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Tour De France comes to Phang Nga – L’Etape Thailand on October 27

By The Thaiger

 

PHOTO: L’Etape Thailand by Le Tour De France

 

Thailand will be the first country in ASEAN to attract the world-class cycling event to Thailand for local and international cyclists to experience a challenging and scenic ride on a course comparable to the world’s most popular cycling event, The Tour De France.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128500-tour-de-france-comes-to-phang-nga-–-l’etape-thailand-on-october-27/

 

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Thai man claims self-defence denies murdering friend in Phrapradaeng

 

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A 30 year old man is in custody following the stabbing of a psychiatric patient in the Bang Ya Phraek sub-district of Phrapradaeng on Saturday. Twenty seven year old Theerayut Phusit died from injuries after being stabbed in the neck near the expressway. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128501-thai-man-claims-self-defence-denies-murdering-friend-in-phrapradaeng/

 

 

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Sattahip DJ arrested for murder of mistress says gun went off accidentally

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A well known DJ at a nightclub in Sattahip in central eastern Thailand is in custody after the shooting of his mistress. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128503-sattahip-dj-arrested-for-murder-of-mistress-says-gun-went-off-accidentally/

 

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Reward! 30,000 baht  for capture of "dangerous" thief after jailbreak

 

Dangerous! 30K reward for information

 

Chief of the Prachacheun police Pol Col Chanaworasin Suphaphanarak told Daily News that a reward had been posted for the capture of a thief who escaped from Bangkok Remand Prison on Saturday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128504-reward-30000-baht -for-capture-of-dangerous-thief-after-jailbreak/

 

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Japan rescuers wade in muddy waters to find typhoon survivors

 

Rescue workers search a flooded area in the aftermath of Typhoon Hagibis, which caused severe floods at the Chikuma River in Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, October 14, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

 

NAGANO, Japan (Reuters) - Rescue workers waded through muddy, waist-high waters on Monday searching for missing people after one of the worst typhoons to hit Japan in recent history, with rain forecast to resume later in the day.

 

Full story:  https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128508-japan-rescuers-wade-in-muddy-waters-to-find-typhoon-survivors/

 

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New Zealand PM Ardern steps up fight against extremist online content

 

Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern speaks during the Bloomberg Global Business Forum in New York City, New York, U.S., September 25, 2019. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

 

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced more funding and support on Monday to target violent extremist content online, just months after an alleged white supremacist livestreamed a massacre at two mosques in Christchurch.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128509-new-zealand-pm-ardern-steps-up-fight-against-extremist-online-content/

 

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Video: Driver arrested after nine vehicle carnage outside a funeral

 

 

CCTV from Nakhon Sri Thammarat in southern Thailand showed the moment when a pick-up collided with cars and other vehicles outside a funeral. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128510-video-driver-arrested-after-nine-vehicle-carnage-outside-a-funeral/

 

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Father stalks and shoots his own daughter in north east Thailand

 

Thai caption: Father shot his own child

 

Sanook reported that a father - angry that his teenage daughter was living with her boyfriend - stalked and shot her with an air rifle. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128511-father-stalks-and-shoots-his-own-daughter-in-north-east-thailand/

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Update: Murder of karaoke woman: DJ taken on reenactment

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

A detail of 20 police officers led a DJ accused of murder on a reenactment of the crime at a hotel in Sattahip on Sunday, reported Naew Na. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128503-sattahip-dj-arrested-for-murder-of-mistress-says-gun-went-off-accidentally/?do=findComment&comment=14666408

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Daylight robbery of Minimart owner's gold necklace and amulet

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

CCTV caught clear images of two men who robbed the owner of a Minimart in the Kamlone sub-district of Nakhon Sri Thammarat in southern Thailand on Sunday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128517-daylight-robbery-of-minimart-owners-gold-necklace-and-amulet/

 

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Homeless won’t suffer from shift in care centre, pledges department head

By The Nation

 

 

The homeless won’t be negatively affected by the Crown Property Bureau’s move on October 1 to reclaim the Ban Imm Jaai screening and helping centre for the disadvantaged in Soi Mansri of Bangkok’s Pom Prab (Sattru Phai) district, pledged the city’s director-general of the Social Development Department, Chalermpon Chotinuchit on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128522-homeless-won’t-suffer-from-shift-in-care-centre-pledges-department-head/

 

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UPDATE

 

Two injured, one dead as pick-up truck crashes into parked cars

By The Nation

 

A race between a pick-up truck and motorbike resulted in a fatal crash and damage to nine cars parked outside a building where the owners were attending a funeral service. Three people were severely injured in the smash, with one woman later dying in hospital.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128510-video-driver-arrested-after-nine-vehicle-carnage-outside-a-funeral/?do=findComment&comment=14666513

 

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Pattaya: Two seriously injured after driver stops to relieve himself

 

Picture: Pattaya Update News

 

Pattaya Update News reported that a 6 wheel truck went into the back of a ten wheeler parked at the side of Route 36 (Krathing Rai to Rayong road) at 1.30 am at the weekend. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128527-pattaya-two-seriously-injured-after-driver-stops-to-relieve-himself/

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Krabi video: All in a day's work for the snake catchers - 4 meter King Cobra in custody!

 

 

A video posted on the Facebook site of Krabi Phitak Pracha showed the foundation's expert snake catchers retrieve a King Cobra. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128531-krabi-video-all-in-a-days-work-for-the-snake-catchers-4-meter-king-cobra-in-custody/

 

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Strict measures on using three toxic pesticides take effect on Oct 20

By The Nation

 

 

A number of ministers and high-ranking officials have vowed to keep pushing for a ban on three toxic pesticides – Paraquat, Glyphosate and Chlorpyrifos – which are widely used in agriculture.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128556-strict-measures-on-using-three-toxic-pesticides-take-effect-on-oct-20/

 

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Kunlavut sets a hat-trick record at World Junior Championships

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam
The Nation

 

Kunlavut Vitidsarn

 

Promising Thai Kunlavut Vitidsarn pinned a new chapter in the badminton history after he became the first player to win three successive BWF World Junior Championships gold medals in the boys’ singles event in Kazan on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128559-kunlavut-sets-a-hat-trick-record-at-world-junior-championships/

 

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Pope mistakenly Tweets support for U.S. 'Saints' football team

 

Pope Francis attends the general audience at the Vatican, October 9, 2019. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

 

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Some saints wear halos, other saints wear helmets.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128561-pope-mistakenly-tweets-support-for-us-saints-football-team/

 

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Climate change activists target London's financial district

By Guy Faulconbridge

 

Protesters hold a banner as they block the road during an Extinction Rebellion demonstration at Bank, in the City of London, Britain October 14, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Climate change activists targeted London's financial district on Monday blocking Bank junction, vowing a day of disruption for major institutions which they said were financing an environmental catastrophe.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128564-climate-change-activists-target-londons-financial-district/

 

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Spain jails Catalan separatist leaders over failed independence bid

By Isla Binnie, Ashifa Kassam

 

Students sit at Plaza Universidad after a verdict in a trial over a banned independence referendum, in Barcelona, Spain October 14, 2019. REUTERS/Albert Gea

 

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain’s Supreme Court on Monday sentenced nine separatist leaders from Catalonia to between nine and 13 years in prison for sedition over their role in a failed independence bid, triggering protests in Barcelona.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128476-spain-readies-for-landmark-ruling-on-catalan-independence-trial/

 

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China's crackdown on sugar smuggling leaves global storage headache

By Maytaal Angel, Hallie Gu

 

White sugar products are placed for sale at a supermarket in Beijing, China September 4, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee/Files

 

LONDON/BEIJING (Reuters) - A crackdown on sugar smuggling into China has left abundantly supplied markets in Asia and beyond struggling to absorb excess supplies, causing a wider storage problem for global markets.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128582-chinas-crackdown-on-sugar-smuggling-leaves-global-storage-headache/

 

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Saudi visit showcases Putin's growing Middle East influence

By Stephen Kalin, Olesya Astakhova

 

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a conference of the Israeli foundation Keren Hayesod in Moscow, Russia, September 17, 2019. Pavel Golovkin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

 

RIYADH (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Saudi Arabia on Monday for the first time in over a decade, seeking to capitalize on growing influence borne of military advances in Syria, strong ties with regional rivals and cooperation on energy policy.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128584-saudi-visit-showcases-putins-growing-middle-east-influence/

 

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Strengthening of baht and divisive politics could hurt Thai economy

By The Nation

 

Anusorn

 

The baht could shoot up to Bt29 against the US dollar when the US Federal Reserve cuts the policy rate by another 25 basis points this month, according to Anusorn Tamajai, director of Economic and Business Research Centre for Reform at Rangsit University.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128585-strengthening-of-baht-and-divisive-politics-could-hurt-thai-economy/

 

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Spotify, Twitter have treat lined up for music fans

By The Nation

 

 

Twitter and Spotify have partnered to provide music fans “with a totally immersive and interactive experience” at this year’s SpotifyOnStageBKK2019, which will be held on October 16 at the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre in Bang Na.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128586-spotify-twitter-have-treat-lined-up-for-music-fans/

 

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Robert Downey Jr. Talks To Animals For The First Dolittle Trailer

By James White

 

 

Outside of his MCU stardom, Robert Downey Jr. has had mixed results with his recent movies.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128588-robert-downey-jr-talks-to-animals-for-the-first-dolittle-trailer/

 

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Jennifer Aniston: Marvel era is 'diminishing' film industry

 

Jennifer Aniston says film roles are 'diminishing'

 

Jennifer Aniston has said the rise in superhero movies means more traditional Hollywood film roles are "diminishing".

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128589-jennifer-aniston-marvel-era-is-diminishing-film-industry/

 

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Eddie Murphy: ‘I was kind of an a**hole’

 

It is clear from his performance in ‘Dolemite Is My Name’ that Eddie Murphy’s star power is undiminished ( Action Press/Rex )

 

In the middle of shooting a scene from the new biopic Dolemite Is My Name, Eddie Murphy went off-script.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128590-eddie-murphy-‘i-was-kind-of-an-ahole’/

 

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Special report: The hunt for Asia's El Chapo

By Tom Allard

 

A view of drug paraphernalia in the tent of a homeless drug user in Loikan, Shan State, Myanmar January 25, 2019. Picture taken January 25, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - He is Asia’s most-wanted man. He is protected by a guard of Thai kickboxers. He flies by private jet. And, police say, he once lost $66 million in a single night at a Macau casino.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128602-special-report-the-hunt-for-asias-el-chapo/

 

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Unveiling government plan, Queen says priority is to exit EU on Oct. 31

 

Britain's Queen Elizabeth arrives at the State Opening of Parliament in London, Britain October 14, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Pool

 

LONDON (Reuters) - The priority of Britain’s government is to leave the European Union on Oct. 31, Queen Elizabeth said on Monday, setting out Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s programme for a country deeply divided over Brexit.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128603-unveiling-government-plan-queen-says-priority-is-to-exit-eu-on-oct-31/

 

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