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Thailand plans to allow foreign tourists to quarantine in resorts

 

FILE PHOTO: Immigration officers stand in front of an empty arrivals hall at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International airport amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Thailand, June 3, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's tourism minister said on Thursday he will propose a plan for foreigners to undertake COVID-19 quarantine in popular tourist areas, including beach resorts, in a bid to help revive the country's struggling tourism sector.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208324-thailand-plans-to-allow-foreign-tourists-to-quarantine-in-resorts/

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Police quiet on probe into officer attempting to flee scene of drunk-driving accident

By The Phuket News

 

Lt Nikorn’s car after he attempted to flee the scene of the accident last month. Photo: Pit Ti Wai Jai / Facebook

 

PHUKET:-- A veil of silence has been dropped on the investigation into an accident last month that involved a drunken Phuket police officer who tried to flee the scene in his car after hitting one car, sending it colliding into another car in front.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208307-police-quiet-on-probe-into-officer-attempting-to-flee-scene-of-drunk-driving-accident/

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Thailand ranked 3rd in ASEAN on Economic Freedom Index

 

(Photo by Jack TAYLOR / AFP)

 

Thailand ranked 3rd in ASEAN, 9th among 40 Asia-pacific countries and 42nd in the World on the most recent on Economic Freedom index. Singapore tops the list for the second consecutive year, followed by New Zealand and Australia.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208325-thailand-ranked-3rd-in-asean-on-economic-freedom-index/

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Thai military denies involvement in network removed by Facebook

 

FILE PHOTO: Soldiers march during the annual Military Parade to celebrate the Coronation of King Rama X at the Royal Thai Army Cavalry Center in Saraburi province, Thailand January 18, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's military on Thursday said it was not behind a network of Facebook accounts that the social media giant took down on the grounds they were using deceptive behaviour to influence public debate.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208339-thai-military-denies-involvement-in-network-removed-by-facebook/

 

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Water in the Mekong River at crisis level

 

 

The satellite image shows the water level of the Mekong River this year is much lower than in 2019, sand bars are exposed, according to the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208341-water-in-the-mekong-river-at-crisis-level/

 

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Two Miss Grand International beauty contestants found infected with COVID-19

 

 

Two beauty queens, from Nigeria and Kenya, who are in Thailand for the Miss Grand International (MGI) beauty pageant, have tested positive for COVID-19 and are now being treated at Piyavate Hospital in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208342-two-miss-grand-international-beauty-contestants-found-infected-with-covid-19/

 

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Social media reports of heavy storms in Thailand this week and next are untrue

 

 

Thailand’s Anti-Fake News Center has debunked information, widely shared on social media, that there will be heavy storms, from March 2nd to 13th, all across Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208343-social-media-reports-of-heavy-storms-in-thailand-this-week-and-next-are-untrue/

 

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3,000 year-old skeletons found in Ang Thong

 

 

A 54 year old villager in Si Bua Thong sub-district, of Ang Thong province has found 3,000 year-old skeletons, apparently mummified, wrapped in shrouding and tied with ropes.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208344-3000-year-old-skeletons-found-in-ang-thong/

 

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Wang Thong Lang police station closed for disinfection and all police there screened for COVID-19

 

 

All police officers at Wang Thong Lang police station in Bangkok were given swab tests today, after one of them was found to be infected with COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208293-covid-19-confirmed-with-bangkoks-riot-policeman/?do=findComment&comment=16297935

 

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EU to extend COVID-19 vaccine export controls as AstraZeneca shipment blocked: sources

By Francesco Guarascio, John Chalmers and Giselda Vagnoni

 

FILE PHOTO: Vials of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is seen in the fridge of a doctor's office in Gouzeaucourt as part of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination campaign in France, February 24, 2021. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is planning to extend its export authorisation scheme for COVID-19 vaccines to the end of June, two EU sources told Reuters on Thursday, as a shipment of AstraZeneca shots from the EU to Australia was blocked.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208346-eu-to-extend-covid-19-vaccine-export-controls-as-astrazeneca-shipment-blocked-sources/

 

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EU suspends development funds in Myanmar after coup

 

A woman cries as she shows the three-finger salute during a prayer ceremony for those who died in Myanmar during anti-coup protests, in front of the U.N. building in Bangkok, Thailand March 4, 2021. REUTERS/ Soe Zeya Tun

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has suspended its support for development projects in Myanmar to avoid providing financial assistance to the military who seized power last month, officials said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208347-eu-suspends-development-funds-in-myanmar-after-coup/

 

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Obesity a driving factor in COVID-19 deaths, global report finds

 

A sign reminding to wear protective masks is painted on the pavement of Cologne's main shopping street Hohe Strasse (High Street) as people wear masks while doing their Christmas shopping amid the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease pandemic in Cologne, Germany, December, 12, 2020. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - The majority of global COVID-19 deaths have been in countries where many people are obese, with coronavirus fatality rates 10 times higher in nations where at least 50% of adults are overweight, a global study found on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208350-obesity-a-driving-factor-in-covid-19-deaths-global-report-finds/

 

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U.S. Border Patrol arrests 4,500 migrants in a day, a major increase amid fears of surge

By Ted Hesson, Mimi Dwyer and Mica Rosenberg

 

FILE PHOTO: A vehicle of U.S. Border Patrol is seen near the border fence in Sunland Park, New Mexico, U.S., as pictured from the Mexican side of the border in Ciudad Juarez February 12, 2021. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Border Patrol agents caught more than 4,500 migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border on Wednesday, according to government figures shared with Reuters, a big single-day tally that comes amid growing fears that illegal entries could soar in the coming weeks.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208351-us-border-patrol-arrests-4500-migrants-in-a-day-a-major-increase-amid-fears-of-surge/

 

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Cyprus to let in Brits with COVID vaccine from May 1

 

FILE PHOTO: Cyprus Deputy Tourism Minister Savvas Perdios speaks during an interview with Reuters in his office in Nicosia, Cyprus June 3, 2020. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou

 

NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus will allow British tourists who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 into the country without restrictions from May 1, its tourism minister said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208352-cyprus-to-let-in-brits-with-covid-vaccine-from-may-1/

 

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New Buzzword: Area Quarantine - Thailand set to open resorts and islands as three ministries tackle tourism crisis

 

Pipat Ratchakitprakarn (File photo for reference only)

There is a new buzzword on the lips of every Thai in the tourism industry from the minister down through the ranks. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208361-new-buzzword-area-quarantine-thailand-set-to-open-resorts-and-islands-as-three-ministries-tackle-tourism-crisis/

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Ambitious "landbridge" plans could see Thailand as hub of worldwide  sea transport

 

Picture: RYT9

 

Thailand's ambitious plans to link the Andaman Sea with the Gulf of Thailand and connect this to the Eastern Economic Corridor scheme for the eastern seaboard are moving forward.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208362-ambitious-landbridge-plans-could-see-thailand-as-hub-of-worldwide -sea-transport/

 

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Bang the laundry man is banged to rights after ten years - nabbed on Thai train!

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Police from the Lansaka constabulary and their counterparts on the railway force arrested a 50 year old Nakhon Sri Thammarat man named in a warrant for money laundering in October 2011. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208363-bang-the-laundry-man-is-banged-to-rights-after-ten-years-nabbed-on-thai-train/

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Prisoners Put to Work in Thai Factories Desperate for Labor

By Suttinee Yuvejwattana and Randy Thanthong-Knight

 

• Many migrant workers left Thailand after lockdown last year

•Thailand has one of the world’s highest incarceration rates

 

Inmates serving term for non-violent crimes, like drug use, will be eligible as long as they are willing to work. //File photo

 

Facing an acute labor shortage after the pandemic-induced lockdown sparked an exodus of migrant workers, Thailand has a solution: Get prisoners to work in factories.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208370-prisoners-put-to-work-in-thai-factories-desperate-for-labor/

 

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 "All you ever needed to know about marijuana in Thailand" - Anutin kicks off huge festival today

 

 

Government deputy spokeswoman Traisuree said that Thailand's DPM and health minister Anutin Charnvirakul will open the "Ganja and hemp 360 degree festival for the people" today.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208375- all-you-ever-needed-to-know-about-marijuana-in-thailand-anutin-kicks-off-huge-festival-today/

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Songkran 2021: Last year was a "washout" but this year looks just as gloomy

 

 

Last year the Songkran water festival marking the traditional Thai New Year was almost completely cancelled because of the pandemic. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208378-songkran-2021-last-year-was-a-washout-but-this-year-looks-just-as-gloomy/

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Video: Thai teacher loses it when the kids didn't complete their work - throws book out the window and slaps another

 

 

A video posted online showed a M5 (late secondary) Thai language school teacher lose her temper at a school in Khon Kaen.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208384-video-thai-teacher-loses-it-when-the-kids-didnt-complete-their-work-throws-book-out-the-window-and-slaps-another/

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‘Commando police’ arrest Phuket construction worker for stealing gun from policeman 15 years ago

 

The “commandos” arrested 57-year-old Jamkat Sriwawong on Wednesday (Mar 3), one of the arresting officers told The Phuket News.

 

PHUKET: A construction worker in Koh Kaew has been arrested by officers from the Royal Thai Police Special Service Division, which calls itself the “Commando” division, for a gun he stole from a police officer’s house in Nakhon Ratchasima 15 years ago.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208390-‘commando-police’-arrest-phuket-construction-worker-for-stealing-gun-from-policeman-15-years-ago/

 

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Dawn raids net nine drug suspects in Rawai

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Photo: Chalong Police

 

PHUKET: A total of nine suspects were arrested on drugs charges in a series of early-morning raids in Rawai yesterday (Mar 4).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208392-dawn-raids-net-nine-drug-suspects-in-rawai/

 

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Phuket: 80% of population will be vaccinated by September, foreign tourists will return thereafter - local doc

 

Picture: The Bangkok Insight

 

The director of Vachira Hospital in Phuket told the Thai media that foreign tourists would return to the island in October.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208399-phuket-80-of-population-will-be-vaccinated-by-september-foreign-tourists-will-return-thereafter-local-doc/

 

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The healing power of money! Woman puts the knife down when son coughs up 5,000 baht!

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Police in the Isaan sub-district in Muang Buriram were called to an area outside a vehicle repair yard where a 50 year old mother was going berserk.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208401-the-healing-power-of-money-woman-puts-the-knife-down-when-son-coughs-up-5000-baht/

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Thailand reports 79 new COVID-19 infections

 

REUTERS FILE PHOTO for reference only

 

Thailand reported 79 new coronavirus cases on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208405-thailand-reports-79-new-covid-19-infections/

 

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Amazing Thailand: Five year old twins get married in Nakhon Sri Thammarat

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Unfaithful husbands have been greatly in the news recently sneaking off from their wives to marry their mistresses. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208407-amazing-thailand-five-year-old-twins-get-married-in-nakhon-sri-thammarat/

 

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China says to promote U.S. business ties on basis of 'mutual respect'

 

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang sing the national anthem at the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China March 5, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang pledged on Friday to promote business ties with the United States based on "mutual respect" that benefit both countries.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208408-china-says-to-promote-us-business-ties-on-basis-of-mutual-respect/

 

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Many private hospitals ready to offer quick Covid-19 jabs - expect to pay 2,000 baht a dose

 

FILE PHOTO: Small bottles labeled with a "Vaccine COVID-19" sticker and a medical syringe are seen in this illustration taken taken April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

 

Sources in the Thai business media have suggested that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will likely soon give approval for private hospitals to offer their own Covid-19 vaccinations.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208414-many-private-hospitals-ready-to-offer-quick-covid-19-jabs-expect-to-pay-2000-baht-a-dose/

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CAAT Issues Guidelines for International "Transit/Transfer" Passengers

Paphamon Arayasukawat

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has issued a series of guidelines for international flights carrying “transit/transfer” passengers allowed to arrive at Suvarnabhumi Airport.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208416-caat-issues-guidelines-for-international-transittransfer-passengers/