THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Sunday 19 Jan 2020

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The week that was in Thailand news: Investing in Thailand? Plenty have done very well, thank you very much.

 

 

Whenever a news item mentions a foreigner who got their investment fingers burnt in Thailand, out they come.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1143944-the-week-that-was-in-thailand-news-investing-in-thailand-plenty-have-done-very-well-thank-you-very-much/

 

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Finance Ministry to launch campaign in bid to woo investments

By THE NATION

 

 

Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana said on Saturday (January 18) that his ministry is working with related agencies to launch the “2020: The year of investment” campaign, which will be presented to the Cabinet for approval soon.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144000-finance-ministry-to-launch-campaign-in-bid-to-woo-investments/

 

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Pork prices hit record high amid lower supplies due to drought

By THE NATION

 

 

Pork prices have shot up in the fresh market of Betong district in Yala province in the South due to lower supplies and the upcoming Chinese New Year next week, traders said on Saturday (January 18).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144001-pork-prices-hit-record-high-amid-lower-supplies-due-to-drought/

 

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Gains from SCB Life sale pump up SCB profits

By THE NATION

 

Arthid Nanthawithaya

 

Siam Commercial Bank and its subsidiaries reported pre-provision operating profit (PPOP) of Bt95.6 billion last year, up 30 per cent year on year (YoY).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144002-gains-from-scb-life-sale-pump-up-scb-profits/

 

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Bangkok water quality back to WHO-recommended levels, authority confirms

By THE NATION

 

 

The Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA) said the quality of tap water has returned to normal in Bangkok, Nonthaburi and Samut Prakarn provinces over the weekend.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144004-bangkok-water-quality-back-to-who-recommended-levels-authority-confirms/

 

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Stamp to defend ONE atomweight title against Todd in Singapore

By THE NATION

 

 

ONE Championship returns to the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Friday, 28 February for ONE: King of the Jungle, set to showcase the absolute best in world-class martial arts talent.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144009-stamp-to-defend-one-atomweight-title-against-todd-in-singapore/

 

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MEA enters joint venture to develop Smart Metro Grid

By THE NATION

 

 

The Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) is embarking on a joint venture to install smart meters for some 33,000 households in a move to pilot the government’s smart city initiative.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144010-mea-enters-joint-venture-to-develop-smart-metro-grid/

 

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Norway aims to cash in on growing Thai appetite for salmon

By Sirivish Toomgum
THE NATION

 

 

The Thai appetite for Norway's salmon has grown substantially, despite the economic slowdown, according to Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144012-norway-aims-to-cash-in-on-growing-thai-appetite-for-salmon/

 

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Man City drop more points, Norwich get lifeline

By Martyn Herman

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Norwich City v AFC Bournemouth - Carrow Road, Norwich, Britain - January 18, 2020 Norwich City's Emiliano Buendia in action with Bournemouth's Simon Francis Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Even when Liverpool are not in action they continue to bolster their seemingly impregnable Premier League lead and it happened again on Saturday as second-placed Manchester City could only draw 2-2 with Crystal Palace at the Etihad Stadium.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144015-man-city-drop-more-points-norwich-get-lifeline/

 

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Scores wounded as security forces, protesters clash in Beirut

 

 

A demonstrator throws a tear gas canister during a protest against a ruling elite accused of steering Lebanon towards economic crisis in Beirut, Lebanon January 18, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

 

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Cat-and-mouse clashes between Lebanon's security forces and protesters wounded scores of people on a night of violence that rocked central Beirut on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144018-scores-wounded-as-security-forces-protesters-clash-in-beirut/

 

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Spain's Magaluf and Ibiza crack down on booze-fuelled tourists

 

 

FILE PHOTO: Tourists walk at Punta Ballena street in Magaluf, on the Spanish Balearic island of Mallorca, July 25, 2014. REUTERS/Enrique Calvo/File Photo

 

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Balearic Islands banned pub crawl tours and happy hours in three holiday hotspots on Friday in a string of new measures to crack down on binge-drinking tourists.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144019-spains-magaluf-and-ibiza-crack-down-on-booze-fuelled-tourists/

 

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China reports new virus cases, raising concern globally before key holiday

By Se Young Lee and Hallie Gu

 

FILE PHOTO: International travelers arrive at John F. Kennedy international airport in New York City, U.S., February 4, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported four more cases of pneumonia believed to be caused by a new coronavirus strain, causing rising concern globally that a disease health officials do not yet fully understand could spread during a key holiday period.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144020-china-reports-new-virus-cases-raising-concern-globally-before-key-holiday/

 

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Unreliable GPS and faulty brakes blamed after scores injured in bus crash in Nan

 

 

Fifteen people were injured, one seriously, when a tour bus carrying forty cyclists crashed in Nan province in northern Thailand on Saturday morning.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144021-unreliable-gps-and-faulty-brakes-blamed-after-scores-injured-in-bus-crash-in-nan/

 

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German man found dead at home in Pattaya

 

 

A German man, who had not been seen for almost one week, has been found dead at his home in Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144023-german-man-found-dead-at-home-in-pattaya/

 

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Thailand puts high-speed rail project on track with land pledge

MARIMI KISHIMOTO, Nikkei staff writer

 

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, center, applauds after signing a contract Oct. 24 for a high-speed rail line connecting three Bangkok-area airports. (Photo by Eri Ishii)

 

BANGKOK -- Thailand finally reached an agreement for construction of a high-speed rail line linking three airports serving Bangkok, after making a unusual pledge to secure all land for the builders in a timely fashion.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144024-thailand-puts-high-speed-rail-project-on-track-with-land-pledge/

 

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Thailand’s “agriculture 4.0” … a dream come true?

 

 

Suwit Traichok, a 60-year-old melon producer, was the pioneer of Thailand’s young smart farmers. Despite having a promising career and a decent salary in a well-established organization, Thai Airways International, he quit the job and moved to his hometown, in Ayutthaya province, to pursue his dream job in agriculture.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144026-thailand’s-“agriculture-40”-…-a-dream-come-true/

 

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Pheu Thai leader dismisses rumour of bribe to spare transport minister in censure debate

 

 

Pheu Thai party leader Sompong Amornvivat has quashed a rumour that key members of the party have been promised a 900 million baht project in exchange for dropping Transport Minister Saksayam from the list of ministers to be censured in the upcoming debate.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144027-pheu-thai-leader-dismisses-rumour-of-bribe-to-spare-transport-minister-in-censure-debate/

 

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Piyabutr urges members to switch to new party if Future Forward disbanded

 

 

Future Forward secretary-general Piyabutr Saengkanokkul has urged the party’s 60,000 members to switch to a new party to be formed if Future Forward is dissolved by the Constitutional Court on Tuesday, saying he is confident that the party will be disbanded.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144028-piyabutr-urges-members-to-switch-to-new-party-if-future-forward-disbanded/

 

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Exhaust and no wind blamed for Bangkok’s worsening air quality

 

 

Vehicular exhaust, accumulated since Friday evening when traffic was the worst of the week, compounded by a temperature inversion increased air pollution in and around Bangkok on Saturday, according to the Pollution Control Department.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144030-exhaust-and-no-wind-blamed-for-bangkok’s-worsening-air-quality/

 

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Mon Jam resort operators defy order to suspend operations

Resort operators at Doi Mon Jam, in Chiang Mai’s Mae Rim district, are defying an order, issued by the Mae Rim district office, to suspend their operations within 30 days of January 15th.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144031-mon-jam-resort-operators-defy-order-to-suspend-operations/

 

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UK's Harry and Meghan to drop titles and retire as working royals

Michael Holden, Andy Bruce

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, leave Canada House in London, Britain January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will no longer be working members of Britain’s monarchy and they will pay their own way in life as they embark on an independent future, Buckingham Palace said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144034-uks-harry-and-meghan-to-drop-titles-and-retire-as-working-royals/

 

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UK PM Johnson to impose new restrictions on low-skilled migrants post-Brexit: Telegraph

 

 

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street in London, Britain January 15, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson

 

(Reuters) - Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson is preparing to impose new restrictions on low-skilled migrants moving to Britain on the first day after the Brexit transition period ends in December, the Telegraph reported.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144039-uk-pm-johnson-to-impose-new-restrictions-on-low-skilled-migrants-post-brexit-telegraph/

 

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No Big Ben bongs: UK government plans light show to mark moment of Brexit

 

 

FILE PHOTO: British Union Jack flag flies in front of the clock face of Big Ben in London, Britain August 29, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Downing Street residence will be lit up with a countdown to Britain's exit from the European Union on Jan. 31, as part of a light display to mark the moment of Brexit, the government said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144041-no-big-ben-bongs-uk-government-plans-light-show-to-mark-moment-of-brexit/

 

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Foreign powers to discuss ways out Libya crisis with rival camps

By Ulf Laessing and Humeyra Pamuk

 

A general view of the Chancellery, the host of the Libya summit in Berlin, Germany, January 18, 2020. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - Libyan rival camps and their foreign backers will attend a summit in Berlin on Sunday to discuss ways to end a proxy war over the capital Tripoli and the oil producer, which has displaced 140,000 and now more than halved the country's crude output.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144044-foreign-powers-to-discuss-ways-out-libya-crisis-with-rival-camps/

 

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