THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 21 Sep 2020

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Thai media takes aim at plans to make 14 day quarantine fun and interesting

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thailand's tourism authority has said that 14 day quarantine in the country will be enormous fun. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183573-thai-media-takes-aim-at-plans-to-make-14-day-quarantine-fun-and-interesting/

 

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Special Tourist Visa: Good news for Scandinavians and Aussies/New Zealanders

 

 

Channel 7 quoted TAT (Tourism Authority of Thailand) chief Yuthasak Suphasorn as saying that the recently announced Special Tourist Visa (STV) would target foreign tourists from countries where there had been no Covid-19 infection for 28 days or where the risk of transmission was deemed low.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183576-special-tourist-visa-good-news-for-scandinavians-and-aussiesnew-zealanders/

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After tropical storm Noul: Trat, Chaiyaphum and Ranong particularly badly hit

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that tropical storm Noul hit three Thai provinces particularly hard with flooding and damage to houses and property. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183581-after-tropical-storm-noul-trat-chaiyaphum-and-ranong-particularly-badly-hit/

 

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Large chunk of "Khao Hin Poon" in Ang Thong National Park collapses into the sea

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The effect of rain and erosion from tropical storm Noul resulted in a large part of the island of Koh Hin Poon in the Ang Thong national marine park collapsing into the sea. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183583-large-chunk-of-khao-hin-poon-in-ang-thong-national-park-collapses-into-the-sea/

 

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Boy, 13, gets metal rod embedded in his foot while playing off Bangkok temple pier

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Rescue services were called to the pier of Wat Koh Phaya Jeng in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi on Saturday when a 13 year old boy had an experience he'll never forget.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183585-boy-13-gets-metal-rod-embedded-in-his-foot-while-playing-off-bangkok-temple-pier/

 

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Predator home delivery proves a hit in Pattaya!

 

Picture: Sophon Cable TV

 

Thai media Sophon Cable TV caught up with a Grab delivery guy wearing a Predator costume.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183589-predator-home-delivery-proves-a-hit-in-pattaya/

 

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Pattaya: More than 200 kilos of "ice" found in undergrowth near deserted depot

 

Picture: Siam Chon News

 

Forensic officers were on the scene on Saturday after a police patrol discovered many well sealed black bags in the undergrowth off a road leading to a deserted depot in the Nong Pla Lai area of Bang Lamung, Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183600-pattaya-more-than-200-kilos-of-ice-found-in-undergrowth-near-deserted-depot/

 

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Contractor dead after drinking and driving his Vios into the irrigation ditch in the rain

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Nam Phong police in Khon Kaen in north eastern Thailand were called after locals saw the roof of a red car barely visible in an irrigation ditch.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183604-contractor-dead-after-drinking-and-driving-his-vios-into-the-irrigation-ditch-in-the-rain/

 

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Think before you ink: Thai woman rants on social media about her terrible tattoo

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A widely shared post from Nakhon Sri Thammarat in the south of Thailand featured a woman who had been to a tattooist in Muang district. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183606-think-before-you-ink-thai-woman-rants-on-social-media-about-her-terrible-tattoo/

 

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Woman shot dead in Bangkok temple

By The Nation

 

 

A woman allegedly shot dead an online vendor at a temple in the Bang Khae district of Bangkok on Monday (September 21) and fled the scene.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183610-woman-shot-dead-in-bangkok-temple/

 

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This is how to apply to extend your visa in Bangkok

By The Thaiger

 

 

If your visa lapsed since March this year, and you are currently under the amnesty grace period that expires on September 26 (this Saturday), you will need to schedule an appointment online with the Immigration Division 1 at Mueang Thong Thani in Bangkok (a temporary immigration office near Don Mueang Airport) .

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183617-this-is-how-to-apply-to-extend-your-visa-in-bangkok/

 

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No new Covid-19 cases

By The Nation

 

 

There were no new Covid-19 cases over a 24-hour period, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration reported on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183631-no-new-covid-19-cases/

 

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Basic medicines delivered to provinces battered by Noul

By The Nation

 

Dr Sukhum Kanchanapimai

 

The Public Health Ministry has delivered more than 20,000 medical sets to 11 provinces that were hit by flash floods on Sunday (September 20) in a bid to protect people.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183634-basic-medicines-delivered-to-provinces-battered-by-noul/

 

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27 provinces worst affected by storm 'Noul'

By The Nation

 

 

Twenty-seven provinces were hit by tropical storm "Noul" last week, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183635-27-provinces-worst-affected-by-storm-noul/

 

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Thailand Post urges COD for online businesses in bid to boost money circulation

By The Nation

 

 

Thailand Post is calling on online vendors to give shoppers the option to pay cash on delivery (COD), so more cash can circulate in the e-commerce sector, which has expanded significantly in the new normal.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183637-thailand-post-urges-cod-for-online-businesses-in-bid-to-boost-money-circulation/

 

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Cabinet earmarks larger budget for health volunteers as PM hails ‘Auntie Dee’ for her first-aid knowledge

By The Nation

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha applauded Nalinee “Auntie Dee” Noodee for having the presence of mind to provide immediate aid and save a person who had been electrocuted.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183638-cabinet-earmarks-larger-budget-for-health-volunteers-as-pm-hails-‘auntie-dee’-for-her-first-aid-knowledge/

 

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Chulalongkorn team designs new mixed-use Southern Bus Terminal

By THE NATION

 

 

A Chulalongkorn University team has come up with a design to convert the old Southern Bus Terminal into a mixed-use terminal that has restaurants, retail shops and green areas.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183639-chulalongkorn-team-designs-new-mixed-use-southern-bus-terminal/

 

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Police get their hands on haul of opium in Mae Hong Son border

By THE NATION

 

 

After receiving a tip-off, police officers and soldiers decided to lie in wait for smugglers near a natural border between Mae Hong Son and Myanmar.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183641-police-get-their-hands-on-haul-of-opium-in-mae-hong-son-border/

 

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PM: Quick Recovery Necessary after COVID

 

 

NONTHABURI, Sept 21 (TNA) — Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha today opened the annual conference of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) and stressed that national recovery must be accelerated after the coronavirus disease 2019 crisis.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183673-pm-quick-recovery-necessary-after-covid/

 

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Spectator Limits Remain In Place

 

 

BANGKOK, Sept 21 (TNA) – The number of spectators at sport events and concerts is still limited in the sixth phase of lockdown restriction easing, according to the Health Department.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183674-spectator-limits-remain-in-place/

 

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Job or hijab? Singapore debates ban on Islamic veil at work

By Beh Lih Yi

 

Hijabs for sale are seen as a vendor wearing a protective mask waits for customers at Tanah Abang wholesale market for textile, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Jakarta, Indonesia May 20, 2020. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan - RC27SG9141GO

 

(Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Every day before she starts her shift at a government hospital in Singapore, Farah removes her hijab - the Islamic veil she has worn since a teenager.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183676-job-or-hijab-singapore-debates-ban-on-islamic-veil-at-work/

 

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More nurses allowed to leave as Philippines eases travel ban

By Karen Lema

 

FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker takes blood sample from a passenger at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) drive-thru testing center in Manila, Philippines, July 15, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo

 

MANILA (Reuters) - More than a thousand Philippine health workers will finally be allowed to take jobs abroad following President Rodrigo Duterte decision to ease their travel ban, but they are not celebrating yet and want a total lifting of restrictions.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183677-more-nurses-allowed-to-leave-as-philippines-eases-travel-ban/

 

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Philippines confirms 3,475 more novel coronavirus cases, 15 deaths

 

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

 

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry on Monday confirmed 3,475 new coronavirus infections and 15 more deaths, the lowest daily increase in fatalities in two weeks.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183678-philippines-confirms-3475-more-novel-coronavirus-cases-15-deaths/

 

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Indonesian gravediggers under strain as COVID-19 burials surge in Jakarta

By Heru Asprihanto and Stanley Widianto

 

Workers wearing protective suits bury a coffin at the Muslim burial area provided by the government for victims of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Pondok Ranggon cemetery complex in Jakarta, Indonesia, September 16, 2020. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana

 

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Gravedigger Junaedi Bin Hakim toils until nearly midnight almost every day in a Jakarta cemetery, preparing plots for fellow Indonesians amid a renewed spike in coronavirus burials.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183679-indonesian-gravediggers-under-strain-as-covid-19-burials-surge-in-jakarta/

 

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Labor Ministry to hold Job Expo next weekend

 

 

BANGKOK(NNT) - To help people who have lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Labor will be holding a Job Expo Thailand 2020 event next weekend, featuring one million vacancies.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183681-labor-ministry-to-hold-job-expo-next-weekend/

 

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U.S. to surpass grim milestone of 200,000 COVID-19 deaths

By Sangameswaran S

 

FILE PHOTO: A nurse wipes away tears as she stands outside NYU Langone Medical Center on 1st Avenue in Manhattan as New York police came to cheer and thank healthcare workers in New York City, New York, U.S., April 16, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar

 

(Reuters) - The death toll from the spread of coronavirus in the United States was approaching over 200,000 lives on Monday, more than double the number of fatalities in India, the country reporting the second-highest number of cases in the world.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183682-us-to-surpass-grim-milestone-of-200000-covid-19-deaths/

 

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China air force video appears to show simulated attack on U.S. base on Guam

 

A view of the entrance of U.S. military Andersen Air Force base on the island of Guam, a U.S. Pacific Territory, August 11, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro/Files

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's air force has released a video showing nuclear-capable H-6 bombers carrying out a simulated attack on what appears to be Andersen Air Force Base on the U.S. Pacific island of Guam, as regional tensions rise.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183683-china-air-force-video-appears-to-show-simulated-attack-on-us-base-on-guam/

 

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Loei to be promoted as new world-class tourism destination

By The Nation

 

 

Tourism authorities are planning to market Loei province as a world-class destination, as the government works on stimulating the country’s tourism sector.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183684-loei-to-be-promoted-as-new-world-class-tourism-destination/

 

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UK faces soaring COVID-19 death rate unless it moves fast, medics warn

By Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton

 

Commuters walk across the London Bridge during the morning rush hour, amid an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain September 21, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will face an exponentially growing death rate from COVID-19 within weeks unless Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government moves urgently to halt a rapidly spreading second wave of the outbreak, the country's senior medics said on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183686-uk-faces-soaring-covid-19-death-rate-unless-it-moves-fast-medics-warn/

 

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Kanye West says ALL artists should own their copyrights and get 80% of revenues

By VALERIE EDWARDS and KAREN RUIZ

 

Kanye West took to Twitter on Sunday to share his vision about what record deals should look like going forward amid his own ongoing legal battle to obtain rights to his music

 

Kanye West took to Twitter on Sunday to share his vision about what record deals should look like going forward amid his own ongoing legal battle to obtain rights to his music.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183690-kanye-west-says-all-artists-should-own-their-copyrights-and-get-80-of-revenues/