Police Bust Online Gambling

 

 

 

BANGKOK, Feb 5 (TNA) – The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) raided an online gambling hub in Chantaburi province and arrested 34 suspects.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204897-police-bust-online-gambling/

Man who punched pregnant boss apologises for ‘blowing a fuse’

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Sutthiporn with his wife ‘Sunny’ and their young child at their home in Phuket Villa 3 today (Feb 5). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: The man who punched his eight-month-pregnant boss in the face on Wednesday after she told him that he had failed probation as a parcel delivery man has publicly apologised for “blowing a fuse”, but also said that he would file a counter-complaint against his former employer for defamation.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204918-man-who-punched-pregnant-boss-apologises-for-‘blowing-a-fuse’/

 

Russia expels EU diplomats, ignores bloc's call to free Navalny

By Andrew Osborn and Robin Emmott

 

FILE PHOTO: A still image taken from video footage shows Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is accused of flouting the terms of a suspended sentence for embezzlement, inside a defendant dock during the announcement of a court verdict in Moscow, Russia February 2, 2021. Press service of Simonovsky District Court/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Friday expelled diplomats from three EU member states it accused of attending illegal protests in support of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, and pointedly ignored a public call by the EU's top diplomat to free the opposition politician.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204919-russia-expels-eu-diplomats-ignores-blocs-call-to-free-navalny/

 

Hong Kong to teach children as young as six about subversion, foreign interference

By Pak Yiu and Sarah Wu

 

Children play before taking part in a specialized class preparing toddlers for kindergarten interviews in Hong Kong, China May 17, 2015. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Photo

 

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong has unveiled controversial guidelines for schools in the Chinese-ruled city that include teaching students as young as six about colluding with foreign forces and subversion as part of a new national security curriculum.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204921-hong-kong-to-teach-children-as-young-as-six-about-subversion-foreign-interference/

 

China takes aim again at BBC as dispute with Britain intensifies

By Gabriel Crossley

 

FILE PHOTO: People arrive and depart from Broadcasting House, the headquarters of the BBC, in London Britain July 2, 2015. REUTERS/Paul Hackett/File Photo

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - The BBC came under renewed fire from Chinese officials on Friday in a diplomatic dispute a day after Britain's media regulator revoked the TV licence of Chinese state media outlet CGTN.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204922-china-takes-aim-again-at-bbc-as-dispute-with-britain-intensifies/

 

UK says it wants all vaccine priority groups to have first shot by May

 

 

Dave prepares to receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from a member of the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service at Basingstoke Fire Station, in Basingstoke, Britain February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain wants to have offered all adults over the age of 50, its most vulnerable people and health workers a vaccination against COVID-19 by May, the government said on Friday, setting a more specific target than it had done previously.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204924-uk-says-it-wants-all-vaccine-priority-groups-to-have-first-shot-by-may/

 

Nigerian woman poised to lead WTO after rival withdraws, Washington offers support

By Hyonhee Shin, Emma Farge and Andrea Shalal

 

FILE PHOTO: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala poses outside a Nigerian diplomatic residence in Chambesy, near Geneva, Switzerland, September 29, 2020. REUTERS/Emma Farge/File Photo

 

SEOUL/GENEVA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was poised to become the first African and first woman to lead the embattled World Trade Organization, after a South Korean rival withdrew on Friday and the United States reversed its previous opposition.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204925-nigerian-woman-poised-to-lead-wto-after-rival-withdraws-washington-offers-support/

 

Champions League reform plan faces resistance over extra spots

By Simon Evans

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Round of 16 Second Leg - Paris St Germain v Borussia Dortmund - Parc des Princes, Paris, France - March 11, 2020 General view inside the stadium before the match which will be played behind closed doors as the number of coronavirus cases grow around the world UEFA Pool/Handout via REUTERS

 

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Plans to reform the Champions League, expanding the competition from 32 to 36 teams and replacing the traditional group stage, face resistance over the allocation of the extra four places and the increase in games.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204926-champions-league-reform-plan-faces-resistance-over-extra-spots/

 

NFL-COVID-19 Super Bowl has look of a quarterbacking classic

By Steve Keating

 

FILE PHOTO: Jan 31, 2021; Tampa, Florida, USA; A general view of signage for Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports//File Photo

 

(Reuters) - America's biggest sporting spectacle will play out in a mostly empty stadium in Tampa, Florida, on Sunday with more cardboard-cutout fans than real ones taking in the Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and the hometown Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204927-nfl-covid-19-super-bowl-has-look-of-a-quarterbacking-classic/

 

International Criminal Court says it has jurisdiction in Palestinian territories

By Toby Sterling and Stephanie van den Berg

 

FILE PHOTO: Public Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda attends the trial for Malian Islamist militant Al-Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud at the ICC (International Criminal Court) in the Hague, the Netherlands July 8,2019. REUTERS/Eva Plevier/Pool

 

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Judges at the International Criminal Court on Friday found the court has jurisdiction over war crimes committed in the Palestinian territories, paving the way for a possible criminal investigation, despite Israeli objections.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204928-international-criminal-court-says-it-has-jurisdiction-in-palestinian-territories/

 

Bangkok to display air pollution levels on traffic screens

Tanakorn Sangiam

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Bangkok City Hall has joined the national police to display real-time air quality reports on the city’s intelligent traffic displays, to enable residents to protect themselves better.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204930-bangkok-to-display-air-pollution-levels-on-traffic-screens/

 

Phuket relaxes entry restrictions

Tanakorn Sangiam

 

 

PHUKET (NNT) - Phuket province has eased certain entry protocols for inter-provincial travelers, who are still asked to comply strictly with preventative measures against the spread of COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204931-phuket-relaxes-entry-restrictions/

 

Commerce Ministry Launches New Discount Campaigns

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Commerce Ministry has teamed up with 11 digital platforms to roll out new discount campaigns, running until Feb 28, to relieve economic hardship amid the pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204932-commerce-ministry-launches-new-discount-campaigns/

 

Welfare card holders receive first Rao Chana payments today

 

 

YALA (NNT) - Holders of the government’s welfare card are the first to receive COVID-19 payouts in the new Rao Chana campaign. Payout recipients in Yala have started to use their allowance to purchase essential items at participating stores, right after receiving their money today.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204933-welfare-card-holders-receive-first-rao-chana-payments-today/

 

Transport Co maintaining strict COVID-19 measures

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Transport Co. Ltd. has intensified health and safety measures in light of an uptick in usage due to COVID-19 restrictions being relaxed in most areas.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204934-transport-co-maintaining-strict-covid-19-measures/

 

Made in Thailand COVID-19 vaccine could be ready in April

Tanakorn Sangiam

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Higher Education Minister has indicated that a COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by Thai researchers could be released as early as April, while the country is now ranked the 36th country on the Bloomberg Innovation Index.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204935-made-in-thailand-covid-19-vaccine-could-be-ready-in-april/

 

Army prepares 100,000 field hospital beds should COVID-19 situation escalate

Tanakorn Sangiam

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Royal Thai Army now has some 100,000 beds available for field hospitals to help support the government should the pandemic situation further escalate.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204936-army-prepares-100000-field-hospital-beds-should-covid-19-situation-escalate/

 

Koh Samui: Brit charged with dealing in "ice" after shooting out at sea

 

 

Image: Manager

 

Thai media has reported that a British man has been caught with methamphetamine and guns after scaring locals by firing a weapon out at sea. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204937-koh-samui-brit-charged-with-dealing-in-ice-after-shooting-out-at-sea/

 

Hua Hin: Minister in town to speed up work on airport - stresses need to attract international tourists post Covid

 

 

Image: Daily News

 

Deputy transport minister Thavorn Senniam visited Hua Hin airport to check on the progress of seven projects to upgrade the facility.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204939-hua-hin-minister-in-town-to-speed-up-work-on-airport-stresses-need-to-attract-international-tourists-post-covid/

 

Australian Open concerns ease as Victoria records no new COVID-19 cases

By Lidia Kelly

 

Workers clean a seating area at Melbourne Park in the wake of the day's tennis matches leading up to the Australian Open being cancelled after a hotel quarantine worker at a player hotel tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Melbourne, Australia, February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

 

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's second-most populous state of Victoria reported no local coronavirus cases on Saturday for the second straight day, boding well for the Australian Open tennis tournament due to start in Melbourne on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204941-australian-open-concerns-ease-as-victoria-records-no-new-covid-19-cases/

 

Patong electric bus tip of ‘green tourism’ campaign

By Chutharat Plerin

 

Chalermluck Kebsup announced the project, which aims to have an electric bus service operating in Patong before the end of the year, as one of her last acts as Patong Mayor before the Mar 28 election. Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: In one of her last acts as Mayor of Patong before heading for the polls on Mar 28, Chalermluck Kebsup last week announced a new electric bus service for Patong that is hoped to launch before the end of the year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204942-patong-electric-bus-tip-of-‘green-tourism’-campaign/

 

Alcohol drinking games, office parties, sharing utensils, no masks all blamed for spike in Bangkok Covid cases

 

 

Image: Daily News

 

Deputy Covid-19 spokeswoman Dr Apisamai Srirangsan gave the latest figures for infection at a government house briefing yesterday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204945-alcohol-drinking-games-office-parties-sharing-utensils-no-masks-all-blamed-for-spike-in-bangkok-covid-cases/

 

Widespread water-supply outages to affect Patong, Karon, Chalong

By The Phuket News

 

Image: PWA

 

PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) has announced that the mains water supply will be shut off in parts of Patong, Karon, Kathu and Chalong from Monday (Feb 8 through to Feb 17 as work is being carried on water supply system maintenance.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204948-widespread-water-supply-outages-to-affect-patong-karon-chalong/

 

TAT chief admits it could be THREE YEARS before Thai tourism is back to normal

 

Image: The Bangkok Insight

 

Following widespread criticism that Thailand's tourism authorities were being overly optimistic some realism and acceptance of the future is starting to set in.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204950-tat-chief-admits-it-could-be-three-years-before-thai-tourism-is-back-to-normal/

 

Batten down the hatches: Upper Thailand braces for storms, hail and drop in temperature amid lightning warnings

 

Image: PPTV36

 

Thailand's meterological office has warned of major storms coming to the upper reaches of the country starting tomorrow (Sunday 7th) and continuing until Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204951-batten-down-the-hatches-upper-thailand-braces-for-storms-hail-and-drop-in-temperature-amid-lightning-warnings/

 

Twenty million baht in the safe! Former MP's son connected to drugs and money laundering via online gambling

 

 

Image: Sanook

 

Thailand's drugs' suppression division and a special task force armed with warrants raided a house of the son of a former MP in Muang district of Songkhla, southern Thailand yesterday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204953-twenty-million-baht-in-the-safe-former-mps-son-connected-to-drugs-and-money-laundering-via-online-gambling/

 

Student who violently attacked handicapped beggar claimed self-defence

 

Image: 77kaoded

 

A 20 year old student who repeatedly kicked a mentally handicapped beggar putting him in hospital claimed it was in self defence.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204955-student-who-violently-attacked-handicapped-beggar-claimed-self-defence/

 

King cobra warning after fourth snake, five metres long, caught in Pa Khlok

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The latest king cobra caught measured some five metres long. Photo: Kusoldharm Rescue Foundation

 

PHUKET: Rescue workers are urging villagers to beware king cobras in the Moo 2 area of Pa Khlok after four large king cobras each measuring over five metres long have been caught in the area in the past month.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204956-king-cobra-warning-after-fourth-snake-five-metres-long-caught-in-pa-khlok/

 

Thailand reports another fall in new COVID-19 infections

 

 

Thailand reported 490 new coronavirus cases on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1204960-thailand-reports-another-fall-in-new-covid-19-infections/

 

Christopher Plummer, 'Sound of Music' star of stage and screen, dead at 91

By Will Dunham

 

FILE PHOTO: Cast member Christopher Plummer poses at the premiere for "All the Money in the World" in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., December 18, 2017. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Christopher Plummer, a patrician Canadian who starred as widower Captain von Trapp opposite Julie Andrews in the blockbuster 1965 musical "The Sound Of Music" and in 2012 became the oldest actor to win an Oscar, has died at 91, his longtime friend and manager said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205000-christopher-plummer-sound-of-music-star-of-stage-and-screen-dead-at-91/