State of economy worse than initially estimated: BOT

By THE NATION

 

 

The economy will be highly unpredictable due to the global slowdown and the state of financial markets, Titanun Mallikamas, the Bank of Thailand (BOT)’s assistant governor of the monetary policy committee, said on Wednesday (June 3).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166955-state-of-economy-worse-than-initially-estimated-bot/

 

Thai researchers closer to finding Covid-19 vaccine

By ThaiPBS World’s General Desk

 

A researcher at the Chula Vaccine Development Centre shows a tube of vaccine prototype. This prototype is now being tested on macaques.

 

Hope is in sight for the region as Thai researchers make progress in the hunt for a vaccine against coronavirus, which has wreaked havoc across the world for several months now.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166975-thai-researchers-closer-to-finding-covid-19-vaccine/

 

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Proposals on rebooting tourism sector to be considered

By THE NATION

 

 

The Fiscal Policy Office will hold a meeting with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) on Thursday (June 4) on plans to boost the tourism sector.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166983-proposals-on-rebooting-tourism-sector-to-be-considered/

Plans hatched for Thai version of Netflix

By The Nation

 

Buddhipongse Punnakanta

 

A government minister has unveiled his bid to create a Thai-owned content platform to compete with Netflix, which is popular in the Kingdom.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166974-plans-hatched-for-thai-version-of-netflix/

Jobs data shows an uptick in some sectors in May

By The Nation

 

 

The latest data at the end of May showed an increase in recruitment across five industries, jobsDB (Thailand) said in its overview of job demand in Thailand for the period March to May.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167010-jobs-data-shows-an-uptick-in-some-sectors-in-may/

 

New Roi-Et tower hits high note on Isaan skyline

By THE NATION

 

 

Construction of the new landmark rising in the Northeast province of Roi Et province is more than 90 per cent complete. The Roi-Et 101 Tower will open to visitors before the end of 2020, giving them a bird’s-eye view of the provincial capital, said city mayor Banchong Kositchiranan.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167011-new-roi-et-tower-hits-high-note-on-isaan-skyline/

 

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Suspect insists Alzheimer’s patient ‘started it first’

By The Nation

 

 

The Trat city council official who was accused of attacking a 78-year-old Alzheimer’s patient defended himself by saying the old man was wielding a knife and tried to attack his father first.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166815-police-refuse-to-take-on-case-of-attack-on-alzheimer’s-patient/?do=findComment&comment=15483098

 

Kasikorn Research Centre adjusts 2020 growth forecast down to -6%

 

 

Thailand’s GDP for the whole of 2020 is forecast to contract by as much as 6%, instead of 5% as previously projected, according to the Kasikorn Research Centre (KRC).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167012-kasikorn-research-centre-adjusts-2020-growth-forecast-down-to-6/

 

Businessman sentenced to four years for DUI fatal accident

 

 

The Supreme Court has upheld the 4-year prison sentence handed down by a lower court to a businessman who, under the influence of methamphetamines, rammed his Mercedes Benz into the rear of another car, causing it to catch fire and killing its 2 student occupants.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167013-businessman-sentenced-to-four-years-for-dui-fatal-accident/

 

Child nursery operators appeal for permission to reopen

 

 

Operators of more than 80 privately owned children’s nurseries today lodged an appeal with the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration, through the Office of the Permanent Secretary of the PM’s Office, to allow them to reopen by June 15th.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167014-child-nursery-operators-appeal-for-permission-to-reopen/

 

Koh Larn reopens with tourist health restrictions

By Pattaya Mail

 

  

View points on Kho Larn.

 

Koh Larn reopened its piers to tourists who arrived to find a raft of social distancing restrictions.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167015-koh-larn-reopens-with-tourist-health-restrictions/

 

Fabulous 103 helps the Pattaya hungry every single day

By Barry Kenyon

 

  

In addition to Thai local government and commercial input, foreign sponsored or backed organizations have been significantly addressing the food needs of perhaps 50,000 Thais who have been left jobless by the Covid-19 pandemic which has virtually closed down the Pattaya tourist industry.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167016-fabulous-103-helps-the-pattaya-hungry-every-single-day/

 

Cabinet allows migrant workers to work in Thailand until July 31, 2020

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - A meeting of cabinet ministers has resolved to allow migrant workers from Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar to work in Thailand until July 31, 2020, to help reduce the potential spread of the coronavirus disease 2019, and to maintain a workforce as the situation gradually improves.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167017-cabinet-allows-migrant-workers-to-work-in-thailand-until-july-31-2020/

 

Soccer-One positive result at Spurs in latest Premier League COVID-19 tests

 

FILE PHOTO: General view of the entrance to the Tottenham Hotspur training ground, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Enfield, Britain, April 28, 2020 REUTERS/Andrew Boyers/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur confirmed a person from the club had tested positive for COVID-19, the only positive result in the latest round of testing ahead of the Premier League's restart on June 17.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167018-soccer-one-positive-result-at-spurs-in-latest-premier-league-covid-19-tests/

 

West Ham to play friendlies before Premier League restart, says Moyes

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - West Ham United v Southampton - London Stadium, London, Britain - February 29, 2020 West Ham United manager David Moyes reacts REUTERS/Eddie Keogh

 

(Reuters) - West Ham United will play friendly matches as they look to get some match practice and regain fitness ahead of the Premier League's restart this month, manager David Moyes said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167019-west-ham-to-play-friendlies-before-premier-league-restart-says-moyes/

 

Maradona extends contract as coach of Gimnasia

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Gimnasia y Esgrima coach Diego Maradona before the Superliga match against Boca Juniors - Alberto J. Armando Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina - March 7, 2020 REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Diego Maradona will remain as coach of Argentine side Gimnasia y Esgrima until the end of the 2020-2021 season after extending his contract, the club said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167020-maradona-extends-contract-as-coach-of-gimnasia/

 

Malaria drug touted by Trump fails to prevent COVID-19 in high profile study

By Michael Erman

 

FILE PHOTO: The drug hydroxychloroquine, pushed by U.S. President Donald Trump and others in recent months as a possible treatment to people infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is displayed at the Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah, U.S. May 27, 2020. REUTERS/George Frey/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - The malaria drug promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump as a treatment for COVID-19 was ineffective in preventing infection in people exposed to the coronavirus, according to a widely anticipated clinical trial released on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167022-malaria-drug-touted-by-trump-fails-to-prevent-covid-19-in-high-profile-study/

 

U.S. defense chief opposes deploying troops to quell protests, despite Trump threats

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali

 

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper visits DC National Guard military officers guarding the White House amid nationwide unrest following the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Washington, U.S., June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Wednesday he does not support invoking the Insurrection Act to deploy active-duty forces to quell civil unrest for now, despite President Donald Trump's threats to militarize America's response to mass protests.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167023-us-defense-chief-opposes-deploying-troops-to-quell-protests-despite-trump-threats/

 

All four Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd death

By Brendan O'Brien

 

Former Minnesota police officers (clockwise from top left) Derek Chauvin, Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng poses in a combination of booking photographs from the Minnesota Department of Corrections and Hennepin County Jail in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. Minnesota Department of Corrections and Hennepin County Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS.

 

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Prosecutors on Wednesday leveled new criminal charges against all four Minneapolis police officers in the death of an unarmed black man who was pinned by his neck to the street during an arrest, sparking nine days of nationwide protests.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167026-all-four-minneapolis-police-officers-charged-in-george-floyd-death/

 

Huge crowds descend on Bang Saen: Local district chief orders roads and sois closed

 

Image: Sanook

 

The chief of Saensuk district that runs Bang Saen beach in Chonburi went on Facebook yesterday to announce road closures after huge traffic jams were experienced as vast crowds descended on the area on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167027-huge-crowds-descend-on-bang-saen-local-district-chief-orders-roads-and-sois-closed/

 

Phuket opens but who will visit?

By TTR WEEKLY

 

  

PHUKET, 4 June 2020: Phuket announced 31 May the reopening of hotels, but authorities forgot to give hotels any advance notice to ensure they could plan their return to business in an orderly fashion.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167028-phuket-opens-but-who-will-visit/

 

No foreign tourists so we can't go on - Cha-Am water park shut for "at least 12 months"

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Popular water and fun park Santorini in Cha-Am has announced that it will extend its closure for at least another 12 months or until travel restrictions and uncertainty comes to an end.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167029-no-foreign-tourists-so-we-cant-go-on-cha-am-water-park-shut-for-at-least-12-months/

 

Filipino teacher found dead in Nonthaburi

 

Picture: Naeww Na

 

Naew Na reported that a Filipino teacher at a well known Nonthaburi school had hanged himself from the frame of an air-conditioning compressor unit on the fourth floor balcony of an eight story apartment building in Soi Nonthaburi 6 in the Suan Yai area. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167030-filipino-teacher-found-dead-in-nonthaburi/

 

Family of "Nong Gay" have sold everything - she's been missing for 7 years

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported on Buriram parents who have sold all their possessions in an effort to trace their daughter who has been missing for seven agonizing years. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167033-family-of-nong-gay-have-sold-everything-shes-been-missing-for-7-years/

 

Phuket airport warns against fake news about reopening

By The Phuket News

 

Image: AoT Phuket

 

PHUKET: The Airports of Thailand management team at Phuket International Airport (AoT Phuket) has warned against fake news circulating on social media claiming that the airport will reopen tomorrow (June 5).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167034-phuket-airport-warns-against-fake-news-about-reopening/

 

Prachuap: German retiree caught on 2,528 day overstay

 

Picture: Talk News Online

 

An investigation team led by Prachuap Khirikhan immigration chief Pol Col Sutthipong Phutthipong arrested a 64 year old German man by the name of Michael. H. in Moo 4 of Koh Lak sub-district, Muang district yesterday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167035-prachuap-german-retiree-caught-on-2528-day-overstay/

 

Pattaya massage shops reopen, but health rules restrict revenue

By Boonlua Chatree

 

  

Gotta Kaewwong, owner of Gotta Thai Traditional Massage on Third Road, said he spent the break fixing up his shop, repainting and putting in processes to keep it clean as per Health Ministry guidelines.

 

Traditional Thai massage parlors put their best feet forward as they reopened for service under tight health restrictions. The government specified that massages could only be of the traditional variety.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167037-pattaya-massage-shops-reopen-but-health-rules-restrict-revenue/

 

Well-dressed, well-spoken and presentable - but he lived like a pig after his woman left him!

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A manager at some rented rooms in Chonburi got a shock when she opened the apartment of a man who had disappeared. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167039-well-dressed-well-spoken-and-presentable-but-he-lived-like-a-pig-after-his-woman-left-him/

 

Chinese tourist center donates 100,000 baht to CPDC

By Jetsada Homklin

 

  

The Chinese Tourist Assistance Center donated 100,000 baht in supplies to the Child Protection and Development Center.

 

The Chinese Tourist Assistance Center donated 100,000 baht in supplies to the Child Protection and Development Center.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167046-chinese-tourist-center-donates-100000-baht-to-cpdc/

 

Thai Vietjet offers tickets starting at Bt99

By THE NATION

 

 

Thai Vietjet Air on Wednesday (June 3) launched a special promotion with more than 50,000 tickets priced from just Bt99 (excluding taxes, fees) to fly on selected domestic routes.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167048-thai-vietjet-offers-tickets-starting-at-bt99/