Close to 5m passengers expected at AOT airports from Dec 26 to Jan 5

By THE NATION

 

 

The Airports of Thailand (AOT) expected a total of 4.93 million passengers passing through its six airports, from December 26 to January 5, increasing 2.29 per cent from the same period last year, AOT president Nitinai Sirismatthakarn said today (December 20).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139696-close-to-5m-passengers-expected-at-aot-airports-from-dec-26-to-jan-5/

 

Six dead in deadliest day of Indian citizenship law protests

By Aftab Ahmed, Devjyot Ghoshal and Saurabh Sharma

 

Men try to extinguish a burning car after demonstrators set it on fire during a protest against a new citizenship law, in New Delhi, India, December 20, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer

 

NEW DELHI/LUCKNOW (Reuters) - Six people died and dozens were injured on Friday as Indian police clashed with thousands of protesters who again took to the streets in several parts of the country to oppose a new law they say discriminates against Muslims.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139721-six-dead-in-deadliest-day-of-indian-citizenship-law-protests/

 

Boeing's Starliner test capsule fails in space station mission

By Joey Roulette

 

Tory Bruno, CEO of United Launch Alliance, attends a news conference with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and Jim Chilton, senior vice president, Boeing Space and Launch to discuss the status of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft orbital test flight at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida December 20, 2019. REUTERS/Steve Nesius

 

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - Boeing Co's new astronaut capsule on Friday failed to reach the orbit of the International Space Station, U.S. space agency NASA said, cutting short a critical unmanned test mission in the embattled aerospace giant's race to send humans to the station.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139722-boeings-starliner-test-capsule-fails-in-space-station-mission/

 

UK on track for Jan. 31 Brexit as PM Johnson wins vote on deal

By Elizabeth Piper and Kylie MacLellan

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson waves as he arrives at Downing Street after meeting with the Queen at the Buckingham Palace to ask for permission to form a government, in London, Britain, December 13, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson won approval for his Brexit deal in parliament on Friday, the first step towards fulfilling his election pledge to deliver Britain's departure from the European Union by Jan. 31 after his landslide victory.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139723-uk-on-track-for-jan-31-brexit-as-pm-johnson-wins-vote-on-deal/

 

French telco Orange found guilty over workers' suicides in landmark ruling

By Simon Carraud

 

FILE PHOTO: Didier Lombard, former CEO of France Telecom, arrives to attend the trial of French group France Telecom, which became Orange in 2013, and its former bosses for "moral harassment" at the Paris criminal court, France, May 6, 2019. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo

 

PARIS (Reuters) - French telecoms group Orange <ORAN.PA> and its former CEO Didier Lombard were guilty of "moral harassment" that prompted a spate of suicides during a restructuring at the company in the late 2000s, a Paris court ruled on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139724-french-telco-orange-found-guilty-over-workers-suicides-in-landmark-ruling/

 

Electricity outage to hit Cherng Talay

By The Phuket News

 

The area to be affected by the power outage in Cherng Talay tomorrow (Dec 21). Photo: PEA

 

PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Cherng Talay tomorrow (Dec 21) as work is carried out on installing new low-voltage cables.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139725-electricity-outage-to-hit-cherng-talay/

 

Error-free round puts Phachara in front at Thailand Masters

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam
THE NATION

 

Phachara Khongwatmai (Photo by Jirawat Srikong)

 

Pattaya - Promising star Phachara Khongwatmai fired an blemishless second-round 64 to take a one-stroke lead over Thomas Detry of Belgium, heading into the midway stage of the US$500,000 Thailand Masters at the Phoenix Gold Golf and Country Club in Chonburi province on Friday (December 20).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139726-error-free-round-puts-phachara-in-front-at-thailand-masters/

 

EGCO Group expands footprint in Taiwan

By THE NATION

 

 

Electricity Generating Public Company Limited or EGCO Group on Friday (December 20) announced its first successful investment in the 64- megawatt Yunlin offshore wind farm project which is under construction in Taiwan, through the acquisition of a 25-per-cent ownership interest in Yunlin Holding GmbH.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139727-egco-group-expands-footprint-in-taiwan/

 

Health centre lists top ten health issues in 2019

By The Nation

 

 

Thai Health Centre under the Thai Health Promotion Foundation has listed ten health issues in the runup to 2020, warning the public to take precautions.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139728-health-centre-lists-top-ten-health-issues-in-2019/

 

Cash rebate to house buyers gets underway

By THE NATION

 

 

The Government Housing Bank on Friday (December 20) started transferring Bt50,000 in cash rebate to each of the qualified registrants under the government's "Baan Dee Mee Down" campaign to encourage house purchases.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139729-cash-rebate-to-house-buyers-gets-underway/

 

Search continues for crewmember of speedboat accident in Phang Nga

By THE NATION

 

 

Phuket’s marine police were joined by divers and ships from the Third Naval Area Command in searching for the body a crew member of the speedboat which was involved in a collision with a private yacht off the coast of Phang Nga on Wednesday (December 18).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139730-search-continues-for-crewmember-of-speedboat-accident-in-phang-nga/

 

UK prosecutors to charge U.S. diplomat's wife over fatal car crash

By Andrew MacAskill

 

FILE PHOTO: Tim Dunn, the father of British teen Harry Dunn who was killed in a car crash on his motorcycle, allegedly by the wife of an American diplomat, arrives for a news conference in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., October 14, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British prosecutors said on Friday they had decided to charge the wife of a U.S. diplomat over a fatal car crash in England and to seek her extradition, a decision that "disappointed" Washington.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139731-uk-prosecutors-to-charge-us-diplomats-wife-over-fatal-car-crash/

 

Thailand’s Maya Bay to remain closed for another two years

By The Thaiger

 

 

So that’s going to be almost the end of 2021.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139732-thailand’s-maya-bay-to-remain-closed-for-another-two-years/

 

Pattaya: New bar area is not "Naan plaza!" Group insists it's not just for Indians and claim project will lower bar prices

 

 

The Indian led group that plans to turn a Pattaya mall into the latest area for Go Go bars and night time entertainment have hit back at suggestions "Avenue Plaza" is just for Indians. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139735-pattaya-new-bar-area-is-not-naan-plaza-group-insists-its-not-just-for-indians-and-claim-project-will-lower-bar-prices/

 

5m depositors had less than Bt50 in accounts

By THE NATION

 

Atchana Lamsam, right

 

Almost 5 million Thai depositors have less than Bt50 in their bank accounts, according to a recent joint study by Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research and Deposit Protection Agency on the savings behaviour of Thais.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139737-5m-depositors-had-less-than-bt50-in-accounts/

 

Interior Ministry to fight drought

By The Nation

 

 

Deputy Interior Minister Songsak Thongsri visited the Rayong Operations Centre of the Eastern Water Resources Development and Management on Thursday (December 19). to see firsthand the water situation.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139738-interior-ministry-to-fight-drought/

 

Digital transformation in finance

By Montri Khongkruephan
Special to The Nation

 

Montri Khongkruephan is a Partner in Audit & Assurance of Deloitte Thailand

 

Organizations today face many challenges related to finance and accounting and the account closing process is perhaps the most challenging of these.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139740-digital-transformation-in-finance/

 

A sea of yellow awaits visitors in Phayao

By The Nation

 

 

Lush blossoms of sunn hemp on a 100-rai field in the Dok Khamtai district of Phayao province have been a treat for tourists coming from all over the country to experience its seasonal beauty.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139742-a-sea-of-yellow-awaits-visitors-in-phayao/

 

Phones with outdated operating systems to lose mobile-banking access

By The Nation

 

 

The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has stepped up measures to ensure mobile-banking security, assistant governor Siritida Panomwon Na Ayudhya said on Friday (December 20).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139743-phones-with-outdated-operating-systems-to-lose-mobile-banking-access/

 

Tsunami survivor to open international school under the theme of ‘generosity’

By Thanachart Chuengyaempin

 

Howard Liang and his family

 

Tsunami survivors have come back to Thailand for the opening of an international school near Suvarnabhumi Airport under the theme of “Numchai”, or generosity, after being impressed by the generosity and kindness of Thai people during the time of disaster, which marks its 26th anniversary this month.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139744-tsunami-survivor-to-open-international-school-under-the-theme-of-‘generosity’/

 

Tree Bank Community Enterprise Network backs community-based power plant project

By THE NATION

 

 

The Tree Bank Community Enterprise Network, led by its president Saman Buasing and representatives of community enterprises nationwide, came to the Ministry of Energy on Friday (December 20) to thank the minister, Sontirat Sontijirawong, for pushing for the community-based power plant project, and also submit a proposal on the project to him.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139746-tree-bank-community-enterprise-network-backs-community-based-power-plant-project/

 

Scrabble casts spell over Asia with Welsh hugs and mustard seeds

By Rozanna Latiff

 

Players play Scrabble at the WESPA Youth Cup 2019 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 30, 2019. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

 

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian teenage Scrabble protege Tengku Ariff Shah can spell more English words than most adults in the Western world, but he doesn't always know what they mean.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139747-scrabble-casts-spell-over-asia-with-welsh-hugs-and-mustard-seeds/

 

TAT updates travel advisory regarding air quality concerns in Bangkok

 

 

Bangkok, 19 December 2019 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) would like to advise tourists and visitors to take precautions as necessary when in outdoor areas in the Thai capital and its surrounding provinces.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139748-tat-updates-travel-advisory-regarding-air-quality-concerns-in-bangkok/

 

 

Thailand welcome its 38.26 millionth tourist to the Kingdom

 

 

Bangkok, 20 December 2019 – Thailand welcomed its 38.26 millionth tourist to the Kingdom today, a record high for the country that surpasses last year’s 38.17 million arrivals.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139752-thailand-welcome-its-3826-millionth-tourist-to-the-kingdom/

 

Thailand e-visa online also available on www.eVisaThailand.com

 

 

Bangkok, 17 December, 2019 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) would like to provide updated information that the electronic visa-on-arrival (e-VOA) is now also available on www.eVisaThailand.com, in addition to the two websites announced last month. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139753-thailand-e-visa-online-also-available-on-wwwevisathailandcom/

 

Severity of drought next year likely to equal that of 2015-16 in Thailand

 

 

Thailand is at risk of a drought like that in 2015 and 2016, while the volume of rainfall, from this month through May, is forecast to be 5-10% lower than normal, said Mr. Seri Suparathit, director of the Centre of Climate Change and Disaster at Rangsit University, today (Friday).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139754-severity-of-drought-next-year-likely-to-equal-that-of-2015-16-in-thailand/

 

Consumer Foundation asks Administrative Court to suspend toll increase

 

 

The Foundation for Consumers has asked the Administrative Court to put on hold the plan by Don Muang Toll-way Company to raise the toll by 15 baht, effective December 22nd.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139756-consumer-foundation-asks-administrative-court-to-suspend-toll-increase/

 

Thanathorn arrives at crossroads sooner than expected

 

 

The Skywalk protest is most likely the point of no return. It’s where Future Forward leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit effectively “crossed the line” into a new territory in which he might ironically provoke something he had repeatedly pledged to prevent from happening _ military intervention in politics.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139757-thanathorn-arrives-at-crossroads-sooner-than-expected/

 

Video: Don't stop it! Taxi drivers face off and the crowd love it!

 

 

Caption: Let them fight!

 

A video doing the rounds of Thai social media on Facebook shows two taxi drivers fighting in the street.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139758-video-dont-stop-it-taxi-drivers-face-off-and-the-crowd-love-it/

 

Close shave! Barber stabs himself with a knife

 

 

Image: 77kaoded

 

Rescue services were called to a hairdresser's  in Sri Racha after a barber stabbed himself with a knife.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139759-close-shave-barber-stabs-himself-with-a-knife/