THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 8 Feb 2020

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Thailand reports seven new coronavirus cases - health ministry

 

FILE PHOTO: Test tube with Corona virus name label is seen in this illustration taken on January 29, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's public health ministry reported seven new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, including three Thais and four Chinese.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147360-thailand-reports-seven-new-coronavirus-cases-health-ministry/

 

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Anutin firestorm: Wearing face masks is "being a responsible member of society", says leading doctor

 

 

Image: Bangkok Biz News

 

A leading Thai doctor responsible for stopping the spread of disease commented in the wake of health minister Anutin Charnvirakul's rant against a group of foreigners who did not accept his offer of face masks.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147395-anutin-firestorm-wearing-face-masks-is-being-a-responsible-member-of-society-says-leading-doctor/

 

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Thai soldier kills 'many' in shooting rampage

 

 

A Thai soldier has shot dead "many people" in and around city of Nakhon Ratchasima, north-east of Bangkok, reports say.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147399-thai-soldier-kills-many-in-shooting-rampage/

 

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Coronavirus: We can't dish out lots of masks out for free, but they are under cost price, say govt

 

 

Image: Naew Na

 

A spokesman for the Prime Minister's office said that people who want a lot of masks to protect against the coronavirus will have to pay for them. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147400-coronavirus-we-cant-dish-out-lots-of-masks-out-for-free-but-they-are-under-cost-price-say-govt/

 

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Food poisoning! More than 100 students taken to hospital after falling sick at athletics' meet

 

 

Image: Thai Rath

 

Some 126 students in the first three years of secondary at Satthasamut School in Samut Songkhram were taken  to hospital after they fell sick while watching an athletics event at the provincial stadium. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147401-food-poisoning-more-than-100-students-taken-to-hospital-after-falling-sick-at-athletics-meet/

 

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Pattaya: Thai men busted for selling sex toys and Kamagra to foreigners

 

 

Image: Ruk Siam news

 

A Thai clothes shop owner told the media in Pattaya that he had been running a lucrative side business selling sex performance drugs and sex toys to foreigners.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147402-pattaya-thai-men-busted-for-selling-sex-toys-and-kamagra-to-foreigners/

 

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Married British TV presenter Schofield comes out as gay

 

 

FILE PHOTO: Television presenter Phillip Schofield arrives with his wife Stephanie Lowe for the Pride of Britain Awards in London, Britain October 30, 2017. REUTERS/Paul Hackett/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British television presenter Phillip Schofield on Friday revealed that he was gay as he paid tribute to his wife of nearly 27 years.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147403-married-british-tv-presenter-schofield-comes-out-as-gay/

 

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'Cats' and its furry stars nominated for Razzie worst film awards

 

 

FILE PHOTO: Actor James Corden arrives for the world premiere of the movie "Cats" in Manhattan, New York, U.S., December 16, 2019. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File photo

 

(Reuters) - The widely panned movie musical "Cats" and four of its stars were nominated on Saturday for Razzie awards, an annual ritual that lampoons the worst of cinema.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147405-cats-and-its-furry-stars-nominated-for-razzie-worst-film-awards/

 

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Inside the $225,000 gift bag for Oscar nominees

By Alicia Powell

 

FILE PHOTO: An Oscar statue is pictured during a media preview of this year's Academy's Governors Ball in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An Oscar nomination can open doors to bigger roles and higher pay. This year, it also comes with a cruise on a luxury yacht, cosmetic surgery, and a personal matchmaking service in a gift bag worth more than $225,000 (£174,499.77).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147406-inside-the-225000-gift-bag-for-oscar-nominees/

 

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