One foreign diver deported, one clings on after Koh Pha-ngan eco assault

By The Nation

 

 

Immigration authorities have deported one of the two foreign divers who disturbed marine animals off Koh Pha-ngan in Surat Thani province in August. The other has appealed to stay on in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196917-one-foreign-diver-deported-one-clings-on-after-koh-pha-ngan-eco-assault/

Chula U to raise 500 million baht for factory to produce Thailand’s COVID-19 vaccine

 

 

Thailand’s Chulalongkorn University will launch a campaign this Friday to encourage members of the public to donate in support of an ambitious project for the development and production of Thailand’s domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine, to be produced from tobacco leaves.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196938-chula-u-to-raise-500-million-baht-for-factory-to-produce-thailand’s-covid-19-vaccine/

 

 

THAI offers to help with transportation of Covid-19 vaccines

By The Nation

 

 

Thai Airways International (THAI) is ready to help public health and medical organisations transport Covid-19 vaccines both in and out of the country, acting president Chansin Treenuchagron said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196914-thai-offers-to-help-with-transportation-of-covid-19-vaccines/

Thai authorities to clamp down on polluters as haze chokes Bangkok

By Juarawee Kittisilpa

 

Buildings are shrouded in haze in Bangkok, Thailand December 15, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Bangkok on Tuesday introduced measures to tackle rising pollution, as concentrations of microparticles hit unhealthy levels in several parts of the Thai capital, shrouding high-rise buildings in a murky haze.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196978-thai-authorities-to-clamp-down-on-polluters-as-haze-chokes-bangkok/

 

BOI proposes new smart visa rules to lure foreign talent, digital nomads

By The Nation

 

 

The Board of Investment (BOI) will ask the Cabinet to approve new smart visa rules designed to attract more overseas talent to work in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196979-boi-proposes-new-smart-visa-rules-to-lure-foreign-talent-digital-nomads/

 

Prayut, ministers test-ride new Red Line from Central Station

By THE NATION

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and members of his Cabinet visited Bang Sue Central Station on Tuesday for a test ride on the new Red Line urban train.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196980-prayut-ministers-test-ride-new-red-line-from-central-station/

 

Virus fails to kill Thais’ appetite for Japanese food

By The Nation

 

 

The number of Japanese restaurants in Thailand grew by 12.6 per cent this year to 4,094, the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196981-virus-fails-to-kill-thais’-appetite-for-japanese-food/

 

Egat to import 1.9m tonnes of LNG next year, expand into EV sector

By The Nation

 

Egat governor Boonyanit Wongrukmit

 

The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) aims to import 1.9 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) next year, followed by 1.8 million tonnes per year in 2022 and 2023, said new Egat governor Boonyanit Wongrukmit.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196982-egat-to-import-19m-tonnes-of-lng-next-year-expand-into-ev-sector/

 

UPDATE:

 

Experts raise alarm on air pollution, urge government to update air quality index for vulnerable groups

By The Nation

 

File photo

 

Air pollution, especially in Bangkok, is worsening with the PM2.5 hitting dangerous levels in several areas.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196978-thai-authorities-to-clamp-down-on-polluters-as-haze-chokes-bangkok/?do=findComment&comment=16085227

 

IEAT, TOT to roll out 5G technology in 14 industrial estates

By The Nation

 

IEAT governor Somchint Pilouk

 

The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) is partnering up with state-run TOT to install 5G broadband technology system in 14 industrial estates under its management nationwide, IEAT governor Somchint Pilouk said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196984-ieat-tot-to-roll-out-5g-technology-in-14-industrial-estates/

 

Three new COVID-19 cases linked to Tachilek recorded today in Chiang Rai

 

Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong, director-general of Disease Control Department / Photo: Ministry of Public Health

 

Three more Thai returnees from Myanmar’s Tachilek Township, in local quarantine facilities in the northern province of Chiang Rai, have tested positive for COVID-19, raising the number of infections linked to Tachilek to 64, including 55 cases in Chiang Rai, said Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong, director-general of Disease Control Department, Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196985-three-new-covid-19-cases-linked-to-tachilek-recorded-today-in-chiang-rai/

 

Neto grabs late winner as Chelsea fall to Wolves

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea - Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, Britain - December 15, 2020 Wolverhampton Wanderers' Pedro Neto celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates Pool via REUTERS/Michael Steele

 

WOLVERHAMPTON, England (Reuters) -Wolverhampton Wanderers' Pedro Neto struck a stoppage-time winner as they came from behind to beat Chelsea 2-1 in the Premier League on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196987-neto-grabs-late-winner-as-chelsea-fall-to-wolves/

 

Eight Sunderland players isolating after one tests positive for COVID-19

 

Soccer Football - League One - Sunderland v Bristol Rovers - Stadium of Light, Sunderland, Britain - September 12, 2020 A member of staff wearing a face mask disinfects a ball in the stands

 

(Reuters) - Sunderland will be without eight first team players against Wimbledon later on Tuesday after the League One club said one player tested positive for COVID-19, forcing seven more who were in close contact with him to go into self-isolation.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196988-eight-sunderland-players-isolating-after-one-tests-positive-for-covid-19/

 

Dortmund beat Werder Bremen 2-1 on coach Terzic's debut

 

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Werder Bremen v Borussia Dortmund - Weser-Stadion, Bremen, Germany - December 15, 2020 Borussia Dortmund's Raphael Guerreiro (C) celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates Pool via REUTERS/Patrik Stollarz

 

BREMEN, Germany (Reuters) - Borussia Dortmund's new head coach Edin Terzic enjoyed a winning debut as they narrowly beat Werder Bremen 2-1 away on Tuesday to earn their first win in four league games.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196989-dortmund-beat-werder-bremen-2-1-on-coach-terzics-debut/

 

Golf-European Tour unveils 2021 calendar, boosts prize money for Rolex Series events

 

FILE PHOTO: Golf - European Tour - BMW PGA Championship - Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Britain - May 23, 2018 CEO of the PGA European Tour Keith Pelley during the Pro-AM Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs

 

(Reuters) - The European Tour on Tuesday announced its global schedule for the 2021 season featuring 42 tournaments in 24 countries, with each of the four Rolex Series events offering an increase in prize money.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196990-golf-european-tour-unveils-2021-calendar-boosts-prize-money-for-rolex-series-events/

 

U.S. Senate leader McConnell acknowledges Biden victory; laments Trump defeat

By Richard Cowan

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell stands during a news conference with Republican leaders at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., December 8, 2020. Kevin Dietsch/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican, on Tuesday congratulated Democratic President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on their Nov. 3 election victories, ending his long silence on the outcome of the presidential race.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196991-us-senate-leader-mcconnell-acknowledges biden victory-laments-trump-defeat/

 

After the White House, Trump faces uncertain future and legal threats

By John Whitesides and Steve Holland

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump departs on travel to West Point, New York from the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 12, 2020. REUTERS/Cheriss May/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is leaving the White House but he is not going to fade away quietly.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196992-after-the-white-house-trump-faces-uncertain-future-and-legal-threats/

 

Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard indicted in U.S. on sex trafficking charges

By Rod Nickel and Jonathan Stempel

 

Finnish-born fashion designer Peter Nygard is seen at the Raumanmeri midsummer festival in Rauma, Finland, June 22, 2007. Lehtikuva/Roni Rekomaa via REUTERS

 

WINNIPEG, Manitoba/NEW YORK (Reuters) -The Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard was charged on Tuesday with sex trafficking, racketeering and other crimes targeting dozens of women and underage girls over a quarter century in three countries, U.S. authorities said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196993-canadian-fashion-mogul-peter-nygard-indicted-in-us-on-sex-trafficking-charges/

 

New coronavirus strain spreading in UK has key mutations, scientists say

By Kate Kelland

 

FILE PHOTO: People walk across London Bridge as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in London, Britain, December 15, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists are trying to establish whether the rapid spread in southern England of a new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 is linked to key mutations they have detected in the strain, they said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196994-new-coronavirus-strain-spreading-in-uk-has-key-mutations-scientists-say/

 

U.S. COVID-19 immunization rollout expands as officials avow vaccine's safety

By Eduardo Muñoz

 

Maritza Beniquez speaks with media after getting vaccinated at University Hospital's COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., December 15, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

 

NEWARK, N.J. (Reuters) - The United States expanded its rollout of the newly approved COVID-19 vaccine to hundreds of additional distribution centers on Tuesday, inoculating thousands more healthcare workers in a mass immunization expected to reach the general public in the coming months.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196995-us-covid-19-immunization-rollout-expands-as-officials-avow-vaccines-safety/

 

Cuba rejects U.S. report on diplomat health incidents

 

A view of Cuban and U.S. flags beside the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, December 15, 2020. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

 

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba on Tuesday rejected a U.S. government report concluding that directed radio frequency was the most plausible explanation for mysterious ailments suffered by U.S. diplomats in Havana and elsewhere, calling it more "very unlikely" hypothesis than "demonstrated fact."

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196996-cuba-rejects-us-report-on-diplomat-health-incidents/

 

LPGA returns to Naples for CME Group Tour Championship

 

Jin Young Ko (Photo Credit to LPGA)

 

The LPGA Tour returns to Naples, Fla. for the 18th and final event of the 2020 season at the CME Group Tour Championship, the culmination of the season-long Race to the CME Globe.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196998-lpga-returns-to-naples-for-cme-group-tour-championship/

 

UPDATE:

 

Emergency in deep South to be extended for 3 months

By THE NATION

 

 

The Cabinet has agreed to extend the State of Emergency in three Southern provinces – Narathiwat, Yala and Pattani – for another three months, from December 20 to March 19, government deputy spokeswoman Ratchada Thanadirek said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196751-3-month-extension-of-state-of-emergency-in-three-restive-southern-provinces/?do=findComment&comment=16085454

 

Bangkok pollution is so bad, Public Health Ministry advises people to work from home

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Dr Opas Kankawipong told the Thai media that people could consider working from home as Bangkok and its surrounding areas were swathed in PM2.5 pollution.

 

Full story:  https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196999-bangkok-pollution-is-so-bad-public-health-ministry-advises-people-to-work-from-home/

 

Bangkok: Egyptian "mafia" figure arrested on overstay at Rama 9 restaurant

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thailand's chief of Immigration Lt-Gen Sompong "Big Oud" Chingduang announced the arrest of a 37 year old Egyptian man called Mohammed who was mixed up in drugs and mafia style activities. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197006-bangkok-egyptian-mafia-figure-arrested-on-overstay-at-rama-9-restaurant/

 

Woman rescued in attempt to jump off Phitsanulok police station building

By THE NATION

 

 

Muang Phitsanulok police on Tuesday evening rescued a woman who had climbed up to the rooftop of the four-storey police station and planned to jump in an attempt to kill herself.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197014-woman-rescued-in-attempt-to-jump-off-phitsanulok-police-station-building/

 

SCB "phishing" case: Immigration announce arrest of three Chinese in Bangkok

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thailand's immigration bureau chief Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang and deputies were joined by a security official of Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) at IB HQ yesterday to announce the arrest of three members of a Chinese gang. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197018-scb-phishing-case-immigration announce-arrest-of-three-chinese-in-bangkok/

Thailand's roads: Truck trailer plows into back of school pick-up - 11 kids injured, two seriously

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Two children on their way to school were seriously injured after their pick-up was shunted along the road following a collision with a truck trailer carrying rice in Suphanburi yesterday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197020-thailands-roads-truck-trailer-plows-into-back-of-school-pick-up-11-kids-injured-two-seriously/

Pork price to keep rising: CPF

By THE NATION

 

 

The price of pork will continue to rise next year, said Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) Chief Executive Officer Prasit Boondoungprasert.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197023-pork-price-to-keep-rising-cpf/

 

Electricity outage to affect Rawai

By The Phuket News

 

The area near Chalong Circle to be affected by the power outage tomorrow (Dec 17). Image: PEA)

 

PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off along part of Wiset Rd in Rawai and along Patak Rd starting from Chalong Circle tomorrow (Dec 17) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197028-electricity-outage-to-affect-rawai/