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Cabinet gives green light to new 120kph speed limit

By The Nation

 

 

Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting approved a Transport Ministry draft for new speed limits on Thai roads.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194825-cabinet-gives-green-light-to-new-120kph-speed-limit/

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Thailand confirms another domestic COVID-19 case after returnee skips quarantine 

 

 

Thailand’s Department of Disease Control on Thursday confirmed another case of COVID-19 from a Thai returnee from Myanmar who skipped quarantine.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194793-thailand-confirms-another-domestic-covid-19-case-after-returnee-skips-quarantine /

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Maximum Law Enforcement for Illegal Returnees

 

 

BANGKOK (TNA) – Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered relevant officials to take full legal action against the illegal returnees who carried the novel coronavirus and dodged immigration and quarantine procedures, saying they caused damage to the nation. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194805-maximum-law-enforcement-for-illegal-returnees/

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Fourth woman tests positive after sneaking back from Myanmar

By The Nation

 

 

A fourth Thai woman has tested positive for Covid-19 after crossing from Myanmar to Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district, local health officials said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194793-thailand-confirms-another-domestic-covid-19-case-after-returnee-skips-quarantine /?do=findComment&comment=16047195

 

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Students defy school rules with ‘no-uniform’ protest

By THE NATION

 

After taking part in a 'no-uniform' protest, students spend their free time after school on Tuesday at a rally in front of the Education Ministry in Bangkok.

 

Students taking part in a campaign to boycott school uniforms received a mixed response when they turned up for class in their casual clothes on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194796-thai-students-defy-school-dress-code-on-the-first-day-of-the-second-semester/?do=findComment&comment=16047200

 

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Thai court due to give PM conflict of interest ruling

 

FILE PHOTO: Thailand Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha attends an agreement signing ceremony for purchase of AstraZeneca's potential COVID-19 vaccine at Government House, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Bangkok, Thailand November 27, 2020. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/Pool

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's constitutional court is due to rule on Wednesday whether there was a conflict of interest in Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha staying in an army residence after retiring, in a case brought by opposition politicians.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194846-thai-court-due-to-give-pm-conflict-of-interest-ruling/

 

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Ministry targets 3.8% boost for agricultural GDP

By The Nation

 

 

The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry aims to boost the country's agricultural gross domestic product by 3.8 per cent and agricultural productivity by 1.2 per cent annually.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194847-ministry-targets-38-boost-for-agricultural-gdp/

 

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Army deployed thousands for anti-democracy Twitter campaign: Progressive Movement

By THE NATION

 

Pannika Wanich

 

The Progressive Movement has revealed details of its research on an alleged information operation (IO) campaign run by Thai authorities to discredit the pro-democracy movement.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194848-army-deployed-thousands-for-anti-democracy-twitter-campaign-progressive-movement/

 

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Weakening dollar will make Thai investments attractive next year, predicts expert

By Wichit Chaitrong
The Nation

 

Tak Bunnag, head of Krungsri Bank’s Global Markets Group

 

Next year, the Thai baht, stocks and bonds will be attractive for foreign investors because the US dollar is on a weakening trend, Tak Bunnag, chief of Krungsri Bank’s Global Markets Group, said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194849-weakening-dollar-will-make-thai-investments-attractive-next-year-predicts-expert/

 

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Govt hits brakes on ‘old car for new car’ proposal

By The Nation

 

Deputy Prime Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow

 

The Industry Ministry's proposed “old car for new car” scheme needs more time and discussion before being finalised, Deputy Prime Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow said on Tuesday. He added that the scheme is not ready to be implemented given the lack of clear details.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194850-govt-hits-brakes-on-‘old-car-for-new-car’-proposal/

 

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Cabinet agrees to set aside Bt1.78 billion for 2 grassroots economy projects

By The Nation

 

Government spokesperson Anucha Burapachaisri

 

The Cabinet on Tuesday agreed to earmark Bt1.78 billion to fund two projects to boost the grassroots economy, government spokesperson Anucha Burapachaisri said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194851-cabinet-agrees-to-set-aside-bt178-billion-for-2-grassroots-economy-projects/

 

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This year’s Motor Expo expected to generate Bt35 billion in revenue

By The Nation

 

 

Organisers expect 25,000 to 30,000 cars and 5,000 motorcycles to be booked at this year’s Motor Expo, which is expected to attract as many as 1 million visitors and more than Bt35 billion in spending.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194804-motor-expo-begins/?do=findComment&comment=16047228

 

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Newcastle's match at Villa postponed due to COVID-19 cases, says club

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Newcastle United v Aston Villa - St James' Park, Newcastle, Britain - June 24, 2020

 

(Reuters) - Newcastle United's game at Aston Villa on Friday has been postponed due to a "significant increase" in positive COVID-19 tests at the club, the Premier League outfit said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194852-newcastles-match-at-villa-postponed-due-to-covid-19-cases-says-club/

 

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Shakhtar stun Real Madrid again to leave Spaniards on the brink

 

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group B - Shakhtar Donetsk v Real Madrid - NSC Olimpiyskiy, Kyiv, Ukraine - December 1, 2020 Shakhtar Donetsk players celebrate their first goal scored by Dentinho REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

 

KYIV (Reuters) - Real Madrid's Champions League hopes are hanging in the balance after they lost 2-0 at Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday, leaving them third in Group B with one round of games remaining.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194853-shakhtar-stun-real-madrid-again-to-leave-spaniards-on-the-brink/

 

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Work permits needed for EU players under Premier League post-Brexit rules

 

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

 

(Reuters) - Premier League clubs will not be allowed to sign players from European Union (EU) countries without a work permit while foreign players under the age of 18 cannot be signed at all as part of post-Brexit regulations, the league said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194854-work-permits-needed-for-eu-players-under-premier-league-post-brexit-rules/

 

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Barr says no sign of major U.S. vote fraud as Trump keeps up struggling legal fight

By Jarrett Renshaw and Sarah N. Lynch

 

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden points to Wally Adeyemo, Biden's nominee to be deputy treasury secretary, as he announces nominees and appointees to serve on his economic policy team at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., December 1, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

WILMINGTON, Del./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Tuesday the Justice Department had found no evidence of widespread voter fraud in last month's election, even as President Donald Trump kept up his flailing legal efforts to reverse his electoral defeat.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194855-barr-says-no-sign-of-major-us-vote-fraud-as-trump-keeps-up-struggling-legal-fight/

 

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Five killed, including baby, as car ploughs into pedestrian zone in Germany

 

Police officers and workers remove the vehicle involved in the incident at the city center, where a car crashed into pedestrians in Trier, Germany, December 1, 2020. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - Five people including a nine-month-old baby were killed and up to 15 injured on Tuesday when a speeding car ploughed into a pedestrian area in the western German city of Trier in what authorities said appeared to be a deliberate act.

 

Fu;; story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194856-five-killed-including-baby-as-car-ploughs-into-pedestrian-zone-in germany/

 

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U.S. reveals rapid rollout plan for vaccine after record coronavirus surge

By Doina Chiacu

 

FILE PHOTO: A health worker provides a COVID-19 test at a drive-through testing site, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to spread, in Staten Island, New York, U.S. November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials on Monday unveiled details of their plan to distribute COVID-19 vaccines to millions of Americans starting later this month, as the United States again broke records for new coronavirus infections and hospitalizations.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194857-us-reveals-rapid-rollout-plan-for-vaccine-after-record-coronavirus-surge/ 

 

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Massive Puerto Rico telescope featured in James Bond movie collapses

By Joey Roulette

 

A view of the structure of the telescope at Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory following its collapse in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, December 1, 2020. REUTERS/Gabriella Baez

 

(Reuters) - A massive radio telescope at Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory - one of the world's largest - collapsed on Tuesday after sustaining severe damage since August, officials said, following 57 years of astronomical discoveries.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194858-massive-puerto-rico-telescope-featured-in-james-bond-movie-collapses/

 

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Thailand hikes price of 5-year visa as foreigners seek COVID haven

Residency program aims for profit in 2 years on surge of Chinese applicants

JASON TAN, Contributing writer

 

A 20% price hike on the popular visa is set to go into effect in January. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)

 

BANGKOK -- Thailand plans to raise the price of its bestselling five-year residency permit by 20% in January, after the program dubbed "elite" visas drew record new memberships this year as people sought to stay in the largely coronavirus-free country.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194864-thailand-hikes-price-of-5-year-visa-as-foreigners-seek-covid-haven/

 

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TAT & Locanation launch ‘ASQ Paradise’ hotel bookings platform

One-stop solution provides foreign visitors to Thailand with world-class information and direct ASQ hotel bookings for quarantine and control convenience

TAT Newsroom 

 

 

Bangkok, 01 December, 2020 -The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and Thailand-based Locanation Company Limited today jointly launch the newly-developed asq.locanation.com website under the ‘ASQ Paradise’ project to provide arriving foreign visitors with world-class information regarding standards for quarantine and control at Alternative State Quarantine (ASQ) hotels located around Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194865-tat-locanation-launch-‘asq-paradise’-hotel-bookings-platform/

 

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97 police officers under scrutiny for Covid-19 allowance swindle

By THE NATION

 

 

The National Internal Affairs Police is investigating a case assigned by National Police chief Pol General Suwat Jangyodsuk since November involving some police officers who had allegedly swindled Covid-19 allowance that was supposed to go to other officers who worked extra shifts during the outbreak, bureau chief Pol General Wissanu Prasatthong-Osot said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194867-97-police-officers-under-scrutiny-for-covid-19-allowance-swindle/

 

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Interior Ministry to use straw bales to reduce air pollution created by crop burning

By THE NATION

 

 

The Interior Ministry has signed a memorandum of understanding with Siam Kubota Corporation and the Rang Jorakhe district administration office in Ayutthaya province under a “Straw Bales for Zero Burn” campaign aimed at reducing air pollution, especially PM2.5 dust particles, that are caused by farmers burning their leftover crops to prepare for the next cultivation season, Deputy Interior Minister Nipon Bunyamanee said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194874-interior-ministry-to-use-straw-bales-to-reduce-air-pollution-created-by-crop-burning/

 

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Tourists told: If you came to Chiang Mai and got Covid we'll give you 100,000 baht

 

Picture: Bangkok Biz News

 

An association of leading business organisations and tourist groups have come up with a novel way to try and restore confidence in the tourism industry in the wake of a Covid-19 scare. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194875-tourists-told-if-you-came-to-chiang-mai-and-got-covid-well-give-you-100000-baht/

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Governor urges people to visit Chiang Mai - there's no quarantine or lockdown

 

 

Chiang Mai's governor has told the press that his province does not have a lockdown and there is no need to quarantine for three days if you visit. He has urged people to visit.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194876-governor-urges-people-to-visit-chiang-mai-theres-no-quarantine-or-lockdown/

 

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U.S. prosecutors investigating potential White House 'bribery-for-pardon' scheme

By Jan Wolfe

 

Workers construct viewing stands for the 2021 Inaugural Parade in front of the White House, near the memorial fence at Black Live Matter Plaza in Washington, U.S. December 1, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is investigating a potential crime related to funneling money to the White House in exchange for a presidential pardon, according to court documents unsealed in federal court.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194877-us-prosecutors-investigating-potential-white-house-bribery-for-pardon-scheme/

 

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Big Oud gets his man! Singaporean and 5 Thais arrested in Chiang Mai for illegal gambling operation

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that immigration chief Pol Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang along with Region 5 officers have arrested a 39 year old Singaporean man along with five Thais, one man and four women.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194879-big-oud-gets-his-man-singaporean-and-5-thais-arrested-in-chiang-mai-for-illegal-gambling-operation/

 

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Thai central bank needed to preserve limited firepower - minutes

 

FILE PHOTO: The Bank of Thailand logo is seen in Bangkok, Thailand April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's central bank saw a need to preserve limited monetary policy room to use at the most effective time, when it kept its benchmark rate steady at a record low last month, meeting minutes showed on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194881-thai-central-bank-needed-to-preserve-limited-firepower-minutes/

 

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TAT plans 40% discount on weekday tours for senior citizens

By THE NATION

 

 

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is planning 40 per cent discounts on tour packages at a maximum Bt5,000 for each senior citizen who travels during the weekdays under the second phase of the “Rao Tiew Duay Kan” (We Travel Together) campaign.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194883-tat-plans-40-discount-on-weekday-tours-for-senior-citizens/

 

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New THAI lounge at Suvarnabhumi opens

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Passenger service representative for THAI airways Korakot Chatasingh told Daily News that a new business class lounge was now open for outbound travellers at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194887-new-thai-lounge-at-suvarnabhumi-opens/