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Video: Miracle escape for driver and passengers after dramatic high speed crash in Krabi

 

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Dramatic dash cam footage from a Honda Accord showed the moment a pick-up driver lost control of his vehicle on a bend in Krabi and collide side on/head on.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166912-video-miracle-escape-for-driver-and-passengers-after-dramatic-high-speed-crash-in-krabi/

 

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Maths teacher who lost 80K a month on the lottery gave up - now she says she's "won the lottery!"

 

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Thai Rath went to investigate after an amusing online post from a female Thai teacher who said she felt she had won the lottery after giving up her addiction. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166913-maths-teacher-who-lost-80k-a-month-on-the-lottery-gave-up-now-she-says-shes-won-the-lottery/

 

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Thai clinic offers mini face mask for up close beauty treatments

By Juarawee Kittisilpa

 

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A customer wears a mini face mask before she gets a treatment at the Waleerat beauty clinic after the Thai government eased isolation measures, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand, June 2, 2020. Picture taken June 2, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - As Thai businesses modify their work practices after coming out of lockdown, a beauty clinic in Bangkok has devised a mini face mask for clients receiving up close and personal cosmetic treatments during the era of the coronavirus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166915-thai-clinic-offers-mini-face-mask-for-up-close-beauty-treatments/

 

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Thailand reports one new coronavirus case, no deaths

 

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BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Wednesday reported one new coronavirus infection and no new deaths, bringing the country's total to 3,084 confirmed cases and 58 fatalities since the outbreak started in January.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166917-thailand reports-one-new-coronavirus-case-no-deaths/

 

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Starting young! "Wunderkind" was on a motorcycle at six now he's brilliant behind the wheel of dad's tractor and backhoe

 

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Daily News went to Chantaburi in Thailand's east to investigate after reports came in that a seven year old boy had been dubbed a "wunderkind" for expertly driving his dad's backhoe and tractor. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166918-starting-young-wunderkind-was-on-a-motorcycle-at-six-now-hes-brilliant-behind-the-wheel-of-dads-tractor-and-backhoe/

 

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Electric TukTuks coming soon as a safe transport medium

By The Nation

 

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The Thai Electric Vehicle Association ( EVAT) has launched an "electric tricycle" as a new alternative to public transportation in the new normal era and supports the "TukTuk" to promote Thai tourism after the lockdown ends.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166922-electric-tuktuks-coming-soon-as-a-safe-transport-medium/

 

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Amazing Thailand: Scam alert! Blimey - that handsome foreigner is Justin Bieber!

 

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A story doing the rounds of Thai social media featured a warning about a foreign Romance Scammer who was using the picture of none other than Justin Bieber. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166931-amazing-thailand-scam-alert-blimey-that-handsome-foreigner-is-justin-bieber/

 

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Palang Pracharat tipped to crack apart after execs quit

By The Nation

 

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The Palang Pracharat Party (PPRP) is now being tipped to fall apart after the resignation of 18 members of its executive board, all of whom reportedly support the faction led by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166941-palang-pracharat-tipped-to-crack-apart-after-execs-quit/

 

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Police officer dismissed for torturing beloved campus dog to death

By The Nation

 

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One of the three police corporals who allegedly tortured and killed beloved dog Tia, who was adopted by students in Chiang Mai University, has been dismissed from civil service.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166943-police-officer-dismissed-for-torturing-beloved-campus-dog-to-death/

 

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Uttama to propose bill aimed to ease Covid-19 impact

By The Nation

 

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Now that the Parliament has passed three emergency decrees allowing the government to borrow Bt1.9 trillion, Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana will propose the Budget Expenditure Transfer Act in a bid to ease the impact Covid-19 has had on people’s lives.

 

Source: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166951-uttama-to-propose-bill-aimed-to-ease-covid-19-impact/

 

 

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Thunderstorms hit seven provinces

By THE NATION

 

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Up to seven provinces have been hit with thunderstorms and strong winds over the past three days, Monton Sudprasert, director general of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, said on Wednesday (June 3).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166953-thunderstorms-hit-seven-thai-provinces/

 

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State of economy worse than initially estimated: BOT

By THE NATION

 

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The economy will be highly unpredictable due to the global slowdown and the state of financial markets, Titanun Mallikamas, the Bank of Thailand (BOT)’s assistant governor of the monetary policy committee, said on Wednesday (June 3).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166955-state-of-economy-worse-than-initially-estimated-bot/

 

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Britain will not walk away from Hong Kong, Johnson says

 

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(L-R) Pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong, Sunny Cheung and Nathan Law speak to the media in response to the national security legislation in Hong Kong, China June 3, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

 

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Britain will not walk away from the people of Hong Kong if China imposes a national security law that would conflict with its international obligations under a 1984 accord, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166970-britain-will-not-walk-away-from-hong-kong-johnson-says/

 

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Factbox: The details of Britain's impending quarantine scheme

 

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LONDON (Reuters) - The British government plans to introduce a 14-day quarantine period for almost everyone entering the country from June 8.

Below are details of the scheme:

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166971-factbox-the-details-of-britains-impending-quarantine-scheme/

 

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Fleeing Brexit, Britons drive up German 'naturalisations'

 

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FILE PHOTO: Puzzle with printed EU and UK flags is seen in this illustration taken November 13, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - Britons drove up an increase in the number of foreigners obtaining German citizenship last year, with more naturalised than in any year since Britain's 2016 referendum vote to leave the European Union, official data showed on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166973-fleeing-brexit-britons-drive-up-german-naturalisations/

 

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Thai researchers closer to finding Covid-19 vaccine

By ThaiPBS World’s General Desk

 

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A researcher at the Chula Vaccine Development Centre shows a tube of vaccine prototype. This prototype is now being tested on macaques.

 

Hope is in sight for the region as Thai researchers make progress in the hunt for a vaccine against coronavirus, which has wreaked havoc across the world for several months now.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166975-thai-researchers-closer-to-finding-covid-19-vaccine/

 

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Tom Cruise 'plans to build a covid-free village at an abandoned RAF site in Oxfordshire so Mission: Impossible 7 can resume filming'

By CONNIE RUSK

 

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Determined: Tom Cruise is reportedly building a makeshift village at an abandoned RAF site in Oxfordshire so filming can resume for Mission: Impossible 7 (pictured in 2018)

 

Tom Cruise is reportedly building a makeshift village at an abandoned RAF site in Oxfordshire so filming can resume for Mission: Impossible 7. 

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166976-tom-cruise-plans-to-build-a-covid-free-village-at-an-abandoned-raf-site-in-oxfordshire-so-mission-impossible-7-can-resume-filming/

 

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Just Mercy, a film about racial injustice will be free to watch for the month of June

By HEIDI PARKER

 

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Free for all: The 2019 film Just Mercy, which chronicles courtroom struggles against racial injustice and mass incarceration, will be made free on digital platforms throughout June in the wake of George Floyd's death, Warner Bros said Tuesday. Here is Michael B Jordan, left, and Jamie Foxx, right

 

The 2019 film Just Mercy, which chronicles courtroom struggles against racial injustice and mass incarceration, will be made free on digital platforms throughout June in the wake of George Floyd's death, Warner Bros said Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166977-just-mercy-a-film-about-racial-injustice will-be-free-to-watch-for-the-month-of-june/

 

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Blackout Tuesday: What is it - and why were people posting black squares on Instagram?

By Gareth Davies

 

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You may be wondering why your social media feeds were been engulfed by black squares yesterday. 

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166978-blackout-tuesday-what-is-it-and-why-were-people-posting-black-squares-on-instagram/

 

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Proposals on rebooting tourism sector to be considered

By THE NATION

 

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The Fiscal Policy Office will hold a meeting with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) on Thursday (June 4) on plans to boost the tourism sector.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166983-proposals-on-rebooting-tourism-sector-to-be-considered/

 

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Vaccine for dust-mite allergy to be available for home use

By The Nation

 

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Mahidol University (MU) is developing versions of its new dust allergy vaccine that patients will be able to use at home, reducing their risk of being exposed to Covid-19.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166985-vaccine-for-dust-mite-allergy-to-be-available-for-home-use/

 

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