-with-airlines-next-week/

 

Ministry to seek Cabinet nod for Bt20-bn domestic tourism promotion plans

By THE NATION

 

 

The Tourism and Sports Ministry will table before the Cabinet on June 16 plans requiring a budget of Bt20 billion to boost the domestic tourism sector.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168407-ministry-to-seek-cabinet-nod-for-bt20-bn-domestic-tourism-promotion-plans/

 

BTS, MRT services back to normal from June 15

By THE NATION

 

 

BTS and MRT will resume their full normal services from Monday (June 15) , as the night curfew has been lifted.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168408-bts-mrt-services-back-to-normal-from-june-15/

 

A new Buddha rises above Bangkok

By THE NATION

 

 

Thonburi district in Bangkok unveiled its new landmark, an imposing statue of the Buddha that rises 69 metres above the ground -- about the height of a 20-storey building.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168409-a-new-buddha-rises-above-bangkok/

 

Bus services returning to normal from June 15

By THE NATION

 

 

The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) on Friday (June 12) announced the restoration of normal bus services from June 15, after the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) decided to lift the night curfew curfew from Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168410-bus-services-returning-to-normal-from-june-15/

 

University invites donations to help students affected by Covid-19 fallout

By The Nation

 

 

Suan Dusit University is accepting donations to grant scholarships to students who have been impacted by the Covid-19 outbreak.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168411-university-invites-donations-to-help-students-affected-by-covid-19-fallout/

 

Tight screening for devotees at Chainat temple

By The Nation

 

 

A team led by the deputy governor of Chainat province visited Wat Pak Khlong Makham Thao on Saturday (June 13) to oversee screening facilities to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168412-tight-screening-for-devotees-at-chainat-temple/

 

Nan's walking street comes alive again

By THE NATION

 

 

More than a thousand people flocked to Kuang Mueng Nan Walking Street in Nan province after it reopened on Friday (June 12).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168413-nans-walking-street-comes-alive-again/

 

Pattaya revives 25-year battle to demolish Walking Street

 

 

Every few years, Pattaya officials contemplate tearing down Walking Street’s seedy bars and replacing them with a natural, family-friendly attraction. While a high-season river of cash used to wash away such thoughts, the nightlife strip’s current shutdown has administrators rethinking their options again.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168318-pattaya-city-unveils-ambitious-plans-to-transform-bali-hai-as-7-million-more-tourists-expected-soon/page/8/?tab=comments#comment-15517297

 

Pattaya travel deals to be sold online

By Warapun Jaikusol

 

The packages would be good for deals on hotels, restaurants and tourist attractions.

 

The Tourism Authority of Thailand is preparing to put Pattaya on sale to lure domestic Thai tourists.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168415-pattaya-travel-deals-to-be-sold-online/

 

5 arrested in Pattaya drug den raid

By Jetsada Homklin

 

Banglamung police arrested Nopporn Boonrod and seized a small amount of methamphetamines.

 

Banglamung police arrested five people and seized a small amount of methamphetamines in the raid of a Pattaya drug den.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168417-5-arrested-in-pattaya-drug-den-raid/

 

Curfew breakers treated leniently during Thai coronavirus pandemic

By Barry Kenyon

 

Curfew breakers have been treated leniently during Thai coronavirus pandemic, with most avoiding jail time.

 

About 10,000 people were arrested for not staying at home during the emergency-decree curfew which ends on June 15, according to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration. This includes an unknown number of foreigners since the relevant statistical data is not published.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168420-curfew-breakers-treated-leniently-during-thai-coronavirus-pandemic/

 

Pattaya mulls sports academy for dilapidated Youth Sports Center

By Jetsada Homklin

 

The Bio Architek private company present their ideas for a new sports academy at the dilapidated Soi Wat Boonkanjanaram 2 facility.

 

Pattaya is considering a sports academy to revive its moribund Youth Sports Center.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168422-pattaya-mulls-sports-academy-for-dilapidated-youth-sports-center/

 

Hospital appointment is not a loophole for foreign entrants

By Barry Kenyon

 

Hopes that foreigners abroad clutching an appointment letter with a Thai hospital might be included in the first tranche of international arrivals have been dashed.

 

Hopes that foreigners abroad clutching an appointment letter with a Thai hospital might be included in the first tranche of international arrivals have been dashed.  Government spokespersons have pointed out that, in fact, a non-immigrant “O” visa (medical treatment) must be applied for in the foreigner’s country of first abode.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168424-hospital-appointment-is-not-a-loophole-for-foreign-entrants/

 

Cabinet shake-up looms as COVID-19 crisis eases

 

 

File Image (Credit: Palang Pracharat Facebook page)
 

After three months of almost no political activity due to the COVID-19 lockdown, Thai politicians have wasted no time getting back to “business as usual”.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168425-cabinet-shake-up-looms-as-covid-19-crisis-eases/

 

Raw material shortage puts the squeeze on pineapple processing factories

By THE NATION

 

 

Pineapple processing factories are reeling under a serious shortage of raw materials due to the Covid-19 situation and drought, the Thai Pineapple Industry Association said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168426-raw-material-shortage-puts-the-squeeze-on-pineapple-processing-factories/

 

 

CP Group plans to provide free face masks to at-risk groups

By The Nation

 

 

Charoen Pokphand Group (CP Group) will deliver free face masks to vulnerable sections of society, starting with the Thailand Association of the Blind and Autistic Thai Foundation, so that they can protect themselves from Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168427-cp-group-plans-to-provide-free-face-masks-to-at-risk-groups/

 

In London skirmishes, suspected far-right protester is rescued

 

 

A protester carries an injured counter-protester to safety, near the Waterloo station during a Black Lives Matter protest following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody, in London, Britain, June 13, 2020. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

 

LONDON (Reuters) - A man identified by the crowd as a far-right protester was carried to safety by a Black Lives Matter protester on Saturday as animosity was briefly set aside on a day of clashes in London between police and rival groups.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168428-in-london-skirmishes-suspected-far-right-protester-is-rescued/

 

Beijing district in 'wartime emergency' after virus cluster at major food market

By Judy Hua and Cate Cadell

 

A security guard wearing a face mask tries to block the camera outside the Jingshen seafood market which has been closed for business after new coronavirus infections were detected, in Beijing, China June 12, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Beijing district put itself on a "wartime" footing and the capital banned tourism and sports events on Saturday after a cluster of novel coronavirus infections centred around a major wholesale market sparked fears of a new wave of COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168429-beijing-district-in-wartime-emergency-after-virus-cluster-at-major-food-market/

 

Far-right and anti-racism protesters scuffle in London

By Michael Holden and Guy Faulconbridge

 

Counter-protesters gesture in Trafalgar Square ahead of a Black Lives Matter protest following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody, in London, Britain, June 13, 2020. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Scuffles broke out in London on Saturday between far-right activists, Black Lives Matter protesters and police trying to keep the two sides apart.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168430-far-right-and-anti-racism-protesters-scuffle-in-london/

 

Heavy rain forecast for many parts of the country

By The Nation

 

 

The southwest monsoon across the Andaman Sea and Thailand has intensified while a low pressure cell covers Laos. More rain is forecast across the country with heavy to very heavy rains in some parts of the North, the Northeast, the East and the Southwest coast.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168432-heavy-rain-forecast-for-many-parts-of-the-country/

 

Cambodia says 'no clues so far' on disappearance of Thai political activist

By The Nation

 

Wanchalearm Satsaksit

 

Cambodian authorities have not found any clues on the disappearance of Thai pro-democracy activist Wanchalearm Satsaksit, 37, who was abducted from his apartment in Phnom Penh on June 4, the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168433-cambodia-says-no-clues-so-far-on-disappearance-of-thai-political-activist/

 

Chulalongkorn University vaccine development shows promise

Praphorn Praphornkul

 

 

BANGKOK(NNT)-Since scientists from the Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, gave a COVID-19 vaccine candidate to monkeys on May 23, 2020, the results look promising, as the vaccine generated an immune response in four out of five monkeys that received the first doses.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168434-chulalongkorn-university-vaccine-development-shows-promise/

 

PM Prayut signs agreement for rubber roads

Praphorn Praphornkul

 

 

BANGKOK(NNT) - To assist rubber farmers, the Prime Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, chaired the signing ceremony of an agreement to use rubber in road construction.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168435-pm-prayut-signs-agreement-for-rubber-roads/

 

Fitness centers must maintain social distancing

Tanakorn Sangiam

 

 

BANGKOK(NNT)-The Department of Health has stressed fitness centers must continue enforcing COVID-19 precautionary measures and screen customers for symptoms, while personal trainers are required to wear a face mask at all times.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168436-fitness-centers-must-maintain-social-distancing/