THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 23 July 2020

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Hospital violence: Director suggests "Gold Shop" security to protect staff - female doctor resigns after attack

 

 

A hospital director has suggested that he may need to upgrade security to that used by gold shops to protect his staff.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174360-hospital-violence-director-suggests-gold-shop-security-to-protect-staff-female-doctor-resigns-after-attack/

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Thai victims of ponzi scheme in Australia claim ringleader is still alive

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A representative of Thais living in Australian who fell victim to a ponzi scheme run by a Thai person have gone to the public prosecutor in Bangkok to investigate their claims the ringleader is still alive. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174361-thai-victims-of-ponzi-scheme-in-australia-claim-ringleader-is-still-alive/

 

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Thailand has not intervened in baht for trade advantage - central bank

 

FILE PHOTO: New baht banknotes featuring Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn are unveiled during a news conference at Bank of Thailand headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, July 3, 2018. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has not intervened in the baht <THB=TH> for any competitive trade advantage and its foreign exchange transactions have been in line with rapid capital movements, the central bank said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174363-thailand has-not-intervened-in-baht-for-trade-advantage-central-bank/

 

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Thai June domestic car sales fall 32.6% year-on-year - industries federation

 

FILE PHOTO: Men work in the automobile production line of the new Honda plant in Prachinburi, Thailand May 12, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Domestic car sales in Thailand shrank for a 13th straight month in June, dropping 32.6% from a year earlier to 58,013 vehicles, as the coronavirus outbreak hit demand, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174365-thai-june-domestic-car-sales-fall-326-year-on-year-industries-federation/

 

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Pattaya: Mayor Sontaya expects tourists to come in droves for long weekend

 

 

Thai media 77kaoded reported that Pattaya'a mayor Sontaya Khunpluem expects a huge influx of tourists for the long holiday weekend from Saturday to Tuesday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174366-pattaya-mayor-sontaya-expects-tourists-to-come-in-droves-for-long-weekend/

 

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Aviation authority expects sector to recover in the fourth quarter

By The Nation

 

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The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has predicted that the aviation business will recover during the high tourist season, especially when international flights allow the return of Chinese tourists, even as domestic flights are on a positive trend.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174370-aviation-authority-expects-sector-to-recover-in-the-fourth-quarter/

 

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Deserted beaches, empty bars: Covid-19 devastates Thailand's tourist islands

Visitor numbers expected to plummet by tens of millions in crisis that eclipses the 2004 tsunami, bird flu and Sars

Rebecca Ratcliffe in Chaweng

 

Koh Samui’s beaches are almost entirely devoid of people since the coronavirus pandemic began. Last year, 40 million tourists visited Thailand. Photograph: Marco Pompeo Photography/Alamy Stock Photo

 

The streets of Koh Samui, one of Thailand’s most popular tourist destinations, are eerily quiet. Along Chaweng’s Beach Road, a usually raucous party area, shuttered shops stretch into the distance.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174374-deserted-beaches-empty-bars-covid-19-devastates-thailands-tourist-islands/

 

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Social media works wonders for six buffalos

By The Nation

 

 

Six buffalos were saved from the knife after they were spotted walking down Bangkok’s Soi Onnut on Wednesday (July 22) and their photos went viral on the net after they were published on the JS100 website.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174376-social-media-works-wonders-for-six-buffalos/

 

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Thailand reports 8 new COVID-19 cases, all in state quarantine 

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Thailand on Thursday reported eight new cases of COVID-19 amongst returnees in state quarantine.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174381-thailand-reports-8-new-covid-19-cases-all-in-state-quarantine/

 

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Migrant labour from neighbouring countries now allowed to return

By The Nation

 

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The Ministry of Labour has been given the nod to allow migrant labour into the country and it has clarified on the guidelines. Department of Employment director-general Suchat Pornchaiwiseskul said that the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Wednesday had approved bringing foreign labourers from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam to work as per the Department’s proposal.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174390-migrant-labour-from-neighbouring-countries-now-allowed-to-return/

 

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UPDATE:

 

Eight new Covid-19 cases in state quarantine

National

By The Nation

 

 

There were eight new cases of Covid-19 over a 24-hour period, the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced on Thursday (July 23).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174381-thailand-reports-8-new-covid-19-cases-all-in-state-quarantine/?do=findComment&comment=15645128

 

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Antavir – a new herbal weapon against Covid-19

By The Nation

 

 

The Faculty of Medicine at King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL), along with Medicare Co Ltd, has launched “Antavir”, a herbal composition that is believed to help boost the body’s ability to fight infections like Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174391-antavir-–-a-new-herbal-weapon-against-covid-19/

 

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Udon Thani Hospital tightens security to avoid damages from gang fights

By THE NATION

 

 

Udon Thani Hospital on Wednesday (July 22) has set up a new security system to prevent damages from brawls between gangs.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174392-udon-thani-hospital-tightens-security-to-avoid-damages-from-gang-fights/

 

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Thailand’s bogeyman finally finds peace

By The Nation

 

 

Si Quey, Thailand’s legendary cannibal and serial killer, was finally laid to rest after spending 60 years on display in a Bangkok Museum.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174393-thailand’s-bogeyman-finally-finds-peace/

 

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Drafting of soldiers in the new normal

By THE NATION

 

 

The Royal Thai Army launched its annual drafting campaign on Thursday (July 23) under the “new normal”, with measures in place to protect officials and draftees.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174400-drafting-of-soldiers-in-the-new-normal/

 

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Chiang Rai scraps quarantine for Rayong travellers

By THE NATION

 

Prajon Pratsakul

 

Chiang Rai province has scrapped the quarantine requirement for travellers from Rayong after tests in the eastern province revealed no locals had been infected by the Egyptian soldier who tested positive for Covid-19 there.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174401-chiang-rai-scraps-quarantine-for-rayong-travellers/

 

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Farmers disgusted with agriculture minister’s performance, demand replacement

By The Nation

 

File Photo: Chalermchai Sreeon, left, and Mananya Thaiset, right

 

Some 30 farmers showed up at Government House on Thursday (July 23) to demand that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha replace Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Chalermchai Sreeon and Deputy Minister Mananya Thaiset because they failed in their job.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174402-farmers-disgusted-with-agriculture-minister’s-performance-demand-replacement/

 

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Man shoots brother ‘for having affair with his wife’

By The Nation

 

 

A feud between two brothers in Udon Thani province ended in murder after the younger sibling became convinced the elder was having an affair with his wife.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174403-udon-thani-man-shoots-brother-‘for-having-affair-with-his-wife’/

 

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China harboring military-linked fugitive scientist at San Francisco consulate, FBI says

By James Griffiths, CNN

 

The Chinese flag flies at the Chinese consulate in Houston on July 22, 2020.

 

Hong Kong (CNN)Tensions between the United States and China have continued to ratchet up following the forced closure by Washington of Beijing's consulate in Houston, amid revelations that federal prosecutors are seeking a Chinese scientist accused of visa fraud who they say is hiding out in China's consulate in San Francisco.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174407-china-harboring-military-linked-fugitive-scientist-at-san-francisco-consulate-fbi-says/

 

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FTI wants more govt stimulus to speed industrial recovery

By The Nation

 

Supant Mongkolsuthree, FTI chairman

 

The government's third and fourth phases of lockdown easing drove up the Industry Sentiment Index for two consecutive months, said the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174420-fti-wants-more-govt-stimulus-to-speed-industrial-recovery/

 

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German court convicts 93-year old man for Nazi crimes

 

The 93-year-old German Bruno D. accused of being an SS guard, involved in killings of thousands of prisoners, many of them Jewish, between August 1944 and April 1945, in the Stutthof Nazi concentration camp near Gdansk, Poland, arrives for his trial, in a Hamburg court room, Germany, April 14, 2020. Christian Charisius/Pool via REUTERS/Files

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - A German court convicted a 93-year old German man of helping to murder 5,232 prisoners, many Jewish, at a Nazi concentration camp in World War Two and handed him a suspended two-year sentence in one of the last cases against Nazi-era crimes.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174421-german-court-convicts-93-year-old-man-for-nazi-crimes/

 

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How Tesla defined a new era for the global auto industry

By Edward Taylor, Norihiko Shirouzu and Joseph White

 

FILE PHOTO: Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk dances onstage during a delivery event for Tesla China-made Model 3 cars in Shanghai, China January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

 

FRANKFURT/BEIJING/DETROIT (Reuters) - Tesla Inc's rapid rise to become the world's most valuable carmaker could mark the start of a new era for the global auto industry, defined by a Silicon Valley approach to software that is overtaking old-school manufacturing know-how.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174422-how-tesla-defined-a-new-era-for-the-global-auto-industry/

 

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Kingdom helps WHO provide lessons on controlling an outbreak

By The Nation

 

 

Thailand is helping the World Health Organisation (WHO) develop guidelines and teach other international bodies and institutions on how to prevent and control a pandemic.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174423-kingdom-helps-who-provide-lessons-on-controlling-an-outbreak/

 

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Man steals Phuket ambulance to drive home, caught in Phang Nga

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

After escaping police custody on foot, Anurak was caught by local rescue workers in Takua Pa. Photo: Sawang Maekha rescue foundation

 

PHUKET:-- Kathu Police are bringing a 19-year-old man back from Takua Pa, north of Phuket, where he was arrested for stealing an ambulance from the Kathu branch of the Kusoldharm Foundation rescue center this early morning (July 23).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174424-man-steals-phuket-ambulance-to-drive-home-caught-in-phang-nga/

 

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Clueless 25 years on: Casting director shares heartbreaking memory of Brittany Murphy

By Nola Ojomu

 

Clueless casting director Marcia Ross shares sweet memory of meeting Brittany Murphy (Picture: CBS via Getty Images)

 

Clueless casting director Marcia Ross shares sweet memory of meeting Brittany Murphy.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174425-clueless-25-years-on-casting-director-shares-heartbreaking-memory-of-brittany-murphy/

 

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Netflix's Baby-Sitters Club series has made groundbreaking changes from the book

BY LUCY MARTIN

 

 

For fans of The Baby-Sitters Club book series from the '80s and '90s, Netflix's adaptation of Ann M Martin's beloved novels has surpassed expectations by providing messages of diversity and inclusion for a new generation of young people.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174427-netflixs-baby-sitters-club-series-has-made-groundbreaking-changes-from-the-book/

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Spotify launches video podcasts globally

BY MURRAY STASSEN

 

 

In May, it was reported that Spotify had been testing an in-app video podcast feature.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174430-spotify-launches-video-podcasts-globally/

 

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Leicester City launch ‘Thailand Smiles With You’ EPL campaign

By THE NATION

 

 

Leicester City FC’s campaign to boost Thailand’s economic recovery from Covid-19 kicked off today in Bangkok at a grand ceremony overseen by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, Deputy PM Prawit Wongsuwan and other government bigwigs.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174438-leicester-city-launch-‘thailand-smiles-with-you’-epl-campaign/

 

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Man arrested in Phuket Town with 63g of ice, homemade handgun

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Noppol Wandao, 21, of Rassada, was arrested by the side of Pattana Rd in Phuket Town holding a bag contain more than 50 grammes of ya ice. Photo: Border Patrol Police 425

 

PHUKET:-- Officers from the Border Patrol Police Unit 425 have reported arresting a man in Phuket Town found in possession of more than 60 grammes of crystal meth and a homemade handgun.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174439-man-arrested-in-phuket-town-with-63g-of-ice-homemade-handgun/

 

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Thai coconut milk maker says monkey labour accusation slashed sales

By Chayut Setboonsarng

 

A worker stands next to coconuts at a storage inside Chaokoh coconut products company plant in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

 

SAMUT SONGKRAM, Thailand (Reuters) - Thai coconut milk producer, Theppadungporn Coconut, suffered a sharp drop in sales after an animal rights groups accused the industry of using monkey labour, an executive said, adding it was auditing plantations to show animals were not used.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174441-thai-coconut-milk-maker-says-monkey-labour-accusation-slashed-sales/