Elderly woman stabbed and Palestinian shot dead as Middle East violence rages



TEL AVIV: -- Violence flared again between Israelis and Palestinians on Monday with more stabbings and shootings.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867732-elderly-woman-stabbed-and-palestinian-shot-dead-as-middle-east-violence-rages/

Kylie Minogue lights up London for Christmas



LONDON: -- Kylie Minogue flicked the switch on London’s famous Oxford Street Christmas lights on Sunday night (November 1) in front of a crowd of thousands.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867733-kylie-minogue-lights-up-london-for-christmas/

Sectarian bloodletting returns to the Central African Republic



BANGUI: -- An upsurge in violence in the Central African Republic has seen hundreds flee the capital Bangui.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867734-sectarian-bloodletting-returns-to-the-central-african-republic/

Turkish election victory promises major challenges for Davutoğlu



ANKARA: -- A pious, pan-Islamist, moderate conservative, Ahmet Davutoğlu beat election predictions with a gentle style. In Konya Province, in the central Anatolia region of Turkey, the mild-mannered 56-year-old spoke to his supporters in his customary way: “Today is a day of modesty, victory to our nation. I hope we will serve you well for four years and be here again in 2019. May God protect us from shame. May God protect you from bad things.”

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867735-turkish-election-victory-promises-major-challenges-for-davutoglu/

Chinese claim world's first 3D blood vessel bio-printer



One step further towards organ regeneration

BEIJING: -- A Chinese biotechnological company claims to be have created the world’s first 3D blood vessel bio-printer, which could pave the way, in theory, to producing personalised, functional organs. One of the major stumbling blocks in tissue engineering is supplying artificial tissue with nutrients, and scientists around the world have been working for years on trying to create artificial blood vessels.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867736-chinese-claim-worlds-first-3d-blood-vessel-bio-printer/

Sandra Bullock and Billy Bob Thornton team up as spin doctors



LOS ANGELES: -- In ‘Our Brand is Crisis’, award-winning actors Sandra Bullock and Billy Bob Thornton team up as US spin doctors who sign on to help candidates in Bolivia’s presidential election.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867737-sandra-bullock-and-billy-bob-thornton-team-up-as-spin-doctors/

Eurozone factory growth 'disappointingly insipid'



BRUSSELS: -- “Disappointingly insipid”: one economist’s view of the recovery of manufacturing in the eurozone after the latest figures.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867738-eurozone-factory-growth-disappointingly-insipid/

Jimmy Carter says he feels fine, keeps busy despite cancer
By KATHLEEN FOODY

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jimmy Carter resumed his role as Habitat for Humanity's most prominent booster on Monday, donning a white hard hat and a worn leather belt stocked with his own tools to hammer and saw with other volunteers building a home in Memphis, Tennessee.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867739-jimmy-carter-says-he-feels-fine-keeps-busy-despite-cancer/

Judge orders Cosby deposition in Janice Dickinson lawsuit
By ANTHONY McCARTNEY

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bill Cosby and his former attorney can be deposed by lawyers for Janice Dickinson in the model's defamation lawsuit against the embattled comedian, a judge ruled Monday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867740-us-judge-orders-cosby-deposition-in-janice-dickinson-lawsuit/

A year from Election Day, GOP faces chaos it hoped to avoid
By STEVE PEOPLES and LISA LERER

WASHINGTON (AP) — After a devastating loss in the 2012 presidential election, the Republican Party entered a period of intense self-reflection and emerged with a firm promise to learn from its mistakes.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867741-a-year-from-us-election-day-gop-faces-chaos-it-hoped-to-avoid/

TORONTO (AP) - TransCanada asks State Department to suspend application for controversial pipeline

'Ant man' Reg Foggerdy tells incredible survival tale
Rick Ardon

PERTH: -- The Perth grandfather who survived six days in the WA outback without food or water has revealed he wants to go back to find the camel-hunting rifle he hid in the scrub.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867751-australias-ant-man-reg-foggerdy-tells-incredible-outback-survival-tale/

Their Majesties the King and Queen send condolences to Russia over plane crash

BANGKOK, 3 November 2015 (NNT) - His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej has conveyed grief and sympathy over the crash of a Russian passenger plane in Egypt which has claimed 224 lives on board.

In a royal message to the President of the Russian Federation, His Majesty t he King said, “The Queen and I are deeply saddened by reports of the crash of Kogalymavia Airlline Flight KGL9268 in the Arab Republic of Egypt which caused immense loss of lives."

"We wish to extend our heartfelt sympathy and condolences to your Excellency and through you to all the members of the bereaved families who have suffered irreplaceable loss from this tragedy,” His Majesty said.


-- NNT 2015-11-03

TransCanada asks US to suspend pipeline application
ROB GILLIES, Associated Press

TORONTO (AP) — The company behind the controversial Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to the U.S Gulf Coast has asked the U.S. State Department to pause its review of the project.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867759-transcanada-asks-us-to-suspend-pipeline-application/

Ryanair sets sights skywards after profit rise



DUBLIN: -- Things are looking up at Ryanair. The low-cost airline has revised its forecasts after posting a rise in six-monthly profits – up by 37 percent to a net figure of 1.088 billion euros.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867762-ryanair-sets-sights-skywards-after-profit-rise/

UPDATE:

NARIT: Green fireball spotted in Thailand’s skies was a meteor

BANGKOK, 3 November 2015 (NNT) – The National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT) has indicated that the bright green light heading southwest seen in the sky in many parts of the country yesterday evening was most likely a meteor entering the earth’s atmosphere.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867703-fireball-lights-up-thai-skies/#entry10034388

Bush hits campaign reset, retools slogan: 'Jeb Can Fix It'
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and TAMARA LUSH

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jeb Bush hit the reset button on his faltering presidential campaign, racing across Florida Monday with a new slogan that cast him as the sole Republican candidate who can right what's wrong with Washington: "Jeb Can Fix It."

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867766-bush-hits-campaign-reset-retools-slogan-jeb-can-fix-it/

Australian PM Turnbull plans first Jakarta visit this month



JAKARTA: -- Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will make an official visit to Jakarta this month on his first overseas visit since toppling unpopular former leader Tony Abbott, according to The Jakarta Globe.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867778-australian-pm-turnbull-plans-first-jakarta-visit-this-month/

Abandoned bags spur bomb scare at KLCC



KUALA LUMPUR: -- Bomb disposal police and firemen were rushed to the Kuala Lumpur City Centre's Twin Towers on Monday following the discovery of several bags left unattended to at the compound of Tower 2, New Straits Times reported.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867779-abandoned-bags-spur-bomb-scare-at-kuala-lumpur-city-centres-twin-towers/

New 'Star Trek' series to premiere in January 2017

BY BNO NEWS

NEW YORK: -- CBS announced on Monday that it will produce a new television series of the science fiction franchise “Star Trek,” more than a decade after the sixth TV series came to an end.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867781-new-star-trek-series-to-premiere-in-january-2017/

SET opens up 5.81 to 1,419.15 /Bangkok Post

U.S. Senator Dan Coats, Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry deny KKK links
BY BNO NEWS

WASHINGTON: -- U.S. Senator Dan Coats and Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry, who are both from Indiana, have denied online allegations that they are members of the white supremacy group Ku Klux Klan (KKK).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867796-us-senator-dan-coats-fort-wayne-mayor-tom-henry-deny-kkk-links/

US to return to South China Sea after warship visit

WASHINGTON: -- The US has said it plans to return to contested areas of the South China Sea, with a top security official saying there will be "more demonstrations" of freedom of navigation in the region.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867799-us-to-return-to-south-china-sea/

Syrian activists killed by ISIS in Turkey
By Raja Razak and Gul Tuysuz, CNN

(CNN)The dark tentacles of ISIS' brutality have reached across the border with Syria and into the homes of two Syrian activists living in the southeastern Turkish town of Sanliurfa.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867800-syrian-activists-killed-by-isis-in-turkey/

Cameron Turns Down Plan to Bomb ISIL Positions in Syria

Cameron has abandoned plans to carry out airstrikes against ISIL positions in Syria.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — British Prime Minister David Cameron has abandoned plans to carry out airstrikes against Islamic State (ISIL) positions in Syria after he failed to receive support from Labour MPs, the Times newspaper reported Tuesday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867801-cameron-turns-down-plan-to-bomb-isil-positions-in-syria/

Singapore ranks top in Asia, 17th globally in prosperity survey



BANGKOK: -- Singapore ranked 17th - and top among Asian countries - in the latest prosperity survey of 142 countries, rising by one place from last year, according to TODAY online.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867802-singapore-ranks-top-in-asia-17th-globally-in-prosperity-survey/

Central Vietnam forecast to suffer severe El Nino drought



VIETNAM: -- Delegates from several central and Central Highlands provinces have voiced their concerns about the potential effects of an El Nino-related drought at a seminar on the weekend, Tuoi Tre News reported.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867806-central-vietnam-forecast-to-suffer-severe-el-nino-drought/

Condo boom in Cambodia's capital driven by expat demand and a leap of faith

PHNOM PENH/SINGAPORE, Nov 3 (Reuters) - High-rise apartments are springing up across Cambodia's capital, part of a property boom led by expat demand, while developers are also betting the country's growing middle class will shed a traditional distaste for "living on top of each other".

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867770-condo-boom-in-cambodias-capital-driven-by-expat-demand-and-a-leap-of-faith/

Motorcycle thief stoned to death in Cambodia

Its well-known riders are protective of their motorcycles. ‘Look don’t touch’ is the courtesy given and expected by riders the world over. It’s easy to imagine then the anger a biker would feel to find his motorcycle has been stolen.

Read more: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/867772-motorcycle-thief-stoned-to-death-in-cambodia/

Winter winds knock down rice plants in Bueng Kan

BUENG KAN, 3 November 2015 (NNT) - Strong winter winds in Bueng Kan province have blown over rice paddies, knocking rice seeds to the ground and complicating their harvest.

Rice paddies in Ban Na Non, Ban Tha Pho, Ban Pan Lam and Na Sawan districts have been affected by winter winds. Many rice plants become heavier due to a large amount of seeds they produced.

Farmers have found it cumbersome to collect these seeds from the ground. Many cited the difficulty of finding workers who are willing to collect the seeds manually over long periods of time.

In the past, workers often complained of back pain and had to take frequent breaks during the harvest, costing farmers more time and money.


-- NNT 2015-11-03