webfact Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Thais head for movies and massage as virus lockdown eases By Jiraporn Kuhakan A therapist wearing a face shield does traditional Thai massage to a customer in a Health Land brach massage house which reopened after the Thai government eased isolation measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok, Thailand, June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thais took in a movie and enjoyed foot massages in a welcome return on Monday to some pampering and popular pastimes as coronavirus restrictions further eased and new infection numbers remained low. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166686-thais-head-for-movies-and-massage-as-virus-lockdown-eases/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 Thailand's chemical pesticide ban troubles farmers, industries By Patpicha Tanakasempipat FILE PHOTO: Phon Tongmak, a rubber tree farmer (back), rows a boat in floodwaters in his rubber plantation with his friend at Cha-uat district in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand, January 18, 2017. Picture taken January 18, 2017. REUTERS/Surapan Boonthanom/File Photo BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand enforced a ban on Monday on two agricultural chemicals widely regarded as toxic to humans, prompting claims from farmers they will face losses, while environmental campaigners welcomed a step towards sustainability. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166669-thailands-chemical-pesticide-ban-troubles-farmers-industries/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 Songkran holidays will rely on number of new infections By THE NATION Whether the Songkran holidays will be rescheduled in July depends very much on the number of new Covid-19 infections there are now that the third phase of lockdown easing began on Monday (June 1), Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin, spokesman for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration said. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166640-songkran-holidays-will-rely-on-number-of-new-infections/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 Seafood to be served up on Saturday at Chonburi’s famous market By THE NATION (File Photo) Chonburi’s famous Tha Rua Plee Seafood Market will be allowed to open on Saturday (June 6) from 3pm to 9pm, the provincial department of public relations announced on Monday (June 1). Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166630-seafood-to-be-served-up-on-saturday-at-chonburi’s-famous-market/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 Bt30 billion earmarked for rubber price guarantee By THE NATION In a meeting chaired by the prime minister, the Rubber Authority of Thailand (RAOT) agreed to launch the second phase of rubber price guarantee scheme, which will be limited to Bt30 billion. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166689-bt30-billion-earmarked-for-rubber-price-guarantee/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 UPDATE: Private sector protests start of chlorpyrifos, paraquat ban By The Nation The Thai Chamber of Commerce will present its study on the economic cost of banning chlorpyrifos and paraquat to the prime minister, in a bid to have the ban suspended for a year. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166669-thailands-chemical-pesticide-ban-troubles-farmers-industries/?do=findComment&comment=15476060 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 VIDEO Military-style exercises in British schools In the UK, a company founded by the government sends former soldiers to help school children coping with stress caused by the COVID-19. video: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166690-military-style-exercises-in-british-schools/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 Thailand governors told to monitor curfew breakers, parties at hotels, pool villas By Pattaya Mail The Interior Minister expressed his concern about the news reports that young people rented hotel rooms and pool villas for parties. BANGKOK – Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda and senior officials of the Interior Ministry had a video conference with all provincial governors to discuss health measures related to the third phase of business and activity resumption. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166691-thailand-governors-told-to-monitor-curfew-breakers-parties-at-hotels-pool-villas/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 U.S. judge no 'mere rubber stamp' in case of ex-Trump aide Flynn, lawyers say By Sarah N. Lynch and Jan Wolfe FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. national security adviser Michael Flynn departs after his sentencing was delayed at U.S. District Court in Washington, U.S., December 18, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. judge in the criminal case against President Donald Trump's former adviser Michael Flynn defended himself on Monday, saying it was proper to seek outside views on the Justice Department's request to drop a charge to which Flynn has pleaded guilty. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166693-us-judge-no-mere-rubber-stamp-in-case-of-ex-trump-aide-flynn-lawyers-say/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 WHO and other experts say no evidence of COVID-19 losing potency By Kate Kelland and Emilio Parodi FILE PHOTO: Technical Lead for the World Health Organization (WHO) Maria Van Kerkhove attends a news conference on the situation of the coronavirus (COVID-2019), in Geneva, Switzerland, February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse LONDON/MILAN (Reuters) - World Health Organization experts and a range of other scientists said on Monday there was no evidence to support an assertion by a high profile Italian doctor that the coronavirus causing the COVID-19 pandemic has been losing potency. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166694-who-and-other-experts-say-no-evidence-of-covid-19-losing-potency/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 Trump vows to end protests; tear gas fired on protesters near White House By David Shepardson and Brendan O'Brien U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a statement on the ongoing protests over racial inequality in the wake of the death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner WASHINGTON/MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday vowed to end violent protests in major cities across the nation "now," saying that he would deploy the military if mayors and state governors refused to call out the National Guard. As Trump spoke in the Rose Garden of the White House, live television images showed police firing tear gas to dispel demonstrators in Lafayette Park, across the street. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166697-trump-vows-to-end-protests-tear-gas-fired-on-protesters-near-white-house/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted June 1, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2020 Facebook staffers walk out saying Trump's posts should be reined in By Fanny Potkin, Elizabeth Culliford and Katie Paul FILE PHOTO: Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, U.S., October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Erin Scott (Reuters) - Facebook employees walked away from their work-from-home desks on Monday and took to Twitter to accuse Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg of inadequately policing U.S. President Donald Trump's posts as strictly as the rival platform has done. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166698-facebook-staffers-walk-out-saying-trumps-posts-should-be-reined-in/ 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Frequent testing, less contact recommended to get Hollywood cameras rolling again FILE PHOTO: People hike beneath the Hollywood sign after a partial reopening of Los Angeles hiking trails during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 9, 2020. REUTERS/Patrick T. Fallon/File Photo LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood studios and labor unions on Monday proposed extensive coronavirus testing and other safeguards to allow actors and crew members to resume movie and TV show production in the United States. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166701-frequent-testing-less-contact-recommended-to-get-hollywood-cameras-rolling-again/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Taliban, al Qaeda retain ties despite U.S.-Taliban deal, U.N. monitors say FILE PHOTO: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the leader of the Taliban delegation, and Zalmay Khalilzad, U.S. envoy for peace in Afghanistan, shake hands after signing an agreement at a ceremony between members of Afghanistan's Taliban and the U.S. in Doha, Qatar February 29, 2020. REUTERS/Ibraheem al Omari/File Photo UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Ties between the Taliban, especially its Haqqani Network branch, and al Qaeda remain close, independent U.N. sanctions monitors said in a report made public on Monday, despite a U.S.-Taliban pact Washington hoped would sever them. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166703-taliban-al-qaeda-retain-ties-despite-us-taliban-deal-un-monitors-say/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Campaign to help farmers become online merchants rooted in success By THE NATION The campaign “Turning Farmers into Professional Online Merchants” organised by the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry in cooperation with Lazada Thailand is seeing success since it sprouted at the beginning of March, Minister Chalermchai Sri-on said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166707-campaign-to-help-farmers-become-online-merchants-rooted-in-success/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Thundershowers forecast for all regions, rain in some areas By THE NATION Keep those umbrellas close at hand: thundershowers are expected across the country while isolated heavy rains are likely in the upper Northeast, the East and the South, the Thailand Meteorological Department said today (June 2), as the southwest monsoon prevails across the Andaman Sea and Thailand. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166708-thundershowers-forecast-for-all-regions-rain-in-some-areas/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Crew of nine Thais placed in quarantine after disembarking from LPG vessel By THE NATION A crew of nine Thais on the LPG Schumi ship were allowed to disembark at Phuket Port and have been lodged in mandatory state quarantine after the captain of the vessel received permission to enter the country and offload the nine whose work contracts expired, Dr Onnapat Kowanich, head of the port’s Quarantine Station, said on Monday (June 1). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166711-crew-of-nine-thais-placed-in-quarantine-after-disembarking-from-lpg-vessel/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted June 2, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 2, 2020 Distancing and masks cut COVID-19 risk, says largest review of evidence By Kate Kelland FILE PHOTO: Students wearing protective face masks talk while practicing social distancing in Brussels, Belgium, May 15, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) - Keeping at least one metre apart and wearing face masks and eye protection are the best ways to cut the risk of COVID-19 infection, according to the largest review to date of studies on coronavirus disease transmission. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166717-distancing-and-masks-cut-covid-19-risk-says-largest-review-of-evidence/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted June 2, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 2, 2020 Lockdown easing latest: Calls to open bars and clubs ahead of schools rejected Picture: Daily News A public health spokesman said that calls to open up pubs, clubs and discos before schools is being rejected. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166718-lockdown-easing-latest-calls-to-open-bars-and-clubs-ahead-of-schools-rejected/ 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Covid-19: "Hi-So" face shields on their own are pointless, says leading Thai public health official File photo A Thai health spokesman had a clear message for people who have abandoned face masks and are just wearing face shields: Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166719-covid-19-hi-so-face-shields-on-their-own-are-pointless-says-leading-thai-public-health-official/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Wife is mystified: Ex shot her new husband in Bangkok traffic after "amicable" divorce Picture: MCOT A Thai wife has told the media that she is mystified by the actions of her former husband who shot her new man while they were travelling in a car in Bangkok traffic. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166721-wife-is-mystified-ex-shot-her-new-husband-in-bangkok-traffic-after-amicable-divorce/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Spat between ex-married couple turns into double homicide By THE NATION A shooting at a Lop Buri house left two dead and one injured yesterday evening (June 1) after a conversation over a man wanting to get back with his separated wife escalated into a fight. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166723-spat-between-ex-married-couple-turns-into-double-homicide/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Mountains of trash fished out of Bangkok klongs Picture: Sanook Bangkok's governor General Asawin Kwanmuang went on his personal Facebook page with pictures of the disgusting state of the Lat Prao canal or klong. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166727-mountains-of-trash-fished-out-of-bangkok-klongs/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Convenience store 'thief' forgets to change clothes, nabbed after police recognise him By THE NATION Chachoengsao’s Bang Pakong police have nabbed a man who allegedly held up a 108 convenience store worker at gunpoint before fleeing with Bt11,000 on a motorcycle. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166728-convenience-store-thief-forgets-to-change-clothes-nabbed-after-police-recognise-him/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 "Stranded foreign tourists" first to brave the sea in Pattaya - no deckchairs in sight, few on the beach PPTV 36 reported that stranded foreign tourists were the first people to go for a swim in Pattaya after the beaches were opened in Chonburi for the first time in more than a month. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166734-stranded-foreign-tourists-first-to-brave-the-sea-in-pattaya-no-deckchairs-in-sight-few-on-the-beach/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 With no more flights to the US, THAI may not need to seek protection under Chapter 11 By The Nation Thai Airways International (THAI) may not need to seek protection under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the United States, a senior official said after a meeting led by Deputy PM Wissanu Krea-ngam on Monday (June 1) with senior THAI officials and the airline’s board. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166736-with-no-more-flights-to-the-us-thai-may-not-need-to-seek-protection-under-chapter-11/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Lockdown hits earnings of expressway, MRT operator By The Nation The Bangkok Express and Metro Public Co Ltd (BEM) said it expects its revenue for 2020 to drop by 15 per cent year on year because people have had to stop travelling due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166739-lockdown-hits-earnings-of-expressway-mrt-operator/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Nigerian gang busted for large scale "Romance Scam" in Thailand Picture: 77kaoded Police in the south of Thailand have announced the arrest of four Nigerians and a Myanmar man who were running an international Romance Scam conning lonely Thai women out of money. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166743-nigerian-gang-busted-for-large-scale-romance-scam-in-thailand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted June 2, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 2, 2020 Chiang Rai: Murder suspect arrested in bank car park four years after the crime Picture: Naew Na Police in Chiang Rai in the north of Thailand have arrested a man in connection with the murder of another man more than four years ago. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166746-chiang-rai-murder-suspect-arrested-in-bank-car-park-four-years-after-the-crime/ 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 "Smooth driverless ride up to 80 kmph" promised when Gold Line opens to passengers in October Picture: Naew Na Naew Na reported that the first of three automated trains-cum-trams will arrive in Thailand on June 10th. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166747-smooth-driverless-ride-up-to-80-kmph-promised-when-gold-line-opens-to-passengers-in-october/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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