Thai is Second at AIG Women’s Open

By Mike Bridge online editor, The Pattaya Golfer 

Sophia Popov the German journey woman grabbed all the headlines by winning the 2020 AIG Woman’s Open, but once again a talented Thai came runner up.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179164-thai-is-second-at-aig-women’s-open/

 

Pattaya: Business and tourism leader calls for more help from the government

 

 

The chief of Pattaya's business and tourism council has called for more help from the government to help the struggling tourism sector.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179167-pattaya-business-and-tourism-leader-calls-for-more-help-from-the-government/

 

Udon Thani: Lucky escape for 19 passengers as "Gold Class" tour bus crashes

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Rescue services were called on Saturday evening after a Nakhon Chai Air tour bus from Udon Thani to Bangkok crashed and overturned in the central ditch on the Mitraphap (Friendship) highway in Phasuk sub-district. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179168-udon-thani-lucky-escape-for-19-passengers-as-gold-class-tour-bus-crashes/

 

Power supply in Sukhothai disrupted as flood waters topple electricity posts

By The Nation

 

 

The flood situation in Sukhothai province is getting worse after the surging water toppled more than 20 electrical posts.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179170-power-supply-in-sukhothai-disrupted-as-flood-waters-topple-electricity-posts/

 

Survey shows people worried about protests leading to hatred, violence

By THE NATION

 

 

More than one-third of people are worried that the pro-democracy "Free People" protests would spread hatred in society, according to a NIDA Poll.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179172-survey-shows-people-worried-about-protests-leading-to-hatred-violence/

 

Thais hope 2 million foreign tourists will visit from year end to March, despite all the restrictions

 

 

Thai TV Channel 7 said that tourism and sports minister Pipat Ratchakitprakarn and four other ministries were pushing ahead with plans to lure foreign tourists to three southern islands. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179175-thais-hope-2-million-foreign-tourists-will-visit-from-year-end-to-march-despite-all-the-restrictions/

 

Pattaya video: Help me find my stolen motorcycle! 

 

 

A Thai man went to the press for help in finding his motorcycle after it was stolen from a "moo katha" (pork BBQ) restaurant in Pattaya on August 13th. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179178-pattaya-video-help-me-find-my-stolen-motorcycle /

 

THA president backs safe and sealed tours

By Don Ross

 

Thai Hotel Association president Marisa Sukosol Nunbhakdi

  

BANGKOK, 24 August 2020: Newly elected Thai Hotel Association president, Marisa Sukosol Nunbhakdi, backs the plan to introduce a trial of “safe and sealed travel” this October.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179181-thai-hotel-association-president-backs-safe-and-sealed-tours/

Video: Krabi spends nearly 30 million baht on accident prevention

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Thai media 77kaoded said that the authorities in Krabi had come up with an absolutely wonderful and great idea. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179184-video-krabi-spends-nearly-30-million-baht-on-accident-prevention/

 

Hua Hin and Cha-Am beat Pattaya and Jomtien for most popular with domestic tourists

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath reported that online hotel booking platform Booking.com had announced data for Thai tourists visiting beaches. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179186-hua-hin-and-cha-am-beat-pattaya-and-jomtien-for-most-popular-with-domestic-tourists/

 

Qatari man among two new Covid-19 cases in state quarantine

By The Nation

 

 

There were two new Covid-19 cases over a 24-hour period, the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration said on Monday (August 24), the 91st day without domestic cases since May.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179187-qatari-man-among-two-new-covid-19-cases-in-state-quarantine/

 

Female officers foil man's alleged suicide attempt

By The Nation

 

 

Two female rescue officers prevented a 57-year-old man from committing suicide on Chalatat Beach in Songkhla province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179188-female-officers-foil-mans-alleged-suicide-attempt/

 

Thai July exports fall 11.37% year-on-year, smaller drop than forecast

By Kitiphong Thaichareon and 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 exports in July dropped by a smaller-than-expected 11.37% from a year earlier, with the U.S. shipments jumping, while most markets remained under pressure from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the commerce ministry said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179202-thai-july-exports-fall-1137-year-on-year-smaller-drop-than-forecast/

 

Weekday company trips urged in bid to boost tourism sector

By THE NATION

 

 

In a bid to stimulate the tourism sector, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is calling on listed companies to consider taking their staff out on trips or organise corporate social responsibility events up country.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179204-weekday-company-trips-urged-in-bid-to-boost-tourism-sector/

 

BTS kicks off trial runs on its Gold Line monorail

By The Nation

 

 

Now that all three driverless trains for the BTS Gold Light Rail Line have been delivered, trials on the 1.8-kilometre route will begin immediately before the service is officially launched on October 29.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179205-bts-kicks-off-trial-runs-on-its-gold-line-monorail/

 

UPDATE:

 

Exports in July contract 11.3 per cent but govt reports trade surplus

By The Nation

 

 

Thailand’s exports in July contracted 11.3 per cent compared to the same period last year while total contraction in the first seven months of 2020 was 7.7 per cent, Pimchanok Vonkorpon, the director-general of Trade Policy and Strategy Office, said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179202-thai-july-exports-fall-1137-year-on-year-smaller-drop-than-forecast/?do=findComment&comment=15743658

 

Mitigation agency prepares for flood crisis in North

By The Nation

 

 

The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reported that 10 provinces in the North are facing a flood crisis, with 7,830 homes affected, one person killed and two missing.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179207-mitigation-agency-prepares-for-flood-crisis-in-north/

 

Tesco Lotus ready to hire 10,000 more workers if hourly employment allowed

By The Nation

 

 

Tesco Lotus aims to hire another 10,000 temporary workers if the Ministry of Labour would pass an hourly employment law, Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin Sompong said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179209-tesco-lotus-ready-to-hire-10000-more-workers-if-hourly-employment-allowed/

 

A Rajabhat U. Phuket senior charged by police over junior’s death

 

 

Police in Thailand’s southern province of Phuket charged a senior student at Phuket Rajabhat University today with negligence causing the death of another person. Over a week ago, the accused allegedly forced a first-year female student to run around a car park on the campus until she collapsed and later died in hospital.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179211-a-rajabhat-u-phuket-senior-charged-by-police-over-junior’s-death/

 

Phuket’s ‘safe and sealed’ plan does nothing for the majority of the island’s hospitality sector

By The Thaiger

 

 

Damned if they do and damed if they don’t. Thailand is now taking a decisive step towards reopenits its borders to tourists with a pilot project in Phuket this October. The pilot precedes the annual high-season, and if successful, then will form the basis of a wider push for re-opening the country’s borders to the lucrative tourist market.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179212-phuket’s-‘safe-and-sealed’-plan-does-nothing-for-the-majority-of-the-island’s-hospitality-sector/

 

Ornapa faces boycott for harsh comments against protesters

By The Nation

 

Ornapa “Ma” Krisadee

 

Famous transgender TV personality Ornapa “Ma” Krisadee is facing a boycott from pro-democratic netizens for posting insulting comments about student protesters on Instagram.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179213-ornapa-faces-boycott-for-harsh-comments-against-protesters/

 

Police tell shopkeepers to identify ‘hungry’ thief

By THE NATION

 

 

A shop owner in Phetchaburi province posted a security camera recording on Sunday (August 23) of her shop being burgled, with a comment saying that instead of doing their duty, the police have asked her to provide the first and last name of the thief.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179217-police-tell-shopkeepers-to-identify-‘hungry’-thief/

Foodpanda hunts for man behind expensive prank

By The Nation

 

Photo Credit to Phuket People’s Voice Facebook page

 

Foodpanda has launched a manhunt for a user who allegedly ordered close to 100 cups of coffee, waffles and noodles for delivery at random addresses in Phuket province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179221-foodpanda-hunts-for-man-behind-expensive-prank/

 

Black man shot in back by police in Wisconsin city, governor says, curfew imposed

By Ann Maria Shibu

 

A Black man was hospitalized in a serious condition on Sunday evening after police in the U.S. state of Wisconsin shot him multiple times causing crowds to gather and demonstrate at the scene.

 

(Reuters) - Protests erupted in Kenosha in the U.S. state of Wisconsin after police shot an apparently unarmed Black man multiple times in the back, according to the state governor, prompting authorities to impose a curfew.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179230-black-man-shot-in-back-by-police-in-wisconsin-city-governor-says-curfew-imposed/

 

Philippines reports 4,686 new coronavirus cases, 13 more deaths

 

FILE PHOTO: A bus driver and passengers wear face masks and face shields, both 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 Philippine health ministry on Monday confirmed 4,686 additional novel coronavirus infections and 13 more deaths.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179232-philippines-reports-4686-new-coronavirus-cases-13-more-deaths/

 

Hong Kong buyers rush for UK properties after security law

By Clare Jim and William James

 

FILE PHOTO: A person on a bicycle rides past houses on a street early in the morning in Islington, London, Britain, June 22, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Newman

 

HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) - Hong Konger Winnie Tong aims to move to Britain with her family in two years, but is stalling on plans to buy a house there after prices jumped almost 15% since April.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179233-hong-kong-buyers-rush-for-uk-properties-after-security-law/

 

Medical cannabis industry gears up to drive Thai economy

By The Nation

 

 

Medical cannabis will be raised to the status of an economic crop in Thailand and exported across the world, according to a government subcommittee studying the draft law on cultivation of cannabis and Thai hemp.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179234-medical-cannabis-industry-gears-up-to-drive-thai-economy/

 

Two ancient stone lintels to return to Thailand soon: FAD

By The Nation

 

11th-century stone lintel that originated at Prasat Khao Lon in Sra Kaew. Photo/Culture Ministry

 

The Fine Arts Department (FAD) announced on Monday (August 24) that the process of repatriating 23 artefacts from museums in the US is heading in the right direction.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179235-two-ancient-stone-lintels-to-return-to-thailand-soon-fad/

 

Nissan picks Thailand for its only production base in Asean

By The Nation

 

 

Automaker Nissan has closed its factory in Indonesia and plans to make Thailand its lone manufacturing base in Asean with a long-term business plan, Suriya Juangroongruangkit, Minister of Industry, revealed.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179236-nissan-picks-thailand-for-its-only-production-base-in-asean/

 

Vietnamese tech firm sues TikTok, alleging copyright infringement

 

FILE PHOTO: A TikTok logo is displayed on a smartphone in this illustration taken January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

 

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnamese technology firm VNG is suing TikTok, the popular short-form video app, saying it does not have adequate licences for the songs being used in its videos, sources said on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179238-vietnamese-tech-firm-sues-tiktok-alleging-copyright-infringement/