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AOT tightens screening of passengers from Cambodia

By THE NATION

 

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Airports of Thailand Pcl (AOT) announced this week that it is working with the Department of Disease Control to tighten the screening of passengers from Cambodia after the “Westerdam” cruise ship docked at Sihanoukville, Cambodia, last week and some 20 passengers were diagnosed as infected with the new coronavirus (Covid-19).

 

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/?do=findComment&comment=15068063

 

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Phu Kradueng bushfire damages over 2,000 rai

By THE NATION

 

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A fire broke out at the Sum Khon Daeng scenic point, around 2km from Mesa Cliff in the Phu Kradueng National Park in Loei province on Sunday morning (February 16), Adisorn Hemthanont, chief of the wildfire extinguishment unit, said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148673-phu-kradueng-bushfire-damages-over-2000-rai/

 

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Sattahip: Plucky sugar cane juice seller holds on to motorcycle after thief steals his phone

 

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Picture: 77kaoded

 

A 63 year old sugar cane juice seller suffered nasty injuries to his left foot and knee after a young man stopped to buy his wares but ended up stealing his phone.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148674-sattahip-plucky-sugar-cane-juice-seller-holds-on-to-motorcycle-after-thief-steals-his-phone/

 

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Battle of Iwo Jima 75 years on

 

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FILE PHOTO: The flags of U.S. and Japan are hoisted as participants attend a memorial service jointly held by Japan and the United States to mark the 70th anniversary of one of World War II's bloodiest and most symbolic battles on the remote island of Iwo Jima, which is now officially called Iwo To in Japan, south of Tokyo March 21, 2015. REUTERS/Pool/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - This month marks the 75th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Iwo Jima, which saw some of the bloodiest fighting of World War Two take place on a small Japanese island 1,200 km (745 miles) south of Tokyo.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148676-battle-of-iwo-jima-75-years-on/

 

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Future Forward MP, under fire for living in military welfare house, resigns from party positions

By THE NATION

 

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Phongsakorn Rodchomphu

 

A party-list member of Parliament of Future Forward Party (FWP), Lt-General Phongsakorn Rodchomphu, posted a message on his Facebook page on Sunday (February 16) that he will resign from his position as party executive director to apologise for continuing to live in a state-funded welfare house for military personnel after his retirement from the Army.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148678-future-forward-mp-under-fire-for-living-in-military-welfare-house-resigns-from-party-positions/

 

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Thai tourism obliterated by virus - TAT revises forecasts as vendors do the unthinkable: Discounting souvenirs!

 

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Picture: Chiang Mai News

 

Chiang Mai News reported that the COVID-19 virus is having a disastrous effect on tourism in the north.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148681-thai-tourism-obliterated-by-virus-tat-revises-forecasts-as-vendors-do-the-unthinkable-discounting-souvenirs/

 

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General Motors to stop selling Chevrolet cars in Thailand

By Hilary Russ and Yilei Sun

 

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FILE PHOTO: A logo of General Motors is pictured at its plant in Silao, in Guanajuato state, Mexico, November 9, 2017. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido/File Photo

 

NEW YORK/BEIJING (Reuters) - General Motors Co <GM.N> is retreating from more markets outside of the United States and China, saying on Sunday that it will wind down sales, design and engineering operations in Australia and New Zealand and retire the Holden brand by 2021.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148694-general-motors-to-stop-selling-chevrolet-cars-in-thailand/

 

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Phuket virus death fake news poster acknowledges Computer Crimes Act charge

By The Phuket News

 

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The woman presented herself at Sakoo Police Station on Saturday (Feb 15). Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: The woman who posted a photo of a foreigner being removed from Phuket International Airport by ambulance staff and claiming that the person had died of the Wuhan coronavirus has presented herself to police to acknowledge the charge against her under the Computer Crimes Act.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148696-phuket-virus-death-fake-news-poster-acknowledges-computer-crimes-act-charge/

 

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Thai economic growth slips to 5-year low, rate cuts likely

By Orathai Sriring and Kitiphong Thaichareon

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's economy grew at its weakest pace in five years in 2019 as exports and public investments slowed, adding pressure on the central bank to cut rates to shield Southeast Asia's second-largest economy from the coronavirus epidemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148699-nesdb-lowers-2020-economic-growth-estimate/?do=findComment&comment=15068759

 

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Another psychiatric counselling point set up at Korat’s Terminal 21

By THE NATION

 

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Nakhon Ratchasima Rajanagarindra Psychiatric Hospital director Kitkawee Pono said the hospital has added another mental-counselling point at Korat’s Terminal 21 mall – on the LG floor – in order to provide advice to people affected by the shooting rampage on February 8.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148714-another-psychiatric-counselling-point-set-up-at-korat’s-terminal-21/

 

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Army signs MoU for private sector management of its real estate assets

 

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Thailand’s Army and the Treasury Department signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) this morning, under which the Army’s 40 commercial welfare schemes, which include golf and race courses, land, buildings and recreational venues, will be professionally managed by the private sector with benefits shared between the Army, the Treasury and the private sector.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148716-army-signs-mou-for-private-sector-management-of-its-real-estate-assets/

 

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Major Thai coffee brand vows to repay 200 debt-ridden farmers

By Nanchanok Wongsamuth

 

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A coffee grower collects coffee beans at her plantation in Chiang Rai, Thailand, December, 25 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Nanchanok Wongsamuth

 

CHIANG RAI, Thailand (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A major Thai coffee brand has vowed to repay about 200 farmers who were forced to take out loans while waiting nearly three years for payment, leaving them with spiralling debts.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148722-major-thai-coffee-brand-vows-to-repay-200-debt-ridden-farmers/

 

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Phuket drug raid nets 1.5kg of ya ice, host of firearms

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

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Just some of the drugs and firearms seized in the raids. Photos: Phuket Provincial Police

 

PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police have arrested six suspects in a slew of raids, with one arrest alone resulting in more than 1.5 kilograms of crystal meth (ya ice) and more than 2,000 pills methamphetamine (ya bah) being seized. The remaining arrests saw three firearms and ammunition seized, along with an assortment of drugs.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148723-phuket-drug-raid-nets-15kg-of-ya-ice-host-of-firearms/

 

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Thai attacked over coronavirus ‘Asian prejudice’ in London

By The Nation

 

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A Thai man was attacked and poked fun at over the Covid-19 coronavirus in London, leading to Royal Thai Embassy officials taking him to hospital after he sustained a broken nose, Foreign Ministry spokesman Cherdkiat Atthakor said today (February 17).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148750-thai-attacked-over-coronavirus-‘asian-prejudice’-in-london/

 

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Two fathers demand action against Japan over parental child abduction

 

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FILE PHOTO: A woman takes a photo of an illuminated ice sculpture at the Sapporo Snow Festival in Sapporo, northern Japan on February 7, 2007. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao/File Photo

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Two European fathers who live in Japan will urge EU lawmakers this week to increase pressure on Tokyo to tackle parental child abduction by changing a law that does not recognise joint child custody following divorce.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148751-two-fathers-demand-action-against-japan-over-parental-child-abduction/

 

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Virus time crime: Hong Kong police bust toilet paper gang

 

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FILE PHOTO: People wear masks as they walk past rolls of toilet paper at a market, following the outbreak of a new coronavirus, in Hong Kong, China February 8, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

 

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Knife-wielding robbers in Hong Kong stole 50 packs of toilet paper rolls from a supermarket delivery man, police said on Monday, in a sign of the times for a city worried sick by the coronavirus outbreak across the causeway in mainland China.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148752-virus-time-crime-hong-kong-police-bust-toilet-paper-gang/

 

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Ex-minister Yongyuth sent to prison in land-graft case

By The Nation

 

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Yongyuth Wichaidit

 

Former interior minister and Pheu Thai Party ex-leader Yongyuth Wichaidit, 78, who was accused of land corruption in a case involving the Alpine Golf Club, was taken to Bangkok Remand Prison to serve a two-year imprisonment sentence handed down by the Court of First Instance and the Court of Appeals on February 28, 2019.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148721-ex-pheu-thai-leader-yongyuth-vichaidit-to-serve-2-years-in-prison/?do=findComment&comment=15069807

 

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Songkran holiday extension being discussed

By The Nation

 

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Wissanu Krea-ngam

 

The economic sector is discussing an extension of holidays during the Songkran festival – from April 11-19 – before it proposes the measure to the government on February 18, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148757-songkran-holiday-extension-being-discussed/

 

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Thailand Open raises over $50,000 for breast cancer charity

 

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Photo by GSB Thailand Open

 

HUA HIN, Thailand - Thanks to the fundraising activities of the GSB Thailand Open presented by E@ and its associated supporters Proud Group, APG and WTA Charities, over THB 1.6 million (around US$53,000) has been raised for the Queen Sirikit Centre for Breast Cancer Foundation.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148760-thailand-open-raises-over-50000-for-breast-cancer-charity/

 

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Martin Freeman admits to smacking his kids and calling them ‘little f***ers’ when they were very young

By Thea Jacobs

 

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Martin Freeman has admitted smacking his kids and calling them 'little f***ers' when they were very youngCredit: Getty Images - Getty

 

ACTOR Martin Freeman has admitted smacking his kids and calling them “little f***ers” when they were very young.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148762-martin-freeman-admits-to-smacking-his-kids-and-calling-them-‘little-fers’-when-they-were-very-young/

 

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