rooster59 Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 The Great Expat Explore Hotel Stay Prize Draw Giveaway Early this year Thaivisa.com launched Expat Explore designed to help domestic travel in Thailand through Expat travel. Thaivisa went to the industry and negotiated hard to get the best possible travel rates for its Expat members in exchange for free advertising. The market responded and Expats not surprisingly redeemed these wonderful offers and started to travel more throughout Thailand, a win-win in every sense. To celebrate this and further push Expat Explore Thaivisa have again teamed up with hoteliers throughout Thailand to offer 10 lucky winners free hotel accommodation ranging from 1 to 2 nights. We also have over 10 other runner prizes of vouchers for hotel stay at 40% - 50% off. More information: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1184027-the-great-expat-explore-hotel-stay-prize-draw-giveaway/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 Macron launches crackdown on 'Islamist separatism' in Muslim communities By Michel Rose French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech to present his strategy to fight separatism, in Les Mureaux, near Paris, France October 2, 2020. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron pledged on Friday to fight "Islamist separatism", which he said was threatening to take control in some Muslim communities around France. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185605-macron-launches-crackdown-on-islamist-separatism-in-muslim-communities/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 Liverpool forward Mane tests positive for COVID-19 FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Liverpool v Arsenal - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - September 28, 2020. Liverpool's Sadio Mane celebrates scoring their first goal Pool via REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff (Reuters) - Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has become the second player from the English Premier League champions to test positive for COVID-19 this week. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185606-liverpool-forward-mane-tests-positive-for-covid-19/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 Police say they banged on Breonna Taylor's door 30 to 90 seconds - recordings By Daniel Trotta and Jonathan Allen FILE PHOTO: A man pauses at the memorial of Breonna Taylor before a march, after a grand jury decided not to bring homicide charges against police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Taylor in her apartment, in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. September 25, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo (Reuters) - Police serving a search warrant on Breonna Taylor's home told investigators they banged on her door and announced themselves from 30 to 90 seconds before breaking in during a raid that ended with the officers fatally shooting her, audio recordings released on Friday show. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185607-police-say-they-banged-on-breonna-taylors-door-30-to-90-seconds-recordings/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rooster59 Posted October 2, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 2, 2020 Trump moved to military hospital after COVID-19 diagnosis By Steve Holland and Alexandra Alper U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he walks out to the Marine One helicopter to fly to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after testing positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), from the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, U.S., October 2, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump moved to a military hospital for treatment on Friday after being diagnosed with COVID-19 as his administration and election campaign scrambled to adjust to an extraordinary twist in his turbulent presidency. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185608-trump-moved-to-military-hospital-after-covid-19-diagnosis/ 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 Armenia says it is ready to work for Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire By Nvard Hovhannisyan and Nailia Bagirova A view shows an apartment building that was allegedly damaged by recent shelling during a military conflict over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh in Stepanakert, in this handout picture released October 2, 2020. David Ghahramanyan/Armenian Unified Infocentre/Handout via REUTERS YEREVAN/BAKU (Reuters) - Armenia said on Friday it would work with Russia, the United States and France on renewing a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh as the death toll rose on the sixth day of fighting over the breakaway enclave in the South Caucasus. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185609-armenia-says-it-is-ready-to-work-for-nagorno-karabakh-ceasefire/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 EU hits 40 Belarus officials with sanctions, spares Lukashenko By Robin Emmott FILE PHOTO: Alexander Lukashenko takes the oath of office as Belarusian President during a swearing-in ceremony in Minsk, Belarus September 23, 2020. Andrei Stasevich/BelTA/Handout via REUTERS BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union imposed sanctions on Belarus' interior minister and the head of its electoral commission but spared President Alexander Lukashenko, the bloc said in its Official Journal on Friday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185610-eu-hits-40-belarus-officials-with-sanctions-spares-lukashenko/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 Honda to quit F1 to focus on zero-emission technology FILE PHOTO: The Honda logo displayed at the 89th Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland, March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy/File Photo TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Honda Motor will end its participation as an engine supplier in the FIA Formula One World Championship at the end of the 2021 season to focus on zero-emission technology, it said on Friday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185613-honda-to-quit-f1-to-focus-on-zero-emission-technology/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rooster59 Posted October 3, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 3, 2020 Former Thai PM Thaksin was infected with COVID-19 but has recovered Thailand’s exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was infected with COVID-19 in Dubai, but he has already recovered from the contagion. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185614-former-thai-pm-thaksin-was-infected-with-covid-19-but-has-recovered/ 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 Police chief claims Chompoo was abducted, but fails to identify the perpetrator Three-year old Chompoo went missing from her home in Dong Luang district of Thailand’s northeastern province Muk Dahan on May 11th this year. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185615-police-chief-claims-chompoo-was-abducted-but-fails-to-identify-the-perpetrator/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 Rains forecast for most parts of the country By THE NATION Showers continue across the country with isolated heavy rains over some parts, the Thailand Meteorological Department forecast on Saturday, as a monsoon trough lies across the lower North, the Central, the lower Northeast and the East, while the moderate southwest monsoon prevails across the Andaman Sea, Thailand and the Gulf. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185616-rains-forecast-for-most-parts-of-the-country/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 Confident Bradley rolls to the lead in Mississippi FILE PHOTO: Jul 11, 2020; Dublin, Ohio, USA; Keegan Bradley on the eighth hole during the third round of the Workday Charity Open golf tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Joseph Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports (Reuters) - American Keegan Bradley confidently sat atop the leaderboard after the second round of the Sanderson Farms Championship on Friday, carding a seven-under par 65 for a two-stroke lead. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185620-confident-bradley-rolls-to-the-lead-in-mississippi/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 Thanks for nothing! Fraudster steals 20,000 THB from good samaritan in Korat Image: One31 Good Samaritan Pannakrit, 34, thought he was doing the owner of an ATM card a favor after he found it left in a Bangkok Bank ATM machine at Terminal 21 in Korat. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185622-thanks-for-nothing-fraudster-steals-20000-thb-from-good-samaritan-in-korat/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rooster59 Posted October 3, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 3, 2020 New police chief lays down the law: No more checkpoints nationwide Image: INN Thailand's new police chief has begun his term in office by making a sweeping change that will affect the entire country. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185625-new-police-chief-lays-down-the-law-no-more-checkpoints-nationwide/ 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 Police and immigration check credentials of foreign teachers at two more Sarasas schools Image: Thai Rath The fallout from the alleged abuse of children at Sarasas schools continued yesterday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185628-police-and-immigration-check-credentials-of-foreign-teachers-at-two-more-sarasas-schools/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 Sarasas staffer "Khru Ing": Child assaulted, nose and mouth covered and put in black bin bag Image: Daily News Yet more damning allegations have emerged against a staff member known as "Khru Ing" at Sarasas Witaed Ratchaphreuk School in Nonthaburi. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185629-sarasas-staffer-khru-ing-child-assaulted-nose-and-mouth-covered-and-put-in-black-bin-bag/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rooster59 Posted October 3, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 3, 2020 Interpol Red Notice issued for "Boss" - but pointless if he's switched passports Image: Daily News Thai media Daily News reported that Interpol has contacted the Royal Thai Police (RTP) to inform them that they have issued a Red Notice for Vorayuth Yoovidhya after receiving their request. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185631-interpol-red-notice-issued-for-boss-but-pointless-if-hes-switched-passports/ 1 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 Skywalk connecting MRT Blue Line and BTS Green Line opens on Monday By THE NATION The assistant governor of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA), Wittaya Panmongkol, on Friday visited the Skywalk that connects Phahon Yothin Station to Ha Yaek Lat Phrao Station to check the readiness and test run the system before its official opening on Monday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185634-skywalk-connecting-mrt-blue-line-and-bts-green-line-opens-on-monday/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 "Retired teacher" was selling plastic spoons to kids who forgot to bring their own Image: Daily News Posts on social media revealed that primary school children at a school in Sriracha, Chonburi, were forced to eat their lunch with their bare hands because the school had no cutlery. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185635-retired-teacher-was-selling-plastic-spoons-to-kids-who-forgot-to-bring-their-own/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 THAI launches economy-plus class in flights to London and Frankfurt until year-end By THE NATION Thai Airways International Pcl (THAI) is offering a new economy plus class for passengers’ "superior comfort and to promote social distancing practice" amid the outbreak situation. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185637-thai-launches-economy-plus-class-in-flights-to-london-and-frankfurt-until-year-end/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 Protest leader urges huge crowds for Oct 14 rally at Democracy Monument By THE NATION Arnon Nampa The leader of the Free People group, Arnon Nampa, has asked people to join in large numbers the protest scheduled for October 14 at Bangkok’s Democracy Monument, saying it was not enough to only realise the problems facing the country. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185638-protest-leader-urges-huge-crowds-for-oct-14-rally-at-democracy-monument/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 Police increase patrolling in Australia's COVID-19 hotspot By Lidia Kelly FILE PHOTO: A man runs along a waterway after lockdown restrictions were implemented in response to an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Melbourne, Australia, July 10, 2020. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Police in Australia's coronavirus hotspot state of Victoria stepped up patrolling on Saturday as hundreds of people in the city of Melbourne breached stringent lockdown restrictions and flocked to beaches on the warmest weekend in months. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185640-police-increase-patrolling-in-australias-covid-19-hotspot/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 Myanmar election app goes offline, has been criticized over label for Rohingya A trishaw driver wearing a face mask and a hat with pictures of country's leader Aung San Suu Kyi waits for his customer amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spread, in Yangon, Myanmar, October 2, 2020. REUTERS/Shwe Paw Mya Tin YANGON (Reuters) - A smartphone app produced for Myanmar’s Nov. 8 election with help from international organizations appears to have been removed from circulation and may be amended after criticism over its use of a label for Rohingya Muslims that the Rohingya view as derogatory. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185641-myanmar-election-app-goes-offline-has-been-criticized-over-label-for-rohingya/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 Malaysia's king discharged from hospital - state news agency FILE PHOTO: Malaysia's King, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, inspects an honour guard during the 62nd Merdeka Day (Independence Day) celebrations in Putrajaya, Malaysia, August 31, 2019.ÊREUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's King Al-Sultan Abdullah was discharged from hospital on Friday after treatment for food poisoning and sports injuries, state news agency Bernama reported. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185643-malaysias-king-discharged-from-hospital-state-news-agency/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 U.S. probing whether Vietnam undervalues its currency By Makini Brice and Khanh Vu WASHINGTON/HANOI (Reuters) - The United States is opening an investigation into whether Vietnam has been undervaluing its currency and harming U.S. commerce, the U.S. Trade Representative's office said in a statement on Friday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185644-us-probing-whether-vietnam-undervalues-its-currency/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 Heavy rain brings minor flooding across Phuket Main roads in Patong were flooded this morning (Oct 3). Photo: Patong Municipality Fire Dept PHUKET: Heavy rains across Phuket last night and this morning have caused minor flooding across main roads, with motorists urged to exercise caution during the current weather. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185647-heavy-rain-brings-minor-flooding-across-phuket/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 Eight new Covid-19 cases in state quarantine By THE NATION The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Saturday reported eight new cases in state quarantine. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185648-eight-new-covid-19-cases-in-state-quarantine/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 Trump and Johnson face rubber ridicule as UK's 'Spitting Image' returns By Paul Sandle FILE PHOTO: An undated picture shows a puppet of U.S. President Donald Trump as part of the British satirical puppet show called "Spitting Image" in an unknown location. Mark Harrison/ITV/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) - "Spitting Image", the defining British satirical show of the 1980s, roars back on screens on Saturday to lampoon a new generation of politicians, royals and celebrities in puppet form, led by Donald Trump, Boris Johnson and Prince Harry. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185692-trump-and-johnson-face-rubber-ridicule-as-uks-spitting-image-returns/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 Disneyland reopening on hold as California delays theme park guidelines By Lisa Richwine FILE PHOTO: Coalition of Resort Labor Unions representing Disney cast members stage a car caravan outside Disneyland California, calling for higher safety standards for Disneyland to reopen during the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Anaheim, California, U.S., June 27, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California's health secretary on Friday agreed to hear more input from theme park operators before issuing reopening guidelines, a step that further delays Walt Disney Co's plans to welcome visitors back to Disneyland. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185693-disneyland-reopening-on-hold-as-california-delays-theme-park-guidelines/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted October 3, 2020 Author Share Posted October 3, 2020 New James Bond movie delayed, crushing hopes for 2020 cinema rebound By Lisa Richwine FILE PHOTO: A film trailer for the 25th instalment in the James Bond series entitled "No Time to Die" is displayed at Piccadilly Circus in London, December 4, 2019. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Even 007 can't save a dismal year for Hollywood. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185695-new-james-bond-movie-delayed-crushing-hopes-for-2020-cinema-rebound/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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