Shippers’ Council urges govt to break into Indian market

By The Nation

 

 

The Thai National Shippers’ Council (TNSC) has urged the Commerce Ministry and related agencies to break into India’s booming market.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1121530-shippers’-council-urges-govt-to-break-into-indian-market/

 

BMW’s new 8 Series Convertible to be highlight at Xpo 2019

By The Nation

 

 

BMW will officially launch its new 8 Series Convertible at the upcoming BMW Xpo 2019 to be held at Central World from September 12-15.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1121531-bmw’s-new-8-series-convertible-to-be-highlight-at-xpo-2019/

 

New Corolla launched

By The Nation

 

 

The Toyota Corolla compact car is now available in hybrid version that has replaced the 2.0-litre model.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1121532-new-corolla-launched/

 

Prince Harry backs sustainable tourism plan

By Toby Sterling

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, meets well-wishers outside of the Barton Neighbourhood Centre in Oxford, Britain, May 14, 2019. Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

 

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Britain’s Prince Harry, who himself has come in for criticism for using private jets, announced a new tourism initiative on Tuesday to transform global travel so it becomes more sustainable.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1121534-prince-harry-backs-sustainable-tourism-plan/

 

Thailand drops cannabis extracts from narcotics list; firms eye investments

By Chayut Setboonsarng

 

FILE PHOTO: People attend Cannabis Expo in Buriram province, Thailand, April 19, 2019. REUTERS/Prapan Chankaew

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has removed cannabis and hemp extracts from its narcotics list, officials said on Monday, the latest effort to promote the development of marijuana products for medical purposes.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1121535-thailand-drops-cannabis-extracts-from-narcotics-list-firms-eye-investments/

 

Venice Film Festival: Joaquin Phoenix is frighteningly good in Joker

By Raphael Abraham

 

Joaquin Phoenix in 'Joker' © 2018 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved

What if a comic book movie wasn’t a superhero movie?

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1121538-venice-film-festival-joaquin-phoenix-is-frighteningly-good-in-joker/

 

Sherlock Holmes 3 won't be exactly like Guy Ritchie's previous movies

BY FILIZ MEHMEDOVA

 

WARNER BROS.

 

Sherlock Holmes 3 director Dexter Fletcher has teased that his continuation of the franchise will inevitably be different to the Guy Ritchie films that came before.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1121539-sherlock-holmes-3-wont-be-exactly-like-guy-ritchies-previous-movies/

 

Kristen Stewart was told to “tone down” sexuality if she wanted to bag Marvel roles

By Nick Reilly

 

Kristen Stewart Credit: Gisela Schober/Getty Images

 

Kristen Stewart has revealed she was told to tone down public displays of sexuality if she wanted to bag roles in huge franchises like Marvel.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1121540-kristen-stewart-was-told-to-“tone-down”-sexuality-if-she-wanted-to-bag-marvel-roles/

 

Norwegian fails to appear in court for charge over killing British tourist

By The Phuket News

 

Norwegian tourist Roger Bullman shows police a wound in his shoulder that he says was sustained in the fight. Photo: Karon Police /file

 

PHUKET:-- Roger Bullman, the 53-year-old Norwegian man charged with manslaughter for the killing of British tourist Amitpal Najaj at a resort in Phuket last month, has had a warrant issued for his arrest after he failed to present himself at Phuket Provincial Court yesterday (Sept 2), Karon Police have confirmed.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1121545-norwegian-fails-to-appear-in-court-for-charge-over-killing-british-tourist/

 

Chinese entourage talks ‘Sister City’ status

By The Phuket News

 

Zhanjiang Vice Mayor Ou Xianwei (left) and Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana exchange gifts yesterday (Sept 2). Photo: PR Dept
 

PHUKET:-- The Vice Mayor of Zhanjiang, in Guangdong Province in China, visited the Phuket Governor yesterday (Sept 2) to continue talks of twinning Phuket and Chinese southwestern Chinese city as “Sister Cities” and developing trade relations, especially in the areas of marine resources, tourism and shipbuilding technology.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1121547-chinese-entourage-talks-‘sister-city’-status/

 

Beware: malicious mailshots, phishing increase in Q2

By THE NATION

 

 

Kaspersky experts detected multiple malicious mailshots with phishing links disguised as offers for tax refunds worldwide during the second quarter of 2019, the Internet security company said on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1121548-beware-malicious-mailshots-phishing-increase-in-q2/

 

‘Missing’ Karen activist Billy is dead, DSI confirms

By THE NATION

 

 

Karen environmental and community activist Porlajee “Billy” Rakchongcharoen, who went missing in suspicious circumstances more than five years ago, was confirmed as dead on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1121549-‘missing’-karen-activist-billy-is-dead-dsi-confirms/

 

DTN hopes to complete deals, FTAs with Europe, Britain soon

By The Nation

 

Oramon Subthaweetham (Photo courtesy of Commerce News Agency)

 

The Department of Trade Negotiations (DTN) aims to bring five pending missions to a close by the end of 2019 with a focus on completing partnership deals and free trade agreements (FTA) with foreign countries.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1121550-dtn-hopes-to-complete-deals-ftas-with-europe-britain-soon/

 

‘PM ready’ to take part in parliamentary debate on Sept 18 over oath-taking controversy

By THE NATION

 

 

A parliamentary debate to discuss the prime minister’s incomplete oath-taking, which has stirred a controversy, has been proposed for September 18, Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong said on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1121552-‘pm-ready’-to-take-part-in-parliamentary-debate-on-sept-18-over-oath-taking-controversy/

 

National security spending up as Bt3.2-trillion spending budget gets Cabinet nod

By THE NATION

 

Government Spokeperson Narumon Pinyosinwat (Photo credit: Royal Thai Government website)

 

The Cabinet on Tuesday (September 3) gave the green light for an expenditure budget of Bt3.2 trillion in fiscal 2020, up 6.7 per cent from the previous fiscal year, Government Spokeperson Narumon Pinyosinwat said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1121559-national-security-spending-up-as-bt32-trillion-spending-budget-gets-cabinet-nod/

 

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