webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Chulalongkorn University imposes travel ban on staff members and students In a bid to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Thailand, Chulalongkorn University has imposed a ban on visiting or transit stopovers in seven countries and two special administration regions of China for its staff and students from today (Thursday) until April 19th. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149263-chulalongkorn-university-imposes-travel-ban-on-staff-members-and-students/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 TAT’s travel recommendations regarding Thailand’s Coronavirus Disease 2019 control measures FacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestShare via EmailPrint Bangkok, 19 February, 2020 – On Thursday, 30 January, 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The WHO did not recommend any travel or trade restrictions based on its latest travel advice dated 11 February, 2020. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149266-tat’s-travel-recommendations-regarding-thailand’s-coronavirus-disease-2019-control-measures/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Drunk driving professor and his ranting sister all over Thai social media after accident near Bangkok video screenshot Thai social media was abuzz with interest after an accident in Phrapradaeng, Samut Prakan south east of Bangkok. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149269-drunk-driving-professor-and-his-ranting-sister-all-over-thai-social-media-after-accident-near-bangkok/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Charter court ruling to determine future of FFP By The Nation Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit The Constitutional Court will on Friday (February 21) decide the fate of Future Forward Party (FWP), which has been accused of violating the Political Party Organic Law BE 2560 Section 72. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149270-charter-court-ruling-to-determine-future-of-ffp/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 High price sweetens prospects for fruits By THE NATION Fruit markets in the Eastern region see promising prospects early this year as dealers are offering high price for early batches of durians. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149272-high-price-sweetens-prospects-for-fruits/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Syringe stepped on at Layan Beach By The Phuket News A regular beachgoer stepped on the discarded syringe at Layan beach yesterday (Feb 19). Photo: Supplied) PHUKET: Cherng Talay Police Chief Col Peerachart Pomboonmee is urging all people at Layan Beach to be careful of dangerous objects in the sand after a regular beachgoer stepped on an old syringe. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149274-syringe-stepped-on-at-layan-beach/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 COVID-19: Hua Hin pulls out all the stops in big virus show of confidence press conference Thai caption: Taxi driver has fully recovered Picture: Sanook Thailand pulled out all the stops at a press conference to show they have the Covid-19 virus well under control. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149277-covid-19-hua-hin-pulls-out-all-the-stops-in-big-virus-show-of-confidence-press-conference/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 PM orders precautionary plans to cope with Stage 3 spread of COVID-19 Thailand’s Committee for Emerging Infectious Diseases has been instructed, by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, to develop precautionary measures to cope with a Stage 3 spread of COVID-19 in the country. The instruction was issued as he chaired a meeting of the committee at Government House this morning (Thursday). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149280-pm-prayut-orders-precautionary-plans-to-cope-with-stage-3-spread-of-covid-19/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Coronavirus is worse than the tsunami - and the state is downplaying the impact, claim tourism operators Thai caption: Lament from Lanta Picture: Sanook A Covid-19 crisis meeting held in the south was told that the Thai government have been downplaying the effect of the virus on tourism businesses. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149296-coronavirus-is-worse-than-the-tsunami-and-the-state-is-downplaying-the-impact-claim-tourism-operators/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Pattaya: US pensioner killed after collision with tree in central reservation - microsleep blamed Picture: Banmuang Na Jomtien police were called after a Mitsubishi Triton with Bangkok plates slammed into a frangipani tree in the central reservation of Sukhumvit Road (KM 158) yesterday around lunchtime. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149299-pattaya-us-pensioner-killed-after-collision-with-tree-in-central-reservation-microsleep-blamed/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Netizens more than irate! Chinese egg donations to repair the virus crisis go on sale in Thailand! Picture: Sanook A group of Chinese people were convinced by a Thai that the best way to ensure that the Covid-19 virus crisis in their country is resolved would be to donate a whole load of eggs to Thailand's revered Buddhist image of Luang Phor Sothon. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149298-netizens-more-than-irate-chinese-egg-donations-to-repair-the-virus-crisis-go-on-sale-in-thailand/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Pollution: Abandoning Thailand to seek a better life in Vietnam?! Think again..... Thaivisa has been contacted by a Bangkok resident who is currently working in Hanoi who suggested that the grass was not necessarily greener in Vietnam. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149300-pollution-abandoning-thailand-to-seek-a-better-life-in-vietnam-think-again/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 20, 2020 MPs thwart Future Forward motion to prevent coups By The Nation Piyabutr Saengkanokkul A move by Future Forward Party (FFP) secretary-general Piyabutr Saengkanokkul on establishing a commission to prevent another coup in the future was rejected by the House of Representatives. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149302-mps-thwart-future-forward-motion-to-prevent-coups/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Virus screening intensifies along Cambodian border By THE NATION Pol Maj General Archayon Kraithong (File Photo) Screening for the Covid-19 virus is being ramped along the eastern border to prevent anyone infected arriving from Cambodia. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149304-virus-screening-intensifies-along-cambodian-border/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Thailand wants nationals out of China By The Nation The Foreign Affairs Ministry’s Department of Consular Affairs has advised Thais in China to leave the country as the Covid-19 coronavirus spreads. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149306-thailand-wants-nationals-out-of-china/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Lopburi gold heist suspect faces nine charges By The Nation The man suspected of killing three people in the Lop Buri gold heist case faces nine criminal charges, Prayut Petchkhun, deputy spokesman for the attorney-general and Special Attorney for Criminal Case 3, said on Thursday (Feb 20). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149308-lopburi-gold-heist-suspect-faces-nine-charges/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 THAI waives change fee on flights to Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore Thai Airways International (THAI) is offering its passengers a change fee waiver and reroutIng for passengers holding THAI tickets, due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus 2019 (Covid-19). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149310-thai-waives-change-fee-on-flights-to-japan-south-korea-taiwan-singapore/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Charter court annuls criminal law on abortion By The Nation The Constitutional Court has ruled that sections 301 and 305 of Criminal Law, which govern abortion, should be revised to reflect the current circumstances. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149312-thailand-charter-court-annuls-criminal-law-on-abortion/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Police gear for possible trouble ahead of court's verdict on Future Forward Party tomorrow By THE NATION Police are preparing measures to ensure public safety and order at the Constitutional Court tomorrow where the verdict on a request to dissolve the Future Forward Party will be delivered, said Pol Maj Gen Somprasong Yenthuam, deputy metropolitan police commander of security today (February 20). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149313-police-gear-for-possible-trouble-ahead-of-courts-verdict-on-future-forward-party/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Thailand expects public investment of nearly $13 billion in second quarter - Finance Minister FILE PHOTO: A girl walks past a Skytrain (Bangkok Mass Transit System) construction site in Bangkok, Thailand May 13, 2018. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's government expects public investment spending of more than 400 billion baht ($12.77 billion) in the second quarter to help the flagging economy weather the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, the finance minister said on Thursday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149316-thailand-expects-public-investment-of-nearly-13-billion-in-second-quarter-finance-minister/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Fairfield Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 TM28: Thai immigration scraps requirement for foreigners to report when they stay away from home for 24 hours There is some good news for foreigners in Thailand. Thai immigration have all but scrapped the controversial TM28 change of address reporting requirement for foreigners. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149328-tm28-thai-immigration-scraps-requirement-for-foreigners-to-report-when-they-stay-away-from-home-for-24-hours/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Phuket marine chief confident Phuket to remain strong as Asia cruise ships moved to Europe amid virus fears By Tanyaluk Sakoot The cruise ship Celebrity Constellation will no longer be arriving in Phuket until further notice. Photo: Celebrity Cruises PHUKET:-- Phuket Marine Office Director Wiwat Chitchertwong remains confident that the move by major cruise liner operators to cancel or redirect their cruises out of Asia amid fears of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) spreading will not greatly affect Phuket. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149332-phuket-marine-chief-confident-phuket-to-remain-strong-as-asia-cruise-ships-moved-to-europe-amid-virus-fears/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Unidentified man in mystery plunge at Bangkok mall By The Nation There is only bewilderment at this point about a man’s plunge from the fifth level of CentralWorld in Bangkok on Thursday afternoon (February 20). Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149335-unidentified-man-in-mystery-plunge-at-bangkok-mall/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 China tests its soft power in Southeast Asia amid coronavirus outbreak By Keith Zhai, Patpicha Tanakasempipat China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrives to a meeting with foreign ministers of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the coronavirus outbreak in Vientiane, Laos February 20, 2020. REUTERS/Phoonsab Thevongsa NO RESALES NO ARCHIVES VIENTIANE (Reuters) - China called for solidarity on Thursday in a special meeting to discuss the coronavirus outbreak with Southeast Asian nations as it faces criticism for its handling of the epidemic. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149337-china-tests-its-soft-power-in-southeast-asia-amid-coronavirus-outbreak/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 China lab says conspiracy theories hurting efforts to curb virus David Stanway A computer image created by Nexu Science Communication together with Trinity College in Dublin, shows a model structurally representative of a betacoronavirus which is the type of virus linked to COVID-19, better known as the coronavirus linked to the Wuhan outbreak, shared with Reuters on February 18, 2020. NEXU Science Communication/via REUTERS SHANGHAI (Reuters) - An outbreak of disinformation in China and elsewhere has hurt global efforts to combat the new coronavirus, said a specialist infectious disease lab located at the epicentre of the epidemic — and at the heart of a number of conspiracy theories. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149339-china-lab-says-conspiracy-theories-hurting-efforts-to-curb-virus/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Australia to hold wide-ranging enquiry into disastrous bushfires By Colin Packham FILE PHOTO: Flames from a bushfire burn in the early morning hours in Bredbo, New South Wales, Australia, February 2, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will hold a wide-ranging enquiry into the causes of recent bushfires that killed 33 people and razed an area the size of South Korea, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149340-australia-to-hold-wide-ranging-enquiry-into-disastrous-bushfires/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 No virus cover-up, premier tweets By The Nation Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha (Photo Credit: Royal Thai Government website) Evidently in a mood to condemn “fake news”, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha went on Twitter on Thursday (February 20) insisting there’s no Covid-19 cover-up going on in Thailand. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149341-no-virus-cover-up-premier-tweets/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Single gunshot kills man and injures woman in Wichit By Eakkapop Thongtub Police examining the scene of the shooting at the Future Condo in Wichit which left one dead and one injured. Photo: Wichit Police PHUKET:-- A tragic shooting earlier today (Feb 20) in Wichit has left one dead and another injured in hospital in what police believe was a suicide motivated by jealousy. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149342-single-gunshot-kills-man-and-injures-woman-in-wichit/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Phuket water outages already widespread, Governor praises efforts by officers, army By The Phuket News Water trucks stand at the ready in Soi Kingkaew Rassada yesterday (Feb 19). Photo: PR Dept PHUKET:-- Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana yesterday (Feb 19) inspected the efforts to deliver emergency water supply to the hard-hit area of Soi Kingkaew in Rassada, where many people are struggling without any mains water supply. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149343-phuket-water-outages-already-widespread-governor-praises-efforts-by-officers-army/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 YouTuber Fakes Holiday To Bali By Taking Photos In Her Local IKEA By STEWART PERRIE It's tough when you're struggling to make ends meet but still want your social media feed to be looking glamorous. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149345-youtuber-fakes-holiday-to-bali-by-taking-photos-in-her-local-ikea/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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