Public urged to watch COVID-19 symptoms in winter

 

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Public Health has advised the general public to keep an eye on their health in winter, especially for flu-like symptoms which could be from COVID-19. The ministry has also warned the public to be cautious of handling virus contaminated parcels.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192062-public-urged-to-watch-covid-19-symptoms-in-winter/

SET rises despite concerns over second Covid wave in many countries

By THE NATION

 

 

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index closed at 1,346.47 on Friday, up 10.16 points or 0.76 per cent. Total transactions amounted to Bt97.02 billion with an index high of 1,352.51 and a low of 1,327.73.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192090-set-rises-despite-concerns-over-second-covid-wave-in-many-countries/

 

Trump predicts coronavirus vaccine will be widely available as soon as April

 

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the "Operation Warp Speed" program, the joint Defense Department and HHS initiative that has struck deals with several drugmakers in an effort to help speed up the search for effective treatments for the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, during an event in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., November 13, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he expects a coronavirus vaccine to be available for the entire population as soon as April, amid a crush of new infections of the deadly disease that has pushed daily case counts to record highs.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192091-trump-predicts-coronavirus-vaccine-will-be-widely-available-as-soon-as-april/

 

Italy extends lockdowns to more regions, tightens curbs

By Crispian Balmer

 

Doctors wait for patients to arrive at the Policlinico Tor Vergata hospital where patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are being treated in Rome, Italy November 13, 2020. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

 

ROME (Reuters) - Restrictions aimed at slowing a surge in coronavirus cases will be extended in various Italian regions, with both Tuscany and Campania set to be designated as high-risk "red zones", the health ministry said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192092-italy-extends-lockdowns-to-more-regions-tightens-curbs/

 

Liverpool's Salah tests positive for coronavirus, says Egyptian FA

 

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Aston Villa v Liverpool - Villa Park, Birmingham, Britain - October 4, 2020. Liverpool's Mohamed Salah. Pool via REUTERS/Peter Powell

 

CAIRO (Reuters) - Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah has tested positive for the coronavirus on the eve of Egypt's Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Togo, the Egyptian Football Association said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192093-liverpools-salah-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-says-egyptian-fa/

 

Johnson grabs four-way share of early second round Masters lead

By Andrew Both

 

Golf - The Masters - Augusta National Golf Club - Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - November 13, 2020 Dustin Johnson of the U.S. after making a birdie on the 18th green during the first round REUTERS/Mike Segar

 

AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - Dustin Johnson overcame a two-hole blip and made a closing birdie to move into a four-way share of the second-round Masters clubhouse lead on Friday with Justin Thomas, Australian Cameron Smith and Mexican debutant Abraham Ancer.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192094-johnson-grabs-four-way-share-of-early-second-round-masters-lead/

 

McIlroy needs record comeback to win Masters after poor start

By Andrew Both

 

FILE PHOTO: Golf - The Masters - Augusta National Golf Club - Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - November 13, 2020. Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy reacts after hitting his approach to the 11th hole during the second round. REUTERS/Brian Snyde

 

AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy will need a record comeback to win the Masters after falling 10 strokes off the first-round lead on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192095-mcilroy-needs-record-comeback-to-win-masters-after-poor-start/

 

Tripadvisor slaps warning on Thai hotel that sued expat over bad review

By THE NATION

 

 

TripAdvisor has slapped a warning on a Thai hotel whose legal action over a review posted by an American expat landed him in jail.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192096-tripadvisor-slaps-warning-on-thai-hotel-that-sued-expat-over-bad-review/

 

U.S. Justice Alito says pandemic has led to 'unimaginable' curbs on liberty

 

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito participates in taking a new family photo with his fellow justices at the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

(Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said the COVID-19 pandemic had led to "previously unimaginable" curbs on individual liberty, singling out restrictions on religious events.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192097-us-justice-alito-says-pandemic-has-led-to-unimaginable-curbs-on-liberty/

 

UK PM Johnson's Brexit 'brain' Cummings to leave Downing Street

By Guy Faulconbridge and Elizabeth Piper

 

Dominic Cummings, special advisor for Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, arrives at Downing Street, in London, Britain, November 12, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Dominic Cummings, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's most powerful adviser, will stop working for Downing Street in mid-December as Johnson tries to reset his premiership after a series of failures in tackling the coronavirus pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192098-uk-pm-johnsons-brexit-brain-cummings-to-leave-downing-street/

 

Ex-tennis academy president gets three months in prison for U.S. college scam

By Nate Raymond

 

FILE PHOTO: Martin Fox, a former president of a private tennis academy in Texas, arrives at the federal courthouse before entering a plea in a nationwide college admissions cheating scheme in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., November 15, 2019. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

 

BOSTON (Reuters) - The former president of a private tennis academy in Texas was sentenced on Friday to three months in prison after admitting he acted as a middleman to pay bribes to help the children of wealthy parents gain admission to selective universities.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192099-ex-tennis-academy-president-gets-three-months-in-prison-for-us-college-scam/

 

Australian Scott suffers unlucky break on Masters Friday

By Andrew Both

 

Golf - The Masters - Augusta National Golf Club - Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - November 13, 2020 Australia's Adam Scott hits his tee shot on the 14th hole during the second round REUTERS/Mike Segar

 

AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - There was no disputing that Adam Scott had the unluckiest break at the Masters on Friday, a wretched piece of poor fortune that fully tested the Australian's famous sense of equanimity.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192100-australian-scott-suffers-unlucky-break-on-masters-friday/

 

Johnson in share of Masters lead, DeChambeau flirts with cut

By Andrew Both

 

Golf - The Masters - Augusta National Golf Club - Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - November 13, 2020 Dustin Johnson of the U.S. after making a birdie on the 18th green during the first round REUTERS/Mike Segar

 

AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - Dustin Johnson grabbed a share of the Masters clubhouse lead on Friday before second-round play was suspended due to darkness with defending champion Tiger Woods still on the course and early favourite Bryson DeChambeau at risk of missing the cut.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192101-johnson-in-share-of-masters-lead-dechambeau-flirts-with-cut/

 

Abhisit warns of worsening crisis unless Parliament okays charter change

By The Nation

 

 

Former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has warned that the solution to Thailand’s political crisis will be blocked if Parliament votes no to charter change on November 17-18.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192105-abhisit-warns-of-worsening-crisis-unless-parliament-okays-charter-change/

 

Banks eye new generation to expand credit-card customer base

By The Nation

 

 

Banks’ credit-card divisions plan to tap more young customers next year to boost the growth of their business.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192106-banks-eye-new-generation-to-expand-credit-card-customer-base/

 

Seeking travel boost, Thailand set to revive China bubble talks

By Chayut Setboonsarng and Panarat Thepgumpanat

 

FILE PHOTO: A chef stands on an empty beach as he waits for the costumers at Koh Chang island in Thailand July 31, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand plans to restart talks with China on a travel bubble as part of efforts to ease restrictions on movement and boost the economy, which is heavily dependent on tourism, officials said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192107-seeking-travel-boost-thailand-set-to-revive-china-bubble-talks/

 

Thailand allows thousands of migrants to extend work permits

By Matt Blomberg, Thomson Reuters Foundation

 

 

Nov 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Tens of thousands of migrant workers in Thailand whose work permits are expiring have been granted permission to stay in the country for another two years, yet campaigners said the cost of the extension could fuel debt bondage and worker exploitation.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192109-thailand-allows-thousands-of-migrants-to-extend-work-permits/

 

Thai third-quarter GDP contraction seen slowing to 8.6% year-on-year, slow recovery ahead, Reuters poll shows

By Orathai Sriring

 

FILE PHOTO: A view of the Port of Bangkok, Thailand, March 25, 2016. Picture taken March 25, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's economy in July-September likely shrank at a slower pace than the prior quarter, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, as business activity improved after coronavirus restrictions were eased but tourism still slumped with zero foreign tourists.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192111-thai-third-quarter-gdp-contraction-seen-slowing-to-86-year-on-year-slow-recovery-ahead-reuters-poll-shows/

 

Cool weather and strong winds forecast for upper Thailand, continuous rain in the South

By THE NATION

 

 

The Thailand Meteorological Department forecast on Saturday that the rather strong high pressure system over upper Thailand would bring cool to cold weather with strong winds to the region.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192115-cool-weather-and-strong-winds-forecast-for-upper-thailand-continuous-rain-in-the-south/

 

Police suggest alternative routes for motorists, pedestrians to avoid protest bottlenecks today

By THE NATION

 

 

The Metropolitan Bureau has urged people to avoid certain routes in Bangkok on Saturday in view of the planned pro-democracy protests.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192116-police-suggest-alternative-routes-for-motorists-pedestrians-to-avoid-protest-bottlenecks-today/

 

How a small rural school tackles key education challenges

 

 

Roseanna Marshman, or teacher Rosie teaches pronunciation at Subdangsumpai School in Khon Kaen province.

 

Today is not an ordinary day for pupils at Subdangsumpai School in Khon Kaen province. They have some special visitors, from educational channel ALTV, who arrived with fun learning activities.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192117-how-a-small-rural-school-tackles-key-education-challenges/

 

Army to probe suspected suicide of a conscript in Khon Kaen province

 

 

The Royal Thai Army has launched an investigation into the death, thought to be a suicide, of a conscript at the 23rd Army Circle in the northeastern province of Khon Kaen.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192118-army-to-probe-suspected-suicide-of-a-conscript-in-khon-kaen-province/

 

Prime Minister proposed the “3 New” concept to strengthen the ASEAN economy

 

 

Cr.Prayut Chan-o-cha

 

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha addressed through a video message at the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit 2020, which was part of the 37th ASEAN Summit.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192119-prime-minister-proposed-the-“3-new”-concept-to-strengthen-the-asean-economy/

 

Good news about COVID-19 vaccines expected next month – Dr. Yong

 

 

File Photo: A researcher at the Chula Vaccine Development Centre shows a tube of vaccine prototype. This prototype is now being tested on macaques.

 

There may be some positive news about effective COVID-19 vaccines next month, according to Dr. Yong Poovorawan, Chulalongkorn University’s well known virologist.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192121-good-news-about-covid-19-vaccines-expected-next-month-–-dr-yong/

 

Ministry cracks down on online gambling, arrests 140 people running websites

By THE NATION

 

 

The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society has shut down 1,457 URLs of websites suspected of running online gambling, and arrested 140 offenders involved in those websites, with estimated rotating money of more than Bt21.7 billion, minister Buddhipongse Punnakanta said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192122-ministry-cracks-down-on-online-gambling-arrests-140-people-running-websites/

 

Flights grounded, Thai Airways pilot becomes Grab driver

By Caitlin Ashworth

 

PHOTO: Facebook: Mahesak Wongpa

 

Some pilots are spending more time on the ground these days due to the pandemic-induced travel restrictions. One Thai Airways pilot is using his time away from the air to get to know the traffic on the ground as a Grab driver.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192123-flights-grounded-thai-airways-pilot-becomes-grab-driverirways-pilot-becomes-grab-driver/

 

Expat awaits trial for drug charges, mother in England worries and works to pay the bills

By Caitlin Ashworth

 

PHOTO: Facebook: Michaela Bentley

 

While 27 year old expat Louis Bentley awaits trial in Thailand for drug charges, his mother back in England is working 12 hour shifts to pay her son’s bills. For his mother, Michaela, the anticipation of waiting for the her son’s February court date, in a country so far from her with laws she’s unfamiliar with, has been “horrendous.”

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192125-expat-awaits-trial-for-drug-charges-mother-in-england-worries-and-works-to-pay-the-bills/

 

DeChambeau's Masters hopes in tatters after lost ball

By Andrew Both

 

Golf - The Masters - Augusta National Golf Club - Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - November 13, 2020 Bryson DeChambeau of the U.S. hits his second tee shot on the 3rd hole during the second round REUTERS/Mike Segar

 

AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - Bryson DeChambeau's hopes of adding a Green Jacket to his U.S. Open trophy were in tatters after he incurred a lost ball in unusual circumstances during the second round at the Masters on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192127-dechambeaus-masters-hopes-in-tatters-after-lost-ball/

 

Golf stars Areeya, Moriya and Kiradech infected with Covid-19 in US

 

 

Ariya Jutanugarn (photo credit to Ariya Jutanugarn Facebook)

 

Three Thai golf stars, including former world No 1 Ariya Jutanugarn, have tested positive for Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192128-golf-stars-areeya-moriya-and-kiradech-infected-with-covid-19-in-us/

 

Biden solidifies U.S. election win, Trump says 'time will tell' if he stays in power

By Simon Lewis and Steve Holland

 

FILE PHOTO: Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden arrives to speak about modernizing infrastructure and his plans for tackling climate change during a campaign event in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., July 14, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

 

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden solidified his election victory on Friday by winning the state of Georgia, and President Donald Trump said "time will tell" if another administration takes over soon, the closest he has come to acknowledging Biden could succeed him.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192130-biden-solidifies-us-election-win-trump-says-time-will-tell-if-he-stays-in-power/