TAT expects local travellers to spend over Bt1.26-bn this long weekend

By The Nation

 

 

At least 3.11 million Thais planning to travel over four-day weekend, with ‘We Travel Together’ scheme influencing many

 

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) expects the December 10-13 weekend to see up to 3.11 million Thais travelling in the country, spending more than Bt12.6 billion and boosting hotel occupancy by up to 40 per cent, TAT governor Yuthasak Supasorn said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196031-tat-expects-local-travellers-to-spend-over-bt126-bn-this-long-weekend/

Covid-19 from Tachilek found in 7 Thai provinces

By The Nation

 

 

Covid-19 cases from Myanmar’s Tachilek city have been found in seven Thai provinces, the Department of Disease Control (DDC) reported on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196046-covid-19-from-tachilek-found-in-7-thai-provinces/

Fah Talai Jone proven effective in improving condition of COVID-19 patients – DTAM

 

Photo from Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine

 

Extracts from the Fah Talai Jone (Andrographis Paniculata) medicinal plant have proven effective in improving the condition of those infected with COVID-19, after the traditional medicine was administered during clinical trials, jointly conducted by the Faculty of Medicine of Siriraj hospital, the Chulabhorn Research Institute, the Medical Science Department, the Government Pharmaceutical Organization and the Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine (DTAM).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196066-fah-talai-jone-proven-effective-in-improving-condition-of-covid-19-patients-–-dtam/

Bank of Thailand intervened to slow baht volatility

By Satawasin Staporncharnchai

 

FILE PHOTO: Thailand's central bank is seen at the Bank of Thailand in Bangkok, Thailand April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's central bank said on Wednesday it intervened to slow volatility in the baht so that it would not affect economic recovery.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196091-bank-of-thailand-intervened-to-slow-baht-volatility/

 

UPDATE:

 

Central bank blames rapidly weakening dollar for stronger baht

By The Nation

 

 

The weakening dollar has seen regional currencies appreciate quickly, with China’s yuan its highest for two and half years, the Korean won and Singaporean dollar strongest in three years, and the new Taiwan dollar at a 23-year high.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196091-bank-of-thailand-intervened-to-slow-baht-volatility/?do=findComment&comment=16068747

 

106 eateries, street vendors get Michelin’s endorsement this year

By The Nation

 

 

Ahead of the official launch of next year’s Michelin guide for Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket and Phang-Nga on December 16, the French guide on fine-dining unveiled the 2021 Bib Gourmand selection for 2021, which features 106 restaurants and street food establishments.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196093-106-eateries-street-vendors-get-michelin’s-endorsement-this-year/

 

Thai rubber glove makers target 20% share of global market

By The Nation

 

 

Thailand’s rubber glove industry is aiming to expand its slice of the global market from 15 per cent to 20 per cent in the next five years.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196094-thai-rubber-glove-makers-target-20-share-of-global-market/

 

Prayut should heed lesson of ‘Black May’ and resign, says Sulak

By The Nation
Photos by Wanchai Kraisornkhajit

 

Sulak Sivaraksa

 

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha should follow the example of former PM General Suchinda Kraprayoon who resigned after the deadly Black May crackdown on protesters in 1992, prominent social critic Sulak Sivaraksa said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196095-prayut-should-heed-lesson-of-‘black-may’-and-resign-says-sulak/

 

Police, not prosecutors, should pursue bribery case against ‘Sakulthorn’ – OAG

 

Sakulthorn Juangroongruangkit

 

Thailand’s Office of the Attorney-General explained today that it did not fail to perform its duty, by not indicting real estate developer Sakulthorn Juangroongruangkit on bribery charges.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196097-police-not-prosecutors-should-pursue-bribery-case-against-‘sakulthorn’-–-oag/

 

Official Phuket Monopoly game to be launched

By The Phuket News

 

The official Phuket Monopoly game will be sold through local stores from mid-next year. Image: Winning Moves

 

PHUKET: With over a billion players worldwide and editions in 114 countries, Monopoly has long been a family favourite around the globe. Now, for the first time, Phuket will be getting its own edition of the world-famous board game, announces Winning Moves, who will be producing Phuket Monopoly under official license from Hasbro.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196098-official-phuket-monopoly-game-to-be-launched/

 

Govt stimuli push TCC-CI up for 7-months in a row

 

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) has just released their Confidence Index (TCC-CI) for November 2020, which shows growth for the 7th consecutive month, thanks to the government’s COVID-19 economic stimuli.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196099-govt-stimuli-push-tcc-ci-up-for-7-months-in-a-row/

 

Salah sets club record as Liverpool held at Midtjylland

 

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group D - FC Midtjylland v Liverpool - MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark - December 9, 2020 Liverpool's Mohamed Salah in action with FC Midtjylland's Paulinho Ritzau Scanpix via REUTERS/Henning Bagger

 

(Reuters) - Mohamed Salah became Liverpool's all-time top scorer in the Champions League as they were held to a 1-1 draw away to Denmark's Midtjylland on Wednesday having already secured top spot in Group D.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196100-salah-sets-club-record-as-liverpool-held-at-midtjylland/

 

Beckham, Donovan, Keane on list of 25 greatest MLS players

 

Former soccer player and MLS team owner David Beckham poses for a portrait following an interview in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., February 26, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

 

(Reuters) - Former England captain David Beckham and his ex-Los Angeles Galaxy team mates Landon Donovan and Robbie Keane were named on a list of 25 greatest Major League Soccer players on Wednesday as the competition celebrated its silver jubilee.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196101-beckham-donovan-keane-on-list-of-25-greatest-mls-players/

 

Canny Atalanta win at Ajax to reach last 16

 

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group D - Ajax Amsterdam v Atalanta - Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands - December 9, 2020 Atalanta's Luis Muriel scores their first goal REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw

 

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A late goal from Luis Muriel earned Atalanta a 1-0 win at 10-man Ajax Amsterdam on Wednesday and sent the Italian side into the Champions League knockout stages at the expense of their Dutch hosts.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196102-canny-atalanta-win-at-ajax-to-reach-last-16/

 

Trump and 17 states back Texas bid to undo his election loss at Supreme Court

By Jan Wolfe and Andrea Shalal

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 7, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/Files

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to let him join a long-shot lawsuit by Texas seeking to overturn his election loss by throwing out the voting results in four states, litigation that also drew support from 17 other states.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196103-trump-and-17-states-back-texas-bid-to-undo-his-election-loss-at-supreme-court/

 

Hunter Biden says U.S. prosecutor investigating his taxes

 

FILE PHOTO: Hunter Biden, the son of Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden, celebrates onstage at the election rally, after the news media announced that Biden has won the 2020 U.S. presidential election over President Donald Trump, in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., November 7, 2020. REUTERS/Jim Bourg

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President-elect Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden said on Wednesday the U.S. Attorney's Office in Delaware is investigating his tax affairs.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196104-hunter biden says-us-prosecutor-investigating-his-taxes/

 

Australian police arrest 18-year-old, likely to face 'terror' charges

 

An 18 year-old man from Albury is arrested following a NSW Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT) investigation in the state of New South Wales, Australia in this handout image obtained by Reuters on December 9, 2020. Australian Federal Police/Handout via REUTERS

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian police arrested on Wednesday an 18-year-old man who had allegedly expressed interest in committing a mass casualty attack, motivated by right-wing ideology.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196105-australian-police-arrest-18-year-old-likely-to-face-terror-charges/

 

Britain, EU set Sunday deadline to clinch Brexit trade deal

By Gabriela Baczynska and Elizabeth Piper

 

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen welcomes British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Brussels, Belgium December 9, 2020. Olivier Hoslet/Pool via REUTERS

 

BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the European Union's chief executive gave themselves until Sunday for last-ditch negotiations on a post-Brexit trade deal after failing to narrow differences during a "frank discussion" over dinner in Brussels.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196107-britain-eu-set-sunday-deadline-to-clinch-brexit-trade-deal/

 

SpaceX's Starship prototype explodes on landing after test launch

 

SpaceX launches its first super heavy-lift Starship SN8 rocket during a test from their facility in Boca Chica,Texas, U.S. December 9, 2020. REUTERS/Gene Blevins

 

(Reuters) - SpaceX's Starship rocket prototype exploded during a return-landing attempt on Wednesday, minutes after an apparently uneventful test launch from the company's facility in Boca Chica, Texas, live video of the flight showed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196111-spacexs-starship-prototype-explodes-on-landing-after-test-launch/

 

Top Thai actress questions safety of Sukhumvit after alleged abductions

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A well known Thai soap star and singer went online to claim there had been a series of abductions in the area of Sukhumvit in Bangkok. She mentioned Sois 31, 39 and 49.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196116-top-thai-actress-questions-safety-of-sukhumvit-after-alleged-abductions/

 

No Chinese infected in Chiang Dao district, hospital insists

By THE NATION

 

 

A Chiang Mai hospital has advised people not to believe or share news or Internet posts which claim that some Chinese nationals have tested positive for Covid-19 in Chiang Dao district, warning that sharing fake information via the Internet could violate the Computer-related Crime Act.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196118-no-chinese-infected-in-chiang-dao-district-hospital-insists/

 

Covid exposing weakness, inequality of Thai education: World Bank

By Wichit Chaitrong
The Nation

 

From 2009 to 2017, the Basic Education Commission’s inflation-adjusted total budget rose by 27 per cent, while the number of students declined by 11 per cent, says the report.

 

A new World Bank report links declining student performances in reading and stagnation in maths and science scores to inequality and inefficiency of investment across Thai schools.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196119-covid-exposing-weakness-inequality-of-thai-education-world-bank/

 

Video: "Farang's" motorcycle accident and rant causes much comment online

 

video screenshot

 

Footage that appeared on Facebook showed what happened to a foreign motorcyclist out for a ride along Route 3309 in Muang district of Pathum Thani north of Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196120-video-farangs-motorcycle-accident-and-rant-causes-much-comment-online/

 

Motorists advised to avoid 6 Bangkok routes amid political rally today

By THE NATION

 

 

Bangkok police have advised motorists to avoid routes around the United Nations building located on Ratchadamnoen Nok Avenue in Phra Nakhon district on Thursday due to a planned political protest on Constitution Day.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196122-motorists-advised-to-avoid-6-bangkok-routes-amid-political-rally-today/

 

Pattaya: 228 baht for a "kapao kai"! Shop asks for understanding - my customers are foreigners!

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Thai social media was abuzz after a man called Padiphat Meebunmark went on Facebook to complain that he was charged 228 baht for a plate of "kapao kai with egg on top".

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196123-pattaya-228-baht-for-a-kapao-kai-shop-asks-for-understanding-my-customers-are-foreigners/

 

Neighbor shoots twenty times at house next door - "because they were not friendly!"

 

Thai caption: "They built a house (next door) but didn't build friendships!"

Picture: Sanook

 

A Thai man told police that the reason he let off a salvo of shots at his neighbor was because he was not being friendly.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196129-neighbor-shoots-twenty-times-at-house-next-door-because-they-were-not-friendly/

 

Red Bull Boss: Corruption and money laundering organisation in contact amid bribery claims

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

The case against Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya is in the news again with speculation that the flow of money or otherwise from and to certain parties is soon to be revealed. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196130-red-bull-boss-corruption-and-money-laundering-organisation-in-contact-amid-bribery-claims/

 

Bangkok's BNH Hospital confirms 4 health staff tested positive for Covid-19

By THE NATION

 

 

BNH Hospital confirmed that four of its health staff working in an alternative state quarantine (ASQ) unit in Bangkok have tested positive for Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196132-bangkoks-bnh-hospital-confirms-4-health-staff-tested-positive-for-covid-19/

 

World Cup winner Rossi dies aged 64

 

Italy's Paolo Rossi gets away from Brazil's Junior during the FIFA World Cup second phase group 4 match in Estadio Sarria, Barcelona, July 5, 1982. Mandatory Credit: Action Images/REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - Paolo Rossi, the hero of Italy's 1982 World Cup-winning campaign, has died at the age of 64.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196138-world-cup-winner-rossi-dies-aged-64/

 

 Video: Wife puts the brakes on "dementia" driving husband in Bangkok

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Thai social media - and national TV - was rife with comment after the antics of a driver in a blue Honda Jazz were all over the internet. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196140- video-wife-puts-the-brakes-on-dementia-driving-husband-in-bangkok/