THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 19 May 2021

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Kalasin grocer thought she'd get half a billion for lending 39 million baht - she lost it all

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported on an extraordinary tale of greed and gullibility in north east Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217630-kalasin-grocer-thought-shed-get-half-a-billion-for-lending-39-million-baht-she-lost-it-all/

 

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Phuket mass vaccination resumes with goal to inject 14,000 people per day

By The Phuket News

 

The mass vaccination campaign resumed. Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: The mass-vaccination campaign in Phuket resumed across the island yesterday (May 18) with officials targeting to deliver jabs to 14,000 people a day during the mass-vaccination windows in order to reach the 70% population target to achieve herd immunity against COVID-19 by July 1.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217633-phuket-mass-vaccination-resumes-with-goal-to-inject-14000-people-per-day/

 

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Pattaya: Online learning for schoolchildren set to be expanded to Cable TV

 

Picture: Sophon Cable TV

 

Sophon Cable TV reported that children at 11 schools in Pattaya would be able to do their lessons via another method. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217637-pattaya-online-learning-for-schoolchildren-set-to-be-expanded-to-cable-tv/

 

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"If the cable didn't snap I'd have been decapitated" - delivery guy bemoans hanging wires

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported what happened to a motorcycle delivery guy who was on his way to work in Bang Bua Thong, Nonthaburi.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217639-if-the-cable-didnt-snap-id-have-been-decapitated-delivery-guy-bemoans-hanging-wires/

 

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Flight passengers to Phuket without documents to be refused boarding

By The Phuket News

 

Present at the meeting at Phuket Provincial Hall on Monday (May 17) were Soonthorn Sakdasawit, Deputy Director of Phuket International Airport, and Dr Ratchapol Prabrai, Senior Doctor of the Medical Department at the Phuket Airport Medical Division. Photo: AoT Phuket

 

PHUKET: Flight passengers travelling to Phuket must present documents proving that the passenger is fully vaccinated or has tested negative for COVID-19 within the previous 72 hours or they will not be allowed to board the plane.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217640-flight-passengers-to-phuket-without-documents-to-be-refused-boarding/

 

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Hua Hin: Beware of burglars! Two houses broken into in Thap Tai

 

Picture: Prachup Post

 

Prachup Post reported on Facebook that two, two bedroom houses next to each other in a housing estate in Thap Tai sub-district, Moo 9, had been burgled. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217642-hua-hin-beware-of-burglars-two-houses-broken-into-in-thap-tai/

 

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Toilet turnstile blamed for 867 COVID-19 infections found in a week at Simummuang market

 

 

867 out of 10,480 vendors and workers at the Simummuang fruit and vegetable market in Pathum Thani province screened for COVID-19 by health officials, or 8%, tested positive for the virus, with most infections appearing to have come from touching the turnstile at the coin-operated public toilets in the market.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217652-toilet-turnstile-blamed-for-867-covid-19-infections-found-in-a-week-at-simummuang-market/

 

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Vaccination registration opens for foreigners in all Phuket businesses

By The Phuket News

 

The mass vaccination campaign continued at Phuket airport yesterday (May 18). Photo: PPHO

 

PHUKET: Foreigners working for any businesses in Phuket with a Phuket-registered address can now register to be vaccinated through the government mass-vaccination campaign.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217655-vaccination-registration-opens-for-foreigners-in-all-phuket-businesses/

 

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Saturday Chao Phraya River express boat services to resume this weekend

 

 

Chao Phraya Express Boat Company will resume its Saturday service this weekend, after suspension of weekend services since May 8th.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217669-saturday-chao-phraya-river-express-boat-services-to-resume-this-weekend/

 

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Curtain closes on the legendary sukiyaki restaurant in Bangkok’s Siam Square

 

A la carte Suki menu pioneered by Coca over 6 decades ago. (Photos are courtesy of Coca)

 

Coca Siam Square, once a cool place for youngsters in the old days, now closed down for good, but customers can still tuck into the legendary suki dishes at other outlets.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217670-curtain-closes-on-the-legendary-sukiyaki-restaurant-in-bangkok’s-siam-square/

 

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Remains of 2 Thais killed in Hamas attack on Israel to be sent home

 

Rockets are launched towards Israel from Gaza City, controlled by the Palestinian Hamas movement, on May 18, 2021, amid a flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian violence. / AFP

 

The bodies of two Thai men, killed yesterday by Hamas rockets in the southern Israeli region of Eshkol, will be sent home to Thailand, while the other eight wounded Thai workers have been hospitalized, with some already discharged, according to Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) today.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217671-remains-of-2-thais-killed-in-hamas-attack-on-israel-to-be-sent-home/

 

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From Shielding the Borders to Forging the Best Shield: COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout in Thailand

 

Photo : freepik

 

COVID-19 is by far the deadliest international disaster this century. The pandemic has affected the health and livelihood of the vast majority of the world’s population. It has also resulted in massive economic losses on a scale rarely seen before.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217673-from-shielding-the-borders-to-forging-the-best-shield-covid-19-vaccine-rollout-in-thailand/

 

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Field Hospitals to Treat Infected Workers, Inmates

 

 

BANGKOK, May 19 (TNA) – The government prepared hospitals including field facilities to treat the workers and inmates who were infected with COVID-19.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217675-field-hospitals-to-treat-infected-workers-inmates/

 

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Labour Ministry pledges help for Thai workers in Israel

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - After two Thai nationals were reported killed in southern Israel on 18th May, casualties in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, the Ministry of Thailand has announced that family of the deceased and those injured will receive help from both the Israeli and Thai authorities.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217688-labour-ministry-pledges-help-for-thai-workers-in-israel/

 

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Cabinet approves 66.5bn baht for development projects

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - To ensure continuous national development, Thailand’s Cabinet has given the green light to a 66.5 billion baht budget for 881 campaigns as part of multiple Big Rock initiatives.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217689-cabinet-approves-665bn-baht-for-development-projects/

 

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Bang Kapi market closed for 3 days to contain the spread of COVID-19

 

 

The Bang Kapi district office has ordered the closure of Bang Kapi fresh market for three days, starting Thursday, after 53 people working at and living around the market have been infected with COVID-19.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217690-bang-kapi-market-closed-for-3-days-to-contain-the-spread-of-covid-19/

 

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Thailand starts COVID-19 vaccinations for monks at risk

 

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand began vaccinating Buddhist monks against the coronavirus this week, hoping to build up their protection to enable them to safely perform their spiritual duties.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217695-thailand-starts-covid-19-vaccinations-for-monks-at-risk/

 

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Kratom suspects caught after 20km police chase

 

The men were caught after they hit a car head-on in Soi Paniang, in Moo 5, Rassada. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Two men’s attempt to flee police after a 20-kilometre chase starting in Chalong came to a crunching halt yesterday (May 18) when they hit a car head-on in a small street in Rassada.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217697-kratom-suspects-caught-after-20km-police-chase/

 

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Electricity outage to affect Rassada

 

A map showing the areas to be affected by the power outage in Rassada on Friday. Image: PEA

 

PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Rassada on Friday (May 21) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217699-electricity-outage-to-affect-rassada/

 

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Two Thai people killed in Israel were on lunch break according to eyewitness

 

A screengrab from a video clip provided by one of the Thai workers in Israel, showing them sheltering under a farm truck during one the Hamas attacks.

 

The two Thai workers, killed in an attack by Hamas while on the Ohad Agricultural Estate in Israel, were on their lunch break, according to an eyewitness. The town is about 14 kilometers away from the Gaza strip.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1217705-two-thai-people-killed-in-israel-were-on-lunch-break-according-to-eyewitness/

 

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