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Briton arrested for allegedly throwing Thai wife off 8th floor balcony

By THE NATION

 

 

Immigration police chief Pol Lt-General Sompong Chingduang on Wednesday (May 27) announced the arrest of Briton David J. M., 47, who fled the scene after allegedly throwing his Thai wife Sukanda (last name withheld) off the eighth floor of a condo in Rayong province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166066-briton-arrested-for-allegedly-throwing-thai-wife-off-8th-floor-balcony/

 

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Thai scientists developing ‘gold standard’ PPE suits

By The Nation

 

Photo credit: Hfocus

 

Thai scientists are developing Level 4 bio-hazard suits in a bid to reduce the country’s reliance on foreign imports of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the Covid-19 crisis.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166025-thai-scientists-developing-‘gold-standard’-ppe-suits/

 

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US envoy learns reason for extension of emergency

By The Nation

 

 

Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam met US Ambassador George DeSombre on Wednesday (May 27) to explain why the government was extending the state of emergency.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166027-us-envoy-learns-reason-for-extension-of-emergency/

 

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THAI’s credit rating downgraded after court accepts rehab petition

By THE NATION

 

 

TRIS Rating has downgraded Thai Airways International (THAI), while the airline’s senior unsecured debentures have been given the “D” or “default” rating, the agency’s statement released today said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166040-thai’s-credit-rating-downgraded-after-court-accepts-rehab-petition/

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Hotels in northeastern province to reopen on June 1

By THE NATION

 

Photo credit:PxHere

 

The Nakhon Ratchasima province’s communicable disease committee is allowing hotels to reopen on June 1, deputy governor Apinan Puekpong said on Wednesday (May 27).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166023-hotels-in-northeastern-province-to-reopen-on-june-1/

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An end may be in sight to separation of Thai-farang families

By The Nation

 

Barry Mutch interacts with his two-month-old baby through a video chat app. The new father missed his son’s birth due to Thailand’s lockdown restrictions. 

 

Foreign nationals who are permanent residents or hold work permits will soon be allowed to return to Thailand, a government official said on Wednesday (May 27), in response to a recent plea from foreigners wanting to return to their partners.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166067-an-end-may-be-in-sight-to-separation-of-thai-farang-families/

 

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Covid-19 measures must not be used to violate human rights: Amnesty

By The Nation

 

 

On May 26, the government decided to extend the state of emergency, which was first imposed on March 26 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and has been used to restrict movement, peaceful assembly, privacy and freedom of expression, with penalties of imprisonment and/or fines. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166068-covid-19-measures-must-not-be-used-to-violate-human-rights-amnesty/

 

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Prayut attends first round of debate on Bt1 trillion loan decrees

By The Nation

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha attended the first round of House debates related to the three loan decrees to help society and economy recover in the fallout of Covid-19. The debates will run from May 27 to 31.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166070-prayut-attends-first-round-of-debate-on-bt1-trillion-loan-decrees/

 

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Pork prices rise sharply in the region due to ASF

By The Nation

 

 

The price of live pigs and pork has risen sharply now that the quantity of pigs has dropped due to the African swine fever (ASF), Wiwat Pongwiwatchai, vice president of the Swine Raisers Association of Thailand, said on Wednesday (May 27).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166071-pork-prices-rise-sharply-in-the-region-due-to-asf/

 

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Three fruits and dragon jars get geographical indication stamp

By THE NATION

 

 

The Department of Intellectual Property has placed the geographical indication sign on four products, namely emblica or makham pom grown in Nakhon Ratchsima’s Non Thai district, the Thong Dee pomelo grown in Chaiyaphum’s Ban Thaen district, Chachoengsao’ coconut and the dragon jar from Ratchaburi province, Deputy Commerce Minister Weerasak Wangsuphakijkosol said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166072-three-fruits-and-dragon-jars-get-geographical-indication-stamp/

 

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Phuket bus relaunch delayed

By The Phuket News

 

No long-haul buses to or from Phuket will operate until at least June 30, the BorKorSor announced yesterday (May 26). Photo: BorKorSor

 

PHUKET: The relaunch of long-haul buses out of Phuket to Bangkok on June 1 has been delayed until at least June 30, the state transport company Transport Co, better known by its Thai initials “BorKor Sor”, has announced.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166073-phuket-bus-relaunch-delayed/

 

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Opposition leader describes three loan decrees as a blank cheque

 

 

Thailand’s opposition leader, Sompong Amornvivat, today criticized the Government’s three public borrowing decrees, likening them to a blank cheque to spend without a proper screening mechanism.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166074-opposition-leader-describes-three-loan-decrees-as-a-blank-cheque/

 

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Labour federation opposes proposed rehabilitation scheme for THAI

 

 

Thailand’s Federation of State Enterprise Labour Relations, the umbrella organization of state enterprise unions, has voiced its strong objection to a court-sanctioned rehabilitation scheme for Thai Airways International, saying that it does not trust the government-initiated plan.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166075-labour-federation-opposes-proposed-rehabilitation-scheme-for-thai/

 

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Pattaya drunk masturbator’s lawyer threatens CCA charges against videographers

By Jetsada Homklin

 

  

Lawyer Kerdpol Kaewkerd’s client faces a fine of 5,000 baht for public indecency.

 

The lawyer for a man arrested for masturbating in public threatened to file Computer Crime Act charges against anyone who posted video of his client online.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166076-pattaya-drunk-masturbator’s-lawyer-threatens-cca-charges-against-videographers/

 

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Thai healthcare system among top ranked countries

By Pattaya Mail

 

  

Dr. Nattaphan Supaka, Director of the Department of Relations and International Relations, THPF.

 

BANGKOK – Thai Health Report 2020 showed that Thailand’s healthcare system was ranked among top countries in Asia and the World and the country was in the world’s top 13 rankings of the countries, responding well to a pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166077-thai-healthcare-system-among-top-ranked-countries/

 

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Pompeo says Hong Kong no longer warrants special U.S. treatment

By David Brunnstrom, Humeyra Pamuk and Sarah Wu

 

A riot police officer fires his weapon during a protest in Central, as a second reading of a controversial national anthem law takes place in Hong Kong, China May 27, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

 

WASHINGTON/HONG KONG (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday China had undermined Hong Kong's autonomy so fundamentally that the territory no longer warranted special treatment under U.S. law, a potentially big blow to its status as a major financial hub.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166078-pompeo says-hong-kong-no-longer-warrants-special-us-treatment/

 

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Weather postpones SpaceX's first astronaut launch from Florida

By Joey Roulette

 

Crews work on the SpaceX Crew Dragon, attached to a Falcon 9 booster rocket, as it sits horizontal on Pad39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Steve Nesius

 

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - SpaceX, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's private rocket company, was forced by foul weather to scrub a planned launch on Wednesday of two Americans into orbit from Florida, a mission that would be the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from U.S. soil in nine years.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166079-weather-postpones-spacexs-first-astronaut-launch-from-florida/

 

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Huawei CFO Meng loses key court fight against extradition to United States

By Tessa Vikander and Moira Warburton

 

Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou leaves her home to attend a court hearing in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada May 27, 2020. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier

 

VANCOUVER/TORONTO (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies Co's Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou was dealt a setback by a Canadian court on Wednesday as she tries to avoid extradition to the United States to face bank fraud charges, dashing hopes for an end to her 18-month house arrest in Vancouver.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166080-huawei-cfo-meng-loses-key-court-fight-against-extradition-to-united-states/

 

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Thai man gets seven speeding tickets in the post- but says he's never even been on those roads

 

Picture; Daily News

 

The thirty year old son of a well known motorcycle dealer in Si Racha, Chonburi has filed a report with the police after getting what he claims is seven erroneous speeding tickets through the mail.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166096-thai-man-gets-seven-speeding-tickets-in-the-post-but-says-hes-never-even-been-on-those-roads/

 

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Thai road rage: Police slap two charges on Fortuner driver who drew a gun on Grab Food delivery guy

 

Image: Daily News

 

Police in Chonburi have charged a man with assault and illegally having a gun in public after a road rage incident was filmed in Muang district.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166098-thai-road-rage-police-slap-two-charges-on-fortuner-driver-who-drew-a-gun-on-grab-food-delivery-guy/

 

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Seven Thais returning from three countries under observation for Covid-19

By THE NATION

 

 

Seven out of the 226 Thais who returned home on Wednesday (May 27) from the Netherlands, Canada and Hong Kong were classified as PUI (patient under investigation) as they showed symptoms similar to Covid-19, Suvarnabhumi Airport deputy director Kittipong Kittikachorn said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166099-seven-thais-returning-from-three-countries-under-observation-for-covid-19/

 

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Rayong: "Don't shoot my son!"Road closed after relatives of out of control Thai man beg police not to return fire

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

A twenty seven year old Thai man is in the custody of the Klaeng police in Rayong after a series of shooting incidents near Bangkok and in the eastern seaboard province of Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166100-rayong-dont-shoot-my-sonroad-closed-after-relatives-of-out-of-control-thai-man-beg-police-not-to-return-fire/

 

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Plans afoot to export 200 million eggs in six months

By THE NATION

 

 

Thailand is in a position to resume export of eggs as the current production exceeds domestic consumption, Department of Internal Trade director-general Wichai Phochanakit said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166105-plans-afoot-to-export-200-million-eggs-in-six-months/

 

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Foreigner extorted and blackmailed for 1.5 million baht by Thai woman

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

A foreign man paid a Thai woman 1.5 million baht after she convinced him that she had been sold into sex slavery abroad by another foreigner.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166106-foreigner-extorted-and-blackmailed-for-15-million-baht-by-thai-woman/

 

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Thai government will pay their people to go on holidays - up to half off hotel cost to stimulate tourism

 

Picture: Bangkok Biz News

 

The Thai government are set to pay their own people to go on holidays in a desperate bid to kickstart the flagging tourism sector in July.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166111-thai-government-will-pay-their-people-to-go-on-holidays-up-to-half-off-hotel-cost-to-stimulate-tourism/

 

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Thai road rage: "Win" charged with assault after he batters 75 year old taxi driver with his helmet

 

 

Petchkasem police have charged a 32 year old motorcycle taxi rider (Win) with assault after he used his helmet to bash a 75 year old taxi driver causing head and facial injuries. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166114-thai-road-rage-win-charged-with-assault-after-he-batters-75-year-old-taxi-driver-with-his-helmet/

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The long wait for handouts

By THE NATION

 

 

Some 1,000 locals in Chonburi province were queuing up from as early as 1am on Thursday (May 28) at Soi Thappaya 5 in Banglamung district to receive handouts of food and consumer products provided by the Norwegian Seamen's Church Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166115-pattaya-the-long-wait-for-handouts/

 

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Two Myanmar workers injured in early morning crane with basket accident on Chang Wattana

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Police and rescue services were called after a mobile crane with basket containing three Myanmar workers toppled over headfirst. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166116-two-myanmar-workers-injured-in-early-morning-crane-with-basket-accident-on-chang-wattana/

 

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Video: Mysterious wheelchair moving all by itself - Was it a ghost.....or was it the wind?!

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A video from the entrance to a hospital in Udon Thani in Thailand's north east showed a wheelchair move all by itself. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166118-video-mysterious-wheelchair-moving-all-by-itself-was-it-a-ghostor-was-it-the-wind/

 

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NE Thailand: Three dead in another tragedy after men go looking for shellfish in downtown park

 

Source: Sanook

 

Rescue workers at a well known park in downtown Nong Bua Lamphu in Thailand's north east found three men dead. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166121-ne-thailand-three-dead-in-another-tragedy-after-men-go-looking-for-shellfish-in-downtown-park/