Month: February 2020
- Covid-19 News
First locally infected virus patient cured, discharged
Thailand’s first locally infected victim of the Novel Coronavirus has been given a clean bill of health and discharged from hospital. Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today that the taxi driver, the first person to be infected in Thailand had been treated, cleared and discharged by Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute. All relatives and those who were in close contact…
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Train hits car in Chiang Mai, family survives
Police from Chiang Mai’s Saraphi police station yesterday received a report of a train hitting a car and rushed with rescuers to the scene at a crossing in Yang Nueng district. Once there, they found a badly damaged black Toyota Vios. The rescue team helped a family of three from the vehicle and took them to hospital, while the damaged…
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Prawit defends police chief promoting his own son
Deputy PM Prawit Wongsuwan said yesterday that there is nothing illegal about the police commissioner promoting his own son to a senior police rank despite not meeting all of the criteria. The Royal Thai Police Office insists that Chanant Chaijinda was promoted on merit, and not because he’s the son of national police chief Chakthip Chaijinda. The RTPO was responding…
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10 on quarantined cruise test positive for Coronavirus
If you’ve got to be quarantined, it may as well be on a luxury cruise ship. But Japan’s health minister Katsunobu Kato announced today that 10 people on the Diamond Princess, the cruise ship quarantined in Yokohama Harbour, have tested positive for the Novel Coronavirus. The 3711 guests and crew are still being tested, after a former passenger, who disembarked…
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Four evacuees from Wuhan kept in naval hospital for observation
Four* of the 138 Thai evacuees from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the Novel Coronavirus outbreak, were taken to the hospital at the Royal Thai Navy’s Sattahip Naval Base for observation yesterday, after they were found to have a fever. Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who was at Pattaya’s U-Tapao Airport last night to meet the evacuees,…
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Pattaya Floating Market cleans up its act to prevent Coronavirus
Pattaya’s Floating Market has been vigourously scrubbed down in an effort to increase hygiene and prevent the potential spread of the Novel Coronavirus. Staffers cleaned the entire venue from top to bottom yesterday. Surface areas were cleaned with disinfectant and alcohol spray. Every vendor in the hundreds of booths and stalls took part, to make sure potential tourists know the…
Read More » - Food
Best eateries in Bangkok’s Chinatown and beyond
Bangkok’s Chinatown and its historic Phran Nakhon district are home to some of the city’s most storied and beloved restaurants. But rather than brave Bangkok’s notorious traffic, The Thaiger suggests taking public transport, the MRT’s Blue “heritage” Line for maximum convenience. There are heaps of historic landmarks and temples nearby like Sao Chingcha (Giant Swing), Wat Traimit, the Golden Mount/Wat…
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Lâm Đồng: Học sinh cấp 3 giả phiếu xét nghiệm dương tính Virus Corona
Cơ quan chức năng đang xem xét xử lý 1 học sinh do làm giả phiếu xét nghiệm dương tính với virus Corona. Mới đây, trên mạng xã hội xuất hiện một phiếu xét nghiệm cho kết quả dương tính virus corona của một bệnh nhân tên N.H.A. (15 tuổi) tại Bệnh viện Đa khoa tỉnh Lâm Đồng. Hôm qua,…
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Thailand Medical Tourism, 2020: Reviewed
Following on from our previous review of Thailand’s Medical Tourism Industry, we’ve seen the highs and lows across 2019 and now into 2020. The highs mostly focused on the value of the Thai Baht and the lows centered around the Coronavirus, with Thailand still welcoming Chinese tourists, weeks after most countries closed their borders to them. The impact can easily…
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Do Thai women prefer ‘farang’ or Thai men? And why?
Today Bibi from Thaiger’s T-Talk headed out to ask some random females about who they prefer – Farang or Thai guys, and why? And if they have to choose one, who would they go for? Is it the money? Is it the height, the blue eyes? Maybe they want to improve their English. There are plenty of theories, thousands of…
Read More » - Chiang Mai News
73 year old Swede found dead in Chiang Mai condotel
Chiang Mai health authorities have reported the death of a 73 year old Swedish man in the northern province. He was found dead in a his condotel in Chang Phueak district on Monday. The body was discovered by staff, who immediately called police and health officials over fears of the Novel Coronavirus. The body was identified as that of Gunnar…
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Flight full of Thai evacuees from Wuhan arrives at U-tapao, four with fever
Four of the 138 Thais repatriated in an Air Asia jet from Wuhan last night were found to have a fever. The Thai Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul was at U-tapao airport, south of Pattaya, last night to welcome the 138 evacuees. Thai AirAsia flight FD571, carrying the 138 Thai passengers, landed at the navy airport in Ban Chang district in…
Read More » - Road deaths
Head-on collision kills Austrian couple in Krabi
Two Austrian* tourists were killed in a collision with a truck in Thailand’s southern Krabi province on Monday. The pair were riding motorbikes registered in Krabi and veered into the wrong lane while navigating a turn on the road to Krabi Hot Springs when they collided head-on with an oncoming Mitsubishi pickup truck at approximately 4pm. Police and rescue workers…
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Coronavirus UPDATE – 492 people now dead, spread to 25 countries
The latest toll for the Coronavirus outbreak has now reached 25,552, of which just over 3,000 are reported to be in a critical condition. 492 people have died from the disease and 907 have recovered. Outside of China there are now 25 countries with infected patients – Thailand, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Australia and Germany with the most cases. Meanwhile,…
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Krabi health officials dismiss reports of 100 suspected virus patients
Days before PM Prayut Cha-ocha issued his ominous warning on spreading fake news about the Coronavirus outbreak, health officials of the Krabi Provincial Public Health Office (KPHO) refuted recent reports that 100 or more people are in isolation there on suspicion of being infected. The reports surfaced Saturday and appeared in several national news outlets, even including a “quote” from…
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Quảng Ninh: Lập bệnh viện dã chiến chống corona
Bệnh viện dã chiến số 2 sẽ trưng dụng toàn bộ nhân viên y tế của Bệnh viện lao và phổi Quảng Ninh giúp điều trị người có kết quả bệnh dương tính với virus corona. Hôm qua, theo quy định của Bộ Y tế, UBND tỉnh Quảng Ninh quyết định thành lập bệnh viện dã chiến số 2 nhằm…
Read More » - Chiang Mai News
Army officer wounded in Chiang Mai firefight with drug runners
A firefight with drug smugglers in Chiang Mai province’s Chiang Dao district has left an army officer wounded and in hospital. A patrol was dispatched to a border village in Chiang Dao on Sunday, after a tip-off. The informant said drugs would be brought across the border through the Nong Kalang pass. Early yesterday a group was spotted coming from…
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Vĩnh Long: Trường đại học cho nghỉ 6 tuần tránh virus corona
Khoảng 8.000 sinh viên chính quy tại ĐH Sư phạm Kỹ thuật Vĩnh Long sẽ được nghỉ 6 tuần để tránh nguy cơ lây nhiễm của virus corona. Theo thông báo của ĐH Sư phạm Kỹ Thuật Vĩnh Long, sinh viên sẽ được nghỉ Tết Nguyên đán đến hết ngày 8/3 thay vì ngày 3/2 như dự kiến. Sau đó,…
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Trung Quốc cách chức và xử phạt 400 quan chức giữa dịch corona
Mới đây, Trung Quốc đã thừa nhận có nhiều “thiếu sót” trong phản ứng với dịch virus corona, và xử phạt hàng trăm quan chức nhằm xoa dịu phẫn nộ của dân. Hôm qua, tại cuộc họp Ủy ban Thường vụ Bộ Chính trị Trung Quốc đã kết luận hệ thống quản lý ứng phó khẩn cấp cần phải được…
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Alarms raised after Hunan bird flu outbreak
The Livestock Development Department raised alarms yesterday in the wake of a bird flu outbreak in the Hunan province of China, just south of Hubei, the epicentre of the Novel Coronavirus outbreak. Director-general of the department Sorawit Thanito says provincial officials were ordered to advise local farmers to prevent the disease and apply medicine in high-risk areas. According to Sorawit,…
Read More » - Pattaya News
20 kilogram python caught after dog gives warning in Sri Racha
A three meter long python was caught yesterday after a dog in Chon Buri province’s Sri Racha district barked out multiple warnings. Authorities were notified of in the afternoon of an incident at a house in Nongkham. Rescue workers arrived at the house to find the huge python near the house where the dog was barking at it and keeping…
Read More » - Opinion
The knock-on effect. Coronavirus hits Phuket hotels.
The Thaiger’s occasional Phuket hotel management contributor is back with some inside knowledge of the current situation for hoteliers on the holiday island. That the coronavirus situation is affecting hotel bookings, is an understatement, he says. Here’s some of the current thinking as Phuket hoteliers stand around the water-cooler and mull the situation. Our writer has asked to remain anonymous……
Read More » - Environment News
Bangkok halts construction of electric rail and highrises for 3 days
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration today ordered a 3 day suspension of the construction of seven electric train lines, highrise buildings and roads throughout Bangkok, in order to reduce PM2.5 pollution. The Pollution Control Department reported this morning that 39 areas in Bangkok and four in its suburbs were found to have high levels of PM2.5 particles, measured to be…
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PM calls fake virus news “biggest threat”
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha told a press briefing today that fake news is the worst threat to the public regarding the Wuhan Coronavirus and warned those who spread it will be “dealt with” decisively, and in accordance with the law. The PM reassured the public that the government can contain the spread of the virus and is fully equipped and…
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3500 passengers and crew quarantined on cruise ship in Japan
Japan yesterday took the dramatic step of quarantining a cruise ship carrying some 3500 people, over fears of the Coronavirus. The Diamond Princess was detained in Yokohama Harbour and Japanese television footage showed quarantine officers entering the ship to check the health of all 2,500 passengers and 1,000 crew. A woman in her twenties, travelling with her mother on the…
Read More » - Things To Do
10 ways to optimise your property for sale
So, you’re thinking about selling your property… but, before you put your house or condominium on the market, it’s always a right move to hear what experts in the local market have to say. In this article, we’ve gathered advice from property consultants at Thailand’s top real estate company, Fazwaz Property Group on how to increase the value of your…
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Thai Lion Air offers Thais stuck in China free “Fly them back home” flights
Thai Lion Air, the Thai subsidiary of the Indonesian budget airline, is saying it will help repatriate Thais living in various cities in China, where air transportation is still allowed, under the airline’s “Fly them back home” project, free of charge. They are planning the flights home between February 5 and 8. “Passengers will be given a thorough examination as…
Read More » - Crime News
Police officer murdered, mutilated
The body of a police officer was found in the northeastern province of Kalasin yesterday. He had been stabbed to death and his body severely mutilated. Police later tracked down and arrested 45 year old Amornlak Jitkoh, a Kalasin native, who had fled and hidden in a forest in Nakhon Ratchasima province. He was persuaded to surrender and return to…
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Police chase, arrest two women with 300 kilograms of compressed marijuana
Authorities in the northeastern Nong Khai province arrested two women yesterday and seized 300 kilograms of compressed marijuana. The two were captured after trying to run a police checkpoint. Police told reporters the arrests came after a tip-off that marijuana would be smuggled from neighbouring Bung Kan province, once a part of Nong Khai. It was to be transported to…
Read More » - Business News
Bangkok food delivery riders demand legal protections
If you’ve got a smartphone, a motorbike and a bit of cash, you can get work straightaway in Bangkok… but it comes at a cost. Though the income is potentially high, online food delivery drivers face heavy workloads, long hours, customer complaints and high levels of risk. GrabFood riders held a protest in Bangkok last week, saying that they get…
Read More » - Covid-19 News
Coronavirus UPDATE – Confirmed cases surpass 20,000
There are now 20,638 cases of the Novel Coronavirus . So far, there have been 427 deaths, all but one in China. There have also been 688 people recovering from the virus. Importantly, the death rate has been only 2%, a low rate compared to similar outbreaks of flu-like viruses in the past. Even though the outbreak has spread around…
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Chứng khoán Trung Quốc tụt dốc vì virus corona
Trong phiên mở cửa giao dịch đầu tiên sau kỳ nghỉ Tết, thị trường chứng khoán Trung Quốc tụt không phanh do dịch virus corona. Theo Bloomberg, chứng khoán Trung Quốc đang chìm trong ác mộng sâu nhất kể từ năm 2015 do dịch virus corona vừa bùng phát tại Vũ Hán. Trong phiên giao dịch sáng nay, chỉ số…
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Hồng Vân, Trịnh Kim Chi dính ‘vận đen’ vì virus corona
Virus corona đang diễn biến có phức tạp trên nhiều địa phương cả nước, NSƯT Trịnh Kim Chi đã quyết định tạm đóng cửa sân khấu tại Q.6, TPHCM. Sân khấu tại Q.6 của NS Trịnh Kim Chi tạm thời đóng cửa. Ảnh: Tri thức trực tuyến Cụ thể tối qua, NS Trịnh Kim Chi chia sẻ trên Tri thức…
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Đã có 8 người dương tính với corona tại Việt Nam
Bệnh nhân thứ 8 nhiễm corona được Bộ Y tế xác nhận, là công nhân ở Vĩnh Phúc cùng đoàn tập huấn 8 người ở Vũ Hán về nước ngày 17-1. Trước đó 3 người cùng đoàn đã nhiễm bệnh. Sáng nay, Bộ Y tế thông báo ca nhiễm viêm phổi Vũ Hán do virus corona thứ 8 tại Việt…
Read More » - Events
Thailand Inventors Day 2020 celebrates outstanding Thai inventions
Yesterday marked Thailand Inventors’ Day, when the National Research Council granted awards to outstanding researchers, inventors and innovations in the prevention of PM2.5 airborne dust and, it is thought, aerially transmitted Coronavirus, were put on display. An air scrubber manufactured by ALPIN ELECTRONICS, an innovative high performance machine ten years in development, on display at the 5 day event. The…
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Rural students to get digital boost with “e-School”
College students in rural areas of Thailand will soon get a boost in the quality of their education: Mae Fah Luang University (MFU) in Chiang Rai has developed an e-School system for the administration of education in rural areas with a 7 million baht grant from the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Research and Development Fund for Public Interest (BTFP), under the…
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Regional news source publishes smuggled photos from Bangkok’s Immigration Detention Centre
A regional news source, linked to the Catholic Church, has published a group of photos over the weekend slamming Thailand’s notorious Bangkok’s Immigration Detention Centre. The article claims the Centre has “squalid and overcrowded conditions in which inmates, including children, women and the elderly, have been forced to languish for months and even years on end.” The Union of Catholic…
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