2020 – a year of ‘slowbalisation’ for Thai, global economy: PwC

By THE NATION

 

 

Thailand’s gross domestic product is expected to grow below 3 per cent this year as the kingdom, like the rest of the world, witnesses “slowbalisation”, said PwC Thailand CEO Sira Intarakumthornchai.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1143101-2020-–-a-year-of-‘slowbalisation’-for-thai-global-economy-pwc/

 

Farmers burn straw fields, leaving smoke-filled sky in Sisaket district

By The Nation

 

 

Two villagers in a Sisaket district said farmers set fire to dried straw in paddy fields to enable them to plough the land and grow fresh crops without taking into consideration the pollution caused by the burning smoke, ecological destruction or the inevitable death of small creatures.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1143102-farmers-burn-straw-fields-leaving-smoke-filled-sky-in-sisaket-district/

 

NBTC to mull payout for MCOT's handover of 2600MHz

By THE NATION

 

 

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) board will consider on Wednesday (January 15) the compensation amount MCOT will receive for handing over its 2600MHz band to NBTC for an auction, NBTC secretary-general Takorn Tatasith has said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1143103-nbtc-to-mull-payout-for-mcots-handover-of-2600mhz/

 

Iran protesters take to the streets in third day of demos over plane

By Babak Dehghanpisheh

 

FILE PHOTO: Iranians gather to show their sympathy to the victims of the crash of the Boeing 737-800 plane, flight PS 752, in Tehran, Iran January 11, 2020. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

 

DUBAI (Reuters) - Protesters took to the streets of Iran for a third day on Monday, expressing outrage over the authorities’ admission that they had shot down a passenger plane by accident during a confrontation with the United States.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1143105-iran-protesters-take-to-the-streets-in-third-day-of-demos-over-plane/

 

Fly me to the moon: Japanese billionaire Maezawa seeks girlfriend for SpaceX voyage

By Sam Nussey

 

FILE PHOTO: Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, founder and chief executive of online fashion retailer Zozo, who has been chosen as the first private passenger by SpaceX, attends a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo, Japan, October 9, 2018. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa’s search for a girlfriend to join him on a voyage around the moon will be the subject of a new documentary programme, in the latest attention-grabbing stunt by the entrepreneur.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1143107-fly-me-to-the-moon-japanese-billionaire-maezawa-seeks-girlfriend-for-spacex-voyage/

 

Chinese New Year spending to take a dip: centre

By THE NATION

 

 

Festive spending among Bangkokians during the upcoming Chinese New Year (January 25) is expected to decline 3 per cent year on year to Bt13.15 billion, due mainly to shrinking purchasing power and the looming drought crisis, according to the Kasikorn Research Centre on Monday (January 13).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1143109-chinese-new-year-spending-to-take-a-dip-centre/

 

Phuket Immigration re-confirms ‘embassy income verification’ letters not required after American expat given 30 days to leave Thailand

By The Phuket News

 

A foreigner has the stamps in his passport explained to him at the Phuket Immigration Office in Phuket Town. Photo: The Phuket News / file

 

PHUKET:-- A year after the policy change was formally confirmed, Phuket Immigration today (Jan 13) again reconfirmed that letters from embassies are no longer required in order to confirm a foreigner’s income when applying for an extension to a non-immigrant permit to stay – as long as the relevant embassy no longer issues the “income verification” letters.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1143110-phuket-immigration-re-confirms-‘embassy-income-verification’-letters-not-required-after-american-expat-given-30-days-to-leave-thailand/

 

Uncle, nephew, arrested while loading 120kg of marijuana into tuk-tuk in Phuket Town

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The arrests were announced at Phuket City Police Station today (Jan 13). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET:-- Two men were arrested in Phuket Town last night as they were loading 120 kilogrammes of dried marijuana into a tuk-tuk in order to deliver it to a department store in Rassada, police announced earlier today (Jan 13).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1143111-uncle-nephew-arrested-while-loading-120kg-of-marijuana-into-tuk-tuk-in-phuket-town/

 

Jennifer Aniston ditches Critics’ Choice Awards for Friends reunion with Courtney Cox and Lisa Kudrow

By Nola Ojomu

 

Credit: Instagram

 

WHILE Hollywood's biggest names gathered in Santa Monica for the Critics' Choice Awards on Sunday night, Jennifer Aniston decided to have a little girls' night with two of her best Friends.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1143112-jennifer-aniston-ditches-critics’-choice-awards-for-friends-reunion-with-courtney-cox-and-lisa-kudrow/

 

Woman mortified after sending snap of her 'rejuvenated vagina' to wrong person

By Courtney Pochin

 

A woman was meant to send an intimate pic to her hubby - but he never got it (stock photo) (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

 

Thanks to the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow and Goop, vaginal rejuvenation procedures are having a bit of a moment.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1143114-woman-mortified-after-sending-snap-of-her-rejuvenated-vagina-to-wrong-person/

 

1917 Marches To The Top Of The US Box Office

By James White

 

 

While Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker has been riding high at the top of the American box office charts for the last few weeks, it took an awards favourite with plenty of buzz and a platform release that went wide this weekend.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1143115-1917-marches-to-the-top-of-the-us-box-office/

 

EEC committee aims to improve quality of life in EEC

By The Nation

 

 

The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) 

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1143116-eec-committee-aims-to-improve-quality-of-life-in-eec/

 

Giant fish takes bite of German tourist

By The Nation

 

 

A 75-year-old German tourist was attacked by an unidentified giant fish when swimming off Nang Thong Beach in Phang Nga province with his wife. The incident resulted in gaping wounds on his right leg and had to be immediately sent for treatment at a hospital in Phuket.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1143119-giant-fish-takes-bite-of-german-tourist/

 

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