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Good Morning Thailand | Restrictions and curfews start today in Bangkok, Sandbox update
Today Tim and Bill talk with Caitlin about the restrictions, curfews and roadblocks that start in Bangkok today (and other red zone provinces). Sandbox update. Also update on the ‘Stefanie’ situation, the German lady shuffled off to an ASQ hotel, at her expense, last week. You can watch the video about her story here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_91SYF456UU
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Sandbox tourist forced to stay in ASQ hotel after fellow passenger on her flight tests positive
Stefanie came to Phuket as a kick start to a new adventure and a long term stay in Thailand. The Phuket Sandbox option would allow her to visit around the island for 14 days before heading off to other destinations in Thailand. But it didn’t work out as planned. Now, she’s stuck in a small room for up to 14…
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Thailand News Today | Bangkok curfew, dark red zone restrictions, golden triangle boom | July 9
The CCSA is imposing further Covid-19 restrictions, including a night-time curfew, travel restrictions in Bangkok and other Dark Red Zones, for 14 days, expected to take effect as soon as tomorrow. In related news, 9,276 new Covid-19 community infections and 72 coronavirus-related deaths were reported today by the CCSA. Following this week’s explosion and subsequent fire in central Samut Prakan…
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Good Morning Thailand | Ask Tim and Sumi ANYTHING, lockdown and Covid update with Caitlin
Today Tim and Sumi try to answer all or at least most of your questions. The latest lockdown and covid situation in Bangkok with Caitlin. Welcome to Day 2 of our LIVE broadcast @ The Intercontinental Phuket Resort, Kamala. Drop in and say hello! Worst daily numbers announced for the past 24 hours. To contact Bernard, click the link below……
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Good Morning Thailand | Thai property questions answered, Bangkok lockdown mulled, Latest covid update
Today Tim and Bill talk with Arina Kaiser and Mike Kenner all things related to property ownership in Thailand, and the ways we find properties to rent and buy. We look at the latest covid updates and what looks like a possible lockdown incoming for Bangkok. Welcome to our LIVE broadcast @ The Intercontinental Phuket Resort, Kamala. Drop in and…
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Thailand News Today | Sandboxer infected, record community Covid cases, new Boss probe | July 7
A man who arrived in Thailand under the Phuket “Sandbox” has tested positive for Covid-19. The man is the first so-called “Sandboxer” to test positive for the virus since the island’s reopening last week. The Federation of Thai Industries is calling on the government to move factories away from residential neighbourhoods, following the devastating explosion and blaze in Samut Prakan,…
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Good Morning Thailand | All about Samui, Covid update. Live from Cafe Waya
Today Tim and Able talk with James McManaman about Samui Plus, (Samui sandbox). The daily covid update. Welcome to the final day of our week long LIVE program @ Cafe Waya in Boat Avenue Cherng Talay, Phuket. Drop in and say hello! To follow Able, please visit her page @emceeable and @findyourvoiceasia on Facebook, instagram and Linkedin.
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Thailand News Today | Factory fire aftermath, Phuket taxis, home-made Pattaya porn | July 6
Early this morning, after 25 hours of battling the initial fire, then flare-ups, the remnants of a polystyrene factory in Samut Prakan are in smouldering ruins. The Metropolitan Police Bureau has confirmed it is filing to have bail revoked for 5 pro-democracy leaders accused of breaching their bail conditions. Today, 5,420 new Covid-19 infections and 57 coronavirus-related deaths were reported…
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Thailand News Today | Factory explosion, Covid visa extensions, Samui ‘Sandbox’
This morning a plastics factory exploded in Samut Prakan, a province just south and east of central Bangkok. rom July 15, the islands of Samui, Koh Tao, and Koh Pha Ngan will start on their own versions of Sandbox. Notoriously high taxi rates in Phuket have been looked into after reports of overcharging of early “Sandbox” tourists. Siriraj Piyamaharajkarun Hospital…
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Good Morning Thailand | Sandbox Success? Will Aussies return to Thailand?
Today Tim and Bill talk with Tim Shaw from Sydney, a Canberra-based political journalist and board member of the national press club of Australia, the early days of sandbox and the current Covid situation in Thailand. Welcome to Day 3 of our week long LIVE program @ Cafe Waya in Boat Avenue Cherngtalay, Phuket. Drop in and say hello!
- Tourism News
Inside Phuket’s Sandbox – Questions answered | VIDEO
Tim tries to answer as many Phuket Sandbox questions as possible as the fourth day of the ‘reopening’ emerges. So far, so good. Vaccines, tourism, getting back onto the island as an expat, flights, etc. The Sandbox is the first step in reopening Thailand to vaccinated travellers, without a formal 14 day quarantine in a hotel. Unfiltered, unshaven, unscripted. I…
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Thailand News Today | Record deaths & community infections, insurance scam, Phuket Sandbox | July 2
Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha has called on all sectors on Phuket to work together for the country to make the sandbox re-opening of Thai tourism a success. Police are warning people about a Covid-19 vaccine booking scam after 20 people in the Isaan province Udon Thani. One of the world’s smallest active volcanoes, the Taal Volcano in the Philippines, is…
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Thailand News Today | Record Covid numbers, Thai restaurant revolt, new field hospitals | July 1
The Thai PM, Prayut Chan-o-cha, is ordering an additional 1,500 beds for a field hospital in the central province of Nonthaburi. The government’s Covid-19 task force has defended new restrictions that ban dining in at restaurants, saying the country is heading into a fourth wave of the virus. Some restaurant operators are threatening to defy the ban with a campaign,…
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Good Morning Thailand | Sandbox starts, Bangkok hamburgers, curfews announced
Today Tim and Bill commemorate the re-opening of tourism in Thailand, speak to the owners of Daniel Thaiger hamburgers in Bangkok and welcome people to cafe Waya at Boat Avenue Phuket for todays LIVE program.
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Thailand News Today | Tourist predictions, Sinovac batch problem, Tak cluster | June 30
A man used a knife to rob a gold shop in the Lam Luk Ka district, Prathum Thani province, Tourism Council of Thailand says we’ll get 3 million foreign tourist arrivals for the rest of the year, Food and Drug Administration says it has found 110 faulty bottles of the CoronaVac vaccine from Sinovac Biotech that they claim contain lumps…
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Good Morning Thailand | Latest news and situation in Chiang Mai, Sandbox update
In today’s episode Tim, Able and Chock discuss what’s happening in Chiang Mai and if they are planning to re-open soon. The latest sandbox information as Phuket gears up for re-open tomorrow. Able and Tim will respond to as many viewer questions as possible. To follow Able visit her handle at @emceeable or to learn more about her business visit…
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Good Morning Thailand LIVE | Pattaya sealed route, Bangkok restrictions, more Sandbox hiccups?
In today’s episode Tim and Jay talk with Trevor from Buzzin Pattaya about Pattaya’s sealed route re-opening plan, the Bangkok restrictions. All the latest information and your questions. Here’s a link for Trevor’s channel… https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQrOEfaV_DpQjryQ_QW7YTg
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Thailand News Today | Bangkok restrictions, quarantine at home?, some beaches closed | June 28
Bangkok has reported its first case of the Beta variant of Covid-19, originally detected in South Africa. The National Security Council chaired a meeting of the CCSA to discuss the rising infections in Bangkok and other dark red zone provinces, as well as the situation in the south of the country. The Medical Services Department has agreed that asymptomatic Covid-19…
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Open Pattaya’s bars! Business owners protest bans on city bars and clubs | VIDEO
The situation for many of Pattaya’s clubs and bars, the cornerstone of the city’s economy, is dire. One of the most prolific bar owners is Bryan Flowers from Nightwish Group. He wants his staff to remain employed as he sees the city’s economy and workers suffer. He is also asking the media to stop publishing raw stats and numbers each…
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Good Morning Thailand Live | BKK back to restrictions, should media publish covid numbers?
Tim Newton, Bill Barnett and Caitlin Ashsworth discuss the current situation in Bangkok and 9 other provinces in Thailand where restrictions are being re-imposed. Caitlin outlines all the latest news out of Bangkok. Also discussing one publisher’s demands that Thai media not publish daily Covid figures. As usual, we will try to answer as many questions of yours as we…
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GMT Live | Bangkok Covid situation, Klongtoey slums, Sandbox squabbles
In today’s episode Tim and Bill talk with Greg Lange from Bangkok regarding the covid situation in Bangkok and the Klongtoey slums. We discuss the latest news regarding the Phuket sandbox and the challenges it is facing before the July 1st re-opening. For more information on the Bangkok Community Help Foundation, or would like to donate, click here… https://bangkokcommunityhelp.com
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Thailand News Today | Lockdown for BKK? Demonstrations back on, Pathum Thani shooter arrested
The CCSA today says they’re resisting calls for a 7-day lockdown for Bangkok as cases in the capital, and neighbouring provinces, keep rising, Chon Buri governor has addressed the business owners saying restrictions and disease control measures will stay the same for now, Hundreds of pro-democracy demonstrators gathered at Democracy Monument in Bangkok this morning to mark the 89th anniversary…
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Good Morning Thailand | Thai Immigration – Are you legal? Latest Covid and Phuket sandbox
Today Tim talks with Benjamin Hart from Integrity Legal regarding immigration and visas with our co-host/comments gatekeeper Christopher Lau from @seelautravel. Latest covid figures, sandbox and more! For more information on how to get into Thailand during the pandemic, CLICK HERE.
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Thailand News Today | Sandbox is GO, vaccine cocktails, US warning on Thai travel | June 23
Cabinet confirms that travellers will be able to travel back to the land of smiles from July 1, Researchers at the Centre of Excellence in Clinical Virology at Bangkok’s Chulalongkorn University are investigating if combining vaccine doses from different brands might boost immunity against the Delta variant of the coronavirus, A truck driver was killed in an explosion last night…
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Thailand News Today | Hotel occupancy, Phuket beaches hit with tar balls, doctor ‘warning’ | June 21
Thai Hotels Association revealed average occupancy for the county’s hotels in June is not expected to increase from the 6% seen in May, Small tar balls, clumps of congealed oil, have been washing up on the Phuket’s west coast beaches, Another Thai doctor is stressing the need for caution over hastily reopening Thailand, Chon Buri, has ordered a lockdown in…
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Thailand News Today | Vaccine deaths investigation, PM heads to Phuket, BMA extends vendor licences | June 18
Thai health officials are finishing up an investigation into deaths involving people who had received a Covid-19 vaccine in Thailand, Hotel operators in the southern province of Krabi will be watching Phuket’s imminent re-opening with great interest, The government has “confirmed” that Phuket is 62% vaccinated, A Bangkok Metropolitan Administration committee has decided to extend street vendor permits from 1…
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Good Morning Thailand | Situation in Hua Hin, bars petition for overturn of alcohol ban, Sandbox
Today we talk with Steve Johnston about the situation in Hua Hin, Thailand bars petitioning the government to overturn the alcohol ban, Thais unable to re-enter Thailand through the sandbox program and Indonesian workers infected with Covid.
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Thailand News Today | Private vaccines, PM promises to re-open Thailand, Phuket Sandbox | June 17
Advertisements for Covid-19 vaccines by private hospitals are set to be tightly regulated to prevent exaggeration or any statements that may mislead the public, students in the Isaan province of Surin decided to go to school old style, Mortar shells and rocket-propelled grenades from Myanmar have landed in Thai border towns in the Tak and Mae Hong Son provinces and…
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Thailand News Today | PM apologises, vaccine delays, Pattaya sandbox? and sharks | June 16
A prominent Thai doctor has called on the government to ramp up the procurement of Covid-19 vaccines, amid concerns at the low number of doses administered to date, private healthcare group in Thailand says it’s planning to purchase 5 million doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine, Pattaya tourism officials are pitching a travel scheme similar to Phuket’s “Sandbox” , Thailand’s…
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Good Morning Thailand | Tracking wrist bands for sandbox? Sex tourism, 2022 Michelin Guide
Today Tim, Able and Bill discuss the latest news regarding the Red bull heir case, a proposal for tracking wristbands for the Sandbox. 2022 Michelin guide adds a new province.
