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Deputy National Police chief Wirachai fired

By The Nation

 

 

Deputy National Police chief Pol General Wirachai Songmetta has been dismissed from his current position, according to an official document issued on August 31.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181261-deputy-national-police-chief-wirachai-fired/

 

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970 under scrutiny for proximity to infected inmate: CCSA

By The Nation

 

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The first patient in Thailand in over 100 days was estimated to have been in the vicinity of at least 970 people, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181263-970-under-scrutiny-for-proximity-to-infected-inmate-ccsa/

 

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Most people support diversity of political opinion: Nida Poll

By The Nation

 

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The majority of Thais back people's right to have a different political opinion and also attack rivals in a democracy, a recent survey by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll, found.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181264-most-people-support-diversity-of-political-opinion-nida-poll/

 

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Five Thai returnees and French man test positive for Covid-19 in state quarantine

By The Nation

 

 

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration reported six new cases in state quarantine over a 24-hour period on Sunday (September 6).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181265-five-thai-returnees-and-french-man-test-positive-for-covid-19-in-state-quarantine/

 

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Man allegedly shot dead by border policeman

By The Nation

 

 

A border patrol policeman in Ubon Ratchathani province allegedly shot dead a man and injured two others on Sunday (September 6) reportedly due to a conflict over a woman.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181266-man-allegedly-shot-dead-by-border-policeman-in-ubon-ratchathani/

 

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EM bracelets to be used from mid-Sept to reduce overcrowding in prisons

By The Nation

 

 

The Justice Ministry will start using electronic monitoring (EM) bracelets from mid-September to solve the problem of overcrowding in prisons. Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin had come up with the idea of using EMs to solve the overcrowding problem.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181267-em-bracelets-to-be-used-from-mid-sept-to-reduce-overcrowding-in-prisons/

 

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Veerachai removed as the deputy national police chief

 

 

Police General Veerachai Songmetta has been removed from his post as the deputy national police chief. The move is retroactive to July 29th and is for an alleged gross disciplinary violation.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181261-deputy-national-police-chief-wirachai-fired/?do=findComment&comment=15788428

 

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Authorities call for Phuket confidence

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul leads yesterday’s meeting. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul led a meeting in Phuket yesterday (Sept 5) calling for local residents and business owners to be confident as the province aims to navigate and overcome the challenges posed by the global COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181268-authorities-call-for-phuket-confidence/

 

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Fears drive top-flight feedback blitz on ‘Phuket Model’

By The Phuket News

 

Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn speaks to the press after the event in Patong today (Sept 6). Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn today (Sept 6) capped off a weekend that saw himself and no less than three deputy ministers and their entourages as well as Member of Parliament representatives from the Bhumjaithai Party visit various communities across Phuket to “gain feedback” from local residents about the ‘Phuket Model’ for allowing long-stay tourists to visit Phuket for holidays.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181269-fears-drive-top-flight-feedback-blitz-on-‘phuket-model’/

 

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Commerce Ministry: COVID-19 protection products could be exported to US

 

   

BANGKOK(NNT)-Thai manufacturers have been urged to seize the opportunity to export medical products reported by the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to be in short supply. The listed products such as examination gowns, surgical gowns and patient examination gloves can be produced in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181270-commerce-ministry-covid-19-protection-products-could-be-exported-to-us/

 

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South Korea urged to import more Thai products

 

   

BANGKOK(NNT)-Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister, Jurin Laksanawisit, has met with South Korea’s Trade, Industry and Energy Minister, Yoo Myung-hee, to enhance bilateral economic ties, while urging the East Asian nation to increase its import of goods including sugar, rubber, mangos and mangosteen at the same time as providing online sales space for Thai goods on popular South Korean platforms.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181271-south-korea-urged-to-import-more-thai-products/

 

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Daughter of British couple murdered in Thailand angry as killers avoid death row

 

Alan Hogg and wife Nhot Suddaen are pictured when they were younger (Image: Daily Record)

 

Millionaire businessman Alan Hogg, 64, and his wife Nhot Suddaen, 61, were murdered at their mansion in Thailand and buried in a 6-ft deep hole after Nhot's jealous brother orchestrated the killings

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181272-daughter-of-british-couple-murdered-in-thailand-angry-as-killers-avoid-death-row/

 

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Thailand's Phang-Nga province reimposes anti-COVID-19 restrictions for fear of second wave

Source: Xinhua| Editor: huaxia

 

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BANGKOK (Xinhua) -- Authorities of Phang-Nga Province, one of Thailand's famous tourist destinations in the south, said on Saturday that anyone entering the province is subject to a 14-day home quarantine amid concerns for a second wave of COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181273-thailands-phang-nga-province-reimposes-anti-covid-19-restrictions-for-fear-of-second-wave/

 

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Soccer-Record-breaking Fati lights up Spain stroll against Ukraine

 

Soccer Football - UEFA Nations League - League A - Group 4 - Spain v Ukraine - Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano, Madrid, Spain - September 6, 2020 Spain's Ansu Fati scores their third goal REUTERS/Sergio Perez

 

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain forward Ansu Fati became the national team's youngest ever goalscorer as the 17-year-old inspired Luis Enrique's side to a resounding 4-0 win at home to Ukraine in the UEFA Nations League on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181274-soccer-record-breaking-fati-lights-up-spain-stroll-against-ukraine/

 

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Germany still winless in Nations League after Swiss draw

 

Soccer Football - UEFA Nations League - League A - Group 4 - Switzerland v Germany - St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland - September 6, 2020 Germany's Ilkay Gundogan celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

 

BASEL, Switzerland (Reuters) - Germany were still waiting for their first-ever Nations League win after they gave a tired performance and were held to a 1-1 draw by Switzerland on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181275-germany-still-winless-in-nations-league-after-swiss-draw/

 

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Police hunt for man in Birmingham after stabbings leave one dead, seven injured

By Phil Noble

 

A police officer is seen near the scene of reported stabbings in Birmingham, Britain, September 6, 2020. REUTERS/Phil Noble

 

BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Police said they were searching for a man in relation to a two-hour stabbing spree in the city of Birmingham, central England, early on Sunday, that left one man dead and seven people injured, two of them critically.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181276-police-hunt-for-man-in birmingham after-stabbings-leave-one-dead-seven-injured/

 

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Trump on defensive as critics seize on reports he insulted U.S. veterans

By Susan Heavey and Ted Hesson

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump listens to a question as he answers reporters questions during a news conference at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 4, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump was on the defensive on Sunday over what critics said was a "pattern" of disrespect towards the U.S. military following media reports that he had disparaged fallen veterans, the fallout from which could harm his campaign for re-election on Nov. 3.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181277-trump-on-defensive-as-critics-seize-on-reports-he-insulted-us-veterans/

 

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Scores detained as security forces crack down on mass protest in Belarus

 

People take cover from rain under umbrellas during an opposition rally to protest against police brutality and to reject the presidential election results near Independence Palace in Minsk, Belarus September 6, 2020. Tut.By via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - Security forces in Belarus detained scores of protesters and were filmed beating a man as he lay on the street, as the authorities launched a crackdown on mass demonstrations against President Alexander Lukashenko.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181278-scores-detained-as-security-forces-crack-down-on-mass-protest-in belarus/

 

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UK warns EU on Brexit: We won't blink first

By Guy Faulconbridge and Gabriela Baczynska

 

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Europe adviser David Frost leaves the European Commission headquarters after a meeting with officials in Brussels, Belgium, October 7, 2019. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/Files

 

LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain will not blink first in Brexit trade negotiations with the European Union and is not scared of a no-deal exit at the end of the year, the country's top Brexit negotiator warned the bloc on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181279-uk-warns eu on-brexit-we-wont-blink-first/

 

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Saudi King Salman tells Trump no Israeli normalisation without Palestinian statehood

 

FILE PHOTO: Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz meets with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (not pictured) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia January 14, 2019. Picture taken January 14, 2019. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS

 

CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's ruler King Salman bin Abdulaziz told President Donald Trump there would be no normalisation with Israel without Palestinian statehood, the kingdom's state news agency reported on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181282-saudi-king-salman-tells-trump-no-israeli-normalisation-without-palestinian-statehood/

 

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Turkey's Erdogan says East Med is test of EU's sincerity

 

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during a ceremony in Ankara, Turkey, September 4, 2020. Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS

 

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan told European Council President Charles Michel on Sunday the EU's stance towards the East Mediterranean would be a test of its sincerity, calling on it to take an impartial stance in Turkey's row with Greece.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181283-turkeys-erdogan-says-east-med-is-test-of-eus-sincerity/

 

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Portland police make over 50 arrests, use tear gas as protesters throw fire bombs

By Kanishka Singh

 

Police advance on protesters to clear a street on the 100th consecutive night of protests against police violence and racial inequality, in Portland, Oregon, U.S. September 5, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

(Reuters) - Protesters in Portland threw rocks and fire bombs at police who in turn made over 50 arrests and used tear gas on Saturday night on the 100th day of demonstrations in the Oregon city against racism and police brutality.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181284-portland-police-make-over-50-arrests-use-tear-gas-as-protesters-throw-fire-bombs/

 

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Johnson extends Tour Championship lead at East Lake

 

Sep 6, 2020; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Dustin Johnson hits his tee shot on the 10th hole during the third round of the Tour Championship golf tournament at East Lake Golf Club. Adam Hagy-USA TODAY Sports

 

(Reuters) - Dustin Johnson posted his best round of the season-ending Tour Championship on Sunday, carding a third-round 64 to sit five shots clear of the field as he guns for his first FedExCup championship.

 

Source: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181290-johnson-extends-tour-championship-lead-at-east-lake/

 

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‘Tenet’ kicks off With $20 million in the U.S. box office, nears $150 million globally

By Rebecca Rubin

 

FILE PHOTO: 71st Cannes Film Festival - Screening of the new print of the film "2001: A Space Odyssey" presented as part of Cinema Classic - Red Carpet Arrivals - Cannes, France, May 13, 2018 - Director Christopher Nolan poses. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

 

LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) - After months of delays, Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi epic “Tenet” finally arrived in U.S. theaters and generated $20.2 million over Labor Day weekend. Ticket sales, though difficult to dissect given the uncharted waters of the coronavirus era, are roughly in line with expectations for a new release during a pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181295-‘tenet’-kicks-off-with-20-million-in-the-us-box-office-nears-150-million-globally/

 

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Resumption of tourism between China and Thailand 'not happening any time soon'

By The Nation

 

Yang Xin, minister counsellor and deputy chief of mission at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China to Thailand

 

A senior official of the Chinese embassy in Bangkok has ruled out early reopening of tourism between China and Thailand, as the two countries are not ready to open the sector.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181296-resumption-of-tourism-between-china-and-thailand-not-happening-any-time-soon/

 

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Woman 'falls to her death' from balcony of 8th-floor condo

By The Nation

 

 

A woman fell from the eighth storey balcony of her condominium in the Ramkhamhaeng neighbourhood of Bangkok on Sunday reportedly after a heated argument with her boyfriend.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181298-woman-falls-to-her-death-from-balcony-of-8th-floor-condo/

 

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Top Democrat accuses U.S. attorney general of lying about China election threat

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Attorney General William Barr testifies before the House Judiciary Committee in the Congressional Auditorium at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center, in Washington, U.S., July 28, 2020. Chip Somodevilla/Pool via REUTERS

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic chairman of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee on Sunday accused U.S. Attorney General William Barr of lying when he said China posed a bigger threat to November's U.S. election than Russia.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181306-top-democrat-accuses-us-attorney-general-of-lying-about-china-election-threat/

 

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Call for a Constitution that cares for disabled people

By THE NATION

 

 

A group dedicated to creating an inclusive society put on a pantomime performance urging the public and the authorities to ensure equal learning opportunity and basic rights for disabled people in the new constitution draft.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181309-call-for-a-constitution-that-cares-for-disabled-people/

 

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Father of man who fell to his death at Bangkok mall suspects foul play

By THE NATION

 

 

The father of a man, 35, who fell to his death from a five-storey department store in Rama III on Sunday has ruled out suicide and called for an investigation into his death.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181310-father-of-man-who-fell-to-his-death-at-bangkok-mall-suspects-foul-play/

 

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Slippery cliff proves fatal for foreign tourist

By The Nation

 

 

An Uzbek national reportedly slipped from the edge of a cliff while taking a photo and fell to his death at Ngao Waterfall National Park in Ranong province, officials said on Sunday (September 6).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181314-slippery-cliff-proves-fatal-for-foreign-tourist/