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Pattaya: "Drunk" Brit's night out - faces DUI and fleeing accident scene charges

 

Picture: Ruk Siam News

 

Ruk Siam News published full details of a British man's actions and antics after he drove his motorcycle into a parked motorcycle taxi in the early hours of this morning in Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197195-pattaya-drunk-brits-night-out-faces-dui-and-fleeing-accident-scene-charges/

 

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Chiang Mai: Praise for cops fining helmetless motorcyclists - 120 tickets issued on first day

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

Thai media Manager was full of praise for the police in Chiang Mai in the north of Thailand after they introduced their much heralded "Artificial Intelligence" cameras to catch riders and pillion passengers without helmets.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197197-chiang-mai-praise-for-cops-fining-helmetless-motorcyclists-120-tickets-issued-on-first-day/

 

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Thai man sets fire to municipal council chief after she refuses to help him over a debt

 

 

The chief of the Bang Len, Nonthaburi municipal council is fighting for her life in Bumrungrad hospital in bangkok after she was doused in gasoline and set on fire at a house in Bang Yai. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197199-thai-man-sets-fire-to-municipal-council-chief-after-she-refuses-to-help-him-over-a-debt/v

 

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SRT opens new Rangsit Station

By The Nation

 

 

The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) on Thursday announced that it had opened the new Rangsit Station and has shut down the existing station now that the Red Metro line railway (Bang Sue-Rangsit) has gone into operation.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197203-srt-opens-new-rangsit-station/

 

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Thai central bank sees no 'material impact' from inclusion on U.S. watch list

 

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

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand's central bank said on Thursday it did not see a big impact on foreign trade and investment by being put on a U.S. currency watch list, nor should it impede its ability to conduct macroeconomic policies to safeguard domestic stability.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197206-thai-central-bank-sees-no-material-impact-from-inclusion-on-us-watch-list/

 

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Thai November domestic car sales rise for first time in 18 months

 

FILE PHOTO: An employee walks among vehicles at AutoAlliance Thailand, a Ford and Mazda joint venture plant, located in Rayong province, east of Bangkok September 17, 2013. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Domestic car sales in Thailand rose for the first time in 18 months in November, up 2.7% from a year earlier to 79,177 vehicles, after a 1.4% fall in the previous month, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197208-thai-november-domestic-car-sales-rise-for-first-time-in-18-months/

 

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Nattawut to be released today: Corrections Department news source

By THE NATION

 

 

Red-shirt leader Nattawut Saikua is to be released from the Bangkok Remand Prison in Chatuchak district on Thursday (December 17), a news source from the Department of Corrections revealed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197210-nattawut-to-be-released-today-corrections-department-news-source/

 

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Chiang Rai: Governor declares that province will soon be declared Covid free 

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The governor of Chiang Rai in the north of Thailand held a meeting with local officials to discuss the state of Covid-19 in the province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197211-chiang-rai-governor-declares-that-province-will-soon-be-declared-covid-free/

 

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Pattaya: Handicapped man selling decorations doesn't want to be a burden on anyone

 

Picture: Sophon Cable TV

 

Sophon Cable TV reported on Facebook that they had seen a man and a woman on beach road in central Pattaya selling carp fish woven from palm leaves. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197212-pattaya-handicapped-man-selling-decorations-doesnt-want-to-be-a-burden-on-anyone/

 

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Foreign Phuket hotel staffer dies in motorbike accident

 

Rescue workers at the scene on Wichit Songkram Rd early last Saturday morning (Dec 12). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A Portuguese man who worked for a hotel in the Surin Beach area died after suffering severe head injuries in a motorbike accident in Kathu over the weekend, police have confirmed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197214-foreign-phuket-hotel-staffer-dies-in-motorbike-accident/

 

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Free sterilisation, rabies vaccinations for cats and dogs in Phuket Town

By The Phuket News

 

The free service is being provided until Jan 1. Photo: Phuket City Municipality

 

PHUKET: Phuket City Municipality, the Phuket Provincial Livestock Office and the Soi Dog Foundation together are offering free sterilisation and rabies vaccines for cats and dogs to Phuket Town residents.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197215-free-sterilisation-rabies-vaccinations-for-cats-and-dogs-in-phuket-town/

 

 

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20 new Covid cases – all in quarantine

By THE NATION

 

 

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration on Thursday reported 20 new cases in quarantine over a 24-hour period.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197216-20-new-covid-cases-–-all-in-quarantine/

 

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CCSA offers incentives like visa extension to make up for 14 days lost in quarantine

 

 

 

Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin

 

The Centre for the Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced on Thursday that some types of visa have been reactivated, the certificate of entry (CoE) validity extended and sports tournaments have been given the go-ahead.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197229-ccsa-offers-incentives-like-visa-extension-to-make-up-for-14-days-lost-in-quarantine/

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FTI launches maintenance campaign for old cars in bid to ease Bangkok pollution woes

By THE NATION

 

 

The Automotive Industry Club of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has launched a car maintenance campaign in a bid to reduce the emission of PM2.5 dust particles. The campaign will run until the end of February next year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197232-fti-launches-maintenance-campaign-for-old-cars-in-bid-to-ease-bangkok-pollution-woes/

 

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‘Spiderman’ thief netted again after stealing from temples

By The Nation

 

 

A thief called “Kid Spiderman”, who was recently released from prison, has landed behind bars again after stealing from several temples.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197233-‘spiderman’-thief-netted-again-after-stealing-from-temples/

 

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Two smuggled Sumatran orangutans flown home from Thailand

By Juarawee Kittisilpa

 

Orangutans, which were seized from the Thailand-Malaysia border 3 years ago, are pictured in cages before a transfer to Indonesia, at the airport in Bangkok, Thailand December 17,2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Two critically endangered orangutans smuggled into Thailand three years ago were returned to Indonesia on Thursday, where they will undergo rehabilitation before being released into the wild.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197235-two-smuggled-sumatran-orangutans-flown-home-from thailand/

 

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20 Laotians nabbed at Thai-Malaysian border as they try to return to Lao PDR

 

 

Thai officials arrested 20 Laotians, as they snuck across the border from Malaysia into Su-ngai Kolok district of Thailand’s Narathiwat province, on Wednesday night.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197238-20-laotians-nabbed-at-thai-malaysian-border-as-they-try-to-return-to-lao-pdr/

 

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Phuket Red Cross Fair returns for New Year

By The Phuket News

 

Wandee Woonciew, who as wife of the current governor, Narong Woonciew, serves as President of the Thai Red Cross chapter in Phuket, confirmed the annual Red Cross Fair in Phuket would go ahead. Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: The annual Red Cross Fair in Phuket Town will be held as usual this New Year, Phuket officials have confirmed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197240-phuket-red-cross-fair-returns-for-new-year/

 

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Environment Ministry launches “Thailand Without E-Waste”

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Responding to growing environmental detriment resulting from electronic waste, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment has joined forces with the private sector and networks to introduce the “Thailand Without E-Waste” program.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197242-environment-ministry-launches-“thailand-without-e-waste”/

 

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Smuggled orangutans Natalie and Aung-Ing finally head home

By THE NATION

 

 

The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has sent two orangutans that were smuggled from Malaysia in 2017 back to their point of origin – Indonesia.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197235-two-smuggled-sumatran-orangutans-flown-home-from thailand/?do=findComment&comment=16089414

 

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Mystery disease killing pigs in Korat

By The Nation

 

 

Pig farmers in Nakhon Ratchasima have been ordered to cull their herds if they find signs of a mystery disease that is killing pigs in the Northeast province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197246-mystery-disease-killing-pigs-in-korat/

 

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Fewer people leaving Bangkok this New Year's, says bus company

By The Nation

 

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Inter-provincial bus company Transport Co expects fewer people to travel upcountry during the New Year break this year due to two consecutive long weekends, the Covid-19 outbreak and resulting financial problems.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197251-fewer-people-leaving-bangkok-this-new-years-says-bus-company/

 

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Foreign Min says strict health measures being maintained for arrivals

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - While the rate of COVID-19 infection among the over 100,000 people entering the nation recently was recorded at only 0.7 percent, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has assured the community it will maintain strict health measures well into next year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197254-thai-foreign-min-says-strict-health-measures-being-maintained-for-arrivals/

 

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Thailand relaxes travel curbs for tourists from over 50 countries

By Panarat Thepgumpanat

 

A man wearing a protective face mask walks as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Chinatown, one of the city's top tourist spots, in Bangkok, Thailand March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/Files

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Thursday eased travel restrictions for citizens from 56 countries in a bid to boost the country's pandemic-hit tourism industry, though visitors will be required to undergo a mandatory two-week hotel quarantine.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197229-ccsa-offers-incentives-like-visa-extension-to-make-up-for-14-days-lost-in-quarantine/?do=findComment&comment=16089860

 

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28 Myanmar returnees released from quarantine with a party

By The Nation

 

 

Twenty-eight Thais who returned from Myanmar completed their 14-day quarantine on Thursday and were released in a ceremony at Chiang Rai’s Wiang Indra Riverside Resort.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197273-28-myanmar-returnees-released-from-quarantine-with-a-party/

 

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Shot of Bangkok pro-democracy protest among Time’s top photos of 2020

By The Nation

 

 

An image of pro-democracy demonstrators gathered at Bangkok’s Kaset intersection near Kasetsart University in October has been chosen as one of Time magazine’s top 100 photos of 2020.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197275-shot-of-bangkok-pro-democracy-protest-among-time’s-top-photos-of-2020/

 

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Yanhee insists its water is loaded with Vitamin C

By THE NATION

 

 

Despite failing a test conducted by the Foundation for Consumers (FFC), Yanhee Vitamin Water issued a statement on Wednesday insisting its bottled water really carries Vitamin C.

 

 

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197276-yanhee-insists-its-water-is-loaded-with-vitamin-c/

 

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France's Macron tests positive for COVID-19, self isolates

 

FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron, wearing a protective face mask, scratches his brow as he talks to the media next to Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa (not seen) before a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, December 16, 2020. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo

 

PARIS (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for coronavirus, the French presidency said on Thursday, although it was not immediately clear where he had contracted the virus.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197277-frances-macron-tests-positive-for-covid-19-self-isolates/

 

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Patel says on Brexit: we're in 'tunnel' of negotiations

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Home Secretary Priti Patel speaks, October 1, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom will work flat out for a Brexit trade deal and the two sides are in “tunnel” negotiations but if a deal with the European Union is not possible then the country will be prepared, interior minister Priti Patel said on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197278-patel-says-on-brexit-were-in-tunnel-of-negotiations/

 

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'We are not afraid': Wuhan residents say they hope WHO team finds virus origins

By Emily Chow

 

A man wearing a mask stands near a street, almost a year after the start of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China December 17, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song

 

WUHAN, China (Reuters) - With investigators from the World Health Organization (WHO) set to visit China next year, residents of Wuhan are saying they want the team to come to the central city, hoping they could prove the virus did not originate there.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1197280-we-are-not-afraid-wuhan-residents-say-they-hope-who-team-finds-virus-origins/