Hospital Punished for Inviting COVID Vaccine Reservations

 

 

BANGKOK, March 29 (TNA) – The Department of Health Service Support launched legal action against a private hospital in Samut Sakhon province for illegally advertising its COVID-19 vaccination service.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1211801-hospital-punished-for-inviting-covid-vaccine-reservations/

 

Government Is Ready to Help Businesses Affected by Suez Blocking

Paphamon Arayasukawat

   

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The government is ready to help businesses affected by a giant container ship blocking the Suez Canal in Egypt as the supply chain in many countries is beginning to suffer hardship from the blockage.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1211806-government-is-ready-to-help-businesses-affected-by-suez-blocking/

 

KTB’s Pathumwan branch closed after staff member found with COVID-19

 

 

The Pathumwan branch of Thailand’s state-run Krung Thai Bank was closed today (Monday) after a staff member was found to be infected with COVID-19. Four colleagues, who worked next to him, have been quarantined for 14 days.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1211807-ktb’s-pathumwan-branch-closed-after-staff-member-found-with-covid-19/

 

Government Expects over Bt15 Billion from Tourism Stimulus Project

 

 

Paphamon Arayasukawat

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The government has expected the Tour Tiew Thai stimulus project will spur growth in tourism and generate over 15.5 billion baht to help salvage the sector from the Covid 19-induced slump.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1211808-government-expects-over-bt15-billion-from-tourism-stimulus-project/

 

Government Will Sign More High-speed Train Project Contracts

Paphamon Arayasukawat

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The government will sign three contracts relating to the Thai-Sino high-speed train project between Bangkok and Nakhon Ratchasima today.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1211811-government-will-sign-more-high-speed-train-project-contracts/

 

No Immediate Evacuation of Thais from Myanmar Is Required

Paphamon Arayasukawat

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the turmoil in Myanmar has not yet reached a level as to require an immediate evacuation of Thai people, and no Thai had been harmed by the political turmoil after the recent coup.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1211812-no-immediate-evacuation-of-thais-from-myanmar-is-required/

 

Coffee, cookies and electric cars: Thai fuel giant bets billions on gas station of the future

By Chayut Setboonsarng

 

A cup of Cafe Amazon coffee is pictured in Singapore's Jewel Changi Airport March 27, 2021. Picture taken March 27, 2021. REUTERS/Dawn Chua

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The head of Thailand's biggest gas station network has $1.5 billion that says motorists will soon be stocking up on a different kind of fuel - coffee.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1211816-coffee-cookies-and-electric-cars-thai-fuel-giant-bets-billions-on-gas-station-of-the-future/

 

5,000 people attend COVID-19 experiment gig in Barcelona

 

5,000 fans watch Spanish rock band Love Of Lesbian perform at a COVID-19 experiment gig in Barcelona on March 27, 2021. Credit: Getty Images.

 

Five thousand people attended a concert in Barcelona last night (March 27) as part of a COVID-19 experiment.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1211826-5000-people-attend-covid-19-experiment-gig-in-barcelona/

 

Louvre gives art lovers plenty to smile about as it puts entire collection online - for free

 

Louvre visitors take pictures of the painting Mona Lisa

 

Art lovers will now be able to get their fix despite lockdowns and travel restrictions after the Louvre launched an online platform featuring its entire collection.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1211824-louvre-gives-art-lovers-plenty-to-smile-about-as-it-puts-entire-collection-online-for-free/

Thailand preparing for possible refugee exodus from Myanmar: PM

 

FILE PHOTO: Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha at Government House, in Bangkok, Thailand November 27, 2020. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/Pool/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Monday his government is preparing for a potential flood of refugees from neighbouring Myanmar.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1211834-thailand-preparing-for-possible-refugee-exodus-from-myanmar-pm/

 

Main Policies of New Education Minister

 

 

BANGKOK, March 29 (TNA) – The first Thai female education minister announced three main policies.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1211836-main-policies-of-new-education-minister/

 

About 3,000 Karen villagers take refuge on Thai border in Mae Hong Son

 

Karen villagers gather in the forests as they hide from military airstrikes in the Deh Bu Noh area of the Papun district, north Karen state, Myanmar, Sunday, March 28, 2021 / AP

 

About 3,000 ethnic Karen people have taken refuge on the Thai border, in Mae Sariang district of Thailand’s northern province of Mae Hong Son, after their villages were bombed by Myanmar army aircraft on Sunday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1211838-about-3000-karen-villagers-take-refuge-on-thai-border-in-mae-hong-son/

 

Chaiwut, the man with a mission to defend Thailand from the fake-news tsunami

 

 

The new digital economy and society (DES) minister, Chaiwut Thanakhamanusorn, is set to get tougher with fake news aimed at undermining the government and the monarchy — intensifying an unfinished mission launched by his immediate predecessor.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1211839-chaiwut-the-man-with-a-mission-to-defend-thailand-from-the-fake-news-tsunami/

 

Montri Rd closes for bridge repairs

 

Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET:-- Repairs to the bridge in front of the main post office on Montri Rd in Phuket Town has forced Phuket City Municipality to close the road while repairs are being carried out.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1211840-montri-rd-closes-for-bridge-repairs/

 

All change in Phuket municipal elections

 

Chalermsak Maneesri has been elected Patong Mayor, according to preliminary results of the elections yesterday (Mar 28).

 

PHUKET:-- Patong, Phuket Town and Chalong all have new mayors, according to the preliminary results of the municipal elections held across Phuket yesterday (Mar 28).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1211841-all-change-in-phuket-municipal-elections/

 

Thailand Sees Chinese Leading Tourists to Phuket After Reopening

 

Empty beaches in Phuket at the end of 2020. Photographer: Taylor Weidman/Bloomberg

 

Thailand expects about two million foreign tourists, mostly Chinese and Europeans, to visit Phuket this year after the nation’s most popular resort island reopens to vaccinated visitors from July 1.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1211843-thailand-sees-chinese-leading-tourists-to-phuket-after-reopening/

 

Thailand loses 1.45 million tourism jobs from pandemic: tourism group

 

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has lost about 1.45 million tourism jobs during the coronavirus pandemic, including 400,000 in the first quarter, a private tourism group said on Monday, as the country gets ready to reopen to visitors to try to rescue the struggling sector.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1211844-thailand-loses-145-million-tourism-jobs-from-pandemic-tourism-group/

 

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