THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 16 June 2020

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Grab drivers ‘strike’ over huge cut in bonuses

By The Nation

 

 

 

Grab drivers in Nakhon Si Thammarat are protesting after the delivery firm apparently cut their “diligence” bonuses overnight. Grab food delivery drivers are considered frontline workers in the battle against Covid-19,

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168737-grab-drivers-‘strike’-over-huge-cut-in-bonuses/

 

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SoftBank-backed ride-hailing firm Grab cuts staff to cope with virus impact

By Fanny Potkin, Anshuman Daga

 

FILE PHOTO: People wait for the start of Grab's fifth anniversary news conference in Singapore June 6, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Southeast Asian ride-hailing and payments firm Grab said on Tuesday it would lay off more than 300 employees due to the impact of novel coronavirus, in the latest setback to major backer SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168738-softbank-backed-ride-hailing-firm-grab-cuts-staff-to-cope-with-virus-impact/

 

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Phone users warned of spike in criminals requesting OTPs

By THE NATION

 

 

The massive growth in online transactions, especially during the Covid-19 crisis, has brought a spike in the number of scams to deceive customers into revealing their one-time passwords (OTP), telecoms giant Advanced Info Services (AIS) warned on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168739-phone-users-warned-of-spike-in-criminals-requesting-otps/

 

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Internet Archive's massive free e-book library shuttered amid copyright lawsuit

By Anthony Spadafora

 

(Image credit: Perfecto Capucine / Pexels)

 

In effort to make it easier for educators and students to access books during the pandemic, the Internet Archive launched its National Emergency Library back in March of this year with 1.3m books available for checkout, free of charge.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168740-internet-archives-massive-free-e-book-library-shuttered-amid-copyright-lawsuit/

 

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SpongeBob Squarepants' queer identity is more complicated than you think

BY DAVID OPIE

 

 

SpongeBob Squarepants is many things to many people. Absorbent and yellow and porous is he, but did you know Bikini Bottom's favourite resident is also queer?

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168741-spongebob-squarepants-queer-identity-is-more-complicated-than-you-think/

 

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Terrifying Horror Movie Hereditary Is Available To Watch On Netflix

By DOMINIC SMITHERS

 

 

Just in case your nerves weren't already shot with what's going on in the world at the moment, the 2018 flick is sure to tip you over the edge.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168742-terrifying-horror-movie-hereditary-is-available-to-watch-on-netflix/

 

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India says three soldiers killed in 'violent faceoff' on border with China

By Devjyot Ghoshal, Huizhong Wu, Fayaz Bukhari

 

FILE PHOTO: A man walks inside a conference room used for meetings between military commanders of China and India, at the Indian side of the Indo-China border at Bumla, in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, November 11, 2009. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

 

NEW DELHI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Three Indian soldiers were killed in a “violent faceoff” with Chinese troops on the disputed border, the Indian Army said on Tuesday, reporting the first casualties in 53 years to result from a clash between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168743-india-says-three-soldiers-killed-in-violent-faceoff-on-border-with-china/

 

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Steroid dexamethasone reduces deaths among patients with severe COVID-19 - trial shows

 

FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed coronavirus model is seen in front of the words coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on display in this illustration taken March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Giving low doses of the generic steroid drug dexamethasone to patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 reduced death rates by around a third among those with the most severe cases of infection, trial data showed on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168744-steroid-dexamethasone-reduces-deaths-among-patients-with-severe-covid-19-trial-shows/

 

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White Temple reopens with dancing, free tickets, but zero Chinese tourists

By THE NATION

 

 

Chiang Rai’s beautiful Wat Rong Khun, known among foreigners as the White Temple, opened its doors on Tuesday (June 16) under the “new normal”.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168746-white-temple-reopens-with-dancing-free-tickets-but-zero-chinese-tourists/

 

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Ministry ‘sorry’ for hit-and-run incident, vows to punish driver

By The Nation

 

 

Once the clip of an official, flag-bearing government vehicle hitting and pushing a car off the road on Monday (June 15) went viral, the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry’s permanent secretary issued an apology on Tuesday saying the driver will be questioned and reprimanded for his action.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168747-ministry-‘sorry’-for-hit-and-run-incident-vows-to-punish-driver/

 

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Phuket airport chief: More flights coming in July

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Thai AirAsia Flight FD3029 docks at Phuket International Airport earlier today (June 16). Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

PHUKET:-- More airlines will launch domestic flights arriving at Phuket International Airport starting next month, Phuket International Airport General Manager Thanee Chuangchoo confirmed to The Phuket News today (June 16).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168751-phuket-airport-chief-more-flights-coming-in-july/

 

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