THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Monday 30 Oct 2017

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Police to tighten Loy Krathong security Friday night

By The Nation

 

Police deputy commissioner general Pol Colonel Chalermkiart Sriworakhan held a videoconference meeting on Monday with police commanders around the country to instruct them to tighten security during Loy Krathong night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009025-police-to-tighten-loy-krathong-security-friday-night/

 

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True Online has been named broadband provider of the year

BY THE NATION

 

True Online has been named broadband Internet service provider brand of the year at the World branding awards in London, UK.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/25287-2/25287/?utm_source=newsletter-20171030-1527

 

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Airport adjusts flights for safety during Yi Peng Lantern festival

By The Nation

 

 

Chiang Mai International Airport has rescheduled and cancelled some flights between Friday and Saturday as a safety measure during the Yi Peng Lantern festival, the airport’s director said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009027-airport-adjusts-flights-for-safety-during-yi-peng-lantern-festival/  
 

 

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Saudi Arabia to let women enter sports stadiums in 2018

 

Women walk in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 10, 2017. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser/Files

 

DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia will for the first time allow women to attend sports events in three selected stadiums from early next year, the General Sports Authority said in a statement.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009029-saudi-arabia-to-let-women-enter-sports-stadiums-in-2018/

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No move yet to lift political ban

By The Nation

 

The National Council for Peace and Order has not yet convened to consider lifting the ban on political activities, said Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan on Monday, adding that the issue is not on the Cabinet’s agenda for Tuesday either.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009030-no-move-yet-to-lift-political-ban/

 

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Chiang Mai Airport Prepares for Lanterns on Runway

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – Chiang Mai International Airport has increased the number of runway checks and cancelled 78 flights in preparation for the upcoming loy kratong and yee peng festivals after lanterns have already been found on their land.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009046-chiang-mai-airport-prepares-for-lanterns-on-runway/

 

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Thailand’s First Bioplastic Lab Opened in Chiang Mai

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – Thailand’s first ever bioplastics lab for medical use has opened in Chiang Mai as part of Chiang Mai University.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009047-thailand’s-first-bioplastic-lab-opened-in-chiang-mai/

 

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PM thanks Thai people for funeral respects

By The Nation

 

File photo: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday thanked Thai people in the country and overseas for bestowing greatest honour as well as reverence and respect for His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej during the Royal Cremation Ceremony that ended on Sunday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009050-pm-thanks-thai-people-for-funeral-respects/

 

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Price of Bitcoin hits new high – again

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

The price of Bitcoin traded at a new all time high this weekend, before pulling back

 

Another week and the world’s most popular cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, has hit a new all time high.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009051-price-of-bitcoin-hits-new-high-–-again/

 

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Philippines police chief hints at possible run for presidency

 

FILE PHOTO: Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Ronald Dela Rosa gestures during a news conference at the PNP headquarters in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines January 23, 2017. REUTERS/Czar Dancel/File Photo

 

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' top police chief who oversaw a bloody war on drugs that has killed thousands of Filipinos hinted on Monday at a possible run for the presidency.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009052-philippines-police-chief-hints-at-possible-run-for-presidency/

 

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Kevin Spacey apologizes after actor says he was subjected to sexual advance when only 14

By Chris Michaud

 

 

(Reuters) - Kevin Spacey apologized on Sunday to fellow actor Anthony Rapp for a 1986 incident in which Rapp said Spacey made a sexual advance to him when Rapp was only 14.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009053-kevin-spacey-apologizes-after-actor-says-he-was-subjected-to-sexual-advance-when-only-14/

 

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Factbox: Catalonia crisis: What's next?

 

Pro-unity supporters take part in a demonstration in central Barcelona, Spain, October 29, 2017. REUTERS/Yves Herman

 

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain on Friday sacked Catalonia's regional government, dissolved the Catalan parliament and called a snap election in the region for Dec. 21, in a bid to draw a line under the country's worst political crisis in 40 years.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009055-factbox-catalonia-crisis-whats-next/

 

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Interpol yet to confirm Yingluck whereabouts, ministry seizes four passports

By The Nation

 

 

The authorities’ efforts to go after former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra have hit a stumbling block, as Interpol has not yet confirmed to the Thai police whether it has managed to identify her whereabouts.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009056-interpol-yet-to-confirm-yingluck-whereabouts-ministry-seizes-four-passports/

 

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Convicts to be enrolled in making guns for Defence Ministry

By Piyanuch Tamnukasetchai 
The Nation

 

 

The Corrections Department is reviewing inmates in the prison system nationwide who have been convicted of illegally making or modifying guns to enrol them in training with the Royal Thai Army Ordnance Department to aid the Ministry of Defence in manufacturing weapons.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009057-convicts-to-be-enrolled-in-making-guns-for-defence-ministry/

 

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50,000 visitors expected for Patong Carnival

The Phuket News

 

The annual parade, renowned for its stunning costumes and floats, will begin at 7pm on Nov 1. Photo: Patong Municipality

 

PHUKET:-- Patong Mayor Chalermluck Kebsup estimates that some 50,000 people will attend this year’s Patong Carnival 2017, which will be held from November 1-3 to usher in Phuket’s tourism high season, with seafood and surprises among the main attractions of this year’s festivities.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009058-50000-visitors-expected-for-patong-carnival/

 

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Don Mueang airport flyover to be closed Nov 6 for demolition

 

 

The Highways Department will close the flyover linking Vibhavadi Rangsit road and the Don Mueang airport from the night of Nov 6 for demolition to make way for the construction of a new airport access bridge.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009059-don-mueang-airport-flyover-to-be-closed-nov-6-for-demolition/

 

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Carbon dioxide levels grew at record pace in 2016, U.N. says

By Tom Miles

 

GENEVA (Reuters) - The amount of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere grew at record rate in 2016 to a level not seen for millions of years, potentially fuelling a 20-metre rise in sea levels and adding 3 degrees to temperatures, the United Nations said on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009060-carbon-dioxide-levels-grew-at-record-pace-in-2016-un-says/

 

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Rama X To Replace Rama IX On Currency

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter

 

King Vajiralongkorn walks Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, during a procession for his father. Photo: Wason Wanichakorn / Associated Press

 

BANGKOK — With a new reign will come all new currency.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009063-rama-x-to-replace-rama-ix-on-currency/

 

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Tourists back in large numbers as Grand Palace, Temple of the Emerald Buddha reopen for visitors

By The Nation

 

 

Tourists flocked to visit the jewels in the crown of the capital’s tourist attractions, the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, after their reopening to visitors on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009073-tourists-back-in-large-numbers-as-grand-palace-temple-of-the-emerald-buddha-reopen-for-visitors/

 

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Professional football players must pay tax: Revenue Dept

 

 

The Revenue Department has sent its officials to meet professional football players and all football clubs throughout the country to tell them that, as income earners, they are required by the law to pay tax, department chief Prasong Poontaneat said.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009074-professional-football-players-must-pay-tax-revenue-dept/

 

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‘Hallucinating’ arson suspect arrested after two killed in fire

By Kornkamon Aksorndech 
The Nation

 

 

A 44-year-old security guard was arrested for alleged arson after a shop burned down in Bangkok’s Pom Prab Sattru Phai district on Sunday morning, killing two people.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009075-‘hallucinating’-arson-suspect-arrested-after-two-killed-in-fire/

 

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Iced-up Phuket tour bus driver’s licence to be revoked

The Phuket News

 

Mr Sunthron Klasamut, 35, had just taken a hit of ya ice when he started freaking out at Windmill Viewpoint near Cape Phomthep. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET:-- It has been confirmed that the driver of an An Xin Tour Co Ltd bus who was found to be under the influence of crystal meth (ya ice) after he had a dispute with security at the Windmill Viewpoint on Friday is to have his driver’s licence revoked.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009077-iced-up-phuket-tour-bus-driver’s-licence-to-be-revoked/

 

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Ex-Trump campaign manager Manafort surrenders to FBI - reports

By Karen Freifeld

 

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Paul Manafort, a former campaign manager for U.S. President Donald Trump, surrendered to federal authorities on Monday in the first charges stemming from a special counsel investigation of possible Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, according to media reports.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009078-ex-trump-campaign-manager-manafort-surrenders-to-fbi-reports/

 

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Ouch! Don’t drop the iPhone X: Here’s how much a replacement screen will cost

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

The long awaited iPhone X will finally be released in major markets on November 3rd.

 

Full Story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/ouch-dont-drop-iphone-x-heres-much-replacement-screen-will-cost/25294/

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