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A Gala Dinner with Frank Bruno in Hua Hin

 

 

A Gala Dinner with Frank Bruno Ex-Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World. Bruno fought some of the best fighters from the modern era which included twice with Mike Tyson. 

 

Info: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1068236-a-gala-dinner-with-frank-bruno-in-hua-hin/

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The week that was in Thailand news: Waging War on Lip Service

 

 

Everywhere you look these days people seem to be declaring war on something or other. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070170-the-week-that-was-in-thailand-news-waging-war-on-lip-service/

 

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Abhisit would welcome Somchai to Democrat Party

By The Nation

 

Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Saturday that former Election Commission member Somchai Srisutthiyakorn would be welcomed if he decides to join the Democrat Party.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070207-abhisit-would-welcome-somchai-to-democrat-party/

 

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Body of unidentified man recovered from Chao Phraya

By The Nation

 

The body of an unidentified man was found in the Chao Phraya River at Rama IX Bridge on Saturday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070208-body-of-unidentified-man-recovered-from-chao-phraya/

 

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Second summons issued for businessman accused of slapping waiter's face

By The Nation

 

Ayutthaya police on Saturday issued a second summons for a Nakhon Ratchasima businessman after he allegedly slapped a ladyboy waiter in the face for prohibiting him from smoking in a hotel restaurant.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070209-second-summons-issued-for-businessman-accused-of-slapping-waiters-face/

 

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Lazada Pledges to Cultivate Eight Million e-Commerce

By The Nation

 

 

Lazada Group has pledged to support eight million e-Commerce entrepreneurs and small-medium enterprises (SMEs) in Southeast Asia to grow and thrive by 2030.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070210-lazada-pledges-to-cultivate-eight-million-e-commerce/

 

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BMA buys 18 firefighting motorcycles

By The Nation

 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has purchased 18 large BMS motorcycles to fight small fires in the capital, a senior BMA official said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070211-bma-buys-18-firefighting-motorcycles/

 

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Korat man 'thought he could sell marijuana for sale on YouTube'

By The Nation

 

A man was arrested on Saturday for advertising marijuana for sale on YouTube after he claimed he believed it was now legal to sell cannabis in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070212-korat-man-thought-he-could-sell-marijuana-for-sale-on-youtube/

 

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French police clash violently with protesters on Champs Elysees over petrol costs

By Dominique Vidalon and Emmanuel Jarry

 

A protester is seen next to a burning barricade during a "Yellow vest" protests against higher fuel prices, on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, France, November 24, 2018. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

 

PARIS (Reuters) - Police firing tear gas and water cannons clashed in Paris on Saturday with thousands of protesters angry over rising car fuel costs and President Emmanuel Macron's economic policies, the second weekend of "yellow vest" protests across France.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070213-french-police-clash-violently-with-protesters-on-champs-elysees-over-petrol-costs/

 

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Hamilton on pole for final race of F1 season

By Alexander Cornwell

 

Formula One F1 - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - November 24, 2018 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton celebrates pole position REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

 

ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Five-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton led a Mercedes front-row lockout with a blistering pole position at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070214-hamilton-on-pole-for-final-race-of-f1-season/

 

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Man City stay top after 4-0 win at West Ham

By Nigel Hunt

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - West Ham United v Manchester City - London Stadium, London, Britain - November 24, 2018 West Ham's Lukasz Fabianski and Issa Diop react after conceding their fourth goal scored by Manchester City's Leroy Sane Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley

 

(Reuters) - - Premier League champions Manchester City cruised to a comfortable 4-0 win over West Ham United at the London Stadium on Saturday as Pep Guardiola's side remained unbeaten at the top of the table.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070215-man-city-stay-top-after-4-0-win-at-west-ham/

 

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Sigurdsson strike gives Everton 1-0 win over struggling Cardiff

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Everton v Cardiff City - Goodison Park, Liverpool, Britain - November 24, 2018 Everton's Gylfi Sigurdsson celebrates scoring their first goal Action Images via Reuters/Ed Sykes

 

(Reuters) - - A simple strike by Icelandic attacker Gylfi Sigurdsson gave Everton a 1-0 win over Cardiff City in their Premier League clash at Goodison Park on Saturday as the goal-shy visitors once again failed to score away from home.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070216-sigurdsson-strike-gives-everton-1-0-win-over-struggling-cardiff/

 

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Vardy's late goal rescues point for Leicester

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Brighton & Hove Albion v Leicester City - The American Express Community Stadium, Brighton, Britain - November 24, 2018 Brighton's Anthony Knockaert in action with Leicester City's Nampalys Mendy REUTERS/Ian Walton

 

(Reuters) - - Jamie Vardy's late penalty rescued a point for a Leicester City side who overcame the dismissal of James Maddison to draw 1-1 at Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070218-vardys-late-goal-rescues-point-for-leicester/

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Toothless Man United held to 0-0 home draw by Palace

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester United v Crystal Palace - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - November 24, 2018 Manchester United's Anthony Martial, Alexis Sanchez and Marouane Fellaini look dejected after the match REUTERS/Andrew Yates

 

(Reuters) - - A tepid Manchester United saw their hopes of catching up with the Premier League's top four dented after failing to spark in a dour 0-0 home draw with 15th-placed Crystal Palace on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070219-toothless-man-united-held-to-0-0-home-draw-by-palace/

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Liverpool ease to victory at Watford to maintain pressure on City

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Watford v Liverpool - Vicarage Road, Watford, Britain - November 24, 2018 Liverpool's Dejan Lovren celebrates after the match Action Images via Reuters/Carl Recine

 

(Reuters) - - Liverpool maintained pressure on table-topping Manchester City with three second-half goals sealing a comfortable 3-0 victory at Watford on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070221-liverpool-ease-to-victory-at-watford-to-maintain-pressure-on-city/

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Ranieri leads Fulham to first league win since August

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Fulham v Southampton - Craven Cottage, London, Britain - November 24, 2018 Fulham manager Claudio Ranieri applauds fans after the match Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge

 

(Reuters) - Claudio Ranieri celebrated a winning return to the Premier League as he helped his new Fulham team to move off the foot of the table with a thrilling 3-2 victory over Southampton at Craven Cottage on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070222-ranieri-leads-fulham-to-first-league-win-since-august/

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Libertadores final suspended after Boca players hurt

By Andrew Downie

 

Soccer Football - Copa Libertadores Final - Second leg - River Plate v Boca Juniors - Antonio Vespucio Liberti Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina - November 24, 2018 General view after the match was postponed REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian

 

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The second leg of the Copa Libertadores final between River Plate and Boca Juniors was suspended on Saturday after Boca players were hurt when their bus was attacked outside the stadium by River fans, officials said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070223-libertadores-final-suspended-after-boca-players-hurt/

 

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France stay alive in Davis Cup final after doubles win

By Martyn Herman

 

Tennis - Davis Cup Final - France v Croatia - Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille, France - November 24, 2018 France's Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut celebrate winning their doubles match against Croatia's Ivan Dodig and Mate Pavic REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

 

LILLE, France (Reuters) - The Davis Cup is entering a brave new world -- but it is not leaving the old one quietly.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070224-france-stay-alive-in-davis-cup-final-after-doubles-win/

 

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Acid attacks, beatings, crowdfunding: ABC of Thai domestic violence

By Rina Chandran

 

A woman walks along the banks of the Chao Phraya river near Bangkok October 29, 2011. Receding floodwaters north of Bangkok have reduced the threat to the Thai capital, the prime minister said on Saturday, but a rise in coastal high tides in the Gulf of Thailand will still test the city's flood defences. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND)HAILAND - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) - GM1E7AT1L9P01

 

BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Assaulted with acid by her husband as she slept, Chorlada Tarawan died hours later, refused treatment by a Bangkok hospital as a final indictment of her worth.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070225-acid-attacks-beatings-crowdfunding-abc-of-thai-domestic-violence/

 

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PM urges Thais to get prepared for election

Tanakorn Sangiam

 

 

BANGKOK, 24 November 2018 (NNT) - Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said social consciousness is needed in democratic rule and urged the people to get prepared for a general election.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070226-pm-urges-thais-to-get-prepared-for-election/

 

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Phuket, Andaman Sea continue to be world’s finest destinations

Na-ark Rojanasuvan

 

 

PHUKET, 24th November 2018, (NNT) - The private sector has expressed its confidence in the capability of the southern province of Phuket and the Andaman Sea in drawing Thai and foreign visitors. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070227-phuket-andaman-sea-continue-to-be-world’s-finest-destinations/

 

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Chiang Mai’s small to medium hotels face challenges

By The Thaiger

 

FILE PHOTO (This hotel is not for sale!)

 

Chiang Mai’s small to medium accommodation sector is facing fresh challenges as the tourist mix in the northern city changes, and shrinks in arrival numbers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070229-chiang-mai’s-small-to-medium-hotels-face-challenges/

 

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Uncertainty in Bangkok’s residential property market – CBRE

By The Thaiger

 

 

CBRE, an international property consultancy company, is reporting ‘looming uncertainty’ in the Bangkok residential property market.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070230-uncertainty-in-bangkok’s-residential-property-market-–-cbre/

 

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Top 10 ways to avoid Dengue Fever

By Tim Newton

 

 

Most of Phuket is jungle. Most of the east coast is mangroves. Mosquitoes thrive in both. You’re in their domain and they’re not going anywhere just because you want to live here or are on your vacation. Aedes aegypti carry Dengue Fever which is very prevalent in South East Asian countries.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070232-top-10-ways-to-avoid-dengue-fever/

 

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Thai Economy in the Third Quarter of 2018 Expanded by 3.3%

Na-ark Rojanasuvan

 

 

BANGKOK, 24th November 2018, (NNT) - Secretary-General of the Office of the National Economic and Social Development (NESDB) Professor Dr. Thosaporn Sirisumphand says that the Thai economy in the third quarter of 2018 expanded by 3.3%, against 4.6% in the previous quarter.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070233-thai-economy-in-the-third-quarter-of-2018-expanded-by-33/

 

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Construction of Thai-Chinese high-speed rail slated to begin next year

Thana Boonlert

 

 

BANGKOK, 23rd November 2018 (NNT) – The government has assured the public that construction of the first phase of the remaining three sections of the Thai-Chinese high-speed rail between Bangkok and Nakhon Ratchasima will begin in April next year. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070235-construction-of-thai-chinese-high-speed-rail-slated-to-begin-next-year/

 

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Alabama police say man killed by officer wasn't gunman in mall shooting

By Alex Dobuzinskis

 

Catherine Jewell, the aunt of Emantic Bradford who was killed by a police officer responding to a shooting at an Alabama shopping mall on Black Friday

 

(Reuters) - A man shot to death by police during Black Friday sales at an Alabama shopping mall was likely not the gunman in a shooting there that wounded two people, as authorities previously said, and police said at least one suspect remains at large.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070237-alabama-police-say-man-killed-by-officer-wasnt-gunman-in-mall-shooting/

 

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'I'm just sorry for what I did': Alberta woman arrested in Thailand returns home

Andrea Ross

 

Canadian tourist Brittney Schneider, 23, returned home Friday after she was charged with vandalism for spray painting graffiti on an ancient wall in northern Thailand. (Brittney Schneider/Facebook)

 

A Grande Prairie, Alta., woman who faced a decade in prison for spray-painting an ancient wall in Thailand has returned home and says she is eager to move on from the ordeal.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070238-im-just-sorry-for-what-i-did-alberta-woman-arrested-in-thailand-returns-home/

 

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Zimbabwe's Mugabe in Singapore for medical treatment, unable to walk

 

FILE PHOTO: Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace look on before voting in the general elections in Harare, Zimbabwe, July 30, 2018. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

 

HARARE (Reuters) - Former Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe has been receiving medical treatment in Singapore for the last two months and is no longer able to walk, though he should return home next week, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070239-zimbabwes-mugabe-in-singapore-for-medical-treatment-unable-to-walk/

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Landslide state election loss rattles Australia's minority government

By Alison Bevege

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Labor government in the Australian state of Victoria won an unexpectedly large majority in an election that analysts say is a warning to the country's ruling conservative government ahead of national polls due in six months.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1070240-landslide-state-election-loss-rattles-australias-minority-government/