THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 19 May 2020

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Pattaya: 1000 desperate people queue for handouts from Chinese company

 

 

A Chinese rubber firm handed out supplies to the needy who queued in front of Pattaya City Hall yesterday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164847-pattaya-1000-desperate-people-queue-for-handouts-from-chinese-company/

 

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Chonburi: Tragedy as three year old drowns in a bucket while carers were doing online lessons

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Tragedy struck a family in Ban Bung, Chonburi yesterday after a three year old girl drowned in an outside toilet.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164848-chonburi-tragedy-as-three-year-old-drowns-in-a-bucket-while-carers-were-doing-online-lessons/

 

 

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Amazing Trusted Thailand: TAT set for rebrand as foreign tourists expected to return in October

 

 

Thailand’s Tourism Authority plans to rebrand its famous and hugely successful ‘Amazing Thailand’ slogan.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164849-amazing-trusted-thailand-tat-set-for-rebrand-as-foreign-tourists-expected-to-return-in-october/

 

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Fund set up amid claims 83 year old Brit was held prisoner near Bangkok while Thais siphoned off his pension

 

 

A Facebook poster from Liverpool said that he responded when a concerned British family went online to express worries about an 83 year old relative. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164852-fund-set-up-amid-claims-83-year-old-brit-was-held-prisoner-near-bangkok-while-thais-siphoned-off-his-pension/

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FC Seoul left deflated after sex doll gaffe

 

Mannequins are placed in spectator seats to cheer South Korea's football club FC Seoul team during a match against Gwangju FC, which is held without fans due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Seoul, South Korea, May 17, 2020. Yonhap/via REUTERS

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean football club FC Seoul have apologised after they used sex dolls instead of mannequins to fill seats during a K League match at their empty stadium on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164855-fc-seoul-left-deflated-after-sex-doll-gaffe/

 

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Top virologist warns school reopening must not be a political decision

 

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The right timing for the opening of the first school semester of this year should not be a political decision, but should be based on scientific reasoning, with the physical and mental health of the students being taken into consideration, said Thailand’s leading virologist Dr. Yong Poovorawan.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164858-top-virologist-warns-school-reopening-must-not-be-a-political-decision/

 

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Bangla entertainment workers protest over unpaid SSO payments

By The Phuket News

 

The staffers from the Bangla entertainment district in Patong left out of work due to the COVID=19 crisis protested in front of the Social Security Office in Kathu yesterday afternoon (May 18). Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Staffers from the entertainment district centred on Bangla Rd in Patong now out of work, and without any income, due to the COVID-19 restrictions protested in front of the Social Security Office (SSO) in Kathu yesterday (May 18) over unpaid relief funds from the government that have never arrived.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164865-bangla-entertainment-workers-protest-over-unpaid-sso-payments/

 

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Gamblers arrested, charged for breach of Emergency Decree

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Five people were caught at the scene, along with gambling paraphernalia. Photo: Territorial Defense Volunteers

 

PHUKET: Five people caught gambling at a house in Koh Kaew have been charged with breach of the Emergency Decree for forming a gathering of people that contravenes the health regulations in effect to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164866-gamblers-arrested-charged-for-breach-of-emergency-decree/

 

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Thai govt OKs plan for bankruptcy court-led restructuring of Thai Airways

 

FILE PHOTO: Thai Airways airplanes park at the tarmac of the Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok, as Thailand will temporarily ban all passenger flights from landing in the country to curb the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Thailand, April 4, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's cabinet approved a plan to restructure troubled Thai Airways International Pcl's <THAI.BK> finances through a bankruptcy court, the Southeast Asian country's prime minister said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164868-thai-govt-oks-plan-for-bankruptcy-court-led-restructuring-of-thai-airways/

 

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Nine Thais arrive back from London with high fever

By THE NATION

 

 

Nine Thais arrived back from London with high fever on Monday (May 18), while three more from Singapore have been placed under investigation for Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164869-nine-thais-arrive-back-from-london-with-high-fever/

 

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NHSO-Thailand Post medicine delivery project sees healthy response

By The Nation

 

 

Some 111 hospitals have delivered drugs by mail to tens of thousands of patients under Thailand Post’s “Drug Delivery Project to Patients by Mail” campaign, the National Health Security Office (NHSO) said today (May 19).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164870-nhso-thailand-post-medicine-delivery-project-sees-healthy-response/

 

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Ministry hiring 40,000 people on Bt9,000 each to relieve virus burden

By The Nation

 

 

The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation is hiring over 40,000 employees to help people affected by Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164871-ministry-hiring-40000-people-on-bt9000-each-to-relieve-virus-burden/

 

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Almost a million receive Bt5.3 billion in unemployment benefits

By THE NATION

 

Chatu Mongol Sonakul

 

Some 984,005 people under social security have been paid Bt5.31 billion as of May 18 for being unemployed in force majeure conditions amid the Covid-19 crisis, Labour Minister Chatu Mongol Sonakul said today (May 19).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164872-almost-a-million-receive-bt53-billion-in-unemployment-benefits/

 

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Education minister told to fix online learning problems

By The Nation

 

Prayut Chan-o-cha

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has urged Education Minister Nataphol Teepsuwan to solve problems with online learning, government spokesperson Narumon Pinyosinwat told FM100.5 MCOT News Network on Tuesday (May 19).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164873-education-minister-told-to-fix-online-learning-problems/

 

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Children face same risk as adults, expert virologist warns

By The Nation

 

Dr Yong Poovorawan

 

Children face the same risks as adults in contracting Covid-19, but kids show no or very mild symptoms when infected, Chulalongkorn University expert virologist Dr Yong Poovorawan said on his Facebook page today (May 19).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164874-children-face-same-risk-as-adults-expert-virologist-warns/

 

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Jurin scotches rumour Commerce Ministry plans to propose Thailand join CPTPP

By THE NATION

 

Jurin Laksanawisit

 

In response to a rumour that the Commerce Ministry would propose to the Cabinet that Thailand join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), Minister Jurin Laksanawisit categorically stated today (May 19) that he did not make such a proposal and did not even know who in his ministry did.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164876-jurin-scotches-rumour-commerce-ministry-plans-to-propose-thailand-join-cptpp/

 

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Panel set up to investigate teacher accused of sexually abusing his daughter, son

By The Nation

 

 

A university in Nakhon Ratchasima has established a committee to investigate a teacher, who has been accused by his wife of raping their daughter and son.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164877-korat-panel-set-up-to-investigate-teacher-accused-of-sexually-abusing-his-daughter-son/

 

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English teacher with poor pronunciation sparks online storm

By The Nation

 

 

An English teacher whose faulty pronunciation confused students nationwide during an online class has become the focus of social media criticism.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164881-english-teacher-with-poor-pronunciation-sparks-online-storm/

 

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Bars allowed to open sooner if case count stays low

By The Nation

 

 

Pubs, bars and entertainment venues will be allowed to reopen in the coming weeks if the daily count of new virus cases stays in single digits, the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced on Tuesday (May 19).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164883-bars-allowed-to-open-sooner-if-case-count-stays-low/

 

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Seven foreigners nabbed for illegal sex, fraud or stealing

By The Nation

 

 

Seven foreigners have been arrested on sex, fraud or stealing charges, in five separate cases around the country, Immigration authorities announced on Tuesday (May 19).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164894-seven-foreigners-nabbed-for-illegal-sex-fraud-or-stealing/

 

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No clear proof 3-year-old was raped, says forensics chief

By The Nation

 

 

The Institute of Forensic Medicine said on Monday (May 18) that there is no clear evidence the three-year-old girl, Nong Chompoo, whose naked was found in the mountainous region of Mukdahan’s Dong Luang district last week, had been sexually assaulted.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164895-no-clear-proof-3-year-old-was-raped-says-forensics-chief/

 

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Thailand racing to stockpile Favipiravir ahead of possible second outbreak

By THE NATION

 

 

The government is stockpiling almost 400,000 doses of Favipiravir – an antiviral drug touted as a treatment for Covid-19 – in case of a second-wave outbreak while pushing domestic manufacture to reduce reliance on imports.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164897-thailand-racing-to-stockpile-favipiravir-ahead-of-possible-second-outbreak/

 

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Vietnam offers cut-price paradise to lure local travellers post coronavirus

By James Pearson

 

Vietnamese tourists visit Ha Long bay after the Vietnamese government eased the lockdown following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Quang Ninh province, Vietnam May 19, 2020. REUTERS/Kham

 

PHU QUOC, Vietnam (Reuters) - In Phu Quoc, a Vietnamese island off the coast of Cambodia, posters warning tourists of the dangers of COVID-19 have long since faded in the powerful sunshine, along with the throngs of international travellers that used to dot its beaches.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164900-vietnam-offers-cut-price-paradise-to-lure-local-travellers-post-coronavirus/

 

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Empty middle seat? Depends on which country you are flying in

By Jamie Freed, Stella Qiu and Anne Kauranen

 

FILE PHOTO - Rows of empty seats of an American Airline flight are seen, as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) disruption continues across the global industry, during a flight between Washington D.C. and Miami, in Washington, U.S., March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

SYDNEY/BEIJING/HELSINKI (Reuters) - In Thailand, you cannot have food or water in flight and must wear a mask. In Malaysia and Indonesia, the plane needs to be half-empty. In the United States and Europe, it's not mandatory for airlines to leave the middle seat open.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164901-empty-middle-seat-depends-on-which-country-you-are-flying-in/

 

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UK announces new post-Brexit global tariff regime

By Kylie MacLellan and Elizabeth Piper

 

An hybrid flag depicting the EU and the British flags is seen during a debate on the last EU summit and Brexit at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, October 22, 2019. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler/Files

 

LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom announced a new post-Brexit tariff regime on Tuesday to replace the European Union's external tariff, maintaining a 10% tariff on cars but cutting levies on tens of billions of dollars of supply chain imports.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164902-uk-announces-new-post-brexit-global-tariff-regime/

 

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Long-lasting global recession likely due to COVID-19, says World Economic Forum report

 

FILE PHOTO: A closed sign is seen in a shop window in Dunham Massey, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Dunham Massey, Britain, May 7, 2020. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Risk managers expect a prolonged global recession as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, a report by the World Economic Forum showed on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164903-long-lasting-global-recession-likely-due-to-covid-19-says-world-economic-forum-report/

 

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Storm-damage alert issued for most of country

By THE NATION

 

 

Authorities have issued a storm-damage alert as Thailand continued to feel the effects of cyclone Ampan on Tuesday (May 19). Officials in Bangkok and 62 other provinces have been ordered to monitor for flash flooding and other impacts until Thursday, said Monton Sudprasert, director-general of the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164905-storm-damage-alert-issued-for-most-of-country/

 

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DIT chief reinstated after mask hoarding allegation could not be proved

By THE NATION

 

Whichai Pochanakij

 

Whichai Pochanakij, who was transferred on March 15 over allegations of hoarding face masks, was reinstated as director general of the Department of Internal Trade (DIT) on Tuesday (May 19) in an order signed by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164906-dit-chief-reinstated-after-mask-hoarding-allegation-could-not-be-proved/

 

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Khon Kaen school launches outdoor classes for underprivileged students

By THE NATION

 

 

A school in Khon Kaen province is holding outdoor lessons for students who lack internet or digital devices to access online learning.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164908-khon-kaen-school-launches-outdoor-classes-for-underprivileged-students/

 

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Ryan Seacrest Denies He Suffered A Stroke During Live American Idol Finale

By CLAIRE REID

 

 

A rep for Ryan Seacrest has reassured fans that he didn't suffer a stroke during the live remote final of American Idol this weekend.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164911-ryan-seacrest-denies-he-suffered-a-stroke-during-live-american-idol-finale/