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Tourism Council: When the pandemic is over Thailand is the first place tourists will visit

 

Image: Daily News

 

A senior official of the Tourism Council of Thailand told the Thai media that when the pandemic is over and there is a vaccine the very first place that people will want to visit is Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194888-tourism-council-when-the-pandemic-is-over-thailand-is-the-first-place-tourists-will-visit/

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Thai Finance Minister sees foreign tourists recovering to 40 million in 2024

 

FILE PHOTO: General view of the almost empty Khaosan Road, which is usually crowded with tourists,in Bangkok, Thailand, May 22, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's tourism-dependent economy should receive 8 million foreign visitors next year and see a recovery to a pre-coronavirus pandemic level of 40 million visitors by 2024, the country's finance minister said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194892-thai-finance-minister-sees-foreign-tourists-recovering-to-40-million-in-2024/ll

 

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Phuket police bust island drug network

 

The arrests netted more than 24,000 meth pills, more than four kilos of crystal meth as well as two handguns. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police Commander Maj Gen Pornsak Nuannoo yesterday delivered a warning to drug networks on the island that police are coming for them. The warning came as he announced the arrest of four suspects in raids that netted 24,481 methamphetamine (ya bah) pills (ya bah), 4.243kg of crystal meth (ya ice) as well as two handguns and 54 rounds of ammunition.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194893-phuket-police-bust-island-drug-network/

 

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Pattaya: Mayor promises great fun for all at two major events this month

 

Picture: Sophon Cable TV

 

Pattaya's mayor spoke to Sophon Cable TV about two major events upcoming at the resort.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194896-pattaya-mayor-promises-great-fun-for-all-at-two-major-events-this-month/

 

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Doctor addresses meeting as Prajuab Khiri Khan prepares to open to foreign tourists in January

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Thai media Siam Rath said that in January 2021 Prajuab Khiri Khan (that includes Hua Hin) would be quarantining tourists in January 2021 according to government protocols.  

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194897-doctor-addresses-meeting-as-prajuab-khiri-khan-prepares-to-open-to-foreign-tourists-in-january/

 

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Clubs and players beware: Thai Football Association warn about scammers

 

 

The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) has warned clubs and players that documents are circulating that are an attempt to scam them.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194899-clubs-and-players-beware-thai-football-association-warn-about-scammers/

 

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Amazing Thailand Video: Monkeys flee for their lives!

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Extraordinary footage from Lopburi has been shared online.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194907-amazing-thailand-video-monkeys-flee-for-their lives/

 

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5 injured after man sets fire to himself at market BBQ

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Four people were burned - three Thai tourists - after a man arrived at a fish market in Ban Ang Sila, Muang district of Chonburi carrying a 20 liter canister of gasoline. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194908-5-injured-after-man-sets-fire-to-himself-at-market-bbq/

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18 found positive in quarantine

By The Nation

 

 

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration on Wednesday reported 18 new cases in quarantine over a 24-hour period.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194912-18-found-covid-19-positive-in-quarantine/

 

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Covid-19 patients sneak into Thailand, take separate flights to Don Mueang, Phitsanulok

By The Nation

 

 

A 21-year-old woman, who sneaked into Thailand from Myanmar before taking a plane to Bangkok, was found to be infected with Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194931-covid-19-patients-sneak-into-thailand-take-separate-flights-to-don-mueang-phitsanulok/

 

 

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Nakhon Si Thammarat’s Lansaka district hit by flash flood

By The Nation

 

 

A flash flood struck Nakhon Si Thammarat’s Lansaka district on Tuesday after a mass of water thundered down from Khao Luang mountain.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194933-nakhon-si-thammarat’s-lansaka-district-hit-by-flash-flood/

 

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Mukdahan residents demand answers over abandoned public parks

By The Nation

 

 

Mukdahan residents are demanding to know why two public parks in the Si Boon Ruang sub-district have been allowed to turn into overgrown jungles.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194934-mukdahan-residents-demand-answers-over-abandoned-public-parks/

 

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Police puzzle over dead man found in pool of blood

By THE NATION

 

 

A man was found lying in a pool of blood near the Boromratchonnee intersection in Bangkok, and it is believed he may have succumbed to injuries from an accident.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194936-police-puzzle-over-dead-man-found-in-pool-of-blood/

 

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Pheu Thai insists Army end its online royalist campaign immediately

By The Nation

 

Anusorn Eiamsaard

 

Pheu Thai Party’s deputy leader Anusorn Eiamsaard has demanded that the Army immediately terminate its information operation (IO) and asked why the top brass don’t admit to running an information war, when the evidence is quite clear.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194937-pheu-thai-insists-army-end-its-online-royalist-campaign-immediately/

 

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Four hurt after bus overturns, slides into Nakhon Si Thammarat canal, trapping passengers

By The Nation

 

 

Four passengers were injured when an omnibus flipped over amid rain and fell into a Nakhon Si Thammarat canal, trapping 40 passengers inside the vehicle.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194938-four-hurt-after-bus-overturns-slides-into-nakhon-si-thammarat-canal-trapping-passengers/

 

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Southerners evacuate homes as floods hit Songkhla, Surat Thani

By The Nation

 

 

Two days of heavy rain across the South has flooded residential areas in Songkhla and Surat Thani provinces, leading many to evacuate their homes.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194939-southerners-evacuate-homes-as-floods-hit-songkhla-surat-thani/

 

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What’s your favourite Christmas song?

A just-for-fun 'poll' of the songs that get you in the mood to celebrate Christmas

David Buckley

 

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

 

So, what’s the song that, when you hear it, gets you in the festive mood? The one that gets you up to dance at a party, or ready to eat too much, or makes you look forward to spending quality time with friends and/or family?

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194940-what’s-your-favourite-christmas-song/

 

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Global Tourism Economy Forum · Macao 2020 to be held on 9 December for “Solidarity and Innovation: Reshaping Tourism in the New Global Economy”

 

 

The Global Tourism Economy Forum · Macao 2020 will be held in Macao on 9 December. Under the theme of “Solidarity and Innovation: Reshaping Tourism in the New Global Economy”, the Forum will discuss the new strategies and momentum for restoring travelers’ confidence and reinventing the tourism industry.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194942-global-tourism-economy-forum-·-macao-2020-to-be-held-on-9-december/

 

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Interior Ministry rejects its own guidelines on expense reports for royal events

By THE NATION

 

 

The Interior Ministry announced on Wednesday that it was cancelling the guidelines on the amount officials can withdraw for expenses it had published on Tuesday in the Department of Local Administration website.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194944-interior-ministry-rejects-its-own-guidelines-on-expense-reports-for-royal-events/

 

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Charter Court acquits PM Prayut Chan-o-cha

By The Nation

 

 

The Constitutional Court has ruled that Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha should remain in office as he did not violate the charter.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194946-charter-court-acquits-pm-prayut-chan-o-cha/

 

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Thai PM found 'not guilty' in conflict of interest case

 

Thailand Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha attends an agreement signing ceremony for purchase of AstraZeneca's potential COVID-19 vaccine at Government House, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Bangkok, Thailand November 27, 2020. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/Pool

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's constitutional court ruled on Wednesday that Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha was "not guilty" of a conflict of interest for staying in an army residence after retiring.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194946-charter-court-acquits-pm-prayut-chan-o-cha/?do=findComment&comment=16048899

 

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All six Thai women who sneaked in from Myanmar test positive for Covid-19

By The Nation

 

 

At a press briefing held by the Public Health Ministry on Covid-19 outbreak, Dr Sophon Iamsirithaworn from the Department of Disease Control, said six additional cases were detected among people who sneaked into Thailand via Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194957-all-six-thai-women-who-sneaked-in-from-myanmar-test-positive-for-covid-19/

 

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COVID under Control in Chiang Mai: Governor

 

 

CHIANG MAI, Dec 2 (TNA) — Authorities in the northern province of Chiang Mai have confirmed that the novel coronavirus was under control after a Thai woman infected with the disease illegally returned from Myanmar through Chiang Rai province and visited Chiang Mai.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194959-covid-under-control-in-chiang-mai-governor/

 

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UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, first in the world

By Guy Faulconbridge and Paul Sandle

 

FILE PHOTO: Vials with a sticker reading, "COVID-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection only" and a medical syringe are seen in front of a displayed Pfizer logo in this illustration taken October 31, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain approved Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, jumping ahead of the United States and Europe to become the West's first country to formally endorse a jab it said should reach the most vulnerable people early next week.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194960-uk-approves-pfizer-biontech-covid-19-vaccine-first-in-the-world/

 

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Taiwan says COVID 'passports' would be a good idea

 

FILE PHOTO: People wear protective masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while walking at the river path during sunset hour in Taipei, Taiwan, August 6, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang

 

TAIPEI (Reuters) - COVID-19 "passports" to show peoples' inoculation and infection history will be hard to do in practice but are a good idea, Taiwan Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said on Wednesday, offering support to a means to get global travel going again.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194961-taiwan-says-covid-passports-would-be-a-good-idea/

 

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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong jailed for 13-1/2 months for anti-government protest

By Jessie Pang and Clare Jim

 

Pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow leave the Eastern Court after being released on bail over charged with unauthorised assembly near the police headquarters during anti-government protests in Hong Kong, China August 30, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

 

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Joshua Wong, 24, one of Hong Kong's most prominent democracy activists, was jailed on Wednesday for 13-1/2 months for his role in an unlawful anti-government rally in 2019, the toughest and most high-profile sentencing of an opposition figure this year.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194962-hong-kong-activist-joshua-wong-jailed-for-13-12-months-for-anti-government-protest/

 

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UK watchdog studies 'range anxiety' in electric vehicle charging

 

An electric car is seen at a charging point at Halfords in Rugby, Britain, November 19, 2020. REUTERS/Molly Darlington/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's competition regulator said on Wednesday it would study whether the fast-growing electric vehicle charging sector worked well in helping drivers deal with "range anxiety", or the worry about not being able to find a chargepoint.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194963-uk-watchdog-studies-range-anxiety-in-electric-vehicle-charging/

 

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Vietnam says recent typhoons caused 192 deaths, $1.3 billion damages

 

FILE PHOTO: A woman walks in a flooded road after her village was isolated by the Dakdrinh Hydropower discharge in the Typhoon Molave aftermath, in Tinh An village, Quang Ngai province, Vietnam October 29, 2020. REUTERS/Thanh Hue/File Photo

 

HANOI (Reuters) - Natural disasters in the past two months caused Vietnam 30 trillion dong ($1.3 billion) in economic damage and killed 192 people, with 57 still missing, authorities said on Wednesday, with its central provinces bearing most of the losses.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194964-vietnam-says-recent-typhoons-caused-192-deaths-13-billion-damages/

 

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Singapore approves sale of lab-grown meat in world first

By Aradhana Aravindan and John Geddie

 

A dish made with lab-grown cultured chicken developed by Eat Just is pictured in this handout photo. Eat Just, Inc./Handout via REUTERS

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore has given U.S. start-up Eat Just the greenlight to sell its lab-grown chicken meat, in what the firm says is the world's first regulatory approval for so-called clean meat that does not come from slaughtered animals.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194965-singapore-approves-sale-of-lab-grown-meat-in-world-first/

 

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How to get the Spotify Wrapped 2020 feature and see your most played songs and artists

By Sean Morrison

 

Spotify Wrapped 2020: How to view your most-played songs and artists using the streaming app’s feature / PA

 

The hotly-anticipated Spotify Wrapped - which shows all the songs, albums and podcasts you have been streaming in 2020 - is now available.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194966-how-to-get-the-spotify-wrapped-2020-feature-and-see-your-most-played-songs-and-artists/