Wednesday: 15 returnees infected | Bangkok Post: learning
The government reported 15 new Covid-19 cases, all returnees, on Wednesday. (Bangkok Post file photo)The government on Wednesday reported 15 new cases of coronavirus disease - quarantined arrivals from Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Myanmar, South Sudan and the United States - raising the total to 3,615. One is a doctor, 53, who arrived on Sept 30. From South Sudan, the six new cases are army engineers, aged 27-50. Global Covid-19 cases rose 311,613 over the past 24 hours to 36.04 million.
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October 07, 2020 05:48 UTC
Half of Thais agree with reopening: Poll | Bangkok Post: learning
The TCT survey polled 1,362 Thais during Aug 15-30, including residents in Phuket, Chiang Mai, Koh Samui, Krabi and Pattaya. In Koh Samui, 38% would like to welcome long-term visitors, while those against and remaining neutral were 31% each. Some 52% of Thais said no to the travel bubble idea, but respondents from Phuket and Koh Samui were mostly in favour. Just 10% agreed with removing the 14-day quarantine and bringing tourists to limited areas instead, such as Phuket, Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Chang. Some 33% said that if the government scraps the compulsory quarantine, tourists must come under the escort of tour operators only.
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October 07, 2020 02:26 UTC
Pandemic, protests, politics driving US gun sales
Pandemic, protests, politics driving US gun salesStudents fire AR-15 semi-automatic rifles at the Boondocks Firearms Academy in Jackson, MississippiJACKSON (UNITED STATES) - From the countryside to the cities, Americans are engaged in a frenzy of gun-buying fueled by the pandemic, protests and politics. Brenda Dumas, wearing ear protectors and adopting a shooter's stance, takes aim at a cardboard target with her new gun. He said he bought his first gun "right at the very beginning of the pandemic, late February maybe." Like Chernoff, the Long Island gun dealer, DeLoca said his customers come from all sorts of backgrounds. Winkler said there "tends to be an increase in gun sales" whenever there's a presidential election.
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October 07, 2020 01:52 UTC
ACL East ties back on Nov 18
ACL East ties back on Nov 18Chiang Rai's Ekanit Panya. They will meet the top team from the East Zone in the title clash on Dec 19. Perth Glory, one of three Australian teams in the competition, kick off the East Zone restart with a Group F game against China's Shanghai Shenhua on Nov 18. The Thai champions, who feature young forward Ekanit Panya, are still looking for their first points after two defeats against Beijing Guoan and Melbourne Victory. Clubs in the East Zone could face difficulties with their fixtures due to rescheduled domestic league campaigns, border closures and Covid-19 protocols.
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October 06, 2020 23:15 UTC
Time for more like Yimsoo
However, public criticism over the deal has prompted Cafe Amazon to withdraw, while Thammasat rector Kesinee Witoonchart stepped in with a pledge to find a new location for Yimsoo. Yimsoo at the law faculty is the second branch of the namesake restaurant in the Arun Amarin area. According to the faculty, there were two bidders in the auction, Yimsoo and Cafe Amazon. It was reported that Yimsoo received 1,059 points compared to 1,092 won by Cafe Amazon. Wiriya Namsiripongpun, Yimsoo Cafe's owner, said Yimsoo is not just a shop, it is a place for on-site training for people with disabilities.
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October 06, 2020 23:15 UTC
Protests 'a result of 2014 coup'
Protests 'a result of 2014 coup'Relatives of people killed in the Oct 6, 1976 massacre at Thammasat University lay flowers at the Historical Sculpture Park at the university's Tha Prachan campus on Tuesday, marking the 44th anniversary of the bloodshed. Arnun ChonmahatrakoolThe escalation of the young protest movement developed from the increase in students defying authoritarianism following the military coup in 2014, a forum was told on Tuesday. "They arose in the wake of authoritarianism, such as haircut and uniform regulations, after the military coup," she told the forum held at the Faculty of Political Science to mark the 44th anniversary of the Oct 6, 1976 massacre. Asst Prof Prajak said the onus was on the government to ensure justice because it would strengthen democracy. "Society must find out the truth, bring the perpetrators to justice, make amends and reform national security agencies which violate human rights," he said.
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October 06, 2020 22:52 UTC
Heavy rain for Bangkok, many provinces Oct 7-9 | Bangkok Post: learning
Heavy rain across much of Thailand is likely on Oct 7-9. (Photo by Komsan Jandamit)Heavy rain is likely to hit the lower Northeast, the East, the Central Plains, greater Bangkok and the South from Oct 7-9. The Meteorological Department said an active low-pressure cell over the central South China Sea is likely to turn into a depression on Tuesday. It is expected to make landfall in southern Vietnam on Wednesday before moving westwards to the upper Gulf of Thailand. Rain in the South is expected to be heavy to very heavy, exacerbated by the intensifying southwest monsoon across the Andaman Sea, the South and the Gulf of Thailand.
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October 06, 2020 10:18 UTC
Tuesday: 10 new Covid cases | Bangkok Post: learning
(AFP photo)Thailand on Tuesday reported ten new coronavirus cases, including seven Thai nationals, raising the total to 3,600. The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration said three new cases arrived from Hong Kong, three from the US, two from Kuwait and two from Russia. Two of them are men, 31 and 40, who arrived on Sept 23 on the same flight as three previously confirmed cases. Of the two new cases flying in from Kuwait, one is a 38-year-old male Thai worker who arrived on Sept 22 on the same flight as three previously confirmed cases. The final two cases are Russians who arrived from their homeland on Sept 28 aboard the same flight as a previously confirmed case.
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October 06, 2020 05:37 UTC
Resurgent Sergio, low-key Lawrie: golf talking points
Garcia dedicated the win to his family, who have been tragically affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The win was a fitting reward for the 2017 Masters champion's unrivalled consistency, and his unusual "eyes closed" putting style. Garcia is the only player to record at least one victory on either the US PGA or European Tour in every calendar year since 2010. - Lawrie signs off -Two weeks after Garcia won his maiden event at Druids Glen in Ireland back in 1999, an unheralded Scot enjoyed his greatest moment in the Open Championship at Carnoustie. Paul Lawrie beat Justin Leonard and Jan van de Velde in a playoff after the Frenchman's infamous meltdown on the 72nd hole.
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October 06, 2020 04:30 UTC
See for Bill, Eat for Alex, Stay for Howie's
Chef Alex, had become a prominent local figure since working as Executive Chef at X2 Chiang Mai Riverside for four years, prior to the height of COVID-19. Alongside mentor Chef, Nicolas Isnard, Chef Alex was instrumental in the resort's signature restaurant, Oxygen Dining Room, gaining its first Michelin Plate in the 2020 Michelin Guide Thailand. I was really, really impressed by it, immediately in my mind I thought, ‘we must do something together'." Chef Alex still serves his 14 courses of Modern French cuisine with professional timing and aplomb. Chef Alex explains, "I use foie gras to make a parfait with the yolks of duck eggs and the ducks eat corn which I also integrate.
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October 06, 2020 04:07 UTC
'Reopen now or face collapse' | Bangkok Post: learning
(Photo: Dusida Worrachaddejchai)The head of a panel steering the economic recovery on Monday urged the government to reopen the country to prevent it from collapsing. He said that although the government had spent some time preparing to reopen the country to foreign tourists under the Special Tourist Visa (STV) scheme, Thailand is effectively closed. The fourth-quarter season was vital and airlines needed to make their flight schedules in advance, Mr Pailin said. If no steps were taken soon to reopen Thailand during the peak season, there would be no time to schedule incoming flights and if it reopened any time after that, it would be too late. The next step will be for the government to allow in foreign businessmen interested in investing in Thailand.
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October 06, 2020 02:26 UTC
Decade-long Oracle-Google copyright case heads to top US court
Decade-long Oracle-Google copyright case heads to top US courtThe decade-old copyright lawsuit filed by Oracle against Silicon Valley rival Google, with massive implications for the software industry, will be debated in the Supreme Court. WASHINGTON - A decade-old legal battle between Silicon Valley giants Oracle and Google over software rights moves to the Supreme Court Wednesday, in a case with enormous implications for copyright in the digital era. But an appeals court in 2018 disagreed, saying the software interface is entitled to copyright protection, prompting Google to take the case to the highest US court. The US government filed a brief supporting Oracle, arguing that copyright cannot be taken away from creators simply because it exists in digital format. Also siding with Oracle, the American Association of Publishers argued that weakening copyright protection would make it more difficult "to create and disseminate original works of authorship."
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October 06, 2020 02:15 UTC
Nadal comes face-to-face with future at Roland Garros
Nadal comes face-to-face with future at Roland GarrosSmooth progress for Rafael NadalPARIS - Rafael Nadal comes face-to-face with the future in the shape of Jannik Sinner for a place in the Roland Garros semi-finals on Tuesday. He has made at least the semi-finals in Paris for the last four years, losing to Nadal in the 2018 and 2019 finals. Sinner, a champion skier in his youth before opting for tennis, is also the first player to reach the last eight on his Roland Garros debut since Nadal lifted the trophy in 2005. "It's not the easiest thing to play Nadal at Roland Garros. Paths to the quarter-finals:Sinner1st rd: bt David Goffin (BEL x11) 7-5, 6-0, 6-32nd rd: bt Benjamin Bonzi (FRA) 6-2, 6-4, 6-43rd rd: bt Frederico Coria (ARG) 6-3, 7-5, 7-54th rd: bt Alexander Zverev (GER x6) 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3Nadal1st rd: bt Egor Gerasimov (BLR) 6-4, 6-4, 6-22nd rd: bt Mackenzie McDonald (USA) 6-1, 6-0, 6-33rd rd: bt Stefano Travaglia (ITA) 6-1, 6-4, 6-04th rd: bt Sebastian Korda (USA) 6-1, 6-1, 6-2
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October 06, 2020 01:41 UTC
DES chooses arbitration panel against Thaicom
DES chooses arbitration panel against ThaicomThe Thaicom satellite operated by Thaicom. The move comes after the cabinet last week granted the DES Ministry authority to pursue legal action against Thaicom. DES Minister Buddhipongse Punnakanta said the ministry will request the Office of the Attorney General facilitates the formation of the tripartite arbitration committee, which consists of Thaicom, DES Ministry and a third party acting as a mediator. In June the DES Ministry set up a legal panel to scrutinise how Thaicom dealt with taking Thaicom 5 out of orbit and look into whether the move breached the concession contract, which was drafted almost 30 years ago. As Thaicom 5 has been out of service and Thaicom 6's capacity is fully used, this has raised questions about which satellite could serve as Thaicom 5's backup.
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October 05, 2020 23:15 UTC
Arkhom hailed into cabinet
Ghanyapad Tantipipatpong, chairwoman of the Thai National Shippers' Council, said Mr Arkhom is a knowledgeable and competent person and he should be welcomed by the market. Mr Paiboon said Mr Arkhom can understand the workings of the public sector, a necessary quality for the job at hand. Mr Arkhom has also worked in the private sector and was a minister for the previous government. Experienced and resilientIndependent academic Somjai Phagaphasvivat believes the appointment of Mr Arkhom is appropriate. Mr Arkhom should also be able to endure political pressure, given his work experience with several political camps, said Mr Somjai.
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October 05, 2020 23:03 UTC