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Monk comes to the air of stricken foreigners - tears all round as he buys them food

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

A monk writing under the name of "Aramboy Aramboy" on Facebook said he had come across a pitiful scene while waiting for treatment in a hospital. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181647-monk-comes-to-the-air-of-stricken-foreigners-tears-all-round-as-he-buys-them-food/

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"Phuket Model" still alive - But end of year trial may see maximum of 300 tourists per week

 

 

A severely scaled down version of the so-called Phuket Model is still on the table for the opening up of Thailand to foreign tourists, a report by Bangkok Biz News suggested. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181648-phuket-model-still-alive-but-end-of-year-trial-may-see-maximum-of-300-tourists-per-week/

 

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Students file complaint against Chainat college

By The Nation

 

Photo Credit: Nation Photo by Korbphuk Phromrekha

 

Hundreds of students filed a complaint today (September 9) with the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) about being deceived by a Chainat Technological College advertisement on starting vocational courses outside Chainat province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181649-students-file-complaint-against-chainat-college/

 

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Toilet shocker! Uni student needs stitches after a python bites his genitals

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

A first year uni student in Nonthaburi had a toilet experience he is unlikely to forget in a hurry. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181650-toilet-shocker-uni-student-needs-stitches-after-a-python-bites-his-genitals/

 

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Saraburi Hospital hacked, director confirms

By The Nation

 

 

Saraburi Hospital director Dr Anan Kamolnate has confirmed that the hospital got hacked via ransomware, a type of cryptovirology malware, in which the hackers threatened to publish personal data unless they were paid a certain amount.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181652-saraburi-hospital-hacked-via-ransomware-director-confirms/

 

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Miracle escapes! Truck trailer demolishes house/restaurant - driver fell asleep at the wheel

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

The cold light of day revealed the extent of the damage following an accident in the north east of Thailand on Sunday night.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181657-miracle-escapes-truck-trailer-demolishes-houserestaurant-driver-fell-asleep-at-the-wheel/

 

 

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Praise for English boxer feeding the stray dogs in Krabi

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Thai media 77kaoded had a lot of praise for an English boxer helping out stray dogs in Krabi in the south of Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181659-praise-for-english-boxer-feeding-the-stray-dogs-in-krabi/

 

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Japanese man found positive in alternative state quarantine

By The Nation

 

 

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration today (September 9) reported one case in alternative state quarantine over a 24-hour period.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181661-japanese-man-found-positive-in-alternative-state-quarantine/

 

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PM: Rumours of a coup are utter nonsense

By THE NATION

 

Prayut Chan-o-cha

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday (September 8 ) scotched rumours of a coup d’etat, telling the press they were pure nonsense.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181663-pm-rumours-of-a-coup-are-utter-nonsense/

 

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Energy Ministry set to announce criteria on electricity purchase under community project

By THE NATION

 

 

The Energy Ministry is planning to soon announce criteria for the purchase of electricity under its community power plant project, which has a target of 1,933 megawatts by 2024, a news source from the ministry said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181665-energy-ministry-set-to-announce-criteria-on-electricity-purchase-under-community-project/

 

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Vandalism closes famous ‘snake’ cave in Bueng Kan

By The Nation

 

 

The Naga Cave in the Bueng Kan’s Phu Langka National Park will be closed to public from Wednesday (September 9) until further notice.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181668-vandalism-closes-famous-‘snake’-cave-in-bueng-kan/

 

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One Samut Prakan shooter surrenders as police wait for other to show up

By THE NATION

 

 

Police were alerted of a public shootout on Tuesday (September 8 ) outside a department store in Samut Prakan’s Bang Phli district, but the gunmen had disappeared by the time officers arrived.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181645-video-shoppers-run-in-panic-as-motorcycle-taxi-riders-start-shooting-outside-store/?do=findComment&comment=15797284

 

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Twitter spearheads talk on #WorldSuicidePreventionDay via a 280-character panel discussion 

 

 

Bangkok, 9 September 2020 - As years go by, people are now getting more progressive to shed light on mental health by initiating conversations and courageously sharing their story online. On Twitter, people can find a community that embraces and supports them on their journey by getting the word out about it, extending help in any way they can, and fighting the stigma attached to mental health.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181686-twitter-spearheads-talk-on-worldsuicidepreventionday-via-a-280-character-panel-discussion/

 

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Interior Ministry cracks down on illegal migrants in bid to curb Covid-19

By The Nation

 

 

The Interior Ministry has ordered all provincial governors to track down migrant workers who have sneaked into Thailand illegally as part of three new measures launched to curb the spread of Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181689-interior-ministry-cracks-down-on-illegal-migrants-in-bid-to-curb-covid-19/

 

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Koh Phangan: "Broken" foreign divers languishing in jail - expect deportation

 

 

The two foreign divers who filmed themselves touching marine creatures and posted their experiences on Youtube are still in the police cells on Koh Phangan.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181690-koh-phangan-broken-foreign-divers-languishing-in-jail-expect-deportation/

 

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Singer behind ‘blue paint’ attack agrees to acknowledge charges

By THE NATION

 

 

Singer Chaiamorn “Ammy” Kaewwiboonpa from the Bottom Blues band posted an Instagram message on Wednesday (September 9) saying he will go to Samranrat Police Station to face charges for throwing blue paint at a police officer on August 28.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181695-singer-behind-‘blue-paint’-attack-agrees-to-acknowledge-charges/

 

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PM Prayut: Emergency decree not related to political rallies

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - A meeting of cabinet ministers today agreed to extend the enforcement of the emergency decree in the southern provinces of Narathiwat, Yala, Pattani and Songhkla, and approved measures to employ new graduates in some 260,000 jobs. A Work Expo will be held to stimulate employment across all sectors.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181696-pm-prayut-emergency-decree-not-related-to-political-rallies/

 

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Still only two Phuket ASQ hotels, two more waiting to be approved by Bangkok

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Phuket health officials conduct a site inspection for COVID- prevention compliance in July. Photo: PPHO / file

 

PHUKET: Two more hotels in Phuket have been inspected and approved by local health officials to serve as Alternative State Quarantine (ASQ) venues, and are now waiting for approval from Bangkok, Phuket Provincial Health Office (PPHO) Chief Dr Thanit Sermkaew has confirmed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181699-still-only-two-phuket-asq-hotels-two-more-waiting-to-be-approved-by-bangkok/

 

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Thailand tests nearly 600 people exposed to mystery coronavirus case

 

FILE PHOTO: A medical staff wearing personnel protective equipment (PPE) is seen at the COVID-19 testing laboratory at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International airport amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Thailand, June 3, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand said on Wednesday it had tested nearly 600 people potentially exposed to the country's first domestic coronavirus case in over three months, but has so far found no new infections.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181702-thailand-tests-nearly-600-people-exposed-to-mystery-coronavirus-case/

 

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Thai airport staff sue over pay dispute as virus hammers travel sector

By Nanchanok Wongsamuth

 

Thai Airways airplanes are seen parked on the tarmac of Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand May 25, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A group of Thai airport workers are suing a security company hired by state-owned Airports of Thailand (AOT), saying they were tricked into accepting worse terms with the threat of losing their jobs, the Thomson Reuters Foundation can reveal.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181718-thai-airport-staff-sue-over-pay-dispute-as-virus-hammers-travel-sector/

 

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Thailand tests nearly 600 people exposed to mystery coronavirus case

 

FILE PHOTO: Medical staffs wearing personnel protective equipment (PPE) are seen before working at the COVID-19 testing laboratory at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International airport amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Thailand, June 3, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand said on Wednesday it had tested nearly 600 people potentially exposed to the country's first domestic coronavirus case in over three months, but has so far found no new infections.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181720-thailand-tests-nearly-600-people-exposed-to-mystery-coronavirus-case/

 

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No gun used in teen attack in Phuket Town: Police

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The attack occurred in Soi Nimit 2 in Phuket Town. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET:-- Teenagers assaulting another teen on a small backstreet in Phuket Town on Monday night (Sept 7) did not involve any firearms. Phuket City Police have confirmed.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181721-no-gun-used-in-teen-attack-in-phuket-town-police/

 

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AstraZeneca suspends leading COVID-19 vaccine trials after a participant's illness

By Deena Beasley

 

A man walks past a sign at an AstraZeneca site in Macclesfield, central England May 19, 2014. REUTERS/Phil Noble/Files

 

(Reuters) - AstraZeneca Plc said it has paused global trials, including large late-stage trials, of its experimental coronavirus vaccine due to an unexplained illness in a study participant.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181722-astrazeneca-suspends-leading-covid-19-vaccine-trials-after-a-participants-illness/

 

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Biden leads Trump by 12 points nationally among likely voters - Reuters/Ipsos poll

By Chris Kahn

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic U.S. presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden supporters gather outside while Trump plays golf at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, U.S., September 5, 2020. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democrat Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump by 12 percentage points nationally among likely U.S. voters, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll that also showed the number of persuadable voters had shrunk compared with four years ago.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181724-biden-leads-trump-by-12-points-nationally-among-likely-voters-reutersipsos-poll/

 

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Investigators launched over 150 probes in French horse mutilations, killings spate

 

Newly appointed French Agriculture and Food Minister Julien Denormandie arrives to attend the weekly cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, July 7, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

 

PARIS (Reuters) - Investigators have opened more than 150 probes into a spate of killings and mutilations of horses across France, Agriculture Minister Julien Denormandie said on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181726-investigators-launched-over-150-probes-in-french-horse-mutilations-killings-spate/

 

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Apple plans special event for Sept. 15, new products anticipated

By Munsif Vengattil and Stephen Nellis

 

A logo of Apple is seen outside at the upcoming Apple Marina Bay Sands store in Singapore, September 8, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

 

(Reuters) - Apple Inc on Tuesday scheduled a special event for Sept. 15, with fans and investors expecting a refresh in the lineup of some of the company's core products.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181727-apple-plans-special-event-for-sept-15-new-products-anticipated/

 

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Ex-mayor’s sentence for pant-stripping assault commuted

By The Nation

 

Former Ban Phai mayor Premsak Piayura

 

The Supreme Court on Wednesday commuted the jail sentence of a veteran Khon Kaen politician found guilty of indecent assaulting a journalist to two months in detention.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181728-ex-mayor’s-sentence-for-pant-stripping-assault-commuted/

 

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Ministry seeks ways to solve online gambling problem

By The Nation

 

Buddhipongse Punnakanta

 

Digital Economy and Society Minister Buddhipongse Punnakanta met with the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) and internet service providers on Wednesday (September 9) to look for ways of solving the online gambling problem in Thailand.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181729-ministry-seeks-ways-to-solve-online-gambling-problem/

 

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Commerce panel maintains economic growth in minus figures for 2020

By The Nation

 

 

The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking said it is maintaining its economic growth forecast at between minus 9 per cent and minus 7 per cent, and export forecast at between minus 12 per cent and minus 10 per cent for this year.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181730-commerce-panel-maintains-economic-growth-in-minus-figures-for-2020/

 

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Parent Tests Negative for Coronavirus: CDC

 

 

BANGKOK, Sept 9 (TNA) – The Department of Disease Control (CDC) denied that a parent of a student of Sarasas Witead Suksa School contracted Covid-19, saying the person tested negative for the virus and is being quarantined.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1181731-parent-tests-negative-for-coronavirus-cdc/