webfact Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 Temperature drops 1-4 degrees in upper Thailand By THE NATION Outbreaks of thundershowers and gusty winds are possible in the lower Northeast and the East while cool to cold weather, with temperatures dropping by 2-4 degrees Celsius in the North and the Northeast, the Thailand Meteorological Department forecast on Monday (Jan. 27) . Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145296-temperature-drops-1-4-degrees-in-upper-thailand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 Popular zoo told to stop putting piglets in with tiger Thai caption: Tiger "playing" with a piglet spooks spectators Picture: Sanook A popular tiger zoo has been told they face having their licence revoked if they repeat activity that local officials have condemned. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145298-popular-zoo-told-to-stop-putting-piglets-in-with-tiger/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 Police announce measures in bid to tackle air pollution By THE NATION The Royal Thai Police is preparing measures to counter the PM2.5 (particulate matter having diameter lesser than 2.5 microns) problem by tackling the sources of air pollution in areas reported with poor air quality, deputy police spokesman Pol Colonel Krisana Pattanajaroen said on Sunday (January 26). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145301-police-announce-measures-in-bid-to-tackle-air-pollution/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 Immigration Police join efforts at airports to prevent spread of Wuhan virus By THE NATION Immigration Police are working with the Department of Disease Control and Airports of Thailand Pcl (AOT) in monitoring major airports to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145304-immigration-police-join-efforts-at-airports-to-prevent-spread-of-wuhan-virus/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 Thai man murders his neighbor in argument over washing line outside his house Picture: Daily News Shocking CCTV footage from a housing estate in Ayuthaya showed the moment a 56 year old Thai man murdered his 57 year old next door neighbor by driving a car straight into him. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145306-thai-man-murders-his-neighbor-in-argument-over-washing-line-outside-his-house/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 Worries over African swine fever have lowered pig supply, pushing up prices By THE NATION The price of pigs has risen to Bt79 to Bt80 per kilogram due to numerous factors and the price mechanism, Surachai Sutthitham, president of Swine Raisers Association of Thailand, said recently. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145309-worries-over-african-swine-fever-have-lowered-pig-supply-pushing-up-prices/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 Tourism minister's cash to tourists plan recalls predecessors' mocked ideas and failings Thai caption: Eat shop spend - more deliberations needed Picture: TNN Tourism minister Pipat Ratchakitprakan's plan to hand out millions of baht to tourists in spending vouchers to boost tourism has come in for huge criticism. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145314-tourism-ministers-cash-to-tourists-plan-recalls-predecessors-mocked-ideas-and-failings/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 Hua Hin: Masks for all tourists! District chief and mayor react after victim of virus diagnosed at resort Picture: 77kaoded Hua Hin's district chief and mayor joined a large entourage of tourist police and health officials who descended on a popular downtown market to hand out face masks and alcohol gel to guard against coronavirus. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145316-hua-hin-masks-for-all-tourists-district-chief-and-mayor-react-after-victim-of-virus-diagnosed-at-resort/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 Face mask makers struggle to keep pace with demand amid Wuhan coronavirus worries By THE NATION Worries over the spreading Wuhan coronavirus have resulted in more people, especially government agencies, wearing medical masks, resulting in stocks running out in China and other Asian countries. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145318-face-mask-makers-struggle-to-keep-pace-with-demand-amid-wuhan-coronavirus-worries/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 Coronavirus: Stay calm and carry on spending! Tourism minister tells tourists Picture: Daily News Tourism minister Pipat Ratchakitprakarn has told Thai and foreign tourists not to panic regarding the coronavirus outbreak. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145319-coronavirus-stay-calm-and-carry-on-spending-tourism-minister-tells-tourists/ 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 UPDATE: Another coronavirus infected patient found but situation under control, says Anutin By The Nation An eight patient infected with the mysterious new coronavirus was found but Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul reported on Sunday (January 26) that the overall situation was still under control. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145257-public-anger-grows-over-coronavirus-in thailand-with-eight-cases-of-the-illness/?do=findComment&comment=14996137 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 THAI Smile offers fee waiver to change flights to China By THE NATION Charita Leelayudth, CEO of THAI Smile Airways THAI Smile is extending help to passengers affected by the current situation following the outbreak of the coronavirus by offering a fee waiver to China-bound flyers to change their itineraries on three routes: Bangkok-Chongqing, Bangkok-Changsha, and Bangkok-Zhengzhou. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145321-thai-smile-offers-fee-waiver-to-change-flights-to-china/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 Tourists warned! Watch out for potentially dangerous jellyfish on Samui/Phangan Tourists have been warned to watch out for potentially dangerous jellyfish after several were found on popular tourist beaches on Koh Samui and Koh Phangan. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145322-tourists-warned-watch-out-for-potentially-dangerous-jellyfish-on-samuiphangan/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 THAI waives flight change fees for some Chinese cities due to coronavirus outbreak By THE NATION Thai Airways International (THAI) said on Saturday (January 25) that the ticket change fee will be waived due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus in China, which has resulted in Wuhan and other cities at risk nearby being shut down by Chinese authorities. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145327-thai-waives-flight-change-fees-for-some-chinese-cities-due-to-coronavirus-outbreak/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 Loei forest fire: 1000 rai damaged and houses evacuated - sugar cane burning blamed Thai caption: Very scary - forest fire or sugar cane burning Picture: 77kaoded A huge forest fire in Loei in Thailand's north east has been blamed on being started by sugar cane farmers. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145332-loei-forest-fire-1000-rai-damaged-and-houses-evacuated-sugar-cane-burning blamed/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 Video: Don't try this at home! Expert snake catcher shows how to get a King Cobra in custody! Thai caption: Warning: Don't copy this! Picture: 77kaoded A video doing the rounds of social media showed an expert snake catcher from the Ao Nang municipality in Krabi in southern Thailand capture a four meter long, 5 kilogram King Cobra with his bare hands. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145334-video-dont-try-this-at-home-expert-snake-catcher-shows-how-to-get-a-king-cobra-in-custody/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 No permission from Beijing to evacuate Thais stranded in China By The Nation Prayut Chan-o-cha The government of China has not granted Thailand permission to land a plane to evacuate Thais stranded in China after the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145336-no-permission-from-beijing-to-evacuate-thais-stranded-in-china/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 Patient in Nakhon Ratchasima, who had visited Wuhan, shows coronavirus symptoms By THE NATION A patient coming down with flu has shown symptoms similar to those of the new coronavirus, it was reported in Nakhon Ratchasima province. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145351-patient-in-nakhon-ratchasima-who-had-visited-wuhan-shows-coronavirus-symptoms/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 Coronavirus UPDATE: More Chinese cities restrict travel, Thailand checking land borders By The Thaiger The death toll from the novel coronavirus has grown to 80 today. The entire Hubei Province is now in the largest health ‘lockdown’ ever mounted in modern medical history with tight controls of who or what is inbound or outbound from the central Chinese province, plus severe restrictions on movement in place in several other Chinese cities. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145357-coronavirus-update-more-chinese-cities-restrict-travel-thailand-checking-land-borders/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 Future Forward approaches court in Thanathorn loan case By The Nation Jaruwan Saranket Jaruwan Saranket, MP and Future Forward Party executive member, filed a letter with the Constitutional Court today (January 27), asking it to extend the period of explanation by 30 days concerning founder Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit’s loan case brought by the Election Commission, which is seeking dissolution of the party. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145370-future-forward-approaches-court-in-thanathorn-loan-case/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 All arrivals from China now screened at Phuket airport By The Phuket News Passengers are screened for elevated body temperature on arrival at Phuket International Airport. Photo: Phuket Tourism Police PHUKET: All passengers arriving in Phuket on direct flights from China are now being screened for elevated body temperatures in the hope of preventing the Wuhan coronavirus from spreading to Phuket, the Health Control Division at Phuket International Airport has confirmed. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145372-all-arrivals-from-china-now-screened-at-phuket-airport/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Surachet resigns, heading to India to be ordained By The Nation Police Lt-General Surachet Hakpal, special adviser at the Prime Minister’s Office, left the office on Sunday (January 26) to become ordained as a Buddhist monk in India for nine days, saying his decision was not political. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145386-surachet-resigns-heading-to-india-to-be-ordained/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Police crack down on vehicles polluting the air as part of slew of measures By THE NATION The Royal Thai Police has enforced numerous measures to reduce PM2.5 dust particles in the air, and one of them was to arrest owners of vehicles that emitted black smoke, deputy chief of Bangkok Metropolitan Police, Jirasan Kaewsangeak, said on Monday (January 27). Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145301-police-announce-measures-in-bid-to-tackle-air-pollution/?do=findComment&comment=14997499 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Trash problem chokes tourist attraction – again By The Nation The viewpoint at Ekkachai Bridge connecting Phatthalung’s Khuan Khanun district and Songkhla’s Ranod district has become a garbage dump as trash left by travellers piles up – yet again. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145387-trash-problem-chokes-tourist-attraction-–-again/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Irish PM says EU has upper hand in Brexit trade talks with UK Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar greets European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier at Government Buildings in Dublin, Ireland January 27, 2020. REUTERS/Lorraine O'Sullivan LONDON (Reuters) - Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said the European Union will have the upper hand in post-Brexit trade talks with the United Kingdom and questioned Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s timetable of striking a deal by the end of the year, the BBC reported. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145388-irish-pm-says-eu-has-upper-hand-in-brexit-trade-talks-with-uk/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Trump to present Middle East plan to Israeli leaders on Monday By Steve Holland, Dan Williams FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump addresses U.S mayors in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to disclose details of his Middle East peace plan to Israeli leaders on Monday as Palestinian officials decried it as a bid “to finish off” the Palestinian cause. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145389-trump-to-present-middle-east-plan-to-israeli-leaders-on-monday/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Meghan's father to Meghan: Would be great to see you, even in court By Guy Faulconbridge, Elizabeth Howcroft FILE PHOTO: Britain's Queen Elizabeth, Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex pose for a picture with some of Queen's Young Leaders at a Buckingham Palace reception following the final Queen's Young Leaders Awards Ceremony, in London, Britain June 26, 2018. John Stillwell/Pool via Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - Meghan Markle’s estranged father Thomas said on Monday that he was prepared to face his daughter in court and that she and her husband Prince Harry had hurt Queen Elizabeth by abruptly stepping back from royal duties. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145390-meghans-father-to-meghan-would-be-great-to-see-you-even-in-court/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Iran's Rouhani calls for unity, accuses Trump of exploiting rift By Parisa Hafezi FILE PHOTO: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani visits the family of the Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, who was killed by an air strike in Baghdad, at his home in Tehran, Iran January 4, 2020. Official President Website/Handout via REUTERS DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranians should not allow U.S. President Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure” approach to harm national unity ahead of parliamentary elections, President Hassan Rouhani said in a speech, lashing out at hardliners over mass disqualification of candidates. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145391-irans-rouhani-calls-for-unity-accuses-trump-of-exploiting-rift/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Somkid pushes for start of 5G service By THE NATION Deputy PM Somkid Jatusripitak, right, at NBTC Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak on Monday (January 27) pushed for the start of 5G service, urging state and private spectrum bidders to hasten the process for the benefits of society and the economy. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145393-somkid-pushes-for-start-of-5g-service/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Pattaya to get new viewpoint By The Nation Pattaya City plans to improve the scenery at Bali Hai Cape to make it a sunset viewpoint after the public area was reclaimed from entrepreneurs. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145394-pattaya-to-get-new-viewpoint/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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