Popular Post webfact Posted April 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 12, 2021 Finally some good news: Thailand tipped to ease 90 day reporting for foreigners File photo The Thai government is set to revamp its immigraiton rules - including the 90 day reporting requirement - in a bid to attract more investors and retirees. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213676-finally-some-good-news-thailand-tipped-to-ease-90-day-reporting-for-foreigners/ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 56 dead, 729 injured in first two days of Songkran travel - 17,000 nabbed for no licenses File photo 56 people have died and 729 people have been injured from 705 accidents during the first two days of Thailand’s so-called ‘7 Dangerous Days’. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213680-56-dead-729-injured-in-first-two-days-of-songkran-travel-17000-nabbed-for-no-licenses/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted April 12, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 12, 2021 Two senior Thonglor police officers transferred over pub COVID-19 cluster Pol Col Duangchote Suwancharas (Photo from blog.addnine.com) The superintendent of Thonglor police station, Pol Col Duangchote Suwancharas, and Pol Lt-Col Thanakorn Ngamyen, the inspector for suppression affairs, have been transferred to the operations centre of Metropolitan Police Bureau’s (MPB) 5th Division, effective today, pending an investigation into their conduct in connection with the Thonglor COVID-19 cluster. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213713-two-senior-thonglor-police-officers-transferred-over-pub-covid-19-cluster/ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 Govt deposits final payment for Rao Rak Kan payout recipients By Tanakorn Sangiam BANGKOK (NNT) - The government has paid the last 1,000 baht allowance to recipients in the Rao Rak Kan campaign for persons insured in the Social Security scheme. However, recipients joining the campaign late because of application issues will receive the full 4,000 baht in a single deposit, the use of which will expire at the end of May. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213714-govt-deposits-final-payment-for-rao-rak-kan-payout-recipients/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 Field hospitals receiving COVID-19 patients as hospital beds become scarce By Tanakorn Sangiam BANGKOK (NNT) - The surge in COVID-19 cases in recent days has proven to be a challenge of hospital capacity. Field and temporary hospitals, like the one at Thammasat University, are now receiving COVID-19 patients to ensure hospital beds will be available for those who need them more. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213716-field-hospitals-receiving-covid-19-patients-as-hospital-beds-become-scarce/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 Myanmar students to hold a charity art and culture event in Bangkok An anti-coup protester raises a decorated Easter egg along with the three-fingered symbol of resistance during a protest against the military coup on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021, in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo) An art and culture concert, called “Myanmar Spring”, is to be held on April 24th at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC Hall). The charity event is being organized by Myanmar students in Thailand, in the hope of raising awareness and raising funds in support of the anti-coup Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM), internally displaced individuals and families of those who have lost their lives in Myanmar conflicts. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213718-myanmar-students-to-hold-a-charity-art-and-culture-event-in-bangkok/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 Mitsubishi Motors to cut output in Japan and Thailand due to chip shortage FILE PHOTO: The logo of Mitsubishi Motors Corp is displayed at the company's showroom in Tokyo, Japan January 18, 2019. REUTERS/Issei KatoFILE PHOTO: The logo of Mitsubishi Motors Corp is displayed at the company's showroom in Tokyo, Japan January 18, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato TOKYO (Reuters) - Mitsubishi Motors Corp will cut production by a combined 7,500 vehicles at three plants. FUll story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213723-mitsubishi-motors-to-cut-output-in-japan-and-thailand-due-to-chip-shortage/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 Thailand’s ‘father’ of cannabis wants small-time growers to be part of medical marijuana industry A worker inspects marijuana leaves at a farm in Thailand. Photo: Reuters • Marijuana advocate Aram Limsakul is on a mission to urge the government to recognise the expertise of local growers • The legalisation of cannabis for medical and commercial purposes is edging out small-scale growers as they struggle to compete with corporations seeking to dominate the industry By Jitsiree Thongnoi When Aram Limsakul’s son and daughter came down with dengue fever two years ago, he gave the children, then aged five and four. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213728-thailand’s-‘father’-of-cannabis-wants-small-time-growers-to-be-part-of-medical-marijuana-industry/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 Three foreigners and tourist policeman test positive for Covid on Koh Samui Picture: Daily News Local officials on the holiday island of Koh Samui in the south of Thailand announced that four people had tested positive for Covid-19. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213737-three-foreigners-and-tourist-policeman-test-positive-for-covid-on-koh-samui/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 Urgent: Visitors to SEVEN Hua Hin entertainment venues should go for Covid tests immediately Image: The Bangkok Insight The Prachuap Khiri Khan department of public health has appealed to any visitors to seven city and Muang District entertainment venues to go to a hospital near them for a Covid test immediately, reported The Bangkok Insight. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213738-urgent-visitors-to-seven-hua-hin-entertainment-venues-should-go-for-covid-tests-immediately/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted April 13, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 13, 2021 TAT governor says no plans to change opening of Thailand on July 1st Yutthasak Suphasorn. TAT file photo The governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand said there were currently no plans to change the country's strategy to open up to foreign tourism on July 1st. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213739-tat-governor-says-no-plans-to-change-opening-of-thailand-on-july-1st/ 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 Phuket suffers first road death for Songkran holidays By The Phuket News Image: DDPM-Phuket PHUKET: Phuket has suffered its first death during the Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign for the Songkran Thai New Year holidays. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213754-phuket-suffers-first-road-death-for-songkran-holidays/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 Thai domestic tourism takes massive hit in first half of 2021 - 130 billion baht down The Bangkok Insight reported that the Kasikorn research center were predicting a massive hit to domestic tourism in the first half of 2021 because of the second then third waves of Covid. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213755-thai-domestic-tourism-takes-massive-hit-in-first-half-of-2021-130-billion-baht-down/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted April 13, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 13, 2021 Bangkok at Songkran 2021: A total washout - without water! Picture: Sanook Sanook reporters were out and about in the Thai capital Bangkok yesterday and found it largely deserted. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213756-bangkok-at-songkran-2021-a-total-washout-without-water/ 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 Landmark case: Chiang Mai resident wins case against state accusing them of negligence over fires and pollution Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported that a judgment from the Administrative Court in Chiang Mai resulted in a landmark decision against the state regarding the pollution and fires in the north. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213757-landmark-case-chiang-mai-resident-wins-case-against-state-accusing-them-of-negligence-over-fires-and-pollution/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 Children among five killed after fire engulfs bus in Khon Kaen Picture: Sanook Five people have been killed, including two children and twelve others injured, after a bus caught fire in Khon Kaen on Tuesday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213759-children-among-five-killed-after-fire-engulfs-bus-in-khon-kaen/ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 Grandfather and grandson drown at Pranburi beach Image: Rescue workers at the scene of the incident. Credit: Paul Wynter A Thai man and his young grandson drowned off Pranburi beach on Monday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213760-grandfather-and-grandson-drown-at-pranburi-beach/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 The huge challenges facing Thailand’s ageing society By Thai PBS Word’s Business Desk National Elderly Day on April 13 serves as a reminder that Thai society is ageing fast. The country is facing a multitude of challenges as its elderly population expands rapidly amid slower economic growth and a shrinking working-age population. Worse, the country has been hit by a third wave of COVID-19 infections with new cases surging over the past few days. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213761-the-huge-challenges-facing-thailand’s-ageing-society/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 COVID-19 cases surge in Hua Hin as province sees record daily jump in infections File photo for reference only Health officials in Prachuap Khiri Khan on Tuesday reported 141 new COVID-19 cases, the biggest daily jump in new cases. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213762-covid-19-cases-surge-in-hua-hin-as-province-sees-record-daily-jump-in-infections/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 Video: Netizens in uproar! "Inappropriate" way to get through police checkpoint - COUGH! Picture: Sanook A motorcyclist in Rayong came up with a way to be released from a police checkpoint. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213763-video-netizens-in-uproar-inappropriate-way-to-get-through-police-checkpoint-cough/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 Fake News! No free Covid vaccinations in Bangkok until July! Image: INN/AFNC Thailand's Anti-Fake News Center investigated after someone posted online that eleven Bangkok hospitals were offering free vaccinations. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213765-fake-news-no-free-covid-vaccinations-in-bangkok-until-july/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 Smoke belching, noisy bus had air con fluid leak say BMTA The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority had some ready answers after an online post featured their airbus #556 spewing black smoke amid loud noises. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213766-smoke-belching-noisy-bus-had-air-con-fluid-leak-say-bmta/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 Thailand reports 965 new COVID-19 cases REUTERS FILE PHOTO for reference only Thailand reported 965 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, a slight reduction from the number of cases reported on Tuesday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213768-thailand-reports-965-new-covid-19-cases/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 The rise and fall of Saksayam Chidchob, Thailand’s first COVID-positive Cabinet minister By Thai PBS World’s Political Desk Saksayam Chidchob was previously best known as the “nominee” of his older brother, veteran politician Newin. However, last week he landed himself in trouble by becoming the first Cabinet member and highest-ranking government official to test positive for COVID-19. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213769-the-rise-and-fall-of-saksayam-chidchob-thailand’s-first-covid-positive-cabinet-minister/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 UPDATE: Five people die in tour bus blaze in Khon Kaen province Photo from มูลนิธิสว่างขอนแก่นสามัคคีอุทิศ https://www.facebook.com/rescuepoysiankk/ Five passengers, including two children, were killed and several others were injured when a double-decker tour bus, in which they were travelling, caught fire on the Friendship Highway in Ban Haed district of Thailand’s northeastern province of Khon Kaen on Monday night. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213759-children-among-five-killed-after-fire-engulfs-bus-in-khon-kaen/?do=findComment&comment=16384842 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted April 13, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 13, 2021 Thai govt considers allowing foreigners to more easily buy/own property File photo for reference only Thai business media has said that their sources in the Thai government are suggesting that laws relating to the Condo Act of 2008 and rules about owning land and houses are about to change. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213771-thai-govt-considers-allowing-foreigners-to-more-easily-buyown-property/ 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 UPDATE: Thailand reports 965 new COVID-19 cases as biggest holiday begins By Orathai Sriring People wearing protective face masks make sand pagodas during Songkran holiday which marks the Thai New Year during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, as the country deals with a fresh wave of infections after tackling earlier outbreaks, in Bangkok, Thailand, April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Tuesday reported 965 new COVID-19 cases after registering record rises in the past two days as the country started its Songkran new year holiday amid a third wave of infections. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213768-thailand-reports-965-new-covid-19-cases/?do=findComment&comment=16384936 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Govt. Stockpiles More Medicine for Treating BANGKOK (NNT) - The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) is stockpiling medicine for treating Covid-19 with more being bought amid the third outbreak which has infected more than 4,000 people. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213787-govt-stockpiles-more-medicine-for-treating/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 THAI will vaccinate 4,500 employees starting April 19 BANGKOK (NNT) - Thai Airways International (THAI) will vaccinate 4,500 employees at and around Suvarnabhumi Airport against Covid-19 from April 19 as the airline will resume international flights to Phuket in July. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213790-thai-will-vaccinate-4500-employees-starting-april-19/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Thailand is still attractive to foreign filmmakers BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand is still attractive to foreign filmmakers as many as 26 foreign films have been made in Thailand in the first three months of 2021 and have generated Bt1.18 billion in revenue. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1213791-thailand-is-still-attractive-to-foreign-filmmakers/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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