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UPDATE:

 

With six new cases, Thailand making constant progress in battle against Covid-19

By THE NATION

 

 

Thailand reported its lowest number of Covid-19 cases in over a months with six new cases confirmed over a 24-hour period and no deaths, Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesman of the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said on Friday (May 1).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162251-thailand reports-six-new-coronavirus-cases-no-deaths/?do=findComment&comment=15363332

 

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Three Cambodians arrested for Patong human-trafficking gang

By The Phuket News

 

The arrests were announced at the Immigration Bureau headquarters in Bangkok. Photo: Immigration Bureau

 

PHUKET: Three Cambodians have been arrested for their involvement in a human-trafficking operation in Patong that saw children beaten with a coat hanger if they failed to make B3,000 a day selling garlands to tourists.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162269-three-cambodians-arrested-for-patong-human-trafficking-gang/

 

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Phuket officials report zero new confirmed COVID cases

By The Phuket News

 

Image: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: The Phuket Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Incident Command Center today (May 1) announced zero new confirmed cases of people infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus, leaving the total number of people in Phuket officially recognised as infected with the disease since the outbreak began at 217.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162271-phuket-officials-report-zero-new-confirmed-covid-cases/

 

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Local administrations ordered to provide ‘milk aid’ to families with infants

 

Image: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana had ordered all 17 municipalities and local administration organisations (OrBorTor) on the island to specifically help families with babies affected by the COVID-19 crisis.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162272-phuket-local-administrations-ordered-to-provide-‘milk-aid’-to-families-with-infants/

 

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Whale shark spotted basking in traffic-free seas

By The Nation

 

 

Fishermen in Surat Thani province on Friday (May 1) posted a video of a whale shark swimming in the sea as a school of blacktip reef shark and black kingfish followed behind.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162273-whale-shark-spotted-basking-in-traffic-free-seas/

 

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SCB reopens most branches in malls, markets

By THE NATION

 

 

Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) on Friday (May 1) reopened 292 out of a total 322 branches in markets and department stores nationwide.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162275-scb-reopens-most-branches-in-malls-markets/

 

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PM asks people to listen to information from CCSA only

 

   

BANGKOK(NNT) - The Prime Minister has confirmed that the easing or addition of social measures at present, is mainly for the safety and health of the people, calling on them to listen to accurate information from the Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) only.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162276-pm-prayut-asks-people-to-listen-to-information-from-ccsa-only/

 

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Some restrictions and screening points lifted on Koh Chang

 

 

Officials on Koh Chang have announced that some of the restrictions put in place to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 have been lifted.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162277-some-restrictions-and-screening-points-lifted-on-koh-chang/

 

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Quarantined inmates break out of Sakon Nakhon prison

By The Nation

 

 

Five inmates staged a daring escape from Sawang Daen Din Prison in Sakon Nakhon province on Friday morning (May 1) after being transferred to a Covid-19 quarantine room.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162295-quarantined-inmates-break-out-of-sakon-nakhon-prison/

 

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Dengue kills one, infects more than 700 in Nakhon Ratchasima

By The Nation

 

 

An outbreak of dengue is spreading rapidly through four provinces in the lower Northeast, where the disease has infected more than 1,000 residents since the start of the year.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162297-dengue-kills-one-infects-more-than-700-in-nakhon-ratchasima/

 

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Aviation authority allows airlines to cancel scheduled summer flights

By The Nation

 

 

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has allowed airlines to cancel their summer flights (March to October) in 2020 without the risk of losing their slots in 2021, but has offered the open slots to other airlines.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162298-aviation-authority-allows-airlines-to-cancel-scheduled-summer-flights/

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SSO confirms Covid-19 pandemic as a force majeure

By The Nation

 

 

The Social Security Office (SSO) has accelerated measures to help pay benefits to the insurer in the event of unemployment due to force majeure -- in the current case the Covid-19 pandemic -- under Article 33.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162299-sso-confirms-covid-19-pandemic-as-a-force-majeure/

 

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Expiry of egg export ban brings farmers relief

By The Nation

 

 

The Commerce Ministry is expected to lift an egg export ban that was due to expire on April 30, which should stabilise agricultural product prices for small businesses, the Livestock Development Department said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162300-expiry-of-egg-export-ban-brings-farmers-relief/

 

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No victories this Labour Day

By The Nation

 

 

Labour Day or “May Day” was first recognised in Thailand in 1932 under prime minister Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram, though it was only endorsed as National Workers Day in 1956 during the reign of King Rama VIII.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162301-no-victories-this-labour-day/

 

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Animals reclaim Phitsanulok national park while humans caged in lockdown

By The Nation

 

 

Wildlife at Thung Salaeng Luang National Park in Phitsanulok province is recovering in the absence of disturbance from visitors, the park chief has revealed.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162302-animals-reclaim-phitsanulok-national-park-while-humans-caged-in-lockdown/

 

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Ranong, with no Covid-19 case, prepares for gradual lifting of restrictions

By THE NATION

 

 

Ranong province is considering a gradual and conditional easing of some restrictions of some venues and activities.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162303-ranong-with-no-covid-19-case-prepares-for-gradual-lifting-of-restrictions/

 

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Britons fear leaving homes even if lockdown lifted, poll shows

 

A rainbow is seen above a road, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain, April 30, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Many Britons would be uncomfortable leaving their homes even if the government ordered the lifting of strict coronavirus lockdown restrictions in a month’s time, according to a poll on Friday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162305-britons-fear-leaving-homes-even-if-lockdown-lifted-poll-shows/

 

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Tourists trickle back to village by China's Great Wall as virus curbs relaxed

 

Tourists visit the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall of China on the first day of the five-day Labour Day holiday following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, on the outskirts of Beijing, China May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

 

GUBEI WATER TOWN, China (Reuters) - The mock Qing dynasty village nestled below the Great Wall would normally be teeming with tourists on Labour Day, but the thin crowds on Friday showed that while China’s coronavirus epidemic has subsided, people’s fears could take longer to fade.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162306-tourists-trickle-back-to-village-by-chinas-great-wall-as-virus-curbs-relaxed/

 

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Australian PM's call for virus inquiry may harm long-term China trade - business leaders

By Kirsty Needham

 

FILE PHOTO: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison departs a joint press conference held with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at Admiralty House in Sydney, Australia, February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian government’s diplomatic stoush with its largest trading partner China over Canberra’s push for a coronavirus inquiry has some of the nation’s top business leaders nervous that economic ties will become irreparably damaged.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162308-australian-pms-call-for-virus-inquiry-may-harm-long-term-china-trade-business-leaders/

 

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AIS extends free call time offer to foreigners

By THE NATION

 

 

Advanced Info Service (AIS) has extended its offer of 100 minutes of free calls to cover foreigners as well as Thai customers.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162314-ais-extends-free-call-time-offer-to-foreigners/

 

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Khon Kaen ready to usher in post-Covid-19 economic era

By THE NATION

 

 

In a move to revive Khon Kaen’s economy after Covid-19, provincial authorities held a video conference on Friday (May 1) with representatives of the public and private sector as well as health officials to brainstorm on the province’s economic outlook and possible stimulus measures.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162315-khon-kaen-ready-to-usher-in-post-covid-19-economic-era/

 

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Pattaya Norwegians offering free food every Thursday

By Warapun Jaikusol

 

H.E. Ambassador Kjersti Rødsmoen and Rev. Onstan Luther oversaw the April 24 charity event on Thappraya Soi 5.

 

The Norwegian Embassy and the Norwegian Seaman’s Church handed out 2,000 bags of food and supplies to Pattaya residents struggling during the coronavirus crisis.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162316-pattaya-norwegians-offering-free-food-every-thursday/

 

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Phuket exodus halted as officials overwhelmed, close bridge

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Officers at the Phuket Check Point try to cope with the volume of people wanting to leave the island earlier today (May 1). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET:-- Hours after opening the bridge for people to leave the island early today (May 1), police ordered the bridge closed to traffic again as officials were overwhelmed by the people wanting to leave Phuket to get home.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162317-phuket-exodus-halted-as-officials-overwhelmed-close-bridge/

 

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Record ozone hole over Arctic in March now closed - U.N.

 

FILE PHOTO: The sun sets over Arctic ice near the 2011 Applied Physics Laboratory Ice Station north of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska in this March 18, 2011 picture. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT)

 

GENEVA (Reuters) - Ozone depletion over the Arctic hit a “record level” in March, the biggest since 2011, but the hole has now closed, the U.N. World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162318-record-ozone-hole-over-arctic-in-march-now-closed-un/

 

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Tony Allen: Afrobeat pioneer and legendary drummer dies aged 79

 

Tony Allen, playing in Brooklyn, New York, in 2010

 

Tributes have been paid to pioneering Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen, who has died aged 79.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162320-tony-allen-afrobeat-pioneer-and-legendary-drummer-dies-aged-79/

 

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Space Jam Sequel Revealed As Space Jam: A New Legacy

By James White

 

 

Even as movies are shut down and cinemas are closed, there is still the future to look forward to, and among the movies headed our way is the title formerly known as Space Jam 2.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162322-space-jam-sequel-revealed-as-space-jam-a-new-legacy/

 

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Madonna claims she has antibodies and is going to 'breathe in the COVID-19 air'

 

Madonna has been on lockdown at her home in California

 

Madonna has said she plans to "breathe in the COVID-19 air" after claiming she has coronavirus antibodies.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162324-coronavirus-madonna-claims-she-has-antibodies-and-is-going-to-breathe-in-the-covid-19-air/

 

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Thailand to lift alcohol sales ban on Sunday

 

 

The ban on the sale of alcohol will be lifted on Sunday, 3 May.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162326-thailand-to-lift-alcohol-sales-ban-on-sunday/

 

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To continue:

 

Thailand Live Saturday 2 May 2020

 

https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162354-thailand-live-saturday-2-may-2020/