THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Sunday 27 June 2021

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Thailand announces new restrictions in Bangkok, other provinces

 

FILE PHOTO: The giant Buddha statue of Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen temple is seen at the end of an avenue amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand, June 9, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Sunday announced new restrictions centred around its capital in a bid to tackle the country's worst coronavirus outbreak.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1221837-thailand-announces-new-restrictions-in-bangkok-other-provinces/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Video: No tourists but some of the beaches in Thailand are filthy with trash

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

There are virtually no tourists to speak of in Thailand but that has not stopped some of the beaches in the country being clogged with trash.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1221793-video-no-tourists-but-some-of-the-beaches-in-thailand-are-filthy-with-trash/

[Jonathan Fairfield]

60,000 New Conscripts in Thailand Will Be Vaccinated against COVID-19

By Subhabhong Rarueysong

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has announced that about 60,000 new conscripts and their instructors will be vaccinated against COVID-19 soon, after they report for duty, to help build herd immunity.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1221792-60000-new-conscripts-in-thailand-will-be-vaccinated-against-covid-19/

 

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Suspect in Thursday’s shootings in Bangkok to be held in custody for 12 days

 

 

The suspect in Thursday’s shooting spree in and around Bangkok is in custody and will be held for at least for 12 days, during the initial questioning and investigation.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1221839-suspect-in-thursday’s-shootings-in-bangkok-to-be-held-in-custody-for-12-days/

 

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Buri Ram imposes 14-day anti-COVID-19 quarantine on all arrivals from Bangkok

 

 

Thailand’s northeastern province of Buri Ram has taken preventives measure in preparation for the possible arrival of workers from Bangkok and its vicinities, following the closure of construction worker housing there, by mandating that all arrivals will be subject to 14-days of local quarantine.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1221841-buri-ram-imposes-14-day-anti-covid-19-quarantine-on-all-arrivals-from-bangkok/

 

 

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Will booster jab offer better protection against variants?

 

 

Although only about 10 percent of Thailand’s adult population has had a COVID-19 jab so far, moves to find “booster” doses are already underway.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1221842-will-booster-jab-offer-better-protection-against-variants/

 

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Serious action being taken against fraudulent durian exporters

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives has ordered serious action against unscrupulous importers selling off fruit from Vietnam as Thai durian, while Chinese media have voiced confidence that Thai authorities will remedy the situation.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1221843-serious-action-being-taken-against-fraudulent-durian-exporters/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Thai Government Will Offer Bt50-billion in Savings Bonds to fund COVID-19 Relief Measures

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) plans to issue "Ying Aom Ying Dai" (the more you save, the more you earn) government savings bonds, worth 50 billion baht, next month, aiming to use the funds to finance state projects to ease the impacts of the pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1221844-thai-government-will-offer-bt50-billion-in-savings-bonds-to-fund-covid-19-relief-measures/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Covid pushes Thai Boxing to the edge

 

 

Muay Thai or Boxing has not survived the repercussions of the Covid pandemic, given that the spread of the pandemic in Thailand is still out of control, and some gyms have announced their suspension, which negatively affected players who depend on boxing to meet their needs and financial obligations, as most of them came from low-income families and have no other source of income.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1221846-covid-pushes-thai-boxing-to-the-edge/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Thailand reports 3,995 new COVID-19 cases, 42 more deaths

 

 

Thailand on Sunday reported 3,995 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 42 more deaths from the coronavirus epidemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1221847-thailand-reports-3995-new-covid-19-cases-42-more-deaths/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Thailand includes itself in list of 'high risk' countries

 

 

Thailand has included itself in a list of countries deemed to be 'high risk' due to the COVID-19 situation.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1221851-thailand-includes-itself-in-list-of-high-risk-countries/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

PHOTOS: French expats in Thailand receive COVID-19 vaccinations

 

 

Less than one week after the French Embassy in Bangkok announced plans to vaccinate its nationals aged over 55 in Thailand, French expats began receiving the vaccine on Saturday (June 27).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1221853-photos-french-expats-in-thailand-receive-covid-19-vaccinations/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

SURVEY: Should BKK go into a 7 day lockdown?

 

Have your say: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1221824-survey-should-bkk-go-into-a-7-day-lockdown/

 

 

 

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Nipapan strikes a blow for “Mia Luang’s” - one in the eye for “Mia Noi’s” !

 

 

Thaivisa is often criticized for not following up on stories and there are many reasons for this. Not least of all because we are basing most of our content on translations from the Thai press so we are largely dependent on them following up. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1221859-nipapan-strikes-a-blow-for-“mia-luang’s”-one-in-the-eye-for-“mia-noi’s”/

 

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