Coronavirus Update for Phuket & Thailand
Friday April 9th, 2021: Just a quick update concerning the 'No Covid quarantine in Phuket from July 1st 2021' topic. As of today the Thai Embassy still has no confirmation that the no quarantine waver for Phuket, after July 1st, will be implemented, so NO 100% or...
Residents barricade their community in Nakhon Si Thammarat against COVID-19
Residents of a village in the Pakpoon sub-district, of Thailand’s southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat, have barricaded their community to restrict entry after 77 workers at a nearby gold leaf factory were found to be infected with COVID-19. Health officials said...
Myanmar junta raises doubt over citizenship for Rohingya
YANGON (BLOOMBERG) - Myanmar's junta said the Rohingya is not one of its recognised ethnic races, fuelling doubt if the persecuted minority group will have access to citizenship anytime soon. The shadow National Unity Government is speaking up for the Rohingya for...
Climatech Corp and Inovues win the inaugural CapitaLand Sustainability X Challenge
Climatech Corp and Inovues are the winners of the inaugural CapitaLand Sustainability X Challenge (CSXC) 2021, a global hunt for sustainability innovations in the built environment. Both winners will receive S$50,000 (US$38,000) each to fund, test and...
Vaccination of employees in social security scheme to resume on Monday
Thai Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin has assured that there is no shortage of AstraZeneca vaccine for employees covered by the social security scheme and vaccinations will resume at some locations on Monday. The minister’s assurance came after the Office of Social...
Rivals of one-party rule are Hong Kong’s ‘real enemies’, says Beijing
HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) - People who call for the end of one-party dictatorship are the "real enemies of Hong Kong", Beijing's Liaison Office Director Luo Huining told a forum on Saturday (June 12) in the city to mark the Chinese Communist Party's 100th anniversary....
Layan 3 bedroom Villa for sale for ฿20,000,000
3 bedroom / 3 bathroom Villa located in Layan on the island of Phuket. Completion Status: Completed, and for sale price is: ฿20,000,000. Villa / House description: These stunning pool villas are situated in a secluded fruit orchard, surrounded by clusters of towering...
Jho Low mounted secret lobbying campaign over 1MDB probe, US says
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) - A Malaysian financier and a former member of hiphop trio the Fugees were accused in a new indictment of illegally lobbying the Trump administration to drop an investigation tied to the 1MDB global bribery scandal and remove a Chinese dissident...
4 bedroom sea view Villa for sale Bang Tao
Bangtao 4 bedroom Villa for sale with Thai freehold/ Freehold with Thai Co.,Ltd. ownership. Open plan living- & dining area and 6 min drive to the beach in Bangtao on Phuket. This luxury villa is situated at Bangtao area offering panoramic view over Surin and...
Registration for third phase of Thai Govt. co-payment stimulus starts Monday
Thailand’s Ministry of Finance will launch the third phase of the 50:50 co-payment economic stimulus scheme on July 1st, with registration opening on Monday, from 6am to 10pm. In this phase, each subscriber will receive 1,500 baht of two periods of three months, July...
Chalong 2 bedroom Apartment for sale for ฿16,800,000
2 bedroom / 2 bathroom Apartment located in Chalong on the island of Phuket. Completion Status: Off-Plan, and for sale price is: ฿16,800,000. Apartment / Condo description: A luxury yacht club resort is located at the Top 10 World Famous Island – Chalong Bay of Phuket...
Congestion at South China ports worsens on anti-coronavirus measures
BEIJING (REUTERS) - Congestion at container shipping ports in southern China is worsening as the authorities step up disinfection measures amid a flare-up in Covid-19 cases, causing the biggest backlog since at least 2019. More than 150 cases have been reported in...
Autopsy shows woman died of heart attack after AstraZeneca shot
An autopsy has found that the death of a 46-year-old Thai woman Tuesday night, just hours after receiving an AstraZeneca vaccine shot, was due to a heart attack. The right atria of the woman’s heart was found to be ruptured, causing a haemorrhage of 180cc of blood and...