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Thai researchers unearth rare whale skeleton

By Juarawee Kittisilpa

 

A Thai archaeologist stands next to a whale skeleton, thought to be between 3,000 and 5,000 years old and belonging to a Bryde's whale in laboratory, in Pathum Thani, Thailand December 4, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

SAMUT SAKHON, Thailand (Reuters) - Thai researchers have unearthed a rare partially fossilised skeleton belonging to a Bryde's whale believed to be around 5,000 years old at an inland site west of Bangkok.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195343-thai-researchers-unearth-rare-whale-skeleton/

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Ethiopia sees war ending, EU complains of partisan aid access

 

Ethiopians fleeing from the Tigray region register as refugees at the Hamdeyat refugee transit camp, which houses refugees fleeing the fighting in the Tigray region, on the border in Sudan, December 1, 2020. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

 

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia said it had captured or killed most commanders of a rebellious northern force, while Tigray's fugitive local leader countered on Friday that civilians were protesting against looting by occupying soldiers.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195369-ethiopia-sees-war-ending-eu-complains-of-partisan-aid-access/

 

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U.S. House votes to decriminalize marijuana at federal level

By Susan Cornwell

 

FILE PHOTO: Marijuana enthusiasts gather after midnight to celebrate the legalization of recreational use of marijuana in Portland, Oregon July 1, 2015. REUTERS/Steve Dipaola

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Friday to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level, but the legislation is not expected to advance further as long as the Senate remains in Republican hands.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195370-us-house-votes-to-decriminalize-marijuana-at-federal-level/

 

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Donaldson storms into share of lead with Bezuidenhout

 

 

FILE PHOTO: Golf - European Tour - Alfred Dunhill Links Championship - Carnoustie, Britain - October 6, 2017 Jamie Donaldson of Wales during the second round Action Images via Reuters/Craig Brough

 

SUN CITY, South Africa (Reuters) - Veteran Welshman Jamie Donaldson stormed through the course at Sun City on Friday, sinking 10 birdies in a round of 63 to share the lead with Christiaan Bezuidenhout at the halfway mark of the South African Open.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195371-donaldson-storms-into-share-of-lead-with-bezuidenhout/

 

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SET up 0.80% as vaccines, oil price lift investors' mood

By The Nation

 

 

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index closed at 1,449.83 on Friday, up 11.51 points or 0.80 per cent. Total transactions amounted to Bt82.7 billion with an index high of 1,454.94 and a low of 1,439.14.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195372-set-up-080-as-vaccines-oil-price-lift-investors-mood/

 

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Royal pardon cuts jail time for red shirts, ex-commerce minister

By The Nation

 

 

The Royal Gazette has announced that 30,000 prison inmates will be freed after being granted a Royal pardon to mark King Bhumibol’s birthday anniversary on December 5.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195375-royal-pardon-cuts-jail-time-for-red-shirts-ex-commerce-minister/

 

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Inequality in education is a more serious problem for Thai students

By Bangkokbiznews Team

 

 

On Tuesday, several students assembled before the Education Ministry in Bangkok, demanding that the strict school-uniform code be lifted as well as other reforms be introduced in the country’s education sector.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195376-inequality-in-education-is-a-more-serious-problem-for-thai-students/

 

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Thailand’s jasmine 105 wins world’s best rice contest

By The Nation

 

 

Thailand’s jasmine 105 has been named the world’s best-tasting rice this year at the 12th World Rice Conference, which was held online from Tuesday to Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195377-thailand’s-jasmine-105-wins-world’s-best-rice-contest/

 

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Thai-Danish dairy products to be sold on AirAsia flights

By The Nation

 

 

To build competitiveness and expand product distribution channels for Thai-Danish milk, the Dairy Farming Promotion Organisation of Thailand (DOP) plans to sell two types of dairy products onboard every AirAsia flight.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195378-thai-danish-dairy-products-to-be-sold-on-airasia-flights/

 

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Thailand’s inflation to hit 1.2%, if economy expands as expected

By The Nation

 

Pimchanok Vonkorpon, director-general of the Trade Policy and Strategy Office

 

Thailand’s inflation rate is expected to hit 1.2 per cent next year, said Pimchanok Vonkorpon, director-general of the Trade Policy and Strategy Office.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195380-thailand’s-inflation-to-hit-12-if-economy-expands-as-expected/

 

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K-pop fans hit back at Skytrain, MRT over protest shutdown

By THE NATION

 

Photo credit: www.รถแห่.com

 

Thailand’s K-pop fan clubs have found a new vehicle to show their love for Korean superstars, in a protest against the BTS Skytrain and MRT train systems.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195381-k-pop-fans-hit-back-at-skytrain-mrt-over-protest-shutdown/

 

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Skål Bangkok’s Wood Warns Of A Deepening Thailand Tourism Crisis

By Andrew J Wood

 

 

BANGKOK: It is becoming increasingly evident that the damage being inflicted to Thailand’s massive travel and tourism industry is proving to be critical with deep long lasting structural economic damage that is set to worsen rather than improve.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195383-skål-bangkok’s-wood-warns-of-a-deepening-thailand-tourism-crisis/

 

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CCTV to catch motorcyclists without helmets to be launched in Chiang Mai on Dec 15th

 

 

Chiang Mai will launch a smart CCTV system on December 15th, designed to catch motorcyclists and pillion riders who do not wear crash helmets, to reduce road casualties involving motorcycles.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195384-cctv-to-catch-motorcyclists-without-helmets-to-be-launched-in-chiang-mai-on-dec-15th/

 

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COVID-infected illegal Thai returnees from Thachilek to face charges

 

 

Police are to file charges of illegal entry and violations of the Public Health Act against a group of Thai women who snuck into Thailand via natural border crossings, from Myanmar’s Thachilek township, and who were later found to be infected with COVID-19, after they had travelled to several places possibly, though unwittingly, spreading the disease.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195386-covid-infected-illegal-thai-returnees-from-thachilek-to-face-charges/

 

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Juventus tried to 'speed up' Suarez naturalisation, say prosecutors

 

FILE PHOTO: Uruguayan soccer player Luis Suarez arrives leaves the University for Foreigners after taking an Italian citizenship test, in this still image taken from video, in Perugia, Italy, September 17, 2020. Picture taken September 17, 2020. Este News/Handout via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - Serie A champions Juventus on Friday said their sporting director Fabio Paratici had been placed under criminal investigation over the alleged attempt to speed up procedures to gain Italian citizenship for Uruguay striker Luis Suarez.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195389-juventus-tried-to-speed-up-suarez-naturalisation-say-prosecutors/

 

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Philippines police threaten social distancing violators with caning

 

 

FILE PHOTO: Filipinos wearing masks and face shields for protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) walk along a street market in Manila, Philippines, December 3, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo

 

MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine police on Friday threatened to cane people who violate social distancing protocols as the Southeast Asian nation fights the spread of the coronavirus during the festive season.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195391-philippines-police-threaten-social-distancing-violators-with-caning/

 

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1G1-7: Luxurious Myanmar hotel at center of Covid outbreak

 

Image: Sanook

 

A luxurious hotel full of nighttime entertainment is now firmly at the center of the Covid-19 cases discovered in the north of Thailand.

 

Full story:  https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195394-1g1-7-luxurious-myanmar-hotel-at-center-of-covid-outbreak/

 

 

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Bangkok: Taxi drivers to press PM to include them in "Half Each" project

 

Image: Daily News

 

The head of the Thai taxi drivers' association said yesterday that he plans to petition Thai PM Prayuth Chan-ocha to include his Bangkok members in the "Khon La Khreung" or pay half each project.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195396-bangkok-taxi-drivers-to-press-pm-to-include-them-in-half-each-project/

 

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Phuket: We're ready for foreign tourists - but there aren't any - so domestic tourists remain target

 

 

Image: Manager

 

It has become an almost daily headline in the Thai media, especially that which focuses on business, the economy and tourism.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195397-phuket-were-ready-for-foreign-tourists-but-there-arent-any-so-domestic-tourists-remain-target/

 

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One of many? Pattaya worker forced to leave city as economic downturn takes hold

 

 

Image: Daily News

 

Daily News reported on a Facebook post from someone who had spent their last seven years in Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195398-one-of-many-pattaya-worker-forced-to-leave-city-as-economic-downturn-takes-hold/

 

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More than 80 Thais who worked at Myanmar hotel linked to COVID-19 outbreak skipped quarantine

 

 

Image: Reuters file photo

 

More than 80 Thais who worked at a hotel in Myanmar at the centre of a recent COVID-19 outbreak sneaked back into Thailand illegally and avoided quarantine.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195400-more-than-80-thais-who-worked-at-myanmar-hotel-linked-to-covid-19-outbreak-skipped-quarantine/

 

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South gets some respite from rains while upper Thailand gets cooler

By THE NATION

 

 

A weak northeast monsoon prevails over the Gulf and the South bringing less rain to the areas, the Thailand Meteorological Department forecast on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195401-south-gets-some-respite-from-rains-while-upper-thailand-gets-cooler/

 

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Trust Golf joins hands with WAAP to help develop the sport

 

 

The Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific (WAAP) championship has added an important new partner in Trust Golf, the organisation said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195403-trust-golf-joins-hands-with-waap-to-help-develop-the-sport/

 

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WHO warns against pandemic complacency amid vaccine rollout

 

 

FILE PHOTO: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference in Geneva Switzerland July 3, 2020. Fabrice Coffrini/Pool via REUTERS

 

GENEVA (Reuters) - World Health Organization officials on Friday warned governments and citizens not to drop their guard over the COVID pandemic now a vaccination was close, saying healthcare systems could still buckle under pressure.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195404-who-warns-against-pandemic-complacency-amid-vaccine-rollout/

 

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Trump to withdraw most troops from Somalia as part of global pullback

By Phil Stewart and Steve Holland

 

FILE PHOTO: Somali police officers tow their car from the scene of a roadside explosion in Hodan district of Mogadishu, Somalia July 8, 2020. REUTERS/Feisal Omar/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has ordered nearly all American troops to withdraw from Somalia, U.S. officials said on Friday, part of a global pullback by the Republican president before he leaves office next month that will also see him drawdown forces in Afghanistan and Iraq.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195406-trump-to-withdraw-most-troops-from-somalia-as-part-of-global-pullback/

 

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Man, 27, shot dead at Bangkok noodle shop

By THE NATION

 

 

A 27-year-old man was shot dead at a noodle shop in Bangkoi Yai district in front of his wife and baby.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195407-man-27-shot-dead-at-bangkok-noodle-shop/

 

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Video: Nabbed! Gang cut down 100m of TOT phone cables worth 100,000 baht

 

 

Image: 77kaoded

 

Thai media 77kaoded featured the arrest of a gang of five contractors of a private internet cable company who were caught red handed cutting down Telephone Organization of Thailand cable in Krabi. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195409-video-nabbed-gang-cut-down-100m-of-tot-phone-cables-worth-100000-baht/

 

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Video: Pick-up driver escapes inferno on Route 7 motorway in Si Racha

 

Image: 77kaoded

 

Yoi Khao Khiaw, Si Racha highway police, rescue and fire services were called to a burning pick-up on the Route 7 motorway heading towards Laem Chabang in the early hours of Thursday morning.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195410-video-pick-up-driver-escapes-inferno-on-route-7-motorway-in-si-racha/

 

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Jomtien: Harbor department press ahead with 586 million baht beach project

 

 

Image: 77kaoded

 

A seminar held at the D Varee Jomtien Beach Pattaya on Thursday heard about ongoing plans for the erosion of Jomtien beach to be addressed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195413-jomtien-harbor-department-press-ahead-with-586-million-baht-beach-project/

 

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Soi Dog targets ‘hot spots’ as number of Phuket strays spirals

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Soi Dog Foundation is targeting areas where the number of dogs is on the rise. Photo: SDF

 

PHUKET: The island’s well-respected animal welfare organisation Soi Dog Foundation (SDF) is working on concentrating its efforts in ‘hot spot’ areas on the island to help contain the spiralling number of strays being incarcerated at the government-run Phuket Stray Dog Shelter in Thalang.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195418-soi-dog-targets-‘hot-spots’-as-number-of-phuket-strays-spirals/