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Thailand’s tsunami-warning buoys installed, operational

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

The tsunami-warning buoys have been deployed and are now providing real-time data. Photo: NDWC

 

PHUKET: The two tsunami-warning buoys operated by Thailand have been deployed and are now providing real-time data to the tsunami-warning network west of Phuket.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194722-thailand’s-tsunami-warning-buoys-installed-operational/

 

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Arrivals from Myanmar targeted amid COVID-19 fears

By The Phuket News

 

Phuket Vice Governor Phichet Panaphong issued the order to target arrivals from Myanmar yesterday (Nov 20). Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Phichet Panaphong has ordered officials to ramp up their efforts to ensure all migrant workers returning from Myanmar are checked for COVID-19 following a Thai woman returning from Myanmar testing positive for the virus in Chiang Mai, sparking fears of an outbreak there, and two Myanmar women testing positive for the virus in Chiang Rai.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194724-arrivals-from-myanmar-targeted-amid-covid-19-fears/

 

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Police, court officials to have discussions ahead of ruling on PM

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Police and Constitutional Court officials will have a meeting this week, ahead of a court ruling affecting Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, on Wednesday (Dec 2). He is accused of illegally occupying an army house since his retirement from military service.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194726-police-court-officials-to-have-discussions-ahead-of-ruling-on-pm/

 

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Medical tourism: Thailand's Covid response seen as key to reestablishing medical hub

 

Picture: RYT 9

 

Thailand's DPM and health minister Anutin Charnvirakul and tourism minister Pipat Ratchakitprakarn joined with other health authorities ahead of a 5 day conference to be held at Icon Siam next month that will focus on the country as a hub of medical tourism.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194729-medical-tourism-thailands-covid-response-seen-as-key-to-reestablishing-medical-hub/

 

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Northern Thailand: Crackdown on international drug kingpin

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Region 5 police, the military and other authorities reported on a ten day crackdown involving 1,000 cases and 361 million baht in asset seizures at the end of last month. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194730-northern-thailand-crackdown-on-international-drug-kingpin/

 

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Trader apologises after "half each" promotion ends up costing student more

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A student who was out with friends at Ubon Ratchathani's walking street market decided to stop for some tasty Ju Neua - a kind of raw meat dish with condiments - that was listed as 100 baht. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194731-trader-apologises-after-half-each-promotion-ends-up-costing-student-more/

 

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Bangkok, Venice of the East gets a new “E”

 

The first electric-powered boat service comes to Bangkok’s Klong Phadung Krungkasem

 

Since November 27, the first seven EV (electric vehicle) boats have been carrying passengers over five kilometres of Klong Phadung Krungkasem. The route covers 11 piers between Hua Lamphong train station and Talad Tewalat. Other stops include Yotse, the Ministry of Energy, Ratchadamnoen Nok and Thewet.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194737-bangkok-venice-of-the-east-gets-a-new-“e”/

 

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'Bad Student' leaders get support of allies as police slap charges on them

By The Nation

 

 

Allies of the “Bad Student” group came out to support the leaders who faced charges at Lumpini Police Station on Sunday night.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194740-bad-student-leaders-get-support-of-allies-as-police-slap-charges-on-them/

 

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Triam Udom Suksa students heed activists' call to shun uniform

By THE NATION

 

 

Some students of Triam Udom Suksa School in Bangkok arrived at their school on Tuesday morning in casual outfits, in line with the KKC Pakee Students group’s demand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194742-triam-udom-suksa-students-heed-activists-call-to-shun-uniform/

 

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Heavy flooding forces Songkhla schools to remain closed

By The Nation

 

 

The reopening of schools in Songkhla province has been postponed due to severe flooding caused by continuous heavy rain since Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194743-heavy-flooding-forces-songkhla-schools-to-remain-closed/

 

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Northwest monsoon brings heavy rain to 11 provinces in South

By The Nation

 

 

The Thai Meteorological Department has announced that 11 provinces in the South will face heavy rains and strong waves from Tuesday to Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194744-northwest-monsoon-brings-heavy-rain-to-11-provinces-in-south/

 

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10 new Covid-19 cases recorded in arrivals from Russia, US, Pakistan

By The Nation

 

 

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration reported 10 new cases in state quarantine facilities over a 24-hour period on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194757-10-new-covid-19-cases-recorded-in-arrivals-from-russia-us-pakistan/

 

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All protest guards must be registered to prevent future clashes: Panupong

By THE NATION

 

Panupong Jadnok

 

Pro-democracy movement leader Panupong “Mike” Jadnok said via Facebook on Monday that the names of volunteer guards should be recorded to prevent meddling from the opposite side.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194762-all-protest-guards-must-be-registered-to-prevent-future-clashes-panupong/

 

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Quick-thinking wife manages to save her husband from wild elephant attack

By The Nation

 

 

A woman’s spontaneous reaction saved a rubber tapper in Bueng Kan province from being killed by a wild elephant late on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194764-bueng-kan-quick-thinking-wife-manages-to-save-her-husband-from-wild-elephant-attack/

 

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Phichit records four deaths from raw pork consumption this year

By The Nation

 

 

Newest data shows that Phichit province has the highest number of deaths due to the consumption of raw meat and is the second-highest in terms of patients with symptoms caused by unusual eating habits.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194765-phichit-records-four-deaths-from-raw-pork-consumption-this-year/

 

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Woman missing for nearly a week found dead at foot of cliff in Mae Hong Son

By THE NATION

 

 

The body of a woman who had mysteriously gone missing since November 25 in Mae Hong Son’s Mae La Noi district was found on Monday in a creek two kilometres from her home.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194771-woman-missing-for-nearly-a-week-found-dead-at-foot-of-cliff-in-mae-hong-son/

 

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Online HIV testing platform a big hit in Bangkok

By THE NATION

 

 

Mahidol University is working on an online HIV testing platform to enable those at risk to take a test without visiting the hospital.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194777-online-hiv-testing-platform-a-big-hit-in-bangkok/

 

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Retailers under ‘Let’s go Halves’ scheme warned against jacking up prices

By The Nation

 

 

The Finance Ministry is calling on retailers participating in the “Khon La Khrueng” (Let’s Go Halves) subsidy scheme to stop jacking up their prices and taking advantage of shoppers.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194778-retailers-under-‘let’s-go-halves’-scheme-warned-against-jacking-up-prices/

 

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Long weekend this month pushes up hotel booking rates

By The Nation

 

 

Hotel bookings in Thailand are riding a high for the upcoming long weekend, especially in Phuket, the World Hotel Index reported.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194782-long-weekend-this-month-pushes-up-hotel-booking-rates/

 

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Thailand confirms another domestic COVID-19 case after returnee skips quarantine 

 

 

Thailand’s Department of Disease Control on Thursday confirmed another case of COVID-19 from a Thai returnee from Myanmar who skipped quarantine.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194793-thailand-confirms-another-domestic-covid-19-case-after-returnee-skips-quarantine /

 

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Thai students defy school dress code on the first day of the second semester

 

 

Students at several schools in Bangkok have purposely not worn the specified school uniforms today, the first day of the second semester, in a collective show of civil disobedience.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194796-thai-students-defy-school-dress-code-on-the-first-day-of-the-second-semester/

 

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Vietnam reports first locally transmitted COVID-19 case in 89 days

By Phuong Nguyen and Khanh Vu

 

FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker wearing protective suit walks past as local residents, who have returned after travelling to Da Nang, wait at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing center in Hanoi, Vietnam August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Kham/File Photo

 

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam confirmed on Monday its first locally transmitted case of the coronavirus in nearly three months, after the infection of a man related to a flight attendant who had tested positive after returning from Japan two weeks ago.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194797-vietnam-reports-first-locally-transmitted-covid-19-case-in-89-days/

 

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Vietnam steps up online crackdown, jailed activists at record high - Amnesty

 

A Facebook user logs in on his mobile at a cafe in Hanoi, Vietnam November 19, 2020. REUTERS/Kham

 

HANOI (Reuters) - The number of jailed activists in Vietnam has reached its highest on record, according to a tally by Amnesty International, which in a report on Tuesday accused Facebook and Google of censorship in the Southeast Asian country.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194798-vietnam-steps-up-online-crackdown-jailed-activists-at-record-high-amnesty/

 

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Singapore, Hong Kong delay travel bubble to next year

 

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An air travel bubble between Singapore and Hong Kong has been delayed until next year, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore said on Tuesday, due to a spike in coronavirus cases in Hong Kong.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194799-singapore-hong-kong-delay-travel-bubble-to-next-year/

 

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South Koreans, Chinese clash on social media over Chinese-style Kimchi winning international certificate

By Daewoung Kim and Soohyun Mah

 

A member of staff arranges jars of different types of Chinese style pickled vegetables, or Pao Cai, at a specialty supermarket, in Beijing, China December 1, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - China's efforts to win an international certification for Pao Cai, a pickled vegetable dish from Sichuan, is turning into a social media showdown between Chinese and South Korean netizens over the origin of Kimchi, a staple Korean cuisine made of cabbage.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194801-south-koreans-chinese-clash-on-social-media-over-chinese-style-kimchi-winning-international-certificate/

 

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Asian factories recover further from COVID-19 crisis in November as China booms

By Leika Kihara

 

FILE PHOTO: An employee works on a production line manufacturing steel structures at a factory in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, China May 17, 2020. Picture taken May 17, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian factories recovered further in November from the COVID-19 crisis, surveys showed on Tuesday, thanks to a boom in economic powerhouse China which has enabled the region to withstand the pandemic better than many of its peers.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194802-asian-factories-recover-further-from-covid-19-crisis-in-november-as-china-booms/

 

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Brexit talks still stuck because EU is asking too much, UK says

By Sarah Young, Guy Faulconbridge

 

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Brexit trade talks are stuck on fishing, governance rules and dispute resolution because the European Union is asking too much of Britain, a senior member of the British government said on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194803-brexit-talks-still-stuck-because-eu-is-asking-too-much-uk-says/

 

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Motor Expo Begins

 

 

NONTHABURI, Dec 1 (TNA) – The 37th Thailand International Motor Expo has started with its media session, drawing substantial interest despite the COVID-19 pandemic, as its organizers expect 35-billion-baht transactions. 

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194804-motor-expo-begins/

 

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Maximum Law Enforcement for Illegal Returnees

 

 

BANGKOK, Dec 1 (TNA) – Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered relevant officials to take full legal action against the illegal returnees who carried the novel coronavirus and dodged immigration and quarantine procedures, saying they caused damage to the nation. 

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194805-maximum-law-enforcement-for-illegal-returnees/

 

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Darth Vader helmet 'is stolen and took off with Star Wars props

By CHRISTINE RENDON

 

Iconic: The Darth Vader helmet was allegedly stolen from a film company in Santa Monica on Monday night  (pictured The Empire Strikes Back)

 

A man has been arrested for allegedly stealing the Darth Vader helmet used in the Star Wars movies after breaking into a film company through the roof. 

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194806-darth-vader-helmet-is-stolen-and-took-off-with-star-wars-props/