THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 11 July 2020

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Thailand plans economic rehab centre for post COVID-19

 

 

FILE PHOTO: A view of Bangkok city amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok, Thailand, June 21, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand plans to set up an centre to help revitalise an economy hit by the coronavirus outbreak and is considering more relief measures for small businesses, government officials said on Friday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172201-thailand-plans-economic-rehab-centre-for-post-covid-19/

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Price index for property drops in second quarter

By THE NATION

 

Vichai Viratkapan

 

The price index for both housing estates and condominiums in this year’s second quarter has risen against the same period last year, but has dropped from the first quarter of this year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172224-price-index-for-property-drops-in-second-quarter/

 

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SET slides as new Covid-19 cases continue rising in US

By The Nation

 

 

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index dropped 15.31 points or 1.12 per cent closing at 1,350.50 today (July 10). Transactions, meanwhile, totalled at Bt64.196 billion with an index high of 1,363.28 and a low of 1,346.72.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172225-set-slides-as-new-covid-19-cases-continue-rising-in-us/

 

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Erdogan declares Hagia Sophia a mosque after Turkish court ruling

By Daren Butler and Ece Toksabay

 

A woman gestures in front of the Hagia Sophia or Ayasofya, after a court decision that paves the way for it to be converted from a museum back into a mosque, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 10, 2020. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

 

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan declared Istanbul's Hagia Sophia a mosque on Friday with the first Muslim prayers to begin in two weeks, after a top court ruled the ancient building's conversion to a museum by modern Turkey's founding statesman was illegal.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172226-erdogan-declares-hagia-sophia-a-mosque-after-turkish-court-ruling/

 

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Ghislaine Maxwell seeks bail, citing coronavirus, and denies Jeffrey Epstein charges

By Jonathan Stempel

 

FILE PHOTO: Audrey Strauss, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York speaks alongside William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office, at a news conference announcing charges against Ghislaine Maxwell for her role in the sexual exploitation and abuse of minor girls by Jeffrey Epstein in New York City, New York, U.S., July 2, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime associate of late financier Jeffrey Epstein, on Friday forcefully denied charges she lured underage girls for him to sexually abuse and said she deserves bail, citing the risk she might contract the coronavirus in jail.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172227-ghislaine-maxwell-seeks-bail-citing-coronavirus-and-denies-jeffrey-epstein-charges/

 

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Singapore's ruling PAP cedes ground to opposition in pandemic poll

By Tom Westbrook, John Geddie and Aradhana Aravindan

 

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his wife Ho Ching arrive at a polling station during Singapore's general election, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Singapore July 10, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's ruling People's Action Party (PAP) extended its unbroken rule in Friday's election, but its vote share slipped near a record low as opposition parties made historic inroads in a ballot held under the cloud of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172228-singapores-ruling-pap-cedes-ground-to-opposition-in-pandemic-poll/

 

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Mali police fire gunshots and tear gas to disperse protesters

By Tiemoko Diallo and Fadima Kontao

 

Smoke rises as supporters of Imam Mahmoud Dicko and other opposition political parties protest after President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita rejected concessions, aimed at resolving a months-long political stand-off, in Bamako, Mali July 10, 2020. REUTERS/Matthiew Rosier

 

BAMAKO (Reuters) - Police in Mali on Friday fired gunshots and tear gas to try to dislodge protesters demanding the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita from occupying the state broadcasting house and parliament, according to a Reuters witness.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172229-mali-police-fire-gunshots-and-tear-gas-to-disperse-protesters/

 

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Johnson says England may need stricter face mask rules

By David Milliken

 

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street, in London, Britain, July 8, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said tighter rules on wearing face coverings may be needed to stop a resurgence in COVID-19 infections, and that he would like to see them worn more frequently in shops in England.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172230-johnson-says-england-may-need-stricter-face-mask-rules/

 

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WHO advance team heads to China to set up probe into coronavirus origin

By Stephanie Nebehay

 

FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured on the headquarters of the World Health Orgnaization (WHO) ahead of a meeting of the Emergency Committee on the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Geneva, Switzerland, January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

 

GENEVA (Reuters) - A two-member advance team of World Health Organization (WHO) experts has left for China to organise an investigation into the origins of the novel coronavirus behind a pandemic that has killed more than 550,000 people globally, the U.N. agency said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172231-who-advance-team-heads-to-china-to-set-up-probe-into-coronavirus-origin/

 

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Prayut shifts to 'new normal' economic management

By The Nation

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Friday meets with his economic advisers, business leaders and some ministers to discuss extra measures to support small businesses and people adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has changed the way he manages the economy by increasing collaboration with his economic advisers and business leaders.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172232-prayut-shifts-to-new-normal-economic-management/

 

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TCG to guarantee Bt30bn in loans for small businesses

By The Nation

 

Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana

 

The Finance Ministry has asked the Thai Credit Guarantee Corporation (TCG) to guarantee Bt30 billion in SME loans, but will set up a separate Bt50-billion fund to support small and medium-sized businesses hardest hit by Covid-19 and the economic contraction.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172233-tcg-to-guarantee-bt30bn-in-loans-for-small-businesses/

 

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Business travel bubble to be finalised next week

By THE NATION

 

Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob

 

Details of how restrictions will be relaxed to allow Japanese businesspeople to enter Thailand should be concluded next week, said Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172234-business-travel-bubble-to-be-finalised-next-week/

 

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Private sector shaken after 4 economics ministers quit ruling party

By THE NATION

 

 

The private sector has been shaken by upheaval in the Prayut government, after four ministers credited with running the economy resigned from the ruling Palang Pracharat Party.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172236-private-sector-shaken-after-4-economics-ministers-quit-ruling-party/

 

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Speculation Still Rife over Cabinet Reshuffle

 

 

BANGKOK, July 10 (TNA) - Speculation over a cabinet reshuffle is still rife after three ministers and prime minister’s deputy secretary have announced their resignations as members of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172238-speculation-still-rife-over-cabinet-reshuffle/

 

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Thai People Confident of COVID-19 Control

 

 

NONTHABURI, July 10 (TNA) – The majority of Thai people are confident that the government can cope with the second spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to a survey by the Public Health Ministry.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172240-thai-people-confident-of-covid-19-control/

 

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Border Security Intensified amid Concerns over Covid-19

 

 

TAK, July 10 (TNA) - Thai authorities intensify security measures in areas bordering Myanmar amid concerns over possible surge of COVID-19 infection caused by illegal migrants.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172241-border-security-intensified-amid-concerns-over-covid-19/

 

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Strict Control Imposed on Imported Meat

 

 

BANGKOK, July 10 (TNA) -- The director-general of the Livestock Development Department has ordered strict control on meat imports to screen out animal epidemics.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172242-strict-control-imposed-on-imported-meat/

 

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Rains ease in upper Thailand, isolated heavy showers forecast for the South

By THE NATION

 

 

Upper Thailand is likely to receive lesser rainfall than in the preceding weeks due to the weak southwest monsoon across the Andaman Sea and Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172247-rains-ease-in-upper-thailand-isolated-heavy-showers-forecast-for-the-south/

 

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Bangkok to Phitsanulok train derails - no injuries reported

 

 

Image: Sanook

 

Sanook published an aerial image of a Bangkok to Phitsanulok train that derailed yesterday evening.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172249-bangkok-to-phitsanulok-train-derails-no-injuries-reported/

 

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Pattaya: "Very drunk foreigner" crashes into Thai man chatting with a friend

 

 

Image: Pattaya News

 

Police and rescue services were called to the Huay Yai area of Pattaya  after an MG car driven by a foreign man crashed into a Thai man who had been chatting with a friend.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172250-pattaya-very-drunk-foreigner-crashes-into-thai-man-chatting-with-a-friend/

 

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CSD face long task in 70 million baht fraud investigation of Bangkok clinic

 

Image: Daily News

 

Investigators at the Crime Suppression Division will be interviewing up to 10,000 patients in a fraud investigation into a clinic in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172253-csd-face-long-task-in-70-million-baht-fraud-investigation-of-bangkok-clinic/

 

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Pattaya: Ban Sukhawadee structurally sound after fire - but repairs will be extensive

 

 

Image: 77kaoded

 

Engineers, council employees and insurance assessors visited the tourist attraction of Ban Sukhawadee in Pattaya where fire devastated a Buddhist building earlier this month.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172254-pattaya-ban-sukhawadee-structurally-sound-after-fire-but-repairs-will-be-extensive/

 

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Barbados is planning to let people stay and work remotely for a year

Vicky McKeever

 

 

Working from home could be about to get a major upgrade, as Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has said her government is considering letting visitors stay and work remotely from the island for a year. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172258-barbados-is-planning-to-let-people-stay-and-work-remotely-for-a-year/

 

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BOT focuses on pre-emptive moves to mitigate Covid-19 impact on economy

By THE NATION

 

 

Pre-emptive measures will be launched in three areas to prop the economy up, it was decided at a meeting of the Bank of Thailand (BOT)'s Monetary Policy Committee and the Financial Institutions Policy Committee.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172262-bot-focuses-on-pre-emptive-moves-to-mitigate-covid-19-impact-on-economy/

 

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Four firms show interest in MRT Orange Line

By THE NATION

 

 

Four major players in the transport system have picked up bid documents for the MRT Orange Line which runs from Bang Khun Non to Min Buri.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172265-four-firms-show-interest-in-mrt-orange-line/

 

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Thai AirAsia eyes flights out of Suvarnabhumi

By THE NATION

 

 

In a bid to compete directly with Thai Vietjet Air, Thai AirAsia is planning to fly out of both Bangkok airports.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172269-thai-airasia-eyes-flights-out-of-suvarnabhumi/

 

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Police bust two places, make 6 arrests after cheap foreign liquor and wine advertised on Facebook/Line

 

 

Image: Daily News

 

Coordinated raids on two addresses in Bangkok yesterday resulted in six arrests and the seizure of 2 million baht's worth of foreign liquor and wine.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172271-police-bust-two-places-make-6-arrests-after-cheap-foreign-liquor-and-wine-advertised-on-facebookline/

 

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Bangkok: Motorcyclist falls off the Rama 3 bridge - he was gazing at his phone

 

Image: INN News

 

Police and rescue services called to an area below the Rama 3 bridge yesterday found the body of a 43 year old motorcyclist called Kiatpong.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172272-bangkok-motorcyclist-falls-off-the-rama-3-bridge-he-was-gazing-at-his-phone/

 

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"Crime explosion in Thailand" claims Thai media as hundreds of suspects arrested guns/grenades/ammo seized in the east

 

 

Image: 77kaoded

 

Thai media 77kaoded claimed that there had been a massive upsurge in serious crime in Thailand recently. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172275-crime-explosion-in-thailand-claims-thai-media-as-hundreds-of-suspects-arrested-gunsgrenadesammo-seized-in-the-east/

 

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Nonthaburi water-bottle spiking cases likely aimed at sexual assault, say police

By THE NATION

 

 

Sex rather than theft was likely the motivation behind the curious cases of spiked water bottles of joggers at a public park in Nonthaburi province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172276-nonthaburi-water-bottle-spiking-cases-likely-aimed-at-sexual-assault-say-police/