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Expat Grocery Survey 2019

 

 

You may remember back in May 2018 Thaivisa carried out an expat survey to understand our shopping habits and preferences, it was certainly very interesting information. 

 

Much can happen in 8 months and we would be very grateful if you could complete our Grocery Survey for 2019. 

 

Find the survey here: https://kwiksurveys.com/s/vAbnkmz7

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German politicians' data published online in massive breach

By Hans-Edzard Busemann and Tassilo Hummel

 

Security personnel sits behind the bullet-proof window at the headquarters of Germany's BSI national cyber defence body in Bonn, Germany, January 4, 2019, after personal data and documents of German politicians and public figures have been published online. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - Personal data and documents from hundreds of German politicians and public figures including Chancellor Angela Merkel have been published online in what appears to be one of Germany's most far-reaching data leaks.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076418-german-politicians-data-published-online-in-massive-breach/

 

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UK plans rehearsals for no-deal Brexit amid fears of road, port chaos

By Kylie MacLellan and Andy Bruce

 

British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives at a European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium December 13, 2018. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will begin rehearsals for the possible chaos of a no-deal Brexit on Monday by testing how the road network copes with a tailback of around 150 lorries caused by disruption at its most important trading gateway to continental Europe.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076419-uk-plans-rehearsals-for-no-deal-brexit-amid-fears-of-road-port-chaos/

 

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U.S. shutdown talks falter, Trump threatens emergency powers

By Richard Cowan and Jeff Mason

 

U.S. President Donald Trump is accompanied by Vice President Mike Pence, Rep Steve Scalise (R-LA) and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as he speaks with reporters following a meeting with congressional leadership on the ongoing partial government shutdown in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 4, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and senior Democrats failed to strike a deal in talks on Friday to end a partial shutdown of the U.S. government as they again fought over Trump's request for $5 billion to fund his signature wall on the Mexican border.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076421-us-shutdown-talks-falter-trump-threatens-emergency-powers/

 

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Johns Hopkins, Bristol-Myers must face $1 billion syphilis infections suit

By Jonathan Stempel

 

FILE PHOTO: Logo of global biopharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb is pictured at building in Le Passage, near Agen, France March 29, 2018. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - A federal judge in Maryland said The Johns Hopkins University, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co <BMY.N> and the Rockefeller Foundation must face a $1 billion lawsuit over their roles in a 1940s U.S. government experiment that infected hundreds of Guatemalans with syphilis.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076422-johns-hopkins-bristol-myers-must-face-1-billion-syphilis-infections-suit/

 

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Upbeat employment report underscores U.S. economic strength

By Lucia Mutikani

 

FILE PHOTO: Job seekers and recruiters gather at TechFair in Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 8, 2018. REUTERS/Monica Almeida/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers hired the most workers in 10 months in December while boosting wages, pointing to sustained strength in the economy that could ease fears of a sharp slowdown in growth.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076423-upbeat-employment-report-underscores-us-economic-strength/

 

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Tests show suspected Swedish Ebola patient not infected

By Johan Ahlander and Niklas Pollard

 

A circulation sign reading 'Emergency' in Swedish is seen in Enkoping, Sweden, January 4, 2019. TT News Agency/Fredrik Sandberg via REUTERS

 

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Medical tests have shown a patient treated in isolation at Sweden's Uppsala University Hospital for suspected Ebola is not infected with the virus after all, authorities said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076424-tests-show-suspected-swedish-ebola-patient-not-infected/

 

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Four tourists from Sweden, Finland, presumed dead in avalanche in Norway

 

A military helicopter and rescue workers are seen in Tamokdalen, Norway, January 4, 2019. NTB Scanpix/Terje Bendiksby via REUTERS

 

OSLO (Reuters) - Four tourists from Finland and Sweden were presumed dead on Friday, two days after they were feared to have been swept away by an avalanche in Norway while skiing, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076425-four-tourists-from-sweden-finland-presumed-dead-in-avalanche-in-norway/

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Llorente hat-trick helps Spurs crush Tranmere 7-0 in Cup

 

Soccer Football - FA Cup Third Round - Tranmere Rovers v Tottenham Hotspur - Prenton Park, Birkenhead, Britain - January 4, 2019 Tottenham's Son Heung-min scores their fourth goal Action Images via Reuters/Carl Recine

 

(Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur's Fernando Llorente got a hat-trick as they chalked up their record competitive away win with the 7-0 thrashing of fourth-tier Tranmere Rovers in the opening game of the FA Cup third round at Prenton Park on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076426-llorente-hat-trick-helps-spurs-crush-tranmere-7-0-in-cup/

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Win – or lose your job

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam 
The Nation Weekend

 

Milovan Rajevac during a team’s meeting in Abu Dahbi.

 

Rajevac must lead Thailand to victory in Asian Cup opener

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076428-win-–-or-lose-your-job/

 

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Pabuk thrashes into the south

By Pratch Rujivanarom 
The Nation weekend

 

 

Tropical storm weakens after making landfall, but risk remains high of flash floods and landslides

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076429-pabuk-thrashes-into-the-south/

 

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GSB suspends loan payments for 4 months for Pabuk victims

By The Nation

 

 

The Government Savings Bank or GSB has offered to suspend monthly installment payments monthly in the first four months of the new year for its customers impacted by tropical storm Pabuk, the bank's president Chatchai Payuhanaveechai said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076429-pabuk-thrashes-into-the-south/

 

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GHB offers 0% loans in wake of Pabuk

By The Nation

 

The Government Housing Bank (GHB) has announced measures, including a zero per cent interest rate loan, for qualified customers who need assistance after tropical storm Pabuk.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076429-pabuk-thrashes-into-the-south/

 

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A Paralyzed American Teacher Stranded in Thailand Is Coming Home After a GoFundMe Raised $76,000

By BILLY PERRIGO

 

 

When Caroline Bradner woke up on the morning of Dec. 22 in Thailand, she found herself paralyzed from the neck down.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076430-a-paralyzed-american-teacher-stranded-in-thailand-is-coming-home-after-a-gofundme-raised-76000/

 

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Education Min to host volunteer-themed Children’s Day 2019

Tarin Angskul

 

 

The Ministry of Education to host a volunteer-themed Children’s Day 2019 on Saturday, January 12th from 7 AM onward, at its headquarters on Ratchadamnoen Nok Road in the capital.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076432-education-min-to-host-volunteer-themed-children’s-day-2019/

 

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France ready to increase trade, investment in Thailand

Praphorn Praphornkul

 

 

BANGKOK, 3rd January 2019 (NNT) - France is keen to increase trade and investment in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076433-france-ready-to-increase-trade-investment-in-thailand/

 

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Thai Military to provide assistance to residents affected by Pabuk

Na-ark Rojanasuvan

 

BANGKOK, 4th January 2019, (NNT) - All branches of the military will provide assistance to residents being affected by tropical storm Pabuk .

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076429-pabuk-thrashes-into-the-south/

 

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Disappearing democracy

By Phatarawadee Phataranawik 
The Nation Weekend

 

The Nation

 

Rights activists suspect a hidden agenda as another historic symbol of freedom is stealthily removed

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076434-disappearing-democracy/

 

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Students need new format to meet challenge of disruptive tech

By NOPHAKHUN LIMSAMARNPHUN 
THE NATION WEEKEND

 

The Nation

 

So-called disruptive technology is transforming almost every industry, meaning Thailand needs more innovative education methods if its youth are to meet new challenges at work.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076435-students-need-new-format-to-meet-challenge-of-disruptive-tech/

 

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Thailand to invite BRN to deep South peace talks

By The Nation

 

x-Malaysian police chief Abdul Rahim Noor, left, is greeted by Thailand's chief negotiator Udomchai Thamsarorat at a meeting in Bangkok on Friday. // EPA-EFE PHOTO

 

Thai authorities intend to invite separatist group Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) to the negotiating table in a move to restore peace in the deep South, negotiation chief Udomchai Thamsarorat said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076438-thailand-to-invite-brn-to-deep-south-peace-talks/

 

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Grills go gourmet

By Khetsirin Pholdhampalit 
The Nation Weekend

 

While maintaining its signature grillstyle offerings, Space Q – an upgraded edition of Bar B Q Plaza – provides more premium meat options and a wider range of dishes and drinks.

 

Bar B Q Plaza moves upmarket with the opening of trendy eatery Space Q

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076440-grills-go-gourmet/

 

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Pabuk: The worst is over as southern Thailand mops up

By The Thaiger

 

 

The potential for any further problems associated with Tropical Storm Pabuk are diminished as the remnants of the storm continue to move westward and out to sea away from the Andaman Coast.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076429-pabuk-thrashes-into-the-south/

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Newly powerful U.S. House Democrats hold off on Trump subpoena flurry

By Ginger Gibson and Mark Hosenball

 

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) leads Democrats in introducing proposed government reform legislation, which they've titled the For the People Act, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. January 4, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The new Democratic majority in the U.S. House of Representatives is quietly planning behind the scenes for a series of investigations of Republican President Donald Trump, but no immediate flurry of subpoenas materialized as some Democrats had hoped.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076450-newly-powerful-us-house-democrats-hold-off-on-trump-subpoena-flurry/

 

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France boosts surveillance to stem flow of migrants to Britain

 

FILE PHOTO: French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner attends a ceremony at the Police Prefecture in Paris, France, December 20, 2018. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

 

PARIS (Reuters) - France will tighten security at its northern ports and increase surveillance along beaches to counter the rise in migrants trying to cross the English Channel to reach Britain, its interior minister said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076452-france-boosts-surveillance-to-stem-flow-of-migrants-to-britain/

 

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Congo's electoral commission slams Catholic Church over vote comment

By Giulia Paravicini

 

A Congo's Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) official marks a bag after the counting of presidential elections ballots at tallying centre in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, January 4, 2019. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

 

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's electoral commission accused the country's Catholic Church on Friday of "preparing an insurrection" by saying it knows the winner of last Sunday's presidential election.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076453-congos-electoral-commission-slams-catholic-church-over-vote-comment/

 

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Blast hits office of German far-right AfD in Saxony - police

 

A person walks past an office of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) far-right party in the city of Doebeln, Germany, January 4, 2019, one day after an explosion set the office on fire and damaged vehicles and nearby buildings. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - German police have detained three men suspected of involvement in an explosion that targeted an office of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) far-right party in the eastern state of Saxony.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076455-blast-hits-office-of-german-far-right-afd-in-saxony-police/

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U.S. targets suspected USS Cole bombing planner in Yemen - statement

 

FILE PHOTO: The port side damage to the guided missile destroyer USS Cole is pictured after a bomb attack during a refueling operation in the port of Aden in this October 12, 2000 file photo. REUTERS/Aladin Abdel Naby

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. strike targeted a militant in Yemen believed to be one of the planners of a deadly bombing of the Navy destroyer USS Cole in 2000, but the results of the strike were still being assessed, the U.S. military said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076456-us-targets-suspected-uss-cole-bombing-planner-in-yemen-statement/

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Mobile networks offer free calls in Nakhon Si Thammarat

By The Nation

 

 

Mobile operators AIS, DTAC and True are offering free 50 minutes of voice calls and 1GB of free Internet for people in Nakhon Si Thammarat from January 4 to 6.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076459-mobile-networks-offer-free-calls-in-nakhon-si-thammarat/

 

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Residents return home in wake of Pabuk

By The Nation

 

 

Residents of Nakhon Si Thammarat’s Hua Sai district who last night took refuge in shelters as tropical storm Pabuk passed, returned to their homes on Saturday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076460-residents-return-home-in-wake-of-pabuk/

 

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Big Blue to bulk up its digital services in Laos

By Asina Pornwasin 
The Nation Weekend 

 

Nattaorn Sanudomchok

 

THAI-BASED out of home media agency Big Blue aims to this year become a digital media agency and offer what it calls a total digital marketing service in Laos.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076461-big-blue-to-bulk-up-its-digital-services-in-laos/