THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 16 July 2020

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Thailand road carnage: 7,414 dead at the scene this year - 38 yesterday, 560 so far in July

 

Graphic: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that 38 people died at the scene of road accidents in Thailand yesterday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173077-thailand-road-carnage-7414-dead-at-the-scene-this-year-38-yesterday-560-so-far-in-july/

 

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Sick woman suspected of carrying Covid-19 cleared after tests

By THE NATION

 

 

The Department of Disease Control (DDC) confirmed on Thursday (July 16) that a patient suspected of carrying Covid-19 on Monday (July 13) was free from the infection.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173079-sick-woman-suspected-of-carrying-covid-19-cleared-after-tests/

 

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Amulet doesn't prove lucky for serial cat burglar - he'll be back off to jail!

 

 

A serial house burglar was caught having dinner in a hospital restaurant after his latest theft. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173080-amulet-doesnt prove-lucky-for-serial-cat-burglar-hell be-back-off-to-jail/

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Nobody found infected by ‘privileged’ foreigners yet

By THE NATION

 

 

The Public Health Ministry announced on Thursday morning (July 16) that nobody was found to have been infected with Covid-19 after exposure to two cases – the Egyptian soldier in Rayong and the Sudanese girl in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173083-nobody-found-infected-by-‘privileged’-foreigners-yet/

 

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Nakhon Ratchasima clears three people suspected of carrying Covid-19

By The Nation

 

 

Three people who had gone to Rayong province on July 8-11when the Covid-19 positive Egyptian soldier had visited a mall, are not infected with Covid-19, the Nakhon Ratchasima provincial office said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1172936-three-suspected-covid-19-cases-in-nakhon-ratchasima/?do=findComment&comment=15621410

 

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Rayong man claims being manhandled, hit with 3 charges over messages slamming govt

By The Nation

 

 

Two Rayong residents who held up signs slamming Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha for allowing “privileged” foreigners to enter Thailand and skip quarantine claims police pressed him with three charges and also injured him.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173087-rayong-man-claims-being-manhandled-hit-with-3-charges-over-messages-slamming-govt/

 

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Four new Covid-19 cases in state quarantine

By The Nation

 

FILE PHOTO: Reuters

 

There were four new Covid-19 cases in state quarantine over a 24-hour period, the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), reported on Thursday (July 16), the 52nd day without a domestic case.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173090-four-new-covid-19-cases-in-state-quarantine/

 

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Medical tourism package will go ahead, but under strict control

By THE NATION

 

Taweesin Visanuyothin

 

Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesperson for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), said on Thursday (July 16) that Thailand’s medical tourism and wellness programmes will go ahead despite the discovery of two Covid-19 cases this week.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173110-medical-tourism-package-will-go-ahead-but-under-strict-control/

 

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Thai AirAsia X, Thai Lion Air face ban for taking Covid patients to China

By The Nation

 

 

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) announced on Wednesday (July 15) that it was banning all Thai AirAsia X and Thai Lion Air flights to the mainland from July 20 to 27 as a punishment for bringing Covid-19 patients into the country.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173011-china-suspends-two-thailand-flights-over-covid-19-cases/?do=findComment&comment=15621844

 

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Air traffic personnel's family stayed in same hotel as Egyptian soldier, but test negative

By The Nation

 

 

Nine members of the families of Chiang Mai air traffic staff, who stayed in the hotel where a Covid-19 infected Egyptian soldier had checked in, have tested negative but will undergo self-quarantine for 14 days.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173115-air-traffic-personnels-family-stayed-in-same-hotel-as-egyptian-soldier-but-test-negative/

 

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SKAL BANGKOK Sees Record Turnout For Restarting Tourism

by Andrew J Wood

16 July 2020

 

Panellists and industry experts share the challenges of restarting tourism in Thailand

 

BANGKOK: To a sold out gathering of travel and tourism professionals SKÅL INTERNATIONAL BANGKOK reconvened  after a four month hiatus, with a networking lunch and panel discussion on “Restarting Tourism” at the Pullman Bangkok King Power Hotel.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173132-skal-bangkok-sees-record-turnout-for-restarting-tourism/

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Questions of animal abuse arise as two dogs jump off building

By The Nation

 

 

Two dogs were seen jumping off the fourth floor of a building at 1am on Thursday (July 16), prompting speculation on social media about whether the animals were being seriously abused.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173147-nakhon-sawan-questions-of-animal-abuse-arise-as-two-dogs-jump-off-building/

 

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Somkid and four key members quit Cabinet

By The Nation

 

From left: Kobsak Pootrakool, Uttama Savanayana, Sontirat Sontijirawong and Suvit Maesincee at Government House on Thursday.

 

Key Cabinet members tendered their resignations on Thursday at Government House.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173148-somkid-and-four-key-members-quit-cabinet/

 

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PM admits it is unfortunate that Dr. Somkid and his team left the Government

 

 

Thailand’s Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, admitted today (Thursday) that it was a shame that Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak and his four-man economic team has left the Government adding, however, that their departures were necessary under the present circumstances.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173149-pm-admits-it-is-unfortunate-that-dr-somkid-and-his-team-left-the-government/

 

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Outbreak brings Thai franchise business down by 30%

By The Nation

 

Poonpong Naiyanapakorn, DBD's deputy director-general

 

The Covid-19 outbreak has brought the value of Thai franchise businesses worth Bt300 billion down by Bt90 billion or 30 per cent, the Department of Business Development (DBD) said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173152-outbreak-brings-thai-franchise-business-down-by-30/

 

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MP stands behind Prawit’s push for law on aerospace business

By The Nation

 

Settapong Malisuwan

 

Bhumjaithai Party MP, Settapong Malisuwan, who is also deputy chair of a House committee on telecommunications, digital economy and society, said on Thursday (July 16) that he was backing Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan’s push for a law supporting aerospace businesses.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173153-mp-stands-behind-prawit’s-push-for-law-on-aerospace-business/

 

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Police suspect alcohol as motorbike ghostrider hits taxi head-on in the fast lane

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The motorbike was being driven in the fast lane on the wrong side of the road when the collision occurred. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Police are waiting to question a motorbike rider who suffered head injuries when he was struck by a taxi while riding his motorbike against the flow of traffic on Thepkrasattri Rd in Rassada last night (July 15).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173159-police-suspect-alcohol-as-motorbike-ghostrider-hits-taxi-head-on-in-the-fast-lane/

 

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Police look into case of Briton found dead on bathroom floor

By THE NATION

 

 

Responding to a call, police on Thursday (July 16) went to a house rented by a Briton and his Thai wife in Nakhon Si Thammarat’s Khanom district to find the tenant Louis E. V., 75, dead on the bathroom floor.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173180-police-look-into-case-of-briton-found-dead-on-bathroom-floor/

 

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Bean pickers’ persevering son gets scholarship, bicycle

By The Nation

 

 

A Surat Thani boy who crossed streams, canals and hills on foot daily to get to school was finally noticed and offered help on Thursday (July 16) by several organisations, including the provincial governor.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173184-bean-pickers’-persevering-son-gets-scholarship-bicycle/

 

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Pork exports may be cut after prices hit 10-year high

By The Nation

 

 

The government may limit pork exports after the price of pork surged to a 10-year high of Bt170-Bt180 per kilogram.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173186-pork-exports-may-be-cut-after-prices-hit-10-year-high/

 

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Suan Sampran eco-park to go into full swing in August

By THE NATION

 

 

Nakhon Pathom’s eco-park Suan Sampran will go into full operation on August 1, managing director Arut Nawarat said, adding that the decision was made because he had received many requests from people wanting to visit the park now that the lockdown has been lifted.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173187-suan-sampran-eco-park-to-go-into-full-swing-in-august/

 

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Twitter hacking spree alarms experts concerned about the platform's security

By Joseph Menn and Raphael Satter

 

FILE PHOTO: A magnifying glass is held in front of a computer screen in this picture illustration taken in Berlin May 21, 2013. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski

 

SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The extraordinary hacking spree that hit Twitter on Wednesday, leading it to briefly muzzle some of its most widely followed accounts, is drawing questions about the platform's security and resilience in the run-up to the U.S. presidential election.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173188-twitter-hacking-spree-alarms-experts-concerned-about-the-platforms-security/

 

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Google ties more work tools into Gmail, aiming to get ahead of Microsoft

By Paresh Dave

 

FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed Google logo is seen in this illustration taken April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo

 

OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google said on Wednesday its corporate Gmail customers would now be able to edit documents and other files without leaving the email service, as it aims to lure clients from rivals by making its tools more integrated.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173189-google-ties-more-work-tools-into-gmail-aiming-to-get-ahead-of-microsoft/

 

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Sunak says he will look at quirk of potential pensions leap

By William Schomberg

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak reacts as he leaves Downing Street, in London, Britain July 8, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday he would consider “the anomaly” of potentially huge increases in pensions because of calculation distortions caused by the coronavirus crisis.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173190-sunak-says-he-will-look-at-quirk-of-potential-pensions-leap/

 

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Hundreds protest in Moscow against reforms that may keep Putin in power

 

People take part in a protest against amendments to Russia's Constitution and the results of a nationwide vote on constitutional reforms, in Moscow, Russia July 15, 2020. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Dozens of people were arrested at a protest in Moscow on Wednesday against constitutional reforms that give President Vladimir Putin the option to remain in power for another 16 years, witnesses and a monitoring group said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173191-hundreds-protest-in-moscow-against-reforms-that-may-keep-putin-in-power/

 

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UK, China leading global Covid-19 vaccine race

By The Nation

 

Dr Yong Poovorawan, Chulalongkorn University expert virologist

 

A total of 23 prototype Covid-19 vaccines are being tested on humans around the globe, Chulalongkorn University virologist Dr Yong Poovorawan said on Thursday (July 16).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173192-uk-china-leading-global-covid-19-vaccine-race/

 

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Thai army to quarantine 151 soldiers returning from US at Suan Son Pradipat

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - A group of 151 Thai soldiers, who will return from the United States next week, are expected to be quarantined at a reception building of Suan Son Pradipat in Prachuap Khiri Khan province. Initially, they were to be taken to a quarantine facility in Nakhon Ratchasima province.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173197-thai-army-to-quarantine-151-soldiers-returning-from-us-at-suan-son-pradipat/

 

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Man with high libido terrifies group of students

By The Nation

 

 

Female students making their way home through a wooded area in Nakhon Ratchasima’s Sikhiu district in the evening of Thursday (July 15) sensed someone was watching them in the dark, and turned around to find a man, whose face was covered, masturbating.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173198-man-with-high-libido-terrifies-group-of-students/

 

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Air force commander blames Egyptian soldier fiasco on ‘loophole’

By The Nation

 

 

The Royal Thai Air Force chief ACM Maanat Wongwat finally responded on Thursday (July 16) to queries on the case of an infected Egyptian soldier, who along with other Egyptian military personnel was allowed to stay in Thailand from July 8 to 11.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173199-air-force-commander-blames-egyptian-soldier-fiasco-on-‘loophole’/

 

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Casting transgender actors in trans roles will make films better – don’t we all want that?

 

Casting a cisgender woman in the role of a transgender man sends a message that transgender men are essentially women who adopt a role as a man (Picture: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty)

 

Last week, actress Halle Berry revealed on social media that she’d been considering a new film role, where she’d play a transgender man.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173201-casting-transgender-actors-in-trans-roles-will-make-films-better-–-don’t-we-all-want-that/