Woman escapes high-speed impact with only minor injuries

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A Thai woman escaped a high-impact accident with only minor injuries after the car she was driving hit a roadside guardrail in front of the Tha Ruea Chinese Shrine, just south of the Heroines Monument, on Thepkrasattri Rd in Srisoonthorn, early this morning (Feb 15).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206112-woman-escapes-high-speed-impact-with-only-minor-injuries/

 

Chiang Mai: "Sex for grades" high school teacher arrested at short time hotel with 15 year old student

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Region 5 police acting on a tip from a foundation for children and young women went to a "man root" or short time sex hotel in Chang Pheuak district of Chiang Mai on Saturday where they arrested a 39 year old teacher. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206113-chiang-mai-sex-for-grades-high-school-teacher-arrested-at-short-time-hotel-with-15-year-old-student/

 

An entrepreneur in the making! Charming 10 year old making 400 baht a day selling veg to help her gran

 

Picture: Sanook

 

It is an all too familiar story in Thailand - children being looked after by grandparents after a husband and wife split up.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206114-an-entrepreneur-in-the-making-charming-10-year-old-making-400-baht-a-day-selling-veg-to-help-her-gran/

Pattaya's spirit shines through as desperate elephants get help from pick-up gang

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

A group of souped up pick-up enthusiasts from Pattaya called "Spirit Pattaya" responded after reports that a male elephant called Khun Phaen was suffering because there were no tourists due to the pandemic. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206118-pattayas-spirit-shines-through-as-desperate-elephants-get-help-from-pick-up-gang/

CONFIRMED: Ten provinces including Bangkok to get Covid VAX ahead of all others

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook confirmed the ten provinces that are to get the first two million doses of coronavirus vaccinations.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206119-confirmed-ten-provinces-including-bangkok-to-get-covid-vax-ahead-of-all-others/

Thailand reports 143 new COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths

 

REUTERS FILE PHOTO for reference only

 

Thailand reported 143 new coronavirus cases on Monday and two additional deaths.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206121-thailand-reports-143-new-covid-19-cases-2-more-deaths/

 

Covid outbreak in Samut Sakhon slowing down - 69 new cases reported

 

Image: Daily News

 

Thai media Daily News reported that the incidence of Covid-19 in the province of Samut Sakhon - a hotspot in Thailand over the last two months - is slowing down.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206122-covid-outbreak-in-samut-sakhon-slowing-down-69-new-cases-reported/

 

Road expansion between Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai: 47 km dual carriageway at a cost of 3 billion baht - boom for tourism and trade

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Thai media Daily News hailed Highways Department plans for the expansion of Route 4 between Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai in the north of Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206124-road-expansion-between-chiang-mai-and-chiang-rai-47-km-dual-carriageway-at-a-cost-of-3-billion-baht-boom-for-tourism-and-trade/

 

Investigation launched after man’s body found in drainpipe

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in a drainpipe near Bang Che Lao mosque, in Moo 2, Rassada, on Saturday evening (Feb 13).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206125-investigation-launched-after-man’s-body-found-in-drainpipe/

 

Electricity outage to hit west side of bypass road

By The Phuket News

 

The areas to be affected by the power outage along the west side of the bypass road on Wednesday (Feb 17). Image: PEA

 

PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be shut off along a large section of the west side of the bypass road on Wednesday (Feb 17) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206127-electricity-outage-to-hit-west-side-of-bypass-road/

 

Hotels call on CCSA to scrap booze ban after long weekend failed to boost revenue

 

File photo for reference only
 

Thailand’s Hotels Association (THA) has called on the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) to lift the ban on being able to serve alcohol.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206139-hotels-call-on-ccsa-to-scrap-booze-ban-after-long-weekend-failed-to-boost-revenue/

 

EXCLUSIVE: Pattaya-Hua Hin ferry service scrapped indefinitely, uncertainty over future of Hua Hin flights

 

 

The ferry service which had been operating between Pattaya and Hua Hin will not return in its current format, Thaivisa understands.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206141-exclusive-pattaya-hua-hin-ferry-service-scrapped-indefinitely-uncertainty-over-future-of-hua-hin-flights/

 

Mother appeals for justice for her child who died waiting for a doctor

 

 

A single mother has appealed for justice for her one-year old son, who died at a hospital in Tha Yang district of Phetchaburi province, after allegedly waiting about five hours for a doctor to tend to him.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206142-mother-appeals-for-justice-for-her-child-who-died-waiting-for-a-doctor/

 

Thailand approves additional $1.2 billion stimulus for workers

 

FILE PHOTO: Thai baht notes are seen at a Kasikornbank in Bangkok, Thailand, May 12, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's cabinet on Monday approved 37.1 billion baht ($1.24 billion) of assistance to help low-income workers during the country's current coronavirus outbreak, a government spokesman said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206143-thailand approves-additional-12-billion-stimulus-for-workers/

 

UPDATE:

 

Thailand finds South African COVID-19 variant in quarantine

 

A health worker organises samples collected for further testing at Thanon Mitr Market, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Bangkok, Thailand, January 19, 2021. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand reported 143 new coronavirus infections on Monday and in quarantine detected its first case of the highly contagious COVID-19 variant first found in South Africa, its coronavirus taskforce said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206054-thailand-records-its-first-case-of-south-african-strain-of-covid-19/?do=findComment&comment=16253645

 

End of lockdown? UK's Johnson mulls path out after 15 million vaccinated

By Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, wearing a face mask to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), visits a PPE manufacturing facility, in Seaton Delaval, Britain, February 13, 2021. Scott Heppell/Pool via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will judge this week how fast England can exit COVID-19 lockdown after vaccinating 15 million of its most vulnerable people, but the health minister said death and hospital admission numbers were still too high.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206148-end-of-lockdown-uks-johnson-mulls-path-out-after-15-million-vaccinated/

 

Samut Sakhon's Major Human Smuggler Arrested

 

 

BANGKOK, Feb 15 (TNA) - A Thai woman, 45, was arrested for sending illegal Myanmar migrants to the Central Shrimp Market of Samut Sakhon province, the epicenter of the new COVID-19 wave in the country.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206152-samut-sakhons-major-human-smuggler-arrested/

 

Phuket marks a COVID Valentine’s Day

By The Phuket News

 

Thirty-two couples married at a special event at Promthep Cape yesterday (Feb 14). Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET:-- A total of 46 couples were married at special events held in Phuket yesterday (Feb 14) to commemorate Valentine’s Day.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206168-phuket-marks-a-covid-valentine’s-day/

 

Medical Council opposes violence and provocation by either side of political conflict

 

Professor Dr. Somsri Paosawat, the chair of the Medical Council / Photo from thaihealth.or.th

 

The executive subcommittee of Thailand’s Medical Council issued a statement on Monday voicing opposition to violation of the law and the use of provocative acts and excessive force by all sides in the current political conflict.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206170-medical-council-opposes-violence-and-provocation-by-either-side-of-political-conflict/

 

Briton pleads guilty to illicit meet-up during Singapore quarantine

 

Briton Skea Nigel and partner Agatha Maghesh Eyamalai arrive at the State Courts for a hearing after breaking coronavirus disease (COVID-19) quarantine regulations in Singapore February 15, 2021. REUTERS/Edgar Su

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A British man pleaded guilty on Monday to breaking Singapore's strict coronavirus rules by sneaking out of his hotel room to meet his fiancée while he was undergoing two weeks of mandatory quarantine.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206172-briton-pleads-guilty-to-illicit-meet-up-during-singapore-quarantine/

 

Brexit causing supply problems for small UK manufacturers: survey

 

FILE PHOTO: Lorries queue in at the border control of the Port of Dover, Britain, January 15, 2021. REUTERS/John Sibley//File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - New post-Brexit trade restrictions have pushed up the cost of parts and raw materials for two thirds of small British manufacturers surveyed last month, and a majority reported some level of disruption.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206173-brexit-causing-supply-problems-for-small-uk-manufacturers-survey/

 

England's hotel quarantine system working smoothly, Hancock says

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock gives an update on the COVID-19 pandemic at a virtual news conference at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain February 8, 2021. Tolga Akmen/Pool via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s new COVID-19 hotel quarantine system for arrivals from 33 “red list” countries appears to be working smoothly a few hours after it was introduced, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206175-englands-hotel-quarantine-system-working-smoothly-hancock-says/

 

Rewat takes office as PPAO President

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Rewat Areerob was welcomed to his new position as President of the Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation (PPAO, or OrBorJor) at a special event at Phuket Provincial Hall today (Feb 15). Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET:-- Rewat Areerob was inaugurated into his new position of President of the Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation (PPAO, or OrBorJor) today (Feb 15) with a special event at Phuket Provincial Hall marking his first day in office.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206176-rewat-takes-office-as-ppao-president/

 

Phuket police officer under investigation for vehicle hit-and-run while drunk driving

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Photo: Pit Ti Wai Jai / Facebook

 

PHUKET:-- A Phuket police officer is under investigation for alleged drunk driving when his car hit another car on Thepkrasattri Rd late Saturday night (Feb 13), causing the first car to be hit to plough into the back of another car waiting in front of it.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206177-phuket-police-officer-under-investigation-for-vehicle-hit-and-run-while-drunk-driving/

 

Silence of the Lambs anniversary: How Jodie Foster 'couldn't be near' Anthony Hopkins

By JENNY DESBOROUGH

 

Silence of the Lambs - why Jodie Foster avoided Anthony Hopkins (Image: Orion)

 

Silence of the Lambs has received worldwide recognition as one of the best films ever made since its release 30 years ago, winning five Oscars - including for its stars Jodie Foster and Sir Anthony Hopkins. But on set, the pair saw far less of each other than fans might have expected. In fact, Jodie Foster, who played Clarice Starling, says their relationship was fairly distant during the filming, partly because of how frightened she was of him.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206181-silence-of-the-lambs-anniversary-how-jodie-foster-couldnt-be-near-anthony-hopkins/

 

Patrick Dempsey: ‘What do power and money get you at the end?’

By Olivia Petter

 

‘Life is about being altruistic and giving back; everything else is a distraction’ (AFP via Getty)

 

Patrick Dempsey is quarantining in a rental apartment in New Jersey while he waits to film a TV pilot.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206182-patrick-dempsey-‘what-do-power-and-money-get-you-at-the-end’/

 

Ashton Kutcher and Ian Somerhalder among list of stars who 'hate' Valentine's Day

By Susan Knox

 

(Image: GETTY)

 

Valentine's Day is finally upon us again, but for some celebs, the annual day of love is not one that they enjoy celebrating.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206184-ashton-kutcher-and-ian-somerhalder-among-list-of-stars-who-hate-valentines-day/

 

Police insist man injured during protest was not a medical volunteer

 

Metropolitan police deputy commissioner, Maj-Gen Piya Tavichai

 

Metropolitan police deputy commissioner Maj-Gen Piya Tavichai reaffirmed on Monday that the injured man, seen in video footage lying on the road among police, was not a medical volunteer.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206192-police-insist-man-injured-during-protest-was-not-a-medical-volunteer/

 

Dutchman from Phuket arrested for ‘Shopping Mall’ app scam 

By The Phuket News

 

The arrest of the Dutchman, who had been staying in Kathu, was announced in Bangkok today (Feb 15). Photo:CCBI

 

PHUKET:-- Police are calling for all people who fell prey to the scam rolled out through the ‘Shopping Mall’ app to file reports of how much money they lost to the scheme. Police believe that more than 1,000 people in Phuket and on Koh Samui were duped out of money through the scam.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206195-dutchman-from-phuket-arrested-for-‘shopping-mall’-app-scam/

 

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