Popular Post webfact Posted December 2, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2020 Tourism Council: When the pandemic is over Thailand is the first place tourists will visit Image: Daily News A senior official of the Tourism Council of Thailand told the Thai media that when the pandemic is over and there is a vaccine the very first place that people will want to visit is Thailand. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194888-tourism-council-when-the-pandemic-is-over-thailand-is-the-first-place-tourists-will-visit/ 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted December 2, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2020 Thai Finance Minister sees foreign tourists recovering to 40 million in 2024 FILE PHOTO: General view of the almost empty Khaosan Road, which is usually crowded with tourists,in Bangkok, Thailand, May 22, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's tourism-dependent economy should receive 8 million foreign visitors next year and see a recovery to a pre-coronavirus pandemic level of 40 million visitors by 2024, the country's finance minister said on Wednesday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194892-thai-finance-minister-sees-foreign-tourists-recovering-to-40-million-in-2024/ll 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 Phuket police bust island drug network The arrests netted more than 24,000 meth pills, more than four kilos of crystal meth as well as two handguns. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police Commander Maj Gen Pornsak Nuannoo yesterday delivered a warning to drug networks on the island that police are coming for them. The warning came as he announced the arrest of four suspects in raids that netted 24,481 methamphetamine (ya bah) pills (ya bah), 4.243kg of crystal meth (ya ice) as well as two handguns and 54 rounds of ammunition. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194893-phuket-police-bust-island-drug-network/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 Pattaya: Mayor promises great fun for all at two major events this month Picture: Sophon Cable TV Pattaya's mayor spoke to Sophon Cable TV about two major events upcoming at the resort. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194896-pattaya-mayor-promises-great-fun-for-all-at-two-major-events-this-month/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 Doctor addresses meeting as Prajuab Khiri Khan prepares to open to foreign tourists in January Picture: Siam Rath Thai media Siam Rath said that in January 2021 Prajuab Khiri Khan (that includes Hua Hin) would be quarantining tourists in January 2021 according to government protocols. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194897-doctor-addresses-meeting-as-prajuab-khiri-khan-prepares-to-open-to-foreign-tourists-in-january/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 Clubs and players beware: Thai Football Association warn about scammers The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) has warned clubs and players that documents are circulating that are an attempt to scam them. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194899-clubs-and-players-beware-thai-football-association-warn-about-scammers/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 Amazing Thailand Video: Monkeys flee for their lives! Picture: 77kaoded Extraordinary footage from Lopburi has been shared online. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194907-amazing-thailand-video-monkeys-flee-for-their lives/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 5 injured after man sets fire to himself at market BBQ Picture: Daily News Four people were burned - three Thai tourists - after a man arrived at a fish market in Ban Ang Sila, Muang district of Chonburi carrying a 20 liter canister of gasoline. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194908-5-injured-after-man-sets-fire-to-himself-at-market-bbq/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 18 found positive in quarantine By The Nation The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration on Wednesday reported 18 new cases in quarantine over a 24-hour period. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194912-18-found-covid-19-positive-in-quarantine/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 Covid-19 patients sneak into Thailand, take separate flights to Don Mueang, Phitsanulok By The Nation A 21-year-old woman, who sneaked into Thailand from Myanmar before taking a plane to Bangkok, was found to be infected with Covid-19. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194931-covid-19-patients-sneak-into-thailand-take-separate-flights-to-don-mueang-phitsanulok/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 Nakhon Si Thammarat’s Lansaka district hit by flash flood By The Nation A flash flood struck Nakhon Si Thammarat’s Lansaka district on Tuesday after a mass of water thundered down from Khao Luang mountain. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194933-nakhon-si-thammarat’s-lansaka-district-hit-by-flash-flood/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 Mukdahan residents demand answers over abandoned public parks By The Nation Mukdahan residents are demanding to know why two public parks in the Si Boon Ruang sub-district have been allowed to turn into overgrown jungles. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194934-mukdahan-residents-demand-answers-over-abandoned-public-parks/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 Police puzzle over dead man found in pool of blood By THE NATION A man was found lying in a pool of blood near the Boromratchonnee intersection in Bangkok, and it is believed he may have succumbed to injuries from an accident. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194936-police-puzzle-over-dead-man-found-in-pool-of-blood/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted December 2, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2020 Pheu Thai insists Army end its online royalist campaign immediately By The Nation Anusorn Eiamsaard Pheu Thai Party’s deputy leader Anusorn Eiamsaard has demanded that the Army immediately terminate its information operation (IO) and asked why the top brass don’t admit to running an information war, when the evidence is quite clear. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194937-pheu-thai-insists-army-end-its-online-royalist-campaign-immediately/ 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 Four hurt after bus overturns, slides into Nakhon Si Thammarat canal, trapping passengers By The Nation Four passengers were injured when an omnibus flipped over amid rain and fell into a Nakhon Si Thammarat canal, trapping 40 passengers inside the vehicle. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194938-four-hurt-after-bus-overturns-slides-into-nakhon-si-thammarat-canal-trapping-passengers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 Southerners evacuate homes as floods hit Songkhla, Surat Thani By The Nation Two days of heavy rain across the South has flooded residential areas in Songkhla and Surat Thani provinces, leading many to evacuate their homes. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194939-southerners-evacuate-homes-as-floods-hit-songkhla-surat-thani/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 What’s your favourite Christmas song? A just-for-fun 'poll' of the songs that get you in the mood to celebrate Christmas David Buckley Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay So, what’s the song that, when you hear it, gets you in the festive mood? The one that gets you up to dance at a party, or ready to eat too much, or makes you look forward to spending quality time with friends and/or family? Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194940-what’s-your-favourite-christmas-song/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 Global Tourism Economy Forum · Macao 2020 to be held on 9 December for “Solidarity and Innovation: Reshaping Tourism in the New Global Economy” The Global Tourism Economy Forum · Macao 2020 will be held in Macao on 9 December. Under the theme of “Solidarity and Innovation: Reshaping Tourism in the New Global Economy”, the Forum will discuss the new strategies and momentum for restoring travelers’ confidence and reinventing the tourism industry. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194942-global-tourism-economy-forum-·-macao-2020-to-be-held-on-9-december/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted December 2, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2020 Interior Ministry rejects its own guidelines on expense reports for royal events By THE NATION The Interior Ministry announced on Wednesday that it was cancelling the guidelines on the amount officials can withdraw for expenses it had published on Tuesday in the Department of Local Administration website. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194944-interior-ministry-rejects-its-own-guidelines-on-expense-reports-for-royal-events/ 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted December 2, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2020 Charter Court acquits PM Prayut Chan-o-cha By The Nation The Constitutional Court has ruled that Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha should remain in office as he did not violate the charter. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194946-charter-court-acquits-pm-prayut-chan-o-cha/ 1 5 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted December 2, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2020 UPDATE: Thai PM found 'not guilty' in conflict of interest case 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 ruled on Wednesday that Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha was "not guilty" of a conflict of interest for staying in an army residence after retiring. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194946-charter-court-acquits-pm-prayut-chan-o-cha/?do=findComment&comment=16048899 2 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 All six Thai women who sneaked in from Myanmar test positive for Covid-19 By The Nation At a press briefing held by the Public Health Ministry on Covid-19 outbreak, Dr Sophon Iamsirithaworn from the Department of Disease Control, said six additional cases were detected among people who sneaked into Thailand via Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194957-all-six-thai-women-who-sneaked-in-from-myanmar-test-positive-for-covid-19/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post snoop1130 Posted December 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2020 COVID under Control in Chiang Mai: Governor CHIANG MAI, Dec 2 (TNA) — Authorities in the northern province of Chiang Mai have confirmed that the novel coronavirus was under control after a Thai woman infected with the disease illegally returned from Myanmar through Chiang Rai province and visited Chiang Mai. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194959-covid-under-control-in-chiang-mai-governor/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, first in the world By Guy Faulconbridge and Paul Sandle FILE PHOTO: Vials with a sticker reading, "COVID-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection only" and a medical syringe are seen in front of a displayed Pfizer logo in this illustration taken October 31, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) - Britain approved Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, jumping ahead of the United States and Europe to become the West's first country to formally endorse a jab it said should reach the most vulnerable people early next week. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194960-uk-approves-pfizer-biontech-covid-19-vaccine-first-in-the-world/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Taiwan says COVID 'passports' would be a good idea FILE PHOTO: People wear protective masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while walking at the river path during sunset hour in Taipei, Taiwan, August 6, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang TAIPEI (Reuters) - COVID-19 "passports" to show peoples' inoculation and infection history will be hard to do in practice but are a good idea, Taiwan Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said on Wednesday, offering support to a means to get global travel going again. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194961-taiwan-says-covid-passports-would-be-a-good-idea/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong jailed for 13-1/2 months for anti-government protest By Jessie Pang and Clare Jim Pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow leave the Eastern Court after being released on bail over charged with unauthorised assembly near the police headquarters during anti-government protests in Hong Kong, China August 30, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Joshua Wong, 24, one of Hong Kong's most prominent democracy activists, was jailed on Wednesday for 13-1/2 months for his role in an unlawful anti-government rally in 2019, the toughest and most high-profile sentencing of an opposition figure this year. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194962-hong-kong-activist-joshua-wong-jailed-for-13-12-months-for-anti-government-protest/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 UK watchdog studies 'range anxiety' in electric vehicle charging An electric car is seen at a charging point at Halfords in Rugby, Britain, November 19, 2020. REUTERS/Molly Darlington/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's competition regulator said on Wednesday it would study whether the fast-growing electric vehicle charging sector worked well in helping drivers deal with "range anxiety", or the worry about not being able to find a chargepoint. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194963-uk-watchdog-studies-range-anxiety-in-electric-vehicle-charging/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Vietnam says recent typhoons caused 192 deaths, $1.3 billion damages FILE PHOTO: A woman walks in a flooded road after her village was isolated by the Dakdrinh Hydropower discharge in the Typhoon Molave aftermath, in Tinh An village, Quang Ngai province, Vietnam October 29, 2020. REUTERS/Thanh Hue/File Photo HANOI (Reuters) - Natural disasters in the past two months caused Vietnam 30 trillion dong ($1.3 billion) in economic damage and killed 192 people, with 57 still missing, authorities said on Wednesday, with its central provinces bearing most of the losses. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194964-vietnam-says-recent-typhoons-caused-192-deaths-13-billion-damages/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Singapore approves sale of lab-grown meat in world first By Aradhana Aravindan and John Geddie A dish made with lab-grown cultured chicken developed by Eat Just is pictured in this handout photo. Eat Just, Inc./Handout via REUTERS SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore has given U.S. start-up Eat Just the greenlight to sell its lab-grown chicken meat, in what the firm says is the world's first regulatory approval for so-called clean meat that does not come from slaughtered animals. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194965-singapore-approves-sale-of-lab-grown-meat-in-world-first/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 How to get the Spotify Wrapped 2020 feature and see your most played songs and artists By Sean Morrison Spotify Wrapped 2020: How to view your most-played songs and artists using the streaming app’s feature / PA The hotly-anticipated Spotify Wrapped - which shows all the songs, albums and podcasts you have been streaming in 2020 - is now available. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1194966-how-to-get-the-spotify-wrapped-2020-feature-and-see-your-most-played-songs-and-artists/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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