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Major Cineplex ordered to close for three days for flouting social distancing

By The Nation

 

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Siam Paragon mall has ordered Major Cineplex to close for three day after the theatre did not follow Covid-19 preventive measures and allowed people to crowd in front of the entrance on June 5.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167484-major-cineplex-ordered-to-close-for-three-days-for-flouting-social-distancing/

 

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Palang Pracharat to select new executive board members

By The Nation

 

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The ruling Palang Pracharat Party will hold a meeting to select new board members after the former executive board was dissolved following the resignation of 18 members, acting party leader Uttama Savanayana said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167486-palang-pracharat-to-select-new-executive-board-members/

 

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Goodwill Ambassador Praya slammed over silence on abduction of Thai activist

By The Nation

 

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Thai actress and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Praya Lundberg has come under fire for her silence on the abduction of a Thai dissident in Cambodia and many are accusing her of failing in her duty to speak up.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167487-goodwill-ambassador-praya-slammed-over-silence-on-abduction-of-thai-activist/

 

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Team studying Thailand joining trans-pacific partnership to give its opinion coming week

By THE NATION

 

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A working team set up to study the impact of Thailand joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will submit its conclusions this week.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167488-team-studying-thailand-joining-trans-pacific-partnership-to-give-its-opinion-coming-week/

 

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Man, 46, found hanging from flyover in Pathumthani

By The Nation

 

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A 46-year-old make-up artist in Pathumthani province, who had gone missing on Saturday, was found dead in the early hours on Sunday (June 7) in a suspected case of suicide.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167489-man-46-found-hanging-from-flyover-in-pathumthani/

 

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Pattaya-area sailor says Facebook scammer impersonated him

By Patcharapol Panrak

 

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Petty Officer 1st Class Kiattikun Ruennak complained to police that someone was impersonating him on Facebook to scam users out of thousands of baht for fake Buddha amulets.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167491-pattaya-area-sailor-says-facebook-scammer-impersonated-him/

 

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Pattaya alms bowls run dry during pandemic

By Jetsada Homklin

 

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Daily offerings on the morning procession and at the temple have fallen dramatically during the coronavirus pandemic.

 

When it’s a choice of making merit or making ends meet, it’s the alms bowl that ends up empty.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167492-pattaya-alms-bowls-run-dry-during-pandemic/

 

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Thailand takes live music festival to Zoom amid virus outbreak

By Jiraporn Kuhakan

 

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Artists perform in front of screens showing audience via the Zoom application during the first six-hour online music festival at a studio amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok, Thailand, June 7, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Rock fans in Thailand watched their favourite bands play via video-meeting platform Zoom on Sunday as a live music festival went online.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167493-thailand takes-live-music-festival-to-zoom-amid-virus-outbreak/

 

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Phuket Governor signs order for June 9 beach re-opening

By The Phuket News

 

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Phuket beaches to re-open next Tuesday (June 9). Photo: Khao Phuket File Photo

 

PHUKET: Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana has signed an official order to open all Phuket beaches from June 9 and gradually resume operations at the Phuket Land Transport Office (PLTO) as well as driving schools across the island.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167377-phuket-beaches-to-open-on-june-9/?do=findComment&comment=15495683

 

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Domestic tourists return to Thai beaches

 

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CHONBURI (NNT) - Authorities in each area are working hard to maintain safety at Thai tourist attractions. Checkpoints have been installed at entrances to make sure people check-in and check-out via Thai Chana QR code.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167494-domestic-tourists-return-to-thai-beaches/

 

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Trump wanted to deploy 10,000 troops in Washington D.C., official says

By Phil Stewart

 

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump told his advisors at one point this past week he wanted 10,000 troops to deploy to the Washington D.C. area to halt civil unrest over the killing of a black man by Minneapolis police, according to a senior U.S. official.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167496-trump-wanted-to-deploy-10000-troops-in-washington-dc-official-says/

 

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Israelis protest Netanyahu's annexation plan

 

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Demonstrators protest under coronavirus restrictions against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to annex parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, in Tel Aviv, Israel June 6, 2020. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

 

TEL AVIV, Israel (Reuters) - Several thousand Israelis demonstrated on Saturday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to extend sovereignty over parts of the occupied West Bank, de-facto annexation of land that the Palestinians seek for a state.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167497-israelis-protest-netanyahus-annexation-plan/

 

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Liverpool mayor says Everton should host Merseyside derby

 

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(Reuters) - Runaway Premier League leaders Liverpool should play Everton at Goodison Park in the Merseyside derby instead of the game being switched to a neutral venue as local authorities can now provide a safe environment, Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167500-liverpool-mayor-says-everton-should-host-merseyside-derby/

 

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Manchester City enter CAS hearing hoping to overturn UEFA ban

By Simon Evans

 

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MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Manchester City will attempt to overturn their two-year UEFA ban from European football when a three-day hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland begins on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167501-manchester-city-enter-cas-hearing-hoping-to-overturn-uefa-ban/

 

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Brazil takes down COVID-19 data, hiding soaring death toll

By Ana Mano

 

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FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro looks on after a meeting at the Ministry of Defense headquarters, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brasilia, Brazil, May 29 2020. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

 

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil removed from public view months of data on its COVID-19 epidemic on Saturday, as President Jair Bolsonaro defended delays and changes to official record-keeping of the world's second-largest coronavirus outbreak.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167502-brazil-takes-down-covid-19-data-hiding-soaring-death-toll/

 

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New York Times opinion editor resigns after column controversy as Trump slams paper

By Jessica DiNapoli

 

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FILE PHOTO: The motorcade of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump makes its way past the New York Times building after a meeting in New York U.S., November 22, 2016. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York Times editorial page editor responsible for publishing a column that advocated using the military to quiet protests over U.S. racial inequality resigned from his position on Sunday, the newspaper announced.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167503-new-york-times-opinion-editor-resigns-after-column-controversy-as-trump-slams-paper/

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UK should have gone into coronavirus lockdown sooner - government scientific adviser

 

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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's failure to impose a nationwide lockdown to tackle the spread of the coronavirus sooner has cost many lives, one of the government's scientific advisers said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167504-uk-should-have-gone-into-coronavirus-lockdown-sooner-government-scientific-adviser/

 

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Cooperatives, financial institutions mount pressure on THAI for Bt63-bn debt repayment

By The Nation

 

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Savings cooperatives and local financial institutions will work together in seeking Bt63-billion debt repayment from the bankrupt Thai Airways International (THAI), Poramate Intarachumnum, chairperson of Cooperative League of Thailand, said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167510-cooperatives-financial-institutions-mount-pressure-on-thai-for-bt63-bn-debt-repayment/

 

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Israeli jailed in Thailand heading home to serve rest of sentence

Nati Hadad was given four years in 2018 for operating an illegal clinic and firearms offenses; expected to land on Monday, following prolonged diplomatic efforts

By TOI STAFF

 

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Screen capture from video of Israeli Nati Hadad, who was imprisoned in Thailand for operating an illegal clinic. (Screenshot: YouTube)

 

Nati Hadad, an Israeli man who was sentenced in 2018 to four years in prison in Thailand for operating an illegal medical clinic, as well as firearms offenses, began his journey back to Israel Sunday where he will serve out the rest of his sentence after a several year diplomatic campaign.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167511-israeli-jailed-in-thailand-heading-home-to-serve-rest-of-sentence/

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BA, Ryanair, easyJet protest over 'wholly unjustified' UK quarantine plan

 

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LONDON (Reuters) - Three airlines have written to the British government in protest at its "wholly unjustified and disproportionate" quarantine rules for most international arrivals from Monday, a copy of the letter seen by Reuters showed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167513-ba-ryanair-easyjet-protest-over-wholly-unjustified-uk-quarantine-plan/

 

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13 returnees with high fever rushed to hospital

By THE NATION

 

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Thirteen of the 281 Thais who returned home on Sunday (June 7) from Israel and Singapore were found to have high fever and rushed to hospital, Suvarnabhumi Airport deputy director Kittipong Kittikachorn said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167514-13-returnees-with-high-fever-rushed-to-hospital/

 

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Thai food campaigns in the US to focus on online shopping amid anti-racial protests

By THE NATION

 

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The Department of International Trade Promotion is planning to adjust its promotional campaigns of Thai food and products in the United States to focus on online shopping after anti-racism protests have affected Thai restaurants and retailers.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1167518-thai-food-campaigns-in-the-us-to-focus-on-online-shopping-amid-anti-racial-protests/

 

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Krabi: Not one single tourist for the first day return of Phi Phi ferry - they didn't know, claims operator
 
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Daily News reported that things were not only quiet on the first day of the return of the ferry from Krabi to Koh Phi Phi after lockdown.
 
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