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Prawit asks Labour Ministry to implement ‘urgent’ policies

By THE NATION

 

 

Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan visited Rayong’s Labour Rehabilitation Centre with Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin, Deputy Labour Minister Narumon Pinyosinwat and executives of the ministry yesterday (August 24).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179314-prawit-asks-labour-ministry-to-implement-‘urgent’-policies/

 

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Woman seeks justice after her "sadist" uncle - a village elder -  bites her all over her body

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A Surin woman has claimed that her uncle, a phu yai ban or village leader, plied her with drink then sexually attacked her. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179317-woman-seeks-justice-after-her-sadist-uncle-a-village-elder- bites-her-all-over-her-body/

 

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Budget Bureau asked to consider Covid-19 vaccine project involving Oxford University, UK pharmaceutical firms

By THE NATION

 

Anutin Charnvirakul (File Photo)

 

The Public Health Ministry has asked the Budget Bureau to consider a Bt600-million project on production of Covid-19 vaccines with Oxford University and pharmaceutical companies in England, Minister Anutin Charnvirakul confirmed today (August 25).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179319-budget-bureau-asked-to-consider-covid-19-vaccine-project-involving-oxford-university-uk-pharmaceutical-firms/

 

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Woman who'd been drinking all night goes through red light and kills "win" bike passenger

 

Picture: INN

 

INN reported on an early morning accident in the Charoen sanitwong area of the capital Bangkok yesterday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179320-woman-whod-been-drinking-all-night-goes-through-red-light-and-kills-win-bike-passenger/

 

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Couple who pointed guns at protesters tell Republican convention that suburbs in peril

By Tim Reid

 

FILE PHOTO: Patricia McCloskey and her husband Mark McCloskey draw their firearms on protesters, including a man who holds a video camera and microphone, as they enter their neighborhood during a protest against St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson, in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. June 28, 2020. REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - A white St. Louis couple who brandished guns at Black Lives Matter protesters outside their home in June were given a prominent speaking slot at the Republican National Convention on Monday, repeating unfounded claims by President Donald Trump that Democrats will destroy America's suburbs.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179321-couple-who-pointed-guns-at-protesters-tell-republican-convention-that-suburbs-in-peril/

 

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Pattaya: FIVE YEARS until tourism is back to previous levels, says tourism leader

 

Picture: Sophon Cable TV

 

A business and tourism leader in Pattaya has painted the most dire picture yet of tourism at Thailand's famous resort.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179325-pattaya-five-years-until-tourism-is-back-to-previous-levels-says-tourism-leader/

 

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Severe flooding in Sukhothai leads to closure of four schools

 

 

TNN reported that four schools in Srisamrong district of Sukhothai in Thailand's north had been closed after the Yom River burst its banks. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179329-severe-flooding-in-sukhothai-leads-to-closure-of-four-schools/

 

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"GPS made me do it!" Six wheel truck ends up in the klong after wooden bridge collapses

 

Picture: INN

 

A 23 year old truck driver carrying a load of sand came up with a novel excuse after he ended up in a klong. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179332-gps-made-me-do-it-six-wheel-truck-ends-up-in-the-klong-after-wooden-bridge-collapses/

 

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Quarrel over a scratch leaves one dead, 2 injured at Bangkok liquor store

By THE NATION

 

 

One person died and two were injured in a knife attack at a Bangkok liquor store at dawn today (August 25).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179335-quarrel-over-a-scratch-leaves-one-dead-2-injured-at-bangkok-liquor-store/

 

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"Foreign tourists won't come if confined to their room for 14 days" but keeping them at resorts is OK, Pipat

 

Picture: Manager

 

Thailand's tourism and sports minister Pipat Ratchakitprakarn admitted to the Thai media that confining tourists to their room 24/7 for 14 days was not going to inspire foreigners to come to Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179337-foreign-tourists-wont-come-if-confined-to-their-room-for-14-days-but-keeping-them-at-resorts-is-ok-pipat/

 

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Eight injured as concrete walkway collapses in Bang Sao Thong near Bangkok

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Eight injured people - two seriously - were taken to hospital after a 10 meter stretch of a one meter wide walkway alongside the Nong Ngu Hao canal in Bang Sao Thong, Bang Plee collapsed yesterday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179339-eight-injured-as-concrete-walkway-collapses-in-bang-sao-thong-near-bangkok/

 

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Pattaya: Hanging cables ablaze outside 7-Eleven - fire crews save houses

 

 

Fire broke out yesterday in Soi Nern Plap Wan, Nong Prue in front of a branch of 7-Eleven.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179342-pattaya-hanging-cables-ablaze-outside-7-eleven-fire-crews-save-houses/

 

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Video: Rescue man catches huge King Cobra with his bare hands!

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Many locals started filming and were thoroughly impressed after a snake catcher in the south of Thailand captured a King Cobra with his bare hands. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179344-video-rescue-man-catches-huge-king-cobra-with-his-bare-hands/

 

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Five Thai returnees found positive in state quarantine

By The Nation

 

 

The government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration reported five new cases over a 24-hour period today (August 25), the 92nd day without any domestic case since May.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179345-five-thai-returnees-found-positive-in-state-quarantine/

 

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Student activist detained as he demands answers over sea-reclamation project

By The Nation

 

 

Prominent student activist Panupong "Mike Rayong" Chadnok was arrested on Monday (August 24) for demanding an explanation for the filling up of 1,000 rai of the sea to extend Map Tha Phut port during Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's visit to Rayong.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179355-student-activist-detained-as-he-demands-answers-over-sea-reclamation-project/

 

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Drunk driver hits 3 cars in Pattaya, fails bid to drive into the sea

By The Nation

 

 

An inebriated woman banged her car against three other cars in Chonburi on Tuesday (August 25) and then tried to drive into the sea only to be stopped by the footpath.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179367-drunk-driver-hits-3-cars-in-pattaya-fails-bid-to-drive-into-the-sea/

 

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Activist burns police summons as symbolic protest against oppression

By THE NATION

 

 

Prominent activist Jatupat “Pai Dao Din” Boonpattararaksa decided to set fire to his police summons at an anti-government rally held near Khon Kaen’s Democracy Monument on Monday (August 24).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179368-khon-kaen-activist-burns-police-summons-as-symbolic-protest-against-oppression/

 

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Hotel body demands govt reopen the country to foreigners

By THE NATION

 

 

The Thai Hotel Association (THA) has demanded that the government reopen the country to foreigners, especially since occupancy in hotels is almost zero, with some small operators being forced to close up.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179369-hotel-body-demands-govt-reopen-the-country-to-foreigners/

 

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After Ornapa, many netizens now call for boycott of TV personality Pawanrat

By THE NATION

 

Pawanrat Naksuriya

 

Pawanrat Naksuriya is the latest television personality to be targeted by netizens after popular transgender TV actress and hostess Ornapa Krisadee.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179370-after-ornapa-many-netizens-now-call-for-boycott-of-tv-personality-pawanrat/

 

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Chiang Mai University students rally under eagle eye of police, soldiers

By The Nation

 

 

More than 2,000 students and lecturers from Chiang Mai University gathered near the Ang Kaew reservoir in the campus on Monday (August 24) under the strict monitoring of soldiers and police officers.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179371-chiang-mai-university-students-rally-under-eagle-eye-of-police-soldiers/

 

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Thailand named best country to start business for second year running

By THE NATION

 

 

Thailand was named the best country to start a business for a second year by US News, Wuttikrai Leeveeraphan, director-general of the Commerce Ministry’s Business Development Department, said on Tuesday (August 25).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179373-thailand-named-best-country-to-start-business-for-second-year-running/

 

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Balanced diet with medicine will help ease gout, advises doctor

By THE NATION

 

 

Dr Anek Kanoksin, director of the Central Chest Institute of Thailand, said the most effective way of dealing with gout was to not just take the medicine but to also consume a balanced diet.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179376-balanced-diet-with-medicine-will-help-ease-gout-advises-thai-doctor/

 

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Thai court to decide on Thai Airways restructuring request in September

 

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) - Thailand’s bankruptcy court will hand down its decision regarding Thai Airways International Pcl’s <THAI.BK> request for restructuring on Sept. 14, the airline said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179379-thai-court-to-decide-on-thai-airways-restructuring-request-in-september/

 

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Bangkok teacher, student meet with tragedy on school run

By The Nation

 

 

A teacher and his student were crushed by a concrete mixer truck in Bangkok on Tuesday (August 25) when their motorcycle slid under its wheels.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179385-bangkok-teacher-student-meet-with-tragedy-on-school-run/

 

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Wild Hawks finally swoop down on wildlife trader

By The Nation

 

 

A wildlife vendor was arrested in Phayao province on Monday (August 24) after having been tracked down for more than two years.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179386-wild-hawks-finally-swoop-down-on-wildlife-trader/

 

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State of emergency extended by another month

By The Nation

 

 

Cabinet has given the green light to extending the state of emergency until September 30 in order to contain the spread of Covid-19, Anucha Burapachaisri, Office of the Prime Minister spokesman, said on Tuesday (August 25).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179393-state-of-emergency-extended-by-another-month/

 

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VAT to stay at 7% for another year

By The Nation

 

Finance Minister Predee Daochai

 

The Cabinet on Tuesday (August 25) resolved to maintain value-added-tax (VAT) at the current rate of 7 per cent for another year as proposed by the Finance Ministry.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179394-vat-to-stay-at-7-for-another-year/

 

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Holiday subsidies doubled after tourism scheme fails to lure travellers

By The Nation

 

 

Ministers at today’s mobile Cabinet meeting in Rayong agreed to upgrade the “Rao Tiew Duay Kan” (We Travel Together) tourism stimulus scheme after it received a disappointing response from travellers. Only 660,000 of the 5 million nights of subsidised accommodation offered by the scheme have been booked by travellers since it started operating in July.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179395-holiday-subsidies-doubled-after-tourism-scheme-fails-to-lure-travellers/

 

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Safety First: Caution vital as Phuket becomes testbed for international tourists

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Passengers receive hand sanitiser on arrival at Phuket International Airport. Photo: AoT Phuket

 

PHUKET:-- Safety is the key priority in opening Phuket to receive ‘travel bubble’ tourists from Oct 1 under the government policy ‘Safe and Sealed’, the Director of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports (MoTS) Phuket Office, Jaroon Kaewmukdakul, has told The Phuket News.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179397-safety-first-caution-vital-as-phuket-becomes-testbed-for-international-tourists/

 

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Two European patients re-infected with coronavirus: reports

 

FILE PHOTO: A member of medical staff takes coronavirus test samples of a woman during drive-thru coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing, on a converted ice rink, in Alkmaar, Netherlands April 8, 2020. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo

 

AMSTERDAM/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Two European patients are confirmed to have been re-infected with the coronavirus, according to regional public broadcasters, raising concerns about people's immunity to the virus as the world struggles to tame the pandemic.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179398-two-european-patients-re-infected-with-coronavirus-reports/