THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Friday 21 Aug 2020

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Case of woman who tested positive not contagious, CCSA assures

By The Nation

 

 

There was one case of Covid-19 in state quarantine, the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reported on Friday, the 88th day without domestic cases since May.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178794-thailand-reports-one-case-of-covid-19-in-state-quarantine/

 

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Student runs to her death in Phuket university disaster

By The Nation

 

 

A university freshman in Phuket lost her life after reportedly being forced to run until she could take no more on Thursday (August 20). It is believed the incident was related to hazing.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178804-student-runs-to-her-death-in-phuket-university-disaster/

 

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Teacher faces police complaint for slapping ‘saluting’ student

By THE NATION

 

 

A student in Ubon Ratchathani’s Warin Chamrap district filed a police complaint on Thursday (August 20) saying a teacher hit her for holding up her hand in a three-finger salute.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178806-ubon-teacher-faces-police-complaint-for-slapping-‘saluting’-student/

 

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Anti-government protesters in Khon Kaen dwell on educational issues

By The Nation

 

 

Pro-democracy activists held protests around the Democracy Monument in Khon Kaen province on Thursday (August 20) evening.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178807-anti-government-protesters-in-khon-kaen-dwell-on-educational-issues/

 

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Chula Business School unveils 'lifeline learning safe haven'

By The Nation

 

 

Chulalongkorn Business School (CBS) is starting a new semester under the “new normal” with the “CBS Lifeline Learning Approach”, a model that aims to create a new dimension of learning and teaching in higher education. It has been designed to motivate learning that goes beyond the combination of online and offline and take it towards a lifeline learning concept.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178811-chula-business-school-unveils-lifeline-learning-safe-haven/

 

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July sees major increase in flights as aviation authority eases ban

By The Nation

 

 

Air traffic volume in July exceeded 27,000 flights after the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) allowed airlines to operate flights across the nation, the Aeronautical Radio of Thailand (Aerothai) said on Friday (August 21).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178813-july-sees-major-increase-in-flights-as-aviation-authority-eases-ban/

 

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CCSA resolves to extend emergency decree by a month

By THE NATION

 

 

In a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Friday (August 21), the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) resolved to extend the state of emergency to September 30.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178816-ccsa-resolves-to-extend-emergency-decree-by-a-month/

 

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Thailand to allow long-stay tourists in island of Phuket from October

By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng

 

FILE PHOTO: Empty chairs are seen on a beach, which is usually full of tourists, amid fears of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Pattaya, Thailand, March 27, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will allow foreign tourists to visit for longer stays from October, a senior official said on Friday, as the government tries to revive a key economic sector that has been devasted by the coronavirus pandemic.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178822-thailand-to-allow-long-stay-tourists-in-island-of-phuket-from-october/

 

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Axeman smashes up village, charges at policeman

By The Nation

 

 

An axe-wielding man went on the rampage in Kalasin province on Thursday night, smashing vehicles and terrorising locals, before finally being brought to a halt by a policeman’s gun.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178828-axeman-smashes-up-village-charges-at-policeman/

 

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Phuket travel bubbles may begin from Oct 1

By The Phuket News

 

Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakan at the event in Bangkok yesterday (Aug 20). Photo: MoTS

 

PHUKET:-- Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakan has announced that travel bubble tours to Phuket may begin from Oct 1. 

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178822-thailand-to-allow-long-stay-tourists-in-island-of-phuket-from-october/?do=findComment&comment=15735708

 

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Phrae’s main city inundated overnight by heavy rainfall

By THE NATION

 

 

Heavy continuous rain since Thursday (August 19) night has left residents in Phrae’s Muang district struggling with severe flooding. In some areas, the water level was reported to be nearly 2 metres high.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178832-phrae’s-main-city-inundated-overnight-by-heavy-rainfall/?tab=comments#comment-15735729

 

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Heavy rain inundates village in Lampang

By The Nation

 

 

Residents of a village in Lampang’s Muang Pan district had to be urgently evacuated from their homes on Friday (August 21) after they were hit by flash floods caused by continuous heavy rain.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178835-heavy-rain-inundates-village-in-lampang/

 

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Commerce Ministry launches new website to help SMEs

By THE NATION

 

 

The Commerce Ministry’s Trade Policy and Strategy Office (TPSO) launched a website on Thursday (August 20) to help small and medium-sized business (SME) owners plan their operations using analytics technology.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178836-commerce-ministry-launches-new-website-to-help-smes/

 

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Cabinet meeting to hear from youngsters in Rayong

By The Nation

 

 

The Cabinet will reach out to the younger generation next Tuesday (August 25), when its mobile meeting will hear from three youth representatives in Rayong province.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178837-cabinet-meeting-to-hear-from-youngsters-in-rayong/

 

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Four Vietnamese arrested for coronavirus PPE scam targeting U.S. buyers

 

 

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnamese police have arrested four men accused of defrauding more than 5,000 Americans trying to buy COVID-19 protective equipment online out of nearly $1 million, the Ministry of Public Security said on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178839-four-vietnamese-arrested-for-coronavirus-ppe-scam-targeting-us-buyers/

 

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Singapore scientists find coronavirus variant with milder infections

 

FILE PHOTO: Office workers wearing protective face masks walk in Singapore's central business district, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, August 17, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Researchers in Singapore have discovered a new variant of the COVID-19 coronavirus that causes milder infections, according to a study published in The Lancet medical journal this week.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178842-singapore-scientists-find-coronavirus-variant-with-milder-infections/

 

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Philippines reports 4,786 more coronavirus infections, 59 deaths

 

FILE PHOTO: Jeepney passengers seated in between plastic barriers, wear face masks and face shields mandatory in public transportation, to help curb coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, August 19, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

 

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines on Friday recorded 4,786 new coronavirus infections, taking its total confirmed cases to 182,365 since the pandemic began, the highest in Southeast Asia.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178843-philippines-reports-4786-more-coronavirus-infections-59-deaths/

 

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Indonesia books 40 million coronavirus vaccine doses from Sinovac

By Maikel Jefriando and Stanley Widianto

 

FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker checks the tension of a volunteer during a simulation for coronavirus vaccine clinical trials next week at the Faculty of Medicine at Padjadjaran University amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Bandung, Indonesia, August 6, 2020. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/File Photo

 

JAKARTA (Reuters) - China's Sinovac Biotech <SVA.O> has committed to provide up to 40 million coronavirus vaccine doses to Indonesia's government between November and March, a minister said, as the Southeast Asian nation seeks to secure its supply as cases rise unabated.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178844-indonesia-books-40-million-coronavirus-vaccine-doses-from-sinovac/

 

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Allies of Putin critic Navalny accuse Kremlin of blocking evacuation to Germany

By Anton Zverev

 

Oleg Navalny, brother of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, waits outside a hospital, where Alexei receives medical treatment in Omsk, Russia August 21, 2020. Alexei Navalny began feeling ill, en route from Tomsk to Moscow, on a plane which made an emergency landing in Omsk due to his serious condition. Signs read: "Acute poisoning centre" and "Transport operations department". REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko

 

OMSK, Russia (Reuters) - Allies of stricken Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny accused Russian authorities of thwarting his medical evacuation to Germany on Friday, saying the decision placed his life in mortal danger because the Siberian hospital treating him was under-equipped.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178846-allies-of-putin-critic-navalny-accuse-kremlin-of-blocking-evacuation-to-germany/

 

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EU's Barnier says at this stage deal with Britain seems unlikely

 

EU's Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier takes off his face mask as he holds a news conference after a meeting with Britain's chief negotiator David Frost in Brussels, Belgium August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman/Pool

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union's chief Brexit negotiator said on Friday that talks with Britain this week often appeared to going backwards rather than forwards and, at this point, it looked unlikely that a deal could be clinched before a year-end deadline.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178849-eus-barnier-says-at-this-stage-deal-with-britain-seems-unlikely/

 

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Chonburi still in need of 10,000 workers

 

 

CHONBURI(NNT) - The Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Labor, Pol. Gen. Adul Saengsingkaew, has traveled to Chonburi province to acknowledge the problems of employers and workers affected by the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178850-chonburi-still-in-need-of-10000-workers/

 

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Government Turns to Thai Tour Groups

 

 

BANGKOK, Aug 21 (TNA) — The Tourism and Sports Ministry will encourage Thai people to travel in groups in the country instead of expecting foreign tourists late this year.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178851-government-turns-to-thai-tour-groups/

 

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Ministry Finalising Plan to Boost Domestic Tourism

 

 

BANGKOK, August 20 (TNA)- The Ministry of Tourism and Sports is finalising a plan to boost domestic tourism as international visitors are not likely to return for months.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178852-ministry-finalising-plan-to-boost-domestic-tourism/

 

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First Electric Boat in Chao Phraya River

 

 

BANGKOK, Aug 21 (TNA) — The Marine Department and Energy Absolute PCL have introduced the first electric passenger boat in the Chao Phraya River.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178854-first-electric-boat-in-chao-phraya-river/

 

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Phuket beach cleanup nets 1.5 tonnes of trash

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

More than 1.5 tonnes of marine debris and other waste were collected from Mai Khao and Nai Yang beaches today (Aug 21). Photo: Sirinath National Park

 

PHUKET:-- More than 1.5 tonnes of marine debris and trash was recovered from Nai Yang and Mai Khao beaches and the areas immediately offshore in a mass cleanup today (Aug 21).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178855-phuket-beach-cleanup-nets-15-tonnes-of-trash/

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Transport agency eyes Bt39-billion railway project for Chonburi

By The Nation

 

 

The Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP) has launched a feasibility study on a railway system around Pattaya City, and reckons construction of the Bt39-billion project should begin by 2023. 

 

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/?do=findComment&comment=15736004

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Death on the Nile release date, cast, trailer, plot - all about Poirot movie

By JENNY DESBOROUGH

 

Death on the Nile - all about new Poirot film (Image: 20th Century Fox)

 

DEATH ON THE NILE is the latest Agatha Christie novel to be adapted by Sir Kenneth Branagh - here is everything to know so far about the film.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178868-death-on-the-nile-release-date-cast-trailer-plot-all-about-poirot-movie/

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Spider-Woman teased as Olivia Wilde confirmed to direct female-fronted Marvel film

 

Olivia Wilde is reportedly revamping the Spider-Woman alter ego. Pics: Getty/Marvel

 

It looks like Marvel fans could soon be seeing Spider-Woman on the big screen, with actress and director Olivia Wilde dropping a not-so-subtle hint about her upcoming superhero project.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178870-spider-woman-teased-as-olivia-wilde-confirmed-to-direct-female-fronted-marvel-film/

 

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Female British artists underrepresented on UK radio, survey finds

By Laura Snapes

 

British-Kosovar pop star Dua Lipa is one of the most-played female acts on UK radio. Photograph: Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP

 

British female musicians are dramatically underrepresented on UK radio stations, a study has found.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1178871-female-british-artists-underrepresented-on-uk-radio-survey-finds/

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