Thailand Live Tuesday 13 Oct 2015

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China launches probe into Volkswagen



BEIJING: -- China has launched an investigation into Volkswagen, saying it’s highly concerned about the diesel emissions scandal.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/862531-china-launches-probe-into-volkswagen/

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Partial sale of Poste Italiene is 'biggest privatisation in a decade'



ROME: -- Italy is launching its biggest privatisation in more than a decade with the partial sale of the national post office.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/862532-partial-sale-of-poste-italiene-is-biggest-privatisation-in-a-decade/

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British-American economist Angus Deaton wins Nobel Economics Prize



STOCKHOLM: -- British-American economist Angus Deaton has won the 2015 Nobel Prize for economics.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/862533-british-american-economist-angus-deaton-wins-nobel-economics-prize/

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Facebook says UK corporation tax payment of just £4,327 was legal



LONDON: -- Facebook has insisted it is complying with the law despite paying under 6,000 euros in corporation tax in Britain last year.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/862534-facebook-says-uk-corporation-tax-payment-of-just-l4327-was-legal/

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Poland opens gas terminal seeking to end Russian dependence



WARSAW: -- Poland has opened its first terminal to import liquefied natural gas (LNG), promising to become fully independent from Russian supplies from next year.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/862535-poland-opens-gas-terminal-seeking-to-end-russian-dependence/

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German government set to announce transit zones for migrants



BERLIN: -- The German government is set to announce how and where transit zones will be established to deal with migrants. The aim is to help authorities cope with the huge numbers and to decide who should remain in Germany.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/862536-german-government-set-to-announce-transit-zones-for-migrants/

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ISIL in the frame for Ankara bomb attacks says Turkish PM



ANKARA: -- In cities and towns across Turkey they are burying their dead. It is a shared grief mixed with anger vented on the ruling AK Party.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/862537-isil-in-the-frame-for-ankara-bomb-attacks-says-turkish-pm/

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ISIL training children to kill



PARIS: -- Propaganda video posted online by the radical Islamic State movement (ISIL) publicises training boys for war.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/862538-isil-training-children-to-kill/

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Families brace for ‘final’ MH17 air crash report



THE HAGUE: -- The final report about what caused a Malaysia Airlines plane crash last year is expected to be published by the Dutch Safety Board on Tuesday (October 13).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/862539-families-brace-for-final-mh17-air-crash-report/

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Police drop guard on Julian Assange at Ecuadorian embassy



LONDON: -- London’s Metropolitan police will no longer be stationed outside the Ecuadorean embassy to catch Wikileaks founder Julian Assange who has been holed up inside since 2012.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/862540-police-drop-guard-on-julian-assange-at-ecuadorian-embassy/

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Palestinian knife attacker shot dead by Israeli forces



JERUSALEM: -- Israeli security forces shot dead a Palestinian in Jerusalem on Monday (October 12). The man had reportedly attacked an Israeli border police officer with a knife at the Lions Gate entrance to the Old City.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/862541-palestinian-knife-attacker-shot-dead-by-israeli-forces/

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Glasgow tower blocks fail to fall



GLASGOW: -- It should have been the end of the road for six tower blocks in Glasgow, Scotland. But the planned mass demolition of the buildings which had been part of the city landscape for years did not go to plan.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/862542-glasgow-tower-blocks-fail-to-fall/

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Amid Russian airstrikes, a Putin craze takes hold in Mideast
By ZEINA KARAM and VIVIAN SALAMA

BEIRUT (AP) — Amid the ornate walls of Damascus' famed Omayyad Mosque, preacher Maamoun Rahmeh stood before worshippers last week, declaring Russian President Vladimir Putin a "giant and beloved leader" who has "destroyed the myth of the self-aggrandizing America."

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/862543-amid-russian-airstrikes-a-putin-craze-takes-hold-in-mideast/

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Zimbabwe official: US dentist not wanted for killing lion
By FARAI MUTSAKA

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe is no longer pressing for the extradition of James Walter Palmer, an American dentist who killed a well-known lion called Cecil, a Cabinet minister said Monday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/862544-zimbabwe-official-us-dentist-not-wanted-for-killing-lion/

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Netanyahu accuses Arabs of incitement in wave of stabbings
By JOSEF FEDERMAN

JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinians carried out three stabbings Monday in Jerusalem, leaving a teenage Israeli boy in critical condition, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu angrily accused the country's Arab leaders of helping incite weeks of violence. Two of the attackers, both teenage boys, were killed.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/862545-netanyahu-accuses-arabs-of-incitement-in-wave-of-stabbings/

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Tourists again visiting Khao Kradong Forest Park in Buriram

BURIRAM, 13 October 2015, (NNT) - Tourists have started flocking to Khao Kradong Forest Park in Buriram Province, as winter weather approaches.

Officials at the site of the extinct volcano said the number of visitors last year was a record-breaking 460,000, while anticipating this year's figure would be roughly the same. They said previously the park welcomed only about 270,000 to 300,000 tourists a year.

The park rangers said the number of tourists visiting the site daily is now between 1,000 - 2,000, a significant jump from the previous 700-800 visitors. The cold weather conditions always attract more tourists at this time of the year. The number is expected to be even higher when winter is in full swing on the mountain.

Meanwhile, Khao Kradong Forest Park's average temperature is currently 22 degrees. The park offers visitors natural scenic beauty and the amazing history of the former volcano.


-- NNT 2015-10-13

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Jakarta governor vows to turn Thousand Islands into world class tourism destination



JAKARTA: -- Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, the governor of Jakarta, has vowed to turn almost 200 islets that make up the so-called Thousands Islands off the coast of Jakarta to be the world's next hottest tourism destination, The Jakarta Globe reported.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/862560-jakarta-governor-vows-to-turn-thousand-islands-into-world-class-tourism-destination/

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Malaysian traffic deaths “higher than world average”



KUALA LUMPUR: -- Malaysia has a higher than average number of traffic-related deaths compared to other countries, according to Deputy Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahaya, New Straits Times reported.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/862561-malaysian-traffic-deaths-higher-than-world-average/

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Stooges saxophonist Steve Mackay dies

(BBC) Steve Mackay, the saxophonist who appeared on The Stooges' 1970 album Fun House, has died aged 66.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/862562-stooges-saxophonist-steve-mackay-dies/

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SET down 7.04 points at opening /Bangkok Post

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Philippines verifying reports of MH-370 wreckage, human remains in Tawi-Tawi



MANILA: -- The Philippine military on Monday said it is verifying a report that the ill-fated Malaysian Airlines Flight MH-370 crashed off Ubian Island in Tawi-Tawi province, Manila Bulletin reported.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/862563-philippines-verifying-reports-of-mh-370-wreckage-human-remains-in-tawi-tawi/

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Philadelphia man arrested in brutal murder of transgender woman
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PHILADELPHIA: -- A 24-year-old man has been arrested in Philadelphia in the brutal murder of a 22-year-old transgender woman who was beaten and shot in the back multiple times, officials said on Monday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/862564-philadelphia-man-arrested-in-brutal-murder-of-transgender-woman/

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Husband arrested for killing wife as a sacrifice to God

SAMUT PRAKARN: -- Samut Prakarn provincial police yesterday arrested a 44-year-old man after he killed his wife as a sacrifice to God.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/862566-thai-police-arrest-husband-for-killing-wife-as-a-sacrifice-to-god/

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BEIJING (AP) - China's September imports fall 20.4 percent in new sign of weakness; exports down 3.7 percent.

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Europe wants Thailand to promote production of electric cars

BANGKOK, 13 October 2015 (NNT) - The Ministry of Industry and Thai-European Business Association (TEBA) will make a collaborative effort to raise the standards of the pharmaceutical industry.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/862570-europe-wants-thailand-to-promote-production-of-electric-cars/

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Wanted former redshirt guard is linked to Wanna, a key suspect in deadly bomb blast



BANGKOK: -- The investigation into the two bomb blasts in August is almost close to prosecution of the arrested suspects in the court with latest finding revealing that the fugitive Thai bomb suspect said to be a former redshirt guard had connection with the most wanted Thai woman suspect now living in Turkey.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/862572-wanted-former-redshirt-guard-is-linked-to-wanna-a-key-suspect-in-deadly-bomb-blast/

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Phuket riots did not cause Krabi man’s death, say doctors
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The riots in front of Thalang Police Station caused a massive tailback on Thepkrasattri Rd. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

PHUKET: -- The riots in front of Thalang Police Station did not contribute to the death of a man whose ambulance transport from Krabi was caught up in the huge traffic jam on Thepkrasattri Rd on Saturday night (Oct 12), say doctors.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/862523-one-dead-as-phuket-mob-blockade-delays-rescue-efforts/#entry9959969

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TAT aims to boost domestic tourism next year

BANGKOK, 13 October 2015 (NNT)-The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will shift its attention to promoting domestic tourism next year as a way to reduce dependence on foreign tourists.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/862596-tat-aims-to-boost-domestic-tourism-next-year/

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Thailand to try HK journalist for possessing flak jacket

BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court on Monday decided to put a Hong Kong photojournalist on trial for possession of a bulletproof vest and a helmet, which are considered weapons in Thailand.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/862366-hong-kong-photographer-to-face-thai-trial-over-flak-jacket/page-2#entry9960083

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Hunter survives 6 days without water in Australian Outback

PERTH, Australia (AP) — A 62-year-old recreational hunter lost in a hot and arid region of the Australian Outback survived without water for six days by eating ants, police said Tuesday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/862601-62-year-old-man-lost-in-australian-outback-survives-on-ants/