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’/

Police hunt on after Wichit shooting

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Police survey the crime scene as part of their ongoing investigation. Photo: Phuket Police.

 

PHUKET: Police are searching for a suspect who shot and wounded two men in front of Soi Hua Hom, off Sakdidet Rd in Wichit last night (Feb 19).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206915-police-hunt-on-after-wichit-shooting/

 

Opposition believe they won people’s hearts while losing the censure vote

 

 

Opposition parties are satisfied with their performance during the four-day censure debate, despite losing the vote, because they believe they have won the hearts of many people.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206916-opposition-believe-they-won-people’s-hearts-while-losing-the-censure-vote/

 

Thai protests outside parliament after PM survives vote

 

Pro-democracy protesters hold placards during a rally after Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and nine ministers survived no-confidence debates, outside the Parliament in Bangkok, Thailand, February 20, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters gathered outside Thailand's parliament after Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and nine ministers survived a parliamentary no-confidence motion on Saturday after a four-day censure debate.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206917-thai-protests-outside-parliament-after-pm-survives-vote/

 

GPO signs deal for cannabis purchase

Paphamon Arayasukawat

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) has officially signed a purchase agreement with a community enterprise consisting of cannabis growers in Buriram province, securing local supplies for the agency to begin production of cannabis and hemp-infused medicine.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206918-gpo-signs-deal-for-cannabis-purchase/

 

FDA Warns Against Consuming Slimming Product

Paphamon Arayasukawat

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers to beware of a slimming product called “Mang Luck Capsule”, which claims to help eliminate excessive fat in the body.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206919-fda-warns-against-consuming-slimming-product/

 

DEPA Aims to Promote Game Industry

Paphamon Arayasukawat

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Digital Economy Promotion Agency (DEPA) has joined the Thai Game Software Industry Association (TGA) to promote the creation of games and digital content to help strengthen social and economic stability.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206921-depa-aims-to-promote-game-industry/

 

DKSH to provide Sinovac vaccine logistics in Thailand

Paphamon Arayasukawat

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Government Pharmaceutical Organization has joined hands with logistics provider DKSH to distribute doses of COVID-19 vaccine from China set to arrive later this month, ensuring effective distribution to targeted population via temperature-controlled transport.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206922-dksh-to-provide-sinovac-vaccine-logistics-in-thailand/

 

PM’s Office Minister refutes misuse of PRD

Paphamon Arayasukawat

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Minister attached to the Prime Minister’s Office has hit back at accusations made by the opposition in Parliament that the Public Relations Department (PRD) used programming on NBT to attack state antagonists and maintains an Information Operation (IO).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206924-pm’s-office-minister-refutes-misuse-of-prd/

 

Biden approves Texas disaster declaration after deadly freeze

By Callaghan O'Hare

 

An electrical substation is seen after winter weather caused electricity blackouts in Houston, Texas, U.S. February 20, 2021. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

 

HOUSTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden approved a major disaster declaration for Texas on Saturday as the state struggles with the fallout from a winter storm that killed at least two dozen people and caused widespread blackouts and water shortages.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206925-biden-approves-texas-disaster-declaration-after-deadly-freeze/

 

Britain to offer all adults a COVID-19 vaccine by end of July

 

 

A person waits to get the coronavirus vaccine as a health worker prepares an injection with a dose, at a vaccination centre in Westfield Stratford City shopping centre, amid the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain, February 18, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - All adults in Britain will be offered a first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of July, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday ahead of a planned announcement on the cautious reopening of the economy from lockdown.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206926-britain-to-offer-all-adults-a-covid-19-vaccine-by-end-of-july/

 

Wall Street Charging Bull sculptor Arturo Di Modica dies aged 80 - Italian media

 

FILE PHOTO: A statue of a girl facing the Wall St. Bull is seen, as part of a campaign by U.S. fund manager State Street to push companies to put women on their boards, in the financial district in New York, U.S., March 7, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

 

MILAN (Reuters) - Arturo Di Modica, the sculptor of Wall Street's "Charging Bull" statue has died in his home town of Vittoria, Sicily, Italian media reported on Saturday, citing friends of the Italian artist.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206929-wall-street-charging-bull-sculptor-arturo-di-modica-dies-aged-80-italian-media/

 

Violence flares as protests over jailing of Spanish rapper extend into fifth night

By Jordi Rubio and Luis Felipe Castilleja

 

Supporters of arrested Catalan rapper Pablo Hasel protest in Barcelona, Spain, February 20, 2021. REUTERS/Albert Gea

 

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Protesters threw bottles at police, set fire to containers and smashed up shops in Barcelona on Saturday in a fifth night of clashes after a rapper was jailed for glorifying terrorism and insulting royalty in his songs.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206930-violence-flares-as-protests-over-jailing-of-spanish-rapper-extend-into-fifth-night/

 

Russia reports world's first case of human infection with H5N8 bird flu

By Polina Devitt and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber

 

FILE PHOTO: Chickens await vaccination against bird flu at the settlement Peredovoi 100 km (62 miles) from the Russia's southern city of Stavropol, March 11, 2006. REUTERS/Eduard Korniyenko/File Photo

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has registered the first case of a strain of bird flu virus named A(H5N8) being passed to humans from birds and has reported the matter to the World Health Organization (WHO), Anna Popova, head of consumer health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206933-russia-reports-worlds-first-case-of-human-infection-with-h5n8-bird-flu/

 

Australian PM Morrison gets COVID-19 vaccine as inoculation rollout starts

 

 

FILE PHOTO: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo, Japan, November 17, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was injected on Sunday with the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech, as the nation started its inoculation program a day ahead of schedule.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206936-australian-pm-morrison-gets-covid-19-vaccine-as-inoculation-rollout-starts/

 

Everton end long wait for derby win over Liverpool

 

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Liverpool v Everton - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - February 20, 2021 Everton's Tom Davies, Michael Keane and Ben Godfrey celebrate after the match Pool via REUTERS/Paul Ellis

 

LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) - Everton enjoyed their first Premier League win at Liverpool since 1999 with a 2-0 victory at Anfield condemning Juergen Klopp's fading champions to a fourth straight home defeat on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206938-everton-end-long-wait-for-derby-win-over-liverpool/

 

Tuchel's in-form Chelsea held to 1-1 draw at Southampton

 

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Southampton v Chelsea - St Mary's Stadium, Southampton, Britain - February 20, 2021 Chelsea's Cesar Azpilicueta in action with Southampton's Alex McCarthy Pool via REUTERS/Michael Steele

 

SOUTHAMPTON, England (Reuters) - Chelsea were held to a 1-1 draw away to struggling Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday after Takumi Minamino scored for the hosts with their only attack of the first half and Mason Mount levelled with a penalty after the break.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206939-tuchels-in-form-chelsea-held-to-1-1-draw-at-southampton/

 

5 members of boat crew rescued, 4 still missing after vessel capsizes in Gulf

 

 

Four members of a fishing trawler crew are missing, but five others were rescued after their vessel capsized in the Gulf of Thailand, about 30 kilometres from the shore of Cha-am district of Phetchaburi province on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206940-5-members-of-boat-crew-rescued-4-still-missing-after-vessel-capsizes-in-gulf/

 

Phuket perfect testbed for reopening tourism: Bill Heinecke

By The Phuket News

 

Bill Heinecke (left) with Sarayuth Mallam (centre) and Bhummikitti Ruktaengam at the Phuket Roundtable event yesterday (Feb 19). Photo: The Phuket News

 

PHUKET: Phuket is the perfect testbed for allowing vaccinated tourists who undergo rapid testing on arrival to enter the country on holidays, Bill Heinecke, founder and chairman of the Minor Group, told a seminar held at Laguna Phuket yesterday (Feb 19).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206941-phuket-perfect-testbed-for-reopening-tourism-bill-heinecke/

 

ThailandPlus: Tracking app now mandatory for foreign tourists

 

Image: Thailand PRD

 

Foreign tourists who have received the certificate of entry to Thailand are now required to download the ThailandPlus app, prior to their arrival, the Thai government has confirmed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206943-thailandplus-tracking-app-now-mandatory-for-foreign-tourists/

 

PM, all ministers survive no-confidence votes

Paphamon Arayasukawat

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The lower house has made a no-confidence vote after the end of censure debate, with the Prime Minister and other ministers surviving the no-confidence motion.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206917-thai-protests-outside-parliament-after-pm-survives-vote/

 

Fin Min adding 3,500 Rao Chana registration sites from Feb. 22

Paphamon Arayasukawat

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Finance is to add another 3,500 places nationwide in the Rao Chana program, in aid of those with special needs.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206950-fin-min-adding-3500-rao-chana-registration-sites-from-feb-22/

 

CSD Launches Online Complaint System to Contain COVID-19

Paphamon Arayasukawat

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Crime Suppression Division (CSD) has launched an online complaint system to help contain the spread of COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206951-csd-launches-online-complaint-system-to-contain-covid-19/

 

Thailand reports 92 new COVID-19 infections

 

 

Thailand reported 92 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, with most discovered during testing of migrant workers at quarantine facilities and hospitals in Samut Sakhon.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206953-thailand-reports-92-new-covid-19-infections/

 

The week that was in Thailand news: Stiffs and pipedreams make for an amusing week!

 

 

An American friend at a birthday party this week said: "Rooster old chap (feigning a plummy accent).... you really need to get out more.

 

Full story:  https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1206942-the-week-that-was-in-thailand-news-stiffs-and-pipedreams-make-for-an-amusing-week/

 

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