UPDATE:

 

Thailand’s reopened nightlife to close at midnight

 

 

Entertainment venues, such as bars, pubs, karaoke bars and massage parlors, are expected to be allowed to operate up to midnight, when the CCSA meets on Monday to consider further easing of restrictions on business and leisure activities, in the fifth phase of lockdown relaxations.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169856-schools-spas-pubs-may-be-allowed-to-reopen-in-5th-phase-of-easing/?do=findComment&comment=15551882

Phuket Immigration confirms 24-hour reporting no longer needed for long-stay expats

By The Phuket News

 

A foreigner has the stamps in his passport explained to him at the Phuket Immigration Office in Phuket Town. Photo: The Phuket News / file

 

PHUKET:-- Phuket Immigration has confirmed they have received an order making it no longer necessary for landlords of properties with foreign tenants to report within 24 hours every time the foreigner arrives or leaves the property – if the foreigner is staying on a multiple-entry visa or has an extension of stay and enters using a re-entry permit.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169881-phuket-immigration-confirms-24-hour-reporting-no-longer-needed-for-long-stay-expats/

UPDATE:

 

Thailand plans to allow some foreign travellers in next week

 

FILE PHOTO: Empty chairs are seen on a beach which is usually full of tourists, amid fear of coronavirus in Phuket, Thailand March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand plans to allow some foreign travellers into the country starting next week, as it eases restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, a senior official said on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169832-some-foreigners-to-be-allowed-to-enter-thailand-from-july-1/?do=findComment&comment=15551042

National parks preparing to welcome tourists

 

 

BANGKOK(NNT) - Starting July 1st this year, 127 national parks in Thailand will reopen to visitors under new normal conditions. Tourists, who plan to visit national parks, have to make a reservation in advance via the QueQ mobile application to help prevent congestion.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169859-national-parks-preparing-to-welcome-tourists/

Japan business travellers first foreigners to be allowed back in Thailand

By THE NATION

 

Wissanu Krea-ngam

 

About 100 businesspeople per day from Japan – the largest foreign investor in Thailand – will be among the first foreigners allowed back into the country as the lockdown eases.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169907-japan-business-travellers-first-foreigners-to-be-allowed-back-in-thailand/

 

Energy minister comes up with plan to spark economy

By The Nation

 

Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong

 

Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong has come up with a plan to help mitigate the impact of Covid-19 and plans to propose it to Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam on Thursday (June 25).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169908-thai-energy-minister-comes-up-with-plan-to-spark-economy/

 

Ratchaburi unveils ‘new normal’ at famed tourist attractions

By The Nation

 

Sareeya Boonmak, director of TAT’s Ratchaburi office

 

Visitors to Ratchaburi are experiencing the “new normal” as the province’s world-famous attractions reopen after lockdown.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169910-ratchaburi-unveils-‘new-normal’-at-famed-tourist-attractions/

 

Thailand eyes opening borders to those from Australia, NZ, Japan, Taiwan and some Chinese cities

 

 

Thailand’s National Communicable Diseases Committee has approved a proposed relaxation of travel restrictions, to allow certain foreigners, from countries deemed as low risk, such as New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Taiwan and some Chinese cities, to enter Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169911-thailand-eyes-opening-borders-to-those-from-australia-nz-japan-taiwan-and-some-chinese-cities/

 

Father deported, mother gone, 12-year-old Sriracha boy left alone

By Pattaya Mail

 

Sriracha District Chief Dongpol Rujithammatat (seated), Nattamon Kitdamrong, head of the Chonburi Shelter for Children and Families, and a local social worker found 12-year-old Kaveewat Kumlert living alone after his Cambodia father was arrested and his Thai mother abandoned him.

 

His father is about to be deported and his mother abandoned him. Now 12-year-old Kaveewat Kumlert is alone in the world.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169912-father-deported-mother-gone-12-year-old-sriracha-boy-left-alone/

 

Pattaya hotels pick up with return of Thai tourists

By Warapun Jaikusol

 

Domestic tourists are beginning to visit Pattaya City and Jomtien again.

 

For months, Pattaya hotels have been either closed or quarantine zones. With the country reopening, hoteliers’ spirits are picking up.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169913-pattaya-hotels-pick-up-with-return-of-thai-tourists/

 

Brother of ‘suicide’ victim suspected of murder

By Patcharapol Panrak

 

 

Rescue workers attempt to revive Apiwat Pollarb, who later died from a single bullet to the heart.

 

The brother of a Najomtien man who allegedly committed suicide is under investigation for his murder.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169914-sattahip-brother-of-‘suicide’-victim-suspected-of-murder/

 

Holidays by the sea top favourite among Thais if govt offers special deals

By THE NATION

 

 

A survey conducted by the Kasikorn Research Centre found that most Thais will prefer going to the beach if the government launches a local tourism stimulus measure.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169839-holidays-by-the-sea-top-favourite-among-thais-if-govt-offers-special-deals/

NokScoot budget airline to downsize fleet and staff at end of June

 

 

Thailand’s low-cost airline, NokScoot, plans to take three aircraft out of service and reduce its staffing level at the end of this month, in a major reorganization caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169916-nokscoot-budget-airline-to-downsize-fleet-and-staff-at-end-of-june/

 

Foreign Media praises Thai fruit despite problems peeling it

 

   

BANGKOK(NNT)-A recent online post in the New York Times has recognized the quality of Thai fruit, saying "Eating Thai Fruit Demands Serious Effort but Delivers a Sublime Reward."

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169917-foreign-media-praises-thai-fruit-despite-problems-peeling-it/

 

U.S. court orders dismissal of case against former Trump aide Michael Flynn

By Sarah N. Lynch

 

FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. national security adviser Michael Flynn departs U.S. District Court In Washington, U.S., December 18, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday directed a federal judge to drop a criminal case against President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn for lying to the FBI, handing the Justice Department a victory in the politically charged case.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169918-us-court-orders-dismissal-of-case-against-former-trump-aide-michael-flynn/

 

Liverpool move closer to title with 4-0 win over Palace

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Liverpool v Crystal Palace - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - June 24, 2020 Liverpool's Fabinho celebrates scoring their third goal with teammates, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS / Phil Noble / Pool

 

(Reuters) - Liverpool were back at their lethal best to beat Crystal Palace 4-0 at Anfield on Wednesday, moving within two points of securing the Premier League title.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169919-liverpool-move-closer-to-title-with-4-0-win-over-palace/

 

Harry and Meghan sign with A-list agency to hit the speaking circuit

By Lisa Richwine

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, leave after attending the Endeavour Fund Awards in London, Britain March 5, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Prince Harry and wife Meghan are ready to hit the speakers' circuit after signing with an agency that works with former U.S. President Obama and other high-profile clients, according to a person familiar with their plans.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169920-harry-and-meghan-sign-with-a-list-agency-to-hit-the-speaking-circuit/

 

U.S. Senate police reform vote fails as Democrats reject Republican bill

By David Morgan

 

FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators hold signs and pictures in front of the U.S. Capitol Building during a protest against racial inequality in the aftermath of the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Washington, U.S. June 6, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican bill to rein in police misconduct in the aftermath of George Floyd's death in Minneapolis failed in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, leaving congressional efforts to address racial inequities in American policing at an impasse.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169922-us-senate-police-reform-vote-fails-as-democrats-reject-republican-bill/

 

Siberian heat wave is a 'warning cry' from the Arctic, climate scientists say

By Matthew Green and Emma Farge

 

Smoke rises from wildfires near Berezovka River in Russia in this June 23, 2020 image supplied by Maxar Technologies. Image taken June 23, 2020. Satellite image ©2020 Maxar Technologies via REUTERS

 

LONDON/GENEVA (Reuters) - Pine trees are bursting into flames. Boggy peatlands are tinderbox dry. And towns in northern Russia are sweltering under conditions more typical of the tropics.  

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169923-siberian-heat-wave-is-a-warning-cry-from-the-arctic-climate-scientists-say/

 

WHO warns of oxygen shortage as COVID cases set to top 10 mln

 

FILE PHOTO: Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference on the situation of the coronavirus (COVID-2019), in Geneva, Switzerland, February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

 

GENEVA (Reuters) - The world faces a shortage of oxygen concentrators as the number of worldwide cases of coronavirus infection nears the 10 million mark, the World Health Organization head said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169924-who-warns-of-oxygen-shortage-as-covid-cases-set-to-top-10-mln/

 

Getting Thailand back on it’s feet - an interview with David Barrett

by Andrew J Wood 

 

Thailand’s David Barrett talks to Andrew J Wood 

 

BANGKOK: Industry expert and respected marketeer David Barrett in discussion with Andrew J Wood on recovering from the impact of the coronavirus on Thailand’s formidable travel and tourism industry. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169927-getting-thailand-back-on-it’s-feet-an-interview-with-david-barrett/

BOT sees dark cloud of 8% contraction looming over economy

By The Nation

 

Titanun Malikamas, secretary to BOT’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)

 

Thailand’s economy this year will contract 8.1 per cent, its worst point ever, because the Covid-19 crisis has had a greater impact on both the Kingdom’s and global economy, says the Bank of Thailand (BOT).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169928-bot-sees-dark-cloud-of-8-contraction-looming-over-economy/

 

Prachuap embezzlement case: Only 300k of 33 million baht found so far

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Police at the center of an embezzlement scandal in Prachuap Khirikhan said they know the identity of two people whose names were on checks as authorizers. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169931-prachuap-embezzlement-case-only-300k-of-33-million-baht-found-so-far/

 

Tragedy strikes as two young children die trapped in abandoned taxi

 

Picture: Daily Newws

 

A village in Ang Thong in central Thailand is in grief after two children, a boy and a girl aged 6 and 5, died in an abandoned taxi. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169935-tragedy-strikes-as-two-young-children-die-trapped-in-abandoned-taxi/

 

Pattaya: Bars and clubs won't open despite bans ending

 

 

The eagerly anticipated reopening of the pubs and bars of Pattaya just isn't going to happen despite the government who are expected to give the green light.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169940-pattaya-bars-and-clubs-wont-open-despite-bans-ending/

 

Cha-Am fatal shooting: It started with catapults, went on to knives and ended with a shotgun

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Police were called to a dirt road in Cha-Am near in the Bo Khaem Canal - Huay Sai Tai area after two men were shot. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169948-cha-am-fatal-shooting-it-started-with-catapults-went-on-to-knives-and-ended-with-a-shotgun/

 

Video: He's not dead - just dead drunk!

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Thai media published a story about locals in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai in the far north of Thailand who found a motorcyclist collapsed under his bike near some municipal offices.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169950-video-hes-not-dead-just-dead-drunk/

A Russian man chose to spend lockdown in Thailand helping a monk build mud houses

Monica Humphries 

 

The travelers are all working to help the monk build structures that will be used for the monk's chiropractic practice. Nikita Proshin

 

• Nikita Proshin left his home in Russia in January to travel for the entire year.
• The coronavirus created a major speed bump in his plans, and he has spent the last five months in Thailand.
• Through a work-exchange program, he's now helping a Buddhist monk build houses.
• The 25-year-old isn't sure what will happen next, but he's planning to "go with the flow" in an effort to meet his 2020 goal of traveling a year without going home. 

 

Nikita Proshin had one goal at the start of 2020: spend the entire year traveling.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169951-a-russian-man-chose-to-spend-lockdown-in-thailand-helping-a-monk-build-mud-houses/

 

Thai Prime Minister worries 2nd wave spread at entertainment venues after easing

By Pattaya Mail

 

  

Prime Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha.

 

At the Inner Santi Maitri Building, Government House, following the weekly cabinet meeting, Prime Minister and Defense Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha disclosed that he is scheduled to attend the 36th ASEAN Summit and other related summits, hosted by Socialist Republic of Vietnam, via a video conference on June 26, 2020.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169952-thai-prime-minister-worries-2nd-wave-spread-at-entertainment-venues-after-easing/

 

Video: Ambulance explosion outside hospital in Suphanburi

 

Picture: INN

 

Shocking CCTV footage from two angles showed the moment a patient was about to be loaded into an ambulance outside the heart unit of Chao Phraya Yommarat Hospital in Suphanburi, central Thailand yesterday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1169953-video-ambulance-explosion-outside-hospital-in-suphanburi/