THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 12 Oct 2020

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The Great Expat Explore Hotel Stay Prize Draw Giveaway

 

Early this year Thaivisa.com launched Expat Explore designed to help domestic travel in Thailand through Expat travel. Thaivisa went to the industry and negotiated hard to get the best possible travel rates for its Expat members in exchange for free advertising.

 

 

 

The market responded and Expats not surprisingly redeemed these wonderful offers and started to travel more throughout Thailand, a win-win in every sense.

 

To celebrate this and further push Expat Explore Thaivisa have again teamed up with hoteliers throughout Thailand to offer 10 lucky winners free hotel accommodation ranging from 1 to 2 nights. We also have over 10 other runner prizes of vouchers for hotel stay at 40% - 50% off.

 

More information: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184027-the-great-expat-explore-hotel-stay-prize-draw-giveaway/

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Two people test positive for Covid-19 in quarantine

By The Nation

 

 

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reported two new cases in state quarantine over a 24-hour period on Sunday (October 11).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186973-two-people-test-positive-for-covid-19-in-quarantine/

 

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UPDATE:

 

20 killed on temple trip in Thailand as bus, train collide

 

Rescue workers stand at the crash site where a train collided with a passengers bus in Chacheongsao province in central Thailand October 11, 2020. Dailynews via REUTERS

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A bus heading to a Buddhist temple collided with a train in central Thailand on Sunday, killing at least 20 people dead and injuring 30, authorities said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186938-20-killed-after-train-collides-with-bus-in-thailand/?do=findComment&comment=15904970

 

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NPL crisis due to Covid-19 'worse than 1997 meltdown'

By THE NATION

 

 

The present Covid-19 crisis was worse than the Tom Yam Kung crisis of 1997, the Bangkok Commercial Asset Management (BAM) has said, adding that non-performing loans (NPL) was of concern for Thailand’s economic system.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186974-npl-crisis-due-to-covid-19-worse-than-1997-meltdown/

 

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Speeding pickup smashes into electricity posts in Nakhon Pathom

By The Nation

 

 

A pickup travelling at high speed in Nakhon Pathom province on Saturday crashed into 10 electricity posts, but the driver miraculously cheated death.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186975-speeding-pickup-smashes-into-electricity-posts-in-nakhon-pathom/

 

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Tak tightens entry for truck drivers after three from Myanmar test positive

By The Nation

 

A medical team from the Public Health Ministry visits the Mae Sot district in Tak province to check for possible infection risk.

 

No Myanmar driver would be allowed to enter Mae Sot district, Tak provincial Governor Suphaphimit Paorik said on Sunday, while ordering officials to keep an eye on truck drivers who are now allowed to enter Thailand for only up to seven hours.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186977-tak-tightens-entry-for-truck-drivers-after-three-from-myanmar-test-positive/

 

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Pitbulls owner finally gives up her pets

By The Nation

 

 

The owner of six pitbulls, who was forced to leave an apartment with her dogs because of complaints from residents, had to finally say goodbye to the canines.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186978-pitbulls-owner-finally-gives-up-her-pets/

 

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Chiang Mai woman faces probe for alleged murders in suspected insurance scam

By The Nation

 

 

A Chiang Mai woman was arrested on Saturday for allegedly hiring a hitman to murder her ex-husband and for alleged involvements in a few other deaths to appropriate their insurance compensation.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186979-chiang-mai-woman-faces-probe-for-alleged-murders-in-suspected-insurance-scam/

 

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74 Thais in Mae Sot quarantined after contact with infected Myanmar truckers

 

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So far, seventy-four people in Mae Sot district of Thailand’s northwestern province of Tak have been identified as having had close contact with two truckers from Myanmar, who were found to be infected with COVID-19, according to a border doctor,who declined to be identified.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186981-74-thais-in-mae-sot-quarantined-after-contact-with-infected-myanmar-truckers/

 

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Electricity outage to affect Mai Khao, areas nearby airport

By The Phuket News

 

The Areas to be affected by the power outage on Wednesday (Oct 14). Image: PEA

 

PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Mai Khao on Wednesday (Oct 14) and Thursday (Oct 15) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186982-electricity-outage-to-affect-mai-khao-areas-nearby-airport/

 

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UPDATE:

 

New travel restrictions imposed in Mae Sot and Myanmar’s Myawaddi

 

 

Effective from Sunday, new travel restrictions have been imposed in the Mae Sot district of Thailand’s northwestern province of Tak and Myanmar’s Myawaddi Township, after two truckers from Myanmar, who crossed into Mae Sot, tested positive for COVID-19 on their return to Myanmar.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186977-tak-tightens-entry-for-truck-drivers-after-three-from-myanmar-test-positive/?do=findComment&comment=15905017

 

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Phuket Vegetarian Festival schedule of events announced

By The Phuket News

 

The Phuket Vegetarian Festival will get underway at sunset next Friday (Oct 16). Photo: The Phuket News / file

 

PHUKET: While many of the purification ceremonies traditionally conducted as part of the annual Phuket Vegetarian Festival have been banned this year due to health concerns under the ‘new normal’ requirements, fire-walking has been approved and will be conducted during this year’s festival.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186983-phuket-vegetarian-festival-schedule-of-events-announced/

 

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England surprise Belgium with 2-1 Nations League win at Wembley

By Hugh Lawson

 

Soccer Football - UEFA Nations League - League A - Group 2 - England v Belgium - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - October 11, 2020 Belgium's Thomas Meunier in action with England's Marcus Rashford Pool via REUTERS/Neil Hall

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Marcus Rashford's penalty and a deflected strike from Mason Mount helped England come from a goal down to overcome top-ranked Belgium 2-1 at Wembley on Sunday and climb above them in their UEFA Nations League group.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186985-england-surprise-belgium-with-2-1-nations-league-win-at-wembley/

 

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Bosnia hold Dutch to goalless draw

 

Soccer Football - UEFA Nations League - League A - Group 1 - Bosnia and Herzegovina v Netherlands - Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina - October 11, 2020 Netherlands' Luuk de Jong and teammates before the match REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

 

ZENICA, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Reuters) - Bosnia and Herzegovina put the disappointment of European Championship playoff elimination behind them to hold the Netherlands to a goalless draw in their Nations League A Group 1 match on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186986-bosnia-hold-dutch-to-goalless-draw/

 

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COVID-hit Ireland draw with Wales, Haaland nets Norway hat-trick

 

Soccer Football - UEFA Nations League - League B - Group 4 - Republic of Ireland v Wales - Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland - October 11, 2020 Republic of Ireland's Robert Brady shoots at goal REUTERS/Lorraine O'sullivan

 

(Reuters) - Ireland hung on for a gritty 0-0 draw at home to Wales in their UEFA Nations League B Group 4 game in Dublin on Sunday and Erling Haaland hit a superb hat-trick as Norway hammered Romania 4-0 in Oslo in Group 1.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186987-covid-hit-ireland-draw-with-wales-haaland-nets-norway-hat-trick/

 

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Turning local, British PM Johnson to unveil new coronavirus rules

By Elizabeth Piper

 

A woman wears a face mask as she walks past a mural of a nurse following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manchester, Britain, October 11, 2020. REUTERS/Phil Noble

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce new measures to tackle a growing coronavirus crisis on Monday, moving to work more closely with local leaders from England's worst affected areas.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186988-turning-local-british-pm-johnson-to-unveil-new-coronavirus-rules/

 

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Twitter flags Trump tweet for violating its rules on COVID-19 information

By Kanishka Singh and Bhargav Acharya

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump walks from Marine One to board Air Force One as he departs Washington on campaign travel to New Jersey at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., October 1, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

(Reuters) - Twitter on Sunday flagged a tweet by Donald Trump in which the U.S. President claimed he was immune to the coronavirus, saying it violated the social media platform's rules about misleading information related to COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186989-twitter-flags-trump-tweet-for-violating-its-rules-on-covid-19-information/

 

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Supreme Court nominee Barrett pledges fealty to law as Senate hearing looms

By Lawrence Hurley

 

FILE PHOTO: Judge Amy Coney Barrett, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, in the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, U.S., September 29, 2020. Demetrius Freeman/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett will tell senators in her high-stakes confirmation hearing this week that she will approach cases based on the law, not her personal views, as Democrats urged her to step aside on an upcoming challenge to the Obamacare law and any potential election-related disputes.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186990-supreme-court-nominee-barrett-pledges-fealty-to-law-as-senate-hearing-looms/

 

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Fauci says his remarks were taken out of context in Trump ad

By Pete Schroeder

 

FILE PHOTO: Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S. June 30, 2020. Al Drago/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. infectious diseases expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Sunday he had not agreed to be featured in an ad by President Donald Trump's re-election campaign and that his comments were taken out of context.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186991-fauci-says-his-remarks-were-taken-out-of-context-in-trump-ad/

 

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'The War With Grandpa' tops 'Tenet' at domestic box office

By Brent Lang

 

35th Film Independent Spirit Awards - Show - Santa Monica, California, U.S., February 8, 2020 - Robert De Niro presents the Best Feature award. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

 

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - "The War With Grandpa," a Robert De Niro comedy about the battle between a wily septuagenarian and his grandson over a bedroom, was originally supposed to hit theaters in 2018.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186992-the-war-with-grandpa-tops-tenet-at-domestic-box-office/

 

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Dozens stage attack on police station in Paris suburb

 

Around 40 unidentified people armed with metal bars and using fireworks as projectiles tried to storm a police station in the Paris suburbs in the early hours of Sunday morning, officials said.

 

PARIS (Reuters) - About 40 unidentified people armed with metal bars and using fireworks as projectiles tried to storm a police station in the Paris suburbs on Saturday night, officials said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186995-dozens-stage-attack-on-police-station-in-paris-suburb/

 

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Germans must reduce travel, partying to fight COVID-19, says Merkel aide

 

Police controls ID's and guest lists due to restrictions against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a pub at famous red-light-district Reeperbahn in Hamburg, Germany October 10, 2020. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

 

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany should continue capping the number of people allowed at gatherings and clamp down on unnecessary travel as the country battles rising coronavirus infections, an aide to Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186993-germans-must-reduce-travel-partying-to-fight-covid-19-says-merkel-aide/

 

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White House seeks limited coronavirus relief bill, promises further talks on broader stimulus

By Valerie Volcovici

 

FILE PHOTO: White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speak to reporters after holding coronavirus relief negotiations with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. August 7, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Sunday called on Congress to pass a stripped-down coronavirus relief bill using leftover funds from an expired small business loan program as negotiations on a broader package ran into resistance.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186994-white-house-seeks-limited-coronavirus-relief-bill-promises-further-talks-on-broader-stimulus/

 

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The death of the Full Moon Party

By Jonathan Head

 

 

The sun has dipped behind the bars and restaurants that run the length of Haad Rin beach. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186996-the-death-of-the-full-moon-party/

 

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Premier League, UK govt critical of reform plan from top clubs

By Simon Evans

 

Fle photo / Reuters

 

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Proposals from Liverpool, Manchester United and the Football League (EFL) for major changes to the structure of the Premier League were met with swift criticism from England's top flight on Sunday and the UK government and fans.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186997-premier-league-uk-govt-critical-of-reform-plan-from-top-clubs/

 

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Red Bull Boss: Thai media reports he is in Dubai

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Thai media Daily News reported from unnamed sources that wanted fugitive Vorayuth Yoovidhya or "Red Bull Boss" is in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1187001-red-bull-boss-thai-media-reports-he-is-in-dubai/

 

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OBITUARY

Legendary nightlife columnist Bernard Trink dead at 89

 

 

A legendary Thailand based journalist and columnist of a bygone era, Bernard Trink, has died aged 89.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1187009-legendary-nightlife-columnist-bernard-trink-dead-at-89/

 

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New Thai finance minister says to focus on boosting consumption, liquidity

 

FILE PHOTO: Thailand Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith speaks during an interview with Reuters in Bangkok, Thailand, June 25, 2018. REUTERS/Panu Wongcha-um

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will focus on spurring domestic consumption and reopening an economy badly hit by the impact of the coronavirus crisis, the country's new finance ministry said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1187010-new-thai-finance-minister-says-to-focus-on-boosting-consumption-liquidity/

 

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Government to issue 120,000 land title deeds to locals in 50 provinces for farming

By THE NATION

 

 

The news circulating on several media outlets that the government is planning to issue land title deeds to local people in 50 provinces is true, the Digital Economy and Society Ministry has confirmed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1187011-government-to-issue-120000-land-title-deeds-to-locals-in-50-provinces-for-farming/

 

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Video: Train crosses tracks where there is no barrier - loud music on merit makers' bus

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Horrific video showed the final moments as a bus carrying around 60 merit makers on the way to a temple in Chachoengsao was hit by a freight train. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1187012-video-train-crosses-tracks-where-there-is-no-barrier-loud-music-on-merit-makers-bus/