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Shopping malls in Thailand ordered to close at 9pm

 

All shopping malls in Thailand will close at 9pm until further notice, it was announced on Wednesday.
 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213897-shopping-malls-in-thailand-ordered-to-close-at-9pm /

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7 Dangerous Days: Day 4 - 29 killed, 392 people injured on Thailand’s roads

 

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The fourth day of Thailand’s so-called ‘7 dangerous days’ saw 29 people killed and 392 people injured from 376 road accidents in Thailand, officials said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213875-7-dangerous-days-day-4-29-killed-392-people-injured-on-thailand’s-roads/

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DDC discourages inter-provincial travel as Songkran comes to an end

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Department of Disease Control has recommended travelers work remotely instead of traveling back at the end of the Songkran holidays to help contain the spread of COVID-19, while urging people who are already traveling back to self-isolate for 14 days.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213894-ddc-discourages-inter-provincial-travel-as-songkran-comes-to-an-end/

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Thailand’s Songkran Road Deaths Can Be Avoided

By Leo Horn-Phathanothai, Claudia Adriazola-Steil and Evelyn Murphy

 

Thailand’s road crashes spike, tragically, at times of festivity, including the Songkran new year festival. Photo by Tatsuya Fukata/Flickr

 

Too many of us have been personally touched by tragic road crashes that have maimed or killed a loved one. For far too many, Songkran – Thailand’s festival to celebrate the traditional new year – will be a moment not for merriment but for mourning.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213907-thailand’s-songkran-road-deaths-can-be-avoided/

 

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Thailand’s soybean imports jump

By Holly Demaree-Saddler

 

Photo: Adobe stock

 

BANGKOK, THAILAND — Thailand’s economy is rebounding from COVID-19 and is seeing a spike in feed demand and a need for soybean imports, according to a Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) report from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213909-thailand’s-soybean-imports-jump/

 

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Treasury’s FX report preview: Taiwan and Thailand dangerously in “manipulators” zone

Author Francesco Pesole

 

 

The semi-annual FX Report (the first one under Yellen) should be released in the coming days by the US Treasury. We estimate that in 2020 Taiwan and Thailand – along with the already labelled Switzerland and Vietnam - both met the three criteria (which might be loosened, reversing a move by Trump) and may be labelled currency manipulators.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213798-more-asian-countries-thick-skinned-about-fx-manipulator-tag/?do=findComment&comment=16388270

 

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Thailand plans international medical tourism complex

By  IMTJ Team

 

 

The island of Phuket’s administration is waiting for Thailand’s Public Health Ministry to approve a THB343 million (US$11 million) budget, to prepare for the construction of an international medical tourism complex at Vachira Phuket Hospital.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213910-thailand-plans-international-medical-tourism-complex/

 

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Govt considers lockdown for Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chonburi and Prachuap Khiri Khan

 

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The government is considering imposing a lockdown in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Prachuap Khiri Khan and Chonburi in a bid to prevent further spread of COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213924-govt-considers-lockdown-for-bangkok-chiang-mai-chonburi-and-prachuap-khiri-khan/

 

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TAT works from home 16-30 April 2021

As part of the nationwide measures to contain the local COVID-19 transmission

TAT Newsroom

 

 

Bangkok, 15 April, 2021 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will allow its staff to work from home from 16 to 30 April, 2021.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213925-tat-works-from-home-16-30-april-2021/

 

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Phuket residents urged to protect themselves from COVID

By The Phuket News

 

Vice Governor Piyapong’s plea came in a special video released yesterday (Apr 14). Screenshot: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Piyapong Choowong has made a special plea for residents in Phuket’s Muang District to take steps to prevent themselves from being infected with COVID-19, and especially follow what he called the three “iron rules” of preventing the virus from spreading.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213928-phuket-residents-urged-to-protect-themselves-from-covid/

 

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People who knowingly spread COVID-19 face legal action, health officials warn

 

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People who travel or potentially put others at risk after knowingly being infected with COVID-19 face legal action, health officials have warned.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213931-people-who-knowingly-spread-covid-19-face-legal-action-health-officials-warn/

 

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Thailand reports 1,543 new COVID-19 cases

 

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Thailand reported 1,543 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, continuing the recent trend of a record number of new cases reported in a single day.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213936-thailand-reports-1543-new-covid-19-cases/

 

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Phuket yacht delivery to Samui stumped by pedestrian bridge

By The Phuket News

 

Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Attempts to deliver a luxury yacht from Phuket to Surat Thani, for eventual delivery to Koh Samui, never made it off the island last night as the boat on the back of a trailer failed to make it under a pedestrian bridge.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213937-phuket-yacht-delivery-to-samui-stumped-by-pedestrian-bridge/

 

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Banks in Thailand cut opening hours 

 

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Thailand’s Banker’s Association has announced new closing times for branches across the country.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213939-banks-in-thailand-cut-opening-hours/

 

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Chula U students protest against strict controls at their dormitory

 

 

A group of Chulalongkorn University students have rallied in the compound of their dormitory to protest against the imposition of strict controls over their access to and from the dormitory between April 13th and 26th, arguing that the rules amount to a breach of their right to freedom of movement.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213940-chula-u-students-protest-against-strict-controls-at-their-dormitory/

 

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Hua Hin reports 73 new COVID-19 cases, 90% of cases linked to Maya Pub

 

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The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Prachuap Khiri Khan topped 500, health officials announced on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213941-hua-hin-reports-73-new-covid-19-cases-90-of-cases-linked-to-maya-pub/

 

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More drunken road accidents, but Phuket Songkran road tally remains at one dead

By The Phuket News

 

Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Phuket’s tally for death and injuries in road accidents during the Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign for the Songkran Thai New Year holidays remains at one dead, but with five more accidents resulting in people requiring hospital treatment.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213942-more-drunken-road-accidents-but-phuket-songkran-road-tally-remains-at-one-dead/

 

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More high-risk venues closed in Prachuap Khiri Khan as new COVID-19 cases surge

 

 

The provincial administration of Thailand’s southern province of Prachuap Khiri Khan has ordered the closure of several more types of venue, which are considered to represent a high risk for COVID-19 transmission, as daily new infections surge.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213945-more-high-risk-venues-closed-in-prachuap-khiri-khan-as-new-covid-19-cases-surge/

 

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Thailand reports fourth record daily rise in coronavirus cases this week

 

FILE PHOTO: Local residents queue for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) nasal swab test, in Bangkok, Thailand, April 14, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand reported 1,543 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the sharpest increase since the start of the pandemic and the fourth record rise this week, amid a third wave of infections in the Southeast Asian country.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213936-thailand-reports-1543-new-covid-19-cases/page/3/?tab=comments#comment-16389505

 

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More Hospitals Urge People to Get Telemedicine Services

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - More hospitals have urged people to seek health services via their telemedicine channels that include real-time doctor-patient consultations via video call and even home deliveries of medicines as the number of patients is climbing.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213953-more-hospitals-urge-people-to-get-telemedicine-services/

 

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Phuket Airport bus passengers asked to present themselves for COVID test

 

The notice issued by the PPHO. Image: PPHO

 

PHUKET:-- All people who were on the Airport Bus last Friday (Apr 9) operating between Phuket International Airport and Bus Terminal 1 on Phang Nga Rd in Phuket Town on April 9 have been asked present themselves at a government hospital for a COVID test and to self-isolate and self-monitor themselves for signs of COVID-19 infection for 14 days.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213957-phuket-airport-bus-passengers-asked-to-present-themselves-for-covid-test/

 

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Higher Education Ministry Turns 37 Campuses into Field Hospitals

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation has turned 37 universities and institutes nationwide into field hospitals and quarantine facilities in response to rising Covid-19 cases in the new wave.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213960-higher-education-ministry-turns-37-campuses-into-field-hospitals/

 

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Temple welcomes Thais celebrating Thai New Year

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Today is the last day of the three-day Songkran festival, where Thais celebrate their traditional New Year. Despite the cancellations of parties and water fights, many Thai people visited temples and other attractions today, where measures were in place to limit the spread of COVID-19.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213961-temple-welcomes-thais-celebrating-thai-new-year/

 

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Shopping mall holds traditional Songkran event

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Iconsiam shopping mall in Bangkok is holding a traditional Songkran celebration where shoppers can bathe statues of lord Buddha for good fortune, while many people also pray for the pandemic to pass.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213962-shopping-mall-holds-traditional-songkran-event/

 

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PM urges returning Songkran travelers to travel safely

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Prime Minister has ordered government officials to facilitate and assist travelers, returning from their Songkran trips, to prevent accidents, while ensuring compliance with COVID-19 prevention measures.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213963-pm-urges-returning-songkran-travelers-to-travel-safely/

 

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PM thanks those providing services to citizens in Songkran

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Prime Minister has thanked and encouraged all units providing services to citizens, including medical workers, volunteers, soldiers and police through Songkran.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213964-pm-thanks-those-providing-services-to-citizens-in-songkran/

 

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3 elephants killed by a falling Ta Khian tree in Chiang Mai during freak storm

 

 

Three elephants were crushed to death under the weight of a huge falling Ta Khian (Hopea Odorata) tree and three others suffered injuries at an elephant shelter in Mae Wang district of Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Mai on Wednesday, according to Thai Elephant Alliance Facebook page.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213965-3-elephants-killed-by-a-falling-ta-khian-tree-in-chiang-mai-during-freak-storm/

 

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7 Dangerous Days: Day 5 - 37 killed, 328 people injured on Thailand’s roads

 

 

The fifth day of Thailand’s so-called ‘7 dangerous days’ saw 37 people killed and 328 people injured from 330 road accidents in Thailand, officials said on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213966-7-dangerous-days-day-5-37-killed-328-people-injured-on-thailand’s-roads/

 

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Phuket arrivals in Phang Nga may face 14-day quarantine

 

Phang Nga Governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada issued the order yesterday (Apr 14). The order will come into effect from this Saturday (Apr 17). Photo: PR Phang Nga

 

PHUKET:-- All people travelling from Phuket to Phang Nga from this Saturday (Apr 17) will be required to report themselves to a local hospital or the local municipality for where they are staying after arriving in the province.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213970-phuket-arrivals-in-phang-nga-may-face-14-day-quarantine/

 

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“Time to sacrifice” – Another lonely Ramadan in Thailand

 

 

From cancelled Iftar feasts to suspended mosque prayers in the provinces with 50 COVID-19 infections or more, almost all Muslims across Thailand are bracing for a bleak fasting month of Ramadan, as the threat of the pandemic lingers.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213975-“time-to-sacrifice”-–-another-lonely-ramadan-in-thailand/