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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.

 

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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/

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Govt health agency eyes opening four more airports to medical tourists

By The Nation

 

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The committee tasked with developing Thailand into an international medical hub on Friday approved in principle guidelines for opening four more airports in the provinces for medical tourists.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185854-thai-govt-health-agency-eyes-opening-four-more-airports-to-medical-tourists/

 

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Strong baht, low production pull down Thai rice exports

By The Nation

 

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Thailand’s rice export this year is expected to drop from 7.5 million tonnes worth Bt130 billion last year to 5 million tonnes worth Bt115 billion, honorary president of the Thai Rice Exporters Association Chookiat Ophaswongse said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185856-strong-baht-low-production-pull-down-thai-rice-exports/

 

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Fake news, says ministry on reports of Bt3,000 cash handouts to children, elderly and disabled

By The Nation

 

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The news of Bt3,000 monthly giveaways to children, the elderly and disabled from October 9 was fake news, the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185858-fake-news-says-ministry-on-reports-of-bt3000-cash-handouts-to-children-elderly-and-disabled/

 

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Ex-convict goes on stabbing spree at Bangkok mall when told to wear mask

By The Nation

 

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A man went berserk and stabbed three people at a shopping mall in the Ngam Wong Wan neighbourhood in Bangkok on Saturday night after being told to wear a face mask before entering the building.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185859-ex-convict-goes-on-stabbing-spree-at-bangkok-mall-when-told-to-wear-mask/

 

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Conditions for community power plants to be proposed within October

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Energy has stepped up its effort to establish community power plants, in support of localized energy stability and careers, with details of the project likely to be presented to the National Energy Policy Commission in late October.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185865-conditions-for-community-power-plants-to-be-proposed-within-october/

 

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Watkins hat-trick as Villa humble champions Liverpool 7-2

 

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Soccer Football - Premier League - Aston Villa v Liverpool - Villa Park, Birmingham, Britain - October 4, 2020. Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins celebrates scoring their fourth goal and completing his hat-trick. Pool via REUTERS/Catherine Ivill

 

BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - A first-half hat-trick from Ollie Watkins helped Aston Villa to a stunning 7-2 victory over Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday to end the champions' 100% start to the season in extraordinary fashion.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185867-watkins-hat-trick-as-villa-humble-champions-liverpool-7-2/

 

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Four-star Lewandowski gives Bayern last-gasp win over Hertha

 

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Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Bayern Munich v Hertha BSC - Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany - October 4, 2020. Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski celebrates scoring their fourth goal with Corentin Tolisso. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert DFL regulations prohibit any use of photographs as image sequences and/or quasi-video.

 

MUNICH (Reuters) - Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski scored four goals including a stoppage-time penalty to give the German champions a 4-3 home win over Hertha Berlin in a pulsating Bundesliga clash on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185868-four-star-lewandowski-gives-bayern-last-gasp-win-over-hertha/

 

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Manchester United humiliated as Mourinho's Spurs win 6-1 at Old Trafford

By Simon Evans

 

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Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - October 4, 2020 Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min scores their second goal Pool via REUTERS/Oli Scarff

 

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - A shambolic Manchester United suffered a club record-equalling defeat in the Premier League era as they crashed to a 6-1 loss at home to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185869-manchester-united-humiliated-as-mourinhos-spurs-win-6-1-at-old-trafford/

 

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Trump's condition improving, received steroid in COVID-19 treatment, doctors say

By Alexandra Alper and Doina Chiacu

 

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U.S. Navy Commander Dr. Sean Conley, the White House physician, is flanked by other doctors as he speaks to the media about U.S. President Donald Trump's health after the president was hospitalized for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment, at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, U.S., October 4, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The medical team treating President Donald Trump for COVID-19 is monitoring the condition of his lungs after he received supplemental oxygen on Friday, but declined on Sunday to provide details of what they had seen.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185870-trumps-condition-improving-received-steroid-in-covid-19-treatment-could-leave-hospital-monday-doctors-say/

 

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As cold weather arrives, U.S. states see record increases in COVID-19 cases

By Lisa Shumaker

 

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FILE PHOTO: People line up in their vehicles to undergo the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) tests, distributed by the Wisconsin National Guard at the United Migrant Opportunity Services center, as cases spread in the Midwest, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., October 2, 2020. REUTERS/Alex Wroblewski/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Nine U.S. states have reported record increases in COVID-19 cases over the last seven days, mostly in the upper Midwest and West where chilly weather is forcing more activities indoors.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185871-as-cold-weather-arrives-us-states-see-record-increases-in-covid-19-cases/

 

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Tens of thousands rally in Minsk, police use water cannon

By Andrey Ostroukh

 

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Police use a water cannon during an opposition rally to reject the presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus October 4, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people marched through the centre of the Belarusian capital Minsk on Sunday to demand that authorities free political prisoners, prompting police to turn water cannon on them.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185872-tens-of-thousands-rally-in-minsk-police-use-water-cannon/

 

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Paris bars to close as French capital placed on maximum COVID alert

 

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FILE PHOTO: A health worker, wearing a protective suit and a face mask, prepares to administer a nasal swab to a patient at a testing site for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) installed in front of the city hall in Paris, France, September 2, 2020. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Photo

 

PARIS (Reuters) - Paris is to be placed on maximum COVID-19 alert, meaning bars will be forced to close for two weeks from Tuesday and restaurants will have to put in place new sanitary protocols to stay open, the prime minister's office said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185873-paris-bars-to-close-as-french-capital-placed-on-maximum-covid-alert/

 

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Regal-owner Cineworld considering closing all U.S., UK screens

By Kate Holton and Aakriti Bhalla

 

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People walk past a Cineworld in Leicester's Square, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in London, Britain, October 4, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Cineworld, the world's second-biggest cinema operator, said it was considering temporarily closing all its screens in the United States and Britain after studios pulled major releases such as the latest James Bond film.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185875-regal-owner-cineworld-considering-closing-all-us-uk-screens/

 

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New three-tier lockdown planned for England - The Guardian

 

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FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the Tyne Bridge as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Newcastle, Britain September 29, 2020. REUTERS/Lee Smith

 

(Reuters) - A new three-tier lockdown is being planned for England, The Guardian reported, citing leaked government documents which revealed tougher measures that could be implemented locally or nationally if the government fails to get COVID-19 cases under control.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185877-new-three-tier-lockdown-planned-for-england-the-guardian/

 

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Irish health chiefs recommend return to full lockdown: sources

By Padraic Halpin

 

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FILE PHOTO: A shuttered pub called Reilly's is seen closed due to Government restrictions around coronavirus, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Dublin, Ireland, September 3, 2020. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo

 

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's health chiefs recommended to the government on Sunday that the country enter a second nationwide lockdown for four weeks in a surprise move that cabinet will discuss on Monday, two government sources said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185878-irish-health-chiefs-recommend-return-to-full-lockdown-sources/

 

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Experts raise questions about severity of Trump's COVID-19

By Deena Beasley and Michael Erman

 

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U.S. President Donald Trump rides in front of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where he is being treated for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. October 4, 2020. REUTERS/Cheriss May

 

(Reuters) - Doctors not involved in treating President Donald Trump for COVID-19 said the fact that he has been started on dexamethasone - a generic steroid widely used in other diseases to reduce inflammation - is evidence his case is severe.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185880-experts-raise-questions-about-severity-of-trumps-covid-19/

 

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SKÅL INTERNATIONAL Bangkok’s Part To Help A Mother Repatriate Her Teacher Son

by Andrew J Wood
 
A story of tenacity and resourcefulness of a mother who was determined to succeed
 
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John and Nicolette de Villiers - mother and son reunited at their home in Paarle South Africa 
 
BANGKOK: A mother’s plight to rescue her 23 year old son, John de Villiers, who was stranded in Asia and his mother’s wish to return him safely home to South Africa, led to a fantastic story that has to be told. The amazing story involved using key contacts available via SKÅL INTERNATIONAL’s global reach, embassies across 3 continents, an ambulance-get-away vehicle and a one-way journey of 27 hours in the air, over 3 days flying 22,000 km, quite literally half way around the world.
 
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Reid wins maiden LPGA title at Shoprite LPGA Classic

 

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The wait is over for Mel Reid.

 

She is a LPGA Tour champion and Rolex First-Time Winner. The six-time Ladies European Tour (LET) winner and three-time European Solheim Cup Team member sealed victory at the ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer with a 4-under par 67 on the Bay Course of Seaview, A Dolce Hotel, this afternoon to win by two strokes at 19-under overall.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185885-reid-wins-maiden-lpga-title-at-shoprite-lpga-classic/

 

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Line Corp gears up for food fight in Thailand

By Sam Nussey and Fanny Potkin

 

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FILE PHOTO: The logo of Line Corp is seen at the company's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, January 25, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo/File Photo

 

TOKYO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Line Corp's <3938.T> food delivery business in Thailand is gearing up for a prolonged battle with players ranging from SoftBank-backed Grab to banks after a merger with a listings heavyweight and an outside capital injection.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185887-line-corp-gears-up-for-food-fight-in thailand/

 

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UK COVID cases jump to 22,961 after glitch causes backlog

 

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FILE PHOTO: Social distancing signs are seen marked on the street outside The Royal Opera House, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain July 6, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain reported a jump in daily COVID-19 cases to a record 22,961 on Sunday, after authorities said a technical issue had meant that over 15,000 test results had not been transferred into computer systems on time, including for contact tracers.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185891-uk-covid-cases-jump-to-22961-after-glitch-causes-backlog/

 

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Japanese fashion designer Kenzo Takada dies from COVID-19

By Sarah White

 

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FILE PHOTO: Japanese designer Kenzo Takada, also known as Kenzo, poses for the media in front of his works at an art gallery in Buenos Aires, April 7, 2009. REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian/File Photo

 

PARIS (Reuters) - Japanese fashion designer Kenzo Takada, better known as Kenzo, who created his label in Paris in the 1970s, died on Sunday, the brand that still carries his name said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185906-japanese-fashion-designer kenzo takada-dies-from-covid-19/

 

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Axed school teacher files police complaint against parents for assault

By THE NATION

 

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A sacked Nonthaburi school teacher, whose physical abuse of kindergartners in the classroom has raised a national debate on violence by educators, has filed a police complaint against the parents of a student for assaulting her.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185909-axed-school-teacher-files-police-complaint-against-parents-for-assault/

 

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