THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 30 Nov 2020

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Thailand confirms SECOND domestic COVID case in as many days - this time in Chiang Rai

 

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Thailand’s Department of Disease Control on Sunday confirmed its second domestic COVID-19 case in as many days.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194523-thailand-confirms-second-domestic-covid-case-in-as-many-days-this-time-in-chiang-rai/

 

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Man who allegedly robbed half a million from GH Bank branch in Bangkok arrested

By THE NATION

 

 

A suspect in a robbery at a Government Housing Bank (GH Bank) branch in Bangkok was arrested on Saturday by police from Bang Khun Thian station.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194525-man-who-allegedly-robbed-half-a-million-from-gh-bank-branch-in-bangkok-arrested/

 

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Singaporean gives birth to baby with COVID-19 antibodies: report

 

Essential workers wearing face masks walk past the skyline of the central business district outside a regional screening center amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Singapore June 9, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A Singaporean woman, who was infected with the novel coronavirus in March when she was pregnant, has given birth to a baby with antibodies against the virus, offering a new clue as to whether the infection can be transferred from mother to child.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194527-singaporean-gives-birth-to-baby-with-covid-19-antibodies-report/

 

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Thailand NOT opening up to mass tourism until next year - mandatory quarantine to stay in place

 

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An interview between Thailand's tourism minister Pipat Ratchakitprakan and the Thai media has poured cold water on plans for quarantine to be scrapped. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194528-thailand-not-opening-up-to-mass-tourism-until-next-year-mandatory-quarantine-to-stay-in-place/

 

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Baht may react to speculation in Asia if US, EU economies sputter

By THE NATION

 

 

The baht opened at 30.31 to the US dollar on Monday, weakening from 30.28 at close on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194529-baht-may-react-to-speculation-in-asia-if-us-eu-economies-sputter/

 

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U.S. CDC reports 265,166 deaths from coronavirus

 

FILE PHOTO: A man takes a coronavirus test at a Los Angeles Mission homeless shelter Thanksgiving meal giveaway, as the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

 

(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sunday reported a total 13,142,997 cases of new coronavirus, an increase of 143,333 from its previous count, and said the number of deaths had risen by 1,210 to 265,166.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194534-us-cdc-reports-265166-deaths-from-coronavirus/

 

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'No fatality but three children injured in ride breakdown' at Hua Hin theme park

 

 

The organiser of the Hua Hin Red Cross Festival in Prachuap Khiri Khan province has clarified that there was no fatality from a malfunctioning ride on Friday but a hydraulic system failure had left three children injured.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194536-no-fatality-but-three-children-injured-in-ride-breakdown-at-hua-hin-theme-park/

 

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Pattaya for sale: 90% of resort’s spa and massage businesses shutdown

 

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Thai business media painted a grim picture of the state of the economy for small and medium size enterprizes - SMEs

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194539-pattaya-for-sale-90-of-resort’s-spa-and-massage-businesses-shutdown/

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Thai teak seized in SorPorKor raid north of Patong

By The Phuket News

 

Takian ‘Thai teak’ worth an estimated B60,000 was found at the site. Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Officers from the Special Operations Division Royal Forestry Department Region 12 Office in Krabi raided a plot of SorPorKor land in Kalim, north of Patong, on Friday (Nov 27) where takian “Thai teak” was being harvested.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194540-thai-teak-seized-in-sorporkor-raid-north-of-patong/

 

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Suspect arrested for lethal assault in Phuket Town

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Phuket City Police Chief Col Theerawat Liamsuwan. Photo: Phuket City Police / Facebook / file

 

PHUKET: Phuket City Police Chief Col Theerawat Liamsuwan this morning confirmed that police have arrested a suspect believed to be responsible for the death of a 26-year-old man who was found beaten unconscious in Phuket Town on Friday night (Nov 27).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194541-suspect-arrested-for-lethal-assault-in-phuket-town/

 

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Labor Minister says Labor Protection Act must accord with current Economy

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Minister of Labor, Suchart Chomklin has stepped forward to reveal that the PM did not overlook the Labor Protection Act drafted by the Progressive Movement group, as Mr Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, head of the Progressive Movement group had posted on his Facebook.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194544-labor-minister-says-labor-protection-act-must-accord-with-current-economy/

 

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PM orders reinforced border security to prevent illegal crossings

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The PM has ordered reinforcement of border security to prevent illegal entries, as the COVID-19 situation in neighbouring countries is getting out of control.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194545-pm-orders-reinforced-border-security-to-prevent-illegal-crossings/

 

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Four Thais arrested after illegal crossing from Myanmar - they’d posted about it on Facebook

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Three Thai women and one man who went to Myanmar to work in a karaoke lounge then came back illegally across a natural border have been arrested in north Thailand after a Facebook post went viral. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194547-four-thais-arrested-after-illegal-crossing-from-myanmar-they’d-posted-about-it-on-facebook/

 

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Study ranks New Zealand as best place to ride out COVID-19 - but how does Thailand fare?

 

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New Zealand has come out on top in a study into the resilience of each country amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194548-study-ranks-new-zealand-as-best-place-to-ride-out-covid-19-but-how-does-thailand-fare/

 

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Phuket: Exploding soy milk smashes car's rear window!

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported on a Facebook post from a motorist under the name of "O Magiphone Phuket".

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194549-phuket-exploding-soy-milk-smashes-cars-rear-window/

 

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Food exporters plan added focus on trade fairs after Covid-19 vaccine is launched

By THE NATION

 

 

Food manufacturers plan to organise more trade fairs to boost sales after a Covid-19 vaccine becomes available.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194551-food-exporters-plan-added-focus-on-trade-fairs-after-covid-19-vaccine-is-launched/

 

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Chiang Mai: Any chance of tourism recovery in tatters after Covid case, TCT chief

 

Picture: Sanook

 

The chief of the Tourism Council of Thailand in Chiang Mai indicated that the case of an infected Thai woman who managed to come back from Myanmar and go out and about in the northern Thai city without quarantining was another hammer blow for tourism. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194552-chiang-mai-any-chance-of-tourism-recovery-in-tatters-after-covid-case-tct-chief/

 

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Chiang Rai province on COVID-19 alert after two Thais back from Myanmar infected

 

 

A limited curfew, from midnight until 4am, has been imposed on two bridges linking Mae Sai district, of Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Rai, with Myanmar’s Thachilek township. Trading on the two bridges was also ordered to close at 6pm as the Chiang Rai provincial administration steps up measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 from across the border.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194523-thailand-confirms-second-domestic-covid-case-in-as-many-days-this-time-in-chiang-rai/?do=findComment&comment=16042800

 

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Pattaya: Yet more delays in wire/cable burying plans

 

Picture: Sophon Cable TV

 

Sophon Cable TV reported yet more delays to the program to bury cables and wires on Pattaya's roads. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194557-pattaya-yet-more-delays-in-wirecable-burying-plans/

 

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21 returnees test positive for Covid-19, highest in recent months

 

 

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration reported 21 new cases in state quarantine facilities over the past 24-hour period on Monday. This is the highest number in several months.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194559-21-returnees-test-positive-for-covid-19-highest-in-recent-months/

 

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Pattaya: Drainage projects deserted as residents fume

 

Picture: Sophon Cable TV

 

Sophon Cable TV reported that two major projects to improve drainage in Pattaya and still not remotely finished.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194560-pattaya-drainage-projects-deserted-as-residents fume/

 

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"Who's gonna look after me?" Thai media pose pertinent question after mum and dad caught with 59 kilos of ice

 

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Thai media Daily News reported that a couple with a young son were arrested with 59 kilos of methamphetamine or ice hidden in an icebox and a secret compartment of a Mitsubishi Triton pick-up at the Mae Jan checkpoint in Chiang Rai in the north of Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194571-whos-gonna-look-after-me-thai-media-pose-pertinent-question-after-mum-and-dad-caught-with-59-kilos-of-ice/

 

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Hua Hin: Beach restaurant fined 1,000 baht for menu violation

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A restaurant on Sai Noi beach was fined 1,000 baht for not serving dishes as per the pictures on the menu.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194572-hua-hin-beach-restaurant-fined-1000-baht-for-menu-violation/

 

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Driver has miracle escape from accident in Chiang Mai

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported that a 25 year old Thai woman called Nutchakan had to be cut out of her Honda Civic after she crashed into a tree on the Chiang Mai to Phrao Road.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194576-driver-has-miracle-escape-from-accident-in-chiang-mai/

 

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Strict controls in place after Chiang Mai resident tests positive for Covid-19

By The Nation

 

 

Strict preventive measures have been implemented in the Chiang Mai walking street after a local resident tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194579-strict-controls-in-place-after-chiang-mai-resident-tests-positive-for-covid-19/

 

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Burmese arrested in Tak while trying to sneak into country

By The Nation

 

 

Three Burmese were arrested in the Mae Sot district of Tak province early on Monday while attempting to sneak into Thailand by crossing the Moei River.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194580-burmese-arrested-in-tak-while-trying-to-sneak-into-country/

 

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Four provinces in South still flooded from unceasing heavy rain

By The Nation

 

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Four provinces in the South are still inundated, while officials are working to help victims and ease the crisis, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194581-four-provinces-in-south-still-flooded-from-unceasing-heavy-rain/

 

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Free train travel for fathers and their kids on Father’s Day

By THE NATION

 

 

Fathers and their children will be allowed to use the BTS, BRT and Airport Rail Link services for free from 6am to midnight on Saturday to mark Father’s Day.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194584-free-train-travel-for-fathers-and-their-kids-on-father’s-day/

 

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Twitter suspends pro-monarchy account

By The Nation

 

 

A pro-monarchy @jitarsa_school Twitter account has been suspended for allegedly violating regulations and attempting to manipulate the system and flooding with spams, according to a Reuters report.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194587-twitter-suspends-pro-monarchy-account/

 

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Students from 23 schools will be ‘bad’ on Tuesday and dress casually, says ‘Bad Student’ group

By THE NATION

 

 

The group that mockingly calls itself “Bad Student” announced on Sunday that students from 23 schools will attend classes in casual clothes on Tuesday in line with the call from KKC Pakee Students group in Khon Kaen.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194590-students-from-23-schools-will-be-‘bad’-on-tuesday-and-dress-casually-says-‘bad-student’-group/