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14 vocational students die in road carnage in Samut Prakan

 

Fourteen vocational students were killed, and others were seriously injured, when their pick-up truck crashed into a roadside utility power pole and overturned in Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan province early this morning.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126037-14-vocational-students-die-in-road-carnage-in-samut-prakan/

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Thailand welcomes Chevron's resumption of talks to resolve energy dispute

By Patpicha Tanakasempipat

 

FILE PHOTO: A Chevron gas station sign is seen in Del Mar, California, in this April 25, 2013 file photo. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's energy minister on Sunday welcomed a decision by U.S. energy company Chevron to continue negotiations rather than seek arbitration to resolve a dispute over who should pay for removing offshore oil and gas platforms.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126105-thailand welcomes-chevrons-resumption-of-talks-to-resolve-energy-dispute/

 

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Experts say current Constitution incapable of helping resolve Thailand’s southern unrest

By The Nation

 

Credit: Tawee Sodsong Facebook page

 

The current Constitution is not conducive to resolving the unrest in the deep South, said academics and opposition leaders who have been campaigning to amend the charter.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126107-experts-say-current-constitution-incapable-of-helping-resolve-thailand’s-southern-unrest/

 

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Data-rich helmets are here for delivery motorbikes

By Nophakhun Limsamarnphun
The Nation

 

 

Food and other delivery motorbikes in Bangkok and other big cities can expect help from smart data-rich helmets soon as HERE Technologies, a provider of location data and services, gears up its business in the region.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126108-data-rich-helmets-are-here-for-delivery-motorbikes/

 

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Maya Bay 'well on the road to recovery'

By The Nation

 

Months after being closed to tourists, the world-famous Maya Bay is showing encouraging signs of recovery. /Credit:Thon Thamrongnawasawat

 

Coral reefs and ecosystems at the world-famous Maya Bay in the Andaman sea have been almost fully revived, but a date for its reopening to tourists has not been set.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126109-maya-bay-well-on-the-road-to-recovery/

 

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Marginal increase in new companies registering in the EEC

By THE NATION

 

 

The number of new companies registering in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) from January to August this year rose 2.03 per cent year on year to 4,976, according to the director-general of the Department of Business Development, Vuttikrai Leewiraphan.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126110-marginal-increase-in-new-companies-registering-in-the-eec/

 

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Economic ministers to discuss tourism, exports at Oct 7 meeting

By THE NATION

 

Kobsak

 

The council of economic ministers will meet on October 7 to discuss the current economic situation and also seek solutions for obstacles facing the tourism industry, Kobsak Pootrakool, deputy secretary-general to the prime minister for political affairs, said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126111-economic-ministers-to-discuss-tourism-exports-at-oct-7-meeting/

 

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SRT board likely to give in to minister’s pressure and hand in resignations

By THE NATION

 

Saksayam

 

Board members of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) are expected to tender their resignations to Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob soon, according to sources.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126112-srt-board-likely-to-give-in-to-minister’s-pressure-and-hand-in-resignations/

 

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Cheaper biodiesel to go on sale from next month

By THE NATION

 

Photo credit: Energy Ministry's website

 

Cheaper biodiesel will be available next month at some petrol stations.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126113-cheaper-biodiesel-to-go-on-sale-from-next-month/

 

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Airbus investment in EEC hinges on thorny PPP issue

By THE NATION

 

 

Airbus’ commitment to invest in the Eastern Economic Corridor could materialise next month if a thorny issue were to be resolved, according to a source at the Eastern Economic Corridor Office (EECO).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126114-airbus-investment-in-eec-hinges-on-thorny-ppp-issue/

 

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City bus union opposes plan for private sector operation of bus services

 

 

The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) labour union has voiced its strong objection to the Transport Ministry’s initiative to contract private companies to operate the city’s bus services and the shelving of its plan to procure a fleet of 3,000 new buses.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126115-city-bus-union-opposes-plan-for-private-sector-operation-of-bus-services/

 

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Thai student held in Egypt for suspected links to IS extremist group

 

 

A Thai student is being held by the Egyptian security agency in Cairo on suspicion of having links to the Islamic State (IS) extremist group.  

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126116-thai-student-held-in-egypt-for-suspected-links-to-is-extremist-group/

 

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Get healthy with exercise and self-motivation

By The Nation

 

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Drs Thanathip and Archan Surasak talk about physical exercise and its positive effects on every age group.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126117-get-healthy-with-exercise-and-self-motivation/

 

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11 districts in Bangkok have excessive PM2.5 dust particles

 

 

Air quality in Bangkok, and its two neighbouring provinces of Samut Prakan and Samut Sakhon, has worsened today (Sunday), with the level of PM2.5 dust particles ranging from 37 to 67 micrograms/cubic metre.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126118-11-districts-in-bangkok-have-excessive-pm25-dust-particles/

 

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Superstitious beliefs play a crucial role in Thai consumers and business decisions

 

 

Thais don’t only rely on charts and grafts when it comes to financial decisions, but also lucky charm or superstitious objects to encourage them to take risks.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126120-superstitious-beliefs-play-a-crucial-role-in-thai-consumers-and-business-decisions/

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Thanathorn says Future Forward by-election win in Nakhon Pathom will be the beginning of the end of this government

 

Cr Photo : FB/Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit – ธนาธร จึงรุ่งเรืองกิจ

 

Future Forward party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit said today that, if the opposition bloc wins the by-election in Constituency 5 of Nakhon Pathom on October 23rd, it will be the first domino to fall and set the stage for a change of government.

 

Source: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126121-thanathorn-says-future-forward-by-election-win-in-nakhon-pathom-will-be-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-this-government/

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United Nations General Assembly chairman admires Thailand’s role on international stage

 

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NEW YORK (NNT) - Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has completed his mission at the 74th United Nations General Assembly in New York, in the United States. Throughout the week, Thailand focused on the role of ASEAN regionally and shared sustainable growth. Thailand won admiration from the United Nations General Assembly chairman for its many international roles at regional and world levels.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126126-united-nations-general-assembly-chairman-admires-thailand’s-role-on-international-stage/

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Election triumph hands Austria's Kurz range of coalition options

By Francois Murphy and Kirsti Knolle

 

Head of Austria's Peoples Party and former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz attends the final election rally ahead of Austria's parliamentary election, in Vienna, Austria, September 27, 2019. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

 

VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian conservative leader Sebastian Kurz triumphed in Sunday's parliamentary election while the scandal-tainted far right took a beating and the Greens surged, leaving Kurz the option of forming a coalition with either of them.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126127-election-triumph-hands-austrias-kurz-range-of-coalition-options/

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British PM Johnson vows to stay put to hit Oct 31 Brexit deadline

By Elizabeth Piper, Kylie MacLellan and William James

 

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson appears on BBC TV's The Andrew Marr Show in Salford, Manchester, Britain, September 29, 2019. Jeff Overs/BBC/Handout via REUTERS

 

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Boris Johnson said on Sunday he would not quit as Britain's prime minister even if he fails to secure a deal to leave the European Union, insisting only his Conservative government can deliver Brexit on Oct. 31.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126128-british-pm-johnson-vows-to-stay-put-to-hit-oct-31-brexit-deadline/

 

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Giuliani says Trump did not pay for his globetrotting push for Biden probe

By Karen Freifeld

 

FILE PHOTO: Donald Trump speaks with former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani as he visits Gettysburg National Military Park, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. October 22, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump's personal attorney, says he met Ukrainian officials in Madrid, Paris and Warsaw this year as he pushed an investigation into one of Trump's main political rivals in the 2020 presidential election, former Vice President Joe Biden.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126129-giuliani-says-trump-did-not-pay-for-his-globetrotting-push-for-biden-probe/

 

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Trump-Putin phone calls in U.S. Democrats' sights - Schiff

By Doina Chiacu and David Morgan

 

FILE PHOTO - U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff (R-CA) talks to reporters after testimony from Acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Joseph Maguire about the handling of the whistleblower complaint on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 26, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress is determined to get access to Donald Trump's calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and other world leaders, the chairman of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee said on Sunday, citing concerns the Republican president may have jeopardized national security.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126130-trump-putin-phone-calls-in-us-democrats-sights-schiff/

 

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Elon Musk unveils new Mars rocket prototype, expects missions in months

By Joey Roulette

 

A prototype of SpaceX's Starship spacecraft is seen before SpaceX's Elon Musk gives an update on the company's Mars rocket Starship in Boca Chica, Texas U.S. September 28, 2019. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare

 

(Reuters) - Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has unveiled the latest iteration of his space company's newly assembled Starship, outlining a speedy development timeline for the centerpiece vehicle of SpaceX’s quest to launch humans to the moon and Mars.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126131-elon-musk-unveils-new-mars-rocket-prototype-expects-missions-in-months/

 

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Saudi crown prince warns of escalation with Iran, says he prefers political solution

By Matt Spetalnick and Timothy Gardner

 

FILE PHOTO:Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrives ahead of the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan June 27, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's crown prince warned in an interview broadcast on Sunday that oil prices could spike to "unimaginably high numbers" if the world does not come together to deter Iran, but said he would prefer a political solution to a military one.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126136-saudi-crown-prince-warns-of-escalation-with-iran-says-he-prefers-political-solution/

 

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Pelosi says public opinion shifting in support of impeachment inquiry

By Brad Brooks

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a news conference on lowering drug costs, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., September 25, 2019. REUTERS/Al Drago/File Photo

 

AUSTIN, TX (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Saturday that public opinion is now on the side of an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump following the release of new information about his conversations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126137-pelosi-says-public-opinion-shifting-in-support-of-impeachment-inquiry/

 

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Thai Embassy in Cairo takes steps to help a Thai student who has been arrested

 

   

CAIRO (NNT) - The Royal Thai Embassy in Cairo, Egypt, has taken steps to help a Thai student who has been arrested in the country for suspected involvement with the Islamic State (IS) group.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126116-thai-student-held-in-egypt-for-suspected-links-to-is-extremist-group/?do=findComment&comment=14620760

 

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Chiang Mai discovers ancient human skeletons

 

   

CHIANG MAI (NNT) - Officials from the Fine Arts Office 7, have excavated the Wiang Tha Kan archaeological site, San Pa Tong district, Chiang Mai province. As many as 23 ancient human skeletons and the skeleton of a horse were found. They are thought to be at least a thousand years old.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126138-chiang-mai-discovers-ancient-human-skeletons/

 

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Is your Thai holiday resort built on indigenous land?

By Rina Chandran

 

Tourists are seen on a beach of Maiton Island in Phuket, Thailand March 18, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Thailand's indigenous people risk losing more of their land to hotels and national parks amid an unchecked tourism boom that has marginalised them, human rights groups warned on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126139-is-your-thai-holiday-resort-built-on-indigenous-land/

 

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Trump has no plans to add legal firepower for impeachment fight - lawyer

By Karen Freifeld

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump hosts a Keep America Great rally at the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, on September 16, 2019. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - President Donald Trump has no plans to add fresh blood to his legal team to respond to the fast-moving U.S. House of Representatives impeachment inquiry, one of his lawyers said, a stance some legal experts questioned, especially if the showdown culminates in a Senate trial over removing Trump from office.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126142-trump-has-no-plans-to-add-legal-firepower-for-impeachment-fight-lawyer/

 

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Developers flock to Bangna as district taking on new role

By Somluck Srimalee
The Nation

 

 

Property developers plan to invest Bt227 billion, from 2017 to 2026, in the eastern Bangkok district of Bangna in view of the area becoming a new business hub and a linkage between the capital city and the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126143-developers-flock-to-bangna-as-district-taking-on-new-role/

 

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Hong Kong on edge ahead of sensitive Chinese anniversary

 

Riot police officers detain anti-government protesters during a demonstration at Admiralty district in Hong Kong, China September 29, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

 

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's metro stations and roads re-opened on Monday, after a chaotic weekend that saw police fire water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters who set fires and threw petrol bombs outside government offices and across central districts.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126145-hong-kong-on-edge-ahead-of-sensitive-chinese-anniversary/