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Thai August exports fall 7.94% year-on-year, smaller drop than forecast

 

FILE PHOTO: A view of the Port of Bangkok, Thailand, March 25, 2016. Picture taken March 25, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's exports in August declined by a smaller-than-expected 7.94% from a year earlier, led by lower shipments of cars, machinery and plastic pellets, the commerce ministry said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183994-thai-august-exports-fall-794-year-on-year-smaller-drop-than-forecast/

 

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Hua Hin prepared for second wave, ready to accept foreign tourists

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

An upbeat meeting of 100 local health and government officials and business and tourism personnel at Hua Hin hospital heard how the province is ready for a second spike of the virus and ready to accept foreign tourists.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1183998-hua-hin-prepared-for-second-wave-ready-to-accept-foreign-tourists/

 

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Cabinet okays budget to help private sector hire 260,000 new graduates

By The Nation

 

Government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri

 

The Cabinet yesterday (September 22) approved a budget of Bt19.5 billion to help the private sector hire 260,000 new graduates, with the government using the money to pay half their salaries.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184000-cabinet-okays-budget-to-help-private-sector-hire-260000-new-graduates/

 

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Nok Air mechanic, 25, killed after being ejected from car in ‘high-speed’ crash

By The Nation

 

 

A Nok Air mechanic was killed in a car crash on the Patumwan tollway in Bangkok early this morning (September 23) when he was thrown out of his vehicle after it slammed into a barrier.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184002-nok-air-mechanic-25-killed-after-being-ejected-from-car-in-‘high-speed’-crash/

 

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Sizzler joins the list of chains declaring Chapter 11 due to COVID

Lee Clifford

Fortune

 

 

That appears to be the case for Sizzler USA, which filed for bankruptcy Monday in California, joining the growing list of companies that have succumbed to financial struggles caused by the pandemic. Restaurants in particular have been under severe pressure given varying state mandates restricting or limiting indoor dining, and the recent finding that restaurant dining sharply increases COVID spread. California Pizza Kitchen also recently filed for bankruptcy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184003-sizzler-usa-files-for-bankruptcy/

 

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31 provinces hammered by tropical storm

By THE NATION

 

 

Thirty-one provinces were hit by tropical storm Noul, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said today (September 23).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184004-31-provinces-hammered-by-tropical-storm/

 

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Three returnees found positive in state quarantine

By The Nation

 

 

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration today (September 23) reported three cases in a state quarantine facility over a 24-hour period.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184006-three-returnees-found-positive-in-state-quarantine/

 

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Experts called in to hunt for missing Phuket crocodile

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

The ‘Kraithong Lumnamtapi’ team of expert croc hunters was called in to set the trap to catch the crocodile. Photo: Phuket Fisheries Office

 

PHUKET: Local officials have called in the ‘Kraithong Lumnamtapi’ team of marine wildlife experts to help catch the crocodile spotted in mangroves near Saphan Hin, on the outskirts of Phuket Town, last week.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184009-experts-called-in-to-hunt-for-missing-phuket-crocodile/

 

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Police accused of extortion in Nakhon Ratchasima

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A clip posted to the site of "Jay Moi V+" purports to show some brazen extortion by the Thai police. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184012-police-accused-of-extortion-in-nakhon-ratchasima/

 

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Online sellers must display prices: 10,000 baht fines for violators and 2,500 reward to informers

 

Image: Sanook

 

The government gazette announced on its website that anyone selling goods or services online must display full details to the customer. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184007-online-sellers-must-display-prices-10000-baht-fines-for-violators-and-2500-reward-to-informers/

 

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Video: Out of control Ferris wheel terrifies passengers at Isaan fun fair

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A video showed the dramatic moments when a Ferris wheel would not stop turning at a "Try, Shop and Buy" festival in the north east of Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184013-video-out-of-control-ferris-wheel-terrifies-passengers-at-isaan-fun-fair/

 

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Check your shoes in the rainy season - you never know what might crawl in!

 

 

A father posted online after his daughter went to school with a "ging geu" or millipede in her sports shoe. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184015-check-your-shoes-in-the-rainy-season-you-never-know-what-might-crawl-in/

 

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Kanchanaburi closes borders to prevent Covid-19 infections from Myanmar

By The Nation

 

 

The Thailand-Myanmar border in Kanchanaburi province has been ordered closed from September 21 to October 5 after the neighbouring country reported a second wave of Covid-19 infections.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184016-kanchanaburi-closes-borders-to-prevent-covid-19-infections-from-myanmar/

 

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Hua Hin: Two way bridge will be finished mid-2021

 

Picture: Ban Muang

 

The department of rural roads has announced the progress of work that will connect Routes 2052 and 2057 utilizing an elevated section. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184020-hua-hin-two-way-bridge-will-be-finished-mid-2021/

 

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BMA launches new campaign to tackle Bangkok’s garbage problem

By The Nation

 

 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has launched a campaign to reduce garbage after the capital produced 4,194 tonnes of waste between October 2019 and August this year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184022-bma-launches-new-campaign-to-tackle-bangkok’s-garbage-problem/

 

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Gardaí searching for Irishman accused of murdering Thai sex worker

Ken Foy

 

Neil Henry Elliott

 

GARDAÍ are hunting for an Irishman wanted in Thailand for the murder of a sex worker.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184042-hunt-on-for-irishman-accused-of-murdering-thai-woman-in-pattaya/

 

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Grisly accident in Minburi kills one, injures two

By THE NATION

 

 

A man was killed and his parents seriously injured when their car was crushed by an 18-wheel trailer truck on Wednesday (September 23) morning on Suwintawong Road in Bangkok’s Minburi district.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184045-grisly-accident-in-minburi-kills-one-injures-two/

 

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Garbage truck, pickup vehicle salvaged from sunken Raja 4 ferry

By THE NATION

 

 

A garbage truck and a pickup vehicle that went down with the Raja 4 ferry at Koh Samui in Surat Thani was salvaged yesterday (September 22).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184047-garbage-truck-pickup-vehicle-salvaged-from-sunken-raja-4-ferry/

 

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Govt gears up for December local polls

By The Nation

 

General Anupong Paochinda

 

The official dates of local elections delayed since the 2014 coup will be revealed next month, according to a government announcement on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184048-govt-gears-up-for-december-local-polls/

 

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Thai central bank holds off on further stimulus as it slightly upgrades 2020 GDP forecast

 

FILE PHOTO: The Bank of Thailand logo is seen in Bangkok, Thailand April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's central bank left its key interest rate unchanged at a record low on Wednesday and upgraded its GDP outlook slightly as Southeast Asia's second-largest economy showed some signs of recovery from the coronavirus jolt.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184052-thai-central-bank-holds-off-on-further-stimulus-as-it-slightly-upgrades-2020-gdp-forecast/

 

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Woman empties gun into alcoholic, abusive husband

By The Nation

 

 

A woman in Trang kept shooting her abusive, alcoholic husband until she ran out of bullets before surrendering to police on Wednesday (September 23).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184053-woman-empties-gun-into-alcoholic-abusive-husband/

 

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Newborn boy found abandoned in Patong

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Police are now trying to find the newborn boy’s mother. Photo: Patong Police

 

PHUKET: Police are trying to track down the mother of a newborn boy left abandoned behind a bank in Patong early this morning (Sept 23).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184057-newborn-boy-found-abandoned-in-patong/

 

 

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Phuket Town joins UNSECO’s ‘Global Network of Learning Cities’

 

Phuket Town is now recognised as a member of UNESCO’s ‘Global Network of Learning Cities’. Photo: Phuket City Municipality

 

PHUKET: Phuket Town is one of three cities in Thailand that are now recognised as among the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) network,  the international agency announced today (Sept 23).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184059-phuket-town-joins-unseco’s-‘global-network-of-learning-cities’/

 

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Investors Taste Success in Thailand’s “Kitchen of the World”

 

 

In 1970’s Thailand, Kraisorn Chansiri was doing business with a modest aim: to provide for his family. Instead, the struggling fish processing factory he acquired in 1977 grew to become a global seafood empire, Thai Union Group, the world’s largest producer of canned tuna and owner of such iconic international brands as Chicken of the Sea and John West.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184064-investors-taste-success-in-thailand’s-“kitchen-of-the-world”/

 

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Tom Cruise is officially going to space for his next movie

By Ella Kemp

 

Tom Cruise and Elon Musk (Picture: Getty)

 

Plans for Tom Cruise’s outer space film with Elon Musk have been finalised, with the trip now scheduled for 2021.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184084-tom-cruise-is-officially-going-to-space-for-his-next-movie/

 

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Ellen DeGeneres apologises and says 'things happened that never should have' as TV show returns

 

Ellen DeGeneres has apologised for behaviour of staff on set as her show returns. Pic: The Ellen DeGeneres Show/ YouTube

 

Ellen DeGeneres has admitted things happened on the set of her show "that never should have" in a video monologue launching her latest series.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184085-ellen-degeneres-apologises-and-says-things-happened-that-never-should-have-as-tv-show-returns/

 

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Vinyl sales continue to rise in UK despite coronavirus crisis

By Tom Skinner

 

CREDIT: Getty

 

Vinyl sales have continued to rise in the UK despite the coronavirus crisis causing significant problems for other areas of the music industry.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184086-vinyl-sales-continue-to-rise-in-uk-despite-coronavirus-crisis/

 

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Border residents asked to monitor for migrants as Covid surges in Myanmar

By The Nation

 

 

The Public Health Ministry has asked residents in 10 border provinces to look out for migrants sneaking in from Myanmar, where Covid-19 infections are surging.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184089-border-residents-asked-to-monitor-for-migrants-as-covid-surges-in-myanmar/

 

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Singapore considers electric harbor boats to cut carbon emissions

 

FILE PHOTO: Bumboats pass the Marina Bay Sands integrated resort in Singapore August 4, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore is seeking proposals on the electrification of small vessels known as harbourcraft as the industry transitions towards a low-carbon future, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said in a joint statement on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184090-singapore-considers-electric-harbor-boats-to-cut-carbon-emissions/

 

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Malaysia opposition leader Anwar claims 'formidable' majority to form new government

By Joseph Sipalan

 

Malaysia opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and his wife Wan Azizah Wan Ismail react after a news conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia September 23, 2020. REUTERS/LIm Huey Teng

 

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said on Wednesday he has secured a 'formidable' majority from lawmakers to oust Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and form a new government, heralding a fresh bout of political drama in the Southeast Asian country.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184091-malaysia-opposition-leader-anwar-claims-formidable-majority-to-form-new-government/