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Tax collection surpasses 2019 target of Bt2 trillion

By THE NATION

 

Ekniti Nitithanprapas

 

The Revenue Department collected Bt2.00931 trillion in tax for fiscal year 2019 (October 1, 2018 – September 30, 2019), which is Bt9.31 billion over the year's target of Bt2 trillion, said director-general Ekniti Nitithanprapas today (November 4).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132325-tax-collection-surpasses-2019-target-of-bt2-trillion/

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Red Cross Fair returns rebranded, with B2.29mn townhouse as lucky draw top prize

By The Phuket News

 

Phuket Red Cross President Sitthinee Tavipatana (centre) leads a community outreach to poor residents in Rassada. Photo: Phuket Red Cross
 

PHUKET:-- The annual Red Cross Fair will return to Phuket during its regular window over the New Year holidays. The fair again has been rebranded, this year to be called the “Good Phuket Products Fair”, but the top prize in the popular lucky draw remains a B2.29 million townhouse in Thalang.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132341-red-cross-fair-returns-rebranded-with-b229mn-townhouse-as-lucky-draw-top-prize/

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Japanese tourist dies after pulled from water unconscious on Phi Phi snorkelling tour

By The Phuket News

 

The Japanese tourist died after being pulled form the water unconscious during a snorkelling tour to Phi Phi Lei Island. File photo: Diego Delso / delso.photo
 

PHUKET:-- A Japanese man died today (Nov 4) after being pulled from water unconscious during a snorkelling tour at Pileh Bay, the bay next to the world-famous, but now closed to tourists, Maya Bay.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132342-japanese-tourist-dies-after-pulled-from-water-unconscious-on-phi-phi-snorkelling-tour/

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Ross: GSP suspension not a big deal

By Wichit Chaitrong

The Nation

 

US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross

 

US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross said the suspension of tariff privileges under the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) given to Thailand is “not a big deal” as it represents only $1.3 billion (Bt39.05 billion) of Thailand’s $4.4-billion exports under the GSP to the United States and is a small fraction of total Thai exports.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132369-ross-gsp-suspension-not-a-big-deal/

 

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Manchester City brings six trophies to Thailand

By THE NATION

 

City legend Shaun Wright-Phillips will accompany the trophies for a series of exciting fan events.

 

Manchester City is bringing its silverware to two cities in Thailand from November 5-11 to celebrate with fans as part of their global trophy tour, presented by Etihad Airways.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132371-manchester-city-brings-six-trophies-to-thailand/

 

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BGRIM, Petrovietnam join for LNG project, 3,000MW power plant in VN

By The Nation

 

 

 

BGrimm Power Public Company Limited (BGRIM) and Petrovietnam Power Corporation recently signed an agreement on the study and development of integrated liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in Vietnam, in the presence of Nguyen Xuan Phuc, prime minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132372-bgrim-petrovietnam-join-for-lng-project-3000mw-power-plant-in-vn/

 

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Revenue Dept. uses ‘carrot and stick’ to encourage dodgers to pay taxes

 

 

Thailand’s Revenue Department is employing a ‘carrot and stick’ approach to persuade about three million income-earners and about 140,000 entrepreneurs, who have never paid income taxes, to pay up.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132325-tax-collection-surpasses-2019-target-of-bt2-trillion/?do=findComment&comment=14735214

 

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Thailand’s industry minister confirms no review of glyphosate ban

 

 

Industry Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit announced today (Monday) that his ministry is fully committed to the decision of the National Hazardous Substances Committee to ban paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132374-thailand’s-industry-minister-confirms-no-review-of-glyphosate-ban/

 

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Thai, Japanese leaders discuss upgrading ASEAN - Indo-Pacific cooperation

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha held a meeting with the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, as part of the 35th ASEAN Summit and related meetings.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132375-thai-japanese-leaders-discuss-upgrading-asean-indo-pacific-cooperation/

 

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ABIS 2019 pushes for sustainable digital economy

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The ASEAN Business and Investment Summit 2019 (ABIS), one of the related meetings of the 35th ASEAN Summit 2019, has come to an end with the key points being economic cooperation and support for the growth of the ASEAN digital economy. Vietnam, the next ASEAN Chair, expressed its readiness to host the summit next year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132376-abis-2019-pushes-for-sustainable-digital-economy/

 

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EXIM Bank provided Bt140.5 billion in loans in first nine months 

By The Nation

 

Pisit Serewiwattana

 

The Export-Import Bank of Thailand (EXIM) said it granted loans totalling Bt140.51 billion in the first nine months of this year, with Bt79.24 billion, or 56.40 per cent, going to SMEs.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132377-exim-bank-provided-bt1405-billion-in-loans-in-first-nine-months/

 

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PM accused of cover-up over report on Russian meddling in UK politics

No 10 refuses to clear release of report into Russian political interference before election

Dan Sabbagh and Luke Harding

 

File photo//REUTERS picture

 

Boris Johnson was on Monday night accused of presiding over a cover-up after it emerged that No 10 refused to clear the publication of a potentially incendiary report examining Russian infiltration in British politics, including the Conservative party.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132380-boris-johnson-accused-of-cover-up-over-report-on-russian-meddling-in-uk-politics/

 

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American and Thai wife on the run after police officer ‘shot and stabbed’ in Pattaya 

 

 

An American man is on the run after allegedly stabbing a police officer at Pattaya Provincial Court before fleeing to a waiting getaway car on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132382-american-and-thai-wife-on-the-run-after-police-officer-‘shot-and-stabbed’-in-pattaya/

 

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Kaset uni accident: Man charged in court - compensation discussions to follow

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported on the latest developments in the case of the accident at Kasetsart University in Bangkok when a man driving a Ford Ranger pick-up lost control at a bend on the campus and injured five students. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132393-kaset-uni-accident-man-charged-in-court-compensation-discussions-to-follow/

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Hunt on for drug gang - attempted murder added to charges

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News said that the hunt for the three suspects - including an American - who escaped from a Pattaya court on Monday would test the capabilities of the Chonburi police. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132382-american-and-thai-wife-on-the-run-after-police-officer-‘shot-and-stabbed’-in-pattaya/?do=findComment&comment=14735550

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Motorcycle taxis: BMA aims to move all ranks off the sidewalks by year's end

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Naew Na reported that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration were pressing ahead with efforts to move all motorcycle taxi ranks or "wins" off the sidewalks of the capital. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132395-motorcycle-taxis-bma-aims-to-move-all-ranks-off-the-sidewalks-by-years-end/

 

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American, Thai drug suspects flee Pattaya court, stab guard

By THE NATION

 

 

Three suspects brought to Pattaya Provincial Court on drug charges managed to escape on Monday, stabbing a guard and forcing others to give them the keys to their shackles before fleeing in a Isuzu pick up, according to Suriyan Hongwilai, a spokesman for the Court.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132382-american-and-thai-wife-on-the-run-after-police-officer-‘shot-and-stabbed’-in-pattaya/?do=findComment&comment=14735624

 

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Amulet seller runs naked round Hat Yai landmark - blames Arsenal defeat to Liverpool!

 

I don't know what came over me

 

A Thai man in Hat Yai came up with an unusual excuse for creating a public disturbance with a naked dash.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132396-amulet-seller-runs-naked-round-hat-yai-landmark-blames-arsenal-defeat-to-liverpool/

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Netizens fear for safety of accident heroes who jumped into filthy klong water!

 

Thai caption: Heroes jump into filthy water

 

Sanook reported on a road accident in Nakorn Nayok north of Bangkok in which three men came to the rescue of an unconscious man in an overturned vehicle in a filthy klong.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132398-netizens-fear-for-safety of-accident-heroes-who-jumped-into-filthy-klong-water/

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Trump is sued for defamation by woman who claims he raped her in 1990s

By Jonathan Stempel

 

FILE PHOTO: E. Jean Carroll is seen in an undated photo released on June 25, 2019. Courtesy E. Jean Carroll/Handout via REUTERS

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A woman who accuses Donald Trump of raping her more than 23 years ago in a New York department store sued the U.S. president on Monday over statements he made in June denying that the attack occurred and criticizing her for coming forward.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132401-trump-is-sued-for-defamation-by-woman-who-claims-he-raped-her-in-1990s/

 

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Don't get too close to your cat - Toxoplasmosis warning!

 

Thai caption: Cat lovers beware!

 

Thai cat lovers have been advised not to kiss and cuddle their feline friends. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132403-dont-get-too-close-to-your-cat-toxoplasmosis-warning/

 

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Inheritance dispute? Fake explosive device found under pick-up at Rayong court

 

 

Bomb disposal experts were called after a man reported seeing strange objects near the rear of his pick-up parked at the Rayong court house on Sukhumvit Road in Nern Phra sub-district. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132406-inheritance-dispute-fake-explosive-device-found-under-pick-up-at-rayong-court/

 

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Mum takes birthday cake to arrested son after 16,000 pill Ya Ba bust

 

Thai caption: Flood of tears at the police station

 

Sanook reported that a mother, elder sister and girlfriend went to a police station in the south of Thailand with a birthday cake. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132413-mum-takes-birthday-cake-to-arrested-son-after-16000-pill-ya-ba-bust/

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Macron says Europe-China climate cooperation 'decisive'

By Marine Pennetier

 

FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping hold a news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris, France, March 26, 2019. Thibault Camus/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

 

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Cooperation between Europe and China on reducing climate-warming emissions will be "decisive", French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday, after the Trump administration filed paperwork to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132414-macron-says-europe-china-climate-cooperation-decisive/

 

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New Factory Act aims to help new entrepreneurs and SMEs

By THE NATION

 

 

Prakob Wiwitthajinda, director-general of the Industry Ministry’s Department of Industrial Works, said on Monday (Nov. 4) that his department is ready to serve and guide business entrepreneurs in compliance with the newly amended Factory Act, which came into effect on October 27.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132418-new-factory-act-aims-to-help-new-entrepreneurs-and-smes/

 

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Central takes advantage of strong baht to extend holdings overseas

By The Nation

 

Tos Chirathivat

 

Central Group is spreading its wings even further, its chief executive Tos Chirathivat announced this week, investing Bt20 billion in three projects – a mixed-use project in Vienna, Austria, the Centara Grand Hotel Osaka, Japan, and the Rinascente Department Store in Turin, Italy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132425-central-takes-advantage-of-strong-baht-to-extend-holdings-overseas/

 

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ETDA, TISI join forces to protect online consumers

By THE NATION

 

Surangkana Wayuparb

 

The Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA)’s director Surangkana Wayuparb and Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI)’s secretary general Wanchai Panomchai have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) as part of the Asean agreement on online consumer protection in e-commerce.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132435-etda-tisi-join-forces-to-protect-online-consumers/

 

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China presses Trump for more tariff roll-backs in 'phase one' trade deal

By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal

 

FILE PHOTO: Aides set up platforms before a group photo with members of U.S. and Chinese trade negotiation delegations at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China February 15, 2019. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China is pushing U.S. President Donald Trump to remove more tariffs imposed in September as part of a "phase one" U.S.-China trade deal, people familiar with the negotiations said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132441-china-presses-trump-for-more-tariff-roll-backs-in-phase-one-trade-deal/

 

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Turkey captures sister of dead IS leader in Syria - Turkish officials

By Humeyra Pamuk

 

Rasmiya Awad, believed to be the sister of slain Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who was captured on Monday in the northern Syrian town of Azaz by Turkish security officials, is seen in an unknown location in an undated picture provided by Turkish security officials. Turkish Security Officials/Handout via REUTERS

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Turkey captured the sister of dead Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on Monday in the northern Syrian town of Azaz, a senior Turkish official told Reuters, and is interrogating her husband and daughter-in-law who were also detained.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132443-turkey-captures-sister-of-dead-is-leader-in-syria-turkish-officials/

 

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Hong Kong official deeply regrets civil servants taking part in protests

 

Pedestrians walk over graffiti on a crossing in Hong Kong, China, November 4, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

 

HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Hong Kong government said on Tuesday it deeply regrets the involvement of civil servants in protests that have plunged the Chinese-ruled city into crisis as activists plan fresh demonstrations across the territory.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132448-hong-kong-official-deeply-regrets-civil-servants-taking-part-in-protests/