webfact Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 Cabinet gives green light to Canadians to teach English in 300 schools - kids will speak well in just a few years, says now ex-minister Picture: Thai Rath Thailand's education minister told Thai Rath that within 3-5 years primary school children would be communicating in English now that his plans are beginning to bear fruit. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207442-cabinet-gives-green-light-to-canadians-to-teach-english-in-300-schools-kids-will-speak-well-in-just-a-few-years-says-now-ex-minister/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 Another great Tiger Woods comeback is possible, say experts By Steve Keating FILE PHOTO: Golf - The Masters - Augusta National Golf Club - Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - November 14, 2020 Tiger woods of the U.S. reacts after completing the second round REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo (Reuters) - Tiger Woods could return to competitive golf within a year, top orthopedic surgeons said on Wednesday, but the road back from serious leg injuries sustained in a car crash will be a long and grueling one. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207444-another-great-tiger-woods-comeback-is-possible-say-experts/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted February 25, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 25, 2021 In boost for COVID-19 battle, Pfizer vaccine found 94% effective in real world By Maayan Lubell and Ari Rabinovitch FILE PHOTO: A elderly woman receives a booster shot of her vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at an assisted living facility, in Netanya, Israel January 19, 2021. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo/ JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The first big real-world study of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to be independently reviewed shows the shot is highly effective at preventing COVID-19, in a potentially landmark moment for countries desperate to end lockdowns and reopen economies. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207446-in-boost-for-covid-19-battle-pfizer-vaccine-found-94-effective-in-real-world/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted February 25, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 25, 2021 Pattaya: Controversial tourist attraction facing more demolition after encroachment Picture: Manager The controversial "Baan Sukhawadee" - a major tourist attraction for Chinese tourists pre-pandemic is facing further trouble. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207447-pattaya-controversial-tourist-attraction-facing-more-demolition-after-encroachment/ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 Drug arrest lands 3.4kg of ice, 1,500 meth pills By Eakkapop Thongtub Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET: Police have arrested a man in Koh Kaew found with more than 3.4kg of crystal meth (ya ice ) and more than 1,500 methamphetamine pills (ya bah). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207452-drug-arrest-lands-34kg-of-ice-1500-meth-pills/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted February 25, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 25, 2021 Shot noodle vendor’s condition improves, bullet hit spine By Eakkapop Thongtub Mr Aroon’s wife, Ms Kulthida, and their 4-month-old son at Vachira Phuket Hospital yesterday (Feb 24). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET: The noodle vendor shot on Bangla Rd by a drunken off-duty police officer on Tuesday has showed signs of recovery, but remains under close care in the intensive care unit (ICU) at Vachira Phuket Hospital. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207454-shot-noodle-vendor’s-condition-improves-bullet-hit-spine/ 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 Famous YouTube rapper could face jail after Thai woman fan, 18, claims she was lured into sex Picture: Daily News An 18 year old woman called only "A" who comes from Satun in the south of Thailand went to the Khon Kaen Muang district police yesterday to register a complaint about a famous rapper and a woman who she claimed lured her into sex with him. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207456-famous-youtube-rapper-could-face-jail-after-thai-woman-fan-18-claims-she-was-lured-into-sex/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted February 25, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 25, 2021 Pattaya Mayor says only medical staff and "necessary people" will get vaccine after Chonburi allotted 4,700 doses Picture: Manager Manager spoke to the Pattaya mayor Sontaya Khunpluem after Chonburi was allotted just 4,700 doses of the 200,000 Sinovac vaccine that arrived in the country. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207457-pattaya-mayor-says-only-medical-staff-and-necessary-people-will-get-vaccine-after-chonburi-allotted-4700-doses/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 Video: Abusive ex husband is not such a big man when a good Samaritan chases him with a sword Picture: Sanook An abusive and violent ex husband mixed up in drugs got his comeuppance as evidenced by CCTV from a soi in Hat Yai in the south of Thailand. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207458-video-abusive-ex-husband-is-not-such-a-big-man-when-a-good-samaritan-chases-him-with-a-sword/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted February 25, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 25, 2021 Amazing Thailand: Cop goes to work with a mini marriage certificate on his chest - wife is the jealous sort! Picture: Sanook Sanook reporters pointed out that a sergeant at the Samed police station in Muang Chonburi had a mini copy of a marriage certificate pinned to his chest. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207465-amazing-thailand-cop-goes-to-work-with-a-mini-marriage-certificate-on-his-chest-wife-is-the-jealous-sort/ 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 Thailand reports 72 new COVID-19 infections REUTERS FILE PHOTO for reference only Thailand reported 72 new coronavirus cases on Thursday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207466-thailand-reports-72-new-covid-19-infections/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 Cabinet Approves Agreement on Information between Interpol and DSI Subhabhong Rarueysong BANGKOK (NNT) - The Cabinet has approved a draft agreement between Interpol’s National Central Bureau for Thailand and the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) on direct access to Interpol’s information system. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207468-cabinet-approves-agreement-on-information-between-interpol-and-dsi/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 Bangkok governor checks readiness of hospital offering COVID-19 vaccination to elderly people Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang inspected the readiness of the hospital for the elderly in Bang Khun Thian district today (Thursday) ahead of providing COVID-19 vaccinations to elderly people, after the arrival in Thailand yesterday of Sinovac and AstraZeneca vaccines from China and Britain respectively. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207476-bangkok-governor-checks-readiness-of-hospital-offering-covid-19-vaccination-to-elderly-people/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 No handicap as South Koreans swing through Thailand's 'golf quarantine' By Sangmi Cha and Hyun Young Yi Heo Kwang-eum, who is among the first group of South Korean tourists to arrive in Thailand under a "golf quarantine" programme amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, plays golf during his 15-day quarantine at the Artitaya Country Club in Nakhon Nayok, Thailand February 25, 2021. Heo Kwang-eum / Handout via REUTERS SEOUL (Reuters) - At six in the morning, Heo Kwang-eum tees off another day in Thailand in coronavirus quarantine - literally. He's one of dozens of South Korean visitors spending two weeks in isolation playing golf at a resort an hour north of Bangkok. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207478-no-handicap-as-south-koreans-swing-through thailands-golf-quarantine/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 Acting replacement ministers for Education and Digital Economy and Society announced Khunying Kalaya Sophonpanich will serve as the acting education minister, while Itthiphol Khunpluem will serve as the acting Minister of Digital Economy and Society Deputy Education Minister Khunying Kalaya Sophonpanich will serve as the acting education minister, while Culture Minister Itthiphol Khunpluem will also serve as the acting Minister of Digital Economy and Society (DES), Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngarm announced today (Thursday). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207481-acting-replacement-ministers-for-education-and-digital-economy-and-society-announced/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 UPDATE: Futsal COVID-19 cluster under close watch after seven players infected Health officials are closely monitoring a suspected COVID-19 cluster, after seven members of a futsal team in Samut Sakhon were founded to be infected, as Thailand today records 72 new COVID-19 cases. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207466-thailand-reports-72-new-covid-19-infections/?do=findComment&comment=16279534 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 Two rangers killed and one injured in an ambush in Thailand’s Narathiwat province Two para-military rangers were killed and another seriously injured in an ambush by suspected insurgents on a jungle trail in Ra-ngae district of the southern border province of Narathiwat this morning (Thursday). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207485-two-rangers-killed-and-one-injured-in-an-ambush-in-thailand’s-narathiwat-province/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 BMA Conducts COVID Vaccination Exercise BANGKOK, Feb 25 (TNA) – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration conducted an exercise on COVID-19 vaccination in Bang Khunthian district. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207487-bma-conducts-covid-vaccination-exercise/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 BMA: Chatuchak Market Didn’t Spread COVID-19 BANGKOK, Feb 25 (TNA) – The Market Office of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) denied the Chatuchak market transmitted COVID-19 to China, saying it did not permit pet sales there. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207499-bma-chatuchak-market-didn’t-spread-covid-19/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Makha Bucha Day expected to trigger 2.357 billion baht in spending BANGKOK (NNT) - The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce expects about 2.357 billion baht to be circulated on this year’s Makha Bucha Day, the first contraction in six years. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207501-makha-bucha-day-expected-to-trigger-2357-billion-baht-in-spending/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Parties unsure about Cabinet reshuffle after court sentences BANGKOK (NNT) - Phalang Pracharat Party leader and Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan, says a Cabinet reshuffle is up to the Prime Minister after two of the party’s members in the administration were removed from their posts upon court sentencing. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207502-parties-unsure-about-cabinet-reshuffle-after-court-sentences/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 FPO Points out Key Factors to Revise GDP Growth BANGKOK (NNT) - The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) says domestic virus inoculation, foreign tourist arrivals and export growth are among the key variables determining the revision of GDP growth outlook this year. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207505-fpo-points-out-key-factors-to-revise-gdp-growth/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Hong Kongers snap up UK homes and do what they excel at: being landlords By Clare Jim and William James A person on a bicycle rides past houses on a street early in the morning in Islington, London, Britain, June 22, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Newman/File Photo HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong residents are buying more houses and apartments to lease out for income in Britain, property agents say, a trend that coincides with what many expect to be a wave of emigration after China passed a national security law last year. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207506-hong-kongers-snap-up-uk-homes-and-do-what-they-excel-at-being-landlords/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 United Phuket domestic tourism campaign to hit the road By The Phuket News The domestic tourism campaign and roadshow was announced from Phuket’s Nai Harn Beach. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET-- : Local government offices and private businesses on the island will together launch a roadshow to promote a domestic travel campaign offering discounted packages involving a wide range of businesses in Phuket dependent on tourism in the hope of attracting more domestic tourists to the island. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207507-united-phuket-domestic-tourism-campaign-to-hit-the-road/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post snoop1130 Posted February 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 25, 2021 Bruce Springsteen fined $500 over drinking charge Springsteen was arrested and charged in New Jersey in November / REUTERS Bruce Springsteen has been fined $500 (£355) after pleading guilty to consuming alcohol in a New Jersey national park where drinking is banned. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207508-bruce-springsteen-fined-500-over-drinking-charge/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Gordon Ramsay's new BBC gameshow reminds viewers of notorious Friends episode BY STEPHANIE CHASE BBC The BBC debuted its new gameshow Gordon Ramsay's Bank Balance on Wednesday (February 24), but according to viewers, it tasted a little familiar. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207510-gordon-ramsays-new-bbc-gameshow-reminds-viewers-of-notorious-friends-episode/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Coming 2 America: Eddie Murphy on the comedy sequel he never planned to do By Claire Gregory The boys are back - Murphy (R) with Arsenio Hall as Semmi. Pic: Amazon Studios It's been more than 30 years since Coming To America came out in cinemas. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207511-coming-2-america-eddie-murphy-on-the-comedy-sequel-he-never-planned-to-do/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Police oppose bail for Bangla shooter By Eakkapop Thongtub Pornthep Channarong was taken back to Bangla Rd today (Feb 25) to re-enact for police his actions that led to the shooting of noodle vendor Aroon Thongplab early Tuesday morning. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET:-- The Patong Police Chief today confirmed that police have appealed to the court to deny bail to the Phuket police officer now facing an attempted murder charge for shooting a noodle vendor on Bangla Rd in Patong early Tuesday morning. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207518-police-oppose-bail-for-bangla-shooter/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 UK's furlough bill hits 54 billion pounds in new lockdown By David Milliken FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a closed branch of the Co-Operative bank following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in St Helens, Britain, August 12, 2020. REUTERS/Phil Noble LONDON (Reuters) - The cost of Britain’s furlough scheme reached 53.8 billion pounds last month as the country went back into a coronavirus lockdown, data showed on Thursday, days before finance minister Rishi Sunak sets out the scheme’s future. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207519-uks-furlough-bill-hits-54-billion-pounds-in-new-lockdown/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 COVID-19 Vaccination for PM on Feb 28 BANGKOK, Feb 25 (TNA) – COVID-19 vaccination was set for the prime minister and the public health minister on Feb 28 and for people on March 1, said Dr Sophon Mekthon, vice minister for public health. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1207521-covid-19-vaccination-for-pm-on-feb-28/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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