Govt urged to impose restrictions on people's movement in Covid-19-hit provinces

By The Nation

 

Chulalongkorn University professor of medicine Dr Thira Woratanarat

 

Chulalongkorn University professor of medicine Dr Thira Woratanarat has suggested that the government impose restrictions on people moving around within the province as well as inter-provincial travel where new Covid-19 cases have been found.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1200998-thai-govt-urged-to-impose-restrictions-on-peoples-movement-in-covid-19-hit-provinces/

 

Nearly 6,000 Covid-19 cases in less than a month

By The Nation

 

 

More than 5,800 people have tested positive for Covid-19 after the latest outbreak.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201000-nearly-6000-covid-19-cases-in-less-than-a-month/

 

Where are the smiles on Children's Day?

 

Some children in Pattani province celebrate Children’s Day on Saturday by swimming on a flooded road.

 

While the country marked January 9 as Children's Day, 13 teenagers are fighting charges for engaging in political activities, the Thai Lawyers for Human Rights Centre (TLHR) said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201001-where-are-the-smiles-on-childrens-day/

 

Khao Kheow zoo closed until January 31

By The Nation

 

 

Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province has been closed until January 31 due to the second wave of Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201002-khao-kheow-zoo-closed-until-january-31/

 

Chiang Mai University goes green with 40 new electric buses

By The Nation

 

 

Chiang Mai University on Sunday rolled out 40 new electric buses, bought at a cost of over Bt50 million. These buses will be used instead of the old electric buses, which had provided services to 5.7 million people.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201003-chiang-mai-university-goes-green-with-40-new-electric-buses/

 

Govt offers hefty discount for takeover of Dhara Devi Hotel

By The Nation

 

 

The government is wooing investors to take over Dhara Dhevi Hotel Chiang Mai by setting a low reserve price for the auction.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201004-govt-offers-hefty-discount-for-takeover-of-dhara-devi-hotel/

 

Dam water floods Pattani, situation to persist for five days

By The Nation

 

 

Key economic areas in Pattani province came to a standstill after water released from the Bang Lang Dam in Yala, inundated low-lying areas.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1200934-5-districts-in-pattani-declared-public-disaster-zones-as-flood-water-rises/?do=findComment&comment=16157152

 

Finance Ministry working on handout scheme for those hit hard by second Covid-19 wave

By THE NATION

 

 

The Ministry of Finance is planning to propose to the Cabinet a handout scheme tailored for specific groups who have been affected by the new wave of Covid-19, a source revealed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201005-finance-ministry-working-on-handout-scheme-for-those-hit-hard-by-second-covid-19-wave/

 

Military officers in Tak provide face masks, handwash gel to locals

By The Nation

 

 

Naresuan Force has deployed its military officers to provide face masks and alcohol-based gels to people living near the Vachiraprakan Military Camp in Tak province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201006-military-officers-in-tak-provide-face-masks-handwash-gel-to-locals/

 

Outspoken academic blames “COVID mafia” for second wave of COVID-19

 

 

In his post on www.thaipost.net on Sunday, former Thammasat University lecturer Kaewsan Atipothi claimed that the first wave of COVID-19 last year was the result of globalization and Thailand’s “close contact with the international community”, but the second wave, currently spreading across the country, is the product of so-called “COVID mafia”.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201007-outspoken-academic-blames-“covid-mafia”-for-second-wave-of-covid-19/

 

PM orders help to be sent to flood victims in Thailand’s 4 southern provinces

 

 

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has expressed concern over the flooding in the country’s four southern provinces and has ordered manpower and materials to be rushed to the area.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201008-pm-orders-help-to-be-sent-to-flood-victims-in-thailand’s-4-southern-provinces/

 

Phuket health officials investigate mystery migrant worker death

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Health workers recover the body of the man last night (Jan 9). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Health officials are investigating the death of a Myanmar migrant worker found dead of no apparent reason at his shanty at a workers’ camp in Rassada last night (Jan 9)

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201009-phuket-health-officials-investigate-mystery-migrant-worker-death/

 

Homeless man sought over Phuket Town building fire

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Firefighters took just 15 minutes to douse the fire. Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Firefighters are investigating a blaze that saw a commercial building catch fire in the heart of Phuket Town last night (Jan 9), with a homeless man using the back of the building as a shelter as the prime suspect.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201010-homeless-man-sought-over-phuket-town-building-fire/

 

Bangkok continues screening measures for inter-provincial travel

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Bangkok city hall is now screening people traveling into the capital as part of the attempt to contain the spread of COVID-19. Road checkpoints have been set up to temperature screen drivers and passengers, with anyone having a fever being transferred to a hospital for further checks.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201011-bangkok-continues-screening-measures-for-inter-provincial-travel/

 

SSO starts proactive COVID-19 testing among workers

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The current COVID-19 outbreak in Thailand started with the discovery of a large cluster linked to a migrant worker community. The Social Security Office has now approved a new guideline, allowing workers to receive proactive COVID-19 screening, which requires only 3 hours of waiting time to receive their results.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201012-sso-starts-proactive-covid-19-testing-among-workers/

 

Red Cross appeals for blood donations amid depletion of reserves

By The Nation

 

 

The Thai Red Cross has appealed for blood donations as their stocks are dwindling.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201013-red-cross-appeals-for-blood-donations-amid-depletion-of-reserves/

 

Republican senator says Trump should quit, as momentum for impeachment grows in House

By Susan Cornwell, Doina Chiacu and Daphne Psaledakis

 

FILE PHOTO: A supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump smashes a window using a baseball bat during a "Stop the Steal" protest outside of the Capitol building in Washington D.C. U.S. January 6, 2021. Picture taken January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A second Republican U.S. senator called on Sunday for President Donald Trump to resign, saying he could face criminal liability after the deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol by his supporters.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201014-republican-senator-says-trump-should-quit-as-momentum-for impeachment grows-in-house/

 

Off-duty police, firefighters under investigation in connection with U.S. Capitol riot

By Maria Caspani

 

FILE PHOTO: Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump climb on walls at the U.S. Capitol during a protest against the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - As investigators seek to identify rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol, police departments in Virginia and Washington state have placed officers on leave as authorities examine whether they took part in unlawful acts while off-duty.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201015-off-duty-police-firefighters-under-investigation-in-connection-with-us-capitol-riot/

 

'Every minute counts' as France detects COVID-19 variant first found in England

 

General view of the port of Marseille, France, October 24, 2018. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

 

MARSEILLE/PARIS (Reuters) - French authorities said on Sunday they were racing to contain the more infectious variant of COVID-19 first found in Britain, which has now been detected in France's Mediterranean port of Marseille and in the Alps.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201016-every-minute-counts-as-france-detects-covid-19-variant-first-found-in-england/

 

Britain records 54,940 new COVID-19 cases and 563 deaths on Sunday

 

A medical worker transports a patient from an ambulance at the Royal London Hospital amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in London, Britain, January 10, 2021. REUTERS/Simon Dawson

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain reported 54,940 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, a slight drop from the number on Saturday, and 563 new deaths within 28 days of a positive test, government data showed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201017-britain-records-54940-new-covid-19-cases-and-563-deaths-on-sunday/

 

Indonesia locates black boxes of crashed jet as body parts recovered

By Fransiska Nangoy and Bernadette Christina

 

An Indonesian police officer carries debris of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182, which crashed to the sea, at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 10, 2021. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

 

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian authorities on Sunday located the black boxes of the Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the sea soon after taking off from the capital Jakarta, as human body parts and pieces of the plane were retrieved.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201018-indonesia-locates-black-boxes-of-crashed-jet-as-body-parts-recovered/

 

More Capitol rioters in viral posts arrested, senator urges social media providers to keep data

By Rich McKay

 

FILE PHOTO: Jacob Anthony Chansley, also known as Jake Angeli, of Arizona, stands with other supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump as they demonstrate on the second floor of the U.S. Capitol near the entrance to the Senate after breaching security defenses, in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Theiler

 

(Reuters) - Federal agents arrested two more Capitol Hill rioters whose images had gone viral, of one carrying off the House speaker's lectern and another who wore horns and a fur pelt, while a top Democratic lawmaker called on mobile carriers to preserve social media content related to the carnage.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201019-more-capitol-rioters-in-viral-posts-arrested-senator-urges-social-media-providers-to-keep-data/

 

Palestinians say vaccines could come in March, accuse Israel of shirking duty to supply them

By Nidal al-Mughrabi

 

Palestinians pray in a mosque that reopened after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions were eased, in Gaza City January 10, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

 

GAZA (Reuters) - The Palestinian Authority said on Sunday it expects to receive its first COVID-19 vaccine doses in March under a deal with drugmaker AstraZeneca, and accused Israel of shirking a duty to ensure vaccines are available in occupied territory.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201021-palestinians-say-vaccines-could-come-in-march-accuse-israel-of-shirking-duty-to-supply-them/

 

Trump may turn to Giuliani again to defend against impeachment

By Karen Freifeld and Steve Holland

 

Chapman University law professor John Eastman, next to U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, gestures as he speaks while Trump supporters gather ahead of his speech to contest the certification by the U.S. Congress of the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jim Bourg

 

(Reuters) - President Donald Trump may turn to Rudy Giuliani to defend him against possible impeachment over his role in last week’s violent siege of the U.S. Capitol, according to two people familiar with the matter.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201022-trump-may-turn-to-giuliani-again-to-defend-against-impeachment/

Prince Charles urges business to put planet and people first

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince Charles visits Royal Mail's Delivery Office in Cirencester, Britain December 18, 2020. Geoff Caddick/Pool via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Charles will tell businesses on Monday they must put the planet and its people first as he launches a new charter of sustainability backed by some major global companies.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201023-prince-charles-urges-business-to-put-planet-and-people-first/

 

Market expert advises risk-on approach to Thai stocks

By THE NATION

 

 

A Krungthai Bank market analyst says news that US Democrats have taken control of the Senate should be a boon for Thai investors.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201026-market-expert-advises-risk-on-approach-to-thai-stocks/

 

Shipping council sees bright outlook for some industries like textile in 2021

By The Nation

 

 

The Thai National Shippers' Council projects a brighter outlook in the export of textiles, garment and machinery this year, the council’s vice chairman Visit Limluecha said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201028-shipping-council-sees-bright-outlook-for-some-industries-like-textile-in-2021/

 

Construction of Phuket highway will kick off by 2023: Transport Ministry

By The Nation

 

Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob

 

The construction of the Muang Mai-Koh Kaew Highway should begin by 2023, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201031-construction-of-phuket-highway-will-kick-off-by-2023-transport-ministry/

 

Panel urges state agencies to accelerate work on 18 top mega-projects

By Wunnika Jittinarakorn

The Nation

 

Deputy PM Supattanapong Punmeechaow

 

The Public-Private Partnership Committee has called on state agencies to speed up the development of 18 top-priority mega-projects worth Bt472 billion as part of the government’s efforts to drive the economy this year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201034-panel-urges-state-agencies-to-accelerate-work-on-18-top-mega-projects/

 

Pattaya: Creepy pictures sum up dire state of tourism at once popular resort

 

Picture: "Trip Ka Dolls"

 

It was once the city that was full of lights and sounds, a tourism haven that never slept.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201029-pattaya-creepy-pictures-sum-up-dire-state-of-tourism-at-once-popular-resort/