THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Sunday 4 Apr 2021

[Jonathan Fairfield]

The week that was in Thailand news: Sugar and mental health are no laughing matter - unlike April 1st!

 

 

When the time came to pull the curtain down on a twenty year career at two major international schools in Bangkok in 2013, Rooster received plenty of well-intentioned plaudits.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212508-the-week-that-was-in-thailand-news-sugar-and-mental-health-are-no-laughing-matter-unlike-april-1st/

 

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Tourism minister's targets: 1.2 trillion baht from 6.5 million tourists in 2021

 

 

Thailand's minister of tourism and sports Pipat Ratchakitprakan has once again been giving the Thai media his assessments of tourism numbers this year and beyond.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212474-tourism-ministers-targets-12-trillion-baht-from-65-million-tourists-in-2021/
 

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Beautiful Thai transgender women turn heads at army draft

 

 

Sanook and other Thai media reported on the selection process for new recruits into the Thai army - and once again the focus was not on the men but the ladyboys!

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212473-beautiful-thai-transgender-women-turn-heads-at-army-draft/

 

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Five people killed after house collapses in Bangkok

 

 

Five people have died after a house collapsed in Bangkok on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212504-five-people-killed-after-house-collapses-in-bangkok/
 

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Summer storms and heavy rain to hit Thailand over coming days

 

 

Weather forecasters from Thailand’s Meteorological Department (TMD) are warning of summer storms throughout most of the country until Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212486-summer-storms-and-heavy-rain-to-hit-thailand-over-coming-days/

 

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

TAT announces a roadmap to reopen Thailand to vaccinated tourists

 

 

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is pleased to announce that the Centre for Economic Situation Administration (CESA), chaired by Prime Minister, General Prayut Chan-o-cha, has approved the TAT’s three-stage roadmap to reopen six major tourist destinations – Phuket, Krabi, Phang Nga, Surat Thani (Ko Samui), Chon Buri (Pattaya) and Chiang Mai – to vaccinated foreign travellers.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212590-tat-announces-a-roadmap-to-reopen-thailand-to-vaccinated-tourists/

 

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Why pay 7% VAT and what do you get in return

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Valued Added Tax, or VAT, is a familiar concept among the Thai people but is brought up for debate on an almost annual basis, often becoming a political issue. What are the origins of VAT What is the VAT rate in developed nations What is point of VAT The Public Relations Department now presents a simple understanding of VAT.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212591-why-pay-7-vat-and-what-do-you-get-in-return/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Beauty queen takes Myanmar's democratic fight to international stage

 

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Myanmar model Han Lay did not win last week's Miss Grand International beauty pageant, but she'll be remembered as one of its most impassioned contestants.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212592-beauty-queen-takes-myanmars-democratic-fight-to-international-stage/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Myanmar protesters defy crackdown, five killed; junta hunts critics

 

 

(Reuters) -Myanmar security forces opened fire on pro-democracy protests on Saturday killing at least five people, a protester and media said, as the military stepped up its bid to stifle dissent with arrest warrants for a further 20 high-profile critics.

 

Full story:  https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212593-myanmar-protesters-defy-crackdown-five-killed-junta-hunts-critics/

 

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Huge cargo ship crashes into riverside houses in Bangkok

 

Video footage shows the  moment a cargo ship crashed into houses alongside the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212594-huge-cargo-ship-crashes-into-riverside-houses-in-bangkok/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

More speed cameras to be installed on Thailand’s expressways

 

 

The Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) has announced plans to install more speed cameras on expressways in a bid to boost safety.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212597-more-speed-cameras-to-be-installed-to-thailand’s-expressways/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Thai Airways to sell food in 7-Eleven

 

 

Thai Airways has cooked up a new plan designed to give a much needed boost to its finances.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212600-thai-airways-to-sell-food-in-7-eleven/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

PM Assures to Deliver 800,000 Doses of Covid-19 Vaccine This Month

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has assured that 800,000 doses of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine would be delivered to provinces nationwide this month.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212603-pm-assures-to-deliver-800000-doses-of-covid-19-vaccine-this-month/

 

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Monk’s Death Might Be Caused by Underlying Health Issues, Not Vaccine

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Priest Hospital has explained that the death of Pra Kru Siripanya Medhi, assistant to the abbot of Wat Sampanthawong temple in Bangkok on the day he received his Covid-19 vaccine might have been due to underlying causes.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212604-monk’s-death-might-be-caused-by-underlying-health-issues-not-vaccine/

 

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Government Will Maintain Vat Rate at 7%

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The government has no plan to hike the value-added tax (VAT) in order to achieve the gross domestic product growth target this year of 4 per cent.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212605-government-will-maintain-vat-rate-at-7/
 

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Thai Veterinarians Operate World Record Gallstone Surgery from Elephant

 

 

NAKHON PATHOM (NNT) - Thai veterinarians have successfully removed one big gallstone weighing 1.7kg gallstone from an elephant, a unique world record for veterinarians.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212606-thai-veterinarians-operate-world-record-gallstone-surgery-from-elephant/

 

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

BMA Alerts People at Risk of Covid-19 in Thonglor and Ekkamai areas

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has urged people who had visited Krystal Club, Bla Bla Bar and Beer House in the Thonglor and Ekkamai areas from March 25 to 31 to fill a risk assessment form via the website as soon as possible.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212602-bma-alerts-people-at-risk-of-covid-19-in-thonglor-and-ekkamai-areas/

 

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

112 inmates and staff at Thai jail test positive for COVID-19

 

 

112 inmates and staff at Narathiwat prison tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, health officials have confirmed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212610-112-inmates-and-staff-at-thai-jail-test-positive-for-covid-19/

 

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Thai footballer makes history after inclusion in English Premier League squad

 

 

Leicester City midfielder Thanawat Suengchitthawon made history on Saturday by becoming the first Thai football player to be named in a Premier League matchday squad.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212608-thai-footballer-makes-history-after-inclusion-in-english-premier-league-squad/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Thailand reports 96 new COVID-19 cases

 

 

Thailand reported 96 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212612-thailand-reports-96-new-covid-19-cases/

 

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Thai LPGA rookie on verge of major win

 

 

The stage is set. The actors are in place. When Easter Sunday dawns in the California desert the new day will bring the final round of golf’s first major of 2021.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212613-thai-lpga-rookie-on-verge-of-major-win/

 

 

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