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Explosion at laundry shop injures several people

By Thai PBS

 

 

An explosion  at a laundry business at a housing estate in Nonthaburi province late Monday morning injured several people.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006107-explosion-at-laundry-shop-injures-several-people-in-nonthaburi/

 

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Lampang seeks to quickly drain flooded homes and rescue soaked crops

By The Nation

 

 

Lampang deputy governor Surapol Burintrapan joined a meeting on Monday of flood-related agencies in Thoen district as they sought ways to quickly drain floodwaters that have affected 500 homes in six villages of Tambon Tha Raed and has now stabilised at about 50-cm in depth.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006109-lampang-seeks-to-quickly-drain-flooded-homes-and-rescue-soaked-crops/

 

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Retaining fields full, water over-running banks of Yom River

By The Nation

 

 

The 240,000-rai (38,400-hectare) water retaining fields of “Bang Rakham Model 60” are now full beyond their combined capacity of 400 million cubic metres, a source reported on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006111-retaining-fields-full-water-over-running-banks-of-yom-river/

 

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Police officer accused of helping Yingluck flee the country escapes act of misbehaviour

By Thai PBS

 

A senior police officer who was earlier accused of helping Ms Yingluck Shinawatra to flee the country has escaped act of misbehaviour charge after DNA laboratory test produced no DNA samples of her in the car used in the escape.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006081-dna-test-inconclusive-as-to-whether-toyota-camry-transported-former-pm-yingluck/?do=findComment&comment=12343925

 

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Seven injured in cloth dryer machine explosion in Nonthaburi

By The Nation

 

 

Seven people were injured when a clothes dryer at a laundry in Nonthaburi exploded on Monday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006107-explosion-at-laundry-shop-injures-several-people-in-nonthaburi/?do=findComment&comment=12343943

 

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Phuket Opinion: Getting the Phuket lifeguard crisis dead wrong

The Phuket News

 

A trained Phuket lifeguard watches over swimmers during the dangerous southwest monsoon. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

PHUKET: Now that the inevitable has started to occur and the drownings without professional lifeguards on Phuket’s beaches have started, it is time for the Phuket Provincial Administration Organisation (PPAO, or OrBorJor) to quit posturing and get down to business. The game is over. It is time to throw in the towel on managing Phuket’s lifeguard situation, and let the municipalities take over.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006116-phuket-opinion-getting-the-phuket-lifeguard-crisis-dead-wrong/

 

 

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Thailand gets aviation safety upgrade, airline shares jump

Aukkarapon Niyomyat, Wirat Buranakanokthanasan

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The U.N. International Civil Aviation Organization has removed a red flag against Thailand over safety concerns, the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand said on Monday, sending shares in Thai airlines sharply higher.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006117-thailand-gets-aviation-safety-upgrade-airline-shares-jump/

 

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Ban Dong group petitions Red Bull to build controversial beverage factory

By The Nation 

 

 

A group of Ban Dong residents set up tables on Monday for people to sign objections to a subsidiary of Red Bull Group cancelling plans for a controversial factory and to show support for the company.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006118-ban-dong-group-petitions-red-bull-to-build-controversial-beverage-factory/

 

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Erawan Waterfall closed for swimming

By The Nation

 

Photo from Erawan National Park's Facebook page         

 

Swimming in the legendary Erawan Waterfall in Nakhon Nayok was prohibited on Monday after heavy rains increased the level of water in the creek.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006120-erawan-waterfall-closed-for-swimming/

 

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Tourists flock to visit Huay Nam Dang National Park

By The Nation

 

 

Tourists are visiting the popular tourist destination Huay Nam Dang National Park in increasing numbers as winter arrives with the mercury dropping to 16 degrees Celsius in the morning as a sea of mist covers the mountaintops.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006122-tourists-flock-to-visit-huay-nam-dang-national-park/

 

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Public health ministry to consider legal action against convenience stores

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Ministry of Public Health will meet tomorrow to consider taking legal action against convenience stores for selling draft beer.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006123-thai-public-health-min-to-consider-legal-action-against-convenience-stores-for-selling-draft-beer/

 

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NATO to launch Black Sea force as latest counter to Russia

By Robin Emmott

 

Jet fighters releases flares during the Zapad 2017 war games at a range near the town of Borisov, Belarus September 20, 2017. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

 

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - NATO launches a new multinational force in Romania on Monday in its latest step to counter Russia along its eastern flank and to check a growing Russian presence in the Black Sea following the Kremlin's 2014 seizure of Crimea.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006126-nato-to-launch-black-sea-force-as-latest-counter-to-russia/

 

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Prayut says it’s a pride of the country for ICAO’s removal of red flag status

By Thai PBS

 

 

Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha expressed Today (Oct 9) satisfaction with the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s decision to remove the country’s red flag status saying it is the pride of the country.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006117-thailand-gets-aviation-safety-upgrade-airline-shares-jump/?do=findComment&comment=12344205

 

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Google to use balloons to provide Puerto Rico cell service

BY REUTERS

By David Shepardson

 

A Google Project Loon internet balloon is seen at the Google I/O 2016 developers conference in Mountain View, California May 19, 2016. REUTERS/Stephen Lam/Files

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said late on Friday it had approved Alphabet Inc’s application to provide emergency cellular service to Puerto Rico through balloons.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/google-use-balloons-provide-puerto-rico-cell-service/24861/

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Baby Girl Found in Bin Now Safe at Lanna Hospital

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – A baby girl who was found dumped in a rubbish bin was found by passers by is now safe under the supervision of medical staff at Lanna Hospital.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006141-baby-girl-found-in-bin-now-safe-at-lanna-hospital/

 

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Maiiam Contemporary Art Museum Wins ‘Museum Oscar’ at Leading Cultural Destinations Awards

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – The Maiiam Contemporary Art Museum has become the first art museum in Thailand to be awarded the Best New Museum of Asia Pacific, often called the ‘Oscars of the museum industry’.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006142-maiiam-contemporary-art-museum-wins-‘museum-oscar’-at-leading-cultural-destinations-awards/

 

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Scammers forge police chief’s Line account

By The Nation

 

A call-centre-scam gang has duplicated the Line account of Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) deputy chief Pol Major-General Romsit Weeriyasan to dupe a victim into wiring almost Bt1 million for “inspection”, Romsit revealed on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006144-scammers-forge-police-chief’s-line-account/

 

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Watana denies ‘creating chaos’ with Facebook post on missing plaque

 

File photo : Watana

 

Watana Muangsuk, the core leader of the Pheu Thai Party, has denied he intended to create chaos among the public when he posted statements on Facebook regarding a plague that went missing from the Royal Plaza which marked the Siamese Revolution of 1932.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006145-watana-denies-‘creating-chaos’-with-facebook-post-on-missing-plaque/

 

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‘No more dumping in my klong,’ says Chalong Mayor

 

 

PHUKET:-- Chalong Mayor Samran Jindapol has urged local residents to stop dumping garbage in the small estuaries that feed into the well-known Klong Mudong canal on Phuket’s east coast, fouling the water and blocking the streams from emptying into Chalong Bay.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006146-‘no-more-dumping-in-my-klong’-says-chalong-mayor/

 

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Old Thaksin cases could be revived retroactively, says Deputy PM

By The Nation

 

 

Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam reiterated on Monday that he believes that the legal procedures against political office holders in criminal cases law could be applied retroactively against alleged wrongdoers, opening up the possibility that this could be applied to the outstanding cases against former PM Thaksin Shinawatra.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006147-old-thaksin-cases-could-be-revived-retroactively-says-deputy-pm/

 

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Is this the buggiest iOS ever? iOS 11.0.2 causing yet more problems for iPhone users

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD

 

 

If you were hoping that iOS 11.0.2 was going to fix all the problems with latest version of Apple’s operating system, you’re going to be disappointed.

 

Full Story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/buggiest-ios-ever-ios-11-0-2-causing-yet-problems-iphone-users/24864/

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Here’s how to stop iOS 11 from killing your battery

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

You will probably be aware by now that Apple released an update of their iOS 11 operating system and it is fair to say that some people are regretting it.

 

Full Story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/heres-help-stop-ios-11-killing-battery/24871/

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