Fake 1,000 baht notes warning: Trader goes to Twitter to vent frustrations

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A trader went on Twitter to say how they had been conned by someone who had ripped them off to the tune "of nearly 10,000 baht" by paying with fake notes. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195240-fake-1000-baht-notes-warning-trader-goes-to-twitter-to-vent-frustrations/

 

Job done Thai style: Singburi students modernize traditional squat toilet

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that Thai social media was abuzz with comment after a Facebook poster called Akadet Naveera posted a picture of a refurbished loo for girls at Singburi School in central Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195247-job-done-thai-style-singburi-students-modernize-traditional-squat-toilet/

 

International medical center coming to Phuket - 161 rai/5 billion baht project 

 

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The Treasury department have announced they are providing a 161 rai plot of land in the Mai Khao sub-district of Thailand, Phuket to Vachira Hospital and the Ministry of Public Health for the building of a world class international medical center for foreigners and well heeled Thais.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195241-international-medical-center-coming-to-phuket-161-rai5-billion-baht-project/

 

Khon Kaen: Direct flights to and from Vietnam and Singapore in the offing

 

 

In an interview with local media the governor of Khon Kaen has intimated that direct flights between the north eastern Thai city and Vietnam and Singapore are a possibility. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195242-khon-kaen-direct-flights-to-and-from-vietnam-and-singapore-in-the-offing/

 

Despairing husband holds solo protest seeking justice for dead wife

By THE NATION

 

 

A despondent husband held a stake out in the traffic island in the middle of Bangkok’s Ratchayothin intersection on Thursday night to seek justice for his wife who had been killed there in October.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195249-despairing-husband-holds-solo-protest-seeking-justice-for-dead-wife/

 

Car owner escapes unhurt as vehicle suddenly catches fire

By The Nation

 

 

The owner of a second-hand car escaped unscathed after the vehicle suddenly caught fire while he was driving.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195250-car-owner-escapes-unhurt-as-vehicle-suddenly-catches-fire/

 

Phitsanulok gang war leaves five youngsters badly injured

By The Nation

 

 

A clash between two gangs in Phitsanulok’s Wang Thong district in the wee hours of Friday resulted in five young people getting seriously injured.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195254-phitsanulok-gang-war-leaves-five-youngsters-badly-injured/

 

New local Covid-19 case found in Chiang Rai

By The Nation

 

 

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration on Friday reported 13 new cases in state quarantine facility and one local transmission case over a 24-hour period.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195260-new-local-covid-19-case-found-in-chiang-rai/

 

Thailand is the Number 1 Asian destination for travellers planning holidays in 2021

Respondents in Tourlane travel survey name Thailand as their top choice in Asia and 4th choice worldwide

TAT Newsroom

 

 

Wat Lokayasutharam, Ayutthaya Historical Park

 

Bangkok, 04 December, 2020 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is pleased to announce that Thailand was named the number one Asian destination, and the fourth destination worldwide, according to a recent survey by German-based online travel agent Tourlane.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195276-thailand-is-the-number-1-asian-destination-for-travellers-planning-holidays-in-2021/

 

Entry from Tachilek made easier to stop people from sneaking back in

By The Nation

 

 

Chiang Rai provincial authorities are cooperating with their counterparts in Myanmar to help Thais return home via legal channels in a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195277-entry-from-tachilek-made-easier-to-stop-people-from-sneaking-back-in/

 

Sites visited by Covid patient in Phichit disinfected

By The Nation

 

 

Locations in Phichit province that were visited by one of the Thai women who sneaked into the country have been disinfected, as has the venue where a Chinese opera festival will be organised.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195280-sites-visited-by-covid-patient-in-phichit-disinfected/

 

 

Nakhon Si Thammarat residents wallowing in floods – and garbage

By The Nation

 

Photos by Charoon Thongnual

 

Heavy flooding has brought a new problem for Nakhon Si Thammarat residents to deal with – tonnes and tonnes of garbage.

 

Source: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195282-nakhon-si-thammarat-residents-wallowing-in-floods-–-and-garbage/

 

Responsible behaviour will prevent second Covid wave, says poll

By THE NATION

 

 

A survey conducted by Super Poll shows that taking responsibility for one’s own health is the most effective way to prevent a second wave of Covid-19 infections in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195285-responsible-behaviour-will-prevent-second-covid-wave-says-poll/

 

Five brands responsible for most of Thailand’s plastic pollution: Greenpeace

By The Nation

 

 

Greenpeace Thailand also revealed the results of its 2020 plastic waste audit on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195288-five-brands-responsible-for-most-of-thailand’s-plastic-pollution-greenpeace/

 

No alcohol can be bought or sold online from next week

By THE NATION

 

Dr Niphon Chinanonwet

 

The Royal Thai Police and Public Health Ministry held a press conference on Friday to announce the enforcement of a new law that prohibits the sale or advertisement of alcoholic beverages via digital channels.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195289-no-alcohol-can-be-bought-or-sold-online-from-next-week/

 

Betong residents told stay alert after Thai woman in quarantine diagnosed with COVID-19

 

File photo

 

People in the border district of Betong, Yala province, have been warned not to lower their guard and to wear face masks every time they are outdoors after a Thai woman, in local quarantine after her return from Malaysia with two friends on November 25th, tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday (Thursday).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195292-betong-residents-told-stay-alert-after-thai-woman-in-quarantine-diagnosed-with-covid-19/

 

Thai central bank says economy may shrink less than forecast this year

 

FILE PHOTO: A supermarket employee wears a protective face shield and mask as she works behind a plastic barrier at a shopping mall that is getting ready to reopen amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Bangkok, Thailand May 14, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's economy may contract less than forecast this year but could perform worse than expected next year as the key tourism sector remains sluggish, the central bank governor said on Friday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195307-thai-central-bank-says-economy-may-shrink-less-than-forecast-this-year/

 

Rangsit Uni staff, students in lockdown after Covid scare

By The Nation

 

 

Rangsit University students and staff have been ordered to self-isolate after one of its students was found to have travelled in the same public van as a returnee from Myanmar who later tested positive for Covid-19.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195308-rangsit-uni-staff-students-in-lockdown-after-covid-scare/

 

Govt's senior housing up to 15 times overbooked, triggering lottery

By The Nation

 

 

Most units at the government's first Senior Housing Complex are overbooked less than a month after it opened for reservations, said the Treasury Department on Friday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195310-govts-senior-housing-up-to-15-times-overbooked-triggering-lottery/

 

Another local case linked to Thai-Myanmar border sneak

By The Nation

 

 

The Department of Disease Control has confirmed another Covid-19 case in Singburi, which can be linked to a Thai woman who sneaked across the border from Tachilek in Myanmar.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195311-another-local-case-linked-to-thai-myanmar-border-sneak/

 

Plastic Waste Increases during Covid-19

 

 

BANGKOK, Dec 4 (TNA) – Thailand’s plastic waste has increased to 6,300 tonnes per day, said the Department of Health, asking the public to help reduce plastic waste.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195312-plastic-waste-increases-during-covid-19/

 

Thailand, Germany Extend Railway Cooperation

 

 

BANGKOK, Dec 4 (TNA) — The Ministry of Transport of Thailand and Germany’s Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure signed an agreement to extend their railway cooperation covering railway research, human resources development and technology transfers.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195313-thailand-germany-extend-railway-cooperation/

 

Brexit decision time for Britain after hiccup in talks, EU says

By Guy Faulconbridge and Gabriela Baczynska

 

FILE PHOTO: European Council President Charles Michel attends a video conference with representatives of member states ahead of the upcoming EU summit, in Brussels, Belgium December 3, 2020. Francois Walschaerts/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

 

LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union told Britain on Friday that it was time to make a decision on a Brexit trade deal after a last-minute problem in talks prompted London to say chances of a breakthrough were receding.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195314-brexit-decision-time-for-britain-after-hiccup-in-talks-eu-says/

 

'They don't need me now': COVID impact forcing Britons to food banks

By Natalie Thomas 3 MIN READ

 

FILE PHOTO: Cereal is pictured at The DENS charity food bank, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Hemel Hempstead, Britain, March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Paul Childs

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British food banks are seeing more families needing their support as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic forces struggling people to seek help, charities and volunteers say.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195315-they-dont-need-me-now-covid-impact-forcing-britons-to-food-banks/

 

Analysis: Is a post-COVID currency war coming?

By Marc Jones and Elizabeth Howcroft

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. dollar, euro and Swiss franc bank notes are seen in a bank in Budapest August 8, 2011. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Financial markets' euphoric reaction to the recent COVID-19 vaccine breakthroughs and U.S. election results is pushing some currencies up so fast that rumblings have begun about a potential new FX war.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195316-analysis-is-a-post-covid-currency-war-coming/

 

Vietnam to wave quarantine for South Korea business travellers, Seoul says

 

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - Vietnam has agreed to allow some South Korean business people to travel between the two countries without having to complete mandatory 14-day anti-coronavirus quarantine, Seoul said on Friday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195317-vietnam-to-wave-quarantine-for-south-korea-business-travellers-seoul-says/

 

Cabinet to Visit Bang Sue Grand Station

 

 

BANGKOK, Dec 4 (TNA) — Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his cabinet ministers will visit the Bang Sue Grand Station on Dec 15 to inspect its construction progress before its opening in March next year, according to the government spokesman.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195318-cabinet-to-visit-bang-sue-grand-station/

 

Warner Bros' films set for simultaneous cinema and US streaming

 

Timothee Chalamet and Rebecca Ferguson star in Dune / WARNER BROS

 

Warner Bros has escalated tensions between Hollywood's studios and US cinemas with a decision to make all releases available to stream as soon as they hit the big screen.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195320-warner-bros-films-set-for-simultaneous-cinema-and-us-streaming/

 

'Con Queen of Hollywood' who allegedly duped actors arrested in UK

 

The suspected con artist is accused of impersonating Hollywood figures including (l-r) president of Lucasfilm Kathleen Kennedy, ex-Paramount boss Sherry Lansing, and Wendy Deng, the former wife of Rupert Murdoch. Composite: EPA/AP/Getty

 

A suspected con artist who allegedly impersonated top female Hollywood executives to swindle wide-eyed aspiring stars out of hundreds of thousands of dollars has been arrested in Britain after a US extradition request, the FBI has said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195321-con-queen-of-hollywood-who-allegedly-duped-actors-arrested-in-uk/

 

20 James Bond Movies Are Now Streaming for Free on YouTube

By RYAN SCOTT

 

 

James Bond fans who don't already own copies of the movies and are looking for something to watch are in luck.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195322-20-james-bond-movies-are-now-streaming-for-free-on-youtube/