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MORE OFFERS HERE > https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071119-villa-market-special-offers-29-nov-26-dec-2018/

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Tourist spending in last week of year to hit Bt47.4 bn

By The Nation

 

 

Kasikorn Research Centre expects tourism spending from December 28 to January 1, to be worth about Bt47.43 billion, up 9.3 per cent from the same period of last year.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074616-tourist-spending-in-last-week-of-year-to-hit-bt474-bn/

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Prayuth's Ex-deputy says Junta leader shouldn't be PM again

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

Prime Minister Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha, left, and Deputy Prime Minister Pridiyathorn Devakula in 2014.

 

BANGKOK — A former Deputy Prime Minister under Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha’s first administration launched a scathing attack on the premier Monday detailing why he wouldn’t support his former boss to become PM again after elections.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074617-prayuths-ex-deputy-says-junta-leader-shouldnt-be-pm-again/

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Ex-Cabinet colleague says Prayut unfit to be the PM

By THE NATION

 

 

THE PRIME MINISTER and a pro-junta political party are on the defensive, amid increased criticism and scrutiny of a pro-junta party in the run-up to the general election.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074617-prayuths-ex-deputy-says-junta-leader-shouldnt-be-pm-again/?do=findComment&comment=13676036

 

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Cannabis growers will be given guidelines: Prajin

By The Nation

 

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FARMERS planning to grow cannabis once it is legalised for medical and research purposes next month have been told to contact authorities.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074641-cannabis-growers-will-be-given-guidelines-prajin/

 

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2,746 candidates in running for Senate seats

By Kas Chanwanpen 
The Nation

 

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The Election Commission revealed on Monday that 2,746 Senate candidates had made the cut from the provincial to the national level after voting last Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074644-2746-candidates-in-running-for-senate-seats/

 

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Drivers face blood tests for alcohol

By The Nation

 

Deputy National Police chief Pol General Chalermkiat Srivorakan inspects 200 police officers, soldiers and volunteers outside Lumpini Park yesterday.

 

RECKLESS DRIVERS TO UNDERGO BLOOD TESTS THIS NEW YEAR PERIOD

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074645-drivers-face-blood-tests-for-alcohol/

 

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Labour minister visits Israeli farming cooperative to check on Thai workers

By The Nation

 

LABOUR MINISTER Pol General Adul Sangsingkeo

 

LABOUR MINISTER Pol General Adul Sangsingkeo last week visited Moshav, a cooperative farming community in Israel, and threatened to send back Thai workers found to be dependent on alcohol and drugs. He also urged Thais in the town, which is near the Gaza Strip, to be cautious as the area is conflict-ridden.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074646-labour-minister-visits-israeli-farming-cooperative-to-check-on-thai-workers/

 

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Chilean analyst reveals plan to take Thailand team to next level

By LERPONG AMSA-NGIAM 
THE NATION

 

Julio Cesar Moreno Yanez of Chile

 

THE NEWLY recruited national football team’s game analyst, Julio Cesar Moreno Yanez of Chile, has praised Thai players for their positive attitude, saying the War Elephants can achieve their goal in the upcoming Asian Cup.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074647-chilean-analyst-reveals-plan-to-take-thailand-team-to-next-level/

 

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Chart Thai Pattana party unveils policies

 

Photo: www.facebook.com/ChartthaipattanaParty

 

Extending the official mandatory retirement age  from 60 to 65 years, legalizing of same-sex marriage and depoliticizing the education system  form parts of the policies unveiled by Chart Thai Pattana Party today.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074648-chart-thai-pattana-party-unveils-policies/

 

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Taco Bell set for Thailand debut early next year

By THE NATION

 

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THE ICONIC Southern California brand, Taco Bell, will partner with Siam Taco Co Ltd to bring its Mexican-inspired cuisine to Thailand for the first time with a new Bangkok restaurant.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074649-taco-bell-set-for-thailand-debut-early-next-year/

 

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Phuket Excise Chief denies alcohol sales tax jump, warns of possible ‘fake officials’

By The Phuket News

 

The Phuket Excise Chief, Wasin Seetalarom, today (Dec 24) flatly denied any immediate rises in the tax to be levied on alcohol.

 

PHUKET: The Chief of the Phuket office of the Excise Department has warned that ‘fake officials’ might be visiting businesses in Patong, Karon and Kata, explaining to operators that the levy on alcohol sales will rise by 10% next month.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074650-phuket-excise-chief-denies-alcohol-sales-tax-jump-warns-of-possible-‘fake-officials’/

 

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Fisheries Department warns of fake news that a woman died from shells in Phuket

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

The Fisheries Department has issued an official statement after a website published ‘fake news’ that a woman was killed by shells on Phuket beach this weekend.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074651-fisheries-department-warns-of-fake-news-that-a-woman-died-from-shells-in-phuket/

 

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Air pollution in BKK, vicinity improves

 

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BANGKOK, 25th December 2018 (NNT) - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has deployed high pressure fire trucks to spray water into the air to decrease the amount of particulate matter in the atmosphere. The overall air pollution on Monday in Bangkok and its vicinity was better than the day before. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074652-air-pollution-in-bkk-vicinity-improves/

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BoT: No need for banks to increase interest rates

 

 

BANGKOK, 25th December 2018 (NNT) - The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has confirmed commercial banks still don't have to increase their interest rates on loans, due to a high level of excess liquidity in the economic system. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074653-bot-no-need-for-banks-to-increase-interest-rates/

 

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Actor Kevin Spacey charged with indecent assault in Massachusetts

 

FILE PHOTO - 71st Tony Awards Arrivals New York City, U.S., 11/06/2017 - Actor Kevin Spacey. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Actor Kevin Spacey has been charged in connection with an allegation that he sexually abused an 18-year-old boy at a Nantucket, Massachusetts, bar more than two years ago, the local district attorney said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074654-actor-kevin-spacey-charged-with-indecent-assault-in-massachusetts/

 

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Italy's Mount Etna erupts, authorities close airport

 

Italy's Mount Etna spews the ash and smoke in Sicily, Italy December 24, 2018 in this still image from a video obtained by Reuters TV on December 24, 2018.

 

CATANIA, Italy (Reuters) - Italy's Mount Etna, Europe's highest and most active volcano, erupted on Monday, sending a huge column of ash into the sky and causing the closure of Catania airport on Sicily's eastern coast.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074655-italys-mount etna erupts-authorities-close-airport/

 

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U.S. military tracking Santa despite partial government shutdown

By Keith Coffman

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump participates in NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) Santa Tracker phone calls with children at Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 24, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

 

Denver (Reuters) - The partial U.S. government shutdown is not preventing the North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) from tracking Santa Claus as he embarks on his global trek to deliver Christmas gifts to children across the world, the command said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074656-us-military-tracking-santa-despite-partial-government-shutdown/

 

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U.S. court orders North Korea to pay $501 million in U.S. student's death

By Lesley Wroughton

 

FILE PHOTO: Otto Frederick Warmbier, a University of Virginia student who was detained in North Korea since early January, is taken to North Korea's top court in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo released by Kyodo March 16, 2016. Mandatory credit Kyodo/File Photo via REUTERS

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. court on Monday ordered Pyongyang to pay $501 million in damages for the torture and death of U.S. college student Otto Warmbier, who died in 2017 shortly after being released from a North Korea prison.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074657-us-court-orders-north-korea-to-pay-501-million-in-us-students-death/

 

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Thailand approves medical marijuana in New Year's 'gift'

By Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Panarat Thepgumpanat

 

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand approved marijuana for medical use and research on Tuesday, the first legalisation of the drug in a region with some of the world's strictest drug laws.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074712-thailand-approves-medical-marijuana-in-new-years-gift/

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Turk nabbed for drug crimes back home

By Suriya Patathayo 
The Nation

 

 

A Turkish national, identified as 46-year-old Mustafa Yilmazx, was arrested recently in Trat’s Koh Chang for drug crimes he allegedly committed back home.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074713-turk-nabbed-for-drug-crimes-back-home/

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Surat Thani jailbreaker caught hiding in a sewer

By The Nation

 

 

Police on Tuesday arrested an inmate who had escaped from a prison in Surat Thani province after finding him hiding in a sewer near the prison.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074714-surat-thani-jailbreaker-caught-hiding-in-a-sewer/

 

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Khon Kaen teacher found dead in apparent car suicide in Chaiyaphum

By The Nation

 

 

A 35-year-old teacher was found dead in her car in Chaiyaphum province in an apparent suicide on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074716-khon-kaen-teacher-found-dead-in-apparent-car-suicide-in-chaiyaphum/

 

 

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Bangkok second in Asia in destination sustainability rankings

By The Nation

 

 

Bangkok ranks second among Asian destinations in the latest Global Destination Sustainability (GDS) Index.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074717-bangkok-second-in-asia-in-destination-sustainability-rankings/

 

 

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Immigration police detain 87 workers in Tak in holiday clampdown

By Somjit Rungjamrasrassamee 
The Nation, Tak

 

 

Immigration policemen say they rounded up 87 illegal workers in Tak’s Mae Sot district on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074718-immigration-police-detain-87-workers-in-tak-in-holiday-clampdown/

 

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Police officer killed, five injured in Narathiwat bomb and gun attack

By The Nation

 

 

One officer was killed and the rest injured as six policemen were attacked by an exploding bomb and a line of gunfire on a public road in Narathiwat late on Monday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074719-police-officer-killed-five-injured-in-narathiwat-bomb-and-gun-attack/

 

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South Korean golfers missing after falling into Nan river

By The Nation

 

 

Divers and rescuers are looking for two elderly South Korean golfers who are missing in Phitsanulok province after a golf cart they were riding was bumped from behind and fell into the river.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074720-south-korean-golfers-missing-after-falling-into-nan-river/

 

 

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Thailand Engages With Others, Not Just China: Foreign Ministry

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

Prime Minister Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sept. 4, 2017, at the BRICS summit in Xiamen, China.

 

BANGKOK — The Foreign Ministry on Tuesday issued a statement rejecting criticism that the kingdom has become too close to China at the expense of its ties with the European Union and the United States.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074721-thailand-engages-with-others-not-just-china-foreign-ministry/

 

 

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2-year-old Boy’s Body Found in Sugarcane Field

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

 

SUPHAN BURI — The body of a 2-year-old boy who had been missing for more than a week was found Tuesday afternoon in a sugarcane field.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074722-2-year-old-boy’s-body-found-in-sugarcane-field/

 

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Thai Tsunami Warning System Works Despite Damage: Minister

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

 

BANGKOK — Thailand’s tsunami warning system is operational despite one of the two detection buoy lines on the Andaman sea having been recently damaged by a trawler, Interior Minister Gen. Anupong Paochinda said Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1074723-thai-tsunami-warning-system-works-despite-damage-minister/