Chiwit Thai

[Yamato]

My breakfast this morning

 

8.15am start preparation, herbs and spices

 

The cooking

 

 

Chicken curry and pratha

 

[Yamato]

Today's Covid new cases

 

New Cases
Thailand 3,138 ( -846 )
Prison 36 ( -39 )
———————————————-
Total 3,174 ( -885 )

 

Deaths 51 ( +16 )

 

 

[Yamato]

Today's Covid new cases

 

New Cases
Thailand 3,879 ( +741 )
Prison 229 ( +193 )
———————————————-
Total 4,108 ( +934 )

 

Deaths 31 ( -20 )

 

 

[Yamato]

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2137715/accused-hospital-gunman-surrenders

Accused hospital gunman surrenders
published : 24 Jun 2021 at 13:23
updated: 24 Jun 2021 at 14:46

 

Kawin Saengnilkul, 23, surrenders to police in Ranong early Thursday afternoon. (Photo supplied)

 

A former special forces soldier wanted for shooting dead a patient at a Covid-19 field hospital and a convenience store employee early on Thursday morning surrendered to police shortly after noon.

 

Kawin Saengnilkul, a 23-year-old from Pathum Thani's  Thanyaburi district, surrendered to police in Ranong province at 12.20pm and handed over two guns, police said.

 

Daily News reported that Pol Lt Gen Kitrat Phanphet, commissioner of the Provincial Police Region 8, led senior police to the house of the gunman's relative in Ranong, where the suspect had holed up.

 

The Criminal Court approved a warrant for his arrest on initial charges of premeditated murder and carrying firearms in public for unsound reasons.

 

He is accused of breaking into the Princess Mother National Institute for Drug Abuse Treatment on Phahon Yothin Road in Thanyaburi district of Pathum Thani and killing a 54-year-old patient about 3.30am. The institute functions as a field hospital for Covid-19 patients.

 

Pathum Thani police also alleged that before the attack at the field hospital, the gunman had shot dead an employee at a convenience store in the Phahon Yothin area of Bangkok about 2am.

 

He served as a private in a special warfare unit in Lop Buri province, but was dismissed from the service in November 2019.

Mr Kawin had volunteered to serve as a private because of his enthusiasm for weapons, police said.

 

Police suspected he was mentally ill and said earlier he might be fleeing in a white Isuzu pickup truck to see a relative in the South.

He later surrendered in Ranong province, south of Bangkok.

 

A gunman, wearing camouflage clothing and red beret, fired a gunshot that shattered the locked front glass door of the institute, about 3.30am and entered the building and shot dead a patient.

 

Thai PBS reported that the patient was 54-year-old Suksant Sewaphan, who was walking out of a bathroom on the first floor of the male patients' zone when he was shot.

 

The gunman then moved to a ward and fired many more shots before escaping on a pickup truck. The subsequent shots did not hit anyone.

 

An army spokesman said earlier that the gunman in the camouflage outfit was not a soldier.

 

 

[Yamato]

Woke up early so cooked a nice breakfast for myself this Thursday

 

 

Soup

 

Veges

 

Fish

 

The Process

 

 

[Yamato]

I had lunch at a Thai beef noodle place 2 days ago

 

 

 

[Yamato]

https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Travel-Leisure/Phuket-to-reopen-for-vaccinated-tourists-without-quarantine-5-things-to-know2?utm_campaign=GL_coronavirus_latest&utm_medium=email&utm_source=NA_newsletter&utm_content=article_link&del_type=10&pub_date=20210625150000&seq_num=9&si=44594

Phuket to reopen for vaccinated tourists without quarantine: 5 things to know
'Sandbox' experiment will be steppingstone for further reopening

 

Tourists will be able to roam around Phuket after testing negative for the virus upon arrival.    © Reuters
MASAYUKI YUDA, Nikkei staff writerJune 25, 2021 13:20 JST

 

BANGKOK -- In less than a week, Thailand will start accepting vaccinated international travelers at Phuket.

 

The limited reopening, named the "Phuket sandbox," will be an important steppingstone that may clear the path for Southeast Asia's second-largest economy to fully allow tourists to roam around its soil by mid-October.

 

Success with reopening Phuket is key to the recovery of the Thai economy, as tourism and related businesses accounted for one-fifth of the country's gross domestic product in pre-COVID times.

 

To balance incoming visitors' convenience and residents' infection risks, the government has set complicated rules for entering the Andaman island.

 

What is the Phuket sandbox?

 

The Phuket sandbox is a field experiment the Thai government has decided to conduct on the world-famous island. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha's cabinet gave final approval on Tuesday to begin the experiment from July 1.

 

Phuket will accept vaccinated tourists from abroad without any quarantine period. They will be able to roam around the tropical island after testing negative for the virus upon arrival. If they go on to other destinations in Thailand, they must spend at least 14 nights in Phuket before leaving.

 

Incoming travelers will also be required to download an app tracing their location. The data will be used to notify them if they have come in close contact with any virus cases.

 

Who will be able to visit the island?

 

Incoming travelers must be fully vaccinated at least 14 days before their departure with vaccines registered with Thailand's Ministry of Public Health or approved by the World Health Organization. A vaccine certificate must be presented as a proof.

 

A negative PCR test result issued no more than 72 hours before departure must also be presented. They also must buy insurance for COVID-19 expenses, with a minimum coverage of $100,000.

 

Visitors must arrive on a direct flight from a low- to medium-risk country categorized by Thailand's Ministry of Public Health using daily confirmed cases and the Global COVID-19 Index published by Malaysian consultancy firm Pemandu Associates, and must have spent at least 21 days in that country before departure.

 

Old Phuket Town is seen in Mueang Phuket District, Phuket, Thailand on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020.   © AP

 

The country list is updated twice a month. The most recent list, released on June 16, shows that low-risk areas include Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Qatar, Israel and Norway.

 

China, South Korea, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Turkey, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, the U.K., Ireland,

Denmark, Finland, and the U.S. are in the medium-risk category.

 

Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, India, Oman, the Netherlands, France and Brazil are seen as highly risky. Thailand categorizes itself as a high-risk country.

 

According to the Tourism Authority of Thailand, Singapore Airlines, El Al Israel Airlines, Etihad Airways and Emirates will operate direct flights from July 1, and Thai Airways International will start the following day.

 

Why would the Thai government conduct such an experiment?

 

Using the Phuket sandbox experiment as a steppingstone, Thailand has a plan to gradually open up the country for international tourists.

 

From July 15, the kingdom is set to extend its island-reopening approach to Samui, roughly 250 km northeast of Phuket. Although visitors to Samui will not initially be able to travel freely around the tropical island like in Phuket, they will be able to move around the vicinity of their resort without confining themselves in their room, and travel farther in stages.

 

The approach will be expanded to other islands such as Phi Phi, Ngai, Railay and Yao in southern Thailand from August, according to the Tourism Authority. The mainland tourist destinations of Chiang Mai, Pattaya and Buriram will start accepting vaccinated tourists from September. From mid-October, all parts of Thailand, including Bangkok, will be reopened to vaccinated tourists without quarantine.

 

Tourism and related businesses used to account for 20% of the country's gross domestic product. The Thai economy shrank 6.1% in 2020 due to a lack of tourists. On Wednesday, the Bank of Thailand lowered its economic outlook for 2021 and 2022 from 3.0% and 4.7% to 1.8% and 3.9% respectively, as it saw that the ongoing third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic would reduce the number of tourists the country could allow.

 

What will make the experiment success or failure?

 

The purpose of the experiment is to build confidence among Thais on accepting foreign tourists while controlling the local epidemic. It will help the government nurture a public mood accepting gradual expansion of the program and eventually will allow the country to fully reopen to vaccinated visitors.

 

Tourism and Sports Minister Pipat Ratchakitprakarn said a command center would be set up to monitor epidemics on the island. The center will determine whether to continue, suspend or completely stop the program, depending the situation. Ninety confirmed cases per week, transmission across three districts or six subdistricts, or the wide spread of new variants would trigger a halt to the experiment, affecting the plan for further reopening.

 

What key factors could bring success?

 

Cooperation among tourists and residents in guarding against the virus is critically important.

 

To ensure the safety of Phuket's residents and incoming travelers, the islanders are now being rapidly vaccinated -- as of Tuesday, 45.3% had received a second dose. The government is racing to bring the percentage to over 70% before the reopening test begins.

 

Islanders are being asked to strictly follow precautions named DMHTTA, which stands for distancing, mask-wearing, hand-washing, temperature-checking, testing and alert application installing.

 

In order to minimize the risk of the virus entering the kingdom, Thai authorities must stringently check if tourists correctly meet all the requirements.

 

Phuket may also have to regain its charms. Its turquoise-blue waters and white beaches remain attractive, but long closures have put some popular restaurants and shops permanently out of business. Partygoers used to choose Phuket for debaucheries, but pubs and bars are not currently allowed to operate, although restaurants are allowed to serve alcohol.

 

[Yamato]

New emergency rules start Monday tomorrow: please note the English version I post below is Google translated -

 

 

The Government Gazette issues strict requirements for Bangkok-perimeter-4 provinces in the southern provinces, effective June 28, 

 

June 27: The Government Gazette website published the requirements under Article 9 of  The Emergency Decree on Government Administration in Emergency Situations B.E. 2548 (No. 25) is effective in Bangkok-perimeter area and 4 southern provinces namely Narathiwat, Pattani, Yala and Songkhla.

 

The summary requirements are as follows: 

 

1. Order to close the construction camp, stop the construction work.  At least 30 days and temporarily prohibit the movement of workers. 

 

2. All types of restaurants inside and outside the mall, street stalls, markets, etc. Do not sit in the shop, open only to buy back to consume elsewhere. 

 

3. Department stores, community shopping centers.  Mall to open until 21.00, refrain from serving theaters, cinemas, water parks, food courts. 

 

4. Hotels, exhibition centers, convention centers or exhibitions to be open as usual, but not holding meetings, seminars and banquets. 

 

5. Do not organize activities.  Gathering of more than 20 people unless authorized by the authorities or is an activity in an area designated as a quarantine facility. 

 

6. Officials shall inspect community areas, markets or places at risk of outbreaks when outbreak sites are found.  the governor's group  May order temporary closure of community areas or places. 

 

7. Authorities of relevant agencies are required to set up checkpoints at extraction checkpoints to screen for at least 30 days of travel in and out of the southern border and Bangkok-perimeter transport routes. 

 

8.  Refrain from social activities that involve gatherings and parties in the most restrictive and strictly controlled areas for 30 days, except for traditional ceremonies, effective from 28 June 64 onwards. 

 

#COVID19 #Covid Measures #Covid  19 #Thairath Online #Thairath

Edited June 27, 2021 by Yamato

[Yamato]

Prayut is simply a hopeless incompetent mofo. Implementing a few “half fuck” lockdown(at least 3) and now with average daily infected figures still around 3000 (if it believable in the first place) , daily deaths 30. And the biggest joke of all these is , with these figures, still insist to the world on Phuket sandbox.

 

Stupid fuck

 

[Yamato]

Meanwhile in Bangkok at the French quarters 

 

 

[Yamato]

 

New Cases

Thailand 5,397 ( +1,447 )
Prison 9 ( -36 )
———————————————-
Total 5,406 ( +1,411 )

 

Deaths 22 ( -20 )

 

 

[Yamato]

New Cases

Thailand 4,652 ( -745 )
Prison 10 ( +1 )
———————————————-
Total 4,662 ( -744 )

 

Deaths 36 ( +14 )

 

 

Edited June 29, 2021 by Yamato

[Yamato]

New Cases

 

Thailand 4,659 ( +7 )
Prison 127 ( +117 )
———————————————-
Total 4,786 ( +124)

 

Deaths 53 ( +17 )

 

 

[Yamato]

Welcome to Thailand's Opening to the World 1st July 2021/2564

 

 

Edited June 30, 2021 by Yamato

[Yamato]

So lucky t have a dinner one day before partial lockdown 

 

Getting ready

 

We are getting used to fine wine being served in non-see-through glass

 

Love 'em buns in this retaurants

 

Caesar salad

 

Starters, fresh, soft and succulent scallops

 

also foie gras

 

Chilian seabass

 

French onion soup for me

 

end up with lava

 

[XianGe]

23 hours ago, Yamato said:

New Cases

 

Thailand 4,659 ( +7 )
Prison 127 ( +117 )
———————————————-
Total 4,786 ( +124)

 

Deaths 53 ( +17 )

 

 

Means ok? Got hope for travel bubble?

[Yamato]

Means we’re fucked!

 

New Record

 

Thailand 5,489 ( +830 )
Prison 44 ( -83 )
———————————————-
Total 5,533 ( +747)

 

Deaths 57 ( +4 )

 

 

[Yamato]

1 hour ago, XianGe said:

Means ok? Got hope for travel bubble?

[Yamato]

https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Phuket-welcomes-1st-quarantine-free-tourists-in-more-than-a-year?utm_campaign=GL_coronavirus_latest&utm_medium=email&utm_source=NA_newsletter&utm_content=article_link&del_type=10&pub_date=20210701150000&seq_num=9&si=44594

 

Phuket welcomes 1st quarantine-free tourists in more than a year
Thailand experiment begins with arrival of Etihad Airways flight from Abu Dhabi

 

Phuket gives a water cannon salute to the first plane arriving with foreign tourists who do not have to be quarantined as the Thai tourist island on July 1 begins a crucial experiment to rescue its economy.   © Reuters
MASAYUKI YUDA, Nikkei staff writerJuly 1, 2021 14:09 JST

 

BANGKOK -- Thailand's ambitious quarantine-free tourism experiment began on Thursday morning as an Etihad Airways flight from Abu Dhabi carrying fully vaccinated passengers landed at Phuket's airport.

 

After clearing immigration, the visitors were taken straight to their accommodations, where they will undergo PCR testing for COVID-19. If negative results come back, those tourists will be free to roam the entire island.

 

A Qatar Airways flight from Doha, an El Al Israel Airlines jetliner from Tel Aviv, and a Singapore Airlines plane from the city-state are scheduled to arrive later on Thursday. The four flights are to drop off a total of 249 passengers, according to the Thai government.

 

"Today is the day we have been waiting for," Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha told local officers welcoming him as he arrived at Phuket airport to observe the reopening. "I am pleased to come to meet all of you," he added.

 

The prime minister's visit reflects the importance of the Phuket sandbox experiment. The Thai government intends to use the island as a steppingstone, with tourists gradually allowed to land in other spots as the country methodically reopens to vaccinated international tourists. Plans are for a full reopening by mid-October.

 

Koh Samui, a touristy island in the Gulf of Thailand and roughly 250 km northeast of Phuket, is scheduled to reopen on July 15.

 

A beachfront area in Phuket on June 29, 2021. The Thai government was slow to finalize details of the sandbox, so the experiment begins with only a trickle of tourists.   © Reuters

 

A tourism recovery is key to salvaging the Thai economy, now suffering through a coronavirus-induced crisis. Tourism and related businesses used to account for 20% of the country's gross domestic product. Without international arrivals, Southeast Asia's second largest economy in 2020 shrank 6.1%.

 

On June 23, the Bank of Thailand lowered its economic outlook for 2021 to 1% from 3%, while also downwardly adjusting its 2022 forecast to 3.9% from 4.7%, as an ongoing third COVID wave is expected to reduce the number of tourists the country can accommodate.

 

The tourists who began arriving on Thursday will not have to spend a day in quarantine if they fulfill certain requirements, one of which is that they be fully inoculated for at least 14 days before their departure with a vaccine registered with Thailand's Ministry of Public Health or approved by the World Health Organization.

 

A vaccine certificate must be presented as proof. A negative PCR test result received no more than 72 hours before departure and insurance for COVID-19 expenses with minimum coverage of $100,000 are also required. Visitors must arrive on a direct flight from a low- to medium-risk country as categorized by Thailand's Ministry of Public Health.

 

Tourists entering via the sandbox can continue on to another destination in the kingdom only after spending at least 14 nights in Phuket. They also must undergo three PCR tests at their own expense, first upon arrival, then on Day 6 or 7, and finally on Day 12 or 13. All tests must come back negative.

 

According to government spokesperson Anucha Burapachaisri, bookings made with six commercial airlines suggest that 11,894 tourists and 426 flights will arrive in July under the Phuket sandbox scheme. The expected tourist and flight totals for Thursday show the program getting off to a slow start.

 

Local reports attribute the quiet reopening to the government's delay in finalizing the scheme. The sandbox received final cabinet approval on June 22, with details only enacted on Tuesday, when they were spelled out in the Thai government's Royal Gazette public journal.

 

A measurable number of potential visitors from Europe and the U.S. had to postpone or cancel visits as relevant embassies or consulates for those long-haul travelers failed to issue the required certificates of entry in time due to Thailand's late enactment of the details, according to the reports.

 

The experiment comes with risks. The Thai government has prepared contingencies to delay or cancel the sandbox if it detects 90 confirmed cases per week, transmissions across three districts and six subdistricts, or an occurrence of untraceable super spreads. A halt would also be triggered if an uncontrollable superspreader situation results in 80% or more of the island's hospital beds being occupied.

 

Bangla walking street, which used to be a popular nighttime hangout in Patong Beach, is dark on June 30, 2021. (Photo by Masayuki Yuda)

 

Locals have mixed feelings about the reopening. Representatives of domestic and international hotel chains are projecting confidence in their ability to safely serve incoming tourists, while proprietors of and workers at small local shops harbor low expectations. "Chances for the reopening to be successful are only 10 out of 100," said a 45-year-old server named Jeab at a noodle restaurant in Mueang Phuket district. "People are still afraid of the coronavirus."

 

The island itself might have become less attractive to some travelers as many restaurants and shops have closed their doors for good. Pubs and bars are not allowed to operate under current regulations meant to control the pandemic. Bangla walking street, one of the busiest nightlife districts on popular Patong Beach pre-COVID, was virtually empty on Wednesday, with few places open.

Edited July 1, 2021 by Yamato

[Yamato]

 

[Yamato]

New Cases

Thailand 5,877 ( -59)
Prison 39 ( -255 )
———————————————-
Total 5,916 ( -314)

Deaths 44 ( +3 )

 

[Yamato]

New Cases

 

Thailand 6,082 ( +205)
Prison 84 ( +45 )
———————————————-
Total 6,166 ( +250)

 

Deaths 50 ( +6 )

 

 

[Yamato]

Huge explosion at chemical factory in Samut Prakan
published : 5 Jul 2021 at 09:53 writer: Online Reporters

 

An explosion and fire levels Ming Dih Chemical Co factory in Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan on Monday morning. (Photo: Poh Teck Tung Khamrop 51 Foundation via @fm91trafficpro Twitter account๗

 

SAMUT PRAKAN: A huge explosion and fire destroyed a factory producing plastic foam and caused extensive damage to surrounding communities in Bang Phli district early Monday morning

 

Twenty-one people were injured, according to early media reports.

 

The explosion occurred about 2.50am at the Ming Dih Chemical Co factory in Soi King Kaew 21 at Moo 15 village in tambon Rachathewa.

 

There were five or six warehouses in the factory compound, where 50 tonnes of chemicals were stored.

 

The explosion was followed by a massive fire which engulfed the entire factory and caused extensive damage to buildings and houses within in a one-kilometre radius.

 

More than 30 fire engines from the Rachathewa tambon administration organisation and other local administrations were rushed to the scene.

 

The fire was finally declared under control around dawn. Black smoke continued to rise above the gutted ruins.

 

The cause of the explosion was unknown.

 

 

 

Edited July 5, 2021 by Yamato

[Yamato]

New Cases

 

Thailand 6,464 ( +1,081)
Prison 55 ( +18 )
———————————————-
Total 6,519 ( +1,099)

 

Deaths 54 ( -3 )

 

 

Edited July 7, 2021 by Yamato

[Yamato]

Home cooked dinner this evening

 

 

 

Simple dinner