THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Friday 2 Oct 2020

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With foreign tourists gone, Balinese rediscover seaweed farming

By Nyimas Laula and Sultan Anshori

 

A family of farmers clean harvested seaweed amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nusa Lembongan, Bali, Indonesia September 25, 2020. Picture taken September 25, 2020. REUTERS/Nyimas Laula

 

NUSA LEMBONGAN, Indonesia (Reuters) - Before the coronavirus pandemic took its grip on Indonesia, the pristine beaches of Lembongan island lapped by the Indian Ocean were dotted with sunbathing tourists from across the globe.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185574-with-foreign-tourists-gone-balinese-rediscover-seaweed-farming/

 

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Gadgets for groceries: coronavirus sparks Philippines online barter trade

By Neil Jerome Morales

 

Objects, mostly baby essentials, acquired from Grace Lagaday's online bartering are photographed in Rizal province, east of Manila, Philippines, September 23, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

 

MANILA (Reuters) - In the middle of a coronavirus lockdown in the Philippine capital, Grace Lagaday was struggling to breastfeed her newborn without milk storage bottles and nursing pads.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185576-gadgets-for-groceries-coronavirus-sparks-philippines-online-barter-trade/

 

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Myanmar’s COVID-19 at the Thai Border

 

 

NONTHABURI, Oct 2 (TNA) — The total cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 can grow to 6,000 in Thailand as the pandemic in Myanmar already reached the Thai border, according to the Department of Disease Control.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185577-myanmar’s-covid-19-at-the-thai-border/

 

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First Lot of Monorail Trains Arrived

 

 

CHON BURI, Oct 2 (TNA) — The first two monorail trains that will run on Pink and Yellow Lines in greater Bangkok were received at the Laem Chabang port today as the two lines were set to start operation in two years.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185579-first-lot-of-monorail-trains-arrived/

 

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Long-serving Phuket police officer dies in wet-road accident

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Lt Col Kittipoom Thinthalang, a long-serving officer with the Thalang Police in Phuket, died after the police pickup truck he was driving slid off a wet road and struck a power pole in Takua Thung, Phang Nga, early this morning (Oct 2). Photo: Joke Anuchit

 

PHUKET:-- A long-serving officer with the Thalang Police in Phuket died after the police pickup truck he was driving slid off a wet road in Takua Thung, Phang Nga, just north of Phuket, early this morning (Oct 2).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185580-long-serving-phuket-police-officer-dies-in-wet-road-accident/

 

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More heavy rain forecast for Phuket

By The Phuket News

 

Image: Phuket MET

 

PHUKET:-- The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) is forecasting scattered thundershowers and heavy rains to continue across Phuket and other Andaman coast provinces through to late next week.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185581-more-heavy-rain-forecast-for-phuket/

 

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Ex-police chief Chakthip tipped as Palang Pracharath pick for Bangkok governor election

By The Nation

 

Buddhipongse Punnakanta

 

The ruling Palang Pracharath Party is seeking a suitably qualified candidate for the Bangkok governor election, to compete against former Pheu Thai leader Chadchart Sittipunt.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185582-ex-police-chief-chakthip-tipped-as-palang-pracharath-pick-for-bangkok-governor-election/

 

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US ambassador commits to attracting new investment in EEC

By THE NATION

 

 

US Ambassador Michael George DeSombre underlined US commitment to expanding trade and investment in Thailand as he toured three flagship American manufacturing firms in the Eastern Economic Corridor on Friday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185586-us-ambassador-commits-to-attracting-new-investment-in-eec/

 

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Chevron resumes arbitration in Thai gas dispute

By Patpicha Tanakasempipat

 

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Chevron Corp is seen in its booth at Gastech, the world's biggest expo for the gas industry, in Chiba, Japan April 4, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - U.S. energy major Chevron Corp has resumed arbitration proceedings with Thailand to try to resolve a dispute over who should pay for removing offshore assets in the country's Erawan gas field, the company told Reuters on Friday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185587-chevron-resumes-arbitration-in-thai-gas-dispute/

 

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