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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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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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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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Thailand raises alarm over bogus recruitment as online scams rise

By Nanchanok Wongsamuth

 

A migrant worker from Myanmar sits on a roof of a building in Bangkok, Thailand, September 1, 2018. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Thailand is struggling to tackle a rise in online recruitment scams promising jobs abroad that never materialise, with many appearing on Facebook, a senior official said on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164929-thailand-raises-alarm-over-bogus-recruitment-as-online-scams-rise/

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Free internet for poor students planned

By THE NATION

 

Buddhipongse Punnakanta

 

The Education Ministry has called on the Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry to provide internet connections to underprivileged students so they can study online via channels provided by the government during the Covid-19 crisis period.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164946-free-internet-for-poor-students-planned/

 

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Death in Suphan Buri highlights plight of homeless during virus crisis

The Nation

 

 

A homeless man has died of pneumonia just days after visiting a community pantry in U Thong District, Suphan Buri province, and leaving with just a single carton of milk.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164947-death-in-suphan-buri-highlights-plight-of-homeless-during-virus-crisis/

 

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AI calls for justice from Thai government, 10 years after deadly crackdown

By The Nation

 

Jatuporn Promphan, head of the red-shirt movement, leads some red-shirt members to make merit at Wat Nuan Chan in Bangkok's Bueng Kum district on Tuesday (May 19). The ceremony was held to mark the 10th anniversary of the crackdown on red-shirt protesters at the orders of the Abhisit Vejjajiva government.

 

Amnesty International has called on the Thai government to bring to justice those suspected of crimes committed during the red-shirt protests, on the 10th anniversary of the deadly crackdown.  

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164948-ai-calls-for-justice-from-thai-government-10-years-after-deadly-crackdown/

 

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Reshuffle puts new man in charge of Thai sports development

By The Nation

 

 

A reshuffle at the Tourism and Sports Ministry placed a new man in charge of Thailand’s sports development on Tuesday (May 19).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164949-reshuffle-puts-new-man-in-charge-of-thai-sports-development/

 

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Protesters under lockdown delay hearing on Thai mega project

By Rina Chandran

 

A police officers stands on a fishing boat during an inspection at the pier of Songkhla, south Thailand December 23, 2015. Thailand said seafood exports to the United States, Europe and Australia have not been hit by reports of slavery and forced labour by campaign groups and media. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom - GF10000274741

 

BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Public hearings on an industrial mega project in southern Thailand have been postponed after locals and activists - led by a 17-year-old - warned that a nationwide coronavirus lockdown could see the plans approved with little scrutiny.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164950-protesters-under-lockdown-delay-hearing-on-thai-mega-project/

 

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Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens Pattaya celebrates 96th elephant birth

By Patcharapol Panrak

 

Kasem Kittisophon, abbot of Wat Samakkee Banpot blesses mother and child.

 

Nong Nooch Tropical Garden celebrated the birth of its 96th elephant at the Pattaya tourist attraction.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164951-nong-nooch-tropical-gardens-pattaya-celebrates-96th-elephant-birth/

 

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15 candidate administrators of THAI rehabilitation plan nominated by Transport Ministry

 

 

The Transport Ministry has nominated 15 candidates for administrator, of the rehabilitation plan for ailing Thai Airways International, to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha for consideration.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164952-15-candidate-administrators-of-thai-rehabilitation-plan-nominated-by-transport-ministry/

 

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British supermarkets threaten Brazil boycott over proposed forest law

By Matthew Green and Jake Spring

 

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows a deforested plot of the Amazon near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil, September 17, 2019. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly/File Photo

 

LONDON/BRASILIA (Reuters) - British supermarkets have warned Brazil they might have to boycott its products if lawmakers there pass a contentious bill that could enable faster destruction of the Amazon rainforest.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164955-british-supermarkets-threaten-brazil-boycott-over-proposed-forest-law/

 

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Record fund-raiser Colonel Tom Moore, 100, is knighted

 

FILE PHOTO: Retired British Army Captain Tom Moore, 100, raises money for health workers, Britain, April 15, 2020. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Colonel Tom Moore, who became a national hero in Britain after raising £33 million for the National Health Service in the run-up to his 100th birthday, is to be knighted.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164956-record-fund-raiser-colonel-tom-moore-100-is-knighted/

 

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Ex-Trump aide Flynn, who admitted lying to FBI, asks appeals court to toss charges

By Jan Wolfe

 

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) - President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who previously pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, asked a U.S. appeals court on Tuesday to force a judge to dismiss the criminal case against him as requested by the Justice Department.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164959-ex-trump-aide-flynn-who-admitted-lying-to-fbi-asks-appeals-court-to-toss-charges/

 

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Trump defends his use of unproven treatment as prevention against coronavirus

By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the nation’s food supply chain during a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic response event in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 19, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended taking a prescription malaria drug to try to ward off the novel coronavirus despite medical warnings about its use.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164960-trump-defends-his-use-of-unproven-treatment-as-prevention-against-coronavirus/

 

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Booking Holding's Agoda cuts 1,500 jobs

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Bookings Holdings Inc (BKNG.O)’s Asian online travel agency Agoda cut 1,500 jobs and reduces expense as global travel slowed amid the coronavirus outbreak.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164966-booking-holdings-agoda-cuts-1500-jobs/

 

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Bees attacks worshippers at temple near Pattaya

By Boonlua Chatree

 

  

A bee hive nestled under the chin of the 10-meter-tall Buddha at Pah Thepsatta Temple exploded with anger during an anniversary celebration for the Luang Phor Yai Buddha figure.

 

A swarm of bees annoyed by Buddhist rituals attacked people paying at a Huay Yai temple.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164968-bees-attacks-worshippers-at-temple-near-pattaya/

 

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Pattaya malls reopen, but shopping no longer hassle-free

By Jetsada Homklin

 

  

Pattaya malls are open again and over 80% of shops back in business, but shopping isn’t nearly the same as it was before the coronavirus.

 

Pattaya malls are open again, but shopping isn’t nearly the same as it was before the coronavirus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164969-pattaya-malls-reopen-but-shopping-no-longer-hassle-free/

 

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Thai schools  expected to open 1 July, some schools can even open now, source tells Thai media

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The confusion about the start of the Thai school term continued after an unnamed education ministry source told Daily News that schools in out of the way places might decide to open now.  

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164970-thai-schools- expected-to-open-1-july-some-schools-can-even-open-now-source-tells-thai-media/

 

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Heavy rain forecast for many parts of Thailand

By THE NATION

 

 

The Thailand Meteorological Department forecast on Wednesday (May 20) that a rather strong southwest monsoon prevails across the Andaman Sea and Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164971-heavy-rain-forecast-for-many-parts-of-thailand/

 

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Video: Pensioners in custody after minor argument leads to death of security guard in Bangkok

 

Image: Sanook

 

A pointless argument led to the death of a thirty seven year old  security guard in Samut Prakan yesterday morning.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164975-video-pensioners-in-custody-after-minor-argument-leads-to-death-of-security-guard-in-bangkok/

 

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A high-end restaurant adapts to changing seasons

By THE NATION

 

 

The Four Seasons restaurant located in Siam Paragon Shopping Complex in Bangkok’s Pathumwan district is employing strict measures to ensure the safety of its customers and staff from Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164984-a-high-end-restaurant-adapts-to-changing-seasons/

 

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Teenage motorbike thieves arrested

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Police have arrested two of the teenagers and are looking for the third. Image: via Wichit Police

 

PHUKET: Police have arrested two 17-year-old motorbike thieves in Wichit and are searching for the third member of the gang after the parents of the first two brought their own children in to police.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164987-teenage-motorbike-thieves-arrested-in-wichit/

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Thailand's entertainment industry can't just do something else instead because of Covid-19, says insider

 

 

A leading figure in Pattaya's entertainment and tourist industry has hit back at suggestions from a health official that pubs and clubs should do something else.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164988-thailands-entertainment-industry-cant-just-do-something-else-instead-because-of-covid-19-says-insider/

 

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VIDEO: Should dogs be allowed in stores? Debate rages on Thainet

 

Image: Daily News

 

Daily News said that comment was rife online after a Facebook video post showed a Thai woman trying to carry a dog into a convenience store.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164990-video-should-dogs-be-allowed-in-stores-debate-rages-on-thainet/

 

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Pattaya: Lots of Thais and foreigners exercising on the sidewalk but no one on the beach

 

 

Thai media 77kaoded reported that they saw lots of Thai and foreign people exercising on beach roads in Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164992-pattaya-lots-of-thais-and-foreigners-exercising-on-the-sidewalk-but-no-one-on-the-beach/

 

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Thai leading food charity sends S-O-S to urge public generosity amid Covid-19

“SOS” raises money for protecting the most vulnerable during health & economic long-term economic crisis

 

 

While Thailand is facing an unprecedented crisis, Scholars of Sustenance Foundation (SOS) raises the alarm of food insecurity’s drastic growth. The leading food rescue Foundation in the country launches today a donation campaign to cope with Covid-19’s terrible economic and social consequences.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164993-thai-leading-food-charity-sends-s-o-s-to-urge-public-generosity-amid-covid-19/

 

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Prachuap: Phu Yai Ban praised for helping to set up classes for children who can't access online learning

 

Picture: Talk News Online

 

Thailand has started to teach students online ahead of the delayed opening of schools on July 1st.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164994-prachuap-phu-yai-ban-praised-for-helping-to-set-up-classes-for-children-who-cant-access-online-learning/

 

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VIDEO: Rule number one when driving in Thailand: Concentrate at all times

 

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Thai TV Channel 7 reminded the Thai public to concentrate at all times when driving.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164996-video-rule-number-one-when-driving-in-thailand-concentrate-at-all-times/

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Startup's Animal-Free Burger "Let's Plant Meat" Hits Thailand Stores

A Thai start-up in plant-based meat alternatives aims to grow amid pandemic.

 

Let's Plant Meat burger hits Thailand supermarkets.

 

CHIANG MAI, Thailand, May 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Let's Plant Meat, a plant-based meat start-up from Thailand, launched its first "plant-based burger patty" into country's major supermarkets. The animal-free burger patty gained outstanding reviews for its taste: as good as imports at half the price. Let's Plant Meat is confident that consumers will begin exploring healthy alternatives to cook at home during the recent pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164998-startups-animal-free-burger-lets-plant-meat-hits-thailand-stores/