Legal action likely over DJ's Covid-spreading party | Bangkok Post: learning
Techin Ploypetch, aka DJ Matoom, posted this picture from his hospital room, where he has been quarantined after catching Covid-19. (Photo: @matoom_efm Twitter account)The Disease Control Department has asked the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration to take legal action against people involved with the birthday party of actor Techin Ploypetch, also known as DJ Matoom. The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration updated the number of Covid-19 cases linked to the celebrity DJ's illegal party. The Disease Control Department told the BMA that people who concealed information violated several laws. Legal action could target those in charge of the party for violating the ban on crowded gatherings to help control the disease, as well as partygoers.
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January 28, 2021 07:18 UTC
Unesco to get Si Thep report
(Photo © Fine Arts Department)The government will present a nomination file for Si Thep Historical Park to the World Heritage Centre within next month. An additional 50 monuments were found outside of the town such as Khao Khlang Nok, Prang Rue Si and Khao Khlang Sa Kaeo monument complex. The team also found possible artefacts buried under the Khao Khlang Nok ruin. The information can be used by governments requiring testing or vaccination proof as a condition of international travel during and after the pandemic. The property is a short walk to Ao Yon Beach and a 50-minute drive from Phuket International Airport.
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January 28, 2021 05:26 UTC
Survey: locals want borders reopened | Bangkok Post: learning
Operators in the central and eastern regions and Bangkok displayed the weakest confidence in the tourism industry. Photo by Somchai PoomlardSeveral local residents and tourism operators surveyed want Thailand to reopen borders to international tourists with a 14-day quarantine still in place, according to the Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT). A survey conducted by TCT found 60% of locals and 50% of tourism operators agree with the idea. The TCT surveyed 785 tourism-related operators and 1,444 Thais from Nov 11-Dec 10. According to the survey, travel firms topped the business closures rate in the fourth quarter last year, with 2% of companies permanently closed, 17% temporarily closed and 4% shifting to other businesses.
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January 28, 2021 02:59 UTC
Covid restrictions eased | Bangkok Post: learning
The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) spokesman Taweesilp Visanuyothin said authorities still plan to keep greater Bangkok a red zone, for maximum Covid-19 control, but restrictions on businesses and activities could be eased in other areas next month. Bangkok, Samut Prakan, Nonthaburi and Pathum Thani should remain maximum control zones because of their high numbers of new coronavirus cases. Samut Sakhon will remain a maximum and strict control zone or "dark red zone". In a maximum control zone, pubs, bars and karaoke parlours must remain closed. Schools in all areas across the country except Samut Sakhon are allowed to reopen but with preventive measures in place such as alternate day school schedules, social distancing and online learning.
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January 28, 2021 02:26 UTC
Pornpawee blows away Ratchanok
Pornpawee Chochuwong stunned Ratchanok Intanon to begin her HSBC BWF World Tour Finals campaign with a tough three-game victory at Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani, on Wednesday night. Pornpawee Chochuwong plays a shot against Ratchanok Intanon during their Group B match. "It was a good match, there were no easy points," said Tai, who defeated Ratchanok in the Toyota Thailand Open semi-finals on Saturday. They will next play Kim So-Yeong and Kong Hee-Yong of South Korea, who also won their opener, in the second group match today. Marin, who won both the Yonex Thailand Open and the Toyota Thailand Open, will play her second match against Li today while An will meet Kosetskaya.
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January 28, 2021 01:18 UTC
Stipend fiasco reveals flaws
Stipend fiasco reveals flawsFinance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith made a timely move to intervene in cases of elderly people who are inadvertently indebted to the state for accepting monthly living allowances for years without being aware that they are ineligible. The government says those receiving a state pension or special pension are not eligible for the elderly allowance. However, government agencies insisted they have to take back the elderly allowance, or they may be guilty of violating Section 157 of the Criminal Code which concerns dereliction of duty. Mr Arkhom said he believed that everyone who reaches 60 should be eligible for the elderly allowance. According to the regulations, allowance recipients must not receive other state benefits.
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January 27, 2021 21:33 UTC
BG Pathum get champions Ulsan Hyundai in ACL draw
BG Pathum get champions Ulsan Hyundai in ACL drawDusit ChalermsanDebutants BG Pathum United of Thailand will face holders Ulsan Hyundai of South Korea in the AFC Champions League following Wednesday's draw. BG, coached by Dusit Chalermsan, are currently Thai League 1 leaders. Thai League 1 is being suspended for one month due to a new surge in Covid-19 cases and will resume on Feb 6. On Feb 6, it's Trat v Chiang Rai, Buriram v Ratchaburi, Port v Sukhothai, and Police Tero v BG Pathum. On Feb 7, it's Muang Thong v Rayong, Prachuap v Suphanburi, Nakhon Ratchasima v Chonburi, and Bangkok United v Samut Prakan.
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January 27, 2021 21:21 UTC
Restaurants to open until midnight | Bangkok Post: learning
The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) is likely on Friday to allow a set of Covid-19 restrictions to be relaxed, he said. CCSA spokesman Taweesilp Visanuyothin said a meeting will be held today to discuss the proposed easing of Covid-19 restrictions on businesses and activities including restaurants, entertainment venues and schools. Four more new cases were reported in Bangkok on Tuesday and 22 imported cases were reported at quarantine facilities. Dine-in restaurants across the country will likely this week be allowed to extend their opening times to midnight from what is currently 9pm. Click "play" to listen to Restaurants to open until midnight and "Download" to keep this file for educational purpose.
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January 27, 2021 02:15 UTC
Riding the Sixth Wave
We've just started a new long cycle of cutting-edge technological development: the Sixth Wave. In the Sixth Wave, we are likely to see strong economic growth along three innovative technological growth paths:"Digital tech" will extend the Fifth Wave technologies of ICT, the internet and digital networks. The Sixth Wave will lead to drastic increases in productivity and create new job and investment opportunities. So how do you intend to respond to the Sixth Wave in its critical foundational years? Or do you want to get actively involved and ride the Sixth Wave?
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January 27, 2021 00:00 UTC
Retest senior drivers for road safety
Retest senior drivers for road safetyA licence applicant looks at traffic signs to prepare for a test. Pattanapong HirunardShould senior drivers holding lifetime driving licences have a retest to see if they are still fit to drive? But when the idea to retest senior drivers over 70 was floated, it was immediately attacked and subsequently dropped. To be fair, many questions arose when the proposal to retest senior drivers over 70 emerged. It resurfaces every time there are efforts to address the issue of senior drivers and road safety.
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January 26, 2021 23:48 UTC
Pheu Thai, prove yourself
Pheu Thai, prove yourselfAs the drum roll begins for the no-confidence debate, ironically it is not the government but the opposition Pheu Thai Party that has come under pressure. Led by Pheu Thai, the motion calling for the censure debate was backed by 208 MPs. Pheu Thai may be the largest party with the highest number of MPs but it is not the most unified one by any means. The petition was originally signed by 50 MPs but two Pheu Thai lawmakers withdrew their names. With a fortnight to go, Pheu Thai and the other opposition parties will have to work hard to prove their points.
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January 26, 2021 23:48 UTC
Check your COVID infection risk with simple assessment system
Check your COVID infection risk with simple assessment systemThe new surge of COVID-19 comes closer than expected. For those who are worried of being infected or not infected with COVID-19 and don’t want your worries become anxiety, you can try “BKK COVID-19” to check infection risk by yourselves. Its problem-solving procedures can help you assess infection risk by just filling in true information with 3 simple assessment steps as following:1) Risk history assessment2) Temperature and fever history assessment3) Respiratory symptoms assessmentThe system will give knowledge and advice on how to behave for both low-risk and high-risk persons. It is pivotal to the screening of COVID-19 infected persons. Giving false information may increase the risk for COVID-19 screening and disease can be spread to other people.
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January 26, 2021 06:32 UTC
Motorcyclist dies in horrendous accident | Bangkok Post: learning
(Photo: Manit Sanubboon)PRACHIN BURI: A motorcyclist was hit by a pickup and then run over by two trailer trucks on a highway in Muang district on Monday night. The motorcycle fell on the road with Nonthakorn, whose left leg had been paralysed by polio, trapped underneath it. Before she was able to free him, an 18-wheel trailer truck loaded with cassava roots ran over the motorcycle with Nonthakorn still under it. The truck dragged the motorcycle, with Nonthakorn still trapped under it, along the road for about 50 metres before stopping. Another 18-wheel trailer truck, also loaded with cassava roots, then also ran over the motorcycle and Nonthakorn.
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January 26, 2021 03:33 UTC
914 new cases in Samut Sakhon | Bangkok Post: learning
A disease control worker sprays disinfectant on a migrant worker at a field hospital in Samut Sakhon province on Jan 10. The latest report brought the total number of confirmed cases in Samut Sakhon to 6,555, according to the province's public relations office. Earlier on Monday, assistant spokesperson for the CCSA, Apisamai Srirangsun, said the public health officials are aiming to test 10,000 people a day in Samut Sakhon until the end of the month. Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Monday the Public Health Ministry will present its recommendations for reopening to the CCSA, with a focus on the economic impact on business operators. The safeguards, he said, will differ from province to province, depending on the severity of the Covid-19 situation in the area.
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January 26, 2021 01:41 UTC
South Korea's Kakao affiliates to merge
South Korea's Kakao affiliates to mergeSouth Korea's mobile content platform provider Kakao Page Corp and its entertainment affiliate Kakao M Corp have announced they will merge into a giant entity, called Kakao Entertainment, to create a digital entertainment powerhouse and gear up for global expansion, including the launch of a digital comic-reading platform in Thailand in the first half. Both companies are under Kakao Corp, the technology conglomerate behind South Korea's major messaging app Kakao Talk. "The merged firm, Kakao Entertainment, will have robust synergy in the content business and digital platforms," Jayden Kang, chief operating officer for overseas and vice-president of Kakao Page, told the Bangkok Post. Kakao Page began making inroads into Asean via Indonesia. In 2018, it acquired an Indonesian platform Web Comics and eventually rebranded this into Kakao Page Indonesia.
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January 25, 2021 22:18 UTC