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Thailand Road Carnage: Mother and two children dead after she goes through red light on motorcycle

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Tragedy struck yet again on Thailand's roads on Saturday morning when a young mother and her two children on a motorcycle were killed in a collision with a song thaew (public transport with two rows of seats in the back) at a crossroads in the north east of the country.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191252-thailand-road-carnage-mother-and-two-children-dead-after-she-goes-through-red-light-on-motorcycle/

 

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Australia says U.S. return to Paris Agreement, WHO under Biden would be welcome

By Kirsty Needham

 

FILE PHOTO: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks at Admiralty House in Sydney, Australia, February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia would welcome President-elect Joe Biden restoring the United States to the Paris climate accord, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday, speaking as he faced renewed pressure himself to boost efforts to cut Australia's carbon emissions.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191253-australia-says-us-return-to-paris-agreement-who-under-biden-would-be-welcome/

 

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Quarantine at Thai golf courses: 1000 Korean youth ready to head pilot scheme

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Thailand's Tourism and Sports minister Pipat Ratchakitprakan along with the public health ministry is pressing ahead with plans to run alternative state quarantine (ASQ) and alternative local state quarantine (ALSQ) at golf courses that have accommodation. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191254-quarantine-at-thai-golf-courses-1000-korean-youth-ready-to-head-pilot-scheme/

 

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Thammasat student body condemns police actions against protesters

By THE NATION

 

 

The Thammasat University Student Union (TUSU) on Sunday condemned the police’s use of water cannons on pro-democracy protesters at Sanam Luang earlier the same day.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191207-protesters-blocked-from-reaching-palace-drop-petitions-for-monarchy-reform-in-post-box/?do=findComment&comment=15985790

 

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Tourists safe: Four crew taken to hospital after Similan tourist speedboat explodes in port

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Four Thai crew members were treated for injuries and taken to Khao Lak medical center after a tourist speedboat used for trips to the Similan National Park exploded and caught fire yesterday morning.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191258-tourists-safe-four-crew-taken-to-hospital-after-similan-tourist-speedboat-explodes-in-port/

 

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"I'm old school and hit students as punishment" says music teacher caught on tape assaulting naughty boys

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook spoke to a music teacher at a school in Ban Phai in Khon Kaen in the north east of Thailand after a clip online showed him slapping two boys in the head with the palm of his hand. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191259-im-old-school-and-hit-students-as-punishment-says-music-teacher-caught-on-tape-assaulting-naughty-boys/

 

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Phetchaburi murder: Charred remains of missing Karaoke woman found under her motorcycle

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A murder inquiry is underway in Phetchaburi after the charred remains of a woman who had just started working at a Tha Yang karaoke parlor were found under her burnt motorcycle. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191261-phetchaburi-murder-charred-remains-of-missing-karaoke-woman-found-under-her-motorcycle/

 

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Prayut congratulates Biden on winning US presidential election

By The Nation

 

File Photo

 

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has sent a message congratulating former vice president Joe Biden on his election as the 46th president of the United States.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191262-prayut-congratulates-biden-on-winning-us-presidential-election/

 

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Taxi driver found dead by friends at hotel suite after taking Viagra and having sex

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Samut Prakan police called to a hotel on Sri Nakharin Road found a taxi driver and volunteer foundation rescue worker naked from the waist down on a sofa. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191263-taxi-driver-found-dead-by-friends-at-hotel-suite-after-taking-viagra-and-having-sex/

 

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Industry Ministry opens bio-industrial zone in Chonburi

 

   

CHONBURI (NNT) - The Ministry of Industry has opened Asia’s first bio-industrial zone which is expected to create jobs for more than 8,000 local people and create economic value of more than 100 billion baht.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191265-industry-ministry-opens-bio-industrial-zone-in-chonburi/

 

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Si Racha: Four Bangkok city slickers rescued after their kayaks overturn in heavy seas

 

 

Water police were called after they got a call from kayakers in distress between Si Racha and Koh Si Chang.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191268-si-racha-four-bangkok-city-slickers-rescued-after-their-kayaks-overturn-in-heavy-seas/

 

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Three foreigners test positive for Covid-19

By The Nation

 

 

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reported three new cases in state quarantine over 24 hours on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191273-three-foreigners-test-positive-for-covid-19/

 

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Armed man high on "ice" taken into custody after woman threatened at Chonburi ATM

 

Picture: Pattaya Update News

 

Muang Chonburi police were called to a PTT gas station after a woman said she was threatened to withdraw funds at an ATM by a man waving a gun.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191274-armed-man-high-on-ice-taken-into-custody-after-woman-threatened-at-chonburi-atm/

 

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Religious tourism takes a hit because of Covid-19 outbreak

By THE NATION

 

 

Thais spend on average around Bt10.8 billion in religious travel per year, Pimchanok Vonkorpon, director-general of the Commerce Ministry's Trade Policy and Strategy Office, said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191278-religious-tourism-takes-a-hit-because-of-covid-19-outbreak/

 

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Bangkok nightclub has special booth to vet and upcharge foreigners

By Caitlin Ashworth

 

 

A Bangkok nightclub has set up what resembles an immigration counter outside the venue to check foreigners’ IDs and make them pay up before entering. At BarBarBar in Thong Lor, Thais get in free, but foreigners are asked to step aside to the booth and either pay 500 baht or buy a bottle of alcohol before entering the venue.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191281-bangkok-nightclub-has-special-booth-to-vet-and-upcharge-foreigners/

 

 

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Pattaya’s boat operators bemoan lack of Chinese tourists

 

Picture: Sophon Cable TV

 

Sophon Cable TV reported that the pandemic has devastated the tourism industry. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191284-pattaya’s-boat-operators-bemoan-lack-of-chinese-tourists/

 

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FDA finds 20% of hand-sanitising gels on shelves below standard

By THE NATION

 

 

Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently conducted a study on alcohol-based sanitising gels available in the market and has found that some 20 per cent do not meet its standards, FDA’s deputy permanent secretary Suphatra Boonserm said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191296-fda-finds-20-of-hand-sanitising-gels-on-shelves-below-standard/

 

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CP's acquisition of Tesco Lotus compromises consumer interests, says ex-deputy PM

By The Nation

 

 

The takeover of Tesco Lotus by conglomerate CP Group will have a negative effect on consumers, former deputy prime minister Korbsak Sabhavasu said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191297-cps-acquisition-of-tesco-lotus-compromises-consumer-interests-says-ex-deputy-pm/

 

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Scourge of PM2.5 returns to Greater Bangkok

By The Nation

 

 

Air pollution has returned Bangkok and its vicinity, with 71 air-quality stations across the capital showing readings of 27 to 52 micrograms of PM2.5 dust particles per cubic meter of air.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191298-scourge-of-pm25-returns-to-greater-bangkok/

 

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Elephant that died of injuries had 15 bullets in its body

By THE NATION

 

Photo credit: Forest for Wild Life_ป่าเพื่อสัตว์ป่า

 

Veterinarians found 15 bullets in the body of an elephant, which had been caught in a rut and was captured at the end of October.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191300-elephant-that-died-of-injuries-had-15-bullets-in-its-body/

 

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Armed gang breaks into ordination ceremony, leaves 13 injured

By The Nation

 

 

A gang of youths showed up at an ordination ceremony in Si Sa Ket province on Monday morning and began shooting randomly, leaving 13 people injured.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191301-si-sa-ket-armed-gang-breaks-into-ordination-ceremony-leaves-13-injured/

 

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Mekong River in Nong Khai at its most beautiful now

By The Nation

 

 

Cool weather and clear skies have made the Mekong River in Nong Khai province a sight to behold.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191302-mekong-river-in-nong-khai-at-its-most-beautiful-now/

 

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Man arrested as police come upon drug hoard in Khon Kaen

By THE NATION

 

 

Police recently seized a cache of amphetamine pills and methamphetamine powder in Khon Kaen’s Nam Phong district, and also nabbed drug suspect Sukree CheauKham, 25, it was reported on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191303-man-arrested-as-police-come-upon-drug-hoard-in-khon-kaen/

 

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Thai, American friends of Indian COVID patient found in Patong; now in care, awaiting tests

By The Phuket News

 

Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) Chief Dr Thanit Sermkaew. Photo: PPHO / file

 

PHUKET: Dr Thanit Sermkaew, chief of the Phuket Provincial Public Health Office (PPHO) has confirmed that the Thai and American friends of the Indian man now confirmed as infected with COVID-19 have been located and removed from contact with the general population in Phuket.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191306-thai-american-friends-of-indian-covid-patient-found-in-patong-now-in-care-awaiting-tests/

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Rubber farmers plead for help after price plummets

By The Nation

 

 

Trang province’s rubber tree farmers have asked the government for help after the price of rubber suddenly plummeted following fresh Covid-19 lockdowns in Europe.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191308-rubber-farmers-plead-for-help-after-price-plummets/

 

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Arkom swings into action to revive economic growth

By The Nation

 

Arkom Termpittayapaisith

 

New Finance Minister Arkom Termpittayapaisith has started visiting state agencies for information and to give them policy advice, Thansettakij newspaper reported.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191309-arkom-swings-into-action-to-revive-economic-growth/

 

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Baby among those killed in Nakhon Ratchasima road accident

By THE NATION

 

 

A road accident in Nakhon Ratchasima province on Sunday evening killed two people on the spot including a one-year-old baby.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191330-baby-among-those-killed-in-nakhon-ratchasima-road-accident/

 

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Thailand’s election watchdog asked to investigate whether Progressive Movement functions like a political party

 

 

Thailand’s Election Commission has been asked, by political activist Srisuwan Janya, to investigate the conduct of the Progressive Movement, led by Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, which he accuses of functioning like a political party.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191331-thailand’s-election-watchdog-asked-to-investigate-whether-progressive-movement-functions-like-a-political-party/

 

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Wang Nam Khieo Cliffs Are Falling

 

 

NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Nov 9 (TNA) – Rangers of the Thap Lan National Park and geologists were surveying cliffs in Wang Nam Khieo district of the northeastern province as 25 sections of the cliffs crumbled.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191336-wang-nam-khieo-cliffs-are-falling/

 

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Philippines second-quarter GDP contraction revised to 16.9% year-on-year from 16.5%

 

FILE PHOTO: Filipinos queue for cash subsidy from the government amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Batasan Hills, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, August 27, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

 

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine economy contracted 16.9% in the second quarter from a year earlier, worse than the preliminary estimate of a 16.5% decline, the statistics agency said on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191337-philippines-second-quarter-gdp-contraction-revised-to-169-year-on-year-from-165/