Thailand reports 186 new COVID-19 infections

 

REUTERS FILE PHOTO for reference only

 

Thailand reported 186 new coronavirus cases on Monday, the fourth consecutive day the number of new cases have fallen. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205217-thailand-reports-186-new-covid-19-infections/

 

Firebreaks constructed at Doi Suthep-Pui National Park

Supawadee Wangsri

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Volunteers and villagers of the Hmong Village, Doi Pui, have constructed firebreaks around the village and at Doi Suthep-Pui National Park to prevent forest fires.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205219-firebreaks-constructed-at-doi-suthep-pui-national-park/

 

FDA warns against believing "ganja seeds for stocks" claims

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Deputy at the Food and Drug Administration pharmacist Supatra Bunserm has warned potential growers of hemp to avoid falling for a scam that is growing prevalent in Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205220-fda-warns-against-believing-ganja-seeds-for-stocks-claims/

 

Mass weddings on Valentine's Day next Sunday are off due to Covid

 

Picture: Sanook

 

BMA offical Silapasuay Raweesaengroon said that events featuring lots of planned marriages next Sunday, Valentine's Day, have been cancelled due to the pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205221-mass-weddings-on-valentines-day-next-sunday-are-off-due-to-covid/

Foreigner on superbike and Thai woman seriously hurt in Samrong after song thaew smash

 

 

Thai media 77kaoded reported that police and rescue services in Samrong on the outskirts of Bangkok were called after a powerful bike collided with a song thaew at the end of Sukhumvit Road Soi 78 yesterday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205223-foreigner-on-superbike-and-thai-woman-seriously-hurt-in-samrong-after-song-thaew-smash/

 

Officials continue with proactive measures to ease PM2.5 pollution

Sirakij Pornbanggird

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The subcommittee in charge of providing air pollution information to the public and transportation related authorities assessed the PM2.5 situation and reported that many pick-up trucks are still emitting more than the regulation level of black exhaust smoke.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205224-officials-continue-with-proactive-measures-to-ease-pm25-pollution/

 

Department of Health urges public to stay safe during Chinese New Year

Sirakij Pornbanggird

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Public Health is concerned that during the Chinese New Year, there may be a high risk of Coronavirus spreading at large family gatherings. The ministry has suggested members of the public be cautious during the holidays.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205225-department-of-health-urges-public-to-stay-safe-during-chinese-new-year/

 

MP blames govt dithering and says that tourism businesses need help NOW!

 

Picture: Manager

 

Democrat MP Pimraphee Phanwichatikul has said that tourism businesses need help now and accused the government of two months of dithering. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205226-mp-blames-govt-dithering-and-says-that-tourism-businesses-need-help-now/

 

Pattaya: Follow Phuket's lead and buy vaccine for people in tourist industry, says sector leader

 

Picture: Sophon Cable TV

 

The former leader of the Pattaya Tourism Business Association Sinchai Wattanasatsathon in his capacity as representing the Flipper hotel group has given his ideas for inspiring confidence in the tourism sector for foreign tourists. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205228-pattaya-follow-phukets-lead-and-buy-vaccine-for-people-in-tourist-industry-says-sector-leader/

 

A Thai satellite has close shave with a space object last Saturday night

 

Photo from Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA)

 

A Thai-owned satellite, named Thai Choke, successfully avoided an encounter with another object in space last Saturday night, according to the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205234-a-thai-satellite-has-close-shave-with-a-space-object-last-saturday-night/

 

How a dying book shop saved a screen-addicted kid

 

Papasarat Luepong and her father at Uncle Yai’s book rental shop.

 

Modern life, it seems, is pushing Thai children into an all-consuming love affair with, or even addiction to the computer screen. The explosion of video streaming technology, a digital lifestyle, the coronavirus pandemic and busy parents, who have limited quality time to spend with their children, all coalesce to make the computer, smart phone or tablet the child’s friend of first resort.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205235-how-a-dying-book-shop-saved-a-screen-addicted-kid/

 

Foreign man, believed Russian, in ICU after slashing own neck with knife

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Photo: Karon Police

 

PHUKET: A foreign man believed to be a Russian national is in intensive care after slashing his own neck with a fruit knife on the Karon beach road last night (Feb 7), report the Karon Police.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205238-foreign-man-believed-russian-in-icu-after-slashing-own-neck-with-knife/

 

Phuket Red Cross calls for blood donations

By The Phuket News

 

Image: PRBC

 

PHUKET: All people are invited to come to donate their blood at the Phuket Red Cross Regional Blood Center (PRBC) in Phuket Town and at mobile stations for blood donations in Phuket, Phang Nga and Krabi between Feb 8-12 to make merit for Chinese New Year, which is this Friday (Feb 12).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205240-phuket-red-cross-calls-for-blood-donations/

 

Thailand has contingency plans to secure COVID-19 vaccines

Suwit Rattiwan

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand has contingency plans to secure COVID-19 vaccines from other producers if AstraZeneca cannot deliver the doses it promised in time.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205241-thailand-has-contingency-plans-to-secure-covid-19-vaccines/

 

Health officials from other provinces reinforce task in Samut Sakhon

Sirakij Pornbanggird

 

   

CHIANG RAI (NNT) - Many provinces have sent Public Health officers to Samut Sakhon to help cope with the rising number of COVID-19 infections.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205243-health-officials-from-other-provinces-reinforce-task-in-samut-sakhon/

 

Mae Sot schools closed as local COVID-19 cases rise

Tanakorn Sangiam

 

   

TAK (NNT) - Schools in Mae Sot district of Tak province are now closed for a week, making the district the highest controled area declared by the provincial governor following the discovery of new COVID-19 cases.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205245-mae-sot-schools-closed-as-local-covid-19-cases-rise/

 

Bangkok ranked 13th among healthiest cities worldwide

 

 

Bangkok, 8 February, 2021 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is pleased to announce that Bangkok has been named the 13th healthiest city in the world according to a recent ‘Healthy Lifestyles Cities Report’ study by UK health authorities.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205255-bangkok-ranked-13th-among-healthiest-cities-worldwide/

 

THAI Responds to Alleged Dismissal of 400 Pilots

 

 

BANGKOK, Feb 8 (TNA) – Thai Airways International (THAI) denied the report that it decided to lay off 400 pilots.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205257-thai-responds-to-alleged-dismissal-of-400-pilots/

 

DSI Cracks down on Big Pirate Movie Website

 

 

BANGKOK, Feb 8 (TNA) – The Department of Special Investigation cracked down on the fwiptv.cc website that was a major network of pirate movies and TV programs.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205258-dsi-cracks-down-on-big-pirate-movie-website/

 

Abortion Now Legal for Pregnancy of up to 12 Weeks

 

 

Bangkok, Feb 8 (TNA) – A new law has taken effect to allow women with pregnancy of no longer than 12 weeks to legally seek abortion.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205259-abortion-now-legal-for-pregnancy-of-up-to-12-weeks/

 

Thailand’s Kasikornbank to open first branch in Vietnam

 

FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of Kasikorn Bank are pictured in Bangkok, Thailand, January 5, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand’s second-largest lender by assets, Kasikornbank Pcl, said on Monday it plans to open a branch in Vietnam’s commercial hub of Ho Chi Minh City in the third quarter of this year to tap into the country’s growth.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205262-thailand’s-kasikornbank-to-open-first-branch-in-vietnam/

 

Vietnam culls 100,000 poultry as bird flu outbreaks spread

 

FILE PHOTO: Chickens are seen at a farm in Hanoi, Vietnam April, 24, 2018. REUTERS/Kham

 

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam has culled more 100,000 poultry so far this year in a bid to contain the spread of bird flu in the Southeast Asian country, the government said on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205263-vietnam-culls-100000-poultry-as-bird-flu-outbreaks-spread/

 

Singapore plan to use monitoring app on students' computers sparks privacy fears

By Chen Lin

 

FILE PHOTO: Students wearing protective face masks read in class at Yio Chu Kang Secondary School, as schools reopen amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Singapore June 2, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A Singapore government scheme to ensure children have access to computers for home learning has raised privacy concerns over monitoring software installed on the devices.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205264-singapore-plan-to-use-monitoring-app-on-students-computers-sparks-privacy-fears/

 

Monks and nurses join nationwide protests against Myanmar coup

 

Police fire a water cannon at protesters demonstrating against the coup and to demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

 

(Reuters) - Police turned water cannon on protesters in Myanmar's capital on Monday as tens of thousands of people joined a third day of nationwide demonstrations against the military's removal of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi a week ago.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205265-monks-and-nurses-join-nationwide-protests-against-myanmar-coup/

 

British boy wakes from nearly year-long coma unaware of COVID pandemic

 

 

NOTTINGHAM, England (Reuters) - A British teenager is slowly emerging from a coma nearly a year after being hit by a car, and he has no knowledge of the coronavirus pandemic even though he has caught the virus twice.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205269-british-boy-wakes-from-nearly-year-long-coma-unaware-of-covid-pandemic/

 

Pork Vendor’s COVID-19 Cluster has 87 Cases

 

 

BANGKOK, Feb 8 (TNA) – COVID-19 infection in the cluster of a female pork vendor from Ampawa district of Samut Songkhram has covered at least 87 people, according to the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205271-pork-vendor’s-covid-19-cluster-has-87-cases/

 

DES charges posters of fake COVID-19 news

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Since the start of the pandemic last year, many fake news reports about COVID-19 have been posted on social media. At the same time, the Ministry of a Digital Economy and Society has been collecting evidence and has finally issued arrest warrants for the fake news posters.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205273-des-charges-posters-of-fake-covid-19-news/

 

Thailand to see Lunar New Year spending slump after COVID-19 outbreak

 

 

BANGKOK, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Thailand’s consumer spending over the Lunar New Year could drop by more than a fifth to 44.9 billion baht ($1.5 billion) from 2020 after a COVID-19 outbreak hits consumption and activity, the commerce university said on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205274-thailand-to-see-lunar-new-year-spending-slump-after-covid-19-outbreak/

 

Do not boil salty tap water for drinking – MWA

 

Photo by Jacek Dylag on Unsplash

 

The Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA) has warned against the boiling of tap water to reduce salinity, saying that the best method is to use reverse osmosis filtering of brackish water.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205275-do-not-boil-salty-tap-water-for-drinking-–-mwa/

 

Thai health officials skeptical about vaccine passports

 

 

Thai health officials are not convinced about the “vaccine passport” idea, which would allow travellers, who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter Thailand without the need to endure 14-days of quarantine.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205276-thai-health-officials-skeptical-about-vaccine-passports/