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Thai political reconciliation elusive due to lack of wider public participation: academics

By The Nation

 

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As the country marks the 10th anniversary of political protests that erupted in violence, a pro-democracy group is campaigning to know the truth behind the tragic events.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164623-thai-political-reconciliation-elusive-due-to-lack-of-wider-public-participation-academics/

 

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NHSO sees need for Bt80-billion budget in fiscal 2021

By The Nation

 

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The National Health Security Office (NHSO) expects to use more than a Bt80-billion budget in fiscal 2021 to cope with the increased demand for medical care due to the Covid-19 situation, while it aims to promote telehealth practices to reduce crowdedness in hospitals.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164625-nhso-sees-need-for-bt80-billion-budget-in-fiscal-2021/

 

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WHA chief urges govt to lure investors leaving China after Covid-19

By THE NATION

 

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There is a strong possibility of investments moving from China to Southeast Asia after the Covid-19 crisis is resolved, and the Thai government should collaborate with the private sector to woo investors to Thailand, WHA Group's chairman of the executive committee, Jareeporn Jarukornsakul said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164626-wha-chief-urges-govt-to-lure-investors-leaving-china-after-covid-19/

 

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Exporters unfazed at likelihood of losing US tariff privilege for parboiled rice

By The Nation

 

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Thailand's export of parboiled rice to the US may fall, as the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is considering a proposal by USA Rice Federation to suspend tariff privileges under the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) on six rice products.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164627-exporters-unfazed-at-likelihood-of-losing-us-tariff-privilege-for-parboiled-rice/

 

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NESDC report expected to project bleak economic outlook for the year

By The Nation

 

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Some workers have returned to work at department stores and other businesses started to reopen on May 17 after the government implemented the second phase of easing of restrictions. A full reopening of the economy is a long way off as the international flight ban has been extended to June 30.

 

The National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) is expected to revise downward its economic projections for the year when it releases its quarterly economic report on Monday (May 18).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164630-nesdc-report-expected-to-project-bleak-economic-outlook-for-the-year/

 

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Thailand opens malls after nearly two months amid coronavirus outbreak

 

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People walk in front of an Apple store in Icon Siam shopping center as shopping centers reopen nation wide during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand May 17, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Sunday opened malls and department stores for the first time since March in its second phase of relaxing measures as the number of new coronavirus cases slowed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164631-thailand opens-malls-after-nearly-two-months-amid-coronavirus-outbreak/

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Democrat party hits back at Progressive Movement’s laser messages

 

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Thailand’s Democrat party has accused the Progressive Movement of distorting facts about the crackdown on red-shirt protesters in Bangkok by the government of then Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva a decade ago, in order to discredit him and to turn the public against him.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164633-democrat-party-hits-back-at-progressive-movement’s-laser-messages/

 

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Only urgent matters will allow passage onto island: Phuket Police Chief

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

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A person waits to be screened at the Phuket Check Point. Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police Commander Maj Gen Rungrote Thakurapunyasiri has warned that only people attending to “urgent matters” are being allowed onto the island.

 

Full storyhttps://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164635-only-urgent-matters-will-allow-passage-onto-island-phuket-police-chief/

 

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Pattaya-area restaurateur robbed by live-in employee he met on Facebook

By Patcharapol Panrak

 

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Wanna Nonpayom was arrested on Pratamnak Hill after robbing a trusting restaurant owner.

 

A trusting restaurant owner who took on an employee he met on Facebook was robbed by the man in Sattahip.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164638-pattaya-area-restaurateur-robbed-by-live-in-employee-he-met-on-facebook/

 

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Pattaya teen falls through broken manhole into pipe

By Patcharapol Panrak

 

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Pattaya City School 8 student Supansa Wisamol was injured when she fell through a broken manhole cover over a storm-drainage pipe.

 

A 13-year-old girl was injured when she fell through a broken manhole cover over a storm-drainage pipe.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164639-pattaya-teen-falls-through-broken-manhole-into-pipe/

 

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MAKING A MEAL 

What it’s really like dining out at social distancing restaurants – and why it WON’T work post-lockdown

Kara Godfrey

 

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Travel writer Niall Harbison tried a social distancing restaurant - and warned that it won't work post-lockdown. Credit: bigseventravel.com

 

A TOURIST in Thailand has warned that social distancing cafes and restaurants DON'T work with restrictions and people won't return for a long time.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164640-what-it’s-really-like-dining-out-at-social-distancing-restaurants-in-thailand–-and-why-it-won’t-work-post-lockdown/

 

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Nigeria impounds British plane for breaking coronavirus flight ban rules - aviation minister

 

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FILE PHOTO: Hadi Sirika, Nigeria's minister of state on aviation, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Abuja, Nigeria, December 20, 2016. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

 

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria impounded a plane operated by a British company for allegedly contravening a flight ban imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the aviation minister said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164641-nigeria-impounds-british-plane-for-breaking-coronavirus-flight-ban-rules-aviation-minister/

 

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Trump praises return of live golf, even without fans

 

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after arriving from Camp David to the White House in Washington, U.S. May 17, 2020. REUTERS/Eric Thayer

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump praised the return of live golf on Sunday, dialing into a televised broadcast of a two-on-two charity skins match between top players on the PGA Tour, the first event of its kind since the coronavirus lockdown.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164642-trump-praises-return-of-live-golf-even-without-fans/

 

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Beaches, parks busy as Europe heat wave and U.S. spring test new coronavirus rules

By Lisa Shumaker

 

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People visit a beach along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea during a heatwave in Israel as restrictions following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ease around the country, in Tel Aviv, Israel May 17, 2020. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

 

(Reuters) - Summer weather is enticing much of the world to emerge from coronavirus lockdowns as centers of the outbreak from New York to Italy and Spain gradually lift restrictions that have kept millions indoors for months.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164643-beaches-parks-busy-as-europe-heat-wave-and-us-spring-test-new-coronavirus-rules/

 

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Trump's firing of State Department watchdog may be 'unlawful,' Pelosi says

By Sarah N. Lynch and Doina Chiacu

 

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FILE PHOTO: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) holds her weekly news conference with Capitol Hill reporters in Washington, U.S., May 14, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's firing of the State Department's top internal watchdog "could be unlawful" if it was intended to retaliate against one of his investigations, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164644-trumps-firing-of-state-department-watchdog-may-be-unlawful-pelosi-says/

 

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France coronavirus death toll rises to 28,108 - ministry

 

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FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks walk at Trocadero square near the Eiffel Tower, as France began a gradual end to a nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Paris, France, May 16, 2020. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

 

PARIS (Reuters) - France reported 483 new coronavirus deaths on Sunday, bringing the total to 28,108, as the country eases out of a two-month lockdown.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164653-france-coronavirus-death-toll-rises-to-28108-ministry/

 

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Japan slips into recession, worst yet to come as pandemic wreaks havoc

By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto

 

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FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walks in front of a temporary closed ramen noodle restaurant in Tokyo, Japan April 8, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy slipped into recession for the first time in 4-1/2 years, GDP data showed on Monday, putting the nation on course for its deepest postwar slump as the coronavirus crisis takes a heavy toll on businesses and consumers.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164656-japan-slips-into-recession-worst-yet-to-come-as-pandemic-wreaks-havoc/

 

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Pattaya video: Police chase and arrest "win" and Japanese tourist who didn't stop at curfew checkpoint
 
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Pattaya police under the leadership of Pol Capt Chawalit Suwanmanee gave chase after a motorcycle taxi rider (win) failed to stop at a curfew checkpoint on Friday night.
 
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Video: Pick-up flees the scene as motorcycle couple hit the tarmac in Pathum Thani

 

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Dash cam footage that is being widely viewed on Facebook showed the moment that a pick-up side swiped a couple on a motorcycle on the Bang Khun elevated road in Klong Luang, Pathum Thani north of Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164667-video-pick-up-flees-the-scene-as-motorcycle-couple-hit-the-tarmac-in-pathum-thani/

 

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