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Mae Sot: 400 migrant workers left high and dry as textile company extends closure

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Police and the military were called to keep order as 400 Myanmar workers at a textile company in Mae Sot, Tak, in north western Thailand protested. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176416-mae-sot-400-migrant-workers-left-high-and-dry-as-textile-company-extends-closure/

 

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Pizza is star of the show at Hua Hin Food Festival this weekend

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

Manager reported that the Hua Hin Food Festival will showcase the resort's famous dishes from hotels and restaurants in the area this Friday and Saturday starting at 4 pm.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176419-pizza-is-star-of-the-show-at-hua-hin-food-festival-this-weekend/

 

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Hiroshima marks 75 years since atomic bombing in scaled-back ceremony

By Elaine Lies

 

The Atomic Bomb Dome is seen in front of the venue holding a ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, August 6, 2020, on the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - Bells tolled in Hiroshima on Thursday for the 75th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing, with ceremonies downsized due to the coronavirus and the city's mayor urging nations to reject selfish nationalism and unite to fight all threats.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176421-hiroshima-marks-75-years-since-atomic-bombing-in-scaled-back-ceremony/

 

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Thai July headline CPI drops 0.98% year-on-year, smaller than forecast fall

 

FILE PHOTO: A mother and her daughter shop for bananas at a market in Bangkok, Thailand, March 31, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's headline consumer price index (CPI) contracted 0.98% in July from a year earlier, a smaller than expected drop, commerce ministry data showed on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176422-thai-july-headline-cpi-drops-098-year-on-year-smaller-than-forecast-fall/

 

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Two returnees from US found positive in state quarantine

By The Nation

 

 

Thailand saw two new confirmed Covid-19 cases in state quarantine without any deaths over a 24-hour period, the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration, reported today (August 6) – the 73rd day without domestic case since May.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176424-two-returnees-from-us-found-positive-in-state-quarantine/

 

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No ammonium nitrate stored in capital, BMA confirms

By The Nation

 

 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration confirmed that no ammonium nitrate has been stored in the city, but admitted that some businesses possess risky chemicals that need to be kept an eye on.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176426-no-ammonium-nitrate-stored-in-bangkok-bma-confirms/

 

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Bumrungrad Hospital profit takes painful hit due to Covid-19 crisis

By THE NATION

 

 

Bumrungrad Hospital announced that its profit in the second quarter of 2020 decreased by 93.9 per cent to Bt44.42 million, after being hit by a 40 per cent revenue reduction due to the Covid-19 crisis.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176427-bumrungrad-hospital-profit-takes-painful-hit-due-to-covid-19-crisis/

 

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Man arrested for impersonating police in two robberies

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Eakkachai Chunthong, 46, was arrested at a house in Soi Srisuthat 10, Moo 7, Rassada, yesterday (Aug 5). Photo: Wichit Police

 

PHUKET: A Phuket man has been arrested for impersonating police in order to rob his victims of their belongings by ordering them to stop their motorbikes by the side of the road and hand over their belongings for a search. The hunt for the man’s accomplice in the robberies continues.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176430-man-arrested-for-impersonating-police-in-two-robberies/

 

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Facebook purges ads for illegal wildlife in SE Asia as online trade surges

By Thu Thu Aung

 

FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed Facebook logo is seen placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

 

YANGON (Reuters) - An ad showing a civet cat cowering in a cage being offered for sale on Facebook was just one of hundreds that the social media giant has removed in a crackdown on Southeast Asia's illegal wildlife trade during recent weeks.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176431-facebook-purges-ads-for-illegal-wildlife-in-se-asia-as-online-trade-surges/

 

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Two Thais injured in Beirut blast are safe, says Labour Ministry

By The Nation

 

Theanrat Nawamawat

 

The two Thai workers in Lebanon who were injured in the August 4 Beirut explosion are in a safe condition, Deputy Labour Minister Theanrat Nawamawat said. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176434-two-thais-injured-in-beirut-blast-are-safe-says-labour-ministry/

 

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PM dissatisfied with the handling of Red Bull heir case

 

 

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said today that he is not satisfied with the way the Red Bull heir’s hit-and-run case has been handled by the police and public prosecutors and promised to take action, once he receives the report from the independent fact-finding panel headed by Vicha Mahakhun.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176447-pm-prayut-dissatisfied-with-the-handling-of-red-bull-heir-case/

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Tourism-reliant Thailand shelves 'travel bubble' plan as Asia virus cases rise

By Chayut Setboonsarng

 

FILE PHOTO: Boards with information about canceled flights are seen at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International airport amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Thailand, June 3, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has delayed plans for a "travel bubble" agreement with select countries as new daily coronavirus cases rise in parts of Asia, putting pressure on its vital tourism industry and complicating efforts to revive its battered economy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176448-tourism-reliant thailand shelves-travel-bubble-plan-as-asia-virus-cases-rise/

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Thai banking executive Predee Daochai named finance minister

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FILE PHOTO: Predee Daochai, Chairman of the Thai Bankers' Association, is seen in this February 17, 2016 handout picture. Kasikornbank/Handout via REUTERS

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai banking executive Predee Daochai has been named the Southeast Asian country's new finance minister in a cabinet reshuffle, according to an announcement published in the official Royal Gazette.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176450-thai-banking-executive-predee-daochai-named-finance-minister/

 

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Team to travel across Thailand to assess people’s mental health

By The Nation

 

Satit Pitutecha, Deputy Public Health Minister (Centre)

 

The Public Health Ministry will have its Mental Health Crisis Assessment and Treatment Team (MCATT) start screening people’s mental health nationwide from August 17 in a bid to cut down on the number of suicides due to the Covid-19 fallout.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176452-team-to-travel-across-thailand-to-assess-people’s-mental-health/

 

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Killer of Yannawa gambling den shooter surrenders

By THE NATION

 

 

A man going by the name “Boy BanKrua” surrendered to police on Thursday (August 6) for shooting dead a person at a gambling den in Bangkok’s Yannawa district. He also handed in the gun he used.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176454-bangkok-killer-of-yannawa-gambling-den-shooter-surrenders/

 

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Railway station guard hailed as hero for saving man’s life

By The Nation

 

 

A guard at the Si Sa Ket railway station risked his own life on Thursday (August 6) to save a man from being crushed to death by a train that was pulling into the station. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176455-si-sa-ket-railway-station-guard-hailed-as-hero-for-saving-man’s-life/

 

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Four Thai women face six months in prison for ‘partying’ in Singapore

By The Nation

 

 

Four Thai women were among the 10 people charged in Singapore on Wednesday (August 5) for holding an “unnecessary” gathering and violating social-distancing measures put in place to curb Covid-19 infections.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176456-four-thai-women-face-six-months-in-prison-for-‘partying’-in-singapore/

 

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Bangkok garbage collection rate to stay Bt20 for now: BMA 

By The Nation

 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) resolved on Thursday (August 6) to put off increasing the monthly garbage collection rate from Bt20 to Bt80. 

 

Initially, the new rate was to go into effect from October 1, but has now been postponed to October 1, 2021.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176459-bangkok-garbage-collection-rate-to-stay-bt20-for-now-bma/

 

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New bridge being built to link islanders to Satun mainland

By The Nation

 

 

The Department of Rural Roads has started building a bridge over the Khlong Do canal in Satun’s Langu district in a bid to improve the lives of people living on a remote island.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176461-new-bridge-being-built-to-link-islanders-to-satun-mainland/

 

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Mysterious fire destroys electrical appliances shop in Phitsanulok

By THE NATION

 

 

A fire broke out at an electrical appliances shop in Phitsanulok province late on Wednesday (August 5) and it took some 10 fire trucks nearly an hour to bring the blaze under control.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176465-mysterious-fire-destroys-electrical-appliances-shop-in-phitsanulok/

 

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Victims of an online scam turn to national police for help

By THE NATION

 

 

Some 30 people who claim they were tricked into investing in an online casino showed up at the national police headquarters on Thursday (August 6) to demand that action be taken against those are behind this fraud, which has cost them more than Bt500 million in damages.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176467-victims-of-an-online-scam-turn-to-national-police-for-help/

 

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Health conference expected to bring 10,000 visitors to Phuket

By The Phuket News

 

The PHAT delegation at Phuket Provincial Hall yesterday (Aug 5). Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: An annual medical conference that is expected to attract some 10,000 attendees scheduled to be held in Phuket next month, and is hoped to bring another welcome boost to Phuket’s ailing island economy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176469-health-conference-expected-to-bring-10000-visitors-to-phuket/

 

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Another missing ferry crew member found trapped inside sunken vessel

 

photo from @TichilaThaipbs

 

Divers have found the remains of another missing ferry crew member in the sunken Racha 4 ferry, but were unable to recover the body.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176491-another-missing-ferry-crew-member-found-trapped-inside-sunken-vessel/

 

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Young people confident in their skills, willing to adapt, work harder post-pandemic: survey

By The Nation

 

 

A Standard Chartered study shows those aged 18-34 in 12 countries are keen to take steps to adapt income streams, and re-skill if they can, in order to earn more.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176493-young-people-confident-in-their-skills-willing-to-adapt-work-harder-post-pandemic-survey/

 

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Vietnam turns Danang stadium into field hospital amid virus outbreak

By Khanh Vu and Phuong Nguyen

 

 

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam is close to completing the conversion of a sports stadium into a 1,000-bed field hospital in its new coronavirus epicentre Danang, the health ministry said on Thursday, as it battles an outbreak that has spread to at least 11 locations.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176494-vietnam-turns-danang-stadium-into-field-hospital-amid-virus-outbreak/

 

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Philippines suffers first recession in 29 years, braces for grim year on virus woes

By Enrico Dela Cruz and Neil Jerome Morales

 

FILE PHOTO: Construction of new buildings alongside older establishments is seen within the business district in Makati City, metro Manila, Philippines January 25, 2017. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco

 

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine economy fell into recession for the first time in 29 years with a record slump in the second quarter, as strict lockdown measures ravaged economic activity and prompted the government to sharply cut its GDP forecast for 2020.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176495-philippines-suffers-first-recession-in-29-years-braces-for-grim-year-on-virus-woes/

 

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Canadian preacher jailed in Myanmar for holding services during virus ban

By Shoon Naing

 

Burmese-Canadian preacher David Lah, who is accused of organising prayers in defiance of restrictions on gatherings imposed by the government during a lockdown due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, arrives at a court in Yangon, Myanmar August 6, 2020. REUTERS/Myat Thu Kyaw

 

YANGON (Reuters) - A Myanmar court on Thursday sentenced a Canadian preacher who said Christians were immune to the novel coronavirus to jail with hard labour for three months for holding church services in defiance of a ban on gatherings during the outbreak.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176498-canadian-preacher-jailed-in-myanmar-for-holding-services-during-virus-ban/

 

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Samui locals clean up after boat accident

By THE NATION

 

 

Over 100 locals from Koh Samui are cleaning beaches on nearby Koh Taen after they were strewn with garbage from trucks that sank in a boat accident. Three people are still missing after the Racha 4 ferry boat carrying 16 people and three 10-wheeler trucks went down in heavy seas on August 1.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176500-samui-locals-clean-up-after-boat-accident/

 

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Lebanon mourns victims of devastating blast, searches for missing

By Samia Nakhoul and Ellen Francis

 

A general view shows the damage following Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon August 6, 2020. REUTERS/Bader Helal

 

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon mourned on Thursday the victims of the most powerful blast to hit a country that has already been struck down by an economic crisis, as rescuers searched for those missing since the explosion flattened Beirut port and devastated the city.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176502-lebanon-mourns-victims-of-devastating-blast-searches-for-missing/

 

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Germany should have sought Italy's okay to extradite McCann suspect, EU court adviser says

By Foo Yun Chee

 

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - German authorities did not follow correct procedures when they extradited a German man from Italy for a rape charge whom investigators also suspect of murdering British toddler Madeleine McCann, an adviser to Europe's top court said on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176503-germany-should-have-sought-italys-okay-to-extradite-mccann-suspect-eu-court-adviser-says/