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The Pattaya Music Festival 2021, which kicks off on Friday, will give travellers a great reason to head to Chonburi at the weekends.

Afree-for-all musical extravaganza featuring big names from the local entertainment scene will be held almost every weekend until December 11.

Only 500 people will be allowed to attend, and all attendees are required to present proof of vaccination or negative test results taken no more than 72 hours prior.

The main stage this weekend has been set up at Central Pattaya Beach, and another two near Dusit Thani Hotel and the Royal Garden Plaza. The Pattaya Beach Road will be closed to traffic from 4pm to 1am on Saturday (November 6).

Pattaya offers visitors a real rockin’ time at the weekends

Next weekend, performances will be held at Jomtien Beach as well as on Koh Larn’s Nuan Beach.

The festival will take a two-week break as Loy Krathong will be marked on November 19, and Pattaya’s long-awaited fireworks festival on November 26.

Pattaya offers visitors a real rockin’ time at the weekends

The third weekend of the festival on December 3-4 will be held at the Lan Poe Naklua Public Park before the festival wraps up on the fourth weekend at Pattaya Beach.

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Pattaya offers visitors a real rockin’ time at the weekendsPattaya offers visitors a real rockin’ time at the weekends

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Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) on Friday warned people of a website claiming to let visitors register for Thailand Pass, a new system for vaccinated visitors who wish to enter Thailand that has replaced the Certificate of Entry (COE) since November 1.

“The website address is www.thailandpass.org,” said DES spokeswoman Nopphawan Huajaiman. “The ministry’s Information Department has investigated and confirmed that it has no affiliation with the DES or any government agency.”

“To apply for Thailand Pass, you must visit https://tp.consular.go.th, which has opened for registration since November 1 at 9am,” she said. 

DES Ministry warns of fake Thailand Pass registration website

Nopphawan added that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been working with Digital Government Development Agency (DGA), the developer of Thailand Pass registration platform, to ensure the smooth operation for all registrants. “Since the registration platform is still new, some users might experience some problems when using the website. The responsible agencies are aware of this and will fix them as soon as possible,” she said. “DGA is also working on optimizing the Thailand Pass website for mobile phone users.”

For further information about Thailand Pass, contact Ministry of Foreign Affairs at http://www.mfa.go.th or Tel. 0-2203-5000. To report a fake news, contact DES’s Anti Fake News Centre at https://www.antifakenewscenter.com/ or Hotline 1111 Ext. 87.
 

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Businesses in Pattaya have asked the government to explain why they are still not allowed to serve alcohol when the ban has been lifted in restaurants and hotels in four other provinces.

Thanet Suparashasrangsi, acting president of Chonburi’s tourism council, said on Thursday that tour operators are wondering why the government will not allow restaurants in Pattaya City and other areas in the province popular with tourists to serve alcohol.

SHA-certified restaurants and hotels in Bangkok, Krabi, Phuket and Phang Nga have been given the okay to serve alcoholic beverages until 9pm. However, this does not apply to other “blue zone” areas that have been opened to tourists since November 1.

“There are more than 800 new infections daily in the capital, while Chonburi gets only about 200 cases per day. Our infection rate is a lot lower than in Bangkok, yet we are not allowed to serve alcohol. The government could allow only SHA-certified restaurants and hotels in Pattaya to serve booze initially. Once the infection rate drops, then the authorities can consider reopening entertainment venues,” Thanet said.

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Pisoon Saekoo, president of the Eastern Thai Hotels Association, said banning booze in Pattaya restaurants is not a solution, as outbreaks can be sparked by partygoers anyway. Besides, he said, booze is still being sold at all convenience stores, so stopping restaurants from serving alcohol is not really the answer.

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Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said on Thursday that the scandal of used medical gloves being exported to the US has not affected Thailand’s export sector.

This was in response to rumours that many foreign buyers had cancelled their orders.

Jurin said the export of medical gloves is continuing as per normal as confirmed by the Thai Rubber Gloves Exporters Association.

“The ministry’s Department of International Trade Promotion is cooperating with the Thai Rubber Gloves Exporters Association,” he added.

Meanwhile, he said, an employee of Paddy the Room Trading Company, which was behind the scandal, has been sentenced to four years in prison. The police are also hunting for a Hong Kong national who served as the company’s director.

He added that officials from SkyMed, another local manufacturer of medical gloves, have been summoned by police for questioning.

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Border patrol units arrested 112 Myanmar nationals in three separate groups as they were trying to sneak into Thailand via natural borders in Kanchanaburi on Thursday.

Also arrested were six Thais, who were helping the migrants slip into Thailand.

The first group, comprising 38 men and 31 women, was arrested near the border. They did not have any documentation.

The second group, comprising 15 men and five women, was caught at a natural channel in Nong Lu subdistrict of Sangkhla Buri district. This group was reportedly accompanied by five Thais.

The last group, comprising 13 men and 10 women along with a Thai guide, were nabbed in Thongphaphum district as they were trying to make their way into Thailand. The vehicle they were in was also seized.

112 Myanmar nationals caught trying to slip across border in Kanchanaburi

One of the detainees reportedly said they had paid 18,000 to 20,000 baht to an agency that promised to find them jobs in Bangkok, Samut Sakhon, Nakhon Pathom, Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi and Samut Prakan. Most of the migrants hailed from Myanmar’s Dawei, Bago, Myawaddy and Mandalay provinces.

The detainees and their guides have been put in isolation for Covid-19 testing, after which they will undergo legal procedures.

112 Myanmar nationals caught trying to slip across border in Kanchanaburi

Deputy National Police chief Pol General Damrongsak Kittipraphas told the press on Thursday that the problem is worsening, with the number of illegal migrants doubling in October compared to the previous month, while the number of Thais helping them has also tripled.

“Extra border patrol units will be deployed at all border provinces in the North, West and South because more migrants are expected to enter the country illegally in the next few months,” he said.

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The Finance Ministry has called on the Excise and Customs departments to come up with a tax rate for electric vehicles (EVs) soon, as part of Thailand’s dream to achieve zero emissions by 2065.

Deputy Finance Minister Santi Promphat said PM Prayut Chan-o-cha reminded world leaders at the 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26) that there is no “Planet B”.

The premier also promised that Thailand would aggressively tackle climate change and strive to reach carbon neutrality by 2050 and net zero emissions by 2065.

Many world leaders are attending COP26, which kicked off in Glasgow, Scotland on October 31 and will wrap up next Friday.

Santi said relevant agencies must come up with an attractive tax rate that encourages more people to use EVs and draws investors to use Thailand as a manufacturing base.

He said that once a tax rate is set, it will be presented to the National Electric Vehicle Policy Committee for approval.

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Santi added that the development of EVs is important in the battle against global warming, but said the shift should be made gradually as Thailand still does not have a proper network of charging stations. He added that the government should also consider consumers and manufacturers, as shifting completely to EVs takes time.

Instead, he said, the government should initially support the use of hybrid vehicles.

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More tourists have been showing up to admire the glow of the last light of the day shining through the “Gate of Time” at the entrance of Wat Phra Ngam in Ayutthaya.

This so-called Gate of Time, an arch created by the roots of two Bodhi trees intertwining over an ancient brick gate, has been included in Thailand’s list of “unseen” destinations.

The spot has become even more mysterious and eye-catching in the metre-high floodwaters.

Capturing ‘unseen’ splendour through Ayutthaya’s ‘Gate of Time’

A monk from Wat Si Pho nearby said tourists are willing to pay 100 baht per person to be brought to the site to capture the stunning sight of the sun shining through the arch at sunrise or sunset.

Capturing ‘unseen’ splendour through Ayutthaya’s ‘Gate of Time’

Meanwhile, a boatman said he can earn 1,200 to 2,000 baht per day thanks to the many photography enthusiasts who have been showing up and would regret the loss of income once floods recede.

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Devout Buddhists flocked to Chachoengsao’s Wat Sothonwararam Worawihan on Friday to pay their respects to Luang Pho Sothon.

Legend has it that praying to this Buddha image brings devotees health and wellness.

Though the temple has been open since May, people have only started venturing out after the government lifted most travel restrictions earlier this month.

Praying for succour in difficult times

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A secondary school in Nikhom Khamsoi district of Mukdahan province was ordered shut by provincial public health office on Thursday after 40 people have tested positive for Covid-19.

Mukdahan public health officers launched a school-wide testing on Thursday and found that at least 40 people tested positive for the new coronavirus. The school was ordered shut later that day, with no one was allowed in except for authorized persons.

Public health officers revealed that infected patients include teachers, staffers and students who have been going to the school since earlier this month. The school reportedly has a total of 1,200 students and over 70 faculty members and staffers.

Mukdahan school shut down after 40 people infected with Covid-19

Udom Wetchkama, aged 45, a parent of a Mattayom 2 student said that he had come to the school to pick up his 16-year-old son but was not allowed in. “I’m really concerned that there could be more infected patients found in the school,” he said. “I already brought clothes and foods for my son in case he has to stay overnight.”

Officials said that after testing is complete, infected patients will be transported to Nikhom Khamsoi Field Hospital for treatment. “So far we still have no confirmed number of infections from this cluster cases, but it could be more than 60 people,” one of the officers said.
 

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Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will start vaccinating employees of businesses and establishments who have direct contact with customers with Sinovac-AstraZeneca vaccine cocktail from November 9 onward.

“The move aims to increase employees’ immunity and make the businesses and establishments safe for tourists after the province has been reopened to vaccinated visitors since November 1,” said Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang on Thursday.

Under the reopening plan, visitors travelling by air from 63 countries that have a low level of Covid-19 infections will not have to quarantine, but they must prove they have received both jabs of an approved Covid-19 vaccine for at least 14 days as well as produce a negative RT-PCR test result taken no more than 72 hours before flying.

To complement the reopening, the government has lifted nighttime curfew in Bangkok and other 16 tourist provinces, as well as allowed more businesses to open with disease control measures employed.
 

“Each district office will survey establishments in their area to get the number of employees who have yet to be vaccinated,” said Aswin. “Then, the office will set up a vaccination unit and notify the establishments to have their staffers get the jabs at the scheduled date and venue.”

Aswin also added that since November 1 BMA has inspected 1,493 establishments in the province and found that most of them comply with the disease control measures. “Only 175 businesses were found to violate the measures. Officials have already issued warning as well as suggestions to comply with the regulations.”
 

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