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Thailand says to administer 10 million COVID-19 shots monthly from June

By Chayut Setboonsarng

 

FILE PHOTO: Healthcare workers get ready to collect samples during proactive testing of migrant workers at their work place, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Samut Sakhon province in Thailand, January 27, 2021. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand announced plans on Thursday to inoculate 1 million of its most vulnerable people against COVID-19 by May and start mass vaccinations in June, with the aim of administering 10 million doses per month.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205747-thailand-says-to-administer-10-million-covid-19-shots-monthly-from-june/

 

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Thai Q4 contraction seen slowing to 5.4% year-on-year, recovery slow: Reuters poll

By Orathai Sriring

 

FILE PHOTO: Workers work at a construction site in central Bangkok, Thailand, December 12, 2016. Picture taken December 12, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's economy likely shrank at a slower annual pace in the final quarter of 2020 than in the previous three months, but it remained set for the deepest full-year slump in more than two decades due to the coronavirus pandemic, a Reuters poll showed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205709-thai-q4-contraction-seen-slowing-to-54-year-on-year-recovery-slow-reuters-poll/

 

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Phuket business leaders appeal ban on independent sourcing of COVID vaccine

By The Phuket News

 

Phuket Chamber of Commerce President Thanusak Phungdet speaks to the press after submitting the formal request yesterday (Feb 10). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET:-- Key leaders of Phuket business associations have filed a joint request addressed to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to reconsider the ban on local administrations and private businesses from buying Thai-government-approved vaccinations for COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205707-phuket-business-leaders-appeal-ban-on-independent-sourcing-of-covid-vaccine/

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22 Samut Sakhon markets closed for three days of major cleanup and reorganisation

 

 

Twenty-two fresh and flea markets, in the municipal area of Thailand’s eastern province of Samut Sakhon, have been ordered to close for three days from Friday for a major cleanup and reorganization, to bring them strictly in line with health standards, to prevent a repeat of the widespread infections at Rodfai market, where 87 people were found to be infected with COVID-19 between January 30th and February 4th.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205753-22-samut-sakhon-markets-closed-for-three-days-of-major-cleanup-and-reorganisation/

 

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First phase of plan for two million doses of the Sinovac vaccine unveiled

 

 

Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health has unveiled its plan for first phase of inoculations, using two million doses of the Chinese-made Sinovac vaccine, targeting specific types of recipient in 10 provinces in February and May.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205754-first-phase-of-plan-for-two-million-doses-of-the-sinovac-vaccine-unveiled/

 

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Phuket officials ordered to prepare for Royal visit

By The Phuket News

 

Phuket Vice Governor Phichet Panapong announced the Royal visit today (Feb 11). Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Phuket officials were instructed today to prepare for an official visit by HRH Princess Ubolratana, who will visit the island on Mar 26.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205755-phuket-officials-ordered-to-prepare-for-royal-visit/

 

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Thailand bakery offers 24K gold-plated doughnuts for US$130 each

Zinnia Lee

 

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A bakery in Thailand has launched doughnuts covered in edible 24-karat gold flakes.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205756-thailand-bakery-offers-24k-gold-plated-doughnuts-for-us130-each/

 

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Thailand's top investor now Japan, surpassing China

Overall foreign direct investment in Southeast Asian country sinks 54%

 

A man works in the automobile production line of the Honda Motor plant in Thailand's Prachinburi Province.    © Reuters

 

MARIMI KISHIMOTO, Nikkei staff writer

 

BANGKOK -- Foreign direct investment in Thailand plunged last year amid the coronavirus pandemic, data released Thursday

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205757-thailands-top-investor-now-japan-surpassing-china/

 

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Thailand's PTTEP announces largest-ever gas discovery in Malaysia

 

"We are delighted to confirm the largest-ever gas discovery by PTTEP," chief executive Phongsthorn Thavisin said, adding that the discovery strengthened the company's investment base in Malaysia.

 

BANGKOK: Thailand's largest oil and gas firm, PTT Exploration and Production Pcl on Wednesday said it made its biggest gas find yet in a project offshore of Malaysia.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205758-thailands-pttep-announces-largest-ever-gas-discovery-in-malaysia/

 

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China will 'eat our lunch,' Biden warns after clashing with Xi on most fronts

By David Brunnstrom, Alexandra Alper and Yew Lun Tian

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., February 10, 2021. Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping held their first phone call as leaders and appeared at odds on most issues, even as Xi warned that confrontation would be a "disaster" for both nations.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205759-china-will-eat-our-lunch-biden-warns-after-clashing-with-xi-on-most-fronts/

 

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Bitcoin soars to all-time high after BNY Mellon announces crypto venture

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss

 

FILE PHOTO: Representations of virtual currency Bitcoin are placed on U.S. Dollar banknotes in this illustration taken May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bitcoin on Thursday jumped to a fresh all-time high after BNY Mellon said it formed a new unit to help clients hold, transfer, and issue digital assets.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205761-bitcoin-soars-to-all-time-high-after-bny-mellon-announces-crypto-venture/

 

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UK's COVID-19 restrictions could be in place until all adults vaccinated: Public Health England

 

FILE PHOTO: A woman arrives to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at Crystal Palace Football Club Vaccination Centre, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in London, Britain, February 6, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain may have to keep “some measures” in place to restrict the spread of COVID-19 until its entire adult population is vaccinated, Susan Hopkins, the managing director of Public Health England, said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205762-uks-covid-19-restrictions-could-be-in-place-until-all-adults-vaccinated-public-health-england/

 

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68.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines delivered, 46.4 million administered: U.S. CDC

 

FILE PHOTO: National Guard personnel and pharmacists from Safeway and Albertsons administer vaccines at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mass vaccination site at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds in Ridgefield, Washington, U.S. January 27, 2021. REUTERS/Alisha Jucevic

 

(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it had administered 46,390,270 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Thursday morning and delivered 68,285,575 doses.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205760-683-million-doses-of-covid-19-vaccines-delivered-464-million-administered-us-cdc/

 

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If Senate does not convict Trump, 'he can do this again,' Democrats warn

By David Morgan and Richard Cowan

 

FILE PHOTO: Police release tear gas into a crowd of pro-Trump protesters during clashes at a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic prosecutors making the case that Donald Trump incited a deadly insurrection by encouraging his supporters to march on the U.S. Capitol warned the Senate on Thursday that if it fails to convict the former president, "he can do this again."

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205771-if-senate-does-not-convict trump-he-can-do-this-again-democrats-warn/

 

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Indian man arrested with baby leopard after sting at Bangkok gas station 

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Police in Bangkok have arrested an Indian national with a one month old baby leopard after a sting at a gas station on Rama 2.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205772-indian-man-arrested-with-baby-leopard-after-sting-at-bangkok-gas-station/

 

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Child rapist/murderer arrested at his home after massive police manhunt 

 

Picture: Sanook

 

The man known in the Thai media as "Ai Haeb" responsible for the rape and murder of an eight year old girl in Korat, has been quickly arrested.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205774-child-rapistmurderer-arrested-at-his-home-after-massive-police-manhunt/

 

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‘One Phuket’ launched to counter COVID poverty, failing food security

By The Phuket News

 

 

PHUKET: A small group of local residents have banded together to coalesce efforts to help those in dire need of assistance as the COVID economic crisis continues to batter Phuket.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205775-‘one-phuket’-launched-to-counter-covid-poverty-failing-food-security/

 

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Electricity outages to affect Thepkrasattri, Pa Khlok

By The Phuket News

 

The Thepkrasattri and Pa Khlok notices issued by the PEA. Image: PEA

 

PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Tambon Thepkrasattri on Monday (Feb 15) and Pa Khlok on Tuesday (Feb 16) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205781-electricity-outages-to-affect-thepkrasattri-pa-khlok/

 

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Three nursery school teachers arrested in Khon Kaen as part of Thai stimulus schemes fraud  inquiry

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Three nursery teachers in the Nong Reua area of Khon Kaen in Thailand's north east were arrested yesterday in connection with fraud in the "Let's Travel Together" and "Let's Go Halves" stimulus schemes. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205782-three-nursery-school-teachers-arrested-in-khon-kaen-as-part-of-thai-stimulus-schemes-fraud -inquiry/

 

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Thailand celebrates Chinese New Year 2021 in new normal

High-level officials of China and Thailand mark 46 years of Thai-Chinese relations with Chinese New Year greetings via Facebook @AmazingThailand

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Bangkok, 12 February, 2021 – High-ranking officials from the Kingdom of Thailand and the People’s Republic of China jointly extended Chinese New Year 2021 greetings, wishing the people of China and Thailand as well as around the world for health, wealth, and prosperity in the Year of the Ox.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205786-thailand-celebrates-chinese-new-year-2021-in-new-normal/

 

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Plunging birth rate a major cause for concern in Thailand

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A leader in the field of gynaecology and obstetrics in Bangkok has said that an alarming drop in the birth rate has to be addressed now.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205787-plunging-birth-rate-a-major-cause-for-concern-in-thailand/

 

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Pattaya beer bar owners make plea for later opening - Expats don't come out until late and want to stay drinking

 

Picture: We Love Pattaya

 

Reporters from We Love Pattaya went to Jomtien yesterday evening where they spoke with a delegation of beer bar owners who are not happy with the 11 pm closing. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205788-pattaya-beer-bar-owners-make-plea-for-later-opening-expats-dont-come-out-until-late-and-want-to-stay-drinking/

 

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BBC World News barred from airing in China

 

FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians walk past a BBC logo at Broadcasting House in London, Britain January 29, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - British television channel BBC World News was barred on Friday from airing in China, a week after Britain's media regulator revoked Chinese state television's licence to broadcast in the United Kingdom.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205790-bbc world-news-barred-from-airing-in-china/

 

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Pattaya mayor accepts ban on independent sourcing of COVID-19 vaccine

 

Picture: Sophon Cable TV

 

Pattaya's mayor Sontaya Khunpluem was gracious and diplomatic in accepting the decree that local authorities are to hold off on securing their own supplies of Covid vaccine. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205791-pattaya-mayor-accepts-ban-on-independent-sourcing-of-covid-19-vaccine/

 

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U.S. sanctions on Myanmar junta not enough, Suu Kyi supporters say

 

FILE PHOTO: A demonstrator holds up a sign outside the Chinese Embassy as people protest against the military coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon, Myanmar, February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Supporters of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi called for tougher international action against the new junta on Friday after Washington announced a first round of sanctions following six days of pro-democracy demonstrations.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205793-us-sanctions-on myanmar junta-not-enough-suu-kyi-supporters-say/

 

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Truck driver busy checking GPS, hits Heroines Monument barrier

 

Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Lt Phattarakorn Pongpaiboon of the Thalang Police was called to the scene at about 5am. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205794-truck-driver-busy-checking-gps-hits-heroines-monument-barrier/

 

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Parliament ratifies RCEP Treaty

Panod Srisinsuphya

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Members of Parliament have resolved to approve the Ministry of Commerce’s proposal for the ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), allowing the treaty to take effect as early as mid-year this year.v

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205795-thai-parliament-ratifies-rcep-treaty/

 

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Pathum Thani closes 2 markets for 5 days

 

A Myanmar migrant worker carries a baby while waiting for a nose swab at a Covid-19 coronavirus mobile testing clinic in Pathum Thani province on January 10, 2021. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

 

Pathum Thani, just north of Bangkok, has ordered two markets in Thanyaburi district to close for 5 days from today after COVID-19 infections were found to be linked to them.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205799-pathum-thani-closes-2-markets-for-5-days/

 

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Environment Min promoting eco-friendly CNY

Praphorn Praphornkul

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment is promoting a “New Way to Celebrate Chinese New Year with Care for the Environment”, urging revelers to abstain from lighting incense, burning replicas and setting off fireworks to mitigate the threat of air pollution.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205802-thai-environment-min-promoting-eco-friendly-chinese-new-year/

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Thailand still plans for international tourists to return on Oct 1

 

A deserted beach in Phuket. Image: Reuters

 

October 1 has once again been proposed as the possible date for when foreign tourists will be able to return to Thailand without first needing to spend 14 days confined to a hotel room. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1205803-thailand-still-plans-for-international-tourists-to-return-on-oct-1/