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Governor to request Phuket airport to reopen

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

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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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Thai AirAsia cuts 2020 passenger target by 51%

By THE NATION

 

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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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Tourism sector will only start recovering next year, say experts

By The Nation

 

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Businesses that have been severely affected by the Covid-19 outbreak, especially those that rely mainly on tourism in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), are in dire need of support.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164086-tourism-sector-will-only-start-recovering-next-year-say-experts/

 

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Thai PM wants staggered hours to continue for traffic sake

By Pattaya Mail

 

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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.

 

BANGKOK – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered officials to study permanent staggered hours after the end of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic because the policy could help ease traffic congestion.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164087-thai-pm-wants-staggered-hours-to-continue-for-traffic-sake/

 

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Thai PM welcomes suggestions of all sectors regarding COVID-19 measures

By Pattaya Mail

 

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Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha.

 

At the Blue Room, Outer Santi Maitri Building, Government House, following the ‘social-distancing’ cabinet meeting, Prime Minister and Defense Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha thanked the cabinet, coalition parties, private, and business sectors for their cooperation and assistance to the people, and expressed his readiness to consider their suggestions regarding COVID-19 measures.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164089-thai-pm-welcomes-suggestions-of-all-sectors-regarding-covid-19-measures/

 

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Prawit urges New Normal in Smart Cities

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - Deputy Prime Minsiter Gen Prawit has urged Smart City projects to support New Normal lifestyles after the COVID-19 pandemic, promoting equality, inclusivity, health, safety, and sustainability.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164090-prawit-urges-new-normal-in-smart-cities/

 

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Horror as newborn baby eaten by monitor lizards in Thailand

Katherine Davison

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An officer points to the area the infant was found. Credit: ViralPress

 

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A newborn baby boy was eaten by monitor lizards after being dumped next to a pond.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164091-horror-as-newborn-baby-eaten-by-monitor-lizards-in-nakhon-si-thammarat/

 

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Trump ex-campaign aide Manafort leaves prison for home amid coronavirus

By Karen Freifeld and Sarah N. Lynch

 

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FILE PHOTO: Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, exits the courtroom after his arraignment in New York Supreme Court in New York, U.S., June 27, 2019. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was released from a federal prison in Pennsylvania on Wednesday to finish his sentence at home due to the coronavirus pandemic, his lawyer said, drawing fresh Democratic criticism over Justice Department actions that have benefited Trump associates.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164093-trump-ex-campaign-aide-manafort-leaves-prison-for-home-amid-coronavirus/

 

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Trump calls Fauci remarks on risks to reopening schools, economy unacceptable

By Steve Holland

 

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FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump departs on travel to the Camp David presidential retreat from the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday described as not acceptable a warning given by top U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci this week about the dangers of reopening the economy and schools too quickly.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164095-trump-calls-fauci-remarks-on-risks-to-reopening-schools-economy-unacceptable/

 

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Attacks deal Trump's long-shot Afghan peace push a fresh blow

By Idrees Ali, Jonathan Landay and Rupam Jain

 

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U.S. President Donald Trump holds a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak response press briefing in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., May 11, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON/MUMBAI, India (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's stalled plans to bring peace to Afghanistan have suffered a new setback with a decision by Kabul to resume offensive operations against the Taliban following two attacks on Tuesday that killed scores of Afghans.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164096-attacks-deal-trumps-long-shot-afghan-peace-push-a-fresh-blow/

 

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U.S. judge asks if ex-Trump aide Flynn should be held in contempt

By Jan Wolfe and Sarah N. Lynch

 

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FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. national security adviser Michael Flynn passes by members of the media as he departs after his sentencing was delayed at U.S. District Court in Washington, U.S., December 18, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday signalled reluctance to allow the Justice Department to drop its criminal prosecution of Michael Flynn, tasking a retired judge with advising on whether the former Trump administration official should face an additional criminal contempt charge for perjury.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164098-us-judge-asks-if-ex-trump-aide-flynn-should-be-held-in-contempt/

 

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Australia poised for surge in coronavirus-fuelled unemployment

 

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FILE PHOTO: The mostly deserted city is seen following the implementation of stricter social-distancing and self-isolation rules to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sydney, Australia, April 16, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia is expected to post its biggest ever monthly rise in unemployment on Thursday because of coronavirus lockdown measures, even as the country begins to gradually ease those social distancing rules.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164099-australia-poised-for-surge-in-coronavirus-fuelled-unemployment/

 

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Phitsanulok gives nod to reopen walking street, with strict conditions on social distancing

By THE NATION

 

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Phitsanulok will allow the shopping street in Muang district to reopen on Friday (May 16) after weeks of being shut to prevent the spread of Covid-19 under the government’s order.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164106-phitsanulok-gives-nod-to-reopen-walking-street-with-strict-conditions-on-social-distancing/

 

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Mitsubishi Motors looks to cut jobs in Thailand

Japanese automaker expects sales slump to persist beyond lockdown

YOHEI MURAMATSU, Nikkei staff writer

 

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Mitsubishi Motors shows off the Thai-made Attrage in November. (Photo by Yohei Muramatsu)

 

BANGKOK -- Mitsubishi Motors aims to trim its workforce in Thailand as the automaker reduces output in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164122-mitsubishi-motors-looks-to-cut-jobs-in-thailand/

 

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'No conclusive evidence' of Covid-19 in semen of patients

By THE NATION

 

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The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has said there has been no confirmed result in Thailand of Covid-19 virus being found in the semen of current or recovered patients.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164123-no-conclusive-evidence-of-covid-19-in-semen-of-patients/

 

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Motorcycle taxi guy promised foreigners safe passage back home with bribes to immigration
 
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A motorcycle taxi driver took advantage of the coronavirus pandemic by going on Facebook and telling Laotian people that he could get them home to Laos is they paid him 2500-3000 baht to pay off bent immigration officers.
 
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Chinese nationals arrested for selling overpriced face masks

 

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Miscreants continue to prey on the public by selling overpriced face masks, said Immigration Bureau chief Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang yesterday in a briefing at HQ.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164128-chinese-nationals-arrested-for-selling-overpriced-face-masks/

 

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"We love everyone - Thais and foreigners alike" says immigration chief as he announces 'Love&Share' scheme 

 

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Immigration Bureau chief Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang announced that immigration was joining the growing number of organisations that are setting up sharing cabinets amid the coronavirus pandemic. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164129-we-love-everyone-thais-and-foreigners-alike-says-immigration-chief-as-he-announces-loveshare-scheme/

 

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Drug suspect back in custody after escaping from police vehicle in Kalasin

 

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An 18 year suspect in a drug taking case managed to escape from a police vehicle as he was being taken to court in Kalasin. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164132-drug-suspect-back-in-custody-after-escaping-from-police-vehicle-in-kalasin/

 

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Heavy rains do little to boost island’s water reserves: ‘We need more’ says Phuket water chief

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

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Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) Chief Graisorn Mahamad led an inspection of Bang Neow Dum reservoir on Tuesday (May 12). Photo: PWA

 

PHUKET: The heavy rains that lashed the island earlier this week have done little to help replenish the island’s main reservoirs,  Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) Chief Graisorn Mahamad had told The Phuket News.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164133-heavy-rains-do-little-to-boost-island’s-water-reserves-‘we-need-more’-says-phuket-water-chief/

 

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Panel considers reducing curfew hours as part of lockdown easing

By THE NATION

 

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A change in the current curfew time was among the many measures the ad-hoc panel tasked with considering easing of the country's lockdown reportedly discussed at its meeting on May 13.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164135-panel-considers-reducing-curfew-hours-as-part-of-lockdown-easing/

 

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Two-thirds of Thai industries will find it difficult to pull out of depression in post-Covid era, predicts FTI

By The Nation

 

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Most Thai industries will find it difficult to survive in the post-Covid era, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) warned as it called on the government to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and make more free-trade deals with trade partners. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164137-two-thirds-of-thai-industries-will-find-it-difficult-to-pull-out-of-depression-in-post-covid-era-predicts-fti/

 

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Eight million baht cabby: Garage owner gets his money back but doesn't know old guy's wherabouts

 

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The case of the old taxi driver called Sitthichai who got 8 million baht in donations after he claimed poverty and distress from the coronavirus pandemic has taken a new twist.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164138-eight-million-baht-cabby-garage-owner-gets-his-money-back-but-doesnt-know-old-guys-wherabouts/

 

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