Why Are You Even Here? The Surprising Attitudes of Some Expats in Thailand

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Dramatic video of fishermen rescuing whale sharks goes viral

By The Nation

 

 

Impressive, heart-warming video footage of fishermen rescuing three whale sharks trapped in a net has gone viral since yesterday (June 28).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170555-dramatic-video-of-fishermen-rescuing-whale-sharks-goes-viral/

 

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Escaping Covid-19 to see zoo animals and peek at stars in Songkhla

By Parinya Chawsamun
THE NATION

 

 

Songkhla has been an outstanding tourist attraction for a long time now, with most visitors heading there to enjoy the sea and old city area.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170556-escaping-covid-19-to-see-zoo-animals-and-peek-at-stars-in-songkhla/

 

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104 Myanmar migrants bid farewell temporarily

By The Nation

 

 

The authorities held a special farewell ceremony at Ranong Customs House on Monday (June 29) for 104 Myanmar migrant workers before they were provided transportation back home.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170557-104-myanmar-migrants-bid-farewell-temporarily/

 

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UK's Johnson pledges 'Rooseveltian' spending boost after COVID hit

 

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak visit Pizza Pilgrims in West India Quay, in London, Britian June 26, 2020. Heathcliff O'Malley/Pool via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised a "Rooseveltian" boost to public spending to help the country's economy recover from the coronavirus shock and said a return to austerity would be a mistake.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170559-uks-johnson-pledges-rooseveltian-spending-boost-after-covid-hit/

 

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Thailand’s PM defends further extension of national state of emergency

 

 

Thailand’s Prime Minister, General Prayut Chan-o-cha, defended Monday’s decision to extend the national state of emergency until end of July, noting that there is still a high risk of a second wave of COVID-19 infections, as the country enters the 5th phase of lockdown relaxation.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170560-thailand’s-pm-defends-further-extension-of-national-state-of-emergency/

 

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Thailand plans $1.6 billion fund for small firms hit by virus outbreak

 

FILE PHOTO: A view of the business district is seen from the rooftop of the Baiyoke Sky Hotel during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand, April 29, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will seek cabinet approval next week for a 50 billion baht ($1.62 billion) fund to help small businesses affected by the coronavirus outbreak, a deputy prime minister said on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170561-thailand-plans-16-billion-fund-for-small-firms-hit-by-virus-outbreak/

 

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Registration for tourism stimulus schemes postponed to July 13

By The Nation

 

 

Registration for three domestic tourism stimulus packages – Kum Lang Jai (Encouragement), Rao Pai Tiew Gun (Let’s travel together), and Tiew Pan Suk (Trips to share happiness) – has been postponed from July 1 to July 13.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170562-registration-for-tourism-stimulus-schemes-postponed-to-july-13/

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COVID lockdown fails to curtail Phuket road deaths

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

One of the new overhead speed-camera road signs installed on Thepkrasattri Rd. Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET:-- Tens of thousands of people left out of work leaving Phuket to go home, no tourists, a nightly curfew for nearly three months, an alcohol ban and the deadly Songkran holidays being “postponed” has not stopped 34 people from dying on Phuket’s roads since the start of  the year.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170563-covid-lockdown-fails-to-curtail-phuket-road-deaths/

 

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Covid-hit transport business giving away 9 vans for free

By The Nation

 

 

An entrepreneur in Surat Thani is giving away nine vans for free after his transport business was hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170564-covid-hit-transport-business-giving-away-9-vans-for-free/

 

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Will office buildings ever be the same? Empire State offers clues

By Imani Moise and Echo Wang

 

The north view of the Manhattan skyline is seen from the 86th floor observation deck of the Empire State Building in midtown Manhattan, as the iconic tower prepares to open to more tenants and visitors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, New York, U.S., June 24, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Empire State Building has been a symbol of America's economic might for almost 90 years. Of late, it's also become a symbol of its struggle with the coronavirus.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170566-will-office-buildings-ever-be-the-same-empire-state-offers-clues/

 

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Special Report: Into the fog - How Britain lost track of the coronavirus

By Stephen Grey, Andrew MacAskill, Ryan McNeill, Steve Stecklow, Tommy Wilkes

 

A medical worker tests swabs for the novel coronavirus at the Microbiology department of North Devon District Hospital, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Barnstaple, Britain, June 3, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - On Friday, Feb. 21, Duncan Selbie, chief executive of Public Health England, was in a cheerful mood. It was near the end of the school half-term holiday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170567-special-report-into-the-fog-how-britain-lost-track-of-the-coronavirus/

 

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Sandra Oh says the UK is “behind” on diversity in the film and TV industries

By Rhian Daly

 

Sandra Oh as Eve Polastri in ‘Killing Eve’ CREDIT: Sid Gentle/BBC America

 

Sandra Oh has spoken about working on British sets, saying the UK TV and film industries are “behind” on diversity on set.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170568-sandra-oh-says-the-uk-is-“behind”-on-diversity-in-the-film-and-tv-industries/

 

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Ron Perlman Really Wants To Make A Third Hellboy Movie

By CLAIRE REID

 

 

Ron Perlman has said he is still down to reprise his role as Hellboy to complete a trilogy - make it happen, Hollywood.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170576-ron-perlman-really-wants-to-make-a-third-hellboy-movie/

 

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