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American woman from cruise ship tests positive again for coronavirus in Malaysia

By Ebrahim Harris and Matthew Tostevin

 

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The cruise ship MS Westerdam at dock in the Cambodian port of Sihanoukville, Cambodia February 16, 2020. REUTERS/Matthew Tostevin

 

KUALA LUMPUR/ SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (Reuters) - An American passenger from a cruise ship that docked in Cambodia has tested positive for the new coronavirus a second time in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia said on Sunday, after the cruise firm and Cambodian authorities sought further tests.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148562-american-from-cruise-ship-docked-in-cambodia-tests-positive-in-malaysia-for-coronavirus/

 

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21 Vietnamese ship crew found in Thai waters taken for Covid-19 testing

By The Nation

 

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Twenty-one crew members of four Vietnamese ships searching for sea cucumber were on Saturday (February 15) taken by the Royal Thai Navy to Songkhla province in the evening for quarantine for Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148620-songkhla-21-vietnamese-ship-crew-found-in-thai-waters-taken-for-covid-19-testing/

 

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Music teacher’s licence suspended for molesting student

By The Nation

 

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A music teacher’s licence was suspended after he was accused of molesting and raping a 12-year-old female student on Valentine’s day in the southern province of Chumphon, Education Minister Nataphol Teepsuwan revealed on Sunday (February 16).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148622-music-teacher’s-licence-suspended-for-molesting-student/

 

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Thanathorn seeks more public scrutiny of Military

By The Nation

 

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Future Forward Party (FFP) leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit

 

Future Forward Party (FFP) leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit said that one of the structural problems in the Military is it is not open to scrutiny by members of the House of Representatives and people of the country, especially with its reputation for human rights violations such as physical assault.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148624-thanathorn-seeks-more-public-scrutiny-of-military/

 

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Pheu Thai accuses Prayut of favouring businessman for convention centre

By The Nation

 

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Yuttapong Charasathien

 

A Pheu Thai MP on Sunday (February 16) accused Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha of favouring a businessman from the new CBD Bangkok project for a 50-year lease contract of the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148625-pheu-thai-accuses-prayut-of-favouring-businessman-for-convention-centre/

 

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As verdict looms, campaign launched to prevent dissolution of Future Forward Party

By The Nation

 

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Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit

 

Prominent figures and celebrities have joined a campaign against the dissolution of the Future Forward Party (FWP) ahead of the Constitutional Court verdict on Friday (February 21).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148626-as-verdict-looms-campaign-launched-to-prevent-dissolution-of-future-forward-party/

 

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Phuket Opinion: Atishoo, Atishoo…

By The Phuket News

 

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An officer checks that a thermoscan camera at Phuket airport is working. Photo: TAC Phuket

 

PHUKET: Some chickens certainly came home to roost this week as Thailand’s – and Phuket’s – tourism industry started to reel from the fallout of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak and the ensuing plunge in the number of Chinese tourist arrivals.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148631-phuket-opinion-atishoo-atishoo…/

 

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Americans disembark from virus-hit cruise; China says new cases slow

By Engen Tham and Stella Qiu

 

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Buses believed to carry the U.S. passengers of the cruise ship Diamond Princess, where dozens of passengers were tested positive for coronavirus, leave at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan, February 17, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

 

SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - American passengers were taken off a cruise liner on Sunday to fly home after being quarantined for two weeks off Japan, while China said the rate of new coronavirus cases had slowed, calling that proof its steps to fight the outbreak were working.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148635-americans-disembark-from-virus-hit-cruise-china-says-new-cases-slow/

 

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Rouhani says Iran will never yield to U.S. pressure for talks

 

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FILE PHOTO: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani meets Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (not pictured) in Tokyo, Japan, December 20, 2019. Charly Triballeau/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

 

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran will never hold talks with the United States under pressure, President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday, adding that Tehran's help was essential in establishing security in the Middle East.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148636-rouhani-says-iran-will-never-yield-to-us-pressure-for-talks/

 

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EU must develop 'appetite for power', Borrell says

 

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FILE PHOTO: Josep Borrell, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission arrives at a European Union foreign ministers emergency meeting to discuss ways to try to save the Iran nuclear deal, in Brussels, Belgium, January 10, 2020. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo

 

MUNICH (Reuters) - European Union governments need to be willing to intervene in international crises or risk prolonging paralysis in their foreign policy, the EU's top diplomat said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148637-eu-must-develop-appetite-for-power-borrell-says/

 

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South Wales residents rescued from Storm Dennis flood water

 

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Flooded toilets in Taff Wells, South Wales, Britain, February 16, 2020. REUTERS/Rebecca Naden

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Residents had to be rescued after water poured into their homes in south Wales and the Welsh borders on Sunday as Storm Dennis caused a second day of disruption, with the Environment Agency saying it had issued a record number of flood warnings.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148638-south-wales-residents-rescued-from-storm-dennis-flood-water/

 

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U.S. Democratic rivals tell billionaire Bloomberg: Let's debate

By Doina Chiacu and Jason Lange

 

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FILE PHOTO: Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg speaks during a campaign event at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. February 12, 2020. REUTERS/Doug Strickland/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidates said on Sunday billionaire Michael Bloomberg should face the same rigorous scrutiny as his rivals and they would welcome the chance to square off with him in a 2020 presidential debate.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148639-us-democratic-rivals-tell-billionaire-bloomberg-lets-debate/

 

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Thailand considers CPTPP membership

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - The International Economic Policy Committee has held a meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak to consider the pros and cons of Thailand joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for a Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), as well as gathering public input. Outcomes from this meeting will be proposed to the Cabinet for consideration within this April.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148641-thailand-considers-cptpp-membership/

 

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Trump takes a limousine lap before Daytona 500 auto race

By Jeff Mason

 

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Feb 16, 2020; Daytona Beach, Florida, USA; President Donald Trump with First Lady Melania Trump speaks before the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports

 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) - President Donald Trump took a loop around the Daytona 500 racetrack on Sunday in the presidential limousine known as "The Beast," drawing cheers from fans at NASCAR'S most prestigious race.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148642-trump-takes-a-limousine-lap-before-daytona-500-auto-race/

 

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Pattaya bets tourism industry on Thai families, marching bands

By Jetsada Homklin

 

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Mayor Sonthaya Kunplome chairs a meeting with TAT and 50 tourism businesses at city hall.

 

Pattaya tourism officials are betting the spring on Thai tourists and sports to make up the shortfall from the loss of Chinese tours.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148649-pattaya-bets-tourism-industry-on-thai-families-marching-bands/

 

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'Animals live for man': China's appetite for wildlife likely to survive virus

By Farah Master and Sophie Yu

 

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FILE PHOTO: Dead snakes are preserved in jars at a snake farm in Zisiqiao village, Zhejiang province, China February 22, 2013. REUTERS/Aly Song

 

HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - For the past two weeks China's police have been raiding houses, restaurants and makeshift markets across the country, arresting nearly 700 people for breaking the temporary ban on catching, selling or eating wild animals.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148651-animals-live-for-man-chinas-appetite-for-wildlife-likely-to-survive-virus/

 

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Death squad disrupters - Filipina patrols help keep drug killings at bay

By Martin Petty and Eloisa Lopez

 

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Members of a volunteer group of women patrol with police officers on the streets of Pateros, Metro Manila, Philippines, on January 27, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

 

MANILA (Reuters) - Late each night, a dozen women chat and share a meal before hitting the narrow streets of a Manila suburb where a death squad once roamed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148659-death-squad-disrupters-filipina-patrols-help-keep-drug-killings-at-bay/

 

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Former soldier arrested after 40 shots fired at house in Buriram - shooter was cross with his relative

 

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Police in Nang Rong district of Buriram in Thailand's north east arrested a 31 year old former conscript after he used a 9 mm gun to fire more than 40 shots.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148666-former-soldier-arrested-after-40-shots-fired-at-house-in-buriram-shooter-was-cross-with-his-relative/

 

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China reports 105 new deaths from coronavirus on mainland on Feb 16

 

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People wearing masks are seen at a main shopping area, in downtown Shanghai, China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of a new coronavirus, February 16, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song

 

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in mainland China reached 1,770 as of the end of Sunday, up by 105 from the previous day, the country's National Health Commission said on Monday morning.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148668-china-reports-105-new-deaths-from-coronavirus-on-mainland-on-feb-16/

 

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Covid-19: Thai immigration have everything under control after several dozen come to Thailand from "Westerdam" ship

 

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Picture Daily News

 

A Thai immigration spokesman said that no cases of the Covid-19 virus had been found after dozens of passengers who were on the Westerdam cruise ship arrived in the country from Phnom Penh, the Cambodian capital.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148671-covid-19-thai-immigration-have-everything-under-control-after-several-dozen-come-to-thailand-from-westerdam-ship/

 

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