THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Friday 14 May 2021

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Neighbor, 66, attacks woman 74, with large knife - he drags her into a ditch and disappears into the hills

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Police in Songkhla in southern Thailand are searching for a 66 year old man called Adul or "Khiaw" believed responsible for the murder of a relative and neighbour in an adjoining house. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217083-neighbor-66-attacks-woman-74-with-large-knife-he-drags-her-into-a-ditch-and-disappears-into-the-hills/

 

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Chiang Mai: Top traffic cop did NOT die after being vaccinated - police go after fake news posters

 

Picture: Sanook

 

The provincial police in Chiang Mai said that there was no truth to the online rumor that one of their own died after being vaccinated against Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217085-chiang-mai-top-traffic-cop-did-not-die-after-being-vaccinated-police-go-after-fake-news-posters/

 

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Phuket ‘smart bus’ considered to replace light rail, save B15.2bn

By The Phuket News

 

Image: MRTA

 

PHUKET: Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob has ordered an in-depth analysis of a proposal to dump the Phuket light-rail project in favour of a ‘smart bus’ system that would reduce the cost of launching a mass transport option on the island by some B15.2 billion.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217090-phuket-‘smart-bus’-considered-to-replace-light-rail-save-b152bn/

 

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Thailand’s overcrowded prison system a COVID-19 timebomb

By Thai PBS World’s Political Desk

 

Bangkok Remand Prison.(Photo by Jack TAYLOR / AFP)

 

Alarm is growing in Thailand after the Department of Corrections revealed that 2,835 COVID-19 cases had been found inside two major Bangkok prisons.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217094-thailand’s-overcrowded-prison-system-a-covid-19-timebomb/

 

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Officials linked to 10 year people trafficking operation in Prachuap Khiri Khan

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Naew Na reported that 50 illegal Myanmar workers - 31 men and 19 women - had been stopped by a large task force and local officials after crossing a natural border several kilometers from the Sinkhorn border post in Prachuap Khiri Khan. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217095-officials-linked-to-10-year-people-trafficking-operation-in-prachuap-khiri-khan/

 

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Can oxygen saturation (SpO2) show if you are infected with COVID-19?

 

 

COVID-19 has affected millions of people over the past year and a half. One thing that is quite clear is that the virus attacks the lungs of the infected, causing many to exhibit symptoms of severe pneumonia and, in turn, low blood-oxygen levels.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217098-can-oxygen-saturation-spo2-show-if-you-are-infected-with-covid-19/

 

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Corrections Department Steps up Efforts to Contain COVID-19 Outbreak in Prisons

By Woraprat Lerpaisal

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Corrections Department is stepping up efforts to contain the COVID-19 outbreak at two prisons in Bangkok, where nearly 3,000 inmates have now tested positive for the disease.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217100-corrections-department-steps-up-efforts-to-contain-covid-19-outbreak-in-prisons/

 

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Thais first then most foreigners will be vaccinated later, possibly from August

 

 

The Thai government has promised to vaccinate all residents of Thailand, including non-Thai citizens, but priority will be given to citizens first and non-citizens will possibly have to wait until August to register for vaccination, according to government officials.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217052-foreigners-will-definitely-get-vaccine-in-thailand-urged-to-register-from-august/?do=findComment&comment=16474441

 

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Govt to get tough on fake news about COVID-19 and vaccines

 

 

Officials at the Thai government’s Anti-Fake News Centre have been instructed to intensify their efforts to prevent and crack down on fake news, which is deemed detrimental to life and property, to alert the public about fake news and to provide the public with facts.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217120-govt-to-get-tough-on-fake-news-about-covid-19-and-vaccines/

 

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Inmates nationwide expected to be inoculated in June

 

Photo from freepik.com

 

Thailand’s department of corrections is planning to inoculate all inmates nationwide, beginning with people at high-risk, such as those over 60, those with a high BMI and those with congenital diseases. The campaign is expected to begin in June, after the new lot of vaccines arrive.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217121-inmates-nationwide-expected-to-be-inoculated-in-june/

 

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Congestion, poor ventilation among causes of COVID-19 transmission in factories

 

File photo

 

Congestion, poor ventilation and sharing of the same drinking vessels have been blamed as the main causes of the spread of COVID-19 in five factories, with more than 500 workers each, in Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Pathum Thani and Nonthaburi provinces, said Department of Health Director-General Dr. Suwanchai Wattanayingcharoenchai today (Friday).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217122-congestion-poor-ventilation-among-causes-of-covid-19-transmission-in-factories/

 

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Higher Education Ministry Designates University Opening on 14 June

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation has designated 14 June for the opening of the next semester for universities.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217123-higher-education-ministry-designates-university-opening-on-14-june/

 

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Health Security Office Will Seek Additional Budget for COVID-19 Patients

 

 

The National Health Security Office (NHSO) will seek an additional budget to help those affected by the third wave of COVID-19,because the number of COVID-19 patients in the country continues to rise.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217124-health-security-office-will-seek-additional-budget-for-covid-19-patients/

 

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Academics Voice Concern over Young Children Watching Online Lessons

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Academics have voiced concern over young children watching online lessons, as much of the online content does not fully enhance creative development.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217125-academics-voice-concern-over-young-children-watching-online-lessons/

 

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BOT Helps Small Debtors Affected by COVID-19

 

 

BANGKOK, May 14 (TNA) – The Bank of Thailand issued the third phase of its aid for small debtors in trouble with COVID-19 covering extended repayment periods, debt moratoriums, interest reduction and debt consolidation. It will start on May 17.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217126-bot-helps-small-debtors-affected-by-covid-19/

 

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PM Opens Big Field Hospital

 

 

NONTHABURI, May 14 (TNA) – Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha opened a large field hospital named Busarakham to treat COVID-19 patients.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217131-pm-opens-big-field-hospital/

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Expat launches campaign to support wife of noodle vendor shot by police

 

Aroon Thongplab with his wife Kulthida Chananan and children in happier times. Photo: supplied.

 

PHUKET:-- Local expat Eric Smulders has launched a campaign urging people to support the wife of the noodle vendor shot by a drunken off-duty Phuket police officer on Bangla Rd earlier this year.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217132-expat-launches-campaign-to-support-wife-of-noodle-vendor-shot-by-police/

 

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CCSA considers allowing restaurants in red zone provinces to partially re-open

 

Image: Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, file photo

 

Thailand’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) is considering relaxing some of the restrictions in place in so-called ‘dark red zone’ provinces.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217134-ccsa-considers-allowing-restaurants-in-red-zone-provinces-to-partially-re-open/

 

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500,000 Doses of Sinovac Vaccines Arrive

 

 

BANGKOK, May 14 (TNA) – Sinovac delivered 500,000 doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to Thailand today and they were donations from China.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217135-500000-doses-of-sinovac-vaccines-arrive/

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Thailand's GDP seen shrinking in Q1, outlook weak amid third virus wave: Reuters poll

 

FILE PHOTO: Thai baht notes are seen at a Kasikornbank in Bangkok, Thailand, May 12, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's economy likely shrank in the first quarter of this year, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, as coronavirus outbreaks in the beginning of 2021 hurt consumption and tourism, slowing the pace of the economic recovery.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217136-thailands-gdp-seen-shrinking-in-q1-outlook-weak-amid-third-virus-wave-reuters-poll/

 

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‘I am not a COVID-infected prostitute’, says Phuket woman

 

Phuket native Rungaroon Siela, 29, today asked for the media’s help in refuting the allegations online. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET:-- Police have yet to treat seriously a formal complaint filed by a local woman who was accused online by man who posted her photo and claimed that she was a prostitute who worked in Phoonpon Soi 11, that she had slept with 20 customers in three days and that she was now infected with COVID-19.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217144-‘i-am-not-a-covid-infected-prostitute’-says-phuket-woman/

 

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Buriram becomes first Thai province to penalize refusal for COVID-19 vaccine

 

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The northeastern province of Buriram has become the first province in Thailand to mandate COVID-19 vaccination for all individuals aged 18 and older, with possible penalties as high as two years in prison and a maximum of 60,000 Baht.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217146-buriram-becomes-first-thai-province-to-penalize-refusal-for-covid-19-vaccine/

 

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Rapid test abandoned, only vaccinated or tested arrivals to enter Phuket

 

Phuket Vice Governor Piyapong Choowong (centre) confirmed the news today (May 14). Screenshot: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET:-- Rapid antigen tests will no longer be used to determine whether or not people will be allowed to enter Phuket from Sunday (May 16), Phuket Vice Governor Piyawong Choowong has confirmed.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217149-rapid-test-abandoned-only-vaccinated-or-tested-arrivals-to-enter-phuket/

 

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