snoop1130 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Samut Sakhon increases proactive screening of 60,000 people within a week This morning, a “big cleaning” operation began at the Central Shrimp Market in Samut Sakhon province, with a large number of migrant workers helping out. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203226-samut-sakhon-increases-proactive-screening-of-60000-people-within-a-week/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Ruling party risks split over candidate for Bangkok governor election A Thai man holding his child puts his ballot into a box at a polling station as residents vote for a new Bangkok governor in Thailand’s capital on March 3, 2013. Bangkok residents went to the polls to elect a governor in a to-the-wire fight for city hall which has re-opened Thailand’s festering political divisions.(Photo by PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL / AFP) Already hit by an anti-establishment uprising, Thailand’s ruling Palang Pracharath Party is now facing a potential revolt from within as it chooses a candidate for the Bangkok governor election. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203227-ruling-party-risks-split-over-candidate-for-bangkok-governor-election/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Men enlisted to fight 'tradition' of gender violence in Cambodia By Matt Blomberg A man rides a motorcycle past the National Assembly in Phnom Penh August 26, 2014. Cambodia's opposition on Tuesday boosted its influence in a parliament long controlled by the ruling party, winning a deputy chairman post and assurances of greater legislative sway under a deal to end a year-long political impasse. The election of Kem Sokha as deputy house speaker is one of a slew of concessions by Prime Minister Hun Sen seldom seen during his three-decade grip on politics, reflecting the opposition's newfound power and growing public discontent with an authoritarian premier. REUTERS/Samrang Pring (CAMBODIA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) - GM1EA8Q1IBY01 PHNOM PENH (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Dinner is late. The laundry isn't done. The pickles aren't sour enough. When it comes to reasons for a man to beat his wife, Rem Ran has heard it all. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203228-men-enlisted-to-fight-tradition-of-gender-violence-in-cambodia/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 China says U.S. military in South China Sea not good for peace By Cate Cadell Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian attends a news conference in Beijing, China September 10, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States often sends ships and aircraft into the South China Sea to "flex its muscles" and this is not good for peace, China's Foreign Ministry said on Monday, after a U.S. aircraft carrier group sailed into the disputed waterway. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203229-china-says-us-military-in-south-china-sea-not-good-for-peace/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Billionaires thriving as poor suffer in widening COVID-19 divide - Oxfam By Sonia Elks A doctor attends to a man at a mobile medical clinic organised by Doctors Without Borders in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Amanda, at El Granjero 2 neighborhood in San Salvador, El Salvador, June 15, 2020. El Granjero 2 is a poor neighborhood where residents fear a lack of medical services will lead to a spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the aftermath of the damage caused by Tropical Storm Amanda. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas - RC21AH9KBE31 LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Billionaires including Amazon's Jeff Bezos and Tesla founder Elon Musk have seen their wealth soar during the COVID-19 pandemic while the world's poor face years of hardship, charity Oxfam said on Monday as it demanded steps to tackle inequality. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203231-billionaires-thriving-as-poor-suffer-in-widening-covid-19-divide-oxfam/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Earth is losing ice faster today than in the mid-1990s, study suggests By Yereth Rosen FILE PHOTO: Floating ice is seen during the expedition of the The Greenpeace's Arctic Sunrise ship at the Arctic Ocean, September 14, 2020. REUTERS/Natalie Thomas/File Photo ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Earth’s ice is melting faster today than in the mid-1990s, new research suggests, as climate change nudges global temperatures ever higher. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203232-earth-is-losing-ice-faster-today-than-in-the-mid-1990s-study-suggests/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 PM Prayut thanks all sectors for their efforts against second COVID-19 outbreak BANGKOK (NNT) - Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, has thanked all sectors and personnel for their commitment to helping limit the spread of COVID-19 and fight the second outbreak which occurred last month. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203233-pm-prayut-thanks-all-sectors-for-their-efforts-against-second-covid-19-outbreak/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 50,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to arrive next month BANGKOK (NNT) - The first lot of 50,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca will arrive in Thailand early next month, after receiving approval from the country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Previously, the doses were set to arrive in May. They will first be given to medical personnel. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203234-50000-covid-19-vaccine-doses-to-arrive-next-month/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Disease Control Measure to Be Reviewed BANGKOK, Jan 25 (TNA) – The Department of Disease Control will review disease control measures in the five provinces that were COVID-19 maximum control zones (red zones) on Feb 1. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203235-disease-control-measure-to-be-reviewed/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Finance Ministry Issues B60bn “We Win” Bonds BANGKOK, Jan 25 (TNA) – The Finance Ministry issued “Rao Chana” (We Win) saving bonds worth 60 billion with a 2% annual interest in the 2021 fiscal year. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203236-finance-ministry-issues-b60bn-“we-win”-bonds/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Thai Tourist Arrivals at Decade Low as New Wave Clouds Outlook By Randy Thanthong-Knight and Prim Chuwiruch (Bloomberg) -- Foreign tourist arrivals into Thailand plunged to the lowest level in at least 12 years after the country closed its borders to contain the coronavirus outbreak, with a resurgence in infections now undermining efforts to reopen the industry. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203237-thai-tourist-arrivals-at-decade-low-as-new-wave-clouds-outlook/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Kla party leader urges gov’t to provide more inclusive COVID-19 relief BANGKOK (NNT) - Kla party leader Korn Chatikavanij has criticized the government’s latest relief payment program as not being inclusive, urging that more measures to help SMEs and taxpayers be included. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203238-kla-party-leader-urges-gov’t-to-provide-more-inclusive-covid-19-relief/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 PM Prayut: Committee studies positive, negative aspects of legalizing gambling BANGKOK (NNT) - Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, says people have provided much information about gambling dens and illegal workers, but the challenge is the lack of evidence. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203239-pm-prayut-committee-studies-positive-negative-aspects-of-legalizing-gambling/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Hospitals to receive UV-C mask sanitizers BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Public Health today received UV-C mask sanitizing devices from the Government Pharmaceutical Organization. These devices will be delivered hospitals across the country. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203240-hospitals-to-receive-uv-c-mask-sanitizers/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Taiwanese man thought to be source of deadly ‘k-powered milk’ drug arrested in Bangkok A Taiwanese man who police say is the source of the deadly so-called ‘k-powered milk’ drug’ has been arrested in Bangkok. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203241-taiwanese-man-thought-to-be-source-of-deadly-‘k-powered-milk’-drug-arrested-in-bangkok/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Myanmar workers left stranded in Kamphaengphet province Kamphaengphet local police reported that nine Myanmar workers were abandoned on the side of a road in Muang Kamphaengphet district by their employer yesterday. The police had to communicate with them through a translator on the phone, since none of them can speak Thai. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203242-myanmar-workers-left-stranded-in-kamphaengphet-province/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Samut Sakhon finds 914 new COVID-19 infections Reuters file photo Health officials on Monday reported 914 new COVID-19 infections in Samut Sakhon following the start of widespread testing which will eventually see almost 60,000 people in the province tested for the virus. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203243-samut-sakhon-finds-914-new-covid-19-infections/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post snoop1130 Posted January 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 25, 2021 Craft Beer Association calls for reopening of bars, demands changes to Thailand’s draconian laws on alcohol advertising Image: facebook.com/craftbeerofthailand Members of Thailand’s Craft Beer Association gathered outside the Interior Ministry in Bangkok on Monday to call for the authorities to ease COVID-19 restrictions to allow bars and pubs in the country to reopen. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203244-craft-beer-association-calls-for-reopening-of-bars-demands-changes-to-thailand’s-draconian-laws-on-alcohol-advertising/ 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Phuket bus terminal killer a ‘nice guy’, but had formed new motorbike taxi group By Eakkapop Thongtub Wian Iadchuthong, 60, from Trang, at Phuket Bus Terminal 2 today re-enacts his movements when slaying the two men on Saturday night. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET:-- The 60-year-old man who shot dead two colleagues at Phuket Bus Terminal 2 north of Phuket Town on Saturday night was known to be a “nice guy”, said witnesses working at the bus station today (Jan 25). Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203245-phuket-bus-terminal-killer-a-‘nice-guy’-but-had-formed-new-motorbike-taxi-group/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Keira Knightley: I won't shoot any more sex scenes directed by men Keira Knightley at the world premiere of Misbehaviour in London, in March 2020. Photograph: Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP Keira Knightley has expressed her discomfort with shooting intimate scenes, saying that she will no longer do so if the film is directed by a man. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203246-keira-knightley-i-wont-shoot-any-more-sex-scenes-directed-by-men/ 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 'Cinemas will die': Former Bond girl Valerie Leon insists No Time To Die should not be streamed By SEAN O'GRADY and ROXY SIMONS Opinion: Former Bond girl Valerie Leon has insisted No Time To Die should not be streamed online after the film was delayed yet again by another six months Former Bond girl Valerie Leon has insisted No Time To Die should not be streamed online after the film was delayed yet again by another six months. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203247-cinemas-will-die-former-bond-girl-valerie-leon-insists-no-time-to-die-should-not-be-streamed/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 The new pandemic thrillers - too close for comfort? By Clarisse Loughrey In ‘Songbird’, Nico (KJ Apa) attempts to smuggle an infected person out of the city (STX Films) Songbird, out now on demand, asks the question no one particularly wanted to hear: “What if things were worse than they are now?” Advertised as a sci-fi thriller, the Michael Bay-produced film takes place three years in the future, where Covid-19 has mutated into Covid-23 – a virus with a 56 per cent death rate. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203249-the-new-pandemic-thrillers-too-close-for-comfort/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Thailand’s restaurants plead to stay open to 11pm Image: Reuters file photo Thailand’s Restaurants Association has pleaded with the government to allow restaurants to open until 11pm. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1203251-thailand’s-restaurants-plead-to-stay-open-to-11pm/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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