rooster59 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 PCD uses satellite imagery to predict air pollution BANGKOK (NNT) - Despite overcast skies over Bangkok in recent days, the Pollution Control Department reports that the air quality in the capital is still good, with high airborne particle concentrations in heavy traffic areas. The department revealed that it is implementing measures to curb the increasing trend of airborne dust, with satellite imagery used to forecast pollution build-up. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189900-pcd-uses-satellite-imagery-to-predict-air-pollution/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 Strong earthquake kills 19 people in Turkey and Greek islands By Mehmet Emin Caliskan and Murad Sezer A building collapsed after a strong earthquake struck the Aegean Sea where some buildings collapsed in the coastal province of Izmir, Turkey, October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Tuncay Dersinlioglu TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY IZMIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Nineteen people were killed in Turkey and Greece after a strong earthquake struck the Aegean Sea on Friday, bringing buildings crashing down and setting off tidal waves which slammed into coastal areas and islands. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189944-strong-earthquake-kills-19-people-in-turkey-and-greek-islands/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 Wolves beat Crystal Palace 2-0 to move up to third in Premier League Soccer Football - Premier League - Wolverhampton Wanderers v Crystal Palace - Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, Britain - October 30, 2020 Wolverhampton Wanderers' Daniel Podence celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates Pool via REUTERS/Andrew Boyers (Reuters) - Wolverhampton Wanderers climbed to third in the Premier League after beating Crystal Palace 2-0 on Friday thanks to goals from teenage wingback Rayan Ait-Nouri and Daniel Podence. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189945-wolves-beat-crystal-palace-2-0-to-move-up-to-third-in-premier-league/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 Check out the Skytrain’s Loy Krathong route By The Nation Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTS has offered a helpful guide of 10 Loy Krathong festival venues located close to Skytrain stations. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189947-check-out-the-skytrain’s-loy-krathong-route/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 Virus exposes gaps in Thailand’s clunky operating system:TDRI By The Nation Itsakul Unahakate, a lecturer from Thammasat University’s Economics Faculty Using digital data technologies to become a “smart government” is crucial if Thailand wants to restore national competency and keep up with the world. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189948-virus-exposes-gaps-in-thailand’s-clunky-operating-systemtdri/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 Bangkok to host 3 world badminton tournaments in January By THE NATION For the first time ever, Thailand will host three consecutive Badminton World Federation (BWF) tournaments including the HSBC World Tour Finals next January. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189950-bangkok-to-host-3-world-badminton-tournaments-in-january/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 GSB deposits buck Covid crisis to rise by Bt50bn By THE NATION The Government Savings Bank (GSB) estimates total deposits in 2020 will rise to Bt2.5 trillion, up Bt50 billion from last year despite economic fallout of Covid-19. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189952-gsb-deposits-buck-covid-crisis-to-rise-by-bt50bn/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rooster59 Posted October 31, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 31, 2020 Thailand to track tourists with digital wristbands File photo The Thai government has announced plans to track foreign tourists using digital wristbands. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189954-thailand-to-track-tourists-with-digital-wristbands/ 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 SET closes below 1,200 points over fears of global slowdown By The Nation The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index closed at 1,194.95 on Friday, down 6.69 points or 0.56 per cent. The volume of total transactions was Bt52.72 billion with an index high of 1,204.99 and a low of 1,187.49. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189956-set-closes-below-1200-points-over-fears-of-global-slowdown/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 Singapore Overtakes Thailand to Become Asia’s Worst Stock Market Ishika Mookerjee (Bloomberg) -- Follow Bloomberg on LINE messenger for all the business news and analysis you need. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189957-singapore-overtakes-thailand-to-become-asia’s-worst-stock-market/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 Phuket tops travel destination list of cheapest hotel prices – Dertour 2020 Price Index By Caitlin Ashworth Phuket tops a list of the cheapest travel destinations with a 1 night stay at a hotel costing on average less than $30 USD, according to a study by the German travel company Dertour. Phuket is going through what some say is a “crisis”, certainly a current tourist vacuum. The island province largely relies on income from foreign tourists, but with travel bans over the last 7 months, hotels and other businesses in the tourism industry have been at a loss. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189958-phuket-tops-travel-destination-list-of-cheapest-hotel-prices-–-dertour-2020-price-index/ 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 When the CIA Ran Covert Operations From Bangkok's Red-Light District By Oliver Slow A new museum in Patpong, long known for its seedy nightlife, is showcasing a less understood history of the area. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189960-when-the-cia-ran-covert-operations-from-bangkoks-red-light-district/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 More than 100 foreigners ripped off for 5 million baht+ in education visa scam Image: Manager A group of foreign tourists went to the tourist police for help on Koh Phangan in Thailand's south claiming that a well known language school on the island ripped them off by promising they could get one year education visas. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189962-more-than-100-foreigners-ripped-off-for-5-million-baht-in-education-visa-scam/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rooster59 Posted October 31, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 31, 2020 Calls for Thais to work factory jobs previously done by absent migrants Image: Daily News A deputy at the Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade of Thailand has appealed to the government for help in trying to persuade Thais to take up employment in factories. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189963-calls-for-thais-to-work-factory-jobs-previously-done-by-absent-migrants/ 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 Three Thai protest leaders re-arrested, one carried from van By Jiraporn Kuhakan and Juarawee Kittisilpa Student leader Panusaya "Rung" Sithijirawattanakul walks outside the Prachachuen police station in Bangkok, Thailand, October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai police carried one of the country's most high profile protest leaders apparently unconscious from a van on Friday, as he and two others were re-arrested just as they reached the limit for their detention. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189964-three-thai-protest-leaders-re-arrested-one-carried-from-van/ 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 Golf: Armour, Clark share lead after wind-rattled second round at Bermuda FILE PHOTO: Oct 10, 2020; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Wyndham Clark tees off on the 18th hole during the third round of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open golf tournament at TPC Summerlin. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports (Reuters) - Americans Ryan Armour and Wyndham Clark were tied at the top of the Bermuda Championship leaderboard on Friday, playing the second round through rough and roaring winds that rattled flagsticks - and some competitors. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189966-golf-armour-clark-share-lead-after-wind-rattled-second-round-at-bermuda/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 Britain may impose new national lockdown from Wednesday - Times FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians walk near public health signs in London, Britain, September 11, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering imposing new national lockdown measures next week, amid concerns that hospitals across the country are overwhelmed by a resurgence in COVID-19 cases, The Times newspaper reported on Friday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189969-britain-may-impose-new-national-lockdown-from-wednesday-times/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 Philippines orders evacuation as world's strongest 2020 typhoon approaches By Neil Jerome Morales Filipinos light candles for their departed loved ones in a flooded cemetery following Typhoon Molave, in Masantol, Pampanga, Philippines, October 27, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine officials on Saturday ordered evacuation of thousands of residents in the southern part of the main Luzon island as a category 5 storm that is the world's strongest this year approaches the Southeast Asian nation. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189971-philippines-orders-evacuation-as-worlds-strongest-2020-typhoon-approaches/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 With election looming, U.S. faces record surge of coronavirus cases By Lisa Shumaker and David Morgan A sign for a COVID-19 drive-thru testing site alongside US Highway 12 is seen as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S., October 23, 2020. REUTERS/Bing Guan (Reuters) - A record surge of coronavirus cases in the United States is pushing hospitals to the brink of capacity and killing up to 1,000 people a day, the latest figures showed, as the country's attention turns toward Tuesday's presidential election. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189973-with-election-looming-us-faces-record-surge-of-coronavirus-cases/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 Upper Thailand gets cooler with isolated light rain By THE NATION The Thailand Meteorological Department forecast on Saturday (October 31) that the high pressure system from China extends to the upper North and the Northeast of Thailand, brining cooler weather with isolated light rain in the North, Northeast and Central regions. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189974-upper-thailand-gets-cooler-with-isolated-light-rain/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 Trump suspends duty free access for $1.3 billion in imports from Thailand FILE PHOTO: A truck moves containers at the port of Bangkok, Thailand May 26, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thailand's duty-free privileges for certain exports to the United States will be revoked from Dec. 30, U.S. President Donald Trump said in a letter to House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189978-trump-suspends-duty-free-access-for-13-billion-in-imports-from-thailand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 PM and his wife promote 'new way' of celebrating Loy Krathong By THE NATION Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha and his wife Naraporn celebrated the Loy Krathong Festival at Phadung Krung Kasem Canal, located next to Government House in Bangkok’s Dusit district, Government Spokesman Anucha Buraphachaisri said on Friday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189979-pm-and-his-wife-promote-new-way-of-celebrating-loy-krathong/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 Hit and run driver leaves Bangkok area policeman dead Image: Sanook Talat Phlu police were called after reports that one of their own was killed riding a motorcycle in the rain on an elevated section of Ratchapreuk Road on Thursday night. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189981-hit-and-run-driver-leaves-bangkok-area-policeman-dead/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 Old folk run for their lives with grandchildren - investigation into Buriram tanker fire continues Image: Naew Na Naew Na reported that a group of older people cradling their grandchildren were pictured running for their lives as a gas tanker that hit an 18 wheel truck/trailer exploded on Wednesday night. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189984-old-folk-run-for-their-lives-with-grandchildren-investigation-into-buriram-tanker-fire-continues/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rooster59 Posted October 31, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 31, 2020 Infected foreigners have to pay for everything themselves, doctor assures Thais Image: Siam Rath A doctor at the infectious disease department said that any foreigner found to be infected with Covid-19 while in alternative state quarantine would be taken to a partner hospital in the private sector. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189987-infected-foreigners-have-to-pay-for-everything-themselves-doctor-assures-thais/ 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 France tightens security after Nice attack, protests flare in parts of Muslim world By Tangi Salaün and Caroline Pailliez French police and CRS riot policemen patrol in Montmartre in Paris as France has raised the security alert for French territory to the highest level after the knife attack in the city of Nice, France, October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Charles Platiau PARIS/NICE, France (Reuters) - France stepped up security nationwide on Friday to guard against Islamist attacks after the fatal stabbings at a church in Nice, while protests flared in parts of the Middle East, Asia and Africa over French caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189992-france-tightens-security-after-nice-attack-protests-flare-in-parts-of-muslim-world/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 New Normal for Loy Krathong events By The Phuket News Photo: CCSA PHUKET: Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Governor Yuthasak Supasorn has confirmed that all Loy Krathong events taking place this evening (Oct 31) must adhere to New Normal measures. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189996-new-normal-for-loy-krathong-events/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 Two businesses banned, 10 under scrutiny for violating rules of shopping stimulus campaign By THE NATION Two businesses were banned from the government’s “Khon La Khrueng” (Let’s Go Halves) campaign for allegedly fraudulently registering as merchants, a news source from the Ministry of Finance said on Friday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189997-two-businesses-banned-10-under-scrutiny-for-violating-rules-of-shopping-stimulus-campaign/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 Chee Chan Golf Resort Voted “Thailand’s Best Golf Course 2020” Chee Chan Golf Resort has been voted “Thailand's Best Golf Course 2020” at the 7th World Golf Awards, held on 29th October 2020 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189998-chee-chan-golf-resort-voted-“thailand’s-best-golf-course-2020”/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 Thailand’s Kiradech, Lahiri soar into contention in Bermuda Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Credit to Getty Images) Thailand’s Kiradech Aphibarnrat and Anirban Lahiri of India mastered windy conditions at the Bermuda Championship on Friday, shooting a blemish-free 5-under 66 and 1-under 70 respectively to charge into contention as both seek a first PGA TOUR victory. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1190001-thailand’s-kiradech-lahiri-soar-into-contention-in-bermuda/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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