Phuket marks last day of Vegetarian Festival

By The Phuket News

 

Devotees from the Sui Boon Tong Shrine (Lo Rong) conduct their the street procession thorugh the heart of Phuket Town this morning (Oct 7). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub
 

PHUKET:-- The main festivities of the Phuket Vegetarian Festival will conclude tonight with devotees from at least 30 shrines across the island leading street processions through the heart of Phuket Town and terminating at Saphan Hin tonight (Oct 7).

 

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Cabinet okays hiring of new teachers, merging small schools

By The Nation

 

Ratchada Thanadirek

 

The Cabinet on Monday (October 7) approved a proposal to recruit 2,808 teachers to replace those have to retired to solve the problem of a shortage of teachers in small schools nationwide, Ratchada Thanadirek, deputy government spokesperson said.

 

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Thailand approves bigger 2020 budget, debates start next week

By Orathai Sriring and Panarat Thepgumpanat

 

FILE PHOTO: Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha gives a speech as he attends Thailand-Korea Business forum in Bangkok, Thailand, September 2, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's cabinet on Monday approved a slightly higher budget of 3.2 trillion baht ($105.12 billion) for the 2020 fiscal year to bolster Southeast Asia's second-largest economy, which is growing at its weakest pace in nearly five years.

 

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Bodies of 13 women found after migrant boat sinks in Mediterranean

By Wladimiro Pantaleone

 

 

LAMPEDUSA, Italy (Reuters) - Italian coastguards recovered the bodies of 13 women who died after a crowded migrant boat capsized in heavy weather as rescue boats approached it off the coast of Lampedusa, an island south of Sicily, local authorities said on Monday.

 

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UK retailers suffer worst September on record - BRC

 

FILE PHOTO: Visitors and shoppers walk along Sheep street in the centre of Stratford-upon-Avon, Britain, March 22, 2019. Picture taken March 22, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British retailers endured their worst September since at least the mid-1990s as people instead spent money on entertainment, according to surveys that painted a muted picture of household demand ahead of Brexit.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127439-uk-retailers-suffer-worst-september-on-record-brc/

 

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