THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 18 Nov 2020

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More than 40 hurt in Thailand's most violent protests since new movement emerged

By Chayut Setboonsarng and Panarat Thepgumpanat

 

A demonstrator tries to stop clashes during an anti-government protest as lawmakers debate on constitution change, outside the parliament in Bangkok, Thailand, November 17, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - At least 41 people were hurt, some with gunshot wounds, when demonstrators marching on the Thai parliament clashed with police and royalist counter-protesters, in the worst violence since a new youth-led protest movement emerged in July.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192700-more-than-40-hurt-in thailands-most-violent-protests-since-new-movement-emerged/

 

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Foreign business leaders call on Thailand to end its ‘red tape’ madness

by Andrew J Wood

 

Hundreds of outdated rules may be heading for the chopping block 

 

Guillotine project: Pictured with Greg Watkins of the BCCT (extreme right) are TCC/BoT President Kalin Sarasin (5th left), BCCT Chair Andrew McBean (2nd right), The American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand (AMCHAM Thailand) President Greg Wong (4th right), AMCHAM Executive Director Heidi Gallant (3rd left), The Australian-Thai Chamber of Commerce (AustCham Thailand) President Benjamin Krieg (5th right) and AustCham Executive Director Brendan Cunningham (far left)

 

BANGKOK: The Foreign Chambers Alliance (FCA) recently held its annual meeting with the Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC)/Board of Trade (BoT) of Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192615-foreign-business-leaders-call-on-thailand-to-end-its-‘red-tape’-madness/

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Bangkok metered taxis can now charge special fees for luggage

By The Nation

 

 

The Transport Ministry has announced that as of Tuesday, Bangkok metered taxis will be allowed to charge passengers handling fees for large luggage items, but not for equipment such as wheelchairs or walking sticks.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192617-bangkok-metered-taxis-can-now-charge-special-fees-for-luggage/

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U.S. Ambassador Praises Thailand for Drug Suppression

 

 

BANGKOK (TNA) – U.S. ambassador to Thailand Michael George DeSombre praised Thailand for seizure of drug precursor, saying the United States is ready to work with Thailand on drug suppression and other crime related issues.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192669-us-ambassador-praises-thailand-for-drug-suppression/

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Timeline of Tuesday’s protests around Parliament

By The Nation

 

 

7.55am: Traffic is blocked from entering Samsen Road and Thahan Road leading to Kiakkai Intersection near Parliament.

 

Full timeline: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192700-more-than-40-hurt-in thailands-most-violent-protests-since-new-movement-emerged/?do=findComment&comment=16009978

 

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Cabinet sets aside Bt6 billion to buy 26 million Covid-19 vaccines from AstraZeneca

By The Nation

 

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The Cabinet has earmarked Bt6.05 billion from the national budget for emergency and necessities to reserve 26 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine developed by British pharmaceutical giant, AstraZeneca, government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri announced on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192704-thai-cabinet-sets-aside-bt6-billion-to-buy-26-million-covid-19-vaccines-from-astrazeneca/

 

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Baht appreciation expected to be short-lived

By The Nation

 

Deputy PM Supattanapong Punmeechaow

 

The Thai currency will only strengthen for a short period as foreign investors are flocking to the markets, including Thailand, to seek profits at the end of the year, Deputy PM Supattanapong Punmeechaow said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192705-baht-appreciation-expected-to-be-short-lived/

 

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Thai auto production set to roar past annual target with 1.42m units

By The Nation

 

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The country is expected to produce 1.42 million cars this year, exceeding the target by 20,000 units, according to the Federation of Thai Industries' Automotive Industry Club.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192706-thai-auto-production-set-to-roar-past-annual-target-with-142m-units/

 

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Cabinet endorses abortion bill allowing termination up to 12 weeks of pregnancy

 

 

The Thai cabinet has approved amendments to the abortion law, to allow a woman who is no more than 12 weeks pregnant to have an abortion.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192708-thai-cabinet-endorses-abortion-bill-allowing-termination-up-to-12-weeks-of-pregnancy/

 

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Dutch captain Wijnaldum happy to score in any position

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - UEFA Nations League - League A - Group 1 - Netherlands v Bosnia and Herzegovina - Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands - November 15, 2020 Netherlands' Georginio Wijnaldum celebrates scoring their second goal Pool via REUTERS/John Thys/File Photo

 

CHORZOW, Poland (Reuters) - New Netherlands captain Georginio Wijnaldum said on Tuesday he was not particularly bothered about what position he played in the team despite returning to a role behind the strikers that produced two goals for him at the weekend.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192709-dutch-captain-wijnaldum-happy-to-score-in-any-position/

 

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Southgate backs 'courageous' Grealish to shine for England

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - International Friendly - England v Republic of Ireland - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - November 12, 2020 England's Jack Grealish shakes hands with England manager Gareth Southgate as he is substituted off Pool via REUTERS/Carl Recine

 

(Reuters) - England manager Gareth Southgate has backed midfielder Jack Grealish to thrive under the spotlight and forge a successful international career after his performance in Sunday's 2-0 defeat by Belgium in the Nations League.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192710-southgate-backs-courageous-grealish-to-shine-for-england/

 

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FIFA Club World Cup to be held in Qatar in February

 

Soccer Football - Club World Cup - Final - Liverpool v Flamengo - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - December 21, 2019 Liverpool's Sadio Mane and teammates celebrate winning the Club World Cup with the trophy REUTERS/Corinna Kern

 

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - The FIFA Club World Cup, originally planned for December, will now be held from Feb. 1 to Feb. 11 in Doha, Qatar, organisers FIFA said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192711-fifa-club-world-cup-to-be-held-in-qatar-in-february/

 

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'More power than traditional media': Facebook, Twitter policies attacked

By Nandita Bose and Diane Bartz

 

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is seen testifying remotely via videoconference as U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) listens during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled, "Breaking the News: Censorship, Suppression, and the 2020 Election,? on Facebook and Twitter's content moderation practices, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 17, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/Pool

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican senators on Tuesday attacked the chief executives of Facebook and Twitter for what they called censorship of President Trump and his allies during the U.S. election while Democrats bemoaned the spread of misinformation on social media.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192713-more-power-than-traditional-media facebook-twitter-policies-attacked/

 

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Trump lawyer Giuliani claims voter 'fraud' in long-shot Pennsylvania challenge

By Jan Wolfe and Brad Heath

 

U.S. President Donald Trump plays golf at the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, U.S., November 15, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/Files

 

(Reuters) - Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani told a judge on Tuesday in the president's suit seeking to block President-elect Joe Biden from being certified as the victor in Pennsylvania that there was widespread national voting fraud but offered no evidence in the long-shot challenge to Trump's election loss.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192714-trump-lawyer-giuliani-claims-voter-fraud-in-long-shot-pennsylvania-challenge/

 

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Doctors and nurses urge Trump to share COVID-19 data with Biden as infections spike

By Gabriella Borter and Anurag Maan

 

A patient arrives outside Maimonides Medical Center, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., November 17, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

 

U.S. doctors and nurses, in a letter published on Tuesday, urged the Trump administration to share critical COVID-19 data with President-elect Joe Biden's transition team to avoid unnecessary delays in tackling the pandemic as infections and hospitalizations skyrocket.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192716-doctors-and-nurses-urge-trump-to-share-covid-19-data-with-biden-as-infections-spike/

 

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Netanyahu has 'warm' talk with Biden, 10 days after Democrat declares victory

By Jeffrey Heller

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu look at each other as they deliver joint statements during their meeting in Jerusalem March 9, 2016. REUTERS/Debbie Hill/Pool/File Photo

 

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a "warm conversation" with U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday, Netanyahu's office said, in a delayed and clear acknowledgement of Biden's election defeat of the Israeli leader's ally Donald Trump.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192717-netanyahu-has-warm-talk-with-biden-10-days-after-democrat-declares-victory/

 

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Thieves steal $6.6 million of Apple products in UK truck heist

 

FILE PHOTO: The Apple logo is seen through a security fence erected around the Apple Fifth Avenue store as votes continue to be counted following the 2020 U.S. presidential election, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 5, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British police are hunting for thieves who made off with 5 million pounds ($6.6 million) worth of Apple products from iPhones to watches after tying up a driver and security guard during a truck heist in central England.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192718-thieves-steal-66-million-of-apple-products-in-uk-truck-heist/

 

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Spain hammer Germany 6-0 to reach Nations League final four

 

Soccer Football - UEFA Nations League - Group D - Spain v Germany - Estadio La Cartuja, Seville, Spain - November 17, 2020 Spain's Ferran Torres celebrates scoring their fifth goal REUTERS/Marcelo Del Pozo

 

SEVILLE (Reuters) - Sparkling Spain crushed hapless Germany 6-0 at home on Tuesday to storm into the final four of the Nations League in style as forward Ferran Torres scored a first career hat-trick.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192720-spain-hammer-germany-6-0-to-reach-nations-league-final-four/

 

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Haas pulls out of RSM Classic due to positive COVID-19 test

 

FILE PHOTO: Jun 11, 2020; Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Bill Haas tees off on the 11th hole during the first round of the Charles Schwab Challenge golf tournament at Colonial Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - American Bill Haas has withdrawn from this weekend's RSM Classic in Georgia after testing positive for COVID-19, the PGA Tour said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192721-haas-pulls-out-of-rsm-classic-due-to-positive-covid-19-test/

 

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BTS to BMA: Give us Bt8-bn train operation fee or we will stop running Green Line

By THE NATION

 

 

Bangkok Mass Transit System Pcl (BTS), operator of the Green Line train extension section (Bearing-Samut Prakan and Mo Chit-Saphan Mai-Ku Kot) has submitted a letter demanding that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) settle train operation fees amounting to more than Bt8 billion of the extended section, which has been open since 2018, Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192724-bts-to-bma-give-us-bt8-bn-train-operation-fee-or-we-will-stop-running-green-line/

 

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Singapore receives 10,000 coronavirus testing kits from Thailand in goodwill gesture

Ng Wei Kai

 

Ambassador of Thailand Suriya Chindawongse symbolically handing over 10,000 covid-19 tests to A*Star's director of biomedical research council Amanda Ang.PHOTO: ROYAL THAI EMBASSY SINGAPORE/FACEBOOK

 

SINGAPORE - Thailand has given Singapore 10,000 Covid-19 test kits in a goodwill gesture reflecting the close bilateral friendship.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192725-singapore-receives-10000-coronavirus-testing-kits-from-thailand-in-goodwill-gesture/

 

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Govt aims to issue Bt100-bn savings bonds next year

By THE NATION

 

Patricia Mongkhonvanit

 

The government is planning to issue Bt100 billion in savings bonds to cope with its financial requirements next year, with the first tranche of Bt50 billion expected to be issued after New Year, the Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192726-thai-govt-aims-to-issue-bt100-bn-savings-bonds-next-year/

 

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New Student Loan Fund borrowers may not need guarantors

By THE NATION

 

 

Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul proposed to the Cabinet that new borrowers of the Student Loan Fund should no longer be required to have a personal guarantor, said deputy government spokeswoman Traisulee Traisaranakul on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192729-new-student-loan-fund-borrowers-may-not-need-guarantors/

 

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High season? What high season? Thai tourism has a gap year.

By The Thaiger

 

 

OPINION

 

High season. What’s happening to Thailand’s traditional tourist high season this year?

(Sounds of crickets and tumbleweed rolling down the streets)

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192731-high-season-what-high-season-thai-tourism-has-a-gap-year/

 

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Iconsiam to light up New Year with epic firework extravaganza

By The Nation

 

 

Iconsiam will ring in the New Year on the banks of the Chao Phraya with "Amazing Thailand Countdown 2021" on December 31 at River Park.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192734-iconsiam-to-light-up-new-year-with-epic-firework-extravaganza/

 

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Baht weakens just before BOT monetary policy meet

By THE NATION

 

 

The baht opened at 30.19 to the US dollar on Wednesday, weakening from 30.16 at close on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192736-baht-weakens-just-before-bot-monetary-policy-meet/

 

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Chuan insists Parliament vote on amended constitution drafts will take place today

By THE NATION

 

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House Speaker Chuan Leekpai said on Wednesday morning that a Parliament meeting today would feature voting on amended constitution drafts as proposed by both the ruling coalition and the opposition.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192737-chuan-insists-parliament-vote-on-amended-constitution-drafts-will-take-place-today/

 

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BAAC warns fake Line accounts are scamming customers for personal data

By THE NATION

 

 

The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) has warned its customers of several fake Line accounts under the bank’s name attempting to scam customers into inputting their personal data.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192743-baac-warns-fake-line-accounts-are-scamming-customers-for-personal-data/

 

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Cool temperatures turn Nong Khai into a misty paradise

By THE NATION

 

 

Winter has brought some amazing sights to Nong Khai province such as a sea of fog over the Mekong River, which can be enjoyed from the hilltop temple Wat Pha Tak Sue’s 16-metre-long glass skywalk.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192746-cool-temperatures-turn-nong-khai-into-a-misty-paradise/

 

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55 hurt in pro-democracy clash on Tuesday

By The Nation

 

 

Fifty-five people were injured during a clash between pro-democracy protesters and police officers outside Parliament on Tuesday, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s Erawan Emergency Medical Service Centre said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192700-more-than-40-hurt-in thailands-most-violent-protests-since-new-movement-emerged/?do=findComment&comment=16010761