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Thailand extends foreigners' visas as coronavirus cases slow

 

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's cabinet approved a second automatic visa extension for foreigners for three more months on Tuesday, in a bid to prevent long queues at immigration centres and stem the spread of the coronavirus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160719-thailand-extends-foreigners-visas-for-a-second-time-as-coronavirus-cases-slow/

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Get ready to be hit by seasonal flu, dengue now, say doctors

By The Nation

 

 

Apart from the continued threat of Covid-19, Thais are now being urged to prepare for seasonal influenza and dengue now that the rainy season is approaching.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160721-get-ready-to-be-hit-by-seasonal-flu-dengue-now-say-doctors/

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THAI to take back stranded Aussie, Kiwi tourists and bring back Thais

By THE NATION

 

 

Thai Airways International (THAI), in coordination with the Foreign Ministry and the embassies of Australia and New Zealand in Bangkok, will fly tourists from the two countries who have been stranded here and the Thais stuck there back home on the following flights:

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160711-thai-to-take-back-stranded-aussie-kiwi-tourists-and-bring-back-thais/

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Soldiers compensate parents of drug suspect who died after interrogation

By The Nation

 

 

An Army unit under investigation after 11 of its soldiers allegedly tortured and killed a man in Nakhon Phanom province has sent representatives to compensate the victim’s parents at his funeral.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160720-soldiers-compensate-parents-of-drug-suspect-who-died-after-interrogation/

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Airbus pulls out of U-Tapao airport project

By THE NATION

 

 

A planned 11-billion-baht joint venture between Airbus and Thai Airways to develop a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility at Rayong’s U-Tapao Airport has fallen victim to the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160759-airbus-pulls-out-of-u-tapao-airport-project/

 

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Anti-graft watchdog asked to probe Laem Chabang project

By The Nation

 

 

The Port Authority of Thailand on Tuesday (April 21) filed a complaint with the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), asking it to inspect the commission tasked with selecting a private company to undertake third-phase construction of Laem Chabang Port in Chonburi.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160760-anti-graft-watchdog-asked-to-probe-laem-chabang-project/

 

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CCSA panel comes up with guidelines for reopening venues

By The Nation

 

 

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has established a working group to come up with measures and procedures for venues nationwide.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160761-ccsa-panel-comes-up-with-guidelines-for-reopening-venues/

 

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Cautious steps towards reviving the economy

By The Nation

 

 

After a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday (April 21), Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said that though there are fewer new Covid-19 infections, the authorities need to be very cautious with the steps they take. He added that he will not be pressured into anything, but will consider every fact thoroughly before making a decision otherwise all the good work done so far will be lost.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160762-cautious-steps-towards-reviving-the-economy/

 

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Self-employed workers top list of virus-hit occupations

By The Nation

 

 

The Public Health Ministry has reported the 20 occupations that have recorded most coronavirus infections, Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesman of the government's Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said on Tuesday (April 21).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160763-self-employed-workers-top-list-of-virus-hit-occupations/

 

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Mae Hong Son declared Covid-free after 5 patients recover

By THE NATION

 

 

The governor of Mae Hong Son announced today (April 21) that all five confirmed cases in the northern province have recovered and been discharged from hospital.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160764-mae-hong-son-declared-covid-free-after-5-patients-recover/

 

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Ministry hatches plan to solve egg shortage in South

By The Nation

 

Photo Credit: PxHere

 

The Commerce Ministry has ordered its offices in the three southern border provinces to collect data on the demand of eggs and ensure that there is no shortage during this crisis period.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160765-ministry-hatches-plan-to-solve-egg-shortage-in-south/

 

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Chonburi remains no new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday April 21

By Pattaya Mail

 

 

Jomtien Beach, Pattaya City, Chonburi Province.

 

Chonburi Public Health Office reported at 8 a.m. today (April 21) that the number of accumulated coronavirus (COVID-19) cases is still staying at 85. Among them 21 are being treated in hospitals. 62 recovered and returned home. 2 were previously reported dead, including 1 Russian and 1 French. No new infections were reported.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160767-chonburi-remains-no-new-covid-19-cases-on-tuesday-april-21/

 

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2-year-old takes wander around Pattaya

By Patcharapol Panrak

 

Pidthum Phocharoen (with cane) called police (standing with motorcycle) after discovering 2-year-old Nantakorn Permthong happily playing in his yard after he wandered off while his older sister Wassana Permthong fell asleep.

 

A Pattaya grandfather saved a 2-year-old who wandered away from his babysitting older sister.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160768-2-year-old-takes-wander-around-pattaya/

 

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Ireland to ban gatherings of more than 5,000 until end of August

 

FILE PHOTO: General view of West Link motorway, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Belfast, Northern Ireland, April 19, 2020. REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff

 

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland on Tuesday banned large-scale public events until the end of August at the earliest in a bid to rein in the coronavirus outbreak.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160770-ireland-to-ban-gatherings-of-more-than-5000-until-end-of-august/

 

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Trump says he will suspend all immigration into U.S. over coronavirus

By Jeff Mason

 

U.S. President Donald Trump points to a reporter as he answers questions during the daily coronavirus task force briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday he will suspend all immigration into the United States temporarily through an executive order in response to the coronavirus outbreak and to protect American jobs.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160771-trump-says-he-will-suspend-all-immigration-into-us-over-coronavirus/

 

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Drug championed by Trump for coronavirus shows no benefit, possible harm in study awaiting validation

By Deena Beasley

 

FILE PHOTO: Researchers at the Microbiology Research Facility work with coronavirus samples as a trial begins to see whether malaria treatment hydroxychloroquine can prevent or reduce the severity of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. March 19, 2020. REUTERS/Craig Lassig

 

(Reuters) - An old malaria drug touted by U.S. President Donald Trump as a "game changer" in the fight against the coronavirus provided no benefit and potentially higher risk of death for patients at U.S. veterans hospitals, according to an analysis that has been submitted for expert review.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160773-drug-championed-by-trump-for-coronavirus-shows-no-benefit-possible-harm-in-study-awaiting-validation/

 

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Thailand pledges to protect women who report sexual abuse

By Nanchanok Wongsamuth

 

A woman walks past birdcages after she crossed the border from Malaysia into Thailand in Sungai Kolok in southern Narathiwat province March 8, 2013. Last week, in a deal brought about with the help of Malaysia, Thailand agreed to pursue a peace talks with the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN), one of the Muslim groups fighting for autonomy in the south. Resistance to Buddhist rule from Bangkok has existed for decades in the predominantly Muslim provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat, which were part of a Malay sultanate before being annexed by Thailand in 1909. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

 

BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Thailand stepped up efforts to tackle sexual harassment on Tuesday, pledging to protect victims who come forward and to investigate complaints of abuse experienced by one in five Thais.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160774-thailand pledges-to-protect-women-who-report-sexual-abuse/

 

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New York's Cuomo says he and Trump discussed need for coronavirus tests

By Doina Chiacu and Steve Holland

 

FILE PHOTO: New York governor Andrew Cuomo speaks in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and President Donald Trump praised their White House meeting on Tuesday as productive, saying it focused on New York's need for more coronavirus testing and how to get it.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160775-new-yorks-cuomo-says-he-and-trump-discussed-need-for-coronavirus-tests/

 

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U.S. coronavirus deaths top 45,000, doubling in little over a week: Reuters tally

By Lisa Shumaker

 

FILE PHOTO: A nurse wearing personal protective equipment watches an ambulance driving away outside of Elmhurst Hospital during the ongoing outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Queens borough of New York, U.S., April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

 

(Reuters) - U.S. coronavirus deaths topped 45,000 on Tuesday doubling in a little over a week as cases climbed to over 800,000, according to a Reuters tally.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160776-us-coronavirus-deaths-top-45000-doubling-in-little-over-a-week-reuters-tally/

 

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United Auto Workers union endorses Biden for president

By David Shepardson

 

FILE PHOTO: Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic at an event in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The 400,000-member United Auto Workers union endorsed Joe Biden's U.S. presidential bid on Tuesday, giving the Democrat a potential boost in his efforts to win over working-class voters in states that will decide the Nov. 3 election.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160777-united-auto-workers-union-endorses-biden-for-president/

 

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CDC chief warns second COVID-19 wave may be worse, arriving with flu season

 

FILE PHOTO: Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Dr. Robert Redfield testifies about coronavirus preparedness and response to the House Government Oversight and Reform Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - A second wave of the coronavirus is expected to hit the United States next winter and could strike much harder than the first because it would likely arrive at the start of influenza season, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160778-cdc-chief-warns-second-covid-19-wave-may-be-worse-arriving-with-flu-season/

 

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How Trump allies have organized and promoted anti-lockdown protests

By Michael Martina, Jarrett Renshaw and Tim Reid

 

FILE PHOTO: Supporters of the Michigan Conservative Coalition protest against the state's extended stay-at-home order, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the Capitol building in Lansing, Michigan, U.S. April 15, 2020. REUTERS/Seth Herald

 

HARRISBURG, Pa./DETROIT (Reuters) - Republican politicians and individuals affiliated with President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign are organizing or promoting anti-lockdown protests across key electoral battleground states, despite the White House's own cautious guidance on relaxing restrictions, interviews with two dozen people involved show.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160781-how-trump-allies-have-organized-and-promoted-anti-lockdown-protests/

 

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$500 billion coronavirus aid package passes U.S. Senate, headed to House

By Susan Cornwell and Patricia Zengerle

 

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to reporters after it was announced U.S. congressional leaders and the White House agreed on nearly $500 billion more in coronavirus relief for the U.S. economy, bringing to nearly $3 trillion the amount allocated to deal with the crisis, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved $484 billion in fresh relief for the U.S. economy and hospitals hammered by the coronavirus pandemic, sending the measure to the House of Representatives for final passage later this week.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160782-500-billion-coronavirus-aid-package-passes-us-senate-headed-to-house/

 

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Koh Samui and the virus: Foreigners apologize for handout mistakes but remain undaunted

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

The municipality, police and health authorities in Koh Samui called in a group of foreigners after their handout of food, drinks and relief supplies to desperate migrant workers was criticized. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160783-koh-samui-and-the-virus-foreigners-apologize-for-handout-mistakes-but-remain-undaunted/

 

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China reports 30 new coronavirus cases in mainland, up from day earlier

 

FILE PHOTO: People wear face masks outside a shopping mall in Beijing as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, China, March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - Mainland China reported on Wednesday 30 new coronavirus cases, 23 of which were so-called imported cases involving travellers from overseas, up from 11 a day earlier.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160787-china-reports-30-new-coronavirus-cases-in-mainland-up-from-day-earlier/

 

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Chonburi: Shopkeeper faces jail for flouting alcohol sales ban

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Protection agencies and the military raided a shop in Samed, Muang Chonburi after they got a tip that the owner was selling alcohol in contravention of the ban on sales in the province. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160788-chonburi-shopkeeper-faces-jail-for-flouting-alcohol-sales-ban/

 

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Weymouth man would rather be stuck in Thailand during coronavirus pandemic

By Ellie Maslin

 

Weymouth resident Paul Whittall has described the coronavirus situation in Thailand Picture: Paul Whittall

 

THE contrast between coronavirus management in Thailand and the UK has been laid bare by a Weymouth resident who said he is relieved to be stuck in Phuket for the time being.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160791-british-man-would-rather-be-stuck-in-thailand-during-coronavirus-pandemic/

 

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Covid-19: "Kind hearted lady" distributing charity to homeless is prosecuted by Bangkok police

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A woman described in the media as a "kind hearted lady" will have to explain herself in court. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160793-covid-19-kind-hearted-lady-distributing-charity-to-homeless-is-prosecuted-by-bangkok-police/

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Bangkok: Deputy governor investigates after random checks turn up no Covid-19 cases

 

Picture: INN

 

One of Bangkok's deputy governors went to investigate a major checkpoint on Rama 2 Road on the Thonburi side of Bangkok. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160794-bangkok-deputy-governor-investigates-after-random-checks-turn-up-no-covid-19-cases/

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Border alert after armed bank robber steals 100,000 baht from BAAC 

 

Picture: MCOT

 

Bangkok's deputy commissioner of police updated the press on the case of an armed robber who stole more than 100,000 baht from a BAAC bank branch in Prawet district on Monday last week. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1160797-border-alert-after-armed-bank-robber-steals-100000-baht-from-baac /