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10 central provinces to get flash floods, heavy rains to Oct 5

By The Nation

 

The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department on Saturday warned residents of 10 central provinces to brace themselves for heavy rains and possible flash floods from Saturday until October 5.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004899-10-central-provinces-to-get-flash-floods-heavy-rains-to-oct-5/

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The week that was in Thailand news: Why worry about the wallies in the White House?

 

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I learnt as a cub reporter growing up in South London that what happens locally is likely to have a much greater impact on the individual than international events.  What happens to you personally on a daily basis, maybe just yards from your home, is more important than all the rhetoric from politicians across the globe.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004867-the-week-that-was-in-thailand-news-why-worry-about-the-wallies-in-the-white-house/

 

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Will Shinawatras stir the political pot from abroad?

By Jintana Panyaarvudh 
Kasamakorn Chanwanpen 
The Nation

 

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File photo: Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

 

SIBLINGS Thaksin and Yingluck, fugitives from justice, will reunite somewhere abroad. But will they join hands to turn the world against Thailand, or emerge as a threat to the junta? Jintana Panyaarvudh and Kasamakorn Chanwanpen analyse the possibilities.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004910-will-shinawatras-stir-the-political-pot-from-abroad/

 

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Six sub-committees to draft strategy

By THE SUNDAY NATION

 

A NATIONAL STRATEGY would be completed by early next year and come into effect in mid-2018, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said on Saturday.  His comment came after the government published the names of 70 people appointed to six sub-strategy committees in the Royal Gazette on Thursday. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004911-six-sub-committees-to-draft-strategy/

 

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Prayut ignored report on Yingluck’s UK asylum bid

By THE SUNDAY NATION

 

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File photo: Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha.

 

PRIME MINISTER General Prayut Chan-o-cha did not pay attention to report that former premier Yingluck Shinawatra would seek asylum overseas because it was a personal matter, Government spokesperson Lt-General Sansern Kaewkamnerd said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004912-prayut-ignored-report-on-yingluck’s-uk-asylum-bid/

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Buried wires coming – eventually – to your neighbourhood

By JAKRAWAN SALAYTOO 
THE SUNDAY NATION

 

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A new landscape of the Victory Monument will emerge after the Metropolitan Electricity Authority’s “smart metro” project to move electricity and communication wires underground.

 

INSTALLING underground power lines and communication cables is among the top goals cited by Bangkokians to improve their city. Not only would the move beautify the street scape, it would also boost public safety, ending news reports of accidents or natural disasters causing power poles to fall on people, causing death or injury.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004913-buried-wires-coming-–-eventually-–-to-your-neighbourhood/

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Humans must learn to live with elephants, say experts

By Pratch Rujivanarom 
The sunday Nation

 

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Photos from Facebook page of Khao Angra Wildlife Sanctuary

 

Forest preservation measures and a better understanding of animal behaviour will help find a sustainable solution to the problem of crop destruction by wild elephants, according to wildlife experts.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004916-humans-must-learn-to-live-with-elephants-say-experts/

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Interpol asked to issue Blue Notice on Yingluck

 

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The Royal Thai Police has asked the Interpol to issue a Blue Notice for its 190 member countries to find the whereabouts of fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, deputy police spokesman Pol Col Krisna Pattanacharoen said on Saturday (Sept 30).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004918-interpol-asked-to-issue-blue-notice-on-yingluck/

 

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Catalans prepare to defy Madrid in banned independence vote

By Jordi Rubio

 

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A woman kisses a Spanish flag as protesters hold Spanish and Catalan flags during a demonstration in favor of a unified Spain a day before the banned October 1 independence referendum, in Barcelona, Spain, September 30, 2017. REUTERS/Susana Vera

 

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Catalans are expected to defy Spanish authorities and attempt to vote in a banned independence referendum on Sunday, raising fears of unrest in the wealthy northeastern region.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004919-catalans-prepare-to-defy-madrid-in-banned-independence-vote/

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U.S. directly communicating with North Korea, seeks dialogue

By Phil Stewart and Ben Blanchard

 

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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (L) meeting with Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi (R) at the Great Hall of the People on September 30, 2017 in Beijing, China. REUTERS/Lintao Zhang/Pool

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States said on Saturday it was directly communicating with North Korea, seeking to start a dialogue with Pyongyang as its advancing nuclear and missile programs stoke fears of an armed confrontation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004920-us-directly-communicating-with-north-korea-seeks-dialogue/

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Trump blames Puerto Ricans for slow hurricane response

By Gabriel Stargardter

 

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A man stands inside of a destroyed supermarket by Hurricane Maria in Salinas, Puerto Rico, September 29, 2017 REUTERS/Alvin Baez

 

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump blamed Puerto Ricans on Saturday for failing to do enough to dig out from damage caused by Hurricane Maria, saying criticism leveled at his government for the slow response was driven by politics.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004921-trump-blames-puerto-ricans-for-slow-hurricane-response/

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'Not appropriate,' envoy tells Britain's Boris over Kipling poem in Myanmar

 

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British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson visits Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar January 21, 2017. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/Files

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's ambassador to Myanmar was forced to interrupt Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson earlier this year as he tried to recite a nostalgic colonial poem by Rudyard Kipling in public during a visit to the country's most famous Buddhist site.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004922-not-appropriate-envoy-tells-britains-boris-over-kipling-poem-in-myanmar/

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French league game abandoned after five seriously injured - security services

 

PARIS (Reuters) - At least 29 people were injured, including five seriously, when safety barriers collapsed at a French Ligue 1 game between Amiens and Lille on Saturday, local authorities and match officials said leading to the match being abandoned.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004924-french-league-game-abandoned-after-five-seriously-injured-security-services/

 

 

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Hamilton can sleep easy after taking Malaysia pole

By Abhishek Takle

 

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Formula One F1 - Malaysia Grand Prix 2017 - Sepang, Malaysia - September 30, 2017. Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton gestures after getting pole position in qualifying. REUTERS/Edgar Su

 

SEPANG, Malaysia (Reuters) - Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton can sleep easy on Saturday night after mastering his car’s temperamental nature to seize pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004925-hamilton-can-sleep-easy-after-taking-malaysia-pole/

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Two more for Kane as Spurs hit four at Huddersfield

By Simon Evans

 

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Soccer Football - Premier League - Huddersfield Town vs Tottenham Hotspur - John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield, Britain - September 30, 2017 Tottenham's Harry Kane scores their third goal Action Images via Reuters/Carl Recine

 

HUDDERSFIELD, England (Reuters) - Harry Kane's stunning September continued with two goals, including a brilliant solo strike, in Tottenham Hotspur's impressive 4-0 Premier League win at promoted Huddersfield Town on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004926-two-more-for-kane-as-spurs-hit-four-at-huddersfield/

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Sakho's last-gasp goal gives West Ham victory

 

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Soccer Football - Premier League - West Ham United vs Swansea City - London Stadium, London, Britain - September 30, 2017 Swansea City's Kyle Naughton in action with West Ham United's Javier Hernandez REUTERS/Hannah McKay

 

(Reuters) - WEST HAM UNITED 1 SWANSEA CITY 0

 

West Ham United substitute Diafra Sakho scored a dramatic 89th-minute winner to secure a 1-0 Premier League victory over Swansea City on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004927-sakhos-last-gasp-goal-gives-west-ham-victory/

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Bournemouth frustrated in draw with Leicester

 

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Soccer Football - Premier League - AFC Bournemouth vs Leicester City - Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, Britain - September 30, 2017 (L - R) Bournemouth's Andrew Surman, Simon Francis, Nathan Ake and Leicester City's Jamie Vardy after the match REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

 

BOURNEMOUTH 0 LEICESTER CITY 0

 

Bournemouth were unable to take advantage of their greater possession and chances in a 0-0 draw with Leicester City on Saturday that kept them in the Premier League's bottom three.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004928-bournemouth-frustrated-in-draw-with-leicester/

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Late Crouch winner earns Stoke first victory since August

 

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Soccer Football - Premier League - Stoke City vs Southampton - bet365 Stadium, Stoke, Britain - September 30, 2017 Stoke City's Peter Crouch celebrates scoring their second goal Action Images via Reuters/Craig Brough

 

STOKE CITY 2 SOUTHAMPTON 1

 

Sept 30 (Reuters) - Substitute Peter Crouch scored a late winner as Stoke City beat Southampton 2-1 on Saturday to claim their first Premier League victory since August.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004929-late-crouch-winner-earns-stoke-first-victory-since-august/

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Late Richarlison header earns Watford a point at West Brom

 

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Soccer Football - Premier League - West Bromwich Albion vs Watford - The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, Britain - September 30, 2017 Watford's Richarlison scores their second goal REUTERS/Rebecca Naden

 

(Reuters) - WEST BROMWICH ALBION 2 WATFORD 2

 

A late injury-time header from Richarlison sealed a dramatic comeback for Watford as they held West Bromwich Albion to a 2-2 draw in the Premier League on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004930-late-richarlison-header-earns-watford-a-point-at-west-brom/

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De Bruyne gives Manchester City victory over Chelsea

 

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Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne celebrates scoring their first goal with team mates REUTERS/Eddie Keogh

 

CHELSEA 0 MANCHESTER CITY 1

 

Sept 30 (Reuters) - Manchester City regained top spot in the Premier League with a deserved 1-0 victory over an out-of-sorts Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004931-de-bruyne-gives-manchester-city-victory-over-chelsea/

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Fellaini double helps Man United crush Palace 4-0

 

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Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester United vs Crystal Palace - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - September 30, 2017 Manchester United's Marouane Fellaini celebrates scoring their third goal REUTERS/Andrew Yates

 

Sept 30 (Reuters) - MANCHESTER UNITED 4 CRYSTAL PALACE 0

 

Manchester United provisionally went top of the Premier League after Marouane Fellaini scored two goals either side of Juan Mata's opener and Romelu Lukaku's record-equalling strike in a 4-0 rout of Crystal Palace on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004932-fellaini-double-helps-man-united-crush-palace-4-0/

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Tens of thousands march for abortion rights in Ireland

 

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Demonstrators hold posters as they march for more liberal Irish abortion laws, in Dublin, Ireland September 30, 2017. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

 

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people marched in Dublin on Saturday to demand the loosening of some of the strictest abortion laws in the world ahead of a 2018 referendum on the issue.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004933-tens-of-thousands-march-for-abortion-rights-in-ireland/

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