THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 15 Apr 2020

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Thaivisa announces new charity partnership with the Samaritans of Thailand

 

 

Thaivisa is pleased to announce the launch of a new partnership with the Samaritans of Thailand, a charity which provides vital emotional support to anyone in distress or at risk of suicide.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159500-thaivisa-announces-new-charity-partnership-with-the-samaritans-of-thailand/

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Thai economy could lose over $40 billion if virus crisis goes beyond second quarter

 

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the almost deserted Chinatown, one of the city's top tourist spots, in Bangkok, Thailand March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand’s economy is expected to lose 1.3 trillion baht (nearly $40 billion), almost all of it in the tourist sector, due to the initial impact of the coronavirus pandemic, a banking association said on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159544-thai-economy-could-lose-over-40-billion-if-virus-crisis-goes-beyond-second-quarter/

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Phuket Governor holds to April 30 deadline to ‘end COVID spread’

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Governor Phakaphong delivered his expectation today (Apr 14). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET:-- Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana today (Apr 14) maintained his goal of ending the spread of COVID in Phuket by April 30.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159570-phuket-governor-holds-to-april-30-deadline-to-‘end-covid-spread’/

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Country fast running out of drugs for chronic diseases

By The Nation

 

 

The Pharmaceutical Council has asked the government to build up its reserves of medicines for chronic conditions because it is expecting severe shortages within a month.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159524-country-fast-running-out-of-drugs-for-chronic-diseases/

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Obama on board - Democrat Biden lands key endorsement in White House race

By Trevor Hunnicutt and James Oliphant

 

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (R) interjects as President Barack Obama delivers remarks at a reception for the 25th anniversary of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics at the White House in Washington, October 15, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Barack Obama endorsed Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee on Tuesday, breaking his silence to help his former vice president's efforts to unite the party and energize its voters ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159601-obama on-board-democrat-biden-lands-key-endorsement-in-white-house-race/

 

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Restrictions can be lifted, but very gradually, experts say

By Pakorn Phuengnet
The Nation

 

Few cars on Bangkok’s streets while people start to discuss about some easing of lockdown restrictions . NationPhoto by Korbphuk Phromrekha

 

Experts suggest that restrictions can be eased in some areas, provided it is not done all at once and everywhere.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159602-restrictions-can-be-lifted-but-very-gradually-experts-say/

 

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Biofuel promotion put off as ethanol needed for sterilisation products

By The Nation

 

Sontirat Sontijirawong, Minister of Energy

 

The Energy Ministry has postponed plans to promote the use of biofuels until the Covid-19 outbreak is eased.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159603-biofuel-promotion-put-off-as-ethanol-needed-for-sterilisation-products/

 

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EC reveals details of criminal action against Thanathorn

By The Nation

 

Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit

 

The Election Commission (EC) has disclosed details of the criminal case it has lodged against Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, former leader of the now-dissolved Future Forward Party, after he was disqualified as MP by the Constitutional Court in November last year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159604-ec-reveals-details-of-criminal-action-against-thanathorn/

 

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Kingdom has enough resources to beat crisis: Thai Bankers Association

By THE NATION

 

 

The Thai Bankers' Association (TBA) estimates the Covid-19 crisis may cost the Thai economy more than Bt1.3 trillion, but says government measures will mitigate the recession.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159544-thai-economy-could-lose-over-40-billion-if-virus-crisis-goes-beyond-second-quarter/?do=findComment&comment=15296118

 

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Udon Thani set to ease lockdown after infections subside

By THE NATION

 

 

Udon Thani Governor Nirat Pongsithithaworn announced on Tuesday (April 14) that lockdown measures and other restrictions on daily life may be eased on Friday (April 17) if the province reaches the milestone of 14 consecutive days with no new infections.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159606-udon-thani-set-to-ease-lockdown-after-infections-subside/

 

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Textile, garment industry suffers badly from contagion crisis

By The Nation

 

File Photo

 

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic is expected to hit Thailand’s textile and garment industry hard, with as many as half the companies in this and related industries expected to shut down, leaving up to 200,000 people unemployed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159608-thailands-textile-garment-industry-suffers-badly-from-contagion-crisis/

 

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Insta-star wars: China tensions in Southeast Asia flare online

By Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Fanny Potkin

 

 

 

A mobile phone displays an internet meme in online fight between Chinese nationalists and Thai netizens and their supporters in Honk Kong and Taiwan, in this illustration taken on April, 14, 2020. REUTERS/Matthew Tostevin/Illustration

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Social media anger from Chinese nationalists over a Thai internet model's comments on the coronavirus has set off a storm, uniting pro-democracy campaigners against pro-Beijing cyber-warriors, with insults and mocking memes flying.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159609-coronavirus-china-thailand-social-media-war-escalates/

 

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Thailand Confronts its Triple Disaster in 2020

The confluence of COVID, droughts, and raging forest fires have combined to produce a perfect storm of challenges for the government.

By Erin Cook

   

This year was always going to be a tough one for Thailand, with the government led by Prayut Chan-o-cha trying to manage continuing political and economic challenges following last year’s contentious elections as well as rising domestic discontent that has rocked the country.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159611-thailand-confronts-its-triple-disaster-in-2020/

 

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Deputy PM Prawit offers moral support to medical staff at Chulabhorn Royal Academy Hospital

 

   

BANGKOK(NNT)-CAT Telecom public company limited provided accommodation for medical staff from Chulabhorn Royal Academy to help prevent further spread of COVID-19 among them. Deputy Prime Minister has expressed his appreciation for their dedication to helping the public.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159612-deputy-pm-prawit-offers-moral-support-to-medical-staff-at-chulabhorn-royal-academy-hospital/

 

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CCSA insists fewer new cases not from testing less

 

   

BANGKOK(NNT)-The government’s COVID-19 center has insisted the lower number of new COVID-19 cases announced each day is not due to an alleged lesser number of tests, while health authorities are working to increase test numbers according to the situation.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159613-ccsa-insists-fewer-new-covid-19-cases-not-from-testing-less/

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New York hospitalizations fall for first time in coronavirus pandemic: governor

By Nathan Layne and Maria Caspani

 

People stand and cheer for healthcare workers outside Mount Sinai West Hospital at 7pm on Manhattan's Upper West Side during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, New York, U.S., April 13, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar

 

(Reuters) - The total number of people hospitalized in New York fell for the first time since the onset of the coronavirus outbreak, a further sign the state at the epicenter may be at the peak of its crisis, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159614-new-york-hospitalizations-fall-for-first-time-in-coronavirus-pandemic-governor/

 

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Trump says he is halting World Health Organization funding over handling of coronavirus

 

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the daily coronavirus task force briefing in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has instructed his administration to at least temporarily halt funding to the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159617-trump-says-he-is-halting-world-health-organization-funding-over-handling-of-coronavirus/

 

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'Bigger than winning the war' - WWII vet, aged 99, survives coronavirus in Brazil

 

Brazilian 99-year-old former WWII combatant Ermando Armelino Piveta gestures as he leaves the Armed Forces Hospital, after being treated for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and discharged, in Brasilia, Brazil, April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

 

BRASILIA (Reuters) - World War Two veteran Ermando Piveta, aged 99, became the oldest Brazilian to recover from the coronavirus on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159618-bigger-than-winning-the-war-wwii-vet-aged-99-survives-coronavirus-in-brazil/

 

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Most U.S. healthcare workers who contracted coronavirus likely infected at work: CDC

By Vishwadha Chander

 

FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker speaks with a patient outside the emergency center at Maimonides Medical Center during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., April 13, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

 

(Reuters) - More than half of U.S. healthcare personnel infected with the new coronavirus likely contracted it via contact with an infected patient or coworker, new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggest.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159619-most-us-healthcare-workers-who-contracted-coronavirus-likely-infected-at-work-cdc/

 

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Trump approval rises, but more Americans support Biden for president

By Chris Kahn

 

FILE PHOTO: Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the 11th Democratic candidates debate of the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign, held in CNN's Washington studios without an audience because of the global coronavirus pandemic, in Washington, U.S., March 15, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The number of Americans who approve of President Donald Trump rose by 5 percentage points over the past week, but registered voters still favored Democrat Joe Biden for president by a small margin, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159623-trump-approval-rises-but-more-americans-support-biden-for-president/

 

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Moscow's lockdown permit system fuels surveillance fears

By Tom Balmforth

 

FILE PHOTO: A medical specialist wearing protective gear stands outside a hospital for patients infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the outskirts of Moscow, Russia April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow authorities said on Tuesday they had revoked 900,000 travel permits for use during the coronavirus lockdown because they contained false data, fuelling fears that the state was using the epidemic to tighten its surveillance of citizens.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159625-moscows-lockdown-permit-system-fuels-surveillance-fears/

 

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Covid-19: Health official denies worker died after getting infected from corpse

 

Picture: Thai PBS

 

A leading figure in the fight against coronavirus in Thailand has said that it is untrue that a forensic worker had died after contracting the virus from a dead body.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159626-covid-19-health-official-denies-worker-died-after-getting-infected-from-corpse/

 

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China reports 46 new coronavirus cases in mainland vs 89 day earlier

 

People wearing face masks are seen at a main shopping area after the lockdown was lifted in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province and China's epicentre of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported 46 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the mainland, compared with 89 cases a day earlier, according to the National Health Commission on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159630-china-reports-46-new-coronavirus-cases-in-mainland-vs-89-day-earlier/

 

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Khon Kaen: Bad news for drinkers - Covid-19 alcohol ban extended to end of the month

 

File photo

 

The governor of Khon Kaen has decided to extend the ban on alcohol sales in his province until the end of the month. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159635-khon-kaen-bad-news-for-drinkers-covid-19-alcohol-ban-extended-to-end-of-the-month/

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ATM attack: Don't blame me, says Thai man, I couldn't get any "Lao Khao"

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A construction worker and serial drunkard told police that he had no intention of really stealing money from a Rayong bank ATM. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159643-atm-attack-dont-blame-me-says-thai-man-i-couldnt-get-any-lao-khao/

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Gold shops face liquidity crisis as rising price tempts people to cash in

By THE NATION

 

 

The price of gold continues its rising trend and could soar beyond the Bt27,100 mark it hit eight years ago, Gold Traders Association president Jitti Tangsitphakdi said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159437-gold-shops-suffer-lack-of-cash-as-people-rush-to-sell-their-jewellery/?do=findComment&comment=15296796

 

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Pattaya: New lockdown to begin Thursday, new travel requirements for foreigners, restrictions to be eased on some businesses

 

Image: PR Pattaya

 

Thai media reported that Pattaya's lock down - version #2 after a dismal failure last week - will finally begin on Thursday at 6 am.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159645-pattaya-new-lockdown-to-begin-thursday-new-travel-requirements-for-foreigners-restrictions-to-be-eased-on-some-businesses/

 

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Thai netizens outraged over woman’s claims she barbecued endangered wildcat

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Netizens were shocked after a woman posted a picture of a dead wildcat on Facebook saying they were going to barbecue the animal and serve it up in a nice spicy dish. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159646-thai-netizens-outraged-over-woman’s-claims-she-barbecued-endangered-wildcat/

 

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Trat: Moonshine finishes off drinker who didn't listen to mum

 

 

Trat police and medical staff went to a convenience store in Muang district where they found 58 year old Wasan dead. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159647-trat-moonshine-finishes-off-drinker-who-didnt-listen-to-mum/

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Covid-19: Don't you know there's a beach ban! Come on Pattaya, this is serious!

 

Picture: Pattaya City

 

Tourists and locals in Pattaya are not taking the beach ban seriously, many online have claimed. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159649-covid-19-dont-you-know-theres-a-beach-ban-come-on-pattaya-this-is-serious/