Thailand reports first domestic coronavirus case in 100 days

 

FILE PHOTO: Reuters

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Thursday reported its first local coronavirus transmission in more than 100 days, officials said, after a man who was recently imprisoned failed a routine test at a Bangkok jail.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180832-prisoner-may-have-tested-positive-for-covid-19-ccsa/?do=findComment&comment=15778328

 

Tourists to get unlimited 30-day extensions to stay after ‘visa amnesty’ ends

By The Phuket News

 

Immigration Deputy Commander Maj Gen Pornchai Khuntee announced the news at a press conference held at the Immigration Bureau headquarters in Bangkok todat (Sept 3). Screenshot: Immigration Bureau / Facebook

 

PHUKET:-- Foreigners staying in the country on any form of tourist visa will be allowed to repeatedly renew their permits to stay with immigration for periods of 30 days at a time after the ‘visa amnesty’ ends on Sept 26, the Immigration Bureau announced today (Sept 3).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180834-tourists-to-get-unlimited-30-day-extensions-to-stay-after-‘visa-amnesty’-ends/

 

‘If you see Vorayuth, arrest him immediately’: Immigration chief

By The Nation

 

Immigration chief Pol Lt-General Sompong Chingduang

 

Immigration chief Pol Lt-General Sompong Chingduang today ordered border checkpoint officers to arrest Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya on sight if he tries to return to Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180864-‘if-you-see-vorayuth-arrest-him-immediately’-immigration-chief/

MOAC to promote Thailand as rubber glove manufacturing hub

 

   

BANGKOK(NNT) - Rubber growers in Thailand have been suffering from low produce pricing for quite some years, with several efforts already made by the government to help improve their livelihood. The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MOAC) has stressed its policy is to promote Thailand as a global hub for rubber glove manufacturing to help increase the demand for natural rubber.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180902-moac-to-promote-thailand-as-rubber-glove-manufacturing-hub/

 

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)

Top 10 ways life is different in the Covid Era

By Tim Newton

 

 

Get used to it. Things have changed. There is no ‘new normal’, there is just NEW. We’re living in the Covid era and all having to adjust to economic calamity, changed schedules and some things, previously easy, are now difficult, or banned altogether. What are some of the things that have changed?

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180903-top-10-ways-life-is-different-in-the-covid-era-opinion/

 

TAT offers ‘stress free’ weekend in Khao Yai

By THE NATION

 

 

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is offering a “stress free” time in Nakhon Ratchasima’s Khao Yai area during the upcoming long weekend.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180904-tat-offers-‘stress-free’-weekend-in-khao-yai/

 

Thai Airways opens diner for customers craving in-flights meals

By Chalinee Thirasupa and Chayut Setboonsarng

 

Customers eat at Thai Airways pop-up airplane-themed restaurant at the airlines headquarters with onboard meals prepared by their chefs, while their fleet is still grounded at the airport and the company awaits a bankruptcy court decision, in Bangkok, Thailand September 3, 2020. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - More than 100 diners craving in-flight meals after months of travel restrictions flocked to Thai Airways International Pcl's offices  on Thursday to try a new pop-up restaurant and get a reminder of the forgotten flavours of on-board dining.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180905-thai-airways-opens-diner-for-customers-craving-in-flights-meals/

 

Spain score last-gasp goal to draw 1-1 with Germany

 

 

Soccer Football - UEFA Nations League - League A - Group 4 - Germany v Spain - Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Germany - September 3, 2020 Spain's Gaya celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

 

STUTTGART (Reuters) - Spain scored a stoppage-time equaliser through Jose Luis Gaya to draw 1-1 away to Germany on Thursday in their Nations League opener and first international in almost 10 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180907-spain-score-last-gasp-goal-to-draw-1-1-with-germany/

 

Leicester sign Belgian full back Castagne

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Euro 2020 Qualifier - Belgium Press Conference - Belgium Football Centre, Tubize, Belgium - October 9, 2019 Belgium's Timothy Castagne during the press conference REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

 

(Reuters) - Leicester City have signed Belgian full back Timothy Castagne from Italian side Atalanta on a five-year deal, the Premier League club said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180908-leicester-sign-belgian-full-back-castagne/

 

England's men's and women's teams receive equal pay, says FA

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - March 16, 2020 General view outside Wembley stadium. Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - England's men's and women's national soccer teams are being paid the same appearance fee to represent their country, the Football Association said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180909-englands-mens-and-womens-teams-receive-equal-pay-says-fa/

 

Five children found dead in German flat

 

Police officers are seen at the entrance of a residential building where the bodies of five children were found in the western town of Solingen, Germany, September 3, 2020. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen

 

SOLINGEN (Reuters) - German police have found the bodies of five children in an apartment in the western town of Solingen and their mother, who is suspected of their murder, tried to kill herself, police said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180910-five-children-found-dead-in-german-flat/

 

Trump encourages supporters to try to vote twice, sparking uproar

By James Oliphant

 

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II and to designate Wilmington as an American World War II Heritage City during an event held at the USS Battleship North Carolina in Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S., September 2, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has urged residents in the critical political battleground of North Carolina to try to vote twice in the Nov. 3 election, once by mail and once in person, igniting a furor for appearing to urge a potential act of voter fraud.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180911-trump encourages-supporters-to-try-to-vote-twice-sparking-uproar/

 

U.S. Homeland Security warns that Russia is trying to undermine confidence in mail-in voting

By Mark Hosenball

 

FILE PHOTO: A Priority Mail Express collection bin is seen near the Trump International Hotel in Washington, U.S. August 22, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is warning that Russia is trying to undermine Americans' confidence in the security and validity of mail-in voting.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180912-us-homeland-security-warns-that-russia-is-trying-to-undermine-confidence-in-mail-in-voting/

 

Oregon man says Portland shooting was self defense

By Andrew Hay

 

Protesters face off with police near the North Precinct Portland Police Bureau during a demonstration against police violence and racial inequality in Portland, Oregon, U.S., September 2, 2020. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs

 

(Reuters) - A 48-year-old Oregon man said he acted in self defense during the fatal shooting of a supporter of a right-wing group in Portland as he thought he and a friend would be stabbed, Vice News reported on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180913-oregon-man-says-portland-shooting-was-self-defense/

 

Seven police officers in Rochester, NY suspended over Black man's death, mayor says

By Gabriella Borter and Jonathan Allen

 

A view of police cars parked outside City Public Safety Building following the death of a Black man, Daniel Prude, after police put a spit hood over his head during an arrest on March 23, in Rochester, New York, U.S., September 3, 2020. REUTERS/Lindsay DeDario

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Seven police officers were suspended Thursday over the arrest and asphyxiation death of Black man Daniel Prude in Rochester, New York after video of the March incident was released, the city's mayor said, calling it an act of racism.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180914-seven-police-officers-in-rochester-ny-suspended-over-black-mans-death-mayor-says/

 

China wants a canal to cross Thailand into the Indian Ocean

Beijing might back Muslim rebels to secede if Thailand becomes less China-friendly: Foreign Policy

By Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

 

FILE PHOTO

 

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — As tension between China and India mounts, the former wants to build a canal across Thailand’s Isthmus of Kra to shorten its access to the Indian Ocean by 1,100 kilometers, reports said Thursday (Sept. 3).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180916-china-wants-a-canal-to-cross-thailand-into-the-indian-ocean/

 

Swedes have less appetite for Thailand

by Gregers Møller 

 

FILE PHOTO: Reuters

 

Swedes planning for an autumn vacation have less appetite for going to Thailand compared to last year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180917-swedes-have-less-appetite-for-thailand/

 

Two western tourists to be deported for catching protected marine species

 

 

Two western tourists, who took a selfie of themselves holding one of Thailand’s species of protected marine wildlife while scuba diving, are to be deported after their tourist visas were revoked.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180918-two-western-tourists-to-be-deported-for-catching-protected-marine-species/

 

Coronavirus: How long can Thailand survive without foreign tourism?

Emmy Sasipornkarn

 

FILE PHOTO: Reuters

 

The lockdown measures to contain the COVID-19 spread have taken a heavy toll on the Southeast Asian country's economy. Now, it is cautiously reopening its borders in order to revive its crucial tourism sector.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180919-coronavirus-how-long-can-thailand-survive-without-foreign-tourism/

 

British man killed in hit and run in Nakhon Ratchasima

 

 

Police are investigating after a British man was killed in a hit and run accident in Nakhon Ratchasima on Wednesday night.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180925-british-man-killed-in-hit-and-run-in-nakhon-ratchasima/

 

Johnson and Rahm set for battle in playoff finale

 

FILE PHOTO: Aug 30, 2020; Olympia Fields, Illinois, USA; Dustin Johnson walks the second hole during the final round of the BMW Championship golf tournament at Olympia Fields Country Club - North. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports

 

(Reuters) - The PGA Tour wraps up a season unlike any other with this week's Tour Championship in Atlanta where the winner from an elite 30-player field will be crowned FedExCup champion and take home an eye-popping $15 million(11.31 million pounds).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180926-johnson-and-rahm-set-for-battle-in-playoff-finale/

 

Thailand needs to go electric!

By Volker Blandow
Special to The Nation

 

 

Thailand, together with 189 countries, has signed and ratified the Paris climate agreement. With its vast coastlines and the monsoon-dependent North and Northeast, Thailand would suffer badly if the global temperature rises beyond the 2C limit in the agreement.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180929-thailand-needs-to-go-electric/

 

Authorities on high alert after Bangkok prison inmate tests positive for Covid-19

By THE NATION

 

 

Thai authorities said they were closely tracking the travel and physical contact history of a 37-year-old man being detained over drug charges after he tested positive for Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180934-authorities-on-high-alert-after-bangkok-prison-inmate-tests-positive-for-covid-19/

 

TAT mulls ‘expat card’ in bid to end dual pricing

 

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The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has touted a new card for expats that could be used to help stop the practice of dual pricing in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180937-tat-mulls-‘expat-card’-in-bid-to-end-dual-pricing/

 

Four state attorneys general back Trump on social media regulation push

By David Shepardson

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II and to designate Wilmington as an American World War II Heritage City during an event held at the USS Battleship North Carolina in Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S., September 2, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four Republican state attorneys general led by Texas backed President Donald Trump's push to narrow the ability of social media companies to remove objectionable content and require new transparency rules.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180938-four-state-attorneys-general-back-trump-on-social-media-regulation-push/

 

Thailand allows resumption of inflight services on domestic routes

TAT Newsroom

 

Khun Sathan National Park, Nan (File Photo)

 

Bangkok, 4 September, 2020 – The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has announced guidelines on resumption of inflight services on domestic routes, as part of the its relaxation measures implemented to curb the spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180944-thailand-allows-resumption-of-inflight-services-on-domestic-routes/

 

Phuket police train for public assembly, crowd control

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

A total of 166 police officers from across Phuket have been selected to undergo the training. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A total of 166 police officers from across the island are undergoing public assembly and crowd control training as a precaution in case a mass gathering rises in Phuket.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180947-phuket-police-train-for-public-assembly-crowd-control/

 

Body of man handcuffed and shot found in ditch in Nakhon Si Thammarat

By THE NATION

 

 

In a suspected case of murder, police have found the dead body of a man in a drainage ditch in Nakhon Si Thammarat province on Wednesday (September 2).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180948-body-of-man-handcuffed-and-shot-found-in-ditch-in-nakhon-si-thammarat/

 

PM discusses economic recovery with property sector honchos

By The Nation

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha held discussions at Government House with businessmen and entrepreneurs involved in the property sector on ways to drive the country's economy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180949-pm-discusses-economic-recovery-with-property-sector-honchos/

 

Road connecting Bangkok Port with Bangna-Artnarong expressway expected by 2025

By THE NATION

 

Representational Image

 

The Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) will work with the Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) in a Bt1.6-billion project to connect Bangkok Port with Bangna-Artnarong Expressway to reduce traffic congestion.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180950-road-connecting-bangkok-port-with-bangna-artnarong-expressway-expected-by-2025/