Month: March 2020
- Thai Life
Government launches “Have problems, consult the PM” charm offensive
Thailand’s government yesterday launched a new program, dubbed “Have Problems, Consult the PM,” to allow the public to voice grievances and problems directly to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. Prayut welcomed groups representing farmers, civil society and independent entrepreneurs at Government House. The PM told them that the program is his own initiative at a time of challenges, including Thailand’s economic…
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Số ca nhiễm corona và tử vong ở Italia vượt Trung Quốc
Dịch viêm phổi cấp do virus corona mới (Covid-19) tại Italia bùng phát dữ dội khiến số ca tử vong và nhiễm mới tăng nhanh, kỷ lục là hôm qua. Theo Reuters, Cơ quan phòng vệ dân sự Italia hôm qua cho biết, trong 24 giờ qua, số người tử vong vì Covid-19 tại đây đã thêm 41 người, nâng…
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Major corporations join the fight against plastics
by Ghislaine Bovy Reduce. Re-use. Recycle. The public is now fully aware of the gigantic plastic pollution issue. They know it’s time to act and act now. Many of us have already “gone” into using reusable plastic bags, refillable bottles and buy fruits and vegetables in bulk instead of in individual plastic bags, small shops don’t give you a plastic…
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Patong cancels all official Songkran events
“This year, Patong will not hold any official Songkran festival celebration events at all.” All official Songkran events in Phuket’s Patong municipality, including the “Songkran on the Beach” play zone and the DJ dance party have been cancelled. Patong Mayor Chalermluck Kebsup made the announcement on her social media channels yesterday. Patong is the traditional epicentre for Songkran festivities in…
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North to see thunderstorms, rains predicted for Bangkok
Thailand’s Meteorological Department today says there is a possibility of thunderstorms, gusty winds and even hail in the North, the Northeast, the Central and East regions, due to a low pressure area covering the lower North and Central regions and a high pressure system from China in the Northeast. In the South, less rain is predicted. The department advises people…
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Tourism Authority of Thailand clarifies “self quarantine” situation
The Tourism Authority of Thailand has posted a notice to clarify the “self-quarantine requirements” of all visitors coming to Thailand from “risk area” countries, relating to the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak. The clarification comes after two days of confusing announcements coming out of the Thai Public Health Department. On Tuesday night a document was released on the Thai Public Health Minister’s…
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Burmese military seize drugs and equipment valued at 2.02 billion baht north of Chiang Rai
The Burmese military raided a methamphetamine pill factory and warehouses in Shan State, about 400 kilometres north of Chiang Rai province in Thailand’s northeast. Soldiers seized a vast quantity of drugs, precursor chemicals and drug-making equipment worth an estimated 2.02 billion baht. A spokesman for the Burmese military said that its soldiers conducted raids on plants in Kaungkha Village in…
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Document confirms Covid-19 case at Vachira Hospital Phuket
A document from the Bangkok Disease Control Department has confirmed that there was a 35 year old Chinese patient at Phuket’s Vachira Hospital with coronavirus last month. The documents were made available at a media conference confirming the latest figures from around Thailand yesterday. One of the listings of confirmed cases was the Phuket patient (below). The patient’s listing was…
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Second Princess cruise ship held over virus “links”
After the nearly month-long ordeal of the Diamond Princess, the cruise ship quarantined off the coast of Japan on which more than 700 Covid-19 coronavius cases were confirmed, now a second Princess Cruises ship, the Grand Princess, is reportedly being held off San Francisco after authorities discovered “links” to the virus onboard. According to the Los Angeles Times the liner…
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Hàn Quốc cử đội phản ứng nhanh giúp công dân bị cách ly tại Việt Nam
Hôm nay Hàn Quốc sẽ gửi các đội “phản ứng nhanh” tới Việt Nam để giúp hơn 270 công dân đang cách ly do lo ngại về virus corona mới. Theo Yonhap, các đội phản ứng nhanh này sẽ chịu trách nhiệm hỗ trợ lãnh sự cho 276 công dân cách ly tại các cơ sở quân sự, cơ sở…
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Singapore coronavirus patients to have their meals, medicine delivered by robot
Patients at a Singapore hospital suspected or confirmed to be infected with the Covid-19 coronavirus will soon get their meals and medicines from a robot. What’s more, a second robot is being deployed to clean, and will chat with patients in four languages, as well as “Singlish.” Details of the use of the robot technology were outlined in Singapore’s Ministry…
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Cách vệ sinh điện thoại phòng tránh nhiễm virus corona
Điện thoại cũng là một trong những nguồn lây nhiễm bệnh Covid-19 nếu không được khử trùng và vệ sinh đúng cách. Dịch bệnh virus corona đang chuyển biến phức tạp thì việc đề cao phòng tránh là hết sức cần thiết. Khẩu trang và nước rửa tay là những vật dụng không thể thiếu để tránh sự lây lan…
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Thailand now disinfecting overseas parcels: WHO says they’re safe
Despite specific admonitions from the World Health Organisation (WHO), Thai Post (a privately owned company) began disinfecting all overseas parcels today in an effort to stem the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. The WHO has publicly announced that it is safe to receive mail even from badly affected countries, like China, where the outbreak began. Thailand confirmed four new cases…
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Toàn bộ hành khách trên chuyến bay có người Nhật nhiễm Covid – 19 đã được tìm thấy
Tất cả hành khách vào Việt Nam trên chuyến bay có người Nhật nhiễm Covid-19 được tìm thấy. Với 4 người ngoại quốc đã rời Việt Nam, 1 người Việt được cách ly. Sáng nay, trao đổi với phóng viên, BS Nguyễn Trí Dũng, Giám đốc Trung tâm Kiểm soát Bệnh tật (CDC) cho biết đơn vị cùng với cơ…
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Thailand News Today, Thursday March 5, 2020
Thailand announces 4 new coronavirus cases, all from Italy or Iran Thailand today confirmed four new cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus, bringing its total to 47 since January. All were recent arrivals from Italy or Iran. Reuben Tuck reports… (Reuben VO) IT SHOULD BE NOTED that Thailand has recorded only one coronavirus-related fatality Thailand’s Koh Phangan full moon party cancelled…
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Health minister won’t say why quarantine order deleted, Facebook account inactive
Health minister Anutin Charnvirakul yesterday declined to explain why he removed an order requiring people arriving from 9 countries and 2 Chinese territories designated as high risk areas for the Covid-19 virus to be placed in self-quarantine. According to the quickly deleted document posted on his official Facebook page (now inactive), the nine destinations are “disease areas” and people arriving…
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Students say they were bilked as long distance “technical school” closes
Students of a Thai technical school are crying foul after the “college” shut down without bestowing them with their diplomas. They allege the college charged expensive tuition fees then shut down. One student, 27 year old Suchada Krahothong, said she paid 50,000 baht for a one year course at the college, advertised as a “special program.” But despite regularly attending…
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March 2020, the Thai month of cancellations
March will end up as the long month of cancellations. With Songkran looming, one of the busiest times for travel in Thailand, and increasingly one of the biggest annual tourist magnets to the Kingdom, cancelling Songkran would take Thailand into unchartered tourism and economic territory. Fears, real or imagined, are forcing companies and governments to assess their risks associated with…
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Thailand announces 4 new coronavirus cases, all from Italy or Iran
“There is still no sign of true community spread in Thailand.” Thailand has confirmed four new cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus, bringing its total to 47 since January. All were recent arrivals from Italy or Iran. Suwanchai Wattanayingcharoen, director-general of the Department of Disease Control made the announcement in a news conference today. The new cases are: A 29 year…
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Thailand’s Koh Phangan full moon party cancelled
…until further notice. The next Full Moon Party, scheduled for March 8, has been cancelled. The memo from the Mayor of Koh Phangan says that the hugely popular monthly party has been cancelled due to fears associated with the Covid-19 virus. The memo also says that there will no further monthly parties until fears over the outbreak pass. The cancellation…
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Chinese murderers arrested in Burmese border town
Burmese authorities in Tachileik, bordering Chiang Rai, have arrested two Chinese men wanted for murder in Thailand. Chinese nationals Xiao Xiang Yu and Hu Zheng Xiong are two of four men wanted for the murder of Chinese businessman Wang Jun. Police retrieved a suitcase containing Wang’s bounds body from the Ping River on February 25. The two were captured in…
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Chon Buri’s Bangsaen district cancels all official Songkran activities
Saen Suk Municipality in Chon Buri province, near Pattaya, has cancelled the Wan Lai (Songkran) Festival activities scheduled for April 16-17. Narongchai Khunpluem, President of Saen Suk Municipality, made the announcement today via social media. Khunpluem says the cancellation is due to concern about the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus and the government’s general instruction to avoid mass gatherings. The…
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Thai tourism ministry proposes 5 billion baht in tourist stimulus packages
Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn says he will propose new domestic travel stimulus packages valued at 5 billion baht this Friday. The Minister says the aim is to cushion the impact of the coronavirus for the tourism service sector across the country. The Minister says that domestic tourism is “the priority during this difficult time. The government should implement…
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Vietnamese virus videos go viral
The COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak shaking the region and the world economy is inspiring some “novel” music videos in Vietnam. Homemade videos featuring a hit Vietnamese song and an accompanying dance about the need for hand-washing have racked up more than 2 million views on video app TikTok. Borrowing the tune from the pop song “Jealous” (“Ghen” in Vietnamese) Vietnam’s health…
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Finance ministry announces new stimulus packages and tax breaks
Thailand’s Finance Ministry has announced a raft of new stimulus measures to help prop up parts of the Thai economy suffering under the impact of the coronavirus. They say the measures will assist “all sectors of Thai society currently affected by the Covid-19 situation”, which arrived at the same time as an economic slowdown, an export slump and drought. The…
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Thai Health Minister laughs at media when asked about his ‘travel restrictions’ document
“When asked directly why he deactivated his Facebook account after publishing the official memos, signed by himself, Anutin laughed and attempted to deflect the question.” The Thailand government, specifically the gaffe-prone Public Health minister, has thrown the holiday plans of thousands into confusion after the Minister’s orders for any new arrivals from 11 destinations to go into self-imposed quarantine (for…
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Khách Nhật Bản quá cảnh Tân Sơn Nhất – TP. HCM nhiễm virus corona khiến ít nhất 70 người bị cách ly
Ít nhất 70 người được cách ly do một chuyến bay của Vietnam Airlines có một người Nhật dương tính với COVID-19. Bộ Y tế cho hay, vào hôm qua, chuyến bay VN814 của Vietnam Airlines từ Siem Reap (Campuchia) về TP. HCM với 67 hành khách và 6 nhân viên tổ bay có hành khách ngồi ở ghế 33D…
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Chon Buri man kills neighbour with metal pipe after being refused a cigarette
Police in Chon Buri province, near Pattaya, arrested a 32 year old Thai man on Monday for allegedly beating his 51 year old neighbour to death with a metal pipe, after the neighbor refused to give him a cigarette. Police were informed of an incident at a home in the Map Pong sub district at 9:30pm. Officers arrived along with…
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Woman dead in Krabi climbing fall
A woman is dead after falling some 30 metres to the ground while rock climbing in Ao Nang, Krabi, across Phang Nga bay from Phuket. Krabi police were called to the scene at the base of the 50-metre Khao Toh Luang cliff face, just north of Ao Nang, at 10am yesterday. Once there, they found the body of 55 year…
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Thailand News Today, March 4, 2020
Man arrested with 44 kilograms of marijuana in Phuket A 60 year old man is in custody after he was found collecting 44 kilograms of dried marijuana, valued at about 400,000 baht, from a parcel delivery company in Phuket. Police told a press conference yesterday that officers were tipped off about a large shipment of marijuana arriving in Phuket via…
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Đài YTN Hàn Quốc từng đưa tin khách Hàn chê khu cách ly Việt Nam ra thông báo ‘lấy làm tiếc’
Đài YTN Hàn Quốc chính thức ra thông báo “lấy làm tiếc” và ‘sẽ thận trọng hơn’ về việc đưa tin khách Hàn chê khu cách ly Việt Nam nghèo nàn, chỉ cho ăn ‘vài mẩu bánh mì’. Trung tâm Văn hóa Hàn Quốc tại Việt Nam hôm nay ra thông báo chính thức liên quan đến phản ứng của…
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Teacher suspended for sexual abuse at Nakhon Pathom school
A teacher in Nakhon Pathom province just west of Bangkok, identified by students as a serial sexual predator, has been suspended an education official said yesterday. The teacher at Matthayom Than Bin Kamphaeng Saen School, whose name was not supplied, was transferred to an inactive post and placed under investigation, according to secretary-general of the Office of Basic Education Commission,…
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Cảnh sát Hàn Quốc đột kích ép giáo chủ Tân Thiên Địa xét nghiệm virus corona
Thống đốc tỉnh Gyeonggi chỉ đạo cuộc đột kích trụ sở của giáo phái Tân Thiên Địa và yêu cầu giáo chủ xét nghiệm nCoV. Tối 2/3, thống đốc tỉnh Gyeonggi Lee Jae Myung đã đến “Cung điện Hòa bình” ở quận Gapyeong, nơi ông Lee Man-hee sống, để chỉ đạo điều tra và xét nghiệm, tuy nhiên ông Man-hee…
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“Phuket is still open for business” Phuket Hotels Association
Below is a media release from the Phuket Hotels Association… Dear All There has been a lot of confusion today resulting from the FB page message from a Minister (later removed) saying anybody coming from the designated high-risk countries below must self-quarantine. At this time, there is no indication at any Thai airport of any enforcement and all visitors have normal…
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Ayuttaya man arrested with pistol, planning to shoot wife and her lover
Police in Ayuttaya, north of Bangkok, yesterday arrested a man carrying an unregistered handgun and ammunition, who told them he was on his way to shoot his wife and her lover a a nearby mall. 45 year old Somkhid Ruennangyaem was pulled over on his motorbike for a search near Naresuan bridge in tambon Pailing, about 11am on Tuesday. Police…
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Soi Dog Foundation official statement on Covid-19 and the risk to animal health
Sent to us from Soi Dog Foundation by Dr.Alicja Izydorczyk MRCVS… There have not been any cases of suspect COVID-19 infection in dogs or cats in Thailand. At present, there is no evidence to show that companion animals such as dogs and cats can be infected with COVID-19. Additionally, there is currently no evidence that companion animals could be a…
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‘Vũ điệu rửa tay’ và ca khúc ‘Ghen cô Vy’ phòng virus corona nổi tiếng khắp báo nước ngoài
Vũ điệu rửa tay cùng ca khúc Ghen cô Vy nhận được sự chú ý của cộng đồng mạng quốc tế khi xuất hiện trên kênh HBO, tạp chí Billboard và fanpage của UNICEF. Mới đay, fanpage chính thức của UNICEF – Quỹ Nhi đồng Liên Hợp Quốc – đã đăng tải clip “Vũ điệu rửa tay” của vũ công…
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