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Thai central bank seen holding key rate but China virus a big wild card: Reuters poll

By Orathai Sriring

 

FILE PHOTO: Thailand's central bank is seen at the Bank of Thailand in Bangkok, Thailand April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand’s central bank is expected to keep its benchmark rate at a record low this week, a Reuters poll showed on Monday, although growth has faltered and the spread of a new virus from China is adding to strains on the economy.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146499-thai-central-bank-seen-holding-key-rate-but-china-virus-a-big-wild-card-reuters-poll/

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Thailand preparing to cash in on trade ties with UK after Brexit

 

 

The Ministry of Commerce will accelerate moves for a free trade agreement with Britain after it officially leaves the EU, a senior official said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146500-thailand-preparing-to-cash-in-on-trade-ties-with-uk-after-brexit/

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Supermodel contestants pay Chiang Mai elephant home a visit

By THE NATION

 

 

Twenty-six contestants are staying at Elephant Carer Home in Chiang Mai province as part of January 29-February 8 preparations for the Supermodel International 2020 competition.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146502-supermodel-contestants-pay-chiang-mai-elephant-home-a-visit/

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Pattaya encourages Chinese to overcome coronavirus crisis

By The Nation

 

 

Representatives from both the government and private sectors, including citizens in Pattaya, banded together at Pattaya City Hall today (February 3) to encourage Chinese people to overcome the coronavirus crisis.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146563-pattaya-encourages-chinese-to-overcome-coronavirus-crisis/

 

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Lion Air offers to fly back Thais in China for free

By The Nation

 

 

Thai Lion Air said it would help bring home Thais residing in various cities in China, where air transportation is still allowed, under the airline’s “Fly them back home” project, free of charge between February 5 and 8. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146564-lion-air-offers-to-fly-back-thais-in-china-for-free/

 

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PM points to panic caused by fake news as worst aspect of virus crisis

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said today that the worst thing about the ongoing novel coronavirus situation in Thailand is panic caused by fake news, as he warned those with ill-intent that they will be dealt with decisively and in accordance with the law.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146565-pm-prayut-points-to-panic-caused-by-fake-news-as-worst-aspect-of-virus-crisis/

 

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Former New Economics party leader cuts ties with party leadership

 

Former New Economics party leader Mingkwan Saengsuwan

 

Former New Economics party leader Mingkwan Saengsuwan has announced his split from the party’s leadership to become an opposition MP.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146566-former-new-economics-party-leader-cuts-ties-with-party-leadership/

 

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Thai evacuees from Wuhan to be quarantined at undisclosed location

 

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul at a press conference February 2, 2020 / © Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health

 

The Thai government will not disclose the locations where about 160 people, due to be evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan tomorrow, are to be quarantined for two weeks for observation, to avoid possible opposition to their presence from people in the neighbourhood.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146567-thai-evacuees-from-wuhan-to-be-quarantined-at-undisclosed-location/

 

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China in need of surgical masks as Thailand set to control prices

 

Workers produce masks at the Thai Hospital Product Company Ltd. factory in Bangkok on January 30, 2020. – A Thai surgical mask factory, producing 10 million masks a month, increased working hours to cope with the rising demand following an outbreak of SARS-like virus in China, with their product exported mostly to US and Europe the rest sold on the domestic market. (Photo by Jonathan KLEIN / AFP)

 

As Thailand is about to impose control on prices and distribution of surgical masks and hand sanitizers, China said Monday it urgently needed medical equipment and surgical masks as the death toll from a new coronavirus jumped above 360.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146568-china-in-need-of-surgical-masks-as-thailand-set-to-control-prices/

 

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Thailand Requires Chinese Tourists to Show Medical Certificates

By Suttinee Yuvejwattana

 

China Says Coronavirus Cases Rise to 17,205

video screenshot

 

Thailand said all arriving Chinese tourists must provide medical certificates stating they are healthy and free of infection from the novel coronavirus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146569-thailand-requires-chinese-tourists-to-show-medical-certificates/

 

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U.S. health officials announce second case of person-to-person coronavirus transmission

By Julie Steenhuysen

 

A man with a face mask rides the subway in the Queens borough of New York City, U.S. February 2, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Zieminski

 

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday announced a second case of transmission of the new coronavirus within the United States and provided more detailed plans on how it will handle travelers returning from China as the country works to limit the outbreak.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146572-us-health-officials-announce-second-case-of-person-to-person-coronavirus-transmission/

 

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Democrats condemn Trump at trial as threat to American democracy

By David Morgan, Susan Cornwell and Richard Cowan

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he arrives with First Lady Melania Trump at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland upon their return to Washington after a weekend in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., February 2, 2020. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Even with acquittal seemingly assured, the Democrats prosecuting U.S. President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial unleashed a blistering attack on him on Monday with a forceful appeal for conviction, calling him a man with no ethical compass who must be removed from office to protect American democracy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146573-democrats-condemn-trump-at-trial-as-threat-to-american-democracy/

 

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Radio host Rush Limbaugh announces lung cancer diagnosis on air

 

FILE PHOTO: Rush Limbaugh gives an introductory speech before U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. December 21, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

(Reuters) - Conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh announced on Monday that he has been diagnosed with "advanced lung cancer" but plans to continue to do his program "as normally and as competently" as he can while he undergoes treatment.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146574-radio-host-rush-limbaugh-announces-lung-cancer-diagnosis-on-air/

 

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Turkey hits back after Syrian shells kill Turkish troops

By Orhan Coskun and Daren Butler

 

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference in Istanbul, Turkey, February 3, 2020. Turkish Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS

 

ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey said on Monday its military hit dozens of Syrian government targets after eight Turkish military personnel were killed by shelling in Idlib in northwest Syria, where fighting threatens to test ties between Ankara and Moscow.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146575-turkey-hits-back-after-syrian-shells-kill-turkish-troops/

 

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Sinn Fein establish clear lead in opinion poll ahead of Irish election

 

FILE PHOTO: Sinn Fein Leader Mary Lou McDonald in Brussels, Belgium April 1, 2019. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

 

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish nationalists Sinn Fein have surged to the top of an opinion poll five days ahead of an election in Ireland that looks set to be a major breakthrough for the former political wing of the Irish Republican Army.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146576-sinn-fein-establish-clear-lead-in-opinion-poll-ahead-of-irish-election/

 

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China to allow in U.S. health experts as virus shows no sign of slowing

By Kevin Yao and Winni Zhou

 

Security personnel wearing masks walk along the Financial Street in central Beijing, China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, February 3, 2020. REUTERS/Jason Lee

 

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China has agreed to allow U.S. health experts into the country as part of a World Health Organization (WHO) effort to help fight the fast-spreading coronavirus, as the number of cases and deaths continued to mount.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146579-china-to-allow-in-us-health-experts-as-virus-shows-no-sign-of-slowing/

 

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Mother reports daughter missing: She went on 2 kilometer sleepwalk

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A Chonburi based mother woke in a fright to discover that her 12 year old daughter was missing from the family home in the Country Park estate in Muang district. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146580-mother-reports-daughter missing-she-went-on-2-kilometer-sleepwalk/

 

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Tourists on a motorcycle: Australian couple killed in horror collision in Krabi

 

Thai caption: Horror collision kills two foreigners

Picture: 77kaoded

 

A horrific sight awaited police and rescue teams when they arrived at the scene of a head on collision between a motorcycle and a pick-up truck near the turning to the hot springs (Sa Morakot) in Krabi, southern Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146581-tourists-on-a-motorcycle-australian-couple killed-in-horror-collision-in-krabi/

 

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Brazil to declare emergency, quarantine people returning from coronavirus-hit Wuhan

 

Brazil's Minister of Health, Luiz Henrique Mandetta attends a news conference in Brasilia, Brazil February 3, 2020. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

 

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Alarmed by the growing risks of a new coronavirus, Brazil has decided to repatriate Brazilians from Wuhan, China, and will declare a national health emergency, Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146582-brazil-to-declare-emergency-quarantine-people-returning-from-coronavirus-hit-wuhan/

 

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Families in Africa fear impact of U.S. immigration ban

By Ayenat Mersie and Libby George

 

FILE PHOTO: Lynsey Elston poses for a photo with her daughter Eliana Ezinne in their home in Lagos, Nigeria February 1, 2020. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

 

NAIROBI/LAGOS, Nigeria (Reuters) - An Eritrean father yearning to be reunited with his four children after 15 years apart. An American woman adopting a Nigerian toddler. A Nigerian man desperate to be with his American wife and children.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146585-families-in-africa-fear-impact-of-us-immigration-ban/

 

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Portugal government tackles foreign trash issue amid wave of indignation

By Catarina Demony

 

FILE PHOTO: Trucks with garbage are seen at the Recivalongo landfill in Sobrado Portugal, January 8, 2020. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante/File Photo

 

LISBON (Reuters) - Reacting to people who spoke out against trash from other countries being dumped in Portuguese landfills, the Socialist government announced on Monday it would adopt urgent measures to tackle the issue.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146586-portugal-government-tackles-foreign-trash-issue-amid-wave-of-indignation/

 

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Brexit trade deal clash: UK and EU spar over rules

By Elizabeth Piper and John Chalmers

 

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson participates in a workshop with children from the Richard Avenue Primary School prior to chairing a cabinet meeting at the National Glass Centre at the University of Sunderland, Sunderland, Britain January 31, 2020. Paul Ellis/Pool via REUTERS

 

LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union and Britain clashed over a post-Brexit trade deal on Monday, with the two sides setting out very different visions of a future relationship that could result in the most distant of ties.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146588-brexit trade-deal-clash-uk-and-eu-spar-over-rules/

 

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Gruesome tale of infidelity that led to horrific murder/mutilation of policeman in NE Thailand

 

Thai caption: Terribly cruel

Picture: Sanook

 

Police in Kalasin in North East Thailand have made a quick arrest of the man responsible for murdering one of their own. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146589-gruesome-tale-of-infidelity-that-led-to-horrific-murdermutilation-of-policeman-in-ne-thailand/

 

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VIDEO: Officials issue warning after foreign tourists seen 'tombstoning' from Krabi rock face

 

Thai caption: Scary dive into water in front of Phra Nang cave

Picture: 77kaoded

 

A video showed several young foreign tourists jumping into the sea, an activity known as ‘tombstoning’, near the entrance to the Phra Nang cave on Railay beach in Krabi. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146593-video-officials-issue-warning-after-foreign-tourists-seen-tombstoning-from-krabi-rock-face/

 

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BMA orders halt to high-rise, train route construction for three days to fight haze

By THE NATION

 

 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is ordering a temporary halt to the construction of high-rise buildings and electric train routes in Bangkok areas from Tuesday (February 4) to Thursday (February 6) to reduce air pollution in metropolitan areas, BMA spokeswoman Jindarat Chayothin said on Monday (February 3).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146596-bma-orders-halt-to-high-rise-train-route-construction-for-three-days-to-fight-haze/

 

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Coronavirus: Concern for tourists as Immigration wear masks and gloves

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Immigration officers at the Government Complex in Chaeng Wattana yesterday were in full action trying to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146599-coronavirus-concern-for-tourists-as-immigration-wear-masks-and-gloves/

 

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Medical staff flying to Wuhan to evacuate Thais ‘well equipped'

By THE NATION

 

Dr Suwanchai Wattanayingcharoenchai

 

Fifteen medical staff who have volunteered to evacuate Thai people stranded in the coronavirus-hit Wuhan city in China will employ the highest caution against the virus and are equipped with full protective gears, Dr Suwanchai Wattanayingcharoenchai, Department of Disease Control director-general, and Dr Apichat Wachiraphan, director of Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute, said in a joint statement on Monday (February 3).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146600-medical-staff-flying-to-wuhan-to-evacuate-thais-‘well-equipped/

 

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Taiwanese smugglers didn't use their noodle.....15 kilos of heroin found in their Mama!

 

 

Thai police and drug officers announced the arrest of two Taiwanese men trying to smuggle 15 kilograms of heroin back to their home country through Suvarnabhumi airport.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146604-taiwanese-smugglers-didnt-use-their-noodle15-kilos-of-heroin-found-in-their-mama/

 

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Loss of Chinese visitors hits Chiang Mai tourism hard

By THE NATION

 

 

Tourism in Chiang Mai has taken a severe hit because of the outbreak of the new coronavirus, Pakkanan Winitchai, director of Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)’s Chiang Mai Office, said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146609-loss-of-chinese-visitors-hits-chiang-mai-tourism-hard/

 

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Rayong: Friend douses his pal in gasoline and sets fire to him at coin-op pump

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

77kaoded reported on a story that has shocked Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1146612-rayong-friend-douses-his-pal-in-gasoline-and-sets-fire-to-him-at-coin-op-pump/