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Russian tourist snatches grilled chicken, jumps into sea off Pattaya

By The Nation

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A Russian tourist had to be “rescued” from the sea off Pattaya after he grabbed 10 sticks of grilled chicken from a beach-side vendor and jumped off a pier early Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055842-russian-tourist-snatches-grilled-chicken-jumps-into-sea-off-pattaya/

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THAI apologises for flying cockroach?

By The Nation

 

 

Thai Airways International (THAI) has apologised for flying with a cockroach on board a flight from the Japanese city of Sapporo to Bangkok last week.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055881-thai-apologises-for-flying-cockroach/

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Limiting universal healthcare to those who earn less than Bt100,000 unfair, says activist

By CHULARAT SAENGPASSA 
THE NATION 

 

File photo

 

A PROMINENT health activist yesterday attacked the government over reports that it plans to provide free medical service under the universal healthcare scheme to only those earning less than Bt100,000 a year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055908-limiting-universal-healthcare-to-those-who-earn-less-than-bt100000-unfair-says-activist/

 

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Forced labour 'widespread'

By Pratch Rujivanarom, 
Kornrawee Panyasuppakun 
The Nation 

 

 

Rights defenders say exploitation of workers becoming more sophisticated; new law needed

 

WORKERS in Thailand remain vulnerable to becoming victims of forced labour, labour rights activists said yesterday, as they urged authorities to pass the Prevention and Eradication of Forced Labour Bill to provide more inclusive protection for their workforce.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055909-forced-labour-widespread/

 

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Thai select brandings to spread Thai value through restaurants

By The Nation

 

 

Business Development Department of the Ministry of Commerce is attempting to create economical value through Thai restaurants in the country by officially awarding 579 certified restaurants with "Thai SELECT" brand. Certified restaurants were divided into three categories: Thai SELECT PREMIUM (7 restaurants), Thai SELECT (522 restaurants), and Thai SELCT UNIQUE (50 restaurants).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055910-thai-select-brandings-to-spread-thai-value-through-restaurants/

 

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Greater transparency urged in airport duty-free concession

By Kwanchai Rungfapaisarn 
The Nation 

 

Worawoot Ounjai, the new president of the Thai Retailers Association, outlines the association’s mission to promote shopping tourism in Thailand at a press conference yesterday.

 

The government sector must ensure transparency and fairness in framing the terms of reference for the airport duty-free concession, which is due this year, the Thai Retailers Association (TRA) said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055911-greater-transparency-urged-in-airport-duty-free-concession/

 

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Labour groups oppose plan to raise SSF contributions based on monthly earnings

By The Nation

 

 

LABOUR RIGHTS advocates yesterday voiced their opposition to the Labour Ministry’s plan to increase Social Security Fund (SSF) contributions from Bt750 to a maximum of Bt1,000 a month for workers earning more than Bt20,000.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055912-labour-groups-oppose-plan-to-raise-ssf-contributions-based-on-monthly-earnings/

 

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Teen starlets head local challenge at season-ending Masters

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam 
The Nation

 

Arpichaya Yubol, green top, holds the Masters trophy surrounded by fellow players at the Panya Indra Golf Club on Tuesday.

 

Defending champion Saranporn Langkulgasettrin and red-hot Arpichaya Yubol will spearhead local contenders at the Bt4 million PTT Thailand LPGA Masters from September 19 to 21 at the Panya Indra Golf Club in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055913-teen-starlets-head-local-challenge-at-season-ending-masters/

 

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Mynk confesses: My pregnancy was a big lie

By KESINEE TANGKHIEW 
THE NATION

 

Sawapat “Mynk” Sunthornnant

 

AN INTERNET celebrity on Tuesday confessed she had fabricated a story about being impregnated by her teen heartthrob ex-boyfriend, saying she only did it because she wanted him to return to her.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055914-internet-celebrity-mynk-confesses-my-pregnancy-was-a-big-lie/

 

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Agreement reached in drug dispensing row

By The Nation

 

 

Only qualified personnel to be allowed to give out medications.

 

RELEVANT ORGANISATIONS have settled their disagreement over the contentious point of who is qualified to dispense drugs in Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055915-agreement-reached-in-drug-dispensing-row/

 

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CPK International faces RFD lawsuit for encroachment

By The Nation

 

 

CPK INTERNATIONAL, on whose board Italian-Thai Development president Premchai Karnasuta sits as a director, has been threatened with a civil lawsuit by the Royal Forestry Department.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055916-cpk-international-faces-rfd-lawsuit-for-encroachment/

 

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PTT executives ‘to clarify business  practices’ following Korn’s criticism 

By The Nation

 

Former finance minister Korn Chatikavanij said on Tuesday that executives of PTT, the listed energy conglomerate, would meet him tomorrow to explain about the company’s business practices. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055917-ptt-executives-‘to-clarify-business -practices’-following-korn’s-criticism /

 

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Democrats caught in ‘hate triangle’ of Thai politics

By Tulsathit Taptim 
The Nation

 

 

The Democrats are like a girl trying to choose between two bad boys. That was a view I shared until recently. Now though I’ve realised that, deep down, she made her decision long ago. She either doesn’t know it yet or else she’s waiting for her chosen one to begin behaving a little better before she takes the plunge.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055918-democrats-caught-in-‘hate-triangle’-of-thai-politics/

 

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Human error blamed for August 31 crash of e-banking system

 

 

Human error was blamed as the cause of the crash of the e-banking system of five commercial banks, causing temporary disruptions of electronic transactions on August 31.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055919-human-error-blamed-for-august-31-crash-of-e-banking-system/

 

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Cabinet endorses local election bills

 

 

The Cabinet on Tuesday approved the six bills for elections of local administrators and members of local administrative councils, paving the way for local elections nation-wide to be held after the national elections.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055920-thai-cabinet-endorses-local-election-bills/

 

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Over 7,000 people to attend “Wild Boars” thank you party

 

 

More than 7,000 people, including about 3,400 from Chiang Rai province alone, have accepted invitations to attend the reception to be hosted by the government on the courtyard of Dusit Palace and at the Royal Plaza on Thursday to thank all those who took part or contributed to the search and rescue operation that saved the lives of the young 12 soccer players and their coach trapped in Tham Luang cave during June-July.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055921-over-7000-people-to-attend-“wild-boars”-thank-you-party/

 

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Saudi Arabian tourist dies from injuries in Phuket ATV plunge

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Saudi Arabian tourist Muteb Alsahli, 24, was driving an ATV in the hills behind Chalong when it plunged down a steep slope and hit a tree. Photos: Chalong Municipality rescue workers

 

PHUKET: The Saudi Arabian tourist who suffered head injuries in an ATV accident on Sunday (Sept 2) has died from his injuries.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055922-saudi-arabian-tourist-dies-from-injuries-in-phuket-atv-plunge/

 

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No L.A. sex charges for Spacey, Seagal, Anthony Anderson

 

FILE PHOTO: 71st Tony Awards – Arrivals – New York City, U.S., 11/06/2017 - Actor Kevin Spacey. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles District Attorney's office said on Tuesday it would not prosecute actor Kevin Spacey on a 1992 sexual assault accusation because it fell outside the California statute of limitations.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055925-no-la-sex-charges-for-spacey-seagal-anthony-anderson/

 

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New book by Woodward says Trump wanted Syrian leader killed

By Andy Sullivan

 

FILE PHOTO: Bob Woodward, a former Washington Post reporter, discusses about the Watergate Hotel burglary and stories for the Post at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda, California April 18, 2011. REUTERS/Alex Gallardo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump wanted to have Syrian President Bashar al-Assad assassinated last year but his defence secretary ignored the request, according to a new book that depicts top Trump aides sometimes disregarding presidential orders to limit what they saw as damaging and dangerous behaviour.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055926-new-book-by woodward says-trump-wanted-syrian-leader-killed/

 

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Mueller will accept Trump's written answers to some Russia probe questions - New York Times

 

FILE PHOTO: Robert Mueller testifies before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on Federal Bureau of Investigation oversight on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S., June 13, 2013. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller will accept written answers from President Donald Trump

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055927-mueller-will-accept-trumps-written-answers-to-some-russia-probe-questions-new-york-times/

 

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Chaos grips Senate hearing on Trump Supreme Court pick Kavanaugh

By Lawrence Hurley

 

FILE PHOTO: Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's nominee to be associate justice of the Supreme Court, speaks as he meets with U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 25, 2018. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chaos engulfed the U.S. Senate confirmation hearing for Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's Supreme Court pick, as Democrats on Tuesday complained bitterly about Republicans withholding documents about the nominee's past White House service and shouting protesters were arrested in droves.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055928-chaos-grips-senate-hearing-on-trump-supreme-court-pick-kavanaugh/

 

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Typhoon slices through western Japan, killing at least six

By Elaine Lies

 

An aerial view shows a flooded runway at Kansai airport, which is built on a man-made island in a bay, after Typhoon Jebi hit the area, in Izumisano, western Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 4, 2018. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan issued evacuation advisories for more than a million people and canceled hundreds of flights as Typhoon Jebi sliced across the west on Tuesday, cutting power, overturning cars and killing at least six people.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055929-typhoon-slices-through-western japan-killing-at-least-six/

 

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Former Republican U.S. Sen. Kyl to replace McCain, bolstering conservatives

By David Schwartz

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) (C) leads a news conference about his opposition to moving forward on a vote to ratify the START treaty during the current lame duck session, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, U.S., December 21, 2010. Also pictured are Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) (L) and Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) (R). REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

 

PHOENIX, Ariz. (Reuters) - Former U.S. Republican Senator Jon Kyl is Arizona Governor Doug Ducey's pick to fill the U.S. Senate seat from Arizona vacated by John McCain, who died last month, the governor said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055930-former-republican-us-sen-kyl-to-replace-mccain-bolstering-conservatives/

 

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British opinion still deeply divided by Brexit: poll

 

FILE PHOTO: Anti-Brexit demonstrators wave EU flags opposite the Houses of Parliament, in London, Britain, June 19, 2018. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British public opinion on leaving the European Union is still deeply split, according to a survey on Wednesday, indicating only a slight increase in support for remaining a member despite growing pessimism about the outcome of negotiations.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055931-british-opinion-still-deeply-divided-by-brexit-poll/

 

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THAI cancels all flights to and from Osaka after Typhoon Jebi

By The Nation

 

This photo released by Kansai Airport coast guard air base on September 4 and distributed by Jiji press shows a tanker after strong winds flung it around a bridge leading to the airport. (Photo by JIJI PRESS / various sources / AFP)

 

Thai Airways International (THAI) has cancelled more flights on the Bangkok-Osaka route due to the temporary closure of Kansai Airport after Typhoon Jebi hit the city.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055934-thai-cancels-all-flights-to-and-from-osaka-after-typhoon-jebi/

 

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Canada PM indicates he will not bend on key NAFTA demands at talks

By Julie Gordon

 

FILE PHOTO: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau answers questions from the media in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, August 8, 2018. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi/File Photo

 

SURREY, British Columbia (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau indicated on Tuesday that Canada would not compromise on key demands at high-level talks this week with the United States to update the North American Free Trade Agreement.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055935-canada-pm-indicates-he-will-not-bend-on-key-nafta-demands-at-talks/

 

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In A New Email, Elon Musk Accused A Cave Rescuer Of Being A “Child Rapist” And Said He “Hopes” There's A Lawsuit

In an email to BuzzFeed News, Tesla CEO Elon Musk accused a Thai cave rescuer of moving to Thailand to take a child bride. The rescuer denied all the claims.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055940-in-a-new-email-elon-musk-accused-a-thai-cave-rescuer-of-being-a-“child-rapist”-and-said-he-“hopes”-theres-a-lawsuit/

 

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Tourists flee fire at Pattaya hotel - short circuit blamed

 

Picture: INN

 

Thai and foreign tourists evacuated the Siwalai City Place hotel yesterday evening after a fire broke out in a second floor room.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055948-tourists-flee-fire-at-pattaya-hotel-short-circuit-blamed/

 

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Murdered beauty shot dead in Nakorn Pathom was playing the field in Pattaya

 

Picture: Daily News

 

More details have emerged in the slaying of attractive restaurant receptionist "Nong Nurse" gunned down in her red plate car in Nakorn Pathom.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055951-murdered-beauty-shot-dead-in-nakorn-pathom-was-playing-the-field-in-pattaya/

 

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"Teacher - see that prisoner - he's my dad!"

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A schoolboy on a trip to a local prison with his classmates was observed by the teacher in charge to have tears in his eyes.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055952-teacher-see-that-prisoner-hes-my-dad/