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Thai July economy improves but foreign tourist ban a big drag

By Orathai Sriring, Kitiphong Thaichareon

 

FILE PHOTO: Thailand's central bank is seen at the Bank of Thailand in Bangkok, Thailand April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand’s economy improved in July, helped by public spending and an easing of coronavirus containment measures, but tourism suffered from a continued border closure, the central bank said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180340-thai-july-economy-improves-but-foreign-tourist-ban-a-big-drag/

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Thai Tourism Is Recovering, But Not Restored: Think Tank

 

 

BANGKOK (TNA) — The Thai tourism is recovering but has not been restored to its normal level yet, according to the Economic Intelligence Center of Siam Commercial Bank which urges for more stimulus measures.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180316-thai-tourism-is-recovering-but-not-restored-think-tank/

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Police bust gang of con-artists

By The Nation

 

 

A group of con-artists, including a Thai woman, were arrested on Monday (August 31) for allegedly running an illegal medical equipment company and defrauding a German man of Bt57 million.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180306-police-bust-gang-of-con-artists/

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Bangkok to get 4 smart districts under new plan

By The Nation

 

 

Four districts will pilot Bangkok’s transformation into a smart city, under a plan unveiled by the National Charter of Thailand today.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180360-bangkok-to-get-4-smart-districts-under-new-plan/

 

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Farmers plead for compromise over chemicals ban

By The Nation

 

 

Farmers of economic crops have backed a move by Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Chalermchai Srion to reconsider the ban on paraquat and chlorpyrifos.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180361-farmers-plead-for-compromise-over-chemicals-ban/

 

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Legendary U.S. college basketball coach John Thompson dead at 78 - media reports

 

Georgetown University's head basketball coach John Thompson announces his resignation January 8, 1999. REUTERS/Files

 

(Reuters) - Former Georgetown coach John Thompson passed away at the age of 78, ESPN and other media outlets reported on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180362-legendary-us-college-basketball-coach john thompson dead-at-78-media-reports/

 

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Phuket drug suspect killed in police shootout

By The Phuket News

 

Soon to arrive at the scene were Nakhon Sri Thammarat Provincial Police Chief Maj Gen Sonthichai Awatthakulthep and Police Region 8 Deputy Commander Maj Gen Nanthadet Yoinuan. Photo: Lan Saka Police

 

PHUKET: A man wanted on drug charges in Phuket was killed in a shootout with police at his family home in Nakhon Sri Thammarat this morning (Aug 31). One Phuket police officer and a Phuket Territorial Defense Volunteer were injured in the gunfight, and a second Phuket police officer suffered a gash to his neck when he was attacked by the slain fugitive’s father, who was wielding a scythe.

 

Source: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180363-phuket-drug-suspect-killed-in-police-shootout/

 

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Fake monk arrested for soliciting donations in Phuket

By The Phuket News

 

Mr Boonlong was unable to recite even a standard prayer. Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: A man impersonating a monk and three other people were arrested on Saturday (Aug 29) after they were caught soliciting donations in front of the main SuperCheap store on Thepkrasattri Rd in Rassada.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180364-fake-monk-arrested-for-soliciting-donations-in-phuket/

 

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Subject of ban on toxic pesticides tops agendas again

By The Nation

 

File photo

 

The Public Health Ministry is pushing for a complete ban on three hazardous pesticides, after reports showed that toxic residue was found in newborns and more than 40,000 people have been sickened in the past five years.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180365-subject-of-ban-on-toxic-pesticides-tops-agendas-again/

 

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EEC on track to meet Bt1.7tn investment target despite virus crisis

By The Nation

 

Kanit Sangsubhan, EEC Office secretary-general

 

The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Policy Committee is still confident that the investment in the government’s flagship infrastructure project will meet the target of Bt1.7 trillion in 2022, despite the impact of the Covid-19, said Kanit Sangsubhan, EEC Office secretary-general.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180366-eec-on-track-to-meet-bt17tn-investment-target-despite-virus-crisis/

 

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Ibrahimovic to stay at Milan for another season

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Serie A - AC Milan v Atalanta - San Siro, Milan, Italy - July 24, 2020. AC Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic reacts during the match, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo

 

MILAN (Reuters) - Veteran forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic is to stay at AC Milan for another season in a bid to help the once-mighty side end their long wait for a major trophy and return to the Champions League, the Italian club said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180367-ibrahimovic-to-stay-at-milan-for-another-season/

 

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Mkhitaryan terminates Arsenal contract, joins Roma on permanent deal

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Europa League - Round of 16 - AS Roma v Sevilla - MSV-Arena, Duisburg, Germany - August 6, 2020 Sevilla's Suso in action with AS Roma's Henrikh Mkhitaryan, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Pool via REUTERS/Friedemann Vogel

 

(Reuters) - Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan has joined Serie A side AS Roma on a permanent deal after terminating his contract with Arsenal, the Premier League club said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180368-mkhitaryan-terminates-arsenal-contract-joins-roma-on-permanent-deal/

 

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UEFA confirms teams could forfeit Nations League matches over COVID-19

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - UEFA Nations League draw - Beurs van Berlage Conference Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands - March 3, 2020. The UEFA Nations League trophy on display before the draw. REUTERS/Yves Herman

 

BERN (Reuters) - UEFA has confirmed that teams could ultimately forfeit upcoming Nations League matches if they are unable to turn out due to players testing positive for COVID-19, or that the drawing of lots could decide a result.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180369-uefa-confirms-teams-could-forfeit-nations-league-matches-over-covid-19/

 

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In battleground Pennsylvania, Biden accuses Trump of stoking violence

By Jarrett Renshaw and Michael Martina

 

FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden accepts the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., August 20, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

 

PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Monday called for rioters and looters to be prosecuted, and slammed President Donald Trump for stoking violence in American cities gripped by protests over police brutality and racial inequality.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180370-in-battleground-pennsylvania-biden-accuses-trump-of-stoking-violence/

 

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Israeli, U.S. officials land in UAE, Kushner urges Palestinians to negotiate

By Dan Williams and Lisa Barrington

 

U.S. President's senior adviser Jared Kushner, U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien and Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat disembark a plane upon landing at Abu Dhabi International Airport, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates August 31, 2020. REUTERS/Christopher Pike

 

ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Senior U.S. and Israeli officials landed in the United Arab Emirates on Monday on a historic trip to finalise a pact marking open relations between Israel and the Gulf state, and they told Palestinians it was now time for them to negotiate peace.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180371-israeli-us-officials-land-in uae-kushner-urges-palestinians-to-negotiate/

 

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Emirates claims Bangkok flights are back

By Don Ross

 

  

BANGKOK, 31 August 2020: Emirates says it has all the permissions in place to operate flights to and from Thailand as of 1 September despite a contradictory post by the Royal Thai Consulate in Dubai.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180373-emirates-claims-bangkok-flights-are-back/

 

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Porn star Ron Jeremy hit with 20 more sex charges, including 15 year-old

 

FILE PHOTO: Adult film star Ron Jeremy, who has been charged with raping three women and sexually assaulting a fourth in incidents in West Hollywood from 2014 to 2019, makes his first appearance in Los Angeles County Superior Court, California, U.S. June 23, 2020. Robert Gauthier/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Porn star Ron Jeremy was charged on Monday with 20 additional counts of rape and sexual assault, including one involving a 15- year-old girl, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180376-porn-star-ron-jeremy-hit-with-20-more-sex-charges-including-15-year-old/

 

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Macron says he will press for Lebanon reform after new PM named

By Tom Perry and Laila Bassam

 

Lebanese President Michel Aoun welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron at Beirut International airport, Lebanon August 31, 2020. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/Pool

 

BEIRUT (Reuters) - France's President Emmanuel Macron said he would press for reforms aimed at dragging Lebanon out of a financial abyss as he began a visit to Beirut hours after Lebanese leaders named diplomat Mustapha Adib new PM on Monday under French pressure.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180378-macron-says-he-will-press-for-lebanon-reform-after-new-pm-named/

 

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EU offers 400 million euros to WHO-led COVID-19 vaccine initiative

By Francesco Guarascio and Stephanie Nebehay

 

European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman

 

BRUSSELS/GENEVA (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Monday that it would contribute to an initiative led by the World Health Organization to buy COVID-19 vaccines, while the WHO said Germany had joined the pact and that the agency was still negotiating with the bloc.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180379-eu-offers-400-million-euros-to-who-led-covid-19-vaccine-initiative/

 

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Thai road carnage: Pregnant woman among three dead on Petchkasem Highway

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Ratchaburi police were called after the driver of a pick-up lost control of his vehicle in the Don Krabuang sub-district on the Petchkasem Highway yesterday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180384-thai-road-carnage-pregnant-woman-among-three-dead-on-petchkasem-highway/

 

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Environmentalist slams foreign divers for disturbing sea creatures near Koh Phangan

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A leading expert on the sea and environmentalist has hit out at two foreigners who videoed themselves disturbing sea creatures at night off Koh Phangan in the south of Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180385-environmentalist-slams-foreign-divers-for-disturbing-sea-creatures-near-koh-phangan/

 

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Famous teen game streamer dies in bike crash

By THE NATION

 

 

Popular online game streamer Chanon Chuchart, 17, was reportedly killed in a bike crash in Nakhon Nayok province on Monday (August 31), according to Rueng Lao Chao Nee programme on 3HD TV channel.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180391-famous-teen-game-streamer-dies-in-bike-crash-in-nakhon-nayok/

 

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Pattaya: More than 100 million baht in damage in two separate fires

 

Picture: Siam Chon News

Two separate fires raged last night in Pattaya. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180395-pattaya-more-than-100-million-baht-in-damage-in-two-separate-fires/

 

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Man robs cash from Bangkok 7-Eleven store at knifepoint

By THE NATION

 

 

A knife-wielding man walked away with thousands of baht in cash from a 7-Eleven store in Bangkok in the wee hours of Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180399-man-robs-cash-from-bangkok-7-eleven-store-at-knifepoint/

 

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Tourism minister finally recognises that "virus free" expats can play important role in tourism recovery

 

Picture: Daily News

 

It has taken a while but Thailand's tourism minister has finally recognised the role that expatriates can play in spurring domestic tourism.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180401-tourism-minister-finally-recognises-that-virus-free-expats-can-play-important-role-in-tourism-recovery/

 

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"Farang" renter causes nothing but trouble - smashes up property when asked to leave

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A woman went on a popular Facebook site to ask what to do about a troublesome "farang" renter.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180407-farang-renter-causes-nothing-but-trouble-smashes-up-property-when-asked-to-leave/

 

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School director denies responsibility in case of 11 year who died after cervical cancer vaccination

 

Picture: Sanook

 

The director of a school in Ayutthaya in central Thailand has absolved her establishment of responsibility in the case of a primary school student who died after receiving a cervical cancer shot from a local health authority at the school. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180410-school-director-denies-responsibility-in-case-of-11-year-who-died-after-cervical-cancer-vaccination/

 

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Man, who allegedly cut off his brother's head, nabbed in Uthai Thani mountain

By The Nation

 

 

An Uthai Thani man suspected of cutting off his brother’s head and hiding in a mountain was eventually arrested on Monday night (August 31).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180411-man-who-allegedly-cut-off-his-brothers-head-nabbed-in-uthai-thani-mountain/

 

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Trump defends accused Kenosha gunman, saying his life was likely in danger

By Jeff Mason and Andrea Shalal

 

U.S. President Donald Trump responds to questions from members of the news media during a news conference at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 31, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday sided with a 17-year old charged with killing two people during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, saying the accused gunman was trying to get away and would have been killed by demonstrators if he had not opened fire.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180413-trump-defends-accused-kenosha-gunman-saying-his-life-was-likely-in-danger/

 

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Man out looking for shellfish dies off Jomtien beach

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Na Jomtien police and rescue services went to Na Jomtien beach where they found a 35 year old man lying dead next to a fiberglass boat with a rope around his wrist. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180414-man-out-looking-for-shellfish-dies-off-jomtien-beach/