THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 14 Oct 2020

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Three foreigners among 9 found positive in quarantine

By The Nation

 

 

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

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1187363-three-foreigners-among-9-found-positive-in-quarantine/

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Thai man involved in abduction of teen finally arrested after 19 years - 3 months before statute expired

 

Picture: INN

 

Crime Suppression Division police arrested a man called Somkiat,43, by the road in Pak Nam sub-district of Muang Krabi in the south of Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1187365-thai-man-involved-in-abduction-of-teen-finally-arrested-after-19-years-3-months-before-statute-expired/

 

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Four arrested for allegedly running online gambling websites

By THE NATION

 

 

National police chief Pol General Suwat Jangyodsuk held a press conference on Tuesday (October 13) to announce the arrest of four men for allegedly running online gambling websites.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1187265-biggest-online-gambling-gang-arrested/?do=findComment&comment=15912377

 

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Four Bangkok schools close for a day over political protest

By The Nation

 

 

Four Bangkok schools – Satriwithaya, Benjamarachalai, Suankularb Wittayalai and Wat Rajabopit – were closed on Wednesday for safety reasons amid a planned political rally by student-led protesters in the area.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1187367-four-bangkok-schools-close-for-a-day-over-political-protest/

 

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14,000 police officers keep hawk’s eye on student rally

By The Nation

 

 

The Royal Thai Police has deployed 99 regiments of 14,000 police officers to monitor the student pro-democracy rally in Bangkok, confirming that police will not take legal action against protesters as long as they don't violate any laws.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1187373-14000-police-officers-keep-hawk’s-eye-on-student-rally/

 

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Emergency medicine budget to get a shot in the arm after suffering ‘insufficient’ funding

By The Nation

 

Emergency medicine expert Dr Atchariya Phaengma

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul have agreed on an intermediate budget for the National Institute for Emergency Medicine (NIEM) after the institute complained that it has insufficient funds as most of its budget went on the country’s universal health coverage.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1187392-emergency-medicine-budget-to-get-a-shot-in-the-arm-after-suffering-‘insufficient’-funding/

 

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Tall teenager robs Nonthaburi gold shop

By The Nation

 

 

A man arrived at the Aurora gold shop at Big C Extra Rattanathibet in Nonthaburi at around 10am on Wednesday and took off with a gold necklace.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1187393-tall-teenager-robs-nonthaburi-gold-shop/

 

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Heavy flooding sweeps through Satun as rains continue

By The Nation

 

 

Strong currents swept away two cars in Satun province even though some 50 people tried to tie up the cars before they disappeared.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1187394-heavy-flooding-sweeps-through-satun-as-rains-continue/

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Thai economic outlook highly uncertain, risks tilted to downside - central bank

By Satawasin Staporncharnchai

 

FILE PHOTO: A passenger carries his bags at the Suvarnabhumi Airport as the government extended a ban on incoming passenger flights until the end of April, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bangkok, Thailand April 16, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's economic outlook remains highly uncertain with risks tilted to the downside and the central bank stands ready to use necessary tools to support an economy hammered by the coronavirus pandemic, central bank officials said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1187396-thai-economic-outlook-highly-uncertain-risks-tilted-to-downside-central-bank/

 

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Fears grow for Thai ‘Angkor Wat’ as floods rise in Phimai

By The Nation

 

 

The historical town of Phimai is being threatened by floods as waters rise in the Northeast’s Nakhon Ratchasima province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1187401-fears-grow-for-thai-‘angkor-wat’-as-floods-rise-in-phimai/

 

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Tropical Storm Nangka to bring more rain to Northeast

 

 

THAILAND (NNT) - Tropical Storm Nangka is now prevailing over the upper South China Sea, and is expected to make landfall in Vietnam today. The storm should not have much impact on Thailand.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1187414-tropical-storm-nangka-to-bring-more-rain-to-northeast/

 

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Troops, helicopters hunt for survivors after deadly Vietnam landslides

By Khanh Vu

 

Military personnel, part of the rescue team, are deployed to search for missing people at a site of a landslide near a hydropower dam in Thua Thien Hue province, Vietnam October 14, 2020. Tran Le Lam/VNA via REUTERS

 

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam deployed helicopters and soldiers on Wednesday to search for dozens of people feared dead in two catastrophic landslides near a hydropower dam, triggered by adverse weather that aid groups warned could overwhelm the most resilient communities.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1187416-troops-helicopters-hunt-for-survivors-after-deadly-vietnam-landslides/

 

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Some British gyms defy PM Johnson's COVID-19 lockdown

By Phil Noble and Guy Faulconbridge

 

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures as he speaks during a virtual news conference on the ongoing situation with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Downing Street, London, Britain October 12, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Pool/Files

 

GREASBY/LONDON (Reuters) - For one gym owner in the northwest of England, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's latest COVID-19 lockdown is a step too far. To save his business, he is defying the government's command to close, along with dozens of other gyms in the area.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1187419-some-british-gyms-defy-pm-johnsons-covid-19-lockdown/

 

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EU summit to say Brexit progress "still not sufficient"

By Gabriela Baczynska

 

Puzzle with printed EU and UK flags is seen in this illustration taken November 13, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday and Friday to discuss Brexit will say that progress in talks with Britain is "still not sufficient" to seal a new trade deal, according to a draft summit decision seen by Reuters.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1187420-eu-summit-to-say-brexit-progress-still-not-sufficient/

 

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After two lost decades, U.S.'s weakest local economies may face worse from pandemic

By Howard Schneider

 

FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a mask walks past shuttered businesses on Broadway in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., April 25, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - A decade-long economic expansion did little to narrow the gaps between the United States' prosperous and ailing areas, with thousands of "distressed" zip codes shedding jobs and businesses in a trend that laid the groundwork for the developing "K" shaped recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1187423-after-two-lost-decades-uss-weakest-local-economies-may-face-worse-from-pandemic/

 

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Japan supercomputer shows humidity affects aerosol spread of coronavirus

By Rocky Swift

 

FILE PHOTO: computer image created by Nexu Science Communication together with Trinity College in Dublin, shows a model structurally representative of a betacoronavirus which is the type of virus linked to COVID-19, better known as the coronavirus linked to the Wuhan outbreak, shared with Reuters on February 18, 2020. NEXU Science Communication/via REUTERS

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese supercomputer showed that humidity can have a large effect on the dispersion of virus particles, pointing to heightened coronavirus contagion risks in dry, indoor conditions during the winter months.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1187424-japan-supercomputer-shows-humidity-affects-aerosol-spread-of-coronavirus/

 

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Coronavirus boosts cloud kitchens as foodie Asians order in

By Rina Chandran

 

Food delivery riders get ready for a delivery outside a shopping mall, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Singapore, May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

 

BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Singapore's Ebb & Flow Group took an unusual route to creating one of its most popular food items: analysing more than 200,000 data points to predict customer preference and potential demand.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1187427-coronavirus-boosts-cloud-kitchens-as-foodie-asians-order-in/

 

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Thai army orders strict border control to prevent COVID-19

 

 

CHIANG RAI (NNT) - The continual increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar has prompted Thailand to tighten control over border areas, to prevent illegal entry, in order to control the spread of COVID-19.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1187431-thai-army-orders-strict-border-control-to-prevent-covid-19/

 

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BOI confirms gov’t investment stimuli update

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Following criticism of the government’s economic policies that resulted in the relocation of manufacturing bases by international companies from Thailand to neighboring countries, the Board of Investment of Thailand (BOI) has confirmed the government has updated its economic policies to improve the countries’ competitiveness.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1187434-boi-confirms-gov’t-investment-stimuli-update/

 

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Whoopi Goldberg reveals she was TURNED DOWN for iconic role in Ghost

By EVE BUCKLAND

 

Candid: Whoopi Goldberg has revealed that Patrick Swayze was respnsible for her landing her career defining role in 1990 film Ghost - after she was initially turned down due to her persona being 'too big' (above with Naomi Campbell on her YouTube channel)

 

Whoopi Goldberg has revealed that Patrick Swayze was respnsible for her landing her career defining role in 1990 film Ghost - after she was initially turned down due to her persona being 'too big.'

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1187435-whoopi-goldberg-reveals-she-was-turned-down-for-iconic-role-in-ghost/

 

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Cleopatra: Gal Gadot's film announcement sparks 'whitewashing' accusations

 

Israeli actress Gal Gadot will play Cleopatra in a new film - but some critics have accused the casting as whitewashing

 

Gal Gadot's new film about ancient Egyptian ruler Cleopatra is already facing criticism before filming is even under way, with accusations of "whitewashing" the role.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1187436-cleopatra-gal-gadots-film-announcement-sparks-whitewashing-accusations/

 

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Mike Tyson sparks concern with 'uncomfortable’ Good Morning Britain interview

By Ellie Harrison

 

Mike Tyson on GMB(ITV)

 

Mike Tyson has sparked concern among Good Morning Britain viewers after a bizarre interview on Tuesday morning’s ITV show (13 October).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1187437-mike-tyson-sparks-concern-with-uncomfortable’-good-morning-britain-interview/

 

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Mae Sot residents protest against lax control of truckers from Myanmar

 

 

Several residents of Thailand’s Mae Sot district rallied in front of the second permanent border checkpoint, at the Friendship Bridge, demanding the temporary closure of the crossing to prevent the spread of COVID-19 from Myanmar.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1187446-mae-sot-residents-protest-against-lax-control-of-truckers-from-myanmar/

 

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Thailand Live Thursday 15 Oct 2020 
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