Over 3.6 million hotel rooms booked under tourism stimulus campaign

By The Nation

 

 

The number of hotel room bookings under the "Rao Pai Tiew Gun" (Let’s travel together) campaign has reached 3.6 million as of Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173637-over-36-million-hotel-rooms-booked-under-tourism-stimulus-campaign/

 

Drunk man allegedly shoots son dead

By The Nation

 

 

A drunk father in Chachoengsao province shot his son in the chest on Saturday night (July 18) before calling his wife and confessing to the alleged filicide.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173640-drunk-man-allegedly-shoots-son-dead/

 

THAI confident creditors will back rehab plan

By The Nation

 

 

Debt-ridden Thai Airways International (THAI) has already talked with many of its creditors as it draws up a rehabilitation plan for restructuring.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173641-thai-confident-creditors-will-back-rehab-plan/

 

A tale of a man who lost his job due to Covid-19

By THE NATION

 

Sarawut Wongtee

 

The Covid-19 crisis has affected people in multiple ways. One jobless man was fortunate enough to be uplifted by the generosity of compatriots, although he previously looked for work every day as a struggle for survival.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173643-a-tale-of-a-man-who-lost-his-job-due-to-covid-19/

 

Over 90% of Thai people want a total ban on foreign arrivals

 

 

Over 90% of respondents to a recent opinion poll fear the prospect of the second wave of COVID-19 infections and they want a complete ban on foreign arrivals in Thailand, according to a Suan Dusit Poll

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173645-over-90-of-thai-people-want-a-total-ban-on-foreign-arrivals/

 

Thailand’s CCSA to consider sixth phase of lockdown easing this week

 

 

The CCSA will meet mid-week to consider a sixth phase of lockdown restriction easing, by allowing the entry of foreign migrant workers, from Thailand’s neighboring countries, to ease the labour shortage and enable economic rehabilitation, said CCSA spokesman Dr. Taweesin Visanuyothin on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173646-thailand’s-ccsa-to-consider-sixth-phase-of-lockdown-easing-this-week/

 

Security agencies to monitor anti-government student activities

 

 

Thai security officers are keeping a close watch on the political activities of the Union of Thai Students, after the group held an anti-government protest at the Democracy Monument in Bangkok on Saturday, followed by similar protests in the northern province of Chiang Mai and in Ubon Ratchathani in the northeast on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173647-security-agencies-to-monitor-anti-government-student-activities/

 

Govt continues to promote saving among the self-employed

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - During the COVID-19 situation, many people have to stop working and trading, and some people have become unemployed. This makes us realize that saving is important. The government has been trying to encourage Thai people, especially self-employed people, to save money through the National Savings Fund (NSF), which currently has more than 2.3 million members.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173648-govt-continues-to-promote-saving-among-the-self-employed/

 

Penguin parade show attracts tourists to Songkhla Zoo

 

   

SONGKHLA (NNT) - A penguin parade by 11 penguins, has attracted tourists to Songkhla Zoo, which has fully reopened after a closure of almost three months due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173650-penguin-parade-show-attracts-tourists-to-songkhla-zoo/

 

OPINION

Thailand's rulers must act fast to reverse COVID-19 economic damage

Vital reforms elude Prime Minister Prayuth's cabinet despite six years in power

William Pesek

 

File photo

 

William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades."

 

Thailand's worsening unemployment troubles start, literally, at the top.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173651-thailands-rulers-must-act-fast-to-reverse-covid-19-economic-damage/

 

No one knows what Thailand is doing right, but so far, it’s working

 

File photo

 

BANGKOK — No one knows exactly why Thailand has been spared.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173652-no-one-knows-what-thailand-is-doing-right-but-so-far-it’s-working/

 

Chelsea pounce on De Gea errors to set up all-London Cup final

By William Schomberg

 

Soccer Football - FA Cup Semi Final - Manchester United v Chelsea - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - July 19, 2020 Chelsea's Olivier Giroud celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Pool via REUTERS/Alastair Grant

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea beat Manchester United 3-1 on Sunday to book their place in an all-London FA Cup final, helped by two glaring errors from goalkeeper David de Gea and an own goal by Harry Maguire.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173654-chelsea-pounce-on-de-gea-errors-to-set-up-all-london-cup-final/

 

Real Madrid draw final game to send opponents Leganes down

 

Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - Leganes v Real Madrid - Estadio Municipal de Butarque, Leganes, Spain - July 19, 2020 Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos scores their first goal, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Sergio Perez

 

MADRID (Reuters) - Newly-crowned La Liga champions Real Madrid were unable to maintain their perfect run of results since the season re-started as they drew 2-2 at neighbours Leganes, who were relegated on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173656-real-madrid-draw-final-game-to-send-opponents-leganes-down/

 

Kane double for Spurs hits Leicester's top-four hopes

By Martyn Herman

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Britain - July 19, 2020 Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane scores a goal which is later disallowed, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Pool via REUTERS/Adam Davy

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane looked back to his best with two quality goals as his side dealt a huge blow to Leicester City's top-four hopes with a 3-0 victory in the Premier League on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173657-kane-double-for-spurs-hits-leicesters-top-four-hopes/

 

Movie magic as Paris turns the Seine into open-air cinema

By Noemie Olive

 

People watch the film "Le Grand Bain" seat on beach chairs and from boats at the Cinema on the water (Cinema sur l?eau) as a floating cinema with 38 socially-distant electric boats kicks off the Paris Plages summer event along the Bassin de la Villette, in Paris following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in France July 18, 2020. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

 

PARIS (Reuters) - While the cinema drive-in may have gotten a boost as lockdowns gradually come to an end amid the COVID-19 outbreak, in Paris film fans can now munch on their popcorn watching a movie from a boat on the river Seine.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173659-movie-magic-as-paris-turns-the-seine-into-open-air-cinema/

 

EU recovery fund plan hangs in balance on third day of talks

By John Chalmers and Gabriela Baczynska

 

President of the European Council Charles Michel (L), Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (C), France's President Emmanuel Macron (2nd R) and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen pose during a meeting at the first face-to-face EU summit since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brussels, Belgium July 19, 2020. Francois Walschaerts/Pool via REUTERS

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A European Union plan to breathe life into economies throttled by the COVID-19 pandemic hung in the balance on Sunday as leaders quarrelled over how to carve up a vast recovery fund and what strings to attach for countries it would benefit.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173661-eu-recovery-fund-plan-hangs-in-balance-on-third-day-of-talks/

 

Trump says Confederate flag proud symbol of U.S. South

By Doina Chiacu

 

U.S. President Donald Trump touts administration efforts to curb federal regulations during an event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., July 16, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump declined to say the Confederate flag was an offensive symbol in an interview broadcast on Sunday, saying it is a source of pride for people who love the South.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173662-trump-says-confederate-flag-proud-symbol-of-us-south/

 

United Arab Emirates set to launch mission to Mars

 

 

DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates launches its first mission to Mars early on Monday as it strives to develop its scientific and technology capabilities and move away from its reliance on oil.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173663-united-arab-emirates-set-to-launch-mission-to-mars/

 

Trump pledges COVID outbreak coming under control as Florida cases surge for fifth day

By Doina Chiacu and Lisa Shumaker

 

A police vehicle is parked next to a barrier blocking a street prior to the 8 pm curfew, imposed due to Florida's climbing numbers of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, in Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. July 18, 2020. REUTERS/Liza Feria

 

(Reuters) - Even as U.S. President Donald Trump pledged that the coronavirus was coming under control on Sunday, Florida reported over 12,000 new cases of COVID-19, the fifth day in a row the state has announced over 10,000 new infections.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173664-trump-pledges-covid-outbreak-coming-under-control-as-florida-cases-surge-for-fifth-day/

 

 

UK poised to suspend Hong Kong extradition treaty - British newspapers

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab arrives at Downing Street, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain, July 2, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will on Monday suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in a further escalation of its dispute with China over the introduction of a security law in the former colony, British newspapers reported.

 

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, who on Sunday accused China of "gross" human rights violations, will announce the suspension of the treaty in parliament, the Times and Daily Telegraph newspapers said, citing sources.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173665-uk-poised-to-suspend-hong-kong-extradition-treaty-british-newspapers/

 

Sun-seekers crowd Barcelona beaches, defying coronavirus stay-at-home advice

By Nacho Doce

 

People enjoy the sunny weather at the beach, after Catalonia's regional authorities and the city council announced restrictions to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Barcelona, Spain July 19, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

 

BARCELONA (Reuters) - People sunbathed and played in the sea along Barcelona's beaches on Sunday, ignoring pleas from Catalan authorities for area residents to stay at home as coronavirus cases continued to rise in one of Spain's worst-hit regions.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173666-sun-seekers-crowd-barcelona-beaches-defying-coronavirus-stay-at-home-advice/

 

Australia warns coronairus outbreak will take weeks to tame

By Colin Packham

 

FILE PHOTO: A sanitation worker cleans a bench outside the single remaining public housing tower under a lockdown in response to an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Melbourne, Australia July 10, 2020. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A surge in COVID-19 cases in Australia's second-biggest city could take weeks to subside despite a lockdown and orders to wear masks, Australia's acting chief medical officer said on Monday as the country braces for a second wave of infection.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173668-australia-warns-coronairus-outbreak-will-take-weeks-to-tame/

 

U.S. coronavirus deaths surpass 140,000 as outbreak worsens

By Lisa Shumaker

 

A healthcare worker places a stretcher inside of an ambulance at the emergency room entrance of Houston Methodist Hospital in the Texas Medical Center as cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spike in Houston, Texas, U.S., July 8,2020. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare/Files

 

(Reuters) - U.S. deaths from the novel coronavirus topped 140,000 on Saturday as cases continued to rise in 42 out of 50 states over the past two weeks, according to a Reuters tally.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173677-us-coronavirus-deaths-surpass-140000-as-outbreak-worsens/

 

SRT may combine two blocks for commercial development as no bids received

By THE NATION

 

 

The third invitation for bids since early July to build a commercial development project in Block A near the Bang Sue Central Station has received little interest from the private sector, a source from the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173679-srt-may-combine-two-blocks-for-commercial-development-as-no-bids-received/

 

Lucky escape for mum and child after cobra found in kitchen at Nakhon Sri Thammarat home

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The snake catchers of Poh Teck Tung were called after 38 year old Suphanee and her four year old daughter had an unnerving experience.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173683-lucky-escape-for-mum-and-child-after-cobra-found-in-kitchen-at-nakhon-sri-thammarat-home/

 

Finally! From Yala to Khon Kaen Thailand's Liverpool fans celebrate first title in 30 years

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Large parades were held in Yala in Thailand's south and Khon Kaen in the north east to celebrate Liverpool's first ever English Premier League title.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173687-finally-from-yala-to-khon-kaen-thailands liverpool-fans-celebrate-first-title-in-30-years/

 

Pattaya: Sign of the times - desperate squatters move into resort's shuttered bars and pubs

 

Picture: Manager

 

Thai media Manager went to Pattaya and found desperate unemployed people squatting in the city's closed pubs and bars. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173689-pattaya-sign-of-the-times-desperate-squatters-move-into-resorts-shuttered-bars-and-pubs/

 

Video: Thai driving: Aunty caught in a lie  - claims that driver behind went into HER!

 

 

A minor road traffic accident in the Bangkok area went viral on social media. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173690-video-thai-driving-aunty-caught-in-a-lie -claims-that-driver-behind-went-into-her/

 

Video: Trucker says he was in the right - Belgian "big biker" ends up in hospital

 

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Thai TV Channel 3 reported on an accident on Saturday evening on the Buriram to Sateuk Road in Muang district of Buriram in Thailand's north east

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173693-video-trucker-says-he-was-in-the-right-belgian-big-biker-ends-up-in-hospital/

 

Covid-19 to hit investment in research and development in 2020

By THE NATION

 

 

The Covid-19 situation will cause investment in research and development in 2020 to dip from 1.45 per cent of gross domestic product to 1.09 per cent of GDP, the Office of National Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation Policy Council reported.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1173694-covid-19-to-hit-investment-in-research-and-development-in-2020/