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Details of two motorways projects being finalised

By THE NATION

 

 

The Department of Highways has reported progress in two motorways’ operations and maintenance projects, between Bang Pa-in and Nakhon Ratchasima and between Bang Yai and Kanchanaburi provinces.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169431-details-of-two-motorways-projects-being-finalised/

 

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Joining Trans-Pacific group 'will have no impact on Compulsory Licensing of drugs'

By THE NATION

 

 

The Department of Intellectual Property has eased public concerns about Thailand losing the the right to Compulsory Licensing (CL) of drugs if it joins the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169434-joining-trans-pacific-group-will-have-no-impact-on-compulsory-licensing-of-drugs/

 

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Plant breeders back Thailand joining trans-pacific partnership

By The Nation

 

 

Plant breeders want Thailand to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and suggested that the government fund research.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169435-plant-breeders-back-thailand-joining-trans-pacific-partnership/

 

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Shaking up the social security system

By The Nation

 

Photo by Wanchai Kraisornkhajit

 

People who expect benefits from the social security system have marched to the Pathumwan Skywalk intersection to make their case for getting some assistance money during the current crisis.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169436-shaking-up-the-social-security-system/

 

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PM offers condolences to family of man who dies in quarantine

 

 

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has expressed his condolences to the family of a Thai man who died from suspected heart failure while quarantined in a state facility.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169437-pm-prayut-offers-condolences-to-family-of-man-who-dies-in-quarantine/

 

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Palang Pracharat party wins landslide victory in Lampang by-election

 

 

The ruling Palang Pracharat party won another House seat in the by-election in Constituency 4 of Thailand’s northern province of Lampang on Sunday, increasing its majority in the House of Representatives.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169438-palang-pracharat-party-wins-landslide-victory-in-lampang-by-election/

 

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Whistle-blowing army NCO to face desertion charge

 

 

Army Sergeant Narongchai Intharakavee, aka “Moo Arm”, who exposed alleged corruption in the Army Ordnance Department, is due to appear before judge advocate officers on Monday, to face a desertion charge for failing to report to work for more than 15 consecutive days.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169439-whistle-blowing-army-nco-to-face-desertion-charge/

 

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Pattaya to limit visitors to Lan Po seafood market

By Warapun Jaikusol

 

Officials are worried Naklua seafood market’s narrow walkways make social distancing difficult.

 

Pattaya plans to clamp down on visitor numbers at Lan Po Market after last weekend’s flood of customers flouted social-distancing rules.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169440-pattaya-to-limit-visitors-to-lan-po-seafood-market/

 

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Customers flow back to Pattaya restaurants

By Warapun Jaikusol

 

The situation is improving for local restaurants.

 

With the booze flowing again, Pattaya restaurants are seeing their customers flow back as well.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169441-customers-flow-back-to-pattaya-restaurants/

 

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Pattaya store slasher captured in Rayong

By Boonlua Chatree

 

  

Somsak ‘Au’ Tipprapayamyam, shown here reenacting the crime, was caught in Rayong.

 

Police captured a man wanted for slashing the elderly owner of a Pattaya convenience store during a late-night robbery.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169442-pattaya-store-slasher-captured-in-rayong/

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Pattaya hotels, restaurants, spas, tourist destinations on 50% discounts from July

By Pattaya Mail

 

Discount coupons will be distributed through online reservation from July to encourage Thai people to visit Pattaya City.

 

The Tourism Authority of Thailand’s Pattaya office together with local operators and Chonburi authorities organized the ‘TAT Hot deal @Pattaya and Chonburi’ campaign offering 50% discounts to attract tourists to Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169443-pattaya-hotels-restaurants-spas-tourist-destinations-on-50-discounts-from-july/

 

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Reconciliation, reform commission seeks urgent changes to laws

 

   

BANGKOK(NNT)-The government has decided to adjust its approach to national reconciliation and reform, in light of current circumstances, and is now looking to adapt laws towards achieving greater efficacy and to open the way to careers by public members.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169444-reconciliation-reform-commission-seeks-urgent-changes-to-laws/

 

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PM Prayut encourages FTI to adapt to new normal

 

   

BANGKOK(NNT)-Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, has met with the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) to discuss operating amid the COVID-19 situation, emphasizing cooperation between the government, and private and civil sectors.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169445-pm-prayut-encourages-fti-to-adapt-to-new-normal/

 

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Thai central bank asks lenders to bolster capital buffer to weather coronavirus risk

By Orathai Sriring

 

FILE PHOTO: Thailand's central bank is seen at the Bank of Thailand in Bangkok, Thailand April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's central bank has asked commercial banks to prepare capital management plans for the next 1-3 years, as the widespread impact of the coronavirus on businesses and individuals could affect lenders' asset quality.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169446-thai-central-bank-asks-lenders-to-bolster-capital-buffer-to-weather-coronavirus-risk/

 

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Fast-acting Thailand and South Korea hold key to dodging 'second wave'

Lessons from first coronavirus wave show need to impose strict policies quickly

KENJI ASADA and KAZUHIRO KIDA, Nikkei data journalists

 

Asakusa, Tokyo, a popular tourist destination, is seen empty during the state of emergency, left, and after it was lifted on May 25. (Source photos by Reuters)

 

The world is bracing for a "second wave" of coronavirus infections

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169447-fast-acting-thailand-and-south-korea-hold-key-to-dodging-second-wave/

 

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Leaders Liverpool held at Everton in goalless derby

By Simon Evans

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Everton v Liverpool - Goodison Park, Liverpool, Britain - June 21, 2020 Liverpool's Jordan Henderson and manager Juergen Klopp after the match, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Peter Powell/Pool via REUTERS

 

LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) - Liverpool may have to wait a little longer for their Premier League title celebrations after they were held to a 0-0 draw at Everton in the behind closed-doors Merseyside derby on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169448-leaders-liverpool-held-at-everton-in-goalless-derby/

 

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Joelinton ends goal drought as Newcastle overpower Sheffield United

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Newcastle United v Sheffield United - St James' Park, Newcastle, Britain - June 21, 2020 Sheffield United's Jack Robinson in action with Newcastle United's Andy Carroll, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Michael Regan/Pool via REUTERS

 

NEWCASTLE (Reuters) - Record signing Joelinton scored his first Premier League goal since August as Newcastle United secured a convincing 3-0 win over 10-man Sheffield United on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169449-joelinton-ends-goal-drought-as-newcastle-overpower-sheffield-united/

 

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Britain says stabbing 'atrocity' in town park was terrorism

By Peter Nicholls

 

A police officer stands behind a barrier near the scene of multiple stabbings in Reading, Britain, June 21, 2020. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

 

READING, England (Reuters) - A stabbing rampage in the southern English town of Reading in which three people were killed and others wounded was an act of terrorism, police said on Sunday, calling the attack in a sunny park an atrocity.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169452-britain-says-stabbing-atrocity-in-town-park-was terrorism/

 

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TikTok users say they helped sabotage Trump rally with false registrations

By Elizabeth Culliford

 

A supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump shoots a video with his mobile phone from the sparsely filled upper decks of the arena as the president addresses his first re-election campaign rally in several months in the midst of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S., June 20, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

(Reuters) - TikTok users took partial credit for inflating attendance expectations at a less-than-full arena at President Donald Trump's first political rally in months, held in Tulsa on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169453-tiktok-users-say-they-helped-sabotage trump rally-with-false-registrations/

 

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Real Madrid move top of La Liga with win over Sociedad

 

Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - Real Sociedad v Real Madrid - Reale Arena, San Sebastian, Spain - June 21, 2020 Real Madrid's Karim Benzema celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Vincent West

 

SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain (Reuters) - Real Madrid took control of the Spanish title race by beating Real Sociedad 2-1 away on Sunday to move top of La Liga above Barcelona after a second-half high on controversy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169454-real-madrid-move-top-of-la-liga-with-win-over-sociedad/

 

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Germany's coronavirus reproduction rate jumps, indicating rising contagion

 

FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a joint news conference with Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Soeder and the Mayor of Hamburg Peter Tschentscher after a meeting with German federal states governors about measures on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany June 17, 2020. Markus Schreiber/Pool via REUTERS

 

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's coronavirus reproduction rate jumped to 2.88 on Sunday, up from 1.79 a day earlier, health authorities said, a rate showing infections are rising above the level needed to contain the disease over the longer term.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169455-germanys-coronavirus-reproduction-rate-jumps-indicating-rising-contagion/

 

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Trump administration aims to end Dreamers immigration program in six months

 

FILE PHOTO: A sign in support of DACA Dreamers lies at the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court after the court declined to hear a Trump administration challenge to California's sanctuary laws, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 15, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is determined to end the Dreamers program that protects immigrants who entered the United States illegally as children within the next six months, the acting head of the Department of Homeland Security said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169457-trump-administration-aims-to-end-dreamers-immigration-program-in-six-months/

 

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Impeaching AG Barr a 'waste of time' says top Democrat probing political meddling

By Doina Chiacu and Lawrence Delevingne

 

U.S. Attorney General William Barr speaks during a roundtable discussion on "America's seniors" hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 15, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General William Barr deserves to be impeached over the firing of a federal prosecutor whose office had been investigating President Donald Trump's personal lawyer but the effort would be a "waste of time," a leading Democratic lawmaker said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169471-impeaching-ag-barr-a-waste-of-time-says-top-democrat-probing-political-meddling/

 

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Pubs and bars to open? They will hear their fate on Friday but PM favors later in July

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Thailand is set to discuss opening its nightlife entertainment industry again at a meeting on Friday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169472-pubs-and-bars-to-open-they-will-hear-their-fate-on-friday-but-pm-favors-later-in-july/

 

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Trump says he would consider meeting Venezuela's Maduro but has 'turned them down' - Axios

By Matt Spetalnick

 

U.S. President Donald Trump pauses as he addresses his first re-election campaign rally in several months in the midst of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S., June 20, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said in an interview published on Sunday that he would consider meeting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and played down his earlier decision to recognize opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country's legitimate leader.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169473-trump-says-he-would-consider-meeting-venezuelas-maduro-but-has-turned-them-down-axios/

 

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Southern Thailand: Waterspouts appear off Songkhla islands

 

 

The Facebook page of the province of Songkhla in southern Thailand showed crowds marvelling at the natural phenomenon of waterspouts. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169474-southern-thailand-waterspouts-appear-off-songkhla-islands/

 

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"Ya Ba made me do it!" Drug crazed new husband sets fire to his wife's pick-up and house

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A woman in Wang Noi, Ayuthaya north of Bangkok told police that her new husband was responsible for setting fire to her house. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169479-ya-ba-made-me-do-it-drug-crazed-new-husband-sets-fire-to-his-wifes-pick-up-and-house/

 

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Boy, 6, hit by paramotor as he plays on the beach in Thai national park

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News were contacted by a man called Chaiwat who said he filmed the moment a paramotor pilot, one of three circling overhead, came out of the sky and landed on the beach. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169480-boy-6-hit-by-paramotor-as-he-plays-on-the-beach-in-thai-national-park/

 

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WHO reports record daily increase in coronavirus cases

 

People enjoy the weather in Central Park, the day before the city starts phase two of reopening after the lockdown due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., June 21, 2020. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

 

(Reuters) - The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Sunday, with the total rising by 183,020 in a 24-hour period.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169482-who-reports-record-daily-increase-in-coronavirus-cases/

 

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White House's Navarro 'never heard' Trump ask China's Xi for help winning election

 

FILE PHOTO: White House trade adviser Peter Navarro listens to a news conference about a presidential executive order relating to military veterans outside of the West Wing of the White House in Washington, U.S. March 4, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Sunday said he was in the room with President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping when they met, but never heard the U.S. president ask for China's help in winning re-election.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169484-white-houses-navarro-never-heard-trump-ask-chinas-xi-for-help-winning-election/