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Interview with the British Embassy Consular Team in Thailand - August 2020

 

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Firstly, thank you to everyone who submitted questions on the forum and via the Thaivisa Facebook page. 

 

Full story and video interview: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177205-interview-with-the-british-embassy-consular-team-in-thailand-august-2020/

 

 

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DSI raids net Bt100m worth of fake goods, Chinese national arrested

By The Nation

 

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The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) raided eight warehouses in Bangkok on Tuesday (August 11) and confiscated counterfeit brand-name products valued at more than Bt100 million.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177251-dsi-raids-net-bt100m-worth-of-fake-goods-chinese-national-arrested/

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Airports of Thailand posts worst quarter

 

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FILE PHOTO: An empty immigration hall is pictured at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International airport amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Thailand, June 3, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Airports of Thailand Pcl <AOT.BK> on Tuesday booked its worst quarter ever after volumes plummeted due to coronavirus-related restrictions.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177297-airports-of thailand posts-worst-quarter/

 

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No plans to open Thai skies yet: Aviation authority

By The Nation

 

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The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has yet to consider allowing international commercial flights to enter Thailand but was monitoring the improving Covid-19 situation in many countries, said director-general Chula Sukmanop.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177300-no-plans-to-open-thai-skies-yet-aviation-authority/

 

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Deputy Attorney-General in Red Bull Heir case quits

 

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Deputy Attorney-General Nate Narksook, who endorsed the public prosecutors’ decision not to prosecute Red Bull heir Vorayuth Yoovidhya on a charge of reckless driving causing death, has tendered his resignation. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177303-deputy-attorney-general-in-red-bull-heir-case-quits/

 

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Pattaya’s Walking Street. Will it return to high rents and high heels?

By Tim Newton

 

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Now that Pattaya’s infamous Walking Street is open to traffic along with parking for the first time in many, many years, what’s next?

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177305-pattaya’s-walking-street-will-it-return-to-high-rents-and-high-heels/

 

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Thailand’s Economic Index Falls - Household Debt Rises

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the employment rate, debt and other financial burdens have been affecting the economy and Thailand’s cost of living. The country’s economic index has also decreased.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177306-thailand’s-economic-index-falls-household-debt-rises/

 

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Sea life around Mauritius dying as Japanese ship oil spill spreads

By Duncan Miriri

 

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A drone image shows the oil spillage near the area where the bulk carrier ship MV Wakashio, belonging to a Japanese company but Panamanian-flagged, ran aground on a reef, at Riviere des Creoles, Mauritius, August 11, 2020. REUTERS/Reuben Pillay

 

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Mauritian volunteers fished dead eels from oily waters on Tuesday as they tried to clean up damage to the Indian Ocean island's most pristine beaches after a Japanese bulk carrier leaked an estimated 1,000 tonnes of oil.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177308-sea-life-around-mauritius-dying-as-japanese-ship-oil-spill-spreads/

 

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Sevilla reach Europa semis as Wolves pay for penalty miss

 

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DUISBERG, Germany (Reuters) - Sevilla midfielder Lucas Ocampos headed a late goal to snatch a 1-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers as they reached the Europa League semi-finals on Tuesday after the English side paid the price for an early penalty miss.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177309-sevilla-reach-europa-semis-as-wolves-pay-for-penalty-miss/

 

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Four-goal Shakhtar set up Europa semi against Inter

 

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Soccer Football - Europa League - Quarter Final - Shakhtar Donetsk v Basel - Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany - August 11, 2020 Shakhtar Donetsk's Alan Patrick celebrates scoring their third goal with teammates, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Pool via REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

 

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) - Shakhtar Donetsk booked a clash with Inter Milan in the Europa League semi-finals after goals from Brazilians Junior Moraes, Taison, Alan Patrick and Dodo gave them a 4-1 win over FC Basel in a one-sided last-eight clash on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177310-four-goal-shakhtar-set-up-europa-semi-against-inter/

 

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Celtic and Aberdeen matches postponed after quarantine breaches - SPFL

 

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FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Europa League - Group E - Celtic v Lazio - Celtic Park, Glasgow, Britain - October 24, 2019. Celtic's Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo in action with Lazio's Bastos. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

 

(Reuters) - Celtic and Aberdeen have had their next two Scottish Premiership matches postponed after players broke quarantine rules, the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177311-celtic-and-aberdeen-matches-postponed-after-quarantine-breaches-spfl/

 

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Democrat Joe Biden chooses U.S. Senator Kamala Harris for White House running mate

By James Oliphant

 

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(Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday tapped Senator Kamala Harris as his choice for vice president, making her the first Black woman on a major party presidential ticket in U.S. history and providing him with a partner well suited to go on the attack against Republican President Donald Trump.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177312-democrat-joe-biden-chooses-us-senator-kamala-harris-for-white-house-running-mate/

 

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Kang claims Marathon Classic win after late Ko collapse

 

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Aug 9, 2020; Sylvania, OH, USA; Danielle Kang from Las Vegas, Nevada, holds up the championship trophy after winning the final round of the Marathon LPGA Classic golf tournament at Highlands Meadows Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Marc Lebryk-USA TODAY Sports

 

(Reuters) - Danielle Kang profited from a late Lydia Ko collapse to win the Marathon Classic by one shot on Sunday and become the first player to win back-to-back events on the LPGA Tour since Shanshan Feng in 2017.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177313-kang-claims-marathon-classic-win-after-late-ko-collapse/

 

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Brazil's Bolsonaro calls surging Amazon fires a 'lie'

By Jake Spring and Maria Carolina Marcello

 

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BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday angrily denied the existence of fires in the Amazon rainforest, calling it a "lie," despite data produced by his own government showing that thousands of fires are surging across the region.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177314-brazils-bolsonaro-calls-surging-amazon-fires-a-lie/

 

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Ariya and Moriya return to circuit this week at the 4th edition of Ladies Scottish Open

 

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The Jutanugarn sisters will be back in actions for the first time since January as they tee off this week in the Ladies Scottish Open at the Renaissance Club in Scotland.
 
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Thai immigration chief announces the arrest of three illegal Chinese nationals

 

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Thailand's Immigration Bureau Chief informed the media of the arrest of three Chinese nationals at a house after a member of the public aired their suspicions. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177326-thai-immigration-chief-announces-the-arrest-of-three-illegal-chinese-nationals/

 

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Divine intervention! Temple repairs go awry as mobile crane collapses

 

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Repairs to the top part of a crematorium chimney at the temple of Wat Khon Kha Liap in Nakhon Sri Thammarat in the south of Thailand went disastrously wrong yesterday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177331-divine-intervention-temple-repairs-go-awry-as-mobile-crane-collapses/

 

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Officials seize 30 million baht's worth of pressure washers after man dies washing car

 

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Trading standards officers were pictured with 30 million baht's worth of substandard foreign tools.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177333-officials-seize-30-million-bahts-worth-of-pressure-washers-after-man-dies-washing-car/

 

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Energy Office will seek extension of LPG subsidy to help households

By THE NATION

 

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The Energy Policy and Planning Office (EPPO) aims to ask new Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow to extend the subsidy on liquified petroleum gas for households to help alleviate people’s financial burden in the current Covid-19 situation, director-general Wattanapong Kurowat said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177334-energy-office-will-seek-extension-of-lpg-subsidy-to-help-households/

 

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Martin Scorsese joins Apple's Hollywood roster for new films, TV shows

 

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese will produce film and TV projects for Apple Inc's streaming service under a multi-year deal, the company said on Tuesday, as digital video platforms battle for Hollywood's top talent.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177336-martin-scorsese-joins-apples-hollywood-roster-for-new-films-tv-shows/

 

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French PM: Coronavirus spread may get harder to control

 

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FILE PHOTO: French Prime Minister Jean Castex delivers his speech to unveil the new government policy at the National Assembly in Paris, France, July 15, 2020. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

 

PARIS (Reuters) - The renewed spread of coronavirus in France could become harder to control without a collective effort to stop a rise in the infection rate, its prime minister said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177343-french-pm-coronavirus-spread-may-get-harder-to-control/

 

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Video: Navy plane successfully lands without front landing gear - all 14 safe

 

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Video footage from Narathiwat airport in the far south of Thailand showed the moment when a Thai Royal Navy Fokker aircraft landed successfully without its front landing gear deploying. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177346-video-navy-plane-successfully-lands-without-front-landing-gear-all-14-safe/

 

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Another boat capsizes in southern Thailand: One dead - captain missing - six tourists saved

 

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A medium sized long tail boat out looking for pink dolphins off the coast of Khanom in Nakhon Sri Thammarat capsized yesterday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177348-another-boat-capsizes-in-southern-thailand-one-dead-captain-missing-six-tourists-saved/

 

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BOI expects mega trade fairs to generate Bt7 billion in sales

By THE NATION

 

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The Board of Investment (BOI) has organised the Subcon Thailand and Intermach 2020 exhibitions from August 23 to 26 at Bitec Bang Na to lure industrial investors, especially those in automation systems and robotics.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177351-boi-expects-mega-trade-fairs-to-generate-bt7-billion-in-sales/

 

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Single mother wanted to quit job to be with children, devastated after son dies

By The Nation

 

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A single mother who planned to quit her job to be with her three children was devastated after one of her sons died in a rafting accident in Nakhon Ratchasima.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177354-korat-single-mother-wanted-to-quit-job-to-be-with-children-devastated-after-son-dies/

 

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Decimated tourism "still has potential to kickstart" the Thai economy, Thai media

 

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The TAT chief in Rayong in eastern Thailand said that tourism in the province was down 90-100% in the wake of the case of the Egyptian soldier who tested positive for Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177355-decimated-tourism-still-has-potential-to-kickstart-the-thai-economy-thai-media/

 

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