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We must develop a conscience to prevent a second wave of COVID-19

 

People line up to have their temperatures taken as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus at the Ministry of Transport at the border crossing over the second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge in Mae Sot in Tak province on October 29, 2020. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

 

Thailand has been praised on the international stage for the way it is dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. But the recent cases, discovered in several provinces, resulting from a group of people who snuck across the border in Chiang Rai province illegally and failed to self-isolate, have unsettled many.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195751-we-must-develop-a-conscience-to-prevent-a-second-wave-of-covid-19/

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45-day Tourist Visa Mulled

 

 

BANGKOK, Dec 7 (TNA) – The government’s business easing committee will propose the government extend the validity of tourist visas to 45 days from 30 days to attract visitors.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195701-45-day-tourist-visa-mulled/

 

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Governors urged to stop illegal border crossings following new COVID-19 cluster among returnees from Myanmar

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Interior has ordered governors of all border provinces to suppress illegal border crossing through natural borders, following new cases of COVID-19 found among Thai workers returning from Myanmar through illegal channels, while Thai authorities are now asking all Thai nationals in neighboring countries to follow the protocol set for all returnees strictly.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195707-governors-urged-to-stop-illegal-border-crossings-following-new-covid-19-cluster-among-returnees-from-myanmar/

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Airports ordered to hurry upgrades in 2021 as Thailand eyes return of tourists

By The Nation

 

 

Deputy Transport Minister Thaworn Senneam has ordered the Department of Airports to accelerate the 2021 investment of Bt5 billion, most of which will be spent on increasing runway length.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195764-airports-ordered-to-hurry-upgrades-in-2021-as-thailand-eyes-return-of-tourists/

 

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Banks play ‘Robin Hood’ in food delivery business by waiving fees, charges

By The Nation

 

 

In a bid to help businesses affected by the Covid-19 outbreak, Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) and Kasikorn Bank (KBank) have separately come up with food delivery platforms.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195765-banks-play-‘robin-hood’-in-food-delivery-business-by-waiving-fees-charges/

 

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KTC expects improvement in credit card business this month

By The Nation

 

 

Krungthai Card Pcl (KTC) expects its credit card business to improve in the remainder of this year, benefiting from the company's campaigns to attract people with high purchasing power and the government's "Shop Dee Mee Kuen" (Shop and Payback) scheme.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195766-ktc-expects-improvement-in-credit-card-business-this-month/

 

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Pro-democracy protester reveals intimidation by royalists at restaurant

By THE NATION

 

 

Prominent protester Chonthicha Jangrew was intimidated by royalists in a restaurant and had to call the police.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195769-pro-democracy-protester-reveals-intimidation-by-royalists-at-restaurant/

 

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Million-dollar bash for Bob Dylan as Universal buys up his back pages

By Angus MacSwan

 

FILE PHOTO: Bob Dylan performs during the Firefly Music Festival in Dover, Delaware, U.S. June 17, 2017. Picture taken June 17, 2017 REUTERS/Mark Makela

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Universal Music Group's publishing arm has bought Bob Dylan's entire back catalogue of more than 600 songs, from towering classics such as 1965's "Like a Rolling Stone" to this year's 17-minute epic "Murder Most Foul".

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195771-million-dollar-bash-for-bob dylan as-universal-buys-up-his-back-pages/

 

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38 infections linked to Thachilek cluster recorded so far

 

 

 

A total of 38 COVID-19 infections, linked to Thai returnees from Myanmar’s Thachilek township, have been reported so far in seven provinces, with Chiang Rai having the most at 26.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195772-38-infections-linked-to-thachilek-cluster-recorded-so-far/

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58 illegal migrant workers from Laos arrested at resort in Ubon Ratchathani

 

 

Naval officers, from the Mekong River patrol unit, and local officials, rounded up 58 illegal migrant workers from Laos at a riverside resort in Khong Chiam district of Thailand’s Northeastern province of Ubon Ratchathani today (Monday). 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195774-58-illegal-migrant-workers-from-laos-arrested-at-resort-in-ubon-ratchathani/

 

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Transport Ministry proposes a committee to decide on Suvarnabhumi 2nd terminal

 

 

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has been asked by the Transport Ministry to set up a committee, to be chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, to decide whether the North Expansion of Suvarnabhumi international airport requires the construction of a new passenger terminal.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195775-transport-ministry-proposes-a-committee-to-decide-on-suvarnabhumi-2nd-terminal/

 

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Video shows moment when bridge snaps, plunging beauty queens into pond

By Rob Bailey-Millado

 

Organizers said the bridge was strong, but not strong enough when all the contestants were on it at the same time.

 

These posing pageant queens are all wet after getting dunked into a dirty pond

 

New viral video footage captures the dramatic — or hilarious, depending on your perspective — moment a bridge snaps, plunging 30 smiling Miss Thailand contestants into a dirty lagoon.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195777-video-shows-moment-when-bridge-snaps-plunging-beauty-queens-into-pond/

 

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Southampton edge Brighton in south coast derby

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Brighton & Hove Albion v Southampton - The American Express Community Stadium, Brighton, Britain - December 7, 2020 Brighton & Hove Albion's Lewis Dunk in action with Southampton's Che Adams Pool via REUTERS/Gareth Fuller

 

BRIGHTON, England (Reuters) - Southampton came from behind to beat traditional south coast rivals Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 in the Premier League on Monday as Jannik Vestergaard and Danny Ings cancelled out a Pascal Gross opener for the home side.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195778-southampton-edge-brighton-in-south-coast-derby/

 

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Lacklustre draw raises the old question over European qualifiers

By Brian Homewood

 

FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the Al Bayt stadium, built for the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup soccer championship, during a stadium tour in Al Khor, north of Doha, Qatar December 17, 2019. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - A lacklustre draw for the 2022 European World Cup qualifiers could once again raise the old question over the format used by UEFA which some feel makes it too easy for the top teams and features too many mismatches.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195779-lacklustre-draw-raises-the-old-question-over-european-qualifiers/

 

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English FA to investigate booing of players taking a knee

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Championship - Millwall v Derby County - The Den, London, Britain - June 20, 2020 General view outside the stadium before the match, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Action Images/Paul Childs

 

LONDON (Reuters) - England's Football Association will investigate the booing by fans of players taking a knee at games at Millwall and Colchester at the weekend, the governing body said in a statement https://www.thefa.com/news/2020/dec/07/fa-investigate-crowd-incidents-071220 on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195780-english-fa-to-investigate-booing-of-players-taking-a-knee/

 

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UK, EU leaders to meet face-to-face to try to seal Brexit trade deal

By Gabriela Baczynska, John Chalmers and Elizabeth Piper

 

FIEL PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in London, Britain January 8, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville

 

BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - British and EU leaders will meet face-to-face to try to seal a post-Brexit trade deal after failing again to narrow their differences on Monday, increasing the chance of a disorderly parting of ways at the end of the month.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195781-uk-eu-leaders-to-meet-face-to-face-to-try-to-seal-brexit-trade-deal/

 

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Woods' Hall of Fame induction on hold until 2022 due to COVID-19

 

FILE PHOTO: Golf - The Masters - Augusta National Golf Club - Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - November 15, 2020 Tiger Woods of the U.S. on the 4th hole during the final round REUTERS/Mike Segar

 

(Reuters) - Tiger Woods' induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame will have to wait, after organisers said they were postponing the 2021 ceremony until the following year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195782-woods-hall-of-fame-induction-on-hold-until-2022-due-to-covid-19/

 

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Trump to sign order giving priority access for U.S. COVID-19 vaccines to U.S. population

By Jeff Mason

 

FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a "Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine" sticker and a medical syringe in this illustration taken October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Tuesday to ensure that priority access for COVID-19 vaccines procured by the U.S. government is given to the American people before assisting other nations, a senior administration official said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195783-trump-to-sign-order-giving-priority-access-for-us-covid-19-vaccines-to-us-population/

 

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U.S. Supreme Court hears World War Two-era Jewish property claims

By Lawrence Hurley

 

FILE PHOTO: View of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S. November 4, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The lingering legacy of World War Two reached the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday as the justices weighed two cases involving claims by Jews in Germany and Hungary and their descendants whose property was taken amid persecution that culminated in the Holocaust.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195785-us-supreme-court-hears-world-war-two-era-jewish-property-claims/

 

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Vaccine airlift delivers shot in the arm for airlines

By Laurence Frost, Tracy Rucinski and Jamie Freed

 

FILE PHOTO: An American Airlines cargo plane is unloaded at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., December 4, 2020. American Airlines Cargo is the largest facility for pharmaceutical products on the East Coast, and could soon be used to store coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines. REUTERS/Rachel Wisniewski

 

PARIS/CHICAGO/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Airlines battered by COVID-19 are prepping for key roles in the mass vaccine rollout that promises to unlock an immediate boost for the sector - and beyond that, its own recovery and survival.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195786-vaccine-airlift-delivers-shot-in-the-arm-for-airlines/

 

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Neil Young ends lawsuit against Donald Trump's campaign over use of his songs

By Jonathan Stempel

 

FILE PHOTO: Canadian singer songwriter Neil Young accepts his award for Best Rock Song for "Angry World" at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California February 13, 2011. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Neil Young on Monday ended his lawsuit against U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign for playing of two of his songs at campaign rallies without permission.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195794-neil-young-ends-lawsuit-against-donald-trumps-campaign-over-use-of-his-songs/

 

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Biden chooses retired general Lloyd Austin to be defense secretary - source

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Phil Stewart

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Army General Lloyd Austin, commander of the U.S. forces in Iraq, greets the last group of soldiers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division to cross the Kuwaiti border as part of the last U.S. military convoy to leave Iraq December 18, 2011. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

 

WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) -President-elect Joe Biden has chosen retired General Lloyd Austin, who oversaw U.S. forces in the Middle East under President Barack Obama, to be his defense secretary, a person familiar with the decision said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195795-biden-chooses-retired-general-lloyd-austin-to-be-defense-secretary-source/

 

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Three crocodiles spotted in Nakhon Si Thammarat amid floods

By THE NATION

 

 

Three crocodiles were reportedly seen in Nakhon Si Thammarat during the current floods, the most severe in the province in 50 years.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195806-three-crocodiles-spotted-in-nakhon-si-thammarat-amid-floods/

 

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Phuket: Island should be "Safe Haven" to ride out Covid for foreign tourists

 

 

Picture: Bangkok Biz News

 

A study group has suggested a short term solution to some of Phuket's tourism woes.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195813-phuket-island-should-be-safe-haven-to-ride-out-covid-for-foreign-tourists/

 

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Thailand’s 5 year visa with condo purchase scheme will do little to spur real estate market, says Thai media

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

Thai business media Manager once again gave column inches to the "Elite Card" scheme that will give residence of five years to anyone who invests 10 million baht in a condo or condos from the same company in Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195810-thailand’s-5-year-visa-with-condo-purchase-scheme-will-do-little-to-spur-real-estate-market-says-thai-media/

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Foreign ministry: 20,000 foreign tourists a month set to come into Thailand

 

Picture Channel 8

 

A senior consular official at the Thai foreign ministry has said that the country is targeting 20,000 tourists a month.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195809-foreign-ministry-20000-foreign-tourists-a-month-set-to-come-into-thailand/

 

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After Tachilek: Everything under control - Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai open to visitors

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Following a three hour meeting between the government and the National Security Council Thailand's leading infectious disease spokesman at the public health ministry spoke to reporters. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195811-after-tachilek-everything-under-control-chiang-mai-and-chiang-rai-open-to-visitors/

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Death sentence - commuted to life - for Thai man who shot ex at Victory Monument clinic

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

The Ratchada criminal court has handed down its judgment in the case of a 28 year old Thai man who shot and killed his ex wife in a clinic at the Victory Monument, Bangkok, in February. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195812-death-sentence-commuted-to-life-for-thai-man-who-shot-ex-at-victory-monument-clinic/

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Thailand spent 2020 together on Twitter

Thais came to Twitter to find connectivity and togetherness in a year like no other

 

 

Bangkok, 8 December 2020 – Whether it’s working from home, learning remotely, or social distancing, everybody’s life has changed in 2020 and  people have looked for comfort wherever they could find it. People come to Twitter for a sense of connectivity, togetherness, and encouragement; and in 2020, this was more true than ever. People used Twitter to try and change the world, help others, to encourage them, inspire them, or even just make them laugh. They also used Twitter to promote businesses that needed support during the pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195815-thailand-spent-2020-together-on-twitter/

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Hospital mystery: Newborn baby goes missing - mum only saw her face for ten minutes

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A distraught couple have gone to the Muang Chonburi after their newborn baby - born two months ago - went missing. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195817-hospital-mystery-newborn-baby-goes-missing-mum-only-saw-her-face-for-ten-minutes/