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PM in talks to reopen country for foreign tourists

By The Nation

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Wednesday he was in talks with state agencies on how to open the country to foreign tourists after the Covid-19 situation improves.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179624-pm-in-talks-to-reopen-thailand-for-foreign-tourists/

 

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Thaivisa launches new Thailand golf directory 

 

Golf plays a huge part in Thailand’s tourist industry, along with Medical tourism and Weddings. In fact, over 700,000 international golf vacationers spent their tourist dollars coming to Thailand back in the busy period of 2018.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179557-thaivisa-launches-new-thailand-golf-directory/

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Thailand delays human testing for coronavirus vaccine

 

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 will delay human trials of its coronavirus vaccine due to limited production capacity at overseas facilities, a senior official said on Wednesday, but it hopes to resume trials by the end of the year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179601-thailand-delays-human-testing-for-coronavirus-vaccine/

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Divers to use net to salvage Raja ferry and garbage trucks

By THE NATION

 

 

The stricken Raja 4 ferry boat will be raised from the seabed by two cranes, according to the salvage plan revealed today by its operator.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179626-divers-to-use-net-to-salvage-raja-ferry-and-garbage-trucks/

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Buri Ram police turn blind eye to repeated rape of mentally challenged teenager

By The Nation

 

 

A family in Buri Ram province is calling for help after little has been done to punish the rapist of a 14-year-old girl, who is now seven months pregnant.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179627-buri-ram-police-turn-blind-eye-to-repeated-rape-of-mentally-challenged-teenager/

 

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Thailand’s submarine purchase cannot be scrapped, but can be postponed

 

 

The Royal Thai Navy’s (RTN) plan to procure two Chinese-made Yuan-class submarines, at an estimated cost to the taxpayer of 22.5 billion baht, cannot be scrapped because it was approved, in principle, in accordance with the 2020 Budget Act. It can, however, be postponed or delayed, according to Mr. Santi Promphat, chairman of the House Budget Scrutiny Committee today.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179629-thailand’s-submarine-purchase-cannot-be-scrapped-but-can-be-postponed/

 

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Power outage to affect Wichit

By The Phuket News

 

The areas to be affected by the power outage in wichit on Friday (Aug 28). Image: PEA

 

PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Wichit on Friday (Aug 28) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179630-power-outage-to-affect-wichit/

 

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Johnson brings form to Olympia Fields, Woods hopes to keep season alive

 

FILE PHOTO: Aug 23, 2020; Norton, Massachusetts, USA; Dustin Johnson watches his tee shot on the 15th hole during the final round of The Northern Trust golf tournament at TPC of Boston. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports

 

(Reuters) - Dustin Johnson takes red-hot form into the penultimate event of the PGA Tour season at this week's BMW Championship outside Chicago where Tiger Woods needs a solid showing to reach the Tour Championship.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179631-johnson-brings-form-to-olympia-fields-woods-hopes-to-keep-season-alive/

 

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Day doubts DeChambeau's body can sustain the power game

 

FILE PHOTO: Golf - European Tour - Dubai Desert Classic - Emirates Golf Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - January 26, 2020 Bryson DeChambeau of the U.S. in action during the final round REUTERS/Satish Kumar Subramani

 

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Former world number one Jason Day has been impressed with the power of Bryson DeChambeau but he doubts whether the bulked-up American's body can handle the stress over the long term.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179633-day-doubts-dechambeaus-body-can-sustain-the-power-game/

 

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Intrigue surrounds Messi's next move after Barca bombshell

By Martyn Herman

 

Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - August 26, 2020 A statue of Johan Cruyff is seen infront of an image of Lionel Messi outside the Camp Nou after captain Lionel Messi told Barcelona he wishes to leave the club immediately, a source confirmed on Tuesday REUTERS/Nacho Doce

 

(Reuters) - When Barcelona confirmed they had received a request from Lionel Messi's lawyers informing them he wanted to terminate one of soccer's longest-standing relationships, the owners of Europe's biggest clubs would have raised a collective eyebrow.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179634-intrigue-surrounds-messis-next-move-after-barca-bombshell/

 

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Man United goalkeeper Henderson signs new contract

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Sheffield United v Everton - Bramall Lane, Sheffield, Britain - July 20, 2020 Sheffield United's Dean Henderson during the warm up before the match, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Pool via REUTERS/Peter Powell

 

(Reuters) - Manchester United goalkeeper Dean Henderson has signed a new contract which will keep him at Old Trafford until 2025, with the option to extend for a further year, the Premier League club said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179635-man-united-goalkeeper-henderson-signs-new-contract/

 

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Celtic dumped out of Champions League by Ferencvaros

 

Soccer Football - Champions League - Second Qualifying Round - Celtic v Ferencvaros - Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - August 26, 2020 Ferencvaros' Eldar Civic with referees after the match, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Russell Cheyne/Pool

 

(Reuters) - Former European champions Celtic will miss out on the Champions League group stage for the third successive season after a dispiriting 2-1 home defeat by Hungary's Ferencvaros in the second qualifying round on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179636-celtic-dumped-out-of-champions-league-by-ferencvaros/

 

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Mickelson wins on PGA Tour Champions debut

 

FILE PHOTO: Aug 9, 2020; San Francisco, California, USA; Phil Mickelson tees off on the 12th hole during the final round of the 2020 PGA Championship golf tournament at TPC Harding Park. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

 

(Reuters) - Phil Mickelson made a triumphant start to his PGA Tour Champions career as he tied the lowest 54-score ever to secure a wire-to-wire win at the Charles Schwab Series at Ozarks National in Ridgedale, Missouri on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179637-mickelson-wins-on-pga-tour-champions-debut/

 

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Hurricane Laura roars toward U.S. Gulf Coast, 'unsurvivable storm surge' forecast

By Ernest Scheyder and Jennifer Hiller

 

Local resident Robert Sawyer, 48, boards up businesses ahead of Hurricane Laura in Galveston, Texas, U.S., August 26, 2020. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

 

PORT ARTHUR, Texas (Reuters) - Hurricane Laura roared toward the Gulf Coast on Wednesday afternoon as a massive Category 4 storm and was expected to cause catastrophic damage and "unsurvivable storm surge" along the Texas and Louisiana border, the National Hurricane Center said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179639-hurricane-laura-roars-toward-us-gulf-coast-unsurvivable-storm-surge-forecast/

 

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U.S. officials see no evidence of foreign meddling with mail-in ballots

By Mark Hosenball

 

FILE PHOTO: Mail is seen in the bag of a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) worker as he delivers mail in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American intelligence and law enforcement agencies have not found evidence indicating that foreign governments are trying to interfere with mail-in balloting ahead of the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election, officials said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179640-us-officials-see-no-evidence-of-foreign-meddling-with-mail-in-ballots/

 

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Pence to make economic pitch at RNC as Trump wades into Wisconsin protests

By Jeff Mason

 

U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence give thumbs up to the delegates after both addressing the first day of the 2020 Republican National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S., August 24, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Mike Pence was set to make an economic pitch to re-elect President Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday while his boss waded into the latest flare-up of unrest over the police shooting of a Black man.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179641-pence-to-make-economic-pitch-at-rnc-as-trump-wades-into-wisconsin-protests/

 

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After port blast, rudderless Lebanon drifts towards the rocks

By Tom Perry and Laila Bassam

 

FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the severely damaged grain silo following the explosion in Beirut's port area, Lebanon August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo

 

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Three weeks after the catastrophic explosion at Beirut port, Lebanon is drifting towards even more trouble as its politicians fail to agree a new government that can arrest a financial meltdown.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179642-after-port-blast-rudderless-lebanon-drifts-towards-the-rocks/

 

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Video: Bus passengers flee for their lives as city drivers play dangerous cat and mouse game

 

 

Two drivers - both on bus route #1 in Bangkok - played a dangerous game of cat and mouse on Charoen Krung Road in the early hours of yesterday morning. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179645-video-bus-passengers-flee-for-their-lives-as-city-drivers-play-dangerous-cat-and-mouse-game/

 

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Tourism Ministry presses ahead with "Phuket Model” as other areas of Thailand may also be opened to tourists

 

Picture: Manager

 

Thailand's ministry of tourism and sports is pressing ahead with what it is now calling the "Phuket Model".

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179648-tourism-ministry-presses-ahead-with-phuket-model”-as-other-areas-of-thailand-may-also-be-opened-to-tourists/

 

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U.S. executes only Native American on federal death row

By Jonathan Allen

 

FILE PHOTO: The sun sets on the Federal Corrections Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S. May 22, 2019. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston -/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - The United States executed the only Native American on federal death row on Wednesday over the opposition of the Navajo Nation, which accuses the government of violating tribal sovereignty.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179650-us-executes-only-native-american-on-federal-death-row/

 

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Officials probe Mae Hong Son pig deaths from suspected PRRS virus

By THE NATION

 

 

Department of Livestock Development director-general Sorawit Thaneeto said he has ordered department officials in Mae Hong Son and Tak provinces to investigate the deaths of five pigs in Mae Hong Son’s Sob Moei district.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179654-officials-probe-mae-hong-son-pig-deaths-from-suspected-prrs-virus/

 

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Like a soap opera! Belgian actor sneaked into Thailand after blacklist then appeared in Thai movies

 

Picture:  Naew Na

 

Thai media Naew Na reported on the arrest of a Belgian actor who had been in Thailand for years without papers.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179656-like-a-soap-opera-belgian-actor-sneaked-into-thailand-after-blacklist-then-appeared-in-thai-movies/

 

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Another visa agent arrested! This one was using fake stamps for migrant workers

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Thailand's Immigration Bureau has announced the arrest of another female visa agent using fake stamps on extensions.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179661-another-visa-agent-arrested-this-one-was-using-fake-stamps-for-migrant-workers/

 

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Police probe ordered after video clip of alleged senior officer gambling in den

By THE NATION

 

 

Metropolitan Police Region 6 chief Pol Major-General Methee Rakphan has ordered the Pathumwan Station to investigate whether a man caught on video gambling at a den is indeed a Region 6 inspector, Royal Thai Police deputy spokesman Pol General Krisana Pattanacharoen said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179666-police-probe-ordered-after-video-clip-of-senior-officer-allegedly-gambling-in-den/

 

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RTP announce new road traffic fines: Some are actually REDUCED

 

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Despite the appalling carnage on Thailand's roads new fines announced by the Royal Thai Police show some have effectively been reduced.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179674-rtp-announce-new-road-traffic-fines-some-are-actually-reduced/

 

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Jasmine Suwannapura: The FRED Couples of the LPGA

 

 

Coming in fresh after placing second at last week’s AIG Women’s Open, Jasmine Suwannapura reveals her secret to playing golf well, trusting her feel. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179675-jasmine-suwannapura-the-fred-couples-of-the-lpga/

 

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Watch this four-year-old hit a hole-in-one to dad's amazement

 

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(CNN)The odds of the average making a hole-in-one are 12,000 to 1, according to the National Hole-in-One Registry.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179677-watch-this-four-year-old-hit-a-hole-in-one-to-dads-amazement/

 

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Thai refuge warns of growing risks to animals as pandemic bites

By Jiraporn Kuhakan

 

A view of Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand (WFFT) sanctuary affected by a lack of income from the absence of visitors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Phetchaburi Province, Thailand, August 18, 2020. Picture taken August 18, 2020. REUTERS/Jiraporn Kuhakan

 

PETCHABURI, Thailand (Reuters) - As the pandemic batters Thailand's tourist-reliant economy, animal attractions from petting zoos to elephant camps and tiger farms are feeling the pain and may even have to give animals away, warned the founder of an animal refuge.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179678-thai-refuge-warns-of-growing-risks-to-animals-as-pandemic-bites/

 

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Four out of five Thais want country opened up/Indians raring up for Thailand again, says survey

 

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A major survey conducted by a group of foreign companies suggests that the great majority of Thais want their country opened up to tourists as soon as possible. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179683-four-out-of-five-thais-want-country-opened-upindians-raring-up-for-thailand-again-says-survey/

 

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ONWR Expects Overflow of Yom will End in a Week

 

   

BANGKOK(NNT) - The crisis of the overflowing Yom river in the northern part of Thailand is expected to end by the end of this month as the mass of water is flowing from Sukhothai to Phitsanulok and other provinces.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1179685-onwr-expects-overflow-of-yom-will-end-in-a-week/