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Foreign migrant worker dead, 3 seriously hurt at luxury condo construction site

By Dethawee Thiwarangkul
The Nation

 

 

Scaffolding at a luxurious condominium construction site in Chon Buri’s Pattaya City collapsed on Tuesday morning, causing the death of one foreign migrant worker and three serious injuries.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125155-foreign-migrant-worker-dead-3-seriously-hurt-at-luxury-condo-construction-site/

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Panthongtae ‘explains everything’ about Bt10m cheque in note to court

By THE NATION

 

Panthongtae at the Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconducts today

 

A case linking Panthongtae Shinawatra to a dubious loan from Krungthai Bank opened at the Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconducts Cases on Tuesday (September 24) with testimony from a prosecution witness.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125175-panthongtae-‘explains-everything’-about-bt10m-cheque-in-note-to-court/

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B71mn deal inked to solve landslides along Phuket runway road

By The Phuket News

 

The B71 million project follows a landslide dangerously falling onto the road in 2016. Photo: The Phuket News / file
 

PHUKET:-- Airports of Thailand (AoT), which operates Phuket International Airport, has signed a B71.32 million agreement for upgrades to route 4031, which parallels the airport runway, to prevent future landslides along the road.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125176-b71mn-deal-inked-to-solve-landslides-along-phuket-runway-road/

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Cabinet okays Bt894 bn worth of public debt for 2020

By The Nation

 

 

The Cabinet on Tuesday (September 24) approved a planned public debt worth Bt894 billion for fiscal 2020, with the largest sums being injected into the State Railway of Thailand, which will be getting Bt65 billion, and Bt56.8 billion earmarked for cash-strapped Thai Airways International. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125217-cabinet-okays-bt894-bn-worth-of-public-debt-for-2020/

 

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GHB to raise Bt30 bn by issuing lottery-linked savings accounts

By The Nation

 

 

The country’s largest mortgage lender, the Government Housing Bank (GHB), plans to raise Bt30 billion by issuing lottery-linked deposit accounts next month worth Bt10 million each.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125221-ghb-to-raise-bt30-bn-by-issuing-lottery-linked-savings-accounts/

 

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Thailand to beef up maritime export measures after New Zealand drug seizure

By The Nation

 

Athirat Rattanaset

 

After a meeting with exporters on Tuesday (September 24), Deputy Transport Minister Athirat Rattanaset said the issue of shipping containers filled with drugs being seized last month in New Zealand after being allowed through in Chon Buri’s Laem Chabang Port, affects the country’s image and requires immediate action.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125228-thailand-to-beef-up-maritime-export-measures-after-new-zealand-drug-seizure/

 

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Port authority eyes expanding shipping routes from Ranong

By THE NATION

 

Photo credit: Port Authority of Thailand

 

The Port Authority of Thailand is getting ready to study the plan to develop shipping routes linking Ranong port with countries in South and Southeast Asia.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125235-port-authority-eyes-expanding-shipping-routes-from-ranong/

 

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Two tons of marine trash collected on Patong Beach in two hours

By The Phuket News

 

The two tons of marine waste were cleared from Patong Beach in just two hours yesterday (Sept 23). Photo: Patong Municipality

 

PHUKET: Two tons of marine trash were collected from Patong Beach in just two hours, the Patong Municipality Chief of Sanitation has confirmed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125242-two-tons-of-marine-trash-collected-on-patong-beach-in-two-hours/

 

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Phuket Vegetarian Festival schedule of events announced

By The Phuket News

 

The Phuket Vegetarian Festival street processions begin next Monday (Sept 30). Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: The Phuket Vegetarian Festival will get underway at sunset this Sunday (Sept 29) with participating Chinese shrines across the island raising Go Teng poles so that the Jade Emperor and the Nine Emperor Gods can descend from the heavens to take part in this year’s festival.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125243-phuket-vegetarian-festival-schedule-of-events-announced/

 

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Economic slowdown affecting auto sales

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

A total of 80,838 vehicles were sold in August, down 6.9 per cent compared to the same month last year, according to figures from Toyota Motor Thailand Co Ltd (TMT).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125246-economic-slowdown-affecting-auto-sales/

 

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ONWR completes framework on tackling water crises

By The Nation

 

 

Samroeng Sangphuwong, deputy secretary-general at the Office of National Water Resources (ONWR), said his agency completed the upgrading of the framework of the National Water Management structure on Tuesday (September 24). He was speaking after meeting with Lt-General Kraiboon Suadsong, chief of the Police Strategy Office.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125248-onwr-completes-framework-on-tackling-water-crises/

 

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Alcohol, sedatives can depress body’s breathing mechanism, doctor warns

By The Nation

 

 

Dr Krisda Sirampuj, director of an international anti-ageing medical centre, said a human body’s respiratory mechanism doesn’t start in the lungs, but actually in the brain, which instructs the human body to breathe. He said this brain-to-lungs connection is automatic and our bodies know not to hold the breath.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125249-alcohol-sedatives-can-depress-body’s-breathing-mechanism-thai-doctor-warns/

 

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Krungsri Auto streamlines application process with E Consent

By THE NATION

 

 

 

Krungsri Auto, the auto-finance arm of Bank of Ayudhya, launched an online consent authorisation system for information disclosure (E-Consent), which will provide the foundation for a full-scale digital auto lending service in the future.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125250-krungsri-auto-streamlines-application-process-with-e-consent/

 

 

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EEF, Unesco in unison on equitable education

By THE NATION

 

Unesco Bangkok Director Shigeru Aoyagi, left, and EEF Managing Director Supakorn Buasai

 

Bangkok Equitable Education Fund (EEF) and Unesco Bangkok signed a Memorandum of Understanding on equitable education for out-of-school children and youth (OOSCY) and the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 4 in Thailand and the Asia-Pacific. The signing ceremony took place on September 23 in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125253-eef-unesco-in-unison-on-equitable-education/

 

 

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U.S. House to launch Trump impeachment inquiry over Ukraine controversy

By Patricia Zengerle and David Morgan

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he arrives to address the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Yana Paskova

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives will launch a formal impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump over reports he sought foreign help to smear a political rival, setting up a dramatic clash between Congress and the White House that could spill into the 2020 presidential campaign.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125254-us-house-to-launch-trump-impeachment-inquiry-over-ukraine-controversy/

 

 

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Canada Conservatives' Scheer pulls ahead of Trudeau in polls after blackface scandal

By David Ljunggren

 

Leader of Canada's Conservatives Andrew Scheer campaigns for the upcoming election in London, Ontario, Canada on September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

 

BURNABY, British Columbia (Reuters) - Canada's Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer has overtaken Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ahead of next month's national election, polls showed on Tuesday, after past images of Trudeau in blackface emerged last week.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125259-canada-conservatives-scheer-pulls-ahead-of-trudeau-in-polls-after-blackface-scandal/

 

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Huawei CFO fighting U.S. extradition says her rights were violated

By Karen Freifeld

 

Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou leaves her home to appear for a hearing at British Columbia supreme court, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada September 23, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson

 

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou returned to a Vancouver court on Tuesday as her lawyers argued that Canadian authorities abused their powers and violated her rights to gather evidence against her, a claim the government denies.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125260-huawei-cfo-fighting-us-extradition-says-her-rights-were-violated/

 

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U.S. leads condemnation of China for 'horrific' repression of Muslims

By Humeyra Pamuk and David Brunnstrom

 

FILE PHOTO: Uighurs take part in a protest against China at the courtyard of Fatih Mosque, a common meeting place for pro-Islamist demonstrators in Istanbul, Turkey, December 28, 2018. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States led more than 30 countries on Tuesday in condemning what it called China's "horrific campaign of repression" against Muslims in the western region of Xinjiang at an event on the sidelines of the annual U.N. General Assembly that was denounced by China.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125261-us-leads-condemnation-of-china-for-horrific-repression-of-muslims/

 

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Trump sees path to peace with Iran as he denounces Tehran for 'bloodlust'

By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason

 

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

 

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday denounced Iran's "bloodlust" and called on other nations to join the United States to apply pressure on Iran after attacks on Saudi oil facilities, but said there is a path to peace.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125262-trump-sees-path-to-peace-with-iran-as-he-denounces-tehran-for-bloodlust/

 

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Thailand proposes measures to tackle motorcycle death toll

 

Picture: Bangkokbiz News

 

Transport minister Saksayam Chidchob intends to act to lower the death toll on Thailand's roads from motorcycle accidents. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125266-thailand-proposes-measures-to-tackle-motorcycle-death-toll/

 

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Tourists renting motorcycles: Must show licence say new proposals

 

Picture: Bangkok Insight

 

Tourists renting motorcycles is on the agenda for changes to lower the death toll on Thailand's roads from accidents involving motorbikes. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125271-tourists-renting-motorcycles-must-show-licence-say-new-proposals/

 

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Major Thai stores to stop giving out plastic bags by 2020 - minister

 

File photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Retailers and convenience stores in Thailand have pledged to stop giving plastic bags to customers from next year in a bid to reduce plastic waste, the country's environment minister said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125272-major-thai-stores-to-stop-giving-out-plastic-bags-by-2020-minister/

 

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FEATURE-Look, don't touch: Thai bars raided for trafficking child 'entertainers'

Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Thomson Reuters Foundation

 

 

CHIANG MAI, Thailand, Sept 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A hug, a hand on her knee, a kiss on the cheek: teenage waitress Pim would not allow the customers to go any further at a karaoke bar in northern Thailand where she was found in a police raid.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125274-feature-look-dont-touch-thai-bars-raided-for-trafficking-child-entertainers/

 

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Lanlabelle latest: "Pretty Boy Ai Un" in custody after charges issued by court

 

Thai caption: Ai Un is eventually arrested

 

Police in Bangkok have arrested the 24 year old man at the center of the death of Thitima Naraphanphiphat who died after an afternoon drinks party last week. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125277-lanlabelle-latest-pretty-boy-ai-un-in-custody-after-charges-issued-by-court/

 

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One killed in Pathum Thani pileup

By The Nation

 

Picture: Banmuang

 

The brakes malfunctioned on a ten-wheel tuck Tuesday night, causing it to hit a pickup truck in front of it and leading to a five-vehicle pileup on a ring road in Pathum Thani’s Sam Khok district Tuesday night, police said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125280-one-killed-in-pathum-thani-pileup/

 

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New Finnish husband took child to see real Finnish dad for birthday party

 

Thai caption: (Two) Husbands were in it together

 

The case of the missing nine year old Thai/Finnish girl took some surprising turns yesterday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125283-new-finnish-husband-took-child-to-see-real-finnish-dad-for-birthday-party/

 

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Woman, 72, rescued after spending four nights in Korat forest

By The Nation

 

Picture: CH7

 

A woman, 72, who became lost in a forest in Nakhon Ratchasima’s Wang Nam Khiew district on Friday afternoon was found safe but cold on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125284-woman-72-rescued-after-spending-four-nights-in-korat-forest/

 

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WOW! The water is actually CLEAN and CLEAR on Jomtien Beach

 

Thai caption: Clear water at Jomtien Beach!

 

77kaoded reported that they had been contacted by tourists at Jomtien Beach. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125286-wow-the-water-is-actually-clean-and-clear-on-jomtien-beach/

 

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Tourists being ripped off? Tourism minister goes to see if it is really true!

 

Picture: TNA

 

Thailand's billionaire tourist minister went with his entourage to the historic Rattanakosin Island area of Bangkok yesterday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125290-tourists-being-ripped-off-tourism-minister-goes-to-see-if-it-is-really-true/

 

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Samut Prakan durian shop attacked with ping pong bomb

By The Nation

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

A motorcyclist hurled a ping pong bomb at a durian shop in Samut Prakan’s Muang district late Tuesday night but no one was injured, police said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125293-samut-prakan-durian-shop-attacked-with-ping-pong-bomb/