Download the Thaivisa Calendar 2021 - all Thai holidays and no alcohol days included!

 

 

Download it here: https://forum.thaivisa.com/files/file/782-thaivisa-calendar-2021/

Thailand to get 2m doses of vaccine from Feb: Anutin

By The Nation

 

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul

 

The first batch of 2 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine will arrive in Thailand from February, said Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199270-thailand-to-get-2m-doses-of-vaccine-from-feb-anutin/

CCSA’s latest colour-coded map has five provinces marked out in red

By THE NATION

 

 

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) released an updated version of the colour-coded map of Thailand on Thursday, marking out the level of Covid-19 risk in each province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199272-ccsa’s-latest-colour-coded-map-has-five-provinces-marked-out-in-red/

Restaurants in Pattaya allowed to re-open

 

In a sudden u-turn on the restrictions put in place in Pattaya on Wednesday, restaurants in the town have now been given the green light to re-open.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199241-restaurants-in-pattaya-allowed-to-re-open/

 

Cross-country bus driver tests positive, passengers urged to get tested

By THE NATION

 

 

An interprovincial bus driver has tested positive for Covid-19 in Rayong, health authorities said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199306-cross-country-bus-driver-tests-positive-passengers-urged-to-get-tested/

 

Exports to grow 4% in 2021

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) forecasts that exports in 2021 will gradually return to expansion mode, based on signs of economic recuperation globally and the distribution of a vaccine to protect people against COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199307-exports-to-grow-4-in-2021/

 

'I will survive': 2020 slinks off into history as fireworks light deserted streets

By Gareth Jones and Peter Graff

 

Fireworks explode over the boats and Sydney Harbour Bridge during downsized New Year's Eve celebrations due to an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sydney, Australia, January 1, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

 

(Reuters) -Fireworks soared into the sky above the Sydney Opera House, but the harbour below was a deserted ghost town, a fittingly creepy send-off for a year that will not be missed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199308-i-will-survive-2020-slinks-off-into-history-as-fireworks-light-deserted-streets/

 

In old Bangkok, a goddess resists a wave of gentrification

By Jorge Silva

 

A group of students visit Chao Mae Thap Thim shrine during a live stream talk about the artistic and historic value of the shrine, during a full moon festival in Bangkok, Thailand, October 1, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Inside the shrine of Chao Mae Thap Thim in Bangkok, a figurine of the sea goddess Mazu sits in the centre of a gold-framed altar of deities in a room festooned with lanterns and Chinese scriptures.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199310-in-old-bangkok-a-goddess-resists-a-wave-of-gentrification/

 

Man Utd's Cavani suspended by FA for three games over use of racial term

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - December 29, 2020 Manchester United's Edinson Cavani Pool via REUTERS/Martin Rickett

 

(Reuters) - Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani has been suspended for three games and fined 100,000 pounds ($136,590) after he admitted a Football Association (FA) charge for using a racial term, the soccer governing body said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199315-man-utds-cavani-suspended-by-fa-for-three-games-over-use-of-racial-term/

 

Man Utd, Man City to play rescheduled Premier League games in January

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - December 29, 2020 Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Manchester United's Nemanja Matic and Edinson Cavani celebrate after the match Pool via REUTERS/Laurence Griffiths

 

(Reuters) - Manchester United and Manchester City will play their rescheduled fixtures from the opening weekend of the season in January, the Premier League announced on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199317-man-utd-man-city-to-play-rescheduled-premier-league-games-in-january/

 

Marine staring at 100K pounds revenue loss with Spurs tie behind closed doors

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FA Cup Second Round - Marine v Havant & Waterlooville - Rossett Park, Crosby, Britain - November 29, 2020 Marine players celebrate at the end of the match Action Images/Molly Darlington

 

(Reuters) - Eighth-tier side Marine said on Thursday they are selling virtual tickets for their third round FA Cup match against Tottenham Hotspur in a bid to raise vital funds after the match was moved behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199319-marine-staring-at-100k-pounds-revenue-loss-with-spurs-tie-behind-closed-doors/

 

'We have to be remembered for what's been done,' Trump says on early return to Washington

By Jeff Mason and David Morgan

 

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives on Marine One with first lady Melania Trump after returning from Mar-A-Lago on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., December 31, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -After weeks of vowing to win his fight to remain in office, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a video on Thursday looking back on what he called "historic victories" and said: "We have to be remembered for what's been done."

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199321-we-have-to-be-remembered-for-whats-been-done-trump-says-on-early-return-to-washington/

 

Spain, Britain agree to keep Gibraltar land border open

By Clara-Laeila Laudette

 

FILE PHOTO: The Rock of Gibraltar is pictured from La Linea de la Concepcion, southern Spain, December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File Photo

 

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain and Britain reached a preliminary agreement on Thursday to keep the Gibraltar land border open, just hours before Britain's full exit from the European Union.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199323-spain-britain-agree-to-keep gibraltar land-border-open/

 

Bitcoin touches record above $29,000, extending 2020 rally

By John McCrank

 

FILE PHOTO: A representation of virtual currency Bitcoin is seen in this illustration taken November 19, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The price of Bitcoin topped $29,000 on Thursday for the first time, with the digital currency almost quadrupling in value this year amid heightened interest from investors big and small alike.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199324-bitcoin-touches-record-above-29000-extending-2020-rally/

 

Lao Plan to Build Another Big Mekong Dam Dismays Villagers, Concerns Thais

By Radio Free Asia

 

A general view of the future site of the Luang Prabang dam is seen on the Mekong river near Luang Prabang province, Laos, Feb. 5, 2020.

 

Laos is preparing to build what will be its seventh of nine planned large-scale Mekong river mainstream dams, the latest project in its controversial economic strategy to become the “battery of Southeast Asia,” sources in the country told RFA.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199325-lao-plan-to-build-another-big-mekong-dam-dismays-villagers-concerns-thais/

 

Bewildered and angry, Northern Ireland unionists fret over place in UK

By Natalie Thomas and Amanda Ferguson

 

People walk through the grounds of the Stormont Parliament buildings in Belfast, Northern Ireland December 30, 2020. Picture taken December 30, 2020. REUTERS/Phil Noble

 

LARNE, Northern Ireland (Reuters) - As Northern Ireland's unionists prepare to celebrate 100 years since the state's creation cemented their place in the United Kingdom, post-Brexit trade barriers are triggering their deepest fears: being cut off from Britain and pushed towards a united Ireland.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199331-bewildered-and-angry-northern-ireland-unionists-fret-over-place-in-uk/

 

Thailand reports 279 new COVID-19 cases - 2 more deaths

 

 

Thailand confirmed 279 new coronavirus cases on Friday, and two additional deaths.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199360-thailand-reports-279-new-covid-19-cases-2-more-deaths/

 

Bangkok to close schools for two weeks as number of COVID-19 cases rise

 

FILE PHOTO: A student wearing a face mask has her body temperature checked due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) before entering a school in Bangkok, Thailand, October 7, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

The Thai capital of Bangkok will close all schools for two weeks after the New Year holiday as it tightens measures to control a new wave of the coronavirus pandemic, the city said on Friday.

 

Full story:https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199387-bangkok-to-close-schools-for-two-weeks-as-number-of-covid-19-cases-rise/

 

Nonthaburi shutters two markets for three days to contain Covid-19

 

File photo

 

Nonthaburi’s Covid-19 Operation Centre said on Thursday that provincial Governor Sujin Chaichumsak had signed an order to temporarily shut the two markets.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199389-nonthaburi-shutters-two-markets-for-three-days-to-contain-covid-19/

 

Man celebrating New Year suspected to have been shot dead by policeman

 

 

A Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) staff is suspected to have been shot dead by a policeman in Bangkok, according to an eyewitness.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199390-man-celebrating-new-year-in-bangkok-suspected-to-have-been-shot-dead-by-policeman/

 

Impact clarifies on reports of Covid-19 patient visiting the convention centre

 

 

Impact Convention Centre in Nonthaburi province clarified on Thursday that it was free from Covid-19 risk, in response to a report that a coronavirus patient had visited the centre last month.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199391-impact-clarifies-on-reports-of-covid-19-patient-visiting-the-convention-centre/

 

Suspected motorbike robbers abandon vehicles and swim towards Myanmar to escape arrest

 

 

A group of people suspected of attempting to rob motorcycles in Tak province escaped on Friday before soldiers could apprehend them.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199392-suspected-motorbike-robbers-abandon-vehicles-and-swim-towards-myanmar-to-escape-arrest/

 

Samut Sakhon’s famous shrimp market reopens on Monday

 

 

Samut Sakhon’s famous Talay Thai shrimp market will reopen for business on Monday after being closed since December 21 due to a new wave of Covid-19 infections in the province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199393-samut-sakhon’s-famous-shrimp-market-reopens-on-monday/

 

Road accidents claim 186 lives in first 3 days of New Year holidays

 

 

The first three days of the notorious ‘Seven Dangerous Days’ of the New Year holidays saw 186 deaths and more than 1,600 injured in road accidents, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reported on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199394-road-accidents-claim-186-lives-in-first-3-days-of-new-year-holidays-in-thailand/

 

Bangkok imposes lockdown restrictions to contain COVID-19

 

 

Effective from midnight tonight (Friday), all recreational, educational, entertainment and sports venues in Bangkok will close until further notice, as the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) intensifies its efforts to stem the spread of COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199395-bangkok-imposes-lockdown-restrictions-to-contain-covid-19/

 

Carlos do Carmo, the 'Sinatra' of Portugal's fado, dies aged 81

By Catarina Demony

 

FILE PHOTO: Portuguese fado singers Marisa and Carlos do Carmo perform at the show of the New 7 Wonders in Lisbon's Luz stadium July 7, 2007. REUTERS/Jose Manuel Ribeiro

 

LISBON (Reuters) - Portuguese singer Carlos do Carmo, one of the country's most beloved artists who was known as the "Sinatra" of the soulful, melancholic fado music, died on Friday at the age of 81.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199405-carlos-do-carmo-the-sinatra-of-portugals-fado-dies-aged-81/

 

NYSE starts process of delisting three Chinese telco companies

 

FILE PHOTO: The U.S. flag is seen on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) following Election Day in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 4, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

 

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The New York Stock Exchange is starting the process of delisting securities of three Chinese telecom companies, after President Donald Trump last month barred U.S. investments in Chinese firms Washington says are owned or controlled by the military.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199406-nyse-starts-process-of-delisting-three-chinese-telco-companies/

 

Australia changes National Anthem wording to reflect Indigenous history

By Swati Pandey

 

Australia amended its national anthem to remove reference to the country being "young and free" amid calls to recognize that its Indigenous people are the oldest continued civilization in the world. Megan Revell reports.

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia amended its national anthem to remove reference to the country being "young and free" amid calls to recognise that its Indigenous people are the oldest continued civilization in the world.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199407-australia-changes-national-anthem-wording-to-reflect-indigenous-history/

 

Theaters look to Bond and Black Widow to spark 2021 moviegoing

By Lisa Richwine

 

FILE PHOTO: Shoppers walk past an advertisement for the upcoming James Bond film "NO TIME TO DIE" whose release has been delayed due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at the Christiana Mall in Newark, Delaware U.S. November 19, 2020. REUTERS/Mark Makela/

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Movie theater operators, after a year of dismal ticket sales during the pandemic, are hoping a lineup of superheroes, fighter pilots and cinema's most famous spy will help them stage a comeback in 2021.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199409-theaters-look-to-bond-and-black-widow-to-spark-2021-moviegoing/

 

Phuket enters New Year with zero road deaths

By The Phuket News

 

Phuket Vice Governor Vikrom Jakthee at Phuket Provincial Hall this morning. Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Phuket began the New Year with zero deaths on the roads overnight, and concluded the third day of the Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign for the New Year (Dec 31) with zero deaths since the campaign began at midnight on Monday night.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199410-phuket-enters-new-year-with-zero-road-deaths/