Thailand Live Wednesday 11 Nov 2015

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All British tourists back from Sharm el-Sheikh by the weekend



LONDON: -- Tourists delayed in Sharm el-Sheikh after a Russian passenger jet crashed 11 days ago are gradually making their way home.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869831-all-british-tourists-back-from-sharm-el-sheikh-by-the-weekend/

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Russia is key to end 'third world war,' Jordan's king tells euronews



AMMAN: -- Russia is best positioned to bring a resolution to the war in Syria, Jordan’s King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein has told Euronews.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869832-russia-is-key-to-end-third-world-war-jordans-king-tells-euronews/

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Portugal's centre-right coalition government ousted



LISBON: -- Portugal’s centre-right coalition government has fallen less than two weeks after it was sworn in.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869833-portugals-centre-right-coalition-government-ousted/

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Kyiv in race against time to pass anti-corruption laws as EU deadline looms



UKRAINE: -- The Ukrainian parliament has adopted another five of the anti-corruption measures necessary to liberalise EU visa requirements for Ukraine.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869834-ukraine-in-race-against-time-to-pass-anti-corruption-laws-as-eu-deadline-looms/

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IOC suspends former IAAF president in wake of doping & corruption scandal
By Sarah Joanne Taylor | With REUTERS, AFP, LE FIGARO



LAUSANNE: -- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) threatened punishments for those proven to have violated doping rules and it seems heads have started to roll.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869835-ioc-suspends-former-iaaf-president-in-wake-of-doping-corruption-scandal/

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Congress OKs bill banning Guantanamo detainees from US
By DEB RIECHMANN

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress sent President Barack Obama a $607 billion defense policy bill that he is expected to sign even though he adamantly opposes its ban on moving some Guantanamo Bay detainees to U.S. prisons.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869836-congress-oks-bill-banning-guantanamo-detainees-from-us/

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Smaller cast of Republican candidates to face off in debate
By JULIE PACE and JULIE BYKOWICZ

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A smaller cast of candidates faces off Tuesday night in the Republicans' fourth presidential debate, with mild-mannered Ben Carson pledging to push back aggressively if challenged on the veracity of his celebrated personal story. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is expecting more confrontation, too, from rivals trying to block his momentum.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869837-smaller-cast-of-republican-candidates-to-face-off-in-debate/

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War on Christmas? Starbucks cups cause social media outcry
By MAE ANDERSON

NEW YORK (AP) — It's as red as Santa's suit, a poinsettia or your neighbor's ugly Christmas sweater. Yet Starbucks' stark new holiday coffee cup has set off complaints that the chain is making war on Christmas.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869838-war-on-christmas-starbucks-cups-cause-social-media-outcry/

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Vietnam veterans' bond strengthened by kidney donation
By JENNIFER PELTZ

NEW YORK (AP) — Serving together in Vietnam, John Middaugh and Henry "Bill" Warner forged an Army-brothers bond they knew was profound and lasting.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869839-vietnam-veterans-bond-strengthened-by-kidney-donation/

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Mount Barujari eruption continues, evacuation teams deployed



JAKARTA: -- Mount Barujari on Lombok continued to erupt on Tuesday, resulting in a lava flow one kilometre in length that is threatening residents, said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman for Indonesia's Natural Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), The Jakarta Globe reported.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869864-indonesia-mount-barujari-eruption-continues-evacuation-teams-deployed/

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Lao delegation readies for launch of first satellite



VIENTIANE: -- A high-ranking official delegation of the Lao government is getting ready to leave for China to join a launching ceremony the first Laos satellite to be put into orbit on Nov 21, the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications said, as reported by Lao News Agency.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869866-lao-delegation-readies-for-launch-of-first-satellite/

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3,000 Vietnamese allowed to work in Thailand for one year

BANGKOK, 11 November 2015 (NNT) – About 3,000 Vietnamese migrants will be legally allowed to work in Thailand for one year.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869867-3000-vietnamese-allowed-to-work-in-thailand-for-one-year/

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Malaysia, Thailand, China have biggest rise in household debt
The Star

LONDON: An estimated US$6.2 trillion jump in emerging market household debt should stir regulators into action, given the red flags raised by rising problem loans and slowing economic growth, the Institute of International Finance said in a report.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869869-thailand-malaysia-and-china-have-biggest-rise-in-household-debt/

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Singapore and Thai navies take part in 11-day bilateral exercise



BANGKOK: -- The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) are taking part in a 11-day naval exercise called Exercise Singsiam which started on Nov 2, The Straits Times reported.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869871-singapore-and-thai-navies-take-part-in-11-day-bilateral-exercise/

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Map reveals 18 most dangerous countries Brits are being told NOT to visit after Foreign Office warning
BY GEMMA MULLIN

The new diagram shows the countries which should be avoided are in red and the 45 nations deemed partly dangerous in yellow

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869876-18-most-dangerous-countries-brits-are-being-told-not-to-visit-after-foreign-office-warning/

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Samila beach undergoes landscape maintenance

SONGKLHA, 11 November 2015 (NNT)-Samila Beach, one of Thailand’s most beautiful beaches, is expected to undergo landscape maintenance in an attempt to prevent beach erosion.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869877-samila-beach-undergoes-landscape-maintenance/

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Riverside road in Chai Nat sinks after heavy rain



CHAI NAT: -- Heavy rain that hit parts of Chai Nat province on Monday night caused the bank of the Noy river to sink, damaging a riverside road and pulling down many houses.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869882-riverside-road-in-chai-nat-sinks-after-heavy-rain/

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Notorious drug gang smashed in Bangkok



BANGKOK: -- A combined of heavily armed narcotics suppression police and officials of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) smashed a notorious drug gang in Bangkok and arrested eight members, three of them leading figures, in a predawn raid yesterday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869884-notorious-drug-gang-smashed-in-bangkok/

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Saen Saep canal to be facelifted in two years with seven billion baht budget



BANGKOK: -- For the first time in several decades, the government of Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday approved the spending a huge budget to make Klong Saen Saep a clean and safe canal for boat travelling.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869888-saen-saep-canal-to-be-facelifted-in-two-years-with-seven-billion-baht-budget/

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Were fake bomb detectors used by hotel security in Sharm el-Sheikh?
By Tim Hume, CNN

(CNN)As authorities investigate whether a bomb could have been smuggled aboard Metrojet Flight 9268, CNN has seen private security personnel in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, using handheld bomb detectors that British officials and security experts say just don't work.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869890-were-fake-bomb-detectors-used-by-hotel-security-in-sharm-el-sheikh/

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Two Thai Men Attacked by Four Drunk Tourists
by CityNews



CityNews – Two Thai men were beaten up by four foreign tourists who broke into a fruit store while drunk in the early hours on November 9.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869891-two-thai-men-attacked-by-four-drunk-tourists/

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SUSTAINABILITY
'Green and intelligent' - the new mantra for Thai building design
SOMLUCK SRIMALEE
THE NATION



DEMAND GROWS AS MULTINATIONALS SEEK REGIONAL HQS; OLDER PROPERTIES ALSO RENOVATED ALONG GREEN LINES

BANGKOK: -- Green and intelligent building is the main concept behind the design of new office, residential and hospitality projects in Thailand, with building owners increasingly committing to an environment-friendly design and construction concept.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869898-green-and-intelligent-the-new-mantra-for-thai-building-design/

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Government policy 'negatively affects' Muslims
By Divya Talwar and Athar Ahmad
BBC Asian Network

LONDON: -- Government policies, including those linked to security and extremism, are having a "negative impact" on British Muslims, a campaign body's report says.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869899-government-policy-negatively-affects-british-muslims/

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Alabama 8-Year-Old Charged With Murder in Toddler’s Beating
By ALAN BLINDER

ATLANTA — An 8-year-old boy has been charged with murder in Birmingham, Ala., where the police said Tuesday that he had “viciously attacked” a toddler whose mother had left children alone while she visited one of the city’s nightclubs.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869901-us-boy-8-charged-with-murder-after-beating-toddler-to-death/

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4G mobile licences kicks off today despite union’s desperate attempt to stop it



BANGKOK: -- The electronic auction of two licences for the fourth-generation or 4G mobile phone started this morning amid desperate effort by the labour union of CAT Telecom to seek judicial intervention to suspend the auction.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869903-4g-mobile-licences-kicks-off-despite-unions-desperate-attempt-to-stop-it/

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KBank says Thai economy will improve slightly next year

BANGKOK, 11 November 2015 (NNT) - An economist from Kasikorn Bank (KBank) has forecast that the Thai economy will perform slightly better next year, as national reform is still being implemented.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869904-kbank-says-thai-economy-will-improve-slightly-next-year/

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Tourists flock to see new tourist attraction in Pitsanulok

PHITSANULOK, 11 November 2015 (NNT) - Tourists are flocking to Phitsanulok province to see beautiful Tad Pla Kang Waterfall, which has only been discovered in recent years by the Hmong ethnic minority.

The waterfall is located in the middle of valley in Phu Miang-Phu Thong Wildlife Sanctuary and surrounded by unharmed forests. The creeks in Ban Nam Kub and Ban Nam Juang villages also flow into the waterfall.

Tourists can easily drive to the waterfall, located in Chart Trakan district. Once they arrive at Ban Nam Juang village, visitors are then required to walk a kilometer further. They can enjoy a variety of wild plants and flowers on both sides of the trek.


-- NNT 2015-11-11

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Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia to ease visa rules for Chinese
Yan Dongjie
China Daily


President Xi Jinping (L), who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, shakes hands with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi, Vietnam, Nov 5, 2015.

BEIJING: -- Three of China's neighbors in Southeast Asia are further easing their visa regimes to attract more Chinese tourists.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869912-vietnam-thailand-and-malaysia-to-ease-visa-rules-for-chinese/

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Egypt releases human rights activist



CAIRO: -- Egypt’s military have released a leading investigative journalist and human rights advocate who had been detained under accusations of spreading “false news”.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/869914-egypt-releases-human-rights-activist/