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EC finishes zoning in preparation for provincial polls

By THE NATION

 

 

Zoning has been completed in 19 provinces as a step towards holding elections for the provincial administrative organisation.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168976-ec-finishes-zoning-in-preparation-for-provincial-polls/

 

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Thai May domestic car sales tumble 54.12% year-on-year - industries federation

 

FILE PHOTO: An employee walks among vehicles at AutoAlliance Thailand, a Ford and Mazda joint venture plant, located in Rayong province, east of Bangkok September 17, 2013. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Domestic car sales in Thailand shrank for a 12th straight month in May, down 54.12% from a year earlier to 40,418 vehicles, as the coronavirus outbreak hurt demand, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168978-thai-may-domestic-car-sales-tumble-5412-year-on-year-industries-federation/

 

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Kalasin: Seven year old drowns after going for lunchtime dip in reservoir with relatives

 

 

Tragedy struck at the Huay Samran reservoir in Kalasin in Thailand's north eastern region yesterday when a seven year old boy drowned after taking a swim with relatives at lunchtime. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168980-kalasin-seven-year old drowns-after-going-for-lunchtime-dip-in-reservoir-with-relatives/

 

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Baht fluctuates amid speculation by foreign investors

By THE NATION

 

 

The baht opened at 31.16 to the US dollar on Thursday morning (June 18), strengthening from its previous close of 31.23.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168983-baht-fluctuates-amid-speculation-by-foreign-investors/

 

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Female Aussie shoplifter arrested in Chiang Mai - she stole 100B sunnies

 

Picture: Chiang Mai News

 

Police in Chiang Mai have announced the arrest of a 38 year old Australian shoplifter who stole six cheap items from a store in the Chang Moi, Muang area.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168985-female-aussie-shoplifter-arrested-in-chiang-mai-she-stole-100b-sunnies/

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Thailand reports no new domestic COVID-19 cases for 24 consecutive days

 

FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks at the BTS train after the government eased some protective measures following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bangkok , Thailand, June 16, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Thursday reported six new coronavirus infections and no new deaths, bringing its total to 3,141 confirmed cases, of which 58 were fatalities.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168986-thailand-reports-no-new-domestic-covid-19-cases-for-24-consecutive-days/

 

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Interior Minister orders ‘new normal’ at all venues, including beaches

By The Phuket News

 

The mandate came via a video conference with every provincial governor in the country on Tuesday (June 16). Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Minister of Interior Gen Anupong Phaojinda has instructed the Phuket government to ensure that the ‘new normal’ health regulations are in effect at all venues, especially beaches, so that the province is ready to safely welcome tourists again.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1168990-phuket-interior-minister-orders-‘new-normal’-at-all-venues-including-beaches/

 

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Overall increase in people's stress levels, survey shows

By THE NATION

 

 

The Department of Mental Health has conducted surveys on Thai people’s mental health during the Covid-19 situation six times since the outbreak, Dr Jumphot Promsida, deputy director-general, said on Wednesday (June 17).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169016-overall-increase-in-peoples-stress-levels-survey-shows/

 

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Hua Hin water park to reopen on June 20

By The Nation

 

 

Vana Nava water park will reopen on June 20, showcasing itself as the first water park to receive the SHA logo from the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) with real-time tracking via RFID technology.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169017-hua-hin-water-park-to-reopen-on-june-20/

 

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Group A blood? You are at higher risk for Covid-19

By THE NATION

 

 

A leading Thai virologist has highlighted recent research indicating that people with group A blood are more susceptible to Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169018-group-a-blood-you-are-at-higher-risk-for-covid-19/

 

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‘Weak democracy has lowered Thailand’s competitiveness ranking’

By The Nation

 

Anusorn Eamsaard

 

Thailand’s falling economic competitiveness is due to a lack of democracy in the country, the main opposition party said on Thursday (June 18).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169020-‘weak-democracy-has-lowered-thailand’s-competitiveness-ranking’/

 

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AOT expects flights, passengers to return to 2019 levels only in 2022

By THE NATION

 

 

Airports of Thailand (AOT) expects flights to recover to 2019 levels only in 2022, the company told the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) on Wednesday (June 17).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169021-aot-expects-flights-passengers-to-return-to-2019-levels-only-in-2022/

 

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Agricultural imports jump in first quarter after drought, virus

By THE NATION

 

 

Thailand’s agricultural trade in the Asean market rose by 5.1 per cent to Bt113.566 billion in the first quarter of 2020, year on year, driven by a rise in imports.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169024-agricultural-imports-jump-in-first-quarter-after-drought-virus/

 

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Pattaya targets bars masquerading as restaurants, markets for booze sales, ignoring health restrictions

By Warapun Jaikusol

 

  

Markets are being asked to maintain strict measures during phase 4 of the nation’s economic reopening.

 

Pattaya-area officials stepped up inspections of markets, restaurants and other newly reopened businesses after reports that venues were ignoring health restrictions imposed to prevent a resurgence of Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169025-pattaya-targets-bars-masquerading-as-restaurants-markets-for-booze-sales-ignoring-health-restrictions/

 

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Pattaya police and Chinese businessmen cook food for the needy

By Boonlua Chatree

 

Pattaya’s police chief keeps a watchful eye over the cooks preparing meals for the needy.

 

The Lakdaen Company owned by Chinese businessmen set up a kitchen and dining area at the police station with the cooperation of Pattaya police, led by Pol. Col. Khemmarin Pissamai,to not only cook food but to also to serve the needy people who are suffering from no income during the Coronavirus pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169027-pattaya-police-and-chinese-businessmen-cook-food-for-the-needy/

 

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Lampang vows to preserve historic Leonowens House after Phrae trashes heritage 

By The Nation

 

 

After the demolition of an iconic 131-year-old building in Phrae province caused nationwide uproar, authorities in neighbouring Lampang have vowed to preserve their own precious heritage gem.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169030-lampang-vows-to-preserve-historic-leonowens-house-after-phrae-trashes-heritage/

 

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Rock rage: Rampaging teen bikers take out car 

By The Nation

 

 

Residents of Phitsanulok have been warned to lookout for a gang of teenage bikers who went on the rampage and attacked a car on the road, shattering its windows.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169031-rock-rage-rampaging-teen-bikers-take-out-car/

 

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Singer Vera Lynn, voice of hope in wartime Britain, dies at 103

By Kate Holton

 

Second World War British Forces Sweetheart Vera Lynn attends the Battle of Britain commemoration outside the Churchill War Rooms in London August 20, 2010. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor/Files

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Vera Lynn, the singer who became a symbol of hope in Britain during World War Two and again during the coronavirus pandemic with her song "We'll Meet Again", has died at the age of 103.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169040-singer-vera-lynn-voice-of-hope-in-wartime-britain-dies-at-103/

 

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Woman who slashed father’s penis to undergo mental screening

By The Nation

 

 

The woman who allegedly murdered her father and cut off his genitals will be sent to Galya Rajanagarindra Institute to be screened for mental illness because she has been quite incoherent, police said. 

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169041-woman-who-slashed-father’s-penis-to-undergo-mental-screening/

 

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Songkhla farmers introduce ‘fossil durian’ that flourishes in lignite deposits

By THE NATION

 

 

Farmers in Songkhla province are now successfully growing a new strain of durian that grows well in lignite deposits, Ekphol Salae, a member of the Kuha subdistrict administration organisation in Sabayoi district, said on Thursday (June 18).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169043-songkhla-farmers-introduce-‘fossil-durian’-that-flourishes-in-lignite-deposits/

 

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Indians hold funerals for soldiers killed at China border, burn portraits of Xi

By Sanjeev Miglani

 

Indian army soldiers stand around the coffin of their colleague, who was killed in a border clash with Chinese troops in Ladakh region, during a wreath laying ceremony in Patna, India, June 17, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer NO ARCHIVES. NO RESALES.

 

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indians burned portraits of Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday as families cremated the remains of some of the 20 soldiers killed in brutal hand-to-hand fighting with Chinese troops in a disputed mountainous border region.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169045-indians-hold-funerals-for-soldiers-killed-at-china-border-burn-portraits-of-xi/

 

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UK says China and Russia trying to exploit coronavirus crisis

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Secretary of State for Foreign affairs Dominic Raab leaves Downing Street in London, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain May 11, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville

 

LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom said on Thursday that China, Russia and Iran were looking to exploit weaknesses shown by the coronavirus outbreak, amid suggestions Beijing had used the crisis to push through new security legislation for Hong Kong.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169046-uk-says-china-and-russia-trying-to-exploit-coronavirus-crisis/

 

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Carragher says VAR in a 'straitjacket' after Blades denied goal

 

Premier League - Aston Villa v Sheffield United - Villa Park, Birmingham, Britain - June 17, 2020 Aston Villa's Orjan Nyland appears to carry the ball over the goal line however a goal is not awarded as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Paul Ellis/Pool via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system is not being used to its full potential as it has been put in a "straitjacket" by protocol, former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169047-carragher-says-var-in-a-straitjacket-after-blades-denied-goal/

 

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Industry asks govt to inject liquidity as sentiment rises for first time in 4 months

By The Nation

 

Supant Mongkolsuthree

 

The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has advised the government to inject liquidity into the private sector, after the Industries Sentiment Index rose for the first time in four months.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169049-industry-asks-govt-to-inject-liquidity-as-sentiment-rises-for-first-time-in-4-months/

 

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Protest song: Musicians plead with PM for permission to perform

By The Nation

 

Photo Credit: Nation Photo by Korbphuk Phromrekha

 

Musicians have submitted a letter to the prime minister, pleading for debt relief and permission to return to work within seven days.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169051-protest-song-musicians-plead-with-pm-for-permission-to-perform/

 

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Vietnam in talks to ease entry for visitors from China, South Korea, Japan

 

FILE PHOTO: Vietnamese tourists pose for photos on the The Huc bridge at Hoan Kiem lake after the Vietnamese government eased the lockdown following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hanoi, Vietnam May 18, 2020. Picture taken May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Kham

 

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam is holding talks aimed at easing the entry of citizens from China, South Korea and Japan into the country after restrictions on foreign visitors amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169052-vietnam-in-talks-to-ease-entry-for-visitors-from-china-south-korea-japan/

 

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Some business travel to Thailand may resume next month, official says

By Panarat Thepgumpanat

 

FILE PHOTO: Thai Airways airplanes park at the tarmac of the Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok, as Thailand will temporarily ban all passenger flights from landing in the country to curb the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Thailand, April 4, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand could allow inbound international travel to resume next month for business purposes, the aviation regulator said on Thursday, as the country seeks to revive an economy hit badly by the impacts of the coronavirus and global travel curbs.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169054-some-business-travel-to-thailand-may-resume-next-month-official-says/

 

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Central bank orders cut in interest rates across the board

By THE NATION

 

 

The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has ordered commercial banks and non-banking entities to cut down the interest rates they charge for credit cards, personal credit and hire purchase by 2 to 4 per cent in a move to help people struggling with debt due to the Covid-19 crisis.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169055-central-bank-orders-cut-in-interest-rates-across-the-board/

 

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CCSA to reconsider new version of ‘travel bubble’ scheme next week after rejecting initial proposal

By The Nation

 

 

Despite gaining Cabinet approval, the “travel bubble” proposal was rejected by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) because the scheme does not make any provisions for a 14-day quarantine.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169057-ccsa-to-reconsider-new-version-of-‘travel-bubble’-scheme-next-week-after-rejecting-initial-proposal/

 

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Researchers get much closer to finding malaria drug by crystallising the virus’s protein in space

By The Nation

 

Photo credit: GISTDA

 

After successfully crystallising protein in space, Dr Chairat Uthaipipull, a senior researcher at Biotech, has sent the protein crystals to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) for further study.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169058-researchers-get-much-closer-to-finding-malaria-drug-by-crystallising-the-virus’s-protein-in-space/