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Thailand Live Friday 11 June 2021

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Phuket pubs, bars to stay closed for July 1 Sandbox reopening

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Patong Mayor Chalermsak Maneesri confirmed the news today (June 10). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Patong Mayor Chalermsak Maneesri has confirmed that pubs, bars and other entertainment venues across Phuket will be closed for the July 1 reopening of the island to receiving vaccinated international tourists.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1220143-phuket-pubs-bars-to-stay-closed-for-july-1-sandbox-reopening/

 

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Thai central bank allows banks to pay interim dividends

 

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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 central bank has allowed banks to pay interim dividends as lenders are strong with sufficient capital to withstand the impact of COVID-19 outbreaks, the governor said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1220140-thai-central-bank-allows-banks-to-pay-interim-dividends/

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Delta (Indian) COVID-19 strain in 11 Thai provinces – Medical Sciences Department

 

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The Delta (Indian) variant of COVID-19 has spread to 11 provinces in Thailand, with 348 people found to be infected to date, including 318 cases in Bangkok alone, according to Dr. Supakit Sirilak, director-general of the Thai Medical Sciences Department.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1220144-delta-indian-covid-19-strain-in-11-thai-provinces-–-medical-sciences-department/

 

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TAT Sandbox release clarifies key conditions, mystifies others

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PHUKET: An updated release by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has clarified several key aspects about the conditions of entry for vaccinated tourists under the ‘Phuket Tourism Sandbox’ scheme from July 1, but openly identified details yet to be confirmed for many critical aspects affecting tourists’ stays on the island.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1220145-tat-sandbox-release-clarifies-key-conditions-mystifies-others/

 

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Phuket officials repeat domestic entry requirements for Phuket, in English

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PHUKET: The Phuket office of the Public Relations Department (PR Phuket) has issued a notice explaining the current entry requirements for domestic arrivals wanting to enter Phuket, this time in English.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1220146-phuket-officials-repeat-domestic-entry-requirements-for-phuket-in-english/

 

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Five drug suspects arrested, firearms seized

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PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police have arrested five more people in a series of raids that seized in total more than 72.6 grammes of crystal meth (ya ice), 5,326 pills of methamphetamine (ya bah), firearms and 60 rounds of ammunition.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1220147-five-drug-suspects-arrested-firearms-seized/

 

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Government Insists ฿500bn Loan to Deal with COVID-19 Crisis does not Exceed Public Debt Ceiling

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BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith has defended the executive decree to borrow 500 billion baht to combat the public health crisis, insisting the loan will not exceed the public debt ceiling.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1220148-government-insists-฿500bn-loan-to-deal-with-covid-19-crisis-does-not-exceed-public-debt-ceiling/

 

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Vendor arrested in Bangkok for reportedly selling hundreds of illegal sex toys online

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Bangkok – A Thai national, 28, was arrested in the Suan Luang District of Bangkok for allegedly selling sex toys via social media platforms, the Customer Protection Police Division (CPPD) announced today, June 10th.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1220149-vendor-arrested-in-bangkok-for-reportedly-selling-hundreds-of-illegal-sex-toys-online/

 

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Today marks two months of Covid-19 restrictions in Pattaya with many business owners and residents getting frustrated

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Pattaya, Thailand-Today, June 10th, 2021, marks a full two months since Covid-19 restrictions were enacted in the Chonburi (and Thailand) area, causing hundreds of businesses to be force closed and essentially stopped domestic tourism that had been assisting Pattaya “survive” with a lack of foreign tourists due to border closures.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1220150-today-marks-two-months-of-covid-19-restrictions-in-pattaya-with-many-business-owners-and-residents-getting-frustrated/

 

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Analyst: Thailand needs pandemic under control next month to see economic recovery this year

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Thailand will only see clear signs of economic recovery in the last quarter of 2021 if the current outbreak can be brought under control by the end of July, the Kasikorn Research Center said Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1220151-analyst-thailand-needs-pandemic-under-control-next-month-to-see-economic-recovery-this-year/

 

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A quarter of Bangkok markets lacking Covid-prevention measures

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Twenty-four per cent of open-air markets inspected in Bangkok did not have adequate measures in place to reduce the spread of coronavirus, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1220153-a-quarter-of-bangkok-markets-lacking-covid-prevention-measures/

 

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Thailand reports 2,290 COVID-19 cases, 27 new deaths

 

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


Thailand on Friday (June 11) reported 2,290 new COVID-19 cases and 43 additional deaths over the past 24 hours.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1220157-thailand-reports-2290-covid-19-cases-27-new-deaths/

 

 

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Krabi won't be able to open to foreign tourists without quarantine in October without more vaccine

 

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One of the key tourism reliant provinces named in government plans to reopen to vaccinated foreign tourists in October without quarantine is not getting promised vaccine supplies. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1220173-krabi-wont-be-able-to-open-to-foreign-tourists-without-quarantine-in-october-without-more-vaccine/

 

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Police seize ‘ice’ worth 135 million baht - Chonburi guys were paid 300K to take the drugs south

 

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Pol Col Pahon Katekaew of the Region 4 police announced the arrest of three men and one woman and the seizure of 135 kilos of crystal meth worth 135 million baht.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1220178-police-seize-‘ice’-worth-135-million-baht-chonburi-guys-were-paid-300k-to-take-the-drugs-south/

 

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Thailand orders 20 million doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for delivery this year

 

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The Thai government has signed a purchase order for 20 million doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, with deliveries expected in the second half of the year, according to Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1220182-thailand-orders-20-million-doses-of-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-for-delivery-this-year/

 

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Security forces tighten measures at worker camps

By Tanakorn Sangiam

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - The police and military have increased their security measures at workers’ camps in Bangkok, ensuring these camps where many COVID-19 cases have recently been reported are completely sealed off from the outside.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1220184-security-forces-tighten-measures-at-worker-camps/

 

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