Explainer: Reality check for Johnson's Brexit: it's just the beginning

By Gabriela Baczynska and John Chalmers

 

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson holds his dog Dilyn as leaves a polling station, at the Methodist Central Hall, after voting in the general election in London, Britain, December 12, 2019. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson appears set for a sweeping election victory on a promise to "Get Brexit done", but there is a reality check waiting for jaded voters who are feeling relieved that the messy divorce seems to be finally over.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138480-explainer-reality-check-for-johnsons-brexit-its-just-the-beginning/

Thai researchers win gold medal for smart atrial flow regulator

By THE NATION

 

 

King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi’s Smart Material Laboratory has won a gold medal from the International Trade Fair of Ideas, Inventions and New Products, (iENA2019), held recently in Nuremberg, Germany, Assoc Prof. Anak Khantachawana of KMUTT’s Bioengineering Faculty, announced this week.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138482-thai-researchers-win-gold-medal-for-smart-atrial-flow-regulator/

 

Factbox - UK election: Conservatives make net gain of 16 seats so far

 

A rosette is worn by a supporter of British Prime Minister and Conservatives leader Boris Johnson, at a counting centre for Britain's general election in Uxbridge, Britain, December 13, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservatives have made a net gain of 16 seats so far.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138485-factbox-uk-election-conservatives-make-net-gain-of-16-seats-so-far/

 

Search for missing kayak couple turns to dive teams

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The dive team started searching off Koh Mun, located offshore from Yanui Beach, yesterday (Dec 12). Photo: Tourist Police

 

PHUKET: The official efforts to locate missing kayak couple Polish tourist Mateusz Juszkiewicz, 26, and Thai national Werakan Siriprakon, 23, yesterday for the first time deployed divers as part of the search for the pair.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138486-search-for-missing-kayak-couple-turns-to-dive-teams/

 

Never be misunderstood in Thailand again! Google’s new 'Interpreter Mode' helps you translate Thai

 

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The days of miscommunication and misunderstandings between foreigners and Thai speakers could be all but over, and it’s all thanks to Google.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138493-never-be-misunderstood-in-thailand-again-google’s-new-interpreter-mode-held-you-translate-thai/

 

Samut Sakhon sprays water to control PM2.5 airborne dust

 

 

The Samut Sakhon provincial administration started using four water spraying machines to reduce PM2.5 dust particles in the air along Rama II Road Thursday night, while water trucks wash dust off the roads in the province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138496-samut-sakhon-sprays-water-to-control-pm25-airborne-dust/

 

No smuggled meth from Mexico in Thailand: ONCB

By THE NATION

 

Niyom Termsrisuk

 

Responding to information from the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) that amphetamine from Mexico is being smuggled to Asian countries including Thailand, Office of Narcotics Control Board (ONCB)’s secretary general, Niyom Termsrisuk said this week that no reports about such smuggling had been received and that, in any case, importing the drug to Thailand was difficult.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138498-no-smuggled-meth-from-mexico-in-thailand-oncb/

 

UK Liberal Democrat leader Swinson loses seat to Scottish National Party

 

Liberal Democrats candidate Jo Swinson speaks after losing her seat in East Dunbartonshire constituency, at a counting centre for Britain's general election in Bishopbriggs, Britain December 13, 2019. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

 

LONDON (Reuters) - The leader of Britain's pro-European Union Liberal Democrats, Jo Swinson, lost her parliamentary seat to the Scottish National Party on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138500-uk-liberal-democrat-leader-swinson-loses-seat-to-scottish-national-party/

 

Scotland must be given new independence vote - Sturgeon

 

Leader of the Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon waves as she leaves a polling station after voting in the general election in Glasgow, Britain, December 12, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Scotland must be allowed to hold another referendum on its place inside the United Kingdom following the crushing victory of the nationalists in the election, leader Nicola Sturgeon said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138501-scotland-must-be-given-new-independence-vote-sturgeon/

 

Thai massage recognized by UNESCO

 

 

Thai massage or “nuad Thai”, which has already gained global recognition, has now been added to UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list at their meeting, currently being held in Bogota, the capital of Columbia.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138505-thai-massage-recognized-by-unesco/

 

Two boys in motorbike collision in Kathu, one in critical condition

By The Phuket News

 

Medical staff administer emergency treatment to one of the boys involved in the collision. Photo: Kathu Police

 

PHUKET: Two young boys have sustained serious head injuries and were taken to hospital in critical condition after their motorbike was involved in a collision on Wichit Songkram Rd last night (Dec 12).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138510-two-boys-in-motorbike-collision-in-kathu-one-in-critical-condition/

 

Qantas selects Airbus over Boeing for world's longest flights

By Jamie Freed

 

FILE PHOTO: Workers are seen near Qantas Airways, Australia's national carrier, Boeing 737-800 aircraft on the tarmac at Adelaide Airport, Australia, August 22, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Qantas Airways <QAN.AX> picked Airbus SE <AIR.PA> over Boeing Co <BA.N> as the preferred supplier for jets capable of the world's longest commercial flights from Sydney to London, dealing the U.S. planemaker its latest setback this year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138511-qantas-selects-airbus-over-boeing-for-worlds-longest-flights/

 

Apple’s Tim Cook surprises locals at Wat Arun

By THE NATION

 

 

Apple Inc’s chief executive officer Tim Cook is on a surprise visit to Thailand, posting on his personal twitter account on Friday (December 13):

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138524-apple’s-tim-cook-surprises-locals-at-wat-arun/

 

Commerce Minister formally opens New Year Grand Sale 2020

By THE NATION

 

 

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce Jurin Laksanawisit on Friday (December. 13) opened the “New Year Grand Sale 2020” campaign at the Ministry’s headquarters in Nonthaburi province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138526-commerce-minister-formally-opens-new-year-grand-sale-2020/

 

Smaller packets, lower prices

By The Nation

 

 

Many small business owners have applied to the Department of Internal Trade (DIT) to reduce packet sizes and prices to help consumers who want to lower their expenses, DIT’s Deputy Director-General, Prayoth Benyasut said on Friday (December 13).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138528-smaller-packets-lower-prices/

 

Mobile clinics help farmers overcome problems

By The Nation

 

Director of The Department of Agriculture Extension, Kemkaeng Yutidhammadamrong

 

The Department of Agriculture Extension has announced it will organise four more mobile agricultural clinics to help farmers deal with a range of issues including pests and plant disease as well as climate change. More than 100,000 farmers used this service in 2019.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138532-mobile-clinics-help-farmers-overcome-problems/

 

Thai opposition leader asks supporters to mobilise in Bangkok on Saturday

 

FILE PHOTO: Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, leader of the Future Forward Party, speaks during a news conference at the parliament in Bangkok, Thailand June 5, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai opposition party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit called on supporters to mobilise in Bangkok on Saturday, days after the country's election body called for the dissolution of his Future Forward Party.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138533-thai-opposition-leader-asks-supporters-to-mobilise-in-bangkok-on-saturday/

 

‘Foreign’ couple accused of having sex in Bangkok tuk tuk

 

 

Thai social went into meltdown on Friday after videos which purported to show two people having sex in the back of a tuk tuk went viral.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138538-‘foreign’-couple-accused-of-having-sex-in-bangkok-tuk-tuk/

EC to petition for dissolution of Future Forward Party

By The Nation

 

Narinpong Chinapak

 

The Election Commission (EC) has agreed to file a case in the Constitution Court seeking dissolution of the Future Forward Party overs its leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit allegedly illegally granting loans to the party.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138540-ec-to-petition-for-dissolution-of-future-forward-party/

 

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Thanathorn invites supporters to a rally on Saturday

By THE NATION

 

 

Future Forward Party (FFP) leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit on Friday (December 13) invited his supporters to join him at a rally on Saturday (December 14).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138533-thai-opposition-leader-asks-supporters-to-mobilise-in-bangkok-on-saturday/?do=findComment&comment=14853954

 

Another Phuket Vice Governor moved out in regular transfers

By The Phuket News

 

Phuket Vice Governor Thanyawat Chanpinit has been transferred to Maha Sarakham in Northeast Thailand, where he will take up the post of Vice Governor there. Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: Thanyawat Chanpinit, who has served as Phuket Vice Governor since Oct 8, 2018, has been transferred out of Phuket among the regular transfers announced yesterday (Dec 12).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138543-another-phuket-vice-governor-moved-out-in-regular-transfers/

 

Johnson pledges not to let down wary first-time Conservative voters

 

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a Conservative Party event following the results of the general election in London, Britain, December 13, 2019. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised not to let down voters whose hands had “quivered over the ballot paper” before backing his Conservative party for the first time.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138556-johnson-pledges-not-to-let-down-wary-first-time-conservative-voters/

 

Brexit relief for UK economy might not last long

By William Schomberg

 

FILE PHOTO: Clocks in London's Canary Wharf financial centre strike 07:00 GMT, marking the time the polls open for Britain's general election, London, Britain December 12, 2019. REUTERS/Russell Boyce

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s economy will cast off some of the Brexit uncertainty that has held it back since 2016 after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s election triumph, but the risk remains of another “cliff-edge” showdown with Brussels in a year’s time.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138557-brexit-relief-for-uk-economy-might-not-last-long/

 

'Moral call to rest of the world' on climate from hardest hit countries, Obama says

By Joseph Sipalan

 

Former U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during an Obama Foundation event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 13, 2019. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

 

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Island nations and poor coastal countries facing the severest effects of climate change offer a “moral call to the rest of the world” to act now, former U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday.

Six bodies retrieved from New Zealand volcanic island, two still missing

By Charlotte Greenfield, Praveen Menon

 

Members of a rescue crew are seen at the White Island volcano, also known by its Maori name Whakaari, in New Zealand, December 13, 2019, in this image obtained via social media. New Zealand Defence Force/Handout via REUTERS

 

WHAKATANE/WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A New Zealand military team in gas masks and hazmat suits recovered six bodies on Friday from the volcanic island that fatally erupted earlier this week, as doctors worked to save badly burned survivors.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138560-six-bodies-retrieved-from-new-zealand-volcanic-island-two-still-missing/

 

U.S. and 'like-minded' partners will keep security in Asia - admiral

 

U.S. Admiral John C. Aquilino speaks during a news conference in Bangkok, Thailand, December 13, 2019. REUTERS/Panu Wongcha-um

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A partnership between the United States and "like-minded nations" will keep Asian countries secure in the face of competition from a rising China, the commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet said on Friday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138561-us-and-like-minded-partners-will-keep-security-in-asia-admiral/

 

Former beauty queen found guilty of funding terrorism

 

Amaani Noor, 21, arrives at Liverpool Crown Court  CREDIT: PA

 

A former beauty contestant and the ex-girlfriend of a professional footballer has been found guilty of funding terrorism.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138562-former-beauty-queen-found-guilty-of-funding-terrorism/

 

The 50 best TV shows of 2019: No 5 – The Virtues

By Phil Harrison

 

Unflinching emotional honesty ... Stephen Graham in The Virtues. Photograph: Dean Rogers

 

It has been said that Stephen Graham is Shane Meadows’ muse. Graham’s qualities as an actor – unflinching emotional honesty, the ability to convey an infinity of turmoil in a single facial expression – coincide perfectly with Meadows’ journeys into despair and redemption.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138564-the-50-best-tv-shows-of-2019-no-5-–-the-virtues/

 

Alicia Keys makes an impact in stylish purple pant suit at the Billboard Women In Music event in LA

By RACHEL MCGRATH

 

Gorgeous: Alicia Keys walked the red carpet at the Billboard Women In Music event in LA Thursday night in an eye-catching purple tailored pant suit

 

She's set to make history as the first female recording artist to host the Grammys for a second time.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138566-alicia-keys-makes-an-impact-in-stylish-purple-pant-suit-at-the-billboard-women-in-music-event-in-la/

Nine Chinese arrested for alleged amulet fraud

By The Nation

 

 

Nine Chinese were arrested for allegedly indulging in Buddha image and amulet fraud, Immigration Police chief Pol Lt-General Sompong Chingduang said on Friday (December 13).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138572-nine-chinese-arrested-for-alleged-amulet-fraud/