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Thai central bank seen holding key rate, but hike possible next month: Reuters poll

by Orathai Sriring

 

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FILE PHOTO: The Bank of Thailand logo is pictured in Bangkok, Thailand, August 5, 2016. Picture taken August 5, 2016. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand’s central bank is widely expected to leave its key interest rate near a record low on Wednesday, though there was a good chance that the first rate hike in years could come in December, a Reuters survey showed.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1068169-thai-central-bank-seen-holding-key-rate-but-hike-possible-next-month-reuters-poll/

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Two motorways, elevated expressway to be toll-free during New Year holidays

By The Nation

 

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The Highways Department and the Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT) plan to allow motorists to use two motorways and the Chon Buri-bound elevated expressway free of charge for eight days during the New Year holidays.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1068168-two-motorways-elevated-expressway-to-be-toll-free-during-new-year-holidays/

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British Embassy Bangkok and Ministry of Social Development & Human Security collaborate to improve handling of child protection and abduction

 

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The Child Safeguarding in Thailand conference launches today at the Sivatel Bangkok Hotel. It will be held over two days. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1068134-british-embassy-bangkok-and-ministry-of-social-development-human-security-collaborate-to improve-handling-of-child-protection-and-abduction/

 

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Thailand loses WTO dispute over cigarette imports

 

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FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured outside the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters next to a red traffic light in Geneva, Switzerland, October 2, 2018. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

 

GENEVA (Reuters) - Thailand has failed to comply with a World Trade Organization ruling against its regulations on cigarette imports, a WTO dispute panel said on Monday, the first of two legal cases brought to the Geneva-based watchdog by the Philippines.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1068191-thailand loses-wto-dispute-over-cigarette-imports/

 

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Thailand's CP Group, BSR bid for $6.8 billion high-speed rail project

 

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FILE PHOTO: Buddhist monks ride a train in the direction of the ancient city of Ayutthaya outside Bangkok, Thailand July 14, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's Charoen Pokphand Group (CP Group) and its allies and BSR Joint Venture submitted bids on Monday for a $6.8 billion high-speed railway project that will link three main airports in the country, the State Railway of Thailand said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1068192-thailands-cp-group-bsr-bid-for-68-billion-high-speed-rail-project/

 

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Family of woman who died seek action against hospital for ‘lack of morality’

By The Nation

 

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Relatives of a 38-year-old woman, who succumbed to her injuries after her husband splashed acid on her on Friday, talk to reporters yesterday.

 

OUTSPOKEN lawyer Atchariya Ruangratanapong yesterday brought relatives of a 38-year-old woman – who on November 9 had succumbed to injuries sustained from her jealous husband splashing acid on to her face – to file a petition with the Public Health Ministry to investigate Praram 2 Hospital and its doctors for an alleged “lack of morality”.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1068151-lawyer-seeks-action-against-hospital-for-‘lack-of-morality’-after-woman-dies-following-acid-attack/?do=findComment&comment=13557575

 

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‘Very poor’ school students to be given additional financial aid

By The Nation

 

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ABOUT 600,000 “very poor” students will soon receive an extra Bt800 per semester from the state, as the Equitable Education Fund (EEF) is stepping in to help reduce the educational disparities.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1068197-‘very-poor’-school-students-to-be-given-additional-financial-aid/

 

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Supreme Patriarch spared asset rule

By NATTHAPAT PROMKAEW 
THE NATION 

 

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NACC sees no case for other public officials to be exempted.
 

ONLY THE Supreme Patriarch will be exempted among high-level officials in the public sector from making an asset declaration, the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has decided.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1068200-supreme-patriarch-spared-asset-rule/

 

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It’s all about the Why

By KUPLUTHAI PUNGKANON 
THE NATION

 

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David Beckham drops into Thailand to talk about his work for the AIA campaign and play football with some local youngsters
 

AIA Thailand turns 80 this year and to mark the occasion, it flew its global ambassador, former top footballer David Beckham, to Bangkok to help promote its #WhatsYourWhy campaign and also kick a ball around with kids at Impact, Muang Thong Thani. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1068201-david-beckham-drops-into-thailand-to-talk-about-his-work-for-the-aia-campaign/

 

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Two groups hand in bids for rail project

By The Nation

 

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Charoen Pokphand Group (CP Group) and BTS Group Holdings Plc (BTS) on Monday submitted bids for the Bt220-billion high-speed railway project , designed to connect three major airports in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1068192-thailands-cp-group-bsr-bid-for-68-billion-high-speed-rail-project/?do=findComment&comment=13557622

 

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Anti-graft body launches fresh probe into scandalous rice deals

 

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The National Anti-Corruption Commission has launched a fresh investigation into rice deals committed under the government of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra which were suspected to be plagued with corruption.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1068204-anti-graft-body-launches-fresh-probe-into-scandalous-rice-deals/

 

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Park department agrees to scrap concrete road plan to Panern Thung  

 

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The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plants Conservation has bowed to pressure from green groups by agreeing to scrap a plan to pave the 21.9 kilometre route leading to Panern Thung mountain peak in Phetchaburi province with concrete.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1068205-park-department-agrees-to-scrap-concrete-road-plan-to-panern-thung/

 

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Stan Lee, creator of Spider-Man and other Marvel superheroes, dead at 95

By Alex Dobuzinskis

 

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Marvel Comics co-creator Stan Lee shows his hands after placing them in cement during a ceremony in the forecourt of the TCL Chinese theatre in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 18, 2017. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Stan Lee, who dreamed up Spider-Man, Iron Man, the Hulk, Black Panther and a cavalcade of other Marvel Comics superheroes that became mythic figures in pop culture with soaring success at the movie box office, died at the age of 95, his daughter said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1068208-stan lee-creator-of-spider-man-and-other-marvel-superheroes-dead-at-95/

 

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Trump seeks end for Florida recount as Republicans' leads shrink

By Letitia Stein and Susan Heavey

 

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FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Bill Nelson speaks in Orlando, Florida, U.S., June 12, 2016 and Florida Governor Rick Scott appears in Washington, DC, U.S., September 29, 2017 respectively. REUTERS/Kevin Kolczynski and REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photos/File Photo

 

TAMPA, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday urged Florida election officials to end a recount and declare his fellow Republicans the winners of disputed races in last week's midterm elections as a judge urged both parties to be careful with claims of fraud.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1068209-trump-seeks-end-for-florida-recount-as-republicans-leads-shrink/

 

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UK PM May says Brexit talks reaching their endgame, issues remain

By Andrew MacAskill and Elizabeth Piper

 

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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May stands at the door of 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, October 24, 2018. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday that there were still considerable unresolved issues with the European Union over Brexit as the two sides approached the "endgame" in negotiations for departure from the bloc.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1068210-uk-pm-may-says-brexit-talks-reaching-their-endgame-issues-remain/

 

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Amnesty International strips Myanmar's Suu Kyi of 'conscience' award

By Simon Lewis

 

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Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi speaks at the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit in Singapore, November 12, 2018. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

YANGON (Reuters) - Amnesty International has withdrawn its most prestigious human rights prize from Aung San Suu Kyi, accusing the Myanmar leader of perpetuating human rights abuses by not speaking out about violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1068211-amnesty-international-strips-myanmars suu kyi of-conscience-award/

 

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North Korea keeps undeclared missile bases up and running: U.S. think tank

By Josh Smith

 

 

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FILE PHOTO: North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un looks on during the test-fire of inter-continental ballistic missile Hwasong-14 in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang, July, 4 2017. KCNA/via REUTERS/File photo

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - A U.S. think tank said on Monday it had identified at least 13 of an estimated 20 undeclared missile operating bases inside North Korea, underscoring the challenge for American negotiators hoping to persuade Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons and long-range missiles.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1068213-north-korea-keeps-undeclared-missile-bases-up-and-running-us-think-tank/

 

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Associate of close Trump adviser expects to be indicted by Mueller

 

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FILE PHOTO: Special Counsel Robert Mueller departs after briefing the U.S. House Intelligence Committee on his investigation of potential collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 20, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein -/File Photo/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - An associate of Roger Stone, a longtime ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, expects to be indicted by the U.S. special counsel probing Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, he said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1068221-associate-of-close-trump-adviser-expects-to-be-indicted-by-mueller/

 

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Thai junta and Thaksin-backed populists face off before 2019 poll

By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Panu Wongcha-um

 

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FILE PHOTO: Supporters of ousted former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra wait for her at the Supreme Court in Bangkok, Thailand, August 25, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Battle lines are being drawn between Thailand's military government and the populist movement led by ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra as both sides attempt to outmanoeuvre the other before a general election due in 2019.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1068222-thai-junta-and-thaksin-backed-populists-face-off-before-2019-poll/

 

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