Health Minister eyes Thailand’s medical tourism post COVID-19

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Minister of Public Health is optimistic Thailand will be the first choice of medical tourists after the COVID-19 pandemic ends, thanks to the country’s robust public health system and hospitality.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192979-health-minister-eyes-thailand’s-medical-tourism-post-covid-19/

Phuket’s saleng taxis ready for tourists

 

 

PHUKET (NNT) - Villagers in Phuket are now ready to drive tourists around in their modified motorcycles as part of a community-based tourism package, including a stop at Mai Khao Beach where tourists can closely observe aircraft landing.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192981-phuket’s-saleng-taxis-ready-for-tourists/

Police struggle to wash off stains

By THE NATION

 

 

The paint stains were still obvious at an entrance to Royal Thai Police Headquarters, despite serious cleaning efforts this morning.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193025-police-struggle-to-wash-off-stains/

 

Protesters dismiss Prayut’s legal threat, refuse to bow to ‘failed govt’

By THE NATION

 

 

The “Free Youth” pro-democracy group has urged its supporters not to surrender, after the prime minister declared that “all relevant laws” will be used against protestors.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193026-protesters-dismiss-prayut’s-legal-threat-refuse-to-bow-to-‘failed-govt’/

 

UPDATE:

 

Thai police ready to use lèse majesté law against protesters who offend the Monarchy

 

 

Police are ready to invoke the lèse majesté law against any protesters who offend or insult the Monarchy and to ask the courts to withdraw bail already granted to protest leaders already facing multiple charges for their involvement in previous protests.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193026-protesters-dismiss-prayut’s-legal-threat-refuse-to-bow-to-‘failed-govt’/?do=findComment&comment=16015134

 

UPDATE:

 

PM says protests affect national image

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Prime Minister says there is currently no need to impose special laws to control the situation, while admitting that the protests have affected confidence in the country and its stability.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1192929-thai-pm-says-all-laws-to-be-used-against-protesters/?do=findComment&comment=16015136

 

Police act in accordance with international standards in dealing with protesters

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Royal Thai Police has responded to criticisms that its officers did not implement similar measures in dealing with both pro and anti-government demonstrators outside Parliament and at Kiak Kai intersection, while explaining the need to deploy vehicles equipped with high-pressure water cannons and tear gas. The police also explained why they did not prevent a confrontation between the two groups.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193029-police-act-in-accordance-with-international-standards-in-dealing-with-protesters/

 

October trade confidence index jumps after gov’t measures: UTCC

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The government’s campaigns to stimulate the economy have paid off with an increase in the TCC Confidence Index in October, indicating that the private sector is now more confident in the country’s economy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193030-october-trade-confidence-index-jumps-after-gov’t-measures-utcc/

 

Man City to put Tottenham's new belief to the test

By Martyn Herman

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur v Sheffield United - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Britain - November 9, 2019 Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino reacts REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - There was a perception of Tottenham Hotspur under Mauricio Pochettino that they lacked the self-belief to win silverware and there was plenty of evidence to support that view.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193031-man-city-to-put-tottenhams-new-belief-to-the-test/

 

Rangers pair banned for seven games over breach of COVID-19 rules

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Scottish Premiership - Rangers v Celtic - Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow, Britain - September 1, 2019 Rangers' Jordan Jones leaves the pitch after being sent off by referee Bobby Madden REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

 

(Reuters) - Rangers' Jordan Jones and George Edmundson have been banned for seven games after breaching COVID-19 regulations by attending a party, the Scottish Football Association (SFA) said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193032-rangers-pair-banned-for-seven-games-over-breach-of-covid-19-rules/

 

Messi says I'm tired of being blamed for everything at Barcelona

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2022 South American Qualifiers - Peru v Argentina - Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru - November 17, 2020 Argentina's Lionel Messi Ernesto Benavides/Pool via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - A frustrated Lionel Messi said he is tired of being blamed for problems at Barcelona after he was accused by Antoine Griezmann's former agent of making life difficult for the French striker at the La Liga club.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193033-messi-says-im-tired-of-being-blamed-for-everything-at-barcelona/

 

Pompeo visits Israeli-occupied West Bank and Golan Heights

By Rami Amichay and Ali Sawafta

 

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo takes part in a security briefing on Mount Bental in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights November 19, 2020. Patrick Semansky/Pool via REUTERS

 

SHAAR BINYAMIN, West Bank (Reuters) - Mike Pompeo on Thursday became the first U.S. secretary of state to visit an Israeli West Bank settlement and the Golan Heights, in a show of solidarity that led Palestinians to accuse him of helping to cement Israeli control over occupied territory.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193034-pompeo visits-israeli-occupied-west-bank-and-golan-heights/

 

Trump faces likely setback in Georgia recount, drops Michigan lawsuit

By Andy Sullivan and Michael Martina

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump walks down the West Wing colonnade from the Oval Office to the Rose Garden to deliver an update on the so-called "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, at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 13, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) - The U.S. presidential election battleground state of Georgia was expected on Thursday to affirm Joe Biden's victory over Donald Trump after a painstaking recount, as Trump's re-election campaign said it was withdrawing a lawsuit in Michigan.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193036-trump-faces-likely-setback-in-georgia-recount-drops-michigan-lawsuit/

 

Trump's vaccine team will not brief Biden administration - U.S senators

By Patricia Zengerle and Steve Holland

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Democratic Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) attends a news conference about the results in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Officials from President Donald Trump's vaccine distribution effort have not briefed anyone on President-elect Joe Biden's transition team, and have no plans to do so, Democratic U.S. senators said after a White House call on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193039-trumps-vaccine-team-will-not-brief-biden-administration-us-senators/

 

Trump campaign shifts strategy as recount, lawsuit efforts founder

By Andy Sullivan and Michael Martina

 

A Biden supporter holds a sign reading "voters decide" at a 'Stop the Steal' protest held by supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump outside the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S., November 7, 2020. REUTERS/Bing Guan/Files

 

WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) - With legal challenges to his loss in the U.S. presidential election flailing, President Donald Trump's campaign is trying to persuade Republican state legislators to intervene in battleground states won by Democratic rival Joe Biden.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193037-trump-campaign-shifts-strategy-as-recount-lawsuit-efforts-founder/

 

EU leaders deadlocked over recovery plan after Hungary, Poland veto

By Jan Strupczewski

 

FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders clashed briefly on Thursday over a veto by Poland and Hungary of the bloc's 1.8 trillion euro plan to recover from the recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but agreed in a virtual summit to allow more time for an agreement.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193038-eu-leaders-deadlocked-over-recovery-plan-after-hungary-poland-veto/

 

Australian special forces allegedly killed 39 unarmed Afghans - report

By Colin Packham

 

Members of Australia's special forces conduct an exercise during the Australian International Airshow in Melbourne
FILE PHOTO: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison visits Tokyo

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian special forces allegedly killed 39 unarmed prisoners and civilians in Afghanistan, with senior commandos reportedly forcing junior soldiers to kill defenceless captives in order to "blood" them for combat, a four year investigation found.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193042-australian-special-forces-allegedly-killed-39-unarmed-afghans-report/

 

S'pore businessman repeatedly wins lottery after praying at Thai temple, returns to donate S$44,000

The exact amount he has won is believed to be millions of baht.

 

 

A 48-year-old Singaporean businessman has reportedly donated a portion of his lottery winnings to a temple.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193043-chai-nat-spore-businessman-repeatedly-wins-lottery-after-praying-at-thai-temple-returns-to-donate-s44000/

 

Accident reduction or accident waiting to happen? New road confuses netizens

 

 

Channel 7 reported that Thai netizens were completely baffled by a new road in Surat Thani in the south of Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193044-accident-reduction-or-accident-waiting-to-happen-new-road-confuses-netizens/

 

Pattaya warning: Avoid going outdoors as "smaze" descends on resort

 

Picture: Siam Chon News

 

Siam Chon News advised residents in Pattaya to stay indoors after a thick blanket of smoke filled haze descended on large swathes of the resort.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193045-pattaya-warning-avoid-going-outdoors-as-smaze-descends-on-resort/

 

Full Metal Dojo presents Fight Circus Vol. 2: Circus Harder

 

 

Livestream: 7pm PT / 10pm ET / 3am GMT / 10am Thailand, Saturday 21^st / Sunday 22^nd, November only at CamSoda.com & FightCircus.com.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193046-bangkok-full-metal-dojo-presents-fight-circus-vol-2-circus-harder/

 

Yet again! Foreign boy attacked by soi dog on beach at Ao Nang

 

video screenshot

 

Channel 3 news reported that a foreign boy was attacked by a stray dog on the beach at Ao Nang while walking with his father. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193047-yet-again-foreign-boy-attacked-by-soi-dog-on-beach-at-ao-nang/

 

Pandemic is a "golden opportunity" to reintroduce "premium" tourists to the wonders of Thai culture

 

Picture: Bangkok Biz News

 

A leader in the development of tourism in Thailand's communities has said that the pandemic represents a "golden opportunity" to redirect tourists in the area of communities, culture and handicrafts.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193057-pandemic-is-a-golden-opportunity-to-reintroduce-premium-tourists-to-the-wonders-of-thai-culture/

 

Tiger and cub on the prowl at PNC Championship

 

FILE PHOTO: Golfer Tiger Woods is embraced by his mother Kultida Woods after being presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, as his girlfriend Erica Herman and his 10-year-old son Charlie look on in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 6, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

(Reuters) - Tiger Woods and his son Charlie will be hunting a title when they team up next month at the PNC Championship, a joint PGA/LPGA Tour family tournament.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193058-tiger-and-cub-on-the-prowl-at-pnc-championship/

 

Wallace, Villegas power through wind for share of RSM Classic lead

 

FILE PHOTO: Sep 18, 2020; Mamaroneck, New York, USA; Matt Wallace plays his shot from the second tee during the second round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Winged Foot Golf Club - West. / Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Britain's Matt Wallace and Colombia's Camilo Villegas shared a one-stroke lead after players struggled through windy conditions in the first round of the RSM Classic on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193061-wallace-villegas-power-through-wind-for-share-of-rsm-classic-lead/

 

Special Tourist Visa: 681 foreign tourists to visit Thailand in November

 

 

An upbeat governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand has said that 681 tourists will be visiting Thailand in November under the much heralded (though much criticised) Special Tourist Visa (STV) program. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193067-special-tourist-visa-681-foreign-tourists-to-visit-thailand-in-november/

Leading Phuket tourism figure speaks out on lack of govt help

By The Phuket News

 

Bhummikitti Ruktaengam, President of Phuket Tourist Association, speaks at the official event to welcome the ambassadorial delegation to Phuket at the Katathani resort in Kata, one of the hardest-hit areas on the island suffering from the ongoing tourism shutdown. Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Leading Phuket tourism business figure Bhummikitti Ruktaengam, President of Phuket Tourist Association, has openly critised the government for its lack of support of tourism businesses in Phuket suffering on the island.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193071-leading-phuket-tourism-figure-speaks-out-on-lack-of-govt-help/

 

Claim of inmates raising three-finger salute during anthem 'not true'

By THE NATION

 

Sitthi Suthiwong (File Photo)

 

A senior Department of Corrections official has dismissed the claims of a pro-democracy leader that inmates were making the three-finger salute during the national anthem.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193073-claim-of-inmates-raising-three-finger-salute-during-anthem-not-true/

 

Rules on additional benefits for state employees to take effect in three months

By THE NATION

 

 

The Ministry of Labour aims to announce new regulations regarding benefits for employees of state enterprises within three months.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193074-rules-on-additional-benefits-for-state-employees-to-take-effect-in-three-months/

 

Baht expected to continue strengthening until 2021

By THE NATION

 

 

The baht opened at 30.37 to the US dollar on Friday, strengthening from 30.40 at close on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193076-baht-expected-to-continue-strengthening-until-2021/