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Efforts on to distribute and manufacture medical robots in EEC

By THE NATION

 

 

The Office of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) has been working with the Institute of Field Robotics (FIBO) at King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi to manufacture and distribute “Mod Borirak” (Caregiver Ants) medical robots to hospitals in EEC areas in a bid to help medical professionals in the treatment of Covid-19 patients.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193624-efforts-on-to-distribute-and-manufacture-medical-robots-in-eec/

 

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82 people killed, 466 injured on Thai roads during holiday weekend

 

Photo credit: Daily News

 

The Thai transport ministry have issued their assessment of accident statistics for the long holiday weekend that has just passed, November 18th to 22nd. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193625-82-people-killed-466-injured-on-thai-roads-during-holiday-weekend/

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Pattaya: Deputy mayor tells Thai media Pattaya is "dangerous" right now due to air pollution

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Pattaya's deputy mayor has admitted that the resort is dangerous to health right now.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193627-pattaya-deputy-mayor-tells-thai-media-pattaya-is-dangerous-right-now-due-to-air-pollution/

 

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Baht could touch 30.20 to the dollar by year-end

By THE NATION

 

 

The baht opened at 30.34 to the US dollar on Tuesday, weakening from 30.28 at close on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193628-baht-could-touch-3020-to-the-dollar-by-year-end/

 

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Phuket’s Soi Dog Foundation opens Humane Education Centre at Mai Khao shelter

By The Thaiger

 

 

The Soi Dog Foundation has officially opened its Humane Education Centre, the first of its kind in Thailand dedicated to the welfare of stray animals. The centre, located at the Soi Dog shelter in northern Phuket, forms part of the foundation’s Humane Education program. Rolled out in 2017, the program sees a team visit Thai schools to teach the next generation the basic principles of animal welfare and promote empathetic attitudes towards both owned pets and free-roaming strays.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193630-phuket’s-soi-dog-foundation-opens-humane-education-centre-at-mai-khao-shelter/

 

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Two foreigners test positive for Covid-19 in quarantine hotels

By The Nation

 

 

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration on Tuesday reported two new cases over a 24-hour period.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193633-two-foreigners-test-positive-for-covid-19-in-quarantine-hotels/

 

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Malaysian security forces killed in encounter with drug smugglers near Thai border

By The Nation

 

 

A Malaysian security force officer was killed in a clash with a group of drug smugglers on the Malaysia-Thailand border near Songkhla province at 2.10am on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193641-malaysian-security-forces-killed-in-encounter-with-drug-smugglers-near-thai-border/

 

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Covid fears vs Starving to death? Tourism businesses give their verdict: Open up Thailand!

 

Picture: Voice TV

 

Voice TV asked some tourist businesses their opinion about opening up Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193639-covid-fears-vs-starving-to-death-tourism-businesses-give-their-verdict-open-up-thailand/

 

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Looking for love? Thailand targets lonely singles in latest bid to attract foreign tourists

 

Picture: Bangkok Biz News

 

The Tourism Authority of Thailand has been working on their latest brainwaves. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193640-looking-for-love-thailand-targets-lonely-singles-in-latest-bid-to-attract-foreign-tourists/

 

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Open the country now! Stop quarantine for foreign tourists, says Thai media

 

Thai caption: Why Thailand needs to open up to foreign tourist WITHOUT quarantine

Picture: Bangkok Biz News

 

Thailand's business media has called for the country to throw open its doors to foreign tourists from low risk countries.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193644-open-the-country-now-stop-quarantine-for-foreign-tourists-says-thai-media/

 

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Police eye brutal lese majeste law to deal with protesters

By The Nation

 

File Photo: Jaruwat Waisaya

 

In a meeting led by assistant police chief Pol Lt-General Jaruwat Waisaya on Tuesday morning, national police discussed the option of applying the draconian lese majeste law on anti-establishment protesters.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193647-police-eye-brutal-lese-majeste-law-to-deal-with-protesters/

 

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Koh Lanta: Couple go to watchdog after their two night break at luxury hotel is a disaster

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A Thai couple have appealed to the Damrongtham watchdog office in Krabi after they booked a two night stay at a luxury hotel on Koh Lanta.

 

Source: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193648-koh-lanta-couple-go-to-watchdog-after-their-two-night-break-at-luxury-hotel-is-a-disaster/

 

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Female teacher assaults students with sticks "with all her might"

 

Picture: Daily News

 

It was said to have happened at a private school in CharanSanitwong, Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193660-female-teacher-assaults-students-with-sticks-with-all-her-might/

 

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RTP will not be fooled! Monks caught smuggling millions of methamphetamine pills

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Thai police have announced the arrest of two monks and three others who were caught trying to transport 4.8 million Ya Ba pills (methamphetamine mixed with caffeine) from the north to central Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193662-rtp-will-not-be-fooled-monks-caught-smuggling-millions-of-methamphetamine-pills/

 

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Modifying headlights can cost motorists up to Bt50,000 in fines

By THE NATION

 

 

Motorists who have modified their headlights or taillights may face fines of up to Bt50,000, the Department of Land Transport warned recently.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193665-modifying-headlights-can-cost-motorists-up-to-bt50000-in-fines/

 

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First week of December dedicated to King Rama IX

By The Nation

 

 

The government has announced that the first six days of December will be observed as special days in memory of the beloved late monarch King Rama IX.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193669-first-week-of-december-dedicated-to-king-rama-ix/

 

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Police prevent brawl between Thanathorn supporters and royalists

By The Nation

 

Photos by Wanchai Kraisornkhajit

 

Police had to intervene to prevent a conflict between yellow shirts and supporters of former Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit on Tuesday morning.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193672-police-prevent-brawl-between-thanathorn-supporters-and-royalists/

 

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Police on alert around Crown Property Bureau

By THE NATION

 

 

Police have set up barbed wires around the Crown Property Bureau in Bangkok’s Dusit district, where a pro-democracy demonstration is scheduled for Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193676-police-on-alert-around-crown-property-bureau/

 

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New e-boats to start plying Bangkok canals from Friday

By THE NATION

 

 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has tested seven electric boats on Monday before they go into service from Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193678-new-e-boats-to-start-plying-bangkok-canals-from-friday/

 

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PCD joins hands with US agency to develop air quality forecasting using space technology

By The Nation

 

 

The Pollution Control Department (PCD) has announced cooperation with the United States government to develop air-quality monitoring and forecasting system using space technology.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193680-pcd-joins-hands-with-us-agency-to-develop-air-quality-forecasting-using-space-technology/

 

 

 

 

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Report of govt borrowing Bt3 trillion in wake of Covid-19 completely false, says PDMO

By THE NATION

 

 

The Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) has dismissed claims published in the www.siamtopicnews.com that the government is planning to borrow Bt3 trillion in 2021.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193681-report-of-govt-borrowing-bt3-trillion-in-wake-of-covid-19-completely-false-says-pdmo/

 

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No narcotics in Thailand's ‘biggest ever drug haul’ – only cleaning agent

By The Nation

 

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Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin has admitted that the chemical seized in what was initially billed as the biggest drugs haul in Thailand’s history is not ketamine, but a harmless cleaning agent.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193682-no-narcotics-in-thailands-‘biggest-ever-drug-haul’-–-only-cleaning-agent/

 

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UPDATE:

 

Thailand says giant drug bust wasn't

 

Officials view the seized 11.5 tonnes of ketamine, in the country's largest seizure ever, worth nearly 30 billion baht (~$991 million USD) at a warehouse in Chachoengsao, Thailand, November 12, 2020. Office of the Narcotics Control Board/Handout via REUTERS

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's claim to have seized almost $1 billion in contraband ketamine this month was wrong and tests have so far not shown up any drugs, the justice minister said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193682-no-narcotics-in-thailands-‘biggest-ever-drug-haul’-–-only-cleaning-agent/?do=findComment&comment=16026844

 

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Bitcoin at $100,000 in 2021? Outrageous to some, a no-brainer for backers

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss

 

FILE PHOTO: A Bitcoin (virtual currency) paper wallet with QR codes and a coin are seen in an illustration picture taken at La Maison du Bitcoin in Paris, France, May 27, 2015. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bitcoin investors, which include top hedge funds and money managers, are betting the virtual currency could more than quintuple to as high as $100,000 in a year.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193697-bitcoin-at-100000-in-2021-outrageous-to-some-a-no-brainer-for-backers/

 

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Christmas getaways will need careful planning - UK minister

 

FILE PHOTO: People walk through the Burlington Arcade adorned with Christmas decorations, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain, November 23, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - People in Britain will need to consider their Christmas travelling routes carefully if COVID-19 restrictions are temporarily relaxed for a fixed period over the festive season, the transport minister said on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193698-christmas-getaways-will-need-careful-planning-uk-minister/

 

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Hunt on for suspect who robbed elderly Phuket Town man

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The victim of the crime, 85-year-old Mr Chunthong Eekananwariya. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET:-- Phuket City Police are searching for a suspect who broke into the house of an 85-year-old man and robbed him in Phuket Town last Saturday (Nov 21).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193699-hunt-on-for-suspect-who-robbed-elderly-phuket-town-man/

 

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China's Manila mission says 'dangerous' U.S. creating chaos in Asia

 

 

MANILA (Reuters) - China’s embassy in the Philippines has denounced the United States for “creating chaos” in Asia, after a visiting White House envoy backed countries in disputes with China and accused Beijing of using military pressure to further its interests.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193700-chinas-manila-mission-says-dangerous-us-creating-chaos-in-asia/

 

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Will Smith Admits His Best ‘Female Relationship’ Is With Willow Smith

By Elizabeth Randolph

 

Willow Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Will Smith| Bennett Raglin/BET

 

Will Smith recently opened up about the bond he shares with his daughter, Willow Smith. 

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193703-will-smith-admits-his-best-‘female-relationship’-is-with-willow-smith/

 

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Disney+’s adult service looks to be coming to life

 

 

A more mature version of Disney+ looks like it’s happening, with a formal announcement expected next month – details here.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193704-disney’s-adult-service-looks-to-be-coming-to-life/

 

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Pikachu Returns To This Year's Thanksgiving Day Parade

by Liam Doolan

 

 

The giant inflatable Pikachu will once again be participating in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City on November 26th. This marks its 20th consecutive appearance in the parade.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193706-pikachu-returns-to-this-years-thanksgiving-day-parade/