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Hua Hin: Sansara Cup II set for August 17th

 

 

The second edition of the Sansara Cup is set for the Hua Hin International School on August 17th. The three schools from the surrounding area will all be represented.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177692-hua-hin-sansara-cup-ii-set-for august-17th/

 

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17 returnees test positive for Covid-19 in state quarantine

By The Nation

 

 

There were 17 new cases in state quarantine over a 24-hour period, the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reported on Friday (August 14).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177693-17-returnees-test-positive-for-covid-19-in-state-quarantine/

 

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Video: Krabi and Phi Phi island "100% ready" for tourists - but will they come?

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Thai media 77kaoded put together a video and reported from Krabi where they spoke to a local tourist business leader called Sasithorn Kittithorakun.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177699-video-krabi-and-phi-phi-island-100-ready-for-tourists-but-will-they-come/

 

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Pattaya: Motorcyclist grievously hurt in collision with BMW at North Pattaya intersection

 

Picture: Siam Chon News

 

Sawang Boriboon rescue services were called to the North Pattaya intersection on Sukhumvit Road at 9pm yesterday after a collision between a BMW and a motorcyclist doing a U-turn.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177700-pattaya-motorcyclist-grievously-hurt-in-collision-with-bmw-at-north-pattaya-intersection/

 

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Unemployment figures better than expected, says labour minister

By THE NATION

 

 

The total number of unemployed people in the country was around 2 to 3 million, according to the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council, compared to 7 to 8 million feared, Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin said on Friday (August 14).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177703-unemployment-figures-better-than-expected-says-labour-minister/

 

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Cambodian busted selling sex at short time resort in Sa Kaeo

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A sting conducted at a well known resort (short time sex room) in Sa Kaeo in the east of Thailand resulted in the arrest of a Cambodian lady boy trafficking in minors for orgies. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177705-cambodian-busted-selling-sex-at-short-time-resort-in-sa-kaeo/

 

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Amazing Thailand! "Jelly-gate" - where even the jellyfish could be fakes!

 

 

The authorities in Sattahip, Chonburi, swung into action after a Facebook post suggested that jellyfish being sold at the morning market were not jellyfish at all. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177706-amazing-thailand-jelly-gate-where-even-the-jellyfish-could-be-fakes/

 

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THAI Airways registers first half loss of 28 billion baht

 

(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 8, 2016 a Thai Airways Boeing 747 plane prepares to land at Changi International Airport in Singapore. – Thailand’s cash-strapped national carrier will look to undergo a restructuring through the kingdom’s bankruptcy court, premier Prayut Chan-O-Cha said May 19, 2020, as the stricken company is battered by the crash in tourism caused by the coronavirus.

 

Thai Airways International has suffered about 28 billion baht in losses for the first half of this year, mainly attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has seriously impacted its operations.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177707-thai-airways-registers-first-half-loss-of-28-billion-baht/

 

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Thai Airways shares suspended after auditors decline to sign off on accounts

 

FILE PHOTO: Empty lines are seen at Thai Airways counters in Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand April 30, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Airways International Pcl <THAI.BK> shares were suspended by the bourse on Friday after auditors declined to sign off on its financial statements for the six months to June 30.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177707-thai-airways-registers-first-half-loss-of-28-billion-baht/?do=findComment&comment=15713945

 

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Livestock from a Chiang Rai district banned after outbreak of deadly disease

By The Nation

 

 

Chiang Rai province has announced Chiang Saen district as a livestock disease infected zone and temporarily prohibited the transportation of cattle.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177716-livestock-from-a-chiang-rai-district-banned-after-outbreak-of-deadly-disease/

 

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Prominent social activist apologises for backing military regime

By The Nation

 

Supat Hasuwannakit

 

Dr Supat Hasuwannakit, director of Chana Hospital in Songkhla province who is also a social activist and blogger, issued an apology to the people of Thailand for helping the military seize power.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177717-prominent-social-activist-apologises-for-backing-military-regime/

 

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Heavy rainfall inundates low-lying Bueng Kan province

By The Nation

 

 

Heavy and continuous rainfall from 4pm on Thursday (August 13) has left all eight districts of Bueng Kan province flooded, with waters as high as 50 metres in some places.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177718-heavy-rainfall-inundates-low-lying-bueng-kan-province/

 

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Sudarat backs protesters, tells government to stop intimidating them

By The Nation

 

Sudarat Keyuraphan

 

Pheu Thai Party MP and chief strategist Sudarat Keyuraphan expressed her support to pro-democracy youth and demanded that the government desist from using its authority to threaten or intimidate the protesters.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177720-sudarat-backs-protesters-tells-government-to-stop-intimidating-them/

 

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Pattaya people get insight into major development project around railway station

By The Nation

 

 

A seminar was held on Friday (August 14) to publicise information on the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) project around the Pattaya railway station among the people of Chonburi province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177723-pattaya-people-get-insight-into-major-development-project-around-railway-station/

 

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Police timeline for ‘Boss’ case

By The Nation

 

 

Sattawat Hiranburana, adviser to the National Police chief, on Thursday (August 13) released a timeline of the investigation into the fatal hit-and-run case involving Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177726-police-timeline-for-‘boss’-case/

 

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Army chief joins annual fitness test

By THE NATION

 

 

Army chief Apirat Kongsompong swapped his uniform for shorts and T-shirt today (August 14) to put soldiers through their paces in the fitness test at the Command and General Staff College in Bangkok’s Dusit district.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177728-army-chief-joins-annual-fitness-test/

 

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Thailand second-quarter GDP to post record contraction, slow recovery seen - Reuters poll

By Orathai Sriring

 

FILE PHOTO: 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 economy likely shrank by a new record in April-June, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, as the coronavirus pandemic battered tourism and domestic spending, pointing to a long road to recovery.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177729-thailand second-quarter-gdp-to-post-record-contraction-slow-recovery-seen-reuters-poll/

 

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'Inexcusable': Australian inquiry blasts officials over cruise ship that spread COVID

By Byron Kaye and Melanie Burton

 

A fishing boat sails past the Princess Cruises' Ruby Princess cruise ship as it docks in Manila Bay during the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Cavite city, Philippines, May 7, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/Files

 

SYDNEY/MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Health officials in Australia's most populous state made "unjustifiable" and "inexcusable" mistakes which allowed cruise ship passengers with COVID-19 to disembark in central Sydney, an inquiry said on Friday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177742-inexcusable-australian-inquiry-blasts-officials-over-cruise-ship-that-spread-covid/

 

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New Zealand's Ardern extends lockdown to stamp out coronavirus outbreak

By Praveen Menon

 

FILE PHOTO: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern during a news conference prior to the anniversary of the mosque attacks that took place the prior year in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 13, 2020. REUTERS/Martin Hunter

 

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern extended a lockdown in the country's biggest city on Friday in response to the first national coronavirus outbreak in months, sticking with a "go early, go hard" approach she said has proven effective.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177745-new-zealands-ardern-extends-lockdown-to-stamp-out-coronavirus-outbreak/

 

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Philippines confirms 6,216 new coronavirus cases, 16 deaths

 

An armed police officer patrols at a public market where wearing face masks and face shields is mandatory, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Taytay, Rizal province, Philippines, August 11, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

 

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry on Friday reported 6,216 more novel coronavirus infections, the third-largest daily increase recorded in Southeast Asia up to now, and 16 additional deaths.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177746-philippines-confirms-6216-new-coronavirus-cases-16-deaths/

 

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Vietnam to buy Russian COVID-19 vaccine

By Phuong Nguyen

 

A handout photo provided by the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) shows samples of a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, in Moscow, Russia August 6, 2020. Picture taken August 6, 2020. The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF)/Handout via REUTERS

 

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam has registered to buy a Russian COVID-19 vaccine, state television reported on Friday, as it fights a new outbreak after going several months with no local cases.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177748-vietnam-to-buy-russian-covid-19-vaccine/

 

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Infant’s devoted 10-year-old sister faces daily struggles

By The Nation

 

 

Ban Huay Mai Sod School in Bueng Kan province is seeking donations for a 10-year-old student who has to bring her infant sister to class because their parents are not around to take care of them.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177750-infant’s-devoted-10-year-old-sister-faces-daily-struggles/

 

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Wilderness rescue team fails in mission to save injured leopard cat

By The Nation

 

 

A motorist heading for Muang district in Lampang from Mae Tha district on Thursday (August 13) night called the 191 emergency hotline to report he had seen an injured leopard cat on the side of the road.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177751-wilderness-rescue-team-fails-in-mission-to-save-injured-leopard-cat/

 

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Expansion in food exports likely in second half, experts say

By THE NATION

 

 

In a joint statement issued on Friday (August 14), the National Food Institute (NFI), the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) and the Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) said that the overall output of the Thai food industry in the first half of this year had shrunk by 8.6 per cent, while total exports were valued at Bt505.58 billion or 2 per cent lower than the same period last year.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177754-expansion-in-food-exports-likely-in-second-half-experts-say/

 

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Boy, 2, in coma after being left for 7 hours in van

By The Nation

 

 

A 2-year-old boy who was left in a hot van for seven hours in Nakhon Si Thammarat province on Tuesday (August 11) is showing no signs of life after lapsing into a coma.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177755-boy-2-in-coma-after-being-left-for-7-hours-in-van/

 

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Thai Meat Is Free of COVID-19

 

 

BANGKOK, Aug 14 (TNA) – The Livestock Development Department is working seriously to ensure the safety of Thai meat amid reports of COVID-19-contaminated meat in other countries, according to the department chief.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177756-thai-meat-is-free-of-covid-19/

 

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Thai Economic Outlook Weakest in the Region: BoT

 

 

BANGKOK, Aug 14 (TNA) – The Thai economic outlook may be the worst in the region thanks to heavy foreign dependency, said outgoing Bank of Thailand governor Veerathai Santiprabhob.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177757-thai-economic-outlook-weakest-in-the-region-bot/

 

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Phuket Free of COVID and Tourists

 

 

PHUKET, Aug 13 (TNA) – Phuket has been free of the coronavirus disease 2019 but still needs frequent tourism promotional campaigns because its tourism has not picked up, according to the mayor of Patong district.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177758-phuket-free-of-covid-and-tourists/

 

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The Magic Kingdom Just Got A Little More Magical As Disney Characters Are Finally Coming Back

By DIRK LIBBEY

 

 

Walt Disney World has been open for a few weeks but there have been a lot of things missing.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177759-the-magic-kingdom-just-got-a-little-more-magical-as-disney-characters-are-finally-coming-back/

 

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Robert Pattinson and Tom Holland team up in trailer for new Netflix film ‘The Devil All The Time’

By Clémence Michallon

 

Robert Pattinson in Netflix's 'The Devil All The Time'. (Glen Wilson/Netflix © 2020)

 

A first trailer has been released for The Devil All The Time, an upcoming Netflix movie starring Robert Pattinson and Tom Holland.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177760-robert-pattinson-and-tom-holland-team-up-in-trailer-for-new-netflix-film-‘the-devil-all-the-time’/