THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Friday 31 July 2020

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Two men charged with murder of motorcycle taxi driver in Pattaya

 

 

Pattaya and Chonburi police have swiftly resolved the case of a motorcycle taxi rider shot earlier in the week by assailants on another motorcycle. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175559-two-men-charged-with-murder-of-motorcycle-taxi-driver-in-pattaya/

 

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Inaugural flight of Thai Vietjet Air from Bangkok to Khon Kaen

 

Picture:  77kaoded

 

Suthep Maneechote, the deputy governor of Khon Kaen province in Thailand's north east was guest of honor as local dignitaries and executives gathered on the tarmac at Khon Kaen airport to greet the inaugural flight of Thai Vietjet Air from Suvarabhumi yesterday morning. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175567-inaugural-flight-of-thai-vietjet-air-from-bangkok-to-khon-kaen/

 

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Cha-Am: Well known seafood restaurant boss murdered in bed - size ten footwear the only clue

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Cha-Am police were called to a bedroom behind the Thip Seafood restaurant in Soi Lookrang Saphan Pla in downtown Cha-Am during the night. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175571-cha-am-well-known-seafood-restaurant-boss-murdered-in-bed-size-ten-footwear-the-only-clue/

 

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Everyone must help prevent second wave of Covid-19 infections: virologist

By The Nation

 

Dr Yong Poovorawan, an expert virologist at Chulalongkorn University

 

In a Facebook post on Friday (July 31), virologist Dr Yong Poovorawan called on people to work together in preventing a second wave of Covid-19 infections.

 

Source: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175576-everyone-must-help-prevent-second-wave-of-covid-19-infections-virologist/

 

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Six new Covid-19 cases in state quarantine

By The Nation

 

 

There were six new cases over a 24-hour period, the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said on Friday (July 31). It was the 67th day without a domestic case since May.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175579-six-new-covid-19-cases-in-state-quarantine/

 

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Navy captain in miracle escape - "Somdej Tia" medal hailed!

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Naew Na reported on the horror smash of a Honda Civic at 1 am this morning in the area of Ban Chang, Rayong. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175582-navy-captain-in-miracle-escape-somdej-tia-medal-hailed/

 

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Final Cabinet list ‘being checked’, no police role for Prawit

By THE NATION

 

Prayut Chan-o-cha

 

The prime minister revealed today that the final list of ministers for his new Cabinet was being checked, but confirmed that Deputy PM Prawit Wongsuwan will not take his place in overseeing the Royal Thai Police.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175598-final-cabinet-list-‘being-checked’-no-police-role-for-prawit/

 

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Triumph factory sacks workers without notice

By The Nation

 

 

Workers at a Triumph factory in Nakhon Sawan came to work on Friday (July 31) to find a sign saying that all 800 of them had lost their jobs and that the factory will be closed for three months.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175599-triumph-factory-sacks-workers-without-notice/

 

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Travel agent predicts tourists will return as soon as Covid-19 ends

By THE NATION

 

 

Social Plus System, which runs a Thai-language travel website (เกาะ-เสม็ด.com/), believes that tourists will return to Thailand once the Covid-19 crisis is resolved.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175600-travel-agent-predicts-tourists-will-return-as-soon-as-covid-19-ends/

 

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Phuket resort denies rumours of shutting down

By THE NATION

 

 

The operator of Zenmaya Phuket Resort has denied online reports that the resort had shut down, explaining that it was closed for renovation and rebranding.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175601-phuket-resort-denies-rumours-of-shutting-down/

 

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Police thwart gold-shop heist

By The Nation

 

 

A woman dressed in pink and armed with a pistol showed up at a gold shop in Bangkok’s Klong Sam Wa district on Thursday (July 30) with the aim of making off with a fortune.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175602-police-thwart-gold-shop-heist-in-bangkok/

 

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More students speak up against govt

By The Nation

 

Photo Credit: Nation Photo by Korbphuk Phromrekha

 

Students from all three campuses of King Mongkut’s University of Technology gathered at the campus in north Bangkok on Thursday (July 30) to protest against the government depriving people of their rights and freedom.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175603-more-students-speak-up-against-govt/

 

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Khon Kaen dino grabs attention with bandaged leg

By The Nation

 

 

The dinosaur standing tall on Khon Kaen’s Maliwan Road has been wearing a bandage on his front leg since it was hit by a car on July 1.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175607-khon-kaen-dino-grabs-attention-with-bandaged-leg/

 

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Tourism workers offered free English e-learning courses

By The Nation

 

 

The government is offering English for tourism e-learning courses to encourage students, tourism industry personnel, and the general public to develop their English skills. The move by the Department of Tourism follows an Asean agreement on standards for tourism workers.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175608-tourism-workers-offered-free-english-e-learning-courses/

 

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Thai second quarter economy likely shrank by record 12%-13% year-on-year: central bank

 

FILE PHOTO: A view of the Port of Bangkok, Thailand, March 25, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's economy may have shrank by 12%-13% in the second quarter from a year earlier due to the impacts of the coronavirous pandemic, the central bank said on Friday, in what could be a record contraction.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175626-thai-second-quarter-economy-likely-shrank-by-record-12-13-year-on-year-central-bank/

 

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Mother who crossed border for visa will finally be reunited with her newborn

By The Nation

 

 

Pattani governor Kraisorn Wisitwong is calling on his Songkhla counterpart, Jaruwat Kliangklao, to help bring back a Thai woman’s baby from Malaysia via the Sadao Customs House on Monday (August 3).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175627-mother-who-crossed-border-for-visa-will-finally-be-reunited-with-her-newborn/

 

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Over Bt50 billion sought for battle against Covid-19

By The Nation

 

 

Medical personnel and the availability of medical equipment and facilities are key to fighting Covid-19, and the Loan Review Committee is considering a request of Bt51.9 billion for the job.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175629-over-bt50-billion-sought-for-battle-against-covid-19/

 

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There is no 'zero risk' in easing travel restrictions, WHO says

By Bhargav Acharya, Kanishka Singh

 

FILE PHOTO: A traveller walks at the Tegel airport, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Berlin, Germany, July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt

 

(Reuters) - There is no “zero risk” strategy for countries easing international travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, and essential travel for emergencies should remain the priority, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175630-there-is-no-zero-risk-in-easing-travel-restrictions-who-says/

 

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Knowledge a 'treasure' for Italy's oldest student, who graduates at 96

By Guglielmo Mangiapane, Antonio Parrinello

 

Giuseppe Paterno, 96, Italy's oldest student, takes his final exam online, for his undergraduate degree that he has been studying for in history and philosophy at the University of Palermo, using a laptop at his home, due to social distancing measures implemented during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Palermo, Italy, June 23, 2020. REUTERS/Antonio Parrinello

 

PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) - At 96, Giuseppe Paterno has faced many tests in life - childhood poverty, war and, more recently, the coronavirus pandemic. Now he has sailed through an exam that makes him Italy’s oldest university graduate.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175631-knowledge-a-treasure-for-italys-oldest-student-who-graduates-at-96/

 

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Vietnam reports first coronavirus death after months of successful curbs

By Phuong Nguyen, Khanh Vu

 

A man wears a protective mask as he drives past a banner promoting prevention against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Hanoi, Vietnam July 31, 2020. REUTERS/Kham

 

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam recorded its first death from COVID-19 on Friday after winning plaudits worldwide for one of the most successful national responses to the pandemic.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175633-vietnam-reports-first-coronavirus-death-after-months-of-successful-curbs/

 

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Italian fashion brands called upon to tackle racism

By Priya Elan

 

Fashion designer Stella Jean co-wrote the letter asking fashion labels to move beyond tokenism and into action. Photograph: Fabio Frustaci/EPA

 

Black fashion designers in Italy have called upon Gucci, Prada and Dolce & Gabbana to commit to eradicating racism in the country’s fashion industry, accusing brands of prioritising performative gestures of support for the Black Lives Matter movement in the US at the expense of tackling discrimination closer to home.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175635-italian-fashion-brands-called-upon-to-tackle-racism/

 

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Exclusive: Phantom has not closed for good – Really Useful Group

By BY MATTHEW HEMLEY

 

 

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group has moved to quash reports that The Phantom of the Opera has closed permanently and has insisted the “brilliant original” will be returning to the West End.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175636-exclusive-phantom-has-not-closed-for-good-–-really-useful-group/

 

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Beyoncé Black is King review: A sumptuous, breathtaking celebration of ancestry

By DAVID SMYTH

 

 

If the public is tiring of Disney doggedly remaking all of its old animations in live action format, finally some original content is coming out of the project as well.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175637-beyoncé-black-is-king-review-a-sumptuous-breathtaking-celebration-of-ancestry/