Thailand sees cleaner air as winter breeze blows

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The current PM2.5 situation in Thailand is now good, as the winter breeze that comes with high pressure from China is arriving in Thailand. However, PM2.5 might accumulate after January 15 because the breeze will lose strength in this region.

 

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Immigration warns of serious implications for Thais crossing borders illegally

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Immigration Bureau has announced it will prosecute, to the fullest extent, Thai nationals making illegal crossings to and from Myanmar, while tightening border protection.

 

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Southern flooding improves slightly

 

 

PATTANI (NNT) - Villages in Pattani are still submerged under flood water, despite some slight improvement as the upstream reservoir has stopped discharging water. It is expected the flooding will take several days to subside.

 

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YouTube suspends Trump's channel after violating policy on inciting violence

 

FILE PHOTO: YouTube logo at the YouTube Space LA in Playa Del Rey, Los Angeles, California, United States October 21, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's YouTube said on Tuesday it has suspended Donald Trump's channel as it violated policies for inciting violence after last week's assault on the U.S. Capitol by the president's supporters.

 

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Thailand says on track to use Sinovac vaccine, despite trial data

 

An employee inspects vials containing CoronaVac, Sinovac Biotech's vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Butantan biomedical production center in Sao Paulo, Brazil January 12, 2021. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Wednesday said it was still on track to receive and administer a coronavirus vaccine by China's Sinovac Biotech starting next month, despite data from a Brazil trial that showed 50.4% efficiency, health officials said.

 

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Rebel Wilson says she was kidnapped at gunpoint and held overnight in Mozambique

 

Rebel Wilson revealed she was once kidnapped to Ant Middleton for his Straight Talking show. All pics: Sky UK

 

Actress Rebel Wilson has said she was once kidnapped at gunpoint and held overnight while staying in Mozambique.

 

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Night Stalker review: This true crime series is neither tasteful nor compelling

By Louis Chilton

 

 

There is an unspoken balancing act between good taste and good television.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201408-night-stalker-review-this-true-crime-series-is-neither-tasteful-nor-compelling/

 

Sex And The City will return without Kim Cattrall… but with its baggage

By Rod McPhee

 

This week, Sarah Jessica Parker announced a Sex and the City reboot without Kim Cattrall / Credit: Kobal Collection - Shutterstock

 

WHEN four New York women first strutted on to our screens in Sex And The City in 1998, their glittering lives of fashion, passion and Cosmopolitans created a TV phenomenon.

 

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Charges of sedition, lese majeste dropped against Rajabhakti Park whistle-blower

By The Nation

 

 

Samut Prakan Provincial Court has dismissed lèse-majesté, sedition and computer crime charges against defendant Thanakorn (surname withheld), the Internet Law Reform Dialogue (iLaw) said on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201416-charges-of-sedition-lese-majeste-dropped-against-rajabhakti-park-whistle-blower/

 

Green Economy on National Agenda

 

 

BANGKOK, Jan 13 (TNA) – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said the government would include green economy in its national agenda to increase income in the agricultural sector and reduce dependence on other countries. 

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201417-green-economy-on-national-agenda/

 

Indonesia launches one of world's biggest COVID-19 vaccination drives

By Stanley Widianto

 

Indonesian locals watch a television showing live news of Indonesian President Joko Widodo receiving his COVID-19 vaccine shot in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 13, 2021 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Aprillio Akbar/ via REUTERS

 

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia launched one of the world's biggest COVID-19 vaccination campaigns on Wednesday with President Joko Widodo getting the first shot of a Chinese vaccine as his country fights one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in Asia.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201418-indonesia-launches-one-of-worlds-biggest-covid-19-vaccination-drives/

 

Leatherback turtle nest found on Phuket’s Mai Khao Beach

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Officers found the nest, but covered it back up to leave the eggs to hatch undisturbed. Photo: Sirinath National Park

 

PHUKET:-- Marine wildlife officers have left a leatherback turtle nest found on Mai Khao Beach yesterday (Jan 12) undisturbed to allow the eggs to hatch naturally.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201419-leatherback-turtle-nest-found-on-phuket’s-mai-khao-beach/

 

Phuket readies for local municipal elections

By The Phuket News

 

Passakon Siripakayapon, Director of the Phuket office of the Election Commission (PEC), says he is just waiting for the date of the elections to be formally confirmed. Photo: PR Phuket / file

 

PHUKET:-- The Phuket office of the Election Commission of Thailand (PEC) has been told to prepare to hold local municipal elections, which have been tentatively set for Mar 21.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201420-phuket-readies-for-local-municipal-elections/

 

Myanmar to rein in controversial China-backed gambling hub near Thai border

 

The Shwe Kokko New City project in Myawaddy near the Thai border in Karen State. Photo courtesy of The Irrawaddy

 

YANGON—The Myanmar government has begun taking steps to tackle what are seen as irregularities surrounding a controversial China-backed city development project in a Karen-controlled area opposite Mae Sot District of  Thailand’s Tak Province, The Irrawaddy news website reported.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201422-myanmar-to-rein-in-controversial-china-backed-gambling-hub-near-thai-border/

 

Pulmonologist suggests both Thais and migrants inoculated first dose within this year

 

This photograph taken on January 4, 2021 in Paris, shows figurines next to a vaccine vial reading “Covid-19 vaccine”. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP)

 

Thai pulmonologist, Dr. Manoon Leechawengwongs, is suggesting that Thailand provides first dose inoculations to all Thais and migrants within this year, rather than half the country being inoculated with 2 doses, with the other half having to wait until the following year.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201423-pulmonologist-suggests-both-thais-and-migrants-inoculated-first-dose-within-this-year/

 

Opposition Pheu Thai Party proposes more cash for those affected by COVID-19

 

 

Thailand’s opposition Pheu Thai Party has voiced disagreement with the government’s plan to provide cash giveaways of 3,500 baht a month for two months to people affected by COVID-19, noting that the amount promised is insufficient to help ease their economic hardship.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201424-opposition-pheu-thai-party-proposes-more-cash-for-those-affected-by-covid-19/

 

Thai blood donations plummet over coronavirus infection fears

By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng

 

FILE PHOTO: A supporter of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra donates blood during a gathering in Bangkok March 16, 2010. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's Red Cross Society appealed for people to give blood on Wednesday as donations hit a record low, with volumes collected halved amid public concern about getting infected with the coronavirus.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201425-thai-blood-donations-plummet-over-coronavirus-infection-fears/

 

All being well, Thailand will celebrate Songkran this year: Health Ministry

 

Image: Reuters file photo

 

Thailand will be able to celebrate Songkran this year, providing the number of coronavirus infections continue to fall, the deputy health minister has said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201431-all-being-well-thailand-will-celebrate-songkran-this-year-health-ministry/

 

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