THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Thursday 7 Nov 2019

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Hot head "Swede" takes it out on the only ATM in the village!

 

Temporarily out of order due to damage

 

Banmuang reported that villagers in Non Suwan, Buriram had experienced difficulties after a "farang hot head" bashed a BAAC ATM with his fist. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132772-hot-head-swede-takes-it-out-on-the-only-atm-in-the-village/

 

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Former Obama officials rally behind Biden as he trails top rivals in money race

By James Oliphant

 

FILE PHOTO: Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden embraces former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe at a "Get out the Vote" event in Sterling, Virginia, U.S., November 3, 2019. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a flex of establishment muscle, a slew of former Obama administration officials came out on Wednesday to support Joe Biden’s Democratic U.S. presidential bid at a time when he is fighting to maintain his front-runner status.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132774-former-obama-officials-rally-behind-biden-as-he-trails-top-rivals-in-money-race/

 

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Locals point the finger of blame at husband in Surat Thani burial case

 

Thai caption: I don't believe she fainted and died

 

Thai media was speculating wildly after two children went to the police in Tha Chana, Surat Thani to say that their mother was buried under the toilets in a market. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132776-locals-point-the-finger-of-blame-at-husband-in-surat-thani-burial-case/

 

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CAAT asks Thais not to set off lanterns near airports

 

Thai caption: Banned near the airport

 

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand has asked for the cooperation of Thais not to set off lanterns, hot air balloons and fireworks near Thai airports. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132778-caat-asks-thais-not-to-set-off-lanterns-near-airports/

 

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Russian tourist dies after pulled from surf at Karon Beach

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Tourists at Karon Beach render assistance to Mr Oshkin before rescue workers arrive. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A 55-year-old Russian man died after being pulled from the surf unconscious and unresponsive at Karon Beach late yesterday afternoon (Nov 6).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132779-russian-tourist-dies-after-pulled-from-surf-at-karon-beach/

 

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Opposition seeks to ruin govt’s New Year party

 

China’s Premier Li Keqiang (L) reacts beside Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha during a press conference at Government House in Bangkok on November 5, 2019. (Photo by Rungroj YONGRIT / POOL / AFP)

 

A “shock and awe” campaign has been promised, but the apparently-imminent upcoming censure debate can make or break the opposition as much as it can give the Prayut Cabinet a nightmarish countdown to 2020. Simply put, a lot are at stakes for both sides.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132782-opposition-seeks-to-ruin-govt’s-new-year-party/

 

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Village guard system in Deep South to be revamped after Tuesday’s attack

 

Cr. photo Yala ToDay’s FB

 

The current village guard system, in the restive Deep South of Thailand, will be completely overhauled or replaced by a mobile system, under which village defence volunteer units will be on regular patrol to seek insurgents, instead of being a “sitting duck” target for attacks.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132787-village-guard-system-in-deep-south-to-be-revamped-after-tuesday’s-attack/

 

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DPM convinces investors strong Thai baht provides investment opportunities

 

   

BANGKOK(NNT) - Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak has urged investors to make their investments during the present appreciation of Thai currency, boosting confidence among international investors looking to invest in the Eastern Economic Corridor.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132789-dpm-convinces-investors-strong-thai-baht-provides-investment-opportunities/

 

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Russian-Swiss woman in coma after pulled from surf at Patong Beach

By The Phuket News

 

Capt Ittikorn Pacharadej and fellow Phuket Tourist Police officers at Vachira Phuket Hospital yesterday (Nov 6). Photo: Phuket Tourist Police

 

PHUKET: A Russian-Swiss dual national remains comatose in care at Vachira Phuket Hospital after she was pulled from the water unconscious at Patong Beach early yesterday morning (Nov 6).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132790-russian-swiss-woman-in-coma-after-pulled-from-surf-at-patong-beach/

 

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THAI execs, staff have to cut back on travel

By THE NATION

 

 

Thai Airways International (THAI) is trying to reduce expenditures on staff travel, another measure aimed at easing the national airline’s debt and sustaining financial liquidity in accordance with a fiscal rehabilitation plan.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132802-thai-execs-staff-have-to-cut-back-on-travel/

 

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Ministries scramble to offset loss of toxic pesticides

By The Nation

 

Chalermchai Sri-on , Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister

 

An Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry taskforce established to help farmers affected by a ban on three dangerous pesticides is studying every impact on the industry and considering supportive measures, minister Chalermchai Sri-on said on Wednesday (November 6).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132803-ministries-scramble-to-offset-loss-of-toxic-pesticides/

 

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Motorbike exhausts must meet Euro 4 standards

By THE NATION

 

Ratchada Thanadirek

 

The Cabinet has approved the draft of a ministerial regulation that motorcycles manufactured in Thailand must reach the seventh level of exhaust emissions standards, or equivalent to the Euro 4 standard, deputy spokesman of the Office of the Prime Minister, Ratchada Thanadirek, announced today.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132804-motorbike-exhausts-must-meet-euro-4-standards/

 

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PPRP to vie for chair of House panel studying charter changes

 

File photo

 

Core members of the Palang Pracharat party have nominated Mr. Suchart Tancharoen, deputy House speaker and party member, to compete against former Democrat party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva for the chair of the House ad hoc committee charged with studying constitutional amendments.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132806-pprp-to-vie-for-chair-of-house-panel-studying-charter-changes/

 

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Exclusive: U.S.-China trade deal signing could be delayed to December; London a possible venue - source

By David Brunnstrom and Matt Spetalnick

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump meets with China's President Xi Jinping at the start of their bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to sign a long-awaited interim trade deal could be delayed until December as discussions continue over terms and venue, a senior official of the Trump administration told Reuters on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132810-exclusive-us-china-trade-deal-signing-could-be-delayed-to-december-london-a-possible-venue-source/

 

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New Zealand passes law aiming for net zero carbon emissions by 2050

 

FILE PHOTO: New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern holds a news conference on the sidelines during the 2019 United Nations Climate Action Summit at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 23, 2019. REUTERS/Yana Paskova

 

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand has placed itself on the right side of history in the battle against climate change, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday, after lawmakers adopted a measure to cut carbon emissions to net zero by 2050.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132814-new-zealand-passes-law-aiming-for-net-zero-carbon-emissions-by-2050/

 

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Airport taxi drivers block off Transport Ministry

By THE NATION

 

 

A hundred members of the Thai Public Taxi Association and Task Force for Organising Service Vehicles at Suvarnabhumi Airport blocked the entrance to the Transport Ministry on Thursday (November 7) while demanding a response to their request for hikes in fares and luggage-handling fees.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132815-airport-taxi-drivers-block-off-transport-ministry/

 

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BMA puts safeguards in place for Loy Krathong celebrations

By The Nation

 

 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and related organisations have checked the strengths of pontoons to ensure safety for the huge numbers of people expected to come for the Loy Krathong festival, BMA deputy governor Sakoltee Phattiyakul said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132824-bma-puts-safeguards-in-place-for-loy-krathong-celebrations/

 

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Hiring on potential yet to take hold in Thailand

By SIRIVISH TOOMGUM
THE NATION

 

Srisakul Thunwuthikul, Manager of Sales & Marketing (Healthcare), Robert Walters Thailand

 

Hiring managers in Thailand are hesitant to adopt a talent growth strategy based on recruiting for potential, according to Robert Walters, a global recruitment specialist group.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132826-hiring-on-potential-yet-to-take-hold-in-thailand/

 

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Under armed escort, mourner convoys reach Mexican village for U.S. family funerals

By Jose Luis Gonzalez

 

Soldiers assigned to the National Guard keep watch while escorting a caravan of vehicles with relatives and friends arriving for the funerals of slain members of the Mexican-American Mormon families, in Bavispe, Sonora state, Mexico November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

 

BAVISPE, Mexico (Reuters) - Convoys of vehicles carrying relatives of a group of American women and children slain by unknown gunmen snaked through the dark from as far away as the United States into a remote Mexican region ahead of funerals for the victims to be held on Friday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132827-under-armed-escort-mourner-convoys-reach-mexican-village-for-us-family-funerals/

 

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Former Labour MP urges voters to back Johnson instead

 

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during an event launching the Conservative Party's general election campaign in Birmingham, Britain, November 6, 2019. REUTERS/Phil Noble

 

LONDON (Reuters) - A British lawmaker who quit the opposition Labour Party earlier this year saying it had been taken over by extremists and anti-Semites urged voters on Thursday to back Prime Minister Boris Johnson over Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn in next month’s election.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132828-former-labour-mp-urges-voters-to-back-johnson-instead/

 

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Philippines' Duterte warms to idea of banning plastics

 

FILE PHOTO: A boy swims as he collects recyclable plastic bottles drifting with garbage along the coast of Manila Bay at the slum area in the Baseco Compound in metro Manila, Philippines October 16, 2017. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco/File Photo

 

MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has proposed banning plastic, his spokesman said on Thursday, which could provide the impetus needed for the Congress of one of the world’s top plastic polluters to pass environment protection laws.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132829-philippines-duterte-warms-to-idea-of-banning-plastics/

 

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‘We’ve got snow!’ Switzerland reminds Thais

By THE NATION

 

 

Switzerland Tourism, citing a significant increase in the number of Thai visitors, is keen for more and is plugging the winter season and snow activities in particular.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132831-‘we’ve-got-snow’-switzerland-reminds-thais/

 

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Lady Gaga puts an end to Bradley Cooper affair rumours by confessing intimate Oscars duet was just a stunt

By Simon Boyle

 

The singer revealed that their steamy performance of Shallow at the Oscars was completely 'orchestrated' as the pair wanted fans to believe they were in love / Credit: Reuters

 

LADY Gaga’s intimate duet with Bradley Cooper at the Oscars in February had the world wondering if their movie romance in A Star Is Born had spilled into real life.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132832-lady-gaga-puts-an-end-to-bradley-cooper-affair-rumours-by-confessing-intimate-oscars-duet-was-just-a-stunt/

 

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George Michael's first new track since his death is released

 

Michael's new track is said to be about societal problems

 

A new song recorded by George Michael before his death in 2016 has been released ahead of its inclusion in a new film featuring his music.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132835-george-michaels-first-new-track-since-his-death-is-released/

 

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Ceiling collapse injures audience at Piccadilly Theatre

By Grant Prior

 

Picture courtesy of the London Fire Brigade

 

The venue was packed for a performance of the Arthur Miller play Death of a Salesman.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132836-ceiling-collapse-injures-audience-at-piccadilly-theatre/

 

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THAI adjusts flight schedules for Loy Krathong fest and New Year eve

By THE NATION

 

 

Thai Airways International (THAI)announced today (November 7) a rescheduling and cancellations of some flights to Northern Thailand during the upcoming Loy Krathong festival and on New Year eve, to ensure the highest safety standards.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132841-thai-adjusts-flight-schedules-for-loy-krathong-fest-and-new-year-eve/

 

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SME revenues surge, riding rapid e-commerce growth

By THE NATION

 

Santitarn Sathirathai, Sea group chief economist

 

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Thailand are enjoying boost in revenues of up to 130 per cent thanks to the growth of e-commerce in the country, according to a new research report published on Thursday (November 7) by Sea, the leading consumer internet company in Southeast Asia and Taiwan.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132842-sme-revenues-surge-riding-rapid-e-commerce-growth/

 

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Five-metre python snared behind home in Wichit

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

The python in hand this morning (Nov 7). Photo: Wichit Municipality
 

PHUKET:-- Officers from Wichit Municipality were called to collect a five-metre-long python this morning (Nov 7) after the snake became tangled in a fishing net that the home owner had placed near where a drain empties into lagoon behind the house.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132843-five-metre-python-snared-behind-home-in-wichit/

 

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