Australian state records daily virus record, warns of lockdown extension

By Byron Kaye and Renju Jose

 

FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks walk along a street in Melbourne after it became the first city in Australia to enforce mask-wearing in public as part of efforts to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Victoria state on Monday reported the country's highest daily increase in coronavirus infections, prompting the authorities to warn a six-week lockdown may last longer if people continue to go to work while feeling unwell.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174906-australian-state-records-daily-virus-record-warns-of-lockdown-extension/

 

Immigration: Red Bull "Boss" removed from blacklist on July 14th - no record of him coming back to Thailand

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Deputy immigration spokesman Pol Col Phakkhapong Sai-udom told the press at the weekend that Red Bull heir Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya was removed from an immigration blacklist on July 14th.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174907-immigration-red-bull-boss-removed-from-blacklist-on-july-14th-no-record-of-him-coming-back-to-thailand/

 

Endangered species Siamese crocodile spotted in national park

By The Nation

 

 

Siamese crocodile, an endangered species in Thailand, was seen recently in Kaeng Krachan National Park in Phetchaburi province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174908-endangered-species-siamese-crocodile-spotted-in-national-park/

 

Phuket students hold anti-government protest

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The protest was carried out peacefully. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Some 350 students turned out for an anti-government rally at Saphan Hin on the outskirts of Phuket Town yesterday evening (July 26) calling for the government to step down and criticising its handling of the COVID-19 economic crisis and the ensuing mass unemployment that has arisen throughout the country.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174911-phuket-students-hold-anti-government-protest/

 

Koh Chang: Tourists flood to island and Trat province in "record numbers"

 

"Records Smashed!"

 

Thai media 77kaoded reported that tourists flooded to Koh Chang island in the eatern Thai province of Trat in record numbers at the start of the long four day holiday weekend. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174913-koh-chang-tourists-flood-to-island-and-trat-province-in-record-numbers/

 

Thai policeman shoots drug crazed man dead - family claim overzealous policing

 

 

Channel 7 last night showed the moments when a man sitting down was kicked and shot dead by a policeman.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174918-thai-policeman-shoots-drug-crazed-man-dead-family-claim-overzealous-policing/

 

Rayong: Box jellyfish warning after fisherman dies from stings

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A warning has been issued to tourists in Rayong on Thailand's eastern seaboard after a fisherman died from an apparent sting from a box jellyfish.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174920-rayong-box-jellyfish-warning-after-fisherman-dies-from-stings/

 

Sattahip: Drunk on a motorcycle "went for a sleep in the central reservation"

 

Picture: Ban Muang

 

Police in Sattahip were called after a good Samaritan saw a drunk motorcyclist veer off into the central reservation on Sukhumvit Road near the Chumphon Navy School in Bang Saray in the early hours of Saturday morning. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174921-sattahip-drunk-on-a-motorcycle-went-for-a-sleep-in-the-central-reservation/

 

Four new Covid-19 cases in state quarantine

By The Nation

 

 

There were four new Covid-19 cases in state quarantine over a 24-hour period, the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), announced on Monday (July 27).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174923-four-new-covid-19-cases-in-state-quarantine/

 

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Thai police to examine dropping of hit-and-run charges vs Red Bull heir

 

FILE PHOTO: Reuters

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's police said on Monday they would look into why criminal charges were dropped against the heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune, who was accused of a 2012 hit-and-run killing of a police officer while driving a sports car.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174858-oag-forms-panel-to-probe-decision-on-red-bull-heir’s-hit-and-run-case/?do=findComment&comment=15657631

 

What a bummer! Brand new Pajero Sport ends up in a hole in Pathum Thani!

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Police were called after a red plate Pajero Sport ended up in a huge hole. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174925-what-a-bummer-brand-new-pajero-sport-ends-up-in-a-hole-in-pathum-thani/

 

Ratchaburi: Elder sister makes gruesome discoveries after her brother went missing

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A 54 year old woman called Khwanreung in Ratchaburi was concerned when her sister in law called her to say that she was unable to contact her husband.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174926-ratchaburi-elder-sister-makes-gruesome-discoveries-after-her-brother-went-missing/

 

CCSA eyes guidelines on sending children back to school

By The Nation

 

 

The authorities are considering the option of relaxing measures so children can start returning to school full time now that the domestic Covid-19 situation is under control, spokesman for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, said on Monday (July 27).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174937-ccsa-eyes-guidelines-on-sending-children-back-to-school/

 

Hurricane Douglas not expected to reach Thailand

By The Nation

 

 

Hurricane Douglas will weaken before reaching the Asean region, according to Chawalit Chantararat, a water management expert and president of consulting firm Team Group.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174939-hurricane-douglas-not-expected-to-reach-thailand/

 

Asean economic officials to discuss ways of boosting regional economy

By The Nation

 

Auramon Supthaweethum

 

Permanent secretaries from Asean countries’ economic ministries are scheduled to hold a teleconference on Tuesday (July 28) to deliberate on how their governments can get together to boost the region’s economy in the fallout of Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174940-asean-economic-officials-to-discuss-ways-of-boosting-regional-economy/

 

Vietnam to evacuate 80,000 people from Danang after virus outbreak

By Khanh Vu and Phuong Nguyen

 

FILE PHOTO: A health worker sprays disinfectant inside a bus to protect from the recent coronavirus outbreak, at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi, Vietnam February 21, 2020. REUTERS/Kham/File Photo

 

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam is evacuating 80,000 people, mostly local tourists, from the central tourism hot spot of Danang after three residents tested positive for the coronavirus at the weekend, the government said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174941-vietnam-to-evacuate-80000-people-from-danang-after-virus-outbreak/

 

Interprovincial bus operator rejigs operations to boost finances

By The Nation

 

 

Transport Company is aiming to boost its financial status by carefully managing its properties and starting bids for four commercial locations.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174942-interprovincial-bus-operator-rejigs-operations-to-boost-finances/

 

Poll: People want new cabinet to speed up solutions to economic problems

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - People want the new cabinet to solve economic problems first, according to an opinion survey by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, or Suan Dusit Poll.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174944-poll-people-want-new-cabinet-to-speed-up-solutions-to-economic-problems/

 

Germany and France next for a UK quarantine? It's under review, junior minister says

By Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton

 

A woman walks past a Flight Centre travel agency, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Chester, Britain, July 3, 2020. REUTERS/Molly Darlington

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is watching coronavirus cases in Germany and France closely and continuously reviewing the situation in popular holiday destinations, a junior health minister said on Monday when asked about widening a quarantine for Spain.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174945-germany-and-france-next-for-a-uk-quarantine-its-under-review-junior-minister-says/

 

Tourism revitalized during holiday break

 

   

BURIRAM (NNT) - Tourism in many provinces is lively during the long weekend, as measures are being taken to help limit the spread of COVID-19 at various venues.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174948-tourism-revitalized-during-holiday-break/

 

Rayong steps up tourism recovery

 

   

RAYONG (NNT) - Rayong province is now considered clear of any potential local outbreak of COVID-19, after nobody was found to have contracted the virus since an Egyptian Air Force officer later identified as virus positive, spent time in city shops in the province two weeks ago. Moving forward, all sectors in the province came together to restore safety in the province’s tourism sector.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174949-rayong-steps-up-tourism-recovery/

 

PM uncomfortable with the prosecutor’s decision to drop Red Bull heir case

 

 

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is reported to be uncomfortable with the widespread public criticism of the decision, by public prosecutors, not to pursue the case against Red Bull heir Vorayuth Yoovidhya over the hit-and-run case, in which a serving police officer was killed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174951-pm-prayut-uncomfortable-with-the-prosecutor’s-decision-to-drop-red-bull-heir-case/

 

Alcazar Cabaret Show Pattaya now open

 

   

PATTAYA (NNT) - After a closure of more than four months due to the COVID-19 situation, Pattaya’s famed Alcazar transgender Cabaret Show Pattaya, is now open and ready to welcome tourists in the New Normal fashion.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174953-alcazar-cabaret-show-pattaya-now-open/

 

Citing his own weight battle, PM urges Britain to get fit

By Elizabeth Piper and Guy Faulconbridge

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street in London, Britain, July 22, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson used his own struggle with weight on Monday to urge the British to get fitter and tackle widespread obesity that could heighten coronavirus risks.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174965-citing-his-own-weight-battle-pm-urges-britain-to-get-fit/

 

Second wave of coronavirus in Asia prompts fresh lockdowns

By Stephen Coates

 

FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak walk at a shopping mall in Hong Kong, China July 20, 2020. REUTERS/Lam Yik

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Countries around Asia are confronting a second wave of coronavirus infections and are clamping down again to try to contain the disease, with Australia recording a record daily rise in cases and Vietnam locking down the city of Danang.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174966-second-wave-of-coronavirus-in-asia-prompts-fresh-lockdowns/

 

Factbox: How does being fatter increase severe COVID-19 risk?

By Kate Kelland

 

FILE PHOTO: A passenger waits for a delayed flight at Heathrow airport's terminal four in London August 12, 2006. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Evidence emerging around the world suggests that people who are overweight or obese are at increased risk of getting more severely ill with COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV2 coronavirus.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174967-factbox-how-does-being-fatter-increase-severe-covid-19-risk/

 

Bitcoin rises above $10,000 for first time since early June

 

FILE PHOTO: Representations of virtual currency Bitcoin are seen in this picture illustration taken taken March 13, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - After several weeks of trading in narrow ranges, bitcoin breached $10,000 on Sunday for the first time since early June.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174972-bitcoin-rises-above-10000-for-first-time-since-early-june/

 

Doi Inthanon to reopen on August 1

By The Nation

 

 

The beauty of Chiang Mai’s Doi Inthanon National Park will be available to travellers again from August 1 after being closed since Covid-19 hit Thailand early this year.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174974-doi-inthanon-to-reopen-on-august-1/

 

‘Friends don’t let friends skip elections’: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow reunite to implore fans to register to vote

By Cydney Yeates

 

Jennifer shared a picture on her Instagram story (Picture: Instagram)

 

Friends stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow have taken the time to remind their fans to register to vote for the upcoming US presidental election.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174976-‘friends-don’t-let-friends-skip-elections’-jennifer-aniston-courteney-cox-and-lisa-kudrow-reunite-to-implore-fans-to-register-to-vote/

 

Worst. Episode. Ever: Why the detested TV tradition of clip shows needs to end

By Annabel Nugent

 

 

Every summer, I allow myself to indulge in Love Island.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1174978-worst-episode-ever-why-the-detested-tv-tradition-of-clip-shows-needs-to-end/