webfact 78,929 Posted September 18, 2020 Author Share Posted September 18, 2020 Police chief urges forces to help tackle exigencies brought by tropical storm By The Nation Pol Colonel Krisana Pattanajaroen National Police chief Pol General Chakthip Chaijinda has urged police officers nationwide to prepare to deal with heavy rain and flash floods due to tropical storm Noul, Pol Colonel Krisana Pattanajaroen, deputy spokesman of the Royal Thai Police, said on Friday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183195-police-chief-urges-forces-to-help-tackle-exigencies-brought-by-tropical-storm/ Link to post Share on other sites
webfact 78,929 Posted September 18, 2020 Author Share Posted September 18, 2020 Police troops to be stationed across Bangkok to monitor Saturday protest By THE NATION More than 8,500 police officers will be stationed at 14 sites in Bangkok to monitor the student-led political rally on Saturday (September 19). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183201-police-troops-to-be-stationed-across-bangkok-to-monitor-saturday-protest/ Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post snoop1130 11,895 Posted September 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 18, 2020 Super Poll finds over 80% support protesters’ demands By THE NATION Nearly 83 per cent of respondents to a recent Super Poll survey support pro-democracy protesters’ key demands – to end state intimidation of critics, dissolve Parliament, and amend the Constitution. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183233-super-poll-finds-over-80-support-protesters’-demands/ 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
snoop1130 11,895 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Stay indoors during Storm Noul, warns Meteorological chief By The Nation The Meteorological Department has set up a command centre to monitor tropical storm Noul this weekend, Somsak Khaosuwan, department director-general, said on Friday. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183234-stay-indoors-during-storm-noul-warns-meteorological-chief/ Link to post Share on other sites
snoop1130 11,895 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Medical experts see Covid-19 risk for Thailand from foreigners By The Nation Dr Yong Poovorawan, an expert virologist at Chulalongkorn University The risk of Covid-19 spreading has increased, especially due to labourers coming into Thailand from other countries, Dr Yong Poovorawan, an expert virologist at Chulalongkorn University, said on Thursday. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183235-medical-experts-see-covid-19-risk-for-thailand-from-foreigners/ 2 Link to post Share on other sites
snoop1130 11,895 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Second UK lockdown? COVID hospital admissions double every eight days By Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton FILE PHOTO: A technician enters the new COVID-19 testing lab at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, amid the coronavirus disease epidemic in Glasgow, Britain April 22, 2020. Andrew Milligan/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's health minister said on Friday that the novel coronavirus was accelerating across the country, with hospital admissions doubling every eight days, but refused to say if another national lockdown would be imposed next month. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183236-second-uk-lockdown-covid-hospital-admissions-double-every-eight-days/ Link to post Share on other sites
snoop1130 11,895 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 What happens next with UK plan to breach Brexit divorce treaty? By William James FILE PHOTO: European Union and British flags flutter in front of a chancellery ahead of a visit of British Prime Minister Theresa May in Berlin, Germany, April 9, 2019. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is pressing ahead with legislation on trade despite a warning from Brussels that it could wreck their future relationship and an acknowledgement by his government that it violates international law. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183237-what-happens-next-with-uk-plan-to-breach-brexit-divorce-treaty/ Link to post Share on other sites
snoop1130 11,895 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 U.N. food chief urges Bezos, other billionaires to step up to help world's starving FILE PHOTO: The World Food Programme (WFP) Executive director David Beasley attends a news conference on the food security in Yemen at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, December 4, 2018. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. food chief David Beasley called on the world's billionaires on Thursday to step up to help save some 30 million people he said are at risk of dying if they don't receive help from the World Food Programme. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183239-un-food-chief-urges-bezos-other-billionaires-to-step-up-to-help-worlds-starving/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites
snoop1130 11,895 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 How bitcoin met the real world in Africa By Alexis Akwagyiram and Tom Wilson Abolaji Odunjo, a gadget vendor who trades with bitcoin, poses with his mobile phone after an interview with Reuters, at his store at the "Computer Village" in Lagos, Nigeria August 31, 2020. Picture taken in August 31, 2020. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja LAGOS/LONDON (Reuters) - Four months ago, Abolaji Odunjo made a fundamental change to his business selling mobile phones in a bustling street market in Lagos: He started paying his suppliers in bitcoin. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183241-how-bitcoin-met-the-real-world-in-africa/ Link to post Share on other sites
snoop1130 11,895 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Boom or bust? Welcome to the freewheeling world of crypto lending By Tom Wilson FILE PHOTO: Representations of the Ethereum virtual currency standing on the PC motherboard are seen in this illustration picture, February 3, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration LONDON (Reuters) - It sounds like a surefire bet. You lend money to a borrower who puts up collateral that exceeds the size of the loan, and then you earn interest of about 20%. What could possibly go wrong? Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183242-boom-or-bust-welcome-to-the-freewheeling-world-of-crypto-lending/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites
snoop1130 11,895 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Malaysia's battle against plastic waste spans beaches and city shops By Ebrahim Harris A woman clears trash by the sea at Tioman Island, Pahang, Malaysia, September 13, 2020, in this still image from video obtained via social media. Video taken September 13, 2020. The Monkey Project via REUTERS TIOMAN, Malaysia (Reuters) - Every weekend, a team of volunteers comb the coastline of the Malaysian resort of Tioman to collect plastic trash that washes up on the white-sand beaches of the island lapped by the South China Sea. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183243-malaysias-battle-against-plastic-waste-spans-beaches-and-city-shops/ 2 Link to post Share on other sites
snoop1130 11,895 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Indonesia capital eyes doubling of virus testing as cases soar By Stanley Widianto and Angie Teo FILE PHOTO: Healthcare workers take blood sample from citizen for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) rapid test in Denpasar, Bali Province, Indonesia in this June 21, 2020 photo taken by Antara. Antara Foto/Nyoman Hendra Wibowo via Reuters. JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's capital plans to double its COVID-19 testing capacity in the near future, its governor told Reuters on Thursday, as it fights surging infections that saw restrictions re-imposed to slow the spread and help hospitals to cope. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183244-indonesia-capital-eyes-doubling-of-virus-testing-as-cases-soar/ Link to post Share on other sites
snoop1130 11,895 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Philippines reports 3,257 new coronavirus cases, 47 deaths Mothers wearing masks rest with their newborn babies on shared beds inside the maternity ward of the government-run Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Manila, Philippines, September 18, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' health ministry on Friday reported 3,257 additional novel coronavirus infections, marking the 11th straight day the country has recorded more than 3,000 daily cases. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183245-philippines-reports-3257-new-coronavirus-cases-47-deaths/ 2 Link to post Share on other sites
snoop1130 11,895 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Storm Noul makes landfall in Vietnam, kills at least one person By Khanh Vu A motorcyclist walks away from a fallen tree during tropical storm Noul in Hue, Vietnam September 18, 2020, in this still image from a social media video. [email protected]/via REUTERS HANOI (Reuters) - Tropical storm Noul made landfall in Vietnam on Friday, killing at least one person and triggering heavy rain in the central parts of the country, though authorities later downgraded the weather system. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183249-storm-noul-makes-landfall-in-vietnam-kills-at-least-one-person/ Link to post Share on other sites
snoop1130 11,895 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Phuket weather puts Patong seafood festival on hold By The Phuket News Patong Mayor Chalermluck Kebsup. Image: Patong Municipality. PHUKET:-- Patong Mayor Chalermluck Kebsup has confirmed that the weekend seafood festival to be held at Patong Beach today and tomorrow (Sept 18-19) has been cancelled due to the heavy rains and strong winds across the island. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183250-phuket-weather-puts-patong-seafood-festival-on-hold/ Link to post Share on other sites
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