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No cave-rescue movie plans: culture minister

By The Nation

 

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No one has signed the rights to make a movie about the Tham Luang cave rescue, amid news that Universal Pictures had signed a deal, the Culture Ministry said on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063524-no-cave-rescue-movie-plans-culture-minister/

 

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Video: Black tourist taken off the street in Pattaya for not having his passport

 

 

A video published on the Facebook site of "Rak Siam News" showed a black man being confronted by immigration police in the Jomtien area of Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063472-video-black-tourist-taken-off-the-street-in-pattaya-for-not-having-his-passport/

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Madams, ex-cop handed another 183-309 years in Mae Hong Son child-prostitution case

By Kesinee Taengkhieo 
The Nation

 

 

The Ratchadaphisek Criminal Court on Thursday increased the jail tariff for two “madams” and a former senior cop by 183 years and 309 years respectively, over charges linked to the “owl tattoo” prostitution racket in Mae Hong Son.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063515-madams-ex-cop-handed-another-183-309-years-in-mae-hong-son-child-prostitution-case/

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Planned airport terminal could cause chaos: experts

By NOPHAKHUN LIMSAMARNPHUN 
THE NATION

 

Samart Ratchapolsitte, a former deputy Bangkok governor and engineer, discusses Suvarnabhumi Airport’s chance of becoming one of the world’s top three airports, at a seminar yesterday.

 

Badly located Suvarnabhumi extension ‘may push gateway further down’ global rankings.
 

CRITICS OF the controversial Suvarnabhumi Airport expansion project have warned that the country’s biggest international gateway could dip further in global rankings if its proposed second terminal building is improperly located.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063551-planned-suvarnabhumi-terminal-could-cause-chaos-experts/

 

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Notice from FDA quickest way to legalise marijuana, says GPO chairman

By The Nation

 

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THAILAND WILL be able to start using marijuana to treat medical conditions from January onwards, if the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation’s (GPO) suggestion is taken up.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063552-notice-from-fda-quickest-way-to-legalise-marijuana-says-gpo-chairman/

 

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Pharmacists demand Drug Bill withdrawn

By THE NATION

 

 

Insist revisions required, threaten FDA.

 

MORE THAN 10 pharmacist networks are demanding that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) withdraw a draft bill from the ongoing legislative process.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063553-thai-pharmacists-demand-drug-bill-withdrawn/

 

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Chulalongkorn seeks donations for ‘biologic’ cancer research

By The Nation

 

Dr Trairak Pisitkun

 

CHULALONGKORN University (CU) is seeking donations for its research into “biologic” medication that can help boost the human immune system to combat cancer.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063484-chulalongkorn-appeals-for-cancer-fund-donations/

 

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New Army chief’s pro-coup stance ahead of polls angers many

By KAS CHANWANPEN 
THE NATION

 

THE NEW Army chief will find it difficult to justify any more coups after scholars, politicians and activists loudly rejected his statement that the military might take control again if political upheavals re-emerge.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063554-new-army-chief’s-pro-coup-stance-ahead-of-polls-angers-many/

 

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Tourism chiefs tap Big Data to boost arrivals

By Kwanchai Rungfapaisarn 
The Nation 

 

Siripakorn Cheawsamoot, deputy governor for policy and planning at the Tourism Authority of Thailand, briefs the media yesterday on the Tourism Smart Data Management project.

 

THE Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is moving forward with the development of a Big Data system to cater to the growth in the number of tourist arrivals.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063555-tourism-chiefs-tap-big-data-to-boost-arrivals/

 

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Hitachi elevates Thailand to hub role

By JIRAPAN BOONNOON 
THE NATION 

 

 

HITACHI is promoting the concept of collaborative creation to achieve what it calls mass customisation in the global market.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063556-hitachi-elevates-thailand-to-hub-role/

 

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Singing for our heroes

By THE NATION

 

Will Robinson shares his “Heroes of Thailand” with the world.

 

A British producer releases a song and music video dedicated to those involved in the rescue of the Mu Pa boys

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063557-british-producer-will-robinson-shares-his-“heroes-of-thailand”-with-the-world/

 

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Doubts rise over new law covering healthcare

By The Nation

 

 

The government is obviously overburdened with medical schemes, but is reform proceeding as it should?

 

Critics of the Cabinet-approved bill to set up the country’s first “super-board” to govern all healthcare schemes have expressed doubt about its genuine objective, especially with regard to the future of the current universal healthcare scheme covering 48 million citizens.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063559-doubts-rise-over-new-law-covering-healthcare-editorial/

 

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UPDATE:

 

Wild Boar boys and their coach have 22 film offers awaiting approval

 

 

As many as 22 movie, documentary and book projects about the Tham Luang cave rescue operation and about the life of the 12 Wild Boar boys and their football coach have been proposed by both local and foreign studios to the Creative Media Committee, said Culture Minister Veera Rojpojanarat on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063524-no-cave-rescue-movie-plans-culture-minister/?do=findComment&comment=13474758

 

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Kanchanaburi gives home to 9-year-old boy helping his family

 

 

KANCHANABURI, 19th October 2018 (NNT) - Kanchanaburi province has delivered a home to, Patipan Kunkong, a nine-year-old boy whose mother must take care of her severely ill husband. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063561-kanchanaburi-gives-home-to-9-year-old-boy-helping-his-family/

 

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Surin community backs sugar factory, power plant expansion

 

 

SURIN, 19th October 2018 (NNT) - The people fo Khok Sa-at subdistrict in Surin province have expressed interest in the plan to expand a sugar factory and a power plant in their area, as more jobs would be created for about 300 households. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063562-surin-community-backs-sugar-factory-power-plant-expansion/

 

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Thailand's Richest Man Plans $1.5 Billion Property IPO

By Joyce Koh and Crystal Tse

 

>> Billionaire Charoen aims to list Asset World Corp. next year

>> Tycoon’s TCC Group conglomerate asks banks to pitch for role

 

Thailand’s richest man Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi is planning an initial public offering of a domestic property business that could raise at least $1.5 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063563-thailands-richest-man-plans-15-billion-property-ipo/

 

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Trump says it looks like Saudi journalist Khashoggi is dead

By Jeff Mason and Bulent Usta

 

Turkish police forensic experts with a sniffer dog examine the residence of Saudi Arabia's Consul General Mohammad al-Otaibi in Istanbul, Turkey October 17, 2018. REUTERS/Kemal Aslan

 

WASHINGTON/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday he presumes journalist Jamal Khashoggi is dead and that the U.S. response to Saudi Arabia will likely be "very severe" but that he still wanted to get to the bottom of what exactly happened.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063564-trump-says-it-looks-like-saudi-journalist-khashoggi-is-dead/

 

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Trump threatens to send military, shut border as migrants head for Mexico

By Susan Heavey and Sofia Menchu

 

A Honduran migrant, part of a caravan trying to reach the U.S., climbs on a truck during a new leg of their travel in Escuintla, Guatemala October 18, 2018. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

 

WASHINGTON/GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - President Donald Trump threatened to deploy the military and close the southern U.S. border on Thursday as Hondurans and Salvadorans joined thousands of migrants in Guatemala hoping to travel north.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063566-trump-threatens-to-send-military-shut-border-as-migrants-head-for-mexico/

 

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Britain open to longer Brexit transition but sees no need for it: May

 

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaks to the media as she arrives at the European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium October 18, 2018. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - London is willing to discuss an extension of the transition period after Britain leaves the European Union, without ever planning to use it, British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday at a summit of EU leaders.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063567-britain-open-to-longer brexit transition-but-sees-no-need-for-it-may/

 

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Election thumping on the cards for Merkel coalition parties - polls

 

German Interior Minister and Christian Social Union (CSU) leader Horst Seehofer gestures as he speaks to the media after Bavaria election loss, in Berlin, Germany, October 16, 2018. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) both face a drubbing in a regional election on Oct. 28 that risks further weakening their crisis-plagued national government, polls showed on Thursday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063568-election-thumping-on-the-cards-for-merkel-coalition-parties-polls/

 

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Bangkok's ‘Doctor Love’ Wants to Help Chinese Make Babies

By Michelle Jamrisko

 

>> Thailand targets Chinese couples as child laws are relaxed

>> Spas, private hospitals seek bigger slice of medical tourism

 

From a luxury spa in central Bangkok, Wei Siang Yu hopes to lure Thailand’s latest tourist target: couples needing a bit of extra magic to make babies.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063569-bangkoks-‘doctor-love’-wants-to-help-chinese-make-babies/

 

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UK should bring forward new petrol and diesel car ban to 2032: lawmakers

By Susanna Twidale

 

FILE PHOTO: Imported cars are parked in a storage area at Sheerness port, Sheerness, Britain, October 24, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain should bring forward a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by eight years to 2032 to help the country reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, a parliamentary committee said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063571-uk-should-bring-forward-new-petrol-and-diesel-car-ban-to-2032-lawmakers/

 

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Two top Trump aides tangle outside Oval Office over immigration

 

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and National Security Advisor John Bolton attend a meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida U.S., April 17, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two of President Donald Trump's top advisers got into a heated exchange outside the Oval Office on Thursday as passions boiled over about how to handle illegal immigration, two sources familiar with the incident said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063572-two-top-trump-aides-tangle-outside-oval-office-over-immigration/

 

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U.S. lawmakers to quiz Trump-Russia probe overseer Rosenstein

 

FILE PHOTO: Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein listens as U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks during a news conference to announce efforts to reduce transnational crime, at the U.S. District Attorney's office, in Washington, U.S., October 15, 2018. REUTERS/Al Drago

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers will next week question Rod Rosenstein, the U.S. Justice Department official who oversees a special counsel's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election and links between President Donald Trump's campaign and Moscow, committee chairmen said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063573-us-lawmakers-to-quiz-trump-russia-probe-overseer-rosenstein/

 

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U.S. student in boycott case allowed to stay in Israel - court

By Ori Lewis

 

 

American student Lara Alqasem appears in Israel's Supreme Court in Jerusalem October 17, 2018 REUTERS/ Ronen Zvulun

 

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An American student who was barred from entering Israel under a law against foreign activists who support boycotts of the state over its Palestinian policies was given permission to stay in the country by the Supreme Court on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063578-us-student-in-boycott-case-allowed-to-stay-in-israel-court/

 

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Japan orders quake shock absorber maker to replace parts after fake data

 

Japanese officials on Thursday ordered a company that falsified data on the quality of its earthquake shock absorbers to replace its products in hundreds of buildings, including a major tourist site and venues for the 2020 Olympics. 

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - Officials in Japan, one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries, on Thursday ordered a company that falsified data on the quality of its quake shock absorbers to replace its products in hundreds of buildings.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063581-japan-orders-quake-shock-absorber-maker-to-replace-parts-after-fake-data/

 

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Body found near missing man’s car in Chon Buri

By The Nation

 

Picture: Ban Muang

 

A decomposed body has been found near the car of an 84-year-old man with Alzheimer's who has been missing since August.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063583-body-found-near-missing-man’s-car-in-chon-buri/

 

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When Thailand and Australia were joined, tectonically speaking

The Converation

 

The beaches of Koh Phangan are set within rocky crags made of granites, the type of rocks studied to piece Thailand to Australia. Photo: Romana Dew

 

Australia is slowly heading north to one day become part of Asia, but a study of the rocks tells Adelaide researchers Alan Collins and Romana Dew that it’s not the first time there’s been a connection.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063585-when-thailand-and-australia-were-joined-tectonically-speaking/

 

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Koh Payu macaques have fruit and fish feast

By The Thaiger

PHOTOS: Pongchart Chouehorm

 

 

A team of officers from the Natural and Wildlife Education Centre headed out to Koh Payu where monkeys were released to their new home three months ago. The visit was to check on their welfare and give them some fruit and fish treats.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063586-koh-payu-macaques-have-fruit-and-fish-feast/

 

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Bidding for Bt30bn Rama III-Dao Khanong expressway expected next year

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

The bidding for the construction of a 19.2-km elevated expressway from Rama III Road to Dao Khanong will be held early next year, the governor of the Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT) said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1063588-bidding-for-bt30bn-rama-iii-dao-khanong-expressway-expected-next-year/