Cambodia court convenes for mass trial of opposition

By Prak Chan Thul

 

FILE PHOTO: Ley Leak, a former deputy from the dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party, holds a paper after arriving at the court for the treason trial of more than 100 opposition figures, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia November 26, 2020. REUTERS/Heng Mengheang

 

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - A court in Cambodia convened on Thursday for the treason trial of scores of opposition figures, one of a series of cases seen by activists as moves by the ruling party to sideline threats to its political monopoly.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201503-cambodia-court-convenes-for-mass-trial-of-opposition/

 

London resilient at top of European tech investment table despite COVID

 

FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks wait at a bus stop on London Bridge, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), with the City of London financial district in the background, Britain, January 8, 2021. REUTERS/John Sibley

 

LONDON (Reuters) - London retained its position as the top European destination for tech venture capital in 2020, with levels near the record amount of the year before despite the impact of COVID-19, according to research by Dealroom.co and London & Partners.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201504-london-resilient-at-top-of-european-tech-investment-table-despite-covid/

 

Thailand reports 271 new COVID-19 cases, 2 additional deaths, huge jump in recoveries

 

REUTERS FILE PHOTO for reference only

 

Thailand reported 271 new coronavirus cases on Thursday and two additional deaths

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201510-thailand-reports-271-new-covid-19-cases-2-additional-deaths-huge-jump-in-recoveries/

 

Thai health officials try to clear the air amid concern over China's Sinovac vaccine

By The Nation

 

Thailand’s Department of Medical Sciences director-general Dr Supakit Sirilak

 

Health officials organised a press conference to allay widespread concerns that China’s Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine, being imported into Thailand, is not effective enough to tackle the virus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201511-thai-health-officials-try-to-clear-the-air-amid-concern-over-chinas-sinovac-vaccine/

 

Air quality unhealthy in 64 Bangkok areas and vicinity

By The Nation

 

 

Air pollution in 64 areas around Bangkok and its vicinity hit unsafe levels on Thursday morning, with PM2.5 readings coming in at 51 to 81 micrograms per cubic metre (μg/m3), the Pollution Control Department reported.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201512-air-quality-unhealthy-in-64-bangkok-areas-and-vicinity/

 

Condo, office, shopping mall markets contract while demand grows for rental factories, warehouses

By THE NATION

 

 

Most of the property markets in 2021, including condominiums, office space and shopping malls, are expected to contract due to the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic, but the warehouse and factory rental markets will thrive due to rapid expansion of e-commerce, property experts said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201516-condo-office-shopping-mall-markets-contract-while-demand-grows-for-rental-factories-warehouses/

 

Police manage to ensnare aunty with ‘sticky armpits’

By THE NATION

 

 

A criminal known for her “sticky armpits” was finally nabbed on Wednesday in Samut Prakan’s Phra Pradaeng district after creating problems for several shops both in Samut Prakan and in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201535-police-manage-to-ensnare-aunty-with-‘sticky-armpits’/

 

UPDATE:

 

271 new cases found as Briton, Thai succumb to complications from Covid-19

By The Nation

 

 

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reported 271 new cases with two deaths on Thursday, including 12 people who tested positive in state quarantine facilities and near the border.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201510-thailand-reports-271-new-covid-19-cases-2-additional-deaths-huge-jump-in-recoveries/?do=findComment&comment=16166145

 

Mae Hong Son’s Phak Wan Pa hit by wildfires

By The Nation

 

 

Mae Hong Son Governor Sithichai Jindaluang, accompanied by the Pai district village headman and local government officials, inspected the district on Wednesday after a series of wildfires there after 155 heat points were detected and the River Fire Control Station was called in to tackle several blazes.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201542-mae-hong-son’s-phak-wan-pa-hit-by-wildfires/

 

Food at Surat Thani community pantry quickly disappears

By The Nation

 

Governor Witchawut Jinto

 

Consumer goods stocked inside a community pantry in front of the Surat Thani governor’s residence were snapped up in 10 minutes on Thursday by needy people suffering from the impact of Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201543-video-food-at-surat-thani-community-pantry-quickly-disappears/

 

Nakhon Phanom a haven for pedestrians, bicyclists

By THE NATION

 

Photo credit: ขาเกือบพลิก (legs that almost flip)

 

Blogger and owner of the “Kha Kueab Plick” (legs that almost flip) Facebook page was pleasantly surprised when he visited Nakhon Phanom province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201547-nakhon-phanom-a-haven-for-pedestrians-bicyclists/

 

Baby gets COVID-19 as concern grows over clusters in families and work places

 

 

A three-month old baby, in the Bang Bon area of Bangkok, has tested positive for COVID-19, apparently acquired from a family friend, as health officials voice concern over a rise in cluster infections among family members and colleagues in work places.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201549-baby-gets-covid-19-as-concern-grows-over-clusters-in-families-and-work-places/

 

Blind employees of massage shops affected by latest COVID-19 outbreak

 

 

Many Thai massage shops employ blind and visually impaired staff and such shops in Bangkok have been temporarily closed, by order of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration on January 2nd, to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201550-blind-employees-of-massage-shops-affected-by-latest-covid-19-outbreak/

 

Train passengers banned from leaving 5 provinces without permission

By The Nation

 

 

Train travellers from the five provinces under maximum Covid-19 restrictions – Samut Sakhon, Chonburi, Rayong, Chanthaburi and Trat – can no longer leave their province unless they show their trip is necessary. The move was in line with travel guidelines from the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), State Railway of Thailand (SRT) governor Nirut Maneepan said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201552-train-passengers-banned-from-leaving-5-provinces-without-permission/

 

Thailand’s CCSA gets a new spokeswoman

 

 

Towards the end of today’s CCSA briefing on the COVID-19 situation in Thailand, Dr. Taweesin Wissanuyothin introduced a new spokeswoman, Dr. Apisamai Srirangsan, who will be joining the team providing the latest information to the public.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201553-thailand’s-ccsa-gets-a-new-spokeswoman/

 

Mystery of Prachuap’s close encounter with UFO solved

 

Photo credit: King Mongkut Memorial Park of Science and Technology

 

Locals in Prachuap Khiri Khan’s Muang district were amazed to see a mysterious object streaking slowly across the night sky on Wednesday. Brighter than the stars around it, the object was spotted just above the horizon heading northeast.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201554-mystery-of-prachuap’s-close-encounter-with-ufo-solved/

 

Trips on Gold Line to cost Bt15 from Saturday onwards

By The Nation

 

 

Commuters will now be paying a fare of Bt15 for the BTS Gold Line running from Krung Thon Buri and Klong San stations.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201556-trips-on-gold-line-to-cost-bt15-from-saturday-onwards/

 

Visitors to 27 Chonburi hotspots urged to get Covid tests

By The Nation

 

 

Chonburi’s Provincial Health Office has issued a list of Covid-19 hotspots as part of its efforts to track down at-risk members of the public.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201568-visitors-to-27-chonburi-hotspots-urged-to-get-covid-tests/

 

PM Prayut: Government able to buy COVID-19 vaccine for all Thais

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Speaking of the government’s COVID-19 vaccine procurement budget, Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, insisted today that the government has enough funds to provide doses of COVID-19 vaccine to all Thai citizens, and the public can rest assured that the vaccine is safe.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201569-pm-prayut-government-able-to-buy-covid-19-vaccine-for-all-thais/

 

Thailand keeps getting colder

 

 

NONG KHAI (NNT) - This week, Thailand can expect to face continuing cold weather. Some areas will even see very low temperatures, such as Nong Khai, where farm fish and cattle need extra care.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201571-thailand-keeps-getting-colder/

 

Commerce Min to extend controls on essential COVID-19 products by 1 year

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Commerce is to propose to the Cabinet that face masks, cleaning alcohol and hand gels remain protected items for another year, in light of the new wave of COVID-19 infections.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201573-commerce-min-to-extend-controls-on-essential-covid-19-products-by-1-year/

 

Instagram influencers are a vaccine priority in wary Indonesia

By Stanley Widianto and Kate Lamb

 

Indonesian influencer Raffi Ahmad receives a shot of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia in a screen grab from January 13, 2021 handout video from Indonesian Presidential Palace via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

 

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Among the first in the queue for coronavirus vaccines in Indonesia has been one conspicuous group - social media influencers.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201574-instagram-influencers-are-a-vaccine-priority-in-wary-indonesia/

 

When to trade bitcoin? When Saturn crosses Mercury, of course

By Anna Irrera and Tom Wilson

 

Maren Altman, a 22-year old astrologer, makes her predictions for bitcoin prices in New York, U.S., January 12, 2021. Maren Altman via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin seems so flighty, some might argue you may as well consult a crystal ball, read the runes or stare at the stars to divine the direction of the capricious cryptocurrency.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201575-when-to-trade-bitcoin-when-saturn-crosses-mercury-of-course/

 

Scottish nationalists set for record majority, boosting independence push

 

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, attends the First Minister's Questions at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain January 13, 2021, where she delivered an update on the coronavirus pandemic. Andy Buchanan/Pool via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish nationalists are on course to win a record majority in elections for Scotland’s devolved parliament that would start a new push for independence, an opinion poll published on Thursday showed.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201576-scottish-nationalists-set-for-record-majority-boosting-independence-push/

 

Negative COVID-19 test rule before arriving in England pushed back to Monday

 

FILE PHOTO: Travellers look at the information boards at King's Cross station, as EU countries impose a travel ban from the UK following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain, December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

 

(Reuters) - A pre-departure COVID-19 test rule for passengers entering England will come into effect from Monday instead of this week, transport minister Grant Shapps said in a tweet late on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201577-negative-covid-19-test-rule-before-arriving-in-england-pushed-back-to-monday/

 

Two members of WHO delegation to Wuhan held back over health screening

By Thomas Peter and Stephanie Nebehay

 

A staff member in protective suit stands next to buses before the expected arrival of a World Health Organisation (WHO) team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan, Hubei province, China January 14, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

 

WUHAN, China/GENEVA (Reuters) - Two members of a World Health Organization-led team that arrived on Thursday in China's Wuhan city to investigate the origins of COVID-19 remained behind in Singapore after testing positive for coronavirus antibodies, the global body said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201580-two-members-of-who-delegation-to-wuhan-held-back-over-health-screening/

 

Netflix boss explains "new movies every week" approach in 2021

BY LOUISE MCCREESH

 

NETFLIX

 

The head of Netflix Original Films has explained its "new movies every week" approach in 2021.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201583-netflix-boss-explains-new-movies-every-week-approach-in-2021/

 

Bruce Willis apologises for ‘error in judgement’ after being caught without face mask

By Alicia Adejobi

 

Bruce Willis says not wearing a mask was an ‘error in judgement’ (Picture: Getty Images, Backgrid)

 

Bruce Willis has issued an apology after being caught not wearing a face mask inside a store over the weekend. 

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201584-bruce-willis-apologises-for-‘error-in-judgement’-after-being-caught-without-face-mask/

 

Demi Lovato will speak openly about her near-fatal overdose in 2018 in upcoming YouTube docuseries Dancing With The Devil

By CARLY JOHNSON

 

Her story: 'It's been two years since I came face-to-face with the darkest point in my life, and now I'm ready to share my story with the world,' said Lovato in a press released on Wednesday; Demi pictured in 2018 

 

Demi Lovato will speak openly about her near-fatal overdose and ongoing struggle with addiction in her upcoming documentary series Dancing With The Devil.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201586-demi-lovato-will-speak-openly-about-her-near-fatal-overdose-in-2018-in-upcoming-youtube-docuseries-dancing-with-the-devil/

 

Phuket Heroines Festival reduced to merit-making activities only

By The Phuket News

 

All festivities that draw large crowds have been cancelled, including the popular light-and-sound show during which the battle of the Phuket Heroines is recreated. Photo: The Phuket News / file

 

PHUKET:-- Fears of COVID spreading have seen the annual festival to celebrate the island’s two famed Heroines for this year reduced to merit-making activities only.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201590-phuket-heroines-festival-reduced-to-merit-making-activities-only/