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  • Thailand NewsThailand News Today | Thai Airways corruption, Southern floods, Border Covid outbreak | Dec 3

    Thailand News Today | Thai Airways corruption, Southern floods, Border Covid outbreak | Dec 3

    Thursday’s edition of Thailand News Today, including the latest in the local cases popping up in Northern Thailand. Thailand’s most watched English language news. 20 more people suspected of being involved in corruption at Thai Airways 20 people are now under suspicion of corruption and mismanagement within Thai Airways as accountants unravel the massive losses for the airline, spanning a…

  • Covid-19 NewsHealth officials say hundreds came into contact with Covid-19 infected women

    Health officials say hundreds came into contact with Covid-19 infected women

    Health officials are trying to track down hundreds of people who may have come in contact with any of the 10 Thai women who tested positive for Covid-19 after returning to Thailand from Myanmar’s border town Tachileik. The women evaded the mandatory 14 day quarantine for returnees and media reports claim they “sneaked” back in the country. More than 600…

  • World News2 infected Thai women took domestic flights after illegal crossing from Myanmar

    2 infected Thai women took domestic flights after illegal crossing from Myanmar

    2 Thai women, both infected with Covid-19, took domestic flights after entering the Kingdom illegally from Myanmar and bypassing health checks and quarantine. It’s understood that a total of 10 Thai women have now crossed illegally from Myanmar, without undergoing any health checks or carrying out mandatory quarantine. All 10 have tested positive for Covid-19, with several having worked in…

  • Economy NewsEconomists say new local Covid-19 cases could slow tourism recovery

    Economists say new local Covid-19 cases could slow tourism recovery

    Some are concerned about a potential second coronavirus outbreak after 10 Thai women tested positive for Covid-19 after returning from Myanmar’s Tachileik district. Some travelled to Bangkok and Chiang Mai after returning. A second wave of infections will stall the recovery of domestic tourism and Thailand’s overall economy that has been battered by the pandemic, according to the National Economic…

  • Covid-19 NewsFourth local Covid-19 case reported in Chiang Rai, Thai returnee evaded quarantine

    Fourth local Covid-19 case reported in Chiang Rai, Thai returnee evaded quarantine

    A fourth local Covid-19 case was reported in Chiang Rai today. The patient is a 25 year old Thai woman who recently returned to Thailand from Myanmar by using an unofficial land crossing to avoid quarantine. The woman travelled to Myanmar’s Tachileik district earlier this month to work at a hotel, she told officials. 3 other infected Thai women also…

  • Covid-19 NewsHealth minister pushes to press charges on Covid-19 infected women who dodged quarantine

    Health minister pushes to press charges on Covid-19 infected women who dodged quarantine

    The 3 Thai women who tested positive for Covid-19 after crossing the Thai-Myanmar border without being screened or undergoing the mandatory 14 day quarantine might face charges. Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul says he has asked authorities to prosecute “to the fullest extent of the law.” Not only could the women face charges for illegal entry, they could also be…

  • Covid-19 NewsNo lockdown in Chiang Mai after local Covid-19 case

    No lockdown in Chiang Mai after local Covid-19 case

    There will be no lockdown in Chiang Mai after the recent Covid-19 case where a woman tested positive at a local hospital after returning from Myanmar. Director general of the Public Health Ministry’s Department of Disease Control, Opas Karnkawinpong, says the locals in Chiang Mai are taking health precautions and he doubts the case will cause an outbreak. “Widespread Covid-19…

  • World NewsPhuket officials concerned about virus risk from undocumented migrant workers

    Phuket officials concerned about virus risk from undocumented migrant workers

    The discovery that 3 Thai nationals infected with Covid-19 returned from Myanmar and bypassed health checks and quarantine, has officials in Phuket on high alert. Over the weekend, it was discovered that a 29 year old Thai woman had illegally crossed from Myanmar and subsequently tested positive for Covid-19 after admitting herself to a Chiang Mai hospital. 2 other women…

  • Crime News12 people arrested for allegedly illegally crossing Thai-Myanmar border

    12 people arrested for allegedly illegally crossing Thai-Myanmar border

    12 Thais were arrested by Chaing Rai Immigration Police for allegedly illegally crossing the Myanmar border back into Thailand. The arrests follow a small coronavirus outbreak in Northern Thailand while Myanmar reports hundreds of new Covid-19 cases each day. Over the weekend, a 29 year old Thai woman tested positive for Covid-19 in Chiang Mai after visiting the hospital with…

  • Covid-19 NewsSingaporean woman gives birth to baby with Covid antibodies in system

    Singaporean woman gives birth to baby with Covid antibodies in system

    A Singaporean woman has given birth to a baby with Covid antibodies in its system, giving new clues into whether Covid can be transferred from mother to child. The woman, Celine Ng-Chan, was infected with the virus in March during her pregnancy, and gave birth this month to her Covid-free baby. “My doctor suspects I have transferred my Covid-19 antibodies…

  • Covid-19 NewsThai woman tests positive for Covid in Chiang Mai, 72 people found to be in close contact

    Thai woman tests positive for Covid in Chiang Mai, 72 people found to be in close contact

    A 29 year old female Thai returnee from Myanmar has tested positive for Covid in Chiang Mai, after visiting the hospital with flu-like symptoms. She was the only local case reported, out of 5 other positive tests, with officials saying she is believed to have contracted the virus in Myanmar. The positive test on November 27, came after she was…

  • Northern Thailand News480 kilograms of marijuana seized on Laos border

    480 kilograms of marijuana seized on Laos border

    Police have seized 480 kilograms of, what they say is, “high-grade” marijuana in northeastern Thailand in a routine roadside search. The search was conducted near the border in Nakhon Phanom province. Police say the smugglers were looking for alternate routes now that the roads and traditional border crossings from Myanmar and Laos had been closed. 25 year old Likit Boonprasit…

  • World News15 Asia-Pacific countries form the world’s largest trade bloc, the great RCEP reset

    15 Asia-Pacific countries form the world’s largest trade bloc, the great RCEP reset

    After 8 gruelling years of negotiation, 15 countries have signed onto the largest free trade bloc in history. In a joint statement, the leaders of the countries, signatories of the trade deal, say RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership) will form a crucial part of economic recovery once the pandemic is over. The deal excludes the US, which withdrew from a…

  • Crime NewsBurmese man busted with 20 kilograms of kratom

    Burmese man busted with 20 kilograms of kratom

    A Myanmar man has been busted with 20 kilograms of kratom after he illegally crossed a natural border into Thailand in the southern Muang district in Prachuap Khiri Khan. Border patrol police and administrative officials were patrolling Ban Hup Phueng, a village near the natural pass on the Myanmar border, when they noticed a man walking with a shoulder bag.…

  • Thailand NewsThailand News Today | PTT pays out, Revised visa requirements, Protester’s asylum | Nov 11

    Thailand News Today | PTT pays out, Revised visa requirements, Protester’s asylum | Nov 11

    Today’s rather noisy Thailand News Today. Please like our YouTube channel whilst you’re there too! PTT pays millions in compensation after Samut Prakan gas pipeline explosion The Thai petrol company PTT has paid millions of baht in compensation to businesses and people affected by the Samut Prakan natural gas pipeline explosion last month. The explosion at an industrial estate in…

  • Covid-19 News4 new Covid-19 cases in quarantine, 1 new case detected at Myanmar border

    4 new Covid-19 cases in quarantine, 1 new case detected at Myanmar border

    4 new Covid-19 cases were detected in quarantine and 1 new case was detected at a Myanmar border checkpoint, according to Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration. The total number of confirmed Covid-19 is raised to 3,810 cases with 3,623 recoveries and 59 deaths. 128 people are currently receiving medical treatment for the coronavirus. A 73 year old Thai woman travelling…

  • Thailand NewsThailand News Today | German Embassy, More STV tourists, Thanathorn in trouble | October 27

    Thailand News Today | German Embassy, More STV tourists, Thanathorn in trouble | October 27

    Today’s latest Thai news from The Thaiger, hosted by Tim Newton with full, echoey sound! Sorry about the minor audio issues! From Bangkok to Berlin – protesters deliver letter to German Embassy Protesting students last night submitted a letter to the German Embassy, to be passed on to the German Government. The protest started around 4pm when the rally gathered…

  • World News3 Chinese casino workers arrested with 8 million baht after illegal crossing from Myanmar

    3 Chinese casino workers arrested with 8 million baht after illegal crossing from Myanmar

    Officers from the Thai police and military have arrested 3 Chinese nationals after they crossed illegally into Thailand from the Burmese town of Myawaddy. Thai Residents reports that the 2 women and 1 man were workers at a casino in Myanmar and were arrested in possession of 8 million baht. Officers detained them as they were getting into 2 cars…

  • Covid-19 NewsCovid19 – US infections “balloon”, world case total surpasses 40 million

    Covid19 – US infections “balloon”, world case total surpasses 40 million

    “We were really hoping to crater the cases in preparation for a bad winter. We’ve done basically the opposite.” New Covid-19 cases are again surging in many countries. Globally, the number of infected people exceeded 40 million as of last night with new infections starting to accelerate again. Today the total number of confirmed cases around the world is 40,323,461. The…

  • World NewsGovernor halts movement of goods between Tak and Myanmar amid Covid fears

    Governor halts movement of goods between Tak and Myanmar amid Covid fears

    The governor of the north-western province of Tak has put a temporary stop on the transport of goods between the province and Myanmar, just across the border. The suspension comes amid increasing anxiety about the number of Covid-19 cases in the neighbouring country and is expected to remain in force until at least October 25. Governor Pongrat Piromrat called a…

  • Covid-19 NewsResidents in border areas accuse officials of lax control over Burmese drivers

    Residents in border areas accuse officials of lax control over Burmese drivers

    Residents in the Mae Sot district of Tak province, bordering Myanmar, have criticised what they see as lax checking of Burmese truck drivers arriving from the Covid-hit neighbour next door. Concerned residents are calling for the Friendship Bridge to be temporarily closed in light of a surge in virus cases in Myanmar. The bridge, which spans the Moei River, connects…

  • Thailand NewsThailand News Today | No STV tourists, Boss in Dubai, border fears in Tak | October 13

    Thailand News Today | No STV tourists, Boss in Dubai, border fears in Tak | October 13

    Daily news about Thailand. Latest information, and tourism and visa news. No one in Guangzhou applied for the Special Tourist Visa, Foreign Ministry In a stunning revelation yesterday, it turns out that not a single person from Guangzhou, China, actually applied for the new Special Tourist Visa. That’s the sad and bizarre truth, according to Thai media outlet Siamrath. Around…

  • Covid-19 NewsMobile testing units dispatched to Tak after Burmese drivers test positive

    Mobile testing units dispatched to Tak after Burmese drivers test positive

    After 3 Burmese lorry drivers tested positive for Covid-19 in the northern province of Tak, officials have sent mobile testing units to the Mae Sot district to test around 4,000 Thais and Burmese in high-risk border areas. Mae Sot mayor, Thoetkiat Shinsoranan, says all residents are being told to stay home as much as possible. The Bangkok Post reports that…

  • Thailand NewsBorder schools close for cleaning, thousands test for Covid-19 after Burmese truck drivers test positive

    Border schools close for cleaning, thousands test for Covid-19 after Burmese truck drivers test positive

    Nearly a dozen schools in Tak’s Mae Sot district closed today to be disinfected and around 4,000 people in the community are expected to be tested for Covid-19 after 3 Burmese cargo truck drivers tested positive for the virus after crossing through a border checkpoint. Those in communities deemed at high-risk have been told not to leave their home, unless…

  • Thailand News74 Thais in quarantine after Burmese truck driver tests positive for Covid-19

    74 Thais in quarantine after Burmese truck driver tests positive for Covid-19

    74 Thais are now in quarantine after coming in close contact with 2 Burmese truck drivers, who had since tested positive for Covid-19, in Thailand’s northwestern Tak province. According to an unnamed, female doctor’s Facebook post yesterday, all 74 Thais were given PCR tests and told to enter home quarantine for at least 14 days, and are being monitored by Thai…

  • Thailand NewsBurmese truck driver tests positive for Covid in Tak province

    Burmese truck driver tests positive for Covid in Tak province

    A Burmese truck driver has tested positive for Covid-19 in Thailand’s northwestern province of Tak. The driver and his assistant arrived yesterday at a market in the Thai province’s Mae Sot district, to purchase goods to deliver to clients in the Myawaddi Township, just over the border in Myanmar. The Myawaddi governor says the driver was taken to a hospital…

  • Covid-19 News15 new Covid-19 cases detected in quarantine

    15 new Covid-19 cases detected in quarantine

    15 new Covid-19 cases were detected in Thailand state quarantine including 6 army engineers who flew in from South Sudan on the same flight as 25 previously confirmed coronavirus cases. The other infections were detected in travellers arriving from Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Myanmar and the United States, according to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration. Thailand has reported a…

  • World NewsPrachuap Khiri Khan blocks borders with barbed wire after Covid-19 reports in Myanmar

    Prachuap Khiri Khan blocks borders with barbed wire after Covid-19 reports in Myanmar

    With the recent report of 41 new Covid-19 cases in a neighbouring Myanmar town, Prachuap Khiri Khan officials are making sure the Thai-Myanmar natural border is blocked with barbed wire fences. The province’s governor Panlop Singhaseni says all districts have been told to keep borders secure. In Prachuap Khiri Khan, 40 natural borders have been closed off to prevent people…

  • Covid-19 NewsSkÃ¥l International Bangkok’s helps to repatriate a mother and her teacher son

    Skål International Bangkok’s helps to repatriate a mother and her teacher son

    by Andrew Wood A mother’s plight to rescue her 23 year old son, John de Villiers, who was stranded in Asia and his mother’s wish to return him safely home to South Africa, led to a fantastic story that has to be told. The amazing story involved using key contacts available via SkÃ¥l International’s global reach, embassies across 3 continents,…

  • World News60 Burmese test negative for Covid-19 after contact with infected teen at border district

    60 Burmese test negative for Covid-19 after contact with infected teen at border district

    Those in the Kanchanburi province, close to the Thai-Myanmar border in the west of Thailand, have been on high alert since a Burmese teenager in a border town tested positive for Covid-19 last month. Myanmar health officials now report that 60 people in the Payantongsu district, who were in close contact with the 17 year old, have all tested negative…