THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 14 Sep 2021

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Krabi imposes partial lockdown from Sep 15th, Phi Phi Island closure extended

 

 

Thailand’s Krabi province has imposed a lockdown, effective from tomorrow (September 15th), after a cluster of COVID-19 infections was discovered.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231522-krabi-imposes-partial-lockdown-from-sep-15th-phi-phi-island-closure-extended/

 

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Labor Ministry preparing guidelines for arrival of migrant workers

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - To address a labor shortage, The Ministry of Labor has held a meeting to prepare guidelines for the employment of migrant workers under a memorandum of understanding (MOU). The issue will be proposed to the government’s Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) for consideration.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231523-labor-ministry-preparing-guidelines-for-arrival-of-migrant-workers/

 

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Germany’s Donation of COVID-19 Medication Arrives in Thailand

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The German Embassy in Bangkok has announced that the shipment of COVID-19 medication, donated by Germany, worth 153 million baht and including the casirivimab/imdevimab antiviral cocktail, arrived in Thailand on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231524-germany’s-donation-of-covid-19-medication-arrives-in-thailand/

 

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Thailand’s Planned School Reopening in November Depends on Vaccine Rollout

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Education Ministry has pointed out that schools will resume on-site learning in November, provided that sufficient vaccines are made available for students next month.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231525-thailand’s-planned-school-reopening-in-november-depends-on-vaccine-rollout/

 

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Thai Prime Minister Praises “Blackpink’s” Lisa for Promoting Thai Culture

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has praised Lalisa "Lisa" Manoban, a member of South Korean band “Blackpink”, for featuring the Phanom Rung Stone Castle and Thai craftsmanship in the music video for her solo album “Lalisa”.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231526-thai-prime-minister-praises-“blackpink’s”-lisa-for-promoting-thai-culture/

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Thailand Will Adopt New Policy to Reopen within This Year

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) reports that the country is rethinking its reopening model as it will adopt the "One SOP, One System" (OSOS) policy, scrapping both mandatory quarantine and sealed routes for all pilot areas within this year and cutting COVID-19 test costs by half.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231527-thailand-will-adopt-new-policy-to-reopen-within-this-year/

 

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Thailand’s Koh Samui Is Named World’s Seventh Best Island

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Travel+Leisure magazine’s 2021 survey has named Thailand’s Koh Samui as the seventh best island in the world and second in the Asia region.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231528-thailand’s-koh-samui-is-named-world’s-seventh-best-island/

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Thai Department of Public Health reveals results of what people want to open most in Thailand

 

 

The Thai Department of Public Health revealed the results of a major survey they stated they took over the past month in 29 dark-red zones in Thailand today, which asked the public what they wanted to open most in the country or to be eased in terms of Covid-19 restrictions.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231530-thai-department-of-public-health-reveals-results-of-what-people-want-to-open-most-in-thailand/

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Deputy PM Jurin: Jewellery, gem fest to bring Phuket B100mn

 

Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit announced the jewellery and gem fest in Phuket yesterday (Sept 13). Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: A jewellery and gem festival event to be held in Phuket in December will bring an estimated 4,000 tourists and businesspeople to the island and deliver a boost to the economy of about B100 million, Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit has announced.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231531-deputy-pm-jurin-jewellery-gem-fest-to-bring-phuket-b100mn/

 

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Aunjai clinic to cater for ATK positive tests

 

Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: The Phuket government is preparing to set up an Aunjai clinic to administer advice and basic treatment for people who are tested positive by antigen test kits (ATKs) and who have been referred to hospital.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231532-aunjai-clinic-to-cater-for-atk-positive-tests/

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Water supply outage to affect Chalong, Karon

 

The notice annouce the water supply outage tomorrow (Sept 15). Image: PWA

 

PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) has announced that the mains water supply will be shut-off in parts of Chalong and Karon tomorrow (Sept 15). 

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231533-water-supply-outage-to-affect-chalong-karon/

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Patong bars defy national order to open as ’restaurants’

 

Bars along Bangla Rd in Patong, pictured here last night (Sept 13), have re-opened as ’restaurants’. Photo: The Phuket News

 

PHUKET: Bars along Patong’s famed Bangla Rd have re-opened as restaurants, with some venues selling alcohol, in order to serve some customers and make a living in open defiance of a national order for all pubs, bars and other “entertainment venues” to remain closed as a COVID-19 prevention measure.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231555-patong-bars-defy-national-order-to-open-as-’restaurants’/

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Search for missing expat Phi Phi resort GM continues

 

Well known and well liked Florian Hallermann, GM of the Zeavola Resort on Phi Phi Island, was last seen on Saturday (Sept 11). Photo: Zeavola Resort

 

PHUKET: The search for Florian Hallermann, 56, the General Manager of the Zeavola Resort on Phi Phi Island who has not been seen since last Saturday (Sept 11), continued today with more than 50 people joining the search effort.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231556-search-for-missing-expat-phi-phi-resort-gm-continues/

 

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Eight million more doses of Moderna vaccine to be purchased as booster shots

 

Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP

 

Thailand’s Chulabhorn Royal Academy (CRA), one of the five agencies in the country authorised to procure COVID-19 vaccines and currently the sole procurer of China’s Sinopharm product, is planning to purchase 8 million doses of the US-made Moderna vaccine as booster shots for the year 2022.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231559-eight-million-more-doses-of-moderna-vaccine-to-be-purchased-as-booster-shots/

 

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Three injured after pickup truck driver crashes into a Pattaya area power pole

 

 

Three people have sustained injuries after a pickup truck driver collided with a power pole in the Pattaya area early yesterday morning.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231560-three-injured-after-pickup-truck-driver-crashes-into-a-pattaya-area-power-pole/

 

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Nine people arrested drinking alcohol on beach in Sattahip, violating Covid-19 rules

 

 

Nine people have been arrested while drinking alcohol on a beach in Sattahip yesterday and violating rules around Covid-19, according to Sattahip authorities (September 13th).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231561-nine-people-arrested-drinking-alcohol-on-beach-in-sattahip-violating-covid-19-rules/

 

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Suspect arrested for killing man with a hand truck for staring at him in Chonburi

 

 

A 34-year-old male suspect who has reportedly admitted to murder has been arrested after he killed a man with a hand truck in Mueang Chonburi. The slaying was reportedly because the victim had been staring at him.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1231562-suspect-arrested-for-killing-man-with-a-hand-truck-for-staring-at-him-in-chonburi/

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