THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 20 May 2020

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Experts eyed to write up a rehab plan for THAI

By THE NATION

 

Saksayam Chidchob, right

 

Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob will next week present Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha a list of 15 persons who will jointly draw up a rehabilitation plan in line with the Bankruptcy Law for Thai Airways International (THAI).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164999-experts-eyed-to-write-up-a-rehab-plan-for-thai/

 

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Auto leasing firms take foot off the accelerator

By THE NATION

 

File photo of a motor show event in Bangkok

 

Auto leasing companies have lowered their annual targets but remain hopeful that the market will slowly recover in the second half of 2020 after the unlocking of the government shutdown order.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165000-auto-leasing-firms-take-foot-off-the-accelerator/

 

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One case of Covid-19 in state quarantine; only 90 patients in hospitals

By The Nation

 

 

There was one new case of Covid-19 and no death over a 24-hour period, Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesman of the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said on Wednesday (May 20).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165001-thailand-reports-one-new-covid-19-case-only-90-patients-remain-in-hospital/

 

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Electricity outages to affect Kata, Koh Siray

By The Phuket News

 

The areas to be affected by the power outage on Koh Siray on Friday (May 22). Image: PEA

 

PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Kata and Koh Siray tomorrow (May 21) and Friday (May 22) while work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165002-electricity-outages-to-affect-kata-koh-siray/

 

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Video: Horrific head on smash in the rain claims four lives

 

Picture: Daily News

 

CCTV from a rice mill on the Surin to Prasat district road showed a horrific collision between a white Toyota pick up and a Mitsubishi Pajero.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1164989-video-horrific-head-on-smash-in-the-rain-claims-four-lives/

 

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Education Ministry hiring 10,000 asst teachers during virus crisis

By THE NATION

 

 

The Education Ministry will hire 10,000 assistant teachers for primary schools as a way of helping unemployed educators amid the Covid-19 crisis.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165010-education-ministry-hiring-10000-asst-teachers-during-virus-crisis/

 

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Thailand's central bank cuts policy rate by 25 bps to record low

 

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 cut its key interest rate for the third time this year to a new low on Wednesday, as expected, as the coronavirus pandemic slows business activity in Southeast Asia's second-largest economy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165012-thailands-central-bank-cuts-policy-rate-by-25-bps-to-record-low/

 

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Thailand says it expects coronavirus vaccine next year after tests in mice

 

FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a face-shield and a mask is pictured in Icon Siam shopping center as shopping centres reopen nation wide during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand May 17, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand expects to have a vaccine for the novel coronavirus ready next year, a senior official said on Wednesday, after finding positive trial results in mice.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165013-thailand says-it-expects-coronavirus-vaccine-next-year-after-tests-in-mice/

 

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Plasma treatment cures seriously ill Covid-19 patient

By The Nation

 

 

A seriously ill Covid-19 patient in Hat Yai district of Songkhla province is now ready to go home after full recovery thanks to plasma treatment at Songklanagarind Hospital.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165014-plasma-treatment-cures-seriously-ill-covid-19-patient/

 

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More than 5m shoppers sign up to ThaiChana contact-tracing platform

By THE NATION

 

Taweesin Visanuyothin

 

A total of 67,904 businesses nationwide had registered for the government’s ThaiChana (Thai Victory) platform as of 9pm on Tuesday (May 19) while 5.077 million members of the public were using the platform, according to Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesman of the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165015-more-than-5m-shoppers-sign-up-to-thaichana-contact-tracing-platform/

 

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Thai government promises to get rid of smog in Chiang Mai and the north

By Pattaya Mail

 

  

The government is seeking everyone’s helping hands to solve the wildfire problem in the North.

 

BANGKOK – The government spokesperson expressed gratitude towards the Chiang Mai Breath Council for its concern on smog in the North and assured that the government was seriously solving the pollution.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165017-thai-government-promises-to-get-rid-of-smog-in-chiang-mai-and-the-north/

 

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Opposition wants more time to debate 1.9 trillion baht loan decrees

 

Anudit Nakorntap / Photo from Pheu Thai Party’s Facebook

 

The Opposition has voiced objection to the duration of the three-day parliamentary debate on the Government’s three executive decrees, to seek 1.9 trillion baht in loans, claiming that they need more time because of the huge amount of indebtedness the loans create.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165018-opposition-wants-more-time-to-debate-19-trillion-baht-loan-decrees/

 

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Third phase of easing considered if no new Covid-19 cases in 15 days

By The Nation

 

Anutin Charnvirakul

 

The government is planning announce the third phase of easing restrictions if the number of new Covid-19 cases does not rise within the next two weeks, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Wednesday (May 20).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165022-third-phase-of-easing-considered-if-no-new-covid-19-cases-in-15-days/

 

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Thai prototype vaccine to be tested on monkeys next week

By The Nation

 

 

Suvit Maesincee, Minister for Science and Technology, revealed progress in the development of a vaccine against Covid-19 yesterday (May 19). Mice injected with a prototype mRNA vaccine at the Chulalongkorn University Vaccine Centre had produced antibody levels as high as 1:3,000, according to preliminary screening results from the University of Pennsylvania.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165013-thailand says-it-expects-coronavirus-vaccine-next-year-after-tests-in-mice/?do=findComment&comment=15432111

 

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Thai Airways union backs down, supports bankruptcy court-led restructuring

By Chayut Setboonsarng and Panarat Thepgumpanat

 

FILE PHOTO: Thai Airways airplanes are parked at the tarmac of Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand March 25, 2020 REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The Thai Airways <THAI.BK> workers’ union will not oppose the government’s plan to reduce holdings in the airline and petition for restructuring with the bankruptcy court, the union’s president said on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165042-thai-airways-union-backs-down-supports-bankruptcy-court-led-restructuring/

 

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What's behind the Thai fascination for malls

By The Nation

 

File photo

 

Thai people's obsession with visiting malls is a reflection of the problem caused by the indiscriminate development of cities where shopping centres have become the central areas of attraction, many experts contend.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165044-whats-behind-the-thai-fascination-for-malls/

 

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Bt182-million budget approved to help 13 sport disciplines

By THE NATION

 

 

A sum of Bt182.2 million has been approved by the committee of professional sport to help athletes and related persons involved in 13 sports disciplines in Thailand affected by the Covid-19 crisis.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165045-bt182-million-budget-approved-to-help-13-sport-disciplines/

 

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Paraquat, chlorpyrifos classified as ‘most’ hazardous

By The Nation

 

 

The Industry Ministry has classified agri-chemicals paraquat and chlorpyrifos as Type 4 hazardous substances. This classification will go into effect from June 1.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165046-paraquat-chlorpyrifos-classified-as-‘most’-hazardous/

 

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More than half of SMEs unable to access govt soft loans: FTI

By THE NATION

 

 

The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has revealed that more than 50 per cent of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are unable to access soft loans provided by the government and financial institutes.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165047-more-than-half-of-smes-unable-to-access-govt-soft-loans-fti/

 

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Bangkok sewers, canals cleared out as flood season approaches

By The Nation

 

 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has cleaned out 3,300 kilometres of sewer pipes and dredged 1,400 canals throughout the capital to boost drainage for the rainy season.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165049-bangkok-sewers-canals-cleared-out-as-flood-season-approaches/

 

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Don Mueang added to stops for 6 special express trains

By The Nation

 

 

Six special express trains heading to the North and Northeast have been instructed to stop at the Don Mueang Station for one minute from Wednesday (May 20) to June 17.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165050-don-mueang-added-to-stops-for-6-special-express-trains/

 

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Songkhla hospital discharges last remaining Covid-19 patient

By The Nation

 

 

A hospital on the frontline of the virus battle in the South has discharged its last remaining Covid-19 patient, as the contagion subsides across the country.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165051-songkhla-hospital-discharges-last-remaining-covid-19-patient/

 

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Man sentenced to death in Singapore on Zoom call

By John Geddie

 

FILE PHOTO: A view of the Supreme Court building against the backdrop of the skyline of Singapore's central business district May 27, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A judge in Singapore has sentenced a man to death via a Zoom video-call for his role in a drug deal, one of just two known cases where a capital punishment verdict has been delivered remotely.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165052-man-sentenced-to-death-in-singapore-on-zoom-call/

 

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Climate change turning Antarctica's snow green

By Martyn Herman

 

FILE PHOTO: An iceberg floats near Lemaire Channel, Antarctica, February 5, 2020. Picture taken February 5, 2020. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Antarctica conjures images of an unbroken white wilderness but blooms of algae are giving parts of the frozen continent an increasingly green tinge.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165053-climate-change-turning-antarcticas-snow-green/

 

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UK's Cambridge University to hold all lectures online next year

 

FILE PHOTO: Bikes are seen outside Cambridge University, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Cambridge, Britain, April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Cambridge University became one of the first in the world on Wednesday to announce that all its lectures would be delivered online over the next academic year because of the coronavirus outbreak.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165055-uks-cambridge-university-to-hold-all-lectures-online-next-year/

 

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Thai Chana does not violate personal data

 

 

BANGKOK(NNT) - The government’s Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) insists that the Thai Chana platform does not access users’ personal data.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165056-thai-chana-does-not-violate-personal-data/

 

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Two million families need signal boxes to access Distance Learning TV

By THE NATION

 

 

Local education officials are knocking on doors nationwide in an effort to solve problems with the distance learning programme launched by the government on Monday (May 18).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165057-two-million-families-need-signal-boxes-to-access-distance-learning-tv/

 

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Thais top regional rankings for mask-wearing, hand washing

By The Nation

 

 

Thais rank No 1 in Southeast Asia when it comes to washing hands and wearing face masks to prevent the spread of Covid-19, according to a recent survey.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165058-thais-top-regional-rankings-for-mask-wearing-hand-washing/

 

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‘Inaccurate’ Covid test kit not available in Thailand, says FDA

By The Nation

 

 

A Covid-19 test kit whose accuracy is being questioned by US health authorities has not been imported for sale in Thailand, according to the Thai Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165059-‘inaccurate’-covid-test-kit-not-available-in-thailand-says-fda/

 

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Youngsters land in hot soup over ‘fun’

By The Nation

 

 

The so-called gang of thieves who stole a motorcycle in Lat Phrao district during curfew hours on Monday (May 18) turned out to be children aged between 10 and 15.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165060-youngsters-land-in-hot-soup-over-‘fun’/