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Corruption, conspiracy in ‘Boss’ case: Inquiry report

By The Nation

 

Vicha Mahakun

 

An independent inquiry ordered by PM Prayut Chan-o-cha has concluded that corruption and conspiracy by investigators likely helped Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya escape charges over a fatal hit-and-run crash in 2012.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180474-corruption-conspiracy-in-‘boss’-case-inquiry-report/

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Thai Finance Minister Predee submits resignation

 

FILE PHOTO: Thailand's Finance Minister Predee Daochai attends a family photo session with new cabinet ministers at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's recently appointed Finance Minister Predee Daochai has submitted his resignation, but the prime minister has not yet accepted it, four government sources said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180491-thai-finance-minister-predee-submits-resignation/

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Phuket Immigration says help coming for expats caught in permit-to-stay crisis

By The Phuket News

 

 

PHUKET:-- The Phuket Immigration Office is asking any foreigners staying on a non-immigrant B (Business) visa who cannot satisfy the minimum income requirement for a one-year permit-to-stay to delay filing their annual application pending a “possible” temporary reprieve issued by officials in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180471-phuket-immigration-says-help-coming-for-expats-caught-in-permit-to-stay-crisis/

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Krungthep Bridge to be closed from Friday night for repairs

By THE NATION

 

 

The Department of Rural Roads has announced that Krungthep Bridge spanning the Chao Phraya River will be closed from September 4 to 15 for repairs.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180525-krungthep-bridge-to-be-closed-from-friday-night-for-repairs/

 

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Finance Ministry sent evidence of THAI mismanagement, corruption

By The Nation

 

 

A Transport Ministry panel on corruption filed 18 documents of evidence against Thai Airways International (THAI) with the Finance Ministry on Tuesday, pending an investigation into mismanagement of the debt-ridden airline.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180527-finance-ministry-sent-evidence-of-thai-mismanagement-corruption/

 

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No more enforced social distancing on Thailand’s public rail networks

 

 

Thailand’s Department of Rail Transport has decided to ease social distancing measures, when travelling on all public rail transport systems, by allowing the occupancy of all seats, but passengers must wear face masks and refrain from talking to each other during the journey.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180529-no-more-enforced-social-distancing-on-thailand’s-public-rail-networks/

 

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PM Prayut: Gold mine closure case is in response to public demand

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Yesterday, one of the topics discussed at a meeting of the House committee vetting the budget bill for the next fiscal year was the Ministry of Industry’s budget. The ministry’s proposal seeking a budget of 111 million baht, to be set aside to cover the legal fees in a dispute with an Australia-based gold mining company, Akara Resources Public Company Limited, has now been reduced to 12 million baht.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180531-pm-prayut-gold-mine-closure-case-is-in-response-to-public-demand/

 

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Don Muang Airport relocates bus stop

 

   

BANGKOK(NNT) - Don Muang Airport has relocated the bus stop for Airport Bus A1-A4 routes to a new location in front of a passenger terminal, intended to provide more space for waiting passengers and improve traffic flow.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180532-don-muang-airport-relocates-bus-stop/

 

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Messi unlikely to change mind on Barca exit, says presidential candidate

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - FC Barcelona v Alaves - Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - August 18, 2018 Barcelona's Lionel Messi celebrates scoring their third goal REUTERS/Albert Gea

 

(Reuters) - Lionel Messi is unlikely to change his mind about leaving Barcelona, the club's presidential candidate Victor Font has said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180533-messi-unlikely-to-change-mind-on-barca-exit-says-presidential-candidate/

 

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Champions Real Madrid kick off La Liga title defence at Real Sociedad

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - Leganes v Real Madrid - Estadio Municipal de Butarque, Leganes, Spain - July 19, 2020 Real Madrid's Marco Asensio celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Sergio Perez

 

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish champions Real Madrid begin the defence of their La Liga title away at Real Sociedad on Sept. 20 and play Barcelona in the season’s first classico just over one month later, Monday’s draw for this season’s fixtures revealed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180534-champions-real-madrid-kick-off-la-liga-title-defence-at-real-sociedad/

 

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White extends Brighton contract to 2024 amid Leeds interest

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Championship - Swansea City v Leeds United - Liberty Stadium, Swansea, Britain - July 12, 2020. Leeds United's Ben White in action with Swansea City's Rhian Brewster, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Action Images/Peter Cziborra

 

(Reuters) - Brighton & Hove Albion have extended defender Ben White's contract with the English centre back signing a four-year deal until 2024, the Premier League club said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180535-white-extends-brighton-contract-to-2024-amid-leeds-interest/

 

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Charlie Hebdo re-runs Prophet Mohammad cartoons to mark attack trial

 

FILE PHOTO: Flowers are seen outside the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo's former office on the fifth anniversary of the attack and a siege at a Kosher supermarket which killed 17 people in Paris, France January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes -/File Photo

 

PARIS (Reuters) - French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is republishing caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad which unleashed a wave of anger in the Muslim world to mark the start of the trial of alleged accomplices in the militant attack against it 2015.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180536-charlie hebdo re-runs-prophet-mohammad-cartoons-to-mark-attack-trial/

 

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Trump visits Kenosha, not to urge racial healing but to back police

By Jeff Mason

 

U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he stands with Kenosha police and business people while examining property damage to a business while visiting the city in the aftermath of recent protests against police brutality and racial injustice and ensuing violence after the shooting of Jacob Blake by a police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S., September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

KENOSHA, Wis. (Reuters) - President Donald Trump defied requests to stay away and visited Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday, not to urge racial healing after a white officer shot a Black man in the back but to express support for law enforcement in a city rocked by civil unrest.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180537-trump-visits-kenosha-not-to-urge-racial-healing-but-to-back-police/

 

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Trump's physician denies president had a stroke in November

 

U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters prior to boarding Air Force One as he departs Washington on travel to Illinois and Wisconsin at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump did not have a stroke and remains healthy, his physician said on Tuesday in response to a new book suggesting Vice President Mike Pence was put on standby to assume presidential powers during a sudden Trump medical visit last year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180538-trumps-physician-denies-president-had-a-stroke-in-november/

 

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Trump alleges plane of 'thugs' being probed, but other officials cannot confirm it

By Mark Hosenball, Jeff Mason and Sarah N. Lynch

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump responds to questions from members of the news media during a news conference at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 31, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said an investigation was under way into alleged "thugs" who boarded a plane seeking to cause damage last week during his Republican Party convention, but U.S. security officials said they could not confirm such an incident.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180539-trump-alleges-plane-of-thugs-being-probed-but-other-officials-cannot-confirm-it/

 

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After UAE-Israel breakthrough, Kushner pushes other Arabs to go next

By Lisa Barrington and Dan Williams

 

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien pose for a group photo, at Al Dhafra airbase in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Dan Williams

 

AL-DHAFRA AIR BASE, Abu Dhabi (Reuters) - After accompanying an Israeli delegation to the UAE for historic normalisation talks, White House adviser Jared Kushner set off on a tour of other Gulf capitals on Tuesday, looking for more Arab support.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180540-after-uae-israel-breakthrough-kushner-pushes-other-arabs-to-go-next/

 

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Hua Hin smiling again after the crisis: Tourism is back - 70% midweek, 90% long weekends, TAT

 

Picture: Ejan

 

Hua Hin is showing early signs of recovery, post COVID lockdown, Thai news site Ejan has reported.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180542-hua-hin-smiling-again-after-the-crisis-tourism-is-back-70-midweek-90-long-weekends-tat/

 

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Foreign divers face jail and 100K fines for underwater selfies they posted on YouTube

 

Picture: Thai PBS

 

Demands for the arrest of two foreign divers who videoed themselves touching sea creatures for fun off Koh Phangan in the south of Thailand came from the very top. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180544-foreign-divers-face-jail-and-100k-fines-for-underwater-selfies-they-posted-on-youtube/

 

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‘Phuket model’, job creation on agenda for Prayut’s economic team today

By The Nation

 

Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow

 

More economic stimulus measures are expected today as ministers and experts in the Covid-19 economic management team discuss a job creation scheme for new graduates and packages to bring in foreign tourists.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180546-‘phuket-model’-job-creation-on-agenda-for-prayut’s-economic-team-today/

 

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Social security contributions to be reduced for 3 months from Sept

By THE NATION

 

 

The Cabinet has greenlighted a proposal to reduce social security contributions from 5 per cent to 2 per cent for three months to help almost 13 million employees and inject Bt24 billion into the economy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180549-social-security-contributions-to-be-reduced-for-3-months-from-sept/

 

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Don Mueang Airport ‘ready’ for passenger boost from travel bubbles

By The Nation

 

File photo

 

Don Mueang Airport is expected to see 13.6 million passengers this year, falling short of the targeted 15 million, said the airport's general manager Sumpun Kutranon.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180550-don-mueang-airport-‘ready’-for-passenger-boost-from-travel-bubbles/

 

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Labour Ministry to help employees being laid off by Wingspan

By THE NATION

 

Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin

 

Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin said he has ordered agencies under the ministry to closely monitor a move by Wingspan Services, a subcontractor providing human resources management services for Thai Airways International, terminating more than 2,500 employees due to the impact of Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180553-labour-ministry-to-help-employees-being-laid-off-by-wingspan/

 

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Chiang Mai is now an "old people's society" where the aged and poor must fend for themselves

 

Picture: Chiang Mai News

 

Chiang Mai News reported that Chiang Mai is now listed as an old person's society according to UN designations. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180556-chiang-mai-is-now-an-old-peoples-society-where-the-aged-and-poor-must-fend-for-themselves/

 

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Trump, for now, can keep tax returns from Manhattan prosecutor

By Jonathan Stempel

 

FILE PHOTO: Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. leaves a hearing in U.S. President Donald Trump's tax case in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday granted President Donald Trump's request to delay Manhattan's district attorney from accessing his tax returns in connection with a criminal probe of his business practices.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180558-trump-for-now-can-keep-tax-returns-from-manhattan-prosecutor/

 

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Dangerous Thailand: Iron bar at perfect head height to kill a motorcyclist - but the police do nothing

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Thai social media went ballistic after a Twitter user posted a video of a pick-up loaded with iron rods. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180559-dangerous-thailand-iron-bar-at-perfect-head-height-to-kill-a-motorcyclist-but-the-police-do-nothing/

 

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Golf: WGC-HSBC Champions cancelled because of coronavirus restrictions

 

FILE PHOTO: WGC HSBC CHAMPIONS/FACEBOOK

 

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The 2020 edition of China's richest golf tournament, the WGC-HSBC Champions, has been cancelled because of government restrictions on international sporting events, the International Federation of PGA Tours said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180564-golf-wgc-hsbc-champions-cancelled-because-of-coronavirus-restrictions/

 

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Open letter from long-stay tourist in Phuket spurs action from Prime Minister

By The Phuket News

 

An open letter by German long-stay tourist in Phuket Bernhard Stoever has spurred action by the Prime Minister. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

PHUKET: The Prime Minister has ordered his assistants to investigate the circumstances of a German long-stay tourist in Phuket whose open letter was published by The Phuket News, appealing for him to be allowed to stay in the country after the ‘visa amnesty’ ends on Sept 26, instead of being forced to go back to Germany where COVID-19 infections have recently skyrocketed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180565-open-letter-from-long-stay-tourist-in-phuket-spurs-action-from-prime-minister/

 

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Jealous Thai husband axes his wife to death after only two months together

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported that it didn't take long for a seriously jealous Thai man to kill his new wife. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180566-jealous-thai-husband-axes-his-wife-to-death-after-only-two-months-together/

 

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Pattaya: Locals terrified as "extinguished" fire starts billowing smoke again

 

 

Thai media 77kaoded reported that residents in the North Pattaya area were terrified after smoke started billowing from a six story building where a huge fire was thought to have been extinguished. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180569-pattaya-locals-terrified-as-extinguished-fire-starts-billowing-smoke-again/

 

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Hua Hin: Top Thai snooker players in town this month - and spectators are welcome

 

Picture: Ban Muang

 

Thai media Ban Muang reported that 16 of Thailand's top snooker players will be in Hua Hin for the fifth round of the "P80 - True Thailand Ranking Circuit 2020".

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1180573-hua-hin-top-thai-snooker-players-in-town-this-month-and-spectators-are-welcome/