webfact Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Thailand to ban online alcohol sales to curb underage drinking FILE PHOTO: A worker cleans a plastic barrier used for social distancing at the Sherbet club ahead of bars and night clubs reopening nationwide after the Thai government extended an emergency decree until the end of July in a bid to avoid the risk of a second wave of the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok, Thailand, June 30, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand said on Thursday it would prohibit online sales of alcohol in a clampdown on underage drinking after a rise in sales during the coronavirus outbreak. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171053-thailand-to-ban-online-alcohol-sales-to-curb-underage-drinking/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share Posted July 2, 2020 Certificate of entry from Thai embassy or consulate required for foreigners to enter Thailand By The Phuket News Phuket International Airport at night. Photo: AoT Phuket BANGKOK:-- The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) today (July 2) issued the “Notification on Conditions for Aircraft Permission to Enter Thailand (No.2)”, reiterating that its ban on international commercial aircraft remains in place, reports the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171054-certificate-of-entry-from-thai-embassy-or-consulate-required-for-foreigners-to-enter-thailand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share Posted July 2, 2020 Nongnooch Garden scraps two-tiered pricing for expats in Thailand Nong Nooch Tropical Garden & Cultural Village will no longer implement a two tiered pricing structure for expats who live in Thailand. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171013-nongnooch-garden-scraps-two-tiered-pricing-for-expats-in-thailand/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share Posted July 2, 2020 Thailand ‘not a suitable host’ for locusts in India, Laos By THE NATION Photo credit: www.moac.go.th/Ceracris kiangsu The two types of locusts swarming and attacking vegetation in Laos and India will not be migrating to Thailand because the weather here is not suitable for them to reproduce, Department of Agriculture’s director general Sermsuk Salakpetch said. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171027-thailand-‘not-a-suitable-host’-for-locusts-in-india-laos/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share Posted July 2, 2020 PM, council of economic ministers to find ways of rebooting country By THE NATION Prime Minster Prayut Chan-o-cha has scheduled a meeting with the council of economic ministers on July 10 to discuss the country’s economic situation. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has called a meeting with the council of economic ministers on July 10 to discuss the state of Thailand’s economy, the council’s secretary-general Kobsak Pootrakul said on Thursday (July 2). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171081-pm-prayut-council-of-economic-ministers-to-find-ways-of-rebooting-thailand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share Posted July 2, 2020 Somkid meets US envoy to woo investors for Thai Silicon Valley, EEC By THE NATION Somkid Jatursripitak Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatursripitak met US Ambassador Michael George DeSombre on Thursday (July 2) to talk about developing an economic collaboration between the two countries. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171082-somkid-meets-us-envoy-to-woo-investors-for-thai-silicon-valley-eec/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share Posted July 2, 2020 CentralWorld unlocking Bangkokian’s fitness with pop-up running track By The Nation CentralWorld is inviting exercise addicts to “unlock” their fitness at the running track that has sprung up beside the mall in central Bangkok. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171083-centralworld-unlocking-bangkokian’s-fitness-with-pop-up-running-track/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share Posted July 2, 2020 Pattani luring China with its durian gems By The Nation Pattani launched its Puangmanee durian season today with promotions designed to lure the lucrative Chinese market’s hunger for this unique variety of the pungent fruit. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171084-pattani-luring-china-with-its-durian-gems/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share Posted July 2, 2020 Thailand opens drive-in cinema with cooling system for film fans wary of coronavirus By Athit Perawongmetha Vehicles are parked at the first drive-in movie theatre for people to enjoy movies while keeping social distancing amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok, Thailand, July 2, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha BANGKOK (Reuters) - Keen for the big screen but wary of the coronavirus, Thai film fans flocked to a new drive-in cinema on Thursday, which offered a novel cooling system to help combat the discomfort of being confined to cars on a hot and stuffy night. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171085-thailand opens-drive-in-cinema-with-cooling-system-for-film-fans-wary-of-coronavirus/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share Posted July 2, 2020 Net gains - Thai project turns fishing nets into virus protection gear By Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Juarawee Kittisilpa A worker prepares old fishing nets before a recycling process to create, among new products, protective gear against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Saint Louis Plas Mold factory amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Ayutthaya province, Thailand, June 30, 2020. REUTERS/Juarawee Kittisilpa RAYONG/AYUTTHAYA, Thailand (Reuters) - Thai fisherman Anan Jaitang used to pile tattered nylon fishing nets on the beach after hauls of wriggling crabs tore them beyond repair, but most of the nets wound up in the sea, threatening to entangle turtles and choke coral reefs. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171086-net-gains-thai-project-turns-fishing-nets-into-virus-protection-gear/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share Posted July 2, 2020 Thailand unlikely to join Asia-Pacific trade pact this year FILE PHOTO: A view of Bangkok city amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok, Thailand, June 21, 2020. Picture taken June 21, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will take until September to study whether to join a trans-Pacific free trade agreement, potentially missing a window for entry this year amid widespread concern that joining the pact may harm its farm and healthcare sectors. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171087-thailand unlikely-to-join-asia-pacific-trade-pact-this-year/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share Posted July 2, 2020 Patong entertainment president pleas for government assistance By Tanyaluk Sakoot The formal request for assistance was present in Bangkok yesterday (July 1). Photo: Supplied PHUKET: While the pubs and bars along Bangla Road in Patong yesterday were readying to open their doors for the first time since Phuket went under lockdown in early April, key figures in Patong’s nightlife industry were presenting to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Tourism in Bangkok an official request for assistance to help nightlife venue owners in Patong. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171088-patong-entertainment-president-pleas-for-government-assistance/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share Posted July 2, 2020 Anutin Stresses Safety in Phase 5 of Eased Restrictions BANGKOK(NNT) - More activities are allowed to resume, including businesses that are considered to be most at risk of spreading the feared virus, such as entertainment venues. Public health authorities are working hard to monitor the venues and ensure all parties comply with the regulations. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171089-anutin-stresses-safety-in-phase-5-of-eased-restrictions/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share Posted July 2, 2020 Thailand and Japan cautious on EU travel despite priority status Visitors from South Korea also given green light, but obstacles remain ERI SUGIURA and APORNRATH PHOONPHONGPHIPHAT, Nikkei staff writers Greece is one of the EU countries opening its border to travelers from Japan, Thailand and South Korea. © Reuters TOKYO/BANGKOK -- Travelers from Japan, South Korea and Thailand are now welcome in the European Union. But business groups and travel industry figures from the three countries do not expect a rush, citing remaining obstacles and a lingering fear of a coronavirus second wave. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171091-thailand-and-japan-cautious-on-eu-travel-despite-priority-status/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share Posted July 2, 2020 Jeffrey Epstein friend Ghislaine Maxwell arrested on sex abuse charges By Karen Freifeld, Mark Hosenball and Sarah N. Lynch FILE PHOTO: Ghislaine Maxwell, longtime associate of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, speaks at a news conference on oceans and sustainable development at the United Nations in New York, U.S. June 25, 2013 in this screengrab taken from United Nations TV file footage. UNTV/Handout via REUTERS (Reuters) - Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend and longtime associate of the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested on Thursday on U.S. charges of luring underage girls so that Epstein could sexually abuse them. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171092-jeffrey-epstein-friend-ghislaine-maxwell-arrested-on-sex-abuse-charges/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share Posted July 2, 2020 Armed Canadian man arrested after driving truck through gates near PM Trudeau's Ottawa residence By David Ljunggren A police officer guards the front gate to Rideau Hall, and the grounds where Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lives, after an armed man was apprehended on the property early this morning in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada July 2, 2020. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle OTTAWA (Reuters) - An armed member of the Canadian military drove a truck through gates protecting an exclusive part of Ottawa where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lives on Thursday but was quickly arrested, police said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171094-armed-canadian-man-arrested-after-driving-truck-through-gates-near-pm-trudeaus-ottawa-residence/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share Posted July 2, 2020 Kim Jong Un says North Korea prevented coronavirus from making inroads By Sangmi Cha FILE PHOTO: South Korean people watch a TV broadcasting a news report on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Seoul, South Korea, April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Heo Ran/File Photo SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told a meeting of the politburo of the ruling Workers Party the North had stopped the novel coronavirus from making inroads in the country, state news agency KCNA said on Friday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171096-kim-jong-un-says-north-korea-prevented-coronavirus-from-making-inroads/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 Coronavirus on the rise in 37 U.S. states as Florida reports 10,000 new cases By Brendan O'Brien and Brad Brooks FILE PHOTO - An ambulance is seen in a main highway, as Miami-Dade County eases some of the lockdown measures put in place during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Miami, Florida, U.S., June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Marco Bello (Reuters) - More than three dozen U.S. states were seeing a rise in COVID-19 cases, according to a Reuters analysis on Thursday, the latest grim sign that the coronavirus pandemic, once thought to be waning, was again spreading rapidly. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171097-coronavirus-on-the-rise-in-37-us-states-as-florida-reports-10000-new-cases/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 Fire breaks out at Iran's Natanz nuclear facility but operations unaffected, officials say By Parisa Hafezi A view of a damage building after a fire broke out at Iran's Natanz Nuclear Facility, in Isfahan, Iran, July 2, 2020. Atomic Energy Organization of Iran/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS DUBAI (Reuters) - A fire broke out at Iran's Natanz nuclear facility on Thursday but operations were unaffected, officials said, as a former official suggested the incident could have been an attempt to sabotage work breaching an international nuclear deal. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171101-fire-breaks-out-at irans-natanz-nuclear-facility-but-operations-unaffected-officials-say/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 Honest Thailand: Cabby returns 100,000 baht to lady who left it on the back seat Picture: Daily News A Bangkok cabby thought of only one thing when he found 100,000 baht on the back seat of his taxi. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171105-honest-thailand-cabby-returns-100000-baht-to-lady-who-left-it-on-the-back-seat/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 US man mistreated Thai dogs, says Watchdog Thailand - he countersues for theft The animal welfare group Watchdog Thailand went to the Saraphi police in Chiang Mai after finding 50 Thai Ridgeback dogs in appalling conditions. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171111-us-man-mistreated-thai-dogs-says-watchdog-thailand-he-countersues-for-theft/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 Phuket bar rules revealed, operators warned to comply or face closure By Khunanya Wanchanwet Patong Mayor Chalermluck Kebsup led inspections of the pubs, bars and clubs along Bangla Rd on Wednesday night (July 1). Photo: Patong Municipality PHUKET: Public health officials in Patong have released the full list of official regulations that pubs, bars and other entertainment venues in Phuket must comply with. Failure to do so will result in stern action, and the venue may be shut down. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171112-phuket-bar-rules-revealed-operators-warned-to-comply-or-face-closure/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 Investigations continue into cause of fire at major Pattaya landmark Picture: Daily News Daily News reported that the owner of a major tourism landmark in Pattaya had made no public appearance or statement after a major fire at his facility. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171113-investigations-continue-into-cause-of-fire-at-major-pattaya-landmark/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted July 3, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 3, 2020 Boat catches fire near Koh Larn after captain tries to cook dinner Picture: Sanook The owner of a diving boat that caught fire off Koh Larn yesterday said that his captain admitted he was cooking a batch of curry on the second floor. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171114-boat-catches-fire-near-koh-larn-after-captain-tries-to-cook-dinner/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 "Major" arrested ten years after alleged kidnap and extortion of Korean businessman Source: INN Crime Suppression Division police served a warrant on a 51 year old Thai man after he went on the run after being granted bail ten years ago. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171119-major-arrested-ten-years-after-alleged-kidnap-and-extortion-of-korean-businessman/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 Tollway fees exempted on two routes for long weekend By THE NATION The Cabinet has approved waiver of toll fees for Motorway No 7 and No 9 from July 3 to 8 to facilitate travel during the long weekend holidays, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said on Thursday (July 2). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171121-tollway-fees-exempted-on-two-routes-for-long-weekend/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 Chiang Mai: Flights increase by more than half - but it is still only domestic travellers The director of Chiang Mai International airport told the media that daily flights using the northern hub would increase from 40 last month to 68 in July. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171123-chiang-mai-flights-increase-by-more-than-half-but-it-is-still-only-domestic-travellers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 Talks on to finalise new LNG shippers for Ratchaburi power plant By THE NATION Hin Kong Power Holding (HKH), the winner of the Hin Kong Power Plant project in Ratchaburi province, is in the process of sourcing liquefied national gas (LNG) to fuel the power plant, a source from the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171126-talks-on-to-finalise-new-lng-shippers-for-ratchaburi-power-plant/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 Thai June headline CPI falls 1.57% year-on-year, less than forecast FILE PHOTO: A supermarket employee wears a protective face shield and mask as he processes online orders at a shopping mall that is getting ready to reopen amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Bangkok, Thailand May 14, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's headline consumer price index (CPI) dropped 1.57% in June from a year earlier, a less than expected decline, commerce ministry data showed on Friday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171129-thai-june-headline-cpi-falls-157-year-on-year-less-than-forecast/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted July 3, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 3, 2020 Thailand Plans Open Borders for High-Spenders on Private Planes By Natnicha Chuwiruch -- Aviation body adds “special arrangements” as visit green light -- Thailand reopened its borders to approved foreigners on July 1 Chula Sukmanop Source: Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand Thailand’s plan to target high-spending foreigners to kick-start its travel sector has a green light after winning Cabinet approval and additional support from the nation’s aviation regulator. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171130-thailand-plans-open-borders-for-high-spenders-on-private-planes/ 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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