THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Saturday 13 Oct 2018

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National 20-year strategy plan takes effect

By The Nation

 

The junta's 20-year national strategy plan took effect on Saturday when it was published on the Royal Gazette.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062303-national-20-year-strategy-plan-takes-effect/

 

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121 arrested in Thonburi for illegally modified motorcycles

By The Nation

 

Police arrested 121 adults and teenagers on Thonburi roads on Friday night after their motorcycles were found to be illegally modified for road racing.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062304-121-arrested-in-thonburi-for-illegally-modified-motorcycles/

 

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How going online for home loans simplifies task

By Netita Taechathasiri 
Special to THE NATION WEEKEND

 

 

Purchasing a house or condominium means investing in a lifetime asset. If you are buying a house, it is possible that you will need a good home-loan package. There are several home loans from every bank available in the market today, with each coming with countless benefits, features and promotions.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062305-how-going-online-for-home-loans-simplifies-task/

 

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Google showcases power of the cloud for Thai enterprises

By THE NATION WEEKEND

 

 

Google has hosted its first Cloud Summit in Thailand, bringing together more than 2,000 executives, customers, partners, developers, IT decision makers and Google engineers to build the future of the cloud.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062306-google-showcases-power-of-the-cloud-for-thai-enterprises/

 

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Smart machines now at the patient’s SERVICE

By Asina Pornwasin 
THE NATION WEEKEND

 

Michael Reitermann, Siemens Healthineers AG managing board member and chief operation officer

 

Digitalisation is improving treatments and diagnoses in personalised focus, Siemens says

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062308-smart-machines-now-at-the-patient’s-service/

 

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Australia seeks to ban schools from expelling gay students

By Lidia Kelly

 

FILE PHOTO: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison attends a news conference in Canberra, Australia August 24, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray

 

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia aims to ban private or religious schools from expelling students on the basis of their sexuality, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062309-australia-seeks-to-ban-schools-from-expelling-gay-students/

 

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MOPH seeks to tackle large overcrowding at hospitals

supawadee wangsri

 

BANGKOK, 12 October 2018 (NNT) – The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) has introduced a seamless patient transfer system and hospital networking to reduce the overcrowding at hospitals. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062311-moph-seeks-to-tackle-large-overcrowding-at-hospitals/

 

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Pet fees depend on local administrative offices

Thammarat Thadaphrom

 

 

BANGKOK, 13th October 2018 (NNT) – The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives says the collection of a fee for pet registrations will be decided by local administrative offices. 
 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062313-pet-fees-depend-on-local-administrative-offices/

 

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PM pleased Thailand removed from CITES blacklist

Thammarat Thadaphrom

 

BANGKOK, 13th October 2018 (NNT) – Thailand has been removed from the blacklist of countries involved in the illegal ivory trade, by a standing committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062315-pm-pleased-thailand-removed-from-cites-blacklist/

 

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Thailand remains most visited destination among Chinese

Thammarat Thadaphrom

 

 

BANGKOK, 13th October 2018 (NNT) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has reported that Ctrip.com, China’s largest and most influential online travel agent, has ranked Thailand the number one global destination among Chinese tourists during this year’s National Day vacation, or the Chinese Golden Week 2018. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062316-thailand-remains-most-visited-destination-among-chinese/

 

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Thailand, Italy confirm strong relations

Thammarat Thadaphrom

 

 

BANGKOK, 13th October 2018 (NNT) – Thailand and Italy are working on closer cooperation in all aspects of development, Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan and Italian Ambassador to Thailand Lorenzo Galanti, confirmed this week.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062317-thailand-italy-confirm-strong-relations/

 

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Phuket Traffic Police warn of tailbacks for Veg Fest major processions

By Tavee Adam

 

Traffic Police are warning motorists to try to keep clear of the major street processions for the Phuket Vegetarian Festival, which get underway tomorrow (Oct 14). Photo: Chutharat Plerin
 

PHUKET: Traffic Police have warned motorists to beware tailbacks and traffic delays while the major street processions for the Phuket Vegetarian Festival get underway tomorrow (Oct 14).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062318-phuket-traffic-police-warn-of-tailbacks-for-veg-fest-major-processions/

 

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Yet more confusion over the  removal of Income Certification Letter for British expats

 

 

An attempt by the British Embassy to clarify the situation regarding the news that it will soon stop issuing income certification letters has only added to the confusion among expats in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062320-yet-more-confusion-over-the-removal-of-income-certification-letter-for-british-expats/

 

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Two Cameroon men arrested in Surat Thani for overstaying visa by three years

By The Nation

 

Image: Mgr Online

 

Two Cameroon men have been arrested in Surat Thani's Phra Saeng district for overstaying their visa by three years to teach English at a remote school.
 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062333-two-cameroon-men-arrested-in-surat-thani-for-overstaying-visa-by-three-years/

 

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Satun immigration chief transferred after video clip of five-hour queues at checkpoint

By The Nation

 

Image: Wang Prachan border checkpoint - file photo

 

The chief of Satun Immigration Office has been transferred to an inactive post after a Facebook video clip complained of long queues at a checkpoint in the southern province.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062334-satun-immigration-chief-transferred-after-video-clip-of-five-hour-queues-at-checkpoint/

 

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Three escaped inmates recaptured in Chumphon

By The Nation

 

 

Three inmates who escaped from a court in Chumphon on Thursday were recaptured on Saturday morning, police said.
 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062335-three-escaped-inmates-recaptured-in-chumphon/

 

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Two killed in double accident on narrow Roi Et road

By The Nation

 

Image: Daily News

 

A woman pharmacist was burned to death when her car crashed head-on into another car whose driver was also killed on a narrow road in Roi Et province on Friday evening.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062336-two-killed-in-double-accident-on-narrow-roi-et-road/

 

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Indonesia flash floods, landslides kill at least 21, destroy hundreds of homes

By Agustinus Beo Da Costa

 

 

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Flash floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains in Indonesia have killed at least 21 people, including 11 schoolchildren, left 15 missing, and destroyed hundreds of homes, authorities said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062374-indonesia-flash-floods-landslides-kill-at-least-21-destroy-hundreds-of-homes/

 

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Turkey obtains recordings of Saudi journalist's purported killing - paper

By Daren Butler

 

 

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's investigation into the disappearance of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has revealed recordings made on his Apple Watch purportedly indicating he was tortured and killed, a Turkish newspaper reported on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062376-turkey-obtains-recordings-of-saudi-journalists-purported-killing-paper/

 

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At least seven climbers killed in Himalayas, two missing

By Gopal Sharma

 

Light illuminates Mount Everest, during the in Solukhumbu District also known as the Everest region, in this picture taken November 30, 2015. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar/File Photo

 

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - At least seven mountaineers were killed after their camp on a Himalayan peak in western Nepal was hit by a storm, police said on Saturday, in the country's worst climbing disaster in two years.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062377-at-least-seven-climbers-killed-in-himalayas-two-missing/

 

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Nobel literature award body asks scandal-hit member to quit

By Esha Vaish

 

Jean-Claude Arnault arrives at the district court in Stockholm, Sweden September 19, 2018. TT News Agency/Fredrik Sandberg via REUTERS

 

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The body that awards the Nobel Prize in Literature has asked the wife of the man at the centre of a rape scandal to resign from the Swedish Academy as it tries to rebuild its reputation, a member said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062378-nobel-literature-award-body-asks-scandal-hit-member-to-quit/

 

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Buyer goes ahead with purchase of shredded Banksy painting

 

 

LONDON (Reuters) - The woman who bid more than 1 million pounds for a painting by the mysterious British artist Banksy which shred itself into pieces at the moment of the sale has gone ahead with the purchase, auction house Sotheby's said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062379-buyer-goes-ahead-with-purchase-of-shredded-banksy-painting/

 

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Hugh Hefner's trademark black pajamas to hit auction block

 

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Playboy founder Hugh Hefner's trademark black silk pajamas and red smoking jacket are going up for sale as part of an auction of his belongings, including his complete set of Playboy magazines.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062380-hugh-hefners-trademark-black-pajamas-to-hit-auction-block/

 

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Syrian, Egyptian arrested in Patong for overstay

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The two men were arrested at tourist accommodations in Patong. Photo: Patong Police

 

PHUKET: Two men, one a Syrian and the other an Egyptian national, have been arrested at separate locations in Patong for overstaying in the country.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1062382-syrian-egyptian-arrested-in-patong-for-overstay/

 

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