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/

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/

 

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/

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Mandatory health insurance due for long stay tourists 

By The Nation

 

File photo/Credit: Tourism Authority of Thailand

 

Deputy Minister of Public Health Satit Pitutecha said Wednesday (October 9) that the Thai government's long-implemented medical policy for tourists had led to a rise in foreigners seeking medical treatments in the country. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127990-mandatory-health-insurance-due-for-long-stay-tourists/

 

A DJ saved my life

Thailand takes unusual steps to improve sex education

It wants to bring down one of the highest teen-pregnancy rates in South-East Asia

 

Only in desperate times do governments enlist the help of teenage disc jockeys.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127993-thailand-takes-unusual-steps-to-improve-sex-education/

 

Bloomberg Opinion

 

Thailand Is Being Too Good for Its Own Good

The economy is geared for post-Asian-crisis atonement, not for an era when stimulus is needed.

By Daniel Moss

 

Thailand really should let its hair down. The currency is strong and the current-account surplus is big versus the neighborhood, while there's a lot of scope for fiscal expansion. The Bank of Thailand has been grudging in cutting interest rates, in contrast to the easing party under way not just in Asia but in emerging and developed markets the world over.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127994-thailand-is-being-too-good-for-its-own-good/

 

Ratchanok cleared of doping charge by BWF

 

 

Ratchanok Intanon, 5th in the world rankings, has been cleared of a doping charge by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) after it was proved that she had ingested contaminated meat.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127995-ratchanok-cleared-of-doping-charge-by-bwf/

 

Fly Thai Vietjet to Udon Thani for Bt10

By THE NATION

 

 

Thai Vietjet is launching direct flights connecting Udon Thani, Bangkok at Suvarnabhumi Airport and Chiang Rai by offering more than 10,000 tickets priced at Bt10 and up for 10 days starting Thursday (October 10).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127997-fly-thai-vietjet-to-udon-thani-for-bt10/

 

ASEAN Day for Disaster Management activities

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The restoration and reinforcement of disaster management protocols have been among the top priorities of the government, which has this year focused on the promotion of disaster management and prevention awareness at schools and hospitals.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127998-asean-day-for-disaster-management-activities/

 

Iranian women attend first soccer match in 40 years

By Simon Evans

 

Iranian women attend Iran's World Cup Asian qualifier against Cambodia at the Azadi stadium in Tehran, Iran October 10, 2019. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - Iranian women watched the country's national soccer team for the first time in 40 years on Thursday, celebrating their long-awaited access to the national stadium but also paying tribute to the 'Blue Girl' fan who died last month.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1127999-iranian-women-attend-first-soccer-match-in-40-years/

 

Trump says he hopes he can mediate between Turkey and the Kurds

 

U.S. President Donald Trump, flanked by California State Senator Andreas Borgeas (R-Modesto) and U.S. Representative Mark Meadows (R-NC), speaks to reporters after signing executive orders on federal regulation at the White House in Washington, U.S. October 9, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he hopes he can mediate between Turkey and the Kurds following Turkey's offensive on U.S.-allied Kurds in northeast Syria.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128000-trump-says-he-hopes-he-can-mediate-between-turkey-and-the-kurds/

 

Exclusive: Trump's new national security adviser plans to return NSC to traditional coordinating role

By Steve Holland

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump listens to his newly announced White House national security adviser Robert O'Brien speak to reporters after he named O'Brien as his fourth national security adviser at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 18, 2019. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's new national security adviser, Robert O'Brien, said on Thursday he plans to reduce the size of the National Security Council by about a third in coming months and limit the NSC's role to gathering options for Trump rather than directing foreign policy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128001-exclusive-trumps-new-national-security-adviser-plans-to-return-nsc-to-traditional-coordinating-role/

 

Thousands flee, hundreds reported dead in Turkish attack on U.S.-allied Kurds in Syria

By Daren Butler and Orhan Coskun

 

People stand at a back of a truck as they flee Ras al Ain town, Syria October 9, 2019. REUTERS/Rodi Said

 

ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey pounded Kurdish militia in northeast Syria for a second day on Thursday, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee and killing dozens, in a cross-border assault on U.S. allies that has turned the Washington establishment against President Donald Trump.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128004-thousands-flee-hundreds-reported-dead-in-turkish-attack-on-us-allied-kurds-in-syria/

 

NASA aims for first manned SpaceX mission in first-quarter 2020

By Steve Gorman

 

FILE PHOTO: NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine speaks to media during a visit to NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility where engineers are preparing to add the final section to the core stage of the rocket that will power NASA’s Artemis 1 lunar mission, in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., August 15, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman

 

HAWTHORNE, Calif. (Reuters) - SpaceX's Crew Dragon astronaut capsule will be ready for its first manned test flight into orbit in the first quarter of next year, provided that "everything goes according to plan" in upcoming tests, NASA chief Jim Bridenstine said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128007-nasa-aims-for-first-manned-spacex-mission-in-first-quarter-2020/

 

El Paso mass murder suspect pleads not guilty, accused of targeting Mexicans

By Julio Cesar-Chavez

 

El Paso Walmart mass shooter Patrick Crusius, a 21-year-old male from Allen, Texas, accused of killing 22 and injuring 25, is arraigned, in El Paso, Texas, U.S. October 10, 2019. Mark Lambie/Pool via REUTERS

 

EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) - The Texas man accused of deliberately targeting Mexicans in a shooting spree that killed 22 people at an El Paso Walmart store pleaded not guilty on Thursday in his first court appearance.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128008-el-paso-mass-murder-suspect-pleads-not-guilty-accused-of-targeting-mexicans/

 

Saturn is the solar system's 'moon king,' with 20 more spotted

By Will Dunham

 

FILE PHOTO: One of the last looks at Saturn and its main rings as captured by the spacecraft Cassini in images taken October 28, 2016 and released September 11, 2017. NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute/Handout via REUTERS

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Saturn is now being recognised as the "moon king" of our solar system, with astronomers spotting 20 more of them orbiting the giant ringed planet, bringing its total count to 82 - three more than Jupiter.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128009-saturn-is-the-solar-systems-moon-king-with-20-more-spotted/

 

Day 1 of U.S.-China trade talks ends with hopes for limited deal

By David Lawder and Echo Wang

 

China's Vice Premier Liu He gestures to the media between U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer (L) and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin before the two countries' trade negotiations in Washington, U.S., October 10, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. and Chinese negotiators wrapped up a first day of trade talks in more than two months on Thursday as business groups expressed optimism the two sides might be able to ease a 15-month trade war and delay a U.S. tariff hike scheduled for next week.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128010-day-1-of-us-china-trade-talks-ends-with-hopes-for-limited-deal/

 

Brexit deal can be done by October 31, Ireland says after 'positive' Johnson meeting

By Elizabeth Piper and Peter Powell

 

Ireland's Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Leo Varadkar and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson meet in Thornton Manor, Cheshire, Britain October 10, 2019. Noel Mullen/Handout via REUTERS

 

THORNTON MANOR, England (Reuters) - A Brexit deal could be clinched by the end of October to allow the United Kingdom to leave the European Union in an orderly fashion, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said after what he called a very positive meeting with Boris Johnson.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128014-brexit-deal-can-be-done-by-october-31-ireland-says-after-positive-johnson-meeting/

 

Thundershowers forecast for most of Thailand, heavy rain in some areas

By THE NATION

 

 

Thundershowers are likely over the upper country over the next three days, with isolated heavy rain possible in the North, parts of the Northwest, the lower Northeast, the Central plains, the East and the South including Bangkok and its vicinity, the Thailand Meteorological Department announced on Friday (October 11).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128015-thundershowers-forecast-for-most-of-thailand-heavy-rain-in-some-areas/

 

No more delays on EEC rail deal, says Saksayam

By THE NATION

 

 

Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob insists that State Railway of Thailand (SRT) will sign a contract to develop the high-speed railway crucial to the Eastern Economic Corridor with a Charoen Pokphand-led consortium by the revised deadline of October 25, with no further delays.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128016-no-more-delays-on-eec-rail-deal-says-saksayam/

 

Worried BOT says it has more ammunition to rescue economy

By The Nation

 

Titanun Mallikamas (second to right)

 

The Bank of Thailand (BOT), the central bank, foresees continued economic slowing and declining interest rates, but insists it’s ready to take action to support the economy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128017-worried-bot-says-it-has-more-ammunition-to-rescue-economy/

 

Customs revenue soars on BMWs, Bentleys

By The Nation

 

 

Imports of high-end cars such as BMWs, Bentleys and Mercedes-Benzes have increased dramatically judging by the amount of customs fees being remitted, an official in Customs Control Development said this week.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128018-thai-customs-revenue-soars-on-bmws-bentleys/

 

Newborn found floating by weir in Samut Prakan

 

Picture: Daily News

 

An operator of a weir in Samut Prakan told police he thought he had seen a child's doll floating in the water when he went to inspect operations.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128023-newborn-found-floating-by-weir-in-samut-prakan/

 

Relatives find man shot dead in his house in Trang

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Huay Yort police in the southern Thai city of Trang found a 51 year old man lying in bed shot in the chest.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128024-relatives-find-man-shot-dead-in-his-house-in-trang/

 

Sakhon Nakhon: Murderer finally arrested after he comes home

 

Thai caption:  "He had a go at my mum and dad...."

 

A man who killed a friend in a drunken argument in 2012 was arrested after he finally went home to Sakhon Nakhon in Thailand's north east.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128029-sakhon-nakhon-murderer-finally-arrested-after-he-comes-home/

 

Nok Air plane to come under FAA inspection

By The Nation

 

 

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has clarified that of all the Thai airlines, only "Nok Air" has been subjected to an FAA inspection, concerning a Boeing 737 aircraft of the carrier while Thai Lion pulls through as all of its aircraft have less than ten-thousand flight cycles.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128031-nok-air-plane-to-come-under-faa-inspection/

 

Extradition of convict to Pakistan ‘casts shadow’ over India-Thailand ties

By The Nation

 

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha meets Indian Premier Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the 4th Bimstec Summit in Kathmandu on August 31, 2018. Photo courtesy: Press Information Bureau, Government of India

 

Thailand finds itself caught in the crossfire after a bitter battle in Bangkok between India and Pakistan for the extradition of a convicted criminal.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128034-extradition-of-convict-to-pakistan-‘casts-shadow’-over-india-thailand-ties/

 

Nation Group pushes forward in online market, aims at 20-25 million page views annually

By THE NATION

 

 

Nation Multimedia Group Plc (NMG) hosted an event “Nation Transforms” at the Intercontinental Hotel Bangkok on Thursday (October 10) to announce its strategy and business plans for 2020.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128037-nation-group-pushes-forward-in-online-market-aims-at-20-25-million-page-views-annually/

 

Street food comeback?: Military government too interested in tourism - not the welfare of the people

 

Thai caption:  Places for food....City folk

 

A keynote speaker has criticized the previous military government for paying too much attention to tourism and not enough to the welfare of the Thai people. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128039-street-food-comeback-military-government-too-interested-in-tourism-not-the-welfare-of-the-people/

 

8 injured in pickup accident on HW 7

 

PATTAYA:--8 people were injured when a pickup loaded with construction workers overturned on Highway 7.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128038-8-injured-in-pickup-accident-on-hw-7/