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Hotels association appeals to PM for assistance in tackling sector's woes

By THE NATION

 

 

Thai Hotels Association (THA) has urged Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha to come up with stimulus measures for the ailing industry.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164006-hotels-association-appeals-to-pm-prayut-for-assistance-in-tackling-sectors-woes/

 

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Police disguise as food delivery drivers to arrest drug suspects

By The Phuket News

 

Disguised as food delivery drivers, police arrested five suspects for drugs. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Unable to apprehend drug suspects speeding through Phuket Town on motorbikes and running red lights, police disguised themselves as food delivery drivers in order to catch the culprits, Muang District Chief Administrative Officer (Palad) Danai Jaikaeng has revealed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164009-phuket-police-disguise-as-food-delivery-drivers-to-arrest-drug-suspects/

 

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Motorcycle makers stare at hazy road ahead

By The Nation

 

 

Amid slump in demand, auto companies have lowered motorcycle production this year to 1.8 million units although they say it is hard to assess when the market will recover.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164016-motorcycle-makers-stare-at-hazy-road-ahead/

 

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‘Community pantries’ pop up across Phuket

By The Phuket NewsBy The Phuket News

 

‘Community Pantries’ have been set up at 36 locations, at the least, in Phuket. Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: At least 36 ”Community Pantries” have been set up across Phuket for people to use for free if they urgently need food, and for people to leave donations of packaged food those in need.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164021-‘community-pantries’-pop-up-across-phuket/

 

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Public cooperation key to lifting lockdown: Disease control expert

By The Nation

 

 

While social distancing measures had cut Thailand’s daily infection rate to single figures for almost two weeks, people must be on guard for a second wave of Covid-19 contagion, a Disease Control Department specialist warned on Wednesday (May 13).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164023-public-cooperation-key-to-lifting-lockdown-disease-control-expert/

 

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Kalasin cop suspended after sex assault on girl, 15

By The Nation

 

 

A Kalasin policeman has reportedly confessed to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl who went to pay a traffic fine at the police station.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164024-kalasin-cop-suspended-after-sex-assault-on-girl-15/

 

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Cops puzzle over Bangkok woman found burned to death

By The Nation

 

 

The daughter of a Bangkok woman found burned to death today (May 13) said she was mystified over what might have driven her mother to commit suicide.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164025-cops-puzzle-over-bangkok-woman-found-burned-to-death/

 

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Farming body unhappy over ban on paraquat, chlorpyrifos

By The Nation

 

 

A farming confederation has expressed its disappointment with the government's decision to ban the use of chemicals paraquat and chlorpyrifos before having alternatives.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164026-farming-body-unhappy-over-ban-on-paraquat-chlorpyrifos/

 

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Driver in trouble as people swoop on spilled tasty cargo

By The Nation

 

 

Traffic on the Saraburi-Korat Mittraphap Road came to a standstill on Monday (May 11) when people stopped their cars to pick up sausages that were scattered on the road after a truck flipped over.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164030-driver-in-trouble-as-people-swoop-on-spilled-tasty-cargo/

 

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Coronavirus hardship drives Pattaya man up a pole

By Boonlua Chatree

 

  

Paiboon Wisedsri, drunk and angry, climbed up a Pattaya utility pole to protest being denied government coronavirus compensation.

 

An angry, drunk boat captain climbed up a Pattaya utility pole to protest being denied government coronavirus compensation.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164032-coronavirus-hardship-drives-pattaya-man-up-a-pole/

 

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Koh Tao Punishes Tourists without masks with Push Ups

 

 

SURAT THANI(NNT) - Koh Tao authorities have been punishing tourists, who were caught not wearing masks, by making them do push ups and jumping jacks.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164043-koh-tao-punishes-tourists-without-masks-with-push-ups/

 

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More stations to open on BTS Sukhumvit line in June

By THE NATION

 

 

The Transport Ministry’s deputy permanent secretary, Phisak Jitwiriyawasin, said on Wednesday (May 13) that stations between Kasetsart University and Wat Phra Si Maha That on the BTS Green (Sukhumvit) Line extension will be open within June, while the rest of the line ending at Khu Khot station should be open by December.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164044-more-stations-to-open-on-bts-sukhumvit-line-in-june/

 

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Most shops in Bangkok complying with prevention measures: police

By The Nation

 

 

City authorities inspected several thousand shops and found 87 were not complying with rules in place to curb the spread of Covid-19, while social-distancing measures were applied at different community pantries.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164045-most-shops-in-bangkok-complying-with-prevention-measures-police/

 

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England tiptoes out of lockdown as economy dives

By Alistair Smout and Ben Makori

 

Commuters, some wearing masks are seen at a London Underground station, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, May 13, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - England tentatively began easing its coronavirus lockdown on Wednesday, with some people who cannot do their jobs at home urged to return to work, as stark economic data showed the disastrous impact of the pandemic.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164046-england-tiptoes-out-of-lockdown-as-economy-dives/

 

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Anyone booking a holiday is taking a chance on future of COVID-19 outbreak - UK minister

 

FILE PHOTO: A message reading "Don't come on Holiday, Self Isolate" is seen in Snowdonia as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Llanberis, Wales, Britain, April 4, 2020. REUTERS/Carl Recine

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britons booking a summer holiday are taking a chance on the direction of the coronavirus outbreak, transport minister Grant Shapps said on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164047-anyone-booking-a-holiday-is-taking-a-chance-on-future-of-covid-19-outbreak-uk-minister/

 

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Girl escapes ‘violent’ aunt, ‘rapist’ uncle

By The Nation

 

 

A 12-year-old girl in Sukhothai province, who accused her uncle of raping her since she was nine, has been taken in by the Children and Family Shelter.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164048-girl-escapes-‘violent’-aunt-‘rapist’-uncle/

 

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Strict screening, social-distancing to be applied on public transport

By The Nation

 

 

Commuters using state-run public transport as well as interprovincial buses will be screened for fever and will have to maintain a distance of at least one metre from one another, Jirut Wisanjit, deputy director of the Department of Land Transport, said on Wednesday (May 13).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164050-strict-screening-social-distancing-to-be-applied-on-public-transport/

 

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Unleash hell! How Gladiator went from on-set disasters to box office glory

 

Russell Crowe in Gladiator, renowned for tensions behind the scenes but the second highest grossing film of 2000. Photograph: Allstar/Dreamworks/Sportsphoto Ltd

 

Name: Behind-the-scenes disasters.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164051-unleash-hell-how-gladiator-went-from-on-set-disasters-to-box-office-glory/

 

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Mad Max co-stars Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron reveal ‘tense’ feud while filming Fury Road

By Isobel Lewis

 

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Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron have opened up about their infamous feud on the set of Mad Max: Fury Road.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164052-mad-max-co-stars-tom-hardy-and-charlize-theron-reveal-‘tense’-feud-while-filming-fury-road/

 

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Robert Pattinson Isn't Bulking Up For Batman Because It 'Sets A Precedent'

By STEWART PERRIE

 

 

The last two actors to portray the Caped Crusader in film were the epitome of a superhero frame.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164053-robert-pattinson-isnt-bulking-up-for-batman-because-it-sets-a-precedent/

 

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Governor to request Phuket airport to reopen

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Phuket Vice Governor Supoj Rotreuang Na Nongkhai yesterday (May 12) inspected Phuket airport for its readiness to reopen. Photo: AoT Phuket

 

PHUKET:-- The Phuket Governor will request the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) to allow Phuket International Airport re-open to limited domestic flights starting this Saturday (May 16).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164058-governor-to-request-phuket-airport-to-reopen/

 

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Slowly but steady, China strives to make widespread virus testing the new normal

By Brenda Goh, Min Zhang

 

FILE PHOTO: People wear protective during evening rush hour following the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beijing, China May 12, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

 

SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing resident Wang Yukun was happy to comply in April when the construction firm he works for told him he’d need to take a test for the novel coronavirus before he could come back to work, even though he was at low risk of having the disease.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164059-slowly-but-steady-china-strives-to-make-widespread-virus-testing-the-new-normal/

 

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Workers plead for help as socks company cheats them out of wages, benefits

By The Nation

 

 

Up to 180 workers gathered outside the Nakhonluang Nylon Socks Co factory in Nakhon Pathom to demand their dues, saying they have not been paid properly for more than two months and can afford no more than fish sauce and rice for their meals.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164060-workers-plead-for-help-as-socks-company-cheats-them-out-of-wages-benefits/

 

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Thai AirAsia cuts 2020 passenger target by 51%

By THE NATION

 

 

Low-cost carrier Thai AirAsia (TAA) has cut its passenger target for 2020 to 11 million, down by 51 per cent on last year, while aiming to fill 80 per cent of seats, down from 85 per cent.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164061-thai-airasia-cuts-2020-passenger-target-by-51/

 

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Most reopening barbers and beauty salons fail to meet standards

 

 

About 63% of barber’s shops and beauty salons have failed to meet anti-COVID-19 compliance inspections since the CCSA eased lockdown restrictions on May 3rd.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164062-most-reopening-barbers-and-beauty-salons-fail-to-meet-standards/

 

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PM thanks Thais for making zero new infections today a reality

 

Photo from Prayut Chan-o-cha’s facebook

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has thanked the Thai people for their collective efforts in making it possible for Thailand to achieve no new COVID-19 infections today.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164063-pm-thanks-thais-for-making-zero-new-infections-today-a-reality/

 

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Lessons from porn industry could help Hollywood adapt to coronavirus

By Rollo Ross

 

Porn actresses line-up at the opening of the "Venus" erotic fair in Berlin October 17, 2013. The event, which represents the erotic business in the German capital, is open till October 20, 2013. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT) - BM2E9AH14NM01

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - As Hollywood tries to figure out how to resume production of movies and TV shows in the coronavirus era, one sector may be better prepared than others to deal with the challenges.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164072-lessons-from-porn-industry-could-help-hollywood-adapt-to-coronavirus/

 

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