webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 TM28: Thai immigration scraps requirement for foreigners to report when they stay away from home for 24 hours There is some good news for foreigners in Thailand. Thai immigration have all but scrapped the controversial TM28 change of address reporting requirement for foreigners. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149328-tm28-thai-immigration-scraps-requirement-for-foreigners-to-report-when-they-stay-away-from-home-for-24-hours/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Pattaya motorist drives into ditch, blames contractors PATTAYA:--A careless driver ended up in a ditch driving through barriers into a water-pipe construction zone in Huay Yai. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149355-pattaya-motorist-drives-into-ditch-blames-contractors/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 50 illegal street racers arrested in Pattaya PATTAYA:--Banglamung police arrested 50 illegal street racers during a three-day crackdown on modified motorbikes. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149354-50-illegal-street-racers-arrested-in-pattaya/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Pattaya bets tourism industry on Thai families, beach sports PATTAYA:--Pattaya tourism officials are betting the spring on Thai tourists and sports to make up the shortfall from the loss of Chinese tours. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149353-pattaya-bets-tourism-industry-on-thai-families-beach-sports/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Burapa Bike Week roars through quiet Pattaya PATTAYA:--Tens of thousands of bikers from around the world converged upon Pattaya for the annual Burapa Bike Week. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149352-burapa-bike-week-roars-through-quiet-pattaya/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Slow pipes leave Pattaya water trucks awash in business PATTAYA:--With water pressure running low in many areas, water suppliers are awash in business in Pattaya. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149350-slow-pipes-leave-pattaya-water-trucks-awash-in-business/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Shop and compare: Cost of private-hospital services goes public By THE NATION Wichai (File Photo) Consumers in Thailand will by the end of the month be able to easily compare prices for medical services for the first time. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149387-shop-and-compare-cost-of-private-hospital-services-goes-public/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Vietnam imports may drag down Thai rice to Bt5,000 per tonne By The Nation Farmers in the northeast province of Kalasin have called on the government to impose penalties on the importers of rice from a neighbouring country, saying that the practice has led to price decrease in the domestic market . Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149388-vietnam-imports-may-drag-down-thai-rice-to-bt5000-per-tonne/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Three Thais on Diamond Princess cruise ship infected with Covid-19 The Nation Three Thai people on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship currently in quarantine in Japan were found infected with the new coronavirus or Covid-19, Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Cherdkiat Atthakorn said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149389-three-thais-on-diamond-princess-cruise-ship-infected-with-covid-19/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Line shares stats on user behaviour By The Nation Line Thailand shared insights into user behaviour at an event in Bangkok called “Line Nexplosion” on Wednesday (February 19), aiming “to help build a new era of business”. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149390-line-thailand-shares-stats-on-user-behaviour/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Channel 3 plans another downsizing By THE NATION Ariya Banomyong Channel 3 is planning to restructure its organisation to streamline its operations by downsizing to suit the changing market and viewer behaviour. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149391-channel-3-plans-another-downsizing/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Thailand to designate COVID-19 as a dangerous infectious disease Thailand is to formally declare COVID-19 as a dangerous infectious disease because there are signs that the situation may get worse in the next two months. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149392-thailand-to-designate-covid-19-as-a-dangerous-infectious-disease/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Unidentified helicopter crashes on mountain in Thailand’s Rayong province Rescue workers and fire fighters have been dispatched to a hill in Muang district of Thailand’s eastern province of Rayong on Thursday night where an unidentified helicopter has crashed. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149393-unidentified-helicopter-crashes-on-mountain-in-thailand’s-rayong-province/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 AOT faces plunge in passengers, impact from relief measures By THE NATION The total number of passengers at the six airports under Airports of Thailand (AOT) might contract by 10 per cent if the novel coronavirus outbreak drags on further, said president Nitinai Sirismatthakarn on Thursday (February 20). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149394-aot-faces-plunge-in-passengers-impact-from-relief-measures/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Thailand angers Malaysia in push for peace in troubled South Sources say Bangkok marginalized Kuala Lumpur in back-channel talks with rebels MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR, Asia regional correspondent Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, left, flagged his interest in Thailand's ethnic conflict soon after returning to office in 2018. (Nikkei Montage/ Reuters) BANGKOK -- Thailand's peace offensive to end a 16-year ethnic conflict in three southern provinces has soured diplomatic ties with Malaysia, which borders the area. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149395-thailand-angers-malaysia-in-push-for-peace-in-troubled-south/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Chalong Underpass to close for maintenance By The Phuket News Maintenance works are due on the Chalong underpass from tomorrow (Feb 21) until Tuesday (Feb 25). Photo: Phuket Highways Office PHUKET: Both lanes through the Chalong underpass will be closed from tomorrow (Feb 21) until next Tuesday (Feb 25) between the hours of 8:30pm to 3am while officers carry out maintenance works to the lighting and water drain system in the tunnel. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149396-chalong-underpass-to-close-for-maintenance/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Stone sentenced to 3-1/3 years, Trump signals no immediate pardon for adviser By Sarah N. Lynch and Jan Wolfe Former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone departs after he was sentenced to three years and four months in prison for charges that include lying to Congress, obstruction of justice and witness tampering, at U.S. District Court in Washington, U.S., February 20, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday sentenced President Donald Trump's long-time adviser Roger Stone to three years and four months in prison and said his lies to lawmakers investigating Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election amounted to a threat to American democracy. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149397-stone-sentenced-to-3-13-years-trump-signals-no-immediate-pardon-for-adviser/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Suspected shisha bar gunman published racist manifesto - German prosecutor By Anika Ross and Edward Taylor People attend a vigil for the victims of a shooting in Hanau, near Frankfurt, Germany, February 20, 2020. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach HANAU, Germany (Reuters) - A man suspected of shooting dead nine people in shisha bars in a German town before killing himself and his mother had posted a manifesto online including conspiracy theories and deeply racist views, prosecutors said on Thursday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149398-suspected-shisha-bar-gunman-published-racist-manifesto-german-prosecutor/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Bloomberg seeks reset after rough debate debut as Democrats sprint to Super Tuesday By Amanda Becker and Tim Reid All of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senator Bernie Sanders, former Vice President Joe Biden, former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Senator Amy Klobuchar, try to speak at the same time near the conclusion or the ninth Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidates debate at the Paris Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., February 19, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake WASHINGTON/LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Democratic presidential contenders began a frantic dash for votes on Thursday, as big-spending billionaire Michael Bloomberg sought to move past a bruising debate debut and several of his rivals jockeyed to be the moderate alternative to liberal front-runner Bernie Sanders. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149400-bloomberg-seeks-reset-after-rough-debate-debut-as-democrats-sprint-to-super-tuesday/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 WHO says no time for complacency as China coronavirus cases fall By Stephanie Nebehay and Kate Kelland Director-General of the WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, speaks during the news conference on the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Geneva, Switzerland February 11, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) - A continued decline in the number of new cases of coronavirus infections in China is encouraging, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday, while warning that infections outside the country could still spread. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149402-who-says-no-time-for-complacency-as-china-coronavirus-cases-fall/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 South Korea city deserted after coronavirus 'super-spreads' through church By Hyonhee Shin and Ryan Woo People wearing masks as a preventive measure against the coronavirus walk at a subway station in Seoul, South Korea, February 20, 2020. REUTERS/Heo Ran SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) - The streets of South Korea's fourth-largest city were abandoned on Thursday, with residents holed up indoors after dozens of people caught the new coronavirus in what authorities described as a "super-spreading event" at a church. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149405-south-korea-city-deserted-after-coronavirus-super-spreads-through-church/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Lawmakers were briefed that Russia is looking to help Trump win in 2020 By Dana Bash, Jeremy Herb and Jim Acosta, CNN Washington (CNN)The intelligence community's top election security official delivered a briefing to lawmakers last week warning them that the intelligence community believes Russia is already taking steps to interfere in the 2020 election with the goal of helping President Donald Trump win, three sources familiar with the matter tell CNN. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149407-russia-is-trying-to-help-trump-win-in-2020-lawmakers-warned/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 Outbreak will not change China's commitments to buy U.S. goods: senior U.S. official FILE PHOTO: A truck carrying containers are seen near a Chinese flag at the Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai, China August 6, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government expects China to honor its commitments to buy more U.S. goods under a trade deal signed by the world's two largest economies in January despite the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149411-outbreak-will-not-change-chinas-commitments-to-buy-us-goods-senior-us-official/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 Six workers found trapped in illegal underground tobacco factory in Spain A machine is pictured in an illegal underground tobacco factory during a police raid in Monda, near Malaga, in southern Spain, February 20, 2020. REUTERS/Jon Nazca MONDA, Spain (Reuters) - Six workers trapped in squalid, airless conditions were rescued from an elaborate cannabis farm and counterfeit tobacco factory hidden beneath a mountain village in Spain after police arrested the suspected masterminds of the operation. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149412-six-workers-found-trapped-in-illegal-underground-tobacco-factory-in-spain/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 Two killed as Australian train derails The scene of an XPT train derailment is pictured near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, February 21, 2020. AAP Image/David Crosling via REUTERS SYDNEY (Reuters) - Two people were killed and 12 others were injured when an Australian interstate train derailed outside Melbourne on Thursday evening, police said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149413-two-killed-as-australian-train-derails/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 Branson targets younger cruise crowd with DJs, tattoos and yoga By Kate Holton FILE PHOTO: Sir Richard Branson stands on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) ahead of Virgin Galactic (SPCE) trading in New York, U.S., October 28, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid LONDON (Reuters) - British entrepreneur Richard Branson will unveil the "Scarlet Lady" on Friday, a 60,000 tonne cruise liner complete with a tattoo studio and yoga deck aimed at drawing in a younger generation of holiday-makers. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149414-branson-targets-younger-cruise-crowd-with-djs-tattoos-and-yoga/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 Disillusionment among women, youth seen dampening Iran election turnout By Babak Dehghanpisheh and Davide Barbuscia A woman walks past parliamentary election campaign posters in Tehran, Iran February 19, 2020. WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Nazanin Tabatabaee via REUTERS DUBAI (Reuters) - Middle-aged men have been plastered on campaign posters and online adverts this week ahead of Iran's parliamentary election, even though women and young people make up the majority of voters. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149415-disillusionment-among-women-youth-seen-dampening-iran-election-turnout/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 UPDATE: U.S. intelligence told lawmakers of Russian bid to boost Trump re-election - source By Jonathan Landay FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally in Phoenix, Arizona, February 19, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence officials told lawmakers last week that Russia is interfering in the 2020 election campaign by aiming to cast doubt on the integrity of the vote and boost President Donald Trump's re-election, a person familiar with the briefing said on Thursday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149407-russia-is-trying-to-help-trump-win-in-2020-lawmakers-warned/?do=findComment&comment=15081270 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 Two passengers from coronavirus-hit cruise ship in Japan die, authorities defend quarantine By Linda Sieg and Chang-Ran Kim Workers load luggage into a bus as a second group of passengers from the coronavirus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship disembark in Yokohama Port, south of Tokyo, Japan, February 20, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon TOKYO (Reuters) - Two elderly passengers became the first people from aboard a cruise ship moored near Tokyo to die of the coronavirus, the Japanese government said on Thursday, as hundreds more passengers disembarked after two weeks' quarantine. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149417-two-passengers-from-coronavirus-hit-cruise-ship-in-japan-die-authorities-defend-quarantine/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 Romance scam: Three small fish arrested but the sharks behind are a Thai woman and "foreign husband" Picture: INN Immigration chief Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang appeared at a press conference flanked by immigration officers from Songkhla and five heavily armed commandos. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1149423-romance-scam-three-small-fish-arrested-but-the-sharks-behind-are-a-thai-woman-and-foreign-husband/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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