Thai gov. to tax (remitted) income from abroad for tax residents starting 2024 - Part II

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Abbas, Kerry to meet in New York in October: official
English.news.cn

RAMALLAH, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry are to meet at the United Nations in New York in October, a Palestinian official said on Thursday.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/853347-abbas-kerry-to-meet-in-new-york-in-october-official/

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Prosecutor: Church shooting suspect to face death penalty
By MEG KINNARD and JEFFREY COLLINS

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The white man accused of killing nine black churchgoers in what authorities said was a racially motivated crime during Bible study will face a death penalty trial, even though not all the victims' families agree with capital punishment, a prosecutor said Thursday.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/853348-us-prosecutor-church-shooting-suspect-to-face-death-penalty/

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Clinton camp urged ex-State Dept. employee to testify
By MATTHEW DALY

WASHINGTON (AP) — Aides to presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton urged a former State Department employee who helped set up her private email server to appear before a House investigative panel, but the staffer has said he will assert his constitutional right not to testify.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/853349-clinton-camp-urged-ex-state-dept-employee-to-testify/

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Prayut ends long reluctance to strip Thaksin of police rank
JEERAPONG PRASERTPOLKRUNG
THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- THE PRIME MINISTER has signed off on the Royal Thai Police's order stripping ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra of his title of police lieutenant-colonel, after previous governments failed to do so. "Officials are preparing to seek royal endorsement," General Prayut Chan-o-cha said yesterday.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/853352-prayut-ends-long-reluctance-to-strip-thaksin-of-police-rank/

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Sukhothai Historical Park to become Thailand’s first 'low-carbon' park

SUKHOTHAI, 4 September 2015 (NNT) - Sukhothai Historical Park has been set to be the first cultural heritage with low carbon dioxide in Thailand. The project is being expedited for completion this December before it is officially open as pilot park in January 2016.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/853374-sukhothai-historical-park-to-become-thailands-first-low-carbon-park/

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Black Sabbath announce final tour kicking off next year

NEW YORK (AP) — After five decades, Black Sabbath will launch a farewell tour next year.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/853365-black-sabbath-announce-final-tour-kicking-off-next-year/

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Bangkok bomb ripples reach Cambodia as tourist arrivals decline

PHNOM PENH, 3 September 2015: Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism says international tourist arrivals to the country, via Thailand’s border checkpoints, declined after the deadly bomb attack at Bangkok’s Erawan Shrine, 17 August.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/853211-bomb-ripples-reach-cambodia/

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SET down 2.63 points at opening /Bangkok Post

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Forest fires, haze crisis returning to Sumatra, disaster official warns



JAKARTA: -- Satellite imagery picked up more than 600 fire hot spots across Sumatra on Wednesday, with the provinces of Jambi, Riau and South Sumatra accounting for most of the sightings, The Jakarta Globe reported.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/853367-forest-fires-haze-crisis-returning-to-sumatra-disaster-official-warns/

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Thais unveil restored statue at bomb site to boost morale
GRANT PECK, Associated Press
NATTASUDA ANUSONADISAI, Associated Press

BANGKOK (AP) — Thai authorities unveiled the restored centerpiece Friday of the Erawan Shrine, in the latest bid to restore confidence among Bangkok's tourism and business communities almost three weeks after a deadly bombing that left 20 dead.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/853368-thais-unveil-restored-statue-at-erawan-shrine-bomb-site-to-boost-morale/

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42nd Music in the Garden staged smoothly

BANGKOK, 04 September 2015 (NNT) - The Government Public Relations Department (PRD)' 42nd Music in the Garden on Thursday evening was as successful as its predecessors, giving attendants smiles and happiness.

PRD Director-General Apinan Juntarungsri joined on the stage guest artists including Orawan Wisetpong, Wor Watchaya, Chomchai Arunchan, and PRD's all stars. The theme of this week’s event was: 'Debt of Love', focusing on old and new bitter sweet heartwarming tunes of the highlighting artists.

The event, as usual was being held at the auditorium of the PRD's headquarters in Soi Areesamphan, Phahonyothin Rd, Bangkok. The concert is usually organized every first and third Thursday of the month.


-- NNT 2015-09-04

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Two men arrested for sexually assaulting Chinese tourists



PATTAYA: -- City police yesterday arrested two speedboat employees and charged them with rape.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/853330-two-arrested-for-sexually-assaulting-two-chinese-tourists-on-pattaya-island/page-2?p=9814487#entry9814487

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Chinese woman busted for illegal tour guide work at Phuket midnight massage
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Feng Ying, 34, was arrested while haggling with Chinese tourists in front of a massage parlour at 2:15am. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

PHUKET: -- A Chinese woman has been arrested in front of a massage parlour for illegally working as tour guide in Phuket

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/853371-chinese-woman-busted-for-illegal-tour-guide-work-at-phuket-midnight-massage/

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Rains continue to hammer down the North and Northeast

NAN, 04 September 2015, (NNT) - Heavy rain continued to pour in the North and Northeast, increasing Mekong River water levels in Nong Khai and Nakhon Phanom provinces and flooding more than 200 homes in Nan province.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/853372-rains-continue-to-hammer-down-the-north-and-isaan/

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Taxi fare hike further delayed



BANGKOK: -- The Ministry of Transport has delayed the planned second-phase increase of taxi fares after taxi service showed no satisfactory improvement.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/853335-bangkok-taxi-users-spared-fare-increase/#entry9814633

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Thailand-China Parliamentarians Friendship Group in preparation for celebration of 40 years of diplomatic ties

BANGKOK, 4 September 2015 (NNT) - Parliamentarians from Thailand and China are working on the preparation to celebrate four decades of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

Chairman of the Thailand-China Parliamentarians Friendship Group, Sathit Charnchaokul, on Thursday organised a meeting of the group to follow up on the progress of the preparation of the exhibition to celebrate 40 years of Thai-Chinese diplomatic ties during September 21 and 25 at the First Parliament Building.

The exhibition will be officially opened on September 24 by President of the National Legislative Assembly Pornpetch Wichitcholchai, during which participants will get to hear a special speech from Chinese Ambassador to Thailand Ning Fukui.

Various activities have been planned for the exhibition, including the Chinese brush calligraphy, the Chinese tea ceremony and the Thai-Chinese musical performance as well as the presentation of information on history, economics, tourism, education, culture, politics, and diplomatic relations between the two nations.


-- NNT 2015-09-04

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Russian teenager dies after playing online computer game 'Defence of the Ancients' for 22 days in a row

SYDNEY: -- A RUSSIAN teenager has died after playing an online computer game for 22 days in a row.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/853398-russian-teenager-dies-after-playing-online-computer-game-for-22-days-in-a-row/

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Poll says majority of people have no understanding of charter draft



BANGKOK: -- The majority of people have no understanding of the charter draft that will be voted "yes" or "no" by the National Reform Council (NRC) on Sunday, Bangkok Poll says today.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/853399-poll-says-majority-of-people-have-no-understanding-of-thai-charter-draft/

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Nong Khai Immigration tightens screening measures

NONG KHAI, 4 September 2015 (NNT) - Immigration officials in Nong Khai province have exerted greater vigilance at the border checkpoint, as police continue to search for those behind the Ratchaprasong bombing.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/853400-nong-khai-immigration-tightens-screening-measures/

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Poo-poo waterfall flows at Lumpini Ville condo lobby
By Coconuts


Photo: Condo Lumpini

BANGKOK: -- Residents of a Lumpini Ville condo on Pracha Chuen road arrived home to an unpleasant sight and smell last night when feces fell from the ceiling onto the lobby.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/853403-poo-flows-out-of-the-ceiling-at-bangkok-condo/

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Phuket GrabTaxi cheats told 'three strikes and you're out'

Saroj Kueprasertkij

Phuket Governor Nisit Jansomwong endorsed the GrabTaxi service, but warned cheating drivers that their days were numbered. Photo: Saroj Kueprasertkij

PHUKET: -- Drivers who have registered to serve GrabTaxi customers but fail to uphold the company’s standards are on borrowed time, the Phuket Governor has warned.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/853406-phuket-grabtaxi-cheats-told-three-strikes-and-youre-out/

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Thailand will soon establish a biodiversity property bank

BANGKOK, 4 September 2015 (NNT) - The Biodiversity-Based Economy Development Office (BEDO) is planning to set up a biodiversity property bank to protect Thailand’s biodiversity properties.

According to BEDO Director Veerapong Malai, the lack of a biodiversity property governing body has prompted the BEDO to set up a central unit that will specifically be responsible for preserving all biodiversity properties.

Mr. Veerapong added various organizations dealing with wildlife and plants are currently working independently and are responsible for their own biodiversity resources.

The BEDO is thus organizing a workshop being taken part by world biologists who will provide experience to BEDO officials on the establishment principles, procurement of necessary tools and sustainable administrative principles for the new biodiversity property bank. The BEDO has already collected 50 biodiversity items to be kept at its newly established Biodiversity Biobank.

Private companies and government agencies are able to request samples of living organisms at the bank for their own researches or for commercial purposes.


-- NNT 2015-09-04

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Big C grenade attackers jailed for life



BANGKOK: -- Four men who were responsible for the grenade attacks at the Ratchaprasong shopping centre during the anti-government protests by the People’s Democratic Reform Committee in February last year were on Friday sentenced to life imprisonment by the Bangkok South Criminal Court.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/853426-anti-yingluck-govt-protest-big-c-grenade-attackers-jailed-for-life/

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Ex-FM Noppadon's fate to be decided this afternoon by the Supreme Court



BANGKOK: -- The Supreme Court’s criminal division for political office holders is scheduled this afternoon to hand down a verdict on former foreign minister Noppadon Patthama charged with malfeasance in office over his signing of a MoU with Cambodia which eventually paved the way for Phnom Penh’s unilateral registration of the Khao Phra Viharn (Preah Viharn) temple ruins as a Unesco’s world heritage.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/853427-ex-fm-noppadons-fate-to-be-decided-by-thai-supreme-court/

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New Raid in Min Buri Turns up Drugs, Not Bombs
By Khaosod English


Materials recovered when security forces yesterday raided a second resident in Min Buri believed link the last month's bombing of the Erawan Shrine. The chemicals turned out to be drug precursors.

BANGKOK — Seven gallons of “suspicious materials” police confiscated from a house in a Bangkok suburb yesterday were drug precursors and not bomb components.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/853433-wanted-woman-suspect-new-raid-in-min-buri-turns-up-drugs-not-bombs/

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Sumatra forest fire haze returns to blanket Phuket
Saroj Kueprasertkij


Traffic trundles along Phuket's bypass road as the thick haze from the Sumatra forest fires hovers overhead. Photo: Saroj Kueprasertkij

PHUKET: -- Health officials have confirmed that the Sumatra forest fire haze blanketing Phuket, although unsightly, has yet to pose a serious health risk.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/853437-sumatra-forest-fire-haze-returns-to-blanket-phuket/

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Multi-coloured group wants election put off at least two years



BANGKOK: -- The so-called multi-coloured political group has proposed the National Legislative Assembly to find ways to defer the next general election by at least two years.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/853458-multi-coloured-group-wants-thai-election-put-off-at-least-two-years/

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Ex-Pheu Thai MP complains he is not allowed to open a bank account

BANGKOK: -- Former Pheu Thai MP Adisorn Piakgkate complained to the media on Friday that a state-owned bank had rejected his request to open a bank account claiming that he was classified as a “No 3 high risk” person.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/853463-ex-pheu-thai-mp-complains-he-is-not-allowed-to-open-a-bank-account/

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No human trafficking, illegal fishing here, says national police deputy in Phuket
The Phuket News


Royal Thai Police Deputy Commissioner-General Ek Angsananon speaks with local fishermen at Phuket's main fishing port yesterday (Sept 3). Photo: PR Dept

PHUKET: -- Royal Thai Police Deputy Commissioner-General Ek Angsananon said he found no evidence of human trafficking or illegal fishing in Phuket’s fishing industry during his inspection of Phuket’s main fishing port yesterday (Sept 3).

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/853475-no-human-trafficking-illegal-fishing-here-says-national-police-deputy-in-phuket/

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Four get life imprisonment for firing M79 to PDRC rally site
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- The Criminal Court Friday sentenced four men to life imprisonment for firing an M79 grenade into a rally site of the People's Democratic Reform Committee at the Ratchaprsong Intersection in 2014.

Full story http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/853426-anti-yingluck-govt-protest-big-c-grenade-attackers-jailed-for-life/#entry9815443