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Singaporean man alive after four-storey fall in Patong

By The Phuket News

 

The Singaporean man is alive after falling four storeys and crashing through the roof and ceiling while landing in a building below. Photo: DDPM-Patong Municipality
 

PHUKET:-- A Singaporean man suffered serious injuries but is alive after he fell from the fourth-floor apartment where he was staying in Patong earlier today (Nov 27).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136059-singaporean-man-alive-after-four-storey-fall-in-patong/

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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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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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Sri Racha-Map Ta Phut double track rail to cost Bt38.5 billion

By THE NATION

 

FILE photo

 

The double track rail system linking Sri Racha with Map Ta Phut is expected to cost Bt38.5 billion, according to the State Railway of Thailand (SRT).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136087-sri-racha-map-ta-phut-double-track-rail-to-cost-bt385-billion/

 

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Kbank analyst paints grim picture as Thailand teeters on recession

By The Nation

 

“We haven’t yet experienced recession, but we’re on the verge of it if we look at quarter-on-quarter growth of 0.1 per cent in the third quarter, the positive result coming from the downward revision for growth in the second,” said Kobsidthi.

 

The Thai economy is on the verge of a recession while the baht will remain strong, a financial analyst has warned.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136088-kbank-analyst-paints-grim-picture-as-thailand-teeters-on-recession/

 

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U-turn on ban of three farm chemicals angers Bhumjaithai party

 

 

In an abrupt about-turn, which threatens to cause a rift in the Government’s coalition, the new National Hazardous Substances Committee (NHSC), chaired by Industry Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit of the Palang Pracharat party, overturned its predecessor’s decision to ban paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos effective from December 1st.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136089-u-turn-on-ban-of-three-farm-chemicals-angers-bhumjaithai-party/

 

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Anutin and Mananya claim ban on three farm chemicals remains intact

 

 

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Deputy Agriculture Minister Mananya Thaiseth have played down the apparent U-turn over the December 1st enforcement of the ban on paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos by insisting that the ban remains intact.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136029-bans-on-two-farm-chemicals-delayed-glyphosate-allowed-under-limited-use/?do=findComment&comment=14806842

 

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Tit-for-tat between Ms. Pareena and Seripisut turns absurd

 

 

The House Committee on Corruption Affairs, chaired by Pol Gen Seripisut Temiyavet, is looking increasingly like a circus, with the constant tit-for-tat squabbling between him and committee member, Ms. Pareena Kraikupt, which appears to have taken on an air of infantile absurdity.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136090-tit-for-tat-between-ms-pareena-and-seripisut-turns-absurd/

 

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Another leatherback sea turtle lays eggs in Phang Nga

By The Thaiger

 

 

Today (November 27), Dr. Thon Thamrongnawasawat posted on his Facebook about a positive update on the leatherback sea turtle eggs at Thai Mueang Beach in Phang Nga, as it seems a new mother turtle just laid eggs on the beach and the spot is quite close along the coast to the previous one.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1135514-phang-nga-to-install-cctv-cameras-to-help-protect-leatherback-sea-turtles’-eggs/?do=findComment&comment=14806858

 

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EC extends deadline for Future Forward Party to Dec 2

 

   

BANGKOK(NNT) - After the Future Forward Party submitted documents to the Election Commission (EC) to assist its investigation into the legal status of Future Forward leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit’s granting of a loan to his political party and sought a 120-day extension, the EC has resolved to extend the deadline to December 2 this year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136091-ec-extends-deadline-for-future-forward-party-to-dec-2/

 

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TMD confirms recent earthquakes in Myanmar, Laos did not affect Thailand

 

   

BANGKOK(NNT) - A 4.0 magnitude earthquake last night struck Myanmar on the Myanmar-China border at 9 p.m., with the epicenter 6 kilometers below the surface; it was followed by a 3.3 magnitude quake in Laos at 10:39 p.m. The Meteorological Department’s (TMD) Director General, Group Capt Somsak Khaosuwan said today these are aftershocks from the main quake in the recent past which Thai people should not be alarmed about.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136092-tmd-confirms-recent-earthquakes-in-myanmar-laos-did-not-affect-thailand/

 

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Pygmy hippo baby in need of a name, has cash

By The Nation

 

 

How many times in your life will you get a chance to name a pygmy hippopotamus – and maybe pocket Bt3,000 if that name is selected?

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136093-pygmy-hippo-baby-in-need-of-a-name-has-cash/

 

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Three more Navy SEALs spared review after Trump's intervention

By Phil Stewart

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally in Sunrise, Florida, U.S., November 26, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy announced on Wednesday it would scrap plans to carry out reviews of three Navy SEALs that could have led to their ouster from the elite force, after President Donald Trump's extraordinary intervention in a related case.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136099-three-more-navy-seals-spared-review-after-trumps-intervention/

 

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Turkey not backing down in NATO defence plans dispute - source

By Tuvan Gumrukcu

 

FILE PHOTO: A Turkish flag flies next to NATO logo at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, November 26, 2019. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

 

ANKARA (Reuters) - Ankara will resist efforts by its NATO allies to persuade it to back an alliance defence plan for the Baltics and Poland until its demands are met over a plan for Turkey's defence, a Turkish diplomatic source said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136100-turkey-not-backing-down-in-nato-defence-plans-dispute-source/

 

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Protester emerges to urge Hong Kong police not to enter university

By Jessie Pang and Twinnie Siu

 

A special safety team enters the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) campus to check on dangerous items in Hong Kong, China, November 28, 2019. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

 

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police said they would enter Polytechnic University on Thursday after a two-week siege drove most protesters out, but just before midnight, a masked man emerged and asked them to halt their plan.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136101-protester-emerges-to-urge-hong-kong-police-not-to-enter-university/

 

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Australian writer and TV critic Clive James dies aged 80

 

FILE PHOTO: Author Clive James poses with a copy of his new book of essays "Cultural Amnesia" in New York's Bryant Park March 30, 2007. At almost 900 pages, James' latest work offers essays on influential figures of the 20th Century. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Clive James, an expatriate Australian writer and broadcaster who wrote incisively and often hilariously about television, literature and current affairs, has died aged 80, his agents said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136102-australian-writer-and-tv-critic-clive-james-dies-aged-80/

 

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William Ruckelshaus, who resigned in Watergate's 'Saturday Night Massacre,' dies at 87 - U.S. media

 

FILE PHOTO: William Ruckelshaus is sworn in as the first Environmental Protection Agency Administrator by Chief Justice Warren Burger as Jill Ruckelshaus and President Richard Nixon look on, December 4, 1970. In 1973, while serving as Deputy Attorney General, Ruckelshaus and his boss Elliot Richardson resigned their posts rather than follow an order from President Nixon to fire Watergate special prosecutor Archibald Cox. Courtesy The Nixon Library and Museum/Handout via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - William Ruckelshaus, picked by Richard Nixon as the first head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and as deputy attorney general before being fired for defying the president in the Watergate scandal, died on Wednesday at the age of 87, U.S. media reported.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136104-william-ruckelshaus-who-resigned-in-watergates-saturday-night-massacre-dies-at-87-us-media/

 

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Tourism: Thailand set to introduce "Double Tourist Visa", govt secretary

 

File photo

 

A leading government figure has said that Thailand is about to introduce a "Double Entry Tourism Visa".

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136106-tourism-thailand-set-to-introduce-double-tourist-visa-govt-secretary/

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Pattaya video: Motorcyclist tries to demand money in fake accident scam

 

Thai caption: Deliberately braking in order to get hit.

 

Video posted on the Facebook page of a Pattaya woman showed a motorcyclist draw alongside then stop abruptly in front of her car. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136108-pattaya-video-motorcyclist-tries-to-demand-money-in-fake-accident-scam/

 

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Rice price may spike next year due to decrease in production

By THE NATION

 

 

Speaking after a meeting with the rice price guarantee committee, the Department of Internal Trade’s director-general Wichai Phochanakit revealed on Wednesday (November 27) that 90 per cent of the rice grown in crop year 2019/2020 had been harvested, but the volume had decreased drastically due to drought and floods.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136109-rice-price-may-spike-next-year-due-to-decrease-in-production/

 

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Pattaya: British pensioner killed on motorcycle making U-turn

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

A 74 year old British pension was killed at the scene of an accident on Sukhumvit Road near a U-turn outside Makro. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136112-pattaya-british pensioner-killed-on-motorcycle-making-u-turn/

 

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Charity worker left on crutches after motorcyclist hits him on the sidewalk

 

 

The issue of motorcyclists riding on the footpaths is in the news once again, reported Daily News. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136119-charity-worker-left-on-crutches-after-motorcyclist-hits-him-on-the-sidewalk/

 

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Left at the nursery.....Dentist removes TWENTY teeth from four year old

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A dentist went online to warn parents after he removed 20 infected milk teeth from the mouth of a four year old in Phuket. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136121-left-at-the-nurserydentist-removes-twenty-teeth-from-four-year-old/

 

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OYO opens 250 hotels in Thailand

Lee Kah Whye , ANI

 

OYO was founded by Ritesh Agarwal in 2013 and is headquartered in Gurgaon.

 

In Thailand, OYO has launched 250 franchised hotels with 8,000 rooms in 13 cities

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136122-oyo-opens-250-hotels-in-thailand/

 

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Interior official inspects reservoirs’ readiness for drought

By THE NATION

 

 

Deputy Interior Minister Nipon Bunyamanee on Wednesday (November 27) inspected the Huai Saneng Reservoir in Surin in preparation for anticipated drought next year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136126-interior-official-inspects-reservoirs’-readiness-for-drought/

 

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Easy Pass users to get Bt5 discount on two expressways

By THE NATION

 

 

Suchart Chonsakpipat, governor of Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) said on Wednesday (November 27) that Exat is to reduce fees at Easy Pass kiosks by Bt5 at 6 checkpoints on the Chaloem Maha Nakhon and Sirat expressways at Din Daeng, Dao Khanong, Bangna, Bang Chak, Pracha Chuen and Asoke.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136128-easy-pass-users-to-get-bt5-discount-on-two-expressways/

 

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Trump approves legislation backing Hong Kong protesters

By David Brunnstrom

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Sunrise, Florida, U.S., November 26, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed into law congressional legislation backing protesters in Hong Kong despite angry objections from Beijing, with which he is seeking a deal to end a damaging trade war.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136129-trump-approves-legislation-backing-hong-kong-protesters/

 

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Eagle eyed viewer sees potential lottery winner after snake capture

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported on a relatively standard capture of a snake in Kalasin in Thailand's north east. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136130-eagle-eyed-viewer-sees-potential-lottery winner-after-snake-capture/

 

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Video: British tourist proves no match for Thai police after damaging two ATMs

 

Thai caption: Hot head farang bashing an ATM

 

A British tourist was arrested in Koh Samui yesterday after damaging two ATMs at the beach in Ao Nang, Krabi, on Monday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136141-video-british-tourist-proves-no-match-for-thai-police-after-damaging-two-atms/

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Government hit by House vote for panel to study impacts of junta’s orders

 

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The Government was defeated in the House of Representatives last night (Wednesday) over an opposition motion to set up an ad hoc panel to study impacts resulting from the pre-election, post-coup administration’s orders and executive orders issued under Section 44 of the interim constitution.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1136143-government-hit-by-house-vote-for-panel-to-study-impacts-of-junta’s-orders/