webfact Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 Pattaya: "Zero" tourists - last remaining Russians have cancelled and tourism industry faces 80% closure for up to a year Picture: 77kaoded An industry leader in Chonburi has painted the grimmest picture yet of the devastating effect of the coronavirus outbreak on tourism in Pattaya. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156629-pattaya-zero-tourists-last-remaining-russians-have-cancelled-and-tourism-industry-faces-80-closure-for-up-to-a-year/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 Pattaya: Former US gangster - who speaks five languages - hit hard Covid-19 times and robbed 7-Eleven The man who robbed a 7-Eleven of 5,000 baht in cash in the Pattaya area last week had a colorful history. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156632-pattaya-former-us-gangster-who-speaks-five-languages-hit-hard-covid-19-times-and-robbed-7-eleven/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 Covid-19: Face mask sting leads to arrest of overcharging female trader near Bangkok Picture: Sanook Police in Samut Prakan carried out a sting to trap a female trader hoarding and overcharging for surgical face masks. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156636-covid-19-face-mask-sting-leads-to-arrest-of-overcharging-female-trader-near-bangkok/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 Pattaya and the virus: Large crowds queue for cheap masks at Makro Picture: 77kaoded 77kaoded reported that a large and eager crowd gathered at Makro in North Pattaya on Sunday to buy cheap face masks. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156639-pattaya-and-the-virus-large-crowds-queue-for-cheap-masks-at-makro/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 Trump's attack on GM over ventilators quickly turns to praise By David Shepardson U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a send off for the Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort at Naval Station Norfolk, in Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. March 28, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump, who excoriated General Motors Co on Friday and invoked emergency powers to compel the production of badly needed ventilators to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, has abruptly shifted gears to praise the automaker. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156644-trumps-attack-on-gm-over-ventilators-quickly-turns-to-praise/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 Emergency fund from 2020 budget running dry, Bureau reports By THE NATION Dechapiwat na Songkhla The emergency fund of Bt96 billion from the fiscal 2020 budget has been nearly used up, Dechapiwat na Songkhla, director of the Budget Bureau, has said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156645-emergency-fund-from-2020-thai-budget-running-dry-bureau-reports/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 Phuket airspace to shut down from April 10 By THE NATION Phuket Governor Phakkhaphong Thawiphat Phuket Governor Phakkhaphong Thawiphat announced on Sunday (March 29) that air transport to Phuket will also shut down after he had earlier ordered a halt to land and marine transport effective Monday (March 30) until April 30 in order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156653-phuket-airspace-to-shut-down-from-april-10/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 Covid-19: Tech police go after dozens of fake websites - Thais trick Thais slipping up in their own language! File photo Channel 7 reported that Thailand's tech police and the DES (digital economy and society ministry) are going after 44 people who started sites to possibly trick Thais over the 5,000 benefit handouts. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156655-covid-19-tech-police-go-after-dozens-of-fake-websites-thais-trick-thais-slipping-up-in-their-own-language/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 With claps and chants Thais salute medical personnel on Covid-19 frontlines By The Nation video screenshot Thai people united on Sunday (March 29) to hail the work of medical personnel and send encouragement to everyone working hard to fight the new coronavirus (Covid 19). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156656-with-claps-and-chants-thais-salute-medical-personnel-on-covid-19-frontlines/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 Thailand reports 136 new COVID-19 cases REUTERS File photo Thailand on Monday reported a 136 new coronavirus cases. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156657-thailand-reports-136-new-covid-19-cases/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 Medical body warns against testing for Covid-19 with kits bought online By The Nation File photo The Association of Medical Technologist of Thailand (AMTT) has warned people against purchasing test kits online and examining themselves for Covid-19 at home. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156665-medical-body-warns-against-testing-for-covid-19-with-kits-bought-online/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 Thai woman who attacked students at Bangkok school in 2005 murders little girl after release, says Thai media Picture: Sanook A Thai woman called Jitrada who once attacked four students at Bangkok's prestigious St Joseph's Convent school 15 years ago has now reportedly murdered a five year old girl after she was released from a psychiatric hospital. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156667-thai-woman-who-attacked-students-at-bangkok-school-in-2005-murders-little-girl-after-release-says-thai-media/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 Nok says it has no plan to halt all flights By THE NATION Nok Airlines Plc has denied rumours appearing in several media that it would be suspending all flights. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156668-nok-says-it-has-no-plan-to-halt-all-flights/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 Grim forecast of coronavirus infections refuted by senior health official A senior doctor at Thailand’s Disease Control Department (DCD), has dismissed as “very unlikely” the grim forecast by some doctors that by April 15th COVID-19 infections in Thailand will reach 350,000, with about 7,000 fatalities. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/grim-forecast-of-coronavirus-infections-refuted-by-senior-health-official/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 DLT: No need to renew your driving license until 15 days after the Emergency Decree is over Picture: Thai Rath The Department of Land Transport has announced that if your Thai driving licence is about to expire there is no need to go into an office and renew it. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156688-dlt-no-need-to-renew-your-driving-license-until-15-days-after-the-emergency-decree-is-over/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 Thailand reports two new coronavirus deaths, bringing total to nine A screen shows Nevada Kumlakasing's teacher wearing a protective face mask as she studies at home during the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok, Thailand, March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's public health ministry said on Monday that two more people have died from the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to nine. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156689-thailand reports-two-new-coronavirus-deaths-bringing-total-to-nine/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 Dump used face masks properly in red bins By THE NATION Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang has urged people to dispose of used face masks properly by using red bins which are designated for hazardous waste. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156694-dump-used-face-masks-properly-in-red-bins/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 EasyJet grounds entire fleet as coronavirus pushes airlines to brink FILE PHOTO: EasyJet planes are seen on the tarmac at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport in Roissy-en-France following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in France March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Charles Platiau LONDON (Reuters) - British low cost airline easyJet <EZJ.L> said it had grounded its entire fleet of over 330 aircraft and had no visibility on when it could restart flights, highlighting the heavy strain on airlines trying to survive to fly again after coronavirus. Source: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156699-easyjet-grounds-entire-fleet-as-coronavirus-pushes-airlines-to-brink/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 Thai Airways may cut some plane types for good after grounding jets FILE PHOTO: Thai Airways airplanes are parked at the tarmac of Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand March 25, 2020 REUTERS/Jorge Silva BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Airways International Pcl <THAI.BK> may permanently reduce the number of aircraft types it deploys once the coronavirus outbreak that has caused the company to ground most of its fleet ends, said a senior government official on Monday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156701-thai-airways-may-cut-some-plane-types-for-good-after-grounding-jets/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 UPDATE: Girl allegedly stabbed to death by woman with mental illness By The Nation A woman who had stabbed four Saint Joseph Convent School students 15 years ago allegedly killed a four-year-old girl on March 29. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156667-thai-woman-who-attacked-students-at-bangkok-school-in-2005-murders-little-girl-after-release-says-thai-media/?do=findComment&comment=15230430 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 CP Land staff ordered to undergo quarantine By The Nation CP Land has found that some of its staff at the CP Tower 2 building came into contact with infected Covid-19 patients. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156704-cp-land-staff-ordered-to-undergo-quarantine/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 Patong COVID infections continue to bloom, total Phuket cases hit 62 By The Phuket News Eight more cases surfaced from Patong. Image: PR Dept PHUKET: The Phuket Communicable Disease Committee today (Mar 30) confirmed nine new confirmed cases of COVID-19, with eight surfacing from Patong. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156707-patong-covid-infections-continue-to-bloom-total-phuket-cases-hit-62/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 UK PM Johnson's adviser Cummings isolating with coronavirus symptoms By Elizabeth Piper and Guy Faulconbridge FILE PHOTO: Dominic Cummings, special adviser for Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, leaves his home, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in London, Britain, March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay LONDON (Reuters) - The coronavirus outbreak at the heart of the British government spread on Monday with Prime Minister Boris Johnson's senior adviser, Dominic Cummings, self-isolating with symptoms just days after the British leader himself tested positive. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156726-uk-pm-johnsons-adviser-cummings-isolating-with-coronavirus-symptoms/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 UK epidemic is slowing and antibody test could be ready in days, top epidemiologist says By Guy Faulconbridge A sign is shown warning people to practise safe distancing in a west London park as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in London, Britain, March 29, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs LONDON (Reuters) - The coronavirus epidemic in the United Kingdom is showing signs of slowing and antibody tests could be ready in days, Neil Ferguson, a professor of mathematical biology at Imperial College London, said on Monday. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156727-uk-epidemic-is-slowing-and-antibody-test-could-be-ready-in-days-top-epidemiologist-says/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Concern over risk of increased infections transmitted by Thais returning from high-risk areas A senior doctor at the Disease Control Department (DCD) has expressed serious concern over the risk of a further spread of COVID-19, due to infections among Thais returning from high-risk countries, such as the United States, France and Spain. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156729-concern-over-risk-of-increased-infections-transmitted-by-thais-returning-from-high-risk-areas/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Grim forecast of coronavirus infections refuted by senior health official A senior doctor at Thailand’s Disease Control Department (DCD), has dismissed as “very unlikely” the grim forecast by some doctors that by April 15th COVID-19 infections in Thailand will reach 350,000, with about 7,000 fatalities. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156730-grim-forecast-of-coronavirus-infections-refuted-by-senior-health-official/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 TV tonight: Will Michael Jackson be airbrushed from history? Arriving in court in 2005 ... The Real Michael Jackson. Photograph: Michael A Mariant/AP Jacques Peretti fronts this one-off documentary analysing the life and increasingly troubled legacy of Michael Jackson. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156733-tv-tonight-will-michael-jackson-be-airbrushed-from-history/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Tom Hanks pays tribute to those who helped him through coronavirus as he and his wife return home BY LOUISE MCCREESH JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! Tom Hanks has paid tribute to the people who cared for him and his wife Rita Wilson following their coronavirus diagnosis. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156734-tom-hanks-pays-tribute-to-those-who-helped-him-through-coronavirus-as-he-and-his-wife-return-home/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Elton John joined by Dave Grohl, Billie Joe Armstrong, Billie Eilish and more for live coronavirus relief concert Dave Grohl and Billie Joe Armstrong both took part in Elton's concert (Picture: Getty) Sir Elton John assembled some of the biggest names in music to perform live from their homes last night in a televised concert to raise money for the coronavirus relief effort. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156735-elton-john-joined-by-dave-grohl-billie-joe-armstrong-billie-eilish-and-more-for-live-coronavirus-relief-concert/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Thailand earmarks further $15 billion for coronavirus crisis FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective face mask walks, during the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Bangkok, Thailand March 29, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand’s new stimulus package to alleviate the impact of the coronavirus crisis will be worth more than 500 billion baht ($15.3 billion), its finance minister said on Monday. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1156745-thailand-earmarks-further-15-billion-for-coronavirus-crisis/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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