THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Sunday 7 Nov 2021

[Jonathan Fairfield]

How many vaccines doses have been administered in Thailand per brand

 

File photo: REUTERS

 

As of Friday (Nov 5) Thailand had administered 78 million vaccination doses, the Public Health Ministry has announced.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1238352-how-many-vaccines-doses-have-been-administered-in-thailand-per-brand/

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Car ferry service connecting Chonburi and Songkhla set to launch

 

Blue Dolphin ferry. File photo

 

A car ferry service which will connect Chonburi with Songkhla in southern Thailand will finally launch on Monday (Nov 8).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1238349-car-ferry-service-connecting-chonburi-and-songkhla-set-to-launch/

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Walk-in vaccinations at Bangsue Grand Station for people from other provinces

 

 

The vaccination centre at Bangkok’s Bangsue Grand Station is now offering a walk-in 2nd dose inoculation service, with the AstraZeneca vaccine, every day from 1pm to 5pm to people who received their first dose in other provinces.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1238412-walk-in-vaccinations-at-bangsue-grand-station-for-people-from-other-provinces/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Injured and dead migrant workers dumped in Thai rubber plantation after accident

 

 

Police, local officials and rescue workers rushed to a rubber plantation, in Na Bo Kham sub-district of Thailand’s Kamphaeng Phet province this morning (Saturday), after they were alerted by villagers to the presence of about 20 migrant workers from Myanmar, including some dead and injured.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1238413-injured-and-dead-migrant-workers-dumped-in-thai-rubber-plantation-after-accident/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

October inflation reaches 2.38%

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The increasing fuel price and flooding disaster have put mounting pressure on the economy, leading to higher inflation. Due to these factors, the inflation rate last month reached 2.38%.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1238414-october-inflation-reaches-238/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Government certifies 15 smart city implementation areas

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The government is working to drive smart city development nationwide, where the aim is to use digital technology to improve people’s standard of living. Fifteen areas have now been certified as smart city implementation areas.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1238416-government-certifies-15-smart-city-implementation-areas/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Pattaya Tourism and Business Associations again call for alcohol ban to be scrapped

 

 

Pattaya business operators, led by the Pattaya Tourism and Business Association President, are asking, once again, for permission to sell alcohol in restaurants or allow the reopening of the nighttime economy following the start of the Pattaya Music Festival this weekend.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1238417-pattaya-tourism-and-business-associations-again-call-for-alcohol-ban-to-be-scrapped/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Jomtien beach renovation continues with new dredger ship, says Pattaya City Hall

 

 

The long-planned Jomtien beach renovation has continued after a new dredger ship has arrived on the beach, according to Pattaya City Hall officials.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1238418-jomtien-beach-renovation-continues-with-new-dredger-ship-says-pattaya-city-hall/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Fire destroys garden shop in Chonburi

 

 

A major fire has destroyed a garden shop in the Mueang Chonburi district on Thursday (November 4th).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1238419-fire-destroys-garden-shop-in-chonburi/

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Woman searching for shells finds dead body in Chonburi lagoon

 

 

A woman who was searching for shells found a dead body instead in the Bor Thong district on Thursday (November 4th).

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1238420-woman-searching-for-shells-finds-dead-body-in-chonburi-lagoon/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Oblique support delivers last-minute Thailand Pass

 

The Thailand pass support contact details posted by the Royal Thai Embassy in Bern, Switzerland. Image: MFA

 

PHUKET: Support for dealing with issues in being approved a Thailand Pass in order to enter the country has delivered a last-minute reprieve for at least one family looking to fly to Phuket, with a Thailand Pass issued for each family member within 24 hours of their booked flight to Phuket.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1238421-oblique-support-delivers-last-minute-thailand-pass/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

PRU Field Hospital closed

 

 

PHUKET: Authorities officially declared Field Hospital No.2 at Phuket Rajabhat University (PRU) closed yesterday (Nov 5) as the remaining two patients treated for COVID-19 infection were sent home.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1238422-pru-field-hospital-closed/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Phuket crime blitz nets 11 guns, 147 drug arrests

 

 

PHUKET: Police across Phuket have arrested 11 people for illegal possession of firearms and netted 147 drug suspects in a ‘Crime Mobilisation Campaign’ run last month aiming to clamp down on crimes across the island ahead of the full reopening to international tourists on Nov 1.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1238423-phuket-crime-blitz-nets-11-guns-147-drug-arrests/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Thailand reports 7,960 new Covid-19 cases, 6,950 recoveries, 53 deaths

 

Image: Reuters file photo

 

Thailand on Sunday reported 7,960 new Covid-19 cases, 6,950 recoveries and 53 deaths.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1238427-thailand-reports-7960-new-covid-19-cases-6950-recoveries-53-deaths/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Chiang Mai welcomes 83 foreign tourists on reopening

 

Image: Manager Online

 

Chiang Mai on Friday welcomed the first foreign tourists as part of its 'Charming Chiang Mai' reopening program.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1238431-chiang-mai-welcomes-83-foreign-tourists-on-reopening/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Just 10 tourists test positive for COVID-19 since Thailand reopening

 

First group of foreign tourists arrive at Suvarnabhumi Airport during the first day of the country's reopening campaign, part of the government's plan to jump start the pandemic-hit tourism sector in Bangkok, Thailand November 1, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

As of Friday, only 10 tourists out of 13,129 who had arrived in Thailand between Nov 1 and 4 had tested positive for COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1238432-just-10-tourists-test-positive-for-covid-19-since-thailand-reopening/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Russians return to Phuket

 

 

PHUKET: The first direct commercial passenger flight from Russia since the tourism shutdown last year arrived in Phuket yesterday morning (Nov 6), bringing 277 tourists from Moscow.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1238433-russians-return-to-phuket/

 

[rooster59]

A truly shocking event that rekindled my love for Thailand

 

 

It is often said that bad things come in threes. While Rooster is not a superstitious animal I probably don’t walk under ladders and watch my step when black cats run out. I was explaining the beliefs to my intrigued Thai wife on Tuesday. How superstitious many are!

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1238435-a-truly-shocking-event-that-rekindled-my-love-for-thailand/

 

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