Bang Tao still under lockdown ‘until further notice’

By Khunanya Wanchanwet

 

Food relief efforts continue in Cherng Talay. Photo: Cherng Talay OrBorTor

 

PHUKET:-- MaAnn Samran, Chief of the Cherng Talay Tambon Administration (OrBorTor), today confirmed that the three villages in Cherng Talay, including Bang Tao and near Surin Beach, will remain under lockdown until he receives orders from provincial authorities allowing him to lift the lockdown restrictions.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164212-bang-tao-still-under-lockdown-‘until-further-notice’/

Thaksin says Thai lockdown a mistake

By The Nation

 

 

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has revealed his thoughts on the Covid-19 crisis in Thailand, saying that the lockdown measures were a mistake that were damaging the economy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164197-thaksin-says-thai-lockdown-a-mistake/

Flights can start landing in Phuket from Saturday

By The Nation

 

 

Phuket International Airport will be open for flights from 1am on May 16 in compliance with the Phuket Communicable Disease Committee’s resolution.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164185-flights-can-start-landing-in-phuket-from-saturday/

AoT Phuket announces requirements for using airport

By The Phuket News

 

AoT Phuket has issued its requirements of all passengers intending to travel through Phuket International Airport after it reopens this Saturday (May 16). Image: AoT Phuket

 

PHUKET: The Airports of Thailand management team at Phuket International Airport (AoT Phuket) has released a list of requirements for all people using the airport once it reopens this Saturday (May 16) -- including that all people leaving the island must register their health condition on the AOT Airports app.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164203-aot-phuket-announces-requirements-for-using-airport/

Trat port eyed as new tourism, logistics hub

By The Nation

 

 

Deputy Transport Minister Athirat Rattanaset has urged the Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) to consider developing the logistics and tourism capabilities of Khlong Yai Port in Trat province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164231-trat-port-eyed-as-new-tourism-logistics-hub/

 

Pro-democracy groups back in focus after projected messages

By The Nation

 

 

In the wake of messages projected on Sunday (May 10) on the walls of buildings and sites related to the 2010 red-shirt crackdown, the authorities are now keeping a close eye on all pro-democracy groups.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164232-pro-democracy-groups-back-in-focus-after-projected-messages/

 

Herbal remedies rise in popularity after Covid-19

By The Nation

 

 

Herbs and spices that grow quickly and have potential to help with cold symptoms, like fah talai jone, ginger, garlic, shallots and lemon, are fast becoming popular in the wake of Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164233-herbal-remedies-rise-in-popularity-after-covid-19/

 

GDP numbers for Q1 will be very disappointing, predicts Kobsak 

By The Nation

 

Kobsak Pootrakool, deputy secretary-general to the prime minister for political affairs, said he expects fresh funds for the stimulus package to shore up the economy in the third and fourth quarters of the year. 

 

The economy will be the hardest hit in the first half of year, while effects from the government’s stimulus injection will only be felt in the third quarter. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164234-gdp-numbers-for-q1-will-be-very-disappointing-predicts-kobsak/

 

US extends a profitable hand of friendship to Thailand

By The Nation

 

 

In a meeting with the commerce minister on Wednesday (May 13), US ambassador said his country was ready to push for Thailand to become an investment base for American investors and was also ready to remove the Kingdom from the intellectual property watch list.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164235-us-extends-a-profitable-hand-of-friendship-to-thailand/

 

School owner gets death penalty for fatally beating one of his students

 

 

27-year old Natthaphol Thavornpibul, the owner of the Ban Phi Nath military cadet tutorial boarding school in Nakhon Sawan province, was sentenced to death today, by the Nakhon Sawan provincial court, after being found guilty of beating and killing one of his students with a baseball bat.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164236-school-owner-gets-death-penalty-for-fatally-beating-one-of-his-students/

 

Pattaya grassroots endure severe hardships during Covid-19 economic slump

By Boonlua Chatree

 

  

Poramet Ngampiches and Praichit Jetapai together with their team carry bags of food and supplies through the mud paths, stopping at every household to hand them out.

 

In these times of economic hardship caused by the coronavirus pandemic, people from all walks of life are rallying together to help those who have become destitute for want of just the simple needs such as food, water and some daily amenities.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164237-pattaya-grassroots-endure-severe-hardships-during-covid-19-economic-slump/

 

Distance learning system to be tested on May 18

 

   

BANGKOK(NNT) - With children having to study from home due to the coronavirus disease COVID-19 pandemic, the Distance Learning Foundation is helping the Ministry of Education set up distance learning and teaching programs via the digital television system, after the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) agreed to allow students to access education through 17 TV channels.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164238-distance-learning-system-to-be-tested-on-may-18/

 

Minister Tewan eyes providing temples, monks COVID-19 financial support

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Minister attached to the Prime Minister’s Office, Tewan Liptapallop, has ordered the National Office of Buddhism to survey issues faced by temples across the country as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to allocate relief budget accordingly.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164239-minister-tewan-eyes-providing-temples-monks-covid-19-financial-support/

 

Trump says he doesn't want to talk to Xi right now, could even cut China ties

By Doina Chiacu and David Brunnstrom

 

U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping pose for a photo ahead of their bilateral meeting during the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump signaled a further deterioration of his relationship with China over the novel coronavirus, saying he has no interest in speaking to President Xi Jinping right now and going so far as to suggest he could even cut ties with the world's second largest economy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164240-trump-says-he-doesnt-want-to-talk-to-xi-right-now-could-even-cut-china-ties/

 

Baltics launch Europe's first pandemic 'travel bubble' as curbs ease

 

Estonian police and border guard officers hold diplomas at border crossing point between Estonia and Latvia, as travel restrictions for residents of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia are lifted during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Ikla, Estonia May 15, 2020. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

 

VILNIUS/RIGA/TALLINN (Reuters) - Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia opened their borders to each other at the stroke of midnight on Friday, creating the first "travel bubble" within the European Union in a bid to jump-start economies broken down by the coronavirus pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164242-baltics-launch-europes-first-pandemic-travel-bubble-as-curbs-ease/

 

U.S. faces 'darkest winter' if pandemic planning falters - whistleblower

By Jan Wolfe and Makini Brice

 

Dr. Richard Bright, former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing to discuss protecting scientific integrity in response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 14, 2020. Shawn Thew/Pool via REUTERS

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A whistleblower who says he was removed from his government post for raising concerns about coronavirus preparedness told a congressional hearing on Thursday that the United States could face "the darkest winter" of recent times if it does not improve its response to the pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164243-us-faces-darkest-winter-if-pandemic-planning-falters-whistleblower/

 

Thailand Billionaire Keen to Restart Tourism

By Andrew J Wood

 

 

BANGKOK: Billionaire Dhanin Chearavanont, chairman of Charoen Pokphand, is urging the government to relax lockdown measures and welcome foreign travellers as soon as possible, and turn the country into a "safe haven" for wealthy visitors. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164244-thailand-billionaire-keen-to-restart-tourism/

 

Government gives green light for English soccer to return in June

 

Britain's Secretary of State for Digital Culture, Media and Sport Oliver Dowden is seen at Downing Street, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, May 13, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley

 

(Reuters) - The Premier League's plans to resume the season next month was given a boost on Thursday when Britain's Culture and Sport secretary Oliver Dowden said the government was "opening the door" for football to return in June.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164245-government-gives-green-light-for-english-soccer-to-return-in-june/

 

Coronavirus to leave a legacy of unprecedented global debt

By Dhara Ranasinghe and Karin Strohecker

 

FILE PHOTO: Saudi riyal, yuan, Turkish lira, pound, U.S. dollar, euro and Jordanian dinar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Enormous doses of stimulus spending are offering relief from coronavirus damage but their lifelong legacy of debt could seed future crises by hobbling economic growth and worsening poverty, especially in developing countries.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164246-coronavirus-to-leave-a-legacy-of-unprecedented-global-debt/

 

Exclusive: U.S. considers returning Cuba to list of state sponsors of terrorism - source

By Matt Spetalnick

 

FILE PHOTO: A security guard stands next to the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, March 11, 2019. Picture taken March 11, 2019. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is considering returning Cuba to its list of state sponsors of terrorism, a senior Trump administration official told Reuters on Thursday, a move that would mark another major blow to increasingly tense relations between Washington and Havana.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164250-exclusive-us-considers-returning-cuba-to-list-of-state-sponsors-of-terrorism-source/

 

Pattaya: Flooding widespread as rain lashes resort

 

 

Thai media 77kaoded reported that heavy summer rains lashed Pattaya yesterday leaving many roads unpassable.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164254-pattaya-flooding-widespread-as-rain-lashes-resort/

 

Hot to very hot with thundershowers forecast for upper Thailand

By THE NATION

 

 

The Thailand Meteorological Department said on Friday (May 15) that a thermal low covers upper Thailand while the southerly and southeasterly winds blow in with the humidity.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164258-hot-to-very-hot-with-thundershowers-forecast-for-upper-thailand/

 

A new shopping experience awaits patrons as malls set to open this Sunday

 

Picture: Manager 

 

It is widely expected that Thailand's ubiquitous shopping malls will be allowed to open this Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164265-a-new-shopping-experience-awaits-patrons-as-malls-set-to-open-this-sunday/

 

Corrections department to get tougher with inmates convicted for serious crimes

Narat Sawettanan

By THE NATION

 

 

Criminals convicted for serious offences must be placed in the lowest classification to prevent the possibility of the inmates getting an early release and committing the crime again, the Department of Corrections is proposing.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164267-corrections-department-to-get-tougher-with-inmates-convicted-for-serious-crimes/

 

Senior policeman transferred after causing Grab delivery driver to lose leg

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that a senior policeman in Buriram has been charged with negligent driving causing injury and damage and fleeing the scene of an accident.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164270-senior-policeman-transferred-after-causing-grab-delivery-driver-to-lose-leg/

 

Chiang Mai: Chef stabs his ex to death in Korean restaurant kitchen before running semi naked through the streets

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Police in Chiang Mai managed to arrest a 25 year old chef from the Tai Yai ethnic group after he stabbed his ex girlfriend in the chest five times in the kitchen where they both worked.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164275-chiang-mai-chef-stabs-his-ex-to-death-in-korean-restaurant-kitchen-before-running-semi-naked-through-the-streets/

 

Three actresses lodge complaint of sexual harassment on social media

By THE NATION

 

 

Three actresses on Thursday (May 14) have accused an unknown individual of sexual harassment on social media.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164278-three-actresses-lodge-complaint-of-sexual-harassment-on-social-media/

 

Restaurant owner regrets hiring "desperate guy" on Facebook after he steals half a million baht

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A restauranteur in Sattahip had to be supported by his relatives in a state of near collapse after a man to whom he showed kindness robbed him.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164280-restaurant-owner-regrets-hiring-desperate-guy-on-facebook-after-he-steals-half-a-million-baht/

 

Naklua roadwork 80% complete

By Pattaya Mail

 

  

Deputy Mayor Banlue Kullavanijaya inspects progress of the wastewater and drainage pipes project on Wat Sawangfah Road, Naklua.

 

Naklua’s long-running roadworks are 80 percent complete, with the end of detours and dust in sight.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164282-naklua-roadwork-80-complete/

 

Pattaya’s marine traders landlocked during coronavirus crisis

By Jetsada Homklin

 

  

Sarawut Pomthong left the business on Cozy Beach…

 

Pattaya residents who made their livings from the sea have turned to the land during the coronavirus crisis.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164283-pattaya’s-marine-traders-landlocked-during-coronavirus-crisis/