Fire guts Ayutthaya-period teak temple
Fire guts Ayutthaya-period teak templeFire destroys the teak pavilion at Wat Chang Thong in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya district of Ayutthaya on Wednesday night. (Photo: Sunthon Pongpao)AYUTTHAYA: Fire gutted a teak pavilion at historical Wat Chang Thong, built in the Ayutthaya period, on Wednesday night. The blaze at the temple in tambon Ko Rian of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya district was reported about 9pm, police said. About 20 fire engines were rushed to the scene, where fierce flames were already engulfing the two-storey teakwood prayer pavilion. Thawat Mailueangthong, 65-year-old temple director, said there were 13 monks living there.
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July 09, 2020 03:11 UTC
Myanmar, Chinese illegal migrants arrested
Myanmar, Chinese illegal migrants arrestedMyanmar illegal migrants arrested in Phop Phra district of Tak on Wednesday night. (Photo: Assawin Pinitwong)TAK: Officials arrested 12 Myanmar and three Chinese illegal migrants in Phop Phra and Mae Sot districts on Wednesday. They had crossed the border through a natural passage in Moo 1 village of tambon Valley in Phop Phra on Wednesday night. In Mae Sot, police arrested three Chinese - Chen Siding, 26, Shena Wenham, 25, and Liu Mingus, 25. They were in a taxi stopped at a checkpoint in Ban Huai Hin Fon village of tambon Mae Pa.
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July 09, 2020 03:00 UTC
Royal rivalry in Italian Riviera 'micronation'
Royal rivalry in Italian Riviera 'micronation'Seborga is a hilltop village where the Knights Templar are said by locals to have hidden the Holy GrailSEBORGA (ITALY) - The princess showed off her tiny realm, sitting peaceful and picturesque, high above the Italian Riviera. But trouble is afoot in the self-declared micronation of Seborga, where a pretender to the "crown" is stoking passionate opposition. That did not prevent Prince Giorgio drawing up a constitution, creating a national anthem and royal coat of arms. - Prince or pirate -Messali, with his guard livery and blue beret, says that he feels both Italian and Seborgan. Mayor Enrico Ilariuzzi says he keeps in regular contact with the local Italian police.
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July 09, 2020 03:00 UTC
Foreign students fear deportation over Trump visa threat
Foreign students fear deportation over Trump visa threatThe US Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that foreign students whose entire courses have moved online because of the coronavirus pandemic must return to their home country. "The rule is really, really cruel," she told AFP. More than 4,000 foreign students attend California's public universities, and another nearly 5,000 at Harvard in Massachusetts, establishments that plan to offer online-only education this fall. Students are not the only ones concerned: the universities themselves are worried that Trump's immigration policies are making their institutions less attractive. They fear losing foreign students to cheaper colleges in Europe.
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July 09, 2020 02:26 UTC
Five million begin lockdown in Australian city
Five million begin lockdown in Australian cityA rush of travellers across the border from Victoria into neighbouring New South Wales has raised concerns efforts to contain the virus spread could be torpedoed. MELBOURNE: Five million people in Australia's second-biggest city began a new lockdown Thursday, returning to tough restrictions just weeks after they ended as Melbourne grapples with a resurgence of coronavirus cases. The state of Victoria has been effectively sealed off in an effort to preserve the rest of Australia's success in curbing the virus. However, a rush of travellers across the border into neighbouring New South Wales on Wednesday has raised concerns those efforts could be torpedoed. Australia has recorded just under 9,000 cases of Covid-19 among a population of 25 million, with 106 deaths.
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July 09, 2020 02:15 UTC
Meet Buckwheat, the donkey who crashes Zoom meetings
Meet Buckwheat, the donkey who crashes Zoom meetingsBuckwheat the donkey is a Zoom superstar, making office workers giggle with her appearances to benefit the Farmhouse Garden Animal Home, the Canadian animal sanctuary where she lives outside Toronto. So one animal sanctuary in Canada, in dire need of cash after being forced to close to visitors, found a way to solve both problems. Meet Buckwheat, a donkey at the Farmhouse Garden Animal Home, who is ready to inject some fun into your humdrum work-from-home office day -- for a price. The animal sanctuary was born: it's now home to about 20 cows, chickens, ducks, a horse and Buckwheat, the female donkey born 12 years ago. "We started about the end of April, and I think we done about 100 meetings and sometimes we are crashing meetings three or four times a day."
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July 09, 2020 01:52 UTC
Foreign students in US fear deportation | Bangkok Post: learning
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that foreign students whose entire courses have moved online because of the coronavirus pandemic must return to their home country. The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced this week that foreign students whose entire courses have moved online because of the coronavirus pandemic must return to their home country. Many students fear a resurgence of the pandemic later this year, though, which could see all classes moved online, forcing them to leave the country. Students are not the only ones concerned: the universities themselves are worried that Trump's immigration policies are making their institutions less attractive. They fear losing foreign students to cheaper colleges in Europe.
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July 09, 2020 01:52 UTC
'Gloves are off' as Mercedes and Red Bull duel for supremacy
'Gloves are off' as Mercedes and Red Bull duel for supremacyOpening win: Mercedes' driver Valtteri Bottas after his victory last weekendSPIELBERG (AUSTRIA) - Mercedes team chief Toto Wolff may have seen his world champion team claim victory in the season-opening Austrian Grand Prix, but he still insists the "gloves are off" when the duel for supremacy with rivals Red Bull resumes on Sunday. Valtteri Bottas gave Mercedes a pole-to-flag win at the Red Bull Ring last weekend as the 2020 championship finally roared into life. However, teammate and world champion Lewis Hamilton was fourth after facing two protests from Red Bull on the eve of the race over his qualifying tactics. But stung by the daily protests from Red Bull, he warned rival team chief Christian Horner and his team: "It's serious now. The second race of the season takes place at the same bio-secure Spielberg circuit nestled in the foothills of the Styrian Alps.
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July 09, 2020 01:18 UTC
US artist's holiday park sculpture fetches millions
US artist's holiday park sculpture fetches millionsThe black steel 3,5 metre (11 foot) structure was made by Calder in 1963PARIS - A huge sculpture by American artist Alexander Calder sold at auction in Paris on Wednesday for over 4.9 million euros, auctioneers Artcurial said, after nearly six decades on display at a holiday park in southern France. The black steel 3,5 metre (11 foot) structure was made by Calder in 1963. It was installed six years later in front of a holiday park which aims to attract low-income families by maintaining affordable prices. The free-standing stabile was sold by the current owner of the holiday park Belambra Clubs. Trained as an engineer, Calder used a wide variety of media to make more than 22,000 works before he died in 1976.
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July 09, 2020 01:08 UTC
Japan rescuers battle to reach thousands trapped by floods
Japan rescuers battle to reach thousands trapped by floodsThe devastation has been widespread. TAKAYAMA: Japanese emergency services and troops were scrambling on Thursday to reach thousands of homes cut off by devastating flooding and landslides that have killed dozens and caused widespread damage. After five days blocked by floodwater and landslides, troops finally managed to rescue some 40 residents in the village of Ashikita in the Kumamoto region. Complicating the rescue efforts has been the coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed nearly 1,000 lives in Japan from more than 20,000 cases. Japan is in the middle of its annual rainy season and often sees damaging floods and landslides during this period that lasts several weeks.
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July 09, 2020 00:33 UTC
Audi RS roars into Thailand with throat-slashing prices
Audi RS roars into Thailand with throat-slashing pricesThree distinctive models make those from BMW and Mercedes-Benz look expensive and ordinary. The chosen trio for the attack include the racy RS TT Coupe, legendary RS 4 Avant with its signature estate body and RS Q8 sporting a modern-day SUV-coupe apparel. The RS TT is based on one of Audi’s most popular models in Thailand due to its iconic sports car styling. Priced at 5.299 million baht, the TT RS Coupe is over a million baht cheaper the 407hp BMW M2 Competition. But the RS Q8 costs 10.899 million baht - half the Urus in the price.
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July 09, 2020 00:22 UTC
JSCCIB urges deep CPTPP examination
He needs to know her better and study her personality before making the key decision, he said. Mr Supant said the JSCCIB is preparing to set up a committee within this year to weigh the pros and cons of the trade agreement carefully. The JSCCIB believes the agreement will help boost international trade. The CPTPP, which commits members to reducing import tariffs on farm products, has been joined by Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam. She said the move to become a CPTPP member requires full participation from all stakeholders and a study of the positive and negative impacts is needed.
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July 08, 2020 23:37 UTC
King applauds nation's efforts to curb bug
King applauds nation's efforts to curb bugHis Majesty the King has praised efforts by all parties in contributing to Thailand's performance in curbing the coronavirus outbreak, which has earned it praise and global recognition. The King donated a mobile medical unit to the Public Health Ministry and promised to provide more, Gen Prayut said. The Public Health Ministry, meanwhile, pointed out that fresh markets, restaurants and public transport service providers were among those that need to raise their Covid-19 prevention measures. The 141 public transport service providers surveyed were also asked to clean surfaces touched by customers more often. They were told to work harder to ensure a higher compliance rate with mask wearing and social distancing measures, she said.
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July 08, 2020 23:37 UTC
Rangsrid vows to raise Thai golf to world level
Rangsrid vows to raise Thai golf to world levelTGA president Rangsrid Luxitanond. Rangsrid Luxitanond was elected unopposed as president of the Thailand Golf Association for a seventh term on Wednesday. Rangsrid vowed to take Thai golf to the world level. In my seventh term, my aim is to push Thailand to the world level alongside South Korea and Japan," he said. WAAP, AAC cancelledThe 2020 Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific (WAAP) and Asia-Pacific Amateur Championships (AAC) have been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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July 08, 2020 23:37 UTC
Industry to shun 'cruel' monkey antics
Industry to shun 'cruel' monkey anticsCoconut product makers have reached an agreement with the government to voluntarily set up a system to allow products to be traced back to their origins to ensure they aren't made from produce picked by monkeys, Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said yesterday. Coconut product manufacturers have agreed to set up a traceability standard to allow importers, distributors and supermarkets to have access to information on coconut product production from the plantation to the shelves, said Mr Jurin after a meeting with Thailand's main coconut product makers. Kiatisak Theppadungporn, a board member of Theppadungporn Coconut Co, the manufacturer of Chaokoh coconut milk, said the coconut-picking controversy had cost the company 30% in reduced sales of coconut milk currently banned in two to three large supermarket chains in Britain. Theppadungporn Coconut has signed a memorandum of understanding with all 1,000 suppliers of coconuts to ensure only coconuts picked by humans are supplied to the company's factory, he said. Thai coconut milk products have a market share of up to 80% in the UK and there are fears the controversy could spread to other countries in Europe.
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July 08, 2020 23:37 UTC