Capital’s giant sewers prepped for rainy season

By The Nation

 

 

Bangkok’s four giant sewers will be cleared of trash to avoid flooding this rainy season, while city governor Aswin Kwanmuang has ordered the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration to collect garbage across the city, sweep up the dregs and check if all the water pumps are working.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170207-capital’s-giant-sewers-prepped-for-rainy-season/

NokScoot Airlines to be liquidated

By THE NATION

 

 

NokScoot Airlines’ board of directors decided to liquidate the low-cost airline, a statement from the airline said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170231-nokscoot-airlines-to-be-liquidated/

 

Thaicom, CAT go into joint venture to strengthen nation’s telecommunications structure

By THE NATION

 

 

Satellite operator Thaicom Plc and state telecom agency CAT Telecom Plc on Friday (June 26) announced they have gone into a joint venture to help strengthen the country’s telecommunications infrastructure as well as boost the growth of the digital economy and satellite industries.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170233-thaicom-cat-go-into-joint-venture-to-strengthen-nation’s-telecommunications-structure/

 

BGrimm leases land to generate power, chill water for U-Tapao, airport city

By THE NATION

 

 

The Eastern Economic Corridor Office (EECO) and BGrimm Power Public Co Ltd signed a lease for 100 rai of state land on Friday (June 26) for the production of electricity and chilled water for U-Tapao Airport and the Eastern Airport City’s cooling system.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170234-bgrimm-leases-land-to-generate-power-chill-water-for-u-tapao-airport-city/

 

Knifeman kills two in Glasgow before being shot by police - BBC

By Russell Cheyne

 

 

GLASGOW, Scotland (Reuters) - A man stabbed two people to death in the Scottish city of Glasgow on Friday before being shot dead by police, British media reported, in an attack that left a police officer critically injured.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170235-knifeman-kills-two-in-glasgow-before-being-shot-by-police-bbc/

 

Facebook will label newsworthy posts that break rules as ad boycott widens

By Elizabeth Culliford and Sheila Dang

 

FILE PHOTO: Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, U.S., October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Erin Scott/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Friday it will start labeling newsworthy content that violates the social media company's policies, and label all posts and ads about voting with links to authoritative information, including those from politicians.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170236-facebook-will-label-newsworthy-posts-that-break-rules-as-ad-boycott-widens/

 

Texas bar owners reel as governor orders them closed again, COVID-19 cases spike

By Brad Brooks

 

Tish Keller, owner of the Triple J restaurant, looks out the establishment's front door, in Lubbock, Texas, U.S., June 26, 2020. Keller says a new state order reversing Texas' economic opening will hobble her business. REUTERS/Brad Brooks

 

LUBBOCK, Texas (Reuters) - Texas and Florida, at the center of a new U.S. surge in coronavirus infections, on Friday took steps back from efforts to ease restrictions on businesses, ordering bars to close again and tightening rules on restaurants.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170237-texas-bar-owners-reel-as-governor-orders-them-closed-again-covid-19-cases-spike/

 

UK ditches quarantine for arrivals from low COVID-19 risk countries

 

 

FILE PHOTO: Passengers arrive at Heathrow Airport, as Britain launches its 14-day quarantine for international arrivals, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, June 8, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will ditch a 14-day quarantine period for people arriving from countries it deems to be lower risk for COVID-19 , the government said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170238-uk-ditches-quarantine-for-arrivals-from-low-covid-19-risk-countries/

 

Jurin eyes boosting trade ties with UK

By THE NATION

 

 

British Ambassador to Thailand Brian John Davidson, left, pays a courtesy call to Deputy PM Jurin Laksanavisit at Government House on Friday (June 26). Photo courtesy Royal Thai Government website.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170240-jurin-eyes-boosting-trade-ties-with-uk/

 

Somkid pushes to kick-start stalled PPP projects

By The Nation

 

Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak, left and Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana.

 

In a meeting with the public-private partnership (PPP) committee on Friday (June 26), Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak called on state enterprises to take action after PPP projects worth a combined Bt1.09 trillion have stalled due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170241-somkid-pushes-to-kick-start-stalled-ppp-projects/

 

BSR ready to invest on Yellow Line extension, but will not pay for MRT’s loss of commuters

By The Nation

 

 

BTS Group Holdings (BTS) has written to the Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA) to state that the BSR Joint Venture is ready to invest in the construction of the 2.6-kilometre Ratchada-Lat Phrao extension to the elevated Yellow Line.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170242-bsr-ready-to-invest-on-yellow-line-extension-but-will-not-pay-for-mrt’s-loss-of-commuters/

 

Govt lays out Bt1.3 trillion national transport plan

By The Nation

 

 

A whopping Bt1.3 trillion will be spent to build at least 10 transport megaprojects under public-private partnerships, the Transport Ministry announced on Friday (June 26).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170243-govt-lays-out-bt13-trillion-national-transport-plan/

 

Thailand and Myanmar burn seized drugs worth $2 billion

By Prapan Chankaew and Zaw Naing Oo

 

A firefighter walks by the burning drugs during a destruction ceremony to mark International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Yangon, Myanmar, June 26, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer

 

AYUTTHAYA, Thailand/YANGON (Reuters) - Thailand and Myanmar destroyed 25 tonnes of illicit drugs collectively worth more than $2 billion on Friday, but said the tide of drugs was growing as organised crime gangs boost supply and find new channels to do business.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170244-thailand-and-myanmar-burn-seized-drugs-worth-2-billion/

 

Pubs, bars must wait until Monday for decision to reopen

By The Phuket News

 

Natapanu Nopakun, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Information and Deputy Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, speaking earlier today (June 26). Screenshot: MFA Thailand / YouTube

 

PHUKET: Pubs and bars across Phuket must wait until Monday (June 29) before the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) at Government House in Bangkok will announce whether or not, and under which rules, they may open from July 1.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170245-pubs-bars-must-wait-until-monday-for-decision-to-reopen/

 

U.S. curbs visas for Chinese officials over Hong Kong freedoms - Pompeo

By David Brunnstrom

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gives a news conference about dealings with China and Iran, and on the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Washington, U.S., June 24, 2020. Mangel Ngan/Pool via REUTERS

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday Washington was imposing visa restrictions on Chinese officials responsible for restricting freedoms in Hong Kong, but he did not name any of those targeted.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170246-us-curbs-visas-for-chinese-officials-over-hong-kong-freedoms-pompeo/

 

Danish man wins lawsuit against Thai wife for not sharing assets

by Gregers Møller

 

The Danish man (left) together with his friend and Thai wife in front of the Buriram Provincial Court on Wednesday 24 June 2020. Photo: Gregers Moller.

 

The Provincial Court in Buriram brokered on Wednesday a deal between a Danish man and his former Thai partner who had denied him any return of the roughly 5 mill. baht, he had invested in a house they had built together and a car, they had bought in her name.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170250-danish-man-wins-lawsuit-against-thai-wife-for-not-sharing-assets/

 

An American's Observations On Thailand's Pandemic Response

By Henry Santoro

 

Customers wearing face masks ride an escalator at a newly reopened shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand on June 18, 2020. The government continues to ease restrictions related to running business and activities that were imposed weeks ago to combat the spread of COVID-19. Thailand reported no local transmissions of the coronavirus in the past 3 weeks.

 

As the United States sees an increase in coronavirus cases, Thailand has not reported a new case in nearly a month. WGBH News Host Henry Santoro spoke with local radio personality and WGBH contributor Oedipus, who lives part-time in Bangkok, about his experience living in the country during the pandemic and his concerns coming back to the U.S. The transcript below has been edited for clarity.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170252-an-americans-observations-on-thailands-pandemic-response/

 

A rainy day forecast for most parts of Thailand

By THE NATION

 

 

The southwest monsoon prevailing over the Andaman Sea and Thailand and the low pressure cell covering upper Vietnam and Laos, will bring rainfall to most parts of the country and isolated spells of heavy rains, the Thailand Meteorological Department forecast on Saturday (June 27).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170253-a-rainy-day-forecast-for-most-parts-of-thailand/

 

EU holds off decision on borders, Americans set to be excluded

By Philip Blenkinsop and Tracy Rucinski

 

FILE PHOTO: Tourists are seen by the Bridge of Sighs a day before Italy and neighbouring EU countries open up borders for the first time since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak hit the country, in Venice, Italy June 14, 2020. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri

 

BRUSSELS/CHICAGO (Reuters) - European Union countries failed to settle on Friday on a final "safe list" of countries whose residents could travel to the bloc from July, with the United States, Brazil and Russia set to be excluded.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170257-eu-holds-off-decision-on-borders-americans-set-to-be-excluded/

 

Bids for extension of Orange Line to be invited next month

By THE NATION

 

 

The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) will call bids for the extension of the Orange Line mass transit system next month and expects the contract signing to be completed within December.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170260-bids-for-extension-of-orange-line-to-be-invited-next-month/

 

"I love Thailand": Sixty year old US man's final words for the country he just left

 

 

Image: Sanook

 

Pak Kret police in Nonthaburi north of Bangkok were called to the 13th floor of a 14 story condo on Thursday afternoon after a 60 year old American man was found dead in his room.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170262-i-love-thailand-sixty-year-old-us-mans-final-words-for-the-country-he-just-left/

 

Former navy man points gun at head of local official over splitting up the bill

 

 

Image: Daily News

 

Investigations into an incident in a downtown restaurant in Chaiyaphum in Thailand's north east continued with a second summons for a former warrant officer who pulled a gun on a local municipal official. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170264-former-navy-man-points-gun-at-head-of-local-official-over-splitting-up-the-bill/

 

You'll Never Walk Alone: Especially in Thailand

 

 

Image: Daily News

 

There are plenty of fans of Liverpool FC in Thailand and they have been very vocal this week after their beloved team became the champions of the English Premier League on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170267-youll-never-walk-alone-especially-in-thailand/

 

Surat Thani cockle farmer involved in dispute with fishermen dies

 

 

Image: Sanook

 

A 62 year old man in dispute with fishermen stealing his cockles raised in an area out to sea has died.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170268-surat-thani-cockle-farmer-involved-in-dispute-with-fishermen-dies/

 

CIMB Thai to focus on quality of loans instead of expansion

By THE NATION

 

 

CIMB Thai Plc will adjust its loan expansion target due to the Covid-19 situation that has had a significant impact on Thai economy, the bank's president and chief executive officer Adisorn Sermchaiwong said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170269-cimb-thai-to-focus-on-quality-of-loans-instead-of-expansion/

 

Volunteers help clean up Lampang temple

By The Nation

 

 

Volunteers in Lampang province undertook a cleaning up exercise at Wat Pa Ruak on Friday (June 26) to maintain cleanliness and raise awareness on self-discipline among people in the province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170271-volunteers-help-clean-up-lampang-temple/

 

Chiang Mai Night Safari offers free entry from July 1-15

By THE NATION

 

 

Chiang Mai Night Safari is offering free entry to visitors from July 1 to 15 and 50 per cent discount from July 16 to 30 as it reopens after the months-long lockdown.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170272-chiang-mai-night-safari-offers-free-entry-from-july-1-15/

 

Chonburi: Gang of Four arrested for loan application fraud.

 

Image: INN News

 

Crime Suppression Division police said they arrested four people at a house in Chonburi who ran a document falsification business online to help people get loans from financial institutions.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170273-chonburi-gang-of-four-arrested-for-loan-application-fraud/

 

Ponzi scheme busted by Anti-Fake News Center

 

 

Image: INN News

 

Thailand's Anti-Fake News Center announced yesterday that they had arrested a woman called Pakhamon, 37, who they claim is behind a Ponzi scheme that has defrauded hundreds of Thais.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170275-ponzi-scheme-busted-by-anti-fake-news-center/

 

Thai authorities mull visa amnesty rules after July 31

By Barry Kenyon

 

 

Discussions have begun in several government departments about the future for foreigners who took advantage of the visa amnesty which ends in just over a month’s time.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170277-thai-authorities-mull-visa-amnesty-rules-after-july-31/