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Hong Kong wakes up to new national security law on handover anniversary

By Yanni Chow

 

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Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, wearing a face mask following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, holds a news conference in Beijing, China, June 3, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

 

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Security was tight near the heart of Hong Kong's government district on Wednesday only hours after new security laws came into force and as the city marked the 23rd anniversary of the former British colony's handover to China.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170801-hong-kong-wakes-up-to-new-national-security-law-on-handover-anniversary/

 

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Video: Family of four run for their lives as "gas powered" Honda bursts into flames

 

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Police and fire services were called to Route 21 in Chaibadan district of Lopburi in central Thailand after a family car burst into flames on Monday night.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170803-video-family-of-four-run-for-their-lives-as-gas-powered-honda-bursts-into-flames/

 

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Social distancing relaxed in MRT trains from today

By THE NATION

 

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MRT trains will relax from Wednesday social distancing practices that had been implemented to prevent the spread of Covid-19, Bangkok Expressway and Metro (BEM) and Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA), the train operators, said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170804-social-distancing-relaxed-in-mrt-trains-from-today/

 

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'WTO bans countries from stopping export of food' due to Covid-19

By THE NATION

 

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Tassanee Muangkaew

 

The World Trade Organization (WTO) on June 18 prohibited members from banning food exports, which many countries had imposed during the Covid-19 outbreak, Tassanee Muangkaew, deputy secretary-general at the Office of Agricultural Economics (OAE), said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170805-wto-bans-countries-from-stopping-export-of-food-due-to-covid-19/

 

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MRT Blue Line skips fare revision, current rates to continue until year-end

By THE NATION

 

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The MRT Blue Line, which was scheduled to adjust its fares on July 2, will continue with the current rates of Bt16 to Bt42 until December 31, Pakapong Sirikantaramas, governor of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA) said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170807-mrt-blue-line-skips-fare-revision-current-rates-to-continue-until-year-end/

 

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Blocked wheelchair route is old news for disabled Pattaya locals

By Boonlua Chatree

 

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The on again-off again battle between Pattaya’s disabled residents and selfish neighbors on Soi Paniadchang flared up again this month with fresh reports of locals parking cars inside the street’s dedicated wheelchair lane.

 

The on again-off again battle between Pattaya’s disabled residents and selfish neighbors on Soi Paniadchang flared up again this month with fresh reports of locals parking cars inside the street’s dedicated wheelchair lane.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170809-blocked-wheelchair-route-is-old-news-for-disabled-pattaya-locals/

 

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Thai navy repairs Ban Chang schools, temples, homes

By Patcharapol Panrak

 

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Rear Adm. Utai Chewasutti, commander of the Sattahip-based Air and Coastal Defense Command, led 100 sailors with heavy equipment and tools to Ban Chang’s Samnak Thon community where, among other things, built a fence around a learning center at Klong Bangpai Temple.

 

Royal Thai Navy sailors spread out across Ban Chang to repair homes, schools and temples.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170810-thai-navy-repairs-ban-chang-schools-temples-homes/

 

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Back to school

By THE NATION

 

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Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang on Wednesday (July 1) visited Prachaniwet Prathom and Prachaniwet Matthayom schools in Chatuchak district to check the implementation of Covid-19 prevention measures on the first day of the 2020 semester, which had been postponed since early this year due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170813-back-to-school/

 

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Thailand reports no new domestic COVID-19 cases for 37 consecutive days

 

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A view of Bangkok city amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok, Thailand, June 21, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Wednesday confirmed two new coronavirus cases, both of which were imported from abroad, marking 37 successive days without domestic transmission.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170815-thailand-reports-no-new-domestic-covid-19-cases-for-37-consecutive-days/

 

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Van driver surrenders after face-kicking attack on female lottery seller

By THE NATION

 

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A public-van driver caught on video brutally assaulting a female lottery-ticket seller has told police he acted in anger following an argument over the price of her tickets.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170831-van-driver-surrenders-after-face-kicking-attack-on-female-lottery-seller/

 

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Be prepared for the new normal, minister tells educational institutions

By The Nation

 

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Nataphol Teepsuwan, Minister of Education

 

Education Minister Nataphol Teepsuwan urged educational institutes nationwide to organise teaching arrangements for the new normal of maintaining health safety.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170835-be-prepared-for-the-new-normal-minister-tells-educational-institutions/

 

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Hunt on for two teens suspected of robbing cash, cheques from storehouse

By The Nation

 

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Police are looking for two teenagers in Phetchaburi province suspected of stealing cash and cheques from a soda storehouse on June 28.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170843-hunt-on-for-two-teens-suspected-of-robbing-cash-cheques-from-storehouse/

 

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Thai business groups see economy shrinking 5%-8% this year

 

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BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's economy is expected to contract between 5%-8% this year, deeper than the 3%-5% contraction projected in May, due to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, a group of the country's leading business associations said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170845-thai-business-groups-see-economy-shrinking-5-8-this-year/

 

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Thailand plans bigger deficit due to COVID-19 as budget debate starts

 

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FILE PHOTO: The sun sets over the Bangkok skyline November 14, 2014. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's parliament began debate on Wednesday on a budget bill that projects a larger 623 billion baht ($20.14 billion) deficit for the 2021 fiscal year starting Oct. 1, as the government tries to revive an economy hit badly by the coronavirus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170847-thailand plans-bigger-deficit-due-to-covid-19-as-budget-debate-starts/

 

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Certification given to local sanitising gels in bid to boost confidence

By THE NATION

 

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In a move to boost consumer confidence in local products, the Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has tested and certified two locally manufactured alcohol-based hand sanitising gels, the Industry Ministry’s spokesperson Suchada Taensub said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170848-certification-given-to-local-sanitising-gels-in-bid-to-boost-confidence/

 

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2.7 million in Thailand’s tourism sector redundant by September – TTIC

 

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Confidence among Thailand’s tourism business operators fell to the lowest level in a decade during the second quarter of 2020, with about 2.6 million workers already out of work and about another 100,000 expected to be laid off in the third quarter of this year, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Mr. Chairat Trairattanacharasporn, president of the Thai Tourism Industry Council, on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170850-27-million-in-thailand’s-tourism-sector-redundant-by-september-–-ttic/

 

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Wissanu: Somkid did not intend to spark House dissolution speculation

 

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July 1, 2020: Whether Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam is trying to put the cat back into the bag is up for debate. He has said today that another deputy prime minister, Somkid Jatusripitak, publicly mentioned Singapore’s House dissolution just because it was relevant to his talks with the media, not because the Thai government was thinking about the same thing.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170852-wissanu-somkid-did-not-intend-to-spark-house-dissolution-speculation/

 

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Schools reopen across Thailand with temperature checks, masks

By Jiraporn Kuhakan

 

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Students from the Wichuthit school eat their lunch after the Thai government eased isolation measures and introduced social distancing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as schools nationwide reopened in Bangkok, Thailand, July 1, 2020. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

 

SAM KHOK, Thailand (Reuters) - Thai schools reopened on Wednesday for the first time since mid-March, with precautions in place to guard against the coronavirus, ranging from temperature checks to installing makeshift cubicles for social distancing in classrooms.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170866-schools-reopen-across-thailand-with-temperature-checks-masks/

 

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Thai boxing stadiums reopen – but spectators banned

By The Nation

 

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The government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) today gave the green light for Thai boxing matches to resume, though viewers will have to watch them on television.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170867-thai-boxing-stadiums-reopen-–-but-spectators-banned/

 

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‘Model mums’ offer hope to Thailand’s 1 million teenage mothers

By THE NATION

 

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Nattaya Boonpakdee

 

A pilot project has been launched in six provinces to help Thailand’s more than 1 million teenage mothers.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170868-‘model-mums’-offer-hope-to-thailand’s-1-million-teenage-mothers/

 

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New swine flu not an immediate threat, says virologist

By The Nation

 

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Though the new swine flu, G4 EA H1N1, has the potential of transmitting to humans and turning into a new pandemic, Dr Yong Poovorawan, an expert virologist at Chulalongkorn University, said it is not an immediate problem and there is no reason to panic yet.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170869-new-swine-flu-not-an-immediate-threat-says-virologist/

 

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MRT fares to remain unchanged, no expressway charges on public holidays

By The Nation

 

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In a bid to ease people’s burden, the Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Co Ltd (BEM) will keep fares on the MRT Blue Line unchanged until December 31, waive tollway fees on public holidays and continue giving away cloth masks.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170870-mrt-fares-to-remain-unchanged-no-expressway-charges-on-public-holidays/

 

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CCSA Urges People to Continue Wearing Face Masks

 

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BANGKOK, July 1 (TNA)  – People can resume their normal life while wearing face masks and using the Thaichana check-in app after the 5th round of lockdown relaxation, according to the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1170871-ccsa-urges-people-to-continue-wearing-face-masks/

 

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