THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 2 Dec 2020

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Elliot Page's Wife 'So Proud' After He Comes Out As Transgender

By JAKE MASSEY

 

 

Elliot Page's wife Emma Portner has said she is 'so proud' after her husband came out as transgender.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194968-elliot-pages-wife-so-proud-after-he-comes-out-as-transgender/

 

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South Korea passes law allowing K-pop bands to postpone military service

By Sabah Choudhry

 

Mandatory military service has been postponed for K-pop stars like BTS

 

South Korea's parliament has passed a bill to allow global K-pop stars, such as BTS, to delay their mandatory national service to age 30.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194969-south-korea-passes-law-allowing-k-pop-bands-to-postpone-military-service/

 

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PM orders natural borders to be strictly monitored to prevent illegal entries

By The Nation

 

Prateep Keeratirekha

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered related officials to stop people from using natural borders to sneak into the country, Prateep Keeratirekha, the PM’s deputy secretary on political affairs, said on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194974-pm-orders-natural-borders-to-be-strictly-monitored-to-prevent-illegal-entries/

 

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New community-based route launched for post-Covid tourism

By The Nation

 

 

The government has unveiled a model tour for its community-based tourism policy tapping Thailand’s many canals and waterways. The model route is located in Ratchaburi, 80 kilometres west of Bangkok.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194975-new-community-based-route-launched-for-post-covid-tourism/

 

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More than 200kg of fishing nets collected from Shark Point

By The Phuket News

 

The underwater cleanup cleared more than 200kg from the popular Shark Point reef. Photo: DMCR

 

PHUKET:-- More than 200 kilograms of fishing nets were collected from Shark Point, also called Hin Musang, off Koh Yao Yai, east of Phuket, in an underwater drive cleanup by Thais and foreigners yesterday (Dec 1).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194982-more-than-200kg-of-fishing-nets-collected-from-shark-point/

 

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Thailand plans $1.4 billion of additional stimulus to spur consumption

 

FILE PHOTO: A man walks on an almost empty beach which usually crowed with tourists following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Pattaya, Thailand March 27, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand plans 43.5 billion baht ($1.44 billion) of additional stimulus to boost domestic consumption and an increase in benefits for local travel, officials said on Wednesday, as the government tries to revive a flagging, pandemic-hit economy.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194983-thailand-plans-14-billion-of-additional-stimulus-to-spur-consumption/

 

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Thai economy expected to grow 2%-4% next year

By The Nation

 

Kalin Sarasin

 

The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking predicts that the Thai economy will grow 2 to 4 per cent next year, while exports will grow 3 to 5 per cent.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194984-thai-economy-expected-to-grow-2-4-next-year/

 

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