Anutin backtracks: All Thais and foreigners are eligible for Covid treatment

 

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DPM and Thai health minister Anutin Charnvirakul went on his personal Facebook page to apparently distance himself from comments he made earlier that those who broke Covid laws would not be treated. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201030-anutin-backtracks-all-thais-and-foreigners-are-eligible-for-covid-treatment/

 

Support for Thai government rises above 50%, suggest Super Poll

 

 

A Super Poll conducted last week suggests that more Thais are supporting the government of Prayuth Chan-ocha. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201035-support-for-thai-government-rises-above-50-suggest-super-poll/

 

SCB temporarily closes some branches in 8 provinces due to Covid-19

By THE NATION

 

 

Siam Commercial Bank Plc (SCB) on Sunday said that it would temporarily close some branches in eight provinces effective immediately to avoid risk from the Covid-19 outbreak.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201038-scb-temporarily-closes-some-branches-in-8-provinces-due-to-covid-19/

 

Hua Hin massage ladies and bar owners beg the governor - let us get back to work!

 

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Hua Hin's massage ladies and bar owners have implored the governor of Prachuap Khiri Khan to let them reopen.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201037-hua-hin-massage-ladies-and-bar-owners-beg-the-governor-let-us-get-back-to-work/

 

Help coming for Thailand’s decimated tourism industry: Minister

 

Pipat Ratchakitprakarn (File photo for reference only)

 

Thailand's minister for tourism and sports said yesterday that he would be working with tourism operators and hotels on measures to help the devastated tourism sector as the Covid-19 second wave bites. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201040-help-coming-for-thailand’s-decimated-tourism-industry-minister/

 

Praise for Pattaya motorbike taxi driver who returned lost wallet to foreigner

 

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Motorcycle taxi lady Kanya Suphaphon felt uneasy when she found a wallet by the road. It contained no money, just a driving licence and a few documents. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201044-praise-for-pattaya-motorbike-taxi-driver-who-returned-lost-wallet-to-foreigner/

 

21 arrested in raids on suspected gambling dens in Bangkok

By THE NATION

 

 

Twenty-one people have been arrested on charges of gambling following raids on five suspected venues in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201046-21-arrested-in-raids-on-suspected-gambling-dens-in-bangkok/

 

Gambling and Covid: Top cop thanks public informant for tip that led to Pattaya bust

 

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The acting head of the Region 2 police has praised a member of the public that provided a tip that led to a raid on a gambling den in Pattaya on Friday night. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201047-gambling-and-covid-top-cop-thanks-public-informant-for-tip-that-led-to-pattaya-bust/

 

South Korea's Moon says will make 'last-ditch' effort for N.Korea breakthrough

By Sangmi Cha

 

FILE PHOTO: South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, October 28, 2020. Jeon Heon-Kyun/Pool via REUTERS

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Monday he remains committed to engaging with North Korea, and that cooperation on issues such as anti-epidemic work could help lead to a breakthrough in stalled talks in the last years of his term.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201050-south-koreas-moon-says-will-make-last-ditch-effort-for-nkorea-breakthrough/

 

 

MOPH ready to expand area, add more camp beds for COVID-19 patients

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) has confirmed that field hospitals were not established due to insufficient beds in hospitals but to prepare beds for patients with other diseases that require treatment, and patients with severe symptoms.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201051-moph-ready-to-expand-area-add-more-camp-beds-for-covid-19-patients/

 

Labor ministry launches proactive searching in Samut Sakhon

 

   

SAMUT SAKHON (NNT) - The ministry of Labor sent officers to search for and test both Thai and migrant workers in a maximum control area in order to prevent further spreading.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201052-labor-ministry-launches-proactive-searching-in-samut-sakhon/

 

Hua Hin: Suspect in murder of Cha-Am tessakit official surrenders to police

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

The main suspect in the August 2020 shooting of a tessakit (local council) man at a "Wua Lan" or rodeo event in Hua Hin Soi 6 has surrendered to the custody of police. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201056-hua-hin-suspect-in-murder-of-cha-am-tessakit-official-surrenders-to-police/

 

Chiang Mai: Tourism chief says Covid payment promise does not apply

 

Picture: Sanook

 

The chief of the tourist business association of Chiang Mai told the Thai media that he was not paying up 100,000 baht for people who caught Covid in the north or anywhere else. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201058-chiang-mai-tourism-chief-says-covid-payment-promise-does-not-apply/

 

Seven youths found dead in different areas of Bangkok

 

 

Seven young Thais have been found dead from, as yet, unknown causes. A seventh is thought to have died from overdosing on a new form of narcotic cocktail, known among young users as “K powdered milk”.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201059-seven-youths-found-dead-in-different-areas-of-bangkok/

 

Mother dies in car accident on family weekend getaway

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Kusoldharm Foundation rescue workers at the scene. Photo: Wanlop Boonchan

 

PHUKET: A woman from Trang living in Phuket has died in a car accident over the weekend while travelling with her family to a popular local market in Takua Thung, just north of Phuket.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201061-mother-dies-in-car-accident-on-family-weekend-getaway/

 

Thailand reports 249 new COVID-19 cases

 

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Thailand reported 249 new coronavirus cases on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201065-thailand-reports-249-new-covid-19-cases/

 

Four key factors, Biden’s policies will shape Thai economy this year: state think-tank chief

By The Nation

 

 

The chief of state think-tank, National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC), expressed concerns about the impact of the new wave of Covid-19 infections, saying this outbreak may hit the economy harder if steps are not taken in time.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201066-four-key-factors-biden’s-policies-will-shape-thai-economy-this-year-state-think-tank-chief/

Video: Shots fired at minivan - driver hit in leg - man in custody

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A man has been charged with attempted murder after a road rage shooting incident in the south of Thailand on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201068-video-shots-fired-at-minivan-driver-hit-in-leg-man-in-custody/

 

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