THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 9 July 2020

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2021 Toyota Corolla Cross Debuts With Hybrid Power In Thailand

 

 

Size-wise, the Corolla Cross is slotted in between the C-HR and the top-selling RAV4, complementing the former as the more functional crossover. It measures 4,460mm (175.5 inches) long, 1,825mm (71.9 inches) wide, and 1,620mm (63.8 inches) high. The C-HR and Corolla Cross share the same 2,640mm (103.9 inches) wheelbase length.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171925-2021-toyota-corolla-cross-debuts-with-hybrid-power-in-thailand/

 

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UK’s Kew Green Hotels Expands To South East Asia With Seven Properties In Bangkok

 

 

BANGKOK, 9th July 2020 - Kew Green Hotels, one of the UK’s leading hotel management companies with over 55 hotels in its portfolio, is expanding into the South East Asia market through a joint venture with Siamese Asset.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171926-uk’s-kew-green-hotels-expands-to-south-east-asia-with-seven-properties-in-bangkok/

 

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Amazing Thailand video: Wife in miraculous recovery after being possessed by the spirit of slain snake

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook published a video filmed in a Myanmar construction workers' camp near the border in Mae Sot, Tak province, north western Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171928-amazing-thailand-video-wife-in-miraculous-recovery-after-being-possessed-by-the-spirit-of-slain-snake/

 

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Dogs in Thailand: Mum turns to the media after owner won't pay medical bills for savaged daughter

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

A mother in southern Thailand turned to the media after a neighbor's dog savaged her daughter. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171930-dogs-in-thailand-mum-turns-to-the-media-after-owner-wont-pay-medical-bills-for-savaged-daughter/

 

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Korn outlines five reasons why new-generation politicians should join his Kla Party

By THE NATION

 

 

The leader of Kla (bold) Party, Korn Chatikavanij, made an appeal to the new generation to join the newly launched party.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171931-korn-outlines-five-reasons-why-new-generation-politicians-should-join-his-kla-party/

 

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Woman arrested for allegedly abandoning newborn in the woods

By THE NATION

 

 

A 23-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly leaving her newborn baby in the woods in Sakon Nakhon province on Wednesday (July 8).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171933-woman-arrested-for-allegedly-abandoning-newborn-in-the-woods/

 

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U.S. first lady Melania Trump statue set on fire in Slovenia

By Marja Novak

 

FILE PHOTO: A life-sized wooden sculpture of U.S. first lady Melania Trump is officially unveiled in Rozno, near her hometown of Sevnica, Slovenia, July 5, 2019. REUTERS/Borut Zivulovic/File Photo

 

ROZNO, Slovenia (Reuters) - A wooden sculpture of U.S. first lady Melania Trump was torched near her hometown of Sevnica, Slovenia, on the night of July Fourth, as Americans celebrated U.S. Independence Day, said the artist who commissioned the sculpture.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171934-us-first-lady-melania-trump-statue-set-on-fire-in-slovenia/

 

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Hua Hin/Cha-Am: Top end hotels were nearly full for long weekend - but cheap ones more than half empty

 

Picture: ThaiPBS

 

Thai media Thai PBS reported that three to five star hotels in Hua Hin and Cha-Am were nearly full during the long weekend that just passed. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171939-hua-hincha-am-top-end-hotels-were-nearly-full-for-long-weekend-but-cheap-ones-more-than-half-empty/

 

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Bangla workers plea to health ministry for help

By The Phuket News

 

Ministry of Public Health Deputy Permanent Secretary Dr Phisit Sriprasert during his inspection of Bangla Rd last night (July 8 ) faced dozens of workers carrying placards calling for government help. Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Ministry of Public Health Deputy Permanent Secretary Dr Phisit Sriprasert was surrounded by workers pleading for help during his inspection of the entertainment venues on Bangla Rd in Patong last night (July 8).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171942-bangla-workers-plea-to-health-ministry-for-help/

 

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No domestic Covid-19 cases in 45 days, five more test positive in state quarantine

By The Nation

 

FILE PHOTO: Reuters

 

There were five new cases of Covid-19 in state quarantine over a 24-hour period, the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), reported on Thursday (July 9).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171943-no-domestic-covid-19-cases-in-45-days-five-more-test-positive-in-state-quarantine/

 

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Aeon profit dives 46 per cent in first quarter amid NPL worries

By THE NATION

 

 

Aeon Thana Sinsap (AEONTS) reported a 46-per-cent plunge in net profit for the first quarter ended May 31 despite revenue increasing by 3 per cent.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171945-aeon-profit-dives-46-per-cent-in-first-quarter-amid-npl-worries/

 

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Thai tech hiring startup GetLinks gets revenue boost from pandemic layoffs

By Chayut Setboonsarng

 

FILE PHOTO: GetLinks logo seen at the startup's office in Bangkok, Thailand on November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Chayut Setboonsarng

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Alibaba-backed tech hiring platform GetLinks is seeing a boost in revenue after a series of layoffs at technology-related companies like Grab and Agoda enabled other firms expanding digital and online operations to snap up workers.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171957-thai-tech-hiring-startup-getlinks-gets-revenue-boost-from-pandemic-layoffs/

 

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Flash floods take Chiang Mai villagers unawares

By The Nation

 

 

Chiang Mai’s Doi Saket district chief has launched a rescue mission for people stranded in Pa Miang village after it was hit by flash floods before dawn on Wednesday (July 8 ).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171958-flash-floods-take-chiang-mai-villagers-unawares/

 

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Owners of two Huskies come home to a grisly sight

By THE NATION

 

 

Watchdog Thailand (WDT)’s Facebook page detailed the gruesome killing of two Siberian huskies in Udon Thani’s Nong Sang district on Wednesday (July 8 ).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171962-udon-thani-owners-of-two-huskies-come-home-to-a-grisly-sight/

 

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Couple gives up on life in each other’s arms

By THE NATION

 

 

The bodies of the owners of Hat Yai’s well-known Nattharika Furniture were discovered early on Thursday (June 9) by a relative who had been instructed to show up at the shop at 6am.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171964-couple-gives-up-on-life-in-each-other’s-arms/

 

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PETA warns of class action lawsuit if coconut labelling system promise not kept

 

 

PETA has welcomed the Thai Commerce Ministry’s use of a traceable labelling system, intended to ensure that Thai coconuts are not harvested by monkeys, but warned that Thai companies exporting coconut products which do not comply with the system may face class action lawsuits, said PETA senior vice president for International Campaigns, Jason Baker, in a statement issued on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171965-peta-warns-of-class-action-lawsuit-if-coconut-labelling-system-promise-not-kept/

 

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Parents devastated to find their child drowned near school

By The Nation

 

 

It was heartbreak for two parents when they found that the child they had come to pick up from kindergarten had drowned because the school did not have enough teachers to watch over all the children.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171967-parents-devastated-to-find-their-child-drowned-near-school/

 

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How a group of teens made Surat Thani police a laughing stock

By The Nation

 

 

Police in Surat Thani province had to eat humble pie after a group of teenagers they suspected had sneaked into the forest with a pot to make drugs were found to be cooking noodles.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171970-how-a-group-of-teens-made-surat-thani-police-a-laughing-stock/

 

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Agriculture Ministry, FTI work on promoting Thailand as top food exporter

By THE NATION

 

 

The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry will join hands with the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) to promote Thailand in the post-Covid era as one of the world’s top 10 food exporters in line with the “Modern Industrial Agriculture” development model, Alongkorn Polabutr, adviser to the agriculture minister said on Thursday (July 9).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171972-agriculture-ministry-fti-work-on-promoting-thailand-as-top-food-exporter/

 

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See Kumarn group quits Thailand’s Palang Pracharat party

 

 

The four members of the economic team of Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak, known as “See Kumarn” (four boys of Dr. Somkid), have quit the ruling Palang Pracharat party, which they jointly founded two years ago.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171976-see-kumarn-group-quits-thailand’s-palang-pracharat-party/

 

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Follow seven steps for a safe return to Thailand

By The Nation

 

 

At the daily briefing on the Covid-19 situation in Thailand on Thursday (July 9), Natapanu Nopakun, deputy director general of the Foreign Ministry’s Information Department, announced the steps Thais and foreigners under 11 groups need to follow before they are allowed entry into the country.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171993-follow-seven-steps-for-a-safe-return-to-thailand/

 

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Visiting US army chief agrees to make his Covid-19 swab test public

By The Nation

 

US army chief, General James C McConville, undergoes a Covid-19 swab test upon arrival on Thursday (June 9). Photo Credit: SMART Soldiers Strong ARMY Facebook page

 

The United States army chief, General James C McConville, arrived on Thursday (June 9) on a two-day trip at the invitation of the Army and has granted permission for the publication of the results of his Covid-19 swab test.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171995-visiting-us-army-chief-agrees-to-make-his-covid-19-swab-test-public/

 

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Cabinet okays draft on energy conservation

By The Nation

 

 

The Cabinet approved a draft bill on Wednesday (July 8 ) that requires buildings covering more than 2,000 square metres to conserve energy in order to help the country reduce the money it spends on the production of energy, deputy government spokesperson Ratchada Thanadirek said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171996-cabinet-okays-draft-on-energy-conservation/

 

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This monkey doesn’t just pick coconuts

By The Nation

 

 

Pud, a three-year-old coconut-picking monkey in Songkhla’s Ban Tung Ree area, shows how it picks bunches of beans for its owner Ked.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171997-this-monkey-doesn’t-just-pick-coconuts/

 

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Angering China, Australia suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong, extends visas

By Kirsty Needham

 

FILE PHOTO: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during a state memorial honouring victims of the Australian bushfires at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, February 23, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia said on Thursday it was suspending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in response to a new security law imposed there and announced measures to attract businesses from the Asian financial hub, provoking an angry response from Beijing.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1171998-angering-china-australia-suspends-extradition-treaty-with-hong-kong-extends-visas/

 

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Special Report: Bolsonaro bets 'miraculous cure' for COVID-19 can save Brazil - and his life

By Gabriel Stargardter and Lisandra Paraguassu

 

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro adjusts his protective face mask during a press statement to announce federal judiciary measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Brasilia, Brazil March 18, 2020. Picture taken March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

 

RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has gone all in on hydroxychloroquine to help his coronavirus-ravaged country beat COVID-19. He has pushed his government to make the malaria drug widely available and encouraged Brazilians to take it, both to prevent the disease and to treat it.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172000-special-report-bolsonaro-bets-miraculous-cure-for-covid-19-can-save-brazil-and-his-life/

 

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COVID-19 Transmitted Via Contact with Droplets: Disease Control Dept

 

 

BANGKOK, July 9 (TNA) - The Disease Control Department reiterated that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is transmitted through respiratory droplets when people cough or sneeze to allay fears of airborne threats of coronavirus.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172001-covid-19-transmitted-via-contact-with-droplets-disease-control-dept/

 

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Is it really OK to date a toyboy half your age?

by Beverley Turner

 

Kate Beckinsale, 46, has  had to defend her attraction to boyfriend Goody Grace, 23. Pictured: Kate with boyfriend Goody Grace

 

Bernie Ecclestone, still spry at 89, recently boasted he ‘didn’t need Viagra’ to father his new son with wife Fabiana, 44.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172011-is-it-really-ok-to-date-a-toyboy-half-your-age/

 

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Jim Carrey the actor-writer deconstructs Jim Carrey the character in ‘Memoirs and Misinformation’

By Thomas Floyd

 

 

Leave it to Jim Carrey to tell his truth best through fiction.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172012-jim-carrey-the-actor-writer-deconstructs-jim-carrey-the-character-in-‘memoirs-and-misinformation’/

 

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Dermot Mulroney: 'I remember Charlie Sheen climbing over a balcony, half-clothed …'

by Elle Hunt

 

Dermot Mulroney at home in Los Angeles. ‘Does it look a little disrespectful, with the hoodie?’ Photograph: Jenna Schoenefeld/The Guardian

 

In a quiet corner of his Los Angeles home, Dermot Mulroney grapples with a question that many actors’ egos would not allow them to entertain: why isn’t he a bigger star?

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172013-dermot-mulroney-i-remember-charlie-sheen-climbing-over-a-balcony-half-clothed-…/