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Booze industry urges govt to lift prohibition

By THE NATION

 

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Alcohol-industry organisations have asked the prime minister to lift the ban on selling alcohol, imposed as part of measures to curb the spread of Covid-19. The request came in a proposal from seven organisations – led by the Thai Fruit Wine and Local Spirit Producer Association, Thailand Bartender Association, and Thai Wine Association – to ease alcohol-related restrictions.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161659-booze-industry-urges-govt-to-lift-prohibition/ 

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Thai Airways to press ahead with maintenance facility after Airbus withdraws

 

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FILE PHOTO: Thai Airways airplanes are parked at the tarmac of Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand March 25, 2020 REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - State-owned Thai Airways International Pcl (THAI.BK) will press on with a project to build a $339 million (273 million pounds) maintenance facility east of Bangkok after partner Airbus (AIR.PA) dropped out due to the coronavirus outbreak, a senior official said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161694-thai-airways-to-press-ahead-with-maintenance-facility-after-airbus-withdraws/

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Commission to study liquidity of electricity agencies

By The Nation

 

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The Office of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has instructed the country’s three power suppliers – Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat), the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) and the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) – to come up with their annual financial statement so the commission can estimate their cash flow and liquidity.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161712-commission-to-study-liquidity-of-electricity-agencies/

 

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Commerce Minister decides not to propose CPTPP for Cabinet consideration

By THE NATION

 

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Jurin Laksanawisit

 

Commerce Ministry said on Monday (April 27) that the minister Jurin Laksanawisit has decided against proposing the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) to the Cabinet for consideration on Tuesday due to concerns about some issues and the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161713-commerce-minister-decides-not-to-propose-cptpp-for-cabinet-consideration/

 

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Thailand now ready for cautious easing of lockdown restrictions – Dr. Prasit

 

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The COVID-19 situation in Thailand is now entering the phase where lockdown restrictions can be eased, but social distancing and the wearing of face masks are still essential, said Professor Dr. Prasit Wattanapa, Dean of the Faculty of Medicines at Siriraj Hospital and a member of the CCSA’s medical advisory panel.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161719-thailand-now-ready-for-cautious-easing-of-lockdown-restrictions-–-dr-prasit/

 

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Finance Ministry deposits workers’ COVID-19 payments for 1.5 million more people 

Tanakorn Sangiam

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Finance is depositing the 3-month 5,000 baht monthly COVID-19 relief payment to 1.5 million more affected workers and uninsured informal workers.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161722-finance-ministry-deposits-workers’-covid-19-payments-for-15-million-more-people/

 

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Trump faults China for coronavirus' spread, says U.S. investigating

 

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U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a coronavirus response news conference in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that China could have stopped the coronavirus before it swept the globe and said his administration was conducting "serious investigations" into what happened.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161727-trump-faults-china-for-coronavirus-spread-says-us-investigating/

 

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Trump says he has good idea how North Korea's Kim is doing; 'I hope he's fine'

 

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U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a coronavirus response news conference in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he has a good idea how Kim Jong Un is doing and hopes he is fine, after days of speculation over the North Korean leader's health.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161729-trump-says-he-has-good-idea-how-north-koreas-kim-is-doing-i-hope-hes-fine/

 

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Australia allows home visits, opens beaches as virus lockdown eases

 

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People surf as Bondi Beach reopens to surfers and swimmers after it was closed to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), with strict social distancing measures remaining in place, in Sydney, Australia, April 28, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's most populous state said on Tuesday it will relax some restrictions on movement as beaches reopened amid hopes a policy of widespread medical testing will help sustain a decline in new cases of the coronavirus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161731-australia-allows-home-visits-opens-beaches-as-virus-lockdown-eases/

 

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Chile's top health official flaunts WHO guidance, says recovered COVID-19 patients immune

By Dave Sherwood and Stephanie Nebehay

 

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SANTIAGO/GENEVA (Reuters) - Chile's top health official said on Monday that a patient recovered from COVID-19 had little chance of contracting the disease again for least three months, flaunting guidance from World Health Organization scientists who warn of scant evidence for such claims.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161733-chiles-top-health-official-flaunts-who-guidance-says-recovered-covid-19-patients-immune/

 

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Thundershowers forecast all over Thailand, isolated heavy rains in South

By THE NATION

 

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The Meteorological Department said today (April 28) that a rather strong high-pressure system is covering upper Thailand and the South China Sea, while a westerly wind is blowing across the North.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161737-thundershowers-forecast-all-over-thailand-isolated-heavy-rains-in-south/

 

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Pink Line train route steaming towards completion

By THE NATION

 

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The construction of the Pink Line MRT train route (Kaerai-Min Buri) is now 54 per cent complete and should be ready to open for public use on schedule in October 2021 despite the Covid-19 crisis, Surachet Laophulsuk, Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) deputy governor of Engineering and Construction, said on Monday (April 27).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161740-pink-line-train-route-steaming-towards-completion/

 

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EC meeting cancelled after a director contracts Covid-19

By THE NATION

 

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The Election Commission (EC) has cancelled a meeting scheduled for 1.30pm today (April 28) after a director-level official tested positive for Covid-19 as he worked with a legal officer who was earlier infected with the coronavirus, a news source said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161747-ec-meeting-cancelled-after-a-director-contracts-covid-19/

 

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Chon Buri’s Chaoprayasurasak Municipality to give Bt1,000 cash handout

By THE NATION

 

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Chaoprayasurasak City Municipality in Chon Buri will provide a Bt1,000 cash handout to people suffering from the impact of Covid-19. This handout will be in addition to the government’s Bt5,000-per-month campaign.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161761-chon-buri’s-chaoprayasurasak-municipality-to-give-bt1000-cash-handout/

 

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The cheek of it! Asian in the buff is a serial pest with his naked ATM escapades

 

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Cha-Am police were called on Monday evening after they received a complaint from a supermarket manageress that a man had used an ATM at a gas station while wearing absolutely nothing. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1161762-the-cheek-of-it-asian-in-the-buff-is-a-serial-pest-with-his-naked-atm-escapades/

 

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