THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 29 July 2020

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Storms wreak havoc in 13 provinces

By The Nation

 

 

Storms hit Chainat, Lamphun, Phayao, Phitsanulok, Udon Thani, Nong Bua Lamphu, Nakhon Ratchasima, Khon Kaen, Chon Buri, Sing Buri, Saraburi, Nonthaburi and Krabi, causing at least one death and damaging 160 houses since July 6.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175225-storms-wreak-havoc-in-13-thai-provinces/

 

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Hat Yai hotels brim with tourists

By THE NATION

 

 

Hotels in Hat Yai have witnessed full occupancy as tourists, especially from the southern border provinces, have flooded the city from the middle of this month, the Hat Yai Songkhla Hotels Association said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175226-hat-yai-hotels-brim-with-tourists/

 

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One of 127 COVID-19 infected Thais in Egypt dies

 

 

One of 127 Thais in Egypt, who was infected with COVID-19, has died. 100 others are still receiving treatment and 26 have recovered.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175227-one-of-127-covid-19-infected-thais-in-egypt-dies/

 

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Help each other for good of the country instead of protesting: Palang Pracharat ex-spokesman

By The Nation

 

Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana

 

Every party should help each other for the benefit of all people instead of resorting to protests that would damage the country, Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, former secretary to the finance minister and former Palang Pracharat spokesman, said today (July 29).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175229-help-each-other-for-good-of-the-country-instead-of-protesting-palang-pracharat-ex-spokesman/

 

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Khao San and Chinatown: Readjusting to cater for the Thai market in the absence of foreign tourists

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Thai media Daily News reported on the devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the recovery attempts at two of Bangkok's leading tourist areas: Khao San Road and Yaowarat or Chinatown. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175231-khao-san-and-chinatown-readjusting-to-cater-for-the-thai-market-in-the-absence-of-foreign-tourists/

 

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Thai PM's economic advisor Sethaput picked as new central bank chief

 

FILE PHOTO: Thailand's central bank is seen at the Bank of Thailand in Bangkok, Thailand April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's cabinet on Wednesday named Sethaput Suthiwart-Narueput, the prime minister's economic advisor and a former senior World Bank economist, as the next central bank governor, a government house source said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175235-thai-pms-economic-advisor-sethaput-picked-as-new-central-bank-chief/

 

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Hawaii returnee tests positive as doctor warns of second wave of Covid-19 infections

By The Nation

 

 

One new Covid-19 case was confirmed in state quarantine on Wednesday (July 29) with no deaths over a 24-hour period, said Dr Thanarak Palipat, deputy director general of the Disease Control Department.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175239-hawaii-returnee-tests-positive-as-doctor-warns-of-second-wave-of-covid-19-infections/

 

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Chevrolet assures customers it’s committed to aftersales service

By The Nation

 

 

Chevrolet Sales Thailand has reaffirmed its commitment to providing aftersales service to its customers nationwide, announcing today (July 29) that all current Chevrolet dealerships around Thailand will become authorised Chevrolet service centres as new car sales cease.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175251-chevrolet-assures-customers-it’s-committed-to-aftersales-service/

 

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Pathum Thani factory fire injures worker, causes Bt50m in damages

By THE NATION

 

 

A fibreglass manufacturing factory in Pathum Thani province caught fire yesterday (July 28), injuring one person and leading to more than Bt50 million in damages.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175252-pathum-thani-factory-fire-injures-worker-causes-bt50m-in-damages/

 

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Interprovincial bus company enters property business to boost income

By THE NATION

 

 

State-run Transport Company is branching into the property business to make up for the drop in revenue caused by the setting up of a reserve fund for employees wishing to retire early.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175253-interprovincial-bus-company-enters-property-business-to-boost-income/

 

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Betong Airport taxies for take-off in deep South

By THE NATION

 

 

Construction of Betong Airport in Yala province is 100-per-cent complete ahead of its opening as Thailand’s 29th airport by the end of this year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175255-betong-airport-taxies-for-take-off-in-deep-south/

 

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Investors rush to sell as gold rises by Bt250

By THE NATION

 

 

Many investors cashed in on gold again this week when the price of the precious metal rose by Bt250 on Wednesday (July 29) morning.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175256-investors-rush-to-sell-as-gold-rises-by-bt250/

 

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Philippines moves closer to taxing tech giants

 

FILE PHOTO: The logos of mobile apps, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple and Netflix, are displayed on a screen in this illustration picture taken December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/

 

MANILA (Reuters) - A proposed bill that will allow the Philippines to tax tech giants like Facebook <FB.O>, Alphabet's <GOOGL.O> Google and Youtube, and Netflix <NFLX.O>, moved a step closer to becoming a law after a lower house committee approved it on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175258-philippines-moves-closer-to-taxing-tech-giants/

 

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Flashes of rainbow colours as students call for equality

By THE NATION

 

 

A group of students held their first “pride parade” in Thailand by marching nearly two kilometres from the Nitas Rattanakosin Exhibition Hall on Wednesday (July 29) to the Education Ministry to demand equality for their LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) peers.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175260-flashes-of-rainbow-colours-as-students-call-for-equality/

 

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14-year-old girl leads anti-govt protest in Nan

By The Nation

 

 

Provincial authorities in Nan told media that the leader of an anti-government protest planned for Wednesday (July 29) is only 14 years old.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175263-14-year-old-girl-leads-anti-govt-protest-in-nan/

 

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Police probe mysterious killings in Phatthalung

By The Nation

 

 

Police have launched a manhunt in Phatthalung province after the bodies of three unidentified men were found with up to 40 gunshot wounds in the city at 2.30am on Wednesday (July 29).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175267-police-probe-mysterious-killings-in-phatthalung/

 

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Saraburi bridging gap to local govt office

By The Nation

 

 

The Department of Rural Roads says construction of a bridge to link Saraburi’s City Hall and Government Office with Mittraphap Road should be completed next year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175268-saraburi-bridging-gap-to-local-govt-office/

 

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Ministry explains details on Thai student's Covid-19 death in Egypt

By THE NATION

 

 

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Cherdkiat Atthakorn on Wednesday (July 29) met the press on Wednesday (July 29) to clarify the case of a Thai student in Egypt succumbing to Covid-19 on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175294-ministry-explains-details-on-thai-students-covid-19-death-in-egypt/

 

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Not many people took trains during long weekend

By THE NATION

 

 

Fewer people used the rail-transport system during the latest long weekend compared to the previous long weekend of July 3-7, the Department of Rail Transport said on Wednesday (July 29).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175295-not-many-people-took-trains-during-long-weekend/

 

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Bangkok bus stops get ‘smart’ with video screens, free WiFi

By The Nation

 

The pilot bus stop to be completely installed by July 30. Photo credit: Earth Pongsakorn Kwanmuang 's Facebook.

 

New “smart” bus stops will be rolled out across Bangkok from tomorrow (July 30), featuring video arrivals screens, free WiFi and mobile charging, and security cameras.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175296-bangkok-bus-stops-get-‘smart’-with-video-screens-free-wifi/

 

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Thai Army Suspends Sending Soldiers for Overseas Training

 

 

BANGKOK, July 29 (TNA) – The Royal Thai Army puts on hold participation of Thai soldiers in overseas military trainings, Gen. Nattapon Srisawat, the Director of Thai Army’s anti-Covid-19 unit said after several soldiers, who returned from a military exercise in Hawaii were found infected with Covid-19.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175297-thai-army-suspends-sending-soldiers-for-overseas-training/

 

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Estonian ride-hailer Bolt launches in Thailand offering better rates

By Chayut Setboonsarng

 

Image: Google

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Bolt, a popular ride-sharing system in Eastern Europe and Africa, has rolled out its platform in Thailand, the company said on Wednesday, as competition grows among Southeast Asian ride-hailers.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175298-estonian-ride-hailer-bolt-launches-in-thailand-offering-better-rates/

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Vietnam says every city, province now at risk of virus infection

By Phuong Nguyen and Khanh Vu

 

A man and his children, all wearing protective masks, ride a bicycle on a street during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hanoi, Vietnam July 27, 2020. REUTERS/Kham

 

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam, virus-free for months, was bracing for another wave of COVID-19 infections on Wednesday after state media reported new cases in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and the Central Highlands linked to a recent outbreak in the central city of Danang.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175300-vietnam-says-every-city-province-now-at-risk-of-virus-infection/

 

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Heathrow tells UK: do passenger testing or lose 'quarantine roulette'

By Sarah Young

 

A traveller wearing a face mask walks at the Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in London, Britain, July 26, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Heathrow Airport, once Europe's busiest airport, called on Britain to urgently back a passenger testing regime, warning that without one, the country's strict quarantine rules will stop travel, stall the economy and lead to more job losses.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175301-heathrow-tells-uk-do-passenger-testing-or-lose-quarantine-roulette/

 

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New French Europe minister - Brexit deal possible but not 'at any price'

 

FILE PHOTO: European Union and British flags flutter in front of a chancellery ahead of a visit of British Prime Minister Theresa May in Berlin, Germany, April 9, 2019. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo

 

PARIS (Reuters) - France will continue to take a tough line on defending the rights of French fishermen in Brexit talks but a deal with the United Kingdom is still possible, France's new European affairs minister Clement Beaune said on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175302-new-french-europe-minister-brexit-deal-possible-but-not-at-any-price/

 

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Time to put Phuket on show, no price gouging, Governor urges

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew speakign during his video address this morning (July 29). Screenshot: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET:-- Phuket will be on show in the coming week as medical workers and volunteers start to arrive unde the government-subsidised domestic tourism campaign, so be nice hosts, welcome tourists and do not take advantage of them was the strong message delivered by Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew this morning (July 29).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175303-time-to-put-phuket-on-show-no-price-gouging-governor-urges/

 

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Rising sea temperatures suspected of causing ‘off-season’ turtle nests

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

The large leatherback came ashore and laid a nest of 103 eggs last night (July 28). Photo: Khao Lampi – Hat Thai Mueang National Park

 

PHUKET:-- Experts at the Phuket Marine Biological Centre (PMBC) have started a research project to investigate whether rising sea temperatures are a major factor in the recent spate of turtle nests laid out of their usual egg-laying season.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175304-rising-sea-temperatures-suspected-of-causing-‘off-season’-turtle-nests/

 

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Tom Morello praises Portland protesters for chanting the lyrics to ‘Killing In The Name’

By Damian Jones

 

Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello Credit: Getty

 

Rage Against The Machine‘s Tom Morello has hailed protesters in Portland for chanting the lyrics to ‘Killing In The Name’.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175305-tom-morello-praises-portland-protesters-for-chanting-the-lyrics-to-‘killing-in-the-name’/

 

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It's nice to admire Gone with the Wind’s Melanie, but Scarlett is the one we relate to

By SERENA DAVIES

 

Vivien Leigh (l) and Olivia de Havilland (r), the latter of whom has died aged 104, in Gone with the Wind / CREDIT: Alamy

 

When I was a girl I loved only Melanie.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175306-its-nice-to-admire-gone-with-the-wind’s-melanie-but-scarlett-is-the-one-we-relate-to/

 

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#ChallengeAccepted! These Stars Are Posting Black & White Photos in Support of Women's Empowerment

By Andrea Wurzburger

 

 

The "challenge," which involves posting a black-and-white photo along with #ChallengeAccepted, is being passed around celebrities and everyday people on social media in the name of women supporting women.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175307-challengeaccepted-these-stars-are-posting-black-white-photos-in-support-of-womens-empowerment/