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Gulf War veteran, 55, was killed by a single punch from a bouncer in Thailand who claimed he tried to leave go-go bar without paying his bill

By JOEL ADAMS

 

former army officer and Gulf War veteran Michael Jones-Mathias with his wife Veronica

 

A Gulf War veteran was killed in a one-punch attack by a security guard in Thailand, an inquest heard.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131699-gulf-war-veteran-55-was-killed-by-a-single-punch-from-a-bouncer-in-thailand-who-claimed-he-tried-to-leave-go-go-bar-without-paying-his-bill/

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Driver escapes with just scratches as wipeout leaves car embedded in guardrail

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The remains of the car. Photo: Tha Chatchai Police
 

PHUKET:-- A 24-year-old man has been charged with reckless driving causing damage to state property but is lucky to escape a serious wipeout with just scratches after his car took out a guardrail on the main road onto the island earlier this afternoon (Oct 31).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131689-driver-escapes-with-just-scratches-as-wipeout-leaves-car-embedded-in-guardrail/

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Body believed to be missing British woman, 21, found off Cambodia

 

 

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodian authorities found a body floating near the Thai border on Thursday that is believed to be a 21-year-old British woman who went missing last week from a beach party in a coastal area popular with backpackers, police said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131700-body-believed-to-be-missing-british-woman-21-found-off-cambodia/

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Search for Belarus tourist, missing in Phuket surf, continues

By The Phuket News

 

The search for missing 31-year-old Belarus tourist Maksim Shchartsou continued today (Oct 31). photo: Eakkapop Thongtub
 

PHUKET:-- The search for missing Maksim Shchartsou failed to locate the 31-year-old Belarus tourist, officials confirmed today (Oct 31), despite the Royal Thai Navy dispatching a helicopter and national park officials deploying search teams in dinghies to find the man.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131701-search-for-belarus-tourist-missing-in-phuket-surf-continues/

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Wealthy woman stuffed in fridge: Police arrest suspect in Nakhon Sawan

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Thai police have arrested a man suspected of murdering a wealthy woman and stuffing her in a fridge in Chiang Mai. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131716-wealthy-woman-stuffed-in-fridge-police-arrest-suspect-in-nakhon-sawan/

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Two heads are better than one when it comes to winning the lottery!

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Villagers in Buriram in Thailand's north east are going crazy for lottery numbers after a buffalo with two heads was born. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131717-two-heads-are-better-than-one when-it-comes-to-winning-the-lottery/

 

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Central bank analyses keys to slowing economy

By The Nation

 

Don Nakornthab, senior director of the bank’s Economic and Policy Department.

 

The Bank of Thailand blames the sluggish global economy primarily for continued deceleration of the national economy in September and the overall third quarter.

 

Full story; https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131721-central-bank-analyses-keys-to-slowing-economy/

 

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Oil-price revision coming next as power strategy revised

By THE NATION

 

 

The Energy Policy and Planning Office will hasten to complete a study by next month on restructuring the oil price, its director-general said on Wednesday (October 30).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131722-oil-price-revision-coming-next-as-power-strategy-revised/

 

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Moody's boosts Thai banking outlook from stable to positive

By THE NATION

 

 

Following the change in outlook on Thailand's Baa1 sovereign rating to positive from stable, Moody's Investors Service has changed its outlook for the Thai banking system to positive from stable.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131724-moodys-boosts-thai-banking-outlook-from-stable-to-positive/

 

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DSI reviewing prosecutor’s decision not to indict developer Anant Asavapokin

 

 

Thailand’s Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is considering whether to oppose a decision by the Office of the Prosecutors for Special Cases not to indict a real estate developer charged with money laundering.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131725-dsi-reviewing-prosecutor’s-decision-not-to-indict-developer-anant-asavapokin/

 

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Falling tree kills TDRI researcher

By The Nation

 

 

Deunden Nikomborirak, a research director at the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI), died in tragic circumstances on Thursday morning when a tree in her house compound fell on her.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131726-falling-tree-kills-tdri-researcher/

 

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DSI accepts Mae Manee suspected Ponzi scam as a special case

 

 

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has accepted for investigation the “Mae Manee” alleged Ponzi scam, in which more than 2,700 people were reportedly duped of about 756 million baht in investments.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131277-arrest-warrant-issued-for-mae-manee-for-alleged-ponzi-scheme/?do=findComment&comment=14723754

 

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Honda LPGA Thailand lines up 70 top players for February

By THE NATION

 

Winnie Heng, Vice President & Managing Director of IMG Thailand and Pitak Pruittisarikorn, Chief Operating Officer of Honda Automobile (Thailand).

 

Top women golfers from around the world will be assembling for the Honda LPGA Thailand 2020 from February 20 to 23 at the Siam Country Club Pattaya’s Old Course in Chonburi, vying for a prize purse of US$1.6 million (Bt53 million).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131728-honda-lpga-thailand-lines-up-70-top-players-for-february/

 

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Trump impeachment effort passes first test in divided U.S. Congress

By Patricia Zengerle and Richard Cowan

 

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a media briefing ahead of a House vote authorizing an impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 31, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A deeply divided U.S. House of Representatives took a major step on Thursday in the effort to impeach President Donald Trump when lawmakers approved rules for the next, more public, stage in the Democratic-led inquiry into Trump's attempt to have Ukraine investigate a domestic political rival.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131729-trump-impeachment-effort-passes-first-test-in-divided-us-congress/

 

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North Korea launches two suspected missiles after warnings to Washington

By Josh Smith

 

People watch a TV broadcast showing a file footage for a news report on North Korea firing two projectiles, possibly missiles, into the sea between the Korean peninsula and Japan, in Seoul, South Korea, October 31, 2019. REUTERS/Heo Ran

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired two suspected missiles into the sea between the Korean peninsula and Japan on Thursday, according to military officials in Japan and South Korea, ending nearly a month-long lull in testing after denuclearisation talks stalled.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131730-north-korea-launches-two-suspected-missiles-after-warnings-to-washington/

 

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Islamic State vows revenge against U.S. for Baghdadi killing

By Hesham Abdulkhalek and Ulf Laessing

 

Late Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is seen in an undated picture released by the U.S. Department of Defense in Washington, U.S. October 30, 2019. U.S. Department of Defense/Handout via REUTERS.

 

CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic State confirmed on Thursday that its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a weekend raid by U.S. special forces in northwestern Syria, and vowed revenge against the United States.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131731-islamic-state-vows-revenge-against-us-for-baghdadi-killing/

 

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Syria's Assad says Kurdish controlled northeast Syria must return to state authority

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi

 

FILE PHOTO: Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks during a meeting with heads of local councils, in Damascus, Syria in this handout released by SANA on February 17, 2019. SANA/Handout via REUTERS

 

AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday that his government's ultimate goal was to restore state authority over Kurdish controlled areas in northeast Syria after an abrupt U.S. troop withdrawal but he expected it to happen gradually.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131734-syrias-assad-says-kurdish-controlled-northeast-syria-must-return-to-state-authority/

 

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Woman driver who killed two in Chiang Mai gets suspended sentence, pays damages

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The accident that saw the death of a well known Thai stylist and her friend in January has been resolved by a court. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131736-woman-driver-who-killed-two-in-chiang-mai-gets-suspended-sentence-pays-damages/

 

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Hua Hin: Ouch! Grandad gets impaled on gate after forgetting his key

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

An 83 year old grandfather decided to scale his gate after going out and forgetting his key. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131737-hua-hin-ouch-grandad gets-impaled-on-gate-after-forgetting-his-key/

 

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U.S. North Korea envoy Biegun nominated for No. 2 job at State Department

By David Brunnstrom and Arshad Mohammed

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun sits during a meeting with South Korea's Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Lee Do-hoon, unseen, at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, June 28, 2019. Lee Jin-man/Pool via REUTERS

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Thursday nominated U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun, a widely respected foreign policy veteran, to become the next deputy secretary of state.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131740-us-north-korea-envoy-biegun-nominated-for-no-2-job-at-state-department/

 

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Far south: Three give themselves up to police after filmed shooting of fish trader

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Three men - a soldier and two local officials - have given themselves up to Khu Tao police in Hat Yai after the fatal shooting of a fish head trader in his pick-up. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131741-far-south-three-give-themselves-up-to-police-after-filmed-shooting-of-fish-trader/

 

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Thundershowers and strong winds forecast for most of Thailand

By THE NATION

 

 

In its update on Friday (November 1), the Thailand Meteorological Department said that at 4am this morning, the remnants of the tropical cyclone currently bringing bad weather to Cambodia was 30 kilometres south of Surin province.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131743-thundershowers-and-strong-winds-forecast-for-most-of-thailand/

 

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Crackdown on sidewalk riding: 18 million in fines collected - 7 million in last three months alone

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Despite a widespread campaign by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration to stop motorcyclists riding on the footpaths and sidewalks of the capital riders continue to break the law. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131744-crackdown-on-sidewalk-riding-18-million-in-fines-collected-7-million-in-last-three-months-alone/

 

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Migrants in Greece living in 'horrible' conditions, says Europe rights watchdog

By Lefteris Papadimas

 

FILE PHOTO: A girl stands at the entrance of a tent, at a makeshift camp for refugees and migrants next to the Moria camp, following a rainfall on the island of Lesbos, Greece, October 8, 2019. REUTERS/Elias Marcou

 

ATHENS (Reuters) - A European human rights watchdog on Thursday slammed living conditions as "horrible" for thousands of asylum seekers in overcrowded Greek camps, including waits spanning several hours for food and toilets and a lack of access to medicine.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131745-migrants-in-greece-living-in-horrible-conditions-says-europe-rights-watchdog/

 

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No Twitter ads, no problem for Trump - campaign official

By Steve Holland, Elizabeth Culliford and Jason Lange

 

FILE PHOTO: The Twitter App loads on an iPhone in this illustration photograph taken in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twitter Inc's <TWTR.N> decision to scrap political advertising will have little effect on the re-election campaign of U.S. President Donald Trump, the candidate who spent the most on digital ads in the 2020 election, a Trump campaign official said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131746-no-twitter-ads-no-problem-for-trump-campaign-official/

 

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Spain likely to host COP25 climate change summit after Chile's withdrawal

By Dave Sherwood and Belén Carreño

 

FILE PHOTO: Spain's acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez holds a news conference at the end of the European Union leaders summit dominated by Brexit, in Brussels, Belgium October 18, 2019. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

 

SANTIAGO / MADRID (Reuters) - Spain will likely host the United Nations' COP25 climate change summit in Madrid, following Chile's withdrawal as host amid raging street protests in the South American nation, a Spanish government source said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131747-spain-likely-to-host-cop25-climate-change-summit-after-chiles-withdrawal/

 

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Interior Ministry agrees April for local elections

By THE NATION

 

Anupong Paochinda

 

Paitoon Limwattana, spokesperson for the Committee on Local Administration of the Senate, Ministry of Interior, said on Thursday (Oct. 31) that the committee is aware of the Cabinet’s approval for the Election Commission of Thailand to hold local elections nationwide in April and is preparing the budget for these elections.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131749-interior-ministry-agrees-april-for-local-elections/

 

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Preparations for ASEAN Summit, souvenirs for foreign delegates

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Preparations to ensure the flow of traffic and safety measures for foreign delegates attending the 35th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits are now well rehearsed. National flags, signs and banners are prominently displayed around Impact Muang Thong Thani, the main venue of the summits.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131753-preparations-for-asean-summit-souvenirs-for-foreign-delegates/

 

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Norwegian man, 66, dies in South Pattaya condo fire

By THE NATION

 

 

Emergency services were called to Center Condotel South Pattaya in Nong Prue sub-district, Banglamung district, at 5am Friday (November 1) after reports of a fire and the death of one person.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131755-norwegian-man-66-dies-in-south-pattaya-condo-fire/

 

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Cooperatives celebrate national savings day, set to raise 50bn baht in savings

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Cooperative Movement has nominated 31st October of every year as National Savings Day, to encourage members of cooperatives to save more money. This year, the movement aims to raise another 50 billion baht in gross savings. The Minister of Finance has stressed the government is willing to support cooperatives’ operations to promote savings in local communities.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131757-cooperatives-celebrate-national-savings-day-set-to-raise-50bn-baht-in-savings/