By Peeranut P., Sanook.com A CAFÉ that became very popular among coffee-loving tourists towards the end of last year before coronavirus spread to Thailand for its location right next to the sea at Bang Saen beach and the unusual style and design of the building is called Red Tempt Coffee, Sanook.com reported this week (4.5.2020-10.5.2020).
Month: May 2020
Blood thinners may help patients with severe Covid-19 infections, study finds
By Maggie Fox, CNN (CNN) – Blood thinning drugs could help save some patients who are the most severely affected by the new coronavirus, doctors reported on Wednesday. The findings from a team at Mount Sinai Hospital could help with a troubling problem that has shocked and horrified doctors treating coronavirus patients around the world
Read moreCoronavirus ‘will lead to land prices plunging by 20-30% in H2’
IN a bleak projection of the coronavirus-wracked Thai real estate market Century 21 (Thailand) Company said developers are now facing liquidity problems and have started selling their assets to keep afloat with land prices expected to drop by 20-30% in the second half of this year, PostToday reported this afternoon (7.5.2020). Kittisak Jampathipphong, president and
Read moreInvestors lose 100m baht in Thai-Cambodian cryptocoin-casino chip scam
DEFRAUDED business operators who lost over 100 million baht in a scam that promised them big profits for investing in a cryptocoin that could be exchanged for chips at Cambodian casinos which a Thai woman and some Cambodian military officers had mounted asked for help from the Economic Crime Suppression Division today (7.5.2020), INN News
Read moreEuropean Union backs international inquiry into origins of coronavirus outbreak
By Stuart Lau, South China Morning Post THE European Union has called for a worldwide investigation into the origins and spread of Covid-19 in a move its foreign policy chief described as “standing aside from the battlefield between China and the US”. The EU said the bloc and its 27 member states would co-sponsor a
Read moreJoggers told to keep 10 metres apart
THE Spokesman for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) advised those jogging in the park that they should leave a distance of 10 metres from the person behind them because their heavy breathing and panting would spread droplets quite far and suggests walking with a face mask on as a better option, PostToday reported
Read moreRed shirts hung in front of houses to chase away coronavirus
A VILLAGE In Nokhon Ratchasima (Korat) province adopted a colourful way to drive out the deadly coronavirus by hanging a red shirt in front of the house to scare it off, PostToday reported this morning (6.5.2020). Most of the people at Nong Ya Khao village, Sam Phaniang subdstrict in Non Daeang district, enthusiastically agreed to
Read moreReport warns Beijing faces Tiananmen-like global backlash over virus
By Reuters and published by Daily Mail BEIJING could face a rising wave of hostility in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak that could tip relations with the United States into “armed confrontation”, an internal Chinese report has warned. The report, presented early last month by the Ministry of State Security to top Beijing leaders
Read moreActivist stages anti-lockdown demonstration at complaint centre
A POLITICAL activist staged a small demonstration at the centre to receive complaints over the 5,000 baht cash giveaway with a weeping elderly woman later joining in and airing her pressing problems amid the coronavirus lockdown, INN News reported today (5.5.2020) Just as Mr Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, secretary of the Finance Minister, was about to leave
Read moreStern warning after one Bangkok restaurant closed
AFTER shutting down one reckless restaurant in Bangkok for not heeding warnings to strictly follow the emergency measures, the government told other operators to be careful or they too could be closed, PostToday reported today (5.5.2020). This warning came after the government today reported one new coronavirus case and no additional deaths, bringing the total
Read moreKey 14 days for more lockdown relaxation
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced at today’s (4.5.2020) press briefing that a drop in new coronavirus cases to 0 for one to two weeks would lead to more of the strict lockdown measures being eased and people would then increasingly return to normal life, PostToday reported. Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, CCSA’s spokesman, called
Read moreChinese Embassy video clip upbraiding US draws hot comments
A VIDEO clip posted on the Facebook page of the Chinese Embassy in Bangkok which criticizes the US for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic led to droves of Thai netizens hotly commenting on this issue, Sanook.com reported this morning (4.5.2020). The English-language video clip posted yesterday, entitled “Once upon a Virus,” focuses on how
Read moreSurvey: Pandemic woes could lead to 66.4% poor students dropping out
A FIELD survey shows that 66.4% of poor students will lose the opportunity to study further if they do not continue getting state assistance during the current Covid-19 pandemic with 97.1% saying they intend to help others in turn if they are successful in life, PostToday reported this afternoon (3.5.2020). Asst. Prof. Dr. Noppadon Kannika,
Read moreBig rush for booze after ban eased
THE first day of the easing of the alcohol ban today (3.5.2020) saw people rushing into malls and other retail outlets to buy as many bottles and cans of these drinks they could lay their hands on from early in the morning, Sanook.com reported. People pushed and shoved to grab liquor and beer without bothering
Read moreThankin’s daughter denies he is distributing 3,000 baht free cash
FORMER prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s youngest daughter, Paethongthan, or Ing, today (2.5.2020) confirmed that her father is not giving away 3,000 baht free cash as stated in a post widely shared on Thai social media, Sanook.com reported In the fake post there is a photo of Thaksin with adjacent text inviting people to click the
Read moreDrive-in concerts and football matches in Denmark
THE new normal after coronavirus pandemic has led to innovative ways of getting around the social distancing and other restrictions necessary for survival and it is Denmark that leading the way with popular singer Mads Langer having recently performed at a sold-out drive-through concert while a Danish club is planning football drive-in. This is certainly
Read moreHoarded masks, PPE gowns worth 5m baht seized
DSI police together with officials from other key agencies raided a townhouse in Thawi Wattana district today (2.5.2020) and seized 5 million baht worth of hoarded medical supplies in great demand during the current coronavirus pandemic, INN News reported. Acting on a tip off that a two-storey townhouse in this district had been used to
Read moreJob crisis ‘to worsen till third quarter, linger on for 2 years’
IN a worrying projection issued on International Labour Day well-known Thai economist Anusorn Tamajai warned that the job cut and unemployment crisis will worsen in this the second quarter of the year and continue in the third quarter both in Thailand and across the world. The analysis issued Mr Anusorn in his capacity as president
Read morePhuket eases lockdown allowing 5,000 people to leave each day
THE popular southern island of Phuket relaxed the coronavirus lockdown this morning (1.5.2020) allowing 5,000 people to return home via Tha Chat Chai checkpoint each day, PostToday reported. Those eager to return home had driven to the checkpoint as early as 5 a.m. with permanent officials together with others drawn from various units methodically processing
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