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33 illegal migrants from Myanmar arrested in Kanchanaburi province

 

 

Thai security forces arrested 33 illegal migrants from Myanmar in a forest in Sangkhla Buri district of the western province of Kanchanaburi today (Sunday).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216529-33-illegal-migrants-from-myanmar-arrested-in-kanchanaburi-province/

 

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Nine student nurses suffer side effects after Sinovac vaccination

 

Statement from the 2nd year student committee, Faculty of Nursing Thammasat University after student nurses suffered side effects from Sinovac vaccine

 

Nine student nurses at Thammasat University have suffered side effects following inoculation with the Chinese-made Sinovac vaccine, According to the Student Organization of Thammasat University’s Facebook page.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216531-nine-student-nurses-suffer-side-effects-after-sinovac-vaccination/

 

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Samut Sakhon businesses warned not to hire illegal migrants amid reports of influx

 

Samut Sakhon factory of new cluster in where 39 from 69 foreign workers were found infected

 

Businesses in Thailand’s coastal province of Samut Sakhon are being sternly warned that they will face stiff legal action and closure if they are found to be hiring illegal migrant workers, following reports that some are being smuggled to the province and the capital.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216532-samut-sakhon-businesses-warned-not-to-hire-illegal-migrants-amid-reports-of-influx/

 

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Some advice for Thais looking to ‘migrate to another country’

By Thai PBS World’s Business Desk

 

(Photo by Alex OGLE / AFP)

 

Dissatisfaction with politics may be the main reason Thais are joining the campaign to “migrate to another country”, but dismay at Thailand’s economy can’t be far behind.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216533-some-advice-for-thais-looking-to-‘migrate-to-another-country’/

 

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Foreign rider escapes fine for not wearing mask, gets warning instead

By The Phuket News

 

Immigration warns foreigners to wear face masks. Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Phuket Immigration officers have warned foreigners that all people in Phuket should wear face masks in public places, including both Thai and foreign residents alike. The warning comes after a foreigner was charged for riding his motorcycle without a helmet and also received a warning from police for not wearing a mask.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216534-foreign-rider-escapes-fine-for-not-wearing-mask-gets-warning-instead/

 

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New daily infections in Phuket hit 12

By The Phuket News

 

Image: PPHO

 

PHUKET: Phuket recorded 12 new infections yesterday (May 8), staying above the official target to keep new daily infections under double digits.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216535-new-daily-infections-in-phuket-hit-12/

 

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Private hospitals will charge for COVID-19 vaccine shots at a standard price

By Subhabhong Rarueysong

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Private Hospital Association (PHA) has announced that COVID-19 vaccine shots, provided by private hospitals, will be charged at a standard price, including insurance for any side effects.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216536-private-hospitals-will-charge-for-covid-19-vaccine-shots-at-a-standard-price/

 

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Air travel is estimated to drop by 38% in 2021

By Subhabhong Rarueysong

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Aeronautical Radio of Thailand (Aerothai) has lowered its estimates of total domestic and international air travel in 2021 to 323,093 flights, a 38% reduction from its 518,790 flights estimate at the start of the year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216537-air-travel-is-estimated-to-drop-by-38-in-2021/

 

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Commerce Ministry tightens controls on delivery services to prevent profiteering

By Supawadee Wangsri

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Commerce has tightened controls on delivery services during the pandemic to prevent operators profiteering, as online orders have surged.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216538-commerce-ministry-tightens-controls-on-delivery-services-to-prevent-profiteering/

 

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AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccines made by Siam Bioscience pass quality testing in Europe and U.S.

By Tarin Angskul

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - AstraZeneca announced today that the samples from test batches of the COVID-19 vaccine made by Siam Bioscience had passed quality testing at AstraZeneca’s designated laboratories in Europe and in the U.S.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216539-astrazeneca’s-covid-19-vaccines-made-by-siam-bioscience-pass-quality-testing-in-europe-and-us/

 

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Government Plans New Measure for Vaccinated Travellers

By Subhabhong Rarueysong

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand plans to waive mandatory quarantine for vaccinated visitors to Bangkok and top tourist destinations from October, to revive a key industry battered by COVID-19 travel curbs.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216540-government-plans-new-measure-for-vaccinated-travellers/

 

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Emotional Ariya storms home with a 63 to win Honda LPGA Thailand

 

Ariya Jutanugarn celebrates after becoming the first Thai golfer to win the Honda LPGA Thailand tournament AFP/Lillian SUWANRUMPHA

 

BANGKOK: Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn staged one of her biggest fightbacks by firing a final round nine-under-par 63 to become the first Thai to win the Honda LPGA Thailand on Sunday (May 9).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216542-emotional-ariya-storms-home-with-a-63-to-win-honda-lpga-thailand/

 

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Thailand: COVID-19 insurance claims estimated at US$16m as of end-April

 

 

The total amount of COVID-19 insurance claims since the pandemic-related policies were launched in March 2020 are estimated to have reached THB500m ($16m) as of the end of April, according to Anon Vangvasu, president of Thai General Insurance Association.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216544-thailand-covid-19-insurance-claims-estimated-at-us16m-as-of-end-april/

 

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People failing to disclose information blamed for COVID-19 spike

 

REUTERS FILE PHOTO for reference only

 

People who have concealed information to medical staff are being blamed for the spike of COVID-19 cases.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216549-people-failing-to-disclose-information-blamed-for-covid-19-spike/

 

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Thailand reports 1,630 COVID-19 cases, 22 new deaths

 

 

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Thailand on Monday (May 10) reported 1,630 new COVID-19 cases and 22 more deaths.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216552-thailand-reports-1630-covid-19-cases-22-new-deaths/

 

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Is treatment for COVID-19 really free in Thailand?

By Thai PBS World’s General Desk

 

 

Despite the government’s repeated assurance that treatment for COVID-19 is free, not everyone is convinced. Copies of hefty hospital bills for COVID care are circulating widely on social media platforms.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216553-is-treatment-for-covid-19-really-free-in-thailand/

 

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Fine for not wearing a mask confirmed as 1,000 for first offence

 

Picture: Bangkok Business News 

 

A meeting of the Department of Disease Control yesterday headed by health minister and DPM Anutin Charnvirakul decided to lower the fine for non-mask wearers in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216555-fine-for-not-wearing-a-mask-confirmed-as-1000-for-first-offence/

 

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Foreigners' vaccination: Mobile app to be available or direct contact with hospitals from June

 

Picture: Bangkok Business News

 

Foreigners living in Thailand will be able to register for vaccinations against Covid-19 from June using either a mobile app or direct contact with hospitals. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216556-foreigners-vaccination-mobile-app-to-be-available-or-direct-contact-with-hospitals-from-june/

 

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Illegal immigration: 15,000+ have sneaked into Thailand posing Covid risk since start of year

 

Picture: Daily News

 

CCSA spokesman Dr Thavee Visanuyothin revealed that 15,378 people have sneaked across the border into Thailand since the start of the year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216563-illegal-immigration-15000-have-sneaked-into-thailand-posing-covid-risk-since-start-of-year/

 

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New Zealand man found asleep, drunk under tree

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A New Zealand man was taken into care after he was found lying under a tree beside a small street in Srisoonthorn last night (May 9).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216566-new-zealand-man-found-asleep-drunk-under-tree/

 

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Thai restaurant association make plea to PM for help

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The chief of the Thai Restaurant Association has urged the Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha to provide more help for the sector. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216567-thai-restaurant-association-make-plea-to-pm-for-help/

 

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Final person in custody after shooting of 15 year following concert last year

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A special police task force has arrested the final suspect on a warrant after the shooting of 15 year old Thitiphat Khiawsamran last year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216570-final-person-in-custody-after-shooting-of-15-year-following-concert-last-year/

 

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Latest poll: Thai stress levels up - spending most on masks 

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The latest Suan Dusit Poll suggested that Thais were more stressed than ever with the pandemic. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216572-latest-poll-thai-stress-levels-up-spending-most-on-masks /

 

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Thai government warns people about going on vaccine tours

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A prime minister's office spokesman has warned his compatriots about flying abroad to get vaccinated against Covid-19 - so-called VAX Tours. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216574-thai-government-warns-people-about-going-on-vaccine-tours/

 

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No plans to open Thai borders - strict measures still in place

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

An Immigration Bureau spokesman said at the weekend that IB chief Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang and senior officials have no plans to open Thailand's land borders.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216575-no-plans-to-open-thai-borders-strict-measures-still-in-place/

 

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Hua Hin: 1,000 vaccine doses sourced as pineapple factory cluster remains of high concern

 

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Covid-19 authorities in Hua Hin have applied for 1,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccinations for people in the area of a cluster of infections at a pineapple factory.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216578-hua-hin-1000-vaccine-doses-sourced-as-pineapple-factory-cluster-remains-of-high-concern/

 

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Famed Bangkok airport architect Helmut Jahn killed in US bicycle accident

 

● Helmut Jahn killed when two vehicles struck the bicycle he was riding outside Chicago

● His work internationally includes the Suvarnabhumi Airport terminal in Bangkok, Thailand

 

Agence France-Presse

 

Helmut Jahn in 1998. The famous German architect was behind some of the most impressive buildings in Chicago, Berlin and other cities. File photo: AP

 

German-born American architect Helmut Jahn, known for his postmodern steel-and-glass structures, has died aged 81 in Illinois after being hit by two vehicles while he was riding his bicycle, police said.

 

Full story:  https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216582-famed-bangkok-airport-architect-helmut-jahn-killed-in-us-bicycle-accident/

 

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Two rare wildlife species sighted in Doi Inthanon national park

 

 

Goral (Naemothedus) and serow (Caprycomis Sumatraensis), two endangered wildlife species, only seen on steep mountain cliffs, have recently been separately spotted by Thai park rangers on the Kew Mae Pan natural jungle trail in the Don Inthanon national park, in Chom Thong district of Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Mai.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216584-two-rare-wildlife-species-sighted-in-doi-inthanon-national-park/

 

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Phuket ICU beds near critical shortage

By The Phuket News

 

Vachira Phuket Hospital Director Dr Chalermpong Sukontapol (right) explains the CIU bed shortage issue during the live broadcast yesterday (May 9). Screenshot: Official COVID-19 Information Center Phuket

 

PHUKET: The number of beds available for COVID-19 patients in intensive-care units (ICU) at Phuket government hospitals is nearing ‘critical’, Vachira Phuket Hospital Director Dr Chalermpong Sukontapol has revealed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216586-phuket-icu-beds-near-critical-shortage/

 

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Pattaya woman's extraordinary tale of two days of terror at hands of serial rapist "Denphoom"

 

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Thai media Siam Rath published a horrific story of multiple rape of a Pattaya student and two other "pretties" at the hands of a serial rapist being sought by police in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1216587-pattaya-womans-extraordinary-tale-of-two-days-of-terror-at-hands-of-serial-rapist-denphoom/