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Central Bank to use biometric technology in opening saving accounts

By THE NATION

 

Siritida

 

Siritida Panomwan, Bank of Thailand’s assistant governor for payment systems policy and financial technology group, said on Monday (October 7) that 10 commercial banks and non-bank financial institutes were participating in BoT’s regulatory sandbox project to test-run the use of biometric technology known as e-kyc (electronic know your customer) to electronically verify the identity of customers.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127334-central-bank-to-use-biometric-technology-in-opening-saving-accounts/

 

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Pattaya: National police chief calls for "justice" after Chinese man charged with murder

 

 

A Chinese national has been charged with murder after a Thai woman was found dead at a condominium in Thepprasit Road, Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127336-pattaya-national-police-chief-calls-for-justice-after-chinese-man-charged-with-murder/

 

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Better than the lottery! Ubon fisherman nets 16 giant catfish worth half a million!

 

Thai caption: Moon River treasure

 

Sanook reported that a river fisherman in Ubon Ratchathani province in Thailand's north east felt like he had won the lottery. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127338-better-than-the-lottery-ubon-fisherman-nets-16-giant-catfish-worth-half-a-million/

 

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Video: Persian finally nabbed after being on the run at airport for four days!

 

Thai caption: Taking the little one home

 

A Persian cat was finally reunited with its owner after going missing at Suvarnabhumi airport for four days. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127342-video-persian-finally-nabbed-after-being-on-the-run-at-airport-for-four-days/

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Wealthy plantation owner killed in pick-up/train collision in south

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A 60 year old palm plantation and orchard owner in Chumpon was killed after a collision with a train on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127344-wealthy-plantation-owner-killed-in-pick-uptrain-collision-in-south/

 

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Thai student with suspected IS link released by Egypt

 

 

The Thai student, who has been held in custody in Egypt by the country’s security officials since his arrest on September 24th on suspicion of links to Islamic State, has been released and returned to his family in the southern Thai province of Yala.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1126450-thai-pm-says-no-islamic-state-ties-to-thailand-as-egypt-arrests-student/?do=findComment&comment=14642694

 

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Video: Fight breaks out in ER room at north eastern Thai hospital

 

Thai caption: Trouble in ER

 

A Facebook post showed a video of a brawl in the emergency room of a hospital in Bueng Kan province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127350-video-fight-breaks-out-in-er-room-at-north-eastern thai-hospital/

 

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Electricity outage to hit Patong

By The Phuket News

 

The power outage in Patong will be on Thursday (Oct 10). Image: PEA

 

PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Patong on Thursday (Oct 10) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127351-electricity-outage-to-hit-patong/

 

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Finn "jumps" to his death at Bangkok airport

 

 

Thai Rath reported that a Finnish man fell to his death after being seen chatting on the phone in front of ticket booths on the sixth floor of Suvrnabhumi Airport on Friday evening. 

 

Source: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127353-finn-jumps-to-his-death-at-bangkok-airport/

 

 

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Confusing road markings contributed to fatal accident involving abbot

 

 

A leading road safety expert has pointed the finger of blame at road markings at the scene of a fatal accident at the end of last month. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127356-confusing-road-markings-contributed-to-fatal-accident-involving-abbot/

 

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Softening economy to dampen banks' net profit in Q3

By THE NATION

 

 

Eight commercial banks are expected to report a decline in total net profit in the third quarter amid a softening economy, according to Apichat Poobunjirdkul, senior strategist at TISCO Securities Co Ltd.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127357-softening-economy-to-dampen-banks-net-profit-in-q3/

 

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Reenactment: Jealous Thai man shot motorcycle taxi driver then relative

 

 

Police in Samut Sakhon west of Bangkok have charged a 62 year old man with premeditated murder after he went on a shooting rampage at the weekend. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127359-reenactment-jealous-thai-man-shot-motorcycle-taxi-driver-then-relative/

 

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Two dead, two injured in Phuket townhouse fire

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Two women, one 23 years old and the other 25, died in the fire. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Two women died and two more people were injured in a fire in a townhouse in Rassada early this morning (Oct 7).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127360-two-dead-two-injured-in-phuket-townhouse-fire/

 

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Meditation leads to discovery of burnt corpse at deserted gas station

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A practitioner of dharma told police that meditation had led him to discovering a corpse in a deserted gas station.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127361-meditation-leads-to-discovery-of-burnt-corpse-at-deserted-gas-station/

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Video: Bangkok gets a new fountain - in the middle of the road!

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

A Facebook user posted a video of water spouting out of the middle of the road in the downtown area of the city. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127363-video-bangkok-gets-a-new-fountain-in-the-middle-of-the-road/

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Phuket Town Mayor targets increasing volume of medical waste

By The Phuket News

 

More than 1.3 tons of medical waste is delivered to the waste-disposal facility at Saphan Hin each year. Photo: The Phuket News / file

 

PHUKET: Phuket City Municipality has assigned King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok campus to carry out a project to study and design the construction of an infectious waste disposal system to cope with the rising volume of medical waste on the island.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127392-phuket-town-mayor-targets-increasing-volume-of-medical-waste/

 

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Korean woman, 73, dies on Racha day trip

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The ambulance sits empty after bringing the woman's body to Vahcira Phuket Hospital in Phuket Town. Photo: TAC Phuket

 

PHUKET: Police have yet to confirm the cause of death of a 73-year-old South Korean tourist who died after being pull from the water unconscious and unresponsive during a day trip to Koh Racha Noi, south of Phuket, yesterday (Oct 6).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127393-korean-woman-73-dies-on-racha-day-trip/

 

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More Thais addicted to gambling in 2019

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

The Thai Health Promotion Foundation, the Centre for Gambling Studies, Stop Gambling Foundation and related associations held a meeting on Monday to discuss the gambling situation in the country in 2019 as a report showed that a whopping 30.42 million Thais, or 57 per cent of the population, gamble.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127395-more-thais-addicted-to-gambling-in-2019/

 

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Construction industry worth Bt1.4 trillion: TCA

By The Nation

 

 

The construction industry has reached a net worth of Bt1.4 trillion, said the Thai Contractors Association (TCA), adding that the association would keep expanding development projects and managing contracts more effectively.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127396-construction-industry-worth-bt14-trillion-tca/

 

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McKinney woman gets 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to her role in planning husband's murder

By Sarah Sarder

 

Chansamorn Pokai was scheduled to go to trial in July. Her boyfriend, Stephen Brockway, and their hired gunman, Ronald Rosser, have already been sentenced.

 

Chansamorn Pokai (left) received 40 years in prison for her role in the murder of her husband, Richard Moore. She and her boyfriend, Stephen Brockway (center), hired Ronald Rosser (right) to kill Moore. Brockway got 28 years in prison and Rosser life in prison for the February 2015 slaying.

 

Less than a week after her boyfriend turned on her in court, a McKinney woman on Monday admitted she'd murdered her husband.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127389-thai-woman-gets-40-years-in-prison-after-pleading-guilty-to-her-role-in-planning-husbands-murder/?do=findComment&comment=14643491

 

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U.S. businesswoman Arcuri refuses to answer questions about intimacy with Boris Johnson

By Guy Faulconbridge

 

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street in London, Britain, October 3, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri repeatedly refused to answer questions on Monday about whether she had an intimate relationship with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson when he was mayor of London.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127409-us-businesswoman-arcuri-refuses-to-answer-questions-about-intimacy-with-boris-johnson/

 

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Russian village's last teacher stays on for her one remaining pupil

 

Local residents travel across Irtysh River outside the village of Sibilyakovo, Omsk region, Russia, September 1, 2019. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko

 

SIBILYAKOVO, Russia (Reuters) - Uminur Kuchukova, 61, could have retired years ago, but she continues to teach at this dying Russian village’s once bustling school for the sake of its last pupil, a 9-year-old boy. When she leaves next year, the school will close.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127411-russian-villages-last-teacher-stays-on-for-her-one-remaining-pupil/

 

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Philippine president's muscle disorder is 'nothing serious': official

By Karen Lema

 

FILE PHOTO: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks with an official during his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, August 29, 2019. How Hwee Young/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

 

MANILA (Reuters) - Allies of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte played down concern about his health on Monday after the firebrand leader announced he is suffering from a chronic neuromuscular disorder.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127413-philippine-presidents-muscle-disorder-is-nothing-serious-official/

 

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THAI defends food service after passenger complains on Facebook

By The Nation

 

 

Thai Airways International insisted the company offers "standard services of any premium airline" after a passenger took to Facebook to express his dissatisfaction about food served in economy class on the Bangkok-Sapporo flight. The post had been shared by online communities.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127415-thai-defends-food-service-after-passenger-complains-on-facebook/

 

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Push to boost cross-border economic ties with Mekong-Lancang countries

By THE NATION

 

Jurin Laksanawisit

 

Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said on Monday (October 7) that the Cabinet has approved a proposal for cross-border economic ties under the Mekong-Lancang cooperation framework.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127416-push-to-boost-cross-border-economic-ties-with-mekong-lancang-countries/

 

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Opposition coalition MPs ready for budget debate

By THE NATION

 

Sompong Amornvivat

 

Sompong Amornvivat, leader of the Pheu Thai party and opposition coalition, said on Monday that the opposition will not support the government’s proposed spending budget for 2020 when it comes up for consideration in the House of Representatives on October 17.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127418-opposition-coalition-mps-ready-for-budget-debate/

 

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Property Perfect exec sees boost in property market within a year

By THE NATION

 

Chainid Adhyanasakul

 

Chainid Adhyanasakul, chief executive director of Property Perfect, said recently that the main factors bringing down the property demand this year are the global economic slowdown and domestic debt, though the loan to value (LTV) measure is helping the market grow sustainably.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127419-property-perfect-exec-sees-boost-in-property-market-within-a-year/

 

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Prodigy star Keith Flint’s personal belongings up for auction

 

Keith Flint

 

Prodigy star Keith Flint’s personal belongings will be sold at auction – with items including his motorcycle leathers, his custom-made bed and a distinctive nose piercing he wore on and off stage.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127426-prodigy-star-keith-flint’s-personal-belongings-up-for-auction/

 

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Cosplayers arrive for Day 3 of 2019 New York Comic Con 

By MAXINE SHEN

 

A man is seen here heading to the Javits Center, dressed as Aquaman, complete with trident

 

Cosplay fans turned out in colorful droves for Day Three of New York Comic Con at Manhattan's Jacob Javits Center Saturday.  

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127427-cosplayers-arrive-for-day-3-of-2019-new-york-comic-con/

 

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Woman who paid to look like Angelina Jolie is arrested for ‘moral corruption’

By Richard Hartley-Parkinson

 

Sahar Tabar came under the spotlight last year when she first revealed her ‘new look’ (Picture: Sahar Tabar/Instagram)

 

A woman who has had several rounds of cosmetic surgery to try and look like Angelina Jolie has been arrested.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127429-woman-who-paid-to-look-like-angelina-jolie-is-arrested-for-‘moral-corruption’/