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New report gives fascinating insight into salary levels in Thailand

 

FILE PHOTO: A view of Chao Phraya river in Bangkok, Thailand August 30, 2016. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom

 

A new report has explored the different salary levels of people working across various industries in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205540-new-report-gives-fascinating-insight-into-salary-levels-in-thailand/

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Thailand's tuk tuks, tour buses and boats marooned at Lunar New Year

By Jiraporn Kuhakan and Juarawee Kittisilpa

 

Tuk-tuks that are used to transport tourists around the city are seen idle due to travel bans and border closures from the global coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in a parking lot in downtown Bangkok, Thailand February 3, 2021. Picture taken February 3, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Parked in rows with many gathering dust and cobwebs, hundreds of "tuk tuk" motorised rickshaws, tour buses and boats lie silent across the Thai capital of Bangkok, after suffering a twin blow from the coronavirus pandemic and a lack of foreign tourists.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205572-thailands-tuk-tuks-tour-buses-and-boats-marooned-at-lunar-new-year/

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Myanmar junta leader asks Thai counterpart for help on democracy

 

People hold pictures of Myanmar's army chief Min Aung Hlaing with his face crossed out as Myanmar citizens protest against the military coup in Myanmar outside United Nations venue in Bangkok, Thailand February 6, 2021. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, who himself first seized power in a coup, said on Wednesday he had received a letter from Myanmar's new junta leader asking for help to support democracy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205557-myanmar-junta-leader-asks-thai-counterpart-for-help-on-democracy/

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Thai businesses protest move to stop private vaccine imports

By Chayut Setboonsarng

 

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) - Thai tourism operators and hospitals said on Wednesday they planned to lodge a protest against a government move to curb private imports of COVID-19 vaccines, marking an apparent turnaround in policy by authorities.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205606-thai-businesses-protest-move-to-stop-private-vaccine-imports/

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Bangkok’s street food chef Supinya ‘Jay Fai’ Junsuta receives new accolades

Michelin-star winner adds 'Icon Award for Asia' and 'Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2021' to growing list of achievements

TAT Newsroom

 

 

Bangkok, 10 February, 2021 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is delighted to announce that Bangkok’s celebrity street food chef, Ms. Supinya ‘Jay Fai’ Junsuta, was recently named winner of the ‘Icon Award for Asia’ in addition to her eatery receiving ‘Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2021’ honours.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205607-bangkok’s-street-food-chef-supinya-‘jay-fai’-junsuta-receives-new-accolades/

 

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Bar owners in Pattaya demand midnight closing time

 

 

“Permanently Closed” signs in front of bars, pubs and entertainment venues in Pattaya reflect the problems that owners are facing during the COVID-19 outbreak.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205608-bar-owners-in-pattaya-demand-midnight-closing-time/

 

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200 underground gambling dens still operating across Thailand

 

 

There are about 200 underground gambling dens operating nationwide, and 47 are in the Bangkok metropolitan area, according to a government panel, set up last month to investigate the potential involvement of officials in the gambling operations, which became outbreak hotspots earlier this year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205609-200-underground-gambling-dens-still-operating-across-thailand/

 

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MOPH says nearly 2,000 infections in latest COVID outbreak linked to markets

 

 

The CCSA spokesperson, Dr. Taweesin Wissanuyothin has revealed during the daily press briefing that 1,815 infections across the country are linked to markets, 90.19% of the cases are vendors, while only 9.81% are customers.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205610-moph-says-nearly-2000-infections-in-latest-covid-outbreak-linked-to-markets/

 

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PM admits government and BMA cannot delay electric train fares indefinitely

 

Image Credit: BTS Skytrain

 

Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha admitted yesterday (Wednesday) that neither the government nor the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) can shoulder the financial burden of prolonging the freeze on fares on the Green Route train service.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205611-pm-prayut-admits-govt-and-bma-cannot-delay-electric-train-fares-indefinitely/

 

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Thailand to start human trials of locally developed COVID-19 vaccine in March

 

Public Health Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul

 

Thailand will begin the first stage of human trials in March of a new COVID-19 vaccine, which has been developed jointly by the Faculty of Tropical Medicine of Mahidol University and the Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO), Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul told the media on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205544-human-vaccine-trials-to-start-in-thailand-next-month/?do=findComment&comment=16241944

 

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Government MP Pareena committed a gross violation of political ethics – NACC

 

Palang Pracharat MP for Ratchaburi province, Ms. Pareena Kraikupt, has been found, by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), to have committed a gross violation of political ethics over her illegal occupation and exploitation of national forest land in the province, which could cost her the parliamentary seat if she is found guilty by the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Political Office Holders.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205613-government-mp-pareena-committed-a-gross-violation-of-political-ethics-–-nacc/

 

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DPM Prawit urges informal workers promotion

Tanakorn Sangiam

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan has urged the Ministry of Labor to promote employment and skills development among informal workers, who are key contributors to the economy despite being paid less and being uninsured.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205614-dpm-prawit-urges-informal-workers-promotion/

 

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Commerce Ministry provides affordable options for Chinese New Year shoppers

Tanakorn Sangiam

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Commerce will be selling items from the Blue Flag affordable product campaign at various markets tomorrow to offer more affordable options for people purchasing items to celebrate Chinese New Year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205616-commerce-ministry-provides-affordable-options-for-chinese-new-year-shoppers/

 

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Private firms confidence hits 25-month low

Tanakorn Sangiam

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The new wave of COVID-19 cases in Thailand has reduced consumer purchases for Chinese New Year and Valentine’s Day to a 10-year low, while the confidence index among private companies measured by the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) has plummeted to the lowest point in 25 months.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205617-private-firms-confidence-hits-25-month-low/

 

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Trat opens for tourism season after local COVID-19 situation improves

Supawadee Wangsri

   

 

TRAT (NNT) - Trat is now welcoming tourists again, at the beginning of the season, after the COVID-19 situation improved.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205618-trat-opens-for-tourism-season-after-local-covid-19-situation-improves/

 

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Poll finds 47% of Americans favor Trump conviction in impeachment trial

By Chris Kahn

 

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a news conference at the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Files

 

(Reuters) - Just under half of Americans think former U.S. President Donald Trump should be convicted in his Senate impeachment trial after the first day of the historic proceedings, according to an Ipsos poll conducted for Reuters released on Wednesday, with opinions split along party lines.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205619-poll-finds-47-of-americans-favor trump conviction-in-impeachment-trial/

 

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Saudi women's rights activist Hathloul freed from jail, relatives say

By Ghaida Ghantous

 

FILE PHOTO: Saudi women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul is seen in this undated handout picture. Marieke Wijntjes/Handout via REUTERS

 

DUBAI (Reuters) - Prominent women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul was released from a Saudi prison after nearly three years behind bars, her family said on Wednesday, a case that has drawn international condemnation.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205621-saudi-womens-rights-activist-hathloul-freed-from-jail-relatives-say/

 

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Georgia launches criminal probe into Trump efforts to overturn 2020 election result - letter

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prosecutors in Fulton County, Georgia, are investigating Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the Southern state's 2020 presidential election results, according to a letter seen by Reuters on Wednesday, in the second criminal probe faced by the former president.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205620-georgia-launches-criminal-probe-into trump efforts-to-overturn-2020-election-result-letter/

 

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Democrats argue Trump planted seeds of Capitol attack with false election claims

By David Morgan and Richard Cowan

 

A protester is seen near a giant screen as it airs advertisements in support of convicting former U.S. President Donald Trump as the second day of his impeachment trial begins in Washington, U.S., February 10, 2021. REUTERS/Leah

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats on Wednesday argued Donald Trump planted the seeds for the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol long before Jan. 6 with false claims the 2020 election was stolen, and said lawmakers had an obligation to hold the former president accountable.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205625-democrats-argue-trump-planted-seeds-of-capitol-attack-with-false-election-claims/

 

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School director charged with rape and bringing a gun offers his excuses and speaks of "gun misunderstanding"

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The school director in southern Thailand who a M3 parent says raped her daughter and who brought a gun to school assembly has presented himself to police - and given lots of excuses.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205628-school-director-charged-with-rape-and-bringing-a-gun-offers-his-excuses-and-speaks-of-gun-misunderstanding/

 

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Larry Flynt, porn publisher and free speech activist, dead at 78 - Washington Post

 

FILE PHOTO: Larry Flynt, head of Larry Flynt Publications, speaks to the news media about the Washington sex scandal involving U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-LA) and accused "D.C. Madam" Deborah Jean Palfrey and the possibility that other high-ranking U.S. elected officials may be involved during a news conference in Beverly Hills, July 11, 2007. REUTERS/Gus Ruelas/File Photo

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt Jr., the self-described "smut peddler who cares," who used his pornography empire and flair for the outrageous to push the limits of free speech, has died at the age of 78, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205631-larry-flynt-porn-publisher-and-free-speech-activist-dead-at-78-washington-post/

 

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Oscars ceremony in April to be live, in person and from many locations

By Jill Serjeant

 

FILE PHOTO: An Oscar statue is shown in a shopping mall next to the arrivals area as preparation for the 92nd Academy Awards continues in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 7, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Academy Awards, or Oscars, ceremony in April will be an in-person event that will air live from multiple locations, organizers said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205632-oscars-ceremony-in-april-to-be-live-in-person-and-from-many-locations/

 

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Rocker Bruce Springsteen faces drunk driving charge after 2020 arrest

 

FILE PHOTO: Bruce Springsteen arrives for the world premiere of "Western Stars" at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, September 12, 2019. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rock music legend Bruce Springsteen was arrested nearly three months ago at a national park in New Jersey on charges that included reckless driving and driving while intoxicated, a park spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205633-rocker-bruce-springsteen-faces-drunk-driving-charge-after-2020-arrest/

 

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RTP chief announces arrests in two major online frauds worth 550 million baht

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Thailand's "Police Cyber Taskforce" has busted what they say are two major online scams worth 550 million baht.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205634-rtp-chief-announces-arrests-in-two-major-online-frauds-worth-550-million-baht/

 

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Biden approves order for sanctions on Myanmar generals, businesses

 

Women wearing ball gowns protest against the military coup and to demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon, Myanmar February 10, 2021. in this still image obtained from social media. KYAW SOE THET via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he had approved an executive order for new sanctions on those responsible for the military coup in Myanmar and he repeated demands for the generals to give up power and free civilian leaders.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205636-biden-approves-order-for-sanctions-on-myanmar-generals-businesses/

 

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Mastercard to open up network to select cryptocurrencies

 

FILE PHOTO: A Mastercard logo is seen on a credit card in this picture illustration August 30, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Mastercard Inc said on Wednesday it was planning to offer support for some cryptocurrencies on its network this year, joining a string of big-ticket firms that have pledged similar support.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205638-mastercard-to-open-up-network-to-select-cryptocurrencies/

 

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Thailand’s latest COVID-relief scheme hit by controversy

By Thai PBS World’s Business Desk

 

 

A total of Bt210 billion is being pumped into Thailand’s latest COVID-19 relief effort, but experts say needy Thais could fall through cracks in the scheme.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205639-thailand’s-latest-covid-relief-scheme-hit-by-controversy/

 

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Elite card holders - many Brits - spend 3,000 baht a day - company heading for profit as membership soars

 

Picture: Bangkok BIz News

 

The general manager of Thailand Privilege Card who run the Elite Card scheme has said they are heading for profit for the first time overcoming millions in losses since their inception. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205641-elite-card-holders-many-brits-spend-3000-baht-a-day-company-heading-for-profit-as-membership-soars/

 

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American man, 39, found dead in Hua Hin

 

Picture: Prachuap Post

 

Hua Hin police and rescue services responded after a close friend of an American man found him hanged in an apparent suicide at his house.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205644-american-man-39-found-dead-in-hua-hin/

 

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Bangkok: Well dressed gold shop robber steals necklace then flees in an Accord

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Police are investigating after a well dressed gold shop robber stole a 54,000 baht gold necklace then fled in a Honda Accord.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205651-bangkok-well-dressed-gold-shop-robber-steals-necklace-then-flees-in-an-accord/