The week that was in Thailand news: If you can’t beat ‘em join ‘em! How Thaivisa might change your life!

 

 

Despite living in Thailand for many decades, Rooster was a relative latecomer to the Thaivisa forum party.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174739-the-week-that-was-in-thailand-news-if-you-can’t-beat-‘em-join-‘em-how-thaivisa-might-change-your-life/

 

Senior officials oversee construction of Krabi International Airport

By The Nation

 

 

The Department of Airports has urged contractors to accelerate construction and ensure completion of Krabi International Airport on Saturday (July 25) as planned.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174767-senior-officials-oversee-construction-of-krabi-international-airport/

 

Man struck by lightning drowns in reservoir

By THE NATION

 

 

A man struck by lighting, fell and drowned in a local reservoir in Buriram province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174768-man-struck-by-lightning-drowns-in-reservoir/

 

Paintings at least 3,000 years old discovered in Phang Nga cave

By The Nation

 

 

A new set of ancient paintings were discovered in Phang Nga Bay Marine National Park on Friday (July 24).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174769-paintings-at-least-3000-years-old-discovered-in-phang-nga-cave/

 

Interior Ministry scheme to employ more than 30,000 in rural areas

By THE NATION

 

 

The Interior Ministry will offer over 30,000 positions to help people in rural areas who have become unemployed due to the Covid-19 situation, Interior Minister General Anupong Paochinda said on Saturday (July 25).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174771-interior-ministry-scheme-to-employ-more-than-30000-in-rural-areas/

 

Three new Covid-19 cases in state quarantine

By THE NATION

 

 

There were three cases of Covid-19 over a 24-hour period, the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reported on Saturday (July 25).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174772-three-new-covid-19-cases-in-state-quarantine/

 

Nine-day International Tiger Day exhibition has opened

By THE NATION

 

 

Thailand will organise the International Tiger Day 2020 from July 25 to August 2 at Bangkok Art and Culture Centre in Pathumwan district to celebrate International Tiger Day on July 29, the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation announced on its Facebook page.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174773-nine-day-international-tiger-day-exhibition-has-opened/

 

Anutin retains reins of Bhumjaithai Party

By The Nation

 

Anutin Charnvirakul Photo Credit: Nation Photo by Korbphuk Phromrekha

 

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul was re-elected Bhumjaithai Party leader at the annual general meeting at Nimibutr sports building in Bangkok's National Stadium on Saturday (July 25).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174774-anutin-retains-reins-of-bhumjaithai-party/

 

Korn reaches out to new generation as Kla Party launches campaign

By THE NATION

 

 

The leader of Kla (bold) Party, Korn Chatikavanij, on Saturday (July 25) launched the “Khon Gen Kla” (The Bold Generation) campaign, which will be held from July 25 to August 2 at Mercure Makkasan Hotel in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174775-korn-reaches-out-to-new-generation-as-kla-party-launches-campaign/

 

Army chief calls for discretion in exercising rights, pointing at protesters

By The Nation

 

General Apirat Kongsompong, Army chief

 

People should be discreet in using their rights, use polite words and respect others, a tearful Army chief General Apirat Kongsompong said on Friday (July 24).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174776-army-chief-calls-for-discretion-in-exercising-rights-pointing-at-protesters/

 

UK quarantines travellers from Spain in sudden blow to Europe's revival

By David Milliken and Graham Keeley

 

British tourists returning to UK, check in their luggage, as Britain imposed a two-week quarantine on all travellers arriving from Spain, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Gran Canaria Airport, on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain July 25, 2020. REUTERS/Borja Suarez

 

LONDON/BARCELONA (Reuters) - Britain abruptly imposed a two-week quarantine on all travellers arriving from Spain after a surge of coronavirus cases, a dramatic and sudden reversal on Saturday to the opening of the European continent to tourism after months of lockdown.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174778-uk-quarantines-travellers-from-spain-in-sudden-blow-to-europes-revival/

 

Thai LGBT activists raise pride flag in anti-government rally

By Juarawee Kittisilpa

 

Thai police officers stand among demonstrators during a protest demanding the resignation of Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha, in Bangkok, Thailand, July 25, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Hundreds of Thai LGBT activists and allies raised rainbow flags on Saturday evening as they called for democracy and equal rights, the latest in a series of youth protests calling for the government to step down.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174779-thai-lgbt-activists-raise-pride-flag-in-anti-government-rally/

 

Fleetwood Mac blues guitarist Peter Green is dead at 73: Associated Press

 

 

FILE PHOTO: Rarely seen guitarist Peter Green, of the original Fleetwood Mac band, performs his original song "Black Magic Woman" with Carlos Santana (not seen) following Santana's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation's Thirteenth Annual Induction Dinner at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel, U.S., January 12, 1998. REUTERS/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Fleetwood Mac guitarist and co-founder of the influential rock group Peter Green has died at age 73, the Associated Press reported on Saturday, citing a statement from Green's lawyers.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174781-fleetwood-mac-blues-guitarist-peter-green-is-dead-at-73-associated-press/

 

Golf: Paratore wins British Masters title by three strokes

 

 

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/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Italy's Renato Paratore maintained remarkable consistency to win the British Masters by three strokes, retaining his overnight lead and finishing at 18-under overall at Close House in Northumberland on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174783-golf-paratore-wins-british-masters-title-by-three-strokes/

 

Small plane crashes into house in Germany, killing three people

 

 

Rescue forces are seen at the scene where an ultra-light aircraft has crashed into a residential building in Wesel, Germany, July 25, 2020. REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - A small aircraft crashed into a residential building in the German state of North-Rhine Westphalia, killing three people and injuring a child, police said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174784-small-plane-crashes-into-house-in-germany-killing-three-people/

 

Hurricane Hanna's winds battering south Texas coast, area hit hard by COVID

By Erwin Seba

 

A girl covers her face from strong winds as her family members watch high swells from Hurricane Hanna from a jetty in Galveston, Texas, U.S., July 25, 2020. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

 

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Hurricane Hanna strengthened on Saturday as it made landfall on the Texas coast and threatened an area of the country that has been battered by the COVID-19 pandemic in recent weeks.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174785-hurricane-hannas-winds-battering-south-texas-coast-area-hit-hard-by-covid/

 

UK Defence Secretary to boost ability to handle space threat from Russia, China

 

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Defence Secretary Ben Wallace arrives in Downing Street, London, Britain, June 16, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Britain will boost its ability to handle threats posed by Russia and China in space as part of a foreign, security and defence policy review being conducted by the UK government, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said late on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174786-uk-defence-secretary-to-boost-ability-to-handle-space-threat-from-russia-china/

 

Obesity increases risks of death from COVID-19 - Public Health England

 

 

FILE PHOTO: Lights flash blue on top of an ambulance at the Hollymoor Ambulance Hub of the West Midlands Ambulance Service, operated by the West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, in Birmingham, Britain June 5, 2020. Simon Dawson/Pool via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - People who are obese or overweight are at increased risk of death or severe illness from COVID-19, a report by Public Health England (PHE) said on Saturday as the government prepares to introduce measures to confront the problem.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174787-obesity-increases-risks-of-death-from-covid-19-public-health-england/

 

Charter Court judge seeks probe into handling of the Red Bull heir case

 

 

A Constitutional Court judge has urged Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to investigate alleged mishandling, by the police and the public prosecutors, of the Red Bull heir hit and run case, warning that Thailand’s justice system has been rendered meaningless, after the prosecutors’ decision to drop the charges against the suspect and the police’s failure to challenge that decision.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174788-charter-court-judge-seeks-probe-into-handling-of-the-red-bull-heir-case/

 

Vorayuth has no stake or involvement in TCP Group, Red Bull maker clarifies

By The Nation

 

 

TCP Group, the maker and distributor of global energy drink Red Bull, has clarified on its website that Vorayuth Yoovidhya, whose alleged involvement in a road accident that killed a policeman and subsequent absolution has been controversial, has never been involved with the group's business operations.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174789-vorayuth-has-no-stake-or-involvement-in-tcp-group-red-bull-maker-clarifies/

 

B5.5m Compensation for COVID-infected Air Passengers

 

 

BANGKOK, July 25 (TNA) – Emirates has announced to pay up to 150,000 euros or about 5.5 million baht for treatment and 100 euros or 3,687 baht per day of quarantine for any of its passengers who are infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 on its flights.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174790-b55m-compensation-for-covid-infected-air-passengers/

 

Stolen Ancient Manuscripts Remain Intact

 

 

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT, July 25 (TNA) – Ancient folding-book manuscripts that were returned from Khon Kaen and Lampang provinces after being stolen remained intact.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174791-stolen-ancient-manuscripts-remain-intact/

 

Tourists Flock into Phuket on Long Weekend

 

 

PHUKET, July 25 (TNA) – Tourism on the southern island was booming because many tourists were visiting it on this long weekend, according to the president of the Southern Chapter of the Thai Hotel Association.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174794-tourists-flock-into-phuket-on-long-weekend/

 

Demonstrators Will Not Transmit COVID

 

 

BANGKOK, July 25 (TNA) – Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul did not oppose students’ demonstrations but advised them to wear face masks and observe social distancing to help control the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174795-demonstrators-will-not-transmit-covid/

 

Westwood to skip PGA Championship due to COVID concerns in the U.S.

 

 

FILE PHOTO: Golf - The 148th Open Championship - Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Northern Ireland - July 21, 2019 England's Lee Westwood on the 3rd hole during the final round REUTERS/Ian Walton/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Former world number one Lee Westwood said on Saturday that concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States will prevent him from flying over and participating in tournaments, including the PGA Championship next month.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174796-westwood-to-skip-pga-championship-due-to-covid-concerns-in-the-us/

 

Nine new Covid-19 cases in state quarantine

By The Nation

 

 

There were nine cases of Covid-19 in state quarantine over a 24-hour period, the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), reported on Sunday (July 26). 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174830-nine-new-covid-19-cases-in-state-quarantine/

 

UPDATE:

 

September 26 deadline for tourist and transit visa, VoA holders to leave country

By The Naion

 

 

The Immigration Bureau has said that foreigners with transit or tourist visas or visa on arrival (VoA), whose stay was extended due to the Covid-19 outbreak, must leave the country by September 26.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174670-thai-immigration-clarifies-situation-for-tourists-and-long-term-visa-holders-during-amnesty-period/?do=findComment&comment=15655652

 

Red shirt movement is still on, says ex-MP

By The Nation

 

 

The red shirts and former premier Thaksin Shinawatra have not given up their fight, a former MP of the Pheu Thai Party said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174832-red-shirt-movement-is-still-on-says-ex-mp/

 

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