THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 21 Dec 2020

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PHOTOS: Here’s what Pattaya looks like when there is an alcohol ban

 

 

Thai media 77kaoded reported that most of Pattaya's nightlife entertainment simply shut down on Saturday night after an alcohol ban came into force for local elections in Chonburi.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197736-photos-here’s-what-pattaya-looks-like-when-there-is-an-alcohol-ban/

 

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Immigration set up emergency task force for Samut Sakhon outbreak - call 1178 to report illegal entry

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Naew Na reported that immigration chief Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang had ordered the establishment of a special fast response task force to liaise with other authorities in the province of Samut Sakhon where there has been a Covid-19 outbreak. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197738-immigration-set-up-emergency-task-force-for-samut-sakhon-outbreak-call-1178-to-report-illegal-entry/

 

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E-cigarettes: Top model and girlfriend of "hi-so" under investigation after major bust

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported on the fallout from a major bust of an online E-cigarette business. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197740-e-cigarettes-top-model-and-girlfriend-of-hi-so-under-investigation-after-major-bust/

 

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Eighteen year old hacks lifelong friend to pieces with Itoh knife

 

Picture: Sanook

 

An eighteen year old Thai man is in custody after he attacked a close neighbor who was a lifelong friend. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197743-eighteen-year-old-hacks-lifelong-friend-to-pieces-with-itoh-knife/

 

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Farmer makes shocking discovery - corpse in a sack in his field

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A farmer in Nakhon Sawan in north/central Thailand made a shocking discovery yesterday morning.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197745-farmer-makes-shocking-discovery-corpse-in-a-sack-in-his-field/

 

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Jetski driver killed after crashing into jetty on Ratchaburi river

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported that police and rescue services were called to the Mae Klong river after some locals heard a man crash into a jetty next to a temple.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197747-jetski-driver-killed-after-crashing-into-jetty-on-ratchaburi-river/

 

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Laotian transgender woman, 27, arrested for Phuket gold shop ‘snatch and run’

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Police responded immediately to the call from the gold shop. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Police have arrested a 27-year-old Loatian transgender woman and her Thai male friend after the woman grabbed five gold bracelets from a gold shop in Phuket Town yesterday (Dec 20) and ran off.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197749-laotian-transgender-woman-27-arrested-for-phuket-gold-shop-‘snatch-and-run’/

 

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Phuket Governor ramps up COVID protection measures

By The Phuket News

 

Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has ordered officials to ramp up COVID-19 protection measures following the outbreak at Samut Sakhon. Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has ordered officials to ramp up COVID-19 protection measures following the outbreak at Samut Sakhon, where more than 600 people have tested positive for the virus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197751-phuket-governor-ramps-up-covid-protection-measures/

 

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Pattaya: Countdown set to take place says mayor Sontaya

 

Picture: Siam Chon News

 

Social media in Pattaya was abuzz with rumors that the New Year "Countdown" at the resort would be cancelled due to heightened concerns after a Covid-19 outbreak in Samut Sakhon. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197752-pattaya-countdown-set-to-take-place-says-mayor-sontaya/

 

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U.S. officials eye new COVID-19 strain in UK, urge vigilance

 

FILE PHOTO: An electronic sign displays information as the British government imposes a stricter tiered set of restrictions amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in London, Britain, December 20, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is monitoring the new strain of COVID-19 emerging in the United Kingdom, multiple U.S. officials said on Sunday, adding that it was unclear whether the mutated variant had made its way to America.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197754-us-officials-eye-new-covid-19-strain-in-uk-urge-vigilance/

 

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Thailand reports 382 new COVID-19 cases

 

 

Thai health officials on Monday confirmed 382 new COVID-19 cases.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197757-thailand-reports-382-new-covid-19-cases/

 

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Upsurge in Covid-19 cases in Thailand could weaken baht

By THE NATION

 

 

The baht opened at 29.92 to the US dollar on Monday, weakening from 29.82 at close on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197758-upsurge-in-covid-19-cases-in-thailand-could-weaken-baht/

 

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Myanmar woman tests positive for Covid-19 in Mae Sot

By THE NATION

 

 

A new Covid-19 patient was found in the Mae Sot district of Tak province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197759-myanmar-woman-tests-positive-for-covid-19-in-mae-sot/

 

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Two of three infected family members had visited Samut Sakhon seafood market

By THE NATION

 

 

An investigation recently pointed out that two of three new Covid-19 patients in Saraburi province had visited a seafood market in Samut Sakhon province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197761-saraburi-two-of-three-infected-family-members-had-visited-samut-sakhon-seafood-market/

 

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BMA tightens scrutiny on routes linking Samut Sakhon and Bangkok

By The Nation

 

 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has set up Covid-19 screening checkpoints on routes leading to Samut Sakhon province to contain the spread of the virus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197762-bma-tightens-scrutiny-on-routes-linking-samut-sakhon-and-bangkok/

 

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Bangkok announces 10 measures to control Covid-19 transmission

By The Nation

 

Bangkok governor Asawin Kwanmuang

 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has announced 10 measures to curb the transmission of Covid-19 and has launched a proactive hunt for migrant workers who may be infected. BMA has also closed three schools that are on the border of Samut Sakhon province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197722-bangkok-covid-reaction-screening-at-barspubs-to-be-stepped-up-large-public-gatherings-should-be-avoided/?do=findComment&comment=16099287

 

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Former pop star Nantida wins Samut Prakan PAO elections by a landslide

By The Nation

 

Nantida Kaewbuasai

 

Former singer Nantida Kaewbuasai, who represents the Progressing Samut Prakan political group, has been unofficially named chief of Samut Prakan’s Provincial Administrative Organisation.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197770-former-pop-star-nantida-wins-samut-prakan-pao-elections-by-a-landslide/

 

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Bus company employs strict measures to contain infections

By The Nation

 

 

Inter-provincial bus company Transport Co has said it is strictly implementing measures to contain the spread of Covid-19 in a bid to gain confidence among travellers.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197771-bus-company-employs-strict-measures-to-contain-infections/

 

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Food delivery service braces for lockdown in Samut Sakhon

By THE NATION

 

 

The Samut Sakhon branch of food delivery service Line Man Wongnai has put in place strict measures to control the spread of Covid-19 among its delivery personnel.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197773-food-delivery-service-braces-for-lockdown-in-samut-sakhon/

 

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Migrant workers not allowed to move out of high-risk areas

By THE NATION

 

 

The Labour Ministry has issued orders prohibiting migrant workers from leaving high-risk areas as of Sunday in a bid to control the second wave of Covid-19 infections.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197774-migrant-workers-not-allowed-to-move-out-of-high-risk-areas/

 

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Thailand Post implements strict measures to curb infections

By The Nation

 

 

Thailand Post has announced that its branches nationwide have been reminded to strictly adhere to public health guidelines in preventing Covid-19 infections following the latest outbreak in Samut Sakhon province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197776-thailand-post-implements-strict-measures-to-curb-infections/

 

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Road accident victim helps keep four people alive

By The Nation

 

 

A dying 48-year-old man’s wishes have helped keep four other patients alive in Phetchabun province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197777-road-accident-victim-helps-keep-four-people-alive/

 

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Campfires keep burning to warm villagers as temperatures drop in Si Sa Ket

By The Nation

 

 

Poor villagers in Si Sa Ket province are having to burn fires to keep themselves warm now that temperatures are dropping.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197780-campfires-keep-burning-to-warm-villagers-as-temperatures-drop-in-si-sa-ket/

 

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382 new Covid-19 cases found, most of them linked to Samut Sakhon outbreak

By The Nation

 

 

There were 382 new Covid-19 cases following active testing of migrant workers in Samut Sakhon province, and in quarantine facilities, over a 24-hour period, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reported on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197757-thailand-reports-382-new-covid-19-cases/?do=findComment&comment=16099724

 

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Thai PM urges calm as new coronavirus outbreak sees cases surge

By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Orathai Sriring

 

FILE PHOTO: Migrant workers queue for a COVID-19 nasal swab test at a migrant community, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Samut Sakhon province, in Thailand, December 20, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's prime minister called for calm on Monday and said there were no immediate plans for a wider lockdown after 382 new coronavirus infections were confirmed, the majority linked to the country's worst outbreak yet.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197791-thai-pm-urges-calm-as-new-coronavirus-outbreak-sees-cases-surge/

 

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Thai PM warns businesses not to hire illegal migrant workers or face closure

 

 

All employers in Thailand have been sternly warned not to hire illegal migrant workers, or face closure, by the country’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha today (Monday).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197792-thai-pm-warns-businesses-not-to-hire-illegal-migrant-workers-or-face-closure/

 

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PM mulling whether to cancel country’s New Year celebrations

By The Nation

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday said he would need another seven days to assess the Covid-19 situation before deciding whether New Year countdown events around the country could go ahead.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197793-pm-mulling-whether-to-cancel-country’s-new-year-celebrations/

 

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Private cars to soon be allowed to join taxi fleets run by cab applications

By The Nation

 

 

The Department of Land Transport (DLT) plans to allow private cars to be registered as alternative taxis via smart phone applications to meet current demands.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197794-private-cars-to-soon-be-allowed-to-join-taxi-fleets-run-by-cab-applications/

 

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Twelve women voted in as PAO chiefs

By The Nation

 

 

Twelve female candidates were voted in as provincial administration organisation (PAO) chiefs in Sunday’s local elections. Thais went to the polls to elect a total of 76 PAO chiefs on Sunday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197795-twelve-women-voted-in-as-pao-chiefs/

 

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Australia detects new UK strain; Hong Kong, India cancel Britain flights

By Sayantani Ghosh

 

FILE PHOTO: A view shows an almost empty international departure terminal of Haneda Airport, where fewer people than usual are seen during Golden Week holidays following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan April 29, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Australia said on Monday it had detected cases of the new fast-spreading coronavirus strain identified in the United Kingdom, while Hong Kong and India said they would suspend flights from Britain.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197796-australia-detects-new-uk-strain-hong-kong-india-cancel-britain-flights/