Thailand Live Monday 5 Oct 2015

[webfact]

The Walk recounts the 'artistic crime of the century'



NEW YORK: -- In 1974, Frenchman Philippe Petit walked a tightrope between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. Called the artistic crime of the century, it’s now the subject of a new vertigo-inducing movie from Robert Zemeckis which stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the lead.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860599-the-walk-recounts-the-artistic-crime-of-the-century/

[webfact]

Conservative coalition on course for another win in Portuguese elections



LISBON: -- All signs are pointing to a second consecutive election win for Portugal’s conservative Portugal Ahead coalition.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860600-conservative-coalition-on-course-for-another-win-in-portuguese-elections/

[webfact]

UPDATE:

Portugal government re-elected despite painful austerity
BARRY HATTON, Associated Press

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal's center-right coalition government earned another four-year term Sunday, winning a general election behind an improving economy that weathered the austerity measures contested across Europe, but falling short of a crucial outright majority in Parliament.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860600-conservative-coalition-on-course-for-another-win-in-portuguese-elections/#entry9928342

[webfact]

Seeking a candidate to love, voters find Clinton one to like
By LISA LERER and KATHLEEN RONAYNE

DERRY, N.H. (AP) — Inside the arena, the roar was deafening when Hillary Rodham Clinton took the stage at the annual convention of the New Hampshire Democratic Party. Thousands of people jumped to their feet to welcome their party's White House front-runner with cheers and noisemakers emblazoned with her campaign logo.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860602-seeking-a-candidate-to-love-voters-find-clinton-one-to-like/

[webfact]

School hazing gets stern penalty in military-ruled Thailand
JOCELYN GECKER, Associated Press

BANGKOK (AP) — At a military facility outside Bangkok, a drill sergeant barks orders at a group of film students learning the hard way that creative license has its limits in Thailand.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860603-school-hazing-gets-stern-penalty-in-military-ruled-thailand/

[webfact]

UPDATE:

French Riviera declared ‘disaster zone’ after deadly flash floods



CANNES: -- A major stretch of the French Riviera has been declared a natural disaster zone after torential rain caused catastrophic flooding. Towns such as Cannes Antibes and Nice have all be affected.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860470-flash-floods-on-french-riviera-kill-at-least-13/#entry9928669

[webfact]

Turkish president accused of electioneering on foreign trip



ANKARA: -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been accused by opponents of electioneering at an anti-terror rally in Strasbourg.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860617-turkish-president-accused-of-electioneering-on-foreign-trip/

[webfact]

Vietnam tourism authority seeks visa waiver for 19 countries



VIETNAM: -- The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) says it is proposing visa waivers for more countries and that foreign arrivals in the last three months of the year are expected to surge, Thanhnien News reported.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860621-vietnam-tourism-authority-seeks-visa-waiver-for-19-countries/

[webfact]

SET up 11.39 points at opening /Bangkok Post

[webfact]

UPDATE:

Portugal’s centre-right is re-elected in parliamentary poll



LISBON: -- Portugal’s centre-right coalition government under Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho has won another four-year term.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860600-conservative-coalition-on-course-for-another-win-in-portuguese-elections/#entry9928971

[webfact]

Minister Kobkarn: Thailand needs to focus on quantity of tourism

BANGKOK, 05 October 2015, (NNT) - Thailand must adjust its tourism policy, focusing on attracting tourists to remain in the Kingdom longer and spend more, said the Tourism Minister, Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860623-minister-kobkarn-thailand-needs-to-focus-on-quantity-of-tourism/

[webfact]

Thailand's rice export contraction in line with global slowdown

BANGKOK, 5 October 2015 (NNT) - The Thai Rice Exporters Association claims that Thailand’s rice exports have contracted in accordance with the global economic slowdown.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860624-thailands-rice-export-contraction-in-line-with-global-slowdown/

[webfact]

Rohinya migrants escape from detention centre in South

KHAO LAK: -- Fourteen Rohinya migrants escaped from their detention centre in Phang Nga province last night but nine were brought back and five are still on the run.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860629-rohinya-migrants-escape-from-detention-centre-in-thailand/

[webfact]

NCPO appoints new new charter drafting panel

BANGKOK: -- Veteran legal expert Meechai Ruchupan has been appointed chairman of new Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC), deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said on Monday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860632-ncpo-appoints-new-new-charter-drafting-panel/

[webfact]

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - S. Korea: North Korea will release a detained South Korean student from New York University

[webfact]

Four people killed after truck crashes into taxi in Phetchaburi province


Image: khaosod.co.th

PHETCHABURI: Four people have been killed following a road traffic accident in the Ban Lat area of Phetchaburi province.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860659-four-people-killed-after-truck-crashes-into-taxi-in-phetchaburi-province/

[webfact]

Amulets worth over B100,000 stolen from car parked close to Phuket hospital
Eakkapop Thongtub


Police inspect the vehicle from where the amulets were stolen.

PHUKET: -- Police are currently looking for a thief or thieves who broke into a man’s car and stole two amulets valued at over B100,000 while he was taking his young son for an appointment at Vachira Hospital.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860663-amulets-worth-over-b100000-stolen-from-car-parked-close-to-phuket-hospital/

[webfact]

Syrian activists: IS group destroys ancient Palmyra arch
By SARAH EL-DEEB

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian activists said late Sunday that Islamic State militants have destroyed a nearly 2,000-year-old arch in the ancient city of Palmyra, the latest victim in the group's campaign to destroy historic sites across the territory it controls in Iraq and Syria.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860665-syrian-activists-is-group-destroys-ancient-palmyra-arch/

[webfact]

UPDATE:

Meechai named chairman of new CDC



BANGKOK: -- The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) chaired by Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha today selected Mr Meechai Ruchuphan as chairman of the 21-member constitution drafting committee (CDC).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860632-ncpo-appoints-new-new-charter-drafting-panel/#entry9929295

[webfact]

UPDATE:

Officials capture escaped Rohingya women, children
Phuket Gazette

PHANG NGA: -- Officers were able to recover all 14 Rohingya women and children who escaped by a rope made of clothes from the second floor of the Phang Nga Shelter for Children and Families this morning.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860629-rohinya-migrants-escape-from-detention-centre-in-thailand/#entry9929312

[webfact]

Mujigae continues to bring rain to Thailand

BANGKOK, 5 October 2015 (NNT)-Northern, central and eastern residents have been warned of severe weather conditions as tropical storm Mujigae continues to bring rain to these regions.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860668-tropical-storm-mujigae-continues-to-bring-rain-to-thailand/

[webfact]

Thailand will attend meetings of WB and IMF in Peru this week



BANGKOK, 5 October 2015 (NNT)-The Deputy Finance Minister will represent Thailand in the 2015 Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Peru this Friday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860675-thailand-will-attend-meetings-of-wb-and-imf-in-peru-this-week/

[webfact]

UPDATE:

Palmyra arch 'destroyed' by ISIL



DAMASKUS: -- Islamic militants have reportedly destroyed the Arch of Triumph which is a major monument in the 2,000-year-old Roman city of Palmyra.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860665-syrian-activists-is-group-destroys-ancient-palmyra-arch/#entry9929386

[webfact]

Mujigae brings in heavy rains in many parts of the country, beginning today

BANGKOK: -- Typhoon Mujigae has landed in China's southern coast yesterday and now has lessened its strength to depression today and is moving northwesterly at 20 kilometres an hour.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860668-tropical-storm-mujigae-continues-to-bring-rain-to-thailand/#entry9929400

[webfact]

Thai man massively overcharged at national park because he looks like a farang


Image: Mr Grittapohn Chattreesagoon

KRABI: A Thai man has revealed his disappointment at being told he would have to pay ten times the regular ticket price in order to visit a popular tourist attraction in Krabi - all because he looks like a westerner.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860677-thai-man-massively-overcharged-at-national-park-because-he-looks-like-a-farang/

[webfact]

Refugees tell of ISIL brutality which forced them to leave Syria

Thousands of migrants continue to cross from Serbia into Croatia. Most of them are Syrian and Iraqi escaping conflict back home.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860688-refugees-tell-of-isil-brutality-which-forced-them-to-leave-syria/

[webfact]

UPDATE:

Obama Offered Handshake to Prayuth, Govt Says
By Khaosod English


Junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha and U.S. President Barack Obama shake hands on 29 Sept. at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

BANGKOK — The military government yesterday disputed a media report alleging U.S. officials asked junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha’s entourage not to publish photos of the moment he shook hand with President Barack Obama last week.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860587-thai-govt-eyeing-bbc-thai-over-negative-prayut-report/page-4?p=9929628#entry9929628

[webfact]

Class hours cut to make time for ‘good values and living skills’
By Coconuts Bangkok


Photo: Obec

BANGKOK: -- Students in 3,000 of the 38,000 state schools nationwide will have two-hours of class time cut and replaced with more productive extracurricular activities under the Ministry of Education’s “Teach Less, Learn More” pilot programme.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860694-class-hours-cut-to-make-time-for-good-values-and-living-skills/

[webfact]

Military deploys troops in Buriram in preparation for Mujigae

BURIRAM, 05 October 2015, (NNT) - More than 150 military officials from the 26th Military Circle have been deployed in Buriram, along with 8 landing crafts and 9 trucks. An emergency center has also been set up to prepare for the arrival of tropical storm 'Mujigae'.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860668-tropical-storm-mujigae-continues-to-bring-rain-to-thailand/#entry9929690

[webfact]

Photos of farang man begging at Suvarnabhumi airport go viral



BANGKOK:-- Photographs have emerged of a foreign man begging at Suvarnabhumi airport.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860701-photos-of-farang-man-begging-at-suvarnabhumi-airport-go-viral/