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Search for missing passengers from a sunken boat called off after 28th victim found

 

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AYUTTHAYA: -- Search and rescue workers have called off their search for missing passengers of a Muslim pilgrimage boat in the Chao Phraya river in Ayutthaya province after the 28th and last victim was plucked from the river on Tuesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943938-search-for-missing-passengers-from-sunken-ayutthaya-boat-called-off-after-28th-victim-found/

 

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CT scan3D to be conducted on Thawatchai’s body

 

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BANGKOK: -- The Central Institute of Forensic Science of the Justice Ministry has been assigned to conduct CT scan3D of the body of former Phuket land official Thawatchai Anukul this Friday to examine its bone structure without an autopsy, said Mr Visit Visitsora-ath, director-general of the Juvenile Observation and Protection Department, on Tuesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943940-ct-scan3d-to-be-conducted-on-thawatchai’s-body/

 

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An MoU due to be inked Wednesday between Thailand and China to solve zero-dollar package tour

 

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BANGKOK: -- A memorandum of understanding will be signed on Wednesday between Thailand and China for joint cooperation in solving the problem of zero-dollar package tour from China.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943941-mou-due-to-be-inked-between-thailand-and-china-to-solve-zero-dollar-package-tour/

 

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FAKE RICE DEALS

Boonsong aims to block asset seizure

The Nation 

 

To seek court injunction and file suits against officials over order linked to fake rice deals

 

BANGKOK: -- FORMER commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom will seek an Administrative Court injunction to block a government move

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943942-fake-rice-deals-boonsong-aims-to-block-asset-seizure/

 

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AYUTTHAYA

Boat tragedy blamed on submerged pole in river

The Nation 

 

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Marine Department officials and rescue workers yesterday use a crane to try to retrieve the ferry Sombatmongkonchai, which capsized in the Chao Phraya River in Ayutthaya province on Sunday, resulting in 27 deaths and two missing persons. Photo Watcharacha

 

Plus overcrowding, lack of life vests; toll rises to 28

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943938-search-for-missing-passengers-from-sunken-ayutthaya-boat-called-off-after-28th-victim-found/

 

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NONG KHAI

All 10 Uighur escapees rearrested

Jirasak Wongkhamchan,
Anapat Deechuay
The Nation

 

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NONG KHAI: -- AUTHORITIES have re-arrested all of 10 Uighur suspects who broke out of Nong Khai Immigration Centre detention facilities early yesterday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943860-nong-khai-launches-manhunt-for-10-uighurs-escaping-from-immigration-detention-centre/?do=findComment&comment=11166601

 

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Trang deputy governor questions appointment of ‘juniors’ to governor

The Nation 

 

TRANG: -- The deputy governor of Trang province, Sayan Intarapak, has lodged another complaint about the appointment of new provincial governors.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943945-trang-deputy-governor-questions-appointment-of-‘juniors’-to-governor/

 

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Officials in downstream provinces warned to prepare for runoff from North

The Nation

 

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Ban Mae Salid Luang Wittaya School in Tha Song Yang district in Tak

 

NAKHON SAWAN: -- LOCAL officials in Nakhon Sawan and Phetchabun provinces implemented flood-prevention measures yesterday to protect their city areas as rivers rose due to runoff from the North.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943946-officials-in-downstream-provinces-warned-to-prepare-for-runoff-from-north/

 

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STOPPAGE TIME

We’re still holding the future in our hands

Tulsathit Taptim
The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- The views are great but that’s only because we are getting higher on a steep and dangerous road. Thailand’s lumbering journey toward the next election is like a car ride up a mountainous path made slippery and treacherous by rain. An accident might happen at any time, and, if it does, what now looks so near will suddenly appear so far.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943949-we’re-still-holding-the-future-in-our-hands/

 

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Tesco Lotus attempts to introduce online shopping to customers in upcountry

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

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BANGKOK: -- As a way to make even more money, Tesco Lotus and Lazada are trying to get non-Bangkokian customers to try out online shopping. They’re making it easier than ever by setting up online shopping kiosks in some of their Express and Talad convenience stores outside the city.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943950-tesco-lotus-attempts-to-introduce-online-shopping-to-customers-in-upcountry/

 

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Scorpions returning to Bangkok on 26th October

 

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Scorpions returning to Bangkok on 26th October

 

BANGKOK: -- After over 100 million records sold, 18 studio albums, six concert albums and seven compilations recorded, and countless memories made on world tours, Scorpions will be returning to Bangkok, Thailand on 26th October 2016 for their long anticipated 50th Anniversary World Tour.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943951-scorpions-returning-to-bangkok-on-26th-october/

 

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Pickup Truck Crashes in Nakhon Pathom, Three Men Burned to Death

 

NAKHON PATHOM – Three men have burned to death after the truck they were travelling in ran off the highway, overturned and burst into flames, in Muang district police said.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943952-pickup-truck-crashes-in-nakhon-pathom-three-men-burned-to-death/

 

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Thailand makes progress on bid to build Ukrainian BTR-3E1 APCs

Jon Grevatt, Bangkok - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly

 

BANGKOK: -- Ukraine and Thailand are moving head with plans to collaborate on the 8x8 BTR-3E1 armoured personnel carrier (APC), IHS Jane's understands.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943955-thailand-makes-progress-on-bid-to-build-ukrainian-btr-3e1-apcs/

 

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Mrs Pongphan: Chiang Mai dike’s name was given by villagers

 

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CHIANG MAI: -- Defence permanent secretary General Preecha Chan-ocha’s wife, Mrs Pongphan, said Tuesday that the name of a dike in Chiang Mai, Mae Pongphan Pattana, was given by the villagers themselves because it was easy to remember.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943957-mrs-pongphan-chiang-mai-dike’s-name-was-given-by-villagers/

 

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Hollande tells UN on Syria: ‘Enough is enough’

 

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NEW YORK: -- During a speech at the UN General Assembly French President Francois Hollande has blamed the Syrian government for the collapse of a US-Russia backed ceasefire.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943960-hollande-tells-un-on-syria-‘enough-is-enough’/

 

 

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False alarm sparks full response in Manila

 

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MANILA: -- A Saudi Arabian Airlines flight was isolated at Manila airport in the Phillipines on Tuesday morning, when a hijack alarm was accidentally pressed by the pilot.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943888-saudi-airlines-jet-isolated-at-manila-airport-due-to-threat/?do=findComment&comment=11166679

 

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FBI says it looked into New York bombing suspect 2 years ago

By ERIC TUCKER, JAKE PEARSON and JENNIFER PELTZ

 

NEW YORK (AP) — The FBI looked into New York bombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami two years ago — and came up with nothing alarming — after his father expressed concerns his son might be a terrorist, law enforcement officials said Tuesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943965-fbi-says-it-looked-into-new-york-bombing-suspect-2-years-ago/

 

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Samui beach operators - if you can't clear begging foreign kids out charge them with taking Thai jobs

 

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SAMUI: -- Beach operators in Koh Samui furious that their livelihoods are being threatened by hordes of begging Cambodian and Vietnamese children have come up with a way out for the authorities.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943968-samui-beach-operators-if-you-cant-clear-begging-foreign-kids-out-charge-them-with-taking-thai-jobs/

 

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State-of-the-art Thai police patrol car - check out those cool plastic seats!

 

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Image: Thairath

 

BANGKOK: -- A picture of a North East police patrol car has gone viral on the internet. It features a vehicle belonging to the Ban Dung station with plastic chairs instead of normal seats in the front cab.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943969-state-of-the-art-thai-police-patrol-car-check-out-those-cool-plastic-seats/

 

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