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No narcotics in Thailand's ‘biggest ever drug haul’ – only cleaning agent

By The Nation

 

File photo

 

Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin has admitted that the chemical seized in what was initially billed as the biggest drugs haul in Thailand’s history is not ketamine, but a harmless cleaning agent.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193682-no-narcotics-in-thailands-‘biggest-ever-drug-haul’-–-only-cleaning-agent/

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Female teacher assaults students with sticks "with all her might"

 

Picture: Daily News

 

It was said to have happened at a private school in CharanSanitwong, Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193660-female-teacher-assaults-students-with-sticks-with-all-her-might/

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Modifying headlights can cost motorists up to Bt50,000 in fines

By THE NATION

 

 

Motorists who have modified their headlights or taillights may face fines of up to Bt50,000, the Department of Land Transport warned recently.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193665-modifying-headlights-can-cost-motorists-up-to-bt50000-in-fines/

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Further violent crackdowns by authorities would put monarchy’s reputation at risk

By The Nation Editorial
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The Bad Student group rallies at BTS Siam Square on Saturday, ahead of the planned demonstration outside the Crown Property Bureau on Wednesday (November 25).

 

Authorities’ response to pro-democracy protests has been out of proportion and has done severe damage to the reputation of both the government and the monarchy it vows to protect.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193747-further-violent-crackdowns-by-authorities-would-put-monarchy’s-reputation-at-risk/

 

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Thai police to charge protest leaders with royal insult

By Panarat Thepgumpanat

 

Pro-democracy protesters demanding the resignation of Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and reforms on the monarchy show the three-fingered salute during a rally in Bangkok, Thailand November 21, 2020. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai police on Tuesday summoned seven leaders of anti-government protests to face charges of insulting the monarchy, a day before a planned demonstration to demand that the king give up control of the royal fortune, a police source and a rights group said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193647-police-eye-brutal-lese-majeste-law-to-deal-with-protesters/?do=findComment&comment=16028192

 

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Police prepare lese majeste charges ahead of Crown Property protest

By The Nation

 

 

Police were reportedly preparing to charge protest leaders with lese majeste on Tuesday, on the eve of Wednesday’s planned demonstration outside the Crown Property Bureau.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193647-police-eye-brutal-lese-majeste-law-to-deal-with-protesters/?do=findComment&comment=16028194

 

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Thailand to launch vaccine production ‘in first half of 2021’

By The Nation

 

Photo credit: freepik

 

AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine should be available in Thailand in the first half of 2021, under a technology-transfer deal signed with the Thai government.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193748-thailand-to-launch-vaccine-production-‘in-first-half-of-2021’/

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Monk steps into path of speeding train

By The Nation

 

 

A 55-year-old monk in Si Sa Ket province was killed after stepping into the path of a train at 10.30am on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193750-si-sa-ket-monk-steps-into-path-of-speeding-train/

 

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Panusaya named one of world’s most inspiring women of 2020 by BBC

By The Nation

 

Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul (left), Kotchakorn Voraakhom (centre), and Cindy Sirinya Bishop (right)

 

Protest leader Panusaya “Rung” Sithijirawattanakul has been named as one of the world’s 100 most inspirational and influential women of 2020 by the BBC.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193751-panusaya-named-one-of-world’s-most-inspiring-women-of-2020-by-bbc/

 

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Prawit mulling plan for desalination plants in thirsty EEC

By THE NATION

 

 

Deputy PM Prawit Wongsuwan is considering a proposal for desalination plants to produce freshwater from seawater in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193752-prawit-mulling-plan-for-desalination-plants-in-thirsty-eec/

 

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Govt kickstarts education scheme to upskill e-vehicle workforce

By The Nation

 

 

The ministries of Industry and of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation have joined with the Vocational Education Commission to produce skilled personnel for Thailand’s next-generation automotive industry.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193753-thai-govt-kickstarts-education-scheme-to-upskill-e-vehicle-workforce/

 

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American businesspeople to meet Prayut

By The Nation

 

Deputy Prime Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow

 

The US-Asean Business Council will lead Thailand-based American businesspersons to a meeting with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Wednesday, said Deputy Prime Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193755-american-businesspeople-to-meet-prayut/

 

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Doctor urges government, police to shun violence against protesters after serious injuries

By THE NATION

 

 

A pro-democracy doctor, Tosaporn Sererak, has demanded that the government stop using dangerous actions towards protesters, as was done during a demonstration last Tuesday at the Kiak Kai intersection in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193757-doctor-urges-government-police-to-shun-violence-against-protesters-after-serious-injuries/

 

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Monday’s helicopter activity related to Royal motorcade security – Army Chief

 

 

The increased helicopter activity, heard over several areas of Bangkok on Monday night, was part of security arrangements for the motorcade of Their Majesties the King and Queen, said Army Commander-in-Chief General Narongphan Chitkaewtae today.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193758-monday’s-helicopter-activity-related-to-royal-motorcade-security-–-army-chief/

 

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Anti-Corruption committee inspects Katathani resort

By The Phuket News

 

Pradermchai Boonchuaylue, Secretary of the House Committee on Corruption Suppression and Prevention, speaks to the press at the Katathani resort yesterday (Nov 23). Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Members of the House Committee on Corruption Suppression and Prevention inspected the Katathani Phuket Beach Resort in Kata yesterday (Nov 23) in following up a complaint filed against the resort for possible illegal construction over the Bang Rak Canal.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193759-anti-corruption-committee-inspects-katathani-resort/

 

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Liverpool's Salah to train after negative COVID-19 test, says Klopp

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Liverpool v Leeds United - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - September 12, 2020 Liverpool's Mohamed Salah. Pool via REUTERS/Phil Noble

 

(Reuters) - Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah, who missed Sunday's 3-0 Premier League win over Leicester City after contracting COVID-19, has now tested negative and can return to training, manager Juergen Klopp has said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193760-liverpools-salah-to-train-after-negative-covid-19-test-says-klopp/

 

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Giroud winner puts Chelsea in Champions League knockout stages

 

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group E - Stade Rennes v Chelsea - Roazhon Park, Rennes, France - November 24, 2020 Chelsea's Olivier Giroud celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

 

RENNES, France (Reuters) - Striker Olivier Giroud scored a dramatic last-minute winner as Chelsea booked their place in the Champions League last 16 with a 2-1 victory over Stade Rennais at Roazhon Park on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193761-giroud-winner-puts-chelsea-in-champions-league-knockout-stages/

 

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'America is back,' Biden says, as he dumps Trump's foreign policy approach

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Humeyra Pamuk

 

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden announces his national security nominees and appointees at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., November 24, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

 

WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden said on Tuesday the United States will be "ready to lead" again on the global stage, turning the page on President Donald Trump's unilateralist policies as he pledged to work together with America's allies.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193762-america-is-back-biden-says-as-he-dumps-trumps-foreign-policy-approach/

 

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Red Bull pays out €550m to founders, including family of drink's inventor

Dividend payments go to Dietrich Mateschitz and family of Chaleo Yoovidhya

Rupert Neate 

Wealth correspondent

 

Red Bull cans in a supermarket in Bangkok, Thailand. The drink’s inventor was born to Chinese immigrant parents in the Thai province of Phichit. Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters

 

The energy drinks company Red Bull has paid out more than €550m (£493m) to its founders, including the family of a former Thai duck farmer who invented the popular drink as a “hangover cure” in 1976.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193764-red-bull-pays-out-€550m-to-founders-including-family-of-drinks-inventor/

 

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France's Macron announces three-step reopening amid 'glimmer of hope'

By Christian Lowe and Geert De Clercq

 

FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a visit to a fundraising event in Paris, France, November 21, 2020. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

 

PARIS (Reuters) - France will start easing its COVID-19 lockdown this weekend so that by Christmas, shops, theatres and cinemas will reopen and people will be able to spend the holiday with their families, President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193765-frances-macron-announces-three-step-reopening-amid-glimmer-of-hope/

 

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Supreme leader dismisses talks as Iran looks to post-Trump future

 

FILE PHOTO: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks live on television after casting his ballot in the Iranian presidential election in Tehran June 12, 2009. REUTERS/Caren Firouz/File Photo

 

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's supreme leader dismissed the prospect of new negotiations with the West on Tuesday, even as the Tehran government spoke optimistically about the return of foreign companies in "the absence of Trump" and his sanctions.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193766-supreme-leader-dismisses-talks-as-iran-looks-to-post-trump-future/

 

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Russia chases off U.S. warship in row over waters in Sea of Japan

 

The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain sails in formation during exercise Foal Eagle 2013 in waters west of the Korean peninsula in this March 21, 2013 handout photo courtesy of the U.S. Navy. The Pentagon said on Tuesday that a second U.S. guided-missile destroyer had taken position in the western Pacific on a missile defense mission, as tensions rise over North Korea's threats of war against the United States and its ally, South Korea. REUTERS/U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Declan Barnes/Handout

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Tuesday one of its warships caught and chased off a U.S. destroyer operating illegally in its territorial waters in the Sea of Japan, but the U.S. Navy denied wrongdoing by its vessel and accused Moscow of making excessive maritime claims.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193767-russia-chases-off-us-warship-in-row-over-waters-in-sea-of-japan/

 

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Thai central bank concerned about baht leap, but no pressing need for QE

By Marc Jones

 

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

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Thailand's central bank governor said on Tuesday the speedy rise of the country's baht currency was causing concern, but played down the chance of launching unconventional measures such as mass bond purchases any time soon.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193771-thai-central-bank-concerned-about-baht-leap-but-no-pressing-need-for-qe/

 

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Biden says UK border with Ireland must be open

 

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden speaks to the media as he departs from his transition headquarters in the Queen Theater in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., November 24, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

 

(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden said on Tuesday he did not want to see a guarded border between Ireland and the United Kingdom, adding that he had previously discussed the matter with the British and Irish prime ministers and other European leaders.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193772-biden-says-uk-border-with-ireland-must-be-open/

 

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Malaysia's Top Glove warns on deliveries after virus outbreak shuts plants

By Liz Lee

 

FILE PHOTO: Medical workers are seen at a Top Glove hostel under enhanced lockdown in Klang, Malaysia on November 18, 2020. Picture taken November 18, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo

 

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's Top Glove Corp expects deliveries to be delayed and sales to fall below its forecasts after thousands of positive COVID-19 tests among its workers forced the world's biggest rubber glove maker to shutter some factory operations.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193773-malaysias-top-glove-warns-on-deliveries-after-virus-outbreak-shuts-plants/

 

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Protesters change rally venue to SCB headquarters

By THE NATION

 

 

The pro-democracy movement has changed Wednesday’s rally venue to Siam Commercial Bank headquarters on Ratchadapisek Road in Bangkok’s Chatuchak district instead of the earlier planned Crown Property Bureau in Dusit district.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193776-protesters-change-rally-venue-to-scb-headquarters/

 

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Underage sex for sale: PE Teacher arrested after finding out his student was selling herself

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Thailand's AHTD (Anti Human Trafficking Division) police and Rattanathibet police announced the arrest of around a dozen suspects arranging underage sex and customers buying teens under 18 at a spa in Nonthaburi.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193783-underage-sex-for-sale-pe-teacher-arrested-after-finding-out-his-student-was-selling-herself/

 

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"Waterfront Pattaya": A "never ending epic" but eyesore could soon be demolished

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

It is one of the ugliest things in Pattaya. And also one of the longest lasting. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193786-waterfront-pattaya-a-never-ending-epic-but-eyesore-could-soon-be-demolished/

 

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Armed gold shop robber makes off with 250K in jewelry in Chonburi

 

Picture: Pattaya Update News

 

An armed robber stole 36 items of gold jewelry from the Golden 99 shop in a department store in Laem Chabang, Si Racha, Chonburi on Monday evening. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193789-armed-gold-shop-robber-makes-off-with-250k-in-jewelry-in-chonburi/

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Energy Ministry unveils plans to boost use of electric vehicles

By The Nation

 

 

Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow said on Tuesday that the Centre for Economic Situation Administration (CESA) will on December 2 consider the policy on exchanging old vehicles for new ones.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1193792-energy-ministry-unveils-plans-to-boost-use-of-electric-vehicles/