THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Tuesday 10 Sep 2019

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4am closing: Will put Thai tourism "down the drain", says Dr Mohamed 

 

Picture: Manager online

 

A Thai advocate for alcohol control has told the country's tourism minister to think again about extending pub opening hours to 4 am in some tourist areas. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122672-4am-closing-will-put-thai-tourism-down-the-drain-says-dr-mohamed/ 

 

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Bagged glutinous rice to hit market on Sep 11

 

   

BANGKOK, 10 September 2019(NNT) - Enacting urgent guidelines to help consumers after the recent rise in prices of glutinous rice due to a shortage of produce after the drought crisis and the end of the harvest season, the Ministry of Commerce is accelerating production of the first lot of bagged glutinous rice which will be launched at a cheaper price in the Pracharat Blue Flag market on September 11, 2019.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122674-bagged-glutinous-rice-to-hit-market-on-sep-11/

 

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One drowns, 22 rescued after fishing boat capsizes in Samut Prakan

By The Nation

 

 

A fishing boat capsized at the mouth of the Chao Phraya river in Samut Prakan Monday night after being hit by the wash from a freighter. One crew member drowned and 22 others were rescued.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122675-one-drowns-22-rescued-after-fishing-boat-capsizes-in-samut-prakan/

 

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Scary! Myanmar man gets a wire in his mouth!

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

A shocking picture on the 77kaoded site showed a man from Myanmar in hospital in Chonburi with a long wire in his mouth.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122679-scary-myanmar-man-gets-a-wire-in-his-mouth/

 

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Australians flee homes as police investigate suspicious fires

 

Firefighters battle bushfires in Angourie, northern New South Wales, Australia, September 10, 2019. AAP Image/Jason O'Brien/via REUTERS

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Hundreds of Australians have fled their homes in the eastern states as 140 fires ravaged parts of Queensland and New South Wales (NSW), officials said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122680-australians-flee-homes-as-police-investigate-suspicious-fires/

 

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Fire at Chulalongkorn Hospital damages computer only: director

By The Nation

 

 

The director of the Chulalongkorn Hospital said the public should not be worried about the fire that broke out at the hospital Monday night as it only damaged a computer in the MRI scan room.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122684-fire-at-chulalongkorn-hospital-damages-computer-only-director/

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Viral Video: Thai boy covers his mum in kisses at the school gate

 

 

A video that shows a Thai boy slathering his mother in kisses before saying goodbye at the school gate has gone viral on Thai social media. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122687-viral-video-thai-boy-covers-his-mum-in-kisses-at-the-school-gate/

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That's great! Foreign tourists help Thai man after motorcycle accident

 

Video caption: Worthy of praise! Foreign tourists help a man after an accident

 

Chiang Mai News said that Thai netizens were full of praise for a foreign man and woman who responded to an accident in Chiang Dao. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122693-thats-great-foreign-tourists-help-thai-man-after-motorcycle-accident/

 

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Thailand’s first AI journalist named ‘Suthichai AI’ unveiled

 

 

Thailand’s National Electronics and Computer Technology Centre (NECTEC) and National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) have unveiled Thailand’s first artificial intelligence (AI) journalist, which is claimed to be capable of presenting and analyzing news fast and accurately, like the former editor of The Nation newspaper Suthichai Yoon.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122696-thailand’s-first-ai-journalist-named-‘suthichai-ai’-unveiled/

 

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Public Health Ministry braces for flood-related diseases

By The Nation

 

Anutin

 

The Public Health Ministry is preparing for flood-related diseases as water starts to recede in many provinces.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122700-public-health-ministry-braces-for-flood-related-diseases/

 

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Major Turkish companies in EEC investment talks

By The Nation

 

 

Leading companies from Turkey are meeting with the Eastern Economic Corridor Policy Committee (EECPC) to discuss potential investment in the Eastern Economic Corridor, says Kanit Sangsubhan, the secretary general of the Eastern Economic Corridor Office of Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122702-major-turkish-companies-in-eec-investment-talks/

 

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Bangkok 86th in most expensive prime office rents: CBRE report

By The Nation

 

 

Bangkok ranked 86th in terms of the most expensive prime office rents at Bt1,208 per square metre per month. The Thai capital was also 46th in terms of the biggest annual increase among 122 cities globally, according to the CBRE Global Prime Office Occupancy Costs 2019 report on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122718-bangkok-86th-in-most-expensive-prime-office-rents-cbre-report/

 

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PM encourages use of food carriers made of metal to reduce global warming

 

   

BANGKOK, 10 September 2019(NNT) - Prime Minister’s Office Minister Thewan Liptapanlop invited executive officials of the Office of the Consumer Protection Board to meet with Gen Prayut and propose an end to the use of plastic bags and to promote the use of metal food containers and cloth bags, in an effort to reduce plastic waste which often affects the environment.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122719-pm-encourages-use-of-food-carriers-made-of-metal-to-reduce-global-warming/

 

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Thai Mangosteen clears Taiwan import hurdle as officials align document language terms

By The Nation

 

 

Surmsuk Salakpetch, director of the agriculture department, held a press conference on Tuesday after a Taiwan news report claimed that a container load of mangosteen exported from Thailand had been rejected for not meeting the agreed terms.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122725-thai-mangosteen-clears-taiwan-import-hurdle-as-officials-align-document-language-terms/

 

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Bangkok retains No 1 spot for foreign tourists, with over 22m visitors in 2018: Mastercard

 

By The Nation

 

 

 

Bangkok has again grabbed the No 1 spot in Mastercard’s annual Global Destination Cities Index, with more than 22 million international overnight visitors in 2018, up from 21.1 million in 2017.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122728-bangkok-retains-no-1-spot-for-foreign-tourists-with-over-22m-visitors-in-2018-mastercard/

 

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Hong Kong leader warns against interference, escalation of violence

By Clare Jim and Farah Master

 

Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam attends a news conference in Hong Kong, China September 10, 2019. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

 

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Interference by foreign parliaments in Hong Kong's affairs is deeply regrettable, the leader of the Chinese-ruled city said on Tuesday, adding that an escalation of violence cannot solve social issues in the city.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122731-hong kong leader-warns-against-interference-escalation-of-violence/

 

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Power outage to see areas in Chalong, Rawai and Karon without mains water supply

By The Phuket News

 

A power outage on Thursday will see areas in Chalong, Rawai and Karon without mains water supply. Image: PWA

 

PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) has announced that the mains water supply will be shut-off in parts of Chalong, Rawai and Karon on Thursday (Sept 12) due to a scheduled power outage in Chalong.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122733-power-outage-to-see-areas-in-chalong-rawai-and-karon-without-mains-water-supply/

 

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Arrest warrant out for cabbie who stripped Chinese passenger of Bt3.6m in valuables

By Suriya Patathayo
The Nation

 

File Photo

 

The Southern Bangkok Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for a Bangkok cabbie who allegedly stole valuables worth Bt3.6 million from a Chinese businessman in the early morning of September 1.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122756-arrest-warrant-out-for-cabbie-who-stripped-chinese-passenger-of-bt36m-in-valuables/

 

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Bt261m allocated to ease flooding in North

By The Nation

 

 

The Cabinet has earmarked Bt261 million for easing floods in 12 provinces in the North and is urging government agencies to provide support to the Northeast provinces of Yasothon and Ubon Ratchathani.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122759-bt261m-allocated-to-ease-flooding-in-north/

 

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VAT stays at 7% for another year

By The Nation

 

Uttama

 

Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana confirmed on Tuesday (September 10) that the Cabinet has agreed to maintain value added tax (VAT) at 7 per cent for another year and has vowed to keep a close eye on the economy.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122760-vat-stays-at-7-for-another-year/

 

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Ex-mayor’s jail sentence suspended in Koh Poda land encroachment case

By The Nation

 

 

After more than three decades of court battles, the Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the three-and-a-half-year prison sentence given to Krabi business tycoon and former mayor Chuan Phukaoluan in the “historic” case of encroachment on a 22-rai land plot on scenic Koh Poda.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122761-ex-mayor’s-jail-sentence-suspended-in-koh-poda-land-encroachment-case/

 

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Thailand's August foreign tourist arrivals up 5.6% year on year

 

FILE PHOTO: Tourists enjoy a swimming pool at a hotel in central Bangkok, Thailand, January 21, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The number of foreign tourists arriving in Thailand rose 5.59% in August from a year earlier, with Chinese visitor numbers rebounding strongly, the tourism ministry said on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122763-thailands-august-foreign-tourist-arrivals-up-56-year-on-year/

 

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'Bad things could happen': Turning to tech to tame the crypto jungle

By Tom Wilson

 

Joel Fruhman, right, and Dan Fruhman, directors of BCB Group pose for a photograph in London, Britain August 29 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson

 

LONDON (Reuters) - “Hi guys, could you please show me a firm bid for 100 bitcoin?” a seller texts on Skype.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122765-bad-things-could-happen-turning-to-tech-to-tame-the-crypto-jungle/

 

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Malaysia sends half a million face masks to haze-hit state, shuts schools

 

FILE PHOTO: Petronas Twin Towers are shrouded by haze in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

 

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia sent half a million face masks to the eastern state of Sarawak and closed more than 400 schools there on Tuesday as a haze spread from forest fires, officials said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122766-malaysia-sends-half-a-million-face-masks-to-haze-hit-state-shuts-schools/

 

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Songkhla warned about smog drifting in from Sumatra

By Somchai Samart
The Nation

 

File Photo

 

Residents of the southern province of Songkhla have been warned to brace for smog coming in from Sumatra in one or two days as Indonesia on Tuesday witnessed the month’s peak of 247 hotspots, said Thananchai Wannasuk, director of Regional Environmental Office 16 based in Songkhla.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122768-songkhla-warned-about-smog-drifting-in-from-sumatra/

 

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Britain will leave the EU on time, PM Johnson's adviser Cummings says

 

Dominic Cummings, special advisor for Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, addresses the media as he leaves his home in London, Britain September 10, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom will leave the European Union on time and reporters should get outside London and speak to people who are not “rich remainers”, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s senior adviser Dominic Cummings said on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122769-britain-will-leave-the-eu-on-time-pm-johnsons-adviser-cummings-says/

 

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Brit rescue volunteer in Patong snares two-metre cobra beside 7-Eleven

By The Phuket News

 

Vincent Modell holds up the cobra last night (Sept 9). Photo: Alec Brimacombe

 

PHUKET:-- A British volunteer who assists the Patong division of Kusoldharm Foundation rescue workers snared a cobra measuring about two metres long in front of a 7-Eleven store on the beachfront road in Kalim, just north of Patong, last night (Sept 9).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122770-brit-rescue-volunteer-in-patong-snares-two-metre-cobra-beside-7-eleven/

 

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Council garbage truck driver fined B1k for brake failure ending in 10-car Patong pile-up

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

No people were injured in the accident. Photo: Patong Municipality Fire Dept
 

PHUKET:-- The driver of a Kamala Municipality garbage truck has been fined B1,000 for reckless driving after the brakes allegedly failed while he was descending Patong Hill this morning (Sept 10), causing a 10-car pile-up at the bottom of the hill.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122772-council-garbage-truck-driver-fined-b1k-for-brake-failure-ending-in-10-car-patong-pile-up/

 

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Jennifer Lopez hounded by anti-fur protesters at Hustlers premiere

By Mel Evans

 

 

Jennifer Lopez was hounded by anti-fur protesters at the premiere of her latest film Hustlers over the weekend.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122774-jennifer-lopez-hounded-by-anti-fur-protesters-at-hustlers-premiere/

 

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Surgery addict Sharon Osbourne shows off the results of her FOURTH facelift

By Jill Robinson

 

Sharon Osbourne showed off the results of her FOURTH facelift on Monday's The Talk Credit: CBS

 

SURGERY addict Sharon Osbourne showed off the results of her FOURTH facelift on Monday's The Talk.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1122776-surgery-addict-sharon-osbourne-shows-off-the-results-of-her-fourth-facelift/