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New zero waste campaign launched in Ratchada district

By The Nation

 

SET President Pakorn Peetathawatchai explains that the whale is the symbol of an ecosystem that requires human actions to rebalance.

 

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is collaborating with 14 businesses with premises along Ratchadaphisek road, 12 social enterprises and environmental partners to push forward a zero waste campaign under the “Care the Whale project: The Climate Action Collaboration @Ratchada District Initiative”.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135231-new-zero-waste-campaign-launched-in-ratchada-district/

 

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Sexy Bangkok waitresses fined for wearing inappropriate uniforms

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Four Thai waitresses have been fined after police deemed their revealing uniforms to be inappropriate.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135234-sexy-bangkok-waitresses-fined-for-wearing-inappropriate-uniforms/

 

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Toll fees to be dropped on two expressways over New Year

By THE NATION

 

Surong Bulakul

 

Surong Bulakul, chairman of Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT)'s board, announced Thursday (November 21) that the board has agreed to waive the toll fee for the Burapha Withi Expressway and Kanchanaphisek Expressway (Bang Phli-Suksawas) for 8 days starting at 12.01am on December 27, 2019 and ending at midnight on January 3, 2020 as a New Year gift to expressway users.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135236-toll-fees-to-be-dropped-on-two-expressways-over-new-year/

 

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Two suspected insurgents killed in shootout with security forces in Pattani

 

 

Two suspected insurgents were shot dead by security forces at a house in the Nong Chik district of Thailand’s southern province of Pattani on Thursday night.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135238-two-suspected-insurgents-killed-in-shootout-with-security-forces-in-pattani/

 

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4 Cambodian monks arrested for illegal entry

By The Nation

 

 

Four monks from Cambodia have been arrested for illegal entry into Thailand, after police were tipped off by the locals in Krabi that they were involved in fund-raising activities in southern provinces, said Immigration Police chief Lt-General Sompong Chingduang November 21.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135240-krabi-4-cambodian-monks-arrested-for-illegal-entry/

 

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Future Forward leader Thanathorn to continue political role outside parliament

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - After the Constitutional Court on Wednesday (Nov 20) ruled to disqualify the Future Forward Party leader, Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, as member of parliament (MP) for having shares in a media company when applying to become MP, Mr. Thanathorn pledged to continue his political role outside the parliament. The Deputy Prime Minster, Gen. Prawit Wongsuwan, said political movements can be organized outside the parliament but they must be within the scope of the law.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135241-future-forward-leader-thanathorn-to-continue-political-role-outside-parliament/

 

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Phuket building collapse search ends as last body recovered

 

The search was called off after the body of the seventh victim was recovered from the rubble last night (Nov 21). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: The search for the remaining bodies crushed under a concrete slab at the construction site of a petrol station on Thepkrasattri Rd was called to a halt last night (Nov 21) as the body of the seventh victim was recovered.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135105-six-believed-crushed-in-phuket-building-collapse/?do=findComment&comment=14789800

 

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Police search for source of fake 1,000 baht note in Pattaya

 

Picture: Facebook Pattaya Message

 

Huay Yai police are investigating the source of a fake 1,000 baht that was used at a temple fair Bang Lamung.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135253-police-search-for-source-of-fake-1000-baht-note-in-pattaya/

 

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Video reveals how Chinese fraudsters installed a skimmer on and ATM in Chonburi

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

A video posted on Facebook shows why you should be vigilant when using an ATM.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135256-video-reveals-how-chinese-fraudsters-installed-a-skimmer-on-and-atm-in-chonburi/

 

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Animal quarantine station in hot water for burying chickens alive

By The Nation

 

 

Officials of Songkhla Animal Quarantine Station and Malaysia’s Padang Besar Custom House have come under fire after a video clip showing some 4,000 chickens smuggled in from Malaysia being buried alive was posted on the social media on November 21. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135264-animal-quarantine-station-in-hot-water-for-burying-chickens-alive/

 

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Shoddy construction likely to blame for collapse of Phuket gas station

By THE NATION

 

 

Kritsana Pattanachareon, the deputy spokesperson for the Royal Thai Police, has said that the initial investigation into the collapse of a gas station being built in Phuket yesterday (November 21) that resulted in seven deaths, indicated that poor construction standards were to blame.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135265-shoddy-construction-likely-to-blame-for-collapse-of-phuket-gas-station/

 

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Laguna Phuket Triathlon returns to the island November 23 & 24

By The Thaiger

 

PHOTO: lagunaphukettri.com

 

The Laguna Phuket Triathlon returns next week with a strong pro athlete line up vying for US$20,000 (605,500 baht) prize money on Sunday, November 24.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135269-laguna-phuket-triathlon-returns-to-the-island-november-23-24/

 

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‘The Cave’ – It’s frenetic and covers a lot of the rescue and the main players

By The Thaiger

 

 

The Thaiger went to the first session of Tom Waller’s ‘The Cave’ and loved it. It’s frenetic, it’s very busy and it covers a lot of territory regarding the scope of the saga. But it also lacks focus, a lot of the actors play themselves with varying success and, well, we already know the (mostly) happy ending.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135273-‘the-cave’-–-it’s-frenetic-and-covers-a-lot-of-the-rescue-and-the-main-players/

 

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Two Chinese ATM skimmers arrested in Chon Buri

By THE NATION

 

 

Pol Lt Gen Montri Yimyaem, Region 2 Police Commissioner together with officers from Pattaya City police station in Chon Buri province on Thursday (November 21) announced the arrest of Zuo Guobing, 40, and Li Shengxiu, 31, both Chinese nationals, for allegedly using skimming equipment to copy and transfer user data from several ATM machines in the Chon Buri area.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135256-video-reveals-how-chinese-fraudsters-installed-a-skimmer-on-an-atm-in-chonburi/?do=findComment&comment=14790389

 

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Speedboat destroyed as garbage pile fire spreads near homes

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

by the time firefighters put out the blaze, the boat had already been destroyed. Photo: Eakkapop thongtub

 

PHUKET: Police are investigating a garbage pile fire that spread near homes in Rassada this morning (Nov 22) and destroyed a speedboat that was behind a house undergoing repairs.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135281-speedboat-destroyed-as-garbage-pile-fire-spreads-near-homes/

 

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Aftershocks continue to rattle Laos

By The Nation

 

 

The Earthquake Observation Division of the Thai Meteorological Department on Friday (November 22) reported that the 5.9 and 64-magnitude quakes, which hit the landlocked country yesterday (November 21), had so far been followed by 61 aftershocks – about 3 an hour – of between 3.0 to 5.2-magnitude.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135286-aftershocks-continue-to-rattle-laos/

 

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Phuket airport suffers blackout as truck slams power pole, flights not affected

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The truck driver, 29-year-old Sarut Chosagun, survived the heavy impact, and has been taken to Thalang Hospital. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Phuket International Airport was left without mains power supply this afternoon after a 10-wheeled truck slammed into a power pole on Thepkrasattri Rd in Mai Khao at about 2pm today (Nov 22).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135290-phuket-airport-suffers-blackout-as-truck-slams-power-pole-flights-not-affected/

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Some 7-11 branches to implement 'no plastic bags' policy from Nov 25

By THE NATION

 

 

Convenience store chain “7-11” will stop giving plastic bags to shoppers at 137 pilot branches starting November 25, before implementing the plastic bag policy nationwide on January 1, 2020.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135297-some-7-11-branches-to-implement-no-plastic-bags-policy-from-nov-25/

 

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GDP growth target for 2020 set at 2.7 to 3.7 per cent

By THE NATION

 

Kobsak Pootrakool

 

The Council of the Economic Ministers on Friday (November 22) approved the government's economic target of 2.7 per cent to 3.7 per cent gross domestic product (GDP) growth next year.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135298-gdp-growth-target-for-2020-set-at-27-to-37-per-cent/

 

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Free MRT travel for fathers on Dec 5

By THE NATION

 

 

The Bangkok Expressway and Metro Pcl on Friday (November 22) has invited all fathers to travel on the MRT Blue and Purple lines on December 5, which is celebrated as Father's Day in Thailand.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135299-free-mrt-travel-for-fathers-on-dec-5/

 

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Conservatives to raise property purchase tax for non-UK residents

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson campaigns in Mansfield, Britain, November 16, 2019. Frank Augstein/Pool via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Foreign buyers of English properties will have to pay a levy of 3% of the purchase value under plans put forward by Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservatives on Friday, aimed at deterring wealthy investors from driving up house prices.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135300-conservatives-to-raise-property-purchase-tax-for-non-uk-residents/

 

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Hong Kong holds its breath ahead of polls amid lull in violence

By Felix Tam

 

FILE PHOTO: A police officer guards the area after an anti-government protest at Yoho Mall in Yuen Long, Hong Kong, China November 21, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo

 

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong is holding its breath ahead of elections on Sunday, which carry added significance after brutal attacks on candidates and months of unrest by protesters seeking the freedom to choose their own leader.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135302-hong-kong-holds-its-breath-ahead-of-polls-amid-lull-in-violence/

 

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Tesla's electric pickup truck flouts convention with angular design and armored glass

By Naomi Tajitsu, Peter Henderson

 

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk stands in front of the company's first electric pickup truck, the Cybertruck, after it was unveiled in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 21, 2019, in this frame grab made from the livestream of the unveiling event. Tesla/Handout via REUTERS.

 

(Reuters) - Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) on Thursday unveiled its electric pickup truck with a futuristic angular body in gunmetal gray that looked like an armored vehicle, as the California company took aim at the heart of Detroit automakers’ profits.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135303-teslas-electric-pickup-truck-flouts-convention-with-angular-design-and-armored-glass/

 

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Apple cancels The Banker film premiere over 'concerns'

 

Samuel L Jackson (left) and Anthony Mackie star in The Banker / AFI/APPLE

 

Apple has cancelled the world premiere of one of its streaming service's first original movies while it investigates "concerns" about the film.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135304-apple-cancels-the-banker-film-premiere-over-concerns/

 

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Edward Norton opens up on how he saved Leonardo DiCaprio's life

By James Brinsford

 

Edward Norton has set the record straight about how he saved DiCaprio (Image: Brian J Ritchie/Hotsauce/REX)

 

Edward Norton has spoken about the moment that he realised Leonardo DiCaprio was in grave danger and what he did to save his life during a diving expedition.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135305-edward-norton-opens-up-on-how-he-saved-leonardo-dicaprios-life/

 

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10 Actors Who Suffered The Most After Winning An Oscar

 

 

You would think that winning an Oscar would be not only the pinnacle of any actor's career, but also the gateway to even better acting opportunities. Including, presumably, the chance to win more Oscars.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135306-10-actors-who-suffered-the-most-after-winning-an-oscar/

 

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UK businesses slip into deepest downturn since 2016 in Nov - flash PMIs

By Andy Bruce

 

FILE PHOTO: People walk through the Canary Wharf financial district of London, Britain, December 7, 2018. REUTERS/Simon Dawson

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British business suffered its deepest downturn since mid-2016 this month as the approach of a national election exacerbated uncertainty about Brexit, according to a survey which augured badly for the economy.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135315-uk-businesses-slip-into-deepest-downturn-since-2016-in-nov-flash-pmis/

 

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Fossils of 12th dinosaur species found in Nakhon Ratchasima

By The Nation

 

 

Former Deputy Prime Minister Suwat Liptapanlop, and Sommai Techawan, Director-General of Mineral resource department, today (November 22) announced the discovery of fossils of a previously-unknown species of predatory dinosaurs in an event attended by supporters of the fossil research programme, including Dr Duangsuda Chokchalermwong, Prof Dr Yoichi Azuma, and Asst Prof Pratueng Jintasakul.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135316-fossils-of-12th-dinosaur-species-found-in-nakhon-ratchasima/

 

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Prayut taunted by woman over 'promises' during visit to market

By Nathaphat Phromkaew
The Nation

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, centre, was mocked by a woman during his visit to a market when she started singing a song, “We will fulfill our promises", a military song aired during Prayut’s first term as prime minister after the 2014 coup.

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was mocked by a woman during his visit to a market when she started singing a song, “We will fulfill our promises", a military song aired during Prayut’s first term as prime minister after the 2014 coup.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135318-prayut-taunted-by-woman-over-promises-during-visit-to-market/

 

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Power banks subjected to standard act 

By The Nation

 

Secretary-General of Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Wanchai Phanomchai

 

The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) plans to accelerate enforcement of a legislation on power bank standards, expecting the law to come into effect in May 2020.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135319-power-banks-subjected-to-standard-act/