webfact Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Thai hotels on the chopping block By TTR WEEKLY BANGKOK, 2 June 2020: Hundreds of hotels at beach resorts in Thailand are up for sale according to report in the Thai language news service Prachachat.net. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166750-thai-hotels-on-the-chopping-block/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Dress in Gucci collection looks just like Thai formal wear - the only difference is the price! Picture: Daily News Daily News reported that amusing comment was rife online after fashion house Gucci announced their new collection. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166751-dress-in-gucci-collection-looks-just-like-thai-formal-wear-the-only-difference-is-the-price/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Prayut: No Cabinet reshuffle By The Nation The Cabinet will not be reshuffled after a new Palang Pracharat Party executive board is established, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha stated. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166752-prayut-no-cabinet-reshuffle/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 "Blue Lagoon" comes to Samut Prakan housing estate - and it smells of chemicals Picture: 77kaoded A noxious fluid coming out of the drains is causing trouble for the residents of a housing estate in Samut Prakan. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166754-blue-lagoon-comes-to-samut-prakan-housing-estate-and-it-smells-of-chemicals/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Thailand reports one new coronavirus case, one new death FILE PHOTO: Reuters BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand confirmed one new coronavirus case and one additional death on Tuesday, a health ministry spokesman said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166756-thailand reports-one-new-coronavirus-case-one-new-death/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Video: Cash free-for-all! Big biker drops 30K on the road - gets half of it back! CCTV outside the Mitsubishi showroom on the Bang Na - Trad road inbound (KM 43) on Saturday showed the moment when a rider on a CBR "big bike" dropped 30,000 baht on the road. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166761-video-cash-free-for-all-big-biker-drops-30k-on-the-road-gets-half-of-it-back/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 500 Thais to be allowed to return home each day from Friday By The Nation Kongcheep Tantawanich The Defence Ministry aims to bring back more Thais stranded in other countries – from 400 a day to 500 from June 5. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166766-500-thais-to-be-allowed-to-return-home-each-day-from-friday/ 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 8 policemen dismissed after allegedly demanding Bt40,000 from woman By The Nation Eight policemen from Nong Chok police station in Phetchaburi have been dismissed after a scandalous video showed them demanding thousands of baht from a woman or they would send her for a drug test. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166767-8-policemen-dismissed-after-allegedly-demanding-bt40000-from-woman/ 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Somkid calls mass PPRP resignation ‘unfortunate’, casts doubt on his future in Cabinet By THE NATION Somkid Jatusripitak Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak was guarded about his political future on Tuesday (June 2), a day after the resignation of 18 Palang Pracharat (PPRP) executives triggered a reshuffle in the core coalition party that will see a new leader elected within 45 days. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166768-somkid-calls-mass-pprp-resignation-‘unfortunate’-casts-doubt-on-his-future-in-cabinet/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Worm-like substance found in eggs are actually “tissues spoiled by bacteria” By The Nation A weird worm-like substance that emanated from eggs in Chonburi was not any kind of parasite but tissues that were spoiled by bacteria. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166771-worm-like-substance-found-in-eggs-are-actually-“tissues-spoiled-by-bacteria”/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Woman whose car hit a motorcycle with grandmother, grandson: “It’s okay, they’re not dead” By THE NATION An allegedly “drunk” woman whose car hit a motorcycle carrying a grandmother, 42, and her grandson on Sunday in Sa Kaeo province had only one thing to say: “It’s okay, they are not dead.” Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166773-woman-whose-car-hit-a-motorcycle-with-grandmother-grandson-“it’s-okay-they’re-not-dead”/ 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Military, police swoop down on house staging illegal cockfights, arrest 17 By THE NATION The military and police raided a house used for illegal cockfights in Nong Bua Lamphu province’s Mueang district yesterday (June 1) after residents complained to the Damrongtham Centre about this “local stadium”. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166776-military-police-swoop-down-on-house-staging-illegal-cockfights-arrest-17/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Giant freshwater prawns to go on sale at four PTT gas stations By THE NATION The Department of Fisheries has teamed up with PTT Oil and Retail Business Public Company Limited to sell giant freshwater prawns at four gas stations in Bangkok as a way to help fish farmers in this Covid-19 situation. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166780-giant-freshwater-prawns-to-go-on-sale-at-four-ptt-gas-stations/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 AOT considers freeze on employee bonuses as passenger numbers halved By The Nation Airports of Thailand (AOT) may not pay bonuses to employees during the Covid-19 outbreak, which has taken a severe toll on the company’s performance. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166784-aot-considers-freeze-on-employee-bonuses-as-passenger-numbers-halved/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 BTS to open four new stations on Friday By The Nation The Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTS) will make adjustments to its Green Line, better known as Sukhumvit Line, to open four new stations, namely Royal Forest Department (N14), Bang Bua (N15), 11th Infantry Regiment (N16) and Wat Phra Si Mahathat (N17), from June 5 onwards. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166792-bts-to-open-four-new-stations-on-friday/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Cabinet okays whopping 90% reduction in land, building tax for 2020 By THE NATION Govt also pushes back deadline for filing of personal income tax to Aug-end. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166813-cabinet-okays-whopping-90-reduction-in-land-building-tax-for-2020/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Police refuse to take on case of attack on Alzheimer’s patient By The Nation The owner of Facebook page “E.Kimmm” posted on Tuesday (June 2) that her father, a 78-year-old Alzheimer’s patient, was attacked by her neighbours because he mistakenly walked into the wrong house. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166815-police-refuse-to-take-on-case-of-attack-on-alzheimer’s-patient/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Songkhla opens its borders – with restrictions By THE NATION Interprovincial vehicles were allowed to enter and leave Songkhla province from Tuesday (June 2) provided they stick to all preventive measures that have been put in place by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166816-songkhla-opens-its-borders-–-with-restrictions/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 BTS to open four new stations on Friday By The Nation The Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTS) will make adjustments to its Green Line, better known as Sukhumvit Line, to open four new stations, namely Royal Forest Department (N14), Bang Bua (N15), 11th Infantry Regiment (N16) and Wat Phra Si Mahathat (N17), from June 5 onwards. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166817-bts-to-open-four-new-stations-on-friday/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Nakhon Sawan headman killed as truck smashed by train By THE NATION Police are investigating after a village headman on his way to a local meeting in Nakhon Sawan was killed in a high-speed collision with a train. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166819-nakhon-sawan-headman-killed-as-truck-smashed-by-train/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 App launched to match businesses with millions of unemployed By The Nation Concerned at the toll Covid-19 is taking on jobs, the Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) has launch an unemployment solution app, while also asking the state to revise its national strategy to tackle the aftermath of the virus crisis. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166820-app-launched-to-match-businesses-with-millions-of-unemployed/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Culture Ministry proposes holidays from July 4th to 9th for Songkran celebrations Motorists stop at a traffic light road intersection in Bangkok on June 1, 2020. (Photo by Romeo GACAD / AFP) Thailand’s Ministry of Culture will propose, to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), the declaration of special public holidays, from July 4th to 9th, for belated Songkran celebrations, which were postponed from mid-April due to the coronavirus pandemic. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166821-culture-ministry-proposes-holidays-from-july-4th-to-9th-for-songkran-celebrations/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Hong Kong sees rush to renew UK passports as fears for future grow By Clare Jim FILE PHOTO: A pro-democracy demonstrator raises his British National Overseas (BNO) passports during a protest against new national security legislation in Hong Kong, China June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo HONG KONG (Reuters) - When Ming Wong saw that Britain was prepared to offer extended visa rights and a "path to citizenship" for British National Overseas (BNO) passport holders in Hong Kong, she seized the moment and re-applied for her lost passport. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166822-hong-kong-sees-rush-to-renew-uk-passports-as-fears-for-future-grow/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 British government faces mockery over coronavirus 'sex ban' Image: Google LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government faced widespread mockery on Tuesday over coronavirus rules which were cast by some media as a "sex ban", though a junior minister said the regulations were aimed at keeping people safe. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166824-british-government-faces-mockery-over-coronavirus-sex-ban/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 China's Wuhan finds no new COVID cases, 300 asymptomatics in tests FILE PHOTO: Residents wearing face masks line up for nucleic acid testings at a residential compound in Wuhan, the Chinese city hit hardest by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, Hubei province, China May 17, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the novel coronavirus outbreak first emerged, found no new cases of COVID-19 and 300 asymptomatic carriers after testing most of its 11 million residents, city officials said on Tuesday. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166825-chinas-wuhan-finds-no-new-covid-cases-300-asymptomatics-in-tests/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 UK COVID-19 death toll rises to nearly 50,000, Reuters tally shows By Andy Bruce FILE PHOTO: An ambulance crew member from the South Central Ambulance Service loads a patient into an ambulance, near Portsmouth, Britain May 5, 2020. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom's COVID-19 death toll neared 50,000 on Tuesday, confirming its place as one of the worst hit countries in the world just as Prime Minister Boris Johnson tries to ease the stringent novel coronavirus outbreak. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166826-uk-covid-19-death-toll-rises-to-nearly-50000-reuters-tally-shows/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Bang Saen Beach to welcome Bangkok tourists this weekend By Pattaya Mail Bang Saen Beach on a quiet Tuesday afternoon. CHONBURI– Bang Saen beach, in Chonburi province, is going to open, with all business and other activities allowed, on the 5th of June. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166828-bang-saen-beach-to-welcome-bangkok-tourists-this-weekend/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Pattaya beaches quietly reopen By Jetsada Homklin Scattered sun lovers spread out on towels and mats, keeping their proper distance from each other. Pattaya’s beaches quietly reopened Monday for recreation, swimming, sun bathing and renting beach chairs, with few tourists and no umbrellas. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166831-pattaya-beaches-quietly-reopen/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Pattaya mayor debunks video showing ‘sewage’ flowing into sea By Pattaya Mail Mayor Sonthaya Kunplome said black water seen pouring into Pattaya Bay after a recent rainstorm was not sewage, but muddy storm runoff. Black water seen pouring into Pattaya Bay after a recent rainstorm was not sewage, but muddy storm runoff, Pattaya’s mayor said. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166834-pattaya-mayor-debunks-video-showing-‘sewage’-flowing-into-sea/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Jilted Chinese boyfriend gets drunk, batters police car in Pattaya By Pattaya Mail A drunk Chinese expat was arrested after smashing a police vehicle when his girlfriend left him. A drunk Chinese expat was arrested after smashing a police vehicle when his girlfriend left him. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166835-jilted-chinese-boyfriend-gets-drunk-batters-police-car-in-pattaya/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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