Community testing continues in Samut Sakhon

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Health officials continue to arrange active case finding operations in communities and villages in Samut Sakhon where the majority of recent COVID-19 cases have been reported. The on-site testing service today took place in Khlong Maduea subdistrict, serving both local residents and migrant workers.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204370-community-testing-continues-in-samut-sakhon/

 

Excise Department eyes tobacco tax adjustment

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Excise Department is set to propose a tobacco taxation adjustment to help discourage the smuggling of illegal tobacco products into the country.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204372-thai-excise-department-eyes-tobacco-tax-adjustment/

 

Vaccination Program Will Be Divided into 3 Phases

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - COVID-19 Vaccination program will be divided into 3 phases, with priority given to healthcare workers, the elderly and the seriously ill.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204373-vaccination-program-will-be-divided-into-3-phases/

 

BMA to suffer a loss despite hiking Green Line fare ceiling

By THE NATION

 

 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will make a loss operating the Green Line extension of the BTS Skytrain despite hiking the fare ceiling from Bt65 to Bt104 effective from February 16, said Praphas Leuangsirinapha, BMA's Traffic and Transportation Department director.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204377-bma-to-suffer-a-loss-despite-hiking-green-line-fare-ceiling/

 

Thailand reports 836 new coronavirus cases, 2 new deaths

 

REUTERS FILE PHOTO

 

BANGKOK, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Thailand reported 836 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, taking its total infections to 20,454.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204379-thailand-reports-836-new-coronavirus-cases-2-new-deaths/

 

UPDATE: 

 

836 new Covid-19 patients and two deaths, as Thailand crosses 20,000 cases

By The Nation

 

 

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Tuesday reported 836 new cases and two deaths.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204379-thailand-reports-836-new-coronavirus-cases-2-new-deaths/?do=findComment&comment=16218399

 

Bangkokians with chronic illness, elderly, small pets told to avoid brackish tap water

By The Nation

 

 

Owing to severe drought conditions, seawater has entered Bangkok’s raw water system, making tap water very salty.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204394-bangkokians-with-chronic-illness-elderly-small-pets-told-to-avoid-brackish-tap-water/

 

Police train eagle eye on those who cheated the system

By THE NATION

 

 

Nearly 10,000 people and 900 businesses face police investigation for allegedly cheating the government’s tourism stimulus campaign “Rao Tiew Duay Kan” (We Travel Together).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204395-thai-police-train-eagle-eye-on-those-who-cheated-the-system/

 

Hunt for fugitive husband continues, arrest warrant issued

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Phuket Provincial Police Chief Maj Gen Pornsak Nuannoo speaks to the media yesterday (Feb 1). Image: NNT

 

PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police Chief Maj Gen Pornsak Nuannoo yesterday (Feb 1) confirmed that an arrest warrant had been issued for the killer of the woman whose body was found dumped beside the road south of Patong on Friday (Jan 29).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204397-hunt-for-fugitive-husband-continues-arrest-warrant-issued/

 

UPDATE:

 

Johnson & Johnson seeks Thai approval for COVID vaccine

 

FILE PHOTO: Vials with a sticker reading, "COVID-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection only" and a medical syringe are seen in front of a displayed Johnson & Johnson logo in this illustration taken October 31, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson is seeking Thailand's approval for its COVID-19 vaccine, a senior Thai health official told Reuters on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204317-nationwide-inoculation-to-kick-off-in-june-johnson-johnson-makes-registration-move/?do=findComment&comment=16218846

 

Which countries are now leading the Covid-19 vaccination race

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The leading Covid-19 vaccines manufacturers around the world are pumping out the needed vaccines as the world of 7.8 billion people is in grave need for immunity to get back to normal life as soon as possible.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204400-which-countries-are-now-leading-the-covid-19-vaccination-race/

 

Man arrested for allegedly entering a studio naked at night

By THE NATION

 

 

A 38-year-old man was arrested for trespassing a YouTuber’s studio in Bangkok in the nude and without reason.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204401-man-arrested-for-allegedly-entering-a-studio-naked-at-night/

 

TAT “SEXY” Concept promotes safe and sustainable travel in Thailand´s new normal

Under four key focuses, Safety and hygiene, Environmental sustainability, X-extra experiences, and Yield, the ‘SEXY’ tourism concept aims to restore traveller confidence post-COVID-19

 

TAT Newsroom

 

 

Bangkok – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is planning a tourism recovery strategy aimed at promoting safe and sustainable travel in Thailand’s new normal post-COVID-19 era, under a ‘SEXY’ tourism concept.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204404-tat-“sexy”-concept-promotes-safe-and-sustainable-travel-in-thailand´s-new-normal/

 

Pattaya hotels face uphill climb ahead of Chinese New Year

By Anne Somanas

 

Stigma of the outbreak has deterred travellers from visiting Pattaya although infections are down

 

Although Covid-19 cases have steadily declined since mid-January in Chonburi province, Pattaya’s hotels still face a tough battle to claw back visitors ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204416-pattaya-hotels-face-uphill-climb-ahead-of-chinese-new-year/

 

Suu Kyi's party demands her release as Myanmar generals tighten grip

 

Myanmar Army armored vehicles drive past a street after they seized power in a coup in Mandalay, Myanmar February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

 

(Reuters) -The party of Myanmar's detained elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on Tuesday for her immediate release and for the junta to recognise her victory in November elections, a day after a military coup sparked global outrage.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204417-suu-kyis-party-demands-her-release-as-myanmar-generals-tighten-grip/

 

Vietnam confirms latest virus outbreak is more contagious UK variant

By Phuong Nguyen

 

FILE PHOTO: Journalists hold their sample tubes 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 29, 2021. REUTERS/Kham

 

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's health minister said on Tuesday a newly detected coronavirus outbreak, which has infected 276 people and spread to 10 provinces and cities, is caused by the more contagious British variant of the coronavirus.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204418-vietnam-confirms-latest-virus-outbreak-is-more-contagious-uk-variant/

 

Lights out: Brexit shuts off market for English cheese truckles

 

 

MATLOCK, England (Reuters) - An English company that has long been selling its wax-coated mini barrels of cheese directly to European consumers says it can no longer do so because of Brexit, pushing it to consider new investment in France.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204419-lights-out-brexit-shuts-off-market-for-english-cheese-truckles/

 

Full UK hotel quarantine plan not feasible, minister says

 

FILE PHOTO: People queue for COVID-19 tests at a testing centre, as tighter rules for international travellers start, at terminal 2 of the Heathrow Airport, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, London, Britain, January 18, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - A British minister said it was not feasible to order all international arrivals in Britain to quarantine in a hotel in a drive to prevent the spread of coronavirus variants.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204420-full-uk-hotel-quarantine-plan-not-feasible-minister-says/

 

Benedict Cumberbatch, Judi Dench and Lenny Henry launch Red Nose Day 2021 campaign

By Lauren Morris

 

 

Dame Judi Dench, Benedict Cumberbatch and other stars chat about the power of laughter in a Comic Relief video launching Red Nose Day 2021.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204424-benedict-cumberbatch-judi-dench-and-lenny-henry-launch-red-nose-day-2021-campaign/

 

Tony Bennett reveals he has Alzheimer's

By Mark Savage

 

The singer's career has spanned 70 years / GETTY IMAGES

 

Tony Bennett has revealed that he has been living with Alzheimer's Disease for the last four years.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204425-tony-bennett-reveals-he-has-alzheimers/

 

Marilyn Manson says Evan Rachel Wood's abuse allegations are 'horrible distortions of reality'

 

Marilyn Manson and Evan Rachel Wood. Pics: Star Max/Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

 

Marilyn Manson has responded to allegations of abuse by his former fiancee Evan Rachel Wood, saying the claims are "horrible distortions of reality".

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204426-marilyn-manson-says-evan-rachel-woods-abuse-allegations-are-horrible-distortions-of-reality/

 

Sorayuth to Be Released on Parole

 

 

BANGKOK, Feb 2 (TNA) – Former TV news anchor, Sorayuth Suthasanachinda will be released next month on parole wearing an EM bracelet.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204432-sorayuth-to-be-released-on-parole/

 

Offline message app downloaded 600,000 times in hours after Myanmar coup

By Fanny Potkin and Jessie Pang

 

Myanmar Army armored vehicles drive past a street after they seized power in a coup in Mandalay, Myanmar February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Offline messaging app Bridgefy said it was downloaded more than 600,000 times in a few hours in Myanmar, after the country's military seized power on Monday and temporarily disrupted internet traffic.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204433-offline-message-app-downloaded-600000-times-in-hours-after-myanmar-coup/

 

VIDEO: Elderly Thai murdered in U.S. in ‘racially motivated’ attack

 

CCTV footage shows the horrific moment an elderly Thai man was fatally assaulted in San Francisco.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204434-video-elderly-thai-murdered-in-us-in-‘racially-motivated’-attack/

 

Bank staffer arrested after siphoning tens of millions of baht from Pattaya expats

 

Image: Manager

 

Police have arrested the assistant manager of a branch of a bank in Pattaya who allegedly stole large sums of money from a group of expats and their Thai wives.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204446-bank-staffer-arrested-after-siphoning-tens-of-millions-of-baht-from-pattaya-expats/

 

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