Indonesian capital slammed by monsoon floods, more than 1,000 forced to evacuate

By Tabita Diela

 

A street vendor pushes his cart through the water in an area affected by floods following heavy rains in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 20, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana

 

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Severe flooding across several areas in the Indonesian capital forced more than a thousand people to flee their homes on Saturday, with the country’s meteorology agency warning the conditions were set to continue for the next week.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206893-indonesian-capital-slammed-by-monsoon-floods-more-than-1000-forced-to-evacuate/

 

Pattaya: Walking Street "tout wars" - two appeal to the press after police inaction

 

 

Image: Pattaya Update News

 

Turf wars have erupted between different groups of touts in  Pattaya's Walking Street.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206895-pattaya-walking-street-tout-wars-two-appeal-to-the-press-after-police-inaction/

 

Koh Samui: 52 more hotels declared legal

 

 

Image: 77kaoded

 

77kaoded reported that the Koh Samui tourism promotion association along with Chaweng beachside hotels had appealed to the Surat Thani authorities for justice after a decision by the ombudsman.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206901-koh-samui-52-more-hotels-declared-legal/

 

Phuket to welcome first 70 tourists to stay at luxury ‘Villa Quarantine’

 

 

Image: Manager

 

Seventy tourists from Bali, Indonesia will be arriving in Phuket today under what has been termed "Organizational Quarantine".

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206902-phuket-to-welcome-first-70-tourists-to-stay-at-luxury-‘villa-quarantine’/

 

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Thailand Live Sunday 21 Feb 2021

 

https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206914-thailand-live-sunday-21-feb-2021/