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North Pattaya mall and hotel set to open

By The Nation

 

 

LH Mall and Hotel Group is ready to open a North Pattaya mixed-use Bt6 billion mall and hotel project this year on a 52,800 square metre site.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058008-north-pattaya-mall-and-hotel-set-to-open/

 

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Grab launches tourist discount

By The Nation

 

 

Grab has announced a partnership with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) to promote travel under the campaign Grab Xi, designed to offer Grab’s users an authentic travel experience in 25 community attractions in five cities.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058025-grab-launches-tourist-discount/

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Parties brace for cut in MP numbers

By KAS CHANWANPEN 
THE NATION

 

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CONSTITUENCY CANDIDATES DOWN BY 25, BUT ADDITIONS TO PARTY LIST WILL STILL LEAVE PARLIAMENT WITH 5O0 LAWMAKERS

 

KEY POLITICAL parties are set to see a significant reduction in MPs after new regulations were issued reducing the number of constituency candidates.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058055-parties-brace-for-cut-in-mp-numbers/

 

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Minister orders probe into annual loss of Bt1.5-bn from fund

By THE NATION

 

Labour minister Pol General Adul Sangsingkaew.

 

LABOUR MINISTER Pol General Adul Sangsingkaew has assigned a fact-finding panel to launch and complete in 15 days a probe into allegations that associations advocating the cause of those with disability had misappropriated funds.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058056-minister-orders-probe-into-annual-loss-of-bt15-bn-from-fund/

 

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Thaksin, his men poke fun at junta leaders

By THE NATION 

 

 

JUNTA LEADERS became the objects of derision yesterday, when former PM Thaksin Shinawatra and his men began posting sarcastic messages about the premier and his No 2 man.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058017-army-borrows-thaksin-slogan-to-promote-prayuth/?do=findComment&comment=13381766

 

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Film reminds society to set love free, break gender chains

By KORNRAWEE PANYASUPPAKUN 
THE NATION

 

 

WITH ITS LGBT theme, a Thai film that first premiered in 2012 has not become rusty with time. That’s why Amnesty Thailand recently chose to screen “Mai Dai Khor Hai Ma Rak” (“It Gets Better”) to highlight its message about something to which Thai society has largely turned a blind eye.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058057-film-reminds-society-to-set-love-free-break-gender-chains/

 

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Thai central bank holds rates but growing vote split hints at hike soon

By Orathai Sriring and Kitiphong Thaichareon

 

FILE PHOTO: Thailand's central bank logo is seen at the Bank of Thailand in Bangkok, Thailand April 26, 2016. REUTERS/JorgeSilva/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's central bank held its benchmark interest rate steady on Wednesday as widely expected, but a growing split among board members reinforced views that it may soon start tightening policy for the first time in years.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058058-thai-central-bank-holds-rates-but-growing-vote-split-hints-at-hike-soon/

 

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War of words over missing paintings

By Kornkamon Aksorndej, 
Jessada Chantararak 
The Nation 

 

Doytibet Duchanee

 

INVESTIGATION into the alleged disappearance of more than 100 paintings by the renowned late national artist Thawan Duchanee is continuing, but what has come to light is the family feud between Thawan’s son and his 70-year-old stepmother.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058059-war-of-words-over-missing-paintings/

 

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Agriculture initiative up for approval

By The Nation

 

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Govt offering farmers incentives to join public-private scheme for mutual benefit
 

THE CABINET will next week decide on whether to proceed with a public-private partnership initiative for the country’s agricultural sector. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058060-agriculture-initiative-up-for-approval/

 

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Lack of papers leaves many Rohingya jobless

By The Nation

 

 

MANY MUSLIM migrants living in Nakhon Si Thammarat province cannot work legally because they do not have nationality verification documents.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058061-nakhon-si-thammarat-lack-of-papers-leaves-many-rohingya-jobless/

 

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Running for a cause

By THE NATION

 

 

The “Major Care Mini Marathon 2018 Run with Care”, a charity walkrun event organised by Major Care Foundation in collaboration with Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, returns to town on September 30 and will kick off in front of the public library at Lumpini Park at 5am.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058062-running-for-a-cause-major-care-mini-marathon-2018/

 

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Mocking teacher serves to keep up standards

By THE NATION

 

 

HEATED debates about a teacher’s incorrect marking of a girl’s homework may sound like people are making a mountain of a molehill. Human errors, after all, are not unprecedented.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058063-mocking-teacher-serves-to-keep-up-standards/

 

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The existential threat to Thai universities

By Peerasit Kamnuansilpa 
Special to The Nation

 

 

Higher education in Thailand has entered a new, perilous era. Before 2007, the demand for college education was much greater than the available places.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058064-the-existential-threat-to-thai-universities/

 

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PM urges tough punishment against civil servants in welfare fraud

 

 

As a new round of corruption scandals hits the government,  Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha today tries to demonstrate his intolerance toward the problem by declaring that state officials found implicated in an alleged embezzlement of salaries for disabled workers will be temporarily relieved, not just transferred.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058065-pm-prayut-urges-tough-punishment-against-civil-servants-in-welfare-fraud/

 

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Canada/Australia consular service share in Phuket, Krabi and Phang Nga

By The Thaiger

 

 

Canada and Australia have added Phuket, Krabi and Phrang Nga, to the Canada-Australia Shared Consular Services Agreement. Shared Consular Services are now found in 30 consular missions around the world.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058066-canadaaustralia-consular-service-share-in-phuket-krabi-and-phang-nga/

 

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WA man awarded honorary degree for his role in Thailand cave rescue

By Ryan Johnson

 

Dr Craig Challen. Photo: Murdoch University

 

A Perth vet has been awarded an honorary degree by Murdoch University for his role in the rescue of 12 children and their soccer coach who were trapped in a flooded Thailand cave.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058067-australian-man-awarded-honorary-degree-for-his-role-in-thailand-tham-luang-cave-rescue/

 

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Don't rip Britain apart, May appeals to fellow EU leaders on Brexit

By Elizabeth Piper and Gabriela Baczynska

 

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May talks to the media as she arrives for the informal meeting of European Union leaders ahead of the EU summit, in Salzburg, Austria, September 19, 2018. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

 

SALZBURG, Austria (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May appealed directly to fellow European leaders on Wednesday to drop "unacceptable" Brexit demands that she said could rip Britain apart, and urged the bloc to respond in kind to her "serious and workable" plan.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058068-dont-rip-britain-apart-may-appeals-to-fellow-eu-leaders-on-brexit/

 

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Alibaba's Jack Ma says can't meet promise to create 1 million U.S. jobs - Xinhua

 

Alibaba Group co-founder and executive chairman Jack Ma attends the WAIC (World Artificial Intelligence Conference) in Shanghai, China, September 17, 2018. REUTERS/Aly Song

 

(Reuters) - Alibaba <BABA.N> Chairman Jack Ma said the company can no longer meet its promise to create 1 million jobs in the United States due to U.S.-China trade tensions, Chinese news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058069-alibabas-jack-ma-says-cant-meet-promise-to-create-1-million-us-jobs-xinhua/

 

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Ousted Pakistan PM Sharif freed from jail on court orders

By Asif Shahzad and Saad Sayeed

 

FILE PHOTO: Nawaz Sharif (R), former Prime Minister and leader of Pakistan Muslim League, gestures to supporters as his daughter Maryam Nawaz looks on during party's workers convention in Islamabad, Pakistan June 4, 2018. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood/File Photo

 

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani authorities released former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter from jail on Wednesday after a court suspended prison sentences they got in July over the purchase of upscale apartments in London.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058072-ousted pakistan pm-sharif-freed-from-jail-on-court-orders/

 

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Ronaldo sees red as Juventus beat Valencia

 

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group Stage - Group H - Valencia v Juventus - Mestalla, Valencia, Spain - September 19, 2018 Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo reacts after he is sent off while Valencia coach Marcelino Garcia looks on REUTERS/Heino Kalis

 

VALENCIA, Spain (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo's Champions League debut for Juventus lasted only 29 minutes as he was red-carded but the Italians began their Group H campaign impressively with a 2-0 victory at Valencia on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058073-ronaldo-sees-red-as-juventus-beat-valencia/

 

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Sessions limits U.S. judges' ability to dismiss deportation cases

By Kristina Cooke and Reade Levinson

 

United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks at Valor Survive and Thrive Conference in Waukegan, Illinois, U.S., September 19, 2018. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski

 

SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced new limits on the ability of immigration judges to terminate deportation cases on Wednesday, the latest in a series of decisions to facilitate the removal of immigrants in the country illegally.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058074-sessions limits-us-judges-ability-to-dismiss-deportation-cases/

 

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Trump defends Supreme Court nominee, accuser faces deadline

By Lawrence Hurley and Roberta Rampton

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh listens during his U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 4, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday stepped up his defence of his U.S. Supreme Court nominee, saying it was hard to imagine Brett Kavanaugh committed a sexual assault and that it would be unfortunate if his accuser did not testify before the Senate.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058075-trump-defends-supreme-court-nominee-accuser-faces-deadline/

 

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Huge spelling mistake painted on Cathay Pacific airplane

Sara M Moniuszko and Ben Mutzabaugh, USA TODAY

 

 

Everyone makes mistakes, even those who paint giant wide-body jumbo jets. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058077-huge-spelling-mistake-painted-on-cathay-pacific-airplane/

 

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Hua Hin to Pattaya ferry suspended for low season from today

 

 

Talk News Online reported that the Prajuab Khiri Khan harbormaster had issued a notice that the Hua Hin to Pattaya ferry will be suspended from today, September 20th until October 31st. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058080-hua-hin-to-pattaya-ferry-suspended-for-low-season-from-today/

 

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Young Thai woman makes shock discovery after deciding to finish with French husband

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A young Thai woman and her French husband had lived together for the last two years near Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058081-young-thai-woman-makes-shock-discovery-after-deciding-to-finish-with-french-husband/

 

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U.S. ready to resume North Korea talks, seeks denuclearisation by 2021

By Lesley Wroughton and Hyonhee Shin

 

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un acknowledges the audience after watching the performance titled "The Glorious Country" at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, September 19, 2018. Pyeongyang Press Corps/Pool via REUTERS

 

WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States said it was ready to resume talks with North Korea after Pyongyang pledged on Wednesday to dismantle its key missile facilities and suggested it would close its main Yongbyon nuclear complex if Washington took unspecified actions.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058082-us-ready-to-resume-north-korea-talks-seeks-denuclearisation-by-2021/

 

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Like a Thai movie: (Nearly) Three funerals and a Hanging Wire

 

Pictures (3): Daily News

 

Thailand's infamous hanging wires have struck again. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058083-like-a-thai-movie-nearly-three-funerals-and-a-hanging-wire/

 

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Forecasters unanimous: U.S.-China trade war bad for economy - Reuters poll

By Shrutee Sarkar

 

FILE PHOTO: China Shipping containers sit on a ship in the Port of Los Angeles after being imported to the U.S., California, October 7, 2010. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo

 

BENGALURU (Reuters) - The U.S. economy will expand at a robust pace in coming quarters but slow to 2 percent by the end of 2019, according to forecasters polled by Reuters who unanimously said the escalating trade war with China was bad economic policy.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058085-forecasters-unanimous-us-china-trade-war-bad-for-economy-reuters-poll/

 

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Video: Warning to tourists in South as high winds and monsoon rains hit

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A video from the island of Koh Hong in Krabi showed around 100 tourists caught up in a violent monsoon storm.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058086-video-warning-to-tourists-in-south-as-high-winds-and-monsoon-rains-hit/

 

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How and why did this happen? Paint splattered car causes much debate online

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A Thai woman came out of a store in Nakorn Pathom to find her beautiful red plate car splattered in black paint. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058088-how-and-why-did-this-happen-paint-splattered-car-causes-much-debate-online/