THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 7 July 2020

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Rare pheasant, seen only twice in last 50 years, appears in Chumphon wildlife sanctuary

By The Nation

 

 

The crested fireback pheasant, a very rare bird indeed, was discovered at Prince of Chumphon Wildlife Sanctuary Park in Chumphon province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171607-rare-pheasant-seen-only-twice-in-last-50-years-appears-in-chumphon-wildlife-sanctuary/

 

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Drought hits Sirikit Dam water capacity

By THE NATION

 

 

Water in Sirikit Dam, the country’s largest dam, is running low due to the drought.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171609-drought-hits-sirikit-dam-water-capacity/

 

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Nong Khai: Red faced chief cop tells media how drug suspect escaped on girlfriend's motorcycle

 

"Let's go, honey!" //Picture: Sanook

 

The chief of a police station in north eastern Thailand has had to admit to the media how a suspect in a serious drugs case ran off through the police station onto a getaway motorcycle of his girlfriend and then disappeared.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171613-nong-khai-red-faced-chief-cop-tells-media-how-drug-suspect-escaped-on-girlfriends-motorcycle/

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Jurin to meet coconut farmers, monkey-school owners tomorrow

By The Nation

 

 

Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said his ministry would meet with coconut farmers and monkey-school owners for a discussion tomorrow (July 8 ) and invite European Union ambassadors to observe the process of raising coconut-picking monkeys after an animal rights group claimed they were ill-treated.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171614-jurin-to-meet-coconut-farmers-monkey-school-owners-tomorrow/

 

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No new Covid-19 case in past 24 hours

By THE NATION

 

FILE PHOTO: Reuters

 

Thailand did not see any new confirmed Covid-19 case or death in the past 24 hours, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, reported today (July 7) – the 44th day without any domestic case.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171615-no-new-covid-19-case-in-past-24-hours/

 

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Trouble in Heaven City! Cheeky 18 year old bares butt for tattoo shots angering the locals

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Locals in Nakhon Sawan (heaven city) were aghast when a young woman dropped her jeans and bared her butt at one of the city's famous tourist shrines. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171616-trouble-in-heaven-city-cheeky-18-year-old-bares-butt-for-tattoo-shots-angering-the-locals/

 

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Phuket Town Mayor Somjai praises reopening of Lard Yai walking street

 

The popular Lard Yai Walknig Street Market reopened on Sunday (July 5). Photo: Phuket City Municipality

 

PHUKET: Phuket City Mayor Somjai Suwansupana has praised the reopening of the Lard Yai Walking Street Market, saying the return of the popular market will help local residents and vendors regain a form of income.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171618-phuket-town-mayor-somjai-praises-reopening-of-lard-yai-walking-street/

 

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More mask factories opened, boosting production output to 4.2m daily

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Since the COVID-19 outbreak many private companies have opened their face mask factories, delivering surgical masks to medical professionals. By the end of this month, 28 factories will be producing a maximum of 4.2 million surgical masks each day.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171620-more-mask-factories-opened-boosting-production-output-to-42m-daily/

 

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Chiang Mai: More than 400 get dengue, one death since start of the year

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The chief of the infectious disease department in Chiang Mai in Thailand's north gave details to the media of the number of cases of dengue fever since the start of the year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171622-chiang-mai-more-than-400-get-dengue-one-death-since-start-of-the-year/

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Visiting team led by US Army chief not to be quarantined

By The Nation

 

 

A delegation led by the United States’ Army chief of staff won’t be quarantined at state facilities as they are "not a Covid-19 risk group" but will be required to wear face masks during talks with the prime minister, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171624-visiting-team-led-by-us-army-chief-not-to-be-quarantined/

 

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Truck knocks over electricity posts

By The Nation

 

 

Bangkok’s Pridi Banomyong Road before Khlong Tan intersection was blocked for hours by six fallen electrical posts after a 22-wheel truck ploughed into the poles and overturned.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171634-bangkok-truck-knocks-over-electricity-posts/

 

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Blood Centre all set to produce serum from plasma to treat Covid-19 patients

By The Nation

 

Dr Yong Poovorawan, Chulalongkorn University expert virologist

 

The National Blood Centre is ready to produce serum from plasma to treat Covid-19 patients, Chulalongkorn University expert virologist Dr Yong Poovorawan said yesterday (July 6).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171635-blood-centre-all-set-to-produce-serum-from-plasma-to-treat-covid-19-patients/

 

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Citizens’ Power Party leader "willing to work with Thanathorn" on drafting fiscal budget act

By The Nation

 

Samphan Lertnuwat

 

Samphan Lertnuwat, a leader of Citizens’ Power Party and adviser to Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan, said he was willing to work with Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, leader of the former Future Forward Party, to draft an act for the 2021 national budget.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171636-citizens’-power-party-leader-willing-to-work-with-thanathorn-on-drafting-fiscal-budget-act/

 

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Dr. Thanarak Plipat says Thai people are inviting the return of COVID-19

 

 

Thai people are becoming less concerned about the prospect of a second wave of COVID-19 infections and may actually be encouraging the return of the contagion, said Dr. Thanarak Plipat, Deputy Director-General of Thailand’s Disease Control Department.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171638-dr-thanarak-plipat-says-thai-people-are-inviting-the-return-of-covid-19/

 

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PETA accused of cultural racism and double-standards

 

 

US-based animal rights protection group PETA has been accused of double standards and cultural racism after it claimed that the use of monkeys in harvesting coconuts in Thailand is cruel, and its call to ban Thai coconut products.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171639-peta-accused-of-cultural-racism-and-double-standards/

 

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Progressive Movement claims it was slandered over donation disbursement

 

 

The Progressive Movement (Kao Na) issued a statement today to defend itself against, what it described as, dirty political slander over its allegedly opaque disbursement of about 7.5 million baht in public donations.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171641-progressive-movement-claims-it-was-slandered-over-donation-disbursement/

 

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Key Phuket tourism figures slam ’worst is over’ claim as food donations drive continue

By The Phuket News

 

Volunteers with the For Freedom Foundation hand out baby milk powder to poor families on Koh Siray. Photo: For Freedom Foundation

 

PHUKET:-- Key Phuket tourism figures have outrightly dismissed the claim by a senior Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) marketing official that the “worst is over” for economic impact from the COVID-19 pandemic, saying that it will take a year for the island’s tourism industry to recover.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171657-key-phuket-tourism-figures-slam-’worst-is-over’-claim-as-food-donations-drive-continue/

 

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WHO doesn't see bubonic plague in China as high risk - spokeswoman

 

FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured on the headquarters of the World Health Orgnaization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, June 25, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

 

GENEVA (Reuters) - An apparent outbreak of bubonic plague in China is being "well managed" and is not considered to represent a high risk, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171658-who-doesnt-see-bubonic-plague-in-china-as-high-risk-spokeswoman/

 

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U.S. to force out foreign students taking classes fully online

By Mimi Dwyer

 

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Foreign students in the United States, numbering in the hundreds of thousands, will have to leave the country if their classes are all taught online this fall or if they transfer to another school with in-person instruction, a government agency said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171659-us-to-force-out-foreign-students-taking-classes-fully-online/

 

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What makes an iconic book cover?

By Clare Thorp

 

 

A pair of eyes and red lips floating in a midnight sky above the bright lights of New York on The Great Gatsby.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171661-what-makes-an-iconic-book-cover/

 

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Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – The best and worst rock star attempts… so far!

By Gary Ryan

 

Shaun Ryder (Picture: Press)

 

Each week on Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! we quiz a grizzled artist on their own career to see how much they can remember and find out if the booze, loud music and/or tour sweeties has knocked the knowledge out of them over the years.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171664-does-rock-‘n’-roll-kill-braincells-–-the-best-and-worst-rock-star-attempts…-so-far/

 

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Mission: Impossible And More Movies Granted Quarantine Exemption For UK Filming

By James White

 

 

Ethan Hunt can do many things – though a lot of it boils down to hanging off of objects and vehicles in the line of duty – and, it would appear, getting government ministers to alter rules on filming Covid regulations. Or, at least, Tom Cruise can.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171665-mission-impossible-and-more-movies-granted-quarantine-exemption-for-uk-filming/

 

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Worried about visa status? Then come and see us, advises Phuket Immigration Chief

By The Phuket News

 

People wanting to make sure of their visa status before the july 31 amnesty deadline can do so at Phuket Immigration, but they must book an appointment first, says Phuket Immigration Chief Col Narong Chanaphaiku. Photo: Phuket Immigration

 

PHUKET:-- The Chief of the Phuket Immigration Office in Phuket Town is inviting foreigners who are concerned about their visa status ahead of the July 31 amnesty expiring to visit his office and have their extensions to stay renewed, or even have their 90 day reports filed.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171680-worried-about-visa-status-then-come-and-see-us-advises-phuket-immigration-chief/

 

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Syrian, Russian airstrikes in Idlib amount to war crimes, as do jihadist attacks - U.N.

By Stephanie Nebehay

 

FILE PHOTO: Saher al-Ali's family members stand inside their damaged house in the rebel-held town of Nairab, Idlib region, Syria April 17, 2020. Picture taken April 17, 2020. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi/File Photo

 

GENEVA (Reuters) - Syrian and Russian planes have carried out deadly aerial strikes amounting to war crimes on schools, hospitals and markets in Idlib province, U.N. investigators said on Tuesday in a report that also condemned attacks by jihadist fighters.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171681-syrian-russian-airstrikes-in-idlib-amount-to-war-crimes-as-do-jihadist-attacks-un/

 

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Thailand Live Wednesday 8 July 2020 
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