THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 24 Feb 2021

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Amazing Thailand: Cemetery workers put on movies for the "lonely "spirits

 

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Two long time cemetery workers in Chonburi were concerned that the spirits of the 1000 dead bodies under their care were getting lonely.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207342-amazing-thailand-cemetery-workers-put-on-movies-for-the-lonely-spirits/

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Resort staff must stay on site during Phuket ‘villa quarantine’

By The Phuket News

 

Phuket Vice Governor Phichet Panapong speaking at Phuket Provincial Hall yesterday (Feb 23). Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Phichet Panapong has explained some of the control measures in place at the Sri Panwa resort, where the island’s first travel bubble ‘villa quarantine’ foreign tourists, who arrived on Sunday, are observing a 14-day quarantine before being allowed to travel freely within Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207350-resort-staff-must-stay-on-site-during-phuket-‘villa-quarantine’/

 

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Thailand receives its first coronavirus vaccines

 

Arrival of a shipment of 200,000 doses of the Sinovac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand received on Wednesday its first 200,000 doses of Sinovac Biotech's CoronaVac, the country's first batch of coronavirus vaccines, with inoculations set to begin in a few days.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207355-thailand receives-its-first-coronavirus-vaccines/

 

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Raid on Huge Plant of Fake Products

 

 

PATHUM THANI, Feb 24 (TNA) – Officials raided a big plant of considerable fake products including seasoning powder, soaps and dishwashing liquid of well-known brands and seized tons of raw materials and at least 100,000 packages.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207356-raid-on-huge-plant-of-fake-products/v

 

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Myanmar minister flies to Thailand for crisis talks

 

FILE PHOTO: A slogan is written on a street as a protest after the coup in Yangon, Myanmar February 21, 2021. Picture taken with iPhone panoramic mode. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Myanmar's military-appointed foreign minister flew into Thailand on Wednesday, a Thai government source said, as Myanmar's neighbours intensified efforts to resolve a crisis that began when its army seized power in a Feb. 1 coup.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207359-myanmar-minister-flies-to thailand for-crisis-talks/

 

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Nine high-risk provinces to receive the first lot of 200,000 doses of Sinovac vaccine

 

 

Bangkok and eight other provinces with high incidence of COVID-19 infections will be the first to get inoculated with the first shipment of 200,000 doses of Sinovac vaccine from China, in an arrangement planned by the Ministry of Public Health Ministry.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207376-nine-high-risk-provinces-to-receive-the-first-lot-of-200000-doses-of-sinovac-vaccine/

 

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Singapore trials Smartphone app offering mini check-ups

By Joseph Campbell

 

Nervotec founder Jonathan Lau shows the comparison in vital signs readings between his company's app and a pulse oxygen monitor, in Singapore, February 19, 2021. Picture taken February 19, 2021. REUTERS/Joseph Campbell

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Each morning before work at a Singapore construction site, Gunasekar Udayakumar, 41, gets his vital signs checked, without going to a clinic, or even seeing a nurse.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207377-singapore-trials-smartphone-app-offering-mini-check-ups/

 

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Malaysia urged to explain deportation of Myanmar detainees despite court order

 

FILE PHOTO: An immigration truck carrying Myanmar migrants to be deported from Malaysia is seen in Lumut, Malaysia February 23, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo

 

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Several lawmakers and rights groups on Wednesday called on Malaysia's government to explain its deportation of more than 1,000 Myanmar nationals, despite a court-ordered stay, with some saying the move could amount to contempt of court.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207379-malaysia-urged-to-explain-deportation-of-myanmar-detainees-despite-court-order/

 

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Vietnam's first batch of COVID-19 vaccine arrives from South Korea

 

FILE PHOTO: A small shopping basket filled with vials labeled "COVID-19 - Coronavirus Vaccine" and a medical sryinge are placed on a AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken November 29, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Ilustration

 

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam received the first batch of 117,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday ahead of the planned rollout of the Southeast Asian country's vaccination programme from next month.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207381-vietnams-first-batch-of-covid-19-vaccine-arrives-from-south-korea/

 

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Garment workers in Thailand receive full compensation after wages expose

By Nanchanok Wongsamuth

 

 

BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Garment workers in Thailand who were illegally underpaid while making products for major brands have received all the wages owed to them after theme park operator and film producer Universal Studios agreed to pay the outstanding amount.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207382-garment-workers-in-thailand-receive-full-compensation-after-wages-expose/

 

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U.S. aims to return to U.N. rights body, shield Israel

By Stephanie Nebehay

 

 

GENEVA (Reuters) - U.S. President Joseph Biden’s new administration said on Wednesday it would continue its international re-engagement by seeking election to the U.N. Human Rights Council where it will press to eliminate a “disproportionate focus” on ally Israel.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207383-us-aims-to-return-to-un-rights-body-shield-israel/

 

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Digital health checks vital to travel recovery, Heathrow says

By Sarah Young

 

FILE PHOTO: A person goes up an escalator at Terminal 2 of Heathrow Airport, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in London, Britain February 14, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Digital health checks will be vital to a recovery in foreign travel from the COVID-19 pandemic, Britain’s Heathrow airport said on Wednesday, after a collapse in passenger numbers saw it plunge to a 2 billion pound ($2.8 billion) loss last year.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207384-digital-health-checks-vital-to-travel-recovery-heathrow-says/

 

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Pandemic epics or great escapes? What classic movies might tell us about post-Covid Hollywood

By Rachael Swindale

 

Cold war calamity … publicity still for Invasion of the Body Snatchers, released in 1956. Photograph: Snap/Rex

 

The screenwriter William Goldman cautioned against making predictions in the movie business with the line: “Nobody knows anything.”

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207386-pandemic-epics-or-great-escapes-what-classic-movies-might-tell-us-about-post-covid-hollywood/

 

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I Care a Lot: How the Movie’s Fiercest Character Gets Sidelined

 

By Rosie Fletcher

 

Photo: Netflix

 

Two utterly despicable people go head to head in the buzzy new crime comedy that’s just landed on Netflix (and Amazon Prime in the UK).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207387-i-care-a-lot-how-the-movie’s-fiercest-character-gets-sidelined/

 

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Shocking TikTok video shows toddler ‘being pulled under her bed’ while screaming ‘mummy’

By Jessica Kwong

 

The video footage begins with the toddler crawling out of her bed / Credit: Tik Tok

 

A TIKTOK video shows the appalling moment that a toddler screams “mummy” and appears to be pulled under her bed by “something” paranormal, according to her father.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207388-shocking-tiktok-video-shows-toddler-‘being-pulled-under-her-bed’-while-screaming-‘mummy’/

 

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Phuket to receive first delivery of COVID vaccine

By The Phuket News

 

Dr Chalermpong announced the news earlier today (Feb 14). Screenshot: PR Phuket / Phuket Radio Thailand

 

PHUKET:-- Phuket will receive its first 4,000 doses of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine by the end of this month, Vachira Phuket Hospital Director Dr Chalermpong Sukontapol has announced.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207399-phuket-to-receive-first-delivery-of-covid-vaccine/

 

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