THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 30 July 2020

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Red Bull "Boss": He's Thai and he can come back whenever he wants, but must quarantine

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Thailand's immigration police have said that Vorayuth Yoovidhya is Thai and is therefore free to come back to Thailand whenever he wants.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175397-red-bull-boss-hes-thai-and-he-can-come-back-whenever-he-wants-but-must-quarantine/

 

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Pattaya: TAT claim "lively" tourism during long weekend saw 90% of hotel rooms booked

 

 

Pattaya's Tourism Authority of Thailand representative Pinnart Charoenphon told the media that 90% of hotel rooms were booked out for the long holiday weekend between July 25th and 28th. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175399-pattaya-tat-claim-lively-tourism-during-long-weekend-saw-90-of-hotel-rooms-booked/

 

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Woman jumps in front of pickup truck, dies after being hit, run over

By THE NATION

 

 

An unidentified woman with tattoos on her back and arm was killed after abruptly jumping in front of a pickup truck that hit and ran over her on a Phitsanulok street.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175403-woman-jumps-in-front-of-pickup-truck-dies-after-being-hit-run-over/

 

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Pattaya: Half of the resort's CCTV doesn't work - but mayor points to brighter future

 

 

Pattaya's mayor has admitted that half of his CCTV cameras don't work. He has outlined measures to improve the situation for the security of locals and tourists.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175404-pattaya-half-of-the-resorts-cctv-doesnt-work-but-mayor-points-to-brighter-future/

 

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Fourteen Thais who sneaked across border to avoid quarantine bailed at 40K each by court

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Thai media 77khaoded reported that 14 Thais were arrested on Tuesday sneaking across the Cambodian border at a natural point of entry.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175409-fourteen-thais-who-sneaked-across-border-to-avoid-quarantine-bailed-at-40k-each-by-court/

 

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Expert predicts gold will hit Bt30,000 this year

By The Nation

 

 

Experts are divided over whether gold will hit the magic price of Bt30,000 per baht weight by the end of this year, as the global price nears US$2,000 per ounce.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175410-expert-predicts-gold-will-hit-bt30000-this-year/

 

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Free Youth group, students hold anti-govt protest in Nan

By THE NATION

 

 

Free Youth activists and students held a political gathering in Nan province yesterday (July 29), criticising the government in a protest titled “Little Voices from Nan Locals” and “Nan Whispers to Uncle to Amend the Constitution, Resign, and Dissolve Parliament”.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175412-free-youth-group-students-hold-anti-govt-protest-in-nan/

 

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Long weekend brings B95mn boost for Phuket

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Some 16,000 tourists visited Phuket for the long weekend, reports the TAT Phuket office. Photo: TAT Phuket

 

PHUKET: The King’s Birthday four-day long weekend saw some 16,000 tourists come to Phuket, bringing a much-welcomed B95 million boost to the island’s economy, reports Napassorn Kakai, Director of the Phuket office of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175414-long-weekend-brings-b95mn-boost-for-phuket/

 

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Diarrhoea-hit family get Bt40,000 hospital bill after eating at “fine-dining” restaurant

By The Nation

 

 

A family who suffered severe diarrhoea after allegedly eating at a fine-dining restaurant in Bangkok’s Ari neighbourhood had to shell out Bt40,000 for hospital treatment.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175415-diarrhoea-hit-family-get-bt40000-hospital-bill-after-eating-at-“fine-dining”-restaurant/

 

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Six returnees from Egypt, Saudi Arabia found infected with Covid-19

By The Nation

 

 

Six new Covid-19 infections were confirmed in state quarantine with no deaths over a 24-hour period, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration reported on Thursday (July 30), the 66th day without any domestic cases since May.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175418-six-returnees-from-egypt-saudi-arabia-found-infected-with-covid-19/

 

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Police insist official document not meant as an order to detain protesters

By The Nation

 

 

The Democracy Restoration Group posted a picture of a Border Patrol Police Region 1 document signed on July 24 detailing protests by the Free Youth group and the Students Union of Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175422-police-insist-official-document-not-meant-as-an-order-to-detain-protesters/

 

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Thai finance ministry slashes 2020 GDP outlook to 8.5% contraction

 

FILE PHOTO: Workers work at a construction site in central Bangkok, Thailand, December 12, 2016. Picture taken December 12, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's finance ministry on Thursday slashed its 2020 economic forecast to a record 8.5% contraction in gross domestic product from the 2.8% growth it projected in January, due to the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175439-thai-finance-ministry-slashes-2020-gdp-outlook-to-85-contraction/

 

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Court finds anti-coup activist innocent

By The Nation

 

Sombat Boongamanong

 

The court has dropped charges against Sombat Boongamanong, an anti-coup activist, who allegedly violated Section 116 of the Criminal Code and the Computer Crime Act by posting messages against the 2014 coup.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175440-court-finds-anti-coup-activist-innocent/

 

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Govt’s tourism package nears target in less than 15 days

By THE NATION

 

 

As of 9pm Wednesday (July 29), 4.65 million people had registered for the “Rao Tiew Duay Gun” (We Travel Together) government stimulus package since it was launched on July 15.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175442-govt’s-tourism-package-nears-target-in-less-than-15-days/

 

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Workers take up jobs overseas despite pandemic

By The Nation

 

 

Hundreds of Thai workers have decided to take up jobs picking fruit in Sweden and Finland despite the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175443-workers-take-up-jobs-overseas-despite-pandemic/

 

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Stranded Ukrainian jumps to his death in Surat Thani

The Nation

 

 

The body of a 49-year-old Ukrainian national was found outside an abandoned hotel in Surat Thani downtown was found on Thursday (July 30), and it is believed he committed suicide by jumping off the roof.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175445-stranded-ukrainian-jumps-to-his-death-in-surat-thani/

 

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Hat Yai Airport busy despite Covid-19 restrictions

By THE NATION

 

 

Despite Thailand keeping its skies closed to international flights, Hat Yai Airport has still been busy with local travellers, airport director Jitmate Komolvanich said on Wednesday (July 29).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175446-hat-yai-airport-busy-despite-covid-19-restrictions/

 

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Thai envoys instructed to help spur international trade, investment and labour pacts

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Thai ambassadors in countries across the world have been tasked by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to help stimulate international trade and investment and fortify labour cooperation to rehabilitate the post-pandemic economy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175447-thai-envoys-instructed-to-help-spur-international-trade-investment-and-labour-pacts/

 

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Doctors offer tips on avoiding jellyfish stings

By The Nation

 

 

Everybody travelling to the beaches should know how to treat jellyfish stings, the Department of Medical Services said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175450-doctors-offer-tips-on-avoiding-jellyfish-stings/

 

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UK extends COVID-19 self-isolation to 10 days from 7

 

A vending machine that sells protective masks is seen in a shopping centre, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Ilford, London, Britain July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Anyone who tests positive or shows symptoms of COVID-19 in Britain will have to self-isolate for 10 days instead of the previous seven, based on a low but tangible possibility that people could remain infectious for longer.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175458-uk-extends-covid-19-self-isolation-to-10-days-from-7/

 

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Heavy rain forecast across Thailand for next five days

By The Nation

 

 

The Thai Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rain showers in almost every part of Thailand between July 31 and August 4.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175460-heavy-rain-forecast-across-thailand-for-next-five-days/

 

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Seven illegal Myanmar migrants, Thai driver nabbed in Lampang

By THE NATION

 

 

Immigration police in Lampang province on Thursday (July 30) arrested seven Myanmar nationals for entering the country illegally and a Thai man for bringing them in.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175461-seven-illegal-myanmar-migrants-thai-driver-nabbed-in-lampang/

 

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Key witness in fatal hit and run by Red Bull ‘Boss’ killed in motorbike accident

 

Image: Vorayuth Yoovidhya, Reuters

 

A key witness in the fatal hit and run involving the Red Bull heir Vorayuth Yoovidhya was killed last night in a motorbike accident.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175463-key-witness-in-fatal-hit-and-run-by-red-bull-‘boss’-killed-in-motorbike-accident/

 

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Thai Industry Sector Projected to Bottom out

 

 

BANGKOK, July 30 (TNA) – Thai industries have bottomed out on the condition that there will be no second wave of Covid-19 and the Thai economy will continuously recover in the second half of this year, said Industry Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175464-thai-industry-sector-projected-to-bottom-out/

 

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CAAT launches public survey: ‘What will affect your decision to travel?’

 

Google Translate offers a clear enough version of the survey launched by CAAT for English speakers to take part. Image: CAAT / Google Forms

 

PHUKET:-- The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has launched an online survey asking what factors would affect travellers’ decision to fly to Thailand, whether for business, a holiday or personal reasons.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175465-caat-launches-public-survey-‘what-will-affect-your-decision-to-travel’/

 

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Australia reports record spike in coronavirus cases, 14 deaths

By Colin Packham

 

Medical personnel administer tests for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a pop-up testing centre, as the state of New South Wales grapples with an outbreak of new cases, in Sydney, Australia, July 30, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia recorded its deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday with 14 deaths and more than 700 new infections mainly in Victoria state, where the government ordered all residents to wear face-coverings outside.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175467-australia-reports-record-spike-in-coronavirus-cases-14-deaths/

 

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Coronavirus spikes in Asia spur warnings against complacency

By Colin Packham and Alasdair Pal

 

Commuters and passersby wearing protective face masks walk near the station amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tokyo, Japan July 30, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

 

SYDNEY/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Spikes in novel coronavirus infections in Asia have dispelled any notion the region may be over the worst, with Australia, India and Hong Kong reporting record daily cases, Vietnam testing thousands and North Korea urging vigilance.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175469-coronavirus-spikes-in-asia-spur-warnings-against-complacency/

 

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Explainer: COVID-19 strikes back in virus-free Vietnam

 

Health workers spray disinfectant at each other after escorting Vietnamese construction workers infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from an airport to the tropical diseases hospital, after they were repatriated from Equatorial Guinea via a specially-adapted Vietnam Airlines plane filled with medical equipment and negative pressure chambers, in Hanoi, Vietnam July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Kham

 

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam has had one of the world's best records in containing the coronavirus despite bordering China, its biggest trading partner, where the virus was first reported.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175470-explainer-covid-19-strikes-back-in-virus-free-vietnam/

 

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Phuket lifeguards issue rip current warning after Russian man, Thai woman rescued

By Kiattikul Chumanee

 

The Russian man and his Thai female friend were both rescued from the water at Nai harn Beach yesterday (July 30). Photo: Phuket Naiharn Surf Lifesaving Club

 

PHUKET:-- LIfeguards at Nai Harn Beach after urging people to swim only where red-yellow flags have been posted and lifeguards are on patrol after a Russian man and his female Thai friend were rescued from a dangerous rip current at the beach yesterday (July 29).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175471-phuket-lifeguards-issue-rip-current-warning-after-russian-man-thai-woman-rescued/

 

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Twihards Unite, Here's Everything We Know About The New Twilight Book

By K.W. Colyard

 

 

Fifteen years after the publication Twilight, and almost 12 years after she canceled the release of this very book, Stephenie Meyer is finally bringing Midnight Sun to the masses.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175472-twihards-unite-heres-everything-we-know-about-the-new-twilight-book/