Popular Post webfact Posted April 7, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 7, 2020 Video: No mask? OK, give me 20 press-ups! MCOT reported that a village in Chonburi had instigated unusual measures to make sure all inhabitants were wearing face masks. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158194-video-no-mask-ok-give-me-20-press-ups/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 Some foreigners still out drinking on the beach - Thais less than complimentary Picture: FB Tessakit The local authority or "tessakit" page on Facebook featured a brief story about tourists being out in a group congregating and drinking on the beach. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158203-some-foreigners-still-out-drinking-on-the-beach-thais-less-than-complimentary/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 Thailand in curfew: Thousands checked and 1,186 face prosecution for being out Picture: Naew Na Thai media Naew Na published a story that featured some of the main curfew breakers of the first three days who had violated orders to stay home between 10 pm and 4 am. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158215-thailand-in-curfew-thousands-checked-and-1186-face-prosecution-for-being-out/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 Thailand in curfew: Accident stats show continual drop Picture: Daily News Daily News reported April's fatalities at the scene of accidents nationwide. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158220-thailand-in-curfew-accident-stats-show-continual-drop/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 Daughter back from abroad infects mum who is now seriously ill in ICU Picture: Sanook Sanook published a story as a warning for all people about proper quarantining. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158222-daughter-back-from-abroad-infects-mum-who-is-now-seriously-ill-in-icu/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 Virus situation sees encouraging improvement but ‘not statistically satisfactory’ By The Nation Yong Poovorawan The Covid-19 situation in the country has seen some improvement due to the government’s new measures to tackle the spread of the virus but is “not statistically satisfactory”, Dr Yong Poovorawan, a virologist at Chulalongkorn University, said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158225-virus-situation-sees-encouraging-improvement-but-‘not-statistically-satisfactory’/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 Thai schools set to remain closed until July - online learning if Covid-19 situation does not improve There was bad news for parents in isolation with their children during the long Thai school holidays. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158227-thai-schools-set-to-remain-closed-until-july-online-learning-if-covid-19-situation-does-not-improve/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 Eight, including magnate’s daughters, charged with violating curfew By The Nation Eight people violated a curfew in Mukdahan province on Monday, with two claiming to be daughters of a Phitsanulok magnate. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158228-mukdahan-eight-including-magnate’s-daughters-charged-with-violating-curfew/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 VIDEO: Automatic visa renewal for foreigners can’t come soon enough as HUNDREDS queue outside Pattaya immigration Picture: We Love Pattaya At a time when much of Pattaya has been left all but deserted as members of the public heed government advice and stay indoors, the scene outside immigration on Tuesday morning was anything but quiet. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158232-video-automatic-visa-renewal-for-foreigners-can’t-come-soon-enough-as-hundreds-queue-outside-pattaya-immigration/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted April 7, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 7, 2020 Thailand reports sharp fall in new COVID-19 cases Thailand on Tuesday reported a sharp fall in the number of new coronavirus cases. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158234-thailand-reports-sharp-fall-in-new-covid-19-cases/ 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Fairfield Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Closure of Pattaya set to begin on Thursday 9 April The proposed lockdown of Pattaya - closing the city to people who are not residents - will begin from 2pm on Thursday 9 April, City Hall confirmed on Tuesday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158237-closure-of-pattaya-set-to-begin-on-thursday-9-april/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 COVID-19: Communicating The Best Advice In The World by Andrew J Wood BANGKOK: We are living in extraordinary times. With the world forced into a complete shutdown and travel by any means frowned upon and commercial aircraft largely grounded GLOBALLY we are all in #StayAtHome so we can #TravelTomorrow mode. Our national leaders are also making televised addresses reinforcing the gravitas of the moment. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158246-covid-19-communicating-the-best-advice-in-the-world/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 Only 200 people to be allowed to enter country each day By The Nation The Foreign Affairs Ministry issued a statement saying not more than 200 people will be allowed to enter the country each day. The statement came after an order that planes would be prohibited from landing until April 18. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158252-only-200-people-to-be-allowed-to-enter-thailand-each-day/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 'Drunk' driver enjoys a marijuana joint at police checkpoint By The Nation A man stopped at a checkpoint in Chaiyaphum province last night (April 6), happily smoking marijuana in front of police officers. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158257-drunk-driver-enjoys-a-marijuana-joint-at-police-checkpoint/ 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 UPDATE: 38 new Covid-19 cases in a day By The Nation The number of Covid-19 patients in the country increased to 2,258, with 38 new cases confirmed over a 24-hour period, Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesman for the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said today (April 7). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158234-thailand-reports-sharp-fall-in-new-covid-19-cases/?do=findComment&comment=15266354 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 CP imports first mask-making machine to beat shortages By The Nation Charoen Pokphand Group (CP) says the first of two surgical mask-manufacturing machines it is importing from China arrived at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Sunday night (April 5). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158259-cp-imports-first-mask-making-machine-to-beat-shortages/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 PM, ministers meet to consider additional Covid-19 relief measures By The Nation Photo Credit: Nation Photo by Vorawit Pumpuang Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha presided over a key Cabinet meeting at Government House today (April 7) to consider more relief measures to help people affected by the Covid-19 crisis. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158265-pm-ministers-meet-to-consider-additional-covid-19-relief-measures/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 Thai students remain stranded at Tokyo’s Haneda airport Picture from Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand’s Facebook A group of Thai exchange students, who arrived in Tokyo on April 4th en route to Thailand from the US, are to be further delayed after the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) decided to extend the ban on landing any international flights until April 18th, to prevent the spread of COVID-19 outbreak by overseas arrivals. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158266-thai-students-remain-stranded-at-tokyo’s-haneda-airport/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 Phuket Governor orders ’shut down’ for Chalong, Kathu By The Phuket News The notice posted by Kathu Municipality. Image: Kathu Municipality PHUKET: Chalong and Kathu have been “shut down” by order of the Phuket Governor, with all non-essential vehicles being banned entry or exit from the main tourist and expat residential areas on the island. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158269-phuket-governor-orders-’shut-down’-for-chalong-kathu/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 Free drive-through Covid-19 tests for taxi drivers By THE NATION Princ Hospital Suvarnabhumi on Bangna-Trat Road has launched free drive-through Covid-19 tests for taxi drivers who live or work in Bang Na, Bang Kaew, Bang Phli, Suvarnabhumi Airport or Samut Prakan province and have been in contact with Covid-19 patients or visitors from high-risk countries. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158272-free-drive-through-covid-19-tests-for-taxi-drivers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 People still violating curfew orders By The Nation Despite the invocation of the Emergency Decree and night-time curfew from April 3, people are still found to be violating the orders by going outside their homes, Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesman for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said on Tuesday (April 7). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158274-people-still-violating-curfew-orders/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 Thailand announces $58 billion economic measures to mitigate coronavirus impact A man wearing a protective face mask walks as a woman dries her clothes at her home during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand, April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's cabinet approved on Tuesday a package of economic measures worth 1.9 trillion baht ($58 billion) to alleviate the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on Southeast Asia's second-largest economy, the finance minister said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158279-thailand announces-58-billion-economic-measures-to-mitigate-coronavirus-impact/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Former Future Forward MPs submit evidence in defence of flash-mob charges By THE NATION From left: Pita, Pannika and Piyabutr Piyabutr Saengkanokkul, Pannika Wanich and Pita Limjaroenrat, all former members of the now-defunct Future Forward Party, went to the Pathumwan District Court on Tuesday (April 7) to submit evidence and list of witnesses in their defence against charges of illegally organising a political rally last year. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158296-former-future-forward-mps-submit-evidence-in-defence-of-flash-mob-charges/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Who has the UK nuclear button while Johnson is ill? No comment Britain's Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Michael Gove speaks at a digital news conference on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in 10 Downing Street in London, Britain April 4, 2020. Pippa Fowles/10 Downing Street/Handout via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) - The British government declined on Tuesday to say who had responsibility for the United Kingdom’s nuclear codes while Prime Minister Boris Johnson is treated in intensive care for COVID-19 complications. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158298-who-has-the-uk-nuclear-button-while-johnson-is-ill-no-comment/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 A city traumatized: Lockdown easing, Wuhan residents fret over future By Brenda Goh A resident wearing a face mask walks past statue symbolising Xinhai Revolution, a revolution that toppled China's last emperor in 1911, in Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicentre of China's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song WUHAN, China (Reuters) - Li Xiaoli has been hard at work in recent days at the car dealership she owns in Wuhan, making sure she has enough sanitizer and protective gear for the company’s long-awaited reopening. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158299-a-city-traumatized-lockdown-easing-wuhan-residents-fret-over-future/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 No import duties on virus related goods By THE NATION The Cabinet on Tuesday (April 7) approved the Finance Ministry’s draft regulations to waive import duty for materials that can be used to cure, diagnose or prevent the Covid-19 virus, government spokesperson Narumon Pinyosinwat said. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158300-no-import-duties-on-virus-related-goods/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Srisoonthorn latest Phuket area put on ‘lockdown’ By The Phuket News The notice posted by Srisoonthorn Mayor Worawut Songyot this afternoon (Apr 7). Image: Worawut Songyot / Facebook PHUKET:-- The central Phuket subdistrict of Srisoonthorn has been “shut down” by order of the Phuket Governor, with all non-essential vehicles being banned entry or exit from residential area. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158302-srisoonthorn-latest-phuket-area-put-on-‘lockdown’/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Fantastic Beasts' Ezra Miller appears to choke female fan and throws her to the floor By Verity Sulway Ezra Miller grabs a female fan by the throat and throws her to the ground in a shocking video posted to Twitter. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158304-fantastic-beasts-ezra-miller-appears-to-choke-female-fan-and-throws-her-to-the-floor/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Trolls World Tour review — this release could signify the end of cinema-going as we know it By Kevin Maher Queen Poppy (voiced by Anna Kendrick) returns in Trolls World Tour When the definitive history of cinema is written, this may turn out to be the big one. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158305-trolls-world-tour-review-—-this-release-could-signify-the-end-of-cinema-going-as-we-know-it/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? cheats Charles and Diana Ingram were vilified By JAMES GANT James Graham's show retells the 2001 scandal which saw Charles and Diana Ingram (pictured) bag £1million before being found guilty of deception The Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? cheats were vilified because they were 'privileged and middle class', the writer of new ITV drama Quiz has said. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1158306-who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-cheats-charles-and-diana-ingram-were-vilified/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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