An additional Thai worker was confirmed killed in Israel and another was taken hostage, raising the Thai death toll to 29 and 18 hostages. 

 

The PM said he will ask Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince this week to help facilitate the return of Thai workers by allowing thai military planes to fly over saudi air space. 

 

Prime minister Thavisin headed to China yesterday to attend the 3rd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.

Thailand will allow Russian citizens to visit for longer periods in a bid to boost tourism during peak travel season starting in November Russians will be allowed to remain in the country for a maximum of 90 days, up from the current 30 days, until the end of April next year.

 

Thailands transport Minister help up a  20-baht banknote after arriving at the bangkok central station Terminal, as a flat 20-baht fare went into effect on the purple and red line  railway services yesterday.

 

An estimated 12,000 households in Ayutthaya were flooded yesterday as the Chao Phraya Dam continued to discharge water at 1,800 cubic metres per second. A hospital and local temples were also inundated.

 

Around The Region:

 

Malaysia. Western and European countries have repeatedly asked Malaysia to condemn Hamas, following the attack on Israel  however Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says his country  does not agree with Western pressure, adding.

There is a relationship with Hamas from before and this will continue.

 

Jakarta: The Constitutional Court has kept the minimum age for presidential and vice-presidential candidates at 40, clearing the way for President Joko Widodo’s elder son Gibran’  to run for office in the February 2024 presidential election.

The Weather:  

 

Chiang Mai and the north:Sunny partly Cloudy Thunderstorms 31C

Bangkok:, Bright Cloudy, Thundershowers 31C

Pattaya, Cloudy, Thundershowers  32C

Phuket and the south: cloudy, thundershowers  29 C                                                                                           Hua Hin: Bright,  cloudy isolated showers  31C. 

 

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