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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/

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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/

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COVID concerns raised over Phuket beach party guest

 

A copy of the Event Safety Update issued today (Apr 6).

 

PHUKET:-- A beach party organiser has issued a notice urging all guests at three parties held in Phuket last weekend to monitor their condition now that it has been confirmed that one guest who attended all three parties in Phuket has now been confirmed as positive for COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212835-covid-concerns-raised-over-phuket-beach-party-guest/

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Thailand’s transport minister enters self-isolation after staff member gets COVID-19

 

 

Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob has voluntarily begun self-isolation for 14 days, after one of his staff, who visited an entertainment venue in the Thonglor area, was found to be infected with COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212861-thailand’s-transport-minister-enters-self-isolation-after-staff-member-gets-covid-19/

 

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Two pubs in Chiang Mai closed for 14 days after infected woman visited them

 

 

The Chiang Mai provincial communicable disease committee has decided to close two pubs in Muang district for 14 days, after it was discovered that a COVID-19 infected woman visited both places.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212862-two-pubs-in-chiang-mai-closed-for-14-days-after-infected-woman-visited-them/

 

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Monk trapped in flooded cave in Thailand’s Phitsanulok province

 

 

A forest monk, who took refuge inside a cave in Noen Maprang district of Thailand’s northern province of Phitsanulok during a pilgrimage, has become trapped by flood waters.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212863-monk-trapped-in-flooded-cave-in-thailand’s-phitsanulok-province/

 

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PM Prayut launches low-cost housing campaign

Tanakorn Sangiam

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Prime Minister has launched a housing campaign for low-income earners in Bangkok, stressing the benefits of the government’s housing security policy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212864-pm-prayut-launches-low-cost-housing-campaign/

 

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March inflation shrinks after govt financial aid

Tanakorn Sangiam

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - Several cost of living reduction measures by the government and lower fresh food pricing have resulted in a slight decrease in Thailand’s inflation rate in March, according to a report from the Ministry of Commerce.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212865-march-inflation-shrinks-after-govt-financial-aid/

 

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Inside Thailand's fight against toxic annual wildfires - 'it's just getting worse and worse'

Siobhan Robbins - SE Asia correspondent

 

Drone footage shows the extent of the fires across northern Thailand. Pic: Chiang Mai University

 

It's fire season in Thailand, with hundreds of patches of farmland and forest ablaze in the north

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212866-inside-thailands-fight-against-toxic-annual-wildfires-its-just-getting-worse-and-worse/

 

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Sony Pictures to set up Columbia Pictures-themed amusement park in Thailand

 

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(Reuters) - Sony Pictures Entertainment has teamed up with Thailand's Amazon Falls to set up an amusement park based on productions from its Columbia Pictures studio, in the Southeast Asian country, the companies said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212868-sony-pictures-to-set-up-columbia-pictures-themed-amusement-park-in thailand/

 

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Punching out of poverty: Despite risks, 9-year-old Thai fighter eager to return to ring

By Athit Perawongmetha and Jiraporn Kuhakan

 

Pornpattara Peachurai, known as Tata Por Lasua as his fighter name, 9, a child Muay Thai boxer, trains at a gym in Bangkok, Thailand, October 3, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Nine-year-old Thai kickboxer Pornpattara "Tata" Peachaurai is eager to get back in the ring after coronavirus curbs brought his fight season to a halt more than five months ago. The money he earns is vital income for his family.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212876-punching-out-of-poverty-despite-risks-9-year-old-thai-fighter-eager-to-return-to-ring/

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Hua Hin sees spike in Covid-19 cases linked to Maya Pub/ Korean restaurant

 

Picture: New TV

 

Dr Suriya Khuharat of the Prachuap Khirikhan department of public health said that there were six new cases of Covid associated with the Maya Pub and the Ting Kowlee (Korean) restaurant. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212877-hua-hin-sees-spike-in-covid-19-cases-linked-to-maya-pub-korean-restaurant/

 

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Visitors to Buriram from high risk locations must quarantine for 14 days

 

Picture: Manager

 

Authorities in Buriram province in the north east of Thailand said there was a public health emergency.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212878-visitors-to-buriram-from-high-risk-locations-must-quarantine-for-14-days/

 

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Expert warns COVID wave may be much worse than one and two - expect 1,000 cases/day

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Dr Pongsakorn Chindawatana, senior director of communications at Bangkok Hospital, went online to issue stark warnings about the latest wave of Covid-19 infections. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212883-expert-warns-covid-wave-may-be-much-worse-than-one-and-two-expect-1000-casesday/

 

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Six billion baht plans to develop 500 rai at Royal Hua Hin Golf Course

 

File photo//Credit: Nathapol Luepromchai

 

The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) will be opening up bids to use 500 rai of land at the Royal Hua Hin Golf Course once a survey is complete.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212886-six-billion-baht-plans-to-develop-500-rai-at-royal-hua-hin-golf-course/

 

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Video: Former policeman mown down by hit and run sports car driver in Nonthaburi

 

Picture: Sanook

 

The daughter of a former lieutenant with the forestry police told Sanook how her father was killed while out exercising on Nakhon-In Road in Nonthaburi.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212894-video-former-policeman-mown-down-by-hit-and-run-sports-car-driver-in-nonthaburi/

 

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Phuket man shot by drunk off-duty Phuket police officer left paralysed

By The Phuket News

 

Mr Aroon’s wife, Ms Kulthida, and their 4-month-old son at Vachira Phuket Hospital the day after her husband was shot (Feb 24). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: The 25-year-old noodle vendor shot by a drunken off-duty police officer on Bangla Rd will never walk again, and only last week underwent surgery to increase his chances of being able to sit up, doctors have told the young man’s wife.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212895-phuket-man-shot-by-drunk-off-duty-phuket-police-officer-left-paralysed/

 

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Buriram: Sixteen arrests in 50 million baht/month online gambling businesses

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Naew Na reported that Crime Suppression Division police armed with warrants searched five places in Buriram in the north east of Thailand in connection with an online gambling ring.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212896-buriram-sixteen-arrests-in-50-million-bahtmonth-online-gambling-businesses/

 

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Spike in long-term Thai govt bonds had limited impact on economy - central bank minutes

 

FILE PHOTO: Thailand's central bank is seen at the Bank of Thailand in Bangkok, Thailand April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's central bank felt that a spike in long-term government bond yields had only a limited impact on the Thai economy when it decided to keep its key rate at a record low last month, meeting minutes showed on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212899-spike-in-long-term-thai-govt-bonds-had-limited-impact-on-economy-central-bank-minutes/

 

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"Pretty" at Bangkok Motor Show tests positive for Covid-19

 

 

A sales promotion lady or pretty who worked at the recently concluded Bangkok International Motor Show in Muang Thong Thani for eight days has said she tested positive for Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212904-pretty-at-bangkok-motor-show-tests-positive-for-covid-19/

 

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Pattaya: Deputy mayor gives update on plans for Jomtien Beach renewal

 

Picture: Sophon Cable TV

 

A deputy mayor of Pattaya, Pattana Bunsawat, gave Sophon Cable TV an update on plans in progress for the development and renewal of Jomtien Beach. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212906-pattaya-deputy-mayor-gives-update-on-plans-for-jomtien-beach-renewal/

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Thai baht: Good news for British pensioners in Thailand

 

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The Thai baht has burst through the 43 baht mark to a UK pound sterling.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212907-thai-baht-good-news-for-british-pensioners-in-thailand/

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PM Prayut to attend opening of motorway linking Bang Pa-in and Nakhon Ratchasima

By Praphorn Praphornkul

 

  

BANGKOK (NNT) - Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, will inspect the readiness of a section of a motorway linking Bang Pa-in district in Ayutthaya province and Nakhon Ratchasima province today (Apr 7), with increased interprovincial travel expected during the Songkran holiday. The Department of Highways has reported that all costs related to land expropriation have been paid, with exception of a few people who filed an appeal.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212909-pm-prayut-to-attend-opening-of-motorway-linking-bang-pa-in-and-nakhon-ratchasima/

 

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Bangkok Pubs Closed, Workers Vaccinated

 

 

BANGKOK, April 7 (TNA) - Bangkok city hall is trying to control Covid-19 clusters from entertainment venues as almost 200 entertainment places were ordered to close for two weeks.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212910-bangkok-pubs-closed-workers-vaccinated/

 

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Thailand reports 334 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday

 

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Thailand reported 334 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, continuing the spike of new cases in recent days.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212913-thailand-reports-334-new-covid-19-cases-on-wednesday/

 

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Bangkok entertainment worker confirmed COVID positive in Phuket

By Kiattikul Chumanee

 

Image: Phuket Anti-COVID19 / Facebook

 

PHUKET: A 29-year-old woman who worked at an entertainment venue in Bangkok that now has confirmed cases of COVID infections has traveled to Phuket and has since been confirmed by a private hospital on the island as infected with COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212915-bangkok-entertainment-worker-confirmed-covid-positive-in-phuket/

 

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Thai Ministers in Quarantine

 

 

BANGKOK, April 7 (TNA) - The cabinet meeting was organized through a video conference today as many ministers started their 14-day quarantine for COVID-19 concerns.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212916-thai-ministers-in-quarantine/

 

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Transport Committee accelerates Betong Airport opening

By Sirakij Pornbanggird

 

   

YALA (NNT) - The Committee responsible for Transport has discussed with government sectors and airlines, the readiness of Betong Airport for this year’s high season.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212917-transport-committee-accelerates-betong-airport-opening/

 

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Mass vaccination program starts in June

By Supawadee Wangsri

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The number of COVID-19 vaccine shots available for the general public is still limited. The first group to receive the vaccine includes medical personnel, people working in risk areas, the elderly and people with underlying diseases. Members of the public will begin to receive the vaccine in June.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212918-mass-vaccination-program-starts-in-june/

 

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PM Prayut urges people to follow anti-COVID-19 measures

By Tarin Angskul

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, has asked for cooperation from all sectors to strictly follow the anti-COVID-19 measures of DMHTT - distancing (D), mask wearing (M), hand washing (H), testing (T) and Thai Chana (T). Although most people are cooperative, there are some who let their guard down or refuse to cooperate, and this is a dangerous time.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1212920-pm-prayut-urges-people-to-follow-anti-covid-19-measures/