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Thailand expects jump in Chinese tourists in Golden Week after year-ago lull

By Orathai Sriring, Satawasin Staporncharnchai

 

FILE PHOTO: People are seen on a beach at Ko Kut island in Trat Province, Thailand October 27, 2018. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand is set to see a jump in visitors from China during the “Golden Week” holidays this week due to relaxation of visa rules and as safety worries after a boat accident last year recede, industry executives said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126449-thailand-expects-jump-in-chinese-tourists-in-golden-week-after-year-ago-lull/

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Cabinet okays plan to inspect e-bank transfers of above Bt50,000

By The Nation

 

 

Deputy Government Spokesman Rachada Dhnadirek said the Cabinet has approved a draft bill proposed by the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) to inspect electronic transactions exceeding Bt50,000, in a move to combat money laundering and financing of terrorists.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126447-cabinet-okays-plan-to-inspect-e-bank-transfers-of-above-bt50000/

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Cabinet okays anti-pollution measures proposed by PCD

By THE NATION

 

Narumon Pinyosinwat

 

The Cabinet approved the three measures proposed by the Pollution Control Department (PCD) to tackle air pollution in Greater Bangkok, Cabinet spokesperson Narumon Pinyosinwat said on Tuesday (October 1).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126427-cabinet-okays-anti-pollution-measures-proposed-by-pcd/

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Thailand among three Asean economies featured in Standard Chartered’s new Trade20 Index

By The Nation

 

 

Three Asean economies have substantial growth potential in trade, according to a report by Standard Chartered Bank.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126471-thailand-among-three-asean-economies-featured-in-standard-chartered’s-new-trade20-index/

 

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Sightings of rare hornbills proves Mae Wong National Park is healthy: bird photographer

By The Nation

 

A family of hornbills flies over the Mae Wong National Park/Credit: Artid Nima

 

The recent sighting of several hornbills proves that the Mae Wong National Park is in a healthy state, a well-known bird photographer says.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126473-sightings-of-rare-hornbills-proves-mae-wong-national-park-is-healthy-bird-photographer/

 

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New measures set to drive “Eat, Shop, Spend” campaign

By THE NATION

 

Traisulee Traisoranakul

 

Deputy government spokesperson Traisulee Traisoranakul said today the Cabinet will launch a Bt116-million tourism stimulus package to further promote the “Eat, Shop, Spend” campaign.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126474-new-measures-set-to-drive-“eat-shop-spend”-campaign/

 

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Gulf-PTT inks EEC deal in Map Ta Phut

By THE NATION

 

 

The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) signed an agreement with Gulf MTP LNG Terminal, a joint venture of Gulf Energy Development Public Co Ltd (Gulf) and PTT Tank Terminal, on Tuesday (Oct. 1) to expand the Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate phase 3 project, or MTP3, by 1,000 rai of reclaimed land.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126475-gulf-ptt-inks-eec-deal-in-map-ta-phut/

 

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OPINION: Phuket’s Vegetarian Festival is now for the tourists, not the locals

By The Thaiger

 

 

OPINION: Pruth Kulprasit

 

Phuket’s vegetarian Festival is an annual event steeped in ancient Chinese mysticism and fused with local island traditions and Buddhism.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126476-opinion-phuket’s-vegetarian-festival-is-now-for-the-tourists-not-the-locals/

 

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EC decides to strip Khon Kaen MP Nawath of his MP status

 

 

The Election Commission (EC) has ruled that Pheu Thai MP for Khon Kaen, Mr. Nawath Tohcharoensook, is no longer qualified to be an MP, after he was convicted and sent to jail by the Khon Kaen provincial court for masterminding the murder of a local official.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126477-ec-decides-to-strip-khon-kaen-mp-nawath-of-his-mp-status/

 

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Premchai, his wife and an aide acquitted of illegal possession of ivory

 

 

Italian-Thai Development boss Premchai Karnasuta, his wife Mrs. Kanitta and her close aide, Ms. Wandee Sompoom, were today all acquitted by the Criminal Court on charges of illegal possession of and concealment of four ivory tusks.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126478-premchai-his-wife-and-an-aide-acquitted-of-illegal-possession-of-ivory/

 

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PM warns private and public sectors to cooperate in reducing harmful emissions

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha today warned members of the public and the private sector to significantly reduce their carbon and dust emissions or face tougher action by the government. His advice came as the haze and general pollution in Bangkok’s atmosphere appears to be worsening.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126479-pm-warns-private-and-public-sectors-to-cooperate-in-reducing-harmful-emissions/

 

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Prosecutors drop case against Thanathorn over his criticism of attempts to get Opposition MPs to defect

 

Cr Photo : FB/Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit – ธนาธร จึงรุ่งเรืองกิจ

 

The public prosecutors have decided not to indict Future Forward party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit and two other party members on charges of spreading false information to discredit members of the governing coalition, by claiming that some of its members were attempting to lure members of the other parties to defect from the Opposition.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126480-prosecutors-drop-case-against-thanathorn-over-his-criticism-of-attempts-to-get-opposition-mps-to-defect/

 

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Final proposal - PM Johnson to unveil Brexit offer to EU

By Elizabeth Piper

 

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is seen at the venue for the Conservative Party annual conference in Manchester, Britain, October 1, 2019. REUTERS/Phil Noble

 

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Wednesday unveil his final Brexit offer to the European Union and make clear that if Brussels does not engage with the proposal, Britain will not negotiate further and will leave on Oct. 31.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126481-final-proposal-pm-johnson-to-unveil-brexit-offer-to-eu/

 

 

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Meghan Markle sues UK newspaper; Prince Harry attacks tabloid press

By Costas Pitas

 

Britain's Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, arrives to meet academics and students during a roundtable discussion on female access to higher education with the Association of Commonwealth Universities, at the University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa, October 1, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Meghan Markle, the wife of Britain's Prince Harry, has started legal proceedings against the Mail on Sunday newspaper over the publication of a private letter that her lawyers said was "unlawful".

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126485-meghan-markle-sues-uk-newspaper-prince-harry-attacks-tabloid-press/

 

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U.S. House committees seek to hold line on Pompeo in impeachment probe

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attends a welcome ceremony in honor of new Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Army General Mark Milley at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Virginia, U.S., September 30, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The leaders of three U.S. House of Representatives committees accused Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of intimidating witnesses on Tuesday, and said doing so is illegal and "will constitute evidence of obstruction."

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126486-us-house-committees-seek-to-hold-line-on-pompeo-in-impeachment-probe/

 

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Facebook's Zuckerberg says Warren as U.S. president would be bad for tech

By David Shepardson and Elizabeth Culliford

 

FILE PHOTO: Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks at a campaign stop in Hollis, New Hampshire, U.S., September 27, 2019. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Facebook Inc <FB.O> Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg told employees in July that the company would "go to the mat" to defeat Democratic candidate Elizabeth Warren's expected effort to break up the world's largest social media company if she were elected president, according to audio of two internal company meetings published by The Verge.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126488-facebooks-zuckerberg-says-warren-as-us-president-would-be-bad-for-tech/

 

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Ex-Dallas police officer Amber Guyger guilty in wrong-apartment murder

 

Botham Jean’s mother, Allison Jean, rejoices in the courtroom after former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger was found guilty of murder by a 12-person jury in the 204th District Court at the Frank Crowley Courts Building in Dallas, Texas, U.S. October 1, 2019. Tom Fox/POOL via REUTERS

 

DALLAS (Reuters) - A Dallas jury on Tuesday found former police officer Amber Guyger guilty of murder for accidentally walking into a neighbour's apartment while thinking it was her own and fatally shooting him as he ate ice cream.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126491-ex-dallas-police-officer-amber-guyger-guilty-in-wrong-apartment-murder/

 

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Pollution levels improve in many Bangkok areas

By THE NATION

 

 

Mobile application Air4thai and its website (http://air4thai.pcd.go.th/), which tracks and analyzes air quality in real time, reported on Wednesday (October 2) morning that the air quality in Bangkok and surrounding areas had significantly improved.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126496-pollution-levels-improve-in-many-bangkok-areas/

 

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British man, 57, found dead in Chiang Mai resort

By THE NATION

 

 

Chiang Mai police were called to a resort on the Outer Ring Road in Chiang Mai’s Maehia sub district on Wednesday morning where they discovered the body of a man thought to have committed suicide.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126499-british-man-57-found-dead-in-chiang-mai-resort/

 

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Rain forecast for most of Thailand

By THE NATION

 

 

Thunder showers and cloudy weather are forecast for most of Thailand except the northeastern region on October 2-3, the Thailand Meteorological Department announced on Wednesday (October 2).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126502-rain-forecast-for-most-of-thailand/

 

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Results of ‘Eat, Spend, Shop’ scheme will determine launch of Phase 2: Finance Ministry

By THE NATION

 

 

The Finance Ministry will evaluate the results of the “Eat, Shop, Spend” Bt1,000 cash hand-out first before considering a second phase, said Lavaron Sangsnit, director-general of the Fiscal Policy Office.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126505-results-of-‘eat-spend-shop’-scheme-will-determine-launch-of-phase-2-finance-ministry/

 

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Banks to step up on car, home loans after merger

 

 

Thanachart Bank and TMB Bank, after the impending merger, will focus more on mortgage and car loans as both offer high return and where their strengths lie, said TMB Bank's chief executive officer Piti Tantakasem.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126506-banks-to-step-up-on-car-home-loans-after-merger/

 

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Missouri executes man convicted of killing ex-girlfriend's lover

By Brendan O'Brien

 

Russell Bucklew is seen in a police mugshot released by the Missouri Department of Corrections on September 30, 2019. Missouri Department of Corrections/Handout via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - Missouri on Tuesday executed a man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend's lover more than 20 years ago, local media reported, after a court rejected his argument he faced cruel and unusual punishment because of a rare medical condition that would make lethal injection severely painful.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126507-missouri-executes-man-convicted-of-killing-ex-girlfriends-lover/

 

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Chinaman severely injured falling off baht bus

 

PATTAYA:--A Chinese tourist, allegedly showing off to his traveling companions, was seriously injured when he fell off the back of a baht bus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126511-chinaman-severely-injured-falling-off-baht-bus/

 

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Gunshots fired over illegal drugs dispute

 

PATTAYA:--Three gunshots were fired into a row house on Soi Suksomboon in Banglamung during a dispute over someone cutting in line to partake in illegal Mitragyna water.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126512-gunshots-fired-over-illegal-drugs-dispute/

 

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Canadian killed in motorcycle collision

PATTAYA:--Canadian national Michael Anthony Pinheiro, 51, was killed Sept. 27 when the Honda Click scooter he was riding collided with a Honda CBR 650 motorcycle being driven by 25-year-old Samart Butboran.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126514-canadian-killed-in-motorcycle-collision/

 

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Pattaya streets submerged after flash rainstorm

 

PATTAYA:--Many areas of Pattaya were swamped after heavy rain hit the city Sept. 26. The latest floods came despite huge expense and years of construction to install new drainage systems and certain parts of the city clearly remain at high risk during the monsoon season.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126515-pattaya-streets-submerged-after-flash-rainstorm/

 

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Copacabana Beach Jomtien breaks ground with pomp & ceremony

PATTAYA:-- A ground-breaking ceremony was held Sep. 25, 2019, for the Copacabana Beach Jomtien condominium, the latest real estate project earmarked to grace to the rising Pattaya skyline.

 

Source: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126517-copacabana-beach-jomtien-breaks-ground-with-pomp-ceremony/

 

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Kathu checkpoint nets two men with 9mm handguns

By The Phuket News

 

One of the handguns seized in the arrest yesterday. Photo: Kathu Police

 

PHUKET: A daytime regular police checkpoint in Kathu yesterday resulted in two men being arrested with both carrying 9mm handguns. Both firearms were legally registered, but the men were caught without a permit to carry them in a public place.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126519-kathu-checkpoint-nets-two-men-with-9mm-handguns/

 

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Pattaya celebrates Vegetarian Festival 2019

 

PATTAYA:--Continues through October 8

 

The annual Pattaya Vegetarian Festival began this past week at the Sein Sua Vegetarian Temple in Naklua. Hosted by the Sawang­boriboon Thammasathan Foundation, the festival continues until Oct. 8.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126518-pattaya-celebrates-vegetarian-festival-2019/