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Police investigate death of Myanmar man found hanged behind Korean restaurant

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Rescue workers at the scene last night (June 18). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET:-- Police are investigating the death of a Myanmar man who was found hanged outside the restrooms of a Korean restaurant in Kathu last night, after the man’s friends said the victim was depressed as he had no income due to the COVID situation and he was not allowed to return home to his wife in Myanmar.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169204-police-investigate-death-of-myanmar-man-found-hanged-behind-korean-restaurant/

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BOT orders commercial banks to hold off on interim dividends, bans share buy back

By The Nation

 

BOT governor Veerathai Santiprabhob/ File photo

 

The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has told commercial banks to strengthen their capital ratio in response to the Covid-19 fallout and banned them from paying interim dividends for this year or buying back bank shares.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169228-bot-orders-commercial-banks-to-hold-off-on-interim-dividends-bans-share-buy-back/

 

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SET becalmed but headwinds forecast from FTSE move, new-wave contagion

By The Nation

 

 

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index closed at 1,370.82 today (June 19), down 2.16 points or 0.16 per cent. Total transaction volume was Bt63.320 billion with an index high of 1,380.02 and a low of 1,368.03.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169229-set-becalmed-but-headwinds-forecast-from-ftse-move-new-wave-contagion/

 

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Local authorities tapped to manage small water resources

By The Nation

 

 

Management of the country’s small water resources is being taken over by local administrative organisations, in a move by the Office of National Water Resource (ONWR) to promote efficiency.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169230-local-authorities-tapped-to-manage-small-water-resources/

 

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Fernandes penalty earns United a point at Tottenham

By Martyn Herman

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Britain - June 19, 2020 Tottenham Hotspur's Serge Aurier in action with Manchester United's Fred, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Shaun Botterill/Pool via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes fired home a late penalty to rescue a point for the visitors in a lively 1-1 draw at Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169231-fernandes-penalty-earns-united-a-point-at-tottenham/

 

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Brazil passes 1 million COVID-19 cases with no end in sight

By Pedro Fonseca and Gabriel Stargardter

 

People walk with bags at a popular shopping street amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, June 19, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

 

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil passed 1 million coronavirus cases on Friday and approached 50,000 deaths, a new nadir for the world's second worst-hit country as it struggles with a tense political climate and worsening economic outlook.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169232-brazil-passes-1-million-covid-19-cases-with-no-end-in-sight/

 

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India's Modi says there was no border intrusion in deadly clash with China

By Sanjeev Miglani and Devjyot Ghoshal

 

An Indian Army convoy moves along a highway leading to Ladakh, at Gagangeer in Kashmir's Ganderbal district June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

 

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi appeared to downplay a clash with Chinese troops in a disputed Himalayan region that left 20 Indian soldiers dead and more than 70 injured, saying on Friday there had been no intrusion across his country's borders.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169233-indias-modi-says-there-was-no-border-intrusion-in-deadly-clash-with-china/

 

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Louisville police chief takes step to fire officer in Breonna Taylor shooting

 

 

Personnel with the Federal Bureau of Investigation stage outside the apartment of Breonna Taylor as the agency executes a search warrant of the home in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. June 19, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston

 

(Reuters) - The police chief in Louisville, Kentucky said on Friday he intended to fire one of three officers involved in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman killed in a burst of gunfire when drug investigators mistakenly entered her home.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169234-louisville-police-chief-takes-step-to-fire-officer-in-breonna-taylor-shooting/

 

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Thousands of protesters demand Mali president step down

By Tiemoko Diallo

 

Supporters of the Imam Mahmoud Dicko attend a mass protest demanding the resignation of Mali?s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita at Independence Square in Bamako, Mali June 19, 2020. REUTERS/Matthieu Rosier NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

 

BAMAKO (Reuters) - Tens of thousands protested in Bamako on Friday demanding the Malian president resign or face civil disorder despite political concessions offered in response to mounting frustration over the many crises afflicting the west African nation.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169238-thousands-of-protesters-demand-mali-president-step-down/

 

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Thailand Aims to Turn Away From Mass Tourism and Target the Wealthy

Natnicha Chuwiruch

 

 

(Bloomberg) -- Thailand’s tourism-revival strategy is to target big spenders seeking privacy and social distancing in the Covid-19 era, rather than try to attract a large number of visitors.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169241-thailand-aims-to-turn-away-from-mass-tourism-and-target-the-wealthy/

 

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Pattaya beach visitors are back; so is the trash

By Kamolthep Malhotra

 

This photo was taken after midnight showing litter carelessly thrown onto Jomtien beach.

Pattaya’s beaches rebounded and refreshed themselves during the weeks when they were closed, but now that humans have returned, so has the abuse, with Jomtien Beach quickly littered with trash again.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169242-pattaya-beach-visitors-are-back-so-is-the-trash/

 

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Immigration, Pattaya hotels coordinating enhanced tracking of tourists

By Pattaya Mail

 

The Internal Security Operations Command met June 17 with Chonburi hotel operators, Tourism Authority of Thailand Pattaya Deputy Director Watcharapol Sanson and Pornpan Weerapreeyakul, director of strategy and planning at South East Bangkok College.

Thailand may be closed to foreign tourists now, but when they return, they’ll be tracked even more closely than before.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169244-immigration-pattaya-hotels-coordinating-enhanced-tracking-of-tourists/

 

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U-tapao International Airport and Eastern Airport City Project contracts signed

 

 

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha chaired the signing ceremony at Government House for a Public Private Partnership (PPP) Agreement for the U-tapao International Airport and Eastern Airport City projects. The deal is between the Eastern Economic Corridor Office of Thailand (EECO) and U-tapao International Aviation Company Limited (BBS Joint Venture).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169248-u-tapao-international-airport-and-eastern-airport-city-project-contracts-signed/

 

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Banyin attempts suicide in prison after discovery of failed escape plan

 

 

Thailand’s former deputy commerce minister, Banyin Tangphaporn, tried to commit suicide while on remand at Bang Khwang maximum security prison last Friday, after prison officials uncovered alleged plots to kidnap the wife of the prison warden to hold hostage in return for his release and to escape while being taken to the court next Monday, if the first plan failed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169249-banyin-attempts-suicide-in-prison-after-discovery-of-failed-escape-plan/

 

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Prawit to be invited to head Palang Pracharat party on Tuesday

 

 

Members of Thailand’s ruling Palang Pracharat party will go to Government House on Tuesday to invite Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan to become the new party leader, replacing Mr. Uttama Savanayana.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169251-prawit-to-be-invited-to-head-palang-pracharat-party-on-tuesday/

 

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Two baby elephants electrocuted in a fruit orchard in Chanthaburi province

 

 

Two baby elephants appear to have been electrocuted, in Tha Mai district of the eastern province of Chanthaburi, when they touched an electric fence, erected by a fruit orchard owner to keep foraging pachyderms out.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169252-two-baby-elephants-electrocuted-in-a-fruit-orchard-in-chanthaburi-province/

 

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Fewer rains forecast as southwest monsoon weakens

By THE NATION

 

 

The southwest monsoon prevailing across the Andaman Sea and Thailand has weakened, the Thailand Meteorological Department said on Saturday (June 20).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169253-fewer-rains-forecast-as-southwest-monsoon-weakens/

 

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CCSA to meet with pub, bar and karaoke operators to discuss reopening

 

 

BANGKOK, June 19 (TNA) – Thailand reported five new cases of Covid-19 on Friday, raising the total cases to 3,146. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169254-ccsa-to-meet-with-pub-bar-and-karaoke-operators-to-discuss-reopening/

 

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Chiang Mai Tourism Businesses Offer Special Discounts for Customers

 

 

CHIANG MAI, June 18 (TNA) - Tourism and service businesses in Chiang Mai offer special discounts for customers to boost their revenues after the COVID-19 lockdown.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169255-chiang-mai-tourism-businesses-offer-special-discounts-for-customers/

 

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Police Use Road Roller to Destroy Illegal Exhaust Pipes

 

 

SAMUT SONGKHRAM, June 19 (TNA) - Thai police use a road roller to destroy over 500 illegal exhaust pipes seized from street racers’ motorcycles.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169257-police-use-road-roller-to-destroy-illegal-exhaust-pipes/

 

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PM Discusses New Normal Administration

 

 

BANGKOK, June 19 (TNA) -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha discussed his idea of New Normal national administration with representatives of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) and received a positive response from the latter.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169258-pm-discusses-new-normal-administration/

 

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Ex-director of Khon Kaen Hospital takes his grouse against top bureaucrat to Anutin

By THE NATION

 

Dr Charnchai Chanvorachaikul

 

The former director of Khon Kaen Hospital has appealed to the Public Health Minister to take disciplinary action against the ministry’s top official for abuse of power and discrimination in a case involving him allegedly seeking 5 per cent commission from a pharmaceutical firm.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169260-ex-director-of-khon-kaen-hospital-takes-his-grouse-against-top-bureaucrat-to-anutin/

 

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Khao San Road counts down to the return of good times

By THE NATION

 

 

Some shops and venues along Khao San Road have started catering to night visitors again, but far from the bustle of the past the famous road is mostly quiet.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169261-khao-san-road-counts-down-to-the-return-of-good-times/

 

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Booze in a government office? No, it's fish sauce and the ice and soda is for lemonade

 

 

Image: Daily News

 

A local official in Singburi in central Thailand has explained matters after netizens claimed that boozing was going on in a government office.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169264-booze-in-a-government-office-no-its-fish-sauce-and-the-ice-and-soda-is-for-lemonade/

 

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Fake Illusion: Party goers get suspended jail and 10K fines

 

 

Image: Daily News

 

Eighty five party goers arrested after a birthday party at the Fake Illusion pub in Bangkok were swiftly dealt with by the North Phra Nakhon court in Chaeng Wattana yesterday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169267-fake-illusion-party-goers-get-suspended-jail-and-10k-fines/

 

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Starting young! Quack orthodontist arrested in Korat is just 17

 

 

Image: Sanook

 

Trading standards officers, police and health officials armed with a search warrant raided an illegal orthodontist clinic in downtown Nakhon Ratchasima yesterday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169268-starting-young-quack-orthodontist-arrested-in-korat-is-just-17/

 

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BTS: Friends and family members will be able to sit next to each other from July 1st

 

 

Image: Sanook

 

Sanook reported that the Thai transport minister had indicated further easing of Covid-19 restrictions on public transport.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169270-bts-friends-and-family-members-will-be-able-to-sit-next-to-each-other-from-july-1st/

 

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Petchaburi: Hunt on for gang of three in two cars who targeted Krung Thai ATM

 

 

Image: 77kaoded

 

The deputy chief of Petchaburi province police has ordered the local police to instigate a hunt after three men attempted to cut their way into a Krung Thai bank ATM in the early hours of Friday morning.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169271-petchaburi-hunt-on-for-gang-of-three-in-two-cars-who-targeted-krung-thai-atm/ 

 

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Pattaya: Attack on 68 year old shopkeeper - further details emerge from CCTV

 

 

Image: Sanook

 

Sanook reported that further details have emerged after a frenzied attack on a 68 year old shopkeeper in the Pattaya area.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169273-pattaya-attack-on-68-year-old-shopkeeper-further-details-emerge-from-cctv/

 

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Female taxi driver with an Itoh knife: Fined 1,000 baht, 30 days off - but she intends to sue for defamation!

 

Image: Sanook

 

A clip that went viral on Thai social media showed the moments when a 52 year old female taxi driver confronted a male pick-up driver in the Bang Kaew area of Samut Prakan with an Itoh chopping knife.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169275-female-taxi-driver-with-an-itoh-knife-fined-1000-baht-30-days-off-but-she-intends-to-sue-for-defamation/