rooster59 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Thai cops struggling under debt totalling Bt270bn, says police chief By THE NATION Suwat Jangyodsuk Thai police officers owe a total of Bt270 billion in debts, national police chief Suwat Jangyodsuk revealed on Friday. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203878-thai-cops-struggling-under-debt-totalling-bt270bn-says-police-chief/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 EU stokes anger with plan to restrict vaccine exports through Irish border By Andy Bruce, Kate Holton and Marine Strauss FILE PHOTO: A vial of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is seen ahead of being administered at the Royal Victoria Hospital, on the first day of the largest immunisation programme in the British history, in Belfast, Northern Ireland December 8, 2020. Liam McBurney/Pool via REUTERS//File Photo LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union on Friday sought to restrict exports of COVID-19 vaccines through the Irish border to the United Kingdom by invoking emergency clauses in the Brexit divorce deal, sending shockwaves through both Ireland and Northern Ireland. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203900-eu-stokes-anger-with-plan-to-restrict-vaccine-exports-through-irish-border/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rooster59 Posted January 29, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 29, 2021 UK offers Hong Kong residents route to citizenship, angering China By Yew Lun Tian and William James FILE PHOTO: A Star Ferry boat crosses Victoria Harbour in front of a skyline of buildings in Hong Kong, China June 29, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo BEIJING/LONDON (Reuters) - Hong Kong residents can apply from Sunday for a new visa giving them the chance to become British citizens following China's crackdown in the former colony, but Beijing said it will no longer recognise the special British passport already in use. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203901-uk-offers-hong-kong-residents-route-to-citizenship-angering-china/ 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 Small bomb explodes near Israeli embassy in New Delhi, nobody hurt By Alasdair Pal and Rami Ayyub Police officials examine the site of an explosion near the Israeli Embassy in New Delhi, India, January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui NEW DELHI/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A small bomb went off near the Israeli embassy in New Delhi, causing no injuries, in an incident that an Israeli official said was being treated as terrorism. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203902-small-bomb-explodes-near-israeli-embassy-in-new-delhi-nobody-hurt/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 Woman’s body found dumped beside road south of Patong By Eakkapop Thongtub Photo: Karon Police PHUKET: Police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found wrapped in a blanket beside the road between Patong and Karon earlier today (Jan 29). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203904-woman’s-body-found-dumped-beside-road-south-of-patong/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 Thai stocks least affected as Asian markets fall By The Nation The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index closed at 1,466.98 on Friday, down 1.53 points or 0.10 per cent. The volume of total transactions was Bt95.78 billion with an index high of 1,480.44 and a low of 1,455.55. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203905-thai-stocks-least-affected-as-asian-markets-fall/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 KBank sets loan growth target at 4-6%, with focus on cost-cutting, productivity, competitiveness By The Nation Kattiya Indaravijaya, KBank’s chief executive officer In a bid to adapt to the “new normal”, Kasikornbank (KBank) has redefined its strategies to aim for loan growth of 4-6 per cent. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203906-kbank-sets-loan-growth-target-at-4-6-with-focus-on-cost-cutting-productivity-competitiveness/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 BOT warns uneven recovery shaken further by new virus wave By The Nation Economic recovery continued in the fourth quarter of 2020, but remained uneven, said the Bank of Thailand on Friday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203907-bot-warns-uneven-recovery-shaken-further-by-new-virus-wave/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 Ratchanok falls but 5 Thais through to World Finals semis By THE NATION Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai Ratchanok Intanon tumbled out on Friday but five Thais advanced to the weekend knock-out stage of the $1.5-million BWF World Tour Finals at Impact Arena Muang Thong Thani. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203909-ratchanok-falls-but-5-thais-through-to-world-finals-semis/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 Vietnam says areas worst hit by latest virus outbreak 'basically under control' By Khanh Vu and Phuong Nguyen Health workers wearing protective suits, are seen at a temporary coronavirus swabbing counter at the National Convention Center, the venue for the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Hanoi, Vietnam January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Kham HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's health minister said on Friday a new COVID-19 outbreak was "basically under control" in the areas most affected, as cases spread to Hanoi, the capital, where the ruling Communist party is holding its five-yearly congress. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203910-vietnam-says-areas-worst-hit-by-latest-virus-outbreak-basically-under-control/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 Indonesia's Aceh province publicly canes two gay men By Hidayatullah Tahjuddin An Acehnese man is caned after violating the Sharia Law in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, January 28, 2021 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Picture taken January 28, 2021. Antara Foto/Irwansyah Putra/ via REUTERS BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) - Authorities in Indonesia’s Aceh province publicly caned six people accused of breaching Islamic law, including two men who received 77 lashes for having a same sex relationship, in a punishment Human Rights Watch called "public torture". Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203911-indonesias-aceh-province-publicly-canes-two-gay-men/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 After outcry, EU reverses plan to restrict vaccine exports through Irish border By Andy Bruce, Kate Holton and Marine Strauss FILE PHOTO: First Minister Arlene Foster of the DUP speaks in the Great Hall in the Stormont Parliament Buildings in Belfast, Northern Ireland, January 13, 2020. Liam McBurney/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union on Friday abruptly reversed a plan to use emergency Brexit measures to restrict exports of COVID-19 vaccines from crossing the Irish border into the United Kingdom after it sent shockwaves through Northern Ireland, London and Dublin. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203912-after-outcry-eu-reverses-plan-to-restrict-vaccine-exports-through-irish-border/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 'I am afraid to live here.' Thousands march in Poland against abortion curbs By Kuba Stezycki and Alicja Ptak A demonstrator holds a flag with the lightning bolt symbol during a protest against the verdict restricting abortion rights in Warsaw, Poland, January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel WARSAW (Reuters) - Several thousand people marched through cities across Poland on Friday in a third day of protests against a near-total ban on abortion since it was put into effect by the conservative government earlier this week. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203913-i-am-afraid-to-live-here-thousands-march-in-poland-against-abortion-curbs/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 Golf-Detry grabs halfway lead at Dubai Desert Classic FILE PHOTO: Golf - European Tour - British Masters - Hillside Golf Club, Southport, Britain - May 11, 2019 Belgium's Thomas Detry during the third round Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff (Reuters) - Belgium's Thomas Detry, eyeing a maiden European Tour title, surged to the top of the leaderboard at the halfway stage of the Dubai Desert Classic on Friday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203914-golf-detry-grabs-halfway-lead-at-dubai-desert-classic/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 Thailand on track to distribute locally made COVID-19 vaccines in June By Panu Wongcha-um FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks as a measure to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are seen at a train station in Bangkok, Thailand, January 7, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's plan to produce the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine locally is on track to be ready to begin mass inoculations in June, with a capacity to make up to 18 million doses per month, a senior official said on Friday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203915-thailand-on-track-to-distribute-locally-made-covid-19-vaccines-in-june/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 Thai monk faces online backlash over abortion stance By Nanchanok Wongsamuth Phra Shine Waradhammo, a Buddhist monk, holds a "stop condemning abortion" placard at a demonstration in front of parliament in Bangkok, Thailand on January 25, 2021. Photo courtesy of Krit Phromsakla Na Sakolnakorn/Thai News Pix BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A Buddhist monk known for his support for LGBT+ rights has sparked outrage among conservatives after he called for Thailand to decriminalise abortion. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203917-thai-monk-faces-online-backlash-over-abortion-stance/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 PM calls for inspection of venues after relaxation of precautions Praphorn Praphornkul BANGKOK (NNT) - Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has reiterated that a recent relaxation of measures was possible due to effective control of COVID-19, explaining that high infection numbers esult from proactive testing. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203918-pm-calls-for-inspection-of-venues-after-relaxation-of-precautions/ 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rooster59 Posted January 30, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 30, 2021 Changes to Replace Costly COVID Tests in Samut Sakhon BANGKOK, Jan 29 (TNA) – The Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) will change the pattern of COVID-19 tests in Samut Sakhon province where there are a large number of infected people because ongoing tests are costly. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203920-changes-to-replace-costly-covid-tests-in-samut-sakhon/ 1 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 PM tells police to take legal action against COVID-19-infected people who conceal their movements FILE / Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed the national police chief, Pol Gen Suwat Chaengyodsuk, to use the Communicable Disease Act against those who are infected with COVID-19 and intentionally withhold information about their movements from health officials. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203923-pm-tells-police-to-take-legal-action-against-covid-19-infected-people-who-conceal-their-movements/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 PM assures the COVID-19 outbreak in Thailand is at “acceptable levels” Prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said the COVID-19 outbreak in Thailand, the availability of the field hospital beds and the government’s disease control measures are all still in acceptable levels. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203924-pm-assures-the-covid-19-outbreak-in-thailand-is-at-“acceptable-levels”/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 Morning cool and windy in Upper Thailand, more rain in the South By THE NATION The Thailand Meteorological Department forecast on Saturday (January 30) that the moderate high-pressure system covers the Northeast, the Central, the East including Bangkok and vicinity. Cool to cold weather with strong wind are likely over upper Thailand. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203925-morning-cool-and-windy-in-upper-thailand-more-rain-in-the-south/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 Pattaya: German pensioner electrocuted installing ceiling fan Image: Siamchonn News Police captain Phinyalak Sinworawiwat responded after reports that a foreigner had died in a house in the Park Rung Ruang housing estate in Moo 9. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203926-pattaya-german-pensioner-electrocuted-installing-ceiling-fan/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 Video: Fire rages for three hours at Phetchaburi factory Image: 77kaoded Twenty fire engines tackled a huge fire at the Zereclor Corporation depot in Khao Yoi, Phetchaburi yesterday afternoon. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203927-video-fire-rages-for-three-hours-at-phetchaburi-factory/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rooster59 Posted January 30, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 30, 2021 Jailed for life: Thai killer of young woman known as "Ice Metal Casket" - cruel murder ran in the family Image: Daily News The Thonburi court yesterday handed down a life sentence to Apichai Ongwisit - a Thai man with aliases Ek and Ice - who was known in the Thai media as "Ice Heep Lek" or "Ice Metal Casket" for keeping a woman in a metal box. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203929-jailed-for-life-thai-killer-of-young-woman-known-as-ice-metal-casket-cruel-murder-ran-in-the-family/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 Drug suspect escapes by setting fire to police pick-up - he's found later in a drainage pipe Images: Manager Questions are being asked after a man being taken to court in Udon Thani in Thailand's north east managed to set fire to a police pick-up and flee. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203930-drug-suspect-escapes-by-setting-fire-to-police-pick-up-hes-found-later-in-a-drainage-pipe/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 Severe sentence called for man who attacked woman in mini-mart - he claims he didn't mean it Image: Daily News Clear CCTV footage showed the moment when a 26 year old Thai man sexually assaulted a woman in a mini-mart in Surat Thani in the south of Thailand. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203931-severe-sentence-called-for-man-who-attacked-woman-in-mini-mart-he-claims-he-didnt-mean-it/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 Chonburi: Checkpoints cancelled, bars, pubs, swimming pools given green light to reopen A checkpoint in Chonburi, file photo, Chonburi PR Chonburi Public Relations department has confirmed the easing restrictions throughout the province, including in Pattaya. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203932-chonburi-checkpoints-cancelled-bars-pubs-swimming-pools-given-green-light-to-reopen/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 Gambling: Police helped to move hundreds of slot machines, says RTP spokesman Image: Thai Rath A spokesman for the Royal Thai Police has admitted that officers at the Chok Chai station in Nakhon Ratchasima provided assistance in the moving of hundreds of video slot machines to a warehouse in Khon Kaen. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203934-gambling-police-helped-to-move-hundreds-of-slot-machines-says-rtp-spokesman/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 Samkong Underpass to close for maintenance By The Phuket News Photo: The Phuket News / file PHUKET: The Samkong Underpass will be closed to traffic from 9am to 12:30pm this Tuesday (Feb 2) while the Phuket Highways Office carries out its regular inspections and maintenance to the electrical control and light systems in the tunnel. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203935-samkong-underpass-to-close-for-maintenance/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 Iconsiam finds no infections after testing 238 staff By THE NATION Iconsiam shopping complex in Bangkok’s Klong San district tested 238 mall and shop staff and found no cases of Covid-19 infection, Supoj Chaiwatsirikul, the mall's managing director, said on Friday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203936-iconsiam-finds-no-infections-after-testing-238-staff/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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