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Thai exports may drop 8%-10% this year - shippers

 

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 may fall by 8%-10% this year, slightly better than the 10% fall predicted earlier, due to a gradual recovery in global demand, the Thai shipping association said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186129-thai-exports-may-drop-8-10-this-year-shippers/

 

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Hunt on for shooter in lottery dispute case

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

A 60 year old man shot a 35 year old who he gave money to buy lottery tickets. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186135-hunt-on-for-shooter-in-lottery-dispute-case/

 

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Three foreigners among the 10 new Covid-19 cases found in state quarantine

By The Nation

 

 

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reported 10 new cases in state quarantine on Tuesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 3,600.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186138-three-foreigners-among-the-10-new-covid-19-cases-found-in-state-quarantine/

 

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Anguished trader posts CCTV footage of women defecating at night in Udon Thani market

By THE NATION

 

 

A trader in Udon Thani province posted videos of women defecating before his stall in a market, saying it was unbearable for him that people visited the market in the night for vomiting or excreting.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186141-anguished-trader-posts-cctv-footage-of-women-defecating-at-night-in-udon-thani-market/

 

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Bangkokian takes knife to former girlfriend in fit of jealousy

By THE NATION

 

 

A Bangkok resident attacked his former girlfriend with a long knife leaving her with 10 deep wounds, and also tried run her current boyfriend over with his car in a fit of jealousy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186162-bangkokian-takes-knife-to-former-girlfriend-in-fit-of-jealousy/

 

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Girl who lost mobility after punishment squat jumps, responding to acupuncture treatment

By The Nation

 

 

A schoolgirl in Pathumthani province who lost mobility for two months after being told to do 100 squat jumps is now able to move her legs again.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186164-girl-who-lost-mobility-after-punishment-squat-jumps-responding-to-acupuncture-treatment/

 

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Girl with snake tattoo’s adventures grabs attention on social media

By The Nation

 

 

Netizens are closely monitoring the story of a woman who developed a bad rash after her tattoo of a green viper was “fixed”.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186167-girl-with-snake-tattoo’s-adventures grabs-attention-on-social-media/

 

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Tasmanian Devils set paw on mainland Australia after 3,000 years

By Cordelia Hsu

 

A Tasmanian devil reacts in Australia in this undated handout image. Aussie Ark/Handout via REUTERS

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The world's largest surviving marsupial carnivore, the Tasmanian Devil, has been returned to the wild on Australia's mainland for the first time in 3,000 years.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186169-tasmanian-devils-set-paw-on-mainland-australia-after-3000-years/

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Army educates new recruits on correct usage of social media

By The Nation

 

Lt-General Santiphong Thampiya

 

A lecture was organised at the Army headquarters’ Kittikachorn building on Tuesday to educate new soldiers on the “correct” usage of social media.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186170-army-educates-new-recruits-on-correct-usage-of-social-media/

 

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Wellness quarantine facilities to be offered to long-stay foreign tourists

By The Nation

 

 

Long-stay visa holders will be the first group of tourists to visit Thailand since the Covid-19 pandemic that led to lockdowns worldwide.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186176-wellness-quarantine-facilities-to-be-offered-to-long-stay-foreign-tourists/

 

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Government boosts medical treatment options under Bt30 healthcare scheme

By The Nation

 

 

The National Health Security Office (NHSO) has approved a proposal to improve the Bt30 healthcare scheme to enable people to receive medical treatment anywhere.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186179-government-boosts-medical-treatment-options-under-bt30-healthcare-scheme/

 

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Thailand approves $339 million for jobs to help rural economy

 

FILE PHOTO: A general view of houses and agricultural land are seen through the window of an airplane of EgyptAir, over Thailand September 3, 2019. Picture taken September 3, 2019. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday approved a 10.6 billion baht ($339 million) project to create jobs to support its rural economy and reduce poverty, a government spokesman said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186194-thailand-approves-339-million-for-jobs-to-help-rural-economy/

 

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Thai farmers brave bullets, prison for community land titles

By Rina Chandran

 

The family of Chai Bunthonglek, a farmer who was killed in 2015 in a community farm in Klong Sai Pattana in Surat Thani province in southern Thailand. August 24, 2020. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Rina Chandran

 

KLONG SAI PATTANA, Thailand (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Somruedee Bunthonglek has not repaired the bullet holes in the pickup truck her husband was driving when he survived an assassination attempt barely a year after her father was shot dead on the same communal farm in southern Thailand.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186195-thai-farmers-brave-bullets-prison-for-community-land-titles/

 

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Police team probing alleged crimes in Songkhla Zoo seeks wildlife records of past 10 years

By The Nation

 

 

A police team is investigating the alleged murder of the top Zoological Park Organisation of Thailand (ZPOT) official, Suriya Saengpong, last week, as well as the case of a missing albino barking deer from Songkhla Zoo.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186197-police-team-probing-alleged-crimes-in-songkhla-zoo-seeks-wildlife-records-of-past-10-years/

 

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Two students killed as giant truck slips on wet road, hitting school van from behind

By The Nation

 

 

A 22-wheeler crashed into a school van in Suphanburi province on Tuesday morning killing two students and severely injuring seven.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186198-two-students-killed-as-giant-truck-slips-on-wet-road-hitting-school-van-from-behind/

 

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Chuan meets US envoy to discuss post-Covid economy, charter amendment

By THE NATION

 

 

House Speaker Chuan Leekpai met US Ambassador Michael George DeSombre to discuss bilateral ties and the Covid-19 pandemic both countries are struggling with, said Issara Sereewatthanawut, deputy secretary-general of the Democrat Party.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186199-chuan-meets-us-envoy-to-discuss-post-covid-economy-charter-amendment/

 

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China in talks with WHO over assessing its COVID-19 vaccines for global use

 

FILE PHOTO: A worker performs a quality check in the packaging facility of Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech, developing an experimental coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, during a government-organized media tour in Beijing, China, September 24, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China is in talks to have its locally-produced COVID-19 vaccines assessed by the World Health Organization, as a step toward making them available for international use, a WHO official said on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186201-china-in-talks-with-who-over-assessing-its-covid-19-vaccines-for-global-use/

 

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Special Report: Plastic pandemic: COVID-19 trashed the recycling dream

By Joe Brock

 

Employees sort plastic bottles at the Weeco plastic recycling factory at the Athi River industrial zone near Nairobi, Kenya, May 15, 2019. REUTERS/Baz Ratner/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic has sparked a rush for plastic.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186202-special-report-plastic-pandemic-covid-19-trashed-the-recycling-dream/

 

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McAfee software creator jailed in Spain, sources say

By Joan Faus

 

FILE PHOTO: John McAfee, co-founder of McAfee Crypto Team and CEO of Luxcore and founder of McAfee Antivirus, speaks at the Malta Blockchain Summit in St Julian's, Malta November 1, 2018. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

 

BARCELONA (Reuters) - John McAfee, an anti-virus software creator indicted for fraud in the United States, was in jail on Tuesday pending extradition procedures after being arrested in Barcelona airport at the weekend, sources said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186203-mcafee-software-creator-jailed-in-spain-sources-say/

 

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Singapore PM takes the stand in defamation case against blogger

 

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong arrives at the High Court for a defamation hearing against blogger Leong Sze Hian in Singapore October 6, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's prime minister testified in court on Tuesday in his defamation case against a blogger who shared an online article linking him to Malaysia's 1MBD money-laundering scandal.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186205-singapore-pm-takes-the-stand-in-defamation-case-against-blogger/

 

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Back to basics: how Covid-19 has changed our relationship with food

 

 

COVID-19’s appetite for swallowing up businesses has made everyone struggle and those who are escaping virtually unscathed are mainly new-generation food entrepreneurs who are taking advantage of what their predecessors simply did not have.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186207-back-to-basics-how-covid-19-has-changed-our-relationship-with-food/

 

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Two Groups of Tourists to Arrive in Thailand This Month

 

 

BANGKOK, Oct 6 (TNA) – At least two groups of foreign tourists are scheduled to arrive in Thailand in October under the Special Tourist Visa (STV) scheme.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186208-two-groups-of-tourists-to-arrive-in-thailand-this-month/

 

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No James Bond - so which films are still being released at cinemas?

By Paul Glynn

 

No Time to Die, starring Daniel Craig as James Bond, will now be released in 2021 / MGM/PA MEDIA

 

James Bond has gone from hero to villain in the eyes of some film fans who now fear for the future of the big screen, after 007's latest delay led Cineworld to shut its doors (for now).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186210-no-james-bond-so-which-films-are-still-being-released-at-cinemas/

 

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Perez Hilton: I never needed to be so cruel

By Steven McIntosh

 

Perez Hilton launched his celebrity gossip blog from a coffee house in Los Angeles / GETTY IMAGES

 

In 2011, celebrity blogger Perez Hilton met with an exciting new singer named Ariana Grande.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186211-perez-hilton-i-never-needed-to-be-so-cruel/

 

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Led Zeppelin's Stairway To Heaven copyright battle is finally over

 

Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant and Jimmy Page gave evidence at a 2016 trial / GETTY IMAGES

 

The final possible legal challenge to Led Zeppelin's ownership of Stairway To Heaven has been defeated.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186212-led-zeppelins-stairway-to-heaven-copyright-battle-is-finally-over/

 

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School execs to face charges over 54 cases of child abuse

By THE NATION

 

 

Police will summon executives of all branches of Nonthaburi’s Sarasas Witaed Ratchaphruek School to acknowledge charges of violating the Teacher’s Act on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186217-school-execs-to-face-charges-over-54-cases-of-child-abuse/

 

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Cabinet assigns over Bt5 billion for construction of new Interior Ministry complex

By The Nation

 

Government spokesperson Anucha Burapachaisri Photo credit: Phoeinxproperty.co.th

 

The Cabinet has agreed to earmark Bt5.57 billion for the construction of a new Interior Ministry complex covering 18-rai in Bangkok’s Banglamphu area, government spokesperson Anucha Burapachaisri said on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186220-cabinet-assigns-over-bt5-billion-for-construction-of-new-interior-ministry-complex/

 

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