Year: 2020

  • Bangkok NewsSlurpees, phonecard top-ups, snacks and now you can do your washing
    ThaigerPublished: 11:57, 14 February 2020
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    Slurpees, phonecard top-ups, snacks and now you can do your washing

    …well, in one store anyway. Maybe more to come. You can pay your bills there, buy a Slurpee, get a good coffee and, now, do you washing too. A Bangkok 7-Eleven store has rolled out its own laundry service, not that anyone is going to be actually doing your laundry, but they will provide the washing machines. The laundromat at a…

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  • Tourism News2 cruise ship allowed to dock in Phuket, prompting accusations of double standard
    ThaigerPublished: 11:36, 14 February 2020
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    2 cruise ship allowed to dock in Phuket, prompting accusations of double standard

    After the Netherlands-flagged MS Westerdam cruise ship was turned away on Tuesday and later escorted to Cambodia, some 4,000 passengers and crew from two cruise ships were allowed to alight in Phuket yesterday, after being cleared of the deadly COVID-19 coronavirus. The Bahamian-flagged Seabourn Ovation anchored at Phuket’s deep-sea port yesterday, returning from Langkawi in Malaysia. The 495 vacationers and…

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  • Thailand video newsWhat’s your first response when you hear the word ‘Thailand’? – VIDEO
    ThaigerPublished: 11:17, 14 February 2020
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    What’s your first response when you hear the word ‘Thailand’? – VIDEO

    So what do you think of first when you hear the word ‘Thailand’? Beaches? Markets? Food? A location? Bibi headed out onto the street to pose the question to foreigners and Thais. Turn on the CC (Closed Captions) button at the bottom for translations (most of it’s in English). What would your answer be? Over to you Bibi… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljYxdsJHavw&fbclid=IwAR1e1JFko6HZ6HnKTPmCPgMu_QDzN4vpBlrv1jLLSKOfa79FgPXEGsmJVT4

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  • Pattaya NewsChonburi immigration introduces “smart car” to check foreigners’ visa status
    ThaigerPublished: 09:37, 14 February 2020
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    Chonburi immigration introduces “smart car” to check foreigners’ visa status

    Overstayers and ne’er-do-wells beware: Thai media are reporting that Chon Buri immigration sent a brand new BMW “smart car” into action, with state of the art electronics onboard, to verify the status of foreigners in and around Pattaya. By “smart’ it’s basically some Pattaya cops riding around in an expensive car with a laptop. We presume that if the car…

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  • Việt NamCận cảnh hình ảnh “tâm dịch” bị cách ly tại huyện Bình Xuyên, Vĩnh Phúc
    Nguyễn Lê Việt AnhPublished: 23:16, 13 February 2020
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    Cận cảnh hình ảnh “tâm dịch” bị cách ly tại huyện Bình Xuyên, Vĩnh Phúc

    Từ ngày hôm nay, nơi được coi là “tâm dịch” Covid-19 (nCoV) – xã Sơn Lôi, huyện Bình Xuyên, tỉnh Vĩnh Phúc sẽ được khoanh vùng, cách ly hoàn toàn để phòng lây lan dịch bệnh. Hôm nay (13/2) là ngày đầu tiên xã Sơn Lôi (huyện Bình Xuyên, Vĩnh Phúc) áp dụng lệnh khoanh vùng cách ly hoàn toàn. Từ…

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  • Việt NamPhát hiện xưởng làm khẩu trang từ giấy vệ sinh
    Thuỳ DungPublished: 19:43, 13 February 2020
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    Phát hiện xưởng làm khẩu trang từ giấy vệ sinh

    Mới đây, quản lý thị trường đã phát hiện cơ sở sản xuất khẩu trang từ giấy vệ sinh để thay cho lớp kháng khuẩn. Chiều nay, tổ công tác Đội quản lý thị trường số 1, Cục Quản lý thị trường Hà Nội phát hiện một xưởng sản xuất khẩu trang giả tại xã Vạn Điểm, huyện Thường Tín…

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  • Crime NewsBangkok cross-border surrogacy gang busted
    ThaigerPublished: 18:06, 13 February 2020
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    Bangkok cross-border surrogacy gang busted

    Two Chinese nationals, a man and a woman, have been arrested after coordinated raids on illegal assisted-reproduction clinics in and around Bangkok. The pair are suspected of involvement in a major cross-border surrogacy racket. Police found at least seven Thai surrogate mothers in the raids. In a raid on a house in Lat Phrao district, police found seven pregnant Thai…

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  • Economy NewsCoronavirus could cause huge damage to ASEAN economies
    ThaigerPublished: 17:19, 13 February 2020
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    Coronavirus could cause huge damage to ASEAN economies

    The Covid-19 coronavirus is expected to cause damage valued at US$2.4-3.4 billion (74.6-105.7 billion baht) to ASEAN economies, according to estimates from the Kasikorn Research Centre. The jolt will likely result from a virus-related economic slowdown in China, which has close trade ties with ASEAN nations as well as investment and tourism, the centre reports. If the outbreak can be…

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  • Covid-19 NewsCoronavirus myths busted
    ThaigerPublished: 16:37, 13 February 2020
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    Coronavirus myths busted

    The newly named Covid-19 coronavirus has killed over 1,300 people to date and infected more than 60,000 across 24 countries and territories. It’s perhaps unsurprising that myths and urban legends have sprung up surrounding the virus, both in how it’s spread and how to prevent it. The Thaiger is here to bust some of those myths, courtesy of information provided…

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  • Thailand Weather UpdatesMost of northern Thailand to get cooler
    ThaigerPublished: 15:32, 13 February 2020
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    Most of northern Thailand to get cooler

    Thailand’s weather department says a westerly trough is moving through the North to the Northeast, and Laos, while the high-pressure system across the Northeast and the South China Sea remains weak. Weather will be cool to cold in the North, with a drop in temperatures of 1-3°C. The Northeast will see temperatures rise, meaning morning fog and isolated light rain, while…

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  • Covid-19 NewsThai Embassy in Beijing ordered to care for 3 locals stranded in Wuhan
    ThaigerPublished: 14:54, 13 February 2020
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    Thai Embassy in Beijing ordered to care for 3 locals stranded in Wuhan

    Thailand’s Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai yesterday ordered the Thai embassy in Beijing to take care of three Thai citizens stranded in Wuhan, the epicentre of the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak. The three didn’t join the 138 Thai evacuees who returned on February 4. One of the three is a woman who overstayed her visa and has yet to pay the fine.…

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  • Pattaya NewsGerman man saved from 2nd-floor jump in Pattaya
    ThaigerPublished: 14:24, 13 February 2020
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    German man saved from 2nd-floor jump in Pattaya

    A German man was saved after trying to jump from a second floor room in South Pattaya yesterday. Pattaya police were notified of the incident at 12:30pm yesterday. Police, emergency responders and local media rushed the scene. The 60 year old German man, identified as Nolte Uwe, was sitting on the balcony of a room on the second floor of a…

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  • Covid-19 NewsUK prisoner tested for coronavirus after extradition is virus-free
    ThaigerPublished: 13:48, 13 February 2020
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    UK prisoner tested for coronavirus after extradition is virus-free

    UPDATE: Neither Mark Rumble nor another suspect deported to the UK have the Covid-19 coronavirus, The Daily Mail reports: “Two British prisoners including a ‘drug dealer’ who were sent home from Thailand do not have coronavirus, tests have confirmed.” A British drug suspect, arrested in Pattaya on November 2 before being extradited to the United Kingdom in January, has been…

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  • Northern Thailand NewsTerminal 21 Korat, scene of mass shooting, reopens with prayers
    ThaigerPublished: 12:41, 13 February 2020
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    Terminal 21 Korat, scene of mass shooting, reopens with prayers

    Four days after the mass shooting that left dead and more than 50 injured, the public turned out this morning to reopen Terminal 21 shopping centre in Nakhon Ratchasima, the scene of the carnage, in hope of raising spirits. Terminal 21 in Korat reopened its doors today to thousands of people who came to pray and make offerings to more…

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  • Covid-19 NewsCoronavirus UPDATE – sharp increase in cases, UK officials battle to contain a new threat
    ThaigerPublished: 12:15, 13 February 2020
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    Coronavirus UPDATE – sharp increase in cases, UK officials battle to contain a new threat

    There’s been a sharp spike in new cases of coronavirus, principally in the central Chinese province of Hubei. There are now 60,373 world cases, 59,805 in China. 1,369 people have died and over 6,000 recovered. 242 new deaths were recorded yesterday, the deadliest day since the start of the outbreak. So what’s behind the big rise? It’s not actually a spike…

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  • Northern Thailand NewsKhon Kaen monk arrested, disrobed after bomb threat
    ThaigerPublished: 12:08, 13 February 2020
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    Khon Kaen monk arrested, disrobed after bomb threat

    A monk in the northeastern province of Khon Khaen has been arrested and disrobed after giving false information to police. The monk called the 191 emergency line and stated that a bomb had been placed inside a hotel. He later claimed that the information was to make officers “more aware.” Police arrested 30 year old monk “Santisuk” in the province’s…

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  • Covid-19 NewsSouth Korea issues travel advisory for Thailand
    ThaigerPublished: 11:32, 13 February 2020
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    South Korea issues travel advisory for Thailand

    South Korea’s government is advising its nationals not to travel to Thailand due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 virus. Other countries on the advisory include Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia and Vietnam. Vice Minister of Health & Welfare Kim Gang-lip told a press briefing that the measure aims to prevent the inflow of Covid-19 into the country. Taiwan has asked Seoul…

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  • Covid-19 NewsPhuket’s cruise ship arrivals to be screened for coronavirus
    ThaigerPublished: 10:50, 13 February 2020
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    Phuket’s cruise ship arrivals to be screened for coronavirus

    Over 4,000 tourists and ship crews arrive in Phuket today, on two separate cruise liners, one from Hong Kong and one out of Singapore. There has been a sudden surge of interest in arriving cruise ships after the cruise boat still anchored in Yokohama Bay with a cluster The Seabourn Ovation arrived from Hong Kong just after 7am this morning…

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  • World NewsTeen kills friend with homemade gun
    ThaigerPublished: 10:31, 13 February 2020
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    Teen kills friend with homemade gun

    A 17 year old boy is dead after he was accidentally shot by a friend with a homemade hand gun in the western province of Kanchanaburi. His teenage friend was showing off the gun to a group of friends early Wednesday morning. Police say the shooting was reported about 4:20am and occurred in a rented room in Kanchanaburi. Police and…

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  • Covid-19 NewsThai evacuee from Wuhan clear of coronavirus, discharged from hospital
    ThaigerPublished: 09:40, 13 February 2020
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    Thai evacuee from Wuhan clear of coronavirus, discharged from hospital

    One of the three (out of 138) Thai evacuees from Wuhan, who has been at Sattahip naval base for treatment for coronavirus infection since February 6th, was discharged from hospital Tuesday night. The deputy director of Queen Sirikit Hospital, Dr Rewat Kitnarong, said this morning that the patient, whose name is being withheld, rejoined the other 136 evacuees, who are…

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  • Technology NewsFrom Star Trek to the Galaxy Z Flip phone – a new foldable comes to Thailand
    ThaigerPublished: 09:27, 13 February 2020
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    From Star Trek to the Galaxy Z Flip phone – a new foldable comes to Thailand

    The $1,500 Motorola RAZR flip phone, a sort of ‘smartphone’ version of its original 2004 market favourite, was twice the cost of an iPhone 11, looked cool but had a small battery and plastic screen. It was a throwback to the earlier design but with a foldable screen, the latest ‘thaeng’ in the smart-phone world. Now there’s the new Galaxy…

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  • Environment NewsPathum Thani villagers coping with heavy smoke from rubbish fires
    ThaigerPublished: 22:27, 12 February 2020
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    Pathum Thani villagers coping with heavy smoke from rubbish fires

    Villagers in Pathum Thani Province near Bangkok are complaining of rubbish fires, saying locals are breathing heavy black smoke every day, causing health issues, especially for small children. They claim people are secretly burning garbage and grass in the area. Residents of Sataporn Village have formed a group and reported to local media in hopes taking the issue public. Smoke…

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  • Việt NamVĩnh Phúc cô lập để kiểm soát dịch corona
    Thuỳ DungPublished: 22:26, 12 February 2020
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    Vĩnh Phúc cô lập để kiểm soát dịch corona

    Vĩnh Phúc đã lập 3 chốt kiểm soát đặt tại xã Sơn Lôi (Bình Xuyên) nhằm hạn chế di chuyển khỏi khu vực trong 14 ngày, từ ngày 13/2. Chiều nay, ông Lê Duy Thành, Phó chủ tịch thường trực UBND tỉnh Vĩnh Phúc cho biết đây là một trong những biện pháp nhằm ngăn chặn dịch viêm đường hô…

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  • Covid-19 NewsStranded cruise ship will dock in Cambodia
    ThaigerPublished: 21:33, 12 February 2020
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    Stranded cruise ship will dock in Cambodia

    The Holland American Line, operator of a cruise ship that’s been turned away by five countries over fears of the coronavirus, announced today that Cambodia has agreed to let a cruise ship dock and its passengers to disembark. The ship, The Westerdam, with 1455 passengers and 802 crew aboard, will dock at the Cambodian port of Sihanoukville tomorrow, the company…

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  • Pattaya NewsDead infant discovered in Pattaya
    ThaigerPublished: 21:06, 12 February 2020
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    Dead infant discovered in Pattaya

    Police are investigating the death of a newborn boy after his body was found dumped in front of a house in Pattaya. Barking dogs alerted neighbors. Pattaya City Police were notified of the incident at 8pm yesterday. Police, rescue workers and reporters rushed to the scene to find the body of a male infant. Its umbilical cord was also found…

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  • Crime NewsPhuket speedboat crash captains released on bail
    ThaigerPublished: 17:03, 12 February 2020
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    Phuket speedboat crash captains released on bail

    An official of the Phuket Provincial Court confirmed this morning that both captains involved in the speedboat collision on Monday that killed two Russian children and injured more than a dozen others were released yesterday on bail of 150,000 each. Both were charged Monday with “recklessness causing death and injury.” 24 year old Atsarawut Suden and 33 year old Anusorn…

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  • Songkran NewsDeputy PM wants rural road safety push for Songkran
    ThaigerPublished: 15:37, 12 February 2020
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    Deputy PM wants rural road safety push for Songkran

    With Songkran and its infamous “7 dangerous days” rapidly approaching, the Interior Ministry has asked local authorities and administrations for effective measures to prevent road incidents. Last year, 386 people were killed on Thai roads during the deadly week . Road incidents kill some 22,000 in Thailand every year, or about 65 deaths a day. But the Songkran festival’s “7…

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  • Tourism News“Forgotten tourists” enjoy Pattaya
    ThaigerPublished: 14:34, 12 February 2020
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    “Forgotten tourists” enjoy Pattaya

    Pattaya’s Chinese golden goose has officially flown the coop, and hotels are cheaper, traffic is better and maybe even the service has improved a bit. With China’s group travel ban to fight the spread of the coronavirus, Pattaya has the feel of low season even though the calendar says otherwise. But while business owners moan, ask any of the Indian,…

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  • Tourism NewsChiang Mai a “ghost town” as tourists stay away in droves
    ThaigerPublished: 13:22, 12 February 2020
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    Chiang Mai a “ghost town” as tourists stay away in droves

    The coronavirus outbreak has turned Chiang Mai into a ghost town. The city’s Thansettakij newspaper today reported the results of its survey on tourist attractions since February 8, Makha Puja Day and the start of a three day holiday. It showed a massive decline in tourists, especially from China. “Chiang Mai used to be very popular among Chinese tourists, but…

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  • Crime NewsSupreme Court upholds death for schoolgirl’s murderer
    ThaigerPublished: 12:40, 12 February 2020
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    Supreme Court upholds death for schoolgirl’s murderer

    On Tuesday, the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence for Krittidech Rawengwan, a former village headman who murdered a teenage schoolgirl in the northeastern province of Kalasin. He had already been sentenced to death by two lower courts. On Dec 23, 2015, 18 year old Ruadeewan Polprasit, nicknamed “Nong Snow”, was returning home from school on a motorbike when she…

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  • Covid-19 NewsMedical staff dance with coronavirus patients in Wuhan – VIDEO
    ThaigerPublished: 11:57, 12 February 2020
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    Medical staff dance with coronavirus patients in Wuhan – VIDEO

    While Wuhan and other Chinese cities struggle with shortages and poor quarantine conditions, Chinese state media have been keen to find a brighter side to the deadly coronavirus outbreak. The People’s Daily published a video on Tuesday that had been widely circulated on social media, showing mask-wearing patients at an unidentified makeshift hospital in Wuhan trying to lift their spirits…

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  • Northern Thailand NewsDon’t blame the Thai army, blame the soldier – General Apirat
    ThaigerPublished: 11:30, 12 February 2020
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    Don’t blame the Thai army, blame the soldier – General Apirat

    “The army chief offered his condolences to families of those killed and the injured and promised a career in the army if the victims’ children want to join the service.” The 32 year old gunman who shot 30 people dead during his Saturday afternoon shooting spree in Korat over the weekend, Jakrapanth Thomma, owned legally registered guns. He had five guns –…

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  • Business NewsMICE sector to get 200 million baht in relief funding
    ThaigerPublished: 11:07, 12 February 2020
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    MICE sector to get 200 million baht in relief funding

    Thailand’s government will provide relief funding for the MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences, exhibitions) sector after it declined by half due to the coronavirus outbreak. The cabinet approved the extra budget last week. The Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB), together with the Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) and listed companies, will provide 200 million baht in cash incentives to promote…

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  • Pattaya NewsThird unidentified foreigner found dead in Pattaya
    ThaigerPublished: 10:26, 12 February 2020
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    Third unidentified foreigner found dead in Pattaya

    The body of an unidentified foreign man was found floating in Pattaya Bay yesterday with an 8 kilogram rock tied to his neck. Pattaya City Police were notified of the incident at 1pm. It is the third case of an unidentified foreigner’s death in a week in the resort town Police, divers and reporters rushed into the sea off Koh…

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  • Northern Thailand NewsUPDATE: 12 year old boy shoots friend dead in Kalasin
    ThaigerPublished: 10:02, 12 February 2020
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    UPDATE: 12 year old boy shoots friend dead in Kalasin

    A thirteen year old boy is dead in the northeastern province of Kalasin, after being shot by a friend playing with his father’s gun. Police and medical services were called to a house in Nong Kung Sri district on Sunday morning after the boy was shot, local media report. Police say that three boys were playing when one boy, aged…

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  • Covid-19 NewsVirus cases on Japan cruise ship climb to 135
    ThaigerPublished: 09:32, 12 February 2020
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    Virus cases on Japan cruise ship climb to 135

    The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases aboard the cruise ship Diamond Princess has climbed to 135. Sixty-five new cases were confirmed on the ship, which has been quarantined off the coast of Yokohama since February 5. Patients showing symptoms have been transferred to local hospitals. Authorities have allowed some of the tourists to return home. The government says there were…

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  • Covid-19 NewsCoronavirus UPDATE: No cases in Indonesia, why? Are paper face-masks effective?
    ThaigerPublished: 08:22, 12 February 2020
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    Coronavirus UPDATE: No cases in Indonesia, why? Are paper face-masks effective?

    “Covid-19”. After a month and a half of being called the Wuhan Coronavirus, the Chinese Coronavirus or just boring old ‘coronavirus‘, the viral strain now has an official name. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was speaking in Geneva. “We now have a name for the disease and it’s Covid-19,” This morning the number of cases worldwide has reached 44,852, resulting in 1,113…

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