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Deputy PM dismisses criticism that lese majeste charges damage monarchy

By The Nation

 

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Wissanu Krea-ngam

 

Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam on Thursday defended the use of the draconian lese majeste law (Section 112) against pro-democracy protesters, after criticism of the move by veteran social critic Sulak Sivaraksa.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194101-deputy-pm-dismisses-criticism-that-lese-majeste-charges-damage-monarchy/

 

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Thailand must overhaul sugar industry to solve WTO problem, TDRI warns

By THE NATION

 

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Planned changes to the Sugar Cane and Granulated Sugar Act will not solve Thailand’s problems at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) warned on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194106-thailand-must-overhaul-sugar-industry-to-solve-wto-problem-tdri-warns/

 

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Pepe redeems himself as Arsenal ease to win at Molde

 

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Soccer Football - Europa League - Group B - Molde v Arsenal - Molde Stadium, Molde, Norway - November 26, 2020 Arsenal's Nicolas Pepe celebrates scoring their first goal with Ainsley Maitland-Niles and teammates NTB via REUTERS/Svein Ove Ekornesvåg

 

(Reuters) - Arsenal forward Nicolas Pepe put himself back in manager Mikel Arteta's good books with the opening goal in a 3-0 win at Molde on Thursday that sealed his side's place in the Europa League knockout stages with two games to spare.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194111-pepe-redeems-himself-as-arsenal-ease-to-win-at-molde/

 

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Milan held to 1-1 draw by Lille in Europa League

 

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Soccer Football - Europa League - Group H - Lille v AC Milan - Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France - November 26, 2020 AC Milan’s Samu Castillejo scores their first goal REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

 

(Reuters) - Serie A leaders AC Milan were held to a 1-1 draw by Lille in the Europa League on Thursday after a well-worked Jonathan Bamba goal cancelled out Samu Castillejo's effort for the Italian side.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194112-milan-held-to-1-1-draw-by-lille-in-europa-league/

 

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Clubs in London, Liverpool set to welcome back fans next week

 

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FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Newcastle United v Chelsea - St James' Park, Newcastle, Britain - November 21, 2020 General view of the Nike Flight match ball Pool via REUTERS/Alex Pantling/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Fans of Premier League clubs in London and Liverpool can attend games when a month-long national lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19 is lifted on Dec. 2, after the two cities were among those classified on Thursday as falling into high alert regions.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194114-clubs-in-london-liverpool-set-to-welcome-back-fans-next-week/

 

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Trump says he will leave the White House if Electoral College votes for Biden

 

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FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for the presentation (and pardoning) of the 73rd National Thanksgiving Turkey in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 24, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will leave the White House if the Electoral College votes for Democratic President-elect Joe Biden.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194117-trump says-he-will-leave-the-white-house-if-electoral-college-votes-for-biden/

 

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Turkey does not expect U.S. sanctions over Russian S-400s under Biden

By Orhan Coskun and Tuvan Gumrukcu

 

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FILE PHOTO: U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) attends a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Washington March 31, 2016. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

 

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey does not expect ties with the United States to be strained under President-elect Joe Biden and does not anticipate sanctions over its purchase of Russia S-400 defence systems, a senior official in President Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194118-turkey-does-not-expect-us-sanctions-over-russian-s-400s-under-biden/

 

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Afghan migrant: I thought France was humane until police beat me

By Yiming Woo

 

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FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks demonstrate to show their support for asylum seekers, and to denounce police violence and an unwelcoming policy towards migrants in France, after clashes sparked when French police cleared out a new migrant camp at Place de la Republique in Paris, France, November 24, 2020. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo

 

PARIS (Reuters) - Murtaza Khademi left his home in Afghanistan and smuggled himself into France because he thought he would be safe, but this week he encountered a different side of Europe: a police operation in which, he says, he was beaten with a truncheon.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194119-afghan-migrant-i-thought-france-was-humane-until-police-beat-me/

 

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African/Thai women gang con lonely hearts out of 10 million in "Romance Scam"

 

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Picture: Thai Rath

 

Romance scams are in the news again - these are frauds perpetrated by usually African led gangs working with Thai female accomplices who con women looking for love online out of money. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194129-africanthai-women-gang-con-lonely-hearts-out-of-10-million-in-romance-scam/

 

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Romance scams: How one Thai woman sussed out that "Mr Right" was not a British airline pilot!

 

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Romance scams have been in the news again with police in the north of Thailand arresting two Thai women as part of a 10 million baht scam organised by an African gang in Malaysia. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194137-romance-scams-how-one-thai-woman-sussed-out-that-mr-right-was-not-a-british-airline-pilot/

 

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Once Australia's COVID-19 hotspot, Victoria goes 28 days without an infection

By Colin Packham

 

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FILE PHOTO: People walk past a cafe after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions were eased for the state of Victoria, in Melbourne, Australia, October 28, 2020. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's second-largest state, Victoria, once the country's COVID-19 hotspot, said on Friday it has gone 28 days without detecting any new infections, a benchmark widely cited as eliminating the virus from the community.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194143-once-australias-covid-19-hotspot-victoria-goes-28-days-without-an-infection/

 

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Thai accounts woman disappeared along with the company checkbook - she stole 1 million for gambling

 

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Klong Tan police in Bangkok announced the arrest of a Thai woman who stole a company checkbook and made a million baht in cash withdrawals to fund a gambling habit. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194144-thai-accounts-woman-disappeared-along-with-the-company-checkbook-she-stole-1-million-for-gambling/

 

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Thai October factory output falls 0.54%, less than forecast

 

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FILE PHOTO: A party supplies rental company owner Asaree Jarugosol poses at her rental shop converted into a face mask factory as Thais adapt to the new economic reality in Bangkok, Thailand April 29, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's manufacturing production index (MPI) dropped a smaller-than-expected 0.54% in October from a year earlier, with lower production of cars and clothes amid the coronavirus pandemic, the industry ministry said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194146-thai-october-factory-output-falls-054-less-than-forecast/

 

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