Koh Phi Phi: Holiday island gives big thumbs down to opening up to foreign tourists

 

 

Image: Thai PBS

 

A report by Thai PBS from the holiday island of Koh Phi Phi in Krabi in the south of Thailand indicated that locals had spoken in a clear and loud voice.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1182164-koh-phi-phi-holiday-island-gives-big-thumbs-down-to-opening-up-to-foreign-tourists/ 

 

Condo market devastated by pandemic - Chinese can't pay for their properties

 

 

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A leading figure in the Thai property market told the media that the Covid-19 pandemic has devastated the condo market in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1182170-condo-market-devastated-by-pandemic-chinese-cant-pay-for-their-properties/

 

Gold Line monorail set to roll out in October after successful test run

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The Gold Line monorail had a successful test run on Friday (September 11), Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang said, adding this service will be opened in October.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1182171-gold-line-monorail-set-to-roll-out-in-october-after-successful-test-run/

 

The Rolling Stones become first band to top UK album charts over six different decades

 

 

FILE PHOTO: Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones performs between band members Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood during their No Filter U.S. Tour at Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, U.S., August 22, 2019. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Veteran rockers The Rolling Stones topped the British album charts once again on Friday, creating history by becoming the first band to score a number one album across six different decades, the Official Charts Company said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1182221-the-rolling-stones-become-first-band-to-top-uk-album-charts-over-six-different-decades/

 

U.S. lawmakers quiz Disney CEO over Xinjiang connection to 'Mulan'

 

 

A cleaner walks past screens promoting Disney's movie "Mulan" as the film opens in China, at a cinema in Beijing, China September 11, 2020. REUTERS/Florence Lo

 

(Reuters) - A group of bipartisan U.S. lawmakers urged Walt Disney Co <DIS.N> CEO Bob Chapek to explain the company's connection with "security and propaganda" authorities of China's Xinjiang region during the production of live-action war epic "Mulan".

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1182222-us-lawmakers-quiz-disney-ceo-over-xinjiang-connection-to-mulan/

 

'Wonder Woman' movie sequel delayed two months to December

By Lisa Richwine

 

An advertising billboard for "Wonder Woman" movie is pictured along a highway, east of Beirut, Lebanon May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/Files

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Warner Bros <T.N> movie studio on Friday postponed the debut of superhero sequel "Wonder Woman 1984" until Christmas Day as many theaters remain closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1182223-wonder-woman-movie-sequel-delayed-two-months-to-december/

 

Tourism minister: Accepts that expats have a big role to play in Thailand's domestic tourism recovery

 

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Thailand's minister for tourism and sports said that expats living and working in Thailand were an important target to help with stimulating the domestic tourism market, post Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1182225-tourism-minister-accepts-that-expats-have-a-big-role-to-play-in-thailands-domestic-tourism-recovery/

 

Shabu drama: Man charged for eating too much at all you eat buffet

 

 

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A diner at a popular shabu-shabu chain went on Facebook to say that he was asked to pay more for an all you can eat buffet because he piled his plates with just meat and prawns.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1182227-shabu-drama-man-charged-for-eating-too-much-at-all-you-eat-buffet/

 

Special Tourist Visa: Thais hesitant and cautious about letting foreigners in

 

 

Image: Thai PBS

 

A report by Thai PBS suggested that Thai people were hesitant about letting foreigners back into the country and were urging caution to prevent further coronavirus infections coming in from abroad.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1182228-special-tourist-visa-thais-hesitant-and-cautious-about-letting-foreigners-in/

 

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