Thailand confirms release of 3 Iranians held over 2012 bomb plot

 

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A British-Australian academic on Thursday thanked her supporters and diplomatic efforts to secure her freedom after she was released from jail in Iran following more than two years of imprisonment.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194042-thailand-confirms-release-of-3-iranians-held-over-2012-bomb-plot/

Heavy rains set to blow in from the Gulf in South

By The Nation

 

 

The Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR) has announced that eight provinces in the South of Thailand may suffer severe flooding and landslides between Thursday and Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194055-heavy-rains-set-to-blow-in-from-the-gulf-in-south/

The Reporters suspends male staffer over alleged sexual harassment

By The Nation

 

 

Online news agency The Reporters has suspended a male reporter who allegedly sexually harassed a woman four years ago.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194057-the-reporters-suspends-male-staffer-over-alleged-sexual-harassment/

Deputy PM dismisses criticism that lese majeste charges damage monarchy

By The Nation

 

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/

 

SRT signs 5 contracts for high-speed railway from Bangkok to Korat

By THE NATION

 

 

The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) on Thursday signed five contracts worth a total Bt40 billion for the high-speed rail project to link Thailand and China.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194102-srt-signs-5-contracts-for-high-speed-railway-from-bangkok-to-korat/

 

Chula puts ‘7 Habits of Highly Effective People’ on curriculum

By THE NATION

 

 

Chulalongkorn University has partnered with PacRim Education to introduce the “7 Habits of Highly Effective People for College Students” as part of its curriculum.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194104-chula-puts-‘7-habits-of-highly-effective-people’-on-curriculum/

 

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

By THE NATION

 

 

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/

 

Thai export sector hit by rising shipment costs, labour shortage

By The Nation

 

 

Thailand’s private sector is confident the global economic outlook will improve next year, said Kalin Sarasin, chairman of the Thai Chamber of Commerce.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194107-thai-export-sector-hit-by-rising-shipment-costs-labour-shortage/

 

Don’t rush to open the country, warns former WTO chief

By The Nation

 

Former director general of the World Trade Organisation, Supachai Panitchpakdi. File photo.

 

Former director general of the World Trade Organisation, Supachai Panitchpakdi, has urged the Thai government not to rush to open the country to foreign tourists amid the ongoing threat from Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194108-don’t-rush-to-open-the-country-warns-former-wto-chief/

 

TPIPP ‘confident’ of winning bid to build waste-to-energy plants

By The Nation

 

 

SET-listed TPI Polene Power (TPIPP) said it will join bidding to construct two waste-to-energy plants expected to break ground next month.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194109-tpipp-‘confident’-of-winning-bid-to-build-waste-to-energy-plants/

 

Army chief denies Twitter ‘IO’ campaign after documents leaked

By The Nation

 

Narongphan Jitkaewtae

 

Army chief Narongphan Jitkaewtae has denied that the military hired a private company to spread pro-government propaganda through hundreds of Twitter accounts. He was responding to a leak of documents that apparently show details of the contract between the Army and the company.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194110-army-chief-denies-twitter-‘io’-campaign-after-documents-leaked/

 

Pepe redeems himself as Arsenal ease to win at Molde

 

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/

 

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

 

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/

 

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

 

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/

 

Cambodian villagers trust magic scarecrows to ward off coronavirus

By Chantha Lach

 

Cambodian villager Ek Chan has avoided the novel coronavirus so far without masks or social distancing but rather, she believes, the scarecrows she has made to keep the deadly virus at bay. Olivia Chan reports.

 

DECHO, Cambodia (Reuters) - Cambodian villager Ek Chan has avoided the novel coronavirus so far without masks or social distancing but rather the scarecrows she has made to keep the deadly virus at bay.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194115-cambodian-villagers-trust-magic-scarecrows-to-ward-off-coronavirus/

 

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

 

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/

 

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

By Orhan Coskun and Tuvan Gumrukcu

 

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/

 

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

By Yiming Woo

 

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/

 

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

 

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/

 

Plan to ban 10-wheel trucks from Bangkok streets shelved

By THE NATION

 

 

A proposal to prohibit trucks with more than 10 wheels from running in Bangkok areas, in a bid to reduce PM2.5 air pollution, will be postponed indefinitely to avoid causing an impact on the industrial and transportation sectors.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194132-plan-to-ban-10-wheel-trucks-from-bangkok-streets-shelved/

 

Education Ministry’s ‘haircut enforcer’ becomes unwitting target of students’ anger

By Thai PBS World’s Political Desk

 

 

Born into a poor farming family, Education Ministry’s deputy permanent secretary Dr Veera Khaengkasikarn may have spoken from experience when he said “your parents pay when you wear long hair”, during a TV debate this week.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194133-education-ministry’s-‘haircut-enforcer’-becomes-unwitting-target-of-students’-anger/

 

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

 

Picture: Sanook

 

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/

 

Ratsadon group plans rally today as a 'drill against coup'

By THE NATION

 

 

Pro-democracy protesters have announced plans to gather at the Lat Phrao intersection on Friday at 4pm.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194139-ratsadon-group-plans-rally-today-as-a-drill-against-coup/

 

AI powered CCTV cameras to target helmetless motorcyclists in Chiang Mai

 

Picture: PR department Region 3 Chiang Mai

 

The PR department of Region 3 Chiang Mai reported that AI cameras installed in five districts of the northern Thai province would target motorcycle riders and pillion passengers not wearing helmets. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194142-ai-powered-cctv-cameras-to-target-helmetless-motorcyclists-in-chiang-mai/

 

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

By Colin Packham

 

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/

 

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

 

Picture: Daily News

 

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/

 

Thai October factory output falls 0.54%, less than forecast

 

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/

 

Baht vulnerable to expected swings in stock markets

By THE NATION

 

 

The baht opened at 30.29 to the US dollar on Friday, unchanged from the previous day's close.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194148-baht-vulnerable-to-expected-swings-in-stock-markets/

 

Thai public health minister sets up "Weed Committee" to spread the word about marijuana

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Thailand's DPM and minister of public health is following through with his manifesto pledge made last year to allow people to grow marijuana. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194150-thai-public-health-minister-sets-up-weed-committee-to-spread-the-word-about-marijuana/

 

Pattaya: Sorry we're full! Fireworks festival set to pack out resort

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

Thai media Manager reported that Pattaya will be full of tourists this weekend for the Fireworks Festival that starts this evening and continues tomorrow.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194151-pattaya-sorry-were full-fireworks-festival-set-to-pack-out-resort/