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Python found blending in at Freedom Beach house bathroom

By The Phuket News

 

At first the 17-year-old girl did not notice the snake lurking behind the toilet. Photo: DDPM-Patong
 

PHUKET:-- A 17-year-old daughter living near Freedom Beach, south of Patong, received a sneaky surprise this morning (Oct 18) when she realised that a hefty python was lurking in her bathroom.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129282-python-found-blending-in-at-freedom-beach-house-bathroom/

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Three UDD members now face additional charges of terrorism

By Kesinee Taengkeaw
The Nation

 

Prayut Petchakhun

 

The attorney of the Department of Special Litigation 1 has filed new charges of terrorism against three members of the red-shirt United Front of Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), said Prayut Petchakhun, deputy spokesman of the Office of the Attorney General.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129315-three-udd-members-now-face-additional-charges-of-terrorism/

 

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Thai Oil targets profits of Bt30 bn by 2030

By THE NATION

 

 

Thai Oil Plc is targeting net profits of US$1 billion (Bt30.3 billion) in 2030, up from $312 million last year once it completes the development of the Clean Fuel Project (CFP) in 2023 and Beyond CFP in 2029, Thai Oil president Wirat Uanarumit said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129317-thai-oil-targets-profits-of-bt30-bn-by-2030/

 

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TBank announces net profit of over Bt4 bn in 3Q

By THE NATION

 

Praphan Anupongongarch, TBank’s chief executive officer

 

Thanachart Bank Plc (TBank) reported a consolidated net profit of Bt4.054 billion for the third quarter of 2019, showing 12.86 per cent improvement from the previous quarter.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129318-tbank-announces-net-profit-of-over-bt4-bn-in-3q/

 

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PTT prepares for new CEO

By THE NATION

 

 

The PTT board of directors has appointed a committee tasked with selecting the company's new chief executive officer, according to a press release issued today (October 18).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129320-ptt-prepares-for-new-ceo/

 

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Bangkok Bank net profits go beyond Bt9 bn in third quarter

By THE NATION

 

 

Bangkok Bank and its subsidiaries posted net profits worth Bt9.438 billion for the third quarter of this year, marking a 4.5 per cent increase from the same period last year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129321-bangkok-bank-net-profits-go-beyond-bt9-bn-in-third-quarter/

 

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U.S. astronauts embark on the first all-female spacewalk

By Joey Roulette

 

U.S. astronaut Jessica Meir walks outside the International Space Station (ISS), in this still image taken from NASA video, October 18, 2019. NASA TV/REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - Two NASA astronauts made space history on Friday, completing the first spacewalk by an all-woman team when they stepped outside the International Space Station.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129322-us-astronauts-embark-on-the-first-all-female-spacewalk/

 

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Brother of Honduran president found guilty in U.S. drug trial

By Brendan Pierson

 

FILE PHOTO: Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who is accused of protecting his brother Juan Antonio ÒTonyÓ Hernandez to smuggle tons of cocaine into the United States and denies it, speaks during a rally in his support in Tegucigalpa, Honduras October 9, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Cabrera/File Photo

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Honduran politician Juan Antonio "Tony" Hernandez was found guilty of U.S. drug trafficking charges on Friday after a two-week trial that featured dramatic accusations of corruption against his brother, the Central American nation's president.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129323-brother-of-honduran-president-found-guilty-in-us-drug-trial/

 

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Boeing pilots' messages on 737 MAX safety raise new questions

By David Shepardson

 

FILE PHOTO: Unpainted Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are seen parked in an aerial photo at Renton Municipal Airport near the Boeing Renton facility in Renton, Washington, U.S. July 1, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Boeing Co <BA.N> senior pilot said he might have unintentionally misled regulators, in a series of internal messages from 2016 that became public Friday, plunging the world's largest airplane maker into a fresh crisis.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129324-boeing-pilots-messages-on-737-max-safety-raise-new-questions/

 

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Blasts collapse roof at Afghan mosque, killing at least 62 at Friday prayers

By Abdul Qadir Sediqi and Ahmad Sultan

 

Men carry an injured person to a hospital after a bomb blast at a mosque, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan October 18, 2019.REUTERS/Parwiz

 

KABUL (Reuters) - Multiple explosions at a mosque in eastern Afghanistan collapsed the roof on worshippers during Friday prayers, killing at least 62 and wounding more than 100, officials said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129327-blasts-collapse-roof-at-afghan-mosque-killing-at-least-62-at-friday-prayers/

 

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World Scrabble Championship: Fifteen year old Thai schoolboy still in the hunt after taming the GOAT!

 

 

Tarin can barely believe it after beating the GOAT Nigel Richards of New Zealand in Goa

 

Fifteen year old Thai schoolboy Tarin Pairor remained in the hunt for glory after Day 3 of the WESPAC world scrabble championships in Goa, India.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129329-world-scrabble-championship-fifteen-year-old-thai-schoolboy-still-in-the-hunt-after-taming-the-goat/

 

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Paraquat ban could cost Bt570 billion, warn academics

By The Nation

 

 

Millions of sugarcane farmers and some academics have voiced opposition to the ban on farm chemicals paraquat and glyphosate, saying the discontinuation of these substances can cost the sugar industry as much as Bt570 billion.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129330-paraquat-ban-could-cost-bt570-billion-warn-academics/

 

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Finance Ministry eyes new packages to support developers, home buyers

By The Nation

 

Finance Minister Uttama

 

Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana said on Friday (October 18) that his ministry is considering issuing new measures to support home buyers who have been adversely affected by the central bank’s loan-to-value (LTV) regulation imposed in April this year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129332-finance-ministry-eyes-new-packages-to-support-developers-home-buyers/

 

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AIS eSports and Facebook Gaming Announce Partnership to make Watching and Playing Games

By THE NATION

 

 

More Accessible in Thailand, bringing the Thai gaming industry to the international level

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129333-ais-esports-and-facebook-gaming-announce-partnership-to-make-watching-and-playing-games/

 

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Year's car production target cut by 150,000 to 2 million units

By THE NATION

 

 

The Automotive Industry Club, under the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), reduced its 2019 production target by 150,000 units to 2 million vehicles, attributing the decrease to stricter requirements for bank loans and the impact from flooding.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129335-years-car-production-target-cut-by-150000-to-2-million-units/

 

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A big bite of the Apple: long queues form for iPhone11

By The Nation

 

 

Iconsiam’s Facebook page today shared pictures of iPhone fans waiting in line to buy the brand new iPhone11 at the first official Apple store in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129336-a-big-bite-of-the-apple-long-queues-form-for-iphone11/

 

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Thailand says 'good feeling' over China-backed trade pact

By Patpicha Tanakasempipat

 

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand has a "good feeling" that a China-backed free trade pact for countries with nearly half the world's population will be agreed this year after years of delay, a Thai official said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129339-thailand-says-good-feeling-over-china-backed-trade-pact/

 

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What one month’s rent in London’s most expensive properties could get you

David Buckley

 

 

Just one month’s rent in a Mayfair penthouse could sail two people around the world on a 112-night cruise

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129341-what-one-month’s-rent-in-london’s-most-expensive-properties-could-get-you/

 

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Thai Sept exports seen rising 1.2%

 

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's customs-cleared exports likely grew 1.2% in September from a year earlier, after declining 4% in the previous month, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129340-thai-sept-exports-seen-rising-12/

 

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Pattaya: Police chief dies from suspected heart attack on way to meeting in Bangkok

 

 

Image: Daily News

 

Pattaya's acting station chief Pol Col Atinan Nutchanat has died aged 59 just one year ahead of retirement from the force. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129342-pattaya-police-chief-dies-from-suspected-heart-attack-on-way-to-meeting-in-bangkok/

 

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Taxi driver puts passenger in charge in desperate search for a loo!

 

 

Caption: Who could stand it!

 

Sanook reported on a Facebook post from a taxi passenger that is making people smile on social media. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129343-taxi-driver-puts-passenger-in-charge-in-desperate-search-for-a-loo/

 

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Survey: Thais are short of money - and it's worse than Indonesia!

 

 

Caption: Thais' money trouble are a source of concern

 

A survey conducted by Gobear, the insurance and financial services company, has said that half of all Thais are only surviving on a month to month basis.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129345-survey-thais-are-short-of-money-and-its-worse-than-indonesia/

 

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Gang of seven Thai women try to smuggle drugs into Japan in their panties

 

 

Caption: Seven Thai female drug smugglers

 

Sanook reported that seven Thai women had been caught at Fukuoka airport in Japan trying to smuggle drugs.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129352-gang-of-seven-thai-women-try-to-smuggle-drugs-into-japan-in-their-panties/

 

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Update: Australian denies Bangkok exchange booth robbery but police say they have enough evidence

 

 

Image: Thai Rath

 

The man who police claim robbed a Government Savings Bank exchange booth in the Soi 24 area of Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok on Wednesday has been named as a 57 year old Australian.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129355-update-australian-denies-bangkok-exchange-booth-robbery-but-police-say-they-have-enough-evidence/

 

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Thai driving licences: So long as you have one arm or leg you're good to go!

 

 

Caption: Service minded Grab Bike

 

Daily News reported on a feel good story on social media about a deaf rider on Grab Bike.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129356-thai-driving-licences-so-long-as-you-have-one-arm-or-leg-youre-good-to-go/

 

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4.1 quake rattles Chiang Mai

By THE NATION

 

Credit: http://www.earthquake.tmd.go.th/home.php

 

A 4.1-magnitude earthquake was reported at a depth of 6 kilometres on Friday night (October 18) in the Doi Saket district of Chiang Mai province in Northern Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129357-41-quake-rattles-chiang-mai/

 

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Prisoners: Thailand has repatriated more than 1000 convicts to their home countries

 

 

The chief of Thailand's Probation Department has revealed that bilateral agreements have meant that more than 1000 convicted prisoners have been allowed to leave Thai prisons to serve their sentences in their homelands. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129368-prisoners-thailand-has-repatriated-more-than-1000-convicts-to-their-home-countries/

 

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VAT refunds: Big changes to "provide more convenience" to tourists

 

 

Image: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath reported that following a ministerial decision there are big changes for tourists applying for VAT refunds in Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129369-vat-refunds-big-changes-to-provide-more-convenience-to-tourists/

 

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Tourists beware! Teen tourist safe after fall at Chiang Mai waterfall

 

 

Caption: Fall at Wang Bua Ban waterfall

 

CM108.com reported that park authorities in the Suthep sub-district are warning tourists to take care at the Wang Bua Ban waterfalls where water levels are high and rocks are slippery. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129370-tourists-beware-teen-tourist-safe-after-fall-at-chiang-mai-waterfall/

 

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Pattaya: Kiwi pensioner "kicked and broke" Thai girlfriend's leg in early morning violence

 

 

Image: Ruk Siam News

 

Ruk Siam News reported that a 63 year old New Zealander is helping police with their inquiries after a violent altercation at the end of Theppraya Soi 1 in Pattaya at 5.30 am today.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129372-pattaya-kiwi-pensioner-kicked-and-broke-thai-girlfriends-leg-in-early-morning-violence/