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100 Days without Local COVID Infection in Thailand

 

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NONTHABURI, (TNA) – Deputy Prime Minister/Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul launched a convention fair to stimulate the economy as the country has been free of local infection of the coronavirus disease 2019 for 100 days.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180649-100-days-without-local-covid-infection-in-thailand/

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PM’s daughters file defamation complaint with police

By The Nation

 

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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s twin daughters assigned a lawyer from the PM’s Office to file a police complaint on Wednesday, alleging defamation on social media.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180681-thai-pm’s-twin-daughters-file-harassment-and-defamation-complaint/?do=findComment&comment=15775457

 

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Police quiet on probe into Phuket student’s death

By The Phuket News

 

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Deputy national police chief Pol Maj Gen Suchart Theerasawat was in Phuket two weeks ago to give a public update on the investigation, but Phuket police have made no progress since. Photo: The Phuket News / file

 

PHUKET: Two weeks have passed since the death of 20-year-old student Pornpiphat “Mint” Iaddam, who collapsed while running after a cheerleading practice session at Phuket Rajabhat University on Aug 19, and police say they are still investigating the student’s death.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180696-police-quiet-on-probe-into-phuket-student’s-death/

 

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Fraud complaint lodged against famous life coach by official in Chiang Mai

 

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A complaint has been filed, with the Mae Rim district police in Chiang Mai province, by the district’s assistant chief, accusing well-known life coach Sean Buranahirun of illegal fund raising and defrauding the public.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180697-fraud-complaint-lodged-against-famous-life-coach-by-official-in-chiang-mai/

 

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Private sector wants new finance minister in place by end of month

By The Nation

 

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FTI chairman Supant Mongkolsuthree

 

The private sector has urged the government to appoint a new finance minister as soon as possible, following the resignation of Predee Daochai from the post on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180699-private-sector-wants-new-finance-minister-in-place-by-end-of-month/

 

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Investors shun Thailand as growth weakens, political protests heat up

By Tom Westbrook and Scott Murdoch

 

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FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha attends a family photo session with new cabinet ministers at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) - A selloff in the Thai baht, underperforming stocks and pressure on the bond market reflect growing concern from global investors over political instability and the growth outlook in Southeast Asia's second-biggest economy, analysts and fund managers say.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180701-investors-shun thailand as-growth-weakens-political-protests-heat-up/

 

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Thailand Marks 100 Days Without Any Local Virus Cases

By Randy Thanthong-Knight

 

== Pressure growing to re-open borders to save tourism sector

== Thailand was first to see a case outside of China in January

 

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Commuters have their temperatures checked at a BTS station in Bangkok on Sept. 2. Photograph: Taylor Weidman/Bloomberg

 

Thailand has reported zero locally-transmitted Covid-19 cases for 100 days in a row, joining a small group of places like Taiwan where the pathogen has been virtually eliminated.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180649-100-days-without-local-covid-infection-in-thailand/?do=findComment&comment=15775497

 

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Fans will return to PGA Tour events when it's safe, says Monahan

 

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FILE PHOTO: Aug 5, 2020; San Francisco, California, USA; PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan walks on the first hole during a practice round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at TPC Harding Park. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

 

(Reuters) - PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said on Wednesday the road to this week's final event of a season interrupted by the COVID-19 outbreak has been a long one and that it may still be some time before fans are allowed back at tournaments.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180702-fans-will-return-to-pga-tour-events-when-its-safe-says-monahan/

 

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Rahm had doubts PGA Tour could carry on amid COVID-19

 

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FILE PHOTO: Aug 30, 2020; Olympia Fields, Illinois, USA; Jon Rahm poses with the J.K. Wadley Western Open Trophy and the BMW Championship Trophy after winning the BMW Championship golf tournament at Olympia Fields Country Club - North. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports

 

(Reuters) - World number two Jon Rahm initially doubted whether the PGA Tour, which wraps up its 2019-20 season at this week's Tour Championship in Atlanta, was going to be able to complete its campaign amid the COVID-19 outbreak, he said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180703-rahm-had-doubts-pga-tour-could-carry-on-amid-covid-19/

 

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Man United sign Dutch midfielder Van de Beek

 

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FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League Semi Final First Leg - Tottenham Hotspur v Ajax Amsterdam - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Britain - April 30, 2019. Ajax's Donny van de Beek celebrates after the match. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

 

(Reuters) - Manchester United have signed Netherlands midfielder Donny van de Beek from Ajax Amsterdam on a five-year contract, the Premier League club said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180704-man-united-sign-dutch-midfielder-van-de-beek/

 

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Arsenal aim for October return of fans to Emirates Stadium

 

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FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Arsenal v Manchester United - Emirates Stadium, London, Britain - January 1, 2020. General view of the corner flag inside the stadium before the match. REUTERS/Toby Melville

 

(Reuters) - Arsenal's Emirates Stadium could once again ring to the sound of chanting fans next month, with the English Premier League club on Wednesday saying it plans to allow a reduced crowd.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180705-arsenal-aim-for-october-return-of-fans-to-emirates-stadium/

 

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No agreement between Messi, Barcelona - reports

 

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Jorge Messi, father and agent of soccer player Lionel Messi, arrives at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat airport for a meeting with Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu, in Barcelona, Spain September 2, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

 

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Lionel Messi's father and agent met Barcelona club president Josep Maria Bartomeu on Wednesday to discuss the player's wish to leave the club but the talks ended in stalemate, Spanish media reported.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180706-no-agreement-between-messi-barcelona-reports/

 

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Putin critic Navalny was poisoned with Novichok nerve agent, Merkel says

By Joseph Nasr and Andrew Osborn

 

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FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny takes part in a rally to mark the 5th anniversary of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov's murder and to protest against proposed amendments to the country's constitution, in Moscow, Russia February 29, 2020. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo

 

BERLIN/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who is in intensive care in a Berlin hospital, was poisoned with a Soviet-style Novichok nerve agent in an attempt to murder him, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180707-putin-critic-navalny-was-poisoned-with novichok nerve-agent-merkel-says/

 

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U.S. Republicans criticize Pelosi over hair appointment

 

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FILE PHOTO: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks by video feed during the virtual 2020 Democratic National Convention as participants from across the country are hosted over video links from the originally planned site of the convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. August 19, 2020. 2020 Democratic National Convention/Pool via REUTERS

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Republicans criticized House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday for going to a hair salon in San Francisco in an apparent violation of the city’s coronavirus pandemic regulations, but the Democratic leader said she had been told by the salon the appointment was allowed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180709-us-republicans-criticize-pelosi-over-hair-appointment/

 

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Biden looks to turn campaign focus to pandemic as Trump dwells on protests

By Jarrett Renshaw and James Oliphant

 

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FILE PHOTO: U.S. Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about safety in America during a campaign appearance in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. August 31, 2020. REUTERS/Alan Freed/File Photo

 

WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - Democratic nominee Joe Biden looked to shift the focus of the U.S. presidential race back to the coronavirus and President Donald Trump’s handling of the pandemic during a campaign event on Wednesday on safely reopening the country’s schools.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180711-biden-looks-to-turn-campaign-focus-to-pandemic-as-trump-dwells-on-protests/

 

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White House's Birx denies 'herd immunity' policy under consideration

By Ben Klayman

 

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FILE PHOTO: White House coronavirus coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx speaks during a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Texas Governor Greg Abbott about coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 7, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo

 

LIVONIA, Mich. (Reuters) - The White House Coronavirus Task Force coordinator, Dr. Deborah Birx, on Wednesday dismissed the notion that the Trump administration was considering a strategy of allowing Americans to become infected with coronavirus in order to reach "herd immunity."

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180714-white-houses-birx-denies-herd-immunity-policy-under-consideration/

 

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Pattaya: Russian arrested for running illegal drugstore – “dangerous” slimming aids seized

 

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Police swooped as a Russian was walking out of a drugstore in Jomtien last night.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180720-pattaya-russian-arrested-for-running-illegal-drugstore-–-“dangerous”-slimming-aids-seized/

 

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Chinese man arrested for snatch theft while impersonating a policeman or soldier

 

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Region 1 immigration announced the arrest of a Chinese man who was found to be on a blacklist when he went in to extend his visa. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180722-chinese-man-arrested-for-snatch-theft-while-impersonating-a-policeman-or-soldier/

 

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Irrigation department react with signage after illegal use of Bang Phra reservoir

 

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An angry post on the Red Skull Forever site indicated that groups of young people were illegally driving into the Bang Phra reservoir in the Si Racha area.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180723-irrigation-department-react-with-signage-after-illegal-use-of-bang-phra-reservoir/

 

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Thai insurance companies offering Covid-19 coverage as foreign tourists prepare to return

 

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The Bangkok Insight reported that Thai insurance coverage for foreigners has been worked out after meetings between various ministries and the Covid-19 authorities as Thailand prepares to welcome foreign visitors again.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180724-thai-insurance-companies-offering-covid-19-coverage-as-foreign-tourists-prepare-to-return/

 

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Without foreign tourists, grim outlook for Thai economy: BOT

 

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Don Nakornthab of the macroeconomic and monetary policy department of the Bank of Thailand, said that economic figures for July were better than expected after the government eased restrictions on travel following the initial stages of the pandemic lockdown. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180727-without-foreign-tourists-grim-outlook-for-thai-economy-bot/

 

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Warning to parents after three year old puts a watch battery up his nose

 

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The director of a hospital in the south of Thailand has issued a warning to parents to watch their young children after an alarming case. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180729-warning-to-parents-after-three-year-old-puts-a-watch-battery-up-his-nose/

 

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Italy's former PM Berlusconi tests positive for coronavirus

By Angelo Amante

 

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Former Italian Prime Minister and leader of the Forza Italia (Go Italy!) party Silvio Berlusconi attends a rally ahead of a regional election in Emilia-Romagna, in Ravenna, Italy, January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo/File Photo

 

ROME (Reuters) - Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi vowed to carry on with political activities ahead of local elections in September after testing positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180735-italys-former-pm-berlusconi-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/

 

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