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Attack at protest in Jomtien: "Ken" charged with assault after headbutting critical Russian

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Pattaya police have charged protest leader Narathiwat "Ken" Khamma with assault after he headbutted a 52 year old Russian man in Jomtien on Sunday night.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191452-attack-at-protest-in-jomtien-ken-charged-with-assault-after-headbutting-critical-russian/

 

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Bangkok: Four star hotel for only 7,425 baht a MONTH - utilities/net free!

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that chatter online was rife after the Eastin Hotel Makkasan Bangkok announced a super deal on Facebook that meant you could stay in their four star establishment for as little as 7,425 baht a month.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191453-bangkok-four-star-hotel-for-only-7425-baht-a-month-utilitiesnet-free/

 

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Pattaya: The "international" tag is missing but "Fireworks Festival" goes ahead

 

Image: TrueID

 

TrueID reported online that the latest edition of a popular fireworks extravaganza will take place on Pattaya beach on Friday/Saturday November 27th/28th. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191455-pattaya-the-international-tag-is-missing-but-fireworks-festival-goes-ahead/

 

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Three foreigners among four new Covid-19 cases in quarantine

By The Nation

 

 

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reported four new cases in state quarantine facilities over a 24-hour period on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191459-three-foreigners-among-four-new-covid-19-cases-in-quarantine/

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No Covid-19 cases in first two groups of special tourist visa travellers

By THE NATION

 

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There have been no cases of Covid-19 among the first groups of travellers who arrived in Thailand on the Special Tourist Visa (STV) on October 20 and 24, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191461-no-covid-19-cases-in-first-two-groups-of-special-tourist-visa-travellers/

 

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One dead, three injured as motorbikes collide in Pa Khlok

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

One motorbike was making a U-turn when the other motorbike ploughed into at high speed. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Police have yet to identify a man who died in a collision between two motorbikes on Route 4027 through Pa Khlok last night (Nov 9). Three other people were injured in the collision.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191463-one-dead-three-injured-as-motorbikes-collide-in-pa-khlok/

 

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Two villages in Sa Kaew province declared epidemic zones after pigs die of PRRS

 

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The Sa Kaew provincial livestock office has declared two villages in Tambon Nong Wa, of Khao Chakan district, temporary epidemic zones after breeding pigs in several farms died of a viral disease, identified as Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191466-two-villages-in-sa-kaew-province-declared-epidemic-zones-after-pigs-die-of-prrs/

 

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Thailand has relaxed issue of tourist visas, says TAT

By THE NATION

 

 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has relaxed issue of visas to foreigners, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191480-thailand-has-relaxed-issue-of-tourist-visas-says-tat/

 

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Three provinces continue struggling with severe flooding

By The Nation

 

 

The flood crisis in Nakhon Ratchasima, Suphanburi and Chumphon is showing no signs of improvement, with the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reporting on Tuesday that flooding has claimed 11 lives and injured four others.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191482-three-provinces-continue-struggling-with-severe-flooding/

 

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Cabinet okays price-guarantee scheme for rice farmers

By The Nation

 

 

In response to concerns over the drop in the price of jasmine rice due to export slowdown and limited tourism owing to the Covid-19 crisis, the Cabinet has given the go-ahead to a rice-guarantee scheme for farmers who will harvest their rice crop at the end of the rainy season.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191484-cabinet-okays-price-guarantee-scheme-for-rice-farmers/

 

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Guns, drugs found in home of man who ‘shot at’ Sia Po

By The Nation

 

 

Police on Tuesday found weapons and drugs in the home of a man who allegedly shot at well-known gambler Apirak “Sia Po” Chat-arnon in a dispute at a massage parlour.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191485-guns-drugs-found-in-home-of-man-who-‘shot-at’-sia-po/

 

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Nonthaburi school dares parents to go to court over child abuse

By The Nation

 

Prayut Petchkhun

 

The Nonthaburi Sarasas Witaed Ratchaphruek School has reportedly rejected the option an out-of-court settlement with 20 parents who are demanding a Bt5 million compensation for the abuse meted out to their children.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191486-nonthaburi-school-dares-parents-to-go-to-court-over-child-abuse/

 

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No new Covid-19 cases linked to infected Indian tourist

By THE NATION

 

 

The 39 people in Chiang Mai who were suspected of having close contact with a Covid-19 infected Indian man between October 30 and November 2 have all tested negative, Dr Kittiphan Chalom, Chiang Mai’s assistant public health officer, said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191442-chiang-mai-health-authorities-tracing-all-contacts-of-indian-man-with-covid-who-visited-the-north/?do=findComment&comment=15989451

 

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UK orders health service to be ready for vaccine by December

Source: Reuters

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock speaks during the general debate on COVID-19 at the House of Commons in London, Britain, October 22, 2020. UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - The British government has asked the National Health Service to be ready to deploy any COVID vaccine from the start of December and it will then roll it out, starting with the most vulnerable, the health minister said on Tuesday.

 

FUll story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191493-uk-orders-health-service-to-be-ready-for-vaccine-by-december/

 

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Storm to hit Isaan on Wednesday

By The Nation

 

 

The Meteorological Department has warned people in the lower Northeast and East to prepare for another storm to hit on Wednesday (November 11).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191494-storm-to-hit-isaan-on-wednesday/

 

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Chuan admits reconciliation panel will not include all sides

By THE NATION

 

Chuan Leekpai

 

Parliament president Chuan Leekpai told press on Tuesday he had consulted Privy Councillor Surayud Chulanont and former PM Somchai Wongsawat about plans for a national reconciliation committee to resolve rising political conflict.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191496-chuan-admits-reconciliation-panel-will-not-include-all-sides/

 

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TOT to launch 5G in EEC to support investment

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - To attract more foreign investors to invest in the Eastern Economic Corridor’s (EEC) telecommunications and digital infrastructure, which will reduce cost and enhance competitiveness, TOT Public Company will provide 5th generation mobile network (5G) technology to Rayong province in the first phase.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191498-tot-to-launch-5g-in-eec-to-support-investment/

 

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PM Prayut directs agencies to be prepared for US policy changes

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - With the long-standing ties of friendship between Thailand and the United States, dating back more than 200 years, Thailand’s Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, sent a congratulatory message to the US President-elect, Joe Biden, even though the official results of the US presidential election have not yet been released. The Prime Minister has instructed relevant agencies to prepare for policy changes.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191501-pm-prayut-directs-agencies-to-be-prepared-for-us-policy-changes/

 

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Trump mounts legal assault as Barr authorizes probes of vote irregularities

By Steve Holland and Simon Lewis

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Attorney General William Barr meets with members of the St. Louis Police Department, in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., October 15, 2020. Jeff Roberson/Pool via REUTERS

 

WASHINGTON/WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will push ahead on Tuesday with legal challenges to the results of last week's election after U.S. Attorney General William Barr told federal prosecutors to look into any "substantial" allegations of voting irregularities.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191502-trump-mounts-legal-assault-as-barr-authorizes-probes-of-vote-irregularities/

 

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Quarantine Period Remains at 14 Days

 

 

BANGKOK, Nov 10 (TNA) – Thailand’s mandatory quarantine period remains at 14 days, affirmed Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191515-quarantine-period-remains-at-14-days/

 

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Sluggish Recovery for Pattaya Tourism

 

 

CHONBURI, Nov 10 (TNA) –  Pattaya tourism is struggling to survive and small – scale business operators could be forced to close to avoid further loss, said Chairman of the Chonburi Tourism Industry Council.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191524-sluggish-recovery-for-pattaya-tourism/

 

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COVID Alert in Sa Kaeo

 

 

SA KAEO, Nov 10 (TNA) — Officials intensified disease control operations at the Aranyaprathet border checkpoint as three high-level officials in Cambodia contracted the novel coronavirus.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191526-covid-alert-in-sa-kaeo/

 

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Scandal ridden school sent no one to negotiate with parents

 

 

Sarasas Witaed Ratchaphruek school sent no one to negotiate with parents of abused students, in a 130 million Baht lawsuit.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191486-nonthaburi-school-dares-parents-to-go-to-court-over-child-abuse/?do=findComment&comment=15990032

 

 

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Seminar hears four key proposals to drive circular economy for sustainability

By The Nation

 

 

A seminar in Bangkok highlighted four key measures to promote a circular economy for sustainability by creating a water system to deal with drought, support agriculture to add Bt25 billion value per year, raising waste management to the national agenda and make changes in the construction industry.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191534-seminar-hears-four-key-proposals-to-drive-circular-economy-for-sustainability/

 

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Three-finger symbol on BTS train angers netizens

By The Nation

 

 

Social media was heaving with criticism after a Twitter user posted a photograph of the three-finger symbol spray painted on the wall of a BTS train.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191535-three-finger-symbol-on-bts-train-angers-netizens/

 

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One killed, another injured in big bike collision

By The Nation

 

 

An accident involving two big bikes in Bangkok’s Lat Phrao district on Tuesday morning killed one person and severely injured another.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191536-one-killed-another-injured-in-big-bike-collision/

 

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F1 drops Vietnam from record 23-race 2021 calendar

By Alan Baldwin

 

FILE PHOTO: Men wearing protective masks walk past a F1 official souvenir shop in Hanoi, Vietnam March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Kham

 

LONDON (Reuters) - The Vietnamese Grand Prix was absent from a draft 2021 calendar published by Formula One on Tuesday that featured a record 23 rounds, with a debut in Saudi Arabia and Brazil returning despite fears for that race's future.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191537-f1-drops-vietnam-from-record-23-race-2021-calendar/

 

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Shell to cut jobs, capacity at Singapore oil refinery, its largest globally

 

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Royal Dutch Shell is seen at a petrol station in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Belgium January 30, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell <RDSa.L> will halve crude processing capacity and cut jobs at its Pulau Bukom oil refinery in Singapore as part of an overhaul to reduce the company's carbon dioxide (CO2)emissions to net zero by 2050, it said on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191538-shell-to-cut-jobs-capacity-at-singapore-oil-refinery-its-largest-globally/

 

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Southeast Asia's internet economy to cross $100 billion this year - industry report

 

FILE PHOTO: Men use computers at an internet cafe in Bim Son town, outside Hanoi, Vietnam May 15, 2017. REUTERS/Kham

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Southeast Asia's internet economy will hit $105 billion this year, as the coronavirus crisis prompted stuck-at-home consumers to go online to shop, get food delivered at home and for entertainment purposes, an industry report said on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191544-southeast-asias-internet-economy-to-cross-100-billion-this-year-industry-report/

 

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Duterte's pick for top cop causes stir over drugs deaths, lockdown party

 

FILE PHOTO: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures during his fourth State of the Nation Address at the Philippine Congress in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo

 

MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine activists voiced concern on Monday about President Rodrigo Duterte's choice of a new police chief, warning of unchecked human rights abuses ahead and a crackdown on dissent under his watch.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1191545-dutertes-pick-for-top-cop-causes-stir-over-drugs-deaths-lockdown-party/