Government to transfer funds every day to merchants under shopping subsidy scheme

By THE NATION

 

 

The Ministry of Finance and Krungthai Bank have agreed to change the money transfer criteria to businesses participating in the government’s shopping subsidy scheme “Khon La Khrueng” (Let's Go Halves), Government deputy spokeswoman Ratchada Thanadirek said on Friday.

 

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‘Let’s Go Halves’ campaign a boon for Phuket

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Local vendors are reporting a boost in sales due to the campaign. Photo: PR Phuke

 

PHUKET: Local vendors operating small stalls are reporting that the government’s “Khon La Khreung” (Let’s Go Halves) campaign, whereby the government pays 50% of the bill for items charged by registered vendors, has greatly boosted small-item sales.

 

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Two foreigners among five new Covid-19 cases

By THE NATION

 

 

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration on Saturday reported five new cases in quarantine over a 24-hour period.

 

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The Weeknd to perform halftime show at 2021 Super Bowl

 

 

FILE PHOTO: The Weeknd performs during the iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada U.S. September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Steve Marcus

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Canadian singer The Weeknd will perform the halftime show at the 2021 Super Bowl, the artist and the NFL announced on Thursday.

 

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Paris Jackson wears heart on her sleeve in debut solo album

By Lisa Keddie

 

FILE PHOTO: 91st Academy Awards – Vanity Fair – Beverly Hills, California, U.S., February 24, 2019 – Paris Jackson. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok/File photo

 

(Reuters) - Paris Jackson says her musical influences when growing up with dad Michael ranged from Motown to classical music, but the style she has embraced for her first album is alternative and folksy.

 

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'That's crazy': Kylie tops chart in five decades as 'Disco' hits No.1

By Sarah Mills

 

FILE PHOTO: Australian singer Kylie Minogue poses during a photocall upon arrival for the 2018 Echo Music Award ceremony in Berlin, Germany April 12, 2018. Axel Schmidt/Pool via Reuters

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Australian singer Kylie Minogue made what she called a "crazy" slice of pop music history on Friday, becoming the first female artist to have number one albums in Britain across five decades as "Disco" topped the charts.

 

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Indonesia reports 5,272 new coronavirus cases, 111 deaths

 

 

People wearing protective masks walk at a shopping mall as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues in Jakarta, Indonesia, November 8, 2020. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

 

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported 5,272 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, taking the total number of infections to 463,007, data from its COVID-19 task force showed.

 

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Vietnam braces for Typhoon Vamco, 53 dead in Philippines

By Khanh Vu and Neil Jerome Morales

 

Philippine Coast Guard conduct a rescue operation, after Typhoon Vamco resulted in severe flooding, in the Cagayan Valley region in northeastern Philippines, November 13, 2020. Picture taken November 13, 2020. Mandatory credit PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD/Handout via REUTERS

 

HANOI/MANILA (Reuters) - Vietnam was bracing for Typhoon Vamco to make landfall in the country's central coast early on Sunday, as the death toll in the Philippines rose to 53 from that country's deadliest storm this year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192171-vietnam-braces-for-typhoon-vamco-53-dead-in-philippines/

 

Malaysia reports 1,114 new coronavirus cases with two new deaths

 

 

FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective masks walk on a street, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

 

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia reported 1,114 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, raising the total to 46,209 infections.

 

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Two missiles target Ethiopian airports as Tigray conflict widens

By Giulia Paravicini

 

FILE PHOTO: Members of Amhara region militias ride on their truck as they head to the mission to face the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), in Sanja, Amhara region near a border with Tigray, Ethiopia November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri//File Photo

 

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Two airports in Ethiopia's Amhara state which neighbours Tigray where federal troops are fighting local forces were targeted by rocket fire late on Friday, the government said, as an 11-day conflict widened.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192174-two-missiles-target-ethiopian-airports-as-tigray-conflict-widens/

 

Phuket election candidates warned of campaign rules

By The Phuket News

 

Passakon Siripakayapon, Director of the Phuket office of the Election Commission (PEC), yesterday warned the candidates that breaching the campaign rules may result in disqualification. Photo: PRD

 

PHUKET: Candidates who have entered the Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation (PPAO, or OrBorJor) election to be held on Dec 20 were yesterday (Nov 13) warned not to breach any of the campaign rules or else face being disqualified.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192175-phuket-election-candidates-warned-of-campaign-rules/

 

Ambassadors arrive for Phuket test trip

By The Phuket News

 

The ambassadors from 15 countries and their spouses arrived in Phuket today (Nov 14). Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Diplomats and spouses from 15 countries arrived in Phuket today (Nov 14) to begin a three-day visit that is hoped to build confidence among tourists to holiday on the island.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192177-ambassadors-arrive-for-phuket-test-trip/

 

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