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Immigration Bureau reminds foreigners to apply for visa extension before Oct 31

By The Nation

 

 

The Immigration Bureau on Tuesday reminded foreigners whose visas are expiring to submit their applications for extension of temporary stay before October 31.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189322-immigration-bureau-reminds-foreigners-to-apply-for-visa-extension-before-oct-31/

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Govt to Accelerate North-Eastern Traffic Infrastructure Construction

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - According to the government’s plan, the traffic infrastructure under-construction in the North-Eastern region will be a key tool to stimulate the economy, especially tourism and border trade, bringing benefits to people in the area.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189337-govt-to-accelerate-north-eastern-traffic-infrastructure-construction/

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Pattaya – fighting to survive its Covid crisis

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The Thaiger

 

 

Pattaya, like some of Thailand’s other former tourist hotspots, is facing some critical challenges. Hundreds of thousands of workers have left the city because there’s simply no work and up to 50% of the city’s shops are closed, some never to re-open. The Thaiger filmed most of this video on a long weekend at the end of October, the busiest Pattaya had been in 7 months.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189339-pattaya-–-fighting-to-survive-its-covid-crisis/

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SRT set to sign Bt50-bn contract for Phase 1 of Thai-China high-speed railway

By The Nation

 

Deputy government spokesperson Traisuree Taisaranakul

 

The government will on Wednesday sign a contract worth more than Bt50.63 billion for Phase 1 development of the Thai-Chinese high-speed railway project, deputy government spokesperson Traisuree Taisaranakul said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189422-srt-set-to-sign-bt50-bn-contract-for-phase-1-of-thai-china-high-speed-railway/

 

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US and Thailand partner to boost infrastructure finance

By THE NATION

 

 

Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith met with US Ambassador Michael George DeSombre on Tuesday to exchange copies of the Framework to Strengthen Infrastructure Finance and Market Building Cooperation, signed by the two countries on September 22.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189423-us-and-thailand-partner-to-boost-infrastructure-finance/

 

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MP slashes own arm in Parliament to protest treatment of pro-democracy movement

By The Nation

 

 

Pheu Thai Party MP Visan Techatirawat slashed himself with a knife in Parliament on Tuesday, in what he said was a protest against the treatment of young pro-democracy activists.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189424-mp-slashes-own-arm-in-parliament-to-protest-treatment-of-pro-democracy-movement/

 

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Pai Dao Din reveals what he said to German ambassador

By The Nation

 

From left : Protest leaders Jatupat Boonpattararaksa, Passarawalee Thanakijwibulpol and Warin Patrick McBlain pose for a photo in front of the German Embassy in Bangkok during the pro-democracy rally on Monday. Photo Credit: Pai Jatupat FB.

 

Jatupat “Pai Dao Din” Boonpattararaksa has revealed details of what was said when three protest leaders met with German Ambassador Georg Schmidt on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189425-pai-dao-din-reveals-what-he-said-to-german-ambassador/

 

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Royalists gather at Lumpini Park

By The Nation

 

 

Royalists in yellow shirts gather at Bangkok's Lumpini Park at 4pm in a show of loyalty to the monarchy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189426-royalists-gather-at-lumpini-park/

 

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Two quarantined foreigners in hotel with infected French woman have COVID-19

 

Commuters with facemasks to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus walk to a train station at rush hour in Bangkok on August 20, 2020.

 

Two foreigners, in quarantine at a hotel in Samut Prakan province where a 57-year French woman was found to be infected with COVID-19, developed symptoms and tested positive for the disease on October 15th, according to Dr. Sophon Iamsirithavorn, Director of the General Communicable Diseases Division today (Tuesday).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189427-two-quarantined-foreigners-in-hotel-with-infected-french-woman-have-covid-19/

 

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Don’t forget to extend your visa! Thai Immigration warns about fines for late applicants

By Caitlin Ashworth

 

 

 

Still need to extend your visa? You have until Halloween, October 31. With the visa amnesty deadline approaching, Thai Immigration Bureau is reminding foreigners to get their visa in order by the end of this month. Late applicants will be fined, they say.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189322-immigration-bureau-reminds-foreigners-to-apply-for-visa-extension-before-oct-31/?do=findComment&comment=15950684

 

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Thai zombie seller cashes in on threads of the dead

By Jiraporn Kuhakan

 

FILE PHOTO: Online clothes seller, Kanittha Thongnak, 32, applies zombie makeup before she starts livestreaming selling dead people's clothes in Bangkok, Thailand October 10, 2020. REUTERS/Jiraporn Kuhakan

 

PHETCHABUN, Thailand (Reuters) - Thai online retailer Kanittha Thongnak has captured a market of thousands by dressing up as a zombie to sell the clothes of dead people in sales streamed live on social media.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189428-thai-zombie-seller-cashes-in-on-threads-of-the-dead/

 

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Chelsea improving but need to find balance, says boss Lampard

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester United v Chelsea - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - October 24, 2020 Chelsea manager Frank Lampard Pool via REUTERS/Phil Noble

 

(Reuters) - Chelsea have shown improvement this season but need to strike a balance between their attack and defence, manager Frank Lampard said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189429-chelsea-improving-but-need-to-find-balance-says-boss-lampard/

 

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Bayern edge past Lokomotiv 2-1 to stretch winning run

 

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group A - Lokomotiv Moscow v Bayern Munich - RZD Arena, Moscow, Russia - October 27, 2020 Lokomotiv Moscow's Anton Miranchuk scores their first goal Pool via REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Bayern Munich's Joshua Kimmich volleyed in a 79th-minute winner on Tuesday as they battled past hosts Lokomotiv Moscow 2-1 in their Champions League Group A match to extend their winning run in the competition to 13 consecutive games.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189430-bayern-edge-past-lokomotiv-2-1-to-stretch-winning-run/

 

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Barcelona president Bartomeu resigns after Messi row

 

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Barcelona unveil new coach Ronald Koeman - Auditorium 1899, Barcelona, Spain - August 19, 2020 Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu during the unveiling REUTERS/Albert Gea

 

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu resigned from the club on Tuesday ahead of a vote of no confidence that was due to be held next month after some 20,000 fans signed a petition demanding that he step down.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189431-barcelona-president-bartomeu-resigns-after-messi-row/

 

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U.S. cannot shield Trump from rape accuser's defamation lawsuit, judge rules

By Jonathan Stempel

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 26, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a U.S. government request to drop Donald Trump as a defendant in a defamation lawsuit by a writer who said the president falsely denied raping her in a Manhattan department store a quarter century ago.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189432-us-cannot-shield-trump-from-rape-accusers-defamation-lawsuit-judge-rules/

 

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'Very Nice!' - Kazakhstan taps new Borat movie to woo tourists

By Andrew Osborn and Mariya Gordeyeva

 

FILE PHOTO: British actor Sacha Baron Cohen, in character as a Kazakh TV reporter known as 'Borat', holds a boomerang as he mingles with fans in Sydney November 13, 2006 during the Australian premiere of his film "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan". REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo

 

MOSCOW/ALMATY (Reuters) - Ridiculed once again in a film featuring fictional Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev, the ex-Soviet state of Kazakhstan has embraced the joke this time round and adopted Borat's catch phrase to try to attract tourists.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189433-very-nice-kazakhstan-taps-new-borat-movie-to-woo-tourists/

 

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NXIVM sex cult founder Keith Raniere sentenced to 120 years in prison

By Brendan Pierson

 

NXIVM cult leader Keith Raniere stands during his sentencing hearing in a sex trafficking and racketeering case inside the Brooklyn Federal Courthouse in New York, U.S., New York, U.S., October 27, 2020 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Keith Raniere, the founder of the cult-like group NXIVM where women were kept on starvation diets, branded with his initials, and ordered to have sex with him, was sentenced on Tuesday to 120 years in prison following his conviction for sex trafficking and other crimes.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189434-nxivm-sex-cult-founder-keith-raniere-sentenced-to-120-years-in-prison/

 

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Southern California's latest wildfires rage with little progress reported

 

Firefighters face strong winds as they head up a hillside to battle a wind driven wildfire near Irvine, California, U.S., October 26, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

 

(Reuters) - Firefighters in Southern California reported little headway on Tuesday against two explosive, wind-whipped wildfires that forced the evacuations of tens of thousands of residents and badly injured two crew members on the front lines.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189439-southern-californias-latest-wildfires-rage-with-little-progress-reported/

 

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France's Macron to give address as coronavirus epidemic worsens

 

FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron chairs a meeting with the medical staff of the Rene Dubos hospital center, in Pontoise, in the Val d'Oise, France October 23, 2020, as the country faces a new wave of infections to the COVID-19. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS

 

PARIS (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron will give a televised address on Wednesday evening, his office said, as French authorities explore fresh restrictions to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189437-frances-macron-to-give-address-as-coronavirus-epidemic-worsens/

 

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Trump concedes no coronavirus economic relief deal before Election Day

 

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 7, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump acknowledged on Tuesday that a coronavirus economic relief deal would likely come after the Nov. 3 election, with the White House unable to bridge differences with fellow Republicans in the U.S. Senate as well as congressional Democrats.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189438-trump-concedes-no-coronavirus-economic-relief-deal-before-election-day/

 

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"No more blood" - veteran MP explains his actions, apologizes to speaker

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Veteran Pheu Thai MP Wisarn Techateerawat returned to parliament yesterday after his now infamous arm slashing gesture. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189445-no-more-blood-veteran-mp-explains-his-actions-apologizes-to-speaker/

 

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Confirmed: "Big Bike" riders will need special training from next year

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A senior policeman tasked with looking into changes to Thailand's traffic laws has revealed that motorcycle riders on high powered machines must undergo special training and answer more questions to obtain a licence. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189447-confirmed-big-bike-riders-will-need-special-training-from-next-year/

 

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PM insists he will not resign, saying he is not going to ‘abandon the country during crisis’

By THE NATION

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha categorically stated in Parliament on Tuesday that he will not resign or “run away from problems during a crisis”. He was responding to an opposition proposal that he should step down amid the student-led political protests.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189451-pm-insists-he-will-not-resign-saying-he-is-not-going-to-‘abandon-the-country-during-crisis’/

 

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Ratchaburi man arrested for allegedly stealing women’s underwear

By THE NATION

 

 

Thung Luang station police arrested one Chaiphat, or Jack (last name withheld), aged 46, at a house in the subdistrict in Ratchaburi’s Pak Thor district for stealing women’s underwear.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189458-ratchaburi-man-arrested-for-allegedly-stealing-women’s-underwear/

 

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Political adviser sparked COVID-19 outbreak on VP Pence team - sources

By Alexandra Alper and Jeff Mason

 

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence waves to supporters at the end of a rally in Kinston, North Carolina, U.S., October 25, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A political adviser to U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is suspected of sparking an outbreak of the coronavirus on his team that sidelined a senior official days before the presidential election, according to a current White House official and a former official familiar with the matter.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189459-political-adviser-sparked-covid-19-outbreak-on-vp-pence-team-sources/

 

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‘Khon La Khrueng’ shopping campaign achieves registrant target

By THE NATION

 

 

The government’s “Khon La Khrueng” (Let’s Go Halves) campaign achieved its target of 10 million registrants by around 10pm on Tuesday, a news source reported.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189460-‘khon-la-khrueng’-shopping-campaign-achieves-registrant-target/

 

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Vehicle and passenger ferry linking Sattahip, Prachuap and Songkhla could soon become a reality

 

Picture: Hat Yai Focus

 

People in Pattaya could soon have a new passenger and vehicle ferry service across the Gulf of Thailand from Sattahip to Prachuap Khiri Khan. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189462-vehicle-and-passenger-ferry-linking-sattahip-prachuap-and-songkhla-could-soon-become-a-reality/

 

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Phuket weather warning as Category 5 Molave moves towards Vietnam

By The Phuket News

 

A radar image showing west of Phuket as issued by the Phuket MET this morning (Oct 28). Image: Phuket MET

 

PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Phichet Panaphong has warned island residents to prepare for heavy weather and possible flash floods and landslides today through Friday (Oct 28-30) following a weather warning issued by the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189465-phuket-weather-warning-as-category-5-molave-moves-towards-vietnam/

 

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Thai tourism: Bank of Thailand report proposes opening up to mass tourism, with safeguards

 

File photo: REUTERS

 

A major Bank of Thailand report has suggested that a crucial way to stimulate the Thai economy is to open up the country to mass tourism. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189467-thai-tourism-bank-of-thailand-report-proposes-opening-up-to-mass-tourism-with-safeguards/

 

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Phuket police confirm new traffic fines to start Nov 1

By The Phuket News

 

The new traffic fines will start this Sunday (Nov 1). Photo: Patong Police

 

PHUKET: The raft of new traffic fines approved by Cabinet earlier this year will come into effect next Monday (Nov 1), Phuket Provincial Police Deputy Commander Col Santat Layangkul has confirmed.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1189470-phuket-police-confirm-new-traffic-fines-to-start-nov-1/