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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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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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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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Skyworth extends sales campaign with new phase

By The Nation

 

 

Skyworth (Thailand) Co Ltd has launched the second phase of its "Cheer Thai with Skyworth" campaign to drive sales in the last quarter of 2019 and early next year. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132875-skyworth-extends-sales-campaign-with-new-phase/

 

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BOT names new assistant governor  

By The Nation

 

Roong Mallikamas will be responsible for financial stability and the corporate strategy group.

 

The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has appointed Roong Mallikamas assistant governor of the central bank, effective tomorrow (November 8).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132876-bot-names-new-assistant-governor/

 

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Bangkok Airways, Emirates pool member benefits

By THE NATION

 

 

In a new collaboration for frequent flyers, Bangkok Airways (PG) and Emirates (EK) are expanding benefits enjoyed by the former’s FlyerBonus and the latter’s Skywards.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132877-bangkok-airways-emirates-pool-member-benefits/

 

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SCB set to cut MRR, deposit rates

By THE NATION

 

 

Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) will adhere to Bank of Thailand policy announced on Wednesday (November 7) and lower its policy rate from 1.5 to 1.25 per cent starting on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132878-scb-set-to-cut-mrr-deposit-rates/

 

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GSB to cut loan interest rate next week

By THE NATION

 

 

The Government Savings Bank (GSB) will reduce its loan interest rate by 0.125 percentage point starting on November 11, president and chief executive Chatchai Payuhanaveechai said on Thursday (November 7).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132879-gsb-to-cut-loan-interest-rate-next-week/

 

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Tisco warns of rate-cut blowback for banks

By The Nation

 

 

Tisco Financial Group predicts that interest-rate cuts will have a far more adverse effect on large banks than smaller ones.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132880-tisco-warns-of-rate-cut-blowback-for-banks/

 

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Finance Minister vows more action if baht continues rapid appreciation

By The Nation

 

Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana said the central bank and the Finance Ministry had together come up with the measures announced on Wednesday.

 

The baht on Thursday closed at Bt30.32 to the dollar in onshore trade, maintaining Wednesday’s level when the central bank cut its policy rate and issued key measures to rein in the rapid appreciation of the Thai currency.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132881-finance-minister-vows-more-action-if-baht-continues-rapid-appreciation/

 

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Bangchak to decide on bio-hub location in two months

By THE NATION

 

FILE photo

 

Bangchak Corporation is expected to finalise the location of its bio-hub in the next couple of months, the company’s president and chief executive officer, Chaiwat Kovavisarach, said on Thursday (November 7).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132882-bangchak-to-decide-on-bio-hub-location-in-two-months/

 

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Last-minute entry Natthaphat surges into the lead at Thailand Open

By THE NATION

 

Natthaphat Harnchokchaiskul

 

Unfancied Natthaphat Harnchokchaiskul stole the show at the US$300,000 Thailand Open on Thursday, opening his campaign with a solid seven-under-par 64 to grab a one-shot lead.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132887-last-minute-entry-natthaphat-surges-into-the-lead-at-thailand-open/

 

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Justice Minister accepts online Forex-3D trading scheme as a special case

 

 

Thailand’s Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin has agreed to accept an alleged foreign exchange Ponzi scheme as a special case to be investigated by the Department of Special Investigation.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132888-justice-minister-accepts-online-forex-3d-trading-scheme-as-a-special-case/

 

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Rights group calls on government to stop arming civilians in Deep South

 

 

A student human rights advocacy group in Thailand’s Deep South, PerMAS, has called on the Government to stop arming civilians and to stop dragging them into the armed conflict between government officials and southern insurgents.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132889-rights-group-calls-on-government-to-stop-arming-civilians-in-deep-south/

 

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Bang Tao Beach vendors suspect arson as stalls torched

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The remains of the fruit stall. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Two women who operate a stalls at Bang Tao Beach – one selling “roti”, the famed flattened Thai Muslim pancake, from a sidecar cart on the beach; the other selling fruit – suspect their stalls were destroyed by fire on purpose.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132891-bang-tao-beach-vendors-suspect-arson-as-stalls-torched/

 

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NATO experiencing 'brain death', France's Macron says

By Robin Emmott and Michel Rose

 

FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron addresses a press conference on the second day of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Brussels, Belgium, July 12, 2018. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS

 

BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) - France's president warned fellow European countries on Thursday that NATO was dying, citing a lack of coordination and U.S. unpredictability under President Donald Trump, comments quickly rejected as "drastic" by the German chancellor.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132893-nato experiencing-brain-death-frances-macron-says/

 

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Panic on Chiang Mai to Bangkok flight as "crazed foreigner" opens emergency door

 

Thai caption: Terror on a flight

 

Sanook reported that a foreign man succeeded in opening an emergency hatch on the wing of a Thai Smile aircraft that was preparing for taxi and takeoff at Chiang Mai International Airport. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132904-panic-on-chiang-mai-to-bangkok-flight-as-crazed-foreigner-opens emergency-door/

 

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Top Thai pirate movie site shut down after complaints from Hollywood

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

The top rated pirate movie website "movie2free.com" has been shut down by the Department of Special Investigation. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132913-top-thai-pirate-movie-site-shut-down-after-complaints-from-hollywood/

 

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Paralyzed Humboldt Broncos player moves legs after experimental surgery in Thailand

Joel Dryden · CBC News

 

Ryan Straschnitzki was one of 13 players injured when a truck driver blew through a stop sign and into the path of the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team's bus in Saskatchewan. Sixteen others died. (Twitter)

 

A hockey player from Alberta who was paralyzed in last year's Humboldt Broncos bus crash has begun moving his legs after receiving experimental spinal surgery in Thailand — nearly kicking his therapist and asking if he could hit the gym.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132920-paralyzed-canadian-man-moves-legs-after-experimental-surgery-in-thailand/

 

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Pattaya escape: Police top brass attempt to draw a line on week's events

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Top brass police at a press conference at Pattaya police station yesterday attempted to draw a line under the events of the last week when three suspects in drugs cases escaped from a Pattaya court. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132923-pattaya-escape-police-top-brass-attempt-to-draw-a-line-on-weeks-events/

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Pattaya: Karaoke woman breaks her leg in fall at pool villa drinks party with Koreans

 

Thai caption: (She) fell over backwards at the pool

 

77kaoded reported that Sawang Boriboon rescue were called to a house in the Amorn Village estate in Soi Nong Hin, Bang Lamung this morning at 1.30 am after a karaoke lounge employee was injured in a fall. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132927-pattaya-karaoke-woman-breaks-her-leg-in-fall-at-pool-villa-drinks-party-with-koreans/

 

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Keep the calls coming - Swiss "Alien" arrested on 1,539 day overstay

 

 

Naew Na reported on the arrest of a 52 year old Swiss national who had overstayed his Thai visa by well over four years. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132929-keep-the-calls-coming-swiss-alien-arrested-on-1539-day-overstay/

 

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Cannabis in Thailand: How far will the green gold rush go?

 

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Despite its stigma in much of Southeast Asia, a new law in Thailand allowing for the research and development of medical cannabis is blazing a path for the crop's production and opening new economic opportunities.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132937-cannabis-in-thailand-how-far-will-the-green-gold-rush-go/

 

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No, we're not putting water in our fuel, say PTT

 

 

PTT have responded to claims made online that they are putting water in the fuel at a petrol station in the south of Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132938-no-were-not-putting-water-in-our-fuel-say-ptt/

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Naklua roadwork underway through Dec. 16

PATTAYA:--Police are urging motorists to avoid Naklua Road as work to lay new drainage pipes gets underway.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132930-naklua-roadwork-underway-through-dec-16/

 

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2 hurt, 2 homes damaged in heavy storm

 

PATTAYA:-- Two people were injured and two homes damaged when strong winds felled two trees in Banglamung.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132932-2-hurt-2-homes-damaged-in-heavy-storm/

 

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Pattaya faces severe 2020 drought, PWA warns

Currently, the area’s five reservoirs are at only a combined 32.5 percent capacity, meaning Pattaya could see its greatest water shortage in more than five years.

 

PATTAYA:--Pattaya could see its greatest water shortage in more than five years due to low levels in Chonburi reservoirs feeding the city.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132934-pattaya-faces-severe-2020-drought-pwa-warns/

 

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Janitor lets insurance lapse before storm damages car

 

PATTAYA:--An uninsured janitor’s car was one of many damaged when a tree and utility pole fell on it during heavy rain.

Numerous cars were damaged by the falling wood in the Teacher Housing complex at the Chonburi College of Agriculture and Technology in Najomtien Oct. 27.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132936-janitor-lets-insurance-lapse-before-storm-damages-car/

 

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Pattaya removes woman-child beggars from Jomtien

 

PATTAYA:--Pattaya municipal officers placed a woman begging on the street with a 2-year-old child in a provincial shelter.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132931-pattaya-removes-woman-child-beggars-from-jomtien/

 

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E-Cigarettes: Thousands of illegal items seized from "delivery man" at Don Mueang airport

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Police acting on a tip from an informant stopped a Thai man in a Hilux pick-up outside the cargo area of Don Mueang airport on Wednesday evening. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1132943-e-cigarettes-thousands-of-illegal-items-seized-from-delivery-man-at-don-mueang airport/