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10 Tiny Movie Details That Give Away Character Secrets

 

 

Fox

 

The very best movie characters are filled with hidden depths, such that just when you think you have them figured out, a repeat viewing unveils yet another layer of complexity to their persona.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137465-10-tiny-movie-details-that-give-away-character-secrets/

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Tesla boss Elon Musk wins defamation trial over 'pedo guy' tweet

By Nichola Groom and Rachel Parsons

 

FILE PHOTO - SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at the E3 gaming convention in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 13, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A federal court jury in Los Angeles on Friday found in favor of Tesla Inc <TSLA.O> boss Elon Musk in the defamation lawsuit brought against him by a British cave explorer who Musk had branded a "pedo guy" on Twitter.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137492-tesla-boss-elon-musk-wins-defamation-trial-over-pedo-guy-tweet/

 

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Doi Inthanon dips below zero

By The Nation

 

 

Doi Inthanon, the highest mountain in Chiang Mai province, has reported sub-zero temperatures as winter intensified. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137493-doi-inthanon-dips-below-zero/

 

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Runderful, One Piece host runs for health, friendship and the environment

By The Nation

 

 

Runderful, under Pico Thailand, a leading Brand Activation company is joining hands with Dream Express (DEX), a leading Japanese content merchandising company to organise a running festival “SKETCHERS Presents Runderful One Piece Bangkok 2020: Run Together, Friendship Forever”.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137495-runderful-one-piece-host-runs-for-health-friendship-and-the-environment/

 

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Don Muang Airport prepares for New Year travels

Tanakorn Sangiam

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Bangkok Don Muang Airport has prepared special protocols for security and passenger facilitation during the New Year holidays, with a Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office urging airport staff to ensure efficiency.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137497-don-muang-airport-prepares-for-new-year-travels/

 

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Winter tourism booms in northern provinces

Tanakorn Sangiam

 

THAILAND (NNT) - Lower temperatures and winter breezes in the northern region have helped in boosting tourism activities as visitors arrive to enjoy the cold weather, helping distribute income to local communities. The temperature is expected to the lowest average on 7-9 December.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137498-winter-tourism-booms-in-northern-provinces/

 

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EEC to go ahead with sustainable waste management

Praphorn Praphornkul

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - A meeting of the Eastern Economic Corridor Policy Committee (EECPC) has looked into the progress of development projects in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and is to press on with its sustainable waste management project.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137499-eec-to-go-ahead-with-sustainable-waste-management/

 

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Minister Tewan holds talks with car dealers at Motor Expo

Tanakorn Sangiam

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - New car sales at the end of the year have increased thanks to the Motor Expo 2019 event. A Minister attached to the Prime Minister’s Office has urged car dealers to adhere to the contracts and treat customers fairly. Customers can make complaints of unfair treatment or misleading contracts by calling the 1166 hotline.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137500-minister-tewan-holds-talks-with-car-dealers-at-motor-expo/

 

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Saudi airman in U.S. for training suspected in deadly shooting at Florida naval base

By Maria Caspani and Idrees Ali

 

The main gate at Naval Air Station Pensacola is seen on Navy Boulevard in Pensacola, Florida, U.S. March 16, 2016. Picture taken March 16, 2016. U.S. Navy/Patrick Nichols/Handout via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - A member of the Saudi Air Force visiting the United States for military training is the suspect in a shooting that killed four people and injured eight at a U.S. Navy base in Florida on Friday, the state governor and other officials said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137502-saudi-airman-in-us-for-training-suspected-in-deadly-shooting-at-florida-naval-base/

 

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Johnson, Corbyn wage Brexit battle in final debate before UK election

By Elizabeth Piper and Kylie MacLellan

 

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn take part during a head-to-head debate on the BBC in London, Britain December 6, 2019. Jeff Overs/BBC/Handout via REUTERS

 

MAIDSTONE, England/LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson and opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn clashed over Brexit on Friday in the last televised debate before next week's election that will determine the path for Britain's departure from the European Union.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137503-johnson-corbyn-wage-brexit-battle-in-final-debate-before-uk-election/

 

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White House tells Democrats it will not participate in Trump impeachment hearing

By Steve Holland and David Morgan

 

U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) speaks at a news conference ahead of a vote on the Voting Rights Advancement Act, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Friday it would refuse to take part in hearings in the U.S. House of Representatives set for next week that will consider what articles of impeachment to bring against President Donald Trump.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137504-white-house-tells-democrats-it-will-not-participate-in-trump-impeachment-hearing/

 

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Ericsson agrees to pay over $1 billion to resolve U.S. corruption probes

 

 

FILE PHOTO: An Ericsson logo is pictured at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Shanghai, China June 28, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Swedish mobile telecoms company Ericsson has agreed to pay over $1 billion to resolve probes into corruption, including the bribing of government officials, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137505-ericsson-agrees-to-pay-over-1-billion-to-resolve-us-corruption-probes/

 

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UEFA chief calls reported world league plan 'far-fetched' and 'insane'

 

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - UEFA Executive Committee Meeting - Nyon, Switzerland - December 4, 2019 UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin during the press conference REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

 

ZURICH (Reuters) - A proposal to create a two-division world soccer league for leading clubs is "far-fetched" and "insane", UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said in a statement on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137506-uefa-chief-calls-reported-world-league-plan-far-fetched-and-insane/

 

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Giant fire near Sydney may take weeks to be put out

By Lidia Kelly

 

FILE PHOTO: The haze from bushfires obscures the sun setting above the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia, December 6, 2019. REUTERS/John Mair

 

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A giant blaze that has blanketed Sydney, Australia's largest city, in a hazardous smoke may take many weeks to put out, fire services said late on Friday, with the whole region fighting nearly 100 wild fires and expectations that the worst is yet to come.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137507-giant-fire-near-sydney-may-take-weeks-to-be-put-out/

 

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Thai riders show off their grace in dressage

By THE NATION

 

Pakjira Thongpakdi and Arinadtha Chavatanont

 

Thai riders, Pakjira Thongpakdi and Arinadtha Chavatanont came second and third in the freestyle riding to music event on Wednesday (December 4) at the FEI Asian Championships Pattaya 2019.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137512-thai-riders-show-off-their-grace-in-dressage/

 

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Committees, panel set up to regulate airport link project, power plants

By THE NATION

 

Credit : EEC Office

 

The Eastern Economic Corridor Policy Committee on Friday (December 6) gave the nod to the establishment of a committee to regulate the high-speed train project linking three international airports.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137514-committees-panel-set-up-to-regulate-airport-link-project-power-plants/

 

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Rise in minimum daily wage deemed acceptable

By THE NATION

 

Thanawat Pholwichai, director of the Centre for Economic and Business Forecasting of the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce

 

The rise in daily minimum wage announced yesterday (December 6) was set at an appropriate rate, said Thanawat Pholwichai, director of the Centre for Economic and Business Forecasting of the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137515-rise-in-minimum-daily-wage-deemed-acceptable/

 

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Pattaya: No truth to rumor that luxury liner was damaged on rocks in the bay

 

 

Image: Sophon

 

Rumors flew yesterday that a luxury liner on a Gulf of Thailand cruise had hit rocks in Pattaya Bay.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137517-pattaya-no-truth-to-rumor-that-luxury-liner-was-damaged-on-rocks-in-the-bay/

 

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Hunt on as foreigner breaks window in door at Tak temple

 

 

Caption: Farang out of control at temple

 

Channel 7 reported that a foreigner who arrived at a temple in Tak in Thailand's north west with a Thai woman fled the scene after smashing a window in a door.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137518-hunt-on-as-foreigner-breaks-window-in-door-at-tak-temple/

 

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Kids turning to fake sick notes on internet to skip school

 

 

Caption: Fake doctor's certificate

 

Kapook reported that a 16 year old girl had bought a fake medical certificate on the internet in order to try and skip classes at school. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137519-kids-turning-to-fake-sick-notes-on-internet-to-skip-school/

 

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Investigation underway after German tourist found dead in Khao Lak room

 

 

Caption: Mystery: Lying dead in a pool of blood

 

A large number of officials including the governor of Phang Nga province responded after a maid found a 60 year old German man dead in a pool of blood in a Khao Lak room yesterday afternoon.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137520-investigation-underway-after-german-tourist-found-dead-in-khao-lak-room/

 

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Thai construction: Cambodian dead, colleague with broken legs as wall collapses in the wind

 

 

Image: Daily News

 

A 36 year old Cambodian construction worker was killed and a 30 year old colleague suffered two broken legs when a ready made wall fell onto them at a housing estate construction site in Bang Plee, Samut Prakan.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137521-thai-construction-cambodian-dead-colleague-with-broken-legs-as-wall-collapses-in-the-wind/

 

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Thai health: Cancer remains number one killer in Thailand

 

 

Image: Thai Rath

 

Health officials explaining the latest measures in combating cancer have said that the disease remains the number one killer of Thais.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137524-thai-health-cancer-remains-number-one-killer-in-thailand/ 

 

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Leak of classified papers ahead of UK election tied to Russian operation - Reddit

By Jack Stubbs

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn holds up documents as he poses for a picture with NHS staff, after a press briefing during a general election campaign event in London, Britain November 27, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - The leak and distribution of classified UK-U.S. trade documents online is tied to a previous Russian disinformation campaign, social media site Reddit said on Friday, fuelling fears that Moscow is seeking to interfere in Britain's upcoming election.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137527-leak-of-classified-papers-ahead-of-uk-election-tied-to-russian-operation-reddit/

 

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Government asked to ban shark’s fin soup at all state agency functions

 

 

The Seub Nakhasathien Foundation has asked the Government to stop serving shark’s fin soup at all social functions organized by state agencies, and to review four controversial projects which, they claim, will have serious environmental impacts.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137528-government-asked-to-ban-shark’s-fin-soup-at-all-state-agency-functions/

 

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Wanyai wins MAMA music award in Japan

By The Nation

 

 

Olran “Wanyai” Chujai, a former member of the Room 39 band, and debuted as a solo artist under LOVEiS Entertainment, has won the Best New Asian Artist (Thailand) at the Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) at Nagoya Dome in Japan.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137530-wanyai-wins-mama-music-award-in-japan/

 

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Safety on point: Demerit point penalties for traffic violations to start

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

A police officer checks a motorcycle rider’s driver’s licence in Patong this week. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot
 

PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police Deputy Commander Col Phakin Na-ranong, who also serves as the island’s Traffic Police Chief, has confirmed that the points-based system of penalties for those caught breaking traffic laws will begin nationwide on Dec 19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137533-safety-on-point-demerit-point-penalties-for-traffic-violations-to-start/

 

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Disqualified ‘Eat, Shop, Spend’ registrants to get second chance for cash back reward

By THE NATION

 

 

Pornchai Theeravet, adviser to the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) and Deputy Spokesman of Ministry of Finance said on Friday (December 6) that those who registered under government’s “Eat, Shop, Spend” campaign but had not topped-up and spent the money in the 2nd wallet within 14 days and were thus disqualified from receiving the cash back reward will get a second chance.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137535-disqualified-‘eat-shop-spend’-registrants-to-get-second-chance-for-cash-back-reward/

 

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Pheu Thai to investigate ‘cobras’ for voting with govt

By THE NATION

 

 

Pheu Thai Party declared yesterday (December 6) that it will appoint a committee to investigate its House of Representatives, who voted on Wednesday (December 4) to support the government's voting down of a commission setting up to study the impacts of National Council for Peace and Order’s actions and its use of power under section 44 of the Constitution.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137537-pheu-thai-to-investigate-‘cobras’-for-voting-with-govt/

 

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Thai Union takes stake in cod-liver producer in Iceland

By THE NATION

 

Thai Union CEO Thiraphong Chansiri

 

The world's seafood leader, Thai Union Group, has made a strategic investment in Aegir Seafood Company, one of the leading producers of cod liver in Iceland.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137540-thai-union-takes-stake-in-cod-liver-producer-in-iceland/