webfact Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Thailand confirms release of 3 Iranians held over 2012 bomb plot SYDNEY (Reuters) - A British-Australian academic on Thursday thanked her supporters and diplomatic efforts to secure her freedom after she was released from jail in Iran following more than two years of imprisonment. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194042-thailand-confirms-release-of-3-iranians-held-over-2012-bomb-plot/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 Heavy rains set to blow in from the Gulf in South By The Nation The Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR) has announced that eight provinces in the South of Thailand may suffer severe flooding and landslides between Thursday and Sunday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194055-heavy-rains-set-to-blow-in-from-the-gulf-in-south/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 The Reporters suspends male staffer over alleged sexual harassment By The Nation Online news agency The Reporters has suspended a male reporter who allegedly sexually harassed a woman four years ago. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194057-the-reporters-suspends-male-staffer-over-alleged-sexual-harassment/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 Deputy PM dismisses criticism that lese majeste charges damage monarchy By The Nation Wissanu Krea-ngam Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam on Thursday defended the use of the draconian lese majeste law (Section 112) against pro-democracy protesters, after criticism of the move by veteran social critic Sulak Sivaraksa. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194101-deputy-pm-dismisses-criticism-that-lese-majeste-charges-damage-monarchy/ 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 SRT signs 5 contracts for high-speed railway from Bangkok to Korat By THE NATION The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) on Thursday signed five contracts worth a total Bt40 billion for the high-speed rail project to link Thailand and China. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194102-srt-signs-5-contracts-for-high-speed-railway-from-bangkok-to-korat/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 Chula puts ‘7 Habits of Highly Effective People’ on curriculum By THE NATION Chulalongkorn University has partnered with PacRim Education to introduce the “7 Habits of Highly Effective People for College Students” as part of its curriculum. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194104-chula-puts-‘7-habits-of-highly-effective-people’-on-curriculum/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 Thailand must overhaul sugar industry to solve WTO problem, TDRI warns By THE NATION Planned changes to the Sugar Cane and Granulated Sugar Act will not solve Thailand’s problems at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) warned on Thursday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194106-thailand-must-overhaul-sugar-industry-to-solve-wto-problem-tdri-warns/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 Thai export sector hit by rising shipment costs, labour shortage By The Nation Thailand’s private sector is confident the global economic outlook will improve next year, said Kalin Sarasin, chairman of the Thai Chamber of Commerce. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194107-thai-export-sector-hit-by-rising-shipment-costs-labour-shortage/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted November 26, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 26, 2020 Don’t rush to open the country, warns former WTO chief By The Nation Former director general of the World Trade Organisation, Supachai Panitchpakdi. File photo. Former director general of the World Trade Organisation, Supachai Panitchpakdi, has urged the Thai government not to rush to open the country to foreign tourists amid the ongoing threat from Covid-19. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194108-don’t-rush-to-open-the-country-warns-former-wto-chief/ 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 TPIPP ‘confident’ of winning bid to build waste-to-energy plants By The Nation SET-listed TPI Polene Power (TPIPP) said it will join bidding to construct two waste-to-energy plants expected to break ground next month. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194109-tpipp-‘confident’-of-winning-bid-to-build-waste-to-energy-plants/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted November 26, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 26, 2020 Army chief denies Twitter ‘IO’ campaign after documents leaked By The Nation Narongphan Jitkaewtae Army chief Narongphan Jitkaewtae has denied that the military hired a private company to spread pro-government propaganda through hundreds of Twitter accounts. He was responding to a leak of documents that apparently show details of the contract between the Army and the company. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194110-army-chief-denies-twitter-‘io’-campaign-after-documents-leaked/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 Pepe redeems himself as Arsenal ease to win at Molde Soccer Football - Europa League - Group B - Molde v Arsenal - Molde Stadium, Molde, Norway - November 26, 2020 Arsenal's Nicolas Pepe celebrates scoring their first goal with Ainsley Maitland-Niles and teammates NTB via REUTERS/Svein Ove Ekornesvåg (Reuters) - Arsenal forward Nicolas Pepe put himself back in manager Mikel Arteta's good books with the opening goal in a 3-0 win at Molde on Thursday that sealed his side's place in the Europa League knockout stages with two games to spare. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194111-pepe-redeems-himself-as-arsenal-ease-to-win-at-molde/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 Milan held to 1-1 draw by Lille in Europa League Soccer Football - Europa League - Group H - Lille v AC Milan - Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France - November 26, 2020 AC Milan’s Samu Castillejo scores their first goal REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol (Reuters) - Serie A leaders AC Milan were held to a 1-1 draw by Lille in the Europa League on Thursday after a well-worked Jonathan Bamba goal cancelled out Samu Castillejo's effort for the Italian side. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194112-milan-held-to-1-1-draw-by-lille-in-europa-league/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 Clubs in London, Liverpool set to welcome back fans next week FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Newcastle United v Chelsea - St James' Park, Newcastle, Britain - November 21, 2020 General view of the Nike Flight match ball Pool via REUTERS/Alex Pantling/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) - Fans of Premier League clubs in London and Liverpool can attend games when a month-long national lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19 is lifted on Dec. 2, after the two cities were among those classified on Thursday as falling into high alert regions. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194114-clubs-in-london-liverpool-set-to-welcome-back-fans-next-week/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted November 26, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 26, 2020 Cambodian villagers trust magic scarecrows to ward off coronavirus By Chantha Lach Cambodian villager Ek Chan has avoided the novel coronavirus so far without masks or social distancing but rather, she believes, the scarecrows she has made to keep the deadly virus at bay. Olivia Chan reports. DECHO, Cambodia (Reuters) - Cambodian villager Ek Chan has avoided the novel coronavirus so far without masks or social distancing but rather the scarecrows she has made to keep the deadly virus at bay. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194115-cambodian-villagers-trust-magic-scarecrows-to-ward-off-coronavirus/ 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 Trump says he will leave the White House if Electoral College votes for Biden FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for the presentation (and pardoning) of the 73rd National Thanksgiving Turkey in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 24, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will leave the White House if the Electoral College votes for Democratic President-elect Joe Biden. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194117-trump says-he-will-leave-the-white-house-if-electoral-college-votes-for-biden/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 Turkey does not expect U.S. sanctions over Russian S-400s under Biden By Orhan Coskun and Tuvan Gumrukcu FILE PHOTO: U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) attends a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Washington March 31, 2016. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey does not expect ties with the United States to be strained under President-elect Joe Biden and does not anticipate sanctions over its purchase of Russia S-400 defence systems, a senior official in President Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194118-turkey-does-not-expect-us-sanctions-over-russian-s-400s-under-biden/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 Afghan migrant: I thought France was humane until police beat me By Yiming Woo FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks demonstrate to show their support for asylum seekers, and to denounce police violence and an unwelcoming policy towards migrants in France, after clashes sparked when French police cleared out a new migrant camp at Place de la Republique in Paris, France, November 24, 2020. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo PARIS (Reuters) - Murtaza Khademi left his home in Afghanistan and smuggled himself into France because he thought he would be safe, but this week he encountered a different side of Europe: a police operation in which, he says, he was beaten with a truncheon. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194119-afghan-migrant-i-thought-france-was-humane-until-police-beat-me/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 27, 2020 Author Share Posted November 27, 2020 African/Thai women gang con lonely hearts out of 10 million in "Romance Scam" Picture: Thai Rath Romance scams are in the news again - these are frauds perpetrated by usually African led gangs working with Thai female accomplices who con women looking for love online out of money. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194129-africanthai-women-gang-con-lonely-hearts-out-of-10-million-in-romance-scam/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted November 27, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 27, 2020 Plan to ban 10-wheel trucks from Bangkok streets shelved By THE NATION A proposal to prohibit trucks with more than 10 wheels from running in Bangkok areas, in a bid to reduce PM2.5 air pollution, will be postponed indefinitely to avoid causing an impact on the industrial and transportation sectors. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194132-plan-to-ban-10-wheel-trucks-from-bangkok-streets-shelved/ 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted November 27, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 27, 2020 Education Ministry’s ‘haircut enforcer’ becomes unwitting target of students’ anger By Thai PBS World’s Political Desk Born into a poor farming family, Education Ministry’s deputy permanent secretary Dr Veera Khaengkasikarn may have spoken from experience when he said “your parents pay when you wear long hair”, during a TV debate this week. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194133-education-ministry’s-‘haircut-enforcer’-becomes-unwitting-target-of-students’-anger/ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 27, 2020 Author Share Posted November 27, 2020 Romance scams: How one Thai woman sussed out that "Mr Right" was not a British airline pilot! Picture: Sanook Romance scams have been in the news again with police in the north of Thailand arresting two Thai women as part of a 10 million baht scam organised by an African gang in Malaysia. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194137-romance-scams-how-one-thai-woman-sussed-out-that-mr-right-was-not-a-british-airline-pilot/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted November 27, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 27, 2020 Ratsadon group plans rally today as a 'drill against coup' By THE NATION Pro-democracy protesters have announced plans to gather at the Lat Phrao intersection on Friday at 4pm. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194139-ratsadon-group-plans-rally-today-as-a-drill-against-coup/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted November 27, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 27, 2020 AI powered CCTV cameras to target helmetless motorcyclists in Chiang Mai Picture: PR department Region 3 Chiang Mai The PR department of Region 3 Chiang Mai reported that AI cameras installed in five districts of the northern Thai province would target motorcycle riders and pillion passengers not wearing helmets. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194142-ai-powered-cctv-cameras-to-target-helmetless-motorcyclists-in-chiang-mai/ 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 27, 2020 Author Share Posted November 27, 2020 Once Australia's COVID-19 hotspot, Victoria goes 28 days without an infection By Colin Packham FILE PHOTO: People walk past a cafe after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions were eased for the state of Victoria, in Melbourne, Australia, October 28, 2020. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's second-largest state, Victoria, once the country's COVID-19 hotspot, said on Friday it has gone 28 days without detecting any new infections, a benchmark widely cited as eliminating the virus from the community. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194143-once-australias-covid-19-hotspot-victoria-goes-28-days-without-an-infection/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 27, 2020 Author Share Posted November 27, 2020 Thai accounts woman disappeared along with the company checkbook - she stole 1 million for gambling Picture: Daily News Klong Tan police in Bangkok announced the arrest of a Thai woman who stole a company checkbook and made a million baht in cash withdrawals to fund a gambling habit. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194144-thai-accounts-woman-disappeared-along-with-the-company-checkbook-she-stole-1-million-for-gambling/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 27, 2020 Author Share Posted November 27, 2020 Thai October factory output falls 0.54%, less than forecast FILE PHOTO: A party supplies rental company owner Asaree Jarugosol poses at her rental shop converted into a face mask factory as Thais adapt to the new economic reality in Bangkok, Thailand April 29, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's manufacturing production index (MPI) dropped a smaller-than-expected 0.54% in October from a year earlier, with lower production of cars and clothes amid the coronavirus pandemic, the industry ministry said on Friday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194146-thai-october-factory-output-falls-054-less-than-forecast/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 27, 2020 Author Share Posted November 27, 2020 Baht vulnerable to expected swings in stock markets By THE NATION The baht opened at 30.29 to the US dollar on Friday, unchanged from the previous day's close. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194148-baht-vulnerable-to-expected-swings-in-stock-markets/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted November 27, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 27, 2020 Thai public health minister sets up "Weed Committee" to spread the word about marijuana Picture: Daily News Thailand's DPM and minister of public health is following through with his manifesto pledge made last year to allow people to grow marijuana. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194150-thai-public-health-minister-sets-up-weed-committee-to-spread-the-word-about-marijuana/ 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 27, 2020 Author Share Posted November 27, 2020 Pattaya: Sorry we're full! Fireworks festival set to pack out resort Picture: Manager Online Thai media Manager reported that Pattaya will be full of tourists this weekend for the Fireworks Festival that starts this evening and continues tomorrow. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194151-pattaya-sorry-were full-fireworks-festival-set-to-pack-out-resort/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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