U.S. elected leaders clash over masks as new COVID-19 cases set another record

By Rich McKay and Gabriella Borter

 

Cars line up at a drive-through coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing site at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 16, 2020. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

 

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Colorado and Arkansas on Thursday joined a growing list of U.S. states requiring face coverings in public to combat a surge in coronavirus infections, after Georgia's governor moved the other way and barred such measures from being imposed at the local level.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173312-us-elected-leaders-clash-over-masks-as-new-covid-19-cases-set-another-record/

 

Pattaya back to square one! Fallout from Egyptian soldier case dents tourism again

 

 

Thai media 77kaoded went to Pattaya and found that the case of the Egytian soldier infected in nextdoor Rayong had dealt a further body blow to tourism.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173314-pattaya-back-to-square-one-fallout-from-egyptian-soldier-case-dents-tourism-again/

 

Koh Samui: Massage lady turned to "ice" to relieve her own stress

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

An informant in Koh Samui told the authorities that someone in a rented room in Ang Thong sub-district was doing drugs. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173316-koh-samui-massage-lady-turned-to-ice-to-relieve-her-own-stress/

 

Australian embassy to provide letters to assist visa extensions

By The Phuket News

 

Australian Ambassador, Allan McKinnon announced the news in a video post last night. Screenshot: Australia in Thailand / Facebkook

 

PHUKET:  Australian Ambassador to Thailand Allan McKinnon has confirmed that the Australian Embassy in Bangkok is now providing letters to assist Australian nationals seeking to extend their visas.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173318-australian-embassy-to-provide-letters-to-assist-visa-extensions/

 

Truck dumps sand on the road - that means hospital for Bangkok motorcyclist

 

Picture: INN

 

A Bangkok motorcyclist had to be taken to hospital after sand from a truck coated the roadway leading up to the Sathupradit intersection in the Rama 3 area of the capital. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173322-truck-dumps-sand-on-the-road-that-means-hospital-for-bangkok-motorcyclist/

 

No Covid-19 cases after thousands of tests in Bangkok, Rayong: DDC

By The Nation

 

 

More than 4,200 people in Rayong and Bangkok, who were seen as at risk for Covid-19 infection following the cases of the Egyptian soldier and the Sudanese ambassador's daughter, have tested negative, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173325-no-covid-19-cases-after-thousands-of-tests-in-bangkok-rayong-ddc/

 

Ambassadors entering Thailand will be quarantined: CCSA

By The Nation

 

 

The ambassador of Estonia, who was refused entry by a condominium building where she had rented a unit, on Thursday night moved to Grand Centralpoint Bangkok Hotel, which is one of the registered state quarantine hotels, the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173327-ambassadors-entering-thailand-will-be-quarantined-ccsa/

 

Rescue called after man stabbed in the backside on Pattaya Beach Road

 

Picture: Siam Chon News

 

Sawang Boriboon rescue foundation responded after a man with a knife sticking in his backside needed help. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173328-rescue-called-after-man-stabbed-in-the-backside-on-pattaya-beach-road/

 

UPDATE:

 

Diplomat moves into alternate state quarantine after condo authorities deny check-in

By The Nation

 

 

The diplomat of Estonia was denied permission to stay in an apartment she had rented in Khlong Toei district on Thursday by the juristic authority of the building as she was not quarantined.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173327-ambassadors-entering-thailand-will-be-quarantined-ccsa/?do=findComment&comment=15624884

 

Car floats away in stream created by split road

By The Nation

 

 

A road in Nakhon Si Thammarat was torn apart by heavy floods, creating a stream which pulled in a car carrying two teachers and a five-year-old on Thursday (July 16).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173331-car-floats-away-in-stream-created-by-split-road/

 

Three Sudan returnees test positive for Covid-19

By The Nation

 

 

Three new Covid-19 cases were confirmed in state quarantine with no deaths over a 24-hour period, Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesperson for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, reported on Friday (July 17).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173333-three-sudan-returnees-test-positive-for-covid-19/

 

CCTV: Large male "Celebrity Fighter" attacks female pump attendant in Hua Hin

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A man who is believed to be a well known celebrity viciously attacked a female pump attendant.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173334-cctv-large-male-celebrity-fighter-attacks-female-pump-attendant-in-hua-hin/

 

Cabinet to consider extending visas beyond July 31 for stranded foreigners

 

 

Foreign Ministry’s deputy spokesman Natapanu Nopakun announced on Friday (July 17) that a third automatic visa extension will be proposed to the Cabinet soon.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173359-cabinet-to-consider-extending-visas-beyond-july-31-for-stranded-foreigners/

 

Pattaya: Major school closed after ten students infected with dengue fever, three with chikungunya

 

 

A large school in Pattaya that has 4,200 students has been shut for five days after ten students came down with dengue fever and three tested positive for chikungunya, also caused by mosquito bites. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173360-pattaya-major-school-closed-after-ten-students-infected-with-dengue-fever-three-with-chikungunya/

10 Myanmar men nabbed in Chumphon for travelling with ‘fake’ passports

By THE NATION

 

 

Ten Myanmar nationals were arrested in Chumphon province for entering Thailand via Malaysia with what were believed to be fake passports.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173361-10-myanmar-men-nabbed-in-chumphon-for-travelling-with-‘fake’-passports/

 

CCSA offers ways to help Rayong after Covid-19 scare halts tourism

By The Nation

 

 

Since Rayong’s tourism sector has come to a near standstill after a visiting Egyptian soldier tested positive for Covid-19, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) met on Friday (July 17) to come up with measures to help revive the province’s economy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173362-ccsa-offers-ways-to-help-rayong-after-covid-19-scare-halts-tourism/

 

New civil aviation rules require Covid-19 medical certificate before buying ticket

By The Nation

 

 

Following China's decision to ban Thai Lion Air from flying the Bangkok-Guangzhou route and Thai AirAsia from flying Bangkok-Tianjin, the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has ordered the implementation of new regulations for international flights.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173365-new-civil-aviation-rules-require-covid-19-medical-certificate-before-buying-ticket/

 

Uzbekistan labour camp chief’s plan sparks anger among stranded Thais

By The Nation

 

 

Thai workers living in a camp in Uzbekistan were furious when they heard the camp chief was planning to bring in a new group of labourers without putting them through quarantine.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173367-uzbekistan-labour-camp-chief’s-plan-sparks-anger-among-stranded-thais/

 

EU official tested negative for Covid-19; Foreign Ministry to review rules for diplomats

By The Nation

 

Cherdkiat Atthakor, Foreign Ministry spokesman

 

The EU diplomat who had gone abroad and returned to Thailand on Thursday afternoon had tested negative for Covid-19, Thai Foreign Ministry spokesman Cherdkiat Atthakor said on Friday (July 17).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173370-eu-official-tested-negative-for-covid-19-foreign-ministry-to-review-rules-for-diplomats/

 

 

Thailand to offer grace period for foreigners’ visa extensions

 

FILE PHOTO: Immigration officers stand in front of an empty arrivals hall at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International airport amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Thailand, June 3, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Friday said it would give foreigners a grace period until September to apply for visa extensions as it eased restrictions amid the pandemic, a senior official said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173372-thailand-to-offer-grace-period-for-foreigners’-visa-extensions/

 

Almost 7 million vulnerable people to get Bt3,000 relief payments

By THE NATION

 

 

People in vulnerable groups who have been affected by the Covid-19 crisis will receive Bt3,000 handouts on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173383-almost-7-million-vulnerable-people-to-get-bt3000-relief-payments/

 

Thai action star to be charged over filling station assault

By The Nation

 

 

Police are set to charge a Thai action-film actor with assault after he was caught on security camera attacking a female attendant at a filling station in Prachuap Khiri Khan.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173334-cctv-large-male-celebrity-fighter-attacks-female-pump-attendant-in-hua-hin/?do=findComment&comment=15626128

 

End of the jumbo: British Airways retires 747 fleet early on coronavirus woes

By Sarah Young and Maria Ponnezhath

 

FILE PHOTO: A British Airways Boeing 747-400 taxis at San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, California, February 14, 2015. REUTERS/Louis Nastro

 

LONDON/BENGALURU (Reuters) - British Airways, the world's largest operator of Boeing 747s, will retire its entire jumbo jet fleet with immediate effect after the novel coronavirus pandemic sent air travel into freefall.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173386-end-of-the-jumbo-british-airways-retires-747-fleet-early-on-coronavirus-woes/

 

Australia suffers 'disturbing' COVID-19 surge, state curbs wedding parties

By Colin Packham

 

FILE PHOTO: People walk in the city centre on the first day of New South Wales' further eased coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in Sydney, Australia, July 1, 2020. Picture taken through a glass window. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Victoria state reported a record daily increase in COVID-19 cases on Friday while neighbouring New South Wales said it was banning dancing, singing and mingling at weddings as authorities struggle to contain a new wave of infections.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173387-australia-suffers-disturbing-covid-19-surge-state-curbs-wedding-parties/

 

Fatal Affair review – cheap Netflix thriller plays the same old tune

By Benjamin Lee

 

Nia Long and Omar Epps in Fatal Affair, a film that plays the Fatal Attraction formula with nothing new on the table. Photograph: Film PR handout

 

From the company that gave us Secret Obsession and Dangerous Lies comes another Lifetime movie-level “thriller” that pairs two picked-out-of-a-hat genre buzzwords together and comes up with something we’ve seen many, many times before.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173391-fatal-affair-review-–-cheap-netflix-thriller-plays-the-same-old-tune/

 

Lisa Marie Presley seen after suicide of son Benjamine Keough

By ANDREW COURT

 

Lisa Marie Presley was pictured out in Los Angeles on Wednesday, three days after the suicide of her 27-year-old son, Benjamin Keough. She was accompanied by Benjamin's girlfriend, Diana Pinto 

 

Lisa Marie Presley has been pictured out in Los Angeles, three days after the suicide of her 27-year-old son, Benjamin Keough. 

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173392-lisa-marie-presley-seen-after-suicide-of-son-benjamine-keough/

 

Maroon 5 bassist takes 'leave of absence' after domestic violence arrest

By Mark Savage

 

Madden is one of the band's founding members / GETTY IMAGES

 

Maroon 5's bassist Mickey Madden is stepping away from the band, two weeks after being arrested on charges of domestic violence.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173393-maroon-5-bassist-takes-leave-of-absence-after-domestic-violence-arrest/

 

Phuket offering free COVID tests over Rayong risk

By The Phuket News

 

Phuket Vice Governor Phichet Panaphong explained yesterday that the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) in Bangkok had confirmed that the Egyptian soldier who was later found infected stayed at D Varee Diva Central Rayong hotel, from July 8-11. Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET:-- The Phuket Public Health Office (PPHO) is offering any persons in Phuket who were in the same areas in Rayong from July 8-11 where the Egyptian soldier, now confirmed as infected, may have visited to come for a free COVID-19 test.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173398-phuket-offering-free-covid-tests-over-rayong-risk/

 

More Russians fly home from Phuket

By The Phuket News

 

More than 200 Russians flew home from Phuket yesterday (July 16). Photo: AoT Phuket

 

PHUKET:-- More than 200 Russians boarded a flight at Phuket International Airport yesterday (July 16) to head home as the Russian Government continues its drive to get their nationals stranded in Thailand home.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173399-more-russians-fly-home-from-phuket/

 

UK to review potentially faulty England COVID-19 death data

By Andrew MacAskill

 

A sign advising people to refrain from entering if experiencing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) symptoms is pictured at a job centre in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Britain July 16, 2020. REUTERS/Carl Recine

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Health Minister Matt Hancock ordered a review into how England reports coronavirus deaths, after academics said the daily figures may include people who have died of other causes.    The way Public Health England, a government agency responsible for managing infectious disease outbreaks, calculates the figures means they might look worse there than in other parts of the United Kingdom, according to two academics.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173401-uk-to-review-potentially-faulty-england-covid-19-death-data/