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Thai students well below global average in reading, science and maths: study

 

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A new study shows that Thai students are consistently underperforming in the classroom.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137252-thai-students-well-below-global-average-in-reading-science-and-maths-study/

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Weatherman predicts coldest period from December 7-9

 

 

Most parts of Thailand are forecast to experience cool weather this weekend, when temperatures in the North and Northeast are forecast to drop to between 6oC and 12oC and as low as 1oC on mountain tops due to an intense cold front now looming over Thailand.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137303-weatherman-predicts-coldest-period-from-december-7-9/

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Move on NCPO orders voted down

By The Nation

 

 

In a vote on Wednesday (December 4), the coalition government overturned the opposition's motion to set up an extraordinary committee to study impacts of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO)'s orders issued under Section 44 of the interim charter.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137318-move-on-ncpo-orders-voted-down/

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Noppakao excels with small-boat skills on 52-foot THA 72

By THE NATION

 

 

Thailand’s former world Optimist champion and two-time Asian Games gold medalist Noppakao Poonpat applied her skills for small boats to the 52-foot Thai-registered THA 72, registering a first and second in the two races held today at the 33rd Phuket King’s Cup Regatta.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137344-phuket-king’s-cup-regatta-noppakao-excels-with-small-boat-skills-on-52-foot-tha-72/

 

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Reigning champions Thailand out of SEA Games

THE NATION

 

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam

 

Defending champion Thailand crashed out of the men's football SEA Games competition after a 2-2 draw with arch-rivals Vietnam in the last game of group B in Binan City of the Philippines today (December 5).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137345-reigning-champions-thailand-out-of-sea-games/

 

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Dinghies and radio-controlled boats rule the waves

By THE NATION

 

Photo by Ben Montgomery

 

While the big boats had a rest day on Thursday (December 5), the large dinghy fleet as well as the radio-controlled boats made waves at the 33rd Phuket King’s Cup Regatta.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137346-phuket-king’s-cup-regatta-dinghies-and-radio-controlled-boats-rule-the-waves/

 

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Forestry official gunned down in broad daylight in Yala

 

 

A forestry official was shot and killed in broad daylight, in Muang district of Thailand’s restive southern province of Yala, by suspected insurgents as he was riding home on a motorcycle at about noon today.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137347-forestry-official-gunned-down-in-broad-daylight-in-yala/

 

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Two state agencies appeal against hefty cut in R&D funding

 

 

An written appeal was submitted yesterday to the House budget scrutiny committee, by the National Science Technology and Innovation Policy Office (NSTIPC) and the Thailand Centre of Excellence for Life Service  (TCELS), objecting to a large cut in their research and development funding.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137348-two-state-agencies-appeal-against-hefty-cut-in-rd-funding/

 

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EC to decide Thanathorn’s fate in loan controversy on December 11

 

 

Thailand’s Election Commission (EC) will decide the fate of Future Forward party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit next Wednesday, in the case involving money he allegedly lent to the party.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137349-ec-to-decide-thanathorn’s-fate-in-loan-controversy-on-december-11/

 

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Foreign investment in Thailand grows 106%

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Despite a drop in approved foreign companies able to undertake business in Thailand by 23 percent compared to last year, the number of foreign companies investing in Thailand from January to November this year has reached 22.153 billion baht (22,153,000,000), showing a 106 percent growth rate.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137350-foreign-investment-in-thailand-grows-106/

 

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Police say Killing of Man on Holiday in Thailand is Murder

By DHIREN MANGA

 

Amitpal Singh Bajaj was killed while on holiday in Thailand in August 2019. Police have now stated that the victim was murdered.

 

The investigation into the death of a man on holiday in Thailand has developed as police now say he was murdered.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137355-police-say-killing-of-british-man-on-holiday-in-phuket-is-murder/

 

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French police fire tear gas at strikers challenging Macron reform

By Sybille de La Hamaide and Marine Pennetier

 

French CRS riot police face off with protesters during clashes at a demonstration against French government's pensions reform plans in Paris as part of a day of national strike and protests in France, December 5, 2019. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

 

PARIS (Reuters) - Police fired tear gas at protesters in the centre of Paris on Thursday and public transport ground to a near halt in one of the biggest strikes in France for decades, aimed at forcing President Emmanuel Macron to ditch a planned reform of pensions.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137356-french-police-fire-tear-gas-at-strikers-challenging-macron-reform/

 

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Pelosi pursues articles of impeachment against Trump, says democracy at stake

By Susan Heavey, David Morgan and Susan Cornwell

 

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) answer questions about the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 5, 2019. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Warning that American democracy is at stake, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she has asked a House committee to draft articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, a historic step that sets up a fight over whether to oust him from office.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137357-pelosi-pursues-articles-of-impeachment-against-trump-says-democracy-at-stake/

 

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Canada's Trudeau clears first hurdle as opposition party offers support

By Steve Scherer and David Ljunggren

 

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference at the end of the NATO leaders summit in Watford, Britain December 4, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

 

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau cleared a first hurdle on Thursday after the leader of the opposition Bloc Quebecois party said he would support the new minority government's priorities, at least initially.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137359-canadas-trudeau-clears-first-hurdle-as-opposition-party-offers-support/

 

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Europeans, Iran to cross swords at nuclear talks

By John Irish and Francois Murphy

 

FILE PHOTO: An Iranian flag flutters in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo

 

VIENNA (Reuters) - European powers will demand Iran stop violating their nuclear deal or potentially face renewed U.N. sanctions, but with Tehran locked in conflict over U.S. sanctions, there appears to be little scope for compromise when they meet on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137360-europeans-iran-to-cross-swords-at-nuclear-talks/

 

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In rare legal test, Myanmar faces genocide hearings at The Hague

By Stephanie van den Berg and Anthony Deutsch

 

FILE PHOTO: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is seen in this general view taken at The Hague, Netherlands August 27, 2018. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo

 

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - In a wood-panelled hall of the ornate Peace Palace at The Hague, lawyers pressing a case against Myanmar for alleged genocide against its Muslim Rohingya minority will next week ask judges to order immediate action to protect them from further violence.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137361-in-rare-legal-test-myanmar-faces-genocide-hearings-at-the-hague/

 

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U.S. cracks down on Russian 'Evil Corp' hackers after $100 million spree

By Andy Sullivan and Raphael Satter

 

FILE PHOTO: A computer keyboard lit by a displayed cyber code is seen in this illustration picture taken on March 1, 2017. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities on Thursday took aim at a Russian cybercriminal group known as Evil Corp, indicting its Lamborghini-driving alleged leader and ordering asset freezes against 17 of his associates over a digital crime spree that has netted more than $100 million from companies across the world.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137365-us-cracks-down-on-russian-evil-corp-hackers-after-100-million-spree/

 

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Pattaya: Bloodied "Russian" in apparent fight with compatriot

 

Picture: Saimchon News

 

Police and rescue services were called to Soi Pattaya Park in the early hours of this morning after a fight between two foreigners. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137364-pattaya-bloodied-russian-in-apparent-fight-with-compatriot/

 

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Cold weather in most of Thailand, South sees less rain

By THE NATION

 

 

The Thailand Meteorological Department announced on Friday (Decembrt 6) that the strong high-pressure system from China covering Thailand remained in place, bringing cool to cold weather and strong winds in upper Thailand and a drop of 1-3 °C in temperature.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137366-cold-weather-in-most-of-thailand-south-sees-less-rain/

 

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Uber says it received over 3,000 reports of sexual assault in U.S. in 2018

By Tina Bellon

 

FILE PHOTO: The Uber logo is displayed on a mobile phone in this picture illustration taken November 25, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/Illustration

 

(Reuters) - Ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc on Thursday said it had received more than 3,000 reports of sexual assault, including rape, related to its trips in the United States in 2018, at a time when it operated roughly 1.3 billion rides.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137367-uber-says-it-received-over-3000-reports-of-sexual-assault-in-us-in-2018/

 

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Forex-3D Ponzi scheme: Victims urged to contact authorities as 24.8 million in assets seized

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Victims of the Forex - 3D Ponzi scam have been urged to come forward to not miss out on the opportunity to get their slice of assets seized from those under investigation. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137368-forex-3d-ponzi-scheme-victims-urged-to-contact-authorities-as-248-million-in-assets-seized/

 

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Video: Yet more from out of control American? This time a mail box is toppled

 

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CM 108.com suggested that an out of control American is responsible for yet another incident in Chiang Mai, this time in the Mae Jo area. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137373-video-yet-more-from-out-of-control-american-this-time-a-mail-box is-toppled/

 

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Biden finally finds social media buzz with viral Trump video, voter spat

By Trevor Hunnicutt and James Oliphant

 

Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting at Chickasaw Event Center in New Hampton, Iowa, U.S., December 5, 2019. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

 

(Reuters) - For a candidate who has struggled at times to get noticed on social media, Joe Biden finally got some online attention on Thursday - for better or worse.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137374-biden-finally-finds-social-media-buzz-with-viral-trump-video-voter-spat/

 

 

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Pattaya: Warning about fraudster on the loose preying on shops

 

Picture: Pattaya Watchdog

 

Pattaya Watchdog posted a warning from shopkeepers about a foreign man who was tricking them. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137376-pattaya-warning-about-fraudster-on-the-loose-preying-on-shops/

 

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Missing Russian tourists rescued in Koh Chang

By THE NATION

 

 

Four Russian tourists reported missing on Wednesday have been rescued after they were found stranded on their kayaks in Trat province, Immigration Police chief Lt-General Sompong Chingduang said on Thursday (December 5).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137377-missing-russian-tourists-rescued-in-koh-chang/

 

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Video: Foul-mouthed male Thai teacher in classroom attack on female student

 

Thai caption: Attack on child

 

Footage from a school in Udon Thani showed a furious male teacher assault a sitting student by slapping her across the head. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137380-video-foul-mouthed-male-thai-teacher-in-classroom-attack-on-female-student/

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Pattaya: Four hundred tourists evacuated as fire breaks out at Holiday Inn hotel

 

Picture: Ruksiamnews

 

Ruksiamnews reported that fire broke out at the Holiday Inn in Soi Bua Khao, Pattaya, around this morning. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137386-pattaya-four-hundred-tourists-evacuated-as-fire-breaks-out-at-holiday-inn-hotel/

 

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Three pronged attack! EEC master plan to improve English and revolutionize curriculum

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Suvit Maesincee - the higher education, science, research and innovation minister - has promised widespread reform of education curricula as part of the drive known as the EEC (eastern economic corridor) on Thailand's eastern seaboard.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137392-three-pronged-attack-eec-master-plan-to-improve-english-and-revolutionize-curriculum/

 

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Bangkok falls in popularity amongst expats: survey

 

 

Bangkok has suffered a significant fall in popularity amongst expats who live there, compared to one year ago, according to a new report.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137393-bangkok-falls-in-popularity-amongst-expats-survey/

 

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Launch boat catches fire during International Fireworks Show

The fireworks got out of control on one of the launch boats, with a fire that required emergency personnel to extinguish.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137394-launch-boat-catches-fire-during-international-fireworks-show/