THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 21 May 2020

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Recovery in global stock markets expected to lift the baht

By THE NATION

 

 

The baht opened at 31.84 to the US dollar on Thursday (May 21) morning, weakening from Wednesday’s close at Bt31.82.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165138-recovery-in-global-stock-markets-expected-to-lift-the-baht/

 

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Grannie: I never thought such a small knife could kill him - 70 year old woman explains murder

 

 

A story gripping the Thai public had further developments yesterday after a 70 year old grandmother stabbed a young security guard to death with a fruit paring knife.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165142-grannie-i-never-thought-such-a-small-knife-could-kill-him-70-year-old-woman-explains-murder/

 

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Pattaya massage: Please let us open our businesses again - we promise to follow the rules

 

Picture: Sophon Cable TV

 

Sophon Cable TV reported that Pattaya's ubiquitous and famous traditional massage shops were begging the government to be allowed to open again.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165146-pattaya-massage-please-let-us-open-our-businesses-again-we-promise-to-follow-the-rules/

 

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Chonburi: Helpless dog tied up and thrown into klong

 

 

Locals in Sri Racha, Chonburi, contacted the media after someone threw a black dog into a drainage canal with its front and back legs ties.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165147-chonburi-helpless-dog-tied-up-and-thrown-into-klong/

 

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Pump station to bring water to hard-hit areas Koh Kaew, Rassada

By The Phuket News

 

The pump station beside Wanit lake came onstream yesterday (May 20), able to provide 2,400 cubic metres of water to hard-hit households in Rassada and Koh Kaew. Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: The temporary pump station built beside Wanit lake is complete and ready to provide up to around 2,400 cubic metres of water per day to hard-hit households in Koh Kaew and Rassada in a last-ditch effort to restore water supply as the annual rains return.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165151-pump-station-to-bring-water-to-hard-hit-areas-koh-kaew-rassada/

 

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Schools in safe areas may open when new semester starts on July 1

By THE NATION

 

 

Education Minister Nataphol Teepsuwan said on Wednesday (May 20) that the Public Health Ministry has proposed to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration to allow the reopening of schools located in areas free from Covid-19 cases.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165155-schools-in-safe-areas-may-open-when-new-semester-starts-on-july-1/

 

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Thailand reports three new coronavirus cases, no new deaths

 

FILE PHOTO: Reuters

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Thursday reported three new coronavirus infections and no new deaths, bringing the total to 3,037 confirmed cases and 56 fatalities since the outbreak started in January.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165159-thailand reports-three-new-coronavirus-cases-no-new-deaths/

 

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Hard working student and kind philanthropist praised after incident in suki restaurant

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Netizens were full of praise for a well known Thai philanthropist and a humble and hard working student who was working as a waiter in an MK Suki restaurant to make ends meet.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165160-hard-working-student-and-kind-philanthropist-praised-after-incident-in-suki-restaurant/

 

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Nearly 6,000 THAI staff to be laid off

By The Nation

 

 

Thai Airways (THAI) will have to dismiss more than 6,000 employees after entering a bankruptcy procedure and a debt moratorium of Bt200 billion, the government said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165164-nearly-6000-thai-staff-to-be-laid-off/

 

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National Security Council recommends extending emergency decree

 

Image: Thai Rath

 

Thailand’s National Security Council will ask Cabinet to extend the current emergency decree for one more month.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165165-national-security-council-recommends-extending-emergency-decree/

 

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Police officer in Chiang Mai accused of torturing dog to death

By The Nation

 

 

Watchdog Thailand (WDT) has filed a police complaint, accusing a police corporal of torturing to death Chiang Mai’s favourite dog.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165171-police-officer-in-chiang-mai-accused-of-torturing-dog-to-death/

 

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State of emergency could be extended for another month

By THE NATION

 

 

The National Security Council (NSC) will again ask the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration to extend the state of emergency for another month until June 30.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165165-national-security-council-recommends-extending-emergency-decree/?do=findComment&comment=15435738

 

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Expert calls for ban on cool cigarettes

By The Nation

 

File photo

 

Thailand should stop selling cool cigarettes to prevent addiction, Dr Ronnachai Kongsakon, director of the Tobacco Control Research and Knowledge Management Centre at Mahidol University, said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165172-expert-calls-for-ban-on-cool-cigarettes/

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Transport operators boost services as Bangkokians return to work

By THE NATION

 

 

Bangkok Governor Aswin Khwanmuang today (May 21) held talks with city transport operators on plans to implement the “new normal” social distancing as residents return to work.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165173-transport-operators-boost-services-as-bangkokians-return-to-work/

 

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Making ends meet

By The Nation

 

 

A jewellery shop owner has become a barber on a street as the Covid-19 crisis forced him to seek a new way to have some income.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165174-making-ends-meet/

 

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Over 73,000 businesses register on ThaiChana

By THE NATION

 

 

The number of businesses registering on the ThaiChana platform increased from 67,904 on Wednesday (May 20) to 73,295, while total individual users increased to 6.333 million from 5.077 million, Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesman of the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, said on Thursday (May 21).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165175-over-73000-businesses-register-on-thaichana/

 

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Pattaya residents get cash handouts

By The Nation

 

 

Pattaya City authority says residents suffering the impacts of Covid-19 can apply for financial aid from May 25 to 29 at Thap Phraya Meeting Room in Pattaya City Hall.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165176-pattaya-residents-get-cash-handouts/

 

 

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Fifteen jailers dismissed for various offences

By The Nation

 

 

Fifteen officers have been fired for failing to perform their duties, Corrections Department director-general Narat Sawettanan said on Thursday (May 21).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165178-fifteen-jailers-dismissed-for-various-offences/

 

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Future not so bright for new graduates in post-Covid era

By THE NATION

 

 

It may become very tough for up to 30 per cent of new graduates to find employment in the post-Covid era, the Employers’ Confederation of Thai Trade and Industry (ECONThai) estimates.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165179-future-not-so-bright-for-new-graduates-in-post-covid-era/

 

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Nong Nooch Pattaya believes it’s opening May 30

By Patcharapol Panrak

 

  

Sattahip District Chief Anucha Intasorn tries out the new disinfectant tunnel at Nong Nuch.

 

While waiting for the government to give permission, Pattaya’s Nong Nooch Tropical Garden is getting ready to open May 30.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165180-nong-nooch-pattaya-believes-it’s-opening-may-30/

 

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Bangsaen Beach shut again after youths gather, drink, litter

By Pattaya Mail

 

  

Bang San Beach at sunset.

 

Once again, a selfish minority has spoiled it for everyone as authorities again closed Bangsaen Beach after unruly groups of young Thais descended on it for drinking and left garbage behind.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165181-bangsaen-beach-shut-again-after-youths-gather-drink-litter/

 

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Beach masseuses hit hard by social distancing

By Jetsada Homklin

 

  

Beach masseuses could eke out a living before the pandemic hit Pattaya, and hope to do so again once the restrictions are lifted.

 

In a time when beaches are closed and people are supposed to stay two meters apart, beach masseuses are faced with perhaps the biggest-ever threat to their livelihoods.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165182-beach-masseuses-hit-hard-by-social-distancing/

 

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Panasonic to cut 800 jobs in Thailand, move some production to Vietnam next year

 

FILE PHOTO: The Panasonic booth is shown during the 2020 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Steve Marcus

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Japanese appliance-maker Panasonic Corp <6752.T> on Thursday said that next year it will move its Thai-based production of refrigerators and washing machines to Vietnam, laying off some 800 workers.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165184-panasonic-to-cut-800-jobs-in thailand-move-some-production-to-vietnam-next-year/

 

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Food for Fighters -- an inspiring tale of everyday Thai heroes

By The Nation

 

 

A pioneering project by a restaurateur to provide food to healthcare workers on the frontline fighting Covid-19 has been chosen for portrayal in a global film on everyday heroes.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165189-food-for-fighters-an-inspiring-tale-of-everyday-thai-heroes/

 

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Govt unveils ‘business class’ quarantine option

By The Nation

 

Photo credit: freepik

 

Wealthy returnees are being given the choice of a luxury upgrade for their mandatory quarantine, the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) revealed on Thursday (May 21).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165190-govt-unveils-‘business-class’-quarantine-option/

 

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Repatriation surge sees more than 1,000 Thais return in two days

By The Nation

 

Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin

 

More than 1,000 Thais will be repatriated on Thursday and Friday (May 21 and 22) from eight different countries after being stranded overseas during the coronavirus pandemic.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165192-repatriation-surge-sees-more-than-1000-thais-return-in-two-days/

 

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Heat inside car parked in sunlight ‘can kill most of the virus’, says professor

By The Nation

 

 

A new study by the University of Georgia in the US shows that the heat inside a parked car on a sunny day can kill 99.99 per cent of the novel coronavirus.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165193-heat-inside-car-parked-in-sunlight-‘can-kill-most-of-the-virus’-says-professor/

 

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Crowded Bangkok shopping area threatened with closure

By The Nation

 

 

Shops and stalls in a busy Bangkok soi have been threatened with closure unless they start complying with social distancing measures to halt the spread of Covid-19.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165194-crowded-bangkok-shopping-area-threatened-with-closure/

 

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Airbus denies renting out jets to THAI

By THE NATION

 

 

Airbus today denied local reports that it had notified Thai Airways International (THAI) of debts the struggling carrier owes for 30 rented aircraft.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165196-airbus-denies-renting-out-jets-to-thai/

 

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Pattaya City to hold second public hearing on monorail project

By The Nation

 

 

Pattaya City will hold a second public hearing on its monorail project on May 22 to 24.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1165197-pattaya-city-to-hold-second-public-hearing-on-monorail-project/