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Qualifier sinks Prayad with decisive putt in Nakhon Ratchasima play-off

By THE NATION

 

Pisitchai Thippong

 

Unfancied Pisitchai Thippong upset Thai golfing legend Prayad Marksang in a play-off to seal his maiden Thai PGA victory in the Bt2-million Singha-SAT Nakhon Ratchasima Championship on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190189-qualifier-sinks-prayad-with-decisive-putt-in-nakhon-ratchasima-play-off/

 

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Phuket: "Graveyard Patong" - where even the 7-Eleven is shut

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Thai media Daily News started the week in pessimistic style by reporting that it is nearly a year since people first heard the terms coronavirus or Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190195-phuket-graveyard-patong-where-even-the-7-eleven-is-shut/

 

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Suspected drug party busted in Bang Kapi resort

By THE NATION

 

 

A group of partiers were detained by Lat Phrao police on Sunday for suspected use of drugs.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190197-suspected-drug-party-busted-in-bang-kapi-resort/

 

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Thai e-commerce shows least delays in delivery of goods during pandemic within region, study shows

By THE NATION

 

 

Thai e-commerce operators have been providing services with the least delays in the region during the Covid-19 outbreak, a study by a research firm shows.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190198-thai-e-commerce-shows-least-delays-in-delivery-of-goods-during-pandemic-within-region-study-shows/

 

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Korat/Prachinburi: Major flooding hits well known tunnels - Korat governor issues warning

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported widespread flooding in the districts of Wang Nam Khiaw and Na Dee of Nakhon Ratchasima and Prachinburi.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190201-koratprachinburi-major-flooding-hits-well-known-tunnels-korat-governor-issues-warning/

 

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Tunnels allowed for Thailand’s first "animal crossing"

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Widespread flooding in the districts of Wang Nam Khiaw and Thap Larn encouraged Thai media Daily News to remind Thais of the tunnels that now are a feature of the area. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190202-tunnels-allowed-for-thailand’s-first-animal-crossing/

 

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Britain's Prince William contracted COVID-19 in April - media

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince William wears a protective mask as he visits St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London, Britain October 20, 2020. Matt Dunham/Pool via REUTERS - RC2CMJ9DDEMS/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Britain's Prince William contracted COVID-19 in April at a similar time to his father Prince Charles, British media reported late on Sunday, citing Kensington Palace sources.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190208-britains-prince-william-contracted-covid-19-in-april-media/

 

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THAI announce "semi commercial flights" between Europe, Asia, Australia in November and December

 

Picture: Daily News

 

THAI Airways chief executive Wiwat Piyawirot told Daily News Sunday that booking is now open for flights to and from seven destinations in Europe, Australia and other parts of Asia including Japan. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190210-thai-announce-semi-commercial flights-between-europe-asia-australia-in-november-and-december/

 

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Video: "Dead all over again" - corpse falls out of faulty rear door into rush hour traffic

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A faulty rear door has been blamed after a rescue foundation dumped a dead body on Sri Nakharin Road, Samut Prakan, in 8.00 am rush hour traffic this morning. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190213-video-dead-all-over-again-corpse-falls-out-of-faulty-rear-door-into-rush-hour-traffic/

 

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CCTV shows patient being roughly handled by nurse while undergoing CT Scan

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook said that social media could not accept the behavior of a nurse who was caught on CCTV manhandling a patient undergoing a CT Scan.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190218-cctv-shows-patient-being-roughly-handled-by-nurse-while-undergoing-ct-scan/

 

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Kiradech and Lahiri share 11th place at Bermuda Championship

 

Kiradech Aphibarnrat

 

Thailand’s Kiradech Aphibarnrat and Anirban Lahiri of India finished tied 11th at the Bermuda Championship on Sunday, five shots behind winner Brian Gay.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190223-kiradech-and-lahiri-share-11th-place-at-bermuda-championship/

 

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Three test positive for Covid-19 in alternative quarantine hotels

By The Nation

 

 

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration reported three new cases in quarantine facilities over a 24-hour period on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190224-three-test-positive-for-covid-19-in-alternative-quarantine-hotels/

 

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1,000 workers lose jobs as Panasonic moves factory from Thailand to Vietnam

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported that more than 1,000 employees bid a sad farewell to the Panasonic factory in the Wellgrow Industrial Estate in Bang Pakong, Chachoengsao.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190225-1000-workers-lose-jobs-as-panasonic-moves-factory-from-thailand-to-vietnam/

 

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STV: Leave 14 day quarantine alone says Koh Samui tourism association

 

 

A leading figure on the Thai tourist holiday island of Koh Samui has urged the Thai government to keep state quarantine at 14 days. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190227-stv-leave-14-day-quarantine-alone-says-koh-samui-tourism-association/

 

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Loy Krathong: Man shoots two dead after they "showed him the finger"

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A 29 year old shooter is in custody in Thailand's north east after he shot two people dead at a Loy Krathong celebration on Saturday night.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190229-loy-krathong-man-shoots-two-dead-after-they-showed-him-the-finger/

 

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Nine districts in Nakhon Ratchasima warned of flash floods

By The Nation

 

 

Residents of nine Nakhon Ratchasima districts were warned on Monday to prepare for flooding caused by the release of water from Lam Phra Phloeng Dam.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190230-nine-districts-in-nakhon-ratchasima-warned-of-flash-floods/

 

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Dredging of canal linking major Phuket marinas not to start until 2022

By The Phuket News

 

News that the dredging will not begin until 2022 was revealed during an inspection of the canal by Transport Deputy Minister Athirat Rattanaset on Saturday (Oct 31). Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: A government project to start dredging the Koh Kaew Canal, linking Royal Phuket Marina and Boat Lagoon Marina with Phang Nga Bay, will not begin until 2022, the senior official in charge of the regional channel development has revealed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190231-dredging-of-canal-linking-major-phuket-marinas-not-to-start-until-2022/

 

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No Phuket road closures for PM, Cabinet visit

By The Phuket News

 

No roads in Phuket will be closed for the Prime Minister’s visit, but there will be delays, warn Traffic Police. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot / file

 

PHUKET: No roads will be closed for the official visit to Phuket by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and Cabinet ministers today and tomorrow (Nov 2-3), but Traffic Police are urging motorists to be patient and understanding as motorcades make their way across the island.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190232-no-phuket-road-closures-for-pm-cabinet-visit/

 

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Strange encounter of the mysterious kind

By THE NATION

 

 

A woman, returning home with her niece in the wee hours of Sunday, found herself being followed by mysterious men in a pick-up truck.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190235-strange-encounter-of-the-mysterious-kind/

 

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FDA allays fears about flu vaccine imports after deaths reported in South Korea

By THE NATION

 

 

Following recent reports that 59 South Koreans had died after being injected with influenza vaccines, the Thai Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said that the vaccine in question had never been imported for use in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190243-fda-allays-fears-about-flu-vaccine-imports-after-deaths-reported-in-south-korea/

 

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Three labourers crushed by truck after pickup carrying them overturns

By THE NATION

 

 

Three labourers were crushed to death in Bangkok by a trailer truck when the pickup truck carrying them flipped over on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190244-three-labourers-crushed-by-truck-after-pickup-carrying-them-overturns/

 

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Parents’ unemployment, pay cuts force more students to seek loans

By The Nation

 

Chainarong Kajchapanan, SLF manager

 

Thailand’s Student Loan Fund (SLF) said more students are seeking loans this year, especially since many parents have lost their jobs in the fallout of Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190245-parents’-unemployment-pay-cuts-force-more-students-to-seek-loans/

 

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Panel urges govt to consider hiring retired civil servants

By THE NATION

 

 

The Senate’s Committee on Social Development and Children, Youth, Women, the Elderly, Disabled and Underprivileged Affairs has proposed that government agencies rehire retired civil servants so Thailand has an efficient ageing society.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190247-panel-urges-govt-to-consider-hiring-retired-civil-servants/

 

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Prayut and Cabinet check tourism preparations on Samui

By The Nation

 

Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister, visited Sheraton Samui Resort Hotel to check the Alternative Local State Quarantine (ALSQ) for foreign tourists.

 

PM Prayut Chan-o-cha led a Cabinet visit to the tourism hotspot of Koh Samui on Monday, to check preparations for the return of foreign visitors.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190252-prayut-and-cabinet-check-tourism-preparations-on-samui/

 

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Deputy PM Prawit orders action to resolve Phuket water shortages

By The Phuket News

 

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan gave the order at a meeting in Phuket this morning (Nov 2). Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan at a meeting in Phuket this morning (Nov 2) ordered the Office of National Water Resources (ONWR) to investigate and expedite projects to resolve Phuket’s recurring water shortage crisis, including to instigate progress in the much-delayed mains supply pipeline from Phang Nga.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190254-deputy-pm-prawit-orders-action-to-resolve-phuket-water-shortages/

 

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MG scraps plan for 7-Eleven charging stations

By THE NATION

 

 

The MG auto brand will set up more than 400 charging stations for electric vehicles across Thailand next year – but has scrapped plans to install them at 7-Eleven stores.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190255-mg-scraps-plan-for-7-eleven-charging-stations/

 

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Court rejects arrest warrant request for ‘Rung’

By THE NATION

 

Panasaya Sithijirawattanakul

 

The Pathumwan Municipal Court has rejected police plea for an arrest warrant against Panasaya “Rung” Sithijirawattanakul in relation to political assemblies held at Pathumwan Skywalk on June 5 and 22.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190272-court-rejects-arrest-warrant-request-for-‘rung’/

 

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Northern Thailand faces more rain and strong winds midweek

 

Max Titov

 

Typhoon Goni, which tore through the Philippines on Sunday leaving a trail of destruction, has weakened to a tropical storm as it moves over the South China and toward central Vietnam, where it is expected to make landfall on Wednesday or Thursday, according to the Thai Meteorological Department.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190273-northern-thailand-faces-more-rain-and-strong-winds-midweek/

 

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Contact restored with Philippine province hit by year's most powerful typhoon; 16 dead

By Neil Jerome Morales

 

A house stands amidst debris after Typhoon Goni swept through Daraga, Albay province, Philippines, November 2, 2020, in this photo obtained from social media. David Lee/via REUTERS

 

MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine authorities on Monday re-established contact with an island province briefly cut off after being hit by the strongest typhoon of the year, as officials said a forcible evacuation effort had averted more deaths than the 16 recorded up to now.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190274-contact-restored-with-philippine-province-hit-by-years-most-powerful-typhoon-16-dead/

 

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Alibaba-owned Lazada suffers data hack impacting 1.1 million accounts

 

FILE PHOTO: The Singapore Lazada website is seen in this illustration photo June 20, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration/File Photo

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore e-commerce firm Lazada said on Friday that customer information including names, addresses and partial credit card numbers had been illegally accessed in a breach reportedly impacting 1.1 million accounts.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190276-alibaba-owned-lazada-suffers-data-hack-impacting-11-million-accounts/