THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 13 Jan 2021

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Tourism chiefs call for foreigners vaccinated against COVID-19 to be allowed to enter Thailand

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

The leaders of five key groups from Thailand’s tourism industry have called on the government to approve plans that would allow any foreigner vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter Thailand without restrictions.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201327-tourism-chiefs-call-for-foreigners-vaccinated-against-covid-19-to-be-allowed-to-enter-thailand/

 

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First COVID now the cold weather leaves Hua Hin beaches deserted

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

Operators on Hua Hin beach have bemoaned the impact the coronavirus pandemic, as well as the current cold weather conditions, are having on business.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201329-first-covid-now-the-cold-weather-leaves-hua-hin-beaches-deserted/

 

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Netizens criticize "Thai officials' stupidity" after they did THIS to a fire hydrant

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Thai netizens had a field day slamming what they saw as the idiotic way their authorities carry out work.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201331-netizens-criticize-thai-officials-stupidity-after-they-did-this-to-a-fire-hydrant/

 

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Pattaya: Bus trips to Bangkok down from 40 to just THREE!

 

Picture: We Love Pattaya

 

We Love Pattaya reporters went to the Rung Reuang Tour bus station in Pattaya where they found it very quiet.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201332-pattaya-bus-trips-to-bangkok-down-from-40-to-just-three/

 

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Hair salons and motorcyclists affected by latest COVID outbreak

 

 

The latest outbreak of COVID-19 is affecting many businesses,mostly due to the stringent measures imposed by the government. Among such businesses are hair salons, where customers can only be serviced for up to two hours, while being prohibited from waiting their turn inside the salon.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201333-hair-salons-and-motorcyclists-affected-by-latest-covid-outbreak/

 

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Some National Guard troops helping secure inauguration will be armed - officials

By Idrees Ali

 

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some of the 10,000 National Guard troops streaming into Washington D.C to help secure the area ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration will be armed, two U.S. officials said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201334-some-national-guard-troops-helping-secure-inauguration-will-be-armed-officials/

 

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Pattaya mayor claims he is doing all he can to alleviate suffering at devastated resort

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

Pattaya's mayor Sontaya Khunpluem claimed that he was not idling away his time but acting in the best interests of tourism operators in Pattaya devastated by the almost complete absence of tourism caused by the latest restrictions after the Covid-19 second wave. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201341-pattaya-mayor-claims-he-is-doing-all-he-can-to-alleviate-suffering-at-devastated-resort/

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Thailand reports 157 new COVID-19 cases as number of infections appears to stabilise

 

REUTERS FILE PHOTO for reference only

 

Thailand reported 157 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, a significant fall from the number of cases reported on Tuesday. .

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201344-thailand-reports-157-new-covid-19-cases-as-number-of-infections-appears-to-stabilise/

 

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Thailand shivers! Upper reaches - especially Isaan - experience single digit temperatures

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai media reported that the current cold snap in the upper areas of Thailand is set to continue. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201346-thailand-shivers-upper-reaches-especially-isaan-experience-single-digit-temperatures/

 

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Cha-Am: Gas station manageress arrested after staging fake robbery

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A female PT gas station manager from Korat went from victim to thief in just a few hours yesterday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201348-cha-am-gas-station-manageress-arrested-after-staging-fake-robbery/

 

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Video: Large swathes of Cha-Am beach washed away - trees down - in high winds/waves

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

A video posted by 77kaoded showed large numbers of pine trees felled by high waves and winds and consequent beach erosion at Cha-Am beach in Phetchaburi. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201350-video-large-swathes-of-cha-am-beach-washed-away-trees-down-in-high-windswaves/

 

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Pattaya: North Pattaya now "beautiful" after ugly wires buried and power poles demolished

 

Picture: Sophon Cable TV

 

Pattaya media Sophon Cable TV declared north Pattaya  both beautiful and safe after work to bury unsightly cables and demolish power poles had been completed. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201353-pattaya-north-pattaya-now-beautiful-after-ugly-wires-buried-and-power-poles-demolished/

 

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Pattaya: Foreigners and Thai bar staff taken away and charged after noisy drinks party is busted

 

 

Ruk Siam News reported that ten officers from the Pattaya police station led by Pol Capt Kanoknan Suksri headed for an area behind Tree Town on Soi Bua Khao after area residents reported a nuisance. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201354-pattaya-foreigners-and-thai-bar-staff-taken-away-and-charged-after-noisy-drinks-party-is-busted/

 

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One shot person will curb Covid-19 more efficiently, advises lung expert

By The Nation

 

Dr Manoon Leechawengwongs

 

Dr Manoon Leechawengwongs, a respiratory and critical care specialist at Bangkok’s Vichaiyut Hospital, is advising the government to administer one dose of Covid-19 vaccine to members of the public and migrant workers because the supply of the vaccines will not be able to meet the global demand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201367-one-shot-person-will-curb-covid-19-more-efficiently-advises-lung-expert/

 

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Alleged ‘K Nomphong’ sellers say they bought deadly drug on Facebook

By THE NATION

 

 

Three narcotics sellers, arrested from allegedly selling the deadly “K Nomphong” powder, confessed that they had purchased the powder via Facebook.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201368-alleged-‘k-nomphong’-sellers-say-they-bought-deadly-drug-on-facebook/

 

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Sa Kaeo’s Wang Nam Yen municipality has Bt20 million ready for vaccine

By THE NATION

 

Wanchai Nareerak

 

Wang Nam Yen municipality in Sa Kaeo province aims to invest Bt20 million to purchase a Covid-19 vaccine for its residents.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201369-sa-kaeo’s-wang-nam-yen-municipality-has-bt20-million-ready-for-vaccine/

 

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Mae Sot officials fear Myanmar migrants may flee to Thailand amid tense situation

By The Nation

 

Villagers fled to temporarily stay nearby forest after armed force crash.

 

Mae Sot officials are concerned about the situation along the Thai-Myanmar border at Tha Song Yang district, Tak province, after Myanmar’s government ordered three battalion commanders to be removed from office on charges of “conspiracy with foreigners to destroy the country” and a clash in the neighbouring nation between its military and ethic rebels.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201372-mae-sot-officials-fear-myanmar-migrants-may-flee-to-thailand-amid-tense-situation/

 

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OPINION

 

Can young Chinese tourists help save a backpacker-free Bangkok when international travel returns?

• Bangkok has long welcomed budget travellers in search of low-rent hedonism and cheap thrills
• Although easy to dismiss, the youth travel segment has significant spending power

Mercedes Hutton

 

Khao San Road, Bangkok, in pre-pandemic times. Photo: SCMP / May Tse

 

The oldest backpack we know of belonged to Otzi the iceman, whose mummified remains ­– like the remnants of his pack – date to between 3400BC and 3100BC and were found in the Otztal Alps

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201373-can-young-chinese-tourists-help-save-a-backpacker-free-bangkok-when-international-travel-returns/

 

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At least two die amid cold weather

By THE NATION

 

 

Low temperatures across the country have been a gift for people in hot areas such as Bangkok, but for some in northern and northeastern provinces, the cold weather is a nightmare, with at people dying.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201375-at-least-two-die-amid-cold-weather/

 

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Sunlight, disinfectant can kill Covid-19 even in winter

By THE NATION

 

 

The Department of Disease Control (DDC) said on Wednesday that the cool temperature is not making the Covid-19 virus more transmissible, adding that disinfectants can still kill the virus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201377-sunlight-disinfectant-can-kill-covid-19-even-in-winter/

 

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AMLO seizes more assets in Yingluck G-to-G rice scandal

By THE NATION

 

 

The Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) has announced it is seizing assets in three key cases under investigation, including the fake government-to-government rice deal under the Yingluck administration.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201378-amlo-seizes-more-assets-in-yingluck-g-to-g-rice-scandal/

 

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BMA tries to track down cluster of 20 who may exposed to Covid-19

By The Nation

 

 

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has released a list of places where a cluster of 20 people visited between December 20 and January 2 after being exposed to two infected persons at the New Jazz Club Plaza in Thonburi.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201379-bma-tries-to-track-down-cluster-of-20-who-may-exposed-to-covid-19/

 

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Golf quarantine in Thailand now available at six government-approved golf resorts

 

 

Bangkok, 13 January, 2021 – The Ministry of Public Health’s Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) for COVID-19 recently announced a list of government-approved golf resorts to allow foreign golfers with advance arrangements for golfing in Thailand an opportunity to undergo a golf quarantine as an alternative local state quarantine option.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201389-golf-quarantine-in-thailand-now-available-at-six-government-approved-golf-resorts/

 

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PM will allow local administration to buy FDA-approved vaccines

 

(FILES) In this file photo a pharmacist fills a syringe to prepare a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for front-line health care workers at a vaccination site at Torrance Memorial Medical Center on December 19, 2020 in Torrance, California. – Canada announced on January 12, 2021 a deal to secure an additional 20 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, which would allow for more than half of Canadians to be inoculated before summer. The American and German pharmaceutical giants will also accelerate deliveries of their jointly-developed vaccine over the coming months, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a news conference. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP)

 

Local government bodies in Thailand will be allowed to acquire COVID-19 vaccines using their own budgets, but the vaccines must be approved by the Food and Drug administration of the country of origin, and the Thai FDA.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201390-pm-will-allow-local-administration-to-buy-fda-approved-vaccines/

 

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Rayong's virus-hit businesses plead for govt help

By The Nation

 

 

As many as 370 patients can be accommodated in Rayong province now that space for 170 more beds has been made available in two new field hospitals, said Noppadol Tangsongcharoen, chairman of Rayong Chamber of Commerce.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201391-rayongs-virus-hit-businesses-plead-for-govt-help/

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Heavily guarded prosecutor takes on Italy's mob powerhouse

By Crispian Balmer

 

Prosecutor Nicola Gratteri arrives at the tribunal for the trial of 355 suspected members of the 'Ndrangheta mafia accused of an array of charges, in Lamezia Terme, Italy, January 13, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

 

ROME (Reuters) - Prosecutor Nicola Gratteri has spent the past three decades battling Italy's most powerful mob group, the 'Ndrangheta, renouncing any semblance of a normal life as he seeks to break its grip on his native Calabria.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201392-heavily-guarded-prosecutor-takes-on-italys-mob-powerhouse/

 

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Public trust crumbles amid COVID, fake news - survey

By Mark John

 

FILE PHOTO: A sign showing major news organizations along with the words "fake news" is held up as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a Make America Great Again Rally in Washington, Michigan April 28, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Trust in governments, business chiefs and media is crumbling amid a perceived mis-handling by leaders of the coronavirus pandemic and a widespread feeling among ordinary citizens that they are being misled, a global survey has found.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201393-public-trust-crumbles-amid-covid-fake-news-survey/

 

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U.S. executes first woman on federal death row in nearly seven decades

By Bhargav Acharya and Kanishka Singh

 

FILE PHOTO: Convicted murderer Lisa Montgomery pictured at the Federal Medical Center (FMC) Fort Worth in an undated photograph. Courtesy of Attorneys for Lisa Montgomery/Handout via REUTERS./File Photo/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - The U.S. government executed convicted murderer Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row, on Wednesday, after the Supreme Court cleared the last hurdle by overturning a stay.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201395-us-executes-first-woman-on-federal-death-row-in-nearly-seven-decades/

 

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5 Police Generals Embezzled COVID Allowances

 

 

BANGKOK, Jan 13 – Five police generals and 48 police colonels are among 189 policemen found embezzling the COVID-19 allowances of their subordinates.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201398-5-police-generals-embezzled-covid-allowances/

 

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50 More Thais Returned from Myawaddy Casino

 

 

BANGKOK, Jan 13 (TNA) – Security authorities in Mae Sot district of Tak province today received 50 more Thai people who returned from a casino in the adjacent Myawaddy town of Myanmar and they were considered as having high risks of COVID-19 infection.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201399-50-more-thais-returned-from-myawaddy-casino/