Video: Sabai sabai! Sitting cross-legged on a motorcycle on Route 21!

 

Thai caption: Normal in a world that doesn't learn

 

Footage posted to Facebook showed a man sitting cross-legged side saddle on a motorcycle using just his left hand to operate the vehicle.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127886-video-sabai-sabai-sitting-cross-legged-on-a-motorcycle-on-route-21/

 

Driver's coughing fit causes internet and power outage in Pathum Thani

 

Picture: Daily News

 

An 18 wheel truck driver told the media that he drove his vehicle into a post and telephone junction box after losing control during a coughing fit. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127888-drivers-coughing-fit-causes-internet-and-power-outage-in-pathum-thani/

 

Region 9 chief judge refutes accusation of interference

 

Saravuth Benjakul © sec.or.th

 

The Region 9 chief judge, who was accused of interfering in a murder trial over which Yala provincial court chief judge Mr. Khanakorn Pianchana presided, has expressed his regret over the judge’s self-inflicted gunshot wound, but denied that there was any interference.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127893-region-9-chief-judge-refutes-accusation-of-interference/

 

PM not committed to controlling use of three controversial herbicides

 

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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is currently non-committal about the banning or restriction of paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos, saying that the matter should be resolved in accordance with formal procedures.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127896-pm-prayut-not-committed-to-controlling-use-of-three-controversial-herbicides/

 

Phuket drug dealer arrested in Chalong with half a kilo of ice

By The Thaiger

 

PHOTOS: Phuket Hot News

 

A 35 year old Phuket man, Suwat Kaewtaworn, is currently in custody after being arrested yesterday with 521 grams (half a kilogram) of crystal methamphetamine.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127904-phuket-drug-dealer-arrested-in-chalong-with-half-a-kilo-of-ice/

 

Consumer confidence continues decline

By The Nation

 

Thanawat Polvichai, the director of the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce’s Centre for Economic and Business Forecasting

 

The Consumer Confidence Index fell again in September for the seventh consecutive month despite the introduction of economic stimulus measures, the director of the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce’s Centre for Economic and Business Forecasting said on Thursday (October 10).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127915-consumer-confidence-continues-decline/

 

Thai Lion Air soars along with U-tapao ambitions

By The Nation

 

 

Thai Lion Air will support government policy to promote U-tapao Airport as a key aviation hub by adding more flights to China and India next year and buying 50 aircraft over the next five years.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127917-thai-lion-air-soars-along-with-u-tapao-ambitions/

 

PM sees Thailand as ASEAN’s digital hub

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - To help promote small businesses and increase product value to generate more national revenue, the Prime Minister has pledged to fulfill requests from startup businesses to streamline government regulations in order to reduce costs of foreign technology imports.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127922-pm-prayut-sees-thailand-as-asean’s-digital-hub/

 

4m people attend first 12 days of Chim Shop Chai campaign

 

   

BANGKOK - (NNT) The government’s sort-term economic stimulus "Chim Shop Chai - Eat Shop Spend" campaign, which offers a 1,000 baht allowance for domestic travel by 10 million people, has received overwhelming feedback with people signing up every day.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127925-4m-people-attend-first-12-days-of-chim-shop-chai-campaign/

 

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Police say log file regulation is not new, ask public not to worry

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Royal Thai Police’s Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) has assured that a regulation requiring coffee shop owners to store the data of customers using their Wi-Fi connections is in line with the law and does not violate users’ privacy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127860-coffee-shopsnet-cafes-collecting-wifi-data-nothing-to-worry-about-say-thai-police/?do=findComment&comment=14654011

 

Thailand to host World Ganja Festival 2020

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Following the liberalization of cannabis for medical use, marijuana is being seen as a potential cash crop which can benefit Thailand’s economy. The Association of Researchers of Thailand has now joined members of the public and the private sector to organize the World Ganja Festival 2020.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127931-thailand-to-host-world-ganja-festival-2020/

 

EEC opens one-stop service system for investors

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - In an attempt to attract more investors to Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), the government has launched the EEC One-Stop Service (EEC-OSS) system to speed up the investment application process.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127935-eec-opens-one-stop-service-system-for-investors/

 

Thailand not in recession, just growing below potential: central bank governor

 

Thailand's Central Bank Governor Veerathai Santiprabhob speaks during an interview with Reuters at the Bank of Thailand in Bangkok, Thailand, October 4, 2019. REUTERS/Matthew Tostevin/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's economy is not experiencing recession but is growing slowly and below potential, central bank chief Veerathai Santiprabhob told reporters and analysts on Thursday, adding that the country also faced structural issues.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127943-thailand-not-in-recession-just-growing-below-potential-central-bank-governor/

 

Supreme Court suspends Surapong’s two-year jail sentence

By THE NATION

 

Surapong (File Photo)

 

The Supreme Court on Thursday (October 10) waived jail time for ailing Surapong Towi-chukchaikul, who served as foreign minister in the Yingluck Shinawatra administration and was prosecuted for issuing a passport to her fugitive brother, former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127944-supreme-court-suspends-surapong’s-two-year-jail-sentence/

 

UK economy on track to dodge pre-Brexit recession but outlook weak

By David Milliken, William Schomberg

 

FILE PHOTO: British port police patrol as the largest container ship in world, CSCL Globe, docks during its maiden voyage, at the port of Felixstowe in south east England, January 7, 2015. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS CRIME LAW MARITIME SOCIETY) - GM1EB1809GB01/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s sluggish economy looks to have dodged recession in the run-up to its deadline for leaving the European Union this month, official data showed on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127945-uk-economy-on-track-to-dodge-pre-brexit-recession-but-outlook-weak/

 

North Korea says may reconsider steps to build trust with U.S.: KCNA

 

Residents hold US and North Korean flags while they wait for motorcade of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un en route to the Metropole Hotel for the second US- North Korea summit in Hanoi, Vietnam February 28, 2019. REUTERS/Kham

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Thursday its patience has limits and it could reverse steps to build trust with the United States, as it criticized a U.N. Security Council call for it to cease its weapons programs and denounced a U.S. missile test.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127946-north-korea-says-may-reconsider-steps-to-build-trust-with-us-kcna/

 

Apple pulls police-tracking app used by Hong Kong protesters after consulting authorities

By Stephen Nellis, John Ruwitch

 

The HKmap.live App is pictured on a phone screen in this photo illustration, in Hong Kong, China, October 10, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

 

SAN FRANCISCO/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Apple Inc has removed an app that helped Hong Kong protesters track police movements, saying it was used to ambush law enforcement - a move that follows sharp criticism of the U.S. tech giant by a Chinese state newspaper for allowing the software.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127947-apple-pulls-police-tracking-app-used-by-hong-kong-protesters-after-consulting-authorities/

 

Indonesian minister stable after attack by suspected Islamic radical: police

 

FILE PHOTO: Indonesia Chief Security Minister Wiranto delivers a speech during a meeting between former militants and victims in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 28, 2018. REUTERS/Beawiharta

 

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia’s Chief Security Minister Wiranto is conscious and in a stable condition after he was stabbed on Thursday by a man authorities suspect had been radicalized by Islamic State ideology, police said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127948-indonesian-minister-stable-after-attack-by-suspected-islamic-radical-police/

 

Indian tourist killed, another injured in Phuket motorbike accident

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

the accident occurred on the wet slippery coastal road at the northern end of Kalim Bay last night (Oct 9). Photo: Kamala Police
 

PHUKET:-- An Indian woman died and her male companion was injured in a motorbike accident on the coastal road at the northern end of Kalim Bay, north of Patong, last night (Oct 9).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127949-indian-tourist-killed-another-injured-in-phuket-motorbike-accident/

 

As haze season nears, Prawit cracks whip in North 

By The Nation

 

Prawit Wongsuwan

 

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan and Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa were in Chiang Mai on Thursday (October 10) to give provincial governors and state agency officials a pep-talk in preparation for another agonising season of forest fires and haze.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127950-as-haze-season-nears-prawit-cracks-whip-in-north/

 

Mum wants to sue doctor over apparent misdiagnosis

By The Nation

 

 

A doctor at Udon Thani Hospital could face a multimillion-baht lawsuit over a possibly “reckless” misdiagnosis that cost a schoolteacher her job.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127951-mum-wants-to-sue-doctor-over-apparent-misdiagnosis/

 

Thai wilderness areas named Asean Heritage Parks

By The Nation

 

 

Two Thai national parks were designated ASEAN Heritage Parks at a ministerial meeting in Siem Reap, Cambodia, this week attended by Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127952-thai-wilderness-areas-named-asean-heritage-parks/

 

Fatboy Slim Mixes Greta Thunberg’s UN Speech Into ‘Right Here, Right Now’

BY LUCY CONNOLLY

 

PA Images

 

The DJ mixed the young climate activist’s speech into the song at a gig at MainYard Stadium in Gateshead on Friday night (October 4), with footage being shared on social media shortly afterwards.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127953-fatboy-slim-mixes-greta-thunberg’s-un-speech-into-‘right-here-right-now’/

 

Rihanna brands Trump the ‘most mentally ill person in America’

By Andrew Buncombe

 

 

Rihanna has launched a scathing attack on Donald Trump’s refusal to address gun violence, suggesting he may be “the most mentally ill human being in America”.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127955-rihanna-brands-trump-the-‘most-mentally-ill-person-in-america’/

 

Mark Ruffalo breaks Hollywood ranks over Ellen's George W Bush friendship

 

BBC/REUTERS/GETTY IMAGES

 

Avengers star Mark Ruffalo has disagreed with Ellen DeGeneres' defence of her friendship with ex-US President George W Bush.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127958-mark-ruffalo-breaks-hollywood-ranks-over-ellens-george-w-bush-friendship/

 

BOT plans measures to curb baht’s rapid appreciation

By THE NATION

 

BOT Governor Veerathai Santiprabhob

 

The Bank of Thailand (BOT) plans new measures within a few months to curb the baht’s rise, the central bank’s governor said on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127972-bot-plans-measures-to-curb-baht’s-rapid-appreciation/

 

Weather hampers bid to improve Thai salt quality

By The Nation

 

 

Owners of salt farms are struggling not just with ruinous weather phenomena but also with overseas competition. The solution to the latter problem could be just a matter of improving quality.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127973-weather-hampers-bid-to-improve-thai-salt-quality/

 

Food exports to EU in trouble in wake of Zero Palm Policy

By THE NATION

 

 

After the EU's announcement of Zero Palm Oil policy which has encouraged member countries to reduce the consumption of palm oil and biodiesel produced from palm, EU importers has informed Thai exporters that food products delivered to EU will be prohibited from using palm oil as an ingredient, and needs to show "no palm oil" as an ingredient on the labels, said Visit Limlurcha, president of Food Processing Industry under the Federation of Thai Industry (FTI).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127974-food-exports-to-eu-in-trouble-in-wake-of-zero-palm-policy/

 

THAI told to hasten new rehab, business plans

By THE NATION

 

Deputy Transport Minister Thaworn Senniam

 

Deputy Transport Minister Thaworn Senniam today (October 10) instructed the national flagship carrier Thai Airways International (THAI) to complete its new rehabilitation and business plans within the next 30 days.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127975-thai-told-to-hasten-new-rehab-business-plans/

 

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