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Electric Train Project to Spare Ancient Shrine

 

 

BANGKOK, March 5 (TNA) – The Transport Ministry has assured that a new electric railway extension project will spare a 237-year-old shrine of a Buddhist temple.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208417-electric-train-project-to-spare-ancient-shrine/

 

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COVID-Vaccinated Doctor Only Had Side Effects

 

 

BANGKOK, March 5 (TNA) - The 28-year-old doctor who developed undesirable symptoms after COVID-19 vaccine inoculation suffered side effects, not allergy, and can receive the second jab to complete her vaccination process, according to health authorities.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208419-covid-vaccinated-doctor-only-had-side-effects/

 

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Grand Palace and 5 Other Popular Sites Are Open to Public

Paphamon Arayasukawat

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha as well as five other popular sites are open to the public on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208420-grand-palace-and-5-other-popular-sites-are-open-to-public/

 

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PM : Cabinet reshuffle will be minor, no outsiders

Paphamon Arayasukawat

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has indicated he is planning to finalize a Cabinet reshuffle this month, calling it only a minor change.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208421-pm-prayut-cabinet-reshuffle-will-be-minor-no-outsiders/

 

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Doctor Faints After Covid-19 Vaccine Shot

 

 

BANGKOK, March 5 (TNA) –  A doctor, who fainted after receiving the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine in Ratchaburi has recovered, said director-general of the Disease Control Department, Opas Karnkawinpong.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208433-doctor-faints-after-covid-19-vaccine-shot/

 

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Thai Feb headline CPI drops 1.17% year-over-year, seen down again in March

 

FILE PHOTO: A mother and her daughter shop for bananas at a market in Bangkok, Thailand, March 31, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's headline consumer price index in February dropped a bigger than expected 1.17% from a year ago due to lower food prices and government measures to curb living costs, particularly utility bills, the commerce ministry said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208435-thai-feb-headline-cpi-drops-117-year-over-year-seen-down-again-in-march/

 

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Myanmar police open fire, kill one; U.N. Security Council due to meet on crisis

 

People carry a casket with a body of a victim who was shot dead during the anti-coup protest, in a cemetery at the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, March 5, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

 

(Reuters) - Police in Myanmar on Friday opened fired on protesters against last month's military coup, killing one man, as international condemnation rained down on the junta, with the U.N. Security Council set to discuss the crisis.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208436-myanmar-police-open-fire-kill-one-un-security-council-due-to-meet-on-crisis/

 

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World no closer to answer on COVID origins despite WHO probe - expert

 

FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured on the headquarters of the World Health Orgnaization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, June 25, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

 

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Despite a high-profile visit to China by a team of international experts in January, the world is no closer to knowing the origins of COVID-19, according to one of the authors of an open letter calling for a new investigation into the pandemic.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208437-world-no-closer-to-answer-on-covid-origins-despite-who-probe-expert/

 

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"Bounce back better together": PM Johnson urges Britons to lose weight

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks outside Downing Street in London, Britain March 3, 2021. REUTERS/John Sibley

 

LONDON (Reuters) - "We'll bounce back better together," Prime Minister Boris Johnson told overweight Britons on Thursday, championing his own weight loss and health eating diet to try to persuade others to get in shape to reduce coronavirus risks.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208438-bounce-back-better-together-pm-johnson-urges-britons-to-lose-weight/

 

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Thailand sees gradual return of events and festivals with strict COVID-19 controls

 

 

Bangkok, 05 March, 2021 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) would like to provide an update regarding the gradual return of events and festivals with strict COVID-19 safety and control measures, as the country rolls out its first inoculation programme.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208439-thailand-sees-gradual-return-of-events-and-festivals-with-strict-covid-19-controls/

 

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Lola Bunny Has Been Reworked For Space Jam 2

By Stewart Perrie

 

 

We've been given our first look at the Space Jam sequel and it certainly looks like it will be a high-tech, semi-animated adventure.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208440-lola-bunny-has-been-reworked-for-space-jam-2/

 

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Dr Seuss rockets up US charts after books pulled over racist portrayals

By Alison Flood

 

Four of the six Dr Seuss books that will no longer be published, along with Scrambled Eggs Super! and The Cat’s Quizzer. Photograph: Christopher Dolan/AP

 

US customers have flocked to buy copies of Dr Seuss titles after six of the children’s author’s books were withdrawn because of racist portrayals of people of colour.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208441-dr-seuss-rockets-up-us-charts-after-books-pulled-over-racist-portrayals/

 

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Banksy confirms he's behind new 'escaping inmate' street art on side of prison

By Claire Hayhurst, Catherine Wylie, and William Walker

 

The artwork by street artist Banksy on the side of Reading Prison in Reading (Image: AFP via Getty Images)

 

A painting on the side of an ex-prison appearing to show an inmate escaping has been confirmed as a work by legendary artist Banksy.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208442-banksy-confirms-hes-behind-new-escaping-inmate-street-art-on-side-of-prison/

 

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