THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Sunday 2 Feb 2020

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The week that was in Thailand news: Hysteria finds its natural home on social media and online news

 

 

It was a week in which this columnist was repeatedly shaking his weary head wondering about the collective sanity of the world. Especially the world that seems to dwell online.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146224-the-week-that-was-in-thailand-news-hysteria-finds-its-natural-home-on-social-media-and-online-news/

 

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No raw materials from China forces closure of Kanchanaburi factory – 500 jobless

 

 

People wearing protective facemasks leave the city commuter train station in Bangkok on January 31, 2020. – The World Health Organization declared a global emergency over the new coronavirus, as China reported on January 31 the death toll had climbed to 213 with nearly 10,000 infections. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP)

About 500 employees of a company in Thailand’s western province of Kanchanaburi were abruptly notified by the management on Friday that they are being laid off, due to a shortage of raw materials normally imported from China.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146266-no-raw-materials-from-china-forces-closure-of-kanchanaburi-factory-–-500-jobless/

 

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Chinese tourists desert Thai resort as coronavirus spreads

By Juarawee Kittisilpa

 

Tourists are seen at a walking street in Phuket, Southern Thailand, January 31, 2020. Picture taken January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Juarawee Kittisilpa

 

PHUKET, Thailand (Reuters) - The narrow laneways and pastel-coloured shophouses of Phuket Old Town are usually bustling with Chinese tourists during the Lunar New Year holiday, but travel bans and local fears about coronavirus have largely emptied the streets this year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146267-chinese-tourists-desert-thai-resort-as-coronavirus-spreads/

 

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Six more tourists suspected of infection in Phuket

By The Phuket News

 

Tourists arriving on a direct flight from Shenzhen are screened on arrival at Phuket International Airport. Photo: AoT Phuket

 

PHUKET: Six more tourists in Phuket are under observation on suspicion of being infected with the Wuhan coronavirus, local officials have announced.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146268-six-more-tourists-suspected-of-infection-in-phuket/

 

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Phuket officials warn over face mask price gouging

By The Phuket News

 

Somrudee Chatchawet, a nurse at Vachira Phuket Hospital, shows how to correctly wear a face mask at press conference earlier this week. Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: The chief of the Commercial Affairs Phuket office, Sasiwimon Mongkhon, has warned all people and businesses selling face masks to clearly have prices marked on face masks for sale, and to not stockpile face mask supplies, or else face legal action.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146269-phuket-officials-warn-over-face-mask-price-gouging/

 

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Phuket task force targets virus fake news, police asked to press charges over ‘virus death at airport’ post

By The Phuket News

 

People are being warned that posting or sharing fake news about the Wuhan coronavirus in Phuket may be charged under the Computer Crimes Act. Image: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: Airports of Thailand management at Phuket International Airport (AoT Phuket) has filed a formal complaint with police to press charges under the Computer Crimes Act for a post online that claimed a foreigner infected with the Wuhan coronavirus had died at the airport.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146270-phuket-task-force-targets-virus-fake-news-police-asked-to-press-charges-over-‘virus-death-at-airport’-post/

 

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Baby’s remains found in drainpipe near abandoned workers’ camp

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Officers found the remains of a baby wrapped in a bundle rags in a drainpipe near an abandoned workers’ camp. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Police are trying to track down a mother whose dead baby was found swaddled in rags and left in a drainpipe near a worker’s camp in Thalang.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146271-baby’s-remains-found-in-drainpipe-near-abandoned-workers’-camp/

 

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China virus hits Phuket tourism

By The Phuket News

 

Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana led a morale-boosting event in Phuket Town yesterday (Jan 31) to support Chinese tourists and their fellow countrymen in the fight against the virus. Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: Phuket’s tourism industry is reeling from travel bans in place in the hope of containing the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146274-china-virus-hits-phuket-tourism/

 

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Russian woman, 34, drowns at Patong Beach

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

An ambulance crew arrive at Patong Hospital with the 34-year-old Russian woman, who was later pronounced dead. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Police have yet to reveal details of how a 34-year-old Russian woman drowned at one of the busiest sections of Patong Beach this morning (Feb 1).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146275-russian-woman-34-drowns-at-patong-beach/

 

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Thai companies’ move to buy stocks backs seen as injecting positive sentiment in market

By The Nation

 

 

Many Thai listed companies aim to buy back their stocks as prices fall.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146276-thai-companies’-move-to-buy-stocks-backs-seen-as-injecting-positive-sentiment-in-market/

 

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17 Surat Thani students fly back from Hubei, test negative for coronavirus

By The Nation

 

 

Seventeen students from Surat Thani Technical College, who were doing a high vocational certificate course in electronics at Xingtai Polytechnic College in Hubei, China, arrived at Surat Thani International Airport on Saturday (February 1) at 9.20am.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146277-17-surat-thani-students-fly-back-from-hubei-test-negative-for-coronavirus/

 

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Department of Highways at the forefront of battle against drought

By THE NATION

 

 

The Department of Highways (DOH) and its subsidiary agencies are playing an active role in relieving the problem of water shortage in local communities and government organisations nationwide, as Thailand copes with one of the worst droughts in years.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146278-department-of-highways-at-the-forefront-of-battle-against-drought/

 

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PM sends letter of sympathy to Chinese premier

By The Nation

 

File Photo of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha /NationPhoto

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Friday (January 31) sent a letter of sympathy to Premier Li Keqiang of the State Council of China on the epidemic caused by coronavirus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146281-pm-sends-letter-of-sympathy-to-chinese-premier/

 

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Chulalongkorn to host football battle with Thammasat on Feb 8

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam
THE NATION

 

 

Chulalongkorn University will host the 74th Chulalongkorn-Thammasat Traditional Football Tournament at the Supachalasai Stadium next Saturday (February 8).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146282-chulalongkorn-to-host-football-battle-with-thammasat-on-feb-8/

 

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Liverpool surge on, Leicester and Chelsea draw, United held

By Ian Chadband

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Liverpool v Southampton - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - February 1, 2020 Liverpool's Mohamed Salah celebrates scoring their fourth goal as Southampton's Alex McCarthy looks dejected REUTERS/Phil Noble

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Liverpool quickened their march towards a first English title for 30 years as they stretched their lead at the Premier League summit to a staggering 22 points with a 4-0 win over Southampton at Anfield on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146284-liverpool-surge-on-leicester-and-chelsea-draw-united-held/

 

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Comeback kid Kenin overpowers Muguruza to claim first major

By Sudipto Ganguly

 

Tennis - Australian Open - Women's Singles Final - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - February 1, 2020. Sofia Kenin of the U.S. and Spain's Garbine Muguruza pose with the trophies after their match. REUTERS/Edgar Su

 

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Sofia Kenin showed grit and combativeness on the way to her maiden Grand Slam title on Saturday, as the 21-year-old American fought her way back from a set down to beat Spain's Garbine Muguruza in the Australian Open final.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146286-comeback-kid-kenin-overpowers-muguruza-to-claim-first-major/

 

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Expats across China flee as virus fears mount

By Engen Tham and Josh Horwitz

 

Foreign travellers wearing masks walk past a departures information board at Beijing International Airport in Beijing, China as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, February 1, 2020. REUTERS/Jason Lee

 

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Expatriates are leaving coronavirus-hit China - and not just from the outbreak epicentre in Wuhan - as worries about their children take hold and private health care facilities start turning away the feverish.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146287-expats-across-china-flee-as-virus-fears-mount/

 

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Thais in Wuhan to be evacuated by air

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BANGKOK (NNT) - Air Asia has been readied to evacuate Thai nationals without fare payment from Wuhan city ; meanwhile a total of 135 Thais have asked to return home from China.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146289-thais-in-wuhan-to-be-evacuated-by-air/

 

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Gov’t promotes mental, physical health among working population

Tanakorn Sangiam

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The government has given high priority to health promotion and disease prevention among the working population. It has ordered companies to take care of employees physical and mental health, as the workforce is a key driver of the country’s economy and society.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146290-gov’t-promotes-mental-physical-health-among-working-population/

 

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Economic ministers meeting issues measures to cope with coronavirus

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BANGKOK (NNT) - The latest economic ministers meeting chaired by Prime Minister/Defense Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has issued two measures to support the tourist industry and cope with the effects of coronavirus infections from the beginning of this month.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146291-economic-ministers-meeting-issues-measures-to-cope-with-coronavirus/

 

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Deputy PM Prawit inspects water issues in Ayutthaya

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AYUTTHAYA (NNT) - The Deputy Prime Minister, Gen. Prawit Wongsuwan, has traveled to Ayutthaya province to follow up on efforts to address salty tap water and drought problems. He gave moral support to local officials and thanked the general public for their understanding and cooperation.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146292-deputy-pm-prawit-inspects-water-issues-in-ayutthaya/

 

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BMA cleans up Skywalk to prevent coranavirus

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BANGKOK (NNT) - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has conducted a cleanup activity and called on members of the public to wear health masks and to wash hands often to protect themselves from coronavirus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146294-bma-cleans-up-skywalk-to-prevent-coranavirus/

 

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Rare Omura’s whale spotted near Phuket

Tanakorn Sangiam

 

 

PHUKET (NNT) - A rare Omura’s whale was spotted in the Andaman Sea between Ko He and Ko Racha Yai islands in Phuket province on the weekend. Officials from the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) have spotted this hard to find whale while training tour operators in proper mooring buoy use.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146295-rare-omura’s-whale-spotted-near-phuket/

 

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Danish man, 30, dies after skydiving accident in Chonburi

 

 

Image: Naewna

 

A 30 year old Danish man died in a skydiving accident in Chonburi on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146296-danish-man-30-dies-after-skydiving-accident-in-chonburi/

 

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India's govt to spend $40 billion on farm sector to lift wobbly economy; fiscal deficit slips

By Manoj Kumar, Aftab Ahmed and Mayank Bhardwaj

 

India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrives at her office before leaving for parliament to present the federal budget in New Delhi, India, February 1, 2020. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

 

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's government said on Saturday it would inject nearly $40 billion into the sprawling farm sector and billions more into a federal water scheme to get broader economic growth back up from its lowest in a decade.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146298-indias-govt-to-spend-40-billion-on-farm-sector-to-lift-wobbly-economy-fiscal-deficit-slips/

 

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Palestinians cut ties with Israel, U.S. after rejecting peace plan

By Omar Fahmy and Ulf Laessing

 

Parliament Member Ahmad Tibi from the Joint List Party takes part in a protest against the U.S. President Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan in the town of Baqa Al-Gharbiyye, northern Israel February 1, 2020. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

 

CAIRO (Reuters) - The Palestinian Authority has cut all ties with the United States and Israel, including those relating to security, after rejecting a Middle East peace plan presented by U.S. President Donald Trump, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146301-palestinians-cut-ties-with-israel-us-after-rejecting-peace-plan/

 

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New Iraq PM appeals to the masses but is rejected by protesters

By John Davison and Aziz El Yaakoubi

 

Iraqi demonstrators disperse after security forces fired tear gas during the ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad, Iraq February 1, 2020. REUTERS/Wissm al-Okili

 

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - New Prime Minister Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi appealed to downtrodden Iraqis for their support on Saturday hours after his appointment by President Barham Salih, but protesters were already rejecting the head of government as a stooge of the political elite.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146302-new-iraq-pm-appeals-to-the-masses-but-is-rejected-by-protesters/

 

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UK's Johnson plans full border checks on EU goods - Telegraph

 

 

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson chairs a cabinet meeting at the National Glass Centre at the University of Sunderland, Sunderland, Britain January 31, 2020. Paul Ellis/Pool via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is preparing to impose full customs and border checks on all European Union goods entering Britain from next year, in an attempt to increase pressure on the bloc in trade talks, The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146304-uks-johnson-plans-full-border-checks-on-eu-goods-telegraph/

 

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China's coronavirus infections hit daily record, deaths climb to 304

By Lusha Zhang and Ryan Woo

 

A worker in protective suit serves customers at a pharmacy following an outbreak of the new coronavirus in Wuhan, Hubei province, China February 1, 2020. cnsphoto via REUTERS

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's new confirmed infections from the coronavirus outbreak increased by a daily record, up by 2,590 cases on Saturday to top 14,000, as the quickly growing epidemic prompted global travel restrictions and evacuations.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146305-chinas-coronavirus-infections-hit-daily-record-deaths-climb-to-304/

 

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