Deadline for arrivals under Thailand’s ‘Test and Go’ scheme may be extended to mid-January

 

(Photo by the Airports of Thailand)

 

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today (Thursday) a proposal will be made at the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA)’s meeting tomorrow whether the January 10th deadline, for foreign tourists with the “Thailand Pass” to enter the country through the Test and Go scheme, can be postponed to January 15th.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1245778-deadline-for-arrivals-under-thailand’s-‘test-and-go’-scheme-may-be-extended-to-mid-january/

Pub-like Eateries to Be Closed at Level 4 COVID Alert

 

 

BANGKOK, Jan 6 (TNA) – The Public Health Ministry raised its COVID-19 alert level to Level 4 which will result in the closure of the eateries that are similar to pubs and bars as well as liquor premises.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1245781-pub-like-eateries-to-be-closed-at-level-4-covid-alert/

Phuket Continues To Welcome Tourists Despite Rising Infections

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - According to Phuket Governor Narong Woosiew, Phuket will remain open to tourists under its Phuket Sandbox tourism promotion program despite a surge in new Covid-19 infections. The governor said in order to maintain the provincial economic recovery, local business operators are more concerned about the possibility of an island lockdown.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1245784-phuket-continues-to-welcome-tourists-despite-rising-infections/

 

Thai business sector objects to sweeping restrictions to cope with new wave of COVID-19

 

AP Photo/ Gemunu Amarasinghe, File

 

Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) Chairman Sanan Angubolkul disagrees with raising the COVID-19 alert level to the extent that business activities are locked down again, saying that such a decisive measure would drive the country backward.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1245824-thai-business-sector-objects-to-sweeping-restrictions-to-cope-with-new-wave-of-covid-19/

 

Bloomberg lists Hua Hin as a must visit destination in 2022

By Paul Andrews

 

Hua Hin beach,Thailand

 

One of the world’s leading news sites has listed Hua Hin as a must visit destination in 2022.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1245825-bloomberg-lists-hua-hin-as-a-must-visit-destination-in-2022/

 

Tourism business owners think the unthinkable, the Omicron storm may bring with it good news

by Carla Boonkong & Pranee O' Connor

 

(Inset Left) Dr Supakit Sirilak of the Department of Medical Sciences at a Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) briefing said that it will take 2 weeks to know the path of this new and growing Omicron wave which may turn out to be more benign. (Centre) Prime Minister Prayut Chan ocha, who returned to work at Government House on Thursday, has ordered a crackdown on the enforcement of public health laws concerning the sale of alcohol as senior public health officials blame the country’s bar culture and alcohol-serving venues in key hotspots nationwide for the surge in Omicron.

 

The ‘Test and Go’ entry regime was not even given a hearing this week as senior public health officials simply dismissed the prospect of reviewing the suspension of the scheme imposed on December 21st last.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1245827-tourism-business-owners-think-the-unthinkable-the-omicron-storm-may-bring-with-it-good-news/

 

Three Scandinavian countries in Thai top ten of tourist nationalities

by Lasse Sandholdt

 

Thailand is closing down its Test & Go procedure – Photo: PR Bangkok

 

As Thailand’s Test & Go program remains suspended and thereby complicating the accessibility to the country, tourists are still rushing to get in before new restrictions are put into play, The Thaiger writes.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1245828-three-scandinavian-countries-in-thai-top-ten-of-tourist-nationalities/

 

Elderly foreign expat falls to death from Central Pattaya condominium overnight

By  Adam Judd

 

 

Pattaya, Thailand-A 72-year-old foreign man, believed to be an expat, has been pronounced dead late last night after falling from a central Pattaya condominium.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1245830-elderly-foreign-expat-falls-to-death-from-central-pattaya-condominium-overnight/

 

Thailand reports 7,526 new COVID-19 cases

 

File photo

 

Thailand on Friday (January 7) reported 7,526 new COVID-19 cases, 2,895 recoveries and 19 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1245845-thailand-reports-7526-new-covid-19-cases/

 

Submarines are vitally important for Thailand - but not right now

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

A spokesman for Thailand's Royal Navy told Naew Na that submarines were vital for the country's defence.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1245860-submarines-are-vitally-important-for-thailand-but-not-right-now/

 

Netizens furious with Anutin: "Maskless" minister holds New Year party after slamming Thai public as "selfish"

 

Picture: Kapook

 

Thai media Kapook reported on a house party at the home of Thailand's DPM and minister of public health Anutin Charnvirakul.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1245862-netizens-furious with-anutin-maskless-minister-holds-new-year-party-after-slamming-thai-public-as-selfish/

 

Grandfather gave granddaughter, aged 12, 200 baht a time for sex - she's now had a baby

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported on a case of incest in a north eastern Thai family that has been handled by activist Paveena Hongsakul.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1245863-grandfather-gave-granddaughter-aged-12-200-baht-a-time-for-sex-shes-now-had-a-baby/

 

Beer girl posts pictures of "loadsa money"! Now she's graduated without having to rely on parents

 

 

A young woman who put herself through college on the back of working as a beer Singh girl received lots of attention on Facebook, reported Sanook.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1245866-beer-girl-posts-pictures-of-loadsa-money-now-shes-graduated-without-having-to-rely-on-parents/

 

Hospital Beds Nationwide Being Managed in Anticipation of Omicron Case Surge

By Namo Vananupong

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Infections caused by the Omicron variant of coronavirus are rising, in line with earlier predictions by health authorities who anticipated that the peak number of daily new cases in this wave of outbreaks may reach as high as 30,000 in the worst-case scenario. Meanwhile, there are now slightly more than 150,000 beds available at healthcare facilities nationwide.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1245869-hospital-beds-nationwide-being-managed-in-anticipation-of-omicron-case-surge/

 

Huge manhunt over: Head of security in custody after sexual assault of Thonburi condo resident

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported on the case of a head of security at a Thonburi condominium called Montree Yaikrathoke.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1245870-huge-manhunt-over-head-of-security-in-custody-after-sexual-assault-of-thonburi-condo-resident/

 

Thais and Expats may be subject to large capital gains tax on their cryptocurrency trading

 

File photo for reference only

 

Taxing cryptocurrency profits must be at the top of most Revenue Departments across the World with the staggering profits made over the past couple of years.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1245872-thais-and-expats-may-be-subject-to-large-capital-gains-tax-on-their-cryptocurrency-trading/

 

Jilted cop faces arrest for posting adult clip of woman on Twitter - along with her phone number

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A Thai woman called Ploy who had a secret relationship with a police lance corporal has gone to the metropolitan police requesting that he be arrested.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1245876-jilted-cop-faces-arrest-for-posting-adult-clip-of-woman-on-twitter-along-with-her-phone-number/

 

Thailand Well-Prepared For New Wave, Says Minister Anutin

By: Sirakij Pornbanggird

 

    

BANGKOK (NNT) - Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul said the country is well-prepared for the post-New Year Covid case surge. An effective screening system is in place at immigration and isolation facilities are ready.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1245879-thailand-well-prepared-for-new-wave-says-minister-anutin/

 

Police arrest man in Loei for pimping Laotian women

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Human trafficking police acted on a complaint from the Social Development and Human Security Ministry about a man in Loei in the north east of Thailand pimping Laotian women for sex at 1,500 baht a time.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1245882-police-arrest-man-in-loei-for-pimping-laotian-women/

 

Bangkok pursues canal renovations to improve city landscape

By: Tanakorn Sangiam

 

    

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) rolled out renovation campaigns for local canals. Works are being done along Khlong Prem Prachakon and Khlong Saen Saep to improve the city’s landscape and its drainage capacity.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1245883-bangkok-pursues-canal-renovations-to-improve-city-landscape/

 

Construction worker stabs contractors over 1,000 baht non-payment - wife dead, husband in hospital

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath reported on a murder and attempted murder of two construction contractors in Muang Chonburi yesterday.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1245886-construction-worker-stabs-contractors-over-1000-baht-non-payment-wife-dead-husband-in-hospital/

 

Large tailback as truck with load of glue overturns - driver avoids a sticky end

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Police and fire services were called to Route 304 heading for Kabinburi after a small four wheel truck carrying hundred of liters of glue overturned.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1245890-large-tailback-as-truck-with-load-of-glue-overturns-driver-avoids-a-sticky-end/

 

Two heads are better than one - especially when it comes to winning the lottery!

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported on the case of a two headed snake that entered a house. 

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1245891-two-heads-are-better-than-one-especially-when-it-comes-to-winning-the-lottery/

 

Thailand to control ATK pricing amid surging Covid infections

By Panithan Onthaworn

 

 

The Thai government said on Friday that it is monitoring Antigen Test Kit (ATK) pricing after complaints about expensive prices during a new wave of Covid-19 outbreak.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1245893-thailand-to-control-atk-pricing-amid-surging-covid-infections/

 

Government asks public not to panic over surging covid number; increase in line with predictions

By Erich Parpart

 

 

The government warned the public on Friday to not worry about the surge in Covid numbers as they were in line with ministry predictions following the new year period and the spread of the omicron variant.

 

Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1245894-government-asks-public-not-to-panic-over-surging-covid-number-increase-in-line-with-predictions/

 

Thai hotel threatens customer with ฿3m lawsuit over bad review

 

 

A Thai customer has been threatened with a costly lawsuit by a hotel in Khao Yai, in Thailand’s northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima, after she complained about the hotel on a travel agency website and gave it a low rating following her stay there last year.

 

Fill story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1245896-thai-hotel-threatens-customer-with-฿3m-lawsuit-over-bad-review/

 

Worsening air pollution forecast until Monday in and around Bangkok

 

 

People in Bangkok and its surroundings are being advised to brace for deteriorating air quality, with the amount of PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere reaching health-threatening levels from today until Monday.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1245906-worsening-air-pollution-forecast-until-monday-in-and-around-bangkok/

 

Complaints filed against restaurants in Ubon Ratchathani for spreading COVID-19

 

 

Provincial authorities in Thailand’s north-eastern province of Ubon Ratchathani have lodged complaints with Muang district police against four pub-restaurants for allegedly defying health safety and preventive measures, causing the spread of COVID-19.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1245907-complaints-filed-against-restaurants-in-ubon-ratchathani-for-spreading-covid-19/

 

Thailand Pass suspension among measures to curb new COVID wave, no lockdown imposed

 

 

Tourists entering Thailand on a “Thailand Pass”, granted under the minimal quarantine “Test and Go” program, may do so until January 15th, instead of January 10th, but new applications for the “Thailand Pass” will remain suspended until further notice, according to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) today (Friday).

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1245908-thailand-pass-suspension-among-measures-to-curb-new-covid-wave-no-lockdown-imposed/

 

Thai woman’s eye colour turns indigo after taking Favipiravir

 

Tiktok: praewzim

 

A Thai woman posted a clip on Tiktok on Wednesday, which shows her eye colour has turned an odd shade of indigo after taking medication for treatment of COVID-19, prompting questions about the cause.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1245909-thai-woman’s-eye-colour-turns-indigo-after-taking-favipiravir/