Iraqi forces edge into Mosul, major urban warfare lies ahead

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and BRIAN ROHAN

 

BAZWAYA, Iraq (AP) — Iraq's special forces fought their way into the outskirts of Mosul on Tuesday, taking its state television building despite resistance by Islamic State group fighters that is only likely to stiffen when combat reaches the inner city.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951569-iraqi-forces-edge-into-mosul-major-urban-warfare-lies-ahead/

 

Cosby lawyers press judge to exclude deposition from trial

By MARYCLAIRE DALE

 

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby's lawyers pressed a judge Tuesday to keep the comedian's damaging deposition in a decade-old lawsuit out of his sexual assault trial, saying Cosby agreed to answer questions under oath after being assured he wouldn't be charged with a crime.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951570-cosby-lawyers-press-judge-to-exclude-deposition-from-trial/

 

State media say 13 killed in karaoke fire in Vietnam 

 

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A fire at a large karaoke parlor in Vietnam's capital killed 13 people on Tuesday, state media said.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951585-13-killed-in-karaoke-fire-in-vietnam/

 

People who use Facebook live longer, claims new study

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

Regardless of how many “likes” you get, people who use Facebook live longer, according to a new study of 12 million users.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/people-who-use-facebook-live-longer-claims-new-study/18310/

FBI release of Bill Clinton archive raises timing questions 
STEPHEN BRAUN, Associated Press

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Only days before the presidential election, the FBI released an archive of documents from a long-closed investigation into Bill Clinton's 2001 presidential pardon of a fugitive financier, prompting questions from Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign about its timing.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951587-fbi-release-of-bill-clinton-archive-raises-timing-questions /

 

Actress Tippi Hedren describes how Hitchcock sexually assaulted her in new memoir

 

 

LOS ANGELES: -- American actress Tippi Hedren has claimed that British director Alfred Hitchcock sexually assaulted and harassed her when they worked together in the 1960s.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951589-actress-tippi-hedren-describes-how-hitchcock-sexually-assaulted-her-in-new-memoir/

 

China displays J-20 stealth jet at country’s biggest air show

Alasdair Sandford

 

 

ZHUHAI: -- China has shown off its much-anticipated J-20 stealth fighter in public for the first time. The new plane took to the skies at Airshow China, the country’s biggest meeting of aircraft makers and buyers.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951590-china-displays-j-20-stealth-jet-at-country’s-biggest-air-show/

 

Video: Drunken Reporter Attacks Police at Alcohol Checkpoint

By Digital Admin -

 

 

PATTAYA: -- At 4.30am, on the morning of November 1, Pol Capt Wuthikorn Ploadprong was leading a check-point unit in front of Makro, on Pattaya North, Pattaya.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951594-video-drunken-reporter-attacks-police-at-alcohol-checkpoint-in-pattaya/

 

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Embattled South Korean president nominates new prime minister amid growing political scandal.

Race tightening, Clinton revives Trump-women issue

By JONATHAN LEMIRE and STEVE PEOPLES

 

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. (AP) — With just a week to go and the race for the White House tightening, Hillary Clinton — with help from President Barack Obama — unleashed a fresh offensive Tuesday against Donald Trump and his vulgar comments about women. Trump strove to blend a quieter, presidential tone with his usual tough rhetoric, warning that a Clinton victory would "destroy American health care forever."

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951605-race-tightening-clinton-revives-trump-women-issue/

 

PM Prayut: inspection of rice mills nationwide

  

BANGKOK, 2 October 2016 (NNT) – The Prime Minister has instructed all related ministries to perform an inspection of rice milling operations across the country as the government is implementing a new rice supply management initiative. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951606-pm-prayut-inspection-of-rice-mills-nationwide/

 

South Korean president replaces premier, others amid scandal 
HYUNG-JIN KIM, Associated Press

 

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's embattled president replaced her prime minister and two other top officials on Wednesday in a bid to restore public confidence amid a political scandal involving her longtime friend.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951609-south-korean-president-replaces-premier-others-amid-scandal/

 

UN chief fires general in South Sudan after harsh report

By EDITH M. LEDERER

 

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon fired the commander of the peacekeeping force in South Sudan on Tuesday after an independent investigation sharply criticized the military response to deadly attacks in July on a U.N. compound housing 27,000 displaced people.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951610-un-chief-fires-general-in-south-sudan-after-harsh-report/

 

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BEIJING (AP) - China state media say all 33 miners trapped in blast this week have been found dead

Prawit plays down car bomb warning in Sathorn area
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan Wednesday played down leaked document from security agencies about a possible car bomb attack at a school in Sathon area.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951613-prawit-plays-down-car-bomb-warning-in-bangkoks-sathorn-area/

 

Farmers holding off harvesting and selling pending government assistance

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Farmers in several northeastern and northern provinces are now holding off harvesting and selling seasonal rice crops in response to the government's call and pending measures to help them fetching higher prices.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951614-thai-farmers-holding-off-harvesting-and-selling-pending-government-assistance/

 

US blocks sale of assault rifles to Philippine police

 

MANILA: -- The United States has terminated its plan to sell firearms to the Philippines, The Manila Times Online reported on Wednesday quoting a Reuters report.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951617-us-blocks-sale-of-assault-rifles-to-philippine-police/

 

UPDATE:

 

13 killed in a karaoke bar fire in Hanoi

 

 

HANOI: -- At least 13 people were killed when a fire broke out at a karaoke bar in Hanoi Tuesday afternoon and tore through four adjoining buildings, Viet Nam News Online reported on Wednesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951585-13-killed-in-karaoke-fire-in-vietnam/

 

New MH370 analysis suggests no one at controls during crash 
KRISTEN GELINEAU, Associated Press

 

SYDNEY (AP) — A fresh analysis of the final moments of doomed Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 suggests no one was controlling the plane when it plunged into the ocean, according to a report released by investigators on Wednesday, as experts hunting for the aircraft gathered in Australia's capital to discuss the fading search effort.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951621-new-mh370-analysis-suggests-no-one-at-controls-during-crash /

 

Malaysia and China sign deals worth RM143.64 billion

 

 

KUALA LUMPUR: -- A total of RM143.64 billion worth of business deals were signed between Malaysia and China on Tuesday in Beijing, New Straits Times Online reported on Wednesday quoting Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951624-malaysia-and-china-sign-deals-worth-rm14364-billion/

 

Economic growth this year is expected to rise 3.3-4%

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking says the country’s economic growth this year is expected to rise 3.3-4%.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951625-economic-growth-this-year-is-expected-to-rise-33-4/

 

Microsoft says Russian hackers exploited security flaw in Windows

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD

 

 

Microsoft says that a group of hackers linked to the Russian government exploited a newly discovered flaw in its Windows software.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/microsoft-says-russian-hackers-exploited-security-flaw-in-windows/18315/

Army ignores Burmese government’s request for information on clashes in Arakan state

 

 

YANGON: -- The Burmese government’s request for information about army operations in a township near the Bangladesh from the army appears to have fallen on the deaf ears, according to The Irrawaddy Online on Tuesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951628-army-ignores-burmese-government’s-request-for-information-on-clashes-in-arakan-state/

 

Rescuers say all 33 miners trapped in China mine found dead 

 

BEIJING (AP) — All 33 coal miners trapped underground in a gas explosion earlier this week have been found dead, state media reported Wednesday, as work safety officials vowed to punish those responsible.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951629-dozens-found-dead-after-china-mine-blast/

 

Phetchaburi town submerged after river overflows

 

 

PHETCHABURI: -- Phetchaburi town is now under water with almost all roads in the municipal areas being submerged after the Phetchaburi dam discharged excess water into the Phetchaburi river, causing it to overflow banks.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951632-phetchaburi-town-submerged-after-river-overflows/

 

Distressed internet idol causes 9-car crash in Ratchada, challenges people to hurt her

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Famous pretty and internet idol “Namzom Zomy” slammed her BMW into another car on Ratchada road Tuesday evening, causing a total of nine cars to crash and injuring two people, before having a roadside breakdown.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951633-distressed-internet-idol-causes-9-car-crash-in-ratchada-challenges-people-to-hurt-her/

 

Construction of royal funeral pyre at Sanam Luang to start soon

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is now ready to begin groundwork for the construction of the royal funeral pyre of the beloved late King Bhumibol Adulyadej at Sanam Luang.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951635-construction-of-royal-funeral-pyre-at-sanam-luang-to-start-soon/

 

Authorities across Thailand aid rice farmers to sell off their harvests

  

UBON RATCHATHANI, 2 November 2016 (NNT) – Army units have begun leading relevant agencies to inspect government rice silos in preparation for new measures to prop up the dwindling price of the crop. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951637-authorities-across-thailand-aid-rice-farmers-to-sell-off-their-harvests/

 

UPDATE:

 

Cops Have Yet to Charge 'Beauty Idol' who Crashed into 8 Cars

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter -

 

A photo of Kritrada Tabtimphol posted on her Facebook on Sept. 11. Image: Kritrada Zomy Tabtimphol / Facebook

 

BANGKOK — A businesswoman who crashed her BMW into eight cars on a busy road Tuesday evening in Bangkok was allowed to go to hospital without any charges or drug test, despite witness accounts of her erratic behavior.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/951633-distressed-internet-idol-causes-9-car-crash-in-ratchada-challenges-people-to-hurt-her/?do=findComment&comment=11291356