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Thai prime minister fined 6,000 baht for not wearing face mask

 

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha was fined 6,000 baht ($190) on Monday for breaching rules aimed at containing the coronavirus by not wearing a face mask, the governor of Bangkok said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215119-thai-prime-minister-fined-6000-baht-for-not-wearing-face-mask/

 

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Face masks mandatory in Bangkok - even in your own car, BMA confirms

 

Image: Reuters file photo

 

People in Bangkok are required to wear face masks at all times when out in public - even if they are in their own car.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215098-face-masks-mandatory-in-bangkok-even-in-your-own-car-bma-confirms/

 

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Chinese Embassy shortens list of Thai facilities approved for issuance of medical certificates for travellers to China

 

File Photo (Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

 

Embassy of The People’s Republic of China in The Kingdom of Thailand has reduced, from 51 to 36, the number of Thai hospitals and laboratories which they consider credible for the issuance of travel medical certificates (TMCs) for those visiting China, effective yesterday (Monday).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215144-chinese-embassy-shortens-list-of-thai-facilities-approved-for-issuance-of-medical-certificates-for-travellers-to-china/

 

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Troops and army equipment join the fight against 3rd wave of COVID-19

 

 

The Thai army has mobilized its men and equipment to assist public health officials in providing field hospitals, to accommodate COVID-19 patients, facilitating the transport of patients to hospitals and in vaccinations.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215145-troops-and-army-equipment-join-the-fight-against-3rd-wave-of-covid-19/

 

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Mask-Wearing Rule Imposed in 50 Provinces

 

 

 

BANGKOK, April 26 (TNA) – Fifty provinces ordered to wear masks when going outside and violators will be fined.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215055-thailand-reports-over-2048-covid-19-cases-8-new-deaths/?do=findComment&comment=16420221

 

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Brit dad stuck in Thailand with cancer needs £88,000 a year to continue fight in the UK

 

EXCLUSIVE: Andy Tracey, from Clapham, has found a 'wonder drug' that could extend his life by up to four years - but it is not available on the NHS for his type of cancer so he needs to pay £88,000 a year

 

By Lorraine King

 

Andy Tracey was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer last March (Image: Andy Tracey)

 

A Brit stuck in Thailand after being diagnosed with incurable cancer is trying to raise funds to extend his life in the UK.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215146-brit-dad-stuck-in-thailand-with-cancer-needs-£88000-a-year-to-continue-fight-in-the-uk/

 

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Fighting erupts in Myanmar near Thai border

 

FILE PHOTO: Protesters join militia members to attend a training led by Karen National Union (KNU), amid protestest against the military coup, in Karen State, Myanmar April 9, 2021 in this picture obtained by Reuters on April 26, 2021. /File Photo

 

(Reuters) -Heavy fighting erupted at a Myanmar army outpost near the eastern border with Thailand early on Tuesday in an area largely controlled by forces of a Karen ethnic army, witnesses in Thailand said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215155-fighting-erupts-in-myanmar-near-thai-border/

 

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Hua Hin wants to welcome foreign tourists from October 1

 

Picture: Banmuang

 

Hua Hin is gearing up to welcome vaccinated foreign tourists from October 1.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215161-hua-hin-wants-to-welcome-foreign-tourists-from-october-1/

 

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With no passengers, Suvarnabhumi Airport transformed to help vaccination effort

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Check in desks  at Suvarnabhumi Airport are being used as vaccination screening points as part of the effort to inoculate people in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215162-with-no-passengers-suvarnabhumi-airport-transformed-to-help-vaccination-effort/

 

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Brake failure! Truck plows into 27 vehicles in Nakhon Ratchasima

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A 33 year old trucker carrying trash from Nakhon Ratchasima for processing at the TPI cement factory said he experienced brake failure in heavy rain going down Klang Dong hill on Mitraphap Highway yesterday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215163- brake-failure-truck-plows-into-27-vehicles-in-nakhon-ratchasima/

 

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Decisions on further "lockdown measures" to be made on Wednesday - Bangkok awaits

 

 

Thai media One31 spoke to national Security Council secretary general Natthapon Nakphanich before the meeting of the small committee of the CCSA Covid response committee yesterday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215166-decisions-on-further-lockdown-measures-to-be-made-on-wednesday-bangkok-awaits/

 

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Thailand reports another daily record of 15 virus deaths, 2,179 cases

 

People walk past the closed city library as the country struggles with a third wave of infections of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bangkok Thailand April 26, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Tuesday reported 15 new coronavirus deaths, a new daily record in a fast-rising third wave that has prompted new shutdowns in Bangkok and other areas.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215168-thailand reports-another-daily-record-of-15-virus-deaths-2179-cases/

 

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 Survey reveals 84% Thai businesses affected by pandemic

 

Picture: Manager

 

Manager reported a key business analyst as saying that 84% of Thai businesses had been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215173- survey-reveals-84-thai-businesses-affected-by-pandemic/

 

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Hua Hin: Air Asia flights cancelled until mid May

 

 

News organisation Prachuap Post said on Facebook that a senior executive at Hua Hin airport had tested positive for Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215174-hua-hin-air-asia-flights-cancelled-until-mid-may/

 

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Health Ministry elaborates on 26bn baht COVID-19 budget

By Paphamon Arayasukawat

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Public Health has elaborated on its procurement plans for a 26 billion baht budget allocation from emergency loans, mainly for the purchase of medications, vaccine, and protective equipment for COVID-19 patient care, while the actual spending so far is still less than 6 billion.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215175-health-ministry-elaborates-on-26bn-baht-covid-19-budget/

 

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Single Command System for Efficiency of National Covid-19 Vaccination Drive

By Paphamon Arayasukawat

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The government will adopt a single command system to improve the efficiency of the national Covid-19 vaccination drive, with the aim of inoculating about 30 million people over the next three months and 50 million by the end of the year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215177-single-command-system-for-efficiency-of-national-covid-19-vaccination-drive/

 

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Thailand sets 300,000 daily jabs as mass vaccination target

 

 

By Paphamon Arayasukawat

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand is set to vaccinate 50 million people against COVID-19 this year with a target of 300,000 jabs daily, while the Prime Minister has ordered an improvement to the hospitalization and referral protocol for COVID-19 patients.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215176-thailand-sets-300000-daily-jabs-as-mass-vaccination-target/

 

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Registration for Private Covid-19 Vaccine Procurement Opens

By Paphamon Arayasukawat

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) and Board of Trade website have opened registration for private companies who wish to procure Covid-19 vaccine at their own expense for their employees so that they can restart operations as soon as possible and help speed up recovery of the economy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215179-registration-for-private-covid-19-vaccine-procurement-opens/

 

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RTP regional chief criticizes station for 500 baht non-mask fine - should have been at least 6,000

 

 

The commander of the Royal Thai Police Region 1 has criticized the Bang Pahan station in Ayutthaya for only fining non-mask wearers 500 baht.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215183-rtp-regional-chief-criticizes-station-for-500-baht-non-mask-fine-should-have-been-at-least-6000/

 

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Shopping Malls and Retail Stores to Stock up Goods for Increasing Demand

By Paphamon Arayasukawat

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Department of Internal Trade has asked shopping malls and retail stores to stock up on necessary goods to meet consumer demand as the third Covid-19 outbreak remains volatile.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215190-shopping-malls-and-retail-stores-to-stock-up-goods-for-increasing-demand/

 

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Chiang Mai: Chinese gun dealer nabbed by immigration - he was on 419 day overstay too

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Thailand's chief of immigration Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang announced the arrest of a Chinese man who was selling guns. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215191-chiang-mai-chinese-gun-dealer-nabbed-by-immigration-he-was-on-419-day-overstay-too/

 

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Koh Samet closed to tourism for two weeks

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The Rayong provincial governor has ordered that the holiday island of Koh Samet closes all hotels and resorts for 14 days from today, Tuesday 27th April.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215192-koh-samet-closed-to-tourism-for-two-weeks/

 

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"Worrying" situation on Koh Chang - business leader expects island to be shut for up to three weeks

 

Picture: Manager

 

The worst fears of many have come to Koh Chang, the holiday island in Trat on the eastern seaboard.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215196-worrying-situation-on-koh-chang-business-leader-expects-island-to-be-shut-for-up-to-three-weeks/

 

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Hua Hin: Beach hotel has lost 70-80 million baht in last six months, rental terms deferred

 

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Thai business media reported that the Centara Beach Resort in Hua Hin has lost between 70-80 million baht in the last six months alone. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215199-hua-hin-beach-hotel-has-lost-70-80-million-baht-in-last-six-months-rental-terms-deferred/

 

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New School Term Reopening May Be Delayed to June 1

By Paphamon Arayasukawat

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) has announced that the reopening of the new school term may be pushed back again to June 1 if widespread Covid-19 infections remain unchecked.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215200-new-school-term-reopening-may-be-delayed-to-june-1/

 

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Travelling Phuket expats test positive on return home

 

Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET:-- Two expats from Phuket have tested positive for COVID-19 at the checkpoint leading onto the island while trying to return home from travelling off-island. One of them is an Italian man who returned from a trip to Krabi, the other is a Belgium man who had returned from Bangkok after visiting the Belgium embassy to renew his passport.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215221-travelling-phuket-expats-test-positive-on-return-home/

 

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Thai March domestic car sales jump 25.5% year-on-year, helped by stimulus

 

FILE PHOTO: Visitors look at a Suzuki Jimny car during Bangkok Auto Salon 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand, July 4, 2019. Picture taken July 4, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Domestic car sales in Thailand jumped 25.47% in March from a year earlier to 74,295 vehicles, helped by government stimulus, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215222-thai-march-domestic-car-sales-jump-255-year-on-year-helped-by-stimulus/

 

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First of the two super full moons viewable from across Thailand tonight

 

Photo Courtesy of National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand

 

The National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT) is recommending that people take the opportunity to view the first of only two super full moons of this year, visible from 7pm tonight.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215223-first-of-the-two-super-full-moons-viewable-from-across-thailand-tonight/

 

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Field hospital in Phuket ready to receive COVID-19 patients

 

 

PHUKET (NNT) - Following the third wave of COVID-19 in Thailand, the number of COVID-19 cases in Phuket province has increased. It has become necessary for the province to provide more field hospitals and quarantine facilities, including alternative local quarantine (ALQ) hotels, to accommodate patients. Currently, there is no shortage of beds, thanks to other sites and public health resources provided by the private sector and the general public.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215224-field-hospital-in-phuket-ready-to-receive-covid-19-patients/

 

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Tour Stimulus Programs Set to Start

 

 

BANGKOK, April 27 (TNA) – The government will receive applications under two domestic tour stimulation programs next month, starting on May 17.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1215229-tour-stimulus-programs-set-to-start/