Business braces for impact as Jakarta heads into second lockdown

By Yuddy Cahya Budiman

 

A woman wearing a protective face mask works at a food stall as Indonesia's capital Jakarta returns to large-scale social restrictions amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Jakarta, Indonesia, September 14, 2020. REUTERS/Adi Kurniawan

 

JAKARTA (Reuters) - The markings of a rollercoaster year are plastered over Sutiwet’s small Jakarta restaurant – plastic barriers on the counters, stickers on the glass urging customers to wear masks, and a gallon of water out front for people to wash their hands.

 

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Philippines 30cm distancing rule seen as 'reckless'; deaths hit record

By Karen Lema

 

FILE PHOTO: Passengers wearing face masks and face shields queue to ride a bus, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, September 7, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo

 

MANILA (Reuters) - Experts described as dangerous and premature on Monday the Philippines' decision to cut the social distancing minimum to 30 centimetres (12 inches) on public transport, as the country saw another daily record in newly confirmed COVID-19 deaths.

 

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OPEN LETTER: Foreigners with local businesses face impossible financial demands and regulations

 

A staffer cleans a still-empty Phuket International Airport. Photo: AoT Phuket

 

A foreigner who launched a start-up business in Phuket before the the COVID-19 outbreak details how foreigners who have spent millions of baht launching a businesses in Phuket are now stuck in an impossible situation financially, and unable to even comply with Immigration requirements due to no income during the current economic crisis. Here is the foreigner’s Open Letter to the Thai Government, unedited for veracity:

 

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Phuket artists continue food security charity drive

 

The need for food charity drives continues in Phuket. Photo: Help Phuket Today / Legend Music Recording Studio

 

PHUKET:-- A host of top Phuket artists will record a version of the classic global charity song ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’ in their efforts to help continue providing food to people still in need in Phuket and on nearby islands as the COVID economic crisis

 

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City Buses Maintain Strict Covid-19 Control Measures

 

 

BANGKOK, Sept 14 (TNA) – The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) has maintained requirement for city bus staff and passengers to wear masks on board the bus.

 

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Medical Supplies, Resources Prepared for COVID-19 Crisis

 

 

NONTHABURI, Sept 14 — The Ministry of Public Health is building up favipiravir and other medical resources in the event of the second spread of the coronavirus disease 2019.

 

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Government Is Promoting Domestic Tourism

 

 

BANGKOK, Sept 14 (TNA) — The government is stimulating domestic tourism and considering how to welcome foreign tourists to Thailand while the country is implementing serious measures to control the coronavirus disease 2019.

 

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Thailand Tries Hard to Screen out COVID-19

 

 

NONTHABURI, Sept 14 (TNA) — The Department of Disease Control is closely monitoring the coronavirus disease 2019 situation in Myanmar where 173 new cases were confirmed over the past 24 hours while Thailand has come up with serious disease control measures.

 

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Hunt continues for crocodile at Saphan Hin

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Local officials have placed a cage trap for the crocodile, but have yet to catch it. Photo: Phuket Fishery Dept

 

PHUKET:-- Phuket Fisheries officials today (Sept 14) continued their hunt for a crocodile spotted among mangroves near Klong Koh Pee Rd, at Saphan Hin, on the weekend.

 

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Facebook clarify what October update means for artists on the platform

By Rhian Daly

 

Facebook CREDIT: Chesnot/Getty Images

 

A spokesperson for Facebook has clarified what an update to terms coming into effect in October mean for artists on the platform.

 

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Paul Walker's daughter Meadow stunned as she realises how much she looks like late dad

By Vicki Newman

 

Meadow was stunned when she realised how much she looks like her late dad (Image: Meadow Walker/Instagram)

 

Paul Walker 's daughter shared her disbelief after discovering just how much she looks like her late dad.

 

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Why are two million people still getting Netflix DVDs by post?

By AMIT KATWALA

 

Netflix / WIRED

 

Eric signed up for Netflix in around 2005 – drawn in by the convenience.

 

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