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VIDEO: Green space in Bangkok! Huge new forest park to open in Thai capital

 

Image: ASEAN Skyline

 

A forest is coming to downtown Bangkok, the amazing city that is the jewel in the crown of Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204707-video-green-space-in-bangkok-huge-new-forest-park-to-open-in-thai-capital/

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Chinese New Year Celebration in China Town Cancelled

 

 

BANGKOK, Feb 4 (TNA) – Bangkok city hall has cancelled this year Chinese New Year celebration in Yaowarat or Bangkok’s China Town to prevent Covid-19 transmission.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204742-chinese-new-year-celebration-in-china-town-cancelled/

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Phuket officials promote Phuket COVID rules, without explanations

By The Phuket News

 

Phuket Vice Governor Piyapong Chuwong released five videos aiming to explain the entry requirements for people arriving in Phuket. Screenshot: Phuketanticovid

 

PHUKET:-The Phuket Provincial Government’s official COVID-19 Information Center has launched a public-relations offensive with the launch of at least five videos with Phuket Vice Governor Piyaphong Chuwong explaining in the simplest of terms what is required of domestic arrivals to enter Phuket.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204749-phuket-officials-promote-phuket-covid-rules-without-explanations/

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VIDEO: Teacher accused of having sex with student brandishes gun at school assembly

 

Image: Thairath

 

Students and teachers at school in Songkhla fled in panic on Thursday morning after a school director brandished a gun during morning assembly.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204771-video-teacher-accused-of-having-sex-with-student-brandishes-gun-at-school-assembly/

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Thailand to get vaccine from Asia after EU export control, minister Anutin says

 

FILE PHOTO: Vials labelled "COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine" are placed on dry ice in this illustration taken, December 4, 2020. Picture taken December 4, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will import the first doses of AstraZeneca's vaccine from Asia after Europe enforced export controls, the country's health minister said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204786-thailand-to-get-vaccine-from-asia-after-eu-export-control-minister-anutin-says/

 

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Krabi’s tourism sector sees light at the end of Covid tunnel

By THE NATION

 

Krabi Airport

 

To see the disastrous impact of Covid-19 on Thailand’s tourism industry, look no further than Krabi. Tourist arrivals in the southern holiday province plummeted from an average of 6 million per year to just 1.5 million in 2020. Meanwhile tourism revenue fell from around Bt120 billion to only Bt29 billion.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204787-krabi’s-tourism-sector-sees-light-at-the-end-of-covid-tunnel/

 

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Thai consumers will hold off on spending this quarter: UTCC

By THE NATION

 

 

Thailand’s Consumer Confidence Index has dropped from 50.1 points in December to 47.8, the lowest in nine months, due to the second round of Covid-19 infections, the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC)'s Centre for Economic and Business Forecasting announced on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204725-thai-consumer-mood-hits-9-month-low-after-new-virus-outbreak/?do=findComment&comment=16225843

 

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Emerging Asian countries will find it tough to recover, says OECD report

By The Nation

 

 

The economies of emerging markets in Asia have slowed down significantly and these countries will face significant challenges through 2021, the OECD Development Centre said in its latest report.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204789-emerging-asian-countries-will-find-it-tough-to-recover-says-oecd-report/

 

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Thai Operator to Reopen Hotels as Worst of Pandemic Seen Over

By Randy Thanthong-Knight

 

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Centara Hotels & Resorts, owned by one of Thailand’s richest families, is preparing to reopen properties shuttered in the wake of a new wave of coronavirus outbreak, betting wider global vaccine availability and easing containment measures will revive tourism.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204790-thai-operator-to-reopen-hotels-as-worst-of-pandemic-seen-over/

 

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Macron supports U.S.-Iran dialogue, floats himself as 'honest broker'

 

French President Emmanuel Macron puts on his protective face mask as he delivers a statement with his Moldovan counterpart Maia Sandu (not seen) at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

 

WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday welcomed the renewed U.S. willingness to engage with Iran, offered himself as an honest broker and said Saudi Arabia and Israel must ultimately be involved somehow.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204792-macron-supports-us-iran-dialogue-floats-himself-as-honest-broker/

 

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House Democrats ask Trump to testify at his impeachment trial

By Makini Brice

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a campaign rally in Dalton, Georgia, U.S., on the eve of the run-off election to decide both of Georgia's Senate seats January 4, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Democrats who will prosecute former President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial asked him on Thursday to testify next week about his conduct before hundreds of his supporters launched a deadly attack on the Capitol.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204793-house-democrats-ask-trump-to-testify-at-his-impeachment-trial/

 

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Prominent Hezbollah critic killed in Lebanon

By Ellen Francis and Laila Bassam

 

Lokman Slim, an activist and publisher who ran a research centre, speaks during an interview, in a still image taken from Reuters TV footage shot on February 2, 2009, in Beirut, Lebanon. Reuters TV/via REUTERS

 

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A prominent Lebanese Shi'ite publisher who criticised the armed Hezbollah movement was shot dead in a car in southern Lebanon on Thursday, the first such killing of a high-profile activist in years.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204794-prominent-hezbollah-critic-killed-in-lebanon/

 

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Noise pollution is harming sea life, needs to be prioritised, scientists say

By Sharon Bernstein

 

FILE PHOTO: Assorted reef fish swim above a staghorn coral colony as it grows on the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Cairns, Australia October 25, 2019. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Far beneath the ocean surface, a cacophony of industrial noise is disrupting marine animals' ability to mate, feed and even evade predators, scientists warn.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204795-noise-pollution-is-harming-sea-life-needs-to-be-prioritised-scientists-say/

 

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Britain explores mixed COVID vaccine shots as variants threaten

By Guy Faulconbridge and Alistair Smout

 

FILE PHOTO: People get off the bus on Ealing's high street where the new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus variant originating from South Africa has been located, in West London, Britain February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British researchers are to explore mixing doses of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines in a world first trial aimed at finding new ways to swiftly reduce coronavirus infections as new mutated variants emerge.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204796-britain-explores-mixed-covid-vaccine-shots-as-variants-threaten/

 

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Dream leads to brothers finding rare pearl worth 10 million baht on Thai beach

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Two brothers in the southern Thai province of Nakhon Sri Thammarat could soon be getting millions of baht after finding what they believe is an extremely rare kind of orange pearl called a Melo Pearl on the beach.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204800-dream-leads-to-brothers-finding-rare-pearl-worth-10-million-baht-on-thai-beach/

 

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Report abandoned vehicles in Bangkok - get half the fine!

 

Picture: Sawe Na

 

Work continues to remove hundreds of abandoned cars from the streets of the Thai capital Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204802-report-abandoned-vehicles-in-bangkok-get-half-the-fine/

 

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Corrupt probation department woman given 261 years 348 months for stealing addicts' bail money

 

 

A court has sentenced a former employee of the Department of Probation to 261 years 348 months for stealing 1.89 million baht in bail money.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204812-corrupt-probation-department-woman-given-261-years-348-months-for-stealing-addicts-bail-money/

 

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Thai shelter for disabled stray dogs threatened by pandemic

By Athit Perawongmetha

 

Disabled dogs in mobility aids wait before a daily walk at The Man That Rescues Dogs Foundation in Chonburi, Thailand, January 26, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

CHONBURI, Thailand (Reuters) - With tails wagging to a chorus of barks and yelps, more than two dozen dogs attached to wheels that support their disabled hind legs scramble along a rocky path, taking their daily exercise.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204814-thai-shelter-for-disabled-stray-dogs-threatened-by-pandemic/

 

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Israeli data system helps Thai immigration bust gang dealing in illegal Cambodian immigrants

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Thailand's immigration bureau continued to celebrate their achievements in busting gangs bringing in illegal immigrants to work in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204815-israeli-data-system-helps-thai-immigration-bust-gang-dealing-in-illegal-cambodian-immigrants/

 

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SPS Mini League XI set for February 28th

 

 

After a three month hiatus due to Covid-19 the longest running children’s football tournament in Hua Hin returns this month. The SPS Mini League XI is set for Midfield Soccer in February 28th and will feature five Under 12 teams.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204818-sps-mini-league-xi-set-for-february-28th/

 

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Thai doctors remove TWO METER tapeworm from man during surgery

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A Facebook post from surgeons at Bung Kan hospital in Thailand's north east could easily put you off your dinner, reported Daily News. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204820-thai-doctors-remove-two-meter-tapeworm-from-man-during-surgery/

 

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Darasamut Underpass to close this Sunday

By The Phuket News

 

Image: Phuket Highways Office

 

PHUKET: The Darasamut Underpass will be closed to traffic from 9am to 4pm this Sunday (Feb 7) while the Phuket Highways Office carries out the regular inspections and maintenance to the electricity control, water pump and light systems in the tunnel.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204822-darasamut-underpass-to-close-this-sunday/

 

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Woman severely injured after steel girder falls from crane at Pattaya construction site

 

 

Pattaya's Sawang Boriboon rescue service was called after a steel girder weighing one ton fell from a crane to the ground below.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204826-woman-severely-injured-after-steel-girder-falls-from-crane-at-pattaya-construction-site/

 

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Pattaya: Accident in thick fog - devastating pictures as man survives collision with truck

 

Picture: Sophon Cable TV

 

Huay Yai police and rescue services were called after a Nissan Tiida piled into the back of an 18 wheel truck in heavy fog on Route 331 in the direction of Bowin in Khao Mai Kaew sub-district of Bang Lamung yesterday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204829-pattaya-accident-in-thick-fog-devastating-pictures-as-man-survives-collision-with-truck/

 

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Road subsidence is back! Samut Prakan road declared a disaster area

 

 

The governor of Samut Prakan has declared an area of the province a disaster zone of great danger after a 150 meter stretch of road collapsed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204833-road-subsidence-is-back-samut-prakan-road-declared-a-disaster-area/

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Phetchaburi: Governor says "Zero" Covid infections is the goal

 

Picture: Talk News Online

 

The governor of Phetchaburi province expressed his confidence that there would be no more Covid-19 infections on his patch.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204834-phetchaburi-governor-says-zero-covid-infections-is-the-goal/

 

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Biden set to accept more refugees after years of Trump restrictions

By Ted Hesson and Steve Holland

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers a foreign policy address as Vice President Kamala Harris listens during a visit to the State Department in Washington, U.S., February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he plans to raise annual refugee admissions to 125,000 in the coming fiscal year, a more than eight-fold increase after former President Donald Trump slashed levels to historic lows.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204835-biden-set-to-accept-more-refugees-after-years-of-trump-restrictions/

 

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Department of Health urges BTS commuters to wear masks

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Department of Health has launched a campaign urging BTS skytrain passengers to wear face masks at all times and wash their hands frequently.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204836-department-of-health-urges-bts-commuters-to-wear-masks/

 

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Thailand reports significant drop in COVID-19 infections

 

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Thailand reported 586 new coronavirus cases on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204837-thailand-reports-significant-drop-in-covid-19-infections/

 

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Dutch firm to install debris removal devices on Chao Phraya River

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - A water debris removal device - the Interceptor from the Netherlands, will be installed on the Chao Phraya River to help extract plastic waste that would otherwise flow into the ocean. The device is expected to help remove 3-4 tons of debris from the water daily.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204838-dutch-firm-to-install-debris-removal-devices-on-chao-phraya-river/