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Phuket wet weather warning reissued

By The Phuket News

 

Heavy rains caused flooding in Nakhon Sri Thammarat and Phattalung yesterday and overnight. Photo: PR Region 5

 

PHUKET: The Thai meteorological department has re-issued is heavy rain and flash flood warning for Phuket and other provinces along the Andman coast following floods cutting off major roads in the southern provinces of Nakhon Sri Thammarat and Phattalung.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195059-phuket-wet-weather-warning-reissued/

 

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Pattaya: Unlit road lead to serious injury for motorcyclist who rides down a hole

 

Picture: Ruk Siam News

 

Thai media Ruk Siam News on Facebook raised concerns over the very poor lighting of the road in the area of the Match Factory (Rong Mai Kheet) intersection on Sukhumvit Road in Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195060-pattaya-unlit-road-lead-to-serious-injury-for-motorcyclist-who-rides-down-a-hole/

 

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Commerce Market set for relaunch after new year

By The Phuket News

 

The popular ‘Commerce Market’ organised by the Ministry of Commerce will return in the new year. Photo: PR Phuket / file

 

PHUKET: The Phuket office of the Ministry of Commerce plans to relaunch its monthly ‘Commerce Market’ next year to help vendors sell household necessities and consumer products at cheap prices.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195062-commerce-market-set-for-relaunch-after-new-year/

 

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Public Health Ministry distributes face masks, hand sanitisers to protesters at political rally

By The Nation

 

 

The Public Health Ministry’s volunteer medical personnel force handed out face masks and hand-sanitising gels to pro-democracy protesters at the Ratsadon group’s anti-government rally at Lat Phrao intersection on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195065-public-health-ministry-distributes-face-masks-hand-sanitisers-to-protesters-at-political-rally/

 

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Phitsanulok health officials monitoring 4 high-risk individuals after domestic Covid-19 case

By THE NATION

 

 

Phitsanulok public health officials are closely monitoring four people at high risk of contracting Covid-19 after the four had come into contact with a recent domestic case.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195073-phitsanulok-health-officials-monitoring-4-high-risk-individuals-after-domestic-covid-19-case/

 

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Govt lines up 343 projects, ‘mini FTAs’ to boost exports next year

By The Nation

 

 

The Commerce Ministry will deploy a total of 343 projects to promote exports next year, Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195075-govt-lines-up-343-projects-‘mini-ftas’-to-boost-exports-next-year/

 

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Electricity outage to affect area near Heroines Monument

By The Phuket News

 

 

PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off to the area southwest of the Heroines Monument on Saturday (Dec 5) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195078-electricity-outage-to-affect-area-near-heroines-monument/

 

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Baht strengthens a tad

By THE NATION

 

 

The baht opened at 30.21 to the US dollar on Thursday, strengthening from 30.25 at close on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195079-baht-strengthens-a-tad/

 

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Entertainment venues carry high risk of Covid-19 transmissions: expert virologist

By The Nation

 

Dr Yong Poovorawan

 

Entertainment venues carry the risk of Covid-19 transmissions, Dr Yong Poovorawan, an expert virologist at Chulalongkorn University, warned in a Facebook post on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195080-entertainment-venues-carry-high-risk-of-covid-19-transmissions-expert-virologist/

 

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Charter court accused of overlooking questioned raised by Pheu Thai in Prayut’s Army residence case

By THE NATION

 

Prasert Jantararuangtong

 

Prasert Jantararuangtong, secretary-general of opposition Pheu Thai Party, told the press on Wednesday that his party has done its best by suing the premier for continuing to live in an Army residence after retiring as Army chief in September 2014.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195081-charter-court-accused-of-overlooking-questioned-raised-by-pheu-thai-in-prayut’s-army-residence-case/

 

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13 new Covid-19 cases reported, including 6 Thais who sneaked in from Myanmar

By The Nation

 

 

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reported 13 new cases in state quarantine facilities over a 24-hour period on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195082-13-new-covid-19-cases-reported-including-6-thais-who-sneaked-in-from-myanmar/

 

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Beheaded tiger found at private zoo raided by authorities in Thailand

Five live tigers, suspected to be illegally smuggled, have been discovered in the raid

Shweta Sharma

 

A severed head and carcass of the tiger has been discovered in the zoo. (EPA)

 

A beheaded tiger and five live tigers, suspected to be illegally smuggled, were recovered along with several other animal corpses during a wildlife trafficking raid at a private zoo in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195092-beheaded-tiger-found-at-private-zoo-raided-by-authorities-in-thailand/

 

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Hunt launched for more than 500 people who came into close contact with infected border crossers

By The Nation

 

Dr Opas Karnkawinpong

 

Health officials are working on tracking those who have been in close contact with people who sneaked into Thailand from Myanmar, Disease Control Department’s director-general Dr Opas Karnkawinpong told the press on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195093-hunt-launched-for-more-than-500-people-who-came-into-close-contact-with-infected-border-crossers/

 

 

 

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Argument among friends ends with one dead

By THE NATION

 

 

A man was shot dead early on Thursday morning near a restaurant’s parking lot in the capital’s Bangkok Noi district.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195095-argument-among-friends-ends-with-one-dead/

 

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Automakers accelerate promotions as govt puts brakes on ‘Old Car for New Car’ scheme

By The Nation

 

 

Automakers are not waiting for the government’s planned “Old Car for New Car” scheme and are driving promotion campaigns worth as much as Bt100,000 to boost sales at the end of the year, insisting customers will benefit more from their promotions than from the government programme when it is introduced.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195096-automakers-accelerate-promotions-as-govt-puts-brakes-on-‘old-car-for-new-car’-scheme/

 

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PM Prayut monitors flooding in South

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, has expressed concern over the flood situation in many areas of southern Thailand, and has advised people to prepare for evacuation, if necessary.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195099-pm-prayut-monitors-flooding-in-south/

 

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DPM Prawit orders nationwide CCTV installations

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan has ordered more CCTV cameras to be installed across the country, targeting roads and border areas to prevent illegal entry.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195101-dpm-prawit-orders-nationwide-cctv-installations/

 

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Charter change will topple Thai state, warns ultraroyalist group

By THE NATION

 

 

Warong Dechgitvigrom and members of his ultraroyalist Thai Pakdee group asked the Constitutional Court on Thursday to halt the charter change process, claiming it could overthrow Thailand’s system of governance.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195105-charter-change-will-topple-thai-state-warns-ultraroyalist-group/

 

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Five dead as flash floods hit southern Thailand

 

A general view of the flooded town of Nakon Si Thammarat province in Thailand, December 3, 2020. Dailynews/via REUTERS

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Thursday reported at least five deaths after flash floods caused by monsoon rains hit seven provinces in the country's southern region.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195106-five-dead-as-flash-floods-hit-southern thailand/

 

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Trains stay away from flooded Thung Song for now

By The Nation

 

 

State Railway of Thailand train services to Nakhon Si Thammarat’s Thung Song district have been temporarily suspended due to severe flooding.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195131-trains-stay-away-from-flooded-thung-song-for-now/

 

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Myanmar woman flees COVID-19 test in Phang Nga, found in Phuket

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Officers found the woman earlier today (Dec 3). Photo: Phuket Immigration

 

PHUKET:-- A Myanmar woman who entered the country illegally and worked at a market in Phuket has been located and taken to Vachira Phuket Hospital. The woman fled a hospital in Phang Nga last night where she was taken to be tested for COVID-19.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195132-myanmar-woman-flees-covid-19-test-in-phang-nga-found-in-phuket/

 

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Doctor warns of possible second wave of COVID-19 spread by illegal returnees

 

 

Associate Professor Dr. Thira Woratanarat, of the Faculty of Medicine at Chulalongkorn University, said today that infected illegal Thai returnees, from Myanmar’s Thachilek township, pose a high risk of a second wave of infections in Thailand and urged officials to be especially vigilant over for the next two weeks.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195134-doctor-warns-of-possible-second-wave-of-covid-19-spread-by-illegal-returnees/

 

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Thailand’s strict school dress code tested as students ditch uniforms on first day of semester

 

 

Students have been grumbling about school uniforms for ages in Thailand. But few people imagined they would be brave enough to challenge strict dress-code rules by wearing casual clothes to class.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195135-thailand’s-strict-school-dress-code-tested-as-students-ditch-uniforms-on-first-day-of-semester/

 

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Grab tells staff it's "in a position to acquire" after Gojek merger report

By Chen Lin

 

FILE PHOTO: A Grab logo is pictured at the Money 20/20 Asia Fintech Trade Show in Singapore March 21, 2019. REUTERS/Anshuman Daga

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The CEO of Singapore ride-hailer Grab told employees in an internal note on Thursday that the firm is in a position to make acquisitions, following a report it is close to a merger with regional rival Gojek.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195136-grab-tells-staff-its-in-a-position-to-acquire-after-gojek-merger-report/

 

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Philippines sees deeper-than-expected economic contraction in 2020

By Karen Lema and Neil Jerome Morales

 

FILE PHOTO: A vendor rests in her market stand that sells rice in Quezon City, Metro Manila in Philippines, September 5, 2018. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

 

MANILA (Reuters) - The economic damage brought by the coronavirus pandemic on the Philippines is more severe than previously thought, officials said on Thursday, forcing the government to forecast a deeper contraction of 8.5%-9.5% for the year.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195139-philippines-sees-deeper-than-expected-economic-contraction-in-2020/

 

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Health Minister Confirms COVID Control

 

 

BANGKOK, Dec 3 (TNA) — Deputy Prime Minister/Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said the new COVID-19 situation was under control and there had not been the second wave of the disease but more measures to ease lockdowns must be delayed.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195140-health-minister-confirms-covid-control/

 

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People in Close Contact with Infected Women Test Negative

 

 

BANGKOK, Dec 3 (TNA) – More than 170 persons, who came in close contact with ten Covid-19 infected women and put at high risk tested negative for coronavirus, said the Public Health Ministry.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195141-people-in-close-contact-with-infected-women-test-negative/

 

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Increasing Confidence among Consumers: UTCC

 

 

BANGKOK, Dec 3 (TNA) — The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) reported that the consumer confidence index rose to 52.4 in November thanks to economic stimulus measures from the government among other factors.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195143-increasing-confidence-among-consumers-utcc/

 

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Govt Helps Southern Tourist Provinces

 

 

BANGKOK, Dec 3 (TNA) — The government’s Center for Economic Situation Administration (CESA) resolved to promote visits to southern tourist provinces and extend subsidies to boost people’s spending.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195144-govt-helps-southern-tourist-provinces/

 

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150 Thai nationals seek to return home as Covid-19 infections rise in Tachilek

By The Nation

 

Thailand-Myanmar border gate at Mae Sai, Chaing Rai.

 

As many as 150 Thais who work or live in Myanmar’s Tachilek district have asked for permission to return to Thailand via Chiang Rai, Dr Opas Karnkawinpong, director-general of the Department of Disease Control, told the press on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1195145-150-thai-nationals-seek-to-return-home-as-covid-19-infections-rise-in-tachilek/