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Thailand Golf - What Expats and International Visitors Really Think 

 

 

With all the recent discussions on whether Thai caddies should be compulsory, well over 2/3rds of golfers polled in Thaivisa’s Golf in Thailand Survey just published, actually agreed that Caddies do enhance their round of golf.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184032-thailand-golf-what-expats-and-international-visitors-really-think/

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Watana jailed for 99 years over corrupt housing scheme

By The Nation

 

 

Watana Muangsook, a core Pheu Thai Party member, was sentenced to 99 years in jail on Thursday after being found guilty of interfering with witness statements in the Baan Ua-arthorn housing project scandal.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184254-watana-jailed-for-99-years-over-corrupt-housing-scheme/

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State of emergency set to be extended through October

By The Nation

 

 

A Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) panel on Thursday said the government should extend the emergency decree for another month. The decision will be discussed by the CCSA next Tuesday before being considered by the Cabinet on Wednesday (September 30).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184237-state-of-emergency-set-to-be-extended-through-october/

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Parliament delays vote on charter changes, sets up study panel

 

 

Parliament has voted overwhelmingly to set up a joint committee to study motions seeking amendments to the Constitution in a move seen by the opposition bloc and anti-government protesters as a delaying tactic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184297-thai-parliament-delays-vote-on-charter-changes-sets-up-study-panel/

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Speaker says he was led to believe there would be a vote on constitutional amendments

 

 

Thailand’s Parliament President and House Speaker Chuan Leekpai said Thursday night that he was duped into believing that there would be a vote today on each of the six motions proposing constitutional amendments.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184297-thai-parliament-delays-vote-on-charter-changes-sets-up-study-panel/?do=findComment&comment=15849949

 

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Govt expands 'grow-your-own-veg' scheme after demand sprouts up

By The Nation

 

 

The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry has extended its offer of free seeds for people to grow their own vegetables as a way of easing the financial burden of Covid-19.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184298-govt-expands-grow-your-own-veg-scheme-after-demand-sprouts-up/

 

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Free People conduct 'exorcism' outside Army headquarters

By The Nation

 

Photo Credit: Nation Photo by Wanchai Kraisornkhajit

 

The Free People group held a symbolic ritual in front of the Army headquarters in Bangkok on Wednesday (September 23) to “rid” the country of senators chosen by the junta.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184299-free-people-conduct-exorcism-outside-army-headquarters/

 

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Ailing economy to get ‘Bt100bn injection’ from Oct-Dec

By The Nation

 

Deputy Prime Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow

 

Government stimulus schemes are expected to inject Bt100 billion into the economy in the last three months of this year, Deputy Prime Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow told the Krungthep Turakit newspaper.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184300-ailing-economy-to-get-‘bt100bn-injection’-from-oct-dec/

 

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BOT appoints new policy committee members

By The Nation

 

From left, Kanit Sangsubhan, Rapee Sucharitakul, Somchai Jitsuchon, and Subhak Sriwaraksa.

 

The central bank on Thursday appointed new members to its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) and Financial Institutions Policy Committee (FIPC).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184301-bot-appoints-new-policy-committee-members/

 

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Business registrations fall 7% in August

By The Nation

 

 

The number of newly registered companies fell to 5,538 in August, down 7 per cent year on year and 2 per cent from July.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184302-business-registrations-in-thailand-fall-7-in-august/

 

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Aubameyang says he considered Arsenal exit

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Fulham v Arsenal - Craven Cottage, London, Britain - September 12, 2020 Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in action Pool via REUTERS/Paul Childs

 

(Reuters) - Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang said he contemplated leaving Arsenal but opted to extend his contract after manager Mikel Arteta revitalised the Premier League club and told him that he could leave behind a legacy at the Emirates Stadium.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184303-aubameyang-says-he-considered-arsenal-exit/

 

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Ibrahimovic shrugs off positive COVID-19 test

 

Soccer Football - Europa League - Second Qualifying Round - Shamrock Rovers v AC Milan - Tallaght Stadium, Tallaght, Ireland - September 17, 2020 AC Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores their first goal REUTERS/Lorraine O'Sullivan

 

MILAN (Reuters) - AC Milan's talismanic forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and the 38-year-old responded in typically irreverent style, saying it was a bad idea for the virus to challenge him.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184304-ibrahimovic-shrugs-off-positive-covid-19-test/

 

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Fans itch to see live action as UEFA allows first spectators

By Marton Dunai and Balazs Kaufmann

 

Soccer Football - European Super Cup - Bayern Munich fans arrive in Budapest ahead of the match - Budapest, Hungary - September 24, 2020 Bayern Munich fans arrive at Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport ahead of the match REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

 

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Football fans began to arrive on Thursday in the Hungarian capital for Europe's first major match open to fans since the COVID-19 pandemic began, just as much of the continent tightens its social restrictions for a second wave of the virus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184306-fans-itch-to-see-live-action-as-uefa-allows-first-spectators/

 

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McConnell, other Republicans split with Trump on peaceful transfer of power

By Susan Heavey and Doina Chiacu

 

FILE PHOTO: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to the media after the Republican policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 22, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other top Republicans on Thursday repudiated President Donald Trump's refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power, assuring American voters the lawmakers would accept the outcome of November's election.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184307-mcconnell-other-republicans-split-with-trump-on-peaceful-transfer-of-power/

 

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Bayern complete quadruple with Super Cup win over Sevilla

 

Soccer Football - European Super Cup - Bayern Munich v Sevilla - Puskas Arena, Budapest, Hungary - September 24, 2020. Bayern Munich's Manuel Neuer celebrates with the trophy and teammates after winning the European Super Cup Pool via REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

 

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Bayern Munich beat Sevilla 2-1 after extra time on Thursday to lift the UEFA Super Cup and complete a quadruple under coach Hansi Flick, in the first European game played with some fans in the stands since the sport returned amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184308-bayern-complete-quadruple-with-super-cup-win-over-sevilla/

 

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Trump jeered as he visits Ginsburg's casket at U.S. Supreme Court

By Jeff Mason and Susan Heavey

 

U.S. President Donald Trump reacts to people on the sidewalk booing him while he and First Lady Melania Trump pay their respects to late Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as her casket lies in repose at the top of the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., September 24, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump was greeted with jeers and boos by a nearby crowd on Thursday as he visited the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's flag-draped coffin outside the U.S. Supreme Court.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184309-trump-jeered-as-he-visits-ginsburgs-casket-at-us-supreme-court/

 

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Trump deserves 'fair chance' to challenge subpoena for tax returns - filing

By Jonathan Stempel

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 23, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump made a final push to keep his tax returns away from Manhattan's top prosecutor, saying he deserves a "fair chance" to show a subpoena for the returns was overbroad and issued in bad faith, according to a court filing on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184310-trump-deserves-fair-chance-to-challenge-subpoena-for-tax-returns-filing/

 

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Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong arrested for 2019 illegal assembly

 

Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong leaves a police station after being arrested for participating in an unauthorized assembly last year, in Hong Kong, China September 24, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

 

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police arrested prominent democracy activist Joshua Wong on Thursday for participating in an unauthorised assembly in October 2019 and violating the city's anti-mask law, according to a post on his official Twitter account.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184311-hong-kong-democracy-activist-joshua-wong-arrested-for-2019-illegal-assembly/

 

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Parliament votes to delay charter amendment process

By The Nation

 

 

Senators could afford a sigh of relief on Thursday after Parliament voted to delay a decision on six motions for charter change.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184297-thai-parliament-delays-vote-on-charter-changes-sets-up-study-panel/?do=findComment&comment=15850288

 

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Pattaya: Foreign investors show interest in 26.9 billion baht Green Line Tramway

 

Picture: We Love Pattaya

 

A fact finding seminar was held at the Pullman Pattaya Hotel to discuss transport infrastructure improvements for the resort over the following 16 years.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184315-pattaya-foreign-investors-show-interest-in-269-billion-baht-green-line-tramway/

 

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Special Tourist Visa: October 1st rollout "hard" but ASAP next month, says TAT chief

 

 

The governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand Yutthasak Suphasorn told a meeting in Bangkok that discussions were still taking place regarding the much hyped STV or special tourist visa that will see foreign tourists return to Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184317-special-tourist-visa-october-1st-rollout-hard-but-asap-next-month-says-tat-chief/

 

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Some immigration offices set to open on Saturday, September 26, as visa amnesty looms

By The Thaiger

 

PHOTO: Pattaya Immigration queues yesterday morning - Richard Barrow in Thailand

 

With September 26 just a day away, Thailand’s Immigration offices have never been busier. Many expats and visitors, who have been either stranded in Thailand, or decided to wait out Thailand’s outbreak of Covid-19, need to get their visas sorted out, officially, by September 26. Whilst many foreigners have left things to the last minute, here’s the latest in the situation.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184319-some-immigration-offices-set-to-open-on-saturday-september-26-as-visa-amnesty-looms/

 

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TAT latest: Elite card holders who buy a condo can stay "long term" and get work permit - but there's a catch

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

The governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand told Thai Rath that he is proposing changes to the Elite Card that allows well-heeled foreigners to stay in Thailand long term. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184325-tat-latest-elite-card-holders-who-buy-a-condo-can-stay-long-term-and-get-work-permit-but-theres-a-catch/

 

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Amazing Thailand: Massage parlours and spas to be used to quarantine foreign tourists

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that Thailand's health authorities are pressing ahead with a plan to use massage and spa facilities to quarantine foreign tourists.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184329-amazing-thailand-massage-parlours-and-spas-to-be-used-to-quarantine-foreign-tourists/

 

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"Chiang Mai-By-The-Sea" - heavy rains hit northern Thai city

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that many parts of Chiang Mai city in the north of Thailand were heavily flooded turning many areas into seas.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184333-chiang-mai-by-the-sea-heavy-rains-hit-northern-thai-city/

 

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Port contracts at Laem Chabang extended until 2025

By THE NATION

 

 

Public-private partnership contracts with private partners for the use of the B3 container ship port at Laem Chabang Port in Chonburi province have been renewed, Kamolsak Promprayoon, director-general of the Port Authority of Thailand (PAT), said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184335-port-contracts-at-laem-chabang-extended-until-2025/

 

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Chiang Mai man who wanted a son tells how he murdered 6 day old daughter

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Further details have emerged in the case of a Chiang Mai man who admitted to murdering his newborn daughter all because he wanted a son. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184336-chiang-mai-man-who-wanted-a-son-tells-how-he-murdered-6-day-old-daughter/

 

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Lampang kills over 1,000 pigs in bid to stop virus from spreading

By THE NATION

 

 

More than 1,000 pigs have been killed in Lampang province after it was announced on September 18 that there had been an outbreak of PRRS (porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome) virus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184337-lampang-kills-over-1000-pigs-in-bid-to-stop-virus-from-spreading/

 

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'Our first dictatorship is school': Thai kids revolt

By Juarawee Kittisilpa

 

Girls wearing masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) sit down in the schoolyard before the start of their lesson day in Bangkok, Thailand September 15, 2020. Picture taken September 15, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Wearing white ribbons, publicly hacking off their hair and making "Hunger Games" salutes - Thailand's high school students are doing their best to shake up the country's rigid education system.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184338-our-first-dictatorship-is-school-thai-kids-revolt/

 

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Trump signs U.S. healthcare executive orders that may have little impact

By Alexandra Alper, Michael Erman and Steve Holland

 

U.S. President Donald Trump points to the crowd during a campaign rally at Cecil Airport in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S., September 24, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

 

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed two executive orders on healthcare for Americans that lawyers said will carry little weight, as the president seeks to boost his flagging credibility with voters on the hot-button issue ahead of the Nov. 3 presidential election.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184340-trump-signs-us-healthcare-executive-orders-that-may-have-little-impact/