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Thailand sees first case of pneumonia from e-cigarettes

By The Nation

 

 

E-cigarettes have been blamed for breathing problems in a 48-year-old male patient admitted to a private hospital, Dr Asadang Ruaycharin, deputy director-general and a spokesman for the Department of Disease Control, said December 7.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137730-thailand-sees-first-case-of-pneumonia-from-e-cigarettes/

 

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Govt accused of fixing agenda of meeting on palm price guarantee

By The Nation

 

 

A meeting to discuss the palm price guarantee scheme failed as the government had already fixed the agenda, Sittiporn Jariyapong, vice-chairman of the National Farmers Council, said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137732-govt-accused-of-fixing-agenda-of-meeting-on-palm-price-guarantee/

 

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New parliament way behind schedule

By The Nation

 

Wilas Chanpitak

 

Wilas Chanpitak, former Democrat Party politician and the ex-chairman of the house committee on corruption prevention and suppression, told the press December 8 that the construction of the new parliament was way behind the schedule.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137734-new-parliament-way-behind-schedule/

 

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Prominent social critic offers moral support to leaders of Future Forward Party

By The Nation

 

 

The three men had dinner together on December 2 and Sulak,centre, had posted on his Facebook page on December 3 a picture of the three sitting together in a restaurant.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137735-prominent-social-critic-offers-moral-support-to-leaders-of-future-forward-party/

 

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Brit sailor adrift on stricken yacht rescued off Koh Lipe

By The Phuket News

 

Ian Munro, 63, from Plymouth, England, and his yacht ‘Stormwitch’ were both safely recovered. Photo: Royal Thai Navy

 

PHUKET: A 63-year-old British yachtsman sailing to Langkawi has been safely recovered by a Royal Thai Navy boat after the engine on the British sailor’s yacht failed, leaving him adrift in heavy weather off Koh Lipe, south of Phuket.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137736-brit-sailor-adrift-on-stricken-yacht-rescued-off-koh-lipe/

 

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Sticky rice vendor killed as motorbike struck by drunk pickup driver

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The deadly collision was on the busy Srisoothorn Rd in Baan Manik, Cherng Talay, this morning (Dec 8). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A 41-year-old worker drinking with friends on his day off will be charged with drunk driving causing death once he is sober enough to understand the charges against him, police confirmed today after a deadly collision with a motorbike rider on the busy Srisoonthorn Rd in Cherng Talay this morning (Dec 8).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137737-sticky-rice-vendor-killed-as-motorbike-struck-by-drunk-pickup-driver/

 

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Polish tourist and Thai female remain missing after kayak trip off Phuket

By The Thaiger

 

 

PHOTOS: Phuket People’s Voice

 

A helicopter has now joined the growing fleet of vessels who have been searching for a Polish tourist and a Thai woman. The pair disappeared after hiring kayaks with friends at Ya Nui Beach in Phuket yesterday afternoon. Search efforts resumed early this morning after a fruitless search last night.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137738-polish-tourist-and-thai-female-remain-missing-after-kayak-trip-off-phuket/

 

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Phuket Opinion: Safer drivers on the horizon

By The Phuket News

 

A Traffic Police officer checks a driver's licence in Patong. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

PHUKET: The impending introduction of the demerit points system for people with driver’s licences marks Thailand on the cusp of something great. It’s not the point system itself, it’s the fact that there will be a system in place which will automatically invalidate a driver’s licence once too many penalty points have been accrued.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137739-phuket-opinion-safer-drivers-on-the-horizon/

 

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More Indian tourists want to visit Phuket but limited airport slots make it impossible

By Pichayada Promchertchoo 

 

 

File photo

 

PHUKET, Thailand: For many Indian tourists, the popular resort island of Phuket has recently become more attractive than ever before. Within four to five hours, they can now fly to the ‘Pearl of the Andaman Sea’ directly from India, without a stopover in the capital Bangkok or other countries such as Singapore or Malaysia.  

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137740-more-indian-tourists-want-to-visit-phuket-but-limited-airport-slots-make-it-impossible/

 

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Thailand delays deporting family of Rakhine insurgent leader

By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Panu Wongcha-um

 

FILE PHOTO: Tun Myat Naing, commander-in-chief of the Arakan Army, in Myanmar's Shan State, May 6, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer -/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will delay the deportation of the wife and children of the top commander of the Arakan Army insurgent group that is fighting Myanmar's army while authorities carry out a full investigation, Thai officials said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137741-thailand delays-deporting-family-of-rakhine-insurgent-leader/

 

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The Price of Recycling Old Laptops: Toxic Fumes in Thailand’s Lungs

The e-waste industry is booming in Southeast Asia, frightening residents worried for their health. Despite a ban on imports, Thailand is a center of the business.

By Hannah Beech and Ryn Jirenuwat

 

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KOH KHANUN, Thailand — Crouched on the ground in a dimly lit factory, the women picked through the discarded innards of the modern world: batteries, circuit boards and bundles of wires.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137743-the-price-of-recycling-old-laptops-toxic-fumes-in-thailand’s-lungs/

 

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Elon Musk could face defamation retrial as Brit diver's lawyer claims jury blundered

EXCLUSIVE: The Tesla founder had a spat with diver Vernon Unsworth over the rescue of 12 boys trapped in a flooded Thai cave in June 2018

By Alan Selby

 

The Tesla founder had a spat with diver Vernon Unsworth over the rescue of 12 boys trapped in a flooded Thai cave in June 2018 (Image: AFC / SplashNews.com)

 

Elon Musk could face a retrial in his defamation case after a lawyer for the Brit he branded “pedo guy” claimed the jury blundered.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137744-elon-musk-could-face-defamation-retrial-as-brit-divers-lawyer-claims-jury-blundered/

 

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Thailand moves to fourth place in SEA Games after winning 18 golds in one day

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam
THE NATION

 

Thailand's sailing team with their gold medals.

 

After a slow and quiet week, Thailand finally lived up to the expectations of sports fans by sweeping 18 gold medals for a total of 41 golds in the SEA Games on Saturday in the Philippines.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137745-thailand-moves-to-fourth-place-in-sea-games-after-winning-18-golds-in-one-day/

 

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Prawn selling campaign helping Thai farmers

 

   

BANGKOK(NNT) - The Department of Internal Trade has devised a campaign with the Thai Aquaculture Association and Makro stores to sell prawns at special prices, to help prawn farmers raise their incomes.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137746-prawn-selling-campaign-helping-thai-farmers/

 

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BAY releases Economic Outlook 2020 report

 

   

BANGKOK(NNT) - The impact of the ongoing trade war between China and the United States on the Thai economy has become more apparent, with Bank of Ayudhya (BAY) downgrading the country’s economic growth outlook this year from 2.9% to 2.4%.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137748-bay-releases-economic-outlook-2020-report/

 

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Thailand's Thongchai earns full exempt status on PGA TOUR Champions after 62

By THE NATION

 

 

Arizona – Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee shot a brilliant final round 9-under 62 to earn full exempt status for the 2020 PGA TOUR Champions after he finished second in the Qualifying Tournament Final Stage on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137749-thailands-thongchai-earns-full-exempt-status-on-pga-tour-champions-after-62/

 

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Prime minister to visit Nakhon Pathom on Dec 13

 

   

BANGKOK(NNT) - Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha is scheduled to visit Nakhon Pathom and hand out compensation payments for land evictions under the Bang Yai-Kanchanaburi highway project.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137750-prime-minister-to-visit-nakhon-pathom-on-dec-13/

 

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Roberts pips Noppakao to clinch top honours in King's Cup

By THE NATION

 

 

Defending champion and veteran Australian sailor Ray Roberts clocked up five wins from eight races on his boat Team Hollywood to win the top flight IRC Zero class at the 33rd Phuket King’s Cup Regatta, which finished on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137751-roberts-pips-noppakao-to-clinch-top-honours-in-kings-cup/

 

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Johnson pledges transformative Brexit as nerves are rattled by UK polls

By William James and Guy Faulconbridge

 

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends the launch of a general campaign poster at the Kent Showground in Detling, Kent, Britain, December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/Pool

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was nervous about his narrowing lead in opinion polls ahead of Thursday's election but pledged to deliver a "transformative" Brexit that will allow lower immigration.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137752-johnson-pledges-transformative-brexit-as-nerves-are-rattled-by-uk-polls/

 

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Trump says Kim Jong Un risks losing 'everything' after North Korea claims major test

By Soyoung Kim and Josh Smith

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, June 30, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un risks losing "everything" if he resumes hostility and his country must denuclearize, after the North said it had carried out a "successful test of great significance."

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137753-trump-says-kim-jong-un-risks-losing-everything-after-north-korea-claims-major-test/

 

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Fire at New Delhi factory kills 43

 

An ambulance makes its way towards the site of a fire that swept through a factory where laborers were sleeping, in New Delhi, India December 8, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

 

MUMBAI (Reuters) - At least forty-three people were killed in India's capital New Delhi on Sunday when a fire swept through a six-storey factory where labourers were sleeping, government officials said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137754-fire-at-new-delhi-factory-kills-43/

 

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Hong Kong sees biggest protests since democrats' election boost

By Kate O'Donnell-Lamb and Jessie Pang

 

A proester holds a banner as he attends a Human Rights Day march, organised by the Civil Human Right Front, in Hong Kong, China December 8, 2019. Picture taken with a long exposure. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

 

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Vast crowds of black-clad demonstrators thronged Hong Kong on Sunday in the largest anti-government protests since local elections last month that boosted the pro-democracy movement seeking to curb controls by China.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137755-hong-kong-sees-biggest-protests-since-democrats-election-boost/

 

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Democrats zoom in on Trump impeachment charges this week

By Doina Chiacu and David Morgan

 

U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) speaks at a news conference ahead of a vote on the Voting Rights Advancement Act, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic lawmakers could vote this week on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, the House Judiciary Committee chairman said on Sunday as lawmakers sharpened their focus on charges of wrongdoing in his dealings with Ukraine.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137756-democrats-zoom-in-on-trump-impeachment-charges-this-week/

 

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Britain's Tesco considers Asia exit

 

FILE PHOTO: A company logo is pictured outside a Tesco supermarket in Altrincham northern England, April 16, 2016. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's biggest retailer, Tesco <TSCO.L>, has signaled a further retreat from its once lofty global ambitions by starting a review of its remaining Asian businesses, which could result in a sale of those Thai and Malaysian operations.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137760-britains-tesco-considers-asia-exit/

 

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Finland's Social Democrats name Marin to be youngest ever prime minister

By Tarmo Virki

 

The candidate for the next prime minister of Finland, Sanna Marin, after the SDP's prime minister candidate vote in Helsinki, Finland, December 8, 2019. Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/via REUTERS

 

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's transportation minister Sanna Marin was selected by her Social Democratic party on Sunday to become the country's youngest prime minister ever, taking over after the resignation of Antti Rinne.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137761-finlands-social-democrats-name-marin-to-be-youngest-ever-prime-minister/

 

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Ukraine seeks to require UK court hearings if Russia tries to enforce debt

By Karin Strohecker and Natalia Zinets

 

FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian traffic signal shines red outside the Supreme Court on the first day of the challenge against a court ruling that Theresa May's government requires parliamentary approval to start the process of leaving the European Union, in Parliament Square, central London, Britain December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Toby Melville

 

LONDON/KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine will ask the British Supreme Court on Monday not to force it to pay billions of dollars in debt to Russia without a trial that would determine whether Kiev was forced to borrow the money under duress.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137762-ukraine-seeks-to-require-uk-court-hearings-if-russia-tries-to-enforce-debt/

 

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FBI thinks Saudi shooter acted alone, Florida governor decries 'deep-seated' hatred

By Brad Brooks

 

FILE PHOTO: Royal Saudi Air Force 2nd Lieutenant Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, airman accused of killing three people at a U.S. Navy base in Pensacola, Florida, is seen in an undated military identification card photo released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation December 7, 2019. FBI/Handout via REUTERS.

 

PENSACOLA, Fla. (Reuters) - Investigators believe a Saudi Air Force lieutenant acted alone when he killed three people and wounded eight at a U.S. Navy base in Pensacola, Florida, before being fatally shot by a deputy sheriff, the FBI said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137763-fbi-thinks-saudi-shooter-acted-alone-florida-governor-decries-deep-seated-hatred/

 

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Saudi Arabia ends gender-segregated entrances for restaurants

By Stephen Kalin

 

FILE PHOTO: Women sit among men in a newly opened cafe in Khobar, Saudi Arabia, August 2, 2019. REUTERS/ Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo

 

RIYADH (Reuters) - Restaurants in Saudi Arabia will no longer need to maintain entrances segregated by sex, the authorities said on Sunday, further eroding some of the world's strictest social rules as sweeping reforms take hold.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137764-saudi arabia ends-gender-segregated-entrances-for-restaurants/

 

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Pattaya shamed into action on safety and scams after German TV show exposes Thailand

 

Thai caption: Attacks...solve Pattaya's safety issues

 

Pattaya can expect a greater police presence - at least in the coming days and weeks - after a German TV show exposing scams and lack of safety in Thailand prompted the Thais to take action.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137765-pattaya-shamed-into-action-on-safety-and-scams-after-german-tv-show-exposes-thailand/

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Tourism minister in Samui: Hints at baht action and "new group" of tourists - all revealed next month

 

Picture: TNA-MCOT

 

TNA reported that the Minister for Tourism and Sports went to Koh Samui on a fact finding mission to hear local opinion as the tourism sector suffers a downtown in the number of visitors. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137769-tourism-minister-in-samui-hints-at-baht-action-and-new-group-of-tourists-all-revealed-next-month/