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Phuket officials push events to support tourism

 

Phuket officials are hoping a slew of events will help boost tourism to the island as the COVID economic crisis continues. Screenshot: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET:-- Phuket officials have announced a slew of events and sport competitions to be held on the island in the hope of attracting tourists to Phuket over the long weekend today through Sunday (Dec 10-13).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196229-phuket-officials-push-events-to-support-tourism/

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Cool weather sends Thais traveling

 

 

NONG KHAI (NNT) - Natural travel destinations have seen an uptick in visitors due to lower than usual temperatures in many regions.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196232-cool-weather-sends-thais-traveling/

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Flooding continues to recede in southern provinces

 

   

SURAT THANI (NNT) - The flooding disaster in the southern region has started to improve with water levels decreasing in several areas and related agencies now starting restorative works in areas of severe damage. Some areas downstream close to the sea are still however submerged.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196199-flooding-continues-to-recede-in-southern-provinces/

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Thai economy to grow 4% next year, 1 point lower than Asean average: ADB

By The Nation

 

 

The Thai economy will grow 4 per cent next year – more than 1 percentage point lower than Southeast Asia’s average, according to the latest forecast by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196264-thai-economy-to-grow-4-next-year-1-point-lower-than-asean-average-adb/

 

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THAI delays relaunch of domestic flights until Jan 1 after new cases found

By The Nation

 

 

Thai Airways International (THAI) has delayed the relaunch of its Bangkok-Chiang Mai and Bangkok-Phuket services to January 1 after a fresh Covid-19 scare. The flights were originally due to restart on December 25 for the festive season.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196265-thai-delays-relaunch-of-domestic-flights-until-jan-1-after-new-cases-found/

 

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International trade promotion department makes plans to boost Thai exports in 2021

By The Nation

 

The department’s director general Somdet Susomboon

 

The Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) has outlined plans to boost export next year with a focus on online trade promotion activities, the department’s director general Somdet Susomboon said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196266-international-trade-promotion-department-makes-plans-to-boost-thai-exports-in-2021/

 

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Chevron driving towards 500 filling stations in Thailand

By The Nation

 

 

Chevron (Thailand) will roll out more Caltex petrol stations in Thailand to meet its target of 500 next year, up from over 400 at present, said Alice Potter, country chair and general manager.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196267-chevron-driving-towards-500-filling-stations-in-thailand/

 

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Pro-democracy movement calls on UN to back abolition of lese majeste law

By The Nation

 

Photos by Korbphuk Phromrekha

 

Pro-democracy protesters shifted their focus to the United Nations in Bangkok on Thursday, urging the organisation to intervene after more than a dozen of their leaders were charged with lese majeste.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196268-pro-democracy-movement-calls-on-un-to-back-abolition-of-lese-majeste-law/

 

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How Thailand Has Boosted Air Passenger Numbers By Over 50%

by Joanna Bailey

 

Despite international restrictions, Thailand has worked to stimulate domestic travel. File photo for reference only

 

For a nation that relies on tourism for almost 20% of its GDP, the closure of borders hit Thailand harder than many other nations.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196272-how-thailand-has-boosted-air-passenger-numbers-by-over-50/

 

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Arsenal ease past Dundalk to stay perfect in Europa League

 

Soccer Football - Europa League - Group B - Dundalk v Arsenal - Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland - December 10, 2020 Arsenal's Eddie Nketiah scores their first goal REUTERS/Lorraine O'sullivan

 

(Reuters) - Arsenal maintained their perfect record in this season's Europa League as goals from Eddie Nketiah, Mohamed Elneny, Joe Willock and Folarin Balogun sealed a 4-2 win at Dundalk in their final Group B match on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196273-arsenal-ease-past-dundalk-to-stay-perfect-in-europa-league/

 

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Soccer-Sociedad and Young Boys squeeze into Europa League last 32

 

Soccer Football - Europa League - Group F - Napoli v Real Sociedad - Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Naples, Italy - December 10, 2020 Napoli's Giovanni Di Lorenzo in action with Real Sociedad's Mikel Merino REUTERS/Ciro De Luca

 

(Reuters) - Real Sociedad's Willian Jose snatched a stoppage-time equaliser to secure a 1-1 draw at Napoli as they squeezed into the Europa League last 32 on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196274-soccer-sociedad-and-young-boys-squeeze-into-europa-league-last-32/

 

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Inter left to focus on the league after another European flop

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Serie A - Inter Milan v Bologna - San Siro, Milan, Italy - December 5, 2020 Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - One of the oldest cliches in football is that elimination from European competition can allow a team to concentrate on the league, and it is one with which Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte will be especially familiar.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196275-inter-left-to-focus-on-the-league-after-another-european-flop/

 

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UK's Johnson says 'strong possibility' of no-deal split in EU trading ties

By William James and Gabriela Baczynska

 

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

 

LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday there was "a strong possibility" Britain and the EU would fail to strike a new trade deal, but vowed to do whatever he could to avoid a tumultuous split in three weeks.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196276-uks-johnson-says-strong-possibility-of-no-deal-split-in-eu-trading-ties/

 

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Olson aces on way to early clubhouse lead at U.S. Women's Open

 

Aug 25, 2019; Aurora, Ontario, CAN; Amy Olson tees off on the second hole in the final round of the CP Womens Open golf tournament at Magna Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports

 

(Reuters) - American Amy Olson's bid for her maiden major got off to a solid start as a hole in one and three birdies gave her the early clubhouse lead in the first round of the U.S. Women's Open in Houston, Texas on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196277-olson-aces-on-way-to-early-clubhouse-lead-at-us-womens-open/

 

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Probe of Biden's son places new scrutiny on U.S. attorney general pick

By Jarrett Renshaw and James Oliphant

 

FILE PHOTO: Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden and his son Hunter celebrate onstage at his 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) - A newly revealed federal criminal probe into the business dealings of Joe Biden's son Hunter will complicate the president-elect's selection of a new U.S. attorney general, former Justice Department officials and legal experts said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196278-probe-of-bidens-son-places-new-scrutiny-on-us-attorney-general-pick/

 

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States assail 'bogus' Texas bid to overturn U.S. election at Supreme Court

By Lawrence Hurley

 

Birds fly over the White House at dusk in Washington, U.S., December 10, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin on Thursday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a lawsuit filed by Texas and backed by President Donald Trump seeking to undo President-elect Joe Biden's election victory, saying the case has no factual or legal grounds and offers "bogus" claims.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196279-states-assail-bogus-texas-bid-to-overturn-us-election-at-supreme-court/

 

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Four finalists compete for Time's Person of the Year for 2020

By Barbara Goldberg

 

FILE PHOTO: Joe Biden walks past solar panels while touring the Plymouth Area Renewable Energy Initiative in Plymouth, New Hampshire, U.S., June 4, 2019. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Time Magazine names its Person of the Year for 2020 on Thursday, choosing the winner from nominees that include healthcare workers battling the COVID-19 pandemic, the racial justice movement and two U.S. presidential election winners.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196280-four-finalists-compete-for-times-person-of-the-year-for-2020/

 

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U.S. FDA advisers vote 17-4 in favor of authorizing Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

By Manas Mishra and Julie Steenhuysen

 

FILE PHOTO: A vial of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is seen ahead of being administered at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast, Northern Ireland December 8, 2020. Liam McBurney/Pool via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - A panel of outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to endorse emergency use of Pfizer Inc's coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for the agency to authorize the shot for a nation that has lost more than 285,000 lives to COVID-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196281-us-fda-advisers-vote-17-4-in-favor-of-authorizing-pfizers-covid-19-vaccine/

 

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Actress Barbara Windsor dies aged 83 - media

 

FILE PHOTO: Actress Barbara Windsor of television soap opera "Eastenders" arrives for the British Academy Television Awards 2009 at the Royal Festival Hall in London April 26, 2009. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor

 

(Reuters) - British actress Barbara Windsor, known for her role as landlady Peggy Mitchell in the soap "EastEnders", has died aged 83, Sky news reported

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196285-actress-barbara-windsor-dies-aged-83-media/

 

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Man lying in the road says he was just waiting for his kid - CCTV proves otherwise

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Local officials and Sattahip rescue services were astonished when they were called to the scene of an apparent accident on the beach road at Bang Saray yesterday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196286-man-lying-in-the-road-says-he-was-just-waiting-for-his-kid-cctv-proves-otherwise/

 

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Bangkok taxis moan: New bag fees have only increased income by 15%

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The chief of the Thai taxi drivers' association has told the media that his members are only earning about 10-15% more since the transport ministry changed the rules on baggage charges they could demand on trips at Bangkok's two airports.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196287-bangkok-taxis-moan-new-bag-fees-have-only-increased-income-by-15/

 

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Kardashians headed back to TV with new deal on Hulu

 

FILE PHOTO: Peoples Choice Awards - Arrivals - Santa Monica, California, U.S., November 10, 2019 - Kris Jenner, Kourtney Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian and Kim Kardashian (L-R). REUTERS/Monica Almeida

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Kardashians are heading back to TV, despite bringing an end earlier this year to the reality show that shot the family to fame.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196288-kardashians-headed-back-to-tv-with-new-deal-on-hulu/

 

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Amazing Thailand: Bungling armed robber opens fire at gold shop in Nakhon Sri Thammarat

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Extraordinary CCTV footage from a gold shop in downtown Nakhon Sri Thammarat in the south of Thailand showed a lone gunman dressed in an apron of the "Five Star BBQ Chicken" brand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196289-amazing-thailand-bungling-armed-robber-opens-fire-at-gold-shop-in-nakhon-sri-thammarat/

 

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Koh Samui: Belgian businessman claims he lost 100 million baht in DSI bribery case

 

Thai caption: Foreign businessman complains about bribery: 100 million baht in losses

 

A Belgian businessman and his Thai wife have gone to the National Anti-Corruption Commission saying that officers of the special southern investigation division of the DSI demanded a bribe of 28 million baht and caused losses totalling 100 million baht.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196293-koh-samui-belgian-businessman-claims-he-lost-100-million-baht-in-dsi-bribery-case/

 

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Famous Muay Thai boxer responds to summons after model accuses him of defamation

 

 

Muay Thai middleweight boxer Buakaw Banchamek, 38, went to the Na Jomtien police in Sattahip, Chonburi after a female model lodged a charge of defamation. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196296-famous-muay-thai-boxer-responds-to-summons-after-model-accuses-him-of-defamation/

 

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Pattaya is safe from Covid: Mayor promises no dropping of the guard at Music Festival

 

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Pattaya's mayor Sontaya Khunpluem has promised that all Covid-19 protocols will be in place for the year end events at the resort.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196298-pattaya-is-safe-from-covid-mayor-promises-no-dropping-of-the-guard-at-music-festival/

 

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Miss Thailand beauties dazzle in swimsuits

By THE NATION

 

 

Miss Thailand contestants flaunted their beauty in their swimming suits at U Nimman Chiang Mai Hotel on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196300-miss-thailand-beauties-dazzle-in-swimsuits/

 

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Most Thais staying at home during long weekends: poll

By THE NATION

 

 

The majority of Thais have no plan to travel during the long weekends, a recent poll showed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196302-most-thais-staying-at-home-during-long-weekends-poll/

 

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E-cigarettes: Young Thai faces THREE years in jail for running 100,000 baht a day business

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Bowon Mongkol police and general information officers arrested 26 year old Thanakrit yesterday evening at the Bangyeekhan Condominium in Bangkok Noi, Bangkok. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196305-e-cigarettes-young-thai-faces-three-years-in-jail-for-running-100000-baht-a-day-business/

 

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Two dead outside downtown Bangkok park after Thai woman falls asleep at the wheel 

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Two motorcyclists were killed and another two people injured after a 32 year old Thai woman driving a Yaris fell asleep at the wheel outside the entrance to Benjakitti Park on Ratchadapisek Road heading towards Asoke yesterday evening. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196307-two-dead-outside-downtown-bangkok-park-after-thai-woman-falls-asleep-at-the-wheel/