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PM orders autopsy after witness in Vorayuth hit-and-run case killed in 'accident'

By The Nation

 

 

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha, has ordered an autopsy after Jaruchat Madthong, a key witness in the high-profile hit-and-run case allegedly involving Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya, was killed in a motorcycle accident, Deputy Government Spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175839-pm-prayut-orders-body-of-key-witness-in-“boss”-to-be-kept-for-further-examination/?do=findComment&comment=15676685

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Five Thais test positive for Covid-19 in state quarantine

By The Nation

 

 

There were five new Covid-19 cases in state quarantine over a 24-hour period, the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced on Sunday (August 2).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175835-five-thais-test-positive-for-covid-19-in-state-quarantine/

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Search on for three people in boat accident, two bodies retrieved

By The Nation

 

 

A rescue team on Sunday found two bodies while three people were still missing in the Samui boat accident on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175874-search-on-for-three-people-in-samui-boat-accident-two-bodies-retrieved/

 

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Over 1,000 houses damaged as tropical storm rattles Ranong

By The Nation

 

 

Tropical storm Sinlaku hit the southern region of Thailand hard, damaging more than 1,000 houses in Ranong province's Pak Nam subdistrict.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175875-over-1000-houses-damaged-as-tropical-storm-rattles-ranong/

 

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Rayong seeks Bt2.3 billion for wastewater treatment projects to cope with EEC

By The Nation

 

 

The Rayong Provincial Administration Organisation has requested a budget from the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Policy Committee to enhance wastewater treatment in Pluak Daeng district and the province's pollution control area.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175876-rayong-seeks-bt23-billion-for-wastewater-treatment-projects-to-cope-with-eec/

 

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Foreign chambers pin faith in post-reshuffle team to revive economy

By THE NATION

 

 

The foreign chambers of commerce in Thailand are hoping that the government’s new economic team will come up with measures to stimulate the economy after the Covid-19 situation improves.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175877-foreign-chambers-pin-faith-in-post-reshuffle-team-to-revive-economy/

 

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THAI operates special flights to Copenhagen, Taipei in August

By The Nation

 

 

Thai Airways International Pcl (THAI) will operate two roundtrip flights on the Bangkok-Taipei and Bangkok-Copenhagen routes in August.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175878-thai-operates-special-flights-to-copenhagen-taipei-in-august/

 

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PM orders help to be sent to flood-hit areas in Thailand’s Loei province

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered relief and rescue units to the northeastern province of Loei, to help flood victims and evacuate those in hard-hit areas, as tropical storm Sinlakul, which made landfall in Vietnam this morning, lashes many parts of Thailand with heavy rain.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175879-pm-prayut-orders-help-to-be-sent-to-flood-hit-areas-in-thailand’s-loei-province/

 

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Thai army suspends U.S. training plans after soldiers contract COVID-19

 

FILE PHOTO: Thai soldiers attend a morning training at military barracks in Prachin Buri outside Bangkok, Thailand, July 29, 2016. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has suspended plans for its army to undertake joint training with the U.S. military after nine Thai soldiers tested positive for coronavirus upon returning from Hawaii, the defence ministry said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175880-thai-army-suspends-us-training-plans-after-soldiers-contract-covid-19/

 

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Thai PM orders deeper look into death of witness in Red Bull hit-and-run case

 

FILE PHOTO: Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha attends the 2019 National Anti-Trafficking in Persons Day at a Convention Center in Bangkok, Thailand, June 5, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's prime minister has ordered a second autopsy be conducted after the death of a key witness in a deadly hit-and-run case linked to the heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune, amid public anger that the charges were dropped.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175839-pm-prayut-orders-body-of-key-witness-in-“boss”-to-be-kept-for-further-examination/?do=findComment&comment=15677470

 

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Antwerp beat Club Brugge to win Belgian Cup

 

Soccer Football - Belgian Cup Final - Club Brugge v Royal Antwerp - King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium - August 1, 2020 Royal Antwerp players celebrate with the trophy after winning the Belgian Cup Bart Vandenbroucke/Pool via REUTERS

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Antwerp denied Club Brugge the double as they won the Belgian Cup final 1-0 on Saturday in the first football in the country since the COVID-19 lockdown began in March.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175882-antwerp-beat-club-brugge-to-win-belgian-cup/

 

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Ten-man Porto stun Benfica to clinch domestic double

 

Soccer Football - Taca de Portugal Final - Benfica v FC Porto - Estadio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal - August 1, 2020 Porto's Danilo Pereira, Iker Casillas and teammates celebrate with the trophy after winning the Taca de Portugal, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Pedro Nunes

 

COIMBRA, Portugal (Reuters) - Portuguese champions Porto completed the domestic double in style on Saturday as a pair of second-half headers by defender Chancel Mbemba gave them a 2-1 win over Benfica in the Cup final despite having a man sent off.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175883-ten-man-porto-stun-benfica-to-clinch-domestic-double/

 

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Ajax Amsterdam must change style after Ziyech moves to Chelsea - ten Hag

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Group H - Lille v Ajax Amsterdam - Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France - November 27, 2019 Ajax coach Erik ten Hag REUTERS/Yves Herman

 

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Ajax Amsterdam will have to change their playing style after the sale of Hakim Ziyech to Chelsea and the possibility of up to six others leaving before the new season in the Netherlands starts, coach Erik ten Hag said as they began pre-season training.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175884-ajax-amsterdam-must-change-style-after-ziyech-moves-to-chelsea-ten-hag/

 

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Golf - Lewis rockets up Memphis leaderboard

 

Aug 2, 2020; Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Tom Lewis follows his shot from the 13th tee during the final round of the WGC - FedEx St. Jude Invitational golf tournament at TPC Southwind. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports

 

(Reuters) - An electrifying performance from Tom Lewis helped the Englishman to surge up the leaderboard in early play on Sunday at the WGC FedEx St. Jude Invitational.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175885-golf -lewis-rockets-up-memphis-leaderboard/

 

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Golf - Horsfield wins English Open for first European Tour title

 

FILE PHOTO: Golf - French Open - Le Golf National, Guyancourt, France - June 29, 2018 England's Sam Horsfield in action during the second round REUTERS/Charles Platiau

 

(Reuters) - Sam Horsfield sealed his maiden European Tour crown on home soil on Sunday, winning the English Open in Birmingham after a final round of 68 to finish ahead of Belgian Thomas Detry.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175886-golf-horsfield-wins-english-open-for-first-european-tour-title/

 

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NASA astronauts splash down after journey home aboard SpaceX capsule

By Joey Roulette

 

An opened hatch of a capsule carrying NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley is seen as one of the astronauts exits it in the Gulf of Mexico, August 2, 2020, in this still image taken from a video. NASA/Handout via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - U.S. astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, who flew to the International Space Station in SpaceX's new Crew Dragon, splashed down in the capsule in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday after a two-month voyage that was NASA's first crewed mission from home soil in nine years.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175887-nasa-astronauts-splash-down-after-journey-home-aboard-spacex-capsule/

 

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Trump says federal government should again seek death penalty for Boston bomber Tsarnaev

By Pete Schroeder

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to a crowd of supporters, flanked by a line of local law enforcement, as he arrives at Tampa International Airport, in Tampa, Florida, U.S., July 31, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said Sunday that the federal government should again seek the death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175888-trump-says-federal-government-should-again-seek-death-penalty-for-boston-bomber-tsarnaev/

 

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U.S. election will be Nov. 3 as planned - Trump advisers

By Doina Chiacu

 

FILE PHOTO: White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows offers a thumbs up to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House upon his return with U.S. President Donald Trump to Washington, U.S., from the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, July 11, 2020. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House and Donald Trump's campaign on Sunday sought to shut down the Republican president's musings on delaying the 2020 vote, saying there will be an election on Nov. 3.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175889-us-election-will-be-nov-3-as-planned-trump-advisers/

 

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White House says not optimistic on near-term deal for coronavirus relief bill

By Doina Chiacu and Tim Ahmann

 

FILE PHOTO: White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows speaks to reporters during a news briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 31, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Sunday he was not optimistic on reaching agreement soon on a deal for the next round of legislation to provide relief to Americans hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175890-white-house-says-not-optimistic-on-near-term-deal-for-coronavirus-relief-bill/

 

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Hamilton takes record seventh British GP win on three wheels

By Alan Baldwin

 

Formula One F1 - British Grand Prix - Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Britain - August 2, 2020 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton celebrates winning the race on the podium with the trophy Pool via REUTERS/Frank Augstein

 

SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton limped to a record seventh British Grand Prix victory with his heart in mouth and a prayer on his lips after a dramatic last-lap puncture turned his Mercedes into a three-wheeler on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175891-hamilton takes-record-seventh-british-gp-win-on-three-wheels/

 

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U.S. coronavirus 'extraordinarily widespread', say White House experts

By Doina Chiacu

 

FILE PHOTO: Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, addresses a news conference about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 22, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is in a new phase of the novel coronavirus outbreak with infections "extraordinarily widespread" in rural areas as well as cities, White House coronavirus experts said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175892-us-coronavirus-extraordinarily-widespread-say-white-house-experts/

 

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Britain to roll out millions of 90-minute coronavirus tests

 

People walk past a British government public health campaign advertisement encouraging people to get tested, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain, August 2, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Millions of COVID-19 tests able to detect the virus within 90 minutes will be rolled out to British hospitals, care homes and laboratories to boost capacity in the coming months, the country's health minister said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175893-britain-to-roll-out-millions-of-90-minute-coronavirus-tests/

 

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Are Thailand's coronavirus numbers too good to be true?

 

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Thailand reports that it has crushed Covid-19 despite being a well-known hub for tourists, but is it too good to be true? CNN's Anna Coren reports.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175895-are-thailands-coronavirus-numbers-too-good-to-be-true/

 

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Genoa's new bridge puts spotlight on how Italy can manage recovery

By Francesca Landini and James Mackenzie

 

FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the Genoa bridge as engineers perform static testing operations ahead of its inauguration in Genoa, Italy, July 19, 2020. REUTERS/Massimo Pinca/File Photo

 

MILAN (Reuters) - Just two years after part of Genoa's Morandi bridge collapsed killing 43 people, a new structure opens in its place on Monday, an achievement in stark contrast to stalled infrastructure projects elsewhere in Italy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175897-genoas-new-bridge-puts-spotlight-on-how-italy-can-manage-recovery/

 

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Thais show highest propensity to resume travel, research report shows

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Bangkok – As the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns are being relaxed across the ASEAN countries, Thai consumers are showing the highest propensity to get back on the road, starting with domestic travel, according to a Mastercard-CrescentRating Travel Readiness Report published this week.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175900-thais-show-highest-propensity-to-resume-travel-research-report-shows/

 

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Bangkok: Seventy five tourists evacuated as sightseeing boat sinks in the Chao Praya

 

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Quick thinking actions of a boat captain were hailed as helping to save the lives of 75 Thai and foreign tourists after a three story pleasure boat sank at a private pier on the Chao Praya river last night. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175901-bangkok-seventy-five-tourists-evacuated-as-sightseeing-boat-sinks-in-the-chao-praya/

 

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Foreign dive instructors set to begin search for four missing in Koh Samui ferry sinking

 

Picture: Than Settakij

 

Than Settakij reported that teams of foreign dive instructors and Thai rescue personnel from Koh Tao were preparing to help in searching for four people missing after the ferry from Koh Samui to the mainland sank at the weekend.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175904-foreign-dive-instructors-set-to-begin-search-for-four-missing-in-koh-samui-ferry-sinking/

 

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Chiang Mai video: Myanmar drug mule fleeing police causes mayhem at intersection

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Dramatic CCTV footage from Chiang Mai showed the moment when a car driven by a drug mule from Myanmar plowed through an intersection into two cars and demolished a traffic light. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175905-chiang-mai-video-myanmar-drug-mule-fleeing-police-causes-mayhem-at-intersection/

 

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Thank heavens for amulets! Two escape death as jetski explodes on Bang Saen beach

 

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Once again amulets and lucky charms have been hailed for saving the lives of two people after a jetski mysteriously exploded on Bang Saen beach in Chonburi, eastern Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175907-thank-heavens-for-amulets-two-escape-death-as-jetski-explodes-on-bang-saen-beach/

 

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Video: Help us! Desperate Loei villager pleads for assistance as flood waters rage

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A dramatic video from the village of Ban Soop in Muang district of Loei in Thailand's north east showed the area being inundated by flood waters. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1175908-video-help-us-desperate-loei-villager-pleads-for-assistance-as-flood-waters-rage/