Tourists to Thailand to wear smart tracking devices

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Tourists in Phuket who arrive on yachts will be required to wear a smart wristband to monitor them.

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208895-tourists-to-thailand-to-wear-smart-tracking-devices/

255,000 people have received treatment for nose and eye irritation caused by pollution 

More than 255,000 people in Thailand’s northern provinces have received treatment for nose and eye irritation since the beginning of this year, mainly caused by excessive PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere.

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208897-255000-people-have-received-treatment-for-nose-and-eye-irritation-caused-by-pollution/

Thailand says Moderna to apply for COVID-19 vaccine approval this month B
By Panarat Thepgumpanat

FILE PHOTO: A detail view of a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine box at a vaccination site at the Esports Stadium Arlington & Expo Center in Arlington, Texas, U.S. February 12, 2021. REUTERS/Cooper Neill

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Moderna will submit to Thailand its application for approval for its COVID-19 vaccine this month, a health official said on Thursday, as the country gets ready for its mass vaccination drive.

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208927-thailand-says-moderna-to-apply-for-covid-19-vaccine-approval-this-month/

Exclusive: Ecuador reaches pre-agreement with Thailand's PTT to renegotiate oil-for-loan deal

FILE PHOTO: A view of a PTT Pcl energy firm logo is seen at the firm's commercial EV (Electric Vehicle) charging station, in Bangkok, Thailand August 15, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

(Reuters) - Ecuador has reached a preliminary agreement with a unit of Thailand's state-run PTT PCL to extend to 2024 the payment period of an oil-for-loan agreement that was originally planned to be fully paid through 2022, the South American country's energy minister, Rene Ortiz, said on Thursday.

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208942-exclusive-ecuador-reaches-pre-agreement-with thailands-ptt-to-renegotiate-oil-for-loan-deal/

 

Constitutional Court allows parliament to go ahead with constitutional amendments
Tanakorn Sangiam

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Constitutional Court decided today that parliament has the power to start a process of new constitution drafting, provided a referendum is held to see if the people want a new one to be drafted, plus another referendum later to see if the people approve the draft changes.

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208943-constitutional-court-allows-parliament-to-go-ahead-with-constitutional-amendments/

 

MP debunks claims about PM’s alcohol spraying gestures
Na-ark Rojanasuvan

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Pareena Kraikupt, a Palang Pracharat Party Member of Parliament, has explained that the Prime Minister’s alcohol spraying gesture as “playful” amid online criticism.

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208944-mp-debunks-claims-about-pm’s-alcohol-spraying-gestures/

 

Consumer Confidence up for the first time in three months
Praphorn Praphornkul

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Consumer confidence has seen a hike on the back of COVID-19 vaccination clarity and economic stimulus measures, leading to the belief the economy could grow 3 percent this year.

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208945-consumer-confidence-up-for-the-first-time-in-three-months/

 

TAT sends out latest TVC 'Miss You' to the world

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched its latest in a series of TVCs, with the new one 'Miss You' sending out an emotional message to people around the world that Thailand cannot wait to welcome everyone back in the not-too-distant-future.

TAT video screenshot

Bangkok, 11 March, 2021   – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched its latest in a series of TVCs, with the new one ‘Miss You’ sending out an emotional message to people around the world that Thailand cannot wait to welcome everyone back in the not-too-distant-future.

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208946-tat-sends-out-latest-tvc-miss-you-to-the-world/

 

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Thai consumer mood picks up as virus outbreak eases

 FILE PHOTO: Two customers are separated by a plastic screen as they sit together at a table in a shopping center, after the Thai government eased isolation measures, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bangkok, Thailand May 27, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai consumer confidence increased for the first time in three months in February

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208945-consumer-confidence-up-for-the-first-time-in-three-months/?do=findComment&comment=16310421

 

London murder case triggers wave of grief, rage over threats to women
By Kate Holton and Ben Makori

Police officers stand outside the Great Chart Golf & Leisure Country Club, as the investigation into the disappearance of Sarah Everard continues, in Ashford, Britain, March 11, 2021. REUTERS/Paul Childs

LONDON (Reuters) - Women in Britain poured out their fears and anger over how unsafe they feel walking the streets after the disappearance of a woman in London and the arrest of a police officer on suspicion of her kidnap and murder.

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208948-london-murder-case-triggers-wave-of-grief-rage-over-threats-to-women/

 

Denmark, Norway and Iceland suspend AstraZeneca COVID shots after blood clot reports

FILE PHOTO: Staff member handles AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines in storage at Region Hovedstaden's Vaccine Center, Copenhagen, Denmark February 11, 2021. Ritzau Scanpix/Liselotte Sabroe via REUTERS

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Health authorities in Denmark, Norway and Iceland on Thursday suspended the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine following reports of the formation of blood clots in some people who had been vaccinated.

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208950-denmark-norway-and-iceland-suspend-astrazeneca-covid-shots-after-blood-clot-reports/

 

Bangkok’s Lumpini boxing stadium to reopen Saturday for online and broadcast audiences only

(Photo by Madaree TOHLALA / AFP)

The Army’s Lumpini boxing stadium, in the Ramintra area of Bangkok, which was closed in March last year after being identified as the source of a cluster of COVID-19 infections, is scheduled to host its first bout in almost 12 months this Saturday, but only for online and TV audiences.

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208959-bangkok’s-lumpini-boxing-stadium-to-reopen-saturday-for-online-and-broadcast-audiences-only/

 

Thai authorities between a rock and hard place over Songkran celebrations

REUTERS file photo

As Thailand prepares what to do about this year's Songkran celebrations officials find themselves between a rock and a hard place.

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208961-thai-authorities-between-a-rock-and-hard-place-over-songkran-celebrations/

 

April 1st still on the table for Thailand's opening to foreign tourists

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Thai media Daily News continued to maintain that April 1st would be the date that Thailand begins its path to accepting foreign tourists again.

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208964-april-1st-still-on-the-table-for-thailands-opening-to-foreign-tourists/

 

Locked out of work! 1,300 ladies at underwear factory suddenly find themselves unemployed

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A thousand ladies who turned up for work at a Thai underwear export company found they had been suddenly made unemployed. 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208965-locked-out-of-work-1300-ladies-at-underwear-factory-suddenly-find-themselves-unemployed/

 

Biden signs $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, eyes next stage of pandemic fight
By Jeff Mason

U.S. President Joe Biden signs the American Rescue Plan, a package of economic relief measures to respond to the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, inside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 11, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hours after signing his $1.9 trillion stimulus bill into law on Thursday, President Joe Biden prepared to tell Americans in a televised address he is taking aggressive action to speed COVID-19 vaccinations and move the country closer to normality by July 4.

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208967-biden signs-19-trillion-stimulus-bill-eyes-next-stage-of-pandemic-fight/

 

Novavax vaccine 96% effective against original coronavirus, 86% vs British variant in UK trial
By Dania Nadeem and Carl O'Donnell

FILE PHOTO: Vials labelled "COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine" and sryinge are seen in front of displayed Novavax logo in this illustration taken, February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

(Reuters) - Novavax Inc's COVID-19 vaccine was 96% effective in preventing cases caused by the original version of the coronavirus in a late-stage trial conducted in the United Kingdom, the company said on Thursday, moving it a step closer to regulatory approval.

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208968-novavax-vaccine-96-effective-against-original-coronavirus-86-vs-british-variant-in-uk-trial/

 

PM urged to come clean on decisions related to case of Red Bull "Boss"

 

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Moves have been made to keep the case of Red Bull Boss or Vorayuth Yoovidyha in the public eye. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208974-pm-urged-to-come-clean-on-decisions-related-to-case-of-red-bull-boss/

Stop quarantine from June! ATTA call to Thai government could make the country 500 billion from 8 million tourists

 

 

The Thai government is being urged to end quarantine from June. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208976-stop-quarantine-from-june-atta-call-to-thai-government-could-make-the-country-500-billion-from-8-million-tourists/

Pattaya: Electronic Cigarettes "sting" ridiculed on social media

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Sophon Cable TV on Facebook reported on the latest activities of the Pattaya administration in cracking down on electronic cigarettes. 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208980-pattaya-electronic-cigarettes-sting-ridiculed-on-social-media/

 

Thais can now apply for a 10 year passport

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Thais can now apply for a 10 year passport, following an announcement in the Royal Gazette.

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208982-thais-can-now-apply-for-a-10-year-passport/

 

Corruption right to the top claimed as investigation into police gambling links on eastern seaboard continues

 

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The extent to which senior police in Rayong and Chonburi are allegedly  involved in illegal gambling is becoming clearer.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208983-corruption-right-to-the-top-claimed-as-investigation-into-police-gambling-links-on-eastern-seaboard-continues/

Pattaya suffers 99% fall in tourist arrivals

REUTERS FILE photo for reference only

The latest figures released by the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s Pattaya office make for grim reading for anyone involved in the city’s tourism industry.

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208984-pattaya-suffers-99-fall-in-tourist-arrivals/

 

BKK: Vaccination of People with Chronic Diseases Will Begin on March 15
Subhabhong Rarueysong

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - All targeted medical professionals in Bangkok have been vaccinated against Covid-19, while 477 or 17 per cent of the total 2,840 people at risk of contact with Covid-19 patients had been vaccinated as of March 10.

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208985-bangkok-vaccination-of-people-with-chronic-diseases-will-begin-on-march-15/

 

Amazing Thailand: The extent some students will go to skip class - lifting motorcycle over the wall!

Picture: Sanook

A group of Thai secondary schoolboys were caught on camera going to extraordinary lengths to skip class.

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208987-amazing-thailand-the-extent-some-students-will-go-to-skip-class-lifting-motorcycle-over-the-wall/

 

Premier League shuts down illegal streaming site popular with expats in Thailand

Image: The Premier League

The Premier League has helped to shut down an illegal streaming site used by tens of millions people around the world.

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208988-premier-league-shuts-down-illegal-streaming-site-popular-with-expats-in-thailand/

 

Chonburi school director tried to pay off distraught mum after 8 year old fell off second floor

Picture: Sanook

Sanook reported that a school director in Chonburi tried to pay off a mother after her eight year old son had a serious accident at school.

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208989-chonburi-school-director-tried-to-pay-off-distraught-mum-after-8-year-old-fell-off-second-floor/

 

Irate netizens turn on "hiso" in a Mustang after he parks in airport bay for handicapped

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Daily News reported on the latest case of an inconsiderate and wealthy Thai parking their expensive sports car in a bay for handicapped people.

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208992-irate-netizens-turn-on-hiso-in-a-mustang-after-he-parks-in-airport-bay-for-handicapped/

 

Thai PM, cabinet cancel Friday's scheduled AstraZeneca vaccinations
By Panu Wongcha-um and Panarat Thepgumpanat

Health officials hold a news conference on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program, in Bangkok, Thailand March 12, 2021. Jonathan Klein/Pool via REUTERS

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and members of his cabinet on Friday cancelled plans to receive AstraZeneca vaccine shots after the country delayed use of the vaccines over reports of blood clots in some European nations, a health official said.

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208994-thai-pm-cabinet-cancel-fridays-scheduled-astrazeneca-vaccinations/

 

Easing of Covid-19 Restrictions Helps Boost Retail Sentiment Index
Subhabhong Rarueysong

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Retail Sentiment Index surged by 43 per cent in February compared to January due to the government’s moves to ease Covid-19 restrictions.

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1208996-easing-of-covid-19-restrictions-helps-boost-retail-sentiment-index/