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Govt approves loan for new Smart Dairy Farm

By THE NATION

 

Rachada Dhnadirek

 

The cabinet has approved a loan of Bt51.7 million to the Dairy Farming Promotion Organization of Thailand (DPO) from the agricultural products’ restructuring fund to establish the Thai-Denmark Smart Dairy Farm and increase Thailand’s capacity to compete with other countries, government spokesperson Rachada Dhnadirek revealed yesterday (November 26).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135963-govt-approves-loan-for-new-smart-dairy-farm/

 

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Start-up invents portable scanner for quality control of agricultural produce

By THE NATION

 

 

Food technology startup Inside Biophotonics has used Kasetsart University’s research to develop a portable scanner for agricultural products, the company’s co-founder Santisuk Srisuk announced this week.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135967-start-up-invents-portable-scanner-for-quality-control-of-agricultural-produce/

 

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Flummoxed! How come man with war weapons was allowed to walk away scot free?

 

 

Daily News pulled no punches in suggesting that there were irregular goings on at the Muang Rayong police.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135972-flummoxed-how-come-man-with-war-weapons-was-allowed-to-walk-away-scot-free/

 

 

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Bangkok: BMA plans big increase in CCTV coverage after women's protection group campaign

 

 

More than 3,000 new CCTV cameras will be installed in Bangkok after a group that exists to protect women from sexual attack started a campaign. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135978-bangkok-bma-plans-big-increase-in-cctv-coverage-after-womens-protection-group-campaign/

 

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New SWAT unit formed at the CSD to handle special situations

 

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The Crime Suppression Division (CSD) of the Royal Thai Police has set up a new SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) unit to replace its predecessor, the police commando unit, which was moved under the Ratchawallop Royal Guards Command.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135982-new-swat-unit-formed-at-the-csd-to-handle-special-situations/

 

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Korat: Road widening set to ease pressure on the Friendship Highway

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

The Department of Rural Roads has given the Thai media an update on work on a road in the area of Nakhon Ratchasima that is hoped to ease pressure on traffic in and around the city on the Friendship Highway (Mitraphap). 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135984-korat-road-widening-set-to-ease-pressure-on-the-friendship-highway/

 

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With tears and white roses, Vietnam receives first bodies found in British truck

 

Ambulances from Ha Tinh province are seen while allegedly carrying some of the bodies of victims on 39 deaths on a truck container in UK, leave Noi Bai airport in Hanoi, Vietnam November 27, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer

 

NGHE AN, Vietnam (Reuters) - With tears in their eyes and white roses in their hands, friends and relatives of the 39 Vietnamese people who were found dead in the back of a British truck last month sobbed as the first bodies to be repatriated arrived in rural Vietnam on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135986-with-tears-and-white-roses-vietnam-receives-first-bodies-found-in-british-truck/

 

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Mouldy sausage roll at Bangkok airport - authorities force King Power to act

 

Thai caption: Decisive action at Suvarnabhumi shop

 

The chief of Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok has reacted swiftly after a mouldy sausage roll was found at one of the airport's outlets. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135989-mouldy-sausage-roll-at-bangkok-airport-authorities-force-king-power-to-act/

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Pattaya turf wars: Ten Grab drivers reported for attacking taxi drivers

 

Thai caption: Grab attack taxi drivers

 

Police were called to a taxi rank for tourists on the Sor Thor Ror Hill (the Office of the Central Civil-Reservation) last night around 10.30 pm after reports of a brawl. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135996-pattaya-turf-wars-ten-grab-drivers-reported-for-attacking-taxi-drivers/

 

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Buriram man just can't do without his "Plaa Raa" - even though there was a snake in it!

 

Thai caption: Snake comes out of the "plaa raa" (fermented fish)

 

You either love it or you hate it - it's a bit like Marmite or Vegemite!

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135998-buriram-man-just-cant-do-without-his-plaa-raa-even-though-there-was-a-snake-in-it/

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City Hall to launch Silom, Yaowaraj and Khao Sarn walking streets in mid-December

 

 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) plans to turn Silom, Yaowaraj and Khao Sarn roads in Bangkok into walking streets, starting Sunday December 15th, to stimulate domestic tourism and the economy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136000-city-hall-to-launch-silom-yaowaraj-and-khao-sarn-walking-streets-in-mid-december/

 

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Democrat party withdraws Abhisit’s candidature for chair of House panel studying charter changes

 

cr.photo : Facebook Abhisit Vejjajiva

 

The Democrat party has decided to drop the candidature of former party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva, for the chairmanship’s post of the House committee studying constitutional amendments, because of the uncertainty of success.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136003-democrat-party-withdraws-abhisit’s-candidature-for-chair-of-house-panel-studying-charter-changes/

 

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Balancing tourism is a work in progress

By TTR WEEKLY

 

  

BANGKOK, 27 November 2019: Tourism Authority of Thailand governor, Yuthasak Supasorn, has led the marketing agency since September 2015. At the end of September 2019, he renewed his contract for another four years; his second term in office.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136006-interview-with-tourism-authority-of-thailand-governor-yuthasak-supasorn/

 

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Pattaya pushes infrastructure projects to boost tourism

By The Nation

 

 

Pattaya City has accelerated infrastructure construction to support the expansion of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), expecting to boost the number of tourists to more than 2 million per year from the current 1.7 people, city deputy mayor Manoch Nongyai said on Wednesday (November 27).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136027-pattaya-pushes-infrastructure-projects-to-boost-tourism/

 

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Southern train bombed, no one hurt

By The Nation

 

 

A bomb detonated on a stationary train in Narathiwat early Wednesday morning (November 27), but no one was injured.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136028-southern-train-bombed-no-one-hurt/

 

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Bans on two farm chemicals delayed, glyphosate allowed under limited use

By THE NATION

 

Suriya Juangroongruangkit

 

Yielding to pressure from farmers and distributors, a government-established committee has recommended a six-month delay in the planned ban on hazardous agrichemicals paraquat and chlorpyrifos and limited continued use of a third, glyphosate.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136029-bans-on-two-farm-chemicals-delayed-glyphosate-allowed-under-limited-use/

 

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Seoul to help Thailand establish ‘smart cities’ in 2020

By THE NATION

 

Puttipong Punnakanta

 

Thailand and South Korea are ready to work together in applying operational and technological know-how to the further development of “smart cities” in Thailand next year.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136031-seoul-to-help-thailand-establish-‘smart-cities’-in-2020/

 

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More than 50 per cent of firms yet to follow PCD order on wastewater discharge

By The Nation

 

 

Only 289 establishments out of nearly 600 have adhered to orders from the Pollution Control Department (PCD) on the draining of wastewater into the Saen Saeb canal from 2016 to 2019, director-general Pralong Damrongthai has said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136034-more-than-50-per-cent-of-firms-yet-to-follow-pcd-order-on-wastewater-discharge/

 

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Bangkok’s tourist attractions are just a short subway ride away

By The Nation

 

 

Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA), Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company Limited (BEM) are encouraging residents and tourists to visit various attractions near four MRT stations including China Town, temples, palaces and shopping areas.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136036-bangkok’s-tourist-attractions-are-just-a-short-subway-ride-away/

 

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Manchester City owner scores $4.8 billion price tag with stake sale

By Sudip Kar-Gupta, Paul Sandle

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester City - The American Express Community Stadium, Brighton, Britain - May 12, 2019 Manchester City players pose with the trophy as they celebrate winning the Premier League Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley

 

PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester City’s Abu Dhabi-controlled owner has agreed to sell a $500 million stake to U.S. private equity firm Silver Lake, making it the world’s most valuable soccer group with a $4.8 billion price tag.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136038-manchester-city-owner-scores-48-billion-price-tag-with-stake-sale/

 

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French farmers clog highways to protest at 'agri-bashing'

By Thierry Chiarello, Lucien Libert

 

French farmers drive their tractors on the A6 motorway on their way to Paris, protesting against low farm incomes and growing criticism of agricultural practices, France, November 27, 2019. The slogan reads "Macron, answer". REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

 

PARIS (Reuters) - Hundreds of French farmers angered by international trade deals and government policy drove tractors along the main highways into Paris on Wednesday, blocking commuter traffic and adding to the social unrest facing President Emmanuel Macron.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136039-french-farmers-clog-highways-to-protest-at-agri-bashing/

 

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Brain-dead at 70? NATO set to ask 'wise persons' for help

By Robin Emmott

 

People hold umbrellas outside NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, November 26, 2019. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO is expected to ask a group of “wise persons” to help reform the alliance after U.S. President Donald Trump questioned its relevance and French President Emmanuel Macron said it was dying.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136040-brain-dead-at-70-nato-set-to-ask-wise-persons-for-help/

 

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Trump says U.S. to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorists

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borissov in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S. November 25, 2019. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

 

WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he will designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist groups for their role in trafficking narcotics and people, prompting a speedy request for talks by Mexico.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136041-trump-says-us-to-designate-mexican-drug-cartels-as-terrorists/

 

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Sleeping on the floor - SE Asian Games off to horror-show start for soccer players

By Karen Lema

 

Chairs are stacked inside an unfinished structure, formerly the media centre for soccer at the Southeast Asian Games, in Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines, November 26, 2019. REUTERS/Neil Jerome Morales

 

MANILA (Reuters) - Soccer players sleeping on the floor or stranded at the airport, transport hiccups and handwritten fixture lists, not enough drinking water and food unfit for athletes - the Philippines’ hosting of the Southeast Asian Games is off to a chaotic start.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136042-sleeping-on-the-floor-se-asian-games-off-to-horror-show-start-for-soccer-players/

 

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Norwegian Air to end Sweden, Denmark routes to U.S., Thailand

 

A Norwegian Air plane is refuelled at Oslo Gardermoen airport, Norway November 7, 2019. Picture taken November 7, 2019. REUTERS/Lefteris Karagiannopoulos

 

OSLO (Reuters) - Budget airline Norwegian Air (NWC.OL) is ending flights from Copenhagen and Stockholm to the United States and Thailand while increasing the frequency with which it flies from several European cities to U.S. destinations, it said on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136043-norwegian-air-to-end-sweden-denmark-routes-to-us-thailand/

 

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Three injured as tour bus hits car in Koh Kaew

By The Phuket News

 

One of the male passengers in the car suffered serious injuries, said police. Photo: Phuket City Police

 

PHUKET:-- Three foreigners have been taken to hospital for injuries sustained when the car they were travelling in was struck by a tour bus on Thepkrasattri Rd in Koh Kaew this afternoon (Nov 27).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136044-three-injured-as-tour-bus-hits-car-in-koh-kaew/

 

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Complaint filed over transfer of municipal clerk

By The Nation

 

 

Phetphangan Municipality Mayor Pittaya Inkong and his lawyer Ronnarong Kaewpet today (November 27) led a group of villagers to file a complaint at the Crime Suppression Division against influential figures behind the transfer order of the municipal clerk of Pha-ngan with no stated reason.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136046-complaint-filed-over-transfer-of-municipal-clerk/

 

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The Mortal Instruments star Godfrey Gao dies, aged 35

BY LOUISE MCCREESH

 

JOHN LAMPARSKI / GETTY IMAGES

 

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones star Godfrey Gao has died, aged 35.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136047-the-mortal-instruments-star-godfrey-gao-dies-aged-35/

 

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Netflix takes over its first cinema by leasing New York's historic Paris

 

Ray Liotta (left) at the premiere for Netflix's Marriage Story at the Paris earlier this month / GETTY IMAGES

 

Netflix has announced it has taken over the historic Paris cinema in New York.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136048-netflix-takes-over-its-first-cinema-by-leasing-new-yorks-historic-paris/

 

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Tina Turner is 'happy to be an 80-year-old woman' as she celebrates milestone birthday

By HEIDI PARKER

 

 

Tina Turner took to Twitter on Tuesday to wish herself a happy 80th birthday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136049-tina-turner-is-happy-to-be-an-80-year-old-woman-as-she-celebrates-milestone-birthday/