THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Friday 6 August 2021

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Thai Bank Deposit protection cut to 1 million THB

 

 

Bangkok (NNT) - Thai Banks are to provide deposit protection on only 1 million THB, starting on Aug 11 onwards

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226573-thai-bank-deposit-protection-cut-to-1-million-thb/

[Jonathan Fairfield]

DPM Prawit calls for serious action against fake news

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Deputy Prime Minister has ordered serious action be taken against the spread of fake news, instructing police to proceed to the full extent of the law against violators, while urging the public not be deceived or share fraudulent stories.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226572-dpm-prawit-calls-for-serious-action-against-fake-news/

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Swiss tourist dead, believed raped, murdered in Phuket Sandbox

 

The woman’s body was found in a creekbed near the Ao Yon Waterfall. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: The body of a 57-year-old Swiss woman who is believed to have been raped and murdered was found in a creekbed near the Ao Yon Waterfall in Wichit, on Phuket’s east coast, yesterday afternoon (Aug 5).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226582-swiss-tourist-dead-believed-raped-murdered-in-phuket-sandbox/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Penguins missing visitors, say keepers, at locked-down Thai Zoo

 

 

A penguin plays with a ball as members of the staff try to keep it fit and entertained during their daily waddle, due to lack of visitors following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions, at a zoo in Chonburi near Bangkok, Thailand August 5, 2021. REUTERS/Juarawee Kittisilpa

 

CHONBURI, Thailand (Reuters) - The flip flop sound of penguin feet rang out at an empty zoo in Thailand on Thursday as a parade of birds waddled out of their enclosure for their daily splash in a pool to keep them healthy during a COVID-19 lockdown.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226584-penguins-missing-visitors-say-keepers-at-locked-down-thai-zoo/

 

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Rattanakorn Market in Pattaya reopens after temporary closure to control Covid -19

 

 

Rattanakorn Market reopens this week after one week’s temporary closure to control the spread of the Covid -19 virus, according to Banglamung officials.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226585-rattanakorn-market-in-pattaya-reopens-after-temporary-closure-to-control-covid-19/

 

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Prachuap health officials plead with people not to host parties

 

 

Health officials have urged people in Hua Hin and throughout Prachuap Khiri Khan to refrain from hosting parties.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226586-prachuap-health-officials-plead-with-people-not-to-host-parties/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Prachuap Khiri Khan ramps up restrictions on migrant workers, camps

 

 

Prachuap Khiri Khan has tightened restrictions on migrant workers, construction sites and factories in a bid to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226587-prachuap-khiri-khan-ramps-up-restrictions-on-migrant-workers-camps/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Thailand reports record high new COVID-19 cases and deaths - but even more recoveries

 

FILE PHOTO: People queue at the Central Vaccination Center as Thailand opens walk-in for first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccination scheme for elders, people with a minimum weight of 100 kilograms and pregnant women amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand, July 26, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

Thailand's daily COVID-19 cases and deaths both set records again on Friday (Aug 6), as the country counties to battle a surge in infections, the majority of which are of the highly contagious Delta variant.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226596-thailand-reports-record-high-new-covid-19-cases-and-deaths-but-even-more-recoveries/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Sandbox murder: Police chief due in Phuket today in bid to restore confidence

 

 

Image: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that the chief of the Royal Thai Police General Suwat Chaengyodsuk will visit Phuket today as part of the investigation into the death of a female Swiss tourist.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226582-swiss-tourist-dead-believed-raped-murdered-in-phuket-sandbox/page/3/?tab=comments#comment-16717655

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Pattaya: 60,000 doses of Sinopharm for local residents will arrive this month

 

Image: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that the first lot of vaccine purchased by Pattaya City from the Chulabhorn Royal Academy will arrive this month. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226600-pattaya-60000-doses-of-sinopharm-for-local-residents-will-arrive-this-month/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Six more Thai roads given 120 kmph speed limits

 

Image: Daily News

 

Transport minister Saksayam Chidchob announced that six more sections of roads will have the new 120 kmph speed limit from September 1st, 2021.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226604-six-more-thai-roads-given-120-kmph-speed-limits/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Chiang Mai: Bank robber who wrote his demands on a deposit slip arrested in two hours

 

Image: Daily News

 

The Chang Pheuak police in Chiang Mai managed to arrest a bank robber within two hours of committing the crime yesterday evening.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226605-chiang-mai-bank-robber-who-wrote-his-demands-on-a-deposit-slip-arrested-in-two-hours/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Shipment of 'ice' intercepted on way to Australia - smugglers used religious supplies and pain plasters as cover

 

Image: Sanook News

 

The chief of the Narcotics Control Board Wichai Chaimongkhol said that the Airport Interdiction Task Force at Suvarnabhumi had intercepted two packages bound for Australia containing crystal meth or "ice".

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226607-shipment-of-ice-intercepted-on-way-to-australia-smugglers-used-religious-supplies-and-pain-plasters-as-cover/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

41,000 expats in Thailand register for vaccine using Expatvac

 

Image: Reuters file photo

 

More than 41,000 expats in Thailand have registered for a COVID-19 vaccine using the Expatvac registration platform.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226610-41000-expats-in-thailand-register-for-vaccine-using-expatvac/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Four people in quarantine in Buriram arrested after inviting people to come and gamble

 

Image: PPTV

 

Officers from the Ban Kruat constabulary in Buriram took a keen interest in a Facebook post from a woman called Aom on her personal page of Aom Freedom.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226614-four-people-in-quarantine-in-buriram-arrested-after-inviting-people-to-come-and-gamble/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Five arrested for breaching COVID rules after raid at bar in Prachuap Khiri Khan

 

Image: Banmaung

 

The chief of the Muang district police in Prachuap Khirikhan Pol Col Samer Yoosamran responded and went with a motorcycle patrol after 191 received a call about the consumption of alcohol at a karaoke lounge. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226617-five-arrested-for-breaching-covid-rules-after-raid-at-bar-in-prachuap-khiri-khan/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Big Joke's work will continue - deputy commander position puts him at the top table

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

RTP spokesman Pol Maj-Gen Yingyos Thepjamnong commented after a meeting via video conference chaired by the Thai PM Prayuth Chan-ocha concerned with  police appointments. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226623-big-jokes-work-will-continue-deputy-commander-position-puts-him-at-the-top-table/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

COVID-19 help centre set up for vulnerable children, over 65,000 test positive this year

 

 

A COVID-19 help centre for children has been set up jointly by four agencies to help children impacted by the pandemic, both for the infected who do not have access to healthcare and for those who have lost their parents to the virus, according to Director-General of the Children and Youth Department Supacha Suthipol.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226624-covid-19-help-centre-set-up-for-vulnerable-children-over-65000-test-positive-this-year/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Body believed to be missing man found near Freedom Beach

 

Photo: Phuket Marine Police

 

PHUKET: The body of a man was discovered near Freedom Beach yesterday (Aug 5) that police strongly believe is that of a 21-year-old who was dragged out to sea by a strong rip current while swimming earlier this week and who had been missing ever since.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226625-body-believed-to-be-missing-man-found-near-freedom-beach/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Mini tornado strikes in Krabi - 40 houses damaged in just five minutes

 

Image: Daily News

 

The kamnan of the Klong Prasong area of Muang district Krabi in the south of Thailand alerted district chief Chaiwut Buathong after a freak storm damaged many houses. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226631-mini-tornado-strikes-in-krabi-40-houses-damaged-in-just-five-minutes/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Thailand probes death of Swiss tourist near Phuket waterfall

 

Image: Thairath

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand is investigating the death of a 57-year-old Swiss tourist after her body was found near a waterfall on the resort island of Phuket, with signs she had died of unnatural causes, officials said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226582-swiss-tourist-dead-believed-raped-murdered-in-phuket-sandbox/page/6/?tab=comments#comment-16718326

 

[snoop1130]

Thai Civil Court issues injunction against PM’s decree banning fake news with censorship threat

 

AP Photo

 

On Friday, Thailand’s Civil Court issued an injunction to suspend Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s ban on dissemination of fake and distorted news and fearmongering, with a threat of Internet censorship if violations are found, saying such an order is unlawful and restrictive in terms of rights and freedoms.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226653-thai-civil-court-issues-injunction-against-pm’s-decree-banning-fake-news-with-censorship-threat/

 

[snoop1130]

Food supply reduced amid COVID spread at processing plants

 

 

Food supplies at markets and supermarkets are reducing amid partial closures and subsequent reduced production capacity at almost 100 food processing plants nationwide, following the spread of COVID-19 among their workers. Some items have reportedly run out, with certain shops and stalls forced to close.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226654-food-supply-reduced-amid-covid-spread-at-processing-plants/

 

[snoop1130]

Phuket Governor vows to bring justice to Swiss tourist murdered

 

Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew (centre) expressed his deepest condolences and vowed that Phuket officials would do their utmost to deliver justice. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew this morning vowed to bring justice for the killing of Swiss tourist Nicole Sauvain-Weisskopf, whose body was found near the Ao Yon Waterfall on Phuket’s east coast yesterday afternoon.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226655-phuket-governor-vows-to-bring-justice-to-swiss-tourist-murdered/

 

[snoop1130]

Thailand and Australia Agree to Boost Bilateral Trade and Investment

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand and Australia have agreed to pursue a strategic economic partnership, to boost bilateral trade and investment and expect to sign the deal next year.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226656-thailand-and-australia-agree-to-boost-bilateral-trade-and-investment/

 

[snoop1130]

Thailand’s Export-Import Bank Set to Extend Two-month Debt Relief Period

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Export-Import Bank of Thailand (EXIM Thailand) is to extend the two-month debt relief period, which began last month, until the end of the year, to ease the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226657-thailand’s-export-import-bank-set-to-extend-two-month-debt-relief-period/

 

[snoop1130]

Thailand’s Chulabhorn Royal Academy to Expand Vaccination Drive for Children and Teenagers

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Chulabhorn Royal Academy (CRA) plans to expand its Sinopharm vaccination drive to include young children and teenagers aged 3-17, following approval to vaccinate younger people by the Chinese government.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226658-thailand’s-chulabhorn-royal-academy-to-expand-vaccination-drive-for-children-and-teenagers/

 

[snoop1130]

Bangkok Administration Opens Care Center for Children with COVID-19

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has opened a care center for children with COVID-19 who need to be temporarily separated from their families.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226660-bangkok-administration-opens-care-center-for-children-with-covid-19/

 

[snoop1130]

Super Riders Will Deliver Medical Kits to Thailand’s COVID-19 Patients in Home Isolation

 

 

Bangkok (NNT) - Thailand’s Department of Disease Control (DDC) has formed a team of "Super Riders" to deliver medical kits to COVID-19 patients, as part of the home isolation program, which allows some patients to recover at home.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226663-super-riders-will-deliver-medical-kits-to-thailand’s-covid-19-patients-in-home-isolation/

 

[snoop1130]

Almost 100,000 COVID-19 Patients from Bangkok Are being Treated in Provincial Hospitals

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health says provincial hospitals are taking care of almost 100,000 COVID-19 patients transferred from Bangkok.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1226666-almost-100000-covid-19-patients-from-bangkok-are-being-treated-in-provincial-hospitals/