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CCSA to consider reopening schools nationwide

By The Nation

 

 

The option of reopening schools across the country will be discussed at the next Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) meeting on Friday (August 7) at which the Education Ministry’s opinion will also be heard, secretary general to the National Security Council General Somsak Roongsita said on Tuesday (August 4).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176153-ccsa-to-consider-reopening-schools-nationwide/

 

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Almost 80% of CEOs want new Cabinet to get up and running immediately: survey

By The Nation

 

 

Almost 80 per cent of chief executive officers of large organisations in Thailand hope the new Cabinet will be able to start working immediately and with a deep understanding of local and foreign economies, according to a Krungthep Turakit newspaper survey of 100 CEOs in various sectors.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176155-almost-80-of-ceos-want-new-cabinet-to-get-up-and-running-immediately-survey/

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Cabinet approves new law to unlock medical cannabis industry

By The Nation

 

 

The Cabinet approved an amendment to the Narcotic Act allowing registered patients, Thai traditional medicine businesses, and farmers to access medical cannabis, Government Spokesperson Narumon Pinyosinwat said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176184-cabinet-approves-new-law-to-unlock-medical-cannabis-industry/

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PM announces talks with young-gen activists on Thailand's future

By The Nation

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said the government will meet with representatives of the young generation this month to listen to their opinions and visions for Thailand’s future.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176203-pm-announces-talks-with-young-gen-activists-on-thailands-future/

 

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Thai snooker ace Noppon shocks Murphy at World Snooker Championship

 

 

Thailand's world number 42 Noppon Saengkham caused the shock of the tournament so far in the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield, England.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176205-thai-snooker-ace-noppon-shocks-murphy-at-world-snooker-championship/

 

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ADB injects $1.5bn loan to aid Thai Covid-19 recovery

By The Nation

 

 

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is loaning Thailand Bt46.7 billion (US$1.5 billion) to combat the impact of Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176206-adb-injects-15bn-loan-to-aid-thai-covid-19-recovery/

 

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ADB loan of Bt48bn will not strain public debt, says govt

By The Nation

 

Credit : Public Debt Management Office, data as of June 30.

 

The Cabinet on Tuesday (August 4) approved the Finance Ministry’s proposal to borrow US$1.5 billion (Bt48 billion) from the Asian Development Bank. The loan will be used to finance Covid-19 recovery projects, said Rachada Dhnadirek, deputy government spokeswoman.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176207-adb-loan-of-bt48bn-will-not-strain-public-debt-says-govt/

 

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Thai embassies in 30 nations urged to woo investors for EEC

By The Nation

 

Kanit Sangsubhan

 

The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Office of Thailand has recently called on Thai embassies in 30 countries to approach foreign firms to invest in the EEC, the office’s secretary-general Kanit Sangsubhan said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176208-thai-embassies-in-30-nations-urged-to-woo-investors-for-eec/

 

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Pandemic gives impetus to online banking

By The Nation

 

 

Commercial bank have said that the Covid-19 outbreak will make more customers opt for online services.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176209-pandemic-gives-impetus-to-online-banking/

 

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Wild elephants, monkeys to be controlled with Bt435m budget

By THE NATION

 

 

The Cabinet today approved a budget of Bt435.289 million to reduce impacts of wildlife on people.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176210-wild-elephants-monkeys-to-be-controlled-with-bt435m-budget/

 

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BREAKING

Massive blast rips through Beirut, killing 50 and injuring thousands

By Samia Nakhoul and Yara Abi Nader

 

Smoke rises after an explosion in Beirut, Lebanon August 4, 2020, in this picture obtained from a social media video. Karim Sokhn/Instagram/Ksokhn + Thebikekitchenbeirut/via REUTERS

 

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A huge explosion in port warehouses near central Beirut killed more than 50 people, injured over 2,750 and sent shockwaves that shattered windows, smashed masonry and shook the ground across the Lebanese capital.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176211-massive-blast-rips-through beirut-killing-50-and-injuring-thousands/

 

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Koepka brimming with confidence ahead of title defence

By Rory Carroll

 

FILE PHOTO: Jul 30, 2020; Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Brooks Koepka follows his shot from the ninth fairway during the first round of the WGC - FedEx St. Jude Invitational golf tournament at TPC Southwind. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports

 

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A confident Brooks Koepka said on Tuesday he had ironed out the kinks that hindered his game earlier this year and added that he will claim a third consecutive PGA Championship this week if he plays at the level he is capable of.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176212-golf-koepka-brimming-with-confidence-ahead-of-title-defence/

 

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Fulham back in Premier League after playoff final win over Brentford

 

Soccer Football - Championship Play-Off Final - Brentford v Fulham - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - August 4, 2020 Fulham's Joe Bryan celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Fulham returned to the Premier League a year after relegation as two extra-time goals from full-back Joe Bryan gave them a 2-1 win over Brentford in the Championship playoff final at Wembley on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176213-fulham-back-in-premier-league-after-playoff-final-win-over-brentford/

 

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Man City sign Valencia winger Torres on five-year deal

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Round of 16 First Leg - Atalanta v Valencia - San Siro, Milan, Italy - February 19, 2020 Valencia's Ferran Torres in action with Atalanta's Jose Luis Palomino REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo

 

(Reuters) - Manchester City have signed Spanish winger Ferran Torres from Valencia with the 20-year-old putting pen to paper on a five-year deal, the Premier League club announced on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176215-man-city-sign-valencia-winger-torres-on-five-year-deal/

 

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Bundesliga ready for return of fans if authorities approve

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Borussia Moenchengladbach v FC Cologne - Borussia-Park, Moenchengladbach, Germany - March 11, 2020 General view as the players from both teams and officials line up on the pitch before the match that will be played behind closed doors while the number of coronavirus cases grow around the world REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

 

FRANKFURT, Germany (Reuters) - Germany's first and second division football clubs on Tuesday said they were prepared to allow some fans back into stadiums next season if the country's political authorities gave the green light later this month.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176216-bundesliga-ready-for-return-of-fans-if-authorities-approve/

 

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Virgin Atlantic Airways seeks U.S. Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection

By David Shepardson and Kate Holton

 

FILE PHOTO: Virgin Atlantic and TUI Airways aircraft are seen at Manchester Airport, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Manchester, Britain, June 8, 2020. REUTERS/Phil Noble

 

WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) - Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd [VA.UL] is seeking protection from creditors in the United States under Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, which allows a foreign debtor to shield assets in this country, according to a court filing on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176219-virgin-atlantic-airways-seeks-us-chapter-15-bankruptcy-protection/

 

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China, U.S. to review trade deal, air other grievances on August 15 - sources

By David Lawder

 

FILE PHOTO: Chinese and U.S. flags flutter in Shanghai, China June 3, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior U.S. and Chinese officials will review the implementation of a Phase 1 trade deal and likely air mutual grievances in an increasingly tense relationship during an Aug. 15 videoconference, two people familiar with the plans said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176220-china-us-to-review-trade-deal-air-other-grievances-on-august-15-sources/

 

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Trump says coronavirus under control as U.S. death toll rises

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump listens along with White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Debbie Birx, seen wearing a protective face mask, during an event on reopening schools amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 7, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said the coronavirus outbreak is as under control as it can get in the United States, where more than 155,000 people have died amid a patchy response to the public health crisis that has failed to stem a rise in cases.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176222-trump-says-coronavirus-under-control-as-us-death-toll-rises/

 

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Migrant labourers will be allowed to work in Thailand for longer

By THE NATION

 

 

The Cabinet yesterday (August 4) agreed to extend the period in which migrant labourers from three countries – Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar – are allowed to work in Thailand to strengthen the country’s workforce during an economic recovery, deputy government spokesperson Rachada Thanadirek said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176228-migrant-labourers-will-be-allowed-to-work-in-thailand-for-longer/

 

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Fake visa docs for expats: Thai Visa Centre manager arrested, US husband nabbed for growing ganja

 

 

Immigration police announced they have arrested a Thai woman who has admitted providing expats with fake visas at a well known company in Bang Na.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176235-fake-visa-docs-for-expats-thai-visa-centre-manager-arrested-us-husband-nabbed-for-growing-ganja/

 

 

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Senior met police chief, station chief transferred in wake of casino shootout

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Police in Bangkok have ordered the immediate transfer to clerical duties of a senior commander of the metropolitan force and a station chief in the aftermath of a fatal shootout in an illegal casino in the Rama 3 area that claimed 4 lives including that of a policeman.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176242-senior-met-police-chief-station-chief-transferred-in-wake-of-casino-shootout/

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More trouble for Samui ferry: loading bridge collapse nearly sends truck into the sea

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

A vehicle loading bridge of the Raja Ferry on Koh Samui collapsed yesterday morning.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176248-more-trouble-for-samui-ferry-loading-bridge-collapse-nearly-sends-truck-into-the-sea/

 

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Songkhla man under psychiatric treatment stabs sister to death

By THE NATION

 

 

Police in Songkhla’s Ban Na subdistrict arrested Boonya Yama, 39, after his family alerted officials that he allegedly stabbed his sister to death and assaulted his mother and aunt after becoming “hallucinated”.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176250-songkhla-man-under-psychiatric-treatment-stabs-sister-to-death/

 

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India's police shamed by rare murder probe into custodial deaths

By Sudarshan Varadhan and Abhirup Roy

 

FILE PHOTO: A police personnel takes oath during a full-dress rehearsal for Republic Day parade in Allahabad, India, January 24, 2017. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash

 

CHENNAI (Reuters) - It took a while for Indians to learn how a father and son died in hospital with blood pouring from their rectum, days after police in small southern town locked them up for violating a nationwide coronavirus lockdown.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176253-indias-police-shamed-by-rare-murder-probe-into-custodial-deaths/

 

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"I trusted my Burmese maid like my daughter" - but she steals nearly 2 million in jewelry

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sixty two year old house owner Samniang in Samut Songkhram said she trusted her maid from Myanmar like her own daughter.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176265-i-trusted-my-burmese-maid-like-my-daughter-but-she-steals-nearly-2-million-in-jewelry/

 

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Patong workers file complaint over unpaid salary, no social security payments

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The workers gathered at Phuket Provincial Hall yesterday (Aug 4). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: An estimated 100 Myanmar and Thai workers arrived at Phuket Provincial Hall yesterday (Aug 4) to report their employer for not paying them for three months, and to get some response as to whether they still had jobs.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176266-patong-workers-file-complaint-over-unpaid-salary-no-social-security-payments/

 

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Miss Tourism Participants Thank PRD

 

   

BANGKOK(NNT) - Miss Tourism Thailand 2020 participants visited and thanked the Public Relations Department today, as the main agency publicizing and broadcasting the Miss Tourism Thailand 2020 contest.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176267-miss-tourism-participants-thank-prd/

 

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Cabinet approves financial plan to mitigate impact of COVID-19

 

   

BANGKOK(NNT) - Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, says a meeting of cabinet ministers today approved budget expenditure to mitigate the economic and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and considered measures to ease lockdown restrictions, to help attract more entrepreneurs to Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176268-cabinet-approves-financial-plan-to-mitigate-impact-of-covid-19/

 

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Labour Ministry seeks to bring 46 unemployed cruise ship workers back home from S'pore

By The Nation

 

Ministry permanent secretary, Sutthi Sukoson

 

The Labour Ministry is coordinating with relevant agencies to help 46 Thai cruise ship employees return home from Singapore.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176270-labour-ministry-seeks-to-bring-46-unemployed-cruise-ship-workers-back-home-from-spore/

 

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Four-year-old girl, mother have narrow escape in double crash

By THE NATION

 

 

A child escaped death after she was thrown from her mother’s car, which first crashed into a truck trailer and then at the side of the road near Bang Poo industrial estate in Samut Prakan province yesterday (August 4).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1176272-four-year-old-girl-mother-have-narrow-escape-in-double-crash/