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Bangkok allows many businesses, venues to reopen but bars to remain closed

NationalJan 31. 2021

By The Nation

Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang on Saturday evening allowed 37 types of venues in the province to reopen after they had been ordered to close in the aftermath of the second Covid-19 wave.

The governor’s announcement follows approval on Friday from the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) for relaxation.

The order, approved by the provincial communicable disease prevention committee, will take effect on February 1. However, pubs, bars, karaoke booths, massage parlours, cockfighting or other types of animal fighting stadium, and child-care centres located in Bang Khun Thian, Bang Khae, Bang Phlat, Chom Thong and Thonburi districts will remain closed.

Some businesses or activities have been allowed to open partially.

▪︎Restaurants can serve until 11pm but no alcoholic drinks are allowed (people can take alcoholic drinks home)

▪︎Seminars, banquets or catered events can be held with no more than 100 participants. No alcohol or dancing is allowed at these events.

▪︎Teaching, exam, training to be organised as a mix, on-site, online, on-air; no activities with a large number of participants.

The other places covered by the announcement are:

▪︎Department stores, malls, and community malls can open as normal but should refrain from holding activities that encourage gathering

▪︎Exhibition hall, convention hall

▪︎Meeting room in hotel or similar building with less than 100 participants

▪︎Small retail shop, fleece market

▪︎Large retail shop

▪︎Child-care centres located in some districts

▪︎Elder-care centre

▪︎Nail salon, beauty clinic

▪︎Golf course

▪︎Sport arena, sport field

▪︎Park

▪︎Pet shop, pet salon, and hotel

▪︎Indoor gym

▪︎Swimming pool both outdoor and indoor

▪︎Theatre playhouse

▪︎Botanical garden, flower garden, learning centre, historic site, public library, art exhibition, and museum

▪︎Water sport in lake area

▪︎Zoo

▪︎Game arcades

▪︎Martial arts schools

▪︎Any types of ground for sports competition without spectators

▪︎Internet cafes

▪︎Seminars, banquets or catered events under the aforementioned conditions

▪︎Amulet shops

▪︎Tattoo shops

▪︎Fitness centres

▪︎Spa and massage shops

▪︎Bowling alley, skate ring

▪︎Ballroom dance school

▪︎Boxing stadium can open for training or competition without spectators

▪︎Horse racecourse can open for sport purpose

▪︎Schools can open for teaching or other activities fully but with virus preventive measures

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration urged people to wear face masks when leaving their residence and check in and out of places they visit using the government’s tracking platform.

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Thundershowers and strong winds forecast for the South

NationalJan 31. 2021

By The Nation

Cool weather with light morning fog is forecast for upper Thailand as the moderate high-pressure system over the Northeast, the Central, including Bangkok and its vicinity, and the East is weakening.

People should watch their health due to the changeable weather conditions, the Thailand Meteorological Department said on Sunday.

The northeast monsoon across the Gulf and the South will strengthen with more rain likely. Moderate winds will trigger waves up about two metres high from Songkhla province passing south and more than two metres high during thundershowers.

The westerly trough covers northern Thailand. Isolated thundershowers with gusty winds are likely in the early stages after a decrease in temperature by 2-3 degrees Celsius.

The 24-hour weather forecast for different regions:

North: Cool with isolated thundershowers and gusty winds; temperature drops 2-3°C mostly in Lampang, Chiang Rai, Phayao and Nan provinces; minimum temperature 16-20°C, maximum 28-33°C; cold to very cold on mountaintops with minimum temperature 3-13°C; southerly winds 5-15kph.

Northeast: Cool to cold morning with light fog; minimum temperature 15-19°C, maximum 28-32°C; cold on mountaintops with minimum temperature 8-12°C; northeasterly winds 15-30kph.

Central: Cool morning with light fog; minimum temperature 19-22°C, maximum 32-33°C; northeasterly winds 10-25kph.

East: Cool morning with light fog; minimum temperature 21-23°C, maximum 30-33°C; northeasterly winds 15-35kph; waves about a metre high and 1-2 metres offshore.

South (east Coast): Partly cloudy with isolated thundershowers mostly in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, Songkhla, Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat provinces; minimum temperature 22-25°C, maximum 29-33°C.

Nakhon Si Thammarat northward: Northeasterly winds 15-35kph; waves 1-2 metres high and about two metres in thundershowers

Songkhla southward: Northeasterly winds 20-35kph; waves about two metres high and above two metres during thundershowers.

South (west coast): Partly cloudy with isolated thundershowers mostly in Krabi, Trang and Satun provinces; minimum temperature 21-25°C, maximum 32-34°C; northeasterly winds 15-30kph; waves about a metre high and 1-2 metres offshore.

Bangkok and nearby areas: Cool morning with light fog; minimum temperature 21-24°C, maximum 31-33°C; northeasterly winds 10-25kph.

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Forestland encroachment charges against TV show host Kiat, wife dropped

NationalJan 30. 2021

By THE NATION

Police have dropped charges of forestland encroachment against well-known TV show host Kiat Kitchareon and his wife. Charges are now being pressed only against the seller of the land.

On Saturday, a Facebook page, “Chiang Mai Khun Mai Koey Hen” (Chiang Mai in an aspect you have not seen), posted the story and then removed it.

When reporters followed up on the information, they found it dated back around eight years ago.

In 2012, officials from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation had visited Chiang Mai, after local police had been informed about suspected encroachment of forest areas in Mae Lao – Mae Sae Wildlife Sanctuary and Mae Tang forest reserve.

An investigation showed several people involved in the alleged encroachment, including prominent TV celebrity and his wife – Kanokwan Kitchareon. The couple had reportedly bought 713 rai (114.08 hectares).

The chief of the wildlife sanctuary – Romyen Thongsibsong – updated that Mae Tang officers later decided to drop the charges against Kiat and Kanokwan.

According to a document dated October 1, 2020, police has charged Apirak Patraphan, who had sold the lands to the TV host and his wife.

Kiat and Kanokwan had informed police that they did not know the lands they had bought were illegal.

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PM wants CCSA to look into vaccine management plan

NationalJan 30. 2021Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha

By The Nation

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the Covid-19 pandemic vaccine management plan be submitted to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration next week, said government deputy spokesperson Ratchada Thanadirek.

The first groups to be inoculation will be medical staff, elders, chronically ill persons and medical staff working in high-risk areas.

The CCSA reported 930 new cases on Saturday and the death of a Myanmar labourer in Samut Sakhon province.

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Royal palaces and other locations closed to visitors

NationalJan 30. 2021

By THE NATION

The Bureau of the Royal Household announced on Saturday that it would temporarily close some royal palaces and other locations under its administration due to the Covid-19 pandemic from February 1 until the situation improves.

The announcement on the website www.royaloffice.th said the following sites would be closed:

– The Grand Palace and the Emerald Buddha Temple

– Bang Pa-in Palace

– Bhubing Palace

– Chang Hua Man Project according to Royal Initiative

– Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles

– Arts of the Kingdom Museum

– Sala Chalermkrung Royal Theatre

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7 million sign up in two days for government’s new cash handout scheme

NationalJan 30. 2021

By THE NATION

Seven million people had registered for the RaoChana (We win) cash handout campaign as of noon on Saturday.

The numbers were up slightly from 6.8 million at 11pm on Friday, when registration opened, said Kulaya Tantitemit, inspector-general at the Finance Ministry.

“This shows that the number of new registrants is gradually slowing down after most people had rushed to register from 6am on Friday,” she said.

Under the RaoChana scheme, people will be given Bt3,500 cash handout for two consecutive months.

The RaoChana website is open for registration from 6am to 11pm daily until February 12, after which names of those who are eligible will be published on the website. The first payment will be made on February 18.

“Although no maximum limit has been set, the Ministry of Finance expects that the total registrants would not exceed 10 million people,” she said. “We estimate that some 31.1 million people will be eligible for the subsidy. Among these, about 14 million are holders of state welfare card, while the other 17 million will come from new registrations and those who had already registered under ‘Let’s Go Halves’ and ‘Let’s Travel Together’ campaigns who fit the RaoChana criteria.”

RaoChana subsidy recipients cannot be those who are under the social security system, government and state enterprise employees and freelancers with high income (as per savings check).

People who do not have a smartphone can register on February 15 at the nearest branch of the Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives, Government Savings Bank and Krungthai Bank.

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Police raid finds hundreds of slot machines in Surin warehouse

NationalJan 30. 2021

By THE NATION

Police on Friday confiscated 314 slot machines hidden in a warehouse in Surin province.

The raid was in line with the National Police chief’s policy to deal with gambling machines and dens in rural areas.

Police had been informed that slot machines were hidden in a suspicious warehouse, located in Surin’s Chom Phra district. The officials asked the Surin Provincial Court for a search warrant before raiding the premises.

In the warehouse, the officials found 314 machines and over 300 circuit boards. The warden of the warehouse was identified as “Chop”.

Initial inspection showed that a wealthy person, identified as “Mr. B”, had ordered his subordinates to bring the machines and store them in this warehouse.

Police said the machines had not been used in Surin, but they did not know where they had come from.

Police said that related persons would be initially charged with hiding or buying illegal products.

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930 new Covid-19 cases found, Myanmar labourer dies

NationalJan 30. 2021

By THE NATION

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reported 930 new cases on Saturday and the death of a Myanmar labourer in Samut Sakhon province.

The cases from foreign countries were 11 persons in the state quarantine and 3 persons crossing over from Malaysia.

In the state quarantine, there were 11 cases – four Thais and seven foreigners. The Thai returnees came from South Korea, Nigeria, the UK and Germany.

The foreigners consisted of an Iranian, a Nigerian, a Briton, a Russian, a German and two Americans – all travelling from their home countries.

Outside the quarantine facilities, three Thai nationals were found infected with Covid-19, crossing over from Malaysia both illegally and legally.

As of Saturday, the number of confirmed cases in Thailand had risen to 17,953, 15,501 contracted locally. So far, 8,553 cases have been uncovered through proactive testing, while 2,452 are returnees.

A total of 11,505 people have recovered and been discharged from hospitals, while 6,371 are still in hospital. The death toll rose to 77, seven in the second outbreak.

CCSA assistant spokesperson Panprapa Yongtrakul said that the latest fatality, a Myanmar labourer, had congenital diseases like liver cirrhosis and alcoholism. He died on January 27.

According to the Worldometer, as of 10am, the number of confirmed cases globally had risen to 102.62 million (up by 588,571), of whom 73.86 million have recovered, 108,987 are in severe condition and 2.21 million have died (up by 14,988).

Thailand ranks 118th on the global list of most cases. The US tops the list with 26.51 million cases, followed by India 10.73 million, Brazil 9.11 million, Russia 3.81 million and the United Kingdom 3.77 million.

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Bangkok’s Sathorn district seeks probe into DJ’s birthday party

NationalJan 30. 2021

By PLEASE EDIT

Sathorn district in Bangkok filed a complaint with Thungmahamek police on Friday, demanding that officers find out the truth about DJ Mattoom’s birthday party.

On January 9, celebrity DJ Techin Ploypetch – or Matoom – held his birthday celebration at Banyan Tree Hotel on Sathorn Road.

He later announced that he, as well as others who had attended his party, had contracted Covid-19.
Sathorn director Pansak Charoensuk wanted the police to check if it was illegal to hold the party amid the virus crisis.

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Three arrested in Chiang Mai but key suspect who shot policeman on the run

NationalJan 30. 2021

By THE NATION

Chiang Mai police have arrested three suspects linked to a man who shot and injured a police officer in Mae Rim district.

On Friday police had visited Saluang subdistrict, looking for local drug dealers. Along the way, near orange and longan orchards, the officers found four people whose behaviour was suspicious.

When police approached the men, they fled the scene but a gunshot by one of the suspects injured an officer.

The incident prompted police to raid the area where three persons were found and arrested. The alleged shooter was suspected to be hiding in a forest nearby.