THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 28 July 2020

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High Speed rail link heading east: Phase Two plans in doubt amid investor concerns

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

While the high speed rail network linking three major airports is set to go ahead considerable doubt remains about the second phase of the plan. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175066-high-speed-rail-link-heading-east-phase-two-plans-in-doubt-amid-investor-concerns/

 

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Malaysian ex-PM Najib convicted on all charges in first 1MDB trial

By Rozanna Latiff

 

FILE PHOTO: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak arrives at Kuala Lumpur High Court in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia July 28, 2020. REUTERS/ Lim Huey Teng

 

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was found guilty on Tuesday on all seven corruption charges in his first trial linked to a multi-billion dollar scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175069-malaysian-ex-pm-najib-convicted-on-all-charges-in-first-1mdb-trial/

 

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Death of drug crazed man in Nakhon Phanom: Police officer charged and transferred pending investigation

 

Picture: Sanook

 

The police lieutenant at the center of allegations that he murdered a drug crazed man after going to sort out trouble in a village in the north east of Thailand on Saturday, has been charged. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175074-death-of-drug-crazed-man-in-nakhon-phanom-police-officer-charged-and-transferred-pending-investigation/

 

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Tour bus driver escapes death as jack collapses while he makes roadside repairs

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Rescue services were called to an area outside a puncture repair shop on the Ban Bung bypass in Muang district of Chonburi after a tour bus collapsed onto its driver. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175076-tour-bus-driver-escapes-death-as-jack-collapses-while-he-makes-roadside-repairs/

 

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Two returnees from US test positive for Covid-19

By The Nation

 

 

Two new Covid-19 cases were confirmed in state quarantine on Tuesday (July 28), while there were no deaths over the 24-hour period, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reported.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175079-two-returnees-from-us-test-positive-for-covid-19/

 

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Golf: Australian Open postponed from November due to COVID-19

 

FILE PHOTO: Golf - Australian Open Golf Tournament - Sydney, Australia - 20-11-2016 Jordan Spieth of the United States (2nd L) poses with the Stonehaven Cup after winning the Australian Open alongside his girlfriend Annie Verret (L), his caddie Michael Greller (R) and Greller's wife Ellie. REUTERS/Jason Reed/File Photo

 

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The Australian Open, the country's oldest and most prestigious golf event, has been postponed from its scheduled staging in November due to COVID-19, organisers said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175081-golf-australian-open-postponed-from-november-due-to-covid-19/

 

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Pattaya: Beaches are packed for the long weekend - media posts picture of it deserted!

 

Picture: Siam Chon News

 

Thai media Siam Chon News published an upbeat assessment of the long weekend holidays in Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175083-pattaya-beaches-are-packed-for-the-long-weekend-media-posts-picture-of-it-deserted/

 

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Bangkok: Pattaya police get 8 kilos of "ice" and some small fry - but the big fish gets away!

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

A Pattaya police drugs' sting conducted in Bangkok was less than 100% successful. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175093-bangkok-pattaya-police-get-8-kilos-of-ice-and-some-small-fry-but-the-big-fish-gets-away/

 

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Video: "Lady" in red star attraction at Ang Thong military recruit selection

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

There was no doubting the star attraction at the Sawaengha district army recruit selection event in Ang Thong in central Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175094-video-lady-in-red-star-attraction-at-ang-thong-military-recruit-selection/

 

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Stranded Thai workers in Uzbekistan told to behave

By The Nation

 

 

The Thai Embassy in Moscow has warned Thai workers in Uzbekistan who threatened to burn down their camp so they could return home quicker that they may end up being the last group allowed to return and even be arrested upon arrival.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175095-stranded-thai-workers-in-uzbekistan-told-to-behave/

 

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Agricultural sector needs to 'focus on higher standards, safety'

By The Nation

 

 

The government should establish standards for good agricultural practices (GAP) in order to enhance exports of agricultural products and ensure food safety, the Thai Agricultural Innovation Trade Association (TAITA) has suggested.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175100-agricultural-sector-needs-to-focus-on-higher-standards-safety/

 

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Chiang Mai local questions temple’s restoration techniques

By The Nation

 

 

A Facebook user raised questions on Monday (July 27) after a gate at the 100-year-old Wat Muen Lan in Chiang Mai was “restored” with paint.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175103-chiang-mai-local-questions-temple’s-restoration-techniques/

 

 

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Scientist throws light on mystery of glowing sushi

By The Nation

 

 

A man who posted pictures of sushi that glowed in the dark has finally been handed an explanation for the strange phenomenon.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175104-scientist-throws-light-on-mystery-of-glowing-sushi/

 

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OAG panel meets to probe prosecutors’ handling of Red Bull heir’s case

 

 

The seven-member fact-finding panel, of Thailand’s Office of the Attorney-General (OAG), held its first meeting today to discuss their work related to the controversial decision, by public prosecutors, not to prosecute Red Bull heir Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya over a fatal hit-and-run incident in Bangkok in 2012.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175107-oag-panel-meets-to-probe-prosecutors’-handling-of-red-bull-heir’s-case/

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MOTS says All Arriving Foreigners must be Quarantined

 

 

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT (NNT) - The Minister of Tourism and Sports has visited a local community in Nakhon Si Thammarat to promote local tourism. He assured the community that all foreigners who come to Thailand in Phase 6 of relaxed safety measures will be quarantined.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175118-mots-says-all-arriving-foreigners-must-be-quarantined/

 

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Blacktip reef sharks seen frolicking off Koh Samui beach

By The Nation

 

Photo Credit to Starving Travelers

 

As many as 10 blacktip reef sharks were spotted just off the beach in Koh Samui on Tuesday (July 28), and the occurrence was shared on the Starving Travelers Facebook page with the caption “abundance of Koh Samui island”.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175119-blacktip-reef-sharks-seen-frolicking-off-koh-samui-beach/

 

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Bryde’s whale shows off new calf to tourists

By The Nation

 

 

A Bryde's whale emerged from the water in the Gulf of Thailand on Monday (July 27), wowing tourists who were passing on a boat trip.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175120-bryde’s-whale-shows-off-new-calf-to-tourists/

 

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Bangkok restaurant refusal to serve foreigners goes viral – VIDEO

By The Thaiger

 

 

The Fullmoon Terrace and Bar, in Lat Phrao in the north east suburbs of Bangkok, is refusing to serve foreigners. It’s not a good look, especially when there have been no locally-transmitted cases of Covid-19 for over 2 months and the man was wearing a mask and being quite pleasant about the whole matter. The Thaiger wouldn’t have been as polite.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175122-bangkok-restaurant-refusal-to-serve-foreigners-goes-viral-–-video/

 

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Taiwan probes possible first local virus case in one month as imported cases rise

 

A train approaches a metro station at sunset in Taipei, Taiwan, June 8, 2020. Picture taken June 8, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang

 

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan on Tuesday was investigating its first possible local coronavirus infection in more than a month, a Thai man who tested positive last week, as the island also faces a rise in cases brought from overseas.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175123-taiwan-probes-possible-first-local-virus-case-in-one-month-as-imported-cases-rise/

 

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WHO says COVID-19 pandemic is 'one big wave', not seasonal

 

FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured on the headquarters of the World Health Orgnaization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, June 25, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

 

GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization on Tuesday warned against complacency about new coronavirus transmission in the northern hemisphere summer, saying that this virus did not behave like influenza that tended to follow seasonal trends.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175124-who-says-covid-19-pandemic-is-one-big-wave-not-seasonal/

 

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Malaysia's Najib sentenced to over a decade in jail in first 1MDB graft trial

By Rozanna Latiff

 

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak arrives at Kuala Lumpur High Court in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia July 28, 2020. REUTERS/ Lim Huey Teng

 

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's former leader Najib Razak was found guilty of corruption and sentenced on Tuesday to 12 years in jail in the first trial over a multi-billion-dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB that stretched to the Gulf states and Hollywood.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175128-malaysias-najib-sentenced-to-over-a-decade-in-jail-in-first-1mdb-graft-trial/

 

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The big comeback for Big Joke?

By The Thaiger

 

 

Former police poster boy and Thai immigration Chief, Surachat Hakparn, aka. “Big Joke” says he wants to return to police duties and “come back in from the cold”.. He participated in 2 hours of prayers at the Wat Bueng Kradan in Phitsanulok city in Central Thailand, praying for a return to his roles in the Thai police force.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175130-the-big-comeback-for-big-joke/

 

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A Nondescript Character Sheds Suits of Fur, Bubbling Liquids, and Gnarly Wood in Hypnotic CGI Animation

 

 

From gurgling liquids to crackling fire to rainbow-colored fur, a range of materials envelop an indistinct figure in Universal Everything’s new animation.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175134-a-nondescript-character-sheds-suits-of-fur-bubbling-liquids-and-gnarly-wood-in-hypnotic-cgi-animation/

 

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'We're starting to see a generation of artists born and raised on TikTok.'

BY TIM INGHAM

 

 

Last week saw TikTok announce two significant deals with the music industry.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175135-were-starting-to-see-a-generation-of-artists-born-and-raised-on-tiktok/

 

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Russell Crowe: Unhinged role reflects on 'rage in Western society'

By Steven McIntosh

 

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There's something highly unusual about Russell Crowe's latest film: it's actually being released in cinemas.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175136-russell-crowe-unhinged-role-reflects-on-rage-in-western-society/

 

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Pickup truck goes swimming at Yanui Beach

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

The pickupt truck rolled across the beach and into the water. Photo: Witanya Chuayuan

 

PHUKET:-- People visiting Yanui Beach on Phuket’s southwest coast are being urged to engage the handbrake on their vehicles when they park after a pickup truck rolled across the beach and into the water this afternoon (July 28).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175139-pickup-truck-goes-swimming-at-yanui-beach/

 

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