Thai mom's face shields protect against virus and villains

By Jiraporn Kuhakan

 

Maysa Talerd, 31, an entrepreneur wears her own design of the Stormtrooper face shield as she poses with other designs, during an interview with Reuters amid the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease in Bangkok, Thailand, June 11, 2020. Picture taken June 11, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A single mother in Thailand is doing brisk business out of face shields with characters from cartoons, games and sci-fi movies, hoping to cash in and promote safety for children as her country emerges from the coronavirus pandemic.

 

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Thailand to lift curfew, more curbs as 'travel bubbles' targeted

 

A man wearing a face mask shops inside the Sampheng wholesale market as Thai government eases isolation measures, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bangkok, Thailand, June 10, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will lift a nationwide curfew and ease more restrictions next week, a spokesman for its coronavirus task force said on Friday, after the country has reported no local transmissions of the virus for 18 days.

 

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How a vaccine made of mosquito spit could help stop the next epidemic

By Clare Baldwin

 

A giant sculpture of a mosquito is pictured in the courtyard of scientist Jessica Manning’s lab space, near Phnom Penh, Cambodia, June 24, 2019. REUTERS/Clare Baldwin

 

(Reuters) - Five years ago, in an office complex with a giant sculpture of a mosquito just northwest of Phnom Penh, Jessica Manning struck on a novel idea. Rather than spend more years in what felt like a futile search for a malaria vaccine, she would take on all mosquito-borne pathogens at once.

 

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EU experts see some risk of return to lockdown in COVID-19 second wave

By Kate Kelland

 

FILE PHOTO: Women wearing protective face masks walk past the European Commission headquarters amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Brussels, Belgium June 5, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - The risk of a second wave of COVID-19 infections big enough to require European lockdowns to be reimposed is moderate to high, EU health experts said on Friday, and depends on the gradual easing of restrictions and how people stick to them.

 

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New Zealand city takes down statue of British navy commander

 

Statue of British Naval Captain John Fane Charles Hamilton is lifted out of the ground and onto a truck in Hamilton, New Zealand, June 12, 2020. TVNZ via REUTERS TV

 

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A New Zealand city on Friday took down a statue of a British navy commander accused of killing indigenous Maori people in the 19th century, as global debate swirls over monuments that represent racial oppression.

 

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Australia eliminates coronavirus in many areas, to ease curbs

By Colin Packham

 

FILE PHOTO: People enjoy a sunny evening by the water in front of the Sydney Opera House amidst the easing of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in Sydney, Australia, May 20, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia has eliminated the novel coronavirus in many parts of the country, its chief medical officer said on Friday, clearing the way for sports fans to soon return to stadiums and for foreign students to prepare to fly back to classes.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168248-australia-eliminates-coronavirus-in-many-areas-to-ease-curbs/

 

Thailand’s 127 national parks to reopen on July 1st

 

 

Many of Thailand’s 127 national parks are to reopen, either fully or partially, as of July 1st, after three months of closure.

 

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BMA transplants greenery onto Chao Phraya Sky Park

 

 

BANGKOK(NNT) - The Chao Phraya Sky Park will soon become a new landmark of Bangkok, serving as a new observation point connecting the historic areas of Phra Nakhon and the Thonburi side of the Chao Phraya River. Set to open later this month, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has started placing plants and trees on the elevated park to improve the landscape and increase the city’s green spaces.

 

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Bus passengers can use e-tickets to check-in with Thai Chana

 

 

BANGKOK(NNT) - Travelers using Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) buses can now check in and out with the Thai Chana online platform before and after boarding, simply by having electronic data capturing (EDC) devices scan their e-tickets. They no longer have to take out their mobile phones to scan the quick response (QR) codes.

 

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Visitors to six zoos can marvel at animals for free until end June

By THE NATION

 

 

In a move to boost local tourism, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa instructed the Zoological Park Association on Friday (June 12) to open six zoos and waive entry fees from June 15 to 30.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168253-visitors-to-six-zoos-can-marvel-at-animals-for-free-until-end-june/

 

CCSA shoots down July Songkran holiday compensation

By The Nation

 

 

Culture Minister Ittipol Khunpluem revealed today (July 12) that the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) had decided to scrap plans to move the postponed three-day Songkran holiday to July.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168254-ccsa-shoots-down-july-songkran-holiday-compensation/

 

Thailand eyes tourists from China, New Zealand to fill its ‘travel bubble’

By The Nation

 

 

The authorities will discuss the possibility of creating a “travel bubble” in collaboration with countries that have been able to bring Covid-19 infections under control, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Friday (June 12).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168256-thailand-eyes-tourists-from-china-new-zealand-to-fill-its-‘travel-bubble’/

 

Confirmed: Phuket airport to open

By The Phuket News

 

Phuket International Airport will reopen at midnight tonight (00:01am, June 13). Image: AoT Phuket)

 

PHUKET:-- Phuket International Airport will reopen at midnight tonight following an order issued today by Dr Chula Sukmanop, Director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168257-confirmed-phuket-airport-to-open/

 

Drunks who attacked reporter, couple surrender day later

By The Nation

 

 

The 10 men who beat up a Workpoint TV reporter and a couple who tried to help him on Thursday (June 11) evening surrendered to police on Friday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168258-drunks-who-attacked-reporter-couple-surrender-day-later/

 

There's a new drive-in cinema coming to Plymouth

By Molly Dowrick

 

Image: Google

 

A retro-themed drive-in cinema is coming to Plymouth, it has been announced.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168261-theres-a-new-drive-in-cinema-coming-to-plymouth/

 

Spider-Man Miles Morales is an ‘expansion and enhancement to the original’, Sony clarifies

By Andy Robinson

 

 

Sony has clarified that Insomniac’s PS5 Spider-Man game announced on Thursday is an “enhancement” of the PS4 original with a “substantial” expansion.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168262-spider-man-miles-morales-is-an-‘expansion-and-enhancement-to-the-original’-sony-clarifies/

 

Tom Hanks leads his crew into battle in the new trailer for his WWII thriller Greyhound

By BRIAN GALLAGHER

 

New trailer: Just one day before it was originally supposed to hit theaters, Apple TV Plus has released a new trailer for the WWII drama Greyhound

 

Just one day before it was originally supposed to hit theaters, Apple TV Plus has released a new trailer for the WWII drama Greyhound.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168263-tom-hanks-leads-his-crew-into-battle-in-the-new-trailer-for-his-wwii-thriller-greyhound/

 

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