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PEA powers 12 ECC projects worth nearly Bt50 billion

By THE NATION

 

 

The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has earmarked nearly Bt50 billion for 12 electricity projects in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), said Sekson Sermpong, deputy governor for planning and power system development.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186318-pea-powers-12-ecc-projects-worth-nearly-bt50-billion/

 

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Video: Blacktip Reef sharks wow park staff as they come in to feed at Koh Poda, Krabi

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Thai media 77kaosod published a video that they reported came from impressed staff of the Hat Nopparat Thara - Mu Koh Phi Phi national park in southern Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186320-video-blacktip-reef-sharks-wow-park-staff-as-they-come-in-to-feed-at-koh-poda-krabi/

 

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Video: Irate netizens as car gets enveloped in thick black smoke from pick-up

 

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Thai media Thai Rath published a video from the road that runs along Klong Prapa in Bangkok that showed a pick-up push in front of a car in the left hand lane. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186325-video-irate-netizens-as-car-gets-enveloped-in-thick-black-smoke-from-pick-up/

 

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Thai student praised for clearing traffic for ambulance - but why should this be necessary?

 

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Earlier in the week netizens were irate after a trucker refused to get out of the way of an ambulance that was carrying an elderly and sick man in Nakhon Sawan.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186331-thai-student-praised-for-clearing-traffic-for-ambulance-but-why-should-this-be-necessary/

 

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Engineering consultant cheats death after falling into 12-metre hole

By The Nation

 

 

An engineering consultant escaped death when a vacuum sweeper truck hooked a cable he was standing on, making him lose balance and sending him plunging into a 12-metre hole as he was inspecting underground electrical cable work in Bangkok on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186333-engineering-consultant-cheats-death-after-falling-into-12-metre-hole/

 

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Female motorcyclist killed after being knocked off bridge in car crash

By The Nation

 

 

A woman was killed after a car rammed her motorcycle, knocking her off a bridge on Ratchadapisek Road in Rama 3 area on Wednesday while the car driver jumped into a taxi and fled, only to return later and surrender to police.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186334-female-motorcyclist-killed-after-being-knocked-off-bridge-in-car-crash/

 

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Phuket tourists to arrive ‘after Veg Fest’, confirms Governor

By The Phuket News

 

Governor Narong Woonciew broke the news this morning (Oct 7) during his daily video Facebook broadcast. Screenshot: PR Phuket / Facebook

 

PHUKET: The first tourists to arrive in the country since the COVID-19 lockdown began will not arrive tomorrow (Oct 8), the Phuket Governor has confirmed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186338-phuket-tourists-to-arrive-‘after-veg-fest’-confirms-governor/

 

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9 Thais, 6 foreigners found positive in quarantine

By The Nation

 

 

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration on Wednesday reported 15 new cases in state quarantine over a 24-hour period.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186342-9-thais-6-foreigners-found-positive-in-quarantine/

 

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Parents furious after new CCTV footage shows ‘Khru Jum’ stripping female student

By The Nation

 

File Photo: Ornuma Plodprong

 

New CCTV footage showing the infamous “Khru Jum” stripping a girl naked in front of a foreign male teacher has further angered parents.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186346-parents-furious-after-new-cctv-footage-shows-‘khru-jum’-stripping-female-student/

 

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BTS tests Green Line trains at 7 new stations before public opening at year-end

By THE NATION

 

 

Since October 5, the Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTS) has been testing train operations at seven new stations of the Green Line’s northern extension section from Phahon Yothin 59 to Khu Khot stations, chief executive officer Surapong Laoha-Unya said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186349-bts-tests-green-line-trains-at-7-new-stations-before-public-opening-at-year-end/

 

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Sarasas school director ‘unprepared and too busy’ to answer police summons

By The Nation

 

 

Sarasas Witaed Ratchaphruek School’s director did not answer his police summons on Wednesday to provide clarification on the child abuse scandal, saying he has not been given time to prepare.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186365-sarasas-school-director-‘unprepared-and-too-busy’-to-answer-police-summons/

 

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Perfectly legal but can't return: Retiree expat voices frustrations to Thaivisa

 

File photo: Reuters

 

A British expat who says he can't return to Thailand has voiced his "heartbreak", and frustrations. He also claimed discrimination at being unable to return to the kingdom.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186368-perfectly-legal-but-cant-return-retiree-expat-voices-frustrations-to-thaivisa/

 

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Sarasas school: We did not urge sacked teacher to file police complaint

By THE NATION

 

 

Sarasas Witaed Ratchaphruek School insisted it did not urge sacked teacher Onuma Plodprong to file a police complaint against a couple who allegedly assaulted her after seeing CCTV footage of her punishing students.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186372-sarasas-school-we-did-not-urge-sacked-teacher-to-file-police-complaint/

 

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Student puts hospital training to use, helps deliver baby on the road in Mae Sot

By THE NATION

 

 

A Grade 12 student in Tak province helped deliver a baby on Tuesday, drawing applause from locals and netizens.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186373-student-puts-hospital-training-to-use-helps-deliver-baby-on-the-road-in-mae-sot/

 

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Food deliveryman dies in freak accident during Bangkok morning rush hour

By THE NATION

 

 

A Grab Food deliveryman died on Wednesday morning after falling off his bike and being run over by a bus. The incident happened during morning rush hour on Bangkok’s Phaholyothin Road.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186376-food-deliveryman-dies-in-freak-accident-during-bangkok-morning-rush-hour/

 

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History lessons will soon include more recent events, says Wissanu

By The Nation

 

Wissanu Krea-ngam

 

The government wants to improve the content taught in history classes and bring the lessons up to date, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186378-history-lessons-will-soon-include-more-recent-events-says-wissanu/

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Border security with Malaysia increased to prevent spread of COVID-19

 

 

Security at the Thai-Malaysian border, especially along the Kolok River, has been increased, with more frequent patrols by troops and police aimed at preventing illegal migrants from slipping into Thailand, following a surge of new COVID-19 infections in Malaysia.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186379-border-security-with-malaysia-increased-to-prevent-spread-of-covid-19/

 

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Ex-Deputy Minister Nipon found at fault by NACC for malfeasance in office

 

 

Thailand’s former Deputy Interior Minister Nipon Boonyamanee, of the Democrat Party, has been found to have committed malfeasance in office, by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), for his refusal to accept delivery of two multi-purpose vehicles, worth about 51 million baht, bought by the Songkhla Provincial Administration Organization (PAO) in 2013.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186381-ex-deputy-minister-nipon-found-at-fault-by-nacc-for-malfeasance-in-office/

 

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Thai business group keeps GDP forecast but upgrades export outlook

 

FILE PHOTO: A truck moves containers at the port of Bangkok, Thailand May 26, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's economy is still expected to contract by 7%-9% this year although exports could shrink less than previously projected as the coronavirus pandemic remains a risk, a group of the country's top business associations said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186383-thai-business-group-keeps-gdp-forecast-but-upgrades-export-outlook/

 

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Soldiers arrest 3 more from Myanmar for illegal border crossing

By The Nation

 

 

Three more illegal immigrants from Myanmar were arrested on Tuesday night for trespassing into Thailand via the river near Ban Mae Ku Mai Tha Sung village in Tak province despite a ban on crossing the border.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186385-soldiers-arrest-3-more-from-myanmar-for-illegal-border-crossing/

 

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Phuket Postpones Reopening to Foreign Tourists

 

 

BANGKOK, Oct 7 (TNA) – The resort island of Phuket has postponed reopening to foreign tourists until the end of the Vegetarian Festival to create confidence among local tourists.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186392-phuket-postpones-reopening-to-foreign-tourists/

 

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Chiang Mai Restricts Lantern Release

 

 

CHIANG MAI, Oct 7 (TNA) – Chiang Mai province announced restrictions on launching sky lanterns and smoked lanterns during the upcoming Loy Krathong and Yi Peng Festival from Oct 31- Nov 1 for aviation safety.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186395-chiang-mai-restricts-lantern-release/

 

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Deadline for visa-amnesty application extended to Oct 31

By The Nation

 

 

The Immigration Bureau announced on Tuesday that all visas extended on or before October 31 under the latest amnesty will go into effect collectively from November 1.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186396-deadline-for-visa-amnesty-application-extended-to-oct-31/

 

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Road contractor found dead behind the wheel in Krabi

By THE NATION

 

 

The owner of a big construction business was shot dead in Krabi on Tuesday night for reasons that are still unknown.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186397-road-contractor-found-dead-behind-the-wheel-in-krabi/

 

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NBTC’s new pre-paid mobile rates still too high

By The Nation

 

 

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) will hold a public hearing on the high amounts mobile phone users pay for pre-paid services, though experts say the new rates are just as high.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186398-nbtc’s-new-pre-paid-mobile-rates-still-too-high/

 

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Smooth test run on BTS Green Line Wat Mahatat to Khu Khot extension

 

 

Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BMTS) has been conducting test runs on the BTS extension of the northern Green Line route,from Wat Phra Sri Mahatat station to Khu Khot station, since Monday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186399-smooth-test-run-on-bts-green-line-wat-mahatat-to-khu-khot-extension/

 

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TAT Launches Workation Thailand Project

 

 

BANGKOK, Oct 7 (TNA) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched its Workation Thailand project to encourage the outings of staff from government and private organizations to support the tourism sector.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186400-tat-launches-workation-thailand-project/

 

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Malaysia's AirAsia X aims to stave off liquidation with $15 billion debt restructure

By Liz Lee

 

FILE PHOTO: Air Asia planes prepare for take off at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, June 29, 2016. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom

 

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's AirAsia X Bhd, the long-haul arm of AirAsia Group Bhd, said it wanted to restructure $15.3 billion of debt and slash its share capital by 90% to continue as a going concern.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186401-malaysias-airasia-x-aims-to-stave-off-liquidation-with-15-billion-debt-restructure/

 

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Singapore's unemployment rate surpasses financial crisis peak

 

FILE PHOTO: Office workers wearing protective face masks walk in Singapore's central business district, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Singapore, August 17, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's overall unemployment rate rose to 3.4% in August, official data showed, the highest since the middle of 2004 as businesses shed jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186402-singapores-unemployment-rate-surpasses-financial-crisis-peak/

 

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Indonesia police arrest more than 20 as thousands protest against new jobs law

By Agustinus Beo Da Costa

 

People hold a sign reading "The people's assembly revokes the omnibus law" as members of Indonesian trade unions and university students protest against the government's proposed labor reforms in a controversial "jobs creation" bill in Sukabumi, West Java Province, Indonesia, October 7, 2020. Antara Foto/Iman Firmansyah/via REUTERS

 

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian police arrested 23 protesters in two industrial areas of Java island, using tear gas and water cannon as thousands across the country demonstrated against a new jobs law that critics say weakens worker rights and environmental regulation.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186403-indonesia-police-arrest-more-than-20-as-thousands-protest-against-new-jobs-law/