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Master of the big deal

By The Nation

 

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(FILE) Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, Chairman of Leicester City, ahead of the Chelsea Leicester English Premier League soccer match at Stamford Bridge in London, Britain, 15 May 2016 (reissued 27 October 2018). // EPA-EFE PHOTO

 

VICHAI Srivaddhanaprabha, 60, is the key figure behind the huge success of King Power International, Thailand’s duty-free shopping giant, and has bagged many big deals in Thailand’s business history, including their latest acquisition – the MahaNakorn development project, Thailand’s tallest mixed-use tower – at Bt14 billion.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065499-vichai-srivaddhanaprabha-master-of-the-big-deal/

 

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Pheu Thai prepares for worst-case scenario

By Kas Chanwanpen 
The Nation

 

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Pheu Thai Party yesterday sees hundreds of members joining its first general assembly after five years of a political ban.

 

New leader Viroj Paoin says party has not violated any law; Sudarat says they will not be intimidated by threat of dissolution.

 

PHEU THAI PARTY’S first general assembly yesterday retained its current acting leader Viroj Pao-in as party chief while Phumtham Wechayachai will serve as secretary-general.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065501-pheu-thai-prepares-for-worst-case-scenario/

 

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Seven women arrested for ‘online slots’ gambling operation

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

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The seven women hie their faces as polie announce the raid to the press. Photo: Phuket Provincial Police

 

PHUKET: A raid by police has netted seven women running an online gambling operation in a house in Rassada, north of Phuket Town.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065503-seven-women-arrested-for-‘online-slots’-gambling-operation/

 

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Network reports big gains in plastic-use reduction

By The Nation

 

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A network of 30 universities across the country has succeeded in reducing the number of single-use plastic bags, utensils and cups by 41 million pieces so far this year, it was announced during the Sustainable University Network of Thailand Conference 2018 hosted by Thammasat University (TU) on October 25-26 at its Rangsit Campus.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065504-network-reports-big-gains-in-plastic-use-reduction/

 

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Blockchain tech seen as a tool to curb corruption

By JINTANA PANYAARVUDH 
THE NATION

 

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Patipat Susumpao, the CEO of Open Dream, second from right

 

EXPERTS AND social entrepreneurs have placed high hopes on benefiting from the advanced blockchain technology that would be able to play a major role in curbing corruption and enhancing transparency in social justice.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065505-blockchain-tech-seen-as-a-tool-to-curb-corruption/

 

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Bt2.2-bn drugs seized from Lampang man

By Kornkamon Aksorndech 
The Nation

 

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A 34-year-old Lampang man was arrested on Saturday night and illicit drugs worth Bt2.2 billion allegedly seized from him in Ayutthaya province, Deputy National Police Commissioner Pol General Chalermkiat Srivorakan told the press at the Metropolitan Police Bureau on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065507-bt22-bn-drugs-seized-from-lampang-man/

 

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Ministry app to assist traditional stores

By PHUWIT LIMVIPHUWAT 
THE NATION

 

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Sontirat Sontijirawong, Commerce Minister

 

IN AN ATTEMPT to introduce its own technological disruptor into the Thai market, the Commerce Ministry will launch a new application to connect traditional grocery stores directly with their suppliers next month.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065508-thai-ministry-app-to-assist-traditional-stores/

 

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Monorail Gold Line proves a BIG DRAW

By SOMLUCK SRIMALEE 
THE NATION

 

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A perspective of Unity Tower, a 459-metre observation tower in Bangkok. Located by the Chao Phraya River on Charoen Nakhon Road, the structure will be completed in 2020.

 

THE ONGOING development of the Gold Line by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, extending the BTS Green Line from Thonburi Station to the Phra Pok Klao bridge, has attracted a slew of property projects alongside the 2.8-kilometre monorail route.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065509-bangkok-monorail-gold-line-proves-a-big-draw/

 

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UPDATE: Rods and sticks help end 19-hour bus hostage drama

By The Nation

 

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After 19 hours of a bus hostage drama, an allegedly intoxicated 56-year-old man who had held his bus co-passenger hostage at knifepoint on Saturday night in Kalasin province was finally subdued by police on Sunday afternoon.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065511-kalasin-rods-and-sticks-help-end-19-hour-bus-hostage-drama/

 

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High caution needed for Thailand’s marijuana move 

 

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Research on medical potential must be weighed against known negative effects 
 

Thailand has long had a troubled relationship with marijuana. Questionable laws prohibiting its use and their inconsistent enforcement are regularly ridiculed by citizens and foreign visitors alike.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065516-high-caution-needed-for-thailand’s-marijuana-move editorial/

 

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Officials deny ‘irregularities’ in artificial coral reef project

By The Phuket News

 

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While video recordings of the artificial reef blocks being deployed by at least one party have been banned by court order, the Phuket office of the Public Relations Department released this image to be used in announcing the news. Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: The Phuket office of the Department of Public Works and Town & Country Planning (DPT) has denied any wrongdoing in the multi-million-baht project to create artificial reefs around Phuket amid a court case that officials are hesitant to explain.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065519-phuket-officials-deny-‘irregularities’-in-artificial-coral-reef-project/

 

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Leicester City owner and four others killed in helicopter crash

By Claire Bloomfield and Alex Fraser

 

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FILE PHOTO - Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, owner of football club Leicester City attends a meeting with the media in Bangkok, Thailand May 18, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo

 

LEICESTER, England (Reuters) - Leicester City soccer club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, a Thai tycoon, was killed along with four others when his helicopter crashed and then exploded after a Premier League match on Saturday, the soccer club and police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065518-leicester-city-confirm-chairmans-death/?do=findComment&comment=13507474

 

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Right-wing Bolsonaro wins Brazil presidential race

By Jake Spring and Anthony Boadle

 

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Jair Bolsonaro, far-right lawmaker and presidential candidate of the Social Liberal Party (PSL), gestures at a polling station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil October 28, 2018. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares

 

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Former Army captain Jair Bolsonaro won Brazil's presidential election on Sunday, riding a wave of frustration over corruption and crime that brought a dramatic swing to the right in the world's fourth-largest democracy, official results show.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065521-right-wing-bolsonaro-wins-brazil-presidential-race/

 

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German SPD leader gives Merkel an ultimatum after state vote losses

By Paul Carrel and Joseph Nasr

 

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German Social Democratic Party (SPD) leader Andrea Nahles reacts on first exit polls following the Hesse state election in Berlin, Germany, October 28, 2018. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's junior coalition partners gave her conservatives until next year to deliver more policy results, threatening to end their alliance if there is no improvement after both parties suffered in a regional election on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065522-german-spd-leader-gives-merkel-an-ultimatum-after-state-vote-losses/

 

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Hammond warns Brexit rebels not to risk easing of austerity

By William Schomberg

 

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Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond arrives in Downing Street, London, Britain October 16, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Philip Hammond warned rebels in his Conservative Party that he would have to quickly reverse plans to ease nearly a decade of austerity if London fails to get a Brexit deal.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065523-hammond-warns brexit rebels-not-to-risk-easing-of-austerity/

 

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Sri Lanka crisis turns violent as one killed at ex-minister's office

By Shihar Aneez and Ranga Sirilal

 

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Members of Sri Lanka's Special Task Force and the police stand guard next to a poster of newly appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa after an official security guard of sacked minister Arjuna Ranatunga shot and wounded three people in front of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, in Colombo, Sri Lanka October 28, 2018. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

 

COLOMBO (Reuters) - A political crisis in Sri Lanka took a deadly turn on Sunday, with one person killed when a sacked cabinet minister tried to re-enter his office, days after the president removed the prime minister and installed a powerful ally of China in his place.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065524-sri-lanka-crisis-turns-violent-as-one-killed-at-ex-ministers-office/

 

 

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Italy's League blocks Muslims from buying and converting chapel

 

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Italian Northern League leader Matteo Salvini speaks during a political rally in Milan, Italy February 24, 2018. REUTERS/Tony Gentile

 

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's far-right League party intervened on Sunday to block efforts by a Muslim association to turn a former hospital chapel into a mosque.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065528-italys-league-blocks-muslims-from-buying-and-converting-chapel/

 

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In Pittsburgh's 'darkest hour,' 2,500 attend synagogue massacre memorial

By Jessica Resnick-Ault and Chriss Swaney

 

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A woman places flowers on an impromptu memorial at the Tree of Life synagogue where 11 worshippers were murdered during Saturday's shooting at the synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 28, 2018. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton

 

PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Some 2,500 people gathered on Sunday at a memorial service for the 11 Jewish worshipers slain in their Pittsburgh synagogue during Sabbath prayers, a mass murder the mayor called the city's "darkest hour" while exhorting mourners to "defeat hate with love."

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065530-in-pittsburghs-darkest-hour-2500-attend-synagogue-massacre-memorial/

 

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Brussels airport baggage handlers' strike to continue until Tuesday

 

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Passengers wait during a strike by Aviapartner baggage handlers at Zaventem international airport near Brussels, Belgium October 27, 2018. REUTERS/Eric Vidal

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A strike of Aviapartner baggage handlers at Brussels Airport is likely to continue until Tuesday evening, one of the trade unions was reported as saying, after talks with management ended without an agreement late on Sunday.


Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065531-brussels-airport-baggage-handlers-strike-to-continue-until-tuesday/

 

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