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

 

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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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Police meeting discusses preparations for Songkran

 

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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/

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PM Prayut delivers policy to local administrators

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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/

 

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

NEWS PROVIDED BY Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) 

 

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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/

 

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

 

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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/

 

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

 

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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/

 

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

 

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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/

 

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

 

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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/

 

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

 

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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/

 

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

 

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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/

 

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

 

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(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/

 

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

By The Phuket News

 

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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/

 

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

 

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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/

 

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

 

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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/

 

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

 

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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/

 

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Why Bangkok’s Chao Phraya Promenade is still a dream

By Thai PBS World’s General Desk

 

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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/

 

 

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

 

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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/

 

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

 

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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/

 

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Thai Deputy PM’s free bowls of troubled water

 

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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/

 

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

 

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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/

 

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Sea walking tours under scrutiny to help minimize environmental impact

 

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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/

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