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U.S. Justice Dept weighs stripping federal funds from cities allowing 'anarchy'

By Sarah N. Lynch

 

FILE PHOTO: SWAT team members travel in an armored vehicle past a sign with a list of protester demands as Seattle Police retake the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP) area, including their East Precinct, in Seattle, Washington, U.S. July 1, 2020. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Monday threatened to revoke federal funding for New York City, Seattle and Portland, Oregon, saying the three liberal cities were allowing anarchy and violence on their streets.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183780-us-justice-dept-weighs-stripping-federal-funds-from-cities-allowing-anarchy/

 

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PM orders Thai authorities to seek Interpol’s help to apprehend Red Bull scion

 

Photo from Prayut Chan-o-cha Facebook

 

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed authorities to coordinate with Interpol to issue a Red Notice for Red Bull heir Vorayuth Yoovidhya to have him provisionally arrested and held, pending extradition back to Thailand to stand trial on charges related to an eight year old fatal hit-and-run case.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183782-pm-orders-thai-authorities-to-seek-interpol’s-help-to-apprehend-red-bull-scion/

 

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Chiang Mai: Stagnant property market as northern city battles for survival

 

Picture: Chiang Mai News

 

Chiang Mai News reported on the continuing battle for survival of accommodation businesses in the northern Thai city after the devastation of the coronavirus pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183786-chiang-mai-stagnant-property-market-as-northern-city-battles-for-survival/

 

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Navy recovers body of captain from storm-sunk fishing boat

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The body of Captain Somchai Soonploy was recovered from the sunken ‘Chan Udome Sombat 8’ fishing boat yesterday (Sept 21). Photo: Royal Thai Navy

 

PHUKET: Divers from the Royal Thai Navy Third Area Command based in Phuket yesterday (Sept 21) recovered the body of a captain from his sunken fishing boat in the Surin Islands national park .

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183790-navy-recovers-body-of-captain-from-storm-sunk-fishing-boat/

 

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Video: Want to visit Thailand? Here is how to apply for a Special Tourist Visa

 

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A video from Thailand's authorities on YouTube explains how foreigners can now visit the kingdom utilizing the recently approved STV or special tourist visa for long stay tourists.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183795-video-want-to-visit-thailand-here-is-how-to-apply-for-a-special-tourist-visa/

 

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UN representative queries Education Ministry’s response to students’ complaints

By The Nation

 

United Nations resident coordinator in Thailand, Gita Sabharwal, left, and Education Minister Nataphol Teepsuwan .

 

United Nations resident coordinator in Thailand, Gita Sabharwal, visited Education Minister Nataphol Teepsuwan on Monday (September 21) to enquire how the ministry plans to respond to recent student protests. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183806-un-representative-queries-education-ministry’s-response-to-students’-complaints/

 

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Five asymptomatic cases test positive for Covid-19 in quarantine

By The Nation

 

 

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reported five new confirmed cases in state quarantine over a 24-hour period on Tuesday (September 22).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183815-five-asymptomatic-cases-test-positive-for-covid-19-in-quarantine/

 

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Public Health deputy permanent secretary joins national health conference in Phuket

By The Phuket News

 

The three-day national medical conference is being held at Phuket Rajabhat University. PR Phuket

 

PHUKET: Ministry of Public Health Deputy Permanent Secretary Dr Yongyot Thammawut was in Phuket yesterday (Sept 21) to join a seminar at a medical conference that is expected to have brought some 10,000 people working in the medical profession to the island.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183817-public-health-deputy-permanent-secretary-joins-national-health-conference-in-phuket/

 

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PM orders Thai police to work with Interpol to bring Boss home

By The Nation

 

 

In a Facebook post on Monday (September 21), Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha instructed Thai police to collaborate with Interpol to bring Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya home to face punishment.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183782-pm-orders-thai-authorities-to-seek-interpol’s-help-to-apprehend-red-bull-scion/?do=findComment&comment=15840788

 

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Prem’s legendary home now just a pile of rubble

By The Nation

 

 

The iconic Si Sao Thewes residence, a long-time home of General Prem Tinsulanonda, is now no more than a pile of debris.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183833-prem’s-legendary-home-now-just-a-pile-of-rubble/

 

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Nude food delivery biker let off with a fine

By THE NATION

 

 

A food deliverer seen riding his motorcycle without clothes in Songkhla province reported himself to police on Monday (September 21).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183834-nude-food-delivery-biker-let-off-with-a-fine/

 

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Autumn arrives in Thailand

By The Nation

 

 

Thailand welcomed the Autumnal Equinox on Tuesday (September 22), when the sun was directly above the equator and made the day’s daylight hours and night of almost the same length.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183836-autumn-arrives-in-thailand/

 

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Egg farmers fret as price falls due to decline in consumption

By The Nation

 

 

The selling price of eggs has dropped by 30 satang per piece due to a decline in consumption, while farmers also have to bear high animal feed cost, the Association of Hen-Egg Farmers, Traders and Exporters said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183837-egg-farmers-fret-as-price-falls-due-to-decline-in-consumption/

 

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Rescue staff pull three bodies out of deep well

By THE NATION

 

 

Rescue staff in Chaiyaphum showed up late on Monday (September 21) to pull the bodies of three men – a father and two sons – up from the bottom of an artesian well.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183840-rescue-staff-pull-three-bodies-out-of-deep-well/

 

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No room for agriculture in Udon Thani as reservoir water level too low

By The Nation

 

 

Udon Thani farmers' hopes of salvaging their crop evaporated after an official of the Huai Luang Reservoir announced that there was not enough water for agriculture despite some gains from tropical storm "Noul".

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183842-no-room-for-agriculture-in-udon-thani-as-reservoir-water-level-too-low/

 

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Public Health Ministry to pilot healthcare anywhere scheme in some provinces early next year

By The Nation

 

Anutin Charnvirakul

 

The Public Health Ministry plans to pilot the “Bt30 Healthcare Anywhere” scheme in Bangkok and lower Northeast provinces at the beginning of next year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183845-public-health-ministry-to-pilot-healthcare-anywhere-scheme-in-some-provinces-early-next-year/

 

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Thai cabinet approves $1.6 billion cash handouts to boost spending

 

FILE PHOTO: Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha 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 cabinet on Tuesday approved cash handouts worth 51 billion baht ($1.6 billion) in a bid to boost domestic consumption and help an economy suffering from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183847-thai-cabinet-approves-16-billion-cash-handouts-to-boost-spending/

 

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Long weekends announced for November, December

By The Nation

 

 

The Cabinet has set November 19-20 as special holidays in a bid to stimulate the tourism industry.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183848-thai-cabinet-approves-two-more-long-weekends-for-november-december/

 

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Electric-bus charging stations coming to Bangkok

By THE NATION

 

 

Charging stations for electric buses are set to spring up in Bangkok under a deal signed by the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) and Bangkok Metropolitan Transit Authority (BMTA) on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183852-electric-bus-charging-stations-coming-to-bangkok/

 

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Little hope for reform of Thailand’s police – Senator Kamnoon

 

Photo from Kamnoon Sidhisamarn Facebook

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has been blamed for a lack of progress in attempts to effect major reform of the Royal Thai Police.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183860-little-hope-for-reform-of-thailand’s-police-–-senator-kamnoon/

 

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Thailand's sex workers petition to decriminalise prostitution

By Nanchanok Wongsamuth

 

 

BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Sex workers in Thailand have launched a petition calling for prostitution to be decriminalised and urging authorities to remove all penalties for selling and buying sex.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183880-thailands-sex-workers-petition-to-decriminalise-prostitution/

 

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Germany tells Britain to "stop the games", time running out for deal

 

FILE PHOTO: Minister of State for Europe at the German Federal Foreign Office Michael Roth gives a statement for the media, prior to a video conference of the European Union's General Affairs Council, at the foreign ministry in Berlin, Germany June 16, 2020. Markus Schreiber/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Germany's Europe Minister Michael Roth urged Britain on Tuesday to drop plans for a bill that would break the country's obligations to the European Union under its withdrawal treaty as time was running out to clinch an EU-Britain trade deal.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183881-germany-tells-britain-to-stop-the-games-time-running-out-for-deal/

 

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UK Labour leader Starmer urges voters to "take another look" at his party

By Elizabeth Piper

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain’s opposition Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer is seen in his office as he launches ‘Call Keir’ online public meetings, at the Houses of Parliament, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain, April 30, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British opposition leader Keir Starmer appealed on Tuesday to former supporters of his Labour Party to return to the fold with a message that he offers a "new leadership" and shares their patriotic values.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183884-uk-labour-leader-starmer-urges-voters-to-take-another-look-at-his-party/

 

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Pics of puss-filled pork prompt action from PM’s Office

By The Nation

 

 

An investigation has been launched after a Tak resident cut into a joint of cooked pork only to find it was riddled with a puss-filled abscess.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183885-pics-of-puss-filled-pork-prompt-action-from-pm’s-office/

 

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Job seekers nationwide to get access to opportunities offered at job expo

By The Nation

 

Suchart Chomklin

 

Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin on Tuesday (September 22) instructed the Department of Employment to set up an online option for job seekers nationwide to access employment opportunities offered at Job Expo Thailand 2020.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183886-job-seekers-nationwide-to-get-access-to-opportunities-offered-at-job-expo/

 

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Vietnam jails 20 for terrorism over police station bombs

 

Nguyen Khanh (C) and other defendants of Trieu Dai Viet group stand between policemen during their trial over terrorism activities at a court in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam September 21, 2020. Thanh Chung/VNA via REUTERS

 

HANOI (Reuters) - A Vietnamese court sentenced 20 people to between two and 24 years in prison on terrorism charges on Tuesday over their involvement in a police station bombing two years ago, their lawyer and state media said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183890-vietnam-jails-20-for-terrorism-over-police-station-bombs/

 

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Singapore central bank 'closely studying' reports on suspicious bank transfers

 

FILE PHOTO: A view of the Monetary Authority of Singapore's headquarters in Singapore June 28, 2017. Picture taken June 28, 2017. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said on Tuesday that it was 'closely studying' media reports that Singapore banks had informed U.S. regulators of suspicious transactions.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183892-singapore-central-bank-closely-studying-reports-on-suspicious-bank-transfers/

 

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Philippines reports 1,635 coronavirus cases, 50 more deaths

 

FILE PHOTO: Passengers wearing face masks and face shields queue to ride a bus, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, September 7, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

 

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine health ministry on Tuesday reported 1,635 novel coronavirus cases, the lowest daily increase in infections in two weeks, and 50 new deaths.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183894-philippines-reports-1635-coronavirus-cases-50-more-deaths/

 

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Indonesia reports biggest daily rise in coronavirus deaths

 

FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective mask pulls a cart past a mural supporting frontline workers as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues in Jakarta, Indonesia, September 8, 2020. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/File Photo

 

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported on Tuesday its biggest daily rise in coronavirus deaths with 160 fatalities, data from the country's COVID-19 task force showed.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183895-indonesia-reports-biggest-daily-rise-in-coronavirus-deaths/

 

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Chinese drug dealer on death row in Indonesia escapes via sewers

 

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A Chinese drug trafficker under death sentence escaped from jail on the outskirts of Indonesia's capital Jakarta by tunnelling through the sewage system, police said on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183898-chinese-drug-dealer-on-death-row-in-indonesia-escapes-via-sewers/