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Chinese carmaking giant starts manufacturing in Rayong

 

 

RAYONG (NNT) - Great Wall Motors (GWM), one of the top-3 biggest vehicle builders in China, has started operating its manufacturing line at facilities in Rayong province which they previously took over from US company GM.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190617-chinese-carmaking-giant-starts-manufacturing-in-rayong/

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Six-year-old’s dangerous game prompts doctor to warn parents

By THE NATION

 

 

A medical expert is warning parents to keep a close eye on their children after a six-year-old got violently ill when a Bt5 coin got stuck in his throat.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190582-six-year-old’s-dangerous-game-prompts-doctor-to-warn-parents/

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People warned not to let their guard down with Covid

By The Nation

 

Dr Suwannachai Wattanayingcharoenchai

 

The Department of Health on Wednesday called on the public to strictly adhere to Covid-19 preventive measures after a recent poll indicated that only 49 per cent of people wear a face mask at entertainment venues or while using public transport.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190583-people-warned-not-to-let-their-guard-down-with-covid/

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Environment Board approves urgent plan to tackle PM2.5

By The Nation

 

 

The National Environment Board on Wednesday approved an urgent plan to tackle PM2.5 air pollution, which is once again rising to hazardous levels in Bangkok and other large cities.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190608-environment-board-approves-urgent-plan-to-tackle-pm25/

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BOI approves new EV incentives package plus projects worth Bt35bn

By THE NATION

 

PM Prayut Chan-o-cha chairs the Board of Investment meeting on Wednesday.

 

The Board of Investment (BOI) on Wednesday approved a package of incentives for Thailand’s electric-vehicle (EV) manufacturing supply chain, with a focus on critical parts including batteries.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190659-boi-approves-new-ev-incentives-package-plus-projects-worth-bt35bn/

 

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Thai agricultural GDP almost back at 2019 level as demand rises

By The Nation

 

 

Thailand's third-quarter agricultural gross domestic product (GDP) recovered to drop by only 0.4 per cent year on year, the Office of Agricultural Economics said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190660-thai-agricultural-gdp-almost-back-at-2019-level-as-demand-rises/

 

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Europe lockdowns could shrink Thai economy another 0.5%: private sector

By The Nation

 

 

The private sector is worried that renewed lockdowns in Europe could see the Thai economy shrink by another 0.37 to 0.5 per cent in the fourth quarter, according to the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190662-europe-lockdowns-could-shrink-thai-economy-another-05-private-sector/

 

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New 5-year rice plan to halve costs, launch 12 new Thai strains

By The Nation

 

 

The Rice Policy and Management Committee on Wednesday approved the five-year national rice strategy (2020-2024), said Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190663-new-5-year-rice-plan-to-halve-costs-launch-12-new-thai-strains/

 

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MRTA makes tracks on Bt48bn Brown Line monorail

By The Nation

 

 

The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) is expected to call for bids to construct Bangkok’s Brown Line from Khae Rai to Lam Sari in 2023, said MRTA governor Pakapong Sirikantramas.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190664-mrta-makes-tracks-on-bt48bn-brown-line-monorail/

 

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Patong Bay cleanup clears 105kg of trash from reef

By The Phuket News

 

The cleanup collected 105kg of trash from the reef. Photo: Patong Municipality

 

PHUKET: A total of 105 kilograms of marine trash was collected from the reef near Kalim Beach in an underwater cleanup in Patong Bay yesterday (Nov 3).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190665-patong-bay-cleanup-clears-105kg-of-trash-from-reef/

 

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Another Caicedo late show gives depleted Lazio point at Zenit

 

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group F - Zenit Saint Petersburg v Lazio - Gazprom Arena, Saint Petersburg, Russia - November 4, 2020 Zenit Saint Petersburg's Andrei Mostovoy scores their second goal which is later disallowed due to VAR REUTERS/Anton Vaganov

 

ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) - Felipe Caicedo produced another of his familiar late strikes to give Lazio, below-strength after several positive COVID-19 tests, a 1-1 draw away to Zenit St Petersburg in the Champions League on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190666-another-caicedo-late-show-gives-depleted-lazio-point-at-zenit/

 

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Sheffield Wednesday's points deduction halved on appeal

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Championship - Sheffield Wednesday v AFC Bournemouth - Hillsborough, Sheffield, Britain - November 3, 2020 Sheffield Wednesday's Barry Bannan scores their first goal Action Images/Carl Recine/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Sheffield Wednesday's punishment for breaching profit and sustainability rules has been cut to a six-point deduction from a 12-point deduction on appeal, the Championship (second-tier) club said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190667-sheffield-wednesdays-points-deduction-halved-on-appeal/

 

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Burnley skipper Mee back in contention for Brighton visit

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Southampton v Burnley - St Mary's Stadium, Southampton, Britain - February 15, 2020 Burnley's Ben Mee celebrates their first goal scored by Ashley Westwood Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs /File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Burnley defender Ben Mee is in contention to play in Friday's Premier League trip to Brighton & Hove Albion after a long injury layoff, manager Sean Dyche said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190668-burnley-skipper-mee-back-in-contention-for-brighton-visit/

 

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Bettors stampede back to Biden as results stream in

By Thyagaraju Adinarayan, Divya Chowdhury and Saqib Iqbal Ahmed

 

FILE PHOTO: Campaign signs for U.S. President Donald Trump and presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden are seen on Election Day in Cherryville, Pennsylvania, U.S., November 3, 2020. REUTERS/Rachel Wisniewski/File Photo

 

LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democratic candidate Joe Biden was holding on to his position as a clear favorite to win the U.S. presidential election in online betting markets on Wednesday afternoon, a reversal of fortune for President Donald Trump, who had been favored overnight.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190669-bettors-stampede-back-to-biden-as-results-stream-in/

 

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Syria's Assad says billions locked in troubled Lebanese banks behind economic crisis

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi

 

FILE PHOTO: Syria's President Bashar al-Assad addresses the new members of parliament in Damascus, Syria in this handout released by SANA on August 12, 2020. SANA/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

 

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al Assad said billions of dollars of deposits held by his countrymen in Lebanon's financial sector that were blocked after a major financial crisis were a main cause of Syria's deepening economic crisis.Lebanese banks, fearing capital flight and grappling with an acute hard currency crunch, have since last year imposed tight controls on withdrawals and transfers abroad, drawing outrage from local and foreign depositors unable to access their savings.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190673-syrias-assad-says-billions-locked-in-troubled-lebanese-banks-behind-economic-crisis/

 

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Londoners hit the town one last time before new lockdown

 

People are seen enjoying drinks before pubs close ahead of the lockdown in Soho, London, Britain, November 4, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Londoners shrugged off a resurgent COVID-19 pandemic and flocked to pubs and restaurants on Wednesday night, hours before the introduction of a new month-long lockdown across England.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190674-londoners-hit-the-town-one-last-time-before-new-lockdown/

 

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Ex-security guard arrested for allegedly raping his daughter for 2 years

By THE NATION

 

 

Sam Rae station police arrested Sorn (last name withheld) for allegedly raping his daughter, a child under 15, at his relative’s house in Samut Sakhon’s Muang district.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190677-ex-security-guard-arrested-for-allegedly-raping-his-daughter-for-2-years/

 

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‘Crooked’ merchants under ‘Let’s Go Halves’ campaign to be investigated for possible fraud

By THE NATION

 

Utthaphol (Right)

 

Fiscal Policy Office deputy director Utthaphol Utthaworadet asked the Economic Crime Investigation Division on Wednesday to investigate three merchants under the “Khon La Khrueng” (Let’s Go Halves) campaign for possible fraud.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190680-‘crooked’-merchants-under-‘let’s-go-halves’-campaign-to-be-investigated-for-possible-fraud/

 

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"New and transparent" DUI checkpoint system will be subject to public scrutiny, says top cop "Big Manu"

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

RTP deputy commander Pol Gen Manu Mekmork - accompanied by a lot of top brass, health personnel and DUI activists - showed off the Thai police's new checkpoint system for checking drivers who have been drinking.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190683-new-and-transparent-dui-checkpoint-system-will-be-subject-to-public-scrutiny-says-top-cop-big-manu/

 

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NHSO coming out with smart ID cards to cure gold-card fraud

By THE NATION

 

 

The National Health Security Office (NHSO) is planning to pilot the use of smart ID cards in conjunction with gold cards under its national healthcare scheme to prevent fraud by those who are not covered under the scheme but use another person’s gold card, secretary-general Sakchai Kanjanawatana said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190686-nhso-coming-out-with-smart-id-cards-to-cure-gold-card-fraud/

 

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Rice exports likely to drop 50% this year, situation could even worsen in 2021

By THE NATION

 

 

The Thai Rice Exporters Association estimates total rice exports for 2020 at 5 million tonnes, only half of last year’s figure of 10 million tonnes, honorary president Wichai Sriprasert said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190688-rice-exports-likely-to-drop-50-this-year-situation-could-even-worsen-in-2021/

 

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Taiwanese ringleader gets FIFTY years jail in Eagle Gates Group ponzi scheme fraud

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A deputy at the Department of Special Investigations has revealed that a judgement of the criminal court has handed down a sentence of 50 years to a Taiwanese national convicted of fraud in the Eagle Gates Group ponzi (pyramid) scheme fraud. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190689-taiwanese-ringleader-gets-fifty-years-jail-in-eagle-gates-group-ponzi-scheme-fraud/

 

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EU's Barnier says 'very serious' gaps still in Brexit trade talks

By John Chalmers and Gabriela Baczynska

 

FILE PHOTO: European Union's Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier walks at Westminster in London, Britain October 28, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/File Photo

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's Brexit negotiator said on Wednesday "very serious divergences" remained in trade talks with Britain and suggested the bloc would rather accept disruptions in commerce in eight weeks' time than yield on its key demands.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190690-eus-barnier-says-very-serious-gaps-still-in-brexit-trade-talks/

 

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Cops told: You can play on TikTok, Facebook and Twitter - but don't damage good name of RTP

 

Picture: Daily News

 

An order has been issued to the Royal Thai Police to mind what they do on social media. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190692-cops-told-you-can-play-on-tiktok-facebook-and-twitter-but-dont-damage-good-name-of-rtp/

 

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Senior monk takes dim view of "High tech flying monk" on a hoverboard

 

Thai caption: High tech era monk

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported that a video clip had gone viral on the internet that featured a monk in the south of Thailand on a hoverboard or electric skateboard.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190693-senior-monk-takes-dim-view-of-high-tech-flying-monk-on-a-hoverboard/

 

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Popular candidates register for Phuket provincial election

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Supporters cheer after Rewat Areerob registered his candidacy. Photo: PEC

 

PHUKET: Incumbent Acting Chief of the Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation (PPAO, or OrBorJor) Watcharin Patomwatthanapong has announced that he will not register his candidacy to contest the position of PPAO President in the upcoming PPAO election.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190694-popular-candidates-register-for-phuket-provincial-election/

 

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Anxiety, suspicion exacerbate U.S. post-election uncertainty

By Michael Martina, Heather Timmons and Ernest Scheyder

 

Activists march along State Street in front of the Pennsylvania State Capitol Building to protest attempts to halt the counting of ballots cast in the state for the 2020 presidential election, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania November 4, 2020. REUTERS/Nathan Layne

 

DETROIT (Reuters) - Weary from one of the most bruising U.S. presidential races in modern times, Republican and Democratic voters alike were in a state of high anxiety on Wednesday with the election outcome still unsettled a day after polls closed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190696-anxiety-suspicion-exacerbate-us-post-election-uncertainty/

 

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Transport Ministry seeks Hopewell case retrial

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Minister of Transport has revealed the Ministry of Transport will ask for a retrial, after a court ruling requiring the government to pay Hopewell 25 billion baht, citing new evidence in an abandoned tollway venture.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190697-thai-transport-ministry-seeks-hopewell-case-retrial/

 

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Universities to play greater community development role in new campaign

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - To help solve unemployment and economic issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in local communities, the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) has launched the One Tambon One University campaign to help create 60,000 jobs in some 3,000 subdistricts across the country.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190699-universities-to-play-greater-community-development-role-in-new-campaign/

 

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Truck knocks over two electrical poles, damages house

By The Nation

 

 

A truck crash in Songkhla province took down two electricity posts and damaged a nearby house on Wednesday, with the driver sustaining only a minor injury and occupants of the house escaping harm.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190702-truck-knocks-over-two-electrical-poles-damages-house/