Tourist police and regular cops plan PR blitz to explain royal cremation protocols.

 

Image: Manager

 

Manager announced yesterday that the Pattaya tourist police and local cops were joining forces to conduct a PR exercise to make it clear what expectations they had from tourist operators during the royal cremation period.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006949-tourist-police-and-regular-cops-plan-pr-blitz-to-explain-royal-cremation-protocols/

The week that was in Thailand news: Why I’m happier to have Thai neighbors!

 

 

Whenever my news editor says it’s a quiet day or we are in for a relaxing time I have a sense of foreboding and a feeling it might be a good time to buy my first lottery ticket.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006950-the-week-that-was-in-thailand-news-why-i’m-happier-to-have-thai-neighbors/

 

Prayut says SET rising because of junta’s economic management

By The Nation

 

File photo: Prime MInister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha

 

PRIME MINISTER General Prayut Chan-o-cha does not want people to think that last week’s announcement of an election timetable is behind the recent rise in the Thai stock market, government spokesperson Lt-General Sansern Kaewkamnerd said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006967-prayut-says-set-rising-because-of-junta’s-economic-management/

 

Last 2 organic laws will meet deadline for 2018

By The Nation

 

File photo: Constitution Drafting Commission chairman Meechai Ruchuphan

 

THE CONSTITUTION Drafting Commission (CDC) is committed to finishing drafts of the remaining organic laws under the legal 240-day deadline so that an election can proceed, CDC member Amorn Vanichwiwat said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006968-last-2-organic-laws-will-meet-deadline-for-2018/

 

Royal ex-officer lauds spirit of 1973

By The Sunday Nation

 

File photo: Pol General Vasit Dejkunjorn

 

Urges student to pay greater role of country's welfare

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006969-royal-ex-officer-lauds-spirit-of-1973/

 

Maiden tour title for Nemittra

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam 

The Nation

 

Nemittra Juntanaket

 

Chonburi - NEMITTRA Juntanaket shook off a nightmare final day to keep her cool and win her maiden All Thailand Tour title yesterday. The 20-year-old Chonburi-Phayao player carded a par at the first extra hole to win a playoff against former LPGA member Junthima Gulyanamitta and win the Bt3.2 Million Singha Pattaya Open at the Burapa Golf Club and Resort.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006970-maiden-tour-title-for-nemittra/

 

Junta rule and lack of adequate reform have hurt economy, say academics

By WICHIT CHAITRONG 
THE SUNDAY NATION

 

Mana Nimitmongkol

 

ALTHOUGH the Thai economy has changed a lot since the era of the student-led uprising of October 14, 1973 some key things remain largely the same and have become a drag on the people’s economic well-being, warned some academics.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006971-junta-rule-and-lack-of-adequate-reform-have-hurt-economy-say-academics/

 

Air passengers advised to leave early for Don Mueang airport

 

 

Air passengers who are scheduled to fly from Don Mueang airport on Saturday (Oct 14) have been advised to leave at least one and a half hours  for travelling as many spots of Bangkok have been flooded, said Don Mueang airport director Sutheewat Suwanwat.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006972-air-passengers-advised-to-leave-early-for-don-mueang-airport/

 

Higher spending by people in Vegetarian Festival Oct 20-28

 

 

The vegetarian festival this year is expected to see more people observing the festival and higher spending than the previous year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006973-higher-spending-by-people-in-vegetarian-festival-oct-20-28/

 

Catfish caper at police headquarters

By The Nation

 

 

Amid concerns about flash-flooding that hit the capital on Saturday morning, the mood has been lightened by some photographs of a policeman trying to catch catfish in the floodwaters.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006974-catfish-caper-at-police-headquarters/

 

A new type of venomous snake found in Nan province

 

 

Brown spotted pit viper, a kind of venomous snake, has been found in the northern province of Nan, according to a report to the Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute under the Thai Red Cross Society.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006975-a-new-type-of-venomous-snake-found-in-nan-province/

 

Sing Buri on full alert for flooding

 

 

Sing Buri, the first province below the Chao Phraya Dam in Chai Nat, has been put on full alert for flooding as the dam is releasing water downstream at the rate of 2,600 cubic metres per second while rain has continued to fall.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006976-sing-buri-on-full-alert-for-flooding/

 

Ubonrat Dam’s water discharge to reach 54 million cubic metres per day

 

 

The committee for the management of water in Khon Kaen, Maha Sarakham, Kalasin, Roi-et and Yasothon provinces have made a resolution to discharge more water from the Ubonrat Dam in Khon Kaen as the water flowing into the dam has reached 100 million cubic metres per day.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006977-ubonrat-dam’s-water-discharge-to-reach-54-million-cubic-metres-per-day/

 

Roads to be closed on Saturday night for rehearsal of royal procession

 

 

Many roads in Bangkok will be closed from 10 pm on Saturday into early Sunday for the rehearsal of a procession for the royal cremation and a convoy for VIPs, Pol Maj Gen Jirapat Phumichit, deputy chief of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006978-roads-to-be-closed-on-saturday-night-for-rehearsal-of-royal-procession/

 

BMA says all nine replicas of Royal Crematorium are finished

 

 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) yesterday announced the completion of all it’s nine replicas of the Royal Crematorium and will be ready for the people to place sandal flowers on October 26.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006981-bma-says-all-nine-replicas-of-royal-crematorium-are-finished/

 

Army troops help Bangkok flood victims

By The Nation

 

After Bangkok was battered by heavy downpours early on Saturday, several Army disaster mitigation centres mobilised to help stranded motorists and other flood victims.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006983-army-troops-help-bangkok-flood-victims/

 

Car bombs kill at least 22 in Somalia's capital Mogadishu - police

By Abdi Sheikh

 

A general view shows the scene of an explosion in KM4 street in the Hodan district of Mogadishu, Somalia October 14, 2017. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

 

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Two car bombs in separate parts of Somalia's capital Mogadishu killed at least 22 people on Saturday and injured several others, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006985-car-bombs-kill-at-least-22-in-somalias-capital-mogadishu-police/

French army charter plane crashes in Ivory Coast, four Moldovans killed

 

Rescuers pull the wreckage of a propeller-engine cargo plane after it crashed in the sea near the international airport in Ivory Coast's main city, Abidjan, October 14, 2017. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

 

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Four Moldovan citizens were killed and two others were injured on Saturday when a cargo plane chartered by the French military crashed into the sea near the airport in Ivory Coast's main city, Abidjan, Ivorian and French officials said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006986-french-army-charter-plane-crashes-in-ivory-coast-four-moldovans-killed/

U.S.-backed SDF to let Syrian Islamic State fighters leave Raqqa

By John Davison and Tom Perry

 

Children play inside a truck at a refugee camp for people displaced because of fightings between the Syrian Democratic Forces and Islamic State militants in Ain Issa, Syria October 14, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro

 

AIN ISSA, Syria/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian Islamic State fighters are set to abandon Raqqa in a withdrawal agreed with U.S.-backed Syrian militias that have them surrounded, a militia spokesman said on Saturday, as the jihadists' defeat in their former Syrian capital edged closer.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006987-us-backed-sdf-to-let-syrian-islamic-state-fighters-leave-raqqa/

United frustrate Liverpool in disappointing derby

By Simon Evans

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Liverpool vs Manchester United - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - October 14, 2017 Manchester United's Romelu Lukaku in action with Liverpool's Dejan Lovren REUTERS/Phil Noble

 

LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) - LIVERPOOL 0 MANCHESTER UNITED 0

 

A cautious Manchester United frustrated hosts Liverpool as a lacklustre North-West Premier League derby ended 0-0 on Saturday with neither side able to find the creative touch.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006988-united-frustrate-liverpool-in-disappointing-derby/

 

Abraham double gives Swansea 2-0 win over Huddersfield

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Swansea City vs Huddersfield Town - Liberty Stadium, Swansea, Britain - October 14, 2017 Swansea City's Tammy Abraham celebrates after the match REUTERS/Rebecca Naden

 

(Reuters) - SWANSEA CITY 2 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 0

 

Striker Tammy Abraham scored two close-range goals in a six-minute spell either side of halftime to give Swansea a 2-0 home win over Huddersfield in the first Premier League clash between the two sides on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006989-abraham-double-gives-swansea-2-0-win-over-huddersfield/

Eriksen earns Tottenham first home win of season

By Martyn Herman

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur vs AFC Bournemouth - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - October 14, 2017 Tottenham's Christian Eriksen takes a freekick REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

 

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1 BOURNEMOUTH 0

 

Oct 14 (Reuters) - Christian Eriksen gave Tottenham Hotspur a long-overdue first Premier League victory at their temporary Wembley Stadium with the only goal in a laboured 1-0 win over struggling Bournemouth on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006990-eriksen-earns-tottenham-first-home-win-of-season/

Wood strikes late to give Burnley a draw against West Ham

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Burnley vs West Ham United - Turf Moor, Burnley, Britain - October 14, 2017 Burnley’s Chris Wood applauds fans after the match REUTERS/Peter Powell

 

(Reuters) - Chris Wood struck late to spare Burnley's blushes against 10-man West Ham, heading in an equaliser with five minutes left to secure a 1-1 draw in the Premier League on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006991-wood-strikes-late-to-give-burnley-a-draw-against-west-ham/

Zaha gives Palace first victory as Chelsea lose again

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Crystal Palace vs Chelsea - Selhurst Park, London, Britain - October 14, 2017 Chelsea's Cesar Azpilicueta scores an own goal and the first for Crystal Palace after deflecting an effort from Crystal Palace's Yohan Cabaye REUTERS/David Klein

 

(Reuters) - Crystal Palace ended the worst-ever start to a Premier League season and condemned champions Chelsea to their second successive defeat with a 2-1 victory at Selhurst Park on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006992-zaha-gives-palace-first-victory-as-chelsea-lose-again/

Cleverley's injury-time goal gives Watford win over Arsenal

 

Watford's Tom Cleverley celebrates scoring their second goal with Etienne Capoue Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs

 

WATFORD 2 ARSENAL 1

 

Watford climbed into the top four of the Premier League after Tom Cleverley’s 92nd-minute goal gave them a 2-1 victory over Arsenal at Vicarage Road on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006993-cleverleys-injury-time-goal-gives-watford-win-over-arsenal/

Man City dazzle after Liverpool-United bore draw

By Ian Chadband

 

 

Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester City vs Stoke City - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - October 14, 2017 Manchester City's Bernardo Silva scores their seventh goal Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester City opened up a two-point lead over their neighbours Manchester United at the top of the Premier League on Saturday thanks to another display of scintillating brilliance in a 7-2 thrashing of Stoke City at the Etihad Stadium.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006994-man-city-dazzle-after-liverpool-united-bore-draw/

Online rumours create ‘false panic’ over floods

By The Sunday Nation

 

 

BANGKOK GOVERNOR Aswin Kwanmuang has dismissed online rumours that the city’s Saen Saep canal will be closed to allow the discharge of rainwater from the Northern provinces and is urging the public to follow truthful information on official websites and other reliable sources.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006939-irrigation-dept-denies-releasing-water-from-bhumibol-dam/

 

Bangkok hit by heaviest rainfall in 25 years: BMA

 

 

Bangkok was hit by a combined rainfall of 203 millimetres on Friday night and before dawn on Saturday, the highest in 25 years, far beyond the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)’s capability of coping with not more than 60mm of rain at a time, Bangkok deputy governor Chakkaphan Phiewngam said on Saturday (Oct 14).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006997-bangkok-hit-by-heaviest-rainfall-in-25-years-bma/

 

Expat in Thailand versus stay at home Westerner – Who will really have the last laugh?

 

 

I notice a theme when I produce my vlogs about Thailand and, in particular, Pattaya in terms of the comments I get. The negative comments always seem to be from those that have never been here. They can feely pour scorn easily via social networks as they sit suffering from delusions of grandeur – no doubt in their small apartment in Grimsby or Sheerness as they enjoy a microwave meal from Aldi. OK, I am being deliberately contentious here; so let me play for just one second. It did, however, made me think – Who will really have the last laugh…the expat of Thailand or the stay at home Westerner?

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1006999-expat-in-thailand-versus-stay-at-home-westerner-–-who-will-really-have-the-last-laugh/

 

Gunmen attack Kenyan school, killing six children: officials

 

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Seven people, six of them children, were killed in northern Kenya on Saturday when unknown assailants attacked a school, officials said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007001-gunmen-attack-kenyan-school-killing-six-children-officials/