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Prayut says kids must study online until pandemic eases

By The Nation

 

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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has emphasised that students must study online until the Covid-19 situation improves and schools can reopen, government spokesperson Narumon Pinyosinwat said on Monday (May 18).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164752-prayut-says-kids-must-study-online-until-pandemic-eases/

 

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'A beautiful day' in Italy, as shops and bars finally reopen

By Crispian Balmer and Giulio Piovaccari

 

A man wearing a face mask serves a customer, as shops are allowed to reopen as Italy eases some of the lockdown measures put in place during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at a cafe in Rome, Italy May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

 

ROME (Reuters) - Italian shops, hairdressers and restaurants finally threw open their doors on Monday as the country sped up efforts to bounce back from the coronavirus crisis after a 10-week lockdown.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164753-a-beautiful-day-in-italy-as-shops-and-bars-finally-reopen/

 

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Australia welcomes growing support for COVID-19 inquiry at WHO meeting

By Kirsty Needham

 

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A resolution pushed by the European Union and Australia calling for a review into the origins and spread of the novel coronavirus has the support of 116 countries at the World Health Assembly, almost enough for it to pass, a document showed.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164754-australia-welcomes-growing-support-for-covid-19-inquiry-at-who-meeting/

 

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'He wouldn't say a word' - Rwanda genocide fugitive lived incognito in Paris

 

A man rides a bicycle in front of the apartment building where Rwanda genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga was arrested in Asnieres-sur-Seine near Paris, France May 16, 2020. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

 

PARIS (Reuters) - Rwandan genocide fugitive Felicien Kabuga, whose arrest on Saturday ended 26 years on the run, was a frail, elderly man who said little to neighbours and who would take a stroll most days outside of his apartment in a well-off suburb of Paris.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164755-he-wouldnt-say-a-word-rwanda-genocide-fugitive-lived-incognito-in-paris/

 

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Many parents finding online lessons ‘far too expensive’

By The Nation

 

 

Parents in Chiang Mai are calling on the government to reopen schools soon because online classes can be unaffordable for some families.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164757-many-parents-finding-online-lessons-‘far-too-expensive’/

 

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New BTS stations checked for readiness

By The Nation

 

 

Deputy Bangkok governor Sakoltee Phattiyakul visited BTS stations from Kasetsart University to Wat Phra Si Mahathat on the Sukhumvit Line (Green Line) to see if they are ready to serve commuters from June onwards.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164758-new-bts-stations-checked-for-readiness/

 

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Traffic cops deployed to bust wet-season jams

By THE NATION

 

 

Police will work with Bangkok’s Department of Drainage and Sewerage to ease traffic congestion during the wet season after the government relaxed lockdown restrictions and allowed malls and other businesses to reopen on Sunday (May 17).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164759-traffic-cops-deployed-to-bust-wet-season-jams/

 

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Krabi’s gold-spotted mudskippers flourish in absence of tourists

By THE NATION

 

 

Numerous gold-spotted mudskippers were found on Monday (May 18) in a mangrove forest in Laem Sak sub-district, after tourist activities were suspended in Krabi province.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164761-krabi’s-gold-spotted-mudskippers-flourish-in-absence-of-tourists/

 

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Exclusive: Huge fentanyl haul seized in Asia's biggest-ever drugs bust

By Tom Allard

 

Precursor chemicals used to make illicit drugs such as methamphetamine, ketamine, heroin and fentanyl seized by Myanmar police and military are seen in this undated photo near Loikan village in Shan State, between February and April 2020 in what the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime described as Asia's biggest-ever drug bust. Myanmar Police/UNODC/Handout via REUTERS

 

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Myanmar police say they have seized a huge haul of liquid fentanyl, the first time one of the dangerous synthetic opioids that have ravaged North America has been found in Asia's Golden Triangle drug-producing region.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164762-exclusive-huge-fentanyl-haul-seized-in-asias-biggest-ever-drugs-bust/

 

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UK adds loss of smell and taste to COVID-19 symptom list

By Guy Faulconbridge

 

A woman wearing a face mask and gloves walks on a platform at Waterloo Station in London, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson

 

LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom has added the loss of smell and taste to its official list of COVID-19 symptoms including fever and new continuous cough - a step that it hopes could help pick up about 2 percent more cases of the novel coronavirus.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164764-uk-adds-loss-of-smell-and-taste-to-covid-19-symptom-list/

 

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Thai traffic back to gridlock as coronavirus measures ease

By Jiraporn Kuhakan

 

FILE PHOTO: 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) - Cars, trucks and motorcycles jostled on Monday in a return of the Thai capital's familiar gridlock as commuters headed back to work in the second phase of easing coronavirus restrictions to get the economy back on track.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164766-thai-traffic-back-to-gridlock-as-coronavirus-measures-ease/

 

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Thai central bank seen cutting key rate to help economy in recession

By Orathai Sriring

 

FILE PHOTO: The Bank of Thailand logo is seen in Bangkok, Thailand April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand’s central bank is widely expected to cut its benchmark interest rate to a new low at its policy review on Wednesday to cushion the economy from the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164767-thai-central-bank-seen-cutting-key-rate-to-help-economy-in-recession/

 

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Scooby-Doo actor Matthew Lillard admits it was a "bummer" not to play Shaggy again in Scoob!

BY SUSANNAH ALEXANDER

 

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Scooby-Doo and his gang of mystery-solving friends are some of the most iconic and recognisable characters around, so it's no surprise that the arrival of new animated version Scoob! has been met with a lot of excitement.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164768-scooby-doo-actor-matthew-lillard-admits-it-was-a-bummer-not-to-play-shaggy-again-in-scoob/

 

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25 celebrity quiz questions to put your showbiz knowledge to the test

By Danielle Manning

 

Reckon you know Ed Sheeran from George Ezra then test your celebrity knowledge below (Image: Paul Kane/Getty Images)

 

We can't get enough of the stars and starlets that make up the world of show business.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164769-25-celebrity-quiz-questions-to-put-your-showbiz-knowledge-to-the-test/

 

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Scarface star Geno Silva dies aged 72 after dementia battle

By Mel Evans

 

Geno Silva has died aged 72 (Picture: Universal Pictures: New Line Cinema)

 

Veteran actor Geno Silva, best known for his role in Scarface, has died at the age of 72, following a battle with dementia.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164770-scarface-star-geno-silva-dies-aged-72-after-dementia-battle/

 

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Lockdown lifted, Bang Tao residents still urged to stay at home

By The Phuket News

 

Cherng Talay OrBorTor sound trucks today wound their way through the small streets in the villages urging people to stay indoors. Photo: Cherng Talay OrBorTor

 

PHUKET:-- The lockdown restrictions were lifted in Bang Tao at midnight Friday night, but Chief of the Cherng Talay Tambon Administration Organisation (OrBorTor) MaAnn Samran is still asking people in the area to stay home as much as possible to avoid a further outbreak of COVID-19.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164778-lockdown-lifted-bang-tao-residents-still-urged-to-stay-at-home/

 

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