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Coronavirus relief deal for U.S. small businesses may come Monday: Trump

By Nandita Bose and Susan Cornwell

 

U.S. President Donald Trump attends the daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) task force briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 19, 2020. REUTERS/Al Drago

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democrats and Republicans are near agreement on approving extra money to help small businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic and could seal a deal as early as Monday, President Donald Trump said, despite hopes for a deal on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160439-coronavirus-relief-deal-for-us-small-businesses-may-come-monday-trump/

 

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Trump would be willing to give coronavirus aid to Iran if asked

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) task force briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 19, 2020. REUTERS/Al Drago

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday he would be willing to provide aid to Iran to help deal with the coronavirus pandemic if Tehran requested it.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160440-trump-would-be-willing-to-give-coronavirus-aid-to-iran-if-asked/

 

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China reports 12 new mainland coronavirus cases on April 19, eight imported

 

FILE PHOTO: A staff member sprays disinfectant inside the Beijing South Railway Station in Beijing, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), China April 17, 2020. REUTERS/Huizhong Wu

 

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported 12 new confirmed coronavirus cases on April 19, down from 16 a day earlier, with no new deaths, the country's health authority said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160441-china-reports-12-new-mainland-coronavirus-cases-on-april-19-eight-imported/

 

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UK reports 596 COVID-19 deaths as total tops 16,000

 

People take a walk on New Brighton beach, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Liverpool, Britain, April 19, 2020. REUTERS/Phil Noble

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain reported 596 deaths from COVID-19 in hospitals in its daily update on Sunday, raising the country's total to more than 16,000 as a senior minister said the government's testing target remained 100,000 per day.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160442-uk-reports-596-covid-19-deaths-as-total-tops-16000/

 

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Pattaya City, Sawangboriboon announce food donation spots

By Jetsada Homklin

 

  

Pattaya City, in cooperation with Sawangboriboon Thammasathan Foundation Pattaya and relevant sectors, announced free food and water will be provided at ten areas throughout the city from now until the end of the month.

 

Pattaya City, in cooperation with Sawangboriboon Thammasathan Foundation Pattaya and relevant sectors, announced free food and water will be provided at ten areas throughout the city.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160444-pattaya-city-sawangboriboon-announce-food-donation-spots/

 

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Army private arrested over fatal shooting in Samut Prakarn

By THE NATION

 

 

An Army private surrendered to police in Samut Prakarn’s Meuang district after a shooting on Sunday evening, resulting in the death of one person.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160446-army-private-arrested-over-fatal-shooting-in-samut-prakarn/

 

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Thai police hunt couple behind viral sex toy video

 

Picture: INN

 

Police have launched an investigation after a video which showed a woman playing with a sex toy in public was shared on social media.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160447-thai-police-hunt-couple-behind-viral-sex-toy-video/

 

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Prince Harry and wife Meghan cut ties with four British tabloids - media

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, arrive to attend the Mountbatten Festival of Music at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Britain March 7, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/Pool -/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have cut ties with some of Britain's biggest tabloids and said they will adopt a policy of "zero engagement" with them, British media reported on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160450-prince-harry-and-wife-meghan-cut-ties-with-four-british-tabloids-media/

 

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U.S.' Pence: enough testing available to let states reopen if meet other criteria

 

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) task force briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 19, 2020. REUTERS/Al Drago

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday the United States has enough testing nationwide to allow any state to start lifting lockdown orders forced by the coronavirus, if they have met other criteria.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160453-us-pence-enough-testing-available-to-let-states-reopen-if-meet-other-criteria/

 

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Talks with mobile phone operators may yield 'totally free' service

By THE NATION

 

NBTC secretary-general Thakorn Tanthasit

 

Negotiations with mobile phone operators are nearly complete on measures to help users alleviate their financial burden amid the Covid-19 crisis, National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) secretary-general Thakorn Tanthasit said on his Facebook page on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160454-covid-19-crisis-talks-with-mobile-phone-operators-may-yield-totally-free-service/

 

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Australians told restrictions must stay even as new virus infections slow

By Colin Packham

 

FILE PHOTO: A handful of tourists stand atop the mostly deserted steps of the Sydney Opera House, where scheduled public performances have been cancelled due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Sydney, Australia, March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - More than 150 Australian economists on Monday warned the government against easing social distancing rules aimed at halting the spread of the new coronavirus even as the rate of infections slowed to a multi-week low.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160456-australians-told-restrictions-must-stay-even-as-new-virus-infections-slow/

 

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Farangs in Chiang Mai help desperate Thais after handouts fail to arrive

 

Picture: Chiang Mai News

 

A group of farang residents in Chiang Mai have been praised for helping the Thais in their hour of need. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160463-farangs-in-chiang-mai-help-desperate-thais-after-handouts-fail-to-arrive/

 

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Stuck in Chiang Mai: Stranded foreign tourist spends SIX days at the airport

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported that a female foreign tourist - unable to get a flight home due to the coronavirus pandemic - has been hunkering down at Chiang Mai airport for nearly a week. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160466-stuck-in-chiang-mai-stranded-foreign-tourist-spends-six-days-at-the-airport/

 

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Stranded tourists: Russian couple sleeping under the rocks for weeks after Krabi hotel shuts them out

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A contingent of tourist police found a Russian husband and wife aged about 30 sleeping out in the Tonsai - Railey area of Krabi in southern Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160467-stranded-tourists-russian-couple-sleeping-under-the-rocks-for-weeks-after-krabi-hotel-shuts-them-out/

 

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Stranded tourists: Hundreds lying low in Phangnga but they must pay up for hotels 

 

 

MCOT reported that the authorities in Phangnga in southern Thailand were discussing how to assist 266 foreign tourists stranded in the province due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160472-stranded-tourists-hundreds-lying-low-in-phangnga-but-they-must-pay-up-for-hotels/

 

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Covid-19 Songkran: Hundreds avoid death on the roads thanks to virus!

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Thailand's infamous "Seven Deadly Days" death toll on the roads every Songkran new year holidays has not happened this year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160475-covid-19-songkran-hundreds-avoid-death-on-the-roads-thanks-to-virus/

 

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House ransacked after couple admitted to hospital for Covid-19

By The Nation

 

 

A couple’s house in Phuket province was broken into on Saturday while they were admitted to a hospital due to Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160477-phuket-house-ransacked-after-couple-admitted-to-hospital-for-covid-19/

 

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Pattaya: Police chief warns handout charities to observe social distancing or face shutdown

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

The chief of the Pattaya police has urged charitable organizations and kind hearted individuals handing out cash and food in the city to make sure that social distancing is carried out.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160481-pattaya-police-chief-warns-handout-charities-to-observe-social-distancing-or-face-shutdown/

 

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Almost 300 horses die from sickness

By The Nation

 

 

African horse sickness has killed almost 300 horses, forcing the Department of Livestock Development to collect blood samples from horses in the hope of finding a vaccine.

 

Source: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160483-nakhon-ratchasima-almost-300-horses-die-from-sickness/

 

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Give Bt5,000 to everyone: Thai Labour Party

 

 

More than 20 Thai Labour Party members gathered in front of the Finance Ministry, demanding that the government extend the Bt5,000 handouts to everyone.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160484-give-bt5000-to-everyone-thai-labour-party/

 

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Blame it on the Thai/Euro exchange rate! Foreign pensioner arrested on Thai warrant

 

Picture: INN

 

A foreign man who sought an investor in a deal to buy steel was supposed to return 10 million baht he had previously changed into Euros. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160487-blame-it-on-the-thaieuro-exchange-rate-foreign-pensioner-arrested-on-thai-warrant/

 

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Statement by the Prime Minister on 17 April 2020

 

Prime Minister and Defense Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha on 17 April 2020 issued a statement to inform the people of his upcoming undertakings and other related issues. The following statement was televised on the Television Pool of Thailand.

 

Full statement: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160488-statement-by-the-prime-minister-on-17-april-2020/

 

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Covid-19 farce! Governor and cops retreat as villagers say we don't want quarantine facilities here

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Farcical scenes developed at a village in the southern Thai province of Phatthalung. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160490-covid-19-farce-governor-and-cops-retreat-as-villagers-say-we-dont-want-quarantine-facilities-here/

 

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Number of COVID-19 cases continues to decline

 

FILE PHOTO: Reuters

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Monday reported 27 new coronavirus cases, bringing the nation's total to 2,792 cases, a senior health official said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160491-number-of-covid-19-cases-continues-to-decline/

 

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Pheu Thai denies giving Bt2,000 cash handouts to taxi drivers

By THE NATION

 

 

The Pheu Thai Party today (April 20) denied giving cash handouts of Bt2,000 to taxi drivers after the rumour circulated on Line.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160500-pheu-thai-denies-giving-bt2000-cash-handouts-to-taxi-drivers/

 

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China set to lead Thailand's international tourism recovery from August: C9 Hotelworks

 

Chinese travellers positive outbound travel sentiment set to drive return of Thailand’s position as a global tourism destination

New market research released on Thailand’s appeal as a post Covid-19 holiday market

 

Flightradar24: China’s regional and low-cost airlines have quickly taken to the skies.

 

BANGKOK: A comprehensive new survey of consumers in China’s first tier cities has concluded that 53% of respondents would like to travel overseas within 2020.  Moreso, the most popular months for trips abroad for the remainder of the year are August, October and December. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160505-china-set-to-lead-thailands-international-tourism-recovery-from-august-c9-hotelworks/

 

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Study shows that Covid-19 can survive high temperatures

By THE NATION

 

 

Dr Thiravat Hema-chudha, a senior medical lecturer at Chulalongkorn University, on Sunday (April 19) said heat of 60 degrees Celsius or higher cannot kill Covid-19 or its ability to replicate, when the virus is in a dirty environment.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160506-study-shows-that-covid-19-can-survive-high-temperatures/

 

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Big crowds gather to appeal right to Bt5,000 payments

By THE NATION

 

Phiphat Ekphaphan

 

Hundreds of Phitsanulok residents crowded the townhall on Monday (April 20) to appeal their right to receive the government’s Bt5,000 relief payments.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160507-phitsanulok-big-crowds-gather-to-appeal-right-to-bt5000-payments/

 

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Energy Ministry starts dispatching alcohol for hospitals

By The Nation

 

 

The Energy Ministry delivered the first batch of alcohol under its “United Power to Fight Covid-19” project to the Nonthaburi governor for hospitals in the province, aiming to distribute 2.4 million litres nationwide in 30 days.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160508-energy-ministry-starts-dispatching-alcohol-for-hospitals/

 

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British woman stranded in Chiang Mai airport for a week

By The Nation

 

 

A British woman stranded in Chiang Mai Airport for a week after her flight to Bangkok was cancelled has finally been given a place to stay.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160466-stuck-in-chiang-mai-stranded-foreign-tourist-spends-six-days-at-the-airport/?do=findComment&comment=15317891