rooster59 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 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/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 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/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rooster59 Posted December 4, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 4, 2020 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/ 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 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/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 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/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 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/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 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/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 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/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 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/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 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/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 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/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 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/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 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/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 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/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 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/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 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/ 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 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/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 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/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 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/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 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/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 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/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 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/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 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/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 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/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 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/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 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/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 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/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 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/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 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/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 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/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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