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Thailand drops charges against Red Bull heir in deadly hit-and-run

 

FILE PHOTO: Reuters

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Criminal charges in Thailand have been dropped against the heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune who was accused in a 2012 hit-and-run that killed a police officer, police said on Friday.

 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174469-thailand drops-charges-against-red-bull-heir-in-deadly-hit-and-run/

 

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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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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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Thais rush to sell their gold as price soars

By THE NATION

 

 

Thai gold shops are seeing a surge in customers after prices for the precious metal hit new highs of over Bt28,000 per baht weight for gold bar and over Bt28,500 per baht weight for gold ornament.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174473-thais-rush-to-sell-their-gold-as-price-soars/

 

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Govt prepares Bt600m budget to buy UK vaccine

By The Nation

 

 

The government is planning to spend Bt600 million to buy doses of the Covid-19 vaccine being developed by Oxford University in the UK.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174474-thai-govt-prepares-bt600m-budget-to-buy-uk-covid-19-vaccine/

 

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Communities call on Wissanu to continue with local power plant projects

By The Nation

 

 

Some 10 representatives of community enterprises from the East and Northeast went to the Energy Ministry on Thursday (July 23) to submit a letter to acting minister Wissanu Krea-ngam asking that the community-based power plant projects be pushed ahead as they will generate a minimum revenue of Bt120 million as well as supply 3 megawatts of energy to communities.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174475-communities-call-on-wissanu-to-continue-with-local-power-plant-projects/

 

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Ex-PM Yingluck cries foul over recent NACC ruling

 

Photo from Facebook Yingluck Shinawatra

 

Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has cried foul over the National Anti-Corruption Commission’s ruling, which faulted her, former PM Office Minister Niwatthamrong Thamrong Paisan and former secretary-general to the Prime Minister, Suranand Vejjajiva, for alleged malfeasance in office relating to the spending of 240 billion baht of tax payer’s money to promote the “Thailand 2020” project.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174476-ex-pm-yingluck-cries-foul-over-recent-nacc-ruling/

 

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Transport Minister to continue fight against Hopewell compensation award

 

 

While accepting the decision of Thailand’s Supreme Administrative Court, ordering the Transport Ministry and State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to pay 24 billion baht in compensation to Hopewell Thailand, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob announced today (Thursday) that the Ministry will fight on, with another case still pending in the Central Administrative Court.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174477-transport-minister-to-continue-fight-against-hopewell-compensation-award/

 

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Young Thais call for government to resign in night protest

By Artorn Pookasook

 

Demonstrators light up their smartphones as they gather during a protest demanding the resignation of Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, under a highway in Pathum Thani, at the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva 

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Holding up messages on their tablets and waving their cellphone torches, hundreds of young protesters rallied on Thursday to demand the Thai the government resign and dissolve parliament, defying a coronavirus ban on gatherings.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174478-young-thais-call-for-government-to-resign-in-night-protest/

 

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Taiwan extends visa-free treatment for Thailand, Brunei, Philippines, Russia

Though tourists still barred in Taiwan for now, program will last until July 2021

By Sylvia Teng, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

 

Travelers at an airport (Pixabay photo)

 

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan will extend visa-free treatment for nationals from Thailand, Brunei, the Philippines, and Russia even though travel bans on those countries remain in place due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174479-taiwan-extends-visa-free-treatment-for-thailand-brunei-philippines-russia/

 

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Paratore goes bogey-free to claim halfway lead at British Masters

 

FILE PHOTO: Renato Paratore of Italy on the first tee during the first round of Nordea Masters at Hills Golf Club, Gothenburg, Sweden August 16, 2018. TT News Agency/Anders Wiklund/via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - Italy's Renato Paratore produced a fine round of five-under-par 66 to lead at the halfway stage of the British Masters at Close House on Thursday as host Lee Westwood battled to make the cut.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174480-paratore-goes-bogey-free-to-claim-halfway-lead-at-british-masters/

 

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Juve face wait to clinch title after late defeat at Udinese

 

Soccer Football - Serie A - Udinese v Juventus - Dacia Arena, Udine, Italy - July 23, 2020 Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo looks dejected after Udinese's Seko Fofana scores their second goal, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini

 

UDINE, Italy (Reuters) - Juventus must wait to claim a ninth successive Serie A title after they slumped to a shock 2-1 defeat at lowly Udinese on Thursday after Seko Fofana scoring a stoppage-time winner with a solo goal.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174481-juve-face-wait-to-clinch-title-after-late-defeat-at-udinese/

 

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Leeds sign goalkeeper Meslier on permanent deal

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Championship - Hull City v Leeds United - KCOM Stadium, Hull, Britain - February 29, 2020 Leeds United's Illan Meslier during the warm up before the match Action Images/Craig Brough

 

(Reuters) - Leeds United have signed goalkeeper Illan Meslier from French club Lorient on a permanent deal after a loan spell at Elland Road, the second-tier Championship winners said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174482-leeds-sign-goalkeeper-meslier-on-permanent-deal/

 

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Huddersfield appoint Bielsa's assistant Corberan as manager

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FA Cup - Third Round - Arsenal v Leeds United - Emirates Stadium, London, Britain - January 6, 2020 Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa with first team coach Carlos Corberan and assistant coach Pablo Quiroga REUTERS/Eddie Keogh

 

(Reuters) - Huddersfield Town have appointed Leeds United assistant coach Carlos Corberan as their manager, the second-tier Championship club said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174483-huddersfield-appoint-bielsas-assistant-corberan-as-manager/

 

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Judge rules Cohen target of retaliation for Trump book, orders release from prison

By Karen Freifeld

 

FILE PHOTO: Michael Cohen, the former lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump, arrives back at home after being released from prison during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, New York, U.S., May 21, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

 

New York (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen was ordered released from prison and will go into home confinement on Friday after a federal judge found he was subjected to retaliation for planning to publish a book about the president ahead of November's election.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174484-judge-rules-cohen-target-of-retaliation-for-trump-book-orders-release-from-prison/

 

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Tyson to return to ring for exhibition against Roy Jones Jr

 

FILE PHOTO: Boxing - Deontay Wilder v Tyson Fury - WBC Heavyweight Title - The Grand Garden Arena at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States - February 22, 2020 Former boxer Mike Tyson before the fight REUTERS/Steve Marcus

 

(Reuters) - Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson will make a much anticipated return to the ring when he faces four-division world champion Roy Jones Jr. in an exhibition bout on Sept. 12, Triller, the virtual social media and music platform, said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174494-tyson-to-return-to-ring-for-exhibition-against-roy-jones-jr/

 

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Paris sewage reveals COVID still not flushed away

 

Water fills pools at the Marne Aval waste water treatment plant, operated by the Interdepartmental Sanitation Syndicate for the greater Paris metropolitan area (SIAAP), in Noisy-le-Grand, near Paris, France, July 22, 2020. Scientists study the Paris waste water to detect the concentration of COVID-19 traces as France remains vigilant against the spread of the coronavirus disease. Picture taken July 22, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

 

NOISY-LE-GRAND, France (Reuters) - Samples of wastewater from the Paris sewage system have been showing traces of COVID-19 again since the end of June, having vanished when France imposed a lockdown, according to the head of the laboratory leading the research.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174495-paris-sewage-reveals-covid-still-not-flushed-away/

 

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Pompeo urges more assertive approach to 'Frankenstein' China

By David Brunnstrom and Daphne Psaledakis

 

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library, in Yorba Linda, California, U.S., July 23, 2020. Ashley Landis/Pool via REUTERS

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China on Thursday and said Washington and its allies must use "more creative and assertive ways" to press the Chinese Communist Party to change its ways, calling it the "mission of our time."

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174496-pompeo-urges-more-assertive-approach-to-frankenstein-china/

 

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TAT offers free holidays to Covid-19 heroes

By The Nation

 

 

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched a “Holiday for Heroes” project to pay back medical personnel for their work on Covid-19 frontline.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174497-tat-offers-free-holidays-to-covid-19-heroes/

 

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Two undertakers injured as crematorium explodes in Chonburi

By THE NATION

 

 

Two people were hospitalised with severe burns following an explosion at a crematorium in Chonburi province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174499-two-undertakers-injured-as-crematorium-explodes-in-chonburi/

 

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BOT to relax conditions on Bt500bn SME loan scheme

By The Nation

 

 

The Bank of Thailand is considering relaxing conditions for its Bt500-billion programme of soft loans for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), said a source familiar with the matter.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174500-bot-to-relax-conditions-on-bt500bn-sme-loan-scheme/

 

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Current state of politics leaves businesses worried despite resumption of operations

By The Nation

 

 

Though the Thai Industries Sentiment Index (TISI) has risen for the second consecutive month following the easing of more Covid-19 lockdown measures, businesses have started worrying about the state of local politics, chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said on Thursday (July 23).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174505-current-state-of-politics-leaves-businesses-worried-despite-resumption-of-operations/

 

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Thai investors urged to look overseas for higher returns

By The Nation

 

 

Bualuang Securities, a subsidiary of Bangkok Bank, is advising investors to look abroad in order to manage risk and achieve higher returns than are available in the Thai stock market.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174507-thai-investors-urged-to-look-overseas-for-higher-returns/

 

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Foreigner in Loei accused of attacking rescue worker and smashing up ambulance

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Naew Na reported that a 57 year old westerner who was on the way to hospital after a road traffic accident attacked a foundation rescue worker with an oxygen bottle and smashed up equipment in the ambulance.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174510-foreigner-in-loei-accused-of-attacking-rescue-worker-and-smashing-up-ambulance/

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Thai Tourism Minister touts September for return of international tourists

 

Picture TNN

 

Thai media TNN reported that Tourism Ministry efforts to encourage domestic tourism were only part of measures after the first throes of the coronavirus pandemic. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174515-thai-tourism-minister-touts-september-for-return-of-international-tourists/

 

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MEA cleaning insulators using high-pressure water jets

By THE NATION

 

 

The Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) has been cleaning insulators on power lines in Bangkok, Nonthaburi and Samut Prakarn to prevent electrical shocks.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174517-mea-cleaning-insulators-using-high-pressure-water-jets/

 

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Japanese woman's murder: DNA evidence suggests a Thai was not to blame

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported on the latest developments in the cold case of Tomoko Kawashita who was found murdered in the Sukhothai Historical Park in 2007.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174518-japanese-womans-murder-dna-evidence-suggests-a-thai-was-not-to-blame/

 

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Biden, Obama criticize Trump's coronavirus response in 'socially distanced' chat

 

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden announces he will not seek the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination as President Barack Obama looks on during an appearance in Rose Garden of the White House in Washington October 21, 2015. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

(Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama blasted Republican President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic in a video aired on Thursday, as the Biden campaign tapped the star power of America's first Black president.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174522-biden-obama-criticize-trumps-coronavirus-response-in-socially-distanced-chat/

 

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Buriram: Thai man with no money steals a police pick-up to get home while officers visit a bank

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

There was a right kerfuffle at Satuk police station in Buriram province after someone stole a police pick-up while two officers were visiting a bank.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174524-buriram-thai-man-with-no-money-steals-a-police-pick-up-to-get-home-while-officers-visit-a-bank/

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Shocking video shows moment pick up reverses into mother and child in Pathum Thani

 

Picture: Daily News

 

CCTV showed the shocking moment a mother and her daughter were run over by a pick-up carrying furniture that was reversing down a busy main road in Pathum Thani north of Bangkok. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174526-shocking-video-shows-moment-pick-up-reverses-into-mother-and-child-in-pathum-thani/