THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Wednesday 9 Oct 2019

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Pattaya: Action called for stinking dump with potential to damage tourism

 

Picture: Sophon Cable TV

 

Sophon  Cable TV reported complaints from residents in South Pattaya about an area of private land on the way to Thepprasit Soi 7.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127719-pattaya-action-called-for-stinking-dump-with-potential-to-damage-tourism/

 

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Mystery of abandoned "tourist center" in south Thailand

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Locals called in the Thai media after they reported that a near 5 million baht tourist center had become derelict in the Phangnga area. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127723-mystery-of-abandoned-tourist-center-in-south-thailand/

 

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Mother arrested for last April’s temple funds theft

PATTAYA:--A woman caught on camera last April stealing 40,000 baht from Nong Jubtao Temple while the abbot and security dogs slept nearby, was finally caught Oct. 7 at her home in Roi Et.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127720-mother-arrested-for-last-april’s-temple-funds-theft/

 

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Thailand competitiveness ranking drops 2 spots to 40th place

By The Nation

 

 

Thailand’s competitiveness ranking for 2019 has dropped two spots from 38th to 40th among 141 world economies, despite the government’s Thailand 4.0 programme.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127726-thailand-competitiveness-ranking-drops-2-spots-to-40th-place/

 

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Police hunt aircon thief, female underwear left at scene

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

A pair pf female underwear was found in a backpack left at the scene along with cable-cutting equipment. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Police are looking for a thief or group of thieves who stole six air-conditioning units from a townhouse under renovation north of Phuket Town and left behind three pairs of women’s underwear at the scene.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127730-police-hunt-aircon-thief-female-underwear-left-at-scene/

 

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Volunteer engineers fan out in flooded Ubon

By The Nation

 

 

The Engineering Institute of Thailand (EIT) has arranged for expert volunteers to assess the condition of buildings affected by floods in Ubon Ratchathani Wednesday through Saturday (October 9-12) to help get life there get back to normal.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127748-volunteer-engineers-fan-out-in-flooded-ubon/

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Khon Kaen Airport expansion one-third complete

By THE NATION

 

 

Construction of Khon Kaen Airport’s new passenger terminal hit a snag but it was already fixed and work will resume as scheduled, Deputy Transport Minister Thavorn Senniam said on Wednesday (October 9) after visiting the site.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127749-khon-kaen-airport-expansion-one-third-complete/

 

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‘High speed’ needed to name new SRT board

By THE NATION

 

Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana reaffirms the ministry’s full support for the project.

 

The Finance Ministry has spurred on the State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo) to work with the Transport Ministry in quickly appointing new board members to the State Railways of Thailand (SRT).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127752-‘high-speed’-needed-to-name-new-srt-board/

 

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BREAKING

Mandatory health insurance for Non O-A visa effective from 31 October

 

 

Foreigners applying for a Non O-A visa will be required to purchase health insurance from 31 October.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127756-mandatory-health-insurance-for-non-o-a-visa-effective-from-31-october/

 

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EU ready to make 'major concession' on Brexit deal: The Times newspaper

 

Flags flutter outside the Houses of Parliament, ahead of a Brexit vote, in London, Britain March 13, 2019. REUTERS/Tom Jacobs/Files

 

LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union is ready to make a “major concession” on a Brexit deal by offering a mechanism for the Northern Irish assembly to leave a new so-called backstop after a number of years, The Times newspaper reported on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127763-eu-ready-to-make-major-concession-on-brexit-deal-the-times-newspaper/

 

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UK Brexit minister to have Brexit lunch with EU's Barnier on Thursday

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay is seen outside Downing Street in London, Britain, October 3, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain’s Brexit minister will have lunch with the European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, on Thursday, EU sources said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127764-uk-brexit-minister-to-have-brexit-lunch-with-eus-barnier-on-thursday/

 

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Turkish military, Syrian rebels to push into Syria 'shortly': Erdogan aide

By Ece Toksabay

 

FILE PHOTO: Turkish army howitzers are positioned on the Turkish-Syrian border, near the southeastern town of Akcakale in Sanliurfa province, Turkey, October 7, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer

 

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish forces and Syrian rebel allies will cross the Syrian border “shortly”, a Turkish official said early on Wednesday, as a surprise withdrawal of U.S. troops made way for the Turkish incursion.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127765-turkish-military-syrian-rebels-to-push-into-syria-shortly-erdogan-aide/

 

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Hays to buy Thomas Cook British stores in reprieve for up to 2,500 staff

 

FILE PHOTO: People walk past a closed Thomas Cook store in London, Britain, September 23, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Hays Travel will buy all Thomas Cook’s (TCG.D) British travel agent shops, potentially saving up to 2,500 jobs, Britain’s insolvency agency said on Wednesday, in a rare reprieve for high streets across the country.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127766-hays-to-buy-thomas-cook-british-stores-in-reprieve-for-up-to-2500-staff/

 

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Most Asian units firm; Thai baht hits over 6-year high

By Shreya Mariam Job

 

New baht banknotes featuring Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn are unveiled during a news conference at Bank of Thailand headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, July 3, 2018. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Most Asian currencies edged higher against the dollar on Wednesday, with the Thai baht hitting a more than six-year peak, as investors held their ground amid a fresh escalation in Sino-U.S. tensions ahead of high-level trade talks.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127767-most-asian-units-firm-thai-baht-hits-over-6-year-high/

 

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Thai central bank says needed to keep policy space for future risks - minutes

By Orathai Sriring

 

Thailand's central bank is seen at the Bank of Thailand in Bangkok, Thailand April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's central bank saw a need to preserve monetary policy space to address possible future risks, when it kept its benchmark rate on hold last month, meeting minutes showed on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127768-thai-central-bank-says-needed-to-keep-policy-space-for-future-risks-minutes/

 

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Woman building owner loses temper as masturbating cable thief caught

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Building owner Wassana Songsri-in kicks thief Somchai Jiummuanthia, 30, after he confessed to masturbating after watching her walk past the building where he was stealing the electrical cables. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub
 

PHUKET:-- A woman who owns a building under renovation in Phuket Town where a man was caught stealing electrical cables today (Oct 9) lost her temper in front of police after the thief revealed that he masturbated after watching her walk by.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127769-woman-building-owner-loses-temper-as-masturbating-cable-thief-caught/

 

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Residential developers turn to eastern Bangkok

By THE NATION

 

 

The new Krungthep Kreetha road in eastern Bangkok has become the latest destination of residential property developers where new projects are cropping up.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127770-residential-developers-turn-to-eastern-bangkok/

 

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Wine while you work out? Sounds like fun!

By The Nation

 

 

There were celebrities and “fitness influencers” in the crowd that turned out last Sunday for “Wine Surfset”, at which Surfset Thailand gym trainers demonstrated how workouts might be more enjoyable over a glass of Australia’s Jacob’s Creek wine.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127771-wine-while-you-work-out-sounds-like-fun/

 

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Thai Union plans Bt6-bn debenture issues

 

Thai Union CEO Thiraphong Chansiri

 

Thai Union Group Pcl, a global seafood supplier, is preparing to issue up to Bt4 billion in debentures with an additional greenshoe of Bt2 billion, totaling Bt6 billion.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127772-thai-union-plans-bt6-bn-debenture-issues/

 

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Parkas ready for chilly months

By THE NATION

 

 

The cool season about to begin will be warmer in the upper provinces than last year’s – by 1 degree, the Meteorological Department forecast.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127662-weatherman-forecasts-cold-weather-in-december-and-january/?do=findComment&comment=14650855

 

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South Park creators make sarcastic apology after show is blocked in China

BY LOUISE MCCREESH

 

COMEDY CENTRAL

 

The creators of South Park have released a sarcastic apology following the show being blocked in China.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127779-south-park-creators-make-sarcastic-apology-after-show-is-blocked-in-china/

 

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People are not into Ellen DeGeneres defending her friendship with George Bush

by Sirena Bergman

 

 

Ellen DeGeneres has posted an (admittedly hilarious) almost four-minute video to Twitter in an attempt to defend her friendship with George W Bush.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127780-people-are-not-into-ellen-degeneres-defending-her-friendship-with-george-bush/

 

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Muslim drag queen Amrou Al-Kadhi: ‘Whenever the drag came off, I’d have a nervous breakdown’

 

Amrou Al-Khadi: ‘When I started drag, it felt like the ultimate rejection of everything I was taught in the Middle East.’ Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

 

There is nowhere to sit and talk in the Soho members’ club, but just as we are heading elsewhere, Amrou Al-Kadhi peels away to greet a member of staff.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127781-muslim-drag-queen-amrou-al-kadhi-‘whenever-the-drag-came-off-i’d-have-a-nervous-breakdown’/

 

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Man shot at Phuket rubber plantation

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Police at the scene last night (Oct 8). Photo: Eakkapop Thontub
 

PHUKET:-- Police are looking for two men involved in a shooting at a rubber plantation in Srisoonthorn, Thalang, last night (Oct 8).

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Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127783-man-shot-at-phuket-rubber-plantation/

 

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Pact signed with U City to restore historical Customs House on Charoenkrung

By THE NATION

 

 

U City Public Co Ltd, in cooperation with the Fine Arts Department, has officially commenced an archaeological and architectural project on the Customs House (Rong Phasi Roi Chak Sam) alongside the Chao Phraya River.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127785-pact-signed-with-u-city-to-restore-historical-customs-house-on-charoenkrung/

 

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Two killed in shooting in eastern German city of Halle: police

 

Police officers are seen at the site of a shooting, in which two people were killed, in Halle, Germany October 9, 2019. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - Two people were killed in a shooting in the eastern German city of Halle on Wednesday and a suspect was arrested, police said, with broadcasters showing images of an alleged perpetrator dressed in combat garb including a helmet.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127791-two-killed-in-shooting-in-eastern-german-city-of-halle-police/

 

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Turkish warplanes strike northeast, 'huge panic: Kurdish-led SDF

 

 

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said Turkish warplanes struck its region in the northeast, sparking “huge panic among people” on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127792-turkish-warplanes-strike-northeast-huge-panic-kurdish-led-sdf/

 

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BBC Thai shows proof of Thammanat's imprisonment in Australia

By The Nation

 

Thammanat Prompao

 

BBC Thai has released notes of an official document obtained from a visit to an Australian court, stating that Manat Bophlom, the fomer name of Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives Thammanat Prompao, had served four years in jail for a charge of conspiring to import heroin to Australia.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127794-bbc-thai-shows-proof-of-thammanats-imprisonment-in-australia/

 

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