THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 16 Apr 2020

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Video: I was only kidding! Thai man pays 1,000 baht fine for "spitting" incident

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported that a 43 year old man turned himself in to Khu Khot police in Pathum Thani north of Bangkok after a video showed him apparently spitting in the direction of a staffer at a convenience store. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159839-video-i-was-only-kidding-thai-man-pays-1000-baht-fine-for-spitting-incident/

 

 

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Covid-19: Top ten places for curfew breaking announced - Pathum Thani crowned!

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Government Covid-19 spokesman Dr Thaweesin Visanuyothin gave the latest figures for people breaking the 10 pm to 4 am curfew in Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159841-covid-19-top-ten-places-for-curfew-breaking-announced-pathum-thani-crowned/

 

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Financial relief approved for employees affected by Covid-19 outbreak

By THE NATION

 

Labour ministry permanent secretary Sutthi Sukosol

 

Employees whose businesses were not ordered to shut down by the government but are still affected by Covid-19 situation will get compensation under the social security scheme, the Cabinet agreed on Wednesday (April 15).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159842-financial-relief-approved-for-employees-affected-by-covid-19-outbreak/

 

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Hot weather and thundershowers forecast for upper Thailand, heavy rains in the South

By THE NATION

 

 

The Thailand Meteorological Department forecast on Thursday (April 16) that a thermal low covers upper Thailand while the southerly and the southeasterly winds blow humidity into the lower North, the Northeast, the Central and the East regions.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159843-hot-weather-and-thundershowers-forecast-for-upper-thailand-heavy-rains-in-the-south/

 

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"Welcome back, this way for quarantine!" Thais stranded in neighboring countries set to return on Saturday

 

 

Thailand's Immigration Bureau said yesterday that they would be working with other agencies to allow Thais in neighboring countries back into Thailand on April 18th, next Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159845-welcome-back-this-way-for-quarantine-thais-stranded-in-neighboring-countries-set-to-return-on-saturday/

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Permanent residence: Thailand welcomes foreign investors and people with families

 

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The Ministry of the Interior presented proposals to the government that will see many foreigners eligible for permanent residency. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159848-permanent-residence-thailand-welcomes-foreign-investors-and-people-with-families/

 

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Please help me find my Japanese dad lost on Doi Inthanon two years ago - 150K reward

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Two years after a Japanese man went missing on Doi Inthanon in Chiang Mai, his son has again appealed for help in tracing his dad. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159851-please-help-me-find-my-japanese-dad-lost-on-doi-inthanon-two-years-ago-150k-reward/

 

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Exhausted on the frontline against Covid-19 - without proper PPE

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A picture being widely shared and commented upon on Thai social media showed a doctor sitting exhausted up against a wall in the corridor of a quarantine facility. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159856-exhausted-on-the-frontline-against-covid-19-without-proper-ppe/

 

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Pattaya: Police arrest husband who stabbed ex wife to death

 

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Pattaya police announced the arrest of a 52 year old man who stabbed his ex wife to death yesterday morning. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159857-pattaya-police-arrest-husband-who-stabbed-ex-wife-to-death/

 

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Cabinet acknowledges establishment of committee to oversee government assistance

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - A meeting of cabinet ministers has acknowledged the Office of the Prime Minister’s order to set up a committee to ensure that the government’s assistance for those who have been affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) will reach the targeted people in a fair, transparent and efficient manner.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159863-thai-cabinet-acknowledges-establishment-of-committee-to-oversee-government-assistance/

 

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Captain Tom, 99, raises $10 million with a walk in his UK garden

 

Retired British Army Captain Tom Moore, 99, walks to raise money for health workers, by attempting to walk the length of his garden one hundred times before his 100th birthday later this month, in Britain in this undated handout taken sometime April 2020. Maytrix Group/Handout via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - A 99-year-old war veteran has become a celebrity by raising at least 8.5 million pounds ($10.7 million) for Britain's health service with a walk around his garden in the coronavirus crisis.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159866-captain-tom-99-raises-10-million-with-a-walk-in-his-uk-garden/

 

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Another fall in new COVID-19 cases in Thailand

 

 

Thailand on Thursday reported 29 new COVID-19 cases and 3 more deaths.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159868-another-fall-in-new-covid-19-cases-in-thailand/

 

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Trump says U.S. investigating whether virus came from Wuhan lab

By Steve Holland and David Brunnstrom

 

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 15, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his government is trying to determine whether the coronavirus emanated from a lab in Wuhan, China, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Beijing "needs to come clean" on what they know.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159874-trump says-us-investigating-whether-virus-came-from wuhan lab/

 

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Din Daeng, Bang Na toll plazas closed until May 21

By The Nation

 

 

The Din Daeng Toll Plaza (0, 1, and 2 channels) and Bang Na Toll Plaza (1, 2, 3, and 4 channels) will be closed for maintenance from April 16 to May 21, the Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT) said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159876-din-daeng-bang-na-toll-plazas-closed-until-may-21/

 

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Port Authority offers relief to customers

By The Nation

 

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The Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) is offering discounted fees and more lenient credit terms to customers as Covid-19 has taken a heavy toll on the global sea transportation business.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159891-port-authority-offers-relief-to-customers/

 

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Uttaradit province extends alcohol ban till April 30

By THE NATION

 

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Uttaradit Governor Thanakorn Ungchitpaisarn on Thursday (April 16) extended the ban on alcohol beverage sales from April 18-30.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159892-uttaradit-province-extends-alcohol-ban-till-april-30/

 

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Industry Ministry begins face mask deliveries

By THE NATION

 

 

The first batch of face masks produced by the Industry Ministry for Bangkok and other high-risk provinces has been distributed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159894-thai-industry-ministry-begins-face-mask-deliveries/

 

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Distressed mother threatens to throw child off Bangkok bridge

By The Nation

 

 

Photographs of a mother threatening to throw her daughter off Bangkok’s Memorial Bridge and then commit suicide went viral yesterday (April 15), after being shared on the Facebook account of an eyewitness.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159898-distressed-mother-threatens-to-throw-child-off-bangkok-bridge/

 

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Migrant workers allowed extension of stay until Nov 30

By The Nation

 

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The government has approved extension of stay for migrant labourers up to November 30, exempting them from overstay penalty.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159900-migrant-workers-allowed-extension-of-stay-until-nov-30/

 

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Sale or consumption of alcoholic drinks banned in Nakhon Pathom

By THE NATION

 

 

Nakhon Pathom province on Wednesday (April 15) banned the sale and consumption of alcohol from April 20 to 30.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159902-sale-or-consumption-of-alcoholic-drinks-banned-in-nakhon-pathom/

 

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Phuket officials report zero new COVID-19 cases

By The Phuket News

 

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PHUKET: The Phuket Communicable Disease Committee today (Apr 16) announced zero new cases of people infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus in Phuket.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159905-phuket-officials-report-zero-new-covid-19-cases/

 

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Man arrested for forging Covid-19 test certificates

By THE NATION

 

 

A Thai man has been arrested for forging Covid-19 test certificates, records of 14-day quarantine and other medical documents, police said on Thursday (April 16).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159908-man-arrested-for-forging-covid-19-test-certificates/

 

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Thousands of prisoners released 'to ease crowding in jails

By The Nation

 

Narat Sawettanan

 

The release of nearly 8,000 inmates in recent months is aimed at reducing the crowdedness inside prisons, Corrections Department director-general Narat Sawettanan said on Thursday (April 16).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159909-thousands-of-prisoners-released-to-ease-crowding-in-jails/

 

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Siam City Cement to close Saraburi plant

By The Nation

 

 

Siam City Cement Pcl today (April 16) announced it is closing its factory in Saraburi province, as demand for cement dwindles during the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159913-siam-city-cement-to-close-saraburi-plant/

 

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Israel's Netanyahu, Gantz miss government deal deadline, deadlock persists

By Maayan Lubell

 

FILE PHOTO: A combination picture shows Benny Gantz, leader of Blue and White party, in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 23, 2019 and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Kiryat Malachi, Israel March 1, 2020. REUTERS/Corinna Kern, Amir Cohen/File Photo

 

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - A countdown to a fourth election in Israel in more than a year of political deadlock began on Thursday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and main rival Benny Gantz missed a deadline to form a government.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159919-israels-netanyahu-gantz-miss-government-deal-deadline-deadlock-persists/

 

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SRT heeds request from Uttaradit authorities to cancel train service

By The Nation

 

 

The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has temporarily cancelled the Bangkok-Den Chai trains No 111 and 112.  Acting SRT Governor Worawut Mala said on Thursday (April 16) that passengers can apply for ticket refund from Thursday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159921-srt-heeds-request-from-uttaradit-authorities-to-cancel-train-service/

 

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Large discounts on consumer goods until June 30

By The Nation

 

 

In a move to help people affected by the Covid-19 crisis, the Commerce Ministry has decided to reduce the price of 72 consumer products by between 5 and 58 per cent.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159929-large-discounts-on-consumer-goods-until-june-30/

 

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Taweesin says end of lockdown in sight – if people stay home

By The Nation

 

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People cooperating with self-isolation measures has resulted in an absence of new coronavirus cases in many provinces over the past two weeks, Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesman of the government's Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said on Thursday (April 16).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159930-taweesin-says-end-of-lockdown-in-sight-–-if-people-stay-home/

 

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Covid-19 patient puts 28 medics in Narathiwat at risk by concealing history

By THE NATION

 

 

A Covid-19 patient, whose identity is concealed, has put 28 medical personnel in Narathiwat’s Ruso Hospital at risk by not revealing their complete medical history, the hospital director announced on Wednesday (April 15).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159931-covid-19-patient-puts-28-medics-in-narathiwat-at-risk-by-concealing-history/

 

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'Too early' to lift UK lockdown but coronavirus outbreak peaking, minister says

By Guy Faulconbridge, Kate Holton

 

A woman waits at a bus stop wearing a protective face mask as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in London, Britain, April 15, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley

 

LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom’s novel coronavirus outbreak is starting to peak but it is too early to lift the lockdown because the virus would “run rampant” if the government eased social distancing measures, Health Minister Matt Hancock said on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1159932-too-early-to-lift-uk-lockdown-but-coronavirus-outbreak-peaking-minister-says/