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Foreign tourists voice displeasure about 14-day mandatory stay under Phuket sandbox

Many foreigners took to the Facebook group “Phuket Sandbox – Better Phuket By I Asia Thailand” to express discontent and opposition to the latest regulation that requires international tourists to stay in the province for 14 days under the sandbox scheme before they can travel to other provinces.

The Centre for Economic Situation Administration last Friday approved the launch of the Phuket tourism sandbox from July 1 after the centre changed the requirement from a 7-day mandatory stay to 14 days to ensure foreign visitors are free of Covid-19.

Under the scheme, foreign tourists who can verify they have been fully inoculated against Covid-19 and test negative can fly directly into Phuket and move around freely in the province without having to quarantine. After staying in Phuket for 14 days and still testing negative, they can then travel to other provinces in Thailand.

“Staying in Phuket for 14 days is too long and requires more money,” said one of the group members. “In the end many tourists who can’t afford this will cancel their trips altogether and this will eventually hurt Phuket’s local businesses.”

Many others posted that due to the prolonged-stay requirement, they decided to switch their destinations from Phuket to nearby countries.

Tourism and Sports Minister Pipat Ratchakitprakarn said last week that the Phuket sandbox is a pilot scheme to find and test suitable measures to be used in other top tourist provinces.

“There will be an evaluation within the first month with focus on the number of infections from foreign tourists,” he said. “If the infection rate does not increase, we could adjust down the requirement to seven days to attract more tourists.”

Pipat also said the 14-day requirement is only mandatory for those who wish to travel to other provinces.

“Those who plan to travel within Phuket for seven days or less and then return home can still do so,” he said.

Published : June 10, 2021

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Isolated heavy rains forecast for upper Thailand, South west coast

The North, the Northeast, the East and the South’s west coast will experience isolated heavy rains as a monsoon trough lies across the North and the upper Northeast while a strong southwest monsoon prevails across the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, the Meteorological Department said on Thursday.

It advised small boats to stay ashore until June 12 while all ships should proceed with caution as waves in the Andaman Sea are 2-3 metres high and more than 3 metres during thundershowers.

Here’s the weather forecast for the next 24 hours:

North: Thundershowers in 70 per cent of the area with isolated heavy rains; temperature lows of 24-25 degrees and highs of 31-33 degrees Celsius.

Northeast: Thundershowers in 70 per cent of the area with isolated heavy rains; temperature lows of 23-25 degrees and highs of 29-32 degrees Celsius.

Central: Thundershowers in 60 per cent of the area; temperature lows of 23-25 degrees, highs of 33-34 degrees Celsius.

East: Thundershowers in 60 per cent of the area with isolated heavy rains; temperature lows of 23-28 degrees, highs of 28-32 degrees Celsius; waves 2 metres high and over 2 metres during thundershowers.

South (east coast): Thundershowers in 60 per cent of the area; temperature lows of 23-25 degrees, highs of 32-34 degrees Celsius; waves a metre high and 1-2 metres during thundershowers.

South (west coast): Thundershowers in 60 per cent of the area with isolated heavy rains; temperature lows of 22-28 degrees, highs of 29-34 degrees Celsius; waves 2-3 metres high and over 3 metres during thundershowers.

Bangkok and surrounding areas: Thundershowers in 60 per cent of the area; temperature lows of 25-27 degrees, highs of 32-36 degrees Celsius.

Source: Thailand Meteorological Department

Published : June 10, 2021

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Chiang Mai field hospital closes after discharging last two patients

Though Chiang Mai’s field hospital has shut its doors after discharging its last two patients, it will be ready to kick into action if there is an emergency.

Dr Amporn Eiamsri, director of Mae Wang Hospital, said the field hospital had been set up on April 9 and is scheduled to stop operations on June 30. So far, some 2,500 patients have been treated, said Amporn, who oversaw the operation.

Medical personnel, meanwhile, are making preparations to return the medical equipment, like oxygen tanks, blood pressure monitors, stretchers and patient gowns, that had been lent by different hospitals.

Published : June 10, 2021

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Timeline of woman, 46, who died hours after AstraZeneca jab

Authorities are investigating the case of a 46-year-old woman who died in Bangkok on Tuesday just hours after receiving her first AstraZeneca vaccination.

The body of Panyapat Itthitanawong was found at her house at Soi 16, Sinsap Nakorn village, Bang Khen district on Tuesday night.

On Wednesday, the body was sent for an autopsy at Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital.

Bang Khen police are questioning the relatives of the deceased who were at the house at the time of her death, before reporting their findings to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) this afternoon.

The victim’s timeline for Tuesday (June  is as follows:

11.45am – Goes for her first AstraZeneca shot, which is administered by a Taksin Hospital medical unit at the Thai Business Administration College of Technology Injection Centre in Bang Khen. Returns home to rest.

6:30pm – Suffers slight fever of 37.8 degrees Celsius and takes paracetamol.

8:10pm – Suffers arm pain.

9.10am – Pain subsides but she has severe headache. Takes anti-migraine pill.

10pm – Suffers back pain and feels cold. Urinates once. Decides to take more paracetamol for the pain.

10.30pm – Suffers seizure, choking and loses consciousness. Relatives call an ambulance, but she later dies.

Authorities are now awaiting results of the autopsy before announcing the cause of death.

Published : June 10, 2021

By : The Nation

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VIPs slammed for jumping queues at vaccine centres

Thai social media has been buzzing this week with complaints and comments about VIPs skipping queues to get a Covid-19 jab first.

In fact, clips showing these “important persons” responding to questions like “why do you get the vaccine before us?” with a blank face are being widely shared.

Twitter user @kerncle posted a similar clip with the comment: “There’s a lot of VIPs showing up for shots. The general public has been queuing for three hours and it’s still not our turn, but they grab a VIP queue ticket and off they go.”

Another clip posted on Wednesday showed a VIP blatantly skipping the queue and the crowd applauding and shouting “super VIP”. This clip also went viral, sparking furious comments.

None of the posts indicated where the incidents took place.

Published : June 10, 2021

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Street vendors and motorcycle taxis get new rules

The Cabinet on Wednesday approved new plans to manage street vendors and motorcycle taxi operations on Bangkok footpaths, including paying fees to occupy public space.

Ministers agreed short-term and long-term measures for reform of the law on occupation of public places and pavements in the Bangkok area.

In the short term, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Metropolitan Police, Public Health Ministry and Department of Land Transport will cooperate to create clear policies and plans for management of street vendors and motorcycle taxis in public areas.

In the long term, there will be a clear set of criteria for legitimate operation of “street businesses”, taking into account local conditions and the needs of people and local stakeholders. Tourism and livelihood hubs for small-scale street entrepreneurs will be created to boost the cultural identity of communities.

The new law will require hawkers, stalls and motorcycle taxi operations to pay a fee for the use of public places or roads. Meanwhile a committee will plan the use and management of public places for small-scale enterprise in Bangkok and at the national level. The committee will also supervise vendors and moto-taxi stops in public places as well as complaints channels.

Published : June 10, 2021

By : The Nation

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Parcel of ‘Ice’ bound for Australia intercepted at Suvarnabhumi

Staff at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok have seized a parcel bound for Australia after discovering it was stuffed with crystal meth or “Ice”.

The Airport Interdiction Task Force (AITF) found 750 grams of Ice in a package sent by international express mailbox (EMS) to an address in Melbourne. The drugs were discovered hidden inside motorcycle spare parts. The AITF team is gathering evidence for investigation by the drug-enforcement police, who will coordinate with Australian police to trace the recipient.

Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin recently ordered the Narcotics Control Board to seek regionwide cooperation on combating the flow of narcotics from the Golden Triangle borderlands of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos.

Parcel of ‘Ice’ bound for Australia intercepted at Suvarnabhumi

Somsak will chair a videoconference on July 5 with representatives of Mekong countries Myanmar, Laos, China, Cambodia and Vietnam, plus the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), aimed at solving problems related to the narcotics trade.

Published : June 10, 2021

By : The Nation

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What Covid did to Thailand’s famous floating market

The bustle of boats and people has been replaced by eerie silence at Amphawa floating market, where Covid-19 turned the international tourist attraction into a ghost town more than a year ago.

The picturesque market in Samut Songkram is still open but deserted, with boats sitting beached and empty on the banks of the Mae Klong River.

Like an empty film set, it now awaits the return of tourist crowds who once thronged both sides of the river in search of local delicacies, produce and souvenirs.

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Published : June 09, 2021

By : The Nation

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12 deaths not directly linked to Covid-19 jabs, says DDC

Of the 27 people who died after receiving their Covid-19 jab, 12 were not directly related to the vaccine, while 15 others are under investigation, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) said on Wednesday.

The latest death was that of a 46-year-old Bangkok resident, who reportedly succumbed to complications after getting an AstraZeneca jab. Her body has been taken to Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital for an autopsy.

No details were available on the brand of vaccine taken by the other victims.

Dr Chawetsan Namwat, DDC representative, said so far 6,756,493 doses – 4,982,313 Sinovac and 1,774,180 AstraZeneca – have been allocated to vaccination venues nationwide.

Since April 28, 6,756,493 doses have been administered in the country.

Published : June 09, 2021

By : The Nation

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Infections force temporary closure of Samut Songkhram fish market

Samut Songkhram’s Mae Klong fish market will be closed from Thursday for three days after more than 40 Covid-19 cases were found via proactive tests among 315 people.

More than 1,600 other people at the market, including Thais and migrant workers, are currently undergoing tests.

The market will be disinfected during the three days before it reopens again on Sunday.

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Published : June 09, 2021

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