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CORRECTION: In the first story Jett referred to a Chinese man losing 130 billion baht. The correct amount was 130 million baht. We apologise for the error. Hundreds, perhaps more than 400, investors have been defrauded by a bank manager at a Kasikorn bank branch in Pattaya. The manager, named in a police report as “Mr. Gob”, was promising investors 3.5% interest, per month, yes… PER MONTH… for cash investments. It appears his high interest rate attracted hundreds of people wanting to take advantage of the generous terms. One investor, who only found out about the scam yesterday when he visited the branch for his monthly rolling over of funds, told The Thaiger that he has lost 250,000 baht at this stage, with no official response from the Kasikorn head office in Bangkok yet being made about the situation. Mr B, who has asked us to protect his identity, knows of some investors who invested many millions of baht and even one Chinese man who had allegedly invested 130 million ... » Learn More about Thailand News Today | Pattaya bank scam & Burmese coup update | February 2

Confusion reigns over the effectiveness of a Chinese Covid-19 vaccine due to be rolled out in Thailand next month. Thailand has ordered 2 million doses of the Sinovac Biotech vaccine. The rollout of this particular vaccine among high-risk groups in Indonesia will start this week. However, questions now hang over the vaccine’s efficacy rate, originally reported as 78% in trials in Brazil but more recently downgraded to just over 50%. In total, 4 different rates of effectiveness have been published. In Indonesia data from a local trial indicates an efficacy rate of 65%. However, with only 1,620 participants, the trial is considered too small for the data to have much value. Last month, Turkey reported an efficacy rate of 91.25% in its trials, but the sample size was again deemed too small. The largest trial of the Chinese vaccine has been in Brazil, with 13,000 participants. There are, however, 2 quite different efficacy rates have been reported. It’s not the first time there ... » Learn More about Thailand News Today | Chinese vaccine, Thailand ‘drug hub’, Covid update | January 13

Bangkok – Bangkok ranked in the top 10 cities in the most polluted cities in the world today, December 14, with its Air Quality Index (AQI) of 162 US AQI and a PM2.5 level of 76.6 µg/m3, according to a list by IQ Air. Thick smog of PM2.5 dust particles has returned to Bangkok and nearby provinces, including Chonburi, over the past weekend. Most of the areas in the city and its vicinities have levels of PM2.5 pollution that exceed the safety standard, according to an air quality report by the Department of Pollution Control. Bangkok Air Quality and Noise Management Division announced a real-time air quality index on its website that air quality in all 56 areas of the capital begins to affect health, with the highest PM2.5 level of 85 µg/m3 in Khlong San district, Phra Nakhon district, and Dusit district. The air pollutant PM2.5 is also at unhealthy levels in surrounding provinces, including Chonburi. IQ Air reported that air pollution in the province reached an unhealthy ... » Learn More about Bangkok ranks in top 10 cities in the most polluted cities in the world after PM2.5 smog returns today

A 3 month old baby in Bangkok tested positive for Covid-19 yesterday, the youngest case in the new wave of infections, according to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration. Spokesperson Taweesilp Visanuyothin says local health officials are investigating to determine how the baby was infected. A major wet market in Bangkok, Klong Toey Market, has closed for cleaning after a vendor tested positive for Covid-19. The market will reopen on Saturday. The vendor, who is asymptomatic, was tested in a proactive testing campaign by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration where health officials tested more than 3,000 vendors and migrant workers in the area around the market. The vendor is now in quarantine. Health officials say she came in close contact with 10 people. Those people have been isolated, Klong Toey district director Piyada Niyom. The CCSA recorded 32 Covid-19 cases in Bangkok yesterday and 24 cases in Bangkok today. SOURCE: Bangkok Post Keep in contact with ... » Learn More about Bangkok Covid-19 Update: 3 month old infected; market closes after vendor tests positive

The Audi Q7 has been revised to make its target buyers happier rather than excited. What’s new? When Audi made a comeback in Thailand via a new importer some three years ago, the Q7 had been one of the most popular models thanks to it being an SUV and an all-new model back then. Such a time frame till now means that it’s nip and tuck time for Ingolstadt’s rival to the BMW X5, Mercedes-Benz GLE and Volvo XC90 with a range of cosmetic alterations being applied here and there. The main change up front is the grille which looks almost like in the Q8. Audi maybe didn’t want to make the Q7 to look as bold because that could dilute the Q8’s flagships status. The interior has also been updated. But due to cost constraints, the Thai Audi agent has opted for only two digital screens than three. Many new Audi’s now have an electronic instrument panel behind the steering wheel, but not in the Thai-spec Q7. Audi is now focusing on the 249hp 3.0-litre diesel-turbo which has ... » Learn More about Audi Q7 45 TDI Quattro S Line facelift (2020) review

Munawar Faruqi had not even started his set at the Munroe Café in Indore on January 1 when he and another stand-up comic were arrested, alongside two of the event’s organisers, for violating India ’s colonial era anti-blasphemy laws. The 28-year-old Muslim comedian was accused of “intent” to outrage religious sentiments by Aklavya Gaur, a Hindu nationalist activist and son of the city’s mayor. Moments before Faruqi’s arrest – and only seconds after he took to the stage – Gaur had burst into the venue and began shouting that the show was “cancelled”, according to eyewitnesses. “Munawar was interrupted even before he could start performing,” said 22-year-old audience member G Jen Agnes K, who has since received death threats for speaking out in support of the comic online. “As soon as he got the spotlight Aklavya Gaur interrupted him.” Gaur – whose mother Malini is a member of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party as well as being ... » Learn More about In Modi’s India, comedians can now be jailed for ‘intent’ to tell a joke – as Munawar Faruqi found out

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Kelantan and Perak have become the latest states to be hit by floods while the number of evacuees in Johor, Pahang and Terengganu continues to increase on Monday (Jan 4) morning. Gua Musang is the latest flood-affected district in Kelantan when 296 people from 73 families were evacuated to two temporary relief centres (PPS). According to the Social Welfare Department’s Info Bencana application, a total of 279 people from 68 families were housed at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Tengku Indra Petra 1 while 17 people from five families were placed at Balai Raya Kampung Batu Papan. Sungai Galas in Limau Kasturi, Gua Musang recorded a reading of 59.27m which exceeds its danger level, as of 8am on Monday, while the river level in Jenob, Tanah Merah had breached the alert point, according to infobanjir.water.gov.my report. Two other rivers, namely Sungai Lebir in Tualang and Sungai Kelantan in Kuala Krai also recorded water above alert levels. In Perak, a ... » Learn More about Flood situation in several states worsens, more victims evacuated

MIAMI: Nelly Korda produced a flawless final round to claim a three-shot victory at the Gainbridge LPGA tournament in Florida on Sunday (Monday in Manila). Korda — whose elder sister Jessica won the LPGA Tour’s previous event, the season-opening Tournament of Champions in January — fired a three-under-par 69 to finish on 16 under. The 22-year-old, whose father is former Czech tennis star Petr Korda, had opened up a one-shot lead on Saturday with a four-under-par 68. On Sunday (Monday in Manila) at Orlando’s Lake Nona Golf and Country Club, she picked up where she left off in the third round. Three birdies in her opening six holes gave her a healthy cushion at the top of the leaderboard, leaving her five shots clear at one stage. She then reeled off 12 consecutive pars to remain in control and close out the fourth LPGA Tour victory of her career with her parents and sister Jessica rushing to congratulate her on the 18th green.“Honestly I did not play very good golf today,” ... » Learn More about Sister act as Korda romps to Gainbridge LPGA win

Editor’s note: The following is a submission from one of our readers who offered to share his recent experiences of going through the alternative state quarantine process and other requirements to enter Thailand recently and is currently wrapping up his quarantine period. He shares this to hopefully give others an idea of the experience. His thoughts, photos, and opinions are his own. This is PART FIVE. Part one can be found here. Also, part two can be found here. And, here is part three . Finally, here is part four . This continues directly from part four, we suggest you read that first. I was all set to leave the Grand Bella on Saturday, January 30th, and today was Thursday, January 28th. Bo, a Scottish man from Glasgow, whom I met during my exercise hour, was leaving and along with Joe, A London man who lived in the room next to mine, discussed our travel plans. We were all fans of Pattaya and stayed many times before.  Quickly the talk turned to money. Joe had a ‘ ... » Learn More about Reader mailbag/submission: My experience going through quarantine and coming back to Thailand part five

Six customers have been arrested in a raid early today after troops and police, led by the Internal Security Operations Command, raided a Bangkok pub. The 2.30am raid on the New Jazz 2 pub in the Bangkok Noi district was made following complaints that it violated closing hour law and disturbed the neighbourhood. The six customers were arrested on drug charges. The intelligence chief of the ISOC’s Bangkok command says they received complaints that illegal activities were taking place as a lot of migrant workers were seen entering the premises. The authorities found 31 customers inside at the time of the raid. Police say that eight of the customers were Thai men and nine were Thai women and there was also five migrant men and nine migrant women. Six of the customers tested positive for drug use and were arrested. Police also found gambling equipment, including five computers for betting online on football matches and a dice game table. Police report that the owner and manager of ... » Learn More about Six arrested for drug use after raid on illegal Bangkok pub