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Patong pub shooter surrenders to police

The Phuket News

 

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Manus 'Ta' Pongsupakit, 34, is caught on CCTV fleeing the scene of the shooting. Image via Patong Police

 

PHUKET:-- The man wanted for shooting another man at the Hollywood pub on Bangla Rd in Patong early this morning has surrendered himself to Patong Police.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006686-patong-pub-shooter-surrenders-to-police/

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Prayut urges faster legislative process as junta due to step down in one year

By THE NATION

 

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Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam

 

General Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday met with ministers and legislators in a special meeting to discuss legislation, instructing officials to ensure that they would be finished with the work within the remaining one year as the junta is scheduled to step down.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006705-prayut-urges-faster-legislative-process-as-junta-due-to-step-down-in-one-year/

 

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NACC revives two cases against Thaksin under newly passed law

By THE NATION

 

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File photo: Thaksin Shinawatra

 

THE NATIONAL Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is reviving two cases related to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra following the promulgation of legal procedures specified by the recently passed law on political office holders.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006706-nacc-revives-two-cases-against-thaksin-under-newly-passed-law/

 

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Floods not as bad as 2011 crisis despite inundation: authorities

By Pratch Rujivanarom 
The Nation

 

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ACADEMICS AND authorities are confident that this year’s flood situation would not be a repeat of the disastrous major floods of 2011, even as many provinces continued to be inundated and dams are at peak capacity.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006707-floods-not-as-bad-as-2011-crisis-despite-inundation-authorities/

 

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Centre set up to monitor drones during Cremation period

By The Nation

 

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File photo

 

Air Force Chief ACM Chom Rungsawang on Thursday said that his office has set up an anti-drone centre to monitor use of drones during the Royal Cremation ceremony at the request of a joint command for the Royal Cremation of the late King.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006708-centre-set-up-to-monitor-drones-during-cremation-period/

 

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Royal Crematorium replicas set up nationwide

By JITRAPORN SENWONG 
THE NATION

 

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MOURNERS who cannot attend the Royal Cremation ceremonies in Bangkok’s Sanam Luang area can place sandalwood flowers at designated venues across the country on October 26 to pay a final farewell to the much-revered HM the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980183-royal-cremation-of-the-late-king-bhumibol-adulyadej-is-set-on-october-26/?do=findComment&comment=12355299

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Tighter control on the import of alien fish species

By Chalarntorn Yothasmutra

 

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The Fisheries Department is set to draft a by-law to tighten up control on the import of alien fish species into the country after it was discovered that several alien fish species have proliferated in natural waterways threatening indigenous species.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006711-tighter-control-on-the-import-of-alien-fish-species/

 

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Bus rerouting on Oct 14-15 due to rehearsal of Royal cremation procession

By Chalarntorn Yothasmutra

 

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The Transport Ministry has announced the rerouting of some bus routes around Sanam Luang and adjacent areas to facilitate the rehearsal of the Royal cremation procession on October 14-15.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006712-bus-rerouting-on-oct-14-15-due-to-rehearsal-of-royal-cremation-procession/

 

 

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Cuba plants medical diplomacy flag in Thailand

State-of-the-art biopharmaceuticals plant aimed at fast-growing global market

MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR, Asia regional correspondent

 

NONTHABURI, Thailand -- In state-of-the-art laboratories set in a lush, green landscape -- and with help from communist-ruled Cuba -- nearly 200 researchers and technicians are paving the way for Thailand to take an ambitious stride into the expanding market for biopharmaceutical drugs.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006713-cuba-plants-medical-diplomacy-flag-in-thailand/

 

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Bangkok not seriously affected by flooding: DDPM

 

BANGKOK, 13 October 2017 (NNT) – The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) held a meeting with other agencies to closely monitor weather conditions and set guidelines toward assistance for flood victims and assured Bangkok will not be seriously affected by flooding. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006714-bangkok-not-seriously-affected-by-flooding-ddpm/

 

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Kidnapped U.S.-Canadian couple, three children freed in Pakistan

By Asif Shahzad and Phil Stewart

 

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    ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A kidnapped U.S.-Canadian couple and their three children born in captivity have been freed in Pakistan, nearly five years after the couple was abducted in neighbouring Afghanistan, Pakistani and U.S. officials said on Thursday.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006715-kidnapped-us-canadian-couple-three-children-freed-in-pakistan/

     

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    Frustrated by Congress, Trump signs order to weaken Obamacare

    By Yasmeen Abutaleb and Jeff Mason

     

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    U.S. President Donald Trump smiles after signing an Executive Order to make it easier for Americans to buy bare-bone health insurance plans and circumvent Obamacare rules at the White House in Washington, U.S., October 12, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

     

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an order to make it easier for Americans to buy bare-bones health insurance plans, using his presidential powers to undermine Obamacare after fellow Republicans in Congress failed to repeal the 2010 law.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006716-frustrated-by-congress-trump-signs-order-to-weaken-obamacare/

     

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    U.S., Israel quit U.N. heritage agency citing bias

    By John Irish

     

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    PARIS (Reuters) - The United States and Israel announced on Thursday they were quitting the U.N.'s cultural agency UNESCO, after Washington accused it of anti-Israeli bias.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006717-us-israel-quit-un-heritage-agency-citing-bias/

     

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    Trump lays out new Iran strategy Friday, complicating European ties

    By Steve Holland

     

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    U.S. President Donald Trump announces his Secretary of Homeland Security nominee Kirstjen Nielsen in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 12, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

     

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will lay out a more confrontational strategy towards Iran by the United States on Friday in a speech in which he is likely to strike a blow at an international Iran nuclear deal, complicating U.S. relations with European allies.

     

    Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006718-trump-lays-out-new-iran-strategy-friday-complicating-european-ties/

     

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    EU to offer May hope of post-Brexit talks at summit - draft text

    By Alastair Macdonald and Gabriela Baczynska

     

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    FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May greets Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, outside Downing Street in London, September 26, 2017. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

       

      BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders could hand Theresa May an olive branch in deadlocked Brexit negotiations next week by launching their own internal preparations for a transition to a new relationship with Britain.

       

      Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006719-eu-to-offer-may-hope-of-post-brexit-talks-at-summit-draft-text/

       

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      Spaniards use national holiday to show unity amid Catalan crisis

      By Isla Binnie and Jesús Aguado

       

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      People walk under a huge Catalan flag during Spain's National Day in Barcelona, Spain, October 12, 2017. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

       

      MADRID (Reuters) - Spaniards lined the streets of Madrid and Barcelona on Thursday and national flags hung from balconies across the capital as unionists used a public holiday to demonstrate unity in the face of moves by Catalonia to declare independence.

       

      Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006720-spaniards-use-national-holiday-to-show-unity-amid-catalan-crisis/

       

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      Las Vegas gunman fired on guard and crowd at about same time - MGM

      By Keith Coffman

       

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      Workers board up a broken window at the Mandalay Bay hotel, where shooter Stephen Paddock conducted his mass shooting along the Las Vegas Strip, in Las Vegas, Nevada, October 6, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Wattie

       

      (Reuters) - The owner of the hotel where a gunman carried out the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history on Thursday provided a new version of the timeline, suggesting there was no time for hotel staff to warn police.

       

      Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006722-las-vegas-gunman-fired-on-guard-and-crowd-at-about-same-time-mgm/

       

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      Hundreds missing, 29 dead in California wildfires as crews gain ground

      By Noel Randewich

       

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      An aerial view of properties destroyed by the Tubbs Fire in Santa Rosa. REUTERS/Stephen Lam

       

      SONOMA, Calif. (Reuters) - Firefighters began to gain ground on Thursday against wildfires that have killed at least 29 people in Northern California and left hundreds missing in the chaos of mass evacuations in the heart of the state's wine country.

       

      Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006723-hundreds-missing-29-dead-in-california-wildfires-as-crews-gain-ground/

       

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      U.S. white nationalists sued over Virginia protest violence

      By Ian Simpson

       

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      FILE PHOTO: White nationalists rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S., August 12, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

       

      (Reuters) - Eleven people have sued white nationalists whose rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, turned deadly this summer, saying they suffered emotional and physical trauma from protesters' threats and violence.

       

      Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006725-us-white-nationalists-sued-over-virginia-protest-violence/

       

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      Four U.S. 'sanctuary cities' may be violating law - U.S. attorney general

      By Sarah N. Lynch and Mica Rosenberg

       

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      U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is greeted by Department of Homeland Security staff members as he arrives for his remarks on the U.S. system for asylum-seekers at the Executive Office for Immigration Review in Falls Church, Virginia, U.S. October 12, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

       

      WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department singled out four cities and a county on Thursday for allegedly having so-called "sanctuary policies" that may violate a federal law that says local governments cannot limit information sharing with U.S. immigration officials.

       

      Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006726-four-us-sanctuary-cities-may-be-violating-law-us-attorney-general/

       

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      Earthlings test warning system as asteroid flies by

       

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      The pass of a dangerously-sized asteroid to Earth on Thursday, just outside manmade satellite orbits, was used to test early warning systems after a similarly-sized object caused widespread damage in Siberia in 2013.

       

      FRANKFURT (Reuters) - An asteroid the size of a school bus flew remarkably near Earth on Thursday, providing scientists with an opportunity to test the warning systems that would kick in if a space collision was coming.

       

      Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006727-earthlings-test-warning-system-as-asteroid-flies-by/

       

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      First Turkish military convoy enters Syria's Idlib

       

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      Children stand on top of a Turkish Armed Forces vehicle, as a military convoy pass by their village on the Turkish-Syrian border line in Reyhanli, Hatay province, Turkey October 11, 2017. REUTERS/Osman Orsa

       

      BEIRUT (Reuters) - A first convoy of the military operation that Turkey is carrying out in Syria's Idlib province crossed into the area late on Thursday, two rebels and a witness said.

       

      Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006731-first-turkish-military-convoy-enters-syrias-idlib/

       

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      Where Were You? Thais, Expats Recall The Death Of A King

      By Khaosod English

       

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      Bhumibol Adulyadej reigned as king for 25,694 days, which is roughly equal to the average human life span in Thailand. Three hundred and sixty-five days ago, the man who had been a constant thread through everyone’s lives, who had returned from abroad to restore the monarchy to a position above all else, died at 88.

       

      Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006733-where-were-you-thais-expats-recall-the-death-of-a-king/

       

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