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Thailand warned to brace for the second wave of COVID-19 infections

 

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The Dean of the Faculty of Medical Science at Siriraj Hospital has warned Thailand to prepare for the second outbreak of COVID-19, which he said is a certainty and, when it happens, the number of fatalities is expected to increase exponentially.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166262-thailand-warned-to-brace-for-the-second-wave-of-covid-19-infections/

 

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Go-go bars gone as coronavirus hits Bangkok's sex district

By Jiraporn Kuhakan and Matthew Tostevin

 

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An 18+ sign is seen inside the Patpong museum at the nightlife and sex trade district, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand, May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The black leather party masks that performers May and Som wear for their fetish shows in Bangkok are definitely not the sort to stop the coronavirus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166270-go-go-bars-gone-as-coronavirus-hits-bangkoks-sex-district/

 

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Cops helpless as illegal street-racers invade city

By The Nation

 

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A swarm of over 100 motorbikes modified to produce ear-splitting noise shattered the peace in Prachin Buri on Thursday, as riders used the city streets as their personal racetrack.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166277-cops-helpless-as-illegal-street-racers-invade-city/

 

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Curfew reduced to 11pm-3am

By The Nation

 

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National Security Council Secretary General Gen Somsak Rungsita

 

From June 1, the curfew will be reduced to 11pm to 3am, from the current period of 11pm to 4am, National Security Council Secretary General Gen Somsak Rungsita said today (May 29).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166278-curfew-reduced-to-11pm-3am/

 

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Foreigners allowed to enter Thailand on case-by-case basis

By The Nation

 

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Foreign Ministry's deputy spokesman Natapanu Nopakun

 

Under phase 3 of the lockdown relaxation, foreigners with work permits or permission from the Labour Ministry or other government agencies will be allowed to enter the country after registration, the Foreign Ministry announced on Friday (May 29).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166281-foreigners-allowed-to-enter-thailand-on-case-by-case-basis/

 

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Third phase of easing of lockdown starts on June 1

By The Nation

 

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The government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Friday (May 29) decided to implement the third phase of relaxation of lockdown measures , CCSA spokesman Taweesin Visanuyothin said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166286-third-phase-of-easing-of-lockdown-starts-on-june-1/

 

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Tyre blowout slams brakes on alleged drug dealers' escape plans

By THE NATION

 

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credit: Nong Kham Police Station Facebook Fanpage

 

Suspected drug dealers made a frantic effort to give police the slip while driving a pickup that emitted sparks of fire on a Chonburi street on Thursday (May 28).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166289-tyre-blowout-slams-brakes-on-alleged-drug-dealers-escape-plans/

 

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Buri Ram neighbourhood terrorised by ‘drug fiend’s’ daily rampages

By The Nation

 

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Residents of Buri Ram’s Khaen Dong district have for two years been living in fear of an alleged drug fiend who goes berserk after 5pm almost every day.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166291-buri-ram-neighbourhood-terrorised-by-‘drug-fiend’s’-daily-rampages/

 

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Officials investigate Satun boy’s claim of shark bite

By The Nation

 

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Rumours of a shark hunting off the coast of Satun province began doing the rounds on Thursday (May 28) after a 12-year-old boy returned from a swim with a big wound on his left foot which required 30 stitches.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166301-officials-investigate-satun-boy’s-claim-of-shark-bite/

 

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Interprovincial buses to start running from Monday

By THE NATION

 

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Nakhonchaiair’s interprovincial buses will start operating from Monday (June 1) onwards, the company’s chief executive officer Kruawan Wongrukmit said on Friday (May 29).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166302-interprovincial-buses-to-start-running-from-monday/

 

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Schools handed six guidelines ahead of possible July reopening

By THE NATION

 

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The Public Health Ministry has issued six guidelines to schools nationwide on how to guard against the spread of Covid-19 among students and staff once they reopen.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166304-schools-handed-six-guidelines-ahead-of-possible-july-reopening/

 

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Graft agency finds 52 cases of corruption in purchase of protective equipment

By THE NATION

 

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The Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) has uncovered 52 cases of corruption in the procurement of protective equipment by local administration organisations in 30 provinces.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166305-graft-agency-finds-52-cases-of-corruption-in-purchase-of-protective-equipment/

 

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Grand Palace to open to visitors on June 4

By The Nation

 

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The Grand Palace in Bangkok will be open to the public again from June 4 after being temporarily closed since March in line with measures to curb the spread of Covid-19, the Royal Household Bureau announced today (May 29).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166306-grand-palace-to-open-to-visitors-on-june-4/

 

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Gold Line monorail to start running by October

By THE NATION

 

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credit: Krungthep Thanakom Facebook Fanpage

 

The Gold Line monorail should be ready for trial runs in September before going into service by the end of October, according to the contractor Krungthep Thanakom (KT).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166307-gold-line-monorail-to-start-running-by-october/

 

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Counter Service, 7-Eleven options to pay pawn interest

By The Nation

 

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Pawn ticket interest can be paid at Counter Service and 7-Eleven nationwide from July 15 onwards under an agreement between the Office of the Government Pawnshop and Counter Service.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166308-counter-service-7-eleven-options-to-pay-pawn-interest/

 

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Bangkok’s closest beach prepares to reopen on Monday

By The Nation

 

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Bang Saen beach will unveil the “new normal” for visits to the seaside when it reopens on Monday (June 1).  The closest beach to Bangkok is expected to be flooded by visitors from Monday as people seek an escape from three months of lockdown. 

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166309-bangkok’s-closest-beach-prepares-to-reopen-on-monday/

 

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Phuket marks zero new COVID cases for fourth consecutive day

By The Phuket News

 

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PHUKET:-- The Phuket Communicable Disease Committee in its daily report for today (May 29) marked zero new cases of people infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus. As such, the total number of people in Phuket officially recognised as infected with the virus since the outbreak began still stands at 227.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166310-phuket-marks-zero-new-covid-cases-for-fourth-consecutive-day/

 

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Thailand has no foreign tourists in April as borders closed

 

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BANGKOK, May 29 (Reuters) - Thailand recorded zero foreign tourists in April after it closed borders and banned international passenger flights to try to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166311-thailand-has-no-foreign-tourists-in-april-as-borders-closed/

 

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Imported zebras targeted in battle against African horse sickness

By The Nation

 

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Thailand is winning the battle against its first-ever outbreak of African horse sickness (AHS), after the contagion killed almost 550 horses nationwide, authorities announced today (May 29).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166312-imported-zebras-targeted-in-battle-against-african-horse-sickness/

 

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'Do I really care?' Woody Allen comes out fighting

By Hadley Freeman

 

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‘It’s like being told I murdered six people with a machine gun’ ... Woody Allen. Photograph: Arnaud Journois/Maxppp/PA Images

 

The 1992 accusation that the film-maker sexually assaulted his young daughter has made him a pariah, yet he was never charged.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166314-do-i-really-care-woody-allen-comes-out-fighting/

 

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Mike Tyson rips off shirt and fights with Chris Jericho on AEW

By Dave Fraser

 

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MIKE TYSON ripped off shirt his shirt and brawled with Chris Jericho on AEW on Wednesday as UFC legends Henry Cejudo and Vitor Belfort made their debut.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166315-mike-tyson-rips-off-shirt-and-fights-with-chris-jericho-on-aew/

 

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We Are One: How the world's film festivals came together

By Steven McIntosh

 

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DreamWorks' animation Bilby is among the short films at the We Are One festival / ANNECY

 

A foreign language film about the social divide in South Korea wouldn't normally scream box office hit.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166316-we-are-one-how-the-worlds-film-festivals-came-together/

 

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Minnesota police arrest CNN reporter on air covering Minneapolis protests

 

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Police officers face protesters after a white police officer was caught on a bystander's video pressing his knee into the neck of African-American man George Floyd, who later died at a hospital, in St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. May 28, 2020. REUTERS/Adam Bettcher

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Minnesota State Patrol arrested a CNN reporter reporting live on television early Friday morning while covering the Minneapolis protests, without giving any reason, and led him and three crew members away in handcuffs.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166320-minnesota-police-arrest-cnn-reporter-on-air-covering-minneapolis-protests/

 

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Attack on Taiwan an option to stop independence, top China general says

By Yew Lun Tian

 

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Li Zhanshu (R), chairman of National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, Xu Qiliang (C), vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, and others attend an event marking the 15th anniversary of the implementation of the Anti-Secession Law at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 29, 2020. REUTERS/Yew Lun Tian

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will attack Taiwan if there is no other way of stopping it from becoming independent, one of the country’s most senior generals said on Friday, in a rhetorical escalation from China aimed at the democratic island Beijing claims as its own.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166323-attack-on-taiwan-an-option-to-stop-independence-top-china-general-says/

 

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Greece to open to tourists from 29 countries from June 15

 

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FILE PHOTO: A Culture ministry employee wearing a face mask stands in front of the Parthenon temple as the Acropolis archaeological site opens to visitors, following the easing of measures against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Athens, Greece, May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

 

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece said on Friday it will open to visitors from 29 countries from June 15, days before its peak tourism season begins.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166324-greece-to-open-to-tourists-from-29-countries-from-june-15/

 

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