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/

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/

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/

State banks to come under BOT's rules of conduct

By THE NATION

 

FILE photo

 

The Bank of Thailand (BOT) will expand the scope of market conduct rules to state banks and nano-finance business, said Jaturong Jantarangs, assistant governor for supervision group 1.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128626-state-banks-to-come-under-bots-rules-of-conduct/

 

NHSC members who refuse to ban 3 controversial herbicides should leave the country – Deputy Agriculture Minister

 

Photo Cradit : website dpo.go.th

 

Deputy Agriculture Minister Mananya Thaiseth has warned the 27 members of the National Hazardous Substances Committee (NHSC) to heed the public’s demand for a complete ban on paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos, or leave Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128627-nhsc-members-who-refuse-to-ban-3-controversial-herbicides-should-leave-the-country-–-deputy-agriculture-minister/

 

Government and Opposition brace for budget bill showdown

 

 

Government and Opposition parties are gearing up for a parliamentary showdown starting October 17th when the 3.2 trillion baht national budget bill for 2020 fiscal year is due for deliberation by the lower house.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128628-government-and-opposition-brace-for-budget-bill-showdown/

 

Policeman falls asleep behind the wheel and crashes into roadside pole in Phang Nga

By The Thaiger

 

SCREENSHOT: Newshawk Phuket

 

On October 12, a pick-up truck was involved in a horrific road incident on Ban Dok Daeng – Ban Bangsai, Takuapa, in Phang Nga. Luckily the driver, a local policeman, survived but was trapped inside the vehicle while emergency responders figured out how to get him out.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128629-policeman-falls-asleep-behind-the-wheel-and-crashes-into-roadside-pole-in-phang-nga/

 

Thailand to host PATA Destination Marketing Forum 2019

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - To promote tourism and meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions, or MICE industry, tourism organizations are set to hold this year’s "PATA Destination Marketing Forum 2019", promoting Pattaya as a tourism development model with the aim of becoming the MICE Metropolis of the eastern region.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128630-thailand-to-host-pata-destination-marketing-forum-2019/

 

Thirteen bridges to be decked out in lights for two weeks

By The Nation

 

 

Thirteen bridges over the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok and the metropolitan areas will be lit up in a festive air from October 13-25.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128632-thirteen-bridges-to-be-decked-out-in-lights-for-two-weeks/

 

Oct ’73 mass uprising observed

By The Nation

 

 

Various representatives and officials from both the public and private sectors on Monday marked the 46th anniversary of the October 14, 1973, mass uprising against the military dictatorship of Thanom Kittikachon.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128634-oct-’73-mass-uprising-observed/

 

UPDATE:

 

People remember 46 years after October 14 massacre

 

   

BANGKOK(NNT) - At the October 14 Memorial Day ceremony observing the 46th year since the tragedy in 1973, the general public and relatives of the victims have attended religious ceremonies to commemorate all the lives lost in the tragedy. Delegates from many organizations have also laid wreaths in memory of those lost.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128634-oct-’73-mass-uprising-observed/?do=findComment&comment=14668803

 

Thundershowers forecast for upper Thailand, heavy rain in some parts

By THE NATION

 

 

Thundershowers are likely over the upper part of the country while isolated heavy rains and gusty wind are possible in the Northwest, the lower Central region and the East, including Bangkok and its vicinity, the Thailand Meteorological Department announced on Tuesday (October 15).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128638-thundershowers-forecast-for-upper-thailand-heavy-rain-in-some-parts/

 

Two in custody more arrests coming after attack on Finn in South Thailand

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Two Thai men are in custody after a knife attack and robbery on a Finnish national in Nakorn Sri Thammarat at the weekend. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128643-two-in-custody-more-arrests-coming-after-attack-on-finn-in-south-thailand/

 

U.S. demands Syria ceasefire, slaps sanctions on Turkey over incursion

By Steve Holland, Ellen Francis and Tuvan Gumrukcu

 

A Syrian army soldier is seen in the town of Tel Tamer in northeast Syria, in this handout released by SANA on October 14, 2019. SANA/Handout via REUTERS

 

WASHINGTON/BEIRUT/ANKARA (Reuters) - President Donald Trump imposed sanctions on Turkey on Monday and demanded the NATO ally stop a military incursion in northeast Syria that is rapidly reshaping the battlefield of the world's deadliest ongoing war.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128646-us-demands-syria-ceasefire-slaps-sanctions-on-turkey-over-incursion/

 

Trump ex-Russia adviser Fiona Hill testifies in impeachment inquiry

By Jonathan Landay and Patricia Zengerle

 

Fiona Hill, former senior director for European and Russian affairs on the National Security Council, departs after testifying in the U.S. House of Representatives impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 14, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's former Russia adviser testified for more than nine hours on Monday behind closed doors as the latest witness summoned in the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry against Trump over his request that Ukraine investigate a domestic political rival.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128647-trump-ex-russia-adviser-fiona-hill-testifies-in-impeachment-inquiry/

 

Pick-up driver sought after "brazen" shooting of two "pretties"

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Police in Nonthaburi are hunting the driver of a black pick-up after shots were fired at two Thai women described as "pretties".

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128650-pick-up-driver-sought-after-brazen-shooting-of-two-pretties/

 

Canada's Trudeau, in election fight, says he needs voter support to stand up to Trump

By Stephane Mahe

 

Liberal leader and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, their son Xavier and their daughter Ella-Grace attend an election campaign visit to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada October 14, 2019. REUTERS/Stephane MaheWINDSOR,

 

Ontario (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who looks set to lose his parliamentary majority after an Oct. 21 election, said on Monday he needed a strong government to keep standing up to U.S. President Donald Trump.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128652-canadas-trudeau-in-election-fight-says-he-needs-voter-support-to-stand-up-to-trump/

 

Japan typhoon death toll rises to 58 as hopes for missing fade

 

Men clean up a shop in the aftermath of Typhoon Hagibis, which caused severe floods, near the Chikuma River in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, October 14, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - The death toll in the worst typhoon to hit Japan for decades climbed to 58 on Tuesday as rescuers slogged through mud and debris in an increasingly grim search for the missing and as thousands of homes remained without power or water.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128653-japan-typhoon-death-toll-rises-to-58-as-hopes-for-missing-fade/

 

3 underage sex workers rescued in raids on 2 Ang Thong karaoke joints

By THE NATION

 

 

Ronnarong Thipsiri, head of the Department of Provincial Administration's investigation and suppression division and Sakda Bandasak, sheriff of Ang Thong’s Muang district held a press conference on Monday (October 14) to announce the results of recent raids on a karaoke restaurant and a karaoke massage parlor in Ang Thong province, which were allegedly using under-age girls as prostitutes.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128657-3-underage-sex-workers-rescued-in-raids-on-2-ang-thong-karaoke-joints/

 

Oops! Isaan hospital sent the wrong bodies to grieving relatives

 

 

Daily News reported that the wrong bodies were sent to grieving relatives by Buriram Hospital. They were nearly cremated but the error was discovered just in time.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128661-oops-isaan-hospital-sent-the-wrong-bodies-to-grieving-relatives/

 

UPDATE: 

 

Attack and robbery of Finnish man: National police chief praises cops

 

Picture: INN

 

Thailand's national chief of police has praised the work of investigators looking into the attack and robbery of a Finnish man in Nakhon Sri Thammarat in Thailand's south. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128643-two-in-custody-more-arrests-coming-after-attack-on-finn-in-south-thailand/?do=findComment&comment=14669482

 

Common law husband and wife must split assets 50:50 on death or divorce, online lawyer

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A leading online lawyer has commented about what should happen to assets when couples who have not formally married split up or one dies. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128671-common-law-husband-and-wife-must-split-assets-5050-on-death-or-divorce-online-lawyer/

 

Brexit hangs in the balance as EU doubts a deal this week

By Guy Faulconbridge and Gabriela Baczynska

 

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends a debate after the Queen's Speech in the House of Commons, in London, Britain October 14, 2019. ©UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS

 

LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A deal to smooth Britain's departure from the European Union hung in the balance on Monday after diplomats indicated the bloc wanted more concessions from Prime Minister Boris Johnson and said a full agreement was unlikely this week.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128672-brexit hangs-in-the-balance-as-eu-doubts-a-deal-this-week/

 

Boy, 8, dies saving his friend from drowning

 

Thai caption: he helped a friend, but died himself

 

Tragedy struck a village in Bueng Kan province in Thailand's north eastern region. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128674-boy-8-dies-saving-his-friend-from-drowning/

 

Fatal epileptic asthma attack suspected as pickup crashes off road

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Police believe the 40-year-old man suffered a fatal epileptic asthma attack while driving himself to Thalang Hospital for emergency treatment. Photo: Thalang Police

 

PHUKET: A fatal epileptic asthma attack is believed to have killed a man whose pickup truck ran off Thepkrasattri Rd in Thalang early this morning (Oct 15), Thalang Police have reported.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128676-fatal-epileptic-asthma-attack-suspected-as-pickup-crashes-off-road/

 

Huawei appoints Deng as CEO for Thailand

By THE NATION

 

Deng

 

Huawei, a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, has appointed Abel Deng as the company’s new chief executive officer in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128678-huawei-appoints-deng-as-ceo-for-thailand/

 

Suicide or murder? Police keep open mind after Norwegian found hanging at rented pool villa

 

Thai caption: Mystery death in Hua Hin

 

Police in Hua Hin have yet to come to any conclusions as the investigation into the death of a 47 year old Norwegian man intensifies. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128684-suicide-or-murder-police-keep-open-mind-after-norwegian-found-hanging-at-rented-pool-villa-in-hua-hin/

 

Video: Drama in Soi Bua Khao Pattaya as drugged man with a knife finally subdued

 

 

Police were called to the nightlife area of Soi Bua Khao in Pattaya at 4.30am when a man armed with a knife started walking to and fro on the second floor of a three story building. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128689-video-drama-in-soi-bua-khao-pattaya-as-drugged-man-with-a-knife-finally-subdued/

 

Phetchaburi: Police hunting Thai man after collapse of lighting at temple dancing event

 

Thai caption: Lighting collapses at "Ramwong" stage

 

Police were called to the temple of  Wat Pholoi in Ban Lat, Phetchaburi after lighting supports collapsed at a Ramwong (Thai circle dancing) event.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128691-phetchaburi-police-hunting-thai-man-after-collapse-of-lighting-at-temple-dancing-event/

The carnage continues: 554 dead this month, year to date 11,462

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News continued their campaign to highlight the appalling carnage on the Thai roads that are known for being some of the most deadly in the world. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128692-the-carnage-continues-554-dead-this-month-year-to-date-11462/