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Okay given for Bt300 foreign tourist entry fee

By The Nation

 

Tourism and Sports Minister Phipat Ratchakitprakarn (Photo credit: Thai Government)

 

The National Tourism Policy Committee has approved the Tourism and Sports Ministry’s proposal to collect a Bt300 fee from every tourist entering the country, said minister Phipat Ratchakitprakarn on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201618-okay-given-for-bt300-foreign-tourist-entry-fee/

 

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Major security breach at Suvarnabhumi airport as man high on drugs drives car onto runway

 

 

Airport officials are trying to establish how a man, who police said was under the influence of drugs, was able to breach security at Suvarnabhumi airport and drive his car onto the runway.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201593-major-security-breach-at-suvarnabhumi-airport-as-man-high-on-drugs-drives-car-onto-runway-video/

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DPM Wissanu says no need for curfew yet

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Deputy Prime Minister has voiced the view that the COVID-19 situation in Thailand does not yet require executive powers be granted to the Prime Minister or a curfew.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201598-dpm-wissanu-says-no-need-for-curfew-yet/

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Rise in Thai export market reliant on supply of Covid-19 vaccine, value of baht

By The Nation

 

Aat Pisanwanich, director of the Centre for International Trade Studies

 

Thailand’s export market this year has been forecast to expand 3.6 per cent to US$237.2 billion provided the global economy and the economies of trading partners recover, said Aat Pisanwanich, director of the Centre for International Trade Studies at the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201621-rise-in-thai-export-market-reliant-on-supply-of-covid-19-vaccine-value-of-baht/

 

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20 police and 10 officials implicated in trafficking illegal workers from Myanmar

 

Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittipraphat, the deputy national police chief

 

About 20 police officers and 10 officials from other state agencies are suspected of being involved in the smuggling of illegal migrant workers from Myanmar into Thailand, said Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittipraphat, the deputy national police chief, told the media today.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201622-20-police-and-10-officials-implicated-in-trafficking-illegal-workers-from-myanmar/

 

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Pattaya hotels want to be closed so employees can claim state benefits

 

 

Hotels and tourism-related businesses in Pattaya want the Chon Buri provincial administration to order the temporary closure of all hotels in the town, so that their employees can claim unemployment benefit from the Social Security Fund.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201623-pattaya-hotels-want-to-be-closed-so-employees-can-claim-state-benefits/

 

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Phuket EOC contact details released for visitors 

By The Phuket News

 

Image: PPHO

 

PHUKET: The Phuket Public Health Office (PPHO) has released the contact details of all 18 Emergency Operation centers (EOCs) in each subdistrict on the island for those who have not registered their travel details via the gophuget.com web portal to report themselves. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201624-phuket-eoc-contact-details-released-for-visitors/

 

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Health Ministry warns people not to drink alcohol to keep warm

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Public Health has warned the general public of the increasing risk of catching a cold and influenza due to the drop in temperature, urging them to follow the same precautionary measures against COVID-19 to protect themselves against other respiratory diseases, while warning the public not to drink alcohol to keep warm or light a lantern or stove inside a tent.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201625-health-ministry-warns-people-not-to-drink-alcohol-to-keep-warm/

 

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NokAir - Thailand Post give privileges to TCC members

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - COVID-19 has severely impacted the airline business, hotels, restaurants and trade. NokAir and Thailand Post are offering privileges to members of The Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC), hoping the discounts and offers will help regenerate the businesses.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201626-nokair-thailand-post-give-privileges-to-tcc-members/

 

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Italy's Conte looks for outside backing after Renzi quits government

By Crispian Balmer and Angelo Amante

 

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte speaks to the media outside his office, Chigi Palace, after meeting with President Sergio Mattarella, in Rome, Italy, January 13, 2021. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

 

ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte resisted calls to resign on Thursday after a junior coalition party pulled out of his government, stripping him of a parliamentary majority in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201627-italys-conte-looks-for-outside-backing-after-renzi-quits-government/

 

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Siegfried Fischbacher of Siegfried & Roy Dies at 81

By Jordan Moreau

 

Magician Siegfried Fischbacher, who alongside Roy Horn starred in a popular, long-running Las Vegas act built around rare tigers, has died of pancreatic cancer. This report produced by Yahaira Jacquez.

 

(Variety.com) - Siegfried Fischbacher, who worked with Roy Horn to create the famous animal training and magic duo of Siegfried & Roy, has died, according to the Associated Press and German outlets. He was 81.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201628-siegfried-fischbacher-of-siegfried-roy-dies-at-81/

 

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Bitcoin surge helps lift Grayscale assets to record $20 billion in 2020

 

FILE PHOTO: A representation of virtual currency Bitcoin is seen in front of a stock graph in this illustration taken November 19, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic//File Photo

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Grayscale, the world's largest digital currency manager, said on Thursday its assets under management surged more than 900% to $20.2 billion at the end of last year, lifted by record inflows in the fourth quarter and the surge in the price of bitcoin.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201629-bitcoin-surge-helps-lift-grayscale-assets-to-record-20-billion-in-2020/

 

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Second Trump impeachment trial takes U.S. into uncharted waters

By Richard Cowan and David Morgan

 

National Guard members walk in front of the U.S. Capitol after the House voted to impeach U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, U.S., January 14, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - America will be in uncharted territory when the U.S. Senate meets as soon as next week for the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump, a case against the outgoing president that one Democrat preparing for arguments called "shockingly evident."

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201630-second-trump-impeachment-trial-takes-us-into-uncharted-waters/

 

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Biden to unveil plan to pump $1.9 trillion into pandemic-hit economy

By Jeff Mason and Jarrett Renshaw

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President-elect Joe Biden speaks as he announces members of economics and jobs team at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

 

WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden will unveil a $1.9 trillion stimulus package proposal on Thursday designed to jump-start the economy and speed up the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic, officials said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201631-biden-to-unveil-plan-to-pump-19-trillion-into-pandemic-hit-economy/

 

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Arrested Capitol rioters had guns and bombs, everyday careers and Olympic medals

By Brad Heath and Sarah N. Lynch

 

FILE PHOTO: Police speak to supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump, including Jake Angeli in the horn and fur costume, 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/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - United by political grievances, they came in costumes, snapping selfies, calling themselves patriots. Some came armed for battle and planning for "war."

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201632-arrested-capitol-rioters-had-guns-and-bombs-everyday-careers-and-olympic-medals/

 

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UK set to step up coronavirus vaccinations: FT

 

A member of the medical team administers a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination shot at the NHS vaccination centre in Robertson House, in Stevenage, Britain January 14, 2021. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - Britain is set to step up coronavirus vaccinations with 500,000 doses a day by next week, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing a Scottish government document.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201633-uk-set-to-step-up-coronavirus-vaccinations-ft/

 

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Kanchanaburi: All hotels and resorts closed by provincial governor from now

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

The governor of Kanchanaburi province in the west of Thailand has ordered all hotels, resorts and related accommodation closed as of yesterday to prevent the spread of Covid-19. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201635-kanchanaburi-all-hotels-and-resorts-closed-by-provincial-governor-from-now/

 

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Next two weeks crucial if COVID-19 restrictions are to be eased: CCSA

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Thailand's Covid-19 authorities have said that strict measures will stay in place as previously announced until the end of the month.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201640-next-two-weeks-crucial-if-covid-19-restrictions-are-to-be-eased-ccsa/

 

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Private customer data not compromised in hack extortion attempt, says 3BB

 

Picture: Thai PBS

 

Triple T Broadband or 3BB have reassured customers that their financial details and ID numbers have not been stolen. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201649-private-customer-data-not-compromised-in-hack-extortion-attempt-says-3bb/

 

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Chinese man arrested in online loan sharking swindle - borrow 4K but get just 2,600 baht!

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The tech arm of Thailand's Department of Special Investigations announced they had raided two business sites in Bangkok and arrested a Chinese national who was working on an application offering easy but high interest loans. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201642-chinese-man-arrested-in-online-loan-sharking-swindle-borrow-4k-but-get-just-2600-baht/

 

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Video: 7-Eleven staffer attacked after face mask disagreement

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Thai social media was abuzz with condemnation after a 7-Eleven staffer went online to say he was attacked for following the Covid-19 rules laid out by the company. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201644-video-7-eleven-staffer-attacked-after-face-mask-disagreement/

 

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New 300 THB entry fee to help cover uninsured foreign tourists who fail to pay medical bills

 

FILE PHOTO for reference only

 

Last January, Japan introduced the so called "Sayonara Tax" to improve the country's tourism infrastructure for the subsequently cancelled Olympics. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201655-new-300-thb-entry-fee-to-help-cover-uninsured-foreign-tourists-who-fail-to-pay-medical-bills/

 

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Deserted Cha-Am beach: Hotels chief says foreigners will not return to Thailand until 2022

 

 

Thai media Komchadluek went with the now standard "quiet and deserted" caption on their picture after they went to Cha-Am beach in Phetchaburi to report on the devastation to tourism of the second wave of Covid-19 infection. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201659-deserted-cha-am-beach-hotels-chief-says-foreigners-will-not-return-to-thailand-until-2022/

 

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Woman, 73, beaten up and left for dead in Samut Prakan - two men had demanded money

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Relatives of an old lady who was beaten up earlier in the month went to the media after police in Samut Prakan failed to make any arrests.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201660-woman-73-beaten-up-and-left-for-dead-in-samut-prakan-two-men-had-demanded-money/

 

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U.S. Supreme Court allows execution of condemned men with COVID-19

By Jonathan Allen

 

The sun sets on the Federal Corrections Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S. May 22, 2019. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo

 

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court rejected on Thursday night a lower court's ruling that the final two scheduled federal executions of President Donald Trump's administration be delayed to allow the condemned men to recover from COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201661-us-supreme-court-allows-execution-of-condemned-men-with-covid-19/

 

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Bangkok: BMA could spend up to 10 billion baht to vaccinate 5 million residents

 

Picture Naew Na

 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration suggested yesterday that they could spend as much as 10 billion baht on vaccinating 5 million of the capital's residents for Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201662-bangkok-bma-could-spend-up-to-10-billion-baht-to-vaccinate-5-million-residents/

 

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Officer suspended after being charged with raping Myanmar drug suspect in police station

By THE NATION

 

 

A police senior sergeant-major in Surat Thani province has been suspended from duties for allegedly raping a Myanmar drug suspect at a local police station.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201663-officer-suspended-after-being-charged-with-raping-myanmar-drug-suspect-in-police-station/

 

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40 arrested in raid on gambling den in Nonthaburi

By THE NATION

 

 

Forty people have been arrested after police raided a house in Nonthaburi province suspected of being a gambling den.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201667-40-arrested-in-raid-on-gambling-den-in-nonthaburi/

 

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Bt75-million budget approved for building infrastructure in land reform projects

By THE NATION

 

 

A budget of Bt75 million has been approved by the Agricultural Land Reform Office (ARLO) for the building of infrastructure in 61 land reform projects to increase agricultural efficiency after the lands have been delivered to farmers.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201668-bt75-million-budget-approved-for-building-infrastructure-in-land-reform-projects/

 

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11 new COVID-19 cases in Rayong, anyone who visited Suan Mook market last week at risk

 

 

The Governor of Rayong, Channa Iamsaeng, announced this morning that 11 new COVID-19 infections have been found in the province, raising the number to 552.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201669-11-new-covid-19-cases-in-rayong-anyone-who-visited-suan-mook-market-last-week-at-risk/