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Legalising ride-hailing services a god-send to economy, study shows

By THE NATION

 

Dr Suthikorn Kingkaew

 

Ride-hailing services contributed Bt21 billion to the Thai economy last year, a contribution that is expected to reach Bt120 billion by 2025, according to a study conducted by Thammasat Consulting Networking and Coaching Centre (CONC Thammasat).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125577-legalising-ride-hailing-services-a-god-send-to-economy-study-shows/

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Brexit, US-China trade war high on agenda of War Room session

By THE NATION

 

Photo credit: BBC

 

The Commerce Ministry will discuss two key issues at the next War Room session scheduled for October 7

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125578-brexit-us-china-trade-war-high-on-agenda-of-war-room-session/

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800,000 travellers keen to ‘Eat, Shop, Spend’

By The Nation

 

 

Early results from the government’s “Eat, Shop, Spend” scheme to encourage tourists to support local businesses by rewarding them with vouchers indicate that most registering travellers are of working age.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125580-800000-travellers-keen-to-‘eat-shop-spend’/

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Ex-French President Chirac has died: AFP

 

FILE PHOTO: Former French President Jacques Chirac arrives to attend the award ceremony for the Prix de la Fondation Chirac at the Quai Branly Museum in Paris November 21, 2014. REUTERS/Patrick Kovarik/Pool/File Photo

 

PARIS (Reuters) - Former French president Jacques Chirac, who led France from 1995 to 2007, has died, Agence France Presse news agency reported on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125561-ex-french-president-chirac-has-died-afp/

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Strong baht takes a toll on Thai tapioca export revenue

By The Nation

 

Credit:North Eastern Tapioca Trade Association

 

Farm products have a bright future in the Chinese market but the strong baht is leading to huge revenue losses, tapioca exporters said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125603-strong-baht-takes-a-toll-on-thai-tapioca-export-revenue/

 

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BAAC earmarks Bt5 bn for farmers to grow trees

By Kunanon Kanjanatecha
The Nation

 

Prasit Techati

 

Apirom Sukprasert, president of the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC), said the bank is launching a brand-new loan allowing farmers to earn from planting trees in a move to boost their quality of life as well as preserve the environment.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125604-baac-earmarks-bt5-bn-for-farmers-to-grow-trees/

 

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PTT board to discuss plans to list its oil, retail businesses

By The Nation

 

 

PTT, Thailand’s largest energy conglomerate, is expected to discuss the plan of listing its oil and retail businesses on the stock market on Friday (September 27), an informed source revealed on Thursday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125605-ptt-board-to-discuss-plans-to-list-its-oil-retail-businesses/

 

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Thailand slips a place in digital competitiveness ranking

By The Nation

 

 

Thailand’s world digital competitiveness ranking dropped one place to 40th in 2019 from 39 the previous year, according to an IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking (WDCR) report released late on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125608-thailand-slips-a-place-in-digital-competitiveness-ranking/

 

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Thai Union strengthens guard against food fraud

By THE NATION

 

Thai Union Group’s new Combating Food Fraud and Food Defense Strategy will help protect the company’s food supply chains from intentional contamination, preventing threats to the business and customers.

 

Thai Union Group PCL has announced a series of robust programmes to combat food fraud and protect its food supply chain from intentional contamination.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125609-thai-union-strengthens-guard-against-food-fraud/

 

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Man, 18, charged after flipping car on main Phuket road

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The car came to rest on its roof in the middle of the southbound lanes. Photo: Thalang Police

 

PHUKET: An 18-year-old man has been charged with reckless driving after the car he was driving struck a recently made section of footpath and flipped the car onto its roof on Thepkrasattri Rd this morning (Sept 26).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125612-man-18-charged-after-flipping-car-on-main-phuket-road/

 

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Three high-speed train projects shelved due to lack investor interest

 

 

The government has decided to shelve three high-speed projects due to lack of investor interest in co-investment.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125613-three-high-speed-train-projects-shelved-due-to-lack-investor-interest/

 

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Low income households will get free electricity and water for another year

 

 

The government has agreed to extended free electricity and water services to poor families for another year, until September 30th next year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125615-low-income-households-will-get-free-electricity-and-water-for-another-year/

 

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PM Prayut gives speech at Asia Society, says government tackles many issues during five years

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, has delivered a speech at the Asia Society, saying the government has addressed many problems through different mechanisms over the past six years.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125616-pm-prayut-gives-speech-at-asia-society-says-government-tackles-many-issues-during-five-years/

 

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Industry Minister: Mitsubishi Motors to expand investment in Thailand

 

   

TOKYO (NNT) - The government’s investment roadshow in Japan went well on the first day, with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation affirming its intention to expand its investment in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125617-industry-minister-mitsubishi-motors-to-expand-investment-in-thailand/

 

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Royal Barge Exhibition on display at ICONSiam

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Royal Thai Navy, in collaboration with ICONSiam shopping mall, has put up a special exhibition on the Kingdom’s Royal Barge Procession prior to the actual event scheduled to take place at the end of October.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125619-royal-barge-exhibition-on-display-at-iconsiam/

 

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Former French president Jacques Chirac dies, aged 86

By Sophie Louet and Michel Rose

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Bill Clinton, French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl speak together as they attend the signing of the Bosnian peace agreement at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, December 14, 1995. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo

 

PARIS (Reuters) - Former President Jacques Chirac, a political chameleon who dominated French politics for decades and strived to make France's voice heard in Europe and beyond, died on Thursday at the age of 86.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125561-ex-french-president-chirac-has-died-afp/?do=findComment&comment=14611186

 

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Whistleblower complaint describes White House cover-up on Trump-Ukraine scandal

By Patricia Zengerle, David Morgan and Doina Chiacu

 

Acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Joseph Maguire is sworn in to testifify before a House Intelligence Committee hearing on the handling of the whistleblower complaint in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 26, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A whistleblower report released on Thursday said President Donald Trump not only abused his office in attempting to solicit Ukraine's interference in the 2020 U.S. election for his own political benefit, but that the White House also tried to "lock down" evidence about that conduct.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125620-whistleblower-complaint-describes-white-house-cover-up-on trump-ukraine-scandal/

 

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Biden looks to Ukraine flap to jolt his 2020 presidential campaign

By Ginger Gibson, James Oliphant and Tim Reid

 

FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden makes a statement during an event in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Bastiaan Slabbers

 

WASHINGTON/SAN MARINO, Calif. (Reuters) - Joe Biden, courting donors at a fundraiser in California on Thursday, began his remarks by reading directly from a whistleblower's complaint that President Donald Trump sought foreign interference in the 2020 election.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125623-biden-looks-to-ukraine-flap-to-jolt-his-2020-presidential-campaign/

 

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Erdogan says efforts with U.S. for Syria safe zone on schedule

 

FILE PHOTO: Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan 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/File Photo

 

ANKARA (Reuters) - Preparations by Turkey and the United States on a safe zone for refugees in northeastern Syria are on schedule, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying on Friday after previously accusing Washington of stalling.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125624-erdogan-says-efforts-with-us-for-syria-safe-zone-on-schedule/

 

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Trump administration proposes slashing number of refugees for U.S. resettlement

By Mica Rosenberg and Alexandra Alper

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after arriving aboard Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S. September 26, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

(Reuters) - The Trump administration said on Thursday it plans to allow only 18,000 refugees to resettle in the United States in the 2020 fiscal year, the lowest number in the history of the modern refugee programme.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125625-trump-administration-proposes-slashing-number-of-refugees-for-us-resettlement/

 

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Brexit may have 'gravest of consequences' for health: UK lawmaker

Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent

 

A Union Jack flag flutters as Big Ben clock tower is seen behind at the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain September 11, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville

 

LONDON Sept 27 (Reuters) - Britain's looming exit from the EU carries real risks that medicines and healthcare supplies will be delayed, the UK's public spending watchdog said on Friday, and an influential lawmaker said a no-deal Brexit may have the "gravest of consequences".

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125627-brexit-may-have-gravest-of-consequences-for-health-uk-lawmaker/

 

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Year long "Medical Visa" proposed to make Thailand top ten for Medical Tourism

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Thailand is making a push to encourage more people to come to the kingdom for medical treatment.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125633-year-long-medical-visa-proposed-to-make-thailand-top-ten-for-medical-tourism/

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Arrest warrants for six at "Lanlabelle" party after another pretty wakes up naked

 

Thai caption: "Pretty" called Dear was naked

 

Arrest warrants for criminal association and molestation were issued by the court after a complaint by another pretty at a party in Bang Bua Thong, Nonthaburi last week. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125634-arrest-warrants-for-six-at-lanlabelle-party-after-another-pretty-wakes-up-naked/

 

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Pubs in Pattaya and Bangkok's Khao San Road set to open until 4am

 

Thai caption: Pilot scheme for pubs to close at 4 am

 

The Ministry for Tourism and Sports is pressing on with plans to allow opening until 4 am for certain tourist areas. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125635-pubs-in-pattaya-and-bangkoks-khao-san-road-set-to-open-until-4am/

 

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Thailand tourism: 40 million will visit "for sure" next year and Chinese for free, minister

 

File photo

 

Thailand's tourism minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has said that targets will be met and 40 million tourists will visit the country next year. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125637-thailand-tourism-40-million-will-visit-for-sure-next-year-and-chinese-for-free-minister/

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At last all Thais are wearing helmets - in an exam!

 

Thai caption: Stopping accidents (or) stopping cheating?!

 

Thai social media was confused after pictures emerged on Facebook of a large group of students at a north eastern university wearing crash helmets in a test.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125639-at-last-all-thais-are-wearing-helmets-in-an-exam/

 

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Kazakh pensioner dies while swimming on Jomtien beach

 

Picture: Sophon Cable TV

 

Sophon reported the death of a 78 year old female tourist from Kazakhstan on Thursday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125641-kazakh-pensioner-dies-while-swimming-on-jomtien-beach/

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Director defends "military behaviour" activity at Krabi school

 

Picture: Sanook

 

The director of a school in Krabi in southern Thailand has been forced to explain after pictures were posted on Facebook of children apparently being forced to lie on a hardcourt in the baking sun as part of "behavioral training". 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125645-director-defends-military-behaviour-activity-at-krabi-school/

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24 provinces monitored for Asian swine fever

By The Nation

 

 

The Department of Livestock Development has announced that 24 provinces of Thailand are now surveillance areas for African swine fever (ASF).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125648-24-provinces-monitored-for-asian-swine-fever/

 

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THAI could lease rather than purchase more aircraft

By THE NATION

 

THAI president Sumeth Damrongchaitham

 

Overall operations at Thai Airways International (THAI) will not be affected by its board’s demand that plans to procure new aircraft be reviewed, THAI president Sumeth Damrongchaitham said on Thursday (September 26).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1125649-thai-could-lease-rather-than-purchase-more-aircraft/