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Thailand aims for wider tourism reopening from October

 

FILE PHOTO: An empty hotel and beach which have opened for visitors is seen in Picture taken March 31, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand plans to waive its mandatory quarantine for vaccinated visitors to its capital Bangkok and top tourist destinations from October, an official said on Friday, in a bid to revive a key industry battered by coronavirus travel curbs.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216343-thailand aims-for-wider-tourism-reopening-from-october/

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At 1.2% Thailand ranks sixth in ASEAN for population inoculation

 

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Thailand ranks sixth among ASEAN’s 10 member countries for COVID-19 vaccination of their population, at 1.2%, with over 1.6 million doses being administered, according to the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216314-at-12-thailand-ranks-sixth-in-asean-for-population-inoculation/

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Thailand expects up to 20 million doses of Pfizer vaccine from July

 

FILE PHOTO: A vial and syringe are seen in front of a displayed Pfizer logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Thailand's health minister said on Friday he expects the Southeast Asian country to receive 10 to 20 million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during the second half of this year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216311-thailand expects-up-to-20-million-doses-of-pfizer-vaccine-from-july/

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Thai finance ministry sees economy beating forecast due to relief measures

 

FILE PHOTO: Construction workers are seen in a building in Bangkok, Thailand March 8, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's economy is likely to grow more than the forecast of 2.3% this year, helped by new relief measures to ease the impact of a third wave of coronavirus infections, a finance ministry official said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216346-thai-finance-ministry-sees-economy-beating-forecast-due-to-relief-measures/

 

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Golf-Patty surges into lead at halfway stage in Thailand

 

FILE PHOTO: Apr 4, 2021; Rancho Mirage, California, USA; Patty Tavatanakit putts on the 18th hole during the final round of the ANA Inspiration golf tournament at Rancho Mirage Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports

 

(Reuters) - Thailand's Patty Tavatanakit fired a flawless eight-under-par 64 to take a three-stroke lead over compatriot Atthaya Thitikul at the halfway stage of the Honda LPGA Thailand on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216347-golf-patty-surges-into-lead-at-halfway-stage-in thailand/

 

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Bangkok extends closure of businesses, public venues and services until May 17th

 

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The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) announced today (Friday) an extension of the closures of several businesses, public spaces and services until May 17th, citing the continuing surge of COVID-19 infections in the capital.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216348-bangkok-extends-closure-of-businesses-public-venues-and-services-until-may-17th/

 

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Bangkok produces average of 16 tonnes of COVID-contaminated garbage per day

 

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The amount of COVID-contaminated garbage, discarded face masks in particular, has increased to an average of 16 tonnes a day, according to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216349-bangkok-produces-average-of-16-tonnes-of-covid-contaminated-garbage-per-day/

 

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Over 60s in Thailand to have option of Sinovac vaccine, not just AstraZeneca

 

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People aged 60 or over in Thailand now have the option of having the Chinese-made Sinovac, instead of just AstraZeneca’s vaccine, in a sudden change of policy by the National Communicable Disease Committee (NCDC).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216350-over-60s-in-thailand-to-have-option-of-sinovac-vaccine-not-just-astrazeneca/

 

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COVID-19 vaccines, the hot topic for Anutin

by Tulip Naksompop Blauw

 

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul became the first Thai to be inoculated with the Sinovac vaccine on February 28th, at the Bamrasnaradura Infectious Disease Institute.

 

“There is no challenge”, responded Thailand’s Public Health Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, when asked by Thai PBS World what he thinks is the most challenging factor in the latest wave of the COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216351-covid-19-vaccines-the-hot-topic-for-anutin/

 

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191 COVID-19 infections found in new Bang Khae cluster

 

 

191 COVID-19 infections have been found so far in Bangkok’s Bang Khae district, through proactive screening, in a new cluster traced to a shopping mall in the area, according to City Hall.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216352-191-covid-19-infections-found-in-new-bang-khae-cluster/

 

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Office of the Basic Education Commission Offers Teaching Options in New School Term

By Woraprat Lerpaisal

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC) will allow schools to decide how to provide lessons to students, when the new semester opens on 1 June.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216354-office-of-the-basic-education-commission-offers-teaching-options-in-new-school-term/

 

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Thailand Remains in US Watch List

 

 

Nonthaburi – The United States announced that Thailand remained in its Watch List of intellectual property issues while the Department of Intellectual Property is determined to remove the country from the list in the future.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216356-thailand-remains-in-us-watch-list/

 

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Thailand Can Produce Favipiravir for COVID Patients

 

 

BANGKOK, May 7 (TNA) - Thailand now has the right to produce antiviral drug favipiravir to treat COVID-19 patients and the Government Pharmaceutical Organization is ordering ingredients for the production.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216357-thailand-can-produce-favipiravir-for-covid-patients/

 

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Federation of Thai Industries to Provide Full Support for Inoculation program

By Woraprat Lerpaisal

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is planning to provide full support for the state-private inoculation program, which aims to achieve a target of 100 million inoculations before year-end.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216358-federation-of-thai-industries-to-provide-full-support-for-inoculation-program/

 

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Phuket new infections fall

By The Phuket News

 

Image: Official COVID-19 Information Center Phuket

 

PHUKET: Phuket recorded just five new infections yesterday (May 6), marking the end of more than a week of the number of new infections being recorded in double digits.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216359-phuket-new-infections-fall/

 

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Phuket Ready for Foreign Tourism in July Despite Thai Covid Wave

By Randy Thanthong-Knight

 

● Thailand panel affirms island reopening date for travelers

● No quarantine for vaccinated; 9 other place ready in October

 

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Thailand is sticking to its reopening plan for its resort island of Phuket even as the country struggles to contain its worst Covid-19 outbreak since the pandemic began amid slow vaccinations.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216360-phuket-ready-for-foreign-tourism-in-july-despite-thai-covid-wave/

 

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Hua Hin: Cluster at pineapple factory now 100+ - it came from engineer who kept quiet about visiting pub

 

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Daily News reported that 112 Myanmar migrant workers had now tested positive for Covid-19 at the Quality Pineapple factory in Ban Nok Noi on the Hua Hin Bypass. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216364-hua-hin-cluster-at-pineapple-factory-now-100-it-came-from-engineer-who-kept-quiet-about-visiting-pub/

 

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Thailand reports 2,419 new coronavirus cases, 19 new deaths

 

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BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Saturday reported 2,419 new coronavirus cases and 19 new deaths, as the country deals with a third wave of infections.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216367-thailand reports-2419-new-coronavirus-cases-19-new-deaths/

 

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Bangkok: Myanmar worker crushed by 500 kg concrete slab in crane accident

 

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Pahonyothin police and Poh Teck Tung rescue foundation were called after a crane accident  at a construction site for an 8 story residential development in Ladprao Soi 35 yesterday in the Thai capital Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216372-bangkok-myanmar-worker-crushed-by-500-kg-concrete-slab-in-crane-accident/

 

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Moroccan man on overstay nabbed at Suvarnabhumi airport

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Naew Na reported on yesterday's weekly briefing by Thailand's immigration chief Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216373-moroccan-man-on-overstay-nabbed-at-suvarnabhumi-airport/

 

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Major Event in Thailand Behind Closed Doors

 

 

Golf fans usually flock in their thousands to support their Thai heroes, however this week 72 top LPGA Stars are playing behind closed doors at the Siam Country Club’s Old Course May 6th-9th 2021.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216379-major-event-in-thailand-behind-closed-doors/

 

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Brazilian smuggler at airport had cocaine from Ethiopia hidden in spirits - no match for AITF

 

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Thailand's immigration bureau chief Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang gave details of joint operations between crime suppression, customs and the AITF or Airport Interdiction Task Force at Suvarnabhumi airport. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216380-brazilian-smuggler-at-airport-had-cocaine-from-ethiopia-hidden-in-spirits-no-match-for-aitf/

 

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Strict checks on birth certificates at Bangkok airport as Thai surrogate mother nabbed

 

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A senior Thai immigration official has said that detailed checks are taking place at airports in Thailand after a gang dealing in surrogacy came to light.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216381-strict-checks-on-birth-certificates-at-bangkok-airport-as-thai-surrogate-mother-nabbed/

 

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Covid patient's near 1 million baht bill was all covered by insurance/state says top hospital

 

 

Samitivej Srinakarin hospital in Bangkok put the dampers on what Daily News called a hospital drama.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216382-covid-patients-near-1-million-baht-bill-was-all-covered-by-insurancestate-says-top-hospital/

 

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Lottery dealers go to tech police after losing 100 million baht in online ticket fraud

 

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More than 50 lottery ticket dealers went to Thailand's tech police yesterday to file a complaint after they were ripped off by an online seller called "Ban Ruay Choke".

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216385-lottery-dealers-go-to-tech-police-after-losing-100-million-baht-in-online-ticket-fraud/

 

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July 1 is still on: Phuket Governor

By The Phuket News

 

The July 1 plan is still on, it was confirmed yesterday (May 7). Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Phuket is moving ahead with the plan to re-open the island receiving fully vaccinated international tourists from July 1, Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew has announced.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216386-july-1-is-still-on-phuket-governor/

 

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No rapid tests for Phuket arrivals from May 15, quarantine instead

By The Phuket News

 

Vice Governor Piyapong (left) during the live broadcast yesterday evening (May 7). Screenshot: Official COVID-19 Information Center Phuket

 

PHUKET: Rapid antigen tests will no longer be used to determine whether or not people may enter Phuket from May 15, Phuket Vice Governor Piyapong Choowong has confirmed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216387-no-rapid-tests-for-phuket-arrivals-from-may-15-quarantine-instead/

 

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Gems market in Chanthaburi closed for 14 days

 

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The famous Gems Market, or Gems Road, in Thailand’s the eastern province of Chanthaburi has been ordered to close for 14 days, after a group of 52 African gem traders were found to be infected with COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216389-gems-market-in-chanthaburi-closed-for-14-days/

 

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Electricity and water bills: Ten billion baht help on the way for households in May/June

 

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Bangkok Business News reported that the cabinet had discussed providing 10 billion baht in relief on electric and water bills to households and small businesses because of the third wave of the pandemic. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216390-electricity-and-water-bills-ten-billion-baht-help-on-the-way-for-households-in-mayjune/

 

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Pattaya: Mass vaccination of 40,000 people at sports stadium to begin mid-May

 

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Pattaya's mayor Sontaya Khunpluem and health officials went to visit the Eastern National Sports Training center in Huay Yai that will be used to vaccinate 40,000 people.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216393-pattaya-mass-vaccination-of-40000-people-at-sports-stadium-to-begin-mid-may/