Three bikers killed in accident on Suphanburi highway

By THE NATION

 

 

Three young bikers were killed in an accident on a highway in Suphanburi province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177023-three-bikers-killed-in-accident-on-suphanburi-highway/

 

Industry wants govt to lift barriers for doing business in Thailand

By The Nation

 

Supant Mongkolsuthree, chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries

 

The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) will ask new Finance Minister Predee Daochai to lower barriers to doing business in Thailand, said Supant Mongkolsuthree, chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177025-industry-wants-govt-to-lift-barriers-for-doing-business-in-thailand/

 

Viral video: "Former police colonel" rages at Don Muang gate staff - computer smashed

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A video going viral on Thai social media shows a couple furious with staff at a gate at Don Muang airport on Saturday evening about 6 pm.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177028-viral-video-former-police-colonel-rages-at-don-muang-gate-staff-computer-smashed/

 

Pattaya’s homeless problem comes to the attention of resort’s authorities

 

Picture: Ruk Siam News

 

Ruk Siam News reported that Pattaya police, a homeless organization and officials from the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security and other special forces were out in force clearing homeless people and beggars off the streets. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177033-pattaya’s-homeless-problem-comes-to-the-attention-of-resort’s-authorities/

 

 

Pattaya: "Just one" pub breaking the Covid-19 rules - The Blossom Club is busted

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Bang Lamung District chief Amnat Charoensri sent in his deputies and the Pattaya police to check that pubs and bars were shutting on time and following the Covid-19 regulations. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177035-pattaya-just-one-pub-breaking-the-covid-19-rules-the-blossom-club-is-busted/

 

Video: Hunt on for Phetchabun pick-up driver who damaged water machine and fled the scene

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

CCTV footage from near a T-junction in the Ban Nam Deua Tai area of Phetchabun in north east Thailand showed the moment a pick-up failed to negotiate a bend on Saturday evening and smashed into a coin-op water facility. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177036-video-hunt-on-for-phetchabun-pick-up-driver-who-damaged-water-machine-and-fled-the-scene/

 

Return of Thais from Bahrain suspended after consular official gets COVID-19

 

 

The repatriation of Thais from Bahrain, as well as consular services at the Thai Embassy in Bahrain’s capital, Manama, have been suspended until August 22nd after a Bahraini official in the consular office was found to be infected with COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177037-return-of-thais-from-bahrain-suspended-after-consular-official-gets-covid-19/

 

No new Covid-19 case in Thailand but global cases since outbreak pass 20 million

By The Nation

 

 

The government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said on Monday (August 10) that there was no new case over a 24-hour period, the 77th day without domestic cases since May.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177038-no-new-covid-19-case-in-thailand-but-global-cases-since-outbreak-pass-20-million/

 

Chonburi - and Pattaya - won't benefit much from government tourism plans, says media

 

Thai caption: "Let's go on holiday together" (plan) - EEC to benefit?"

 

An opinion piece published by Bangkok Business news suggested that government plans to stimulate tourism in Chonburi - principally Pattaya - were unlikely to have much effect. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177041-chonburi-and-pattaya-wont-benefit-much-from-government-tourism-plans-says-media/

 

Lack of foreign tourists having devastating impact on Chiang Mai tourism

 

 

Chiang Mai News reported on tourism at the weekend - or more accurately the almost complete lack of it. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177043- lack-of-foreign-tourists-having-devastating-impact-on-chiang-mai-tourism/

 

Foreign tourist arrivals to Thailand could be as low as 6 million in 2021, warns TAT

 

FILE PHOTO: Reuters

 

The Tourism Authority of Thailand has forecast how many foreigners it expects to visit the country in 2021.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177048-foreign-tourist-arrivals-to-thailand-could-be-as-low-as-6-million-in-2021-warns-tat/

 

Mother of ‘dangerous’ schoolboy pleads for help

By The Nation

 

 

The mother of an 11-year-old schoolboy in Mukdahan province is pleading for help after he was expelled and instructed to go to another school 4 kilometres away because he was a danger to the teachers.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177060-mother-of-‘dangerous’-schoolboy-pleads-for-help/

 

Public urged to try water transport on Chao Phraya to avoid traffic jams

By The Nation

 

 

The Marine Department is encouraging private individuals to adopt modern boat technology such as electric boats or other boat services to beat the urban traffic chaos.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177062-public-urged-to-try-water-transport-on-chao-phraya-to-avoid-traffic-jams/

 

List of lottery sellers reviewed in bid to end speculation

By The Nation

 

 

The Government Lottery Office (GLO) is reviewing the list of 200,000 registered lottery sellers so it can weed out government and state enterprise officers selling lotteries as they are already withdrawing a salary from the government, said Pachara Anantasilp, director general of the Excise Department and chairman of the GLO committee.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177064-list-of-lottery-sellers-reviewed-in-bid-to-end-speculation/

 

Chachoengsao police on the lookout for armed drug addict

By The Nation

 

 

A hunt is on for an armed drug addict who gave police the slip and disappeared in a rubber tree plantation in Chachoengsao province early on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177065-chachoengsao-police-on-the-lookout-for-armed-drug-addict/

 

Venture goes awry as smugglers’ loot falls into the mighty Mekong

By The Nation

 

 

A local syndicate’s plan to smuggle vehicles across the Mekong River in Nakhon Phanom failed badly when the cargo slipped into the water on Monday (August 10).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177067-venture-goes-awry-as-smugglers’-loot-falls-into-the-mighty-mekong/

 

Protesters deliver ‘people’s Constitution’ to Parliament

By THE NATION

 

 

The Committee Campaigning for a People's Constitution (CCPC) today (August 10) submitted a draft of its amended charter to parliamentary representatives as it joined members of other pro-democracy groups for a protest in front of Parliament.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177069-protesters-deliver-‘people’s-constitution’-to-parliament/

 

Foreign investors eye Rayong for new rubber factories

By THE NATION

 

 

Both domestic and foreign investors want to establish rubber glove factories at an industrial estate in Rayong province to meet soaring demand during the Covid-19 crisis, said the estate’s developer.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177070-foreign-investors-eye-rayong-for-new-rubber-factories/

 

Thai food processors eye growing cricket market

By The Nation

 

 

The Thai Food Processors Association (TFPA) is aiming to invest in cricket products, as the demand from international consumers is increasing, TFPA chairman Wisit Lamlumcha said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177071-thai-food-processors-eye-growing-cricket-market/

 

Missing Brit found safe

By The Phuket News

 

Peter Murray is safe and in good health, but being detained at Phuket Prison while waiting for driving charges against him to be heard in court. Photo: Supplied

 

PHUKET:-- British national Peter Murrray, 60, reported as missing by his family in the UK, is safe and on the island, but being detained at Phuket Provincial Prison while driving charges against him are being heard in court.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177089-missing-brit-found-safe/

 

Grab agrees to adjust its policies in line with demands

By The Nation

 

 

Call taxi company Grab accepted its Grab Bike partners’ demands on Monday (August 10) and agreed to make adjustments as required.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177091-grab-agrees-to-adjust-its-policies-in-line-with-demands/

 

Snakes in, school’s out! Slithering reptiles cause chaos in class

By The Nation

 

 

A school class in Kamphaeng Phet province had to be abandoned today after students discovered four snakes had slithered into the room without anyone noticing.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177092-snakes-in-school’s-out-slithering-reptiles-cause-chaos-in-class/

 

New crab bank first step towards sustainable fishing in Songkhla

By THE NATION

 

 

Fishermen in Songkhla’s Thepa district are working with the Songkhla Community College and local fishery office to establish a “Thepha Horse Crab Bank” to rebuild the population of horse crabs, also known as blue crabs, which have been overfished due to the high prices offered by seafood restaurants nationwide.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177093-new-crab-bank-first-step-towards-sustainable-fishing-in-songkhla/

 

Food delivery business booms amid Covid-19 outbreak

By The Nation

 

 

With Covid-19 restrictions forcing people to stay at home, food delivery business has been booming over the past four months.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177095-food-delivery-business-booms-amid-covid-19-outbreak/

 

Total Wipeout fans rage after show is 'ruined' by new voiceovers on blurry decade-old episode

By Rose Hill

 

Total Wipeout fans were dismayed to realise that it was an old episode (Image: BBC)

 

Total Wipeout fans were left utterly furious this evening after discovering what they believed to be the new series was actually an old episode with new voiceovers.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177097-total-wipeout-fans-rage-after-show-is-ruined-by-new-voiceovers-on-blurry-decade-old-episode/

 

11 things you didn't know about Iron Man

BY SCOTT J DAVIS

 

MARVEL STUDIOS

 

Marvel fans have had to wait longer than expected for the MCU to return, so what better time to look back to where it all began?

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177098-11-things-you-didnt-know-about-iron-man/

 

Survey reveals Britons' favourite 007 actors... and the results could leave you shaken AND stirred

 

Sean Connery pictured in Dr. No. The Scottish actor came out on top in the survey for RadioTimes.com with 44 per cent of the vote

 

Who's the best James Bond? The results of a poll will leave some 007 fans spitting out their martinis in shock.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177099-survey-reveals-britons-favourite-007-actors-and-the-results-could-leave-you-shaken-and-stirred/

 

Fresh ‘Boss’ probe eyes cocaine charge, speeding calculations

By The Nation

 

 

A new panel of prosecutors today revealed progress in their fresh investigation of whether Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya used cocaine and if his Ferrari was speeding when it killed a policeman in a hit-and-run case. 

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177104-fresh-‘boss’-probe-eyes-cocaine-charge-speeding-calculations/

 

Vietnam reports six more coronavirus infections, two new deaths

 

A healthcare worker wearing protective suit walks past as local residents, who have returned after travelling to Da Nang, wait at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing center in Hanoi, Vietnam August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Kham

 

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's health ministry reported six more coronavirus infections and two additional deaths on Monday, bringing the total number of cases in the Southeast Asian country to 847, with 13 fatalities.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177105-vietnam-reports-six-more-coronavirus-infections-two-new-deaths/

 

Philippine trash trawlers earn little from virus-boosted surge in plastics

By Adrian Portugal and Peter Blaza

 

Waste picker Virgilio Estueta, 60, walks with his cart filled with trash amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 7, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

 

MANILA (Reuters) - Virgilio Estuesta has picked through trash in the Philippines' biggest city for four decades, and is noticing an unusually large amount of plastics during his daily trawl of about 15 km (9.3 miles).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177107-philippine-trash-trawlers-earn-little-from-virus-boosted-surge-in-plastics/