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Thailand Live Monday 5 Oct 2020

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Thailand aims to become ASEAN’s No.1 herb exporter

 

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BANGKOK(NNT) - Herbs have been considered highly valuable Thai goods of Thailand for a long time. The government has always promoted them and now aims to increase exports to make them the most popular in ASEAN.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185916-thailand-aims-to-become-asean’s-no1-herb-exporter/

 

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Thai September headline CPI drops 0.7% year-on-year, bigger than forecast fall

 

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FILE PHOTO: A mother and her daughter shop for bananas at a market in Bangkok, Thailand, March 31, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's headline consumer price index (CPI) fell 0.70% in September from a year earlier, a slightly bigger than expected decline, commerce ministry data showed on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185919-thai-september-headline-cpi-drops-07-year-on-year-bigger-than-forecast-fall/

 

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Pattaya: Beach washes away yet again after three hours of torrential rain

 

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Sanook reported that many parts of Pattaya beach from North to South were washed away after three hours of heavy rain hit the resort.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185917-pattaya-beach-washes-away-yet-again-after-three-hours-of-torrential-rain/

 

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Video: Brit's yacht washes up on Ao Nang beach - the anchor broke loose

 

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Thai media 77kaoded reported that tourist police, rescue and salvage services were informed after a yacht washed up on Nopparat Thara beach in the Ao Nang area of Krabi.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185922-video-brits-yacht-washes-up-on-ao-nang-beach-the-anchor-broke-loose/

 

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Korat: Drunk and disorderly and naked Singaporean arrested on five year overstay

 

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Nakhon Ratchasima immigration and the muang district police responded after a man was naked and drunk and disorderly in the area of a condo on Manasin Road in the downtown area.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185920-korat-drunk-and-disorderly-and-naked-singaporean-arrested-on-five-year-overstay/

 

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Japanese businessman's round of golf turns into 100,000 baht credit card fraud

 

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Police in Chonburi announced the arrest of a 44 year old female golf course cashier after she used a Japanese businessman's credit card to buy nearly 100,000 baht of goods. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185936-japanese-businessmans-round-of-golf-turns-into-100000-baht-credit-card-fraud/

 

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Chiang Mai and the pandemic: It'll be twenty years before there's a new airport

 

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Gung-ho plans and a 20 billion baht budget to build a new airport or "Chiang Mai 2" in the northern Thai city are now on hold. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185941-chiang-mai-and-the-pandemic-itll-be-twenty-years-before-theres-a-new-airport/

 

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STV not available to UK travellers - only ‘low risk’ countries able to apply

 

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Thailand’s Foreign Ministry has confirmed that the new Special Tourist visa will only be available to tourists from countries deemed to be at ‘low risk’ from COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185948-stv-not-available-to-uk-travellers-only-‘low-risk’-countries-able-to-apply/

 

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Phuket in a Covid Crisis – VIDEO

By The Thaiger

 

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Phuket is facing an existential crisis. Because of its semi-isolation as an island, it doesn’t get much “passing traffic” and is too far away from Bangkok to attract much ‘weekend’ business. Whilst the borders stay closed the island’s businesses face ruin.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185953-opinion-phuket-in-a-covid-crisis-–-video/

 

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Thailand to ease travel restrictions for foreign businesspeople

By The Nation

 

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Government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri

 

The government is considering how to further ease travel restrictions for people who want to enter Thailand for business or investment purposes.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185966-thailand-to-ease-travel-restrictions-for-foreign-businesspeople/

 

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Parents of assaulted children call on attorney-general to seek protection

By The Nation

 

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Parents of students who were assaulted by their teachers in Sarasas Witaed Ratchaphruek School filed a petition with the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) on Monday asking for protection.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185967-parents-of-assaulted-children-call-on-attorney-general-to-seek-protection/

 

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Beung Kan’s Naga Cave reopens, but to limited visitors

By The Nation

 

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The environment minister announced on Monday that the Naga Cave in Beung Kan province is open to visitors again, though no more than 10 people will be allowed to enter the caves at any given time.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185970-beung-kan’s-naga-cave-reopens-but-to-limited-visitors/

 

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Ministry earmarks about Bt3 billion for Covid-19 vaccines

By THE NATION

 

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The National Vaccine Committee is planning to set aside Bt2.93 billion to purchase 66 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines within next year, Public Health Ministry spokesperson Dr Phanprapha Yongtrakul said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185971-ministry-earmarks-about-bt3-billion-for-covid-19-vaccines/

 

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Myanmar man drowns off Kamala rocks

By The Phuket News

 

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PHUKET: Rescue workers have recovered the body of a 43-year-old Myanmar man who drowned after being washed from rocks by a large wave at Leam Son, south of Kamala Beach, on Saturday (Oct 3).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185975-myanmar-man-drowns-off-kamala-rocks/

 

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Ruling party MP Sira launches signature campaign to oust Bangkok governor

By THE NATION

 

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A Palang Pracharat Party member of Parliament has started a campaign on change.org website to remove Bangkok Governor Pol General Aswin Kwanmuang by seeking 50,000 signatures of people who wish to elect a new chief executive for the capital.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185979-ruling-party-mp-sira-launches-signature-campaign-to-oust-bangkok-governor/

 

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Police seek arrest warrant for jilted boyfriend who abducted his ex

By THE NATION

 

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Nakhon Phanom police were on Monday waiting for the provincial court to release an arrest warrant for a man who kidnapped his former girlfriend last week.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185981-police-seek-arrest-warrant-for-jilted-boyfriend-who-abducted-his-ex/

 

Import of over 400 e-waste items banned

By The Nation

 

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The Commerce Ministry has banned the import of 428 e-waste items as of September 15, and violators can face up to 10 years in prison and/or a fine of five times the price of the shipment.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186000-import-of-over-400-e-waste-items-banned/

 

Group to demand govt treat all disabled people equally

By THE NATION

 

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Disabilities Thailand (DTH) will file a petition on Tuesday morning demanding that the government make all disabled Thai nationals in the country eligible for the Bt1,000 monthly allowance.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186002-group-to-demand-govt-treat-all-disabled-people-equally/

 

Scientists who helped identify Hepatitis C virus win 2020 Nobel Medicine Prize

 

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Thomas Perlmann, Secretary of the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet and of the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine, announces Harvey J? Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M? Rice as the winners of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine during a news conference at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, October 5, 2020. Claudio Bresciani/TT News Agency/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. SWEDEN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SWEDEN.

 

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Two Americans and a Briton won the 2020 Nobel Prize for Medicine on Monday for work in identifying the Hepatitis C virus, which causes cirrhosis and liver cancer.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186003-scientists-who-helped-identify-hepatitis-c-virus-win-2020-nobel-medicine-prize/

 

Britain open to Aussie-style EU trade deal but Australia wants more

By Byron Kaye, Swati Pandey

 

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FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives to attend a news conference at the European Union leaders summit dominated by Brexit, in Brussels, Belgium October 17, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - As Britain’s negotiations with the European Union on a post-Brexit trade deal go down to the wire, Prime Minister Boris Johnson says his country could trade with the bloc on similar terms to Australia, if no agreement is reached.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186004-britain-open-to-aussie-style-eu-trade-deal-but-australia-wants-more/

 

Cineworld brings down curtain on U.S., UK theatres; 45,000 jobs hit

By Muvija M and Yadarisa Shabong

 

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FILE PHOTO: People walk past a Cineworld in Leicester's Square, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in London, Britain, October 4, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File photo

 

(Reuters) - Cineworld will close all of its UK and U.S. movie theatres this week, leaving as many as 45,000 workers unemployed for the foreseeable future as it strives to survive a coronavirus collapse in film-making and cinema-going.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186005-cineworld-brings-down-curtain-on-us-uk-theatres-45000-jobs-hit/

 

Bangkokians told to retune dignal receivers as NBTC adjusts TV channels' frequency

By The Nation

 

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People in Bangkok and its vicinity, Samut Songkhram province and nearby areas have been advised to retune their signal receivers after the Office of The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) adjusted terrestrial digital TV channels frequency in the 700MHz band on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186006-bangkokians-told-to-retune-dignal-receivers-as-nbtc-adjusts-tv-channels-frequency/

 

Myanmar volunteers under strain as coronavirus toll grows

By Sam Aung Moon and Thu Thu Aung

 

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A volunteer removes his protective suit after he transferred suspect cases to a quarantine center amid the outbreak of the coronavirus diseases (COVID-19), in Yangon, Myanmar, October 3, 2020. Picture taken October 3, 2020. REUTERS/Shwe Paw Mya Tin

 

YANGON (Reuters) - As Myanmar's coronavirus infections soar, the work never seems to stop for volunteers who have stepped in to help carry those suspected of symptoms to quarantine centres or hospitals.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186012-myanmar-volunteers-under-strain-as-coronavirus-toll-grows/

 

Singapore's last village proves nostalgic tourism hit in pandemic

By Joseph Campbell

 

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Local tourists tour Kampong Lorong Buangkok, the last remaining village in Singapore October 3, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Hidden between the skyscrapers of Singapore's urban jungle sits Kampong Lorong Buangkok - the only surviving traditional village in this modern city-state of 5.7 million people.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186013-singapores-last-village-proves-nostalgic-tourism-hit-in-pandemic/

 

Indonesia says in early talks with Tesla on potential investment

 

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FILE PHOTO: A Tesla SuperCharger station is seen in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 9, 2020. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo

 

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's government is in early discussions with electric vehicles maker Tesla Inc about a potential investment in the Southeast Asia country, a major producer of nickel, an official said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186015-indonesia-says-in-early-talks-with-tesla-on-potential-investment/

 

Pandemic prompts drive-through pet blessing in Philippines

 

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A Catholic priest sprinkles holy water on a dog aboard a vehicle at a drive-thru pet blessing amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak on World Animal Day, in Eastwood Mall, Quezon City, Philippines, October 4, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

 

MANILA (Reuters) - Coronavirus-wary animal owners in the Philippines had their pets blessed via a drive-through ceremony on Sunday to mark World Animal Day and the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186018-pandemic-prompts-drive-through-pet-blessing-in-philippines/

 

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