THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 1 Aug 2020

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Video: Roadside "Moo Ping" sellers have lucky escape as 6 wheel truck demolishes their business - slippery conditions blamed

 

 

Image: 77kaoded

 

A couple who have only recently started a roadside "moo ping" (BBQ pork) business in downtown Krabi had a brush with death yesterday morning.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175722-video-roadside-moo-ping-sellers-have-lucky-escape-as-6-wheel-truck-demolishes-their-business-slippery-conditions-blamed/

 

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Fauci resists Republican effort to turn testimony against protesters

By David Morgan

 

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies during the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 31, 2020. Kevin Dietsch/Pool via REUTERS

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci on Friday resisted efforts by a staunch ally of President Donald Trump to turn his testimony about controlling the coronavirus pandemic into criticism of protests against racial injustice.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175723-fauci-resists-republican-effort-to-turn-testimony-against-protesters/

 

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Demand for lower-end rental condos sees big jump

By THE NATION

 

 

Rental condos priced at under Bt15,000 a month are seeing over 20 per cent growth while there is a big drop in demand for rental units priced at above Bt25,000, an industry executive said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175725-demand-for-lower-end-rental-condos-sees-big-jump/

 

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Media channels to be used for encouraging shift towards renewable energy

By THE NATION

 

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The Office of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has kicked off a campaign to promote the use of clean and renewable energy among Thai people using media channels as the agents of change, ERC deputy secretary-general Kittipong Pinyotrakool said on Friday (July 31.)

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175726-media-channels-to-be-used-for-encouraging-shift-towards-renewable-energy/

 

 

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Hunt on for man who robbed gold from Tesco Lotus and fled on bike

By THE NATION

 

 

Police are hunting for a man who robbed ornaments from a gold shop in Bueng Kan province at gunpoint and escaped on a motorcycle.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175728-hunt-on-for-man-who-robbed-gold-from-tesco-lotus-and-fled-on-bike/

 

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Super-fit Solihull man battling horrific injuries after high speed motorbike crash in Thailand

By Cathrina Hulse

 

Dean Standley is in a critical condition in Thailand after a motorcycle accident (Image: Birmingham Mail)

 

Dean Standley was not wearing a helmet when his Kawasaki Vulcan motorbike crashed into a car

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175731-super-fit-solihull-man-battling-horrific-injuries-after-high-speed-motorbike-crash-in-thailand/

 

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Trump says will ban TikTok amid pressure on Chinese owner to sell

By Echo Wang, Alexandra Alper and David Shepardson

 

FILE PHOTO: China and U.S. flags are seen near a TikTok logo in this illustration picture taken July 16, 2020. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo

 

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Friday he would sign an executive order as soon as Saturday to ban TikTok in the United States, ratcheting up the pressure on the popular short-video app's Chinese owner to sell it.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175733-trump-says-will-ban-tiktok-amid-pressure-on-chinese-owner-to-sell/

 

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Alan Parker, director of 'Bugsy Malone' and 'Mississippi Burning', dies at 76

By Estelle Shirbon

 

FILE PHOTO: Alan Parker celebrates after receiving the Fellowship award at the British Academy of Film and Arts (BAFTA) awards ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London February 10, 2013. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British filmmaker Alan Parker, director of movies ranging from "Bugsy Malone", a gangster comedy featuring children armed with machineguns that fired cream, to the tense prison drama "Midnight Express", died on Friday aged 76.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175760-alan-parker-director-of-bugsy-malone-and-mississippi-burning-dies-at-76/

 

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Japan's kabuki theatre resumes, socially distanced, after coronavirus hiatus

By Elaine Lies

 

Workers wearing protective face masks disinfect seats at the Kabukiza Theatre, where Japan's stately traditional Kabuki theatre will resume on August 1 following a five-month closure due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan July 31, 2020. Picture taken July 31, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's stately traditional kabuki theatre resumed performances on Saturday after a five-month break due to the novel coronavirus, with musicians in masks, actors farther apart on stage and only half the usual number of seats.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175761-japans-kabuki-theatre-resumes-socially-distanced-after-coronavirus-hiatus/

 

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Two new Covid-19 cases in state quarantine

By THE NATION

 

 

There were two new Covid-19 cases over a 24-hour period, the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration said on Saturday (August 1).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175734-two-new-covid-19-cases-in-state-quarantine/

 

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Ellen DeGeneres TV show to make workplace changes after probe of culture

 

 

77th Golden Globe Awards - Arrivals - Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 5, 2020 - Ellen DeGeneres. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/Files

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ellen DeGeneres on Thursday sent an emotional message to the staff of her television talk show saying she was taking steps to improve the culture on set following accusations of a hostile working environment.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175763-ellen-degeneres-tv-show-to-make-workplace-changes-after-probe-of-culture/

 

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South Korea sect leader arrested over coronavirus outbreak

 

 

FILE PHOTO: People watch a TV broadcasting a news report on a news conference held by Lee Man-hee, founder of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony, in Seoul, South Korea, March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Heo Ran/File Photo

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean authorities arrested the founder of a secretive Christian sect at the centre of the country's largest outbreak of COVID-19 infections on Saturday for allegedly hiding crucial information from contact-tracers and other offences.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175766-south-korea-sect-leader-arrested-over-coronavirus-outbreak/

 

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Search launched after man jumps off bridge to Phuket

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The search for the man began early this afternoon. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Rescue workers and Marine Police this afternoon are searching for a young man seen parking his motorbike on the Thao Sri Soonthorn Bridge onto the island from Phang Nga and leaping over the side into the water below.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175768-search-launched-after-man-jumps-off-bridge-to-phuket/

 

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Thailand Live Sunday 2 Aug 2020

 

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