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State welfare card scheme the most popular of policies proposed by parties: poll

By THE NATION

 

 

Most people are satisfied with the state welfare card scheme introduced by Palang Pracharat Party while urging political parties to focus on solving economic problems, according to an opinion survey.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176094-state-welfare-card-scheme-the-most-popular-of-policies-proposed-by-parties-poll/

 

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Video highlights desperate plight of businesses in Phuket amid COVID-19 pandemic

 

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A widely viewed video on YouTube posted by a Thai under the hashtag #Voice from Patong showcases the desperate times being faced at one of Thailand's premier tourism locations. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176100-video-highlights-desperate-plight-of-businesses-in-phuket-amid-covid-19-pandemic/

 

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Expats sought to help Thailand’s tourism industry in its hour of need, end to dual pricing mooted

 

FILE PHOTO: Reuters

 

Thailand's tourism chiefs are turning to expatriates working in Thailand and foreigners living in the country to save Thai tourism in its hour of need. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176098-expats-sought-help-thailand’s-tourism-industry-in-its-hour-of-need-end-to-dual-pricing-mooted/

 

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Love is not Tourism: Petition lobbies Thai govt to allow unmarried couples to enter Thailand

 

FILE PHOTO: Reuters

 

A petition has been started to open up Thailand to couples separated by the pandemic. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176103-love-is-not-tourism-petition-lobbies-thai-govt-to-allow-unmarried-couples-to-enter-thailand/

 

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Russian tests positive for Covid-19 in state quarantine

By The Nation

 

 

There was only one new case of Covid-19 over a 24-hour period, the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reported on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176104-russian-tests-positive-for-covid-19-in-state-quarantine/

 

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Investigation panel pushes for ‘Boss’ case to be reopened

By The Nation

 

 

The investigation committee looking into the Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya case will call on the attorney general to slap the suspect with charges of using cocaine and speeding. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176106-investigation-panel-pushes-for-‘boss’-case-to-be-reopened/

 

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No Songkran holidays this month: Wissanu

By THE NATION

 

Wissanu Krea-ngam

 

Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said on Tuesday (August 4) that there will be no Songkran compensation holiday this month because the government needs to consider the option of granting a public holiday from several aspects.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176118-no-songkran-holidays-this-month-wissanu/

 

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Porsche, Ferrari beauties to go under the gavel this weekend

By The Nation

 

Photo Credit: Nation Photo by Supakit Khumkun

 

The Customs Department will auction off more than 200 vehicles it has seized and expects to generate at least Bt300 million.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176120-porsche-ferrari-beauties-to-go-under-the-gavel-this-weekend/

 

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Yom River flows again after seven months

By THE NATION

 

 

Phichit’s Yom River is flowing again for the first time in seven months, and though the level of water is lower than usual, it is moving fast enough to destroy the check dams built up by locals.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176121-yom-river-flows-again-after-seven-months/

 

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Lampang district swamped by worst floods in 185 years

By THE NATION

 

Photo credit: Wang Nua Rescue

 

Heavy rains and flooding caused by tropical storm Sinlaku have inundated Wan Nua district in Lampang province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176122-lampang-district-swamped-by-worst-floods-in-185-years/

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Mekong water levels expected to surge further after 76cm gain in one day

By The Nation

 

 

The water level in Mekong River flowing through Nong Khai province has risen sharply due to heavy rain in the North of Thailand and Laos under the influence of tropical storm Sinlaku.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176125-mekong-water-levels-expected-to-surge-further-after-76cm-gain-in-one-day/

 

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Children get to school despite flooding

By The Nation

 

 

Many parents in Phayao province had to carry their children to school on Tuesday (August 4) because the road leading to the campus had been cut off by floods caused by the Sinlaku storm.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176127-children-get-to-school-despite-flooding/

 

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New evidence in Thai Red Bull hit-and-run case, says prosecutor's office

 

FILE PHOTO: Policemen examine a damaged Ferrari at the home of the late Red Bull founder Chaleo Yoovidhaya in Bangkok September 3, 2012. REUTERS/Stringer

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune was believed to have been driving much faster than initially thought when he was involved in a fatal hit-and-run in 2012, a prosecution spokesman said on Tuesday, in a case that has stirred anger in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176106-investigation-panel-pushes-for-‘boss’-case-to-be-reopened/?do=findComment&comment=15682605

 

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Thai exports may shrink by 15% this year - shippers

 

FILE PHOTO: A worker stands next to shipping containers on a ship at a port in Bangkok, Thailand, March 25, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's exports may contract by 15% this year as the coronavirus pandemic hits global demand and a stubbornly strong baht <THB=TH> adds to pressure, a Thai shipping association said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176136-thai-exports-may-shrink-by-15-this-year-shippers/

 

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Former MP demands immediate action on capsized waste

By The Nation

 

 

Former Democrat MP Watchara Petthong wrote to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday (August 4) demanding that action be taken to remove the 90 tonnes of garbage that sank along with the Raja 4 ferry boat on Saturday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176141-former-mp-demands-immediate-action-on-capsized-waste/

 

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CCSA to consider reopening schools nationwide

By The Nation

 

 

The option of reopening schools across the country will be discussed at the next Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) meeting on Friday (August 7) at which the Education Ministry’s opinion will also be heard, secretary general to the National Security Council General Somsak Roongsita said on Tuesday (August 4).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176153-ccsa-to-consider-reopening-schools-nationwide/

 

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Govt monitoring Covid-hit Thai temple in Las Vegas

By THE NATION

 

 

The Foreign Ministry is monitoring a Thai temple in the US where three Thai monks fell ill with Covid-19.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176154-govt-monitoring-covid-hit-thai-temple-in-las-vegas/

 

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Almost 80% of CEOs want new Cabinet to get up and running immediately: survey

By The Nation

 

 

Almost 80 per cent of chief executive officers of large organisations in Thailand hope the new Cabinet will be able to start working immediately and with a deep understanding of local and foreign economies, according to a Krungthep Turakit newspaper survey of 100 CEOs in various sectors.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176155-almost-80-of-ceos-want-new-cabinet-to-get-up-and-running-immediately-survey/

 

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Model Electric Boat Tested for Saen Saeb Canal Boat Service

 

 

BANGKOK, Aug 4 (TNA) – The Marine Department is satisfied with the test run of a model electric boat on Saen Saeb canal, which will help improve passenger boat service in Bangkok to be environmentally-friendly.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176156-model-electric-boat-tested-for-saen-saeb-canal-boat-service/

 

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All American Soldiers Subject to CCSA Requirements to Prevent Covid-19

 

 

BANGKOK, Aug 4 (TNA) –  Visiting American troops are undergoing the 14-day quarantine in Bangkok before they will join U.S.-Thai military exercises, said the head of the Thai Army’s anti-COVID-19 Unit, Nathapon Srisawat while calling for the public to be confident in the high standard of Thai public health system.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176158-all-american-soldiers-subject-to-ccsa-requirements-to-prevent-covid-19/

 

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UK risks twice-as-big second COVID wave without better testing, study finds

 

Shoppers walk past social distancing signs at the Covent Garden shopping and dining district, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain, August 2, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain faces a second wave of COVID-19 this winter twice as widespread as the initial outbreak if it reopens schools without a more effective test-and-trace system in place, according to a study published on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176159-uk-risks-twice-as-big-second-covid-wave-without-better-testing-study-finds/

 

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Australian state to impose hefty fines to compel COVID-19 isolation

By Colin Packham

 

FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective face mask walks in a street in Melbourne after it became the first city in Australia to enforce mask-wearing in public as part of efforts to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's second-most populous state Victoria said on Tuesday that anyone breaking COVID-19 isolation orders will face hefty fines, as high as A$20,000 (10,899 pounds), and that more military personnel will be deployed to fight the spread of the virus.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176160-australian-state-to-impose-hefty-fines-to-compel-covid-19-isolation/

 

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The survivor: last Korean war criminal in Japan wants recognition

By Ju-min Park

 

Lee Hak-rae, the last surviving Korean war criminal during World War II, holds a copy of photo that was taken at a POW camp run by the Japanese Imperial Army in Thailand in 1942, during an interview with Reuters at his home, in Tokyo, Japan June 25, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - To the casual observer, 95-year-old Lee Hak-rae could be just another elderly person in Japan. Surrounded by pictures of his family and paintings by his great-grandchildren, Lee potters about his cluttered living room on the outskirts of Tokyo.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176162-the-survivor-last-korean-war-criminal-in-japan-wants-recognition/

 

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Grab expands finance business with consumer loans services, wealth management

By Anshuman Daga

 

FILE PHOTO: A Grab logo is pictured at the Money 20/20 Asia Fintech Trade Show in Singapore March 21, 2019. REUTERS/Anshuman Daga/File Photo

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Grab, Southeast Asia's biggest ridehailing firm, deepened its finance sector push on Tuesday by announcing that it will offer consumer loans services in Singapore and roll-out wealth management products in the fast-growing but crowded sector.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176163-grab-expands-finance-business-with-consumer-loans-services-wealth-management/

 

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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi confirms contesting for second term

By Shoon Naing

 

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrives to the electoral commision to formalize her re-election bid as a parliament member in Yangon, Myanmar August 4, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer

 

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday formally declared her intention to seek a second term in an election in November that is seen as a test of the Southeast Asian nation's tentative democratic reforms.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176166-myanmars-aung-san-suu-kyi-confirms-contesting-for-second-term/

 

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Why the art of reading another person has become much harder with masks

By Christine Manby

 

 

Masks.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176169-why-the-art-of-reading-another-person-has-become-much-harder-with-masks/

 

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Most Netflix shows are eminently skippable trash – and Netflix just admitted it

By ED POWER

 

The end can't come soon enough: Netflix's Cursed

 

In this moment of uncertainty, anxiety and boredom, Netflix was supposed to be our light in the dark, the pandemic pal we could rely on no matter what.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176172-most-netflix-shows-are-eminently-skippable-trash-–-and-netflix-just-admitted-it/

 

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Licensed music is coming to Snapchat, as parent strikes deals with Warner, UMPG and more

BY TIM INGHAM

 

Credit: Thought Catalog

 

Snap Inc, the parent of social media platform Snapchat, is set to launch a new music video feature which has been licensed by some of the industry’s biggest companies.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176173-licensed-music-is-coming-to-snapchat-as-parent-strikes-deals-with-warner-umpg-and-more/

 

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Cabinet approves new law to unlock medical cannabis industry

By The Nation

 

 

The Cabinet today approved an amendment to the Narcotic Act allowing registered patients, Thai traditional medicine businesses, and farmers to access medical cannabis, Government Spokesperson Narumon Pinyosinwat said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176184-cabinet-approves-new-law-to-unlock-medical-cannabis-industry/

 

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Thai senator questions the necessity of US troops in joint exercise now

 

Senator Kamnoon Sidhisamarn proposes an amnesty bill as a way to bring about national reconciliation.

 

Senator Kamnoon Stthisamarn has questioned the necessity of the arrival of US troops in Thailand, for joint exercises with their Thai counterparts, despite objections from the CCSA.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176186-thai-senator-questions-the-necessity-of-us-troops-in-joint-exercise-now/