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Download the Thaivisa Calendar 2021 - all Thai holidays and no alcohol days included!

 

 

Download it here: https://forum.thaivisa.com/files/file/782-thaivisa-calendar-2021/

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Thailand could see tens of thousands of new daily COVID cases by next month: CCSA

 

Image: Siamrath

 

Thailand could see tens of thousands of new COVID-19 cases per day by mid January, if people fail to follow the preventive guidelines issues to combat the spread of the virus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1198735-thailand-could-see-tens-of-thousands-of-new-daily-covid-cases-by-next-month-ccsa/

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Govt eyes offering long weekend every month next year

By The Nation

 

Pipat Ratchakitprakarn

 

The government plans to add a long weekend to every month next year in a bid to stimulate the economy, Tourism and Sports Minister Pipat Ratchakitprakarn said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1198712-thai-govt-eyes-offering-long-weekend-every-month-next-year/

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Thailand imposes entertainment curbs in capital to thwart virus spread

By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Orathai Sriring

 

FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker takes a nasal swab sample of a child for a COVID-19 test at a migrant community, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Samut Sakhon province, in Thailand, December 20, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand announced its first coronavirus death in nearly two months and tightened restrictions on entertainment businesses in its capital on Monday, in a bid to contain an outbreak that has reached more than half of the country's provinces.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1198786-thailand imposes-entertainment-curbs-in-capital-to-thwart-virus-spread/

 

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Economic recovery accelerated in November, says Finance Ministry

By The Nation

 

Pisit Puapan, left, executive director of the macroeconomic policy bureau at the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO), and Wuttiong Jittungsakul, fiscal policy adviser, report on the state of the economy in November on Monday.

 

Economic indicators for November suggest Thailand’s recovery from Covid-19 is gathering pace, Wuttipong Jittungsakul, fiscal policy adviser to the Fiscal Policy Office, said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1198788-economic-recovery-accelerated-in-november-says-finance-ministry/

 

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Transport Ministry eyes seven mega projects for 2021

By The Nation

 

Saksayam Chidchob

 

The Transport Ministry will focus on implementing seven new mega-projects next year, including the "southern land bridge" linking the Gulf of Thailand and Andaman Sea, minister Saksayam Chidchob said as he outlined the ministry's plan for 2021 on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1198789-transport-ministry-eyes-seven-mega-projects-for-2021/

 

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Gasohol E20 to be base-grade fuel in 6 months

By The Nation

 

 

Thailand’s six oil refineries have agreed on a new specification for base-grade petrol (G-Base), the Energy Ministry said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1198790-gasohol-e20-to-be-base-grade-fuel-in-6-months/

 

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Energy plan for 2021 targets more than Bt127bn in private investment 

By The Nation

 

Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow, centre, outlines policies for 2021.

 

The Energy Ministry on Monday outlined its 2021 mission to strengthen Thailand's energy sector.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1198791-energy-plan-for-2021-targets-more-than-bt127bn-in-private-investment/

 

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PM orders probe of Rayong gambling dens blamed for outbreak

By The Nation

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered police to investigate illegal gambling in Rayong province, where an illicit casino is thought to be the source of a serious Covid-19 outbreak.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1198792-pm-orders-probe-of-rayong-gambling-dens-blamed-for-outbreak/

 

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Classroom time to be reduced in ‘education upgrade’

By THE NATION

 

Natthapol Teepsuwan

 

The Education Ministry said on Monday it will upgrade the education system next year by reducing the time students spend in classroom in order to boost personal learning time.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1198793-classroom-time-to-be-reduced-in-‘education-upgrade’/

 

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Nonthaburi heritage gem revealed by cable-burying project

By The Nation

 

 

Nonthaburi’s old Provincial Hall is getting a facelift to remove the ugly lines that have marred its century-old beauty just to the north of Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1198794-nonthaburi-heritage-gem-revealed-by-cable-burying-project/

 

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Worship in the new normal

By The Nation

 

Photos by Tanachai Pramarnpanich

 

In a move to curb infections, Central World department store in downtown Bangkok has marked out spots where worshippers can stand to pay respect to the Ganesha and Trimurti shrines.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1198796-bangkok-worship-in-the-new-normal/

 

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Thai PM given rapid response test for coronavirus following his extensive travels

 

FILE / Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said that he also at risk of COVID-19 infection because he has travelled to many places in the course of the performance of his duties.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1198797-thai-pm-given-rapid-response-test-for-coronavirus-following-his-extensive-travels/

 

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Phuket readies for Seven Days of Danger road-safety campaign for the New Year

By The Phuket News

 

The three main ’control centres’ for the campaign were launched on Saturday (Dec 26). Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Police and safety officers have started setting up main checkpoints across the island ahead of the annual ‘Seven Days of Danger’ road-safety campaign for the New Year getting underway at midnight tonight (00:01am, Dec 29).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1198798-phuket-readies-for-seven-days-of-danger-road-safety-campaign-for-the-new-year/

 

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Provinces raise COVID-19 checks as New Year travels protocol

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Many provinces have reinstated COVID-19 precautionary protocols for travelers during this New Year holiday, when many people are expected to visit their hometowns or make a trip somewhere. Passengers at bus stations are now being screened for symptoms before being allowed to travel.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1198800-provinces-raise-covid-19-checks-as-new-year-travels-protocol/

 

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Chelsea, stung by Arsenal defeat, held 1-1 by Villa

By William Schomberg

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Chelsea v Aston Villa - Stamford Bridge, London, Britain - December 28, 2020 General view during the match Pool via REUTERS/Catherine Ivill

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea, overhauled by coach Frank Lampard after their weekend loss to Arsenal, battled to a 1-1 draw at home to Aston Villa on Monday as Oliver Giroud's first-half header was cancelled out shortly after the break by Anwar El Ghazi.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1198802-chelsea-stung-by-arsenal-defeat-held-1-1-by-villa/

 

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Everton v Man City PL game postponed due to COVID-19 cases

 

FILE PHOTO: Premier League - Everton vs Manchester City - Goodison Park, Liverpool, Britain - March 31, 2018 Manchester City's Raheem Sterling scores their third goal Action Images via Reuters/Carl Recine

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Everton's Premier League match at home to Manchester City on Monday has been called off due to new COVID-19 cases reported at City, the league said in a statement.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1198804-everton-v-man-city-pl-game-postponed-due-to-covid-19-cases/

 

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Leicester move up to second after 1-1 draw at Palace

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Crystal Palace v Leicester City - Selhurst Park, London, Britain - December 28, 2020 Crystal Palace's Wilfried Zaha scores their first goal Pool via REUTERS/Adam Davy

 

(Reuters) - Leicester City moved up to second in the Premier League after a 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace when Harvey Barnes cancelled a Wilfried Zaha goal at Selhurst Park on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1198805-leicester-move-up-to-second-after-1-1-draw-at-palace/

 

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Biden: Trump aides setting 'roadblocks' for his transition team

By Simon Lewis and Matt Spetalnick

 

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden delivers a speech after a conference video call focused on foreign policy at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., December 28, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WILMINGTON, Del./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden said on Monday many of America's security agencies had been "hollowed out" under President Donald Trump and the lack of information being provided to his transition team by the outgoing administration was an "irresponsibility."

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1198807-biden-trump-aides-setting-roadblocks-for-his-transition-team/

 

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"Impossible situation": British skiers flee Swiss quarantine, destination unknown

 

FILE PHOTO: A snow making machine is pictured, before the official opening of the Alpine ski resort of Verbier on December 5, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Verbier, Switzerland December 1, 2020. Picture taken December 1, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

 

ZURICH (Reuters) - Hundreds of Britons have fled quarantine in the Swiss ski resort of Verbier, with the country's health minister attributing the exodus to an "impossible situation" where authorities moved at short-notice to contain a new variant of the coronavirus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1198808-impossible-situation-british-skiers-flee swiss quarantine-destination-unknown/

 

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U.S. House approves $2,000 coronavirus aid checks sought by Trump

By Susan Cornwell and Steve Holland

 

FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol Building following a rainstorm on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 4, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON/PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) - The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives voted 275-134 to meet President Donald Trump's demand for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks on Monday, sending the measure on to an uncertain future in the Republican-controlled Senate.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1198813-us-house-approves-2000-coronavirus-aid-checks-sought-by-trump/

 

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Over 11.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines distributed, 2.1 million administered: U.S. CDC

 

Nancy Butner, vice president of Life Care's Northwest Division, holds her vaccination card as COVID-19 vaccinations begin at Life Care Center of Kirkland, a long-term seniors care facility which was the focus of attention at the start of the U.S. coronavirus disease outbreaks in March 2020, in Kirkland, Washington, U.S. December 28, 2020.  REUTERS/David Ryder

 

(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it had administered 2,127,143 first doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Monday morning and had distributed 11,445,175 doses.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1198814-over-114-million-doses-of-covid-19-vaccines-distributed-21-million-administered-us-cdc/

 

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Saudi court jails women's rights activist, posing challenge for Biden

By Raya Jalabi and Marwa Rashad

 

FILE PHOTO: Saudi women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul is seen in this undated handout picture. Marieke Wijntjes/Handout via REUTERS

 

DUBAI (Reuters) - A Saudi court on Monday sentenced prominent women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul to nearly six years in prison, her family said, after her conviction in a trial that has drawn international condemnation.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1198816-saudi-court-jails-womens-rights-activist-posing-challenge-for-biden/

 

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Chonburi announces restrictions on entertainment venues

 

NationThailand file photo for reference only
 

Chonburi Governor, Phakarathorn Tienchai on Monday issued an order which places restrictions on bars, pubs, clubs  and other venues deemed to be high risk.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1198820-chonburi-announces-restrictions-on-entertainment-venues/

 

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URGENT: Pattaya health officials want to trace anyone who attended these venues

 

 

Health officials in Pattaya have asked anyone who went to one of four venues in the city earlier this month and who has displayed flu symptoms or showed signs of a fever to get in touch. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1198822-urgent-pattaya-health-officials-want-to-trace-anyone-who-attended-these-venues/

 

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Chief of CIB leads raid at Chaeng Wattana casino - 89 gamblers arrested including foreigners

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Chief of the Central Investigation Bureau Lt-Gen Torsak "Big Tor" Sukwimol led a group of senior officers including the chief of the Thung Song Hong station in northern Bangkok to Soi 14 Chaeng Wattana.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1198829-chief-of-cib-leads-raid-at-chaeng-wattana-casino-89-gamblers-arrested-including-foreigners/

 

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Ghislaine Maxwell denied bail by U.S. judge

By Jonathan Stempel

 

FILE PHOTO: Audrey Strauss, acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, speaks alongside William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office, at a news conference announcing charges against Ghislaine Maxwell for her role in the sexual exploitation and abuse of minor girls by Jeffrey Epstein in New York City, New York, U.S., July 2, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday denied bail to Ghislaine Maxwell, citing the risk the British socialite might flee from charges she assisted in the late financier Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking of girls.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1198834-ghislaine-maxwell-denied-bail-by-us-judge/

 

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Prachuap Khiri Khan: Senior customs official second positive Covid case - met governor without a mask

 

Picture: Daily News

 

It has been revealed that a senior customs official has become the second person from Prachuap Khiri Khan province - that includes Hua Hin - to test positive for Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1198838-prachuap-khiri-khan-senior-customs-official-second-positive-covid-case-met-governor-without-a-mask/

 

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No swimming! Tourists banned from taking a dip at southern National Park after croc spotted

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The page of the Ao Mano - Khao Tanyong National Park in the far south of Thailand has banned swimming at the beach after someone took a picture of a saltwater crocodile just offshore.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1198839-no-swimming-tourists-banned-from-taking-a-dip-at-southern-national-park-after-croc-spotted/

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Covid outbreak: Samut Sakhon stable but more cases associated with Big Bike meet

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Dr Sophon Iamsirithavorn of the Ministry of Public Health said yesterday that incidences of coronavirus connected to the Central Shrimp Market in Samut Sakhon had stabilized over the last 24 hours. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1198840-covid-outbreak-samut-sakhon-stable-but-more-cases-associated-with-big-bike-meet/