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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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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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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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Charter Court acquits PM Prayut Chan-o-cha

By The Nation

 

 

The Constitutional Court ruled on Wednesday that Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has not violated the charter by staying on in his Army residence, so can remain in office.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194946-charter-court-acquits-pm-prayut-chan-o-cha/?do=findComment&comment=16050082

 

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Protesters occupy Lat Phrao intersection after Prayut ruled not guilty

By THE NATION

 

Rally organisers set up a mock court to ridicule the Constitutional Court's ruling that Prayut has not violated the charter by staying on in his Army residence.

 

Pro-democracy protesters began gathering at Bangkok’s Lat Phrao intersection at 3pm on Wednesday afternoon, following a Constitutional Court ruling that allows PM Prayut Chan-o-cha to remain in his post.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195000-protesters-occupy-lat-phrao-intersection-after-prayut-ruled-not-guilty/

 

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Thailand facing 3 core risks: BOT policy committee 

By The Nation

 

 

The Bank of Thailand’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has identified three issues of concern for the country – the rapidly rising baht, a bleak outlook for the financial system, and rising household debt.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195001-thailand-facing-3-core-risks-bot-policy-committee/

 

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‘GSB for Samui’ fair to promote tourism on island

By THE NATION

 

 

The Government Savings Bank (GSB) has organised a “GSB for Samui” fair on December 8 and 9 at Central Festival shopping complex to promote tourism on Koh Samui.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195003-‘gsb-for-samui’-fair-to-promote-tourism-on-island/

 

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Education Ministry threatens to sue Bad Student group for naming schools opposing casual clothing

 

Thailand’s Education Minister Nataphol Teepsuwan gestures (front L) as he talks to students staging a protest in front of the Education Ministry in Bangkok on August 19, 2020. / AFP

 

The Ministry of Education is considering taking legal action against the Bad Student website and its administrator for identifying teachers and schools which prohibited students in casual clothing from attending classes on the first day of the second semester on Tuesday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195004-education-ministry-threatens-to-sue-bad-student-group-for-naming-schools-opposing-casual-clothing/

 

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Thailand to prosecute illegal entrants found Covid-19 positive

 

Thailand received more than 1,000 foreign tourists in October.PHOTO: AFP

 

BANGKOK (BLOOMBERG) - Thailand ordered officials to press criminal charges against four people infected by the coronavirus after illegally entering the country from neighbouring Myanmar.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195005-thailand-to-prosecute-illegal-entrants-found-covid-19-positive/

 

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Phuket rain set to continue, flash flood warning issued

By The Phuket News

 

Heavy wet weather is set to continue through Friday (Dec 4). Image: PhuketMET

 

PHUKET: The Thai Meteorological Department has issued a weather warning for Phuket and other provinces along the Andaman coast as the wet weather is set to continue through Friday (Dec 4). As a precaution, the TMD warned of heavy rain and flash floods in the region.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195007-phuket-rain-set-to-continue-flash-flood-warning-issued/

 

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Messi fined for Maradona tribute celebration

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - FC Barcelona v Osasuna - Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - November 29, 2020 FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi celebrates scoring their fourth goal wearing a Newell's Old Boys shirt in reference to former player Diego Maradona REUTERS/Albert Gea

 

MADRID (Reuters) - Lionel Messi and Barcelona have been fined a combined 780 euros (706.30 pounds) after the player was shown a yellow card for lifting his shirt to pay tribute to the late Diego Maradona following his goal in Sunday's 4-0 win over Osasuna.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195009-messi-fined-for-maradona-tribute-celebration/

 

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Man City hit back at Porto over criticism of players

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Group C - FC Porto v Manchester City - Estadio do Dragao, Porto, Portugal - December 1, 2020 Manchester City's Bernardo Silva and Ruben Dias during the warm up before the match Pool via REUTERS/Miguel Riopa

 

(Reuters) - Manchester City have criticised Portuguese club Porto for their "ill-judged" and "targeted" criticism of the English team's players following Tuesday's 0-0 Champions League draw.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195010-man-city-hit-back-at-porto-over-criticism-of-players/

 

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Four-goal Giroud seals top spot for dominant Chelsea

 

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group E - Sevilla v Chelsea - Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, Seville, Spain - December 2, 2020 Chelsea's Olivier Giroud celebrates scoring their fourth goal with teammates REUTERS/Marcelo Del Pozo

 

SEVILLE, Spain (Reuters) - Striker Olivier Giroud scored four as a dominant Chelsea won 4-0 at Sevilla on Wednesday to secure top spot in Champions League Group E with a match to spare.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195011-four-goal-giroud-seals-top-spot-for-dominant-chelsea/

 

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Former French President Giscard d'Estaing has died - Europe 1 radio

 

FILE PHOTO: Former French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing speaks during an interview with Reuters in his office in Paris, France, February 11, 2016. Picture taken February 11, 2016. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

 

PARIS (Reuters) - Former French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing has died, France's Europe 1 radio reported on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195012-former-french-president-giscard-destaing-has-died-europe-1-radio/

 

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Trump hints at 2024 run, Biden to meet with U.S. workers hit by pandemic

By Steve Holland and Jarrett Renshaw

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House upon his return to Washington from Camp David, U.S., November 29, 2020. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

 

WASHINGTON/WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - Donald Trump hinted he may be ready to move on to planning another run for the U.S. presidency in 2024 as President-elect Joe Biden prepared on Wednesday to confront the raging pandemic that will likely be his first major challenge in office.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195013-trump-hints-at-2024-run-biden-to-meet-with-us-workers-hit-by-pandemic/

 

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U.S. military to keep two larger Afghan bases after drawdown to 2,500

By Phil Stewart

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley gives remarks during the 19th annual September 11 observance ceremony at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., September 11, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon has approved drawdown plans in Afghanistan that will still keep two larger bases in the country as officials carry out President Donald Trump's orders to slash troop levels to 2,500 by Jan. 15, the top U.S. general said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195015-us-military-to-keep-two-larger-afghan-bases-after-drawdown-to-2500/

 

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U.S. health agency shortens quarantine guidance following coronavirus exposure

By Manas Mishra and Carl O'Donnell

 

FILE PHOTO: Back-up hospital beds are seen in the parking garage at the Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nevada, U.S. November 11, 2020. Jason Bean/Reno Gazette Journal/USA Today via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday said a shorter quarantine period of seven days with a negative COVID-19 test and 10 days without a test would work for individuals showing no symptoms after virus exposure, providing alternatives to the current 14-day standard.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195016-us-health-agency-shortens-quarantine-guidance-following-coronavirus-exposure/

 

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Fake News: Violators face 5 years jail for sharing Covid post

 

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The Chiang Mai department of public health warned the public that they face serious repercussions for sharing what they said was fake news online. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195023-fake-news-violators-face-5-years-jail-for-sharing-covid post/

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South Thailand: Worst flooding in 30 years leaves Nakhon Sri Thammarat devastated

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Three days and three nights of heavy rain with runoff from high ground left much of Nakhon Sri Thammarat in the south of Thailand devastated yesterday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195024-south-thailand-worst-flooding-in-30-years-leaves-nakhon-sri-thammarat-devastated/

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Hungarian deputy quits Fidesz after Brussels scandal, Orban says his acts 'indefensible'

By Krisztina Than and Philip Blenkinsop

 

Jozsef Szajer, senior member of ruling Fidesz party delivers his speech during the party's campaign ahead of the European Parliament elections in Budapest, Hungary April 5, 2019. Picture taken April 5, 2019. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo/Files

 

BUDAPEST/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Hungarian politician Jozsef Szajer, who was conservative Prime Minister Viktor Orban's strongest voice in the European Parliament, resigned from his ruling party as more details emerged of how he fled a gay sex party in Brussels by clambering down a gutter.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195026-hungarian-deputy-quits-fidesz-after-brussels-scandal-orban-says-his-acts-indefensible/

 

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Thailand tourism return: Government told to "be brave" and open travel bubbles allowing Chinese tour groups

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A collection of tourism businesses and organisations headed by the Thai-Chinese Chamber of Commerce will be contacting Thailand's Covid-19 co-ordinating committee (CCSA) this week to press the government to establish travel bubbles with low risk countries, reported Thai Rath.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195029-thailand-tourism-return-government-told-to-be-brave-and-open-travel-bubbles-allowing-chinese-tour-groups/

 

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Tourism can help drive Thai economy - Chinese investors are ready

 

 

Thai media reported again that opening the country to tourism was a key way to drive the economy forward.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195032-tourism-can-help-drive-thai-economy-chinese-investors-are-ready/

 

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Jealous ex drives pick-up into house and smashes all the windows with a hammer

 

Update: Pattaya Update News

 

A Thai woman went to the media with pictures saying that her jealous ex husband was responsible for driving an Isuzu D-Max pick-up through her front windows and smashing up her house.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195033-jealous-ex-drives-pick-up-into-house-and-smashes-all-the-windows-with-a-hammer/

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Video: Bridge washed away in popular tourist area of Nakhon Sri Thammarat

 

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Thai media 77kaoded published a video of the devastating flooding in the south of Thailand that caused a bridge in a popular tourist area to be washed away. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195034-video-bridge-washed-away-in-popular-tourist-area-of-nakhon-sri-thammarat/

 

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Mobile phone charges outside promotional rates must not exceed Bt1.60 per minute

By THE NATION

 

 

The Royal Gazette website on Wednesday published an announcement by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) that the maximum rate charged for domestic mobile telephone services, among other things, must not exceed Bt1.60 per minute outside sales promotion rates provided by operators, while mobile Internet charges should not be more than Bt0.9 per megabyte.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195037-mobile-phone-charges-outside-promotional-rates-must-not-exceed-bt160-per-minute/

 

 

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Anti-Fake News Centre has taken legal action against 61 offenders in past year

By THE NATION

 

 

The Digital Economy and Society Ministry’s Anti-Fake News Centre, which was established on November 1, 2019, has so far investigated 660 cases of fake news and pursued legal action against 61 offenders in 26 cases, deputy permanent-secretary Putchapong Nodthaisong said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195044-anti-fake-news-centre-has-taken-legal-action-against-61-offenders-in-past-year/

 

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Stunning picture: Accident victim's death will bring new hope to six others

 

Picture: Nakornping Hospital

 

An extraordinary set of pictures from a Facebook post by medical staff at Nakornping Hospital in Chiang Mai related the story of a young man who died in a motorcycle accident who's grieving family decided to donate his usable body organs to help others.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195052-stunning-picture-accident-victims-death-will-bring-new-hope-to-six-others/

 

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The end of the ID card? Thailand to launch new Mobile ID system

 

Image: Daily News

 

The days of Thais having to carry their ID card with them are coming to an end with the development of an online system.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195053-the-end-of-the-id-card-thailand-to-launch-new-mobile-id-system/

 

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Investigation into possible corruption at THAI reveals 20 suspects

By THE NATION

 

 

An investigation into corruption at Thai Airways International (THAI), which started in August, has revealed that 20 people were involved in possible graft that resulted in massive losses to the airline, said Pol Lt-General Saroj Nimjaroen, deputy head of the commission probing internal administration at THAI.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195054-investigation-into-possible-corruption-at-thai-reveals-20-suspects/

 

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Prince Harry suggests COVID is rebuke from nature

 

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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry has suggested that the coronavirus pandemic is a rebuke from nature as he called for more action to tackle climate change.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195057-prince-harry-suggests-covid-is-rebuke-from-nature/