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U.S. envoy Biegun to North Korea: 'We're here, you know how to reach us'

By Hyonhee Shin and Sangmi Cha

 

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FILE PHOTO: U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun arrives at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, December 15, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. special envoy for North Korea, Stephen Biegun, urged Pyongyang on Monday to return offers of talks, dismissing leader Kim Jong Un's year-end deadline while highlighting Washington's willingness to discuss "all issues of interest."

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138904-us-envoy-biegun-to-north-korea-were-here-you-know-how-to-reach-us/

 

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Dusit Poll reveals five political topics of most interest to Thais

 

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BANGKOK(NNT) - Suan Dusit University’s Dusit Poll has conducted a poll on political issues which may have captured the interest of the people. A total of 1,271 people responded to the survey conducted between December 10 and December 14 on the five most interesting political events as follows.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138906-dusit-poll-reveals-five-political-topics-of-most-interest-to-thais/

 

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Chinese tourist dies after collapsing in water on day trip to Coral Island

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

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People look on as a dive instructor who happened to be nearby administers CPR to Mr Dong on the beach at Coral Island yesterday afternoon (Dec 15). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A Chinese tourist has died after collapsing in the water while on a day trip to Koh Hei, better known as Coral Island, off Phuket’s southeast coast yesterday (Dec 15).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138912-chinese-tourist-dies-after-collapsing-in-water-on-day-trip-to-coral-island/

 

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Thailand explores possibility of FTA with the UK after Tories’ victory

 

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Thailand is considering the possibility of creating a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United Kingdom after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s historic victory in the UK election last week, which is expected to pave the way for the passage of the Brexit law soon.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138914-thailand-explores-possibility-of-fta-with-the-uk-after-tories’-victory/

 

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Electricity outage to hit road over Karon Hill

By The Phuket News

 

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The section of Patak Rd to be affected by the power outage tomorrow (Dec 17). Image; Google Maps

 

PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off along a section of Patak Rd over Karon Hill tomorrow (Dec 17) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138920-electricity-outage-to-hit-road-over-karon-hill/

 

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Officials tackle untreated wastewater pouring into Ao Yon bay

By The Phuket News

 

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Officials are drawing up long-term plans to prevent untreated wastewater from spoiling the beach at Ao Yon. Photo: Supplied

 

PHUKET: Public health officials at Wichit Municipality say they will submit a request for the budget to improve the network of public drains at Cape Panwa after water exiting a drain earlier this month was found to be releasing foul-stenched wastewater into Ao Yon bay.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138924-officials-tackle-untreated-wastewater-pouring-into-ao-yon-bay/

 

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Ambassador: Take travel, medical insurance when visiting Thailand

Datuk Jojie Samuel

 

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BANGKOK, Dec 15 – Malaysians travelling to Thailand during the school holidays and upcoming festive seasons are urged to take travel or medical insurance to avoid massive medical bills should the unexpected happens.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138925-ambassador-take-travel-medical-insurance-when-visiting-thailand/

 

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Tributes flow for Canadian tourist killed in motorbike collision with Phuket tuk-tuk

By The Phuket News

 

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The force of the impact left the tuk-tuk on its side, noted police. Photo: via Piya Yaoros

 

PHUKET: Tributes have flowed online for 35-year-old Canadian tourist Sean Cundell of Ottowa after he died in a motorbike collision with a tuk-tuk in Chalong last week.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138945-tributes-flow-for-canadian-tourist-killed-in-motorbike-collision-with-phuket-tuk-tuk/

 

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Run Against Dictatorship press conference held at Thammasat University

By The Nation

 

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The Chana Songkhram Metropolitan Police Station reportedly prevented a press conference for the Run Against Dictatorship campaign from going ahead at Royal Rattanakosin Hotel on Monday (December 16), but the organisers chose Thammasat University Tha Prachan Campus as an alternative, the official Run Against Dictatorship Facebook page said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138965-run-against-dictatorship-press-conference-held-at-thammasat-university/

 

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Palang Pracharath Party member sues Thanathorn, others over rally

By THE NATION

 

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Sonthiya Sawasdee, a member of Palang Pracharath Party filed a lawsuit at Pathumwan Police Station today (December 16) against Future Forward Party (FWP) leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit and three others (FWP secretary Piyabutr Saengkanokkul, FWP spokesperson Pannika Wanich, and FWP party listed MP Pita Limjaroenrat) for posting on facebook an invitation to Saturday's rally on the skywalk of the Pathumwan intersection on Rama I Road in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138968-palang-pracharath-party-member-sues-thanathorn-others-over-rally/

 

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Ex-PM Yingluck complains of unfair treatment under Section 44

 

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Former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has complained about the alleged unfair treatment she has received at the hands of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha regarding her assets, including those inherited from her parents, which are being auctioned off “piece by piece” by the Legal Execution Department, even though her case is still pending in the Administrative Court.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138970-ex-pm-yingluck-complains-of-unfair-treatment-under-section-44/

 

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PM called on to resign for failing the people

 

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Opposition leader’s advisor Phumtham Wechayachai has called on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to step down, citing the Government’s under-performance, escalating political conflict and the erosion of the democratic system to the extent “that there are no longer any political standards left”.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138971-pm-called-on-to-resign-for-failing-the-people/

 

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Probe into why tourists allowed near gaurs in Khao Paeng Ma no-hunting zone

 

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The Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has been ordered to investigate how tourists were allowed special access to watch gaurs at Khao Paeng Ma no-hunting zone in Wang Nam Khieu district of Thailand’s north-eastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138973-probe-into-why-tourists-allowed-near-gaurs-in-khao-paeng-ma-no-hunting-zone/

 

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Hundreds of Thai tsunami victims yet to be identified, 15 years on

By Prapan Chankaew

 

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FILE PHOTO: Families of tsunami victims light candles during a vigil as part of a ceremony commemorating the first anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami on Patong beach in Phuket, Thailand December 26, 2005. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom

 

TAKUA PA, Thailand (Reuters) - Fifteen years after the Indian Ocean tsunami killed more than 230,000 people on Boxing Day, 2004, a cargo container at a police station in southern Thailand bears witness to the hundreds of victims whose remains were never identified.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139001-hundreds-of-thai-tsunami-victims-yet-to-be-identified-15-years-on/

 

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Chrysanthemums in full bloom beckon tourists to banks of Nan River

By The Nation

 

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White Chrysanthemum is blooming in Uttaradit amid cool breeze, while its sweet scent is providing an attraction for travellers who want to snap photos on the banks of the Nan River. 

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139005-chrysanthemums-in-full-bloom-beckon-tourists-to-banks-of-nan-river/

 

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Free camping grounds, parking lots at 40 highway sections during NY festivities

By The Nation

 

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The Highways Department has prepared camping grounds and parking lots at 40 highway sections in 17 provinces to facilitate tourists during New Year festivities. 

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139006-free-camping-grounds-parking-lots-at-40-highway-sections-during-ny-festivities/

 

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Philippines hunts for survivors after quake levels trade building

 

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MANILA (Reuters) - Rescue teams in the southern Philippines searched for signs of life on Monday in a collapsed shopping centre after a powerful earthquake that killed at least three people and wounded dozens more.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139007-philippines-hunts-for-survivors-after-quake-levels-trade-building/

 

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Probes into New Zealand volcano tragedy to take months and carry criminal penalties

By Praveen Menon, Charlotte Greenfield

 

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New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and fellow politicians observe a minute of silence, to mark one week since the deadly eruption of White Island, in Wellington, New Zealand, December 16, 2019, in this still image taken from video. TVNZ via REUTERS TV

 

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday that official inquiries into last week’s fatal volcano eruption could take up to a year, and will carry potential criminal penalties of up to five years in jail.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139010-probes-into-new-zealand-volcano-tragedy-to-take-months-and-carry-criminal-penalties/

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Australia firefighters accidentally spread blaze ahead of heatwave

By Byron Kaye

 

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A fire blazes across bush as seen from Mount Tomah in New South Wales, Australia December 15, 2019 in this still image obtained from social media video. NSW RFS – TERRY HILLS BRIGADE/via REUTERS

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A backburning operation intended to contain a massive wildfire in eastern Australia sparked out of control, damaging buildings and cutting off major roads, authorities said, as the country heads into another heatwave that may topple temperature records.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139011-australia-firefighters-accidentally-spread-blaze-ahead-of-heatwave/

 

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Jewellery worth $64 million stolen from UK's Tamara Ecclestone - Sun

 

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FILE PHOTO: Tamara Ecclestone, daughter of Formula One commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone, holds her daughter Sophia as they arrive at the paddock before the Monaco F1 Grand Prix May 24, 2015. REUTERS/Max Rossi

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Tamara Ecclestone, the daughter of former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone, has had 50 million pounds ($64 million)-worth of jewellery stolen from her home in West London, the Sun newspaper reported on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139012-jewellery-worth-64-million-stolen-from-uks-tamara-ecclestone-sun/

 

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