THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Sunday 9 Feb 2020

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Death toll hits 21 from Thai shooting after raid into mall

By Panu Wongcha-um

 

 

 

NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand (Reuters) - A member of the Thai security forces was killed early on Sunday in a raid into a shopping mall to try to stop a soldier on a shooting rampage, bringing the total death toll to 21, the health minister said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147399-thai-soldier-kills-many-in-shooting-rampage/?do=findComment&comment=15041059

 

 

 

 

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Pattaya: Elderly German man fatally shoots himself after TB diagnosis

 

 

Image: Ruk Siam News

 

An elderly German man in Pattaya fatally shot himself after recently being diagnosed with tuberculosis.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147436-pattaya-elderly-german-man-fatally-shoots-himself-after-tb-diagnosis/

 

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Building damaged in fire at Saphan Mai

By THE NATION

 

 

A fire behind the Big C retail store, Saphan Mai branch, damaged property but there were no casualties.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147437-building-damaged-in-fire-at-saphan-mai/

 

 

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Two Thai evacuees from Wuhan under watch for new coronavirus

By THE NATION

 

 

Two more Thais evacuated from Wuhan in China are under close medical scrutiny after one showed symptoms of the 2019 nCoV novel coronavirus pneumonia.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147438-two-thai-evacuees-from-wuhan-under-watch-for-new-coronavirus/

 

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Anutin assures adequate supplies of face masks

By The Nation

 

 

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul posted on Facebook today (February 8) clarifying that face mask was not a stock product of the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147439-anutin-assures-adequate-supplies-of-face-masks/

 

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Customs Department targets improvement in ‘ease of doing business’ ranking

By THE NATION

 

 

Thailand aims to improve its ranking in “Ease of Doing Business” in 2021, Krisda Jinawijarana, director-general of Customs Department, said on Friday (February 7). He said the department was making improvements in five areas.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147443-customs-department-targets-improvement-in-‘ease-of-doing-business’-ranking/

 

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EPPO focused on completing smart-grid project

By THE NATION

 

 

Energy Policy and Planning Office (EPPO) is continuing with the phased smart-grid plan from 2017-21, aiming to make Thailand the electricity hub of Asean and creating new business for energy producers.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147446-eppo-focused-on-completing-smart-grid-project/

 

 

 

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As Thai rice falls in global pecking order, ministry mulls ways for turnaround

By The Nation

 

 

Thai authorities are brainstorming ways to develop the potential of Thai rice in every dimension after Thailand’s inability to be the top rice exporter for three years and Thai Hom Mali’s failure to win the World’s Best Rice contest.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147449-as-thai-rice-falls-in-global-pecking-order-ministry-mulls-ways-for-turnaround/

 

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Thief caught by the web of a social media viral video

By The Phuket News

 

CCTV footage showing suspect fleeing with stolen items

 

PHUKET: Chief of the Phuket Provincial Police Investigation Division, Col Bandit Khaosutham, took action in the case of a  thief that went viral over social media yesterday (Feb 7).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147452-thief-caught-by-the-web-of-a-social-media-viral-video/

 

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Electricity outage to hit Pa Klok on Tuesday (Feb 11)

By The Phuket News

 

Planned power outage for Pa Klok on Tuesday (Feb 11)

 

PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off on the area of the Mr Cheon Haohan Project (Soi Wiratree Anusorn School), Moo. 2, Pa Klok, Thalang on Tuesday (Feb 11) as work is carried out on operating at low pressure.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147453-electricity-outage-to-hit-pa-klok-on-tuesday-feb-11/

 

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Near tie between three main parties in Irish election - exit poll

By Padraic Halpin and Conor Humphries

 

FILE PHOTO: Ireland's Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Leo Varadkar arrives at the European Union leaders summit dominated by Brexit, in Brussels, Belgium October 17, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville

 

DUBLIN (Reuters) - An Irish national election exit poll on Saturday showed the three main parties on an almost identical share of the vote.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147454-near-tie-between-three-main-parties-in-irish-election-exit-poll/

 

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Figure skating-French ice federation boss steps down amid sexual abuse scandal

By Julien Pretot

 

French figure skating federation president Didier Gailhaguet attends a news conference in Paris, France, February 5, 2020. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

 

PARIS (Reuters) - French ice sports federation president Didier Gailhaguet resigned from his position on Saturday amid the sexual abuse scandal in figure skating.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147456-figure-skating-french-ice-federation-boss-steps-down-amid-sexual-abuse-scandal/

 

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Richarlison sparks Everton win after Palace's Benteke ends drought

 

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Everton v Crystal Palace - Goodison Park, Liverpool, Britain - February 8, 2020 Everton's Richarlison scores their second goal Action Images via Reuters/Carl Recine

 

LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) - Everton scored twice in the second half thanks to a piece of brilliance from Richarlison and late opportunism from Dominic Calvert-Lewin to claim a 3-1 win over Crystal Palace at Goodison Park on Saturday and move up to seventh in the Premier League.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147458-richarlison-sparks-everton-win-after-palaces-benteke-ends-drought/

 

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Bangkok gems and jewellery fair on course despite coronavirus crisis

By THE NATION

 

 

The Department of International Trade Promotion is all set to organise the 65th Bangkok Gems & Jewellery fair from February 25 to 29, even though the novel coronavirus outbreak would reduce the number of Chinese participants, department director-general Somdet Susomboon said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147462-bangkok-gems-and-jewellery-fair-on-course-despite-coronavirus-crisis/

 

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BMA officials offer alms to monks on Makha Bucha Day

By The Nation

 

 

Bangkok Governor Pol General Aswin Kwanmuang led Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) officers in giving alms to 69 Buddhist monks on Makha Bucha Day (February 8) at Bangkok City Hall.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147463-bma-officials-offer-alms-to-monks-on-makha-bucha-day/

 

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University to give away sanitizer gels made by its faculty to public

By THE NATION

 

 

Suratthani Rajabhat University's Faculty of Science and Technology will give away sanitising hand gels made by its students to the general public on February 14, when it will mark the university’s 46th anniversary.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147464-university-to-give-away-sanitizer-gels-made-by-its-faculty-to-public/

 

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Commerce ministry sets up ‘war room’ to fight coronavirus crisis

By The Nation

 

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce Jurin Laksanawisit

 

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce Jurin Laksanawisit said that the ministry has established a war room to monitor the coronavirus situation and was preparing to resolve the problems.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147465-commerce-ministry-sets-up-‘war-room’-to-fight-coronavirus-crisis/

 

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The week that was in Thailand news: What's in a name? The lighter side of the CORONA virus and AYDS!

 

 

Rooster took a fair bit of flak last week for daring to offer honestly held and contrary opinions to the mainstream. This was not done to boost Thaivisa revenue and indeed my views are not to be considered those of the site. However, I take exception at being called a click-baiting troll and "wannabe hack".

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147379-the-week-that-was-in-thailand-news-whats-in-a-name-the-lighter-side-of-the-corona-virus-and-ayds/

 

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Bushfires, cyclone, torrential rain hit Australia's coasts

 

 

FILE PHOTO: A car is driven through a bushfire affected area on the Bruthen-Buchan Road near Buchan in Victoria, Australia, January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

 

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Severe bushfires burned through parts of Western Australia on Sunday, with other areas of the state dealing with the aftermath of a powerful cyclone, while the country's east coast was facing potential life-threatening flash flooding.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147467-bushfires-cyclone-torrential-rain-hit-australias-coasts/

 

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American, Afghan soldiers killed in shootout in Afghanistan - NY Times

By Abdul Qadir Sediqi and Ahmad Sultan

 

AFP/GETTY IMAGES

 

KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. and Afghan forces came under attack in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said in Kabul as they launched investigations into what the New York Times described as a deadly shootout between Afghan and American soldiers during a joint exercise.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147468-american-afghan-soldiers-killed-in-shootout-in-afghanistan-ny-times/

 

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Ex-Pakistan batsman Jamshed jailed in UK over fixing

 

 

Pakistan's Nasir Jamshed plays a shot during their second Twenty20 international cricket match against South Africa in Dubai November 15, 2013. REUTERS/Nikhil Monteiro

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Former Pakistan batsman Nasir Jamshed has been sentenced to 17 months in prison for his role in a fixing scandal, Britain's National Crime Agency (NCA) has said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147469-ex-pakistan-batsman-jamshed-jailed-in-uk-over-fixing/

 

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Five Britons contract coronavirus in French ski resort

By Marine Pennetier

 

A general view shows the French Alpine resort of Les Contamines-Montjoie, France, where five British nationals including a child have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, after staying in the same ski chalet with a person who had been in Singapore, February 8, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

 

PARIS (Reuters) - Five British nationals including a child have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus at a French mountain village and health officials said they were trying to determine who else the group came into contact with, including at local schools.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147470-five-britons-contract-coronavirus-in-french-ski-resort/

 

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Coronavirus turns busy Chinese cities into ghost towns

By Muyu Xu and Carlos Garcia

 

A woman wearing a face mask takes selfies after snowfall outside the Forbidden City, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, in Beijing, China February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins SEARCH "CHINA GHOST" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - After making sure everyone's face mask is on and sanitizer is to hand, the Qiao family heads out to Jingshan Park, a former royal sanctuary beside the Forbidden City in China's capital Beijing.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147471-coronavirus-turns-busy-chinese-cities-into-ghost-towns/

 

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Thai forces believe shooter in mall basement as death toll hits 21

By Panu Wongcha-um

 

 

NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand (Reuters) - A Thai soldier who has killed at least 21 people in a shooting rampage was thought to be holed up in the basement of a shopping mall in northeastern Thailand on Sunday and security forces were closing in on him, a police officer said.

 

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Three Thais among seven new coronavirus cases in Thailand

By THE NATION

 

 

The Department of Disease Control told a press conference on Saturday (February 8) that seven new cases of the novel coronavirus pneumonia had been found in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147472-three-thais-among-seven-new-coronavirus-cases-in-thailand/

 

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Majority of people want facts on new coronavirus, removal of fake news: poll

By THE NATION

 

 

More than three-fourths of Thai people were interested in measures to protect them from the new coronavirus, according to a Bangkok Poll.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147475-majority-of-people-want-facts-on-new-coronavirus-removal-of-fake-news-poll/

 

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Chula pip Thammasat in football game, but national issues take centre stage

By THE NATION

 

 

Chulalongkorn University pipped rivals Thammasat 2-1 on Saturday (February 8) in their traditional annual football faceoff at the National Stadium, which also became the venue for colourful satirical parades on social and national issues as always.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147477-chula-pip-thammasat-in-football-game-but-national-issues-take-centre-stage/

 

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Thai mass shooter killed at shopping mall - security sources

 

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai security forces on Sunday killed a soldier after he carried out a shooting rampage that left at least 21 people dead, police and military sources said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147476-confirmed-thai-mass-shooter-killed-at-shopping-mall/

 

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Korat carnage death toll 27; suspect had conflict with his commander: PM

 

 

Twenty-seven people were killed in the Korat mass shooting, including the suspect, while 57 people were injured, Prime Minister General Prayut Cha-o-cha said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1147476-confirmed-thai-mass-shooter-killed-at-shopping-mall/?do=findComment&comment=15041586

 

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