THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Sunday 12 Dec 2021

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Covid: I can’t help thinking we’re being taken for fools

 

 

Having always loved the cut and thrust of politics, one of Rooster’s favorite delights is to tune into Sky’s coverage of the UK Houses of Parliament for Prime Minister’s question time every Wednesday. 

 

Read more: https://aseannow.com/topic/1242771-covid-i-can’t-help-thinking-we’re-being-taken-for-fools/

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Pattaya Police crackdown on illegal crane machine games

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

 

Pattaya – The Pattaya City Police cracked down on illegal crane machine games in Pattaya last night (December 10th). A Cambodian man was also arrested during the crackdown with three crane machine games seized from him.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1242750-pattaya-police-crackdown-on-illegal-crane-machine-games/

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Thai cabinet to be asked to extend consumer spending stimulus schemes

 

 

Thai people may get to enjoy the benefits of the 50:50 co-payment and “Shop Dee Mee Kuen” (The More You Spend the More You Get) schemes until end of January, as the Finance Ministry considers extending the two economic stimulus measures.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1242784-thai-cabinet-to-be-asked-to-extend-consumer-spending-stimulus-schemes/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Warning of excessive PM2.5 dust in and around Bangkok on December 15th-18th

 

 

People living in Bangkok and its surroundings have been advised that accumulated PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere will exceed safety levels from Wednesday through Saturday of next week.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1242785-warning-of-excessive-pm25-dust-in-and-around-bangkok-on-december-15th-18th/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Monks and rangers narrowly escape explosion in Thailand’s Narathiwat

 

 

Two monks, and the two paramilitary rangers escorting them, narrowly escaped serious injury and death this morning (Saturday) when an explosive device, hidden in a roadside waste bin, was detonated about a minute after they walked past it in Ruesoh district of the southern border province of Narathiwat.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1242786-monks-and-rangers-narrowly-escape-explosion-in-thailand’s-narathiwat/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Traffic stopped for roughly two hours after four vehicle crash in Ban Bueng spills red paint all over the road

 

 

Traffic was tailed back and essentially at a stop for more than two kilometers after four vehicles crashed in Ban Bueng, spilling red paint all over the road.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1242787-traffic-stopped-for-roughly-two-hours-after-four-vehicle-crash-in-ban-bueng-spills-red-paint-all-over-the-road/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Pattaya City officials say they continue to work to solve problems with overpopulation of street dogs in the area

 

 

Pattaya city is continuing to solve street dog problems, at least according to prominent city officials like one of the deputy mayors.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1242788-pattaya-city-officials-say-they-continue-to-work-to-solve-problems-with-overpopulation-of-street-dogs-in-the-area/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Thailand reports 3,787 new COVID-19 cases, 5,606 recoveries, 20 deaths

 

 

Thailand's overall COVID-19 caseload continued to decline on Sunday, with health officials again reporting another drop in new cases.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1242790-thailand-reports-3787-new-covid-19-cases-5606-recoveries-20-deaths/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

"Please help me get my brother home": A family's desperate plea after 44-year-old dies suddenly days after arriving in Thailand for winter holiday

 

By Catherine Musgrove

 

A family has launched a desperate bid to bring their brother's body home from Thailand after he died suddenly on holiday aged 44.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1242792-please-help-me-get-my-brother-home-a-familys-desperate-plea-after-44-year-old-dies-suddenly-days-after-arriving-in-thailand-for-winter-holiday/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Travelling to Thailand during Covid-19: four visitors – fully vaccinated – describe their experiences in Bangkok, Phuket and Chiang Mai

 

Shiori Kumagai from Japan at Wat Arun in Bangkok. Compared to her first visit nine years ago, attractions were empty - good for photo taking, she says. Kumagai is in Thailand to work remotely. Photo: Thomas Bird

 

Few countries have been affected by the shutdown of global travel to fight coronavirus more than Thailand. Bangkok was the most visited city in the world in 2019, ahead of Paris, France, and that year the country received 39.8 million visitors. The number plummeted to 6.7 million in 2020.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1242793-travelling-to-thailand-during-covid-19-four-visitors-–-fully-vaccinated-–-describe-their-experiences-in-bangkok-phuket-and-chiang-mai/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Thailand set to approve Special Tourist Visa for digital nomads

 

 

Thailand is preparing to accommodate an increasing number of “digital nomads” with eyes on Bangkok, Phuket and Chiang Mai as work and vacation destinations.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1242797-thailand-set-to-approve-special-tourist-visa-for-digital-nomads/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Restaurants Required to Strictly Follow COVID-19 Prevention Rules

 

 

The Department of Health has ordered all restaurants to strictly follow COVID-19 prevention measures for the upcoming holiday season.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1242798-restaurants-required-to-strictly-follow-covid-19-prevention-rules/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Thai Economy Expected to Fully Recover in 2023

 

 

The Ministry of Finance says it expects the Thai economy to fully recover by 2023, driven mainly by the tourism sector.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1242799-thai-economy-expected-to-fully-recover-in-2023/

 

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