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  • Thailand NewsThailand News Today – Monday, March 30
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    Thailand News Today – Monday, March 30

    136 more virus cases confirmed in Thailand as outbreak spreads out of Bangkok A spokesman for the country’s newly formed Covid-19 Situation Administration Thailand confirmed 136 new Covid-19 coronavirus cases today. This raises the total number of infections to 1,524. Deaths in the Kingdom remain at 7. As of yesterday, 54% of Covid-19 infections were found outside Bangkok with a…

  • Covid-19 NewsRed hazardous waste bins spring up in Bangkok for used masks, tissue
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    Red hazardous waste bins spring up in Bangkok for used masks, tissue

    Used face masks and tissue paper are now classified as hazardous waste during this Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak, at least in Bangkok. The city’s governor Aswin Kwanmuang is urging people to dispose of used face masks properly, using the new red bins which are designated for hazardous waste. “Used face masks must be put in a plastic bag fastened with a string…

  • Covid-19 NewsBangkok City Hall closes more venues, but 3 types allowed to reopen
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    Bangkok City Hall closes more venues, but 3 types allowed to reopen

    Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA or City Hall as it’s more commonly known), is closing down more public venues around the capital, effective midnight tonight (Friday) until April 30, as it steps up measures to curb the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. Sites to remain closed are all sport arenas of both humans and animals (boxing arenas, cockfighting and fish fighting…

  • Covid-19 NewsBlue Flag grocery vehicles deployed in greater Bangkok to encourage staying home
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    Blue Flag grocery vehicles deployed in greater Bangkok to encourage staying home

    With the state of emergency requiring people to stay home as much as possible and keeping their ‘social distance’ in public to fight the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, the Ministry of Commerce has launched a fleet of Blue Flag vehicles to sell and deliver groceries and other consumer goods at affordable prices, right to people’s homes. Starting yesterday, mobile…

  • Covid-19 NewsBank employee tests positive for coronavirus
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    Bank employee tests positive for coronavirus

    “The employee is now in hospital and his last day at work was March 23.” Siam Commerial Bank has announced that one of its temporary employees tested positive for Covid-19 coronavirus. A spokesman says that the employee worked on the 20th floor of Ari Hill Building on Phaholyothin Road in Bangkok. After notifying the Ministry of Public Health and the…

  • Covid-19 NewsUPDATE: Thailand confirms 106 new coronavirus cases, 3 more deaths
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    UPDATE: Thailand confirms 106 new coronavirus cases, 3 more deaths

    UPDATE: New cases announced in Phuket (below). ORIGINAL STORY: Thailand health officials have reported 106 new Covid-19 coronavirus infections today, bringing the total to 827 in the Kingdom. The number of new cases is lower than the 122 recorded yesterday. The Ministry of Public Health has also reported 3 additional deaths from the virus in the past 24 hours, bringing…

  • Covid-19 NewsMinor International pleads with Thai PM for a full lockdown
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    Minor International pleads with Thai PM for a full lockdown

    “I believe that under your strong leadership, the message to stay home, limit personal movement and avoid interaction with others will be taken to heart and will help us overcome this crisis.” Thai hotel chain Minor International has sent a frank letter pleading with the Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha and Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang to curb public movement and activities…

  • Thailand Weather UpdatesHot days for the North, possible thundershowers in the South
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    Hot days for the North, possible thundershowers in the South

    Thailand’s Meteorological Department says today that a low pressure system covers upper Thailand and will make for hot, dry days in the north of Thailand. Chiang Mai, Bangkok and Phuket five day forecasts below. “A westerly trough covers the upper Northeast, while southerly and southeasterly winds blow humidity from the South China Sea into the Northeast, the East, the Central…

  • Covid-19 NewsBangkok closes shopping centres and markets from tomorrow
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    Bangkok closes shopping centres and markets from tomorrow

    It’s the lockdown you have when you haven’t really declared a full lockdown. Today’s announcement from the Bangkok government is a step close to a virtual close-down of most Bangkok retail. Today’s order closes all department stores and markets in the capital for three weeks. The measures are the latest attempts to stem the rise in cases of Covid-19 around…

  • Covid-19 NewsArmy disinfects Bangkok’s Lumphini Boxing Stadium
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    Army disinfects Bangkok’s Lumphini Boxing Stadium

    Bangkok’s legendary Lumphini Boxing Stadium, which became a local epicentre of many infections of the Covid-19 coronavirus, was sprayed down with disinfectants early this morning. Soldiers from the army’s Chemical Department began spraying overnight at the city’s Central Ramindra Department Store and finished at Lad Pla Khao intersection, focusing on handrails, stairs and bus stops, and any public areas which…

  • Covid-19 NewsBangkok governor issues stern warning over closures
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    Bangkok governor issues stern warning over closures

    Bangkok’s governor Asawin Kwanmuang is warning business owners that they face heavy fines, even jail if they disobey orders to close. And in an apparent warning to police, he said “the same applies” to those responsible for ensuring the ban is enforced. Asawin says six types of establishment have been ordered shut until the end of the month to try…

  • Covid-19 NewsArmy disinfecting Bangkok streets
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    Army disinfecting Bangkok streets

    The Royal Thai Army this morning began spraying roads in Bangkok with disinfectant to combat the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus . the Royal Thai Army units have been deployed to carry out the daily cleaning from 1am to 5am until the end of March. A spokesman says the spraying, approved at a high-level meeting chaired by army chief Apirat…

  • Covid-19 News30 new cases announced for Thailand – Tuesday
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    30 new cases announced for Thailand – Tuesday

    Sunday, 32 cases. Monday 33 cases. Now another 30 confirmed Covid-19 cases have been confirmed. Thailand now has a confirmed total of 177 cases according to the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Public Health, Sukhum Kanchanaphimai. As reported in ‘Thailand News Today‘ yesterday, a boxing stadium, north east of the Bangkok city centre, has been the source of new…

  • Covid-19 NewsThammasat University cancels classes for a week, Thai universities urged to ‘go online’
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    Thammasat University cancels classes for a week, Thai universities urged to ‘go online’

    Thammasat University has cancelled all classes for at least one week, saying in a statement that they plan to resume classes again next week (below). The statement from the university mentioned the Covid-19 world pandemic and said it would co-operate to protect its students. “All classes at Tha Prachan and Rangsit will be cancelled during March 16 –22, 2020. Classes…

  • Covid-19 NewsCovid-19 reaching ‘stage 3’ in Thailand
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    Covid-19 reaching ‘stage 3’ in Thailand

    Yesterday The public Health Ministry insisted that the country was yet to enter Stage 3 of the covid-19 coronavirus outbreak. Despite the discovery of a new cluster of infections, the number of cases still remains at 70. (Update: 5 new cases were announced on Friday morning) The permanent secretary for public health, Dr Sukhum Kanchannaphimai reports some cases can be…

  • Covid-19 NewsUPDATE: 11 new Covid-19 cases announced for Thailand – total now 70 people
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    UPDATE: 11 new Covid-19 cases announced for Thailand – total now 70 people

    Thailand now has a total of 70 Covid-19 Coronavirus cases with the announcement yesterday of six new confirmed patients and another 11 cases announced this morning. In their daily briefings the Thai Ministry of Public Health added that 34 patients had now fully recovered. One person has died of the disease in Thailand. And Thailand confirmed eleven more cases of…

  • Covid-19 NewsThree new coronavirus cases raises Thailand total to 53
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    Three new coronavirus cases raises Thailand total to 53

    The number of confirmed Covid-19 coronavirus cases in Thailand has now reached 53 with 3 new cases announced yesterday. The Thai Ministry of Public Health announced that the new cases brought the Thai total to 53, with 33 patients already fully recovered. One person has died and the others remain in hospitals for treatment. One of the new cases is…

  • Covid-19 NewsThai Airways passengers, flying from ‘at risk’ destinations, now require health certificates
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    Thai Airways passengers, flying from ‘at risk’ destinations, now require health certificates

    Thai Airways is now demanding passengers, departing on their planes from China, Italy and South Korea, to Thailand, provide the national airline with health certificates before they can receive their boarding passes. The announcement was the airlines’ latest reaction to the growing coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. Here’s The Thaiger’s daily Coronavirus update HERE. The new compliance relates to Thai flights out…

  • Things To DoThe top 10 most expensive condominiums in Bangkok
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    The top 10 most expensive condominiums in Bangkok

    Bangkok is never short on luxury condominiums, and one new project keeps overtaking the others, in terms of price and amenities. Here are the 10 most expensive condominium units in Bangkok for sale, in 2020. The most expensive condominium on the list is priced at 650 million baht (20 million US$). Which one is for you? No.1 98 Wireless –…

  • Crime NewsShots fired in Nontha Buri mall
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    Shots fired in Nontha Buri mall

    Police rushed to the Central Plaza mall in Nontha Buri province, just northwest of Bangkok, yesterday, after reports of gunshots inside the mall. The sound of shots was reported at about 4:20pm and people fled the building in the city’s Muang district. There were no reports of death or injuries. Local radio station Jor Sor 100 traffic radio later reported…

  • Politics NewsHigh school students join wave of anti-government protests
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    High school students join wave of anti-government protests

    Students in some of Bangkok’s most exclusive private high schools announced yesterday that would hold rallies in solidarity with anti-government protests being staged on college campuses across the nation. Students at the all-girl Satriwithaya School, located next to Bangkok’s iconic Democracy Monument, were urged on social media to gather at 3pm. Using the hashtag #SWStandsWithDemocracy, the organizers said there would…

  • Politics NewsBangkok police on alert at student rallies
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    Bangkok police on alert at student rallies

    Authorities in greater Bangkok are keeping a watchful eye on students organising political rallies at universities in and around Bangkok, warning them to strictly adhere to public assembly laws. Last night, activities were held by students at Mahidol University, Silpakorn University’s Tha Phra campus, Chiang Mai University and Maejo University, also in Chiang Mai, following the Constitutional Court’s decision to…

  • PropertyBangkok has a surplus of 100,000 new condos as Chinese buyers stay home
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    Bangkok has a surplus of 100,000 new condos as Chinese buyers stay home

    Bangkok’s condominium market is facing its biggest challenge in decades with one of its key feeder markets sitting it out at home. The capital’s soaring condo market, once a favourite for Chinese investors, looks towards a bleak year with Chinese investors having other things to worry about, or simply unable to travel to Thailand, due to coronavirus fears. Bloomberg economists predict…

  • Songkran NewsTop 10 dos and don’ts for the 2020 Songkran festival
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    Top 10 dos and don’ts for the 2020 Songkran festival

    Heading to Thailand for the 2020 Songkran festival? Want to know the dates, where to go and the dos and don’ts for this amazing water festival in Thailand? Songkran is a single name given to a series of concurrent events – an astrological ‘new year’, a Buddhist festival, the ‘change’ from dry season to wet season and a humongous water…

  • Việt NamNổ súng trả thù tình tại trung tâm thương mại Thái Lan
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    Nổ súng trả thù tình tại trung tâm thương mại Thái Lan

    Theo RT đưa tin, trung tâm thương mại Movie Plaza, ở Bangkok, Thái Lan vừa xảy ra việc một người đàn ông bắn chết vợ cũ, và khiến một người bị thương. Nghi phạm xác định là Danusorn Numcharoen (28 tuổi), đến thẩm mỹ viện Icon Clinic trên tầng 4 của trung tâm thương mại Movie Plaza để tìm Piyanut…

  • Crime NewsGunman allegedly shoots and kills ex-wife at mall in Bangkok, another injured
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    Gunman allegedly shoots and kills ex-wife at mall in Bangkok, another injured

    Bangkok police report that a woman was shot and killed and a bystander wounded after a man opened fire in a shopping centre this afternoon. The gunman fled the scene straight after the shooting. He’s still at large. The incident took place in front of a beauty clinic inside Century Movie Plaza, near the Victory Monument. The clinic is identified…

  • Crime News1 dead, 1 injured in Bangkok mall shooting, gunman escapes
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    1 dead, 1 injured in Bangkok mall shooting, gunman escapes

    One woman is dead and a bystander injured after a gunman opened fire at a shopping mall in downtown Bangkok on this afternoon. The incident occurred in front of a beauty clinic inside Century Movies Plaza, just steps away from a tourist shopping area. The victim killed was a 28 year old employee of the clinic, while the injured victim…

  • Thailand Weather UpdatesCooler weather in north, cloud and possible rain in south
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    Cooler weather in north, cloud and possible rain in south

    The TMD (Thailand Meteorological Department) says that another high-pressure system originating in China is covering Thailand’s north-east and affecting weather in the South China Sea, while weak easterly winds continue to prevail across the Gulf of Thailand. The forecast is that cool to cold conditions will prevails in the mornings across the North and the Northeast. Temperatures in the North…

  • Bangkok NewsBangkok shooter granted bail despite drugs
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    Bangkok shooter granted bail despite drugs

    A Bangkok shop owner who set off a panic by firing dozens of gunshots on Friday morning was released on bail after his first court appearance yesterday. Forty-eight year old Ekachai Jaruksin faces charges of attempted murder, discharging a firearm in a public area, narcotics possession and using illicit drugs. Police took him to the Criminal Court yesterday morning to…

  • Bangkok NewsUPDATE: Shooter arrested. Shots fired around Chulalongkorn University this morning
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    UPDATE: Shooter arrested. Shots fired around Chulalongkorn University this morning

    UPDATE Police say that a 40 year old man has now been caught after a series of shots, more than 20 according to eye witnesses this morning. Shots were fired from a sports clothing store in Sio Chula 10, close to Chulalongkhorn University, in Bangkok’s Pratumnam district. No one was injured. (Video of the stand-off below from the Bangkok Post)…