Pattaya: Ministry rep tells local officials to get a move on in beach restoration at Jomtien

 

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A representative of the transport ministry Dr Atthirat Rattanaset went to Pattaya to check up on work to restore Jomtien Beach. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212692-pattaya-ministry-rep-tells-local-officials-to-get-a-move-on-in-beach-restoration-at-jomtien/

 

Energy Minister Supattanapong not infected with COVID-19

 

 

Thailand’s Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow has tested negative for COVID-19 and had not visited a pub in Bangkok’s Thonglor area, as had been rumoured on social media.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212694-energy-minister-supattanapong-not-infected-with-covid-19/

 

Spreading COVID May Justify Measure Review

 

 

BANGKOK, April 5 (TNA) - Numerous COVID-19 cases from entertainment places may force the government to review its disease control measures for the Songkran festival, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212695-spreading-covid-may-justify-measure-reviewv/

 

Phuket veterans’ association calls for help to support Myanmar refugees

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A handout photo from the Royal Thai Army shows an injured Myanmar refugee being put on a stretcher before being transported to a hospital in Mae Sam Lap. Photo: AFP

 

PHUKET: The Phuket International Veterans Association is calling for people to make donations of essential items to help the flood of Myanmar refugees crossing the border in Northern Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212698-phuket-veterans’-association-calls-for-help-to-support-myanmar-refugees/

 

Bangkok entertainment venues face closure if COVID-19 situation worsens

 

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Bangkok entertainment venues face closure if the COVID-19 situation in the capital worsens, the Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212708-bangkok-entertainment-venues-face-closure-if-covid-19-situation-worsens/

 

Parliament Session to Occur as Scheduled

 

 

BANGKOK, April 5 (TNA) – The next parliament session will be organized on April 7-8 as earlier scheduled after a member of the parliament who met the infected Japanese ambassador tested negative for COVID-19.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212709-parliament-session-to-occur-as-scheduled/

 

Police meeting discusses preparations for Songkran

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - There are now just a few days until Songkran, and the Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police, Pol. Gen. Suwat Jangyodsuk, held a video conference with top police officials today (Apr 5) to discuss crime and accident prevention measures to ensure travelers’ safety nationwide.

 

Full Story:  https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212710-police-meeting-discusses-preparations-for-songkran/

 

Most People Support Government’s Travel Incentive Measures

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - A survey by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, or Suan Dusit Poll has found that a majority of people agree with the government’s measures to stimulate domestic travel and the economy.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212711-most-people-support-government’s-travel-incentive-measures/

 

Campaign to Promote High-tech Industry among Vocational Students

 

 

The National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (Nectec) and the National Science and Technology Development Agency have launched a campaign to prepare about 250,000 students to fill positions in high-tech industry.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212712-campaign-to-promote-high-tech-industry-among-vocational-students/

 

PM orders government sector to create online data platform accessible by public

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Prime Minister has ordered government agencies to create an online platform, collecting government’s missions, services and other works that are beneficial and can be accessed by citizens.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212713-pm-orders-government-sector-to-create-online-data-platform-accessible-by-public/

 

Myanmar protesters clap to denounce junta as region focuses on crisis

 

Anti-coup protesters hold a Chinese flag before burning it down during a demonstration against China in Yangon, Myanmar April 5, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

 

(Reuters) - Protesters in Myanmar clapped together on Monday in the latest show of dissent against the military junta, as a regional bloc prepared for talks on the crisis that has killed nearly 600 people.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212730-myanmar-protesters-clap-to-denounce-junta-as-region-focuses-on-crisis/

 

Health minister says tough measures required to limit spread of Thonglor cluster infections

 

Public Health Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul

 

Thailand’s Public Health Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, says that the Ministry of Public Health will propose that the CCSA impose tough measures to deal with entertainment venues in Bangkok’s Thonglor area, after 148 people, who visited or are working in the area, have been infected with COVID-19.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212731-health-minister-says-tough-measures-required-to-limit-spread-of-thonglor-cluster-infections/

 

New Korat motorway to be open for trial use during Songkran

 

 

A new motorway, connecting the north of Bangkok to the northeastern region, is to be opened for a trial period during Songkran, after the transport ministry completes inspections this weekend.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212733-new-korat-motorway-to-be-open-for-trial-use-during-songkran/

 

BMA reserves 6,000 doses of vaccine for people related to Thonglor COVID-19 cluster

 

 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s (BMA) COVID-19 vaccine management committee is to set aside 6,000 doses of vaccine for people at high risk linked to the Thonglor cluster.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212735-bma-reserves-6000-doses-of-vaccine-for-people-related-to-thonglor-covid-19-cluster/

 

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