Bangkok prepares for new wave of floods



BANGKOK: -- The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is now hurriedly installing more water pumps in all its 50 districts in anticipation of more rains to be brought in by tropical storms over the next few days.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860933-bangkok-prepares-for-new-wave-of-floods/

Activists Issue Ultimatum to Junta over Single Gateway

By Teeranai Charuvastra

A workstation inside the army's cyber unit on 9 Sept. Photo: WeLoveRTA.org

BANGKOK Online activists have given the military government eight days to cancel its plan to route all internet traffic through a single point of control or else see an escalation of their cyberattacks.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860936-activists-issue-ultimatum-to-thai-govt-over-single-gateway/

PEGIDA rallies against refugees in Dresden



BERLIN: -- Several thousand people have gathered in Dresden to protest against Chancellor Angela Merkel’s plans to take in refugees.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860938-pegida-rallies-against-refugees-in-dresden/

BP finally agrees record breaking Deepwater Horizon settlement



WASHINGTON: -- US Attorney General Loretta Lynch has announced BP is to pay over $20 billion arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860939-bp-finally-agrees-record-breaking-deepwater-horizon-settlement/

Hillary Clinton promises gun control measures if elected president



The latest mass shooting in the US has had an impact on the 2016 presidential race with Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton vowing to tighten gun control.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860940-hillary-clinton-promises-gun-control-measures-if-elected-president/

Israeli right-wingers call for government crackdown on Palestinian violence



JERUSALEM: -- Thousands of Israeli right wingers, settlers and their supporters used the celebration at the end of the Sukkot holiday to urge the government to crackdown on rising violence in East Jerusalem.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860941-israeli-right-wingers-call-for-government-crackdown-on-palestinian-violence/

Mujigae brings more water but still short of prediction



BANGKOK: -- Mujigae has brought additional water to the country’s four main dams but the amount of water has fallen short of anticipation, said Mr Thongplaew Kongchan, director of the Office of Water Management and Hydrology of Irrigation Department, on Tuesday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860942-mujigae-brings-more-water-but-still-short-of-prediction/

Fishing boats block Pattani river to demand suspension of fishing ban

PATTANI: -- About 150 small fishing boats blocked the Pattani river to pressure the government to ease restriction on the use of illegal fishing gears so that they can set sail for fishing.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860954-fishing-boats-block-pattani-river-to-demand-suspension-of-fishing-ban/

Ankara recalls Russian ambassador over Turkish airspace violations

ANKARA: -- A second violation of Turkish airspace by a Russian warplane in two days has prompted Ankara to summon Moscow’s ambassador once again.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860967-ankara-recalls-russian-ambassador-over-turkish-airspace-violations/

AC/DC's ex drummer Phil Rudd loses appeal

WELLINGTON: -- Former AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has lost an appeal against his home detention sentence, SunLive reported.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860968-former-acdc-drummer-phil-rudd-loses-appeal/

Thaivisa Weekday News Bulletin - 6th October 2015



The Thaivisa Weekday News Bulletin brings you a daily dose of the biggest news stories from Thailand and around the world.

video: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860969-thaivisa-weekday-news-bulletin-6th-october-2015/

LUXEMBOURG (AP) - Europe's top court backs Austrian student in Facebook privacy case with wide implications.

KResearch forecasts 2015 GDP growth at 2.8%



BANGKOK, 06 October 2015 (NNT) - Kasikorn Research Center has forecast gross domestic product (GDP) to expand 2.8% this year, but slashed exports to minus 5%.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860971-kresearch-forecasts-2015-gdp-growth-at-28/

Bangkokians file 52,526 complaints in FY2015
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Bangkok Metropolitan Administration received 52,526 complaints in the 2015 fiscal year, from October 2014 through September 2015.

The numbers increased by 4,040 from the previous fiscal year.

BMA’s city clerk office revealed today that of total complaints, 48,928 have been taken care of.

Disturbance was highlighted as the top reason, constituting 12,079 complaints. Trailing behind were violations at public venues (8,488 complaints); sewage pipelines (3,974); traffic (4,070); waste (3,915).

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Bangkokians-file-52526-complaints-in-FY2015-30270300.html

-- The Nation 2015-10-06

Chula graduate's heartfelt message to his dad makes netizens cry
By Coconuts Bangkok


Photo: Klanarong Srisakul

BANGKOK: -- The heartfelt message from a recent graduate of Chulalongkorn University to his father, who is a garbage truck driver, tugged on the heartstrings of netizens today after his Facebook post became one of the feel-good, most-discussed stories of the day.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860980-chula-graduates-heartfelt-message-to-his-dad-makes-netizens-cry/

More public holidays during Coronation, Asalha Puja and Buddhist Lent days



BANGKOK: -- The cabinet has decided to add more days off during the Coronation Day, Asalha Puja and Buddhist Lent days next year in order to boost tourism.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860984-more-public-holidays-during-coronation-asalha-puja-and-buddhist-lent-days/

MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME
Yala woman tested for "Mers"

YALA: -- A 59-year-old woman from Yala province who has just returned from Saudi Arabia is though to have contracted Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860986-yala-woman-tested-for-mers/

World Bank trims Thailand growth rates this year and next



BANGKOK: -- The World Bank has cut Thailand’s economic growth rate from 3.5 percent to 2.5 percent and predicted that the growth next year would be further trimmed to just 2 percent from 4 percent, according to the bank’s latest regional report released on Monday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860988-world-bank-trims-thailand-growth-rates-this-year-and-next/

Money trail probe shows money transfers from abroad to bombing suspects



BANGKOK: -- Investigation of the money trail linked to the gang involved in the Erawan Shrine and Sathon pier bombings shows money were wired from abroad into bank accounts of the suspects in Thailand, said Pol Lt-Gen Prawut Thavornsiri, the police spokesman, on Tuesday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/860994-money-trail-probe-shows-money-transfers-from-abroad-to-bangkok-bombing-suspects/

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POLITICS
Anti-government movement protests against new drafters


Photo by Prasert Thepsri

BANGKOK: -- Police clear a road in front of the Parliament after members of the New Democracy Movement finish their protest on Tuesday. The protest was against the junta's appointment of new charter drafters.

Law veteran Meechai Ruchuphan chairs the Constitution Drafting Committee that comprises 21 members.

The former CDC was dissolved after National Reform Council voted down its charter draft.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/Anti-government-movement-protests-against-new-draf-30270303.html


-- The Nation 2015-10-06

STOCKHOLM (AP) - Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B. McDonald win Nobel Prize in physics

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - United Arab Emirates state news agency says 15 members of Saudi-led coalition killed in Yemen.

4 renal patients die in Singapore hospital from hepatitis C
ANNABELLE LIANG, Associated Press

SINGAPORE (AP) — A top public hospital in Singapore said Tuesday that four of its patients died after a new renal ward was hit by an outbreak of hepatitis C, likely from intravenous treatment.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/861003-4-die-in-singapore-hospital-from-hepatitis-c/

Govt vows actions against all "single gateway" attackers
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- All involved in the DDoS (denial of service) attack against government websites would face legal actions, said Government spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/861005-thai-govt-vows-actions-against-all-single-gateway-attackers/

Phuket Ace condo court case delayed again
Saroj Kueprasertkij


Chief of Kathu Police Superintendent Pol Col Chaiwat Ui-kam

PHUKET: -- The ongoing case against the developers of the Ace Condominium project in Patong is not likely to be filed in court for at least another month as it has now been revealed that a further suspect has been called into the case. Police have declined to name the suspect.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/861010-phuket-ace-condo-court-case-delayed-again/

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