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Koh Larn: Holiday island goes into two week lockdown - tourists told to leave today

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Tourists on the holiday island of Koh Larn off Pattaya are being told to leave today as the island is going into a strict Covid-19 related lockdown. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199773-koh-larn-holiday-island-goes-into-two-week-lockdown-tourists-told-to-leave-today/

 

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Former U.S. defense chiefs say no role for military in Trump's efforts to contest defeat

 

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks during a joint news conference with Britain's Secretary of State of Defence Ben Wallace after their meeting at Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., March 5, 2020. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/Files

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ten living former U.S. secretaries of defense on Sunday said in an opinion piece published in the Washington Post that the military should play no role in President Donald Trump's efforts to block the transfer of power to President-elect Joe Biden.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199775-former-us-defense-chiefs-say-no-role-for-military-in trumps-efforts-to-contest-defeat/

 

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New Year "safe driving" initiative in tatters - 316 dead nearly 3,000 injuries

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Thailand's much heralded safe driving initiative is in tatters after appalling statistics revealed that it had failed totally. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199776-new-year-safe-driving-initiative-in-tatters-316-dead-nearly-3000-injuries/

 

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Probation Department stats for New Year driving: Thai media report rosy DUI figures

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Thai media Naew Na attempted to put a brave face on the New Year incidence of drunk driving showing stats that they claimed represented a reduction. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199784-probation-department-stats-for-new-year-driving-thai-media-report-rosy-dui-figures/

 

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Drunk Driving again causes most accidents

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Department of Probation, is enforcing stringent measures against irresponsible drivers by arresting, fining, and putting ankle bracelets on those on probation. Drunk driving is again the top cause of road accidents during the New Year holidays.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199776-new-year-safe-driving-initiative-in-tatters-316-dead-nearly-3000-injuries/?do=findComment&comment=16136003

 

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Thai Immigration offices remain open despite new restrictions

 

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Immigration offices in Thailand remain open and expats are reminded they still need to complete 90 day reports and extension of stay renewals.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199787-thai-immigration-offices-remain-open-despite-new-restrictions/

 

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Toxic haze hits 17 areas in Bangkok and its vicinity

By The Nation

 

 

Air pollution in 17 areas around Bangkok and its vicinity hit unsafe levels on Monday morning with PM2.5 readings coming in at 34 to 60 micrograms per cubic metre (μg/m3), the Pollution Control Department reported.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199788-toxic-haze-hits-17-areas-in-bangkok-and-its-vicinity/

 

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Covid-19 casts grim shadow as people return to Bangkok after long holiday

By The Nation

 

 

The atmosphere at the Bangkok Bus Terminal (Chatuchak) or Mo Chit 2 this year is different from previous years due to the new wave of Covid-19. There is none of the usual crowding and throbbing with activity.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199791-covid-19-casts-grim-shadow-as-people-return-to-bangkok-after-long-holiday/

 

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Korn urges government to use ฿600bn loan balance to ease impact of COVID-19

 

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Thailand’s former finance minister Korn Chatikavanij has urged the government to make quick use of all available resources, particularly the 600 billion baht residue of two loans, to ease the sufferings of people and businesses affected by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199794-korn-urges-government-to-use-฿600bn-loan-balance-to-ease-impact-of-covid-19/

 

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Thailand reports 745 new COVID-19 cases, one more death

 

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Thailand confirmed 745 new coronavirus cases on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199797-thailand-reports-745-new-covid-19-cases-one-more-death/

 

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Pattaya: Cambodian woman stabs Thai husband to death - but other woman said it was all a misunderstanding

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that a jealous Cambodian woman thought her husband was carrying on with another woman.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199789-pattaya-cambodian-woman-stabs-thai-husband-to-death-but-other-woman-said-it-was-all-a-misunderstanding/

 

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Lockdown now or face dire consequences like Japan, warns top doc

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Doctor Thira Woratanarat of Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Medicine went online to suggest that Thailand should have a nationwide four week lockdown. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199790-lockdown-now-or-face-dire-consequences-like-japan-warns-top-doc/

 

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At a glance: Thai map shows 54 provinces with Covid-19

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported - with the aid of a handy map - that 54 of the country's provinces now had coronavirus cases. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199792-at-a-glance-thai-map-shows-54-provinces-with-covid-19/

 

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Half a million vehicles headed back to Bangkok Sat/Sun - Covid screening caused delays

 

Picture: Sanook

 

The head of the Highways Department police Pol Maj-Gen Ekkarat Limsangat said that half a million vehicles travelled back to Bangkok on Saturday night until Sunday morning.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199793-half-a-million-vehicles-headed-back-to-bangkok-satsun-covid-screening-caused-delays/

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Government tightens curbs to control Covid-19

By The Nation

 

 

The government has issued new restrictions to control the spread of Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199762-confirmed-increased-restrictions-for-28-provinces-now-approved-by-pm/?do=findComment&comment=16136413

 

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Bangkok restaurants to be take away only from 7pm to 6am

 

Image: Reuters file photo

 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has announced that all restaurants in the Thai capital will be take-away only between the hours of 7pm and 6am, from Tuesday, 5th January.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199807-bangkok-restaurants-to-be-take-away-only-from-7pm-to-6am/

 

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Local production of AstraZeneca vaccine kicks off, Thailand signs up for 2 million doses from Chinese firm

By The Nation

 

Photo Credit: Public Health Ministry PR

 

The Public Health Ministry said on Sunday the production of Covid-19 vaccines under the technology transfer deal signed with AstraZeneca/Oxford University has kicked off, with the first batch expected to be ready by May.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199819-local-production-of-astrazeneca-vaccine-kicks-off-thailand-signs-up-for-2-million-doses-from-chinese-firm/

 

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Sharp increase in Covid-19 cases on a single day, with one death

By The Nation

 

 

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced 745 confirmed cases, including 16 in quarantine facilities, on Monday, one of the highest on a single day.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199797-thailand-reports-745-new-covid-19-cases-one-more-death/?do=findComment&comment=16136784

 

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'Just stay home' - Thai PM urges compliance as virus cases hit record

 

FILE PHOTO: Thailand Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha waves as he attends an agreement signing ceremony for purchase of AstraZeneca's potential COVID-19 vaccine at Government House, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Bangkok, Thailand November 27, 2020. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/Pool

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's prime minister on Monday urged the public to stay home to help contain the country's biggest coronavirus outbreak yet and avoid a strict lockdown, as authorities confirmed a daily record 745 new infections.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199797-thailand-reports-745-new-covid-19-cases-one-more-death/?do=findComment&comment=16136810

 

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Phuket road deaths for the New Year hold at one

By The Phuket News

 

Image: DDPM-Phuket

 

PHUKET: According to the Phuket Provincial office of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM-Phuket), the 24-hour period for Jan 3, Day 6 of the Seven Days of Danger campaign for New Year 2021, saw only two accidents on Phuket’s roads, with no deaths.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199826-phuket-road-deaths-for-the-new-year-hold-at-one/

 

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Phuket Governor confirms no lockdown, orders more stringent anti-COVID measures

By The Phuket News

 

Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew at the meeting yesterday (Jan 3). Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Amid concerns spiralling online, Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has confirmed there are no lockdowns in Phuket and has asked officials and local people to strictly follow the COVID-19 control measures.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199827-phuket-governor-confirms-no-lockdown-orders-more-stringent-anti-covid-measures/

 

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Monsoon gathers force in South

By The Nation

 

Photos by Charoon Thongnual

 

Fishing boats and vessels off Songkhla's Koh Nu and Koh Maew islands rock and roll in rough seas whipped up by the northeast monsoon on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199831-monsoon-gathers-force-in-south/

 

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COVID-19 in Hua Hin: Patient visited Market Village after undergoing test

 

 

Details have been released regarding the one confirmed COVID-19 infection in Prachuap Khiri Khan.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199833-covid-19-in-hua-hin-patient-visited-market-village-after-undergoing-test/

 

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Thailand to receive first 200,000 Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines in Feb

 

FILE PHOTO: A man works in a laboratory of Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech, developing an experimental coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, during a government-organized media tour in Beijing, China, Sept. 24, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will receive its first COVID-19 vaccines in February from China's Sinovac Biotech and will have the capacity to produce 200 million doses a year locally of the AstraZeneca vaccine, senior officials said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199819-local-production-of-astrazeneca-vaccine-kicks-off-thailand-signs-up-for-2-million-doses-from-chinese-firm/?do=findComment&comment=16137028

 

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State of emergency approved until end of Feb

By The Nation

 

 

The Committee of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Monday approved extending the state of emergency to the end of February.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199853-state-of-emergency-approved-until-end-of-feb/

 

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Cambodia reopens schools and museums as others lock down

By Chanta Lach

 

A student from the Sovannaphumi school wearing a face mask has her temperature checked as Cambodia reopen schools and museums after months of shutdown due to surging of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, January 4, 2021. REUTERS/Cindy Liu

 

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia has started reopening schools and museums as it relaxes a six-week lockdown following a coronavirus outbreak late last year, marking a contrast with some neighbouring countries that are facing new restrictions due to rising COVID-19 cases.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199854-cambodia-reopens-schools-and-museums-as-others-lock-down/

 

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Samut Sakhon’s Seafood Market Reopens

 

 

SAMUT SAKHON, Jan 4 (TNA) –Talaythai, the country’s largest market of aquatic products, on Rama II Road in Muang district of Samut Sakhon province reopened today. 

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199855-samut-sakhon’s-seafood-market-reopens/

 

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Singapore may relax curbs for vaccinated travellers as WEF nears

 

People take photos at an empty Merlion Park amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at the central business district in Singapore, December 14, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su/Files

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore said on Monday it will consider relaxing travel restrictions for people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19, including for those planning to visit the city-state for the World Economic Forum (WEF) in May.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199856-singapore-may-relax-curbs-for-vaccinated-travellers-as-wef-nears/

 

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Explainer: Why Indonesia is vaccinating its working population first, not elderly

By Stanley Widianto and Tabita Diela

 

FILE PHOTO: A medical worker stands inside a swab chamber as he prepares to collect swab samples to be tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as the outbreak continues in Jakarta, Indonesia, Indonesia, November 24, 2020. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

 

JAKARTA (Reuters) - As Indonesia prepares to begin mass inoculations against COVID-19, its plan to prioritise working age adults over the elderly, aiming to reach herd immunity fast and revive the economy, will be closely watched by other countries.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199857-explainer-why-indonesia-is-vaccinating-its-working-population-first-not-elderly/

 

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Malaysia says insufficient evidence to reopen probe into Irish teen's death

 

FILE PHOTO: Family members arrive to see the body of 15-year-old Irish girl Nora Anne Quoirin at Tuanku Jaafar Hospital in Seremban, Malaysia, August 13, 2019. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

 

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A Malaysian court on Monday announced it would not reopen a probe into the death of an Irish teenager whose body was found in a jungle after she went missing during a family holiday, saying she likely died of misadventure.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1199858-malaysia-says-insufficient-evidence-to-reopen-probe-into-irish-teens-death/