THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 31 May 2021

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Eateries in Red Zones to ask CCSA to increase dine-in seating to 50-75% of capacity

 

 

Operators of eateries in the four Red Zone provinces, including Bangkok, will propose that the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) further ease dine-in restrictions, by allowing them occupy 50-75% of their seating capacity, up from the current 25% limit.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218948-eateries-in-red-zones-to-ask-ccsa-to-increase-dine-in-seating-to-50-75-of-capacity/

 

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Malaysia in lockdown again! CCSA fears illegal immigrant incursions on southern border

 

Picture: Sanook

 

The Center for Covid Situation Administration spokeswoman Dr Apisamai Srirangsan expressed concern now that Malaysia had gone into Covid lockdown again.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218950-malaysia-in-lockdown-again-ccsa-fears-illegal-immigrant-incursions-on-southern-border/

 

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Former tennis pro arrested after opening online gambling site in Chiang Mai

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Police in Chiang Mai have arrested a former world ranked tennis professional who with others turned to making a living from an illegal online betting website.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218952-former-tennis-pro-arrested-after-opening-online-gambling-site-in-chiang-mai/

 

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Tight COVID-19 safety measures at parliament as debate on budget bill starts

 

 

With the ongoing COVID-19 surge in Bangkok and its suburbs, unusually tight safety measures have been imposed at the Thai Parliament, as the three-day House debate on the government’s 3.1 trillion baht budget Bill for the 2022 fiscal year begins today (Monday).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218957-tight-covid-19-safety-measures-at-parliament-as-debate-on-budget-bill-starts/

 

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Thai April factory output posts biggest rise in more than 8 years

 

FILE PHOTO: A worker cleans the floor near a TV assembly line, at a factory in Bangkok, Thailand July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's manufacturing production index (MPI) in April rose for a second straight month and at the fastest pace in more than eight years, partially due to coming off a low base last year, the industry ministry said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218958-thai-april-factory-output-posts-biggest-rise-in-more-than-8-years/

 

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Thailand Explains Agreement on Exchange of COVID-19 Vaccines

By Subhabhong Rarueysong

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has explained that Thailand has entered into an agreement on the exchange of vaccines, which is different from joining the Covax Facility.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218959-thailand-explains-agreement-on-exchange-of-covid-19-vaccines/

 

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Bangkok to ease some COVID-19 curbs despite rise in cases

 

FILE PHOTO: A woman from Klong Toey community receives coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, in Bangkok, Thailand, May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Bangkok will ease bans on venues such as massage shops, clinics and parks applied to stop the spread of COVID-19, but schools, cinemas, gyms and zoos will remain closed, the Thai capital said in a statement on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218976-bangkok-to-ease-some-covid-19-curbs-despite-rise-in-cases/

 

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Thailand plans larger deficit from outbreak as budget debate starts

 

FILE PHOTO: Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha arrives before a family photo session with new cabinet ministers at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, March 30, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's parliament started debate on Monday on a budget bill that projects a bigger 700 billion baht ($22.41 billion) deficit for the 2022 fiscal year starting Oct. 1, as the government attempts to revive an economy hit by coronavirus outbreaks.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218977-thailand-plans-larger-deficit-from-outbreak-as-budget-debate-starts/

 

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Moderna Vaccine Inoculation Not Set Yet

 

 

BANGKOK, May 31 (TNA) – The Private Hospital Association has not set the start of COVID-19 vaccination with the Moderna vaccine as it is waiting for details about an available amount and the time of its import from the United States.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218978-moderna-vaccine-inoculation-not-set-yet/

 

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Thai and South Korean leaders discuss strategic partnership and bilateral cooperation

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has held discussions, by telephone, with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on a cooperative partnership strategy, focusing on green economy, future industries and health in the post-COVID-19 era.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218979-thai-and-south-korean-leaders-discuss-strategic-partnership-and-bilateral-cooperation/

 

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Foreigners stranded in Thailand due to COVID-19 can now stay until end of September

 

 

In a widely expected move, the Thai Immigration Bureau has announced that foreigners who are still stranded in Thailand due to the COVID-19 situation can remain in the country until at least late September.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218980-foreigners-stranded-in-thailand-due-to-covid-19-can-now-stay-until-end-of-september/

 

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Thai economy may take until early 2023 to normalise - central bank chief

 

FILE PHOTO: Bank of Thailand Governor Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput speaks during his first briefing on the economy and monetary policy after taking office in Bangkok, Thailand October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's tourism-reliant economy could take until the first quarter of 2023 to return to a normal position due to a third wave of coronavirus infections and uncertainty over its vaccine rollout, the central bank governor said on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218996-thai-economy-may-take-until-early-2023-to-normalise-central-bank-chief/

 

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Foxconn teams up with Thailand's PTT to make electric vehicles

 

FILE PHOTO: People wear masks to protect themselves from coronavirus disease (COVID-19), while listening to the annual general meeting at the lobby of Foxconn's office in Taipei, Taiwan, June 23, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo

 

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn on Monday announced a partnership with Thailand's state-run energy group PTT PCL to make electric cars in the Southeast Asian country, adding to a string of such deals by the iPhone assembler as it makes forays into the car market.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1218998-foxconn-teams-up-with-thailands-ptt-to-make-electric-vehicles/

 

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RTAF’s vaccination center opens tomorrow

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Royal Thai Air Force today made final checks before tomorrow’s opening of its northern Bangkok vaccination center, located at an air force academy.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219000-rtaf’s-vaccination-center-opens-tomorrow/

 

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Prison inmates in urgent need of vaccines

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Minister of Justice has asked Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirkul for COVID-19 vaccines to halt the fast rising infection rate in prisons.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219001-prison-inmates-in-urgent-need-of-vaccines/

 

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Chiang Mai Central Prison attains herd immunity

 

 

CHIANG MAI (NNT) - Authorities have implemented a ’bubble and seal’ measure to help limit the spread of COVID-19 at Chiang Mai Central Prison in Chiang Mai province. The facility has now achieved herd immunity, with 95 percent of the inmates now immune to the virus. The Department of Corrections is to supervise the prison as usual.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219002-chiang-mai-central-prison-attains-herd-immunity/

 

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PM Prayut inspects COVID-19 vaccination venue at CentralWorld

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, has inspected a vaccination venue at CentralWorld shopping plaza in Pathum Wan district, Bangkok, while insisting that the COVID-19 vaccines are safe.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219003-pm-prayut-inspects-covid-19-vaccination-venue-at-centralworld/

 

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Bangkok to run COVID-19 screening at all markets as more clusters emerge

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Bangkok City Hall will keep on running active COVID-19 testing at all 486 markets, as new clusters continue to emerge in the capital, while the government’s COVID-19 task force is encouraging people to quit smoking to reduce their health risks, including increased chances of severe COVID-19 symptoms.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219004-bangkok-to-run-covid-19-screening-at-all-markets-as-more-clusters-emerge/

 

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BMA operates Khok Nong Na Project in Prawet district

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has implemented the Khok Nong Na Project in Prawet district as a comprehensive Agricultural Learning Center enabling urban people and the general public to build a good quality of life according to the sufficiency economy principles.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219005-bma-operates-khok-nong-na-project-in-prawet-district/

 

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Opposition leader says budget bill is unrealistic

 

Pheu Thai party leader Sompong Amornvivat

 

Opposition and Pheu Thai party leader Sompong Amornvivat has criticized the government’s 3.1 trillion baht budget for the 2022 fiscal year as being unrealistic and for failing to reflect the real situation on the ground, where many people in the country are suffering from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219006-opposition-leader-says-budget-bill-is-unrealistic/

 

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Housing demand remains but buyers hesitant

 

Downtown Bangkok. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP)

 

The third wave of Covid-19 continues to dampen the housing market and leads to changes in the type of property sought.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219008-housing-demand-remains-but-buyers-hesitant/

 

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