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German man found murdered in Prachinburi

 

 

Police have launched an investigation after a German man was found dead at a house in Prachinburi on Wednesday morning.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1163041-german-man-found-murdered-in-prachinburi/

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Quarantine measures continue across Thailand

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT)-Thai people placed in quarantine, continue to be discharged, with the latest group leaving a facility in Nakhon Pathom province. Meanwhile proactive screening is being carried out in Uttaradit to help limit the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1163047-quarantine-measures-continue-across-thailand/

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Yala lab cleared of major malfunction after reporting 40 false positives

 

 

Medical authorities have sought to allay public fears about the accuracy of Covid-19 testing after 40 results delivered by a Yala laboratory last week were found to be false positives.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1163049-yala-lab-cleared-of-major-malfunction-after-reporting-40-false-positives/

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Thai prototype vaccine passes test with flying colours

By The Nation

 

 

Thailand has made progress in developing a vaccine for Covid-19 after laboratory trials of a prototype proved successful, medical authorities announced on Tuesday (May 6).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1163056-thai-prototype-vaccine-passes-test-with-flying-colours/

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Many more bank branches might close in the aftermath of Covid-19

By The Nation

 

 

The Covid-19 pandemic has compelled changes in consumer behaviour, and it remains to be seen if these changes will be the "new normal". One of the areas of behavioural change is in the use of financial services.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1163084-many-more-bank-branches-might-close-in-the-aftermath-of-covid-19/

 

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Thai economy not suffering deflation yet, Commerce Ministry says

By The Nation

 

Pimchanok Vonkorpon, TPSO director-general

 

Inflation as measured by the consumer price index fell to 99.75 in April, down 2.99 percent on the same period last year and the biggest contraction in 10 years and 9 months, said Pimchanok Vonkorpon, director-general of the Trade Policy and Strategy Office (TPSO) under the Commerce Ministry.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1163085-thai-economy-not-suffering-deflation-yet-commerce-ministry-says/

 

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High production costs, low output hitting shrimp exports

By The Nation

 

 

The Thai Frozen Foods Association admitted recently that shrimp exports have been affected by high cost of production and low output.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1163086-high-production-costs-low-output-hitting-shrimp-exports/

 

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Kao Klai party wants House panel to monitor special COVID-19 budget spending

 

 

The opposition Kao Klai (Move Forward) party submitted an urgent motion to Thailand’s House of Representatives today, demanding the setting up of a special House panel to examine and monitor the Government’s spending of the two trillion baht special budget, established to cushion the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1163087-kao-klai-party-wants-house-panel-to-monitor-special-covid-19-budget-spending/

 

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Machine error blamed for 40 false positive tests for COVID-19 in Yala

 

 

Machine error has been blamed for the 40 recent false positive test results for COVID-19 in Thailand’s southern province of Yala.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1163049-yala-lab-cleared-of-major-malfunction-after-reporting-40-false-positives/?do=findComment&comment=15383507

 

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New scheduled departure times for people leaving Phuket

By Anukul

 

PHOTO: Facebook@newshawkphuket

 

While Phuket officials have allowed tens of thousands of people to leave the island to head back to their home provinces, the Phuket provincial government only allowed Phuket residents to leave the island in their own vehicles on April 30 and May 1, being the ‘first round’ and ‘second round’ of the mass exodus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1163088-new-scheduled-departure-times-for-people-leaving-phuket/

 

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Israel's Supreme Court clears Netanyahu to form government despite corruption charges

 

FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks as he chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, March 8, 2020. Oded Balilty/Pool via Reuters

 

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's indictment on corruption charges does not disqualify him from forming a government, Israel's top court said on Wednesday, paving the way for the veteran leader to remain in power.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1163094-israels-supreme-court-clears-netanyahu-to-form-government-despite-corruption-charges/

 

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WHO warns against rushed end to coronavirus lockdowns

By John Revill and Emma Farge

 

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured on the headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) ahead of a meeting of the Emergency Committee on the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Geneva, Switzerland, January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

 

ZURICH/GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday that countries emerging from restrictions to halt the new coronavirus must proceed "extremely carefully" or risk a rapid rise in new cases.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1163096-who-warns-against-rushed-end-to-coronavirus-lockdowns/

 

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Trump says he did not wear mask at Honeywell facility after consulting CEO

By Jeff Mason and Susan Heavey

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump watches manufacturing workers create protective face masks as he, White House National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien, Honeywell CEO Darius Adamczyk, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Honeywell's Vice President of Integrated Supply Chain Tony Stallings observe an assembly line during the president's visit to a Honeywell facility making masks for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he did not wear a mask during a tour on Tuesday of a Honeywell International Inc factory in Arizona after consulting the company's chief executive, despite requirements at the plant that workers wear them.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1163097-trump-says-he-did-not-wear-mask-at-honeywell-facility-after-consulting-ceo/

 

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Pompeo blames China for hundreds of thousands of virus deaths, denies inconsistency

By Humeyra Pamuk and David Brunnstrom

 

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a media briefing at the State Department in Washington, U.S., May 6, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Pool

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday renewed his aggressive criticism of China, blaming it for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people from the coronavirus and demanding again that it share information about the outbreak.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1163098-pompeo-blames-china-for-hundreds-of-thousands-of-virus-deaths-denies-inconsistency/

 

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I took a domestic flight and got detained, so that you don’t have to

 by MATT HUNT

 

Photo: Arrivals hall at Chiang Mai International Airport / Credit: Matt Hunt, Thisrupt

 

In late April, the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) announced that some domestic flights would start to operate again, albeit with restrictions. The following is my experience flying on a domestic flight from Bangkok to Chiang Mai on 5 May 2020. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1163102-i-took-a-domestic-flight-and-got-detained-so-that-you-don’t-have-to/

 

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Govt needs longer term post-Covid recovery strategy: Banthoon

By THE NATION

 

 

The government needs a back-up plan to help people in case the Covid-19 crisis drags on, Kasikornbank chair emeritus Banthoon Lamsam said in an interview with Krungthep Thurakij newspaper.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1163105-govt-needs-longer-term-post-covid-recovery-strategy-banthoon/

 

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Florian Schneider, Kraftwerk founder and electronic music pioneer, dies at 73

Thomas Escritt

 

FILE PHOTO: Florian Schneider (R) performs with German electro-pop quartet Kraftwerk on stage in a show titled The Man-Machine at the 39th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, late July 4, 2005. REUTERS/Dominic Favre

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - Florian Schneider, co-founder of pioneering German electronic band Kraftwerk, which influenced generations of pop and dance musicians with mesmerising tracks such as “Autobahn”, has died of cancer aged 73, longtime bandmate Ralf Huetter said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1163109-florian-schneider-kraftwerk-founder-and-electronic-music-pioneer-dies-at-73/

 

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More people violating curfew after easing of lockdown

By THE NATION

 

 

The number of people violating the night curfew has risen after the government eased lockdown measures that had been imposed to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in many provinces, an official said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1163116-more-people-violating-curfew-after-easing-of-lockdown/

 

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62 hospital staff in Narathiwat quarantined after patient tests positive for Covid-19

By THE NATION

 

 

Sixty-two staff of Sugnai Kolok Hospital in Narathiwat province were placed in quarantine after making contact with a man who came in with flu symptoms and tested positive for Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1163120-62-hospital-staff-in-narathiwat-quarantined-after-patient-tests-positive-for-covid-19/

 

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Hotels chief still hopeful Pattaya tourism will resume in June

By Jetsada Homklin

 

  

THA-ER President Pisut Ku believes that tourism will begin to recover in June.

 

The head of the Thai Hotels Association Eastern Region continues to believe that tourism will begin to recover in June despite the coronavirus pandemic raging worldwide.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1163121-hotels-chief-still-hopeful-pattaya-tourism-will-resume-in-june/

 

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Pattaya cleans sewers as rainy season threatens

By Warapun Jaikusol

 

  

Trucks and crews clear out drains on Central Road.

 

Rainy season is setting in and Pattaya is doing what it can to mitigate the inevitable flooding by cleaning out sewer lines.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1163124-pattaya-cleans-sewers-as-rainy-season-threatens/

 

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Temples empty on Visakha Bucha Day

By Warapun Jaikusol

 

  

Wat Chaimongkol Royal Temple was one of many temples quiet on Visakha Bucha Day this year.

 

Wat Chaimongkol Royal Temple in South Pattaya was one of many temples quiet on Visakha Bucha Day this year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1163125-temples-empty-on-visakha-bucha-day/

 

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Malls and department stores set to open on May 17th, suggests insider

 

Picture: Daily News

 

An adviser to the national Covid-19 crisis committee has revealed that a further easing of restrictions in the retail sector is likely at the end of next week.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1163130-malls-and-department-stores-set-to-open-on-may-17th-suggests-insider/

 

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Man surrenders after allegedly gunning down wife and stepson

By THE NATION

 

 

A restaurant owner in Maha Sarakham province allegedly shot dead his wife and stepson before surrendering to police at the crime scene.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1163131-maha-sarakham-man-surrenders-after-allegedly-gunning-down-wife-and-stepson/

 

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Don't sleep with your mouth open! Dentist removes maggots from mouth of patient

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A dentist in southern Thailand got a shock on finding a nest of a dozen maggots in the roof of the mouth of a bedridden patient.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1163134-dont-sleep-with-your-mouth-open-dentist-removes-maggots-from-mouth-of-patient/

 

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Eighty year old Frenchman arrested on Pattaya beach - wife goes to her MP, police chief says he's busy

 

Picture: Pattaya Update News

 

The Thai wife of an 80 year old Frenchman who was taken into Pattaya police station after violating Covid-19 beach restrictions has appealed to her MP for help.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1163136-eighty-year-old-frenchman-arrested-on-pattaya-beach-wife-goes-to-her-mp-police-chief-says-hes-busy/

 

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Thai schools set for one long session without a break - then begin again next May after two week holiday

 

 

Sanook reported the latest plans for Thai schools amid the coronavirus pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1163140-thai-schools-set-for-one-long-session-without-a-break-then-begin-again-next-may-after-two-week-holiday/

 

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Thailand reports three new coronavirus cases, no new deaths

 

FILE PHOTO: Reuters

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Thursday reported three new coronavirus cases, bringing its total to 2,992, a senior official said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1163141-thailand reports-three-new-coronavirus-cases-no-new-deaths/

 

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Phuket officials report zero new COVID cases for fifth consecutive day

By The Phuket News

 

Image: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: The Phuket Communicable Disease Committee today (May 7) announced zero new confirmed cases of people infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus. It is the fifth consecutive day that zero new confirmed cases have been reported in Phuket.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1163143-phuket-officials-report-zero-new-covid-cases-for-fifth-consecutive-day/

 

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Power outage to affect Wichit weekend market area

By The Phuket News

 

A map of the area to be affected by the power outage tomorrow (May 8). Image: PEA

 

PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Wichit tomorrow (May 8 ) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1163144-power-outage-to-affect-wichit-weekend-market-area/