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Ten finalists in Miss Universe 2018 announced

By The Nation

 

Miss Thailand

 

Miss Universe Thailand Sopida Kanchanarin is among the 10 finalists in the Miss Universe 2018 pageant being held at Impact, Muang Thong Thani.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1073489-ten-finalists-in-miss-universe-2018-announced/

 

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Motorcyclists ignoring the rules as Jomtien accident black spot worries locals

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported that locals were furious that motorcyclists in Jomtien, Pattaya were just ignoring road rules. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1073490-motorcyclists-ignoring-the-rules-as-jomtien-accident-black-spot-worries-locals/

 

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Australian minister resigns over alleged website date on Hong Kong trip

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian government lawmaker on Monday resigned from Cabinet over a media report he used a website to meet a younger woman while on a Hong Kong work trip -- overshadowing the government posting the best financial outlook in 10 years.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1073492-australian-minister-resigns-over-alleged-website-date-on-hong-kong-trip/

 

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"Digital Age!": No longer necessary to have a Thai driving license with you from January

 

 

The Department of Land Transport proudly announced yet more technological innovations on Saturday. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1073493-digital-age-no-longer-necessary-to-have-a-thai-driving-license-with-you-from-january/

 

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Not the kind of ticks that teachers want their students to have!

 

 

A teacher went on Facebook to relate a story about a student in class who complained about itchiness in their ears.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1073498-not-the-kind-of-ticks-that-teachers-want-their-students-to-have/

 

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Motorcyclist in Khon Kaen passing off fake 1000 baht notes

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Police in Khon Kaen are investigating after a motorcyclist conned two female shopkeepers within minutes of each other in the same village. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1073505-motorcyclist-in-khon-kaen-passing-off-fake-1000-baht-notes/

 

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No holidays for Pattaya cops at Xmas and New Year

 

Picture: Line Today

 

The head of Pattaya's tourist police has spoken. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1073508-no-holidays-for-pattaya-cops-at-xmas-and-new-year/

 

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"Zero deaths on public transport!" That's my New Year target says DLT chief

 

 

Department of Land Transport chief Pheeraphon Thawornsupcharoen has made a bold statement in relation to public transport in Thailand during the New Year holidays. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1073509-zero-deaths-on-public-transport-thats-my-new-year-target-says-dlt-chief/

 

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Oil pollutes a Phuket beach

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

Black oil has been located on a Beach at Ao Makham in Wichit yesterday. It is believed to be from a big ship.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1073511-oil-pollutes-a-phuket-beach/

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"Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated" - student still alive and kicking

 

 

A university student has gone to the police in Petchaburi to complain about fake news that listed her as dead after an attack in Cha-Am.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1073513-reports-of-my-death-have-been-greatly-exaggerated-student-still-alive-and-kicking/

 

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Filipina crowned Miss Universe

By The Nation

 

 

Miss Philippines Catriona Gray, a 24-year-old professional model and musician, was crowned Miss Universe 2018 this morning, beating 94 other contestants at the beauty pageant held at Impact, Muang Thong Thani in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1073489-ten-finalists-in-miss-universe-2018-announced/?do=findComment&comment=13655763

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Brazil faith healer accused of sexual abuse turns himself in

 

Brazilian spiritual healer Joao Teixeira de Faria, known as "John of God", arrives at a the police station a day after being officially ruled a fugitive, in Goiania, Brazil December 16, 2018. REUTERS/Metropoles/Igo Estrela

 

BRASILIA (Reuters) - A Brazilian faith healer who was accused of sexual abuse by more than 300 women has turned himself in a day after being officially ruled a fugitive, local news media reported on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1073515-brazil-faith-healer-accused-of-sexual-abuse-turns-himself-in/

 

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Turkey says Trump working on extraditing wanted cleric Gulen

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S.-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen at his home in Pennsylvania, U.S., July 10, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Mostoller/File Photo

 

DOHA (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has told his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan that Washington is working on extraditing a U.S.-based Muslim cleric accused of orchestrating a failed Turkish coup in 2016, Turkey's foreign minister said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1073516-turkey-says trump working-on-extraditing-wanted-cleric-gulen/

 

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Israel signals displeasure at Australia's 'mistaken' W.Jerusalem move

By Dan Williams

 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem December 16, 2018. Abir Sultan/Pool via REUTERS

 

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel signalled displeasure on Sunday with Australia's recognition of West Jerusalem as its capital, with a confidant of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying it was a mistake to gainsay Israeli control over the whole city.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1073530-israel-signals-displeasure-at-australias-mistaken-wjerusalem-move/

 

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Thai Embassy in Vientiane issues warning to visa runners

 

People who have a history of staying in Thailand using only tourist visas or ‘in-out’ border runs are being warned they may face increased scrutiny from immigration officers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1073532-thai-embassy-in-vientiane-issues-warning-to-visa-runners/

 

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Decapitation looms for too-tall Ruamrudee hotel

By The Nation

 

Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang

 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is ready to spend Bt130 million demolishing the top floors of the Aetas Bangkok Hotel and adjacent Aetas Residence serviced apartments on Soi Ruamrudee, a City Hall source said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1073534-decapitation-looms-for-too-tall-ruamrudee-hotel/

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Army mission ends with 19 million meth pills seized in Chiang Rai

By The Nation

 

 

Soldiers pursued drug runners through Chiang Rai on Sunday night and ended up seizing nearly 19 million methamphetamine pills, though the suspects escaped.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1073536-army-mission-ends-with-19-million-meth-pills-seized-in-chiang-rai/

 

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Democracy Activists Intercepted En Route To Rajabhakti Park

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

Sirawith “Ja New” Seritiwat, third from right, sits with his supporters Sunday in front of Khao Yoi police station in Phetchaburi province.

 

PHETCHABURI — Pro-democracy activists were intercepted Sunday while traveling to the army’s historical park in Prachuap Khiri Khan, which was engulfed in corruption scandals.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1073544-democracy-activists-intercepted-en-route-to-rajabhakti-park/

 

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Health authorities focus on ‘first 1,000 days’

By The Nation

 

 

Health authorities are focusing on “The First 1,000 Days of Life” – from conception to second birthday – in a bid to improve Thais’ wellbeing, unveiling a programme at a conference in Ayutthaya that fits in with the government’s 20-year national strategy.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1073547-health-authorities-focus-on-‘first-1000-days’/

 

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THAI Smile offers special fares "Year-End Big Surprise" Smile Price

By The Nation

 

 

Domestic routes start at Bt990. Book now until December Dec 31

 

THAI Smile Airways continues to please the passengers with the launch of the "Year-End Big Surprise" SMILE PRICE promotion.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1073549-thai-smile-offers-special-fares-year-end-big-surprise-smile-price/

 

 

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Road Safety Center integrating efforts during NY holiday

 

 

BANGKOK, 17th December 2018 (NNT) – The Director-General of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) says that the Road Safety Command Center (RSCC) is integrating its efforts with other agencies, to safeguard road users during the New Year period, adopting the theme “Drive with Compassion and Adherence to Traffic Rules”. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1073553-road-safety-center-integrating-efforts-during-ny-holiday/

 

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Rare leatherback turtle seen laying eggs on Phang Nga beach

By The Nation

 

 

In a rare phenomenon, a large leatherback turtle was spotted laying eggs on a beach in Phang Nga’s Takua Pa district on Monday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1073555-rare-leatherback-turtle-seen-laying-eggs-on-phang-nga-beach/

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2014 Protest Bombing Suspect Denied Bail

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

A screencap of a security camera footage that shows the grenade attack on Jan. 19, 2018.

 

BANGKOK — Police said Monday a man responsible for a fatal grenade attack on anti-government protesters in 2014 had his bail request denied by the court over the weekend.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1073562-2014-protest-bombing-suspect-denied-bail/

 

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PM steps in to help two abandoned boys in Amnat Charoen

By The Nation

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed the Social Development and Human Security Ministry to send officials to help two brothers abandoned by their mother at a rented house in Amnat Charoen.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1073566-pm-steps-in-to-help-two-abandoned-boys-in-amnat-charoen/

 

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Thai central bank seen hiking key rate for first time since 2011

By Orathai Sriring

 

FILE PHOTO: Thailand’s Central Bank Governor Veerathai Santiprabhob is seen during an interview with Reuters at the Bank of Thailand headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand March 14, 2018. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's central bank is expected on Wednesday to hike its key interest rate from near-record lows for the first time in more than seven years, a Reuters poll survey showed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1073567-thai-central-bank-seen-hiking-key-rate-for-first-time-since-2011/

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Pageant-mad Philippines celebrates Miss Universe win

REUTERS

 

 

The Philippines, a country obsessed with beauty pageants, is celebrating its fourth Miss Universe win, sparking a wave of pride and support online.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1073587-pageant-mad-philippines-celebrates-miss-universe-win/

 

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'My sleepless nights over Sandra Bullock's blindfold'

By Helen Bushby

 

Bullock took advice from an expert who "helps blind people navigate spaces" / NETFLIX

 

Oscar-winning director Susanne Bier suffered "sleepless nights" after Sandra Bullock refused to cut holes in the blindfold she wore for their horror thriller film, Bird Box.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1073589-my-sleepless-nights-over-sandra-bullocks-blindfold/

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Kate Winslet and Saorise Ronan set to play lesbian lovers in romance drama Ammonite

By BRIAN GALLAGHER

 

Saoirse and Kate: Saoirse Ronan and Kate Winslet (seen at the Moet British Independent Film Awards in 2015) are attached to star as lesbian lovers in Ammonite

 

Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan have never worked together before, but they're about to get very close in their new movie Ammonite.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1073593-kate-winslet-and-saorise-ronan-set-to-play-lesbian-lovers-in-romance-drama-ammonite/

 

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Party on! MRT’s running till 2am New Year’s Eve

By The Nation

 

Bangkok’s MRT Blue and Purple lines will keep running until 2am on January 1 to help New Year’s revellers get home safely.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1073594-party-on-mrt’s-running-till-2am-new-year’s-eve/

 

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Van driver killed, eight Korean tourists among injured in Chachoengsao accident

By The Nation

 

Photo credit: js100.com

 

Eight South Korean tourists were injured when the speeding van they were travelling in hit the rear of a pickup truck making a U-turn and a motorcycle, before colliding with a concrete barrier on a road in Chachoengsao on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1073596-van-driver-killed-eight-korean-tourists-among-injured-in-chachoengsao-accident/