Commerce Ministry sets up task force addressing GSP discontinuation on some 570 Thai products

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - On the US decision to discontinue offering the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program, covering some 570 Thai export products to the United States, the Ministry of Commerce has set up a "War Room" unit, to pursue urgent discussions with affected private companies, in an effort to maintain the level of exports of tax-applicable products, and to find replacement markets.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131759-commerce-ministry-sets-up-task-force-addressing-gsp-discontinuation-on-some-570-thai-products/

 

Department of Trade Negotiations to discuss RCEP at 35th ASEAN Summit

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Department of Trade Negotiations is to discuss the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) issue, at the 35th ASEAN Summit, with the outcome of the negotiations expected to be jointly announced on November 4, 2019.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131760-department-of-trade-negotiations-to-discuss-rcep-at-35th-asean-summit/

 

PM’s discussions with legal team on house anti-corruption body’s inquiries

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The House of Representative’s Corruption Prevention and Suppression Committee has claimed it has the power to summon both the Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister to assist in their inquiries into 2020 Fiscal Year budgeting, and the PM’s incomplete inauguration oath, while the Prime Minister said he needs to consult with his legal team first.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131761-pm’s-discussions-with-legal-team-on-house-anti-corruption-body’s-inquiries/

 

DPM Prawit chairs southern border growth triangle development meeting

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - On development measures for southern border provinces, the government is promoting the Triangle of Security, Prosperity, and Sustainability model to help end violent incidents in the area.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131762-dpm-prawit-chairs-southern-border-growth-triangle-development-meeting/

 

Phuket mops up after storm wreaks havoc

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

The heavy rains wreaked havoc throughout Chalong and Karon in the south of Phuket late yesterday afternoon and yesterday evening (Oct 31). Photo: Ornanong Hirun

 

PHUKET: Officials in Karon and Chalong this morning are inspecting the damage done by flash floods across southern parts of the island late yesterday afternoon (Oct 31) after people from 170 homes were evacuated to shelters for safety.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131763-phuket-mops-up-after-storm-wreaks-havoc/

 

A taste of ‘gourmet’ Thai

By The Nation

 

Chairat Petchdakul (left)

 

The Mall Group announced this week that it is opening a new standalone supermarket called Gourmet Thai in the I’m Chinatown shopping project at Yaowarat. The store, which is costing Bt10 million, is based on the Group’s successful Gourmet Market chain. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131769-a-taste-of-‘gourmet’-thai/

 

Japan R&I upgrade Thai ratings

By THE NATION

 

FILE photo

 

Japan's Rating and Investment Information, Inc. (R&I) on October 31 announced its upgrade of the Thailand's Foreign Currency Issuer Rating to A- from the previous BBB+.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131771-japan-ri-upgrade-thai-ratings/

 

China says won't tolerate challenges to Hong Kong's 'one country, two systems' status

 

Policemen are seen in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China November 1, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will not tolerate anything that challenges the bottom line of the “one country, two systems” formula that governs Hong Kong, a senior China parliamentary official said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131780-china-says-wont-tolerate-challenges-to-hong-kongs-one-country-two-systems-status/

 

Insurgents detonate car-bomb at Pattani police station

 

 

Southern insurgents detonated a car bomb, damaging eight vehicles in front of an old police station in Mai Kaen district of Thailand’s southern border province of Pattani Thursday night.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131785-insurgents-detonate-car-bomb-at-pattani-police-station/

 

Ministry aims for zero waste, introduces ban on single-use plastics

By THE NATION

 

 

In line with the country’s roadmap for waste management and its goal to achieve zero waste by 2030, the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation has confirmed that four single-use plastic products, namely foam boxes, plastic bags, straws, and glasses will be totally banned from the ministry and its agencies by 2022.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131804-ministry-aims-for-zero-waste-introduces-ban-on-single-use-plastics/

 

Thailand rolls toward another big political climax

 

Cr Photo : FB/Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit – ธนาธร จึงรุ่งเรืองกิจ

 

It will be a very tense build-up to November 20. Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit has taken his gloves off as he awaits a verdict that will not only determine his future but also dictate the political course of Thailand. Just like the conclusion of Thaksin Shinawatra’s “hidden share” scandal in 2001, how Thanathorn’s media share controversy ends in the Constitution Court will be the beginning of a great many things.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131808-thailand-rolls-toward-another-big-political-climax/

 

PM gives awards to excellent local administrations

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Prime Minister has granted awards to 53 local administrative organizations, in recognition of their excellent management in fiscal year 2019, stressing the government’s preparedness to work together with local administrations, and their important role in creating understanding among villagers.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131811-pm-prayut-gives-awards-to-excellent-local-administrations/

 

FDA expects legal amendment allowing hemp cultivation to be ready by March 2020

By THE NATION

 

 

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is planning to file an appeal seeking amendment of the Narcotics Act that currently prevents the production, import, export, sale and possession of hemp.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131817-fda-expects-legal-amendment-allowing-hemp-cultivation-to-be-ready-by-march-2020/

 

Suspect ‘admits’ to causing death of millionaire during robbery attempt

By The Nation

 

 

Withun “Em” Sitabut, 39, a key suspect in the murder of millionaire Wannee Jiracharoenying, has reportedly pleaded guilty to punching her until she became unconscious, and hiding her body in a refrigerator, according to police who interrogated him on Friday (November 1).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131716-wealthy-woman-stuffed-in-fridge-police-arrest-suspect-in-nakhon-sawan/?do=findComment&comment=14725654

 

PM harps on more stimulus measures to lift economy

By THE NATION

 

(Photo credit: Thai government's website)

 

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha said Thailand would seek more measures to boost the economy.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131834-pm-harps-on-more-stimulus-measures-to-lift-economy/

 

Police tighten border patrol in hunt for Mae Manee ponzi scheme suspects

By The Nation

 

Pol Colonel Kritsana Pattanacharoen

 

Police are continuing their hunt for Wantanee Tippaveth and another suspect, Methee Chinapa, who allegedly scammed hundreds of people through a ponzi scheme, whose damage is estimated at many hundreds of millions of baht.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131835-police-tighten-border-patrol-in-hunt-for-mae-manee-ponzi-scheme-suspects/

 

Healthcare may trump Brexit in battle for British vote

By Kylie MacLellan

 

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson greets and speaks to nurses at National Institute for Health Research at the Cambridge Clinical Research Facility, in Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, Britain October 31, 2019. Alastair Grant/Pool via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - As Britain’s “Brexit election” campaign swings into action, it may not be the country’s exit from the European Union which takes centre stage but another national obsession - the health service.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131837-healthcare-may-trump-brexit-in-battle-for-british-vote/

 

'I stopped dancing, I'm fighting now': Hong Kong protesters take up self-defense classes

By Poppy McPherson, Joyce Zhou

 

A participant holds up a backpack during a self-defence class organised by a student union at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, in Hong Kong, China October 15, 2019. Picture taken October 15, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

 

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Before protests erupted across her Hong Kong hometown five months ago, 31-year-old Pino was a dancer, taking various types of evening classes for years, from jazz to hip-hop and pole.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131839-i-stopped-dancing-im-fighting-now-hong-kong-protesters-take-up-self-defense-classes/

 

Trump rule on health insurance leaves immigrants, companies scrambling for answers

By Kristina Cooke, Mica Rosenberg

 

FILE PHOTO: Hospital beds in the emergency room of a Louisiana hospital. REUTERS/Lee Celano/Files

 

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nearly a decade after receiving U.S. citizenship, Guatemalan-born Mayra Lopez thought she had cleared all the hurdles for her parents to join her in the United States.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131841-trump-rule-on-health-insurance-leaves-immigrants-companies-scrambling-for-answers/

 

Police nab landscaper with meth pills, ice

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Natthapon Nakrong, 33, was arrested at a construction site in Cherng Talay on Wednesday (Oct 30). Photos: Cherng Talay Police
 

PHUKET:-- Phuket Provincial Police have announced the arrest of a landscaper in Cherng Talay caught with 2.9 grams of crystal methamphetamine (ya ice) and 206 methamphetamine pills (ya bah).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131842-police-nab-landscaper-with-meth-pills-ice/

 

Patong, Kathu announce Loy Krathong festivities

By The Phuket News

 

Patong Municipality has announced its Loy Krathong festivities will be held along the Patong beachfront on Nov 9-11. Image: Patong Municipality
 

PHUKET:-- As the Phuket Carnival gets underway in Patong today, Patong Municipality has announced that the town will celebrate the annual Loy Krathong Festival on Nov 9-11.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131843-patong-kathu-announce-loy-krathong-festivities/

 

BoI applications in first nine months proves Thailand still attractive to foreign investors

By THE NATION

 

Duangjai Asawachintachit, BoI secretary-general, centre 

 

Thailand has continued attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first nine months of this year, with an increased number of investment project applications, particularly in targeted industries, Thailand’s Board of Investment (BoI) said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131849-boi-applications-in-first-nine-months-proves-thailand-still-attractive-to-foreign-investors/

 

Bomb hits disused police station in Pattani

By The Nation

 

 

A car bomb exploded in front of a disused police station in Mai Kaen district of Pattani on Thursday night, leaving seven cars and ten residences nearby heavily damaged.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131850-bomb-hits-disused-police-station-in-pattani/

 

Jumanji: The Next Level Swaps Jungle For Desert In Final Trailer

By Ella Kemp

 

 

The sequel to the sequel no one really knew they wanted (and then were pleasantly surprised when it turned out to be tons of fun), Jumanji: The Next Level is just a few weeks away, heading back into the game after Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle resurrected the spirit of the 1995 film. Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Karen Gillan are back as the avatars of the teens who fell in too deep – but this time, there's something different about the characters.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131851-jumanji-the-next-level-swaps-jungle-for-desert-in-final-trailer/

 

Cuba Gooding Jr claims video of him ‘touching woman’s bum’ shows he INNOCENT of sex assault

By Tariq Tahir

 

Footage shows Gooding walking past waitress Natasha Ashworth, who claims he pinched her bottom

 

CUBA Gooding Jr’s lawyers claim video of him allegedly pinching a waitress on the bottom will clear him of sexual assault charges.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131853-cuba-gooding-jr-claims-video-of-him-‘touching-woman’s-bum’-shows-he-innocent-of-sex-assault/

 

HBO axes Game of Thrones prequel filmed in Northern Ireland - reports

By Sarah Tulloch

 

A Game Of Thrones prequel series starring British actress Naomi Watts has reportedly been dropped by HBO (Ian West/PA)

 

HBO has reportedly cancelled a Game of Thrones prequel series after filming a pilot in Northern Ireland earlier this year.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131854-hbo-axes-game-of-thrones-prequel-filmed-in-northern-ireland-reports/

 

BoI’s Food Innopolis status extended to five more zones

By THE NATION

 

PM General Prayut Chan-o-cha

 

Thailand’s Board of Investment (BoI) on Friday (November 1) has extended the “Food Innopolis” status to five more sites after granting the title to eight locations previously.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131855-boi’s-food-innopolis-status-extended-to-five-more-zones/

 

Ford vehicles compatible with B20 biodiesel, automaker confirms

By THE NATION

 

 

Ford Thailand has confirmed that its 2.0L Turbo and 2.0L Bi-Turbo diesel engines are fully compatible with the quality and standard of B20 biodiesel fuel being promoted by the Thailand Department of Energy Business.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131857-ford-vehicles-compatible-with-b20-biodiesel-automaker-confirms/

 

Search for Belarus tourist to enter Day 5

 

A search team scours the west coast of Phuket today for missing Belarus tourist Maksim Shchartsou. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub
 

PHUKET:-- Search teams scouring the waters off the west coast of Phuket for Maksim Shchartsou will continue their efforts tomorrow after the sun set today (Nov 1) on day four of the search with no sign of the missing 31-year-old Belarus tourist.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131859-search-for-belarus-tourist-to-enter-day-5/

 

Exclusive: Government officials around the globe targeted for hacking through WhatsApp - sources Link copied to clipboard.

By Christopher Bing and Raphael Satter

 

FILE PHOTO: Silhouettes of mobile users are seen next to a screen projection of Whatsapp logo in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior government officials in multiple U.S.-allied countries were targeted earlier this year with hacking software that used Facebook Inc's <FB.O> WhatsApp to take over users' phones, according to people familiar with the messaging company's investigation.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1131860-exclusive-government-officials-around-the-globe-targeted-for-hacking-through-whatsapp-sources-link-copied-to-clipboard/