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Phuket marks high season with boat parade

By The Nation

 

Photo Credit: Watchara Motor and Marine Sport Solution Centre

 

Watchara Motor and Marine Sport Solution Centre has posted a video clip of a boat parade held on Sunday off Phuket’s Patong beach to mark the start of the tourist season.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190496-phuket-marks-high-season-with-boat-parade/

 

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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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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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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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Govt considers reopening Maya Bay to tourists next year

By The Nation

 

 

The white sandy beaches of Krabi’s beautiful Maya Bay may be opened to tourists next year, though a panel of experts will first be consulted about the suitability of the plan.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190500-govt-considers-reopening-maya-bay-to-tourists-next-year/

 

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Prayut greeted by hopeful locals in tourism-starved Phuket

By The Nation

 

Photos by Charoon Thongnual

 

Residents of Phuket's Old Town turned out to greet Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday as the premier inspected the area’s businesses.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190501-prayut-greeted-by-hopeful-locals-in-tourism-starved-phuket/

 

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Uni researching EEC development’s impact on local communities

By The Nation

 

 

Student volunteers have been tasked with studying the impact that Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) development has on local communities.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190502-uni-researching-eec-development’s-impact-on-local-communities/

 

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Govt showers more soft loans on shrivelling tourism sector 

By The Nation

 

PM Prayut Chan-o-cha chairs the Cabinet meeting in the resort city of Phuket on Tuesday.The government will offer more soft loans to support tourism businesses hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, said Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith after Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting in Phuket.

 

The Cabinet approved raising the ceiling for government soft loans from Bt20 million to Bt100 million. The Government Savings Bank (GSB) will apply annual interest of 0.01 per cent to banks who offer the loans to tourism businesses. The two-year loans are being offered by commercial banks at annual interest of 2 per cent. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190503-govt-showers-more-soft-loans-on-shrivelling-tourism-sector/

 

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Cabinet gives nod to Bt62bn rice, rubber price guarantees

By The Nation

 

 

Tuesday’s mobile Cabinet meeting in Phuket approved a budget of Bt61.9 billion to help rice and rubber farmers via the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190504-cabinet-gives-nod-to-bt62bn-rice-rubber-price-guarantees/

 

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Biden win would boost Thai economy: Research house

By The Nation

 

 

If Democratic candidate Joe Biden wins the US presidential election as polls predict, it will be a boon for US, global and Thai economies, said Kasikorn Research Centre.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190505-biden-win-would-boost-thai-economy-research-house/

 

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THAI Airways plans special merit-making flight

 

 

Thai Airways International is planning a special flight for people to make merit at numerous temples on November 30th, without actually visiting the temples, in an attempt to boost tourism.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190506-thai-airways-plans-special-merit-making-flight/

 

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Leeds forward Rodrigo tests positive for COVID-19, to miss Palace clash

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Leeds United v Manchester City - Elland Road, Leeds, Britain - October 3, 2020 Leeds United's Rodrigo celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates Pool via REUTERS/Catherine Ivill /File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Leeds United forward Rodrigo has tested positive for COVID-19 after coming in contact with an infected family member, the Spain international confirmed on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190507-leeds-forward-rodrigo-tests-positive-for-covid-19-to-miss-palace-clash/

 

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Gladbach crush Shakhtar 6-0 with Plea hat-trick

 

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group B - Shakhtar Donetsk v Borussia Moenchengladbach - NSC Olympiyskiy, Kyiv, Ukraine - November 3, 2020 Borussia Moenchengladbach's Alassane Plea in action with Shakhtar Donetsk's Davit Khocholava REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

 

KYIV (Reuters) - Striker Alassane Plea scored a hat-trick as Borussia Moenchengladbach crushed their hosts Schakhtar Donetsk 6-0 on Tuesday to take over from them at the top of their group in the Champions League.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190508-gladbach-crush-shakhtar-6-0-with-plea-hat-trick/

 

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Anxious U.S. voters choose between Biden, Trump after vitriolic campaign

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Alexandra Alper

 

A voter fills out his ballot on election day in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, U.S. November 3, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

 

PHILADELPHIA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After an acrimonious presidential campaign that exposed the depth of the political divisions in the United States, Americans streamed to the polls on Tuesday to choose either incumbent Donald Trump or challenger Joe Biden to lead a pandemic-battered nation for the next four years.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190510-anxious-us-voters-choose-between-biden-trump-after-vitriolic-campaign/

 

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U.S. Election Day unfolds smoothly, so far defying fears of disruption

By Michael Martina, Rich McKay and Ernest Scheyder

 

Voters drop off their ballots at the Registrar of Voters on the day of the U.S. Presidential election in San Diego, California, U.S., November 3, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake

 

DETROIT/ATLANTA (Reuters) - Americans by the millions waited patiently to cast ballots at libraries, schools and arenas across the country on Tuesday, in an orderly show of civic duty that belied the deep tensions of one of the most polarizing presidential campaigns in U.S. history.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190512-us-election-day-unfolds-smoothly-so-far-defying-fears-of-disruption/

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Germany readies exhibition halls, mobile teams for COVID-19 vaccination

By Caroline Copley

 

FILE PHOTO: Customers wait in line after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown has been eased around the country and companies open some of its stores, in Munich, Germany, May 12, 2020. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is scouting trade fair halls and airport terminals to use as potential mass vaccination centres, as it draws up plans to inoculate the nation as soon as the first coronavirus shot gains European approval, state health officials told Reuters.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190513-germany-readies-exhibition-halls-mobile-teams-for-covid-19-vaccination/

 

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Austrian police arrest 14 in manhunt after gunman's deadly rampage

By Francois Murphy

 

Wreaths and candles are placed near the site of a gun attack in Vienna, Austria, November 3, 2020. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

 

VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian police raided 18 properties and arrested 14 people in a massive manhunt on Tuesday for possible accomplices of a convicted jihadist who shot dead four people and injured 22 others in a late-night rampage in the centre of Vienna.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190514-austrian-police-arrest-14-in-manhunt-after-gunmans-deadly-rampage/

 

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Pattaya: Norwegian aged 87 faces five years in jail for downloading child porn

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Several Thai agencies armed with a search warrant went to View Talay Building D in Pattaya yesterday where they arrested an 87 year old Norwegian man and charged him with downloading child pornography. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190516-pattaya-norwegian-aged-87-faces-five-years-in-jail-for-downloading-child-porn/

 

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Parents of American who killed himself after shooting spree in Pattaya stuck in quarantine in Bangkok

 

Thai caption: Farang in shooting frenzy after taking gun - parents came from US, son kills himself (before they see him)

Picture: Sanook

 

A 25 year old American man shot himself at a condo in Pattaya after a series of violent incidents.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190518-parents-of-american-who-killed-himself-after-shooting-spree-in-pattaya-stuck-in-quarantine-in-bangkok/

 

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Police checkpoints are back! New "transparent" system to nab drunk drivers to be launched in Bangkok

 

File photo for reference only

 

Naew Na reported that police checkpoints are back.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190520-police-checkpoints-are-back-new-transparent-system-to-nab-drunk-drivers-to-be-launched-in-bangkok/

 

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Udon Thani abbot charged with allegedly offering sex to over 20 underage children

By THE NATION

 

 

Udon Thani police on Tuesday searched the residence of Pramuk Jaroensuk, 49, an abbot of a temple in Ban Pheu district, after Noy (last name withheld) a villager in Kheu Nam subdistrict, filed a complaint alleging that the abbot had invited her 12-year-old daughter to have sex with him.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190521-udon-thani-abbot-charged-with-allegedly-offering-sex-to-over-20-underage-children/

 

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Police taking a bribe? Pathum Thani chief instigates "all stations alert"

 

Picture: Daily News

 

On the day when the new RTP chief has announced a new level of "transparency" at police checkpoints comes news that a motorcycle policeman appears to have taken a bribe. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190522-police-taking-a-bribe-pathum-thani-chief-instigates-all-stations-alert/

 

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Bangkok: New condo and house prices continue to fall in third quarter

 

Graphic: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that the price of new condos, town houses and stand alone houses in Bangkok and it's surrounding areas continued to fall in the third quarter. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190525-bangkok-new-condo-and-house-prices-continue-to-fall-in-third-quarter/

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BEWARE: fake Bt100 bank notes spreading in Surin

By THE NATION

 

 

Local merchants in Surin provinces told news sources that they have recently received fake Bt100 bills from customers.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190527-beware-fake-bt100-bank-notes-spreading-in-surin/

 

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Driving licence applications: No new diseases added to forbidden conditions for driving just yet

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported that the Department of Land Transport has not yet added any medical conditions to the list of those that prohibit driving.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190531-driving-licence-applications-no-new-diseases-added-to-forbidden-conditions-for-driving-just-yet/

 

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Khon Kaen: 400 cases of respiratory disease RSV reported

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported that health department officials in Khon Kaen were inspecting daycare facilities for young children after an outbreak of the respiratory disease RSV.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190533-khon-kaen-400-cases-of-respiratory-disease-rsv-reported/

 

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Victims of "TikTok" scam go to DSI for action

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Victims of an online scam through "www.tiktok008.com" say they were ripped off after putting down hefty membership fees.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190537-victims-of-tiktok-scam-go-to-dsi-for-action/

 

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Thailand’s deadly roads: 72 people killed on Monday, almost 12,000 killed this year

 

Picture: Daily News

 

In a week in which it has been admitted that measures to mitigate the appalling death toll on the Thai roads have been an abject failure, Monday was a disastrous day.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190541-thailand’s-deadly-roads-72-people-killed-on-monday-almost-12000-killed-this-year/

 

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Pattaya: Saturday's Bikini Night Run a great success

 

 

Thai media Channel 3 reported that the organisers of Saturday's Central Festival Pattaya Beach Bikini Beach Race 2020 deemed the run a great success.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190546-pattaya-saturdays-bikini-night-run-a-great-success/

 

 

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9 killed, over 90,000 households hit by flooding

By The Nation

 

 

Nine people were killed, two missing and 91,686 households affected across the country during the flood crisis, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reported.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190547-9-killed-over-90000-households-hit-by-flooding-across-thailand/