Thailand to tax residents’ foreign income irrespective of remittance

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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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Golf courses, hairdressers, restaurants can open on May 3 under strict rules

By THE NATION

 

 

The government is lifting restrictions on the following activities from Sunday (May 3), according to a report published in the Royal Gazette on Friday:

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162355-golf-courses-hairdressers-restaurants-can-open-on-may-3-under-strict-rules/ull

 

 

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THAI to cut costs by selling decommissioned jet-liners

By THE NATION

 

 

Thai Airways International (THAI) has accelerated its plan to reduce the fleet size and sell off retired aircraft, aiming to axe related costs, said Cherdphan Chotikhun, executive vice president of THAI’s Technical Department.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162356-thai-to-cut-costs-by-selling-decommissioned-jet-liners/

 

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Thailand to allow alcohol sales after three-week ban: officials

 

 

FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective mask lines up outside a liquour shop after Bangkok and several other provinces announced a 10-day ban on alcohol sale starting April 10 during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand, April 9, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will end a ban on the sale of alcohol on Sunday when it lifts other restrictions following progress in containing the coronavirus outbreak, two officials said late on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162357-thailand-to-allow-alcohol-sales-after-three-week-ban-officials/

 

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Democrat Joe Biden denies alleged sexual assault, requests release of Senate records

By Trevor Hunnicutt and John Whitesides

 

FILE PHOTO: Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the 11th Democratic candidates debate of the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign, held in CNN's Washington studios without an audience because of the global coronavirus pandemic, in Washington, U.S., March 15, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Friday asked the Senate to find any documents tied to an allegation he sexually assaulted a former aide in 1993, after personally denying the accusation publicly for the first time.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162358-democrat-joe-biden-denies-alleged-sexual-assault-requests-release-of-senate-records/

 

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KCNA reports North Korea leader Kim Jong Un resuming public activity

 

 

FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks as he takes part in a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 11, 2020. KCNA/via REUTERS/File Photo

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's state news agency KCNA said on Saturday leader Kim Jong Un attended the completion of a fertilizer plant in a region north of the capital, Pyongyang, in the first report of his public activity since April 11.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162359-kcna-reports-north-korea-leader-kim-jong-un-resuming-public-activity/

 

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Tesla tumbles after Musk tweets stock too high

By Noel Randewich

 

FILE PHOTO: SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrives on the red carpet for the automobile awards "Das Goldene Lenkrad" (The golden steering wheel) given by a German newspaper in Berlin, Germany, November 12, 2019. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Shares of Tesla Inc <TSLA.O> tumbled 9% on Friday after Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk tweeted that the electric carmaker's high-flying stock was overly expensive.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162361-tesla-tumbles-after-musk-tweets-stock-too-high/

 

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U.S. emergency approval broadens use of Gilead's COVID-19 drug remdesivir

By Steve Holland

 

FILE PHOTO: Vials of investigational coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment drug remdesivir are capped at a Gilead Sciences facility in La Verne, California, U.S. March 18, 2020. Picture taken March 18, 2020. Gilead Sciences Inc/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gilead Science Inc's <GILD.O> antiviral drug remdesivir was granted emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for COVID-19 on Friday, clearing the way for broader use of the drug in more hospitals around the United States.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162362-us-emergency-approval-broadens-use-of-gileads-covid-19-drug-remdesivir/

 

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Loei governor rises as “savior” in Covid-19 struggle

 

 

Loei Governor Chaiwat Chuenkosum during one of his activities to keep the streets clean. – Photo from Loei governor’s Facebook
 

Given his humble background and inspirational rise to the top, Loei governor Chaiwat Chuenkosum knows exactly where to find people in dire need. Hence, his destination one day recently was a pawnshop.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162364-loei-governor-rises-as-“savior”-in-covid-19-struggle/

 

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Activist Srisuwan cries foul over plan to fell Yang trees in Yasothon province

 

 

photo from Srisuwan Janya
 

Thailand’s renowned social activist, Srisuwan Janya, has voiced his strong objection to the planned felling of several Yang trees, some of which are thought to be over 100 years old, in the northeastern province of Yasothon.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162365-activist-srisuwan-cries-foul-over-plan-to-fell-yang-trees-in-yasothon-province/

 

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Thai exports to the US are forecast to contract by 9.2% this year

 

 

Thailand’s exports to US market are forecast to contract by as much as 9.2% this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States and the GSP privilege removal for some Thai products, according to the Kasikorn Research Centre (KRC).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162367-thai-exports-to-the-us-are-forecast-to-contract-by-92-this-year/

 

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54 Covid-19 deaths compared to 26,000 road deaths

by Brian Hull, long-term expat

 

 

From time-to-time The Thaiger adds some different perspectives from guest posts. Expat Brian Hull gave us permission to repost his social media rant about the road deaths in Thailand, comparing them with the death toll from the Covid-19 outbreak.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162372-54-covid-19-deaths-compared-to-26000-road-deaths/

 

 

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Hot weather with isolated thundershowers forecast for most of Thailand

By THE NATION

 

 

The Thailand Meteorological Department said on Saturday (May 2) that a thermal low cell covers upper Thailand while southerly and southeasterly winds blow over the upper country.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162377-hot-weather-with-isolated-thundershowers-forecast-for-most-of-thailand/

 

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Pattaya: friends in shock as associates of British man asked to come forward in murder of Thai woman

 

 

Image: Siam Chon News

 

Nong Prue police have asked friends and associates of the man accused of murdering a Thai woman in Pattaya to come forward with information.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162379-pattaya-friends-in-shock-as-associates-of-british-man-asked-to-come-forward-in-murder-of-thai-woman/

 

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At last! Thai schoolgirls and boys can wear their hair long

 

 

Image: Daily News

 

New rules have been issued by the Thai education authorities about students' hair.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162380-at-last-thai-schoolgirls-and-boys-can-wear-their-hair-long/

 

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Case closed - investigation into murder of Thai man in Canada in 2002 ends after DNA analysis

 

 

Image: Daily News

 

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have officially closed the case of the murder of a Thai man in Ontario in 2002.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162381-case-closed-investigation-into-murder-of-thai-man-in-canada-in-2002-ends-after-dna-analysis/

 

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Can social distancing work at airports? Bangkok airport quiet despite resumption of some flights

 

 

Image: 77kaoded

 

Thai media 77kaoded went to Suvarnabhumi airport yesterday after domestic flights resumed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162385-can-social-distancing-work-at-airports-bangkok-airport-quiet-despite-resumption-of-some-flights/

 

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Association seeks compensation package for tour operators

By THE NATION

 

 

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha met with the Association of Thai Travel Agents (ATTA) on Thursday (April 30) to discuss measures to help operators and employees in the tourism industry, ATTA president Wichit Prakorbkosol said on Friday (May 1).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162386-association-seeks-compensation-package-for-tour-operators/

 

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Covid-19: Thais returning to provinces for long weekend ignore government's restrictions

 

 

Image: Manager

 

Manager reported that Thais were ignoring government pleas to stay home.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162388-covid-19-thais-returning-to-provinces-for-long-weekend-ignore-governments-restrictions/

 

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Visitors from Phuket face home-quarantine in Surat Thani

By THE NATION

 

 

People from Phuket visiting Surat Thani province will be quarantined at home for 14 days, the province's top official said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162389-visitors-from-phuket-face-home-quarantine-in-surat-thani/

 

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Cabinet okays new public debt management plan after Covid-19 impact

By THE NATION

 

 

The Cabinet has approved new plans for management of public debt in fiscal year 2020 as proposed by Ministry of Finance, Deputy Government Spokesperson Traisulee Traisaranakul said on Friday (May 1).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162392-cabinet-okays-new-public-debt-management-plan-after-covid-19-impact/

 

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Traffic jams as many Thais head up country for long weekend

 

 

Image: 77kaoded

 

Thai media 77kaoded reported that Route 304 in Prachinburi was packed with traffic yesterday at the start of the long weekend.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162394-traffic-jams-as-many-thais-head-up-country-for-long-weekend/

 

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Golfers throughout Thailand set to tee off again on Sunday as restrictions lifted

 

 

Image: 77kaoded

 

Thai media 77kaoded reported that golf courses throughout Thailand would be open to the public again from tomorrow.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162397-golfers-throughout-thailand-set-to-tee-off-again-on-sunday-as-restrictions-lifted/

 

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Illegal Myanmar immigrants on the run after escaping from immigration custody

 

 

Image: 77kaoded

 

Eleven illegal immigrants from Myanmar escaped from an immigration transport vehicle after Tak immigration tried to hand them back to officials in their home country.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162398-illegal-myanmar-immigrants-on-the-run-after-escaping-from-immigration-custody/

 

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Thailand reports six new coronavirus cases, no new deaths

 

 

FILE PHOTO: Doctors and ICU nurses wearing personal protection equipment (PPE) perform a CT scan for a COVID-19 patient at the King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, April 23, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand reported six new coronavirus cases and no new deaths on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases to 2,966.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162402-thailand-reports-six-new-coronavirus-cases-no-new-deaths/

 

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Krabi: Well done Thailand - governor thanks foreigners for their kind words

 

 

Images: Daily News

 

The governor of Krabi in the south of Thailand has thanked foreigners stranded on Phi Phi Island who praised the Thais for their humanitarian response during the coronavirus pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162438-krabi-well-done-thailand-governor-thanks-foreigners-for-their-kind-words/

 

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NBCUniversal weighs layoffs at media, entertainment units: WSJ

 

 

FILE PHOTO: People pose for photos at Universal Studios Singapore in Sentosa March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

 

(Reuters) - Comcast Corp <CMCSA.O> owned NBCUniversal is evaluating a significant reduction of staff across its portfolio of media and entertainment properties as part of a cost-cutting effort, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162442-nbcuniversal-weighs-layoffs-at-media-entertainment-units-wsj/

 

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Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande team up to benefit frontline workers

 

FILE PHOTO: 62nd Grammy Awards – Arrivals – Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 26, 2020 – Ariana Grande. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop superstars Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande are teaming up for the first time on a duet that will fund scholarships for the children of health and emergency workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162443-justin-bieber-ariana-grande-team-up-to-benefit-frontline-workers/

 

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To continue: 

 

Thailand Live Sunday 3 May 2020

 

https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1162471-thailand-live-sunday-3-may-2020/