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'Nothing to worry about' - Thailand seeks to ease fears of coronavirus return

By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Orathai Sriring

 

FILE PHOTO: A medical personnel performs a nose swab test on a local resident of a community in Bangkok, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Thailand, April 28, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand sought to allay fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections on Thursday, after a woman tested positive having cleared quarantine nearly two months ago on returning from overseas.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178618-ddc-risk-of-second-wave-of-infections-low-as-new-patients-carried-dead-covid-19-cells/?do=findComment&comment=15733421

 

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Truck driver survives electric shock, set alight after steel structure load hits overhead power lines

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The electric shock sparked flames along the driver’s body. Image: CCTV / Supplied

 

PHUKET:-- A truck driver is lucky to be alive after he was set alight by an electric shock he received while getting out of his truck on Chao Fa West Rd in Wichit today (Aug 20) after the steel structure in the back of the truck hit overhead power lines.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178682-truck-driver-survives-electric-shock-set-alight-after-steel-structure-load-hits-overhead-power-lines/

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Coronavirus forces tourism rethink in Bangkok, the world's most visited city

By Rina Chandran

 

Vendors sell trinkets in a tourist district of Khao San Road in Bangkok May 27, 2014. REUTERS/Erik De Castro

 

BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Bangkok tourist destination Khao San Road is usually heaving with people on weekends, its cheap beer bars, tattoo parlours, street vendors, hostels and buzzing nightlife drawing budget travellers and tour group alike.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178660-coronavirus-forces-tourism-rethink-in-bangkok-the-worlds-most-visited-city/

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Japan pushed to take more Thai pork

By THE NATION

 

 

Thailand will negotiate to increase pork exports to Japan, the Pig Board said after its meeting on Thursday (August 20).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178709-japan-pushed-to-take-more-thai-pork/

 

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Younger protesters may lack understanding, warns psychologist

By THE NATION

 

 

Youngsters being drawn into political activism by the explosion of Internet information may lack a deep understanding of the political situation, a prominent psychologist has warned.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178710-younger-protesters-may-lack-understanding-warns-psychologist/

 

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Minister orders energy agencies to create more jobs

By The Nation

 

Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow.

 

New Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow has instructed state energy agencies to draw up job creation plans to boost the virus-hit economy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178711-minister-orders-energy-agencies-to-create-more-jobs/

 

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Thailand edges nearer sustainable debt limit with Bt48bn ADB loan

By The Nation

 

Patricia Mongkhonvanit, director general at the PDMO

 

Despite public debt approaching its limit of sustainability, the Finance Ministry denies the country is on the brink of bankruptcy and will take a further Bt48 billion loan from the Asian Development Bank late this month.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178712-thailand-edges-nearer-sustainable-debt-limit-with-bt48bn-adb-loan/

 

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Johnson not upset after runner-up finish at PGA Championship

 

FILE PHOTO: Aug 9, 2020; San Francisco, California, USA; Dustin Johnson plays from the bunker on the 10th hole during the final round of the 2020 PGA Championship golf tournament at TPC Harding Park. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports

 

(Reuters) - Dustin Johnson has endured his fair share of major heartbreak but on Thursday the former world number one said his near miss at this month's PGA Championship, where he finished runner-up to Collin Morikawa, was not another painful experience.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178714-johnson-not-upset-after-runner-up-finish-at-pga-championship/

 

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Tiger Woods says no cause for alarm, neck was just 'hot'

 

FILE PHOTO: Golf - The 148th Open Championship - Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Northern Ireland - July 19, 2019 Tiger Woods of the U.S. on the 18th hole during the second round REUTERS/Paul Childs

 

(Reuters) - The sight of Tiger Woods holding cold water bottles to his neck and rubbing his upper back on Thursday ahead of the Northern Trust triggered speculation about his physical health but the former world number one said there was no need to worry.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178715-tiger-woods-says-no-cause-for-alarm-neck-was-just-hot/

 

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Inter are world class, says Sevilla's Lopetegui

 

Soccer Football - Europa League - Sevilla Press Conference - RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany - August 20, 2020 Sevilla coach Julen Lopetegui during the press conference UEFA Pool/Handout via REUTERS

 

COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) - Sevilla heaped praise on their Europa League final opponents Inter Milan ahead of Friday's showpiece game, warning that any mistakes they make will be mercilessly punished by Antonio Conte's side.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178716-inter-are-world-class-says-sevillas-lopetegui/

 

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A true final of champions awaits in Lisbon

By Simon Evans

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Semi Final - RB Leipzig v Paris St Germain - Estadio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal - August 18, 2020 General view of the Champions League trophy before the match, , as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) David Ramos/Pool via REUTERS

 

LISBON (Reuters) - After four thrilling quarter-finals, the upsets stopped at the last four stage in the Champions League, setting up Sunday's final between Bayern Munich and Paris St Germain.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178717-a-true-final-of-champions-awaits-in-lisbon/

 

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Steve Bannon, key to Trump's rise, pleads not guilty to border-wall fraud charges

By Sarah N. Lynch, Andy Sullivan and Brendan Pierson

 

FILE PHOTO: Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon attends the "Atreju 2018" meeting organised by Fratelli d'Italia party in Rome, Italy September 22, 2018. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Steve Bannon, an architect of Donald Trump's 2016 election victory, was arrested on a yacht on Thursday and pleaded not guilty after being charged with defrauding donors in a scheme to help build the president's signature wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178718-steve bannon-key-to-trumps-rise-pleads-not-guilty-to-border-wall-fraud-charges/

 

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North Korean leader's sister is 'de facto second-in-command', South Korean lawmaker says

By Sangmi Cha and Josh Smith

 

FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his sister Kim Yo Jong attend a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the Peace House at the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, South Korea, April 27, 2018. Korea Summit Press Pool/Pool via Reuters

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's intelligence agency believes that Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, is serving as his "de facto second-in-command" but has not necessarily been designated his successor, a South Korean lawmaker said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178719-north korean-leaders-sister-is-de-facto-second-in-command-south korean-lawmaker-says/

 

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Trump must give his tax returns to NY prosecutor, judge rules

By Karen Freifeld and Jonathan Stempel

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump cannot block a prosecutor's subpoena for eight years of his tax returns, a federal judge ruled on Thursday, in the latest setback in the U.S. president's longstanding effort to keep his finances under wraps.

 

U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero in Manhattan rejected Trump's claims that the grand jury subpoena from Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance to the president's accounting firm Mazars USA was "wildly overbroad" and issued in bad faith.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178720-trump-must-give-his-tax-returns-to-ny-prosecutor-judge-rules/

 

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Fast-moving California wildfires threaten tens of thousands

By Stephen Lam

 

Flames are seen along the east side of Lake Berryessa during the LNU Lighting Complex Fire near Berryessa Highlands, California, U.S., August 19, 2020. REUTERS/Stephen Lam

 

BOULDER CREEK, Calif. (Reuters) - Dozens of lightning-sparked California wildfires grew rapidly on Thursday, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate homes in the San Francisco Bay Area as firefighting resources were stretched to the limit.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178721-fast-moving-california-wildfires-threaten-tens-of-thousands/

 

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Thai man arrested after 75 kilos of heroin found in engine parts for export

 

Picture: INN

 

Thailand's drug suppression police became suspicious after they discovered that engine parts were being delivered to Taiwan, a country where such items are made. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178726-thai-man-arrested-after-75-kilos-of-heroin-found-in-engine-parts-for-export/

 

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Pheu Thai urges parliamentary debate on fallout of Covid-19, political unrest

By THE NATION

 

 

The leading opposition party has proposed a motion to the House Speaker to open a debate on the government's performance but without culminating in a vote of no confidence.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178738-pheu-thai-urges-parliamentary-debate-on-fallout-of-covid-19-political-unrest/

 

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Biden to lay out vision for post-Trump America as he accepts Democratic nomination

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Joseph Ax

 

U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) is joined on stage by her running-mate, U.S Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, after she accepted the Democratic vice presidential nomination during an acceptance speech delivered for the largely virtual 2020 Democratic National Convention from the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., August 19, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - Joe Biden will outline his plans to bring relief and solace to a country battered by the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday when he accepts the Democratic nomination to challenge President Donald Trump in the Nov. 3 U.S. election.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178743-biden-to-lay-out-vision-for-post-trump-america-as-he-accepts-democratic-nomination/

 

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Girl, 11, allegedly sexually assaulted in school toilet by teacher

By THE NATION

 

 

The mother of an 11-year-old girl in Kalasin province has filed a police complaint on Thursday (August 20) accusing a 57-year-old homeroom teacher of sexually assaulting her daughter and offering Bt200,000 in exchange for not filing a complaint.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178747-girl-11-allegedly-sexually-assaulted-in-school-toilet-by-teacher/

 

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Appeals court upholds life sentence for Laotian drug kingpin Xaysana

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The court of appeal in Ratchadapisek, Bangkok, yesterday upheld a lower court's ruling that drug kingpin Xaysana Kaewphinpha be jailed for life. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178745-appeals-court-upholds-life-sentence-for-laotian-drug-kingpin-xaysana/

 

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Red Bull Boss case: Thailand's anti-drink driving foundation show effects of drink, speak of threats

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Thailand's anti-drink driving foundation staged a public display of the effects of drinking at a Bangkok hotel yesterday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178736-red-bull-boss-case-thailands-anti-drink-driving-foundation-show-effects-of-drink-speak-of-threats/

 

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HIV sufferers who donate blood can be charged with murder, says police spokesman

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The deputy police spokesman said yesterday that anyone who knows they are HIV positive and who donates blood can be charged with murder in the event someone dies. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178756-hiv-sufferers-who-donate-blood-can-be-charged-with-murder-says-police-spokesman/

 

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One killed, three injured in clash between families

By THE NATION

 

 

One person was killed and three of his family members injured in Surat Thani province after a violent confrontation with another family.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178760-one-killed-three-injured-in-clash-between-families/

 

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Pattaya: Transport is in a mess and 80% agree with monorail scheme set to start in 2024

 

Image: INN

 

A public hearing in Pattaya was told that 80% of residents agree with plans to build a monorail to alleviate the resort's dire traffic and transport problems. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178765-pattaya-transport-is-in-a-mess-and-80-agree-with-monorail-scheme-set-to-start-in-2024/

 

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Drug supplier admits to getting an AK-47 on Line for 50,000 baht

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A drug supplier in the south of Thailand has told investigators that getting a war weapon online is easy and cheap. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178757-drug-supplier-admits-to-getting-an-ak-47-on-line-for-50000-baht/

 

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July TCC-CI shows continuous growth

 

   

BANGKOK(NNT) - The reopening of businesses under the Phase 5 easing of restrictions, plus the government’s aid measures for persons and businesses affected by COVID-19 crisis, have improved the confidence of business owners, as reflected in the July TCC Confidence Index.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178771-covid-19-crisis-july-tcc-ci-shows-continuous-growth/

 

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TAT: Thai tourism is "seriously wounded" - 2020 needs the "5 R's"

 

Picture: The Bangkok Insight

 

A deputy leader of Thailand's tourism authority told a meeting that the country's tourism sector is seriously wounded from the coronavirus pandemic. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178774-tat-thai-tourism-is-seriously-wounded-2020-needs-the-5-rs/

 

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Auto production changes gear in July as factories resume manufacturing

By THE NATION

 

 

Automobile production in July slumped by 47.71 per cent year on year, the automobile chapter of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said recently.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178779-auto-production-changes-gear-in-july-as-factories-resume-manufacturing/

 

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Hua Hin: Wang Bost School Wins Sansara Cup II

 

 

The Sansara Cup II took place at the Black Mountain Hua Hin Football Academy on Monday. The three local schools were all in action with teams representing Wang Bost, Nong Hieng and the Hua Hin International School.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178789-hua-hin-wang-bost-school-wins-sansara-cup-ii/

 

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Using emergency decree to stop protests unwise: opposition

By The Nation

 

Sutin Klungsang

 

The opposition has warned the government against using the Covid-19 outbreak as an excuse to extend the state of emergency and control the ongoing anti-government protests.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178792-using-emergency-decree-to-stop-protests-unwise-opposition/