THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Sunday 2 Oct 2016

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Costa to Conte's rescue as Chelsea beats Hull 2-0 

 

HULL, England (AP) — It wasn't magic but Diego Costa's skill helped Chelsea make its winless streak in the English Premier League vanish with a 2-0 victory at Hull on Saturday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/946342-costa-to-contes-rescue-as-chelsea-beats-hull-2-0/

 

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Guidolin's Swansea future in doubt after losing to Liverpool

 

SWANSEA, Wales (AP) — Francesco Guidolin's future as Swansea manager looks bleak after Liverpool fought back to win 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/946343-guidolins-swansea-future-in-doubt-after-losing-to-liverpool/

 

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Villagers protest as tensions rise in Kashmir

 

 

Villagers living along the ‘Line of Control’ in Kashmir protested against the shelling of their village by the Indian army, as tensions flare between India and Pakistan over the disputed border area.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/946345-villagers-protest-as-tensions-rise-in-kashmir/

 

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Thousands protest proposed total abortion ban in Poland

Joanna Gill

 

 

Thousands of people decked in black clothes have taken to the streets of Warsaw to protest against a total ban on abortion in Poland.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/946346-thousands-protest-proposed-total-abortion-ban-in-poland/

 

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Iran claims to have copied a captured US drone

 

 

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has built a new attack drone which is similar to a US unmanned aerial vehicle captured five years ago, Iranian media reported on Saturday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/946347-iran-claims-to-have-copied-a-captured-us-drone/

 

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Somali Islamist attack kills three in restaurant

 

 

Somali Islamist group al Shabaab bombed a restaurant frequented by members of the security forces in Mogadishu on Saturday, killing at least three people, officials said.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/946349-somali-islamist-attack-kills-three-in-restaurant/

 

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Pope holds mass in Tbilisi as Orthodox Church stays away

 

 

Pope Francis celebrates Mass with just a few thousand Catholics in Georgia, one of the smallest crowds the pontiff has drawn in 16 trips abroad.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/946350-pope-holds-mass-in-tbilisi-as-orthodox-church-stays-away/

 

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'Unhinged': Clinton slams Trump over beauty queen Twitter tirade

 

 

She has denounced him as a bully, humiliating her for gaining weight.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/946351-unhinged-clinton-slams-trump-over-beauty-queen-twitter-tirade/

 

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Thousands of Indians declare $9.5 billion in 'black money' 

 

NEW DELHI (AP) — Tens of thousands of Indians have declared a total of $9.5 billion in money that was either illegally obtained or not declared for tax purposes as part of a one-time opportunity to come clean under a government scheme, India's finance minister said Saturday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/946353-thousands-of-indians-declare-95-billion-in-black-money/

 

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Mexico's Colima volcano erupts, 3 hamlets evacuated

 

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Eruptions at the Colima volcano in western Mexico continued Saturday, forcing authorities to evacuate hundreds of people from three hamlets on the volcano's slopes.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/946355-mexicos-colima-volcano-erupts-3-hamlets-evacuated/

 

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Western Bulldogs beat Sydney to win AFL Grand Final 

 

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Western Bulldogs produced an emphatic final quarter to beat Sydney 13.11 (89) to 10.7 (67) in the grand final of the Australian Football League Saturday, to claim its first premiership since 1954.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/796787-australian-rules-football-afl-chatting-tipping-and-news/?page=297#comment-11202054

 

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Americans take 3-point lead at Ryder Cup

DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer

 

CHASKA, Minn. (AP) — The Americans are making all the right moves in this Ryder Cup.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/946356-americans-take-3-point-lead-at-ryder-cup/

 

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Suicide or murder? Handicapped man found hanging from tree

Report by BangkokJack News Team

 

 

PATTAYA:-- At 11am, on the morning of October 1, Pattaya police and Sawang Boriboon medics were called to Soi Land Department 4M, Banglamung after a body had been found hanging from a tree.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/946357-suicide-or-murder-handicapped-man-found-hanging-from-tree/

 

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PM has no intention of staying in power

Thammarat Thadaphrom

 

 

BANGKOK, 2 October 2016 (NNT) - Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has assured the public that a general election will be held according to the country’s roadmap, reiterating his stance that he will not remain in power.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/946376-pm-has-no-intention-of-staying-in-power/ 

 

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Acting PRD Chief vows to promote integrity in Thai media

Kitti Cheevasittiyanon

 

 

BANGKOK, 2 October 2016 (NNT) - The Acting Director of the Government Public Relations Department has vowed to further promote the ethical integrity of media professionals while ensuring accurate information from the government is transmitted to the public.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/946379-acting-prd-chief-vows-to-promote-integrity-in-thai-media/ 

 

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NLA believes charter revision won't postpone election

Thammarat Thadaphrom

 

 

BANGKOK, 2 October 2016 (NNT) - The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) says the Constitutional Court’s verdict on the draft charter won't delay the general election.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/946384-nla-believes-charter-revision-wont-postpone-election/ 

 

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CDC: New constitution puts life ban on election cheaters

Thammarat Thadaphrom

 

 

BANGKOK, 2 October 2016 (NNT) - The Constitution Drafting Commission (CDC) has reassured that individuals found guilty of election fraud will get a lifetime political ban.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/946386-cdc-new-constitution-puts-life-ban-on-election-cheaters/ 

 

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“There, Now isn’t that better?”

Orlando Barton

 

 

I love it when people call Thailand a third world country. When I hear it I know a couple of things about the speaker. First off, they’ve probably never ridden the Sky Train in Bangkok or dined at a Five Star restaurant towering 50 stories above the ground. And, I know they probably haven’t been to Cambodia, Laos or Burma. If Thailand is third world then what is Cambodia?

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/946264-“there-now-isn’t-that-better”/

 

 

 

 

 

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Why are Thais always late?

Gerry Carter

 

 

It is a perennial question often asked by Western expats used to keeping appointments and arriving on time.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/946262-why-are-thais-always-late/

 

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Farangs are from Mars, Thais are from Venus

 

 

When US relationships counselor John Gray wrote his iconic book about the fundamental psychological differences between the sexes many might have also thought about the equally large gulf between the thinking of people of people from different backgrounds and cultures.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/946263-farangs-are-from-mars-thais-are-from-venus/

 

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