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High speed rail project construction in Chonburi linked to three major airports expected to start this October

 

 

A major high-speed rail construction project in Chonburi which will be linked to three airports is expected to start this October.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219909-high-speed-rail-project-construction-in-chonburi-linked-to-three-major-airports-expected-to-start-this-october/

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Thai hospitals instructed not to postpone vaccination appointments – DPHM

 

 

Hospitals in Thailand have been instructed to keep vaccination appointments, even though they may have received fewer doses of vaccine than expected, especially for people over 60 and those suffering from any of seven non-communicable underlying diseases, Deputy Public Health Minister Satit Pitutacha told Thai PBS during the “Tob Jot” TV programme on Monday night.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219903-thai-hospitals-instructed-not-to-postpone-vaccination-appointments-–-dphm/

 

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Chiang Mai eases restrictions on eateries, malls, convenience stores from Wednesday

 

(Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

 

Citing the low daily COVID-19 infection rate, of fewer than five cases for the past seven days, the provincial communicable disease committee of Chiang Mai has decided to ease some restrictions, starting Wednesday (June 9th).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219923-chiang-mai-eases-restrictions-on-eateries-malls-convenience-stores-from-wednesday/

 

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U.N. says 100,000 flee fighting in Myanmar border state

 

FILE PHOTO: Myanmar's junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected government in a coup on February 1, presides an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

 

(Reuters) -The United Nations said on Tuesday an estimated 100,000 people in Myanmar's Kayah state had been displaced by fighting that included "indiscriminate attacks by security forces" in civilian areas.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219922-un-says-100000-flee-fighting-in-myanmar-border-state/

 

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Thai PM apologises as many vaccination appointments postponed

 

 

As many people have seen their vaccination appointments cancelled or postponed, due to insufficient allocation of doses to several parts of the country, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha apologised at a press conference today (Tuesday), saying more vaccines are being procured.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219924-thai-pm-apologises-as-many-vaccination-appointments-postponed/

 

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DDC: Mixing vaccines only recommended in case of allergy

By Pear Maneechote

 

 

Thai health authorities on Tuesday stuck to the line that mixing different Covid-19 vaccines for the two shots is only recommended if there is a severe reaction to the first one. The comments follow growing indications that swapping jabs can significantly boost patients’ immune response.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219926-ddc-mixing-vaccines-only-recommended-in-case-of-allergy/

 

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Disappointment for football fans as Thai broadcasters fail to secure EURO 2020 TV rights

 

Picture: SiamSport

 

UEFA Euro 2020 is about to get underway but as it stands, football fans in Thailand will not be able to watch any games on Thai TV.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219928-disappointment-for-football-fans-as-thai-broadcasters-fail-to-secure-euro-2020-tv-rights/

 

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Price for Disney+ streaming service announced

 

 

The pricing for subscriptions to the new Disney+ streaming service have been confirmed for users in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219929-price-for-disney-streaming-service-announced/

 

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Fines of up to 20,000 baht now in place for not wearing a face mask

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Fines for not wearing surgical or cloth masks in public have been made official.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219932-fines-of-up-to-20000-baht-now-in-place-for-not-wearing-a-face-mask/

 

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Thai Cabinet does not give final approval to Phuket Sandbox yet, asks for relevant agencies to make some improvements

By Adam Judd

 

 

Thailand-The Thai Cabinet met this afternoon and among other issues, like the hiring of special government employees and financial aid measures for small businesses affected by Covid-19, the Cabinet briefly discussed the Phuket Sandbox program.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219933-thai-cabinet-does-not-give-final-approval-to-phuket-sandbox-yet-asks-for-relevant-agencies-to-make-some-improvements/

 

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Bangkok: Rain brings the inevitable - accidents

 

Picture: INN

 

INN reported that light to medium rainfall was experienced in many districts of Bangkok yesterday afternoon. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219934-bangkok-rain-brings-the-inevitable-accidents/

 

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Thailand reports 2,680 new COVID-19 cases, 35 new deaths 

 

File photo: A person receives the second dose of Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine at the Kodang stadium in Bangkok, Thailand June 4, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

Thailand on Wednesday (June 9) reported 2,680 new COVID-19 cases and 35 additional deaths over the past 24 hours.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219936-thailand-reports-2680-new-covid-19-cases-35-new-deaths/

 

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Govt poll: Most Thais want to get vaccinated - but more than half are not happy with vax quality

 

Picture: RYT9

 

A government poll has revealed that 75.2% of the Thai population want to get vaccinated. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219938-govt-poll-most-thais-want-to-get-vaccinated-but-more-than-half-are-not-happy-with-vax-quality/

 

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Confusion reigns as Thailand’s 3 million expats wait for their shots

 

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Many government figures have announced that all 3 million of Thailand’s foreign residents can join the mass COVID-19 vaccine drive, provided they check arrangements before popping up at inoculation venues where the supply of doses may be limited.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219943-confusion-reigns-as-thailand’s-3-million-expats-wait-for-their-shots/

 

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Mathematical equation used to ensure fairness in vaccine distribution: Anutin

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Thailand's DPM and health minister has told Daily News that the distribution of vaccine in Thailand is fair and just and has told people not to worry.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219944-mathematical-equation-used-to-ensure-fairness-in-vaccine-distribution-anutin/

 

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Chiang Mai: Four districts in "sandbox" reopening by August 1st - tourists to spend 27 billion baht by end of year

 

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Thai media has reported that foreign and domestic tourists will bring in 27 billion baht to the Chiang Mai economy after four provinces are opened up come August first.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219947-chiang-mai-four-districts-in-sandbox-reopening-by-august-1st-tourists-to-spend-27-billion-baht-by-end-of-year/

 

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Death of billionaires at Koh Tao: New details emerge as police carry out poolside reenactment

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that "Big Police" descended on the area of the pool at the five star resort in Koh Tao yesterday where two Thai/Indian billionaires died on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219955-death-of-billionaires-at-koh-tao-new-details-emerge-as-police-carry-out-poolside-reenactment/

 

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Thai drainage work: Netizens divided over whether it works!

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported on a Facebook post that showed some drainage work by a road.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219958-thai-drainage-work-netizens-divided-over-whether-it-works/

 

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NACC to seek asset clarification from PM’s senator brother, his wife

 

 

Thailand’s National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has decided unanimously in favour of serving a notice on Gen. Preecha Chan-o-cha, a senator and younger brother of Prime Minister Prayut, to acknowledge a charge of concealing assets belonging to himself and his wife while he was a member of the National Legislative Assembly, a parliamentary body active during the military regime of 2014-2019.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219964-nacc-to-seek-asset-clarification-from-pm’s-senator-brother-his-wife/

 

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Chinese man arrested as 5 million baht of fake cosmetics found at Bang Bon depot 

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that trading standards police headed by Pol Maj-Gen Natthasak Chaowanasai raided a depot in the Bang Bon area of western Bangkok after a one month investigation.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219966-chinese-man-arrested-as-5-million-baht-of-fake-cosmetics-found-at-bang-bon-depot/

 

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Samui welcomes fully vaccinated domestic tourists without quarantine

 

 

Samui Island is now welcoming fully vaccinated tourists, from within Thailand, without the need to go through a 14-day quarantine, according to Samui Island District Chief Teerapong Chuaychoo.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219969-samui-welcomes-fully-vaccinated-domestic-tourists-without-quarantine/

 

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Pedestrian escapes being mowed down by high-speed wipeout

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The remains of the two vehicles in the accident yesterday evening (June 8). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A pedestrian walking across a central reservation on Thepkrasattri Rd in Srisoonthorn yesterday evening (June 8 ) narrowly escaped being mowed down by a car and pickup truck that had mounted the traffic island and slammed into a palm tree.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219970-pedestrian-escapes-being-mowed-down-by-high-speed-wipeout/

 

 

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Cabinet Agrees on Phuket “Sandbox” Foreign Tourism Program

By Subhabhong Rarueysong

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Cabinet has agreed on the Phuket “Sandbox”, a foreign tourism reopening program, scheduled to start next month as a prelude to a tourism revival in Thailand’s 10 most popular tourist destinations, as proposed by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219933-thai-cabinet-does-not-give-final-approval-to-phuket-sandbox-yet-asks-for-relevant-agencies-to-make-some-improvements/?do=findComment&comment=16549941

 

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Corrupt Chonburi local govt officials took 80,000 baht bribe to award contract

 

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INN reported that the chief of Nong Hong sub-district and his engineering director were arrested for taking bribes to award a building contract. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219971- corrupt-chonburi-local-govt-officials-took-80000-baht-bribe-to-award-contract/

 

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Cabinet approves hiring of 10,000 special government employees

By Praphorn Praphornkul

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, says a meeting of cabinet ministers today (June 8 ) approved the hiring of 10,000 special government employees on a one-year contract to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219972-cabinet-approves-hiring-of-10000-special-government-employees/

 

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Thailand to examine how it can regulate social media content

 

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Thai Rath reported that the Thai prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed his legal teams to find out how foreign governments monitor content online. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219976-thailand-to-examine-how-it-can-regulate-social-media-content/

 

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Thai parliament debates bill on $16 billion borrowing to counter virus outbreak

 

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

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's parliament on Wednesday started debating a bill to allow the government to borrow an additional 500 billion baht ($16 billion) to help the tourism-reliant country deal with its latest and biggest coronavirus outbreak so far.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219979-thai-parliament-debates-bill-on-16-billion-borrowing-to-counter-virus-outbreak/

 

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Thai woman dies hours after receiving AstraZeneca vaccine

 

 

A 46-year-old Thai woman died last night (Tuesday), just hours after receiving an AstraZeneca vaccine shot.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219980-thai-woman-dies-hours-after-receiving-astrazeneca-vaccine/

 

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Most patients infected by Delta variant in Udon Thani recover

 

 

Twelve of the 17 people in Thailand’s northeastern province of Udon Thani, who were found to be infected with the Delta, or Indian variant of COVID-19, have fully recovered and returned home, said Mr. Uthen Hakaew, deputy chief of the Udon Thani provincial health office, today (Wednesday).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219983-most-patients-infected-by-delta-variant-in-udon-thani-recover/

 

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Foreigner infected while in Phuket quarantine

By The Phuket News

 

Dr Kusak broke the news during a live broadcast this morning (June 9). Screenshot: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: A foreigner has tested positive for COVID-19 while still staying at a local quarantine facility, it was revealed during a live broadcast by key Phuket officials, including Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew, this morning (June 9).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1219984-foreigner-infected-while-in-phuket-quarantine/