Schools in 18 provinces temporarily closed to halt virus flare-up

By The Nation

 

 

 

A total of 885 schools nationwide were temporarily closed on Friday as part of measures to contain the latest outbreak of Covid-19.

 

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China to suspend UK flights indefinitely -foreign ministry

 

FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a face mask walks past a counter with a display showing flight information and a message on preventive measures against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the departure hall of Beijing Capital International Airport after scores of domestic flights in and out of the Chinese capital were cancelled, in Beijing, China June 17, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

 

BEIJING (Reuters) -China will suspend direct flights to and from the United Kingdom indefinitely over fears of a new strain of the coronavirus, Wang Wenbin, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Thursday.

 

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Odds of a Brexit deal this year rise to 97% - betting platform Smarkets

 

FILE PHOTO: EU flag are placed on broken glass and British flag in this illustration picture taken January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

 

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The odds of a Brexit deal being sealed this year jumped to 97% on Thursday, data from betting exchange Smarkets showed, up nearly 40 percentage points from a day earlier, when reports first emerged a deal was likely.

 

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Free New Year vehicle check-ups by vocational students to start Tuesday

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Volunteering vocational students are starting this year’s campaign to provide free vehicle check-ups for road users traveling on New Year holidays. The services will be available in 77 provinces to promote road safety and minimize preventable accidents.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1198297-free-new-year-vehicle-check-ups-by-vocational-students-to-start-tuesday/

 

Police to delay legal proceeding against illegal immigrants in Thailand

 

 

Thai Immigration Police will delay taking legal proceedings against illegal migrant workers who have been in Thailand for at least a year, or those whose residence permit expired recently, saying that such workers are important to the Thai economy. The police will, however, strengthen measures to prevent further illegal border crossings.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1198300-police-to-delay-legal-proceeding-against-illegal-immigrants-in-thailand/

 

Pixar’s Soul: ‘This film is really gonna heal a lot of things for people’

By Clarisse Loughrey

 

‘We’ve settled in a place of just feeling super grateful that the film is coming out:’ Pixar’s creators reflect on new film ‘Soul’ (Disney Pixar)

 

We try to make films that are intelligent enough for kids, but simple enough for adults,” says Pixar’s Pete Docter, an impish grin plastered across his face.

 

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'Exactly the show we needed in 2020': readers' favourite theatre of the year

 

Jaw-dropping … Sara Alexander and Amalia Vitale in The Strange Tale of Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel. Photograph: Tristram Kenton/The Guardian

 

With theatres dark for much of the year, readers found imaginative alternatives online as well as treasurable shows on stage

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1198302-exactly-the-show-we-needed-in-2020-readers-favourite-theatre-of-the-year/

 

Die Hard writer settles Christmas movie debate with unique argument

BY SAM WARNER

 

20TH CENTURY FOX

 

It's the battle that rages every Christmas – is Die Hard really a Christmas movie?

 

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Mass sports events added to banned Phuket events

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The order issued today (Dec 24).

 

PHUKET:-- Mass sports events have been added to the list of mass gathering events banned by provincial order in the hope of preventing the spread of COVID-19 on the island.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1198308-mass-sports-events-added-to-banned-phuket-events/

 

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