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Thai govt confirms extension of visa amnesty to 26 Sept

 

 

As expected, the Thai government on Tuesday confirmed an extension of the visa amnesty for foreigners in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174009-thai-govt-confirms-extension-of-visa-amnesty-to-26-sept/

 

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Medical professor recommends delay of travel bubble for at least 6 months

 

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The travel bubble plan, which would allow small groups of foreign tourists to visit Thailand, should be shelved for at least another six months, because of the high-risk of COVID-19 infection, said Associate Professor Dr. Thira Woratanarat of the Faculty of Medical Science of Chulalongkorn University.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174018-medical-professor-recommends-delay-of-travel-bubble-for-at-least-6-months/

 

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Cabinet approves 3 projects worth Bt4bn to revive economy

By The Nation

 

 

The Cabinet approved another three projects worth around Bt4 billion under the Bt400-billion budget earmarked to lift the battered economy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174058-cabinet-approves-3-projects-worth-bt4bn-to-revive-economy/

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Police, FDA seize 119 dangerous supplements in Pratunam raid

By The Nation

 

 

A team from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and police raided an illegal factory near Bangkok’s Pratunam intersection and confiscated 119 items that were made using hazardous substances and sported fake labels. The products were valued at Bt200,000.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174096-police-fda-seize-119-dangerous-supplements-in-pratunam-raid/

 

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E-vehicles to power Bt14.4bn transport network in EEC

By THE NATION

 

 

Electric vehicles (EVs) will serve the three provinces of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) in a project that will cost around Bt14.4 billion.

 

Full story: 

https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174097-e-vehicles-to-power-bt144bn-transport-network-in-eec/

 

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Cabinet boosts weekday tourism vouchers to Bt900/night

By The Nation

 

 

The Cabinet today agreed to improve the “Rao Tiew Duay Kan” (We Travel Together) domestic tourism scheme by increasing the value of weekday accommodation vouchers from Bt600 to Bt900 per day, to encourage travel between Monday and Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174098-cabinet-boosts-weekday-tourism-vouchers-to-bt900night/

 

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PM defends proposed extension of state of emergency

 

 

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha Tuesday defended a proposed extension of the state of emergency for another month, maintaining that such an extension has nothing to do with anti-government protests.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174101-pm-defends-proposed-extension-of-state-of-emergency/

 

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COVID-19 testing at Suvarnabhumi airport upgraded to increase efficiency

 

 

Thailand’s Disease Control Department (DCD) has upgraded its COVID-19 testing facility at Suvarnabhumi international airport, which is now capable of producing test results within 70 minutes.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174102-covid-19-testing-at-suvarnabhumi-airport-upgraded-to-increase-efficiency/

 

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Phuket tells hotels not to raise prices; be honest in marketing

 

   

BANGKOK(NNT)-Businesses in Phuket and the Phuket Tourist Association are now anticipating the government’s Travel Together campaign will significantly boost the province’s economic activity, while warning hotels and other providers of accommodation, against increasing their prices despite receiving a subsidy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174104-phuket-tells-hotels-not-to-raise-prices-be-honest-in-marketing/

 

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Thailand, U.S. to promote fundraising for infrastructure

 

FILE PHOTO: Reuter

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday approved a draft framework for cooperation with the United States to promote fundraising for infrastructure projects via capital markets, a government official said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174105-thailand-us-to-promote-fundraising-for-infrastructure/

 

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Watford relegation fears mount after thrashing by Man City

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Watford v Manchester City - Vicarage Road, Watford, Britain - July 21, 2020 Manchester City's Raheem Sterling celebrates scoring their first goal, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Pool via REUTERS/Adrian Dennis

 

LONDON (Reuters) - When you are mired in a Premier League relegation battle the last team you want to face is Manchester City, especially if you are Watford whose worst fears were realised in a 4-0 thrashing at Vicarage Road on Tuesday that left them on the brink.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174106-watford-relegation-fears-mount-after-thrashing-by-man-city/

 

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Palace sign teenager Ferguson on three-year deal

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Championship - Wigan Athletic v West Bromwich Albion - DW Stadium, Wigan, Britain - December 11, 2019 West Bromwich Albion's Nathan Ferguson in action with Wigan Athletic's Cedric Kipre Action Images/Molly Darlington

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Crystal Palace have signed teenage defender Nathan Ferguson on a three-year deal after his contract with Championship side West Bromwich Albion expired, the Premier League club said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174107-palace-sign-teenager-ferguson-on-three-year-deal/

 

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Trezeguet goal moves Villa out of bottom three

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Aston Villa v Arsenal - Villa Park, Birmingham, Britain - July 21, 2020 Aston Villa's Trezeguet celebrates scoring their first goal, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Pool via REUTERS/Peter Powell

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Aston Villa moved out of the Premier League relegation zone with one match remaining as Trezeguet's first-half goal earned them a potentially priceless 1-0 victory over Arsenal on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174108-trezeguet-goal-moves-villa-out-of-bottom-three/

 

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Police free hostages from bus in western Ukraine as standoff ends without casualties

By Natalia Zinets and Pavel Polityuk

 

Ukrainian law enforcement officers lie on the ground behind a car near a passenger bus, which was seized by an unidentified person in the city of Lutsk, Ukraine July 21, 2020. REUTERS/Tetiana Hrishyna

 

KYIV (Reuters) - All 13 people taken hostage on a bus in western Ukraine by a man armed with guns and a grenade were freed on Tuesday evening after a standoff with police ended without casualties, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174111-police-free-hostages-from-bus-in-western-ukraine-as-standoff-ends-without-casualties/

 

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Britain nears abandoning Brexit trade deal hope - The Telegraph

 

FILE PHOTO: EU flag are placed on broken glass and British flag in this illustration picture taken January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

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(Reuters) - Britain and the European Union will fail to sign a post-Brexit trade deal, with only a few days left before Prime Minister Boris Johnson's July deadline, The Telegraph reported.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174112-britain-nears-abandoning-brexit-trade-deal-hope-the-telegraph/

 

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Trump: Americans should wear a mask when they cannot keep social distance

By Alexandra Alper and Jeff Mason

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump wears a mask while visiting Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, U.S., July 11, 2020. REUTERS/Tasos Katopodis

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump, in a shift in rhetoric on facial coverings, encouraged Americans on Tuesday to wear a mask if they cannot maintain social distance from people around them in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174113-trump-americans-should-wear-a-mask-when-they-cannot-keep-social-distance/

 

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Tension, infighting roil Trump White House as coronavirus strategy sputters

By Jeff Mason

 

FILE PHOTO: White House coronavirus task force members, including Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health, White House coronavirus coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx, Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Director Robert Redfield and U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams listen to President Donald Trump during the daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Differences over how to fight the coronavirus pandemic have sparked infighting and tension within the White House, hampering its response as the death toll mounts and President Donald Trump's approval ratings fall.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174114-tension-infighting-roil-trump-white-house-as-coronavirus-strategy-sputters/

 

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Three hurt after fire breaks out in Khlong Toei slum

By THE NATION

 

 

Three persons were injured and at least five houses damaged while some residents lost their possessions in a fire yesterday evening (July 21) at Khlong Toei 1 community on Art Narong Road in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174125-three-hurt-after-fire-breaks-out-in-khlong-toei-slum/

 

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Two Thai immigration officers transferred for allegedly taking visa extension bribes

 

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Two police officers of the Nonthaburi Immigration department have been transferred to clerical duties at Region 3 head office as an investigation into alleged corruption in the procurement of visas begins. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174126-two-thai-immigration-officers-transferred-for-allegedly-taking-visa-extension-bribes/

 

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PM urged to ease visa restrictions for foreign teachers and students

 

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The Association of Private School and Non-Formal Education has delivered a letter to the government to urge changes to stringent visa restrictions for foreign teachers and students.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174127-pm-urged-to-ease-visa-restrictions-for-foreign-teachers-and-students/

 

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UTCC warns of economic threats from protests

 

   

BANGKOK(NNT) - With the COVID-19 pandemic having devastating effects on the economy, the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) has warned that recent protests by youth movements could increase the risks to the economy, with the annual economic performance this year now expected to shrink by 8-10 percent.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174128-utcc-warns-of-economic-threats-from-protests/

 

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Charges for woman driver who was blocking the road in downtown Bangkok

 

 

An angry Thai woman who argued with police and threw a plastic drinks bottle after refusing to move on when parked illegally has been charged by Lumpini police.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174129-charges-for-woman-driver-who-was-blocking-the-road-in-downtown-bangkok/

 

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Rains to increase water level in dams, reservoirs, canals

By THE NATION

 

 

Thailand will see more rains today (July 22), but these will decrease tomorrow and the day after before increasing again around the weekend, Office for National Water Resources deputy secretary-general Samrerng Saengphuwong said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174130-rains-to-increase-water-level-in-dams-reservoirs-canals/

 

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Phuket Governor urges hope, confident domestic tourism will bring B100mn relief
By The Phuket News

 

Phuket Governor Narong Woonchiew greets guests at the governor’s House on Monday night (July 20). Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonchiew has urged business across the island to hold on until visitors start arriving under the national campaigns to boost domestic tourism in the country.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174132-phuket-governor-urges-hope-confident-domestic-tourism-will-bring-b100mn-relief/

 

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Pubs, bars and karaoke still face stringent checks to keep Bangkok Covid-19 free

 

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A deputy governor has urged the authorities and the people in Bangkok to not let down their coronavirus guard even though there has not been a Covid-19 case contracted within the capital for 60 days. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174133-pubs-bars-and-karaoke-still-face-stringent-checks-to-keep-bangkok-covid-19-free/

 

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More freebies for motorists during upcoming long weekend

 

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Several more expressways in the Bangkok area have been added to the toll roads motorists can use for free in the upcoming long weekend.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174154-more-freebies-for-motorists-during-upcoming-long-weekend/

 

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Pirated designer goods: Louis Vuitton/Gucci bags worth 30 million seized in raid

 

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Officers of the Department of Special Investigation and Amnat Charoen police armed with a search warrant raided a depot in the Kheum Yai sub-district of Muang district, Amnat Charoen yesterday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174164-pirated-designer-goods-louis-vuittongucci-bags-worth-30-million-seized-in-raid/

 

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Four vehicle smash in Cha-Am leaves seven injured

 

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An accident involving two pick-ups, a car and a truck trailer left seven people seriously injured in Cha-Am yesterday morning.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174167-four-vehicle-smash-in-cha-am-leaves-seven-injured/

 

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U.S. accuses Chinese nationals of hacking spree for COVID-19 data, defense secrets

By Raphael Satter and Christopher Bing

 

FILE PHOTO: A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday indicted two Chinese nationals over their role in what the agency called a decade-long cyber espionage campaign that targeted defense contractors, COVID researchers and hundreds of other victims worldwide.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174169-us-accuses-chinese-nationals-of-hacking-spree-for-covid-19-data-defense-secrets/

 

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Thai rice exporters cut 2020 forecast to lowest volume in 20 years

 

FILE PHOTO: A rice mill worker holds rice that fallen onto the ground in Udon Thani, Thailand, September 16, 2015. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/Files

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's rice exporters association has cut its forecast for 2020 exports to 6.5 million tonnes, the lowest volume in 20 years, its honorary president said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174172-thai-rice-exporters-cut-2020-forecast-to-lowest-volume-in-20-years/