webfact Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 China says will maintain ban on outbound tours due to virus risk Passengers wearing face masks following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak walk with luggages at a terminal hall of the Beijing Daxing International Airport ahead of Chinese National Day holiday, in Beijing, China September 25, 2020. Picture taken September 25, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Files SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will continue to suspend outbound group tours and ban travel agencies from allowing inbound tours due to the risk of a resurgence in coronavirus cases this winter, authorities said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188538-china-says-will-maintain-ban-on-outbound-tours-due-to-virus-risk/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted October 22, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 22, 2020 Fastest food: The Thai street cooks who get to protests first By Juarawee Kittisilpa and Patpicha Tanakasempipat A vendor is seen during an anti-government protest in Bangkok, Thailand October 21, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai street food sellers have earned the nickname "CIA" for the intelligence that helps them reach protests not only before police, but before many protesters too. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188540-fastest-food-the-thai-street-cooks-who-get-to-protests-first/ 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 Pattaya: Conflicting policies adding to obstacles for arrival of Russian/European long stay tourists Picture: Sophon TV Sophon TV reported on facebook that there were plenty of Russian and European tourists who were prepared to visit Pattaya on the Special Tourist Visa or STV and go through the 14 day Alternative Local State Quarantine at the resort. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188543-pattaya-conflicting-policies-adding-to-obstacles-for-arrival-of-russianeuropean-long-stay-tourists/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 Ten airlines operating or set to start - THAI not one of them Picture: Komchadluek Full details have emerged of the ten airlines that are now operating or set to start what is known as "semi-commercial flights" into Thailand after the pandemic shutdown. These are part of the Alternative State Quarantine program. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188541-ten-airlines-operating-or-set-to-start-thai-not-one-of-them/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 3 killed, over 63,000 households hit by flooding in 33 provinces By The Nation Photo Credits to DDPM News Three people have been killed so far, three injured and 63,672 households affected by the flood crisis caused by storms since October 7, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reported on Thursday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188544-3-killed-over-63000-households-hit-by-flooding-in-33-provinces/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 Sattahip: Motorcyclist killed because of faulty drain cover Picture: Sanook Sanook reported that a 52 year old man from Roi-Et was killed when he lost control of his Yamaha motorcycle on a faulty grille in Soi Bon Kai, Sattahip. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188545-sattahip-motorcyclist-killed-because-of-faulty-drain-cover/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 Rubber price could hit Bt67 per kg on rising demand By THE NATION The Rubber Authority of Thailand (RAOT) estimates the price of rubber could rise to Bt67 per kg soon due to increased demand from China, while the supply of latex is decreasing due to frequent rains in the South and labour shortage amid the Covid-19 situation, RAOT governor Nakorn Tangavirapat said on Wednesday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188546-rubber-price-could-hit-bt67-per-kg-on-rising-demand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 Man dies in high-speed crash into power pole By Eakkapop Thongtub The car was destroyed by the force of the impact. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET: A man died after his car slammed into a roadside power pole at high-speed on Thepkrasattri Rd, about 200 metres north of the Bang Khu intersection in Koh Kaew, just after midnight last night. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188547-man-dies-in-high-speed-crash-into-power-pole/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 Video: Trucker tries to use "bottle of water" to put out fire - fails as blaze engulfs diesel tanks Picture: 77kaoded Rescue and fire services were called to the Kanchanaphisek ring road at 1 am last night as fire engulfed a 22 wheel truck trailer carrying frozen seafood. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188550-video-trucker-tries-to-use-bottle-of-water-to-put-out-fire-fails-as-blaze-engulfs-diesel-tanks/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 Sa Kaeo flooding: Reservoir on Cambodian side collapses adding to woes Picture: 77kaoded Thai media 77kaoded reporting on the continuing flood crisis in Thailand's eastern province of Sa Kaeo, said that a restraining wall of a reservoir on the Cambodian side of the border had collapsed causing flooding. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188558-sa-kaeo-flooding-reservoir-on-cambodian-side-collapses-adding-to-woes/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 Thailand lifts emergency measures aimed at stopping protests FILE PHOTO: Pro-democracy demonstrators line up as they march towards the Government House during an anti-government protest in Bangkok, Thailand October 21, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's government on Thursday ordered the removal of emergency measures imposed a week earlier to try to end months of protests against Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and the monarchy, a statement said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188561-thailand lifts-emergency-measures-aimed-at-stopping-protests/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 Ten found positive in quarantine By The Nation The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration on Thursday reported ten new cases in quarantine over a 24-hour period. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188564-covid-19-ten-found-positive-in-quarantine/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 UPDATE: Bangkok no longer under ‘severe’ state of emergency By The Nation The lifting of the “severe” state of emergency imposed on Bangkok was announced in the Royal Gazette on Thursday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188561-thailand lifts-emergency-measures-aimed-at-stopping-protests/?do=findComment&comment=15935567 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 Meatball vendor killed in car accident, driver flees scene By The Nation A meatball vendor was killed in a horrifying auto accident in Bangkok’s Suan Luang district on Thursday, with the driver reportedly leaving his BMW and a girl who was with him at the scene before fleeing in van. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188588-meatball-vendor-killed-in-car-accident-driver-flees-scene/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 CCSA approves more quarantine packages for foreign tourists By The Nation The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has okayed two quarantine packages for tourists – wellness quarantine that will be held at a medical spa and wellness resort and a long-term care package for the elderly. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188590-ccsa-approves-more-quarantine-packages-for-foreign-tourists/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 Bangkok strengthens flood defences as water discharged upstream By THE NATION Bangkok’s flood defences are being strengthened to deal with water released from the northern part of the country, the city’s governor Aswin Kwanmuang said on Thursday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188592-bangkok-strengthens-flood-defences-as-water-discharged-upstream/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 Isaan province considers reopening Laos border for trade By THE NATION The Northeast province of Loei is considering reopening its border with Laos now that the risk of Covid-19 infections has eased. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188594-isaan-province-considers-reopening-laos-border-for-trade/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 Inferno erupts in Samut Prakan By The Nation Samut Prakan residents witnessed a blazing inferno when a gas pipe allegedly exploded in an industrial estate in Bang Bo district on Thursday. No casualties or injuries were reported as of press time. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188596-inferno-erupts-in-samut-prakan/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 Govt warehouse agency in trouble over suspected graft By The Nation Five private firms are thinking about suing the Public Warehouse Organisation (PWO) over alleged corruption related to a Bt112-billion purchase deal for surgical gloves. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188598-govt-warehouse-agency-in-trouble-over-suspected-graft/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 September exports better than predicted as Thai recovery accelerates By THE NATION Thailand’s exports continued to recover in September, fetching US$19.6 billion for a smaller-than-expected drop of 3.56 per cent from a year earlier, the Commerce Ministry said on Thursday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188599-september-exports-better-than-predicted-as-thai-recovery-accelerates/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 Thailand enters cold season today Cr.Maria Shanina Thailand is officially entering the cold season today (Thursday), as temperatures in the northern, northeastern, central and eastern regions drop below 23C, said Korravee Sitthichivapark, Deputy Director-General of the Meteorological Department. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188601-thailand-enters-cold-season-today-oct-22/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 UPDATE: Cool season has finally arrived in Thailand By The Nation The Meteorological Department announced on Thursday that Thailand has officially entered the cool season, with mornings getting very chilly in the upper North. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188601-thailand-enters-cold-season-today-oct-22/?do=findComment&comment=15936212 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Explosion at Thai PTT gas line kills three, injures 28 BANGKOK (Reuters) - Three people were killed and 28 injured on Thursday in an explosion on a Thai PTT PCL gas transmission line at Samut Prakan, southeast of Bangkok, the company said. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188596-inferno-erupts-in-samut-prakan/?do=findComment&comment=15936504 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Buyers of Thai distressed assets plan big purchases as debt payment holiday ends By Orathai Sriring and Satawasin Staporncharnchai FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a mask as a protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) waits to cross the street during a rainy night at Ratchadamnoen Avenue in Bangkok, Thailand, August 22, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo BANGKOK (Reuters) - A pandemic-exacerbated surge in Thai bad loans to nine-year highs and the end of a debt payment holiday are prompting buyers of distressed debt to embark on a shopping spree in Southeast Asia's second-biggest economy. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188618-buyers-of-thai-distressed-assets-plan-big-purchases-as-debt-payment-holiday-ends/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Thai household debt levels to rise even further - central bank governor FILE PHOTO: Bank of Thailand Governor Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput speaks during his first briefing on the economy and monetary policy after taking office in Bangkok, Thailand October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's household debt levels, already at the highest in 17 years, are expected to rise further, the central bank governor said on Thursday, as the coronavirus pandemic hammers its trade-and tourism-reliant economy. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188619-thai-household-debt-levels-to-rise-even-further-central-bank-governor/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post snoop1130 Posted October 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 22, 2020 Backpackers out, protesters in: Bangkok hostels offer secret refuge By Jiraporn Kuhakan A 27-year-old anti-government protester rests with fellows in a hostel that houses protesters during the ongoing demonstrations in Bangkok, Thailand, October 19, 2020. Picture taken October 19, 2020. REUTERS/Jiraporn Kuhakan BANGKOK (Reuters) - As thousands of Thai protesters try to keep up months of anti-establishment rallies, dozens of hostels across Bangkok have thrown open their doors to give weary demonstrators a refuge, sometimes for free. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188620-backpackers-out-protesters-in-bangkok-hostels-offer-secret-refuge/ 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Spammers and scammers using U.S. election to turn profit online, Facebook says By Jack Stubbs FILE PHOTO: The Facebook logo is displayed on a mobile phone in this picture illustration taken December 2, 2019. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/Illustration LONDON (Reuters) - Fraudsters from Albania to Vietnam are posting about U.S. politics and the upcoming presidential election to build fake audiences, maximise clicks and make money online, Facebook Inc said on Wednesday. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188623-spammers-and-scammers-using-us-election-to-turn-profit-online-facebook-says/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Exclusive: In WHO overhaul push, EU urges changes to handling of pandemics By Francesco Guarascio and Andreas Rinke A logo is pictured on the headquarters of the World Health Orgnaization (WHO) ahead of a meeting of the Emergency Committee on the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Geneva, Switzerland, January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/Files BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Union wants the World Health Organization to become more transparent about how states report emerging health crises, a draft proposal on reforming the U.N. agency says, following criticism of China's initial handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188624-exclusive-in-who-overhaul-push-eu-urges-changes-to-handling-of-pandemics/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Singapore's Grab says revenue nearly back to pre-pandemic levels FILE PHOTO: A Grab logo is pictured at the Money 20/20 Asia Fintech Trade Show in Singapore March 21, 2019. REUTERS/Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's Grab, which has evolved from a ride-hailing app operator to offer services such as food delivery and insurance, said on Thursday its third-quarter group revenue had risen to more than 95% of pre-COVID-19 levels. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188626-singapores-grab-says-revenue-nearly-back-to-pre-pandemic-levels/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Pandemic seen rolling back conditions in Asia garment factories By Matt Blomberg Employees work at a factory supplier of the H&M brand in Kandal province, Cambodia, December 12, 2018. REUTERS/Samrang Pring PHNOM PENH (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The pandemic risks triggering a race to the bottom that could push tens of millions of Asian garment workers into greater hazard on the factory floor, with women hardest hit, the International Labour Organization said on Wednesday. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1188627-pandemic-seen-rolling-back-conditions-in-asia-garment-factories/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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