Bangkok to close 196 nightlife venues amid new coronavirus cluster

 

FILE PHOTO: Night clubs and go-go bars street Soi Cowboy is seen empty after Thai government ordered the closure of cinemas, bars and other entertainment facilities as part of a raft of measures intended to control the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's capital Bangkok will close 196 entertainment venues for two weeks, the city's governor said on Monday, following a new surge in coronavirus cases.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212708-bangkok-entertainment-venues-face-closure-if-covid-19-situation-worsens/?do=findComment&comment=16368016

 

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/

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/

Mains water supply outage to affect parts of Kathu

By The Phuket News

 

Image: PWA

 

PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) has announced that the mains water supply will be shut off in Kathu on Wednesday (Apr 7) 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212756-mains-water-supply-outage-to-affect-parts-of-kathu/

 

PM Prayut delivers policy to local administrators

Praphorn Praphornkul

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, has praised civil servants in the provinces for their efforts in driving the nation forward. He urged them to deliver on promises given to the people and to follow the government’s policy to further develop their areas and communities.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212757-pm-prayut-delivers-policy-to-local-administrators/

 

Bangkok and suburbs could be declared Red zones as Thonglor COVID cluster threatens to get out of control

 

Dr. Opas Karnkavinpong, director-general of the Disease Control Department

 

Bangkok, and its four neighbouring provinces of Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi, Samut Prakan and Nakhon Pathom, are likely to be declared COVID-19 Red zones, under which stricter measures will be imposed, such as all eateries closing at 9pm and being banned from consumption or sale of alcohol.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212758-bangkok-and-suburbs-could-be-declared-red-zones-as-thonglor-covid-cluster-threatens-to-get-out-of-control/

 

AstraZeneca Covid vaccine will be Thailand’s ‘principal’ shot, says health minister

Yen Nee Lee

 

File photo

 

The coronavirus shot developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford will be Thailand’s “principal vaccine,” said Anutin Charnvirakul, Thai deputy prime minister and public health minister.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212761-astrazeneca-covid-vaccine-will-be-thailand’s-‘principal’-shot-says-health-minister/

 

Thailand BOI Okays Biotech Projects Worth 2.4 Bln Baht in Total Investment 

NEWS PROVIDED BY Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) 

 

Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) Secretary General Ms. Duangjai Asawachintachit said the recently approved advanced biotechnology projects are reflecting investors increasing interest in Thailand's potential in the biotech sector.

 

BANGKOK, April 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) said today it has recently approved new projects in the field of advanced biotechnology, worth a combined 2.4 billion baht (around USD78 million) in investment, reflecting the increased interest of local and foreign investors in the country's biotech sector.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212762-thailand-boi-okays-biotech-projects-worth-24-bln-baht-in-total-investment/

 

No curfew in Thailand yet but further restrictions in cluster areas likely

 

REUTERS FILE PHOTO for reference only

 

There are no plans to enforce a curfew in Thailand, despite a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases, the National Security Council (NSC) said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212766-no-curfew-in-thailand-yet-but-further-restrictions-in-cluster-areas-likely/

 

Anyone who visited these locations in Hua Hin urged to take COVID test

 

File photo

 

The Prachuap Khiri Khan department of public health issued a notice for people to go to Hua Hin Hospital or the nearest hospital to them urgently if they had been at a pub or a shop in the city between certain times in the last week.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212767-anyone-who-visited-these-locations-in-hua-hin-urged-to-take-covid-test/

 

Hua Hin: The Mall Group pulls out of investment in "Bluport Hua Hin"

 

Picture: The Bangkok Insight

 

After persistent rumors The Bangkok Insight has said from its sources that The Mall Group has withdrawn its investment in the company that runs the shopping center Bluport Hua Hin Resort Mall.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212769-hua-hin-the-mall-group-pulls-out-of-investment-in-bluport-hua-hin/

 

Nonthaburi man found dead on train at Hua Hin station - Covid scare unfounded

 

Picture: Ban Muang

 

Pol Lt Naraphat Bunchaisuwan of the Hua Hin police received a call from the Hua Hin station master at 8 am yesterday that a man had been found dead on a train. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212774-nonthaburi-man-found-dead-on-train-at-hua-hin-station-covid-scare-unfounded/

 

1,000 baht fines for using the hard shoulder on expressways - cameras now in operation 

 

Picture: INN News

 

It is now illegal to use the left hand hard shoulder on expressways run by the Expressway Authority of Thailand in Bangkok and surrounding areas. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212777-1000-baht-fines-for-using-the-hard-shoulder-on-expressways-cameras-now-in-operation/

 

Chonburi reports 23 new COVID-19 cases, most linked to Bangkok cluster

 

 

Public health officials in Chonburi reported 23 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212779-chonburi-reports-23-new-covid-19-cases-most-linked-to-bangkok-cluster/

 

 

Passenger recounts terrifying mid-air ordeal on Hat Yai bound flight

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A Thai man recounted his experience flying to Hat Yai yesterday after an aircraft was forced to return to Suvarnabhumi Airport. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212780-passenger-recounts-terrifying-mid-air-ordeal-on-hat-yai-bound-flight/

 

Songkran 2021: Thai police will set up 1,200 DUI checkpoints nationwide

 

 

Daily News reported that the Royal Thai Police will set up 1,200 of their new "transparent" checkpoints nationwide to stop drink driving during next week's Songkran holidays.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212782-songkran-2021-thai-police-will-set-up-1200-dui-checkpoints-nationwide/

 

Honda LPGA Thailand 2021: World-class women’s golf tournament to be held in Pattaya

 

 

(Bangkok – 2 April 2021) Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co., Ltd. together with IMG announce the prestigious women's golf tournament the "Honda LPGA Thailand 2021" at Siam Country Club Pattaya Old Course, Chonburi province will go ahead as scheduled, May 6-9, 2021.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212783-honda-lpga-thailand-2021-world-class-women’s-golf-tournament-to-be-held-in-pattaya/

 

Phuket’s second delivery of 50,000 vaccine doses arrives

By The Phuket News

 

The second delivery of 50,000 doses of the CoronaVac vaccine arrived in Phuket yesterday (Apr 5). Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: The second delivery of 50,000 doses of the Chinese-made Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine ‘CoronaVac’ arrived in Phuket yesterday (Apr 5), completing the 100,000 doses promised by officials in Bangkok as part of the the push to have 70% of the island’s population vaccinated in order to reopen the island to receiving international tourists from July 1.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212785-phuket’s-second-delivery-of-50000-vaccine-doses-arrives/

 

Bangkok house collapse: Planning permission and extensions all above board says engineer

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A civil engineer representing Thawee Wattana district said that planning permission and regulations related to the building that collapsed there at the weekend were all followed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212787-bangkok-house-collapse-planning-permission-and-extensions-all-above-board-says-engineer/

 

Checkpoints stepped up in Prachuap Khiri Khan

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Prachuap Khiri Khan immigration are helping the provincial police with loans of their famous BMW smart cars for Songkran checkpoints.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212790-checkpoints-stepped-up-in-prachuap-khiri-khan/

 

Chiang Mai pollution continues to be terrible - people urged to wear masks

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported that despite summer rainstorms the PM2.5 particulate matter in the air in Chiang Mai continued to be serious.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212792-chiang-mai-pollution-continues-to-be-terrible-people-urged-to-wear-masks/

 

Pattaya: First of its kind seaside extreme sports arena planned for Bali Hai

 

Picture: Sophon Cable TV

 

Sophon Cable TV reported on Facebook that the Pattaya mayor Sontaya Kunplome had been in negotiations with the Extreme Sports' Association of Thailand regarding the building of an arena at Bali Hai port by the dancing fountains. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212794-pattaya-first-of-its-kind-seaside-extreme-sports-arena-planned-for-bali-hai/

 

Thailand reports 250 new COVID-19 cases

 

REUTERS FILE PHOTO for reference only

 

Thailand reported 250 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, continuing the spike of new cases in recent days

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212796-thailand-reports-250-new-covid-19-cases/

 

Why Bangkok’s Chao Phraya Promenade is still a dream

By Thai PBS World’s General Desk

 

Screengrab from the Chao Phraya River Development video presentation published in 2020.

 

Unveiled as a grand facelift for Thailand’s best-known river, the Chao Phraya Promenade project has made zero progress since its opponents secured an injunction from the Central Administrative Court early last year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212798-why-bangkok’s-chao-phraya-promenade-is-still-a-dream/

 

 

Thailand entering third wave of COVID-19 infections – Dr. Thiravat Hemachudha

 

Image Credit: Dr. Thiravat Hemachudha’s Facebook page

 

Thailand is entering the third wave of COVID-19 infections, with the disease spreading widely and most of those infected asymptomatic. By the time symptoms start, they will become very sick and have to be admitted for treatment, according to Professor Dr. Thiravat Hemachudha, head of the Center for Emerging Disease Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University in his Facebook post today.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212823-thailand-entering-third-wave-of-covid-19-infections-–-dr-thiravat-hemachudha/

 

Celebrities opt for voluntary isolation and screening in the aftermath of Thonglor COVID cluster

 

 

Several Thai celebrities have voluntarily cancelled their shows, undergone COVID-19 tests and isolated themselves for 14 days, after they learned about the growing Thonglor COVID cluster.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212825-celebrities-opt-for-voluntary-isolation-and-screening-in-the-aftermath-of-thonglor-covid-cluster/

 

No restrictions on domestic travel for Songkran: Anutin

 

Image: Anutin Charnvirakul. Reuters file photo

 

People travelling domestically during the upcoming Songkran holiday will not be required to quarantine.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212827-no-restrictions-on-domestic-travel-for-songkran-anutin/

 

Thai Deputy PM’s free bowls of troubled water

 

 

Deputy Prime Minister and Palang Pracharat party leader General Prawit Wongsuwan appears to have landed himself in hot water by reportedly handing out 200,000 water bowls (“khan” in Thai) to the party’s MPs for distribution to people in their constituencies during the Songkran festival next week.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212832-thai-deputy-pm’s-free-bowls-of-troubled-water/

 

Deputy Prime Minister inspects Bueng Kan’s Thailand-Laos bridge construction

 

 

BUENG KAN (NNT) - The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy has visited Bueng Kan province to inspect the construction of the fifth Thailand-Laos Friendship Bridge, which will connect Thailand’s Bueng Kan province to Laos’ Bolikhamsai province.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212833-deputy-prime-minister-inspects-bueng-kan’s-thailand-laos-bridge-construction/

 

Sea walking tours under scrutiny to help minimize environmental impact

 

 

CHON BURI (NNT) - Following the prosecution of tourists and sea walking tour operators found hand-picking coral and touching marine animals, the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, as well as related agencies are now discussing ways to allow these tours to operate while preventing damage to under water resources. The Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment has urged all sides to see marine resources as more important than tourism revenue.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212834-sea-walking-tours-under-scrutiny-to-help-minimize-environmental-impact/