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Number 435 determined for the lottery after python caught in south

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Locals in a village in Nakhon Sri Thammarat in southern Thailand determined that 435 was the likely lottery winning number this week when a large python was caught after scaring a fisherman. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202082-number-435-determined-for-the-lottery after-python-caught-in-south/

 

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Limited room for baht to weaken in the short term

By THE NATION

 

 

The baht opened at 30.07 to the US dollar on Monday, strengthening from Friday's closing rate of 30.10.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202083-limited-room-for-baht-to-weaken-in-the-short-term/

 

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Suicide on the rise in Thailand as stress from Covid and the economy increases

 

Picture: Spring News

 

Thai media Spring News reported on the increasing prevalence of suicide in Thailand and what to do if stress from the Covid-19 pandemic is getting too much to bear. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202086-suicide-on-the-rise in-thailand-as-stress-from-covid-and-the-economy-increases/

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Cock fighting arena busted in north Thailand - 40 gamblers arrested

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Pol Maj-Gen Jiraphop Phuridech - in charge of matters related to illegal migrants - sent in officers to bust a cock fighting arena in the Thung Saliam police jurisdiction in the province of Sukhothai in northern Thailand on Sunday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202088-cock-fighting-arena-busted-in-north-thailand-40-gamblers-arrested/ 

 

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369 new Covid-19 cases, most of them foreigners in Samut Sakhon

By The Nation

 

 

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reported 369 new cases on Monday, including 12 people who arrived from overseas.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202094-369-new-covid-19-cases-most-of-them-foreigners-in-samut-sakhon/

 

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Bangkok: Illegal shisha party busted in Sukhumvit - 85 arrests including 43 foreigners

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai media reported that immigration police and officers from the Lumpini station raided four story premises in Nana Soi 3 at 1.10 am on Saturday night.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202095-bangkok-illegal-shisha-party-busted-in-sukhumvit-85-arrests-including-43-foreigners/

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Thailand hasn't bought Pfizer or Moderna jabs, says doctor after deaths in Norway

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A leading doctor in the fight against Covid-19 has reassured the Thai public that the country is not buying the vaccine at the center of concerns after 23 frail and elderly people died in Norway. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202096-thailand-hasnt-bought-pfizer-or-moderna-jabs-says-doctor-after-deaths-in-norway/

 

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Beware scammers! SCB customers warned again 

 

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Customers of the Thai bank Siam Commercial this morning received an SMS warning about online fraud and links to fake websites. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202097-beware-scammers-scb-customers-warned-again/

 

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Pollution hits unsafe levels in three areas in Bangkok, vicinity

By The Nation

 

 

Air pollution in three areas in and around Bangkok hit unsafe levels on Monday, with PM2.5 readings in the morning coming in at between 29 and 71 micrograms per cubic metre of air (μg/m3), the Pollution Control Department reported.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202099-pollution-hits-unsafe-levels-in-three-areas-in-bangkok-vicinity/

 

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Finns holiday bookings to Thailand are at a record high

by Mette Larsen

 

Aurinkomatkat (Suntours)

 

One in four Finns plans to travel abroad as soon as Covid-19 restrictions allow it and next winter’s bookings to Thailand have already reached a record high.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202101-finns-holiday-bookings-to-thailand-are-at-a-record-high/

 

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Phuket Governor revises order for short-term arrivals

By The Phuket News

 

Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew. Photo: PR Phuket.

 

PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has issued a revised order to clarify that short-term arrivals from the “highest-risk” areas within the nine ’red zone’ provinces must present documents to the emergency operation centers (EOCs) and should avoid visiting communal areas.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202103-phuket-governor-revises-order-for-short-term-arrivals/

 

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VFS Global launches COVID-19 testing service in Thailand

 

 

Visa and immigration services provider VFS Global is now offering COVID-19 testing service to people in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202107-vfs-global-launches-covid-19-testing-service-in-thailand/

 

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Bangkok reports 575 infections since Dec 20

By The Nation

 

 

A total of 575 cases of Covid-19 have been detected in Bangkok since the new outbreak began on December 20, said City Hall on Monday. Of these, 431 are Bangkok residents and 134 are from other provinces.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202120-bangkok-reports-575-covid-19-infections-since-dec-20/

 

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SRT expects to deliver land for airport high-speed rail link by Feb

By The Nation

 

 

The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) is hastening the delivery of land for the three-airport high-speed railway link, with construction scheduled to kick off within this year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202122-srt-expects-to-deliver-land-for-airport-high-speed-rail-link-by-feb/

 

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FDA rejects claim by private hospital on registration of Covid-19 vaccine

By The Nation

 

 

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has denied a private hospital's claim that the state agency was taking three months to register Sinovac Covid-19 inactivated vaccine.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202124-fda-rejects-claim-by-private-hospital-on-registration-of-covid-19-vaccine/

 

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Automotive industry expects slight rise in sales this year

By THE NATION

 

 

The automotive industry estimates this year’s sales to come in at 840,000 vehicles marking a rise of 6 per cent compared to 2020, though it will depend on how fast the economy recovers from the new wave of Covid-19 infections.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202125-automotive-industry-expects-slight-rise-in-sales-this-year/

 

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Rayong infection rate dropping, 8,000 migrant workers next for screening

By The Nation

 

 

Health authorities say the rate of Covid-19 infections in Rayong, one of the five provinces under maximum controls, is dropping.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202129-rayong-infection-rate-dropping-8000-migrant-workers-next-for-screening/

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All residents in Chalong to receive COVID vaccine free, including foreigners

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Chalong Mayor Samran Jindaphon has confirmed that all people registered as living in Chalong will receive the COVID vaccine for free, including foreigners. Photo: Chalong Municipality

 

PHUKET:-- Foreigners living in Chalong will be freely vaccinated COVID-19 once the national government has approved which vaccines may be used in Thailand, Chalong Mayor Samran Jindaphon has announced.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202135-all-residents-in-chalong-to-receive-covid-vaccine-free-including-foreigners/

 

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Don’t worry about air quality, says Phuket health office

By The Phuket News

 

The air quality reading for Phuket at 2pm today (Jan 18). Image: agmthai

 

PHUKET:-- The Phuket Provincial Public Health (PPHO) Office advised people on the island to not worry about the mild haze over Phuket today, saying that the quality is “healthy”.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202136-don’t-worry-about-air-quality-says-phuket-health-office/

 

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Bangkok market closed for three days after merchant positive for Covid-19

By THE NATION

 

 

Thanommit Market in Bangkok announced via its Facebook page that a male vendor who ran a food stall at the market had tested positive for Covid-19.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202137-bangkok-market-closed-for-three-days-after-merchant-positive-for-covid-19/

 

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Schools, markets set to reopen in Nakhon Ratchasima, Lampang

By THE NATION

 

 

The Covid-19 situation in Nakhon Ratchasima and Lampang seems to have improved, with schools and walking streets being reopened.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202138-schools-markets-set-to-reopen-in-nakhon-ratchasima-lampang/

 

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ACT opposes appointment as prosecutor of official involved in Vorayuth case

By The Nation

 

Wongsakul Kittipromwong, Attorney-General, nominated name list for prosecutor, which was opposed by ACT

 

The Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand (ACT) has opposed the appointment of two officials, one involved in the botched prosecution of absconding Red Bull scion Vorayuth 'Boss' Yoovidhya, and another facing a criminal investigation.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202139-act-opposes-appointment-as-prosecutor-of-official-involved-in-vorayuth-case/

 

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Thai retailers plead for hourly staff rate, protections after 12% contraction

By THE NATION

 

 

The Thai Retailers Association is pleading for government help after Covid-19 sent the retail index plunging from 2.8 per cent growth in 2019 to a deficit of 12 per cent last year – its first ever two-digit contraction.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202140-thai-retailers-plead-for-hourly-staff-rate-protections-after-12-contraction/

 

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Exclusive: Southeast Asia's Grab considering U.S. IPO this year - sources

By Anshuman Daga

 

FILE PHOTO: A Grab vehicle is pictured in Singapore March 26, 2018. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Southeast Asian ride-hailing and food delivery giant Grab is exploring a listing in the United States this year, encouraged by robust investor appetite for IPOs, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202141-exclusive-southeast-asias-grab-considering-us-ipo-this-year-sources/

 

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PM: Thailand Won’t Be Vaccine Guinea Pig

 

 

BANGKOK, Jan 18 (TNA) – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said that he would not let Thai people be a guinea pig for any COVID-19 vaccine that had not been completely tested for safety.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202143-pm-thailand-won’t-be-vaccine-guinea-pig/

 

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PMs Office urges monks to observe new normal

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Minister attached to the Prime Minister’s Office, Anucha Nakasai, has urged Buddhist monks to realign their religious practices with the new normal, to help limit the spread of COVID-19.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202144-pms-office-urges-monks-to-observe-new-normal/

 

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Airlines cut flights due to reduced number of passengers

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - At this time, those who need to travel by air to various provinces are asked to follow announcements by the airlines because they have cut the number of flights to some provinces due to a reduced number of passengers during the COVID-19 epidemic.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202146-airlines-cut-flights-due-to-reduced-number-of-passengers/

 

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Jennifer Lopez has the best response as she claps back at botox claims: ‘That’s just my face’

By Katie Storey

 

Jennifer Lopez has best response as she claps back at botox claims (Picture: Getty/Instagram)

 

Jennifer Lopez had the best response when she came across one Instagram user who accused her of having ‘tons’ of Botox.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202148-jennifer-lopez-has-the-best-response-as-she-claps-back-at-botox-claims-‘that’s-just-my-face’/

 

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Thor: Love And Thunder Reportedly Adds Matt Damon

By James White

 

 

Matt Damon is no stranger to the MCU, but his last appearance was a relatively brief one – as an Asgardian actor playing Loki in a play about his "noble" "sacrifice" in Thor: Ragnarok.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202149-thor-love-and-thunder-reportedly-adds-matt-damon/

 

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Ryan Reynolds feuds with 'seething demon' Betty White in hilarious behind-the-scenes clip from The Proposal

By GLENN GARNER

 

Paying tribute: The 44-year-old wrote: 'We made this 12 years ago. Betty turns 99 today. But she is [100 emoji] the funniest person on the planet'

 

Ryan Reynolds has carried on a playful feud with Hugh Jackman over the years.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1202151-ryan-reynolds-feuds-with-seething-demon-betty-white-in-hilarious-behind-the-scenes-clip-from-the-proposal/