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Trump suggests he might try to fire Fauci post-election

 

FILE PHOTO: Anthony Fauci, MD, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, testifies during a U.S. Senate Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Hearing to examine COVID-19, focusing on an update on the federal response at the U.S. Capitol Washington, D.C., U.S., September 23, 2020. Graeme Jennings/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

 

OPA-LOCKA, Fla. (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump suggested early on Monday that he might seek to fire a highly respected member of his coronavirus task force, Anthony Fauci, after Fauci further criticized Trump's handling of the virus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190364-trump-suggests-he-might-try-to-fire-fauci-post-election/

 

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No cancer threat from bubbles in bubble milk tea, ministry clarifies

By THE NATION

 

 

The Digital Economy and Society Ministry has urged people not to believe or share news or Internet posts which claim that consuming the "bubbles" of bubble milk tea will cause cancer.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190367-no-cancer-threat-from-bubbles-in-bubble-milk-tea-ministry-clarifies/

 

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Thai tourism: PM promises to bring "new dimension and long lasting effects" to Phuket, spokesman

 

File photo for reference only

 

A spokesman for the Thai prime minister offered a glowing assessment of Prayut Chan-ocha's vision for the future of Thai tourism in Phuket.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190368-thai-tourism-pm-promises-to-bring-new-dimension-and-long-lasting-effects-to-phuket-spokesman/

 

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Four teachers get prison sentences over assault of students in Nonthaburi school: lawyer

By THE NATION

 

 

A Nonthaburi court has given jail sentences to four teachers after parents filed a police complaint against them for assault of their children, laywer Ronnarong Kaewphet said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190370-four-teachers-get-prison-sentences-over-assault-of-students-in-nonthaburi-school-lawyer/

 

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Thailand's "Ten Year Plan" to improve road safety has failed - instead of halving the death toll it's nearly doubled!

 

Picture: Voice TV

 

A Zoom conference was told that the last ten years have seen a complete failure to address the carnage on Thailand's roads.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190371-thailands-ten-year-plan-to-improve-road-safety-has-failed-instead-of-halving-the-death-toll-its-nearly-doubled/

 

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Emirates flight lands in Phuket

By The Phuket News

 

Image: NNT

 

PHUKET: An Emirates Airlines aircraft not carrying any passengers yesterday (Nov 2) became the first inbound international flight to land in Phuket since the COVID-19 lockdown began seven months ago.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190376-emirates-flight-lands-in-phuket/

 

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Ranong: 800 million baht airport upgrade as part of SEC plans - two million passengers/year possible

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Thai media 77kaoded reported that the Thai Ministry of Transport is spending 800 million baht to upgrade facilities at Ranong Airport in the south of Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190378-ranong-800-million-baht-airport-upgrade-as-part-of-sec-plans-two-million-passengersyear-possible/

 

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Hua Hin: "Surf and Skate" event this month marks official opening of skate park

 

Picture: Siam Sport

 

An event to mark the opening of Hua Hin's first Skate Park will be held on November 20/21st. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190380-hua-hin-surf-and-skate-event-this-month-marks-official-opening-of-skate-park/

 

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Missing highways official found dead near Thap Larn tunnels - fate of missing couple uncertain

 

 

The body of missing Na Dee highway official Noppadol "Geng" Samranphon has been found. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190382-missing-highways-official-found-dead-near-thap-larn-tunnels-fate-of-missing-couple-uncertain/

 

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Blocking Pornhub has nothing to do with ‘certain clip’, insists minister

By THE NATION

 

Buddhipongse Punnakanta

 

The Digital Economy and Society Ministry announced on Tuesday that it has blocked all access to the pornography website, Pornhub, in line with law.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190389-blocking-pornhub-has-nothing-to-do-with-‘certain-clip’-insists-minister/

 

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Five Thais and five foreigners test positive for Covid-19

By The Nation

 

 

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration reported 10 new cases in quarantine facilities over a 24-hour period on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190391-five-thais-and-five-foreigners-test-positive-for-covid-19/

 

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Buriram man, who allegedly used nine-year-old to get drugs delivered, arrested

By The Nation

 

 

A Buriram man was arrested for using a nine-year-old boy to deliver him drugs, while he insisted that the boy was willing to help him since he wanted to be rewarded with money and drugs.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190399-buriram-man-who-allegedly-used-nine-year-old-to-get-drugs-delivered-arrested/

 

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Horse swept away by floodwaters rescued in neighbouring province

By The Nation

 

 

A horse swept away from The Verona Hotel at Tub Lan in Prachinburi province was rescued in Nakhon Ratchasima province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190400-horse-swept-away-by-floodwaters-rescued-in-neighbouring-province/

 

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Ex-judo fighter beats mother to a pulp over ‘lost’ motorbike key

By THE NATION

 

 

A former member of the national judo team, Posawee Thamrongrab, 36, was arrested on Tuesday for assaulting and badly injuring his 58-year-old mother in her office at the Culture, Sport and Tourism Department on October 28.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190401-ex-judo-fighter-beats-mother-to-a-pulp-over-‘lost’-motorbike-key/

 

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189 soldiers returning from US put in quarantine despite testing negative

By The Nation

 

 

The 189 soldiers sent to the United States in July to participate in the “Lightning Forge 2020” military training session arrived in Thailand on Monday and are observing the 14-day mandatory quarantine.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190404-189-soldiers-returning-from-us-put-in-quarantine-despite-testing-negative/

 

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Myanmar driver’s trick to skip Covid-19 test exposed

By The Nation

 

An arrested Myanmar national.

 

A Myanmar truck driver’s ruse to avoid being tested for Covid-19 at the Thai border was exposed when his wife and son reported high fever.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190405-myanmar-driver’s-trick-to-skip-covid-19-test-exposed/

 

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Navy officer escapes attack in Narathiwat

By The Nation

 

 

A 50-year-old navy officer escaped with a graze after being shot at by insurgents in Narathiwat province on Tuesday morning.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190406-navy-officer-escapes-attack-in-narathiwat/

 

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Siriraj expects Covid-19 vaccine as early as mid-2021

By The Nation

 

 

Thailand’s success in controlling the spread of Covid-19 is being threatened by rising cases in neighbouring countries, warned a leading medical scientist on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190407-siriraj-expects-covid-19-vaccine-as-early-as-mid-2021/

 

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Bike riding foreigner loses life in u-turn collision

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The scene of the accident that occurred earlier today (Nov 3). Photo: Ple Songkhla Thangyangklai

 

PHUKET: A collision between a Harley Davidson big bike and a truck early this morning (Nov 3) has resulted in a foreign man losing his life.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190410-phuket-bike-riding-foreigner-loses-life-in-u-turn-collision/

 

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Phuket Immigration: Visa amnesty is over

By The Phuket News

 

Applications to extend a permit to stay will now be met with a B500 a day fine for overstay. Photo: The Phuket News

 

PHUKET: Phuket Immigration has confirmed that any persons who still have not filed an application to extend their permit to stay will now be fined B500 a day overstay, following the national ‘visa amnesty’ expiring on Saturday (Oct 31).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190411-phuket-immigration-visa-amnesty-is-over/

 

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Phuket post-COVID recovery must be more than tourism: Deputy PM

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Deputy Prime Minister Don Pramudwinai, who also serves as Thailand’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. spoke to the press after the official opening of the Phuket Passport Office at Central Festival Phuket last night (Nov 2). Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

PHUKET: Deputy Prime Minister Don Pramudwinai, who also serves as Thailand’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, has called for Phuket’s post-COVID recovery to target key areas other than tourism.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190412-phuket-post-covid-recovery-must-be-more-than-tourism-deputy-pm/

 

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#SavePornhub: Thailand's online porn ban prompts backlash

By Patpicha Tanakasempipat

 

A message from the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society saying that the Pornhub website has been suspended in Thailand is displayed on a TV screen in this illustration picture taken November 3, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/Illustration

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's government said on Tuesday it had banned Pornhub and 190 other websites showing pornography, prompting social media anger over censorship and a call for a protest against the decision.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190439-savepornhub-thailands-online-porn-ban-prompts-backlash/

 

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Protest swells at ministry after Pornhub, adult sites blocked in Thailand

By THE NATION

 

 

The student-led protest movement urged supporters to gather at the Chaengwattana Government Complex in Bangkok at 4pm on Tuesday, as tensions rose over yet another act of government censorship.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190439-savepornhub-thailands-online-porn-ban-prompts-backlash/?do=findComment&comment=15970073

 

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MG unveils world’s largest solar carpark in Thailand

By The Nation

 

 

MG has opened the world’s largest solar car park at its plant in Chonburi province.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190441-mg-unveils-world’s-largest-solar-carpark-in-thailand/

 

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Scorned by Trump, many Nigerians love him all the same

By Angela Ukomadu and Libby George

 

Rev. Daddy Hezekiah MFR, International Mayor of Peace and leader of the Living Christ Mission, leads a prayer in support of the U.S. President Donald Trump in Imo state, Nigeria October 25, 2020. SAMUEL ANYAEGBU/LIVING CHRIST MISSION/Handout via REUTERS

 

LAGOS (Reuters) - Hundreds of men and women marched, clad in T-shirts supporting U.S. President Donald Trump or pink fabric dresses bearing the image of Jesus, as they waved American flags, Republican presidential campaign signs, and even a few Nigerian flags.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190444-scorned-by-trump-many-nigerians-love-him-all-the-same/

 

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UK to pilot new COVID-19 mass testing approach in Liverpool

 

FILE PHOTO: A poster reading "Universal Coronavirus Testing Now!" is seen on a bin in Liverpool, Britain, April 18, 2020. REUTERS/Phil Noble

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will launch a COVID-19 mass testing pilot scheme in Liverpool this week, offering everyone in the city tests whether or not they have symptoms, in an attempt to find a better way to use testing to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190445-uk-to-pilot-new-covid-19-mass-testing-approach-in-liverpool/

 

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Doctor Concerned over RSV Outbreak

 

 

BANGKOK, Nov 3 (TNA) – A virologist expressed his concern over an outbreak of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which causes respiratory tract infections in young children.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190446-doctor-concerned-over-rsv-outbreak/

 

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New TikTok challenge promotes mental health

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Given the popularity of the short video platform TikTok, the Department of Mental Health has launched a TikTok challenge promoting mental health awareness among younger generations in this year’s Mental Health Week.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190448-new-tiktok-challenge-promotes-mental-health/

 

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A woman on TikTok is recreating dishes from famous films at home

By Lizzie Thomson

 

From the big screen to the dining room table (@jalenlcraig/ TikTok)

 

Have you ever struggled to follow a film because you’ve been too distracted by the delicious-looking food?

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190451-a-woman-on-tiktok-is-recreating-dishes-from-famous-films-at-home/

 

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'Will make you jump out of your skin': readers on the best underseen horror films

 

From clockwise: Housebound, Kill List, Eyes Without a Face and Martyrs. Composite: Allstar, PR

 

As Above So Below

Starts out as a Tomb Raider-style adventure and then brings some claustrophobic creepiness. A great antidote to the current Hollywood trend of “child ghost in the walls”. Spoffoth

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190454-will-make-you-jump-out-of-your-skin-readers-on-the-best-underseen-horror-films/