THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Friday 24 July 2020

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All charges dropped against Red Bull heir

By The Nation

 

 

All charges against an heir to the Red Bull empire, accused in the death of a police officer eight years ago, have been dropped, a senior police officer told CNN.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174469-thailand drops-charges-against-red-bull-heir-in-deadly-hit-and-run/?do=findComment&comment=15648212

 

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Navy drone intercepts diesel smuggler off Phuket

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The fishing boat was found to be carrying some 1,400 litres of illegal marine diesel. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A Royal Thai Navy drone searching for Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing vessels yesterday (July 24) identified a modified fishing boat that was later seized while delivering illegal diesel to other fishing boats east of Phuket.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174527-navy-drone-intercepts-diesel-smuggler-off-phuket/

 

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"Advanced technology" comes to Bangkok! Capital to get 350 "Smart Bus Stops"

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that the Thai public were avidly sharing a post from a Bangkok Metropolitan Administration spokesmen about the installation of 350 new "Smart Bus Stops" in the capital. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174529-advanced-technology-comes-to-bangkok-capital-to-get-350-smart-bus-stops/

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Pattaya: Funeral goers run for their lives as undertakers severely injured in crematorium explosion 

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Pattaya's Sawang Boriboon rescue service was called after an explosion at the temple of Wat Bang Lamung in Pattaya severely injured two undertakers during a funeral. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174499-two-undertakers-injured-as-crematorium-explodes-in-chonburi/?do=findComment&comment=15648293

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Justice Minister questions NACC’s graft charges filed against his wife

 

 

Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin is questioning the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) over its recent decision to summon his wife, Mrs. Anongwan, to acknowledge corruption charges related to the Fai Maew weir project, worth 770-million baht, implemented about 12 years ago.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174532-justice-minister-questions-nacc’s-graft-charges-filed-against-his-wife/

 

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Another PTT executive tipped to be Thailand’s new Energy Minister

 

 

PTT Global Chemical Plc., a subsidiary of PTT, formally notified the Securities Exchange Commission’s Secretary-General, today (Friday), of the resignation of Mr. Supattanapong Panmeechao from the executive and supervisory boards of PTT Global Chemical Plc., effective Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174533-another-ptt-executive-tipped-to-be-thailand’s-new-energy-minister/

 

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Woman robbed of gold necklace in Sukhumvit 

 

Picture: INN

 

INN reported that Thong Lo police were called after a man grabbed a one baht weight gold necklace from a woman's neck and ran off.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174537-woman-robbed-of-gold-necklace-in-sukhumvit/

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10 returnees in state quarantine test positive to Covid-19

By THE NATION

 

 

Thailand saw 10 new confirmed Covid-19 cases in state quarantine on Friday (July 24) with zero deaths over a 24-hour period, Dr Taweesin, spokesman for the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation said. This was the 60th day since May for Thailand to not have any domestic cases.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174538-10-returnees-in-state-quarantine-test-positive-to-covid-19/

 

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Thailand road carnage: Pick-up carrying two tons of iron suffers "brake failure"

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Thai media 77kaoded reported that there were major delays and tailbacks on the local road of the Bang Na - Trad highway yesterday after a pile up involving three vehicles. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174539-thailand-road-carnage-pick-up-carrying-two-tons-of-iron-suffers-brake-failure/

 

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Pattaya: Plucky dustman who lost both legs fights on

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Thai media 77kaoded published an inspiring story about a Nong Prue municipal dustman (trash collector) who lost both his legs in a terrible accident last September. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174540-pattaya-plucky-dustman-who-lost-both-legs-fights-on/

 

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Thai June exports fall 23.17% year-on-year, weakest pace in nearly 11 years

 

FILE PHOTO: A view of the Port of Bangkok, Thailand, March 25, 2016. Picture taken March 25, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's exports in June dropped by a bigger-than-expected 23.17% from a year earlier, the weakest pace since July 2009, as the coronavirus pandemic hit global demand, the commerce ministry said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174542-thai-june-exports-fall-2317-year-on-year-weakest-pace-in-nearly-11-years/

 

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Reshuffle won't affect Democrat share in Cabinet: Jurin

By The Nation

 

 

Democrat Party leader Jurin Laksanawisit confirmed on Friday (July 24) that the seats of the Democrat Party in the new Cabinet will not be changed in a Cabinet reshuffle.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174560-reshuffle-wont-affect-democrat-share-in-cabinet-jurin/

 

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Chumphon locals worry illegal migrants may have brought Covid-19

By The Nation

 

 

Chumphon residents were terrified and accused authorities of negligence when seven of the 32 Myanmar nationals who illegally entered Thailand from Malaysia on Wednesday (July 22) were found to have high fever.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174562-chumphon-locals-worry-illegal-migrants-may-have-brought-covid-19/

 

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Unstable druggie goes berserk, attacks 13-year-old relative

By The Nation

 

 

A mentally unstable drug addict in Songkhla went berserk at 9pm on Thursday (July 23) and held a 13-year-old boy hostage at knifepoint.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174563-unstable-druggie-goes-berserk-attacks-13-year-old-relative/

 

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Mae Hong Son hit with highest number of dengue cases

By The Nation

 

 

Government agencies in Mae Hong Son were instructed to put in place measures to curb the spread of dengue fever after the province recorded the highest number of dengue fever cases in the upper North.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174564-mae-hong-son-hit-with-highest-number-of-dengue-cases/

 

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Prince of Songkhla University students rally against govt, chancellor

By THE NATION

 

 

Students and activists held a rally on Thursday (July 23) in the Pattani campus of Prince of Songkhla University to make demands of the government and to criticise the university’s chancellor.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174566-prince-of-songkhla-university-students-rally-against-govt-chancellor/

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Students are right to protest against govt, survey shows

By THE NATION

 

 

A survey of 1,308 respondents conducted by the “Super Poll” research centre showed that 77 per cent believe that protests were organised by students themselves, while 23 per cent said the student protests were funded by local or foreign political agencies.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174568-students-are-right-to-protest-against-govt-survey-shows/

 

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Covid-19 can remain in air for hours, warns Thai respiratory doctor

By The Nation

 

Dr Manoon Leechawengwongs, a specialist at Bangkok’s Vichaiyut Hospital

 

Latest tests show that the Covid-19 virus can spread via airborne transmission, Dr Manoon Leechawengwongs, a respiratory specialist at Bangkok’s Vichaiyut Hospital, said today (July 24).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174569-covid-19-can-remain-in-air-for-hours-warns-thai-respiratory-doctor/

 

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Steps required to enter Thailand

By The Nation

 

 

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has issued the following guidelines on entering Thailand for non-Thai residents and travellers:

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174578-steps-required-to-enter-thailand/

 

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Thailand drops charges in Red Bull heir case that stirred anger about impunity

By Panarat Thepgumpanat

 

File photo: NationThailand

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has dropped criminal charges against the heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune, who was accused in a 2012 hit-and-run killing of a police officer in a case that raised questions about crime and punishment for the well-connected.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174582-thailand drops-charges-in-red-bull-heir-case-that-stirred-anger-about-impunity/

 

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China orders U.S. to shut Chengdu consulate, retaliating for Houston

By Yew Lun Tian and Tony Munroe

 

U.S. and Chinese flags are seen before Defense Secretary James Mattis welcomes Chinese Minister of National Defense Gen. Wei Fenghe to the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., November 9, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/Files

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - China ordered the United States to close its consulate in the city of Chengdu on Friday, responding to a U.S. demand this week that China close its Houston consulate, as relations between the world's two largest economies deteriorate.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174594-china-orders-us-to-shut-chengdu-consulate-retaliating-for-houston/

 

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Dog’s loot may help police track down drug traffickers

By The Nation

 

 

A part Labrador, part Thai Bangkaew dog called Lamphu may just help police track down a drug-trafficking gang in Udon Thani after it brought home a plastic bag full of drugs.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174595-dog’s-loot-may-help-police-track-down-drug-traffickers/

 

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Man escapes serious injury as pickup slams truck parked along bypass road

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The pickup truck sustained heavy damage when it struck the truck by the side of the bypass road early this morning (July 24). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET:-- A 48-year-old man escaped a high-impact collision with only minor chest injuries after his pickup truck slammed into the back of a truck parked along the bypass road early this morning (July 24).

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REFILE-Thailand may have lost 7-8 million jobs during lockdown -cenbank

 

 

BANGKOK, July 24 (Reuters) - Thailand’s job losses were estimated at 7-8 million during the country’s coronavirus lockdown, but half of those might be recouped after the situation eases, the central bank chief said on Friday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174597-refile-thailand-may-have-lost-7-8-million-jobs-during-lockdown-cenbank/

 

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Could your Fitbit or Apple Watch detect early COVID-19 symptoms?

By Aleksandra Michalska

 

A runner wearing a Garmin smart watch, a device which Stanford professor Michael Snyder suggests, might be used to help in detection early COVID-19 infection, stretches before a workout in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fitbit and other wearable devices typically linked to exercise are being studied as ways to identify people who are potentially infected with COVID-19 before symptoms appear, when they can unknowingly spread the disease.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174598-could-your-fitbit-or-apple-watch-detect-early-covid-19-symptoms/

 

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Vietnam bans wildlife trade to curb risk of pandemics

 

FILE PHOTO: Seized elephant ivory and rhino horns are destroyed by Vietnamese authorities in Hanoi November 12, 2016. Picture taken November 12, 2016. REUTERS/Nguyen Thanh Cao/File Photo

 

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a directive to ban the Southeast Asian country's wildlife trade with immediate effect in order to reduce the risk of new pandemics, a government statement said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174599-vietnam-bans-wildlife-trade-to-curb-risk-of-pandemics/

 

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Water wars: Mekong River another front in U.S.-China rivalry

By Kay Johnson and Panu Wongcha-um

 

A view of the Mekong river bordering Thailand and Laos is seen from the Thai side in Nong Khai, Thailand, October 29, 2019. Picture taken October 29, 2019. To match Insight MEKONG-RIVER/DIPLOMACY REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun REFILE - CORRECTING YEAR

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The Mekong River has become a new front in U.S.-China rivalry, environmentalists and officials say, with Beijing overtaking Washington in both spending and influence over downstream countries at the mercy of its control of the river's waters.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174601-water-wars-mekong-river-another-front-in-us-china-rivalry/

 

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After backlash, Malaysia makes U-turn on licenses for social media videos

 

FILE PHOTO: Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah speaks during an interview with Reuters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia April 23, 2019. REUTERS/Joseph Sipalan/File Photo

 

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A day after saying social media users would need to obtain a license before posting videos, Malaysia's government abruptly abandoned the move, which critics said could have undermined freedom of expression.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174602-after-backlash-malaysia-makes-u-turn-on-licenses-for-social-media-videos/

 

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Disney's Mulan and Spiderman delayed 'indefinitely' as coronavirus cases surge

By James Brinsford

 

Disney's Mulan (Yifei Liu) has been postponed indefinitely (Image: Jasin Boland)

 

Disney has postponed the release date of its blockbuster Mulan for a fourth time and have said the remake is delayed 'indefinitely' amid a surge in coronavirus cases across the US.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174620-disneys-mulan-and-spiderman-delayed-indefinitely-as-coronavirus-cases-surge/

 

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‘The Walking Dead’ creator Robert Kirkman loses legal battle against network

By Tobi Akingbade

 

The Walking Dead attraction at Universal Studios. Credit: Getty

 

The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman has lost a legal battle against AMC, who he first sued back in 2017.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174622-‘the-walking-dead’-creator-robert-kirkman-loses-legal-battle-against-network/