webfact Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Gunman opens fire at Bangkok shopping mall A man has been arrested following a shooting incident at a shopping mall in Bangkok. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150628-breaking-gunman-opens-fire-at-bangkok-shopping-mall/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 ‘Linkage centre’ aims to detect virus concealment By The Nation The Bangkok granddad who repeatedly denied having been to Japan and turned out to have picked up a Covid-19 infection there has triggered the establishment of a “surveillance data linkage centre” by the Immigration Bureau and Public Health Ministry. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150631-‘linkage-centre’-aims-to-detect-virus-concealment/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 Thailand paves way to becoming top trail running destination BANGKOK (NNT) - Trail running events in Thailand have been increasingly popular, attracting more and more runners in the past few years. The Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) has joined forces with a leading global brand in trail running, Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB), to promote Thailand as the top trail running destination in Asia. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150638-thailand-paves-way-to-becoming-top-trail-running-destination/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 Be responsible and tell the truth, Medical Council VP says By THE NATION Professor Dr Prasit Wattanapha People who have travelled overseas to locales with a high rate of Covid-19 infection must be socially responsible and be truthful to medical personnel to prevent its further spread in Thailand, the vice president of the Medical Council of Thailand said on Thursday (February 27). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150688-be-responsible-and-tell-the-truth-medical-council-vp-says/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 Rumour quashed of 22 suspected virus cases in Rayong By THE NATION The director of Rayong Hospital has denied a rumour circulating online that it had admitted 22 people suspected of being infected with the Covid-19 virus. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150689-rumour-quashed-of-22-suspected-virus-cases-in-rayong/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 Ministry to hand out face masks to schools nationwide By The Nation The Education Ministry will distribute face masks to schools nationwide in an attempt to curb the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19) and protect students from the harmful PM2.5 particulate matter in the air, said Education Minister Nataphol Teepsuwan today (February 27). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150690-ministry-to-hand-out-face-masks-to-schools-nationwide/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 International school ordered close after students' trip to high-risk country By THE NATION Attapon Truektrong Secretary general of Private Education Commission Attapon Truektrong said on Thursday (February 27) that he was informed 505 students and 60 teachers of an international school located in Don Mueang province arrived back on Sunday (February 23) from a school trip to a high-risk country. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150691-international-school-ordered-close-after-students-trip-to-high-risk-country/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 Virus-hurt Platinum Mall plans sales blitz By THE NATION The Platinum Group is taking steps to stimulate sales at its Platinum Fashion Mall in Bangkok and assist store proprietors as the Covid-19 virus scare sees shopper volume tumble. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150692-virus-hurt-platinum-mall-plans-sales-blitz/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 PM, DPM Wissanu and Foreign Minister grilled over Philip Morris tax evasion case Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngarm and Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai have come under attack, on the last day of the censure debate today by Pheu Thai MP Sarunvuth Sarungate, over their alleged mishandling of the tax evasion case, involving the Thai subsidiary of tobacco giant Philip Morris International, which resulted in revenue losses estimated at over 80 billion baht. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150693-pm-dpm-wissanu-and-foreign-minister-grilled-over-philip-morris-tax-evasion-case/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 PM says military to be downsized and generals reduced by half within 8 years File photo Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha told members of parliament, on the final scheduled day of the censure debate, that the Defence Ministry is determined to reform the military by downsizing the three armed forces to become more efficient and modern, with the aim of cutting the number of generals in half by the year 2028. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150694-pm-says-military-to-be-downsized-and-generals-reduced-by-half-within-8-years/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 Self-quarantine Phichit students after their return from South Korea A group of students attending high school in Thailand’s northern province of Phichit have been told to stay home for 14 days, after the school’s management discovered that they have just returned from a trip to South Korea. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150695-self-quarantine-phichit-students-after-their-return-from-south-korea/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 Opposition walk out of censure debate after failing to get additional time The four-day censure debate, targeting Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and 5 of his cabinet colleagues, ended before the 7pm agreed deadline, with a mass walkout by the Opposition, which had been thrown into disarray due to their mismanagement of the time allotted for debate. Four former Future Forward MPs were left frustrated by missing their chance to grill Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan and Interior Minister Anupong Paochinda. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150697-opposition-walk-out-of-censure-debate-after-failing-to-get-additional-time/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 Marut the killer Phuket airport taxi driver is still behind the wheel By The Phuket News The scene of the wipeout accident on Thepkrasattri Rd more than 15 moths ago. Photo: Seang Prachachon Kon Phuket / Facebook PHUKET: Marut Puangbanjong, the Phuket airport taxi driver found guilty in November of two charges against him for reckless driving that resulted in a six-vehicle wipeout and the death of motorbike rider in peak-hour traffic more than a year ago, has yet to present himself to the Phuket Land Transport Office to have his commercial driver’s licence suspended. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150698-marut-the-killer-phuket-airport-taxi-driver-is-still-behind-the-wheel/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 Thailand’s Richest Man Is Building Bangkok’s Tallest Skyscraper By Randy Thanthong-Knight -- Asset World has an aggressive pipeline despite tourism wobbles -- Comes as the city’s Chao Phraya river undergoes a renaissance BANGKOK • Thailand's richest man wants to set another record. Billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, via his recently listed property unit Asset World Corp, has set his sights on building the nation's tallest skyscraper. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150699-thailand’s-richest-man-is-building-bangkok’s-tallest-skyscraper/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 Climate activists jubilant as expansion of Britain's Heathrow Airport blocked By Alistair Smout and Sarah Young A passenger aircraft makes it's final landing approach towards Heathrow Airport at dawn in west London Britain, April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Files LONDON (Reuters) - The planned expansion of London's Heathrow Airport was declared unlawful on environmental grounds by a court on Thursday, a ruling that could sink the $18 billion project that has been dogged by decades of dispute and indecision. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150702-climate-activists-jubilant-as-expansion-of-britains-heathrow-airport-blocked/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 Scores cleared to leave Tenerife hotel on coronavirus lockdown By Nathan Allen A woman plays with a child on the hotel terrace in H10 Costa Adeje Palace, which is on lockdown after novel coronavirus has been confirmed in Adeje, on the Spanish island of Tenerife, Spain, February 27, 2020. REUTERS/Borja Suarez TENERIFE, Spain (Reuters) - Some 130 guests were cleared on Thursday to leave a Tenerife hotel placed on lockdown after four cases of the coronavirus were detected there, but there were no signs that would happen soon while authorities scrambled to address the situation. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150704-scores-cleared-to-leave-tenerife-hotel-on-coronavirus-lockdown/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 Battle rages over strategic Syrian town of Saraqeb as humanitarian catastrophe unfolds By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Daren Butler Syrian fighters set a target to an artillery near Idlib, Syria February 27, 2020. REUTERS/Umit Bektas AMMAN/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Syrian rebels backed by Turkish forces said on Thursday they had recaptured the crossroads town of Saraqeb, marking a first big push-back of a Syrian government offensive. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150705-battle-rages-over-strategic-syrian-town-of-saraqeb-as-humanitarian-catastrophe-unfolds/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 Italy plays down coronavirus risk as death toll rises, cases jump By Crispian Balmer and Gavin Jones An electric scooter is pictured in San Carlo square, as a coronavirus outbreak continues to grow in northern Italy, in Turin, Italy, February 27, 2020. REUTERS/Massimo Pinca ROME (Reuters) - Italy's government, desperate to stave off a likely recession, played down on Thursday the gravity of an outbreak of coronavirus, the worst yet seen in Europe, saying it only impacted a tiny fraction of the country. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150707-italy-plays-down-coronavirus-risk-as-death-toll-rises-cases-jump/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 Turkey, with more dead troops, won't stop Syrian refugees reaching Europe - official By Orhan Coskun Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a meeting of his ruling AK Party in Ankara, Turkey, February 27, 2020. Turkish Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey, faced with a new wave of Syrian migrants and 22 more dead soldiers in Idlib, will no longer stop Syrian refugees from reaching Europe, a senior Turkish official said late on Thursday as President Tayyip Erdogan chaired an emergency meeting. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150709-turkey-with-more-dead-troops-wont-stop-syrian-refugees-reaching-europe-official/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 British police issue safety warning over Greta Thunberg rally FILE PHOTO: Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg speaks during the Fridays for Future protest in Hamburg, Germany February 21, 2020. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer LONDON (Reuters) - Police have issued a safety warning over a climate protest rally in the southwestern city of Bristol on Friday which will be addressed by teenage activist Greta Thunberg. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150711-british-police-issue-safety-warning-over-greta-thunberg-rally/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 'I could fall to my death:' tightrope walker Wallenda readies to cross active volcano FILE PHOTO: Aerialist Nik Wallenda holds a sample of a wire while he speaks with media as he prepares for a highwire walk over Times Square in New York, U.S., June 20, 2019. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo (Reuters) - Tightrope walker Nik Wallenda fears the worst-possible outcome as he prepares for his latest high wire act - trekking across a live volcano in Nicaragua on Wednesday. "I could fall to my death." Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150713-i-could-fall-to-my-death-tightrope-walker-wallenda-readies-to-cross-active-volcano/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 How the Democratic nominating battle could end in a messy 'brokered convention' By Joseph Ax Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders rallies with supporters at Winston-Salem State University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S., February 27, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (Reuters) - Seemingly every four years, political pundits speculate about a "brokered" U.S. presidential convention - only to see a nominee selected with little or no drama. But that may not be the case in 2020. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150714-how-the-democratic-nominating-battle-could-end-in-a-messy-brokered-convention/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 UPDATE: Covid-19: Major international school in Bangkok temporarily shuts its doors File photo The prestigious Harrow International School in Don Muang, Bangkok, has announced that it is closing for at least the next week. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150691-international-school-ordered-close-after-students-trip-to-high-risk-country/?do=findComment&comment=15105252 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 UPDATE: Crew member of sunken boat still missing By Eakkapop Thongtub Crew members of the sunken ship that were rescued disembark from Chor. Namcharoenchai 6 and board the Navy vessel. Photo: Royal Thai Navy PHUKET: A crew member of a fishing boat that sank yesterday (Feb 26) is still missing, authorities confirmed to The Phuket News today. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150373-navy-launch-search-for-missing-crewman-after-phuket-fishing-boat-sinks/?do=findComment&comment=15105301 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 Covid-19: Non-Chinese allowed to stay an extra 30 days if travel plans disrupted Picture: Daily News Immigration chief Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang said on Thursday that non-Chinese nationals who need to stay in Thailand because of travel restrictions placed upon them can apply to stay in the kingdom for an extra 30 days. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150721-covid-19-non-chinese-allowed-to-stay-an-extra-30-days-if-travel-plans-disrupted/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 U.N. chief declares women's inequality 'stupid' and a global shame By Michelle Nichols FILE PHOTO: Antonio Guterres, United Nations (UN) Secretary General, speaks at a news conference at the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and the Government of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 10, 2019. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called women's inequality "stupid" and a cause for global shame on Thursday, as he pledged to press governments to end discriminatory laws in the face of a "strong and relentless pushback" against women's rights. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150722-un-chief-declares-womens-inequality-stupid-and-a-global-shame/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 Seven dead men found floating in a reservoir - it's believed they were involved in drug gunfight with army Police in the Mae Sai area of Chiang Rai near the border with Myanmar were alerted after seven corpses were found floating in a reservoir. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150724-seven-dead-men-found-floating-in-a-reservoir-its-believed-they-were-involved-in-drug-gunfight-with-army/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 UPDATE: Man arrested for firing a gun at Nonthaburi mall By THE NATION A man was arrested for allegedly firing a gun on the ground floor of Central Plaza Rattanathibet shopping mall in Nonthaburi province on Thursday, Pol General Krisana Pattanacharoen, deputy spokesman of the Royal Thai Police, said on Thursday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150628-breaking-gunman-opens-fire-at-bangkok-shopping-mall/?do=findComment&comment=15105491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 Man stuffed in suitcase murder: Another bag could contain his missing wife - Pattaya connection Picture: Daily Newws Daily News reported that there were major developments in the case of a Chinese national found dead trussed up in a suitcase in the Ping River in Kamphaeng Phet earlier in the week. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150728-man-stuffed-in-suitcase-murder-another-bag-could-contain-his-missing-wife-pattaya-connection/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 Covid-19: Doom and gloom or not so bad? Same day Koh Larn reports present conflicting stories Picture: 77kaoded The effects of the Covid-19 outbreak have inspired countless stories about the effect on tourism. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150734-covid-19-doom-and-gloom-or-not-so-bad-same-day-koh-larn-reports-present-conflicting-stories/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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