THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 16 Jan 2021

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Anne Hathaway races to release 'Locked Down' COVID-19 rom-com

 

 

FILE PHOTO: Anne Hathaway poses as she is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 9, 2019. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - As the rest of the world was shutting down to stave off COVID-19, U.S. star Anne Hathaway found herself starting up a whole new movie project - a rom-com heist caper set in the pandemic still raging around her.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201848-anne-hathaway-races-to-release-locked-down-covid-19-rom-com/

 

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Magicians mark 100 years of sawing people in half

 

FILE PHOTO: A magician performs with a model who presents a creation by Indian designer Manish Arora as part of his Fall-Winter 2011/2012 women's ready-to-wear fashion collection during Paris Fashion Week March 3, 2011. REUTERS/Benoit Tessie

 

LONDON (Reuters) - He came, he sawed, he conquered. One hundred years ago on Sunday, illusionist P.T. Selbit put a woman in a box on the stage of London's Finsbury Park Empire and sawed right through the wood, creating a magical classic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201850-magicians-mark-100-years-of-sawing-people-in-half/

 

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British maestro Rattle seeking German citizenship after Brexit

By Thomas Escritt

 

FILE PHOTO: Conductor Simon Rattle takes part in the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium July 27, 2012. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - Star conductor Simon Rattle, who this week announced he was cutting short his tenure at Britain's leading orchestra to return to Germany, said on Friday he had applied for German citizenship after Brexit.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201852-british-maestro-rattle-seeking-german-citizenship-after-brexit/

 

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Aftershock shakes Indonesia quake zone as rescuers hunt for survivors

By Tabita Diela and Stanley Widianto

 

An aerial picture shows damaged governor of West Sulawesi province's office following an earthquake in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia, January 16, 2021 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Sigid Kurniawan/ via REUTERS

 

JAKARTA (Reuters) - An aftershock jolted Indonesia's Sulawesi island on Saturday as rescue workers combed the rubble of collapsed buildings for survivors after an earthquake killed at least 46 people on Friday and sent thousands of residents fleeing in panic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201854-aftershock-shakes-indonesia-quake-zone-as-rescuers-hunt-for-survivors/

 

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Malaysia reports 4,029 new coronavirus cases, highest daily count

 

 

FILE PHOTO: A firefighter sprays disinfectant at a business area, during a lockdown due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia January 16, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

 

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia reported 4,029 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, the biggest daily increase recorded in the country since the start of the pandemic, bringing the total number of infections to 155,095.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201856-malaysia-reports-4029-new-coronavirus-cases-highest-daily-count/

 

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Indonesia reports record daily increase in COVID-19 cases

 

 

An Indonesian healthcare worker receives a dose of the Sinovac's vaccine as Indonesia begins mass vaccination for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a hospital in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, January 14, 2021 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Nyoman Hendra Wibowo/ via REUTERS

 

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported a record daily increase in COVID-19 cases with 14,224 new infections, its COVID-19 task force said on Saturday, bringing the total to 896,642.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201859-indonesia-reports-record-daily-increase-in-covid-19-cases/

 

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Covid: Large outbreaks in Thailand on the wane - warnings about workplace/ public place infections

 

 

Image: Daily News

 

In a Covid-19 briefing Dr Thaweesap Siraprphasiri suggested that Thais should look at the situation in Malaysia and Myanmar.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201863-covid-large-outbreaks-in-thailand-on-the-wane-warnings-about-workplace-public-place-infections/

 

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Pattaya: Top hotels serve breakfast out front - response from public has surprised them

 

 

Images: Manager

 

Manager reported that two top hotels in the Pattaya area are now selling Thai style breakfasts out front of their properties.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201865-pattaya-top-hotels-serve-breakfast-out-front-response-from-public-has-surprised-them/

 

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Expats may need to take COVID-19 test in order to renew extensions of stay: Richard Barrow

 

Image: Reuters file photo

 

Expats in Thailand may soon be required to take a COVID-19 test in order to extend their extensions of stay or so called retirement or marriage visas, according to Richard Barrow.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1201873-expats-may-need-to-take-covid-19-test-in-order-to-renew-extensions-of-stay-richard-barrow/

 

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