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Don Mueang duty-free concession soon up for bids

By THE NATION

 

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Airports of Thailand (AOT) president Nitinai Sirismatthakarn says the state agency would go ahead and invite companies to bid this week for the duty-free concession at Don Mueang International Airport.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128450-don-mueang-duty-free-concession-soon-up-for-bids/

 

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Some 6,000 Thai workers living in Japan’s typhoon-hit areas

By The Nation

 

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MR Chatumongol Sonakul, Labour Minister

 

Labour Minister MR Chatumongol Sonakul has expressed concern for Thai workers living in areas of Japan that were lashed by Typhoon Hagibis on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128453-some-6000-thai-workers-living-in-japan’s-typhoon-hit-areas/

 

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THAI resumes regular flights as Narita reopens

By The Nation

 

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With Typhoon Higibis having now cleared Japan, Thai Airways resumed its regular service between Bangkok and Tokyo’s Narita International Airport this morning (13 Oct) at 4.39am.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128456-thai-resumes-regular-flights-as-narita-reopens/

 

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"Eat, Shop, Spend” campaign reaches registration target

By The Nation

 

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Ten million people signed up for the Eat, Shop, Spend campaign between its launch on September 23 and today, its website announced in a post that also expressed thanks to those who have chosen to participate.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128457-eat-shop-spend”-campaign-reaches-registration-target/

 

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Kasidit inscribes his name among All Thailand golf title winners

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam
The Nation

 

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Former SEA Games national player Kasidit Lepkurte earned his maiden All Thailand Golf Tour title with a three-stroke victory after the final round of the Bt3-million Singha Pattaya Open at the Burapha Golf & Resort (A,B) in Chon Buri province on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128459-kasidit-inscribes-his-name-among-all-thailand-golf-title-winners/

 

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NHSO successful in ensuring health coverage for all

By The Nation

 

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Karoon Kuntiranont, the deputy secretary-general of the National Health Security Office

 

Established in 2002, the National Health Security Office (NHSO) was mandated by a Cabinet resolution on March 26, 2013 to handle the reimbursement of medical expenses from public health funds through the National Clearing House (NCH) system as well as to work with other agencies to establish National Health Information Centre to serve as a national database for use in the management of medical welfare.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128461-nhso-successful-in-ensuring-health-coverage-for-all/

 

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Army chief does not expect everyone to believe him, says Army spokesman

 

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Army Commander-in-Chief General Apirat Kongsompong did not force or expect anyone to believe in what he said yesterday about a “hybrid war” being waged by a collection of ill-intentioned politicians, remnants of communist ideologies and anti-establishment elements to destroy the country, said Army spokesman Col Winthai Suvaree Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128462-army-chief-does-not-expect-everyone-to-believe-him-says-army-spokesman/

 

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Bhumjaithai ministers threaten to quit if controversial herbicides are not banned

 

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Increasing pressure was applied to the National Hazardous Substances Committee (NHSC) when Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced today that the Bhumjaithai party’s ministers, who oversee the use of paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos, will resign if the committee does not decide to completely ban the three toxic chemicals.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128463-bhumjaithai-ministers-threaten-to-quit-if-controversial-herbicides-are-not-banned/

 

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Thanathorn says General Apirat’s controversial speech may fuel hatred among Thais

 

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Future Forward party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit expressed concern Saturday that Army Command-in-Chief General Apirat Kongsompong’s speech, given at the Army headquarters, may fuel the fire of hatred among a Thai people, who are already divided by their political differences.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128464-thanathorn-says-general-apirat’s-controversial-speech-may-fuel-hatred-among-thais/

 

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Water supply shut-off to affect Rawai beachfront

By The Phuket News

 

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The water shut-off on Tuesday will affect the Rawai beachfront. Image: PWA

 

PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) has announced that the mains water supply will be shut off in parts of Rawai on Tuesday (Oct 15) as a new water pipe is fitted in front of The Title Beach Front condo resort complex on the Rawai beachfront.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128467-water-supply-shut-off-to-affect-rawai-beachfront/

 

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Phuket Opinion: Making waves, making money

By The Phuket News

 

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The arrival of each new superyacht using Phuket as a base for touring the region bodes well for the island's marine tourism industry. Photo: Sanlorenzo

 

PHUKET: The news from Simpson Marine this past week announcing that the first Sanlorenzo SL86 in Asia has been handed over to owners in Phuket and is now cruising around Southeast Asia marks a serious benchmark in Phuket’s marine industry.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128468-phuket-opinion-making-waves-making-money/

 

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Finance Ministry approves stimulus package to spur tourism

By The Thaiger

 

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The Finance Ministry has now approved a stimulus package for the last three months of the year to boost Thailand’s tourism sector. The aim is achieve a 3% growth rate.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128469-finance-ministry-approves-stimulus-package-to-spur-tourism/

 

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Nearly 200,000 participants in "Taste, Shop, Spend" campaign will lose privileges if not accessed in time

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - Though 10 million people have registered for the ’’Taste, Shop, Spend’’ campaign, some who may have failed to get verified earlier might now obtain privileges in place of those who have failed to comply actively within 14 days of the date on which confirmation was sent via SMS.

 

Full stony: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128470-nearly-200000-participants-in-taste-shop-spend-campaign-will-lose-privileges-if-not-accessed-in-time/

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UPDATE:

 

Airports railway deal to signed by 25th October

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - The airports’ high speed railway connection project is one of the urgent plans intended to propel the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) development. The government is now certain the construction contract will be signed by 25th October.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128016-no-more-delays-on-eec-rail-deal-says-saksayam/?do=findComment&comment=14665348

 

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Tourists reserve space to witness Naga fireballs

 

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NONG KHAI (NNT) - Nong Khai is bustling with visitors to tourist attractions and important temples in the province. Many of them have reserved space along the Mekong riverbank which is the main viewing point for the "Naga fireball" phenomenon.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128473-nong-khai-tourists-reserve-space-to-witness-naga-fireballs/

 

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Chonburi stages Buffalo Racing Festival

 

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CHONBURI (NNT) - The 148th Buffalo Running Festival in Chon Buri was attended by a large number of people this year as usual. The event is held annually to preserve the province’s cultural heritage. Chonburi’s 148th Buffalo Racing Festival was held on October 12, 2019, in front of the Muang Chonburi District Office in Chonburi province. The opening ceremony was presided over by Culture Minister Ittiphol Khunpluem. In the morning, there was a buffalo cart parade of over one kilometer in length which was observed by a large number of people and both Thai and foreign tourists.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128474-chonburi-stages-buffalo-racing-festival/

 

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Thai government promotes 18 measures to reach target of 39 million tourists

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - The cabinet of economic ministers earlier last week approved 18 tourism stimulation measures which, the government is confident. will attract the targeted 39.8 million tourists.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128475-thai-government-promotes-18-measures-to-reach-target-of-39-million-tourists/

 

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Spain readies for landmark ruling on Catalan independence trial

By Joan Faus

 

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MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Supreme Court is expected to announce on Monday its highly-anticipated verdict in the trial of 12 Catalan separatist leaders over their role in the region's 2017 banned referendum and short-lived independence declaration.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128476-spain-readies-for-landmark-ruling-on-catalan-independence-trial/

 

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As options narrow on Syria, Trump prepares to drop sanctions hammer on Turkey

By Idrees Ali and Humeyra Pamuk

 

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Turkish-backed Syrian rebels ride on a truck near the Turkish-Syrian border gate as seen from Akcakale, in Sanliurfa province, Turkey, October 13, 2019. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration is set to impose economic sanctions on Ankara, potentially as early as this week, for its incursion into northern Syria, one of the few levers the United States still has over NATO-ally Turkey.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128477-as-options-narrow-on-syria-trump-prepares-to-drop-sanctions-hammer-on-turkey/

 

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Hungary's opposition wins Budapest election, makes gains in other cities

By Gergely Szakacs and Marton Dunai

 

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Gergely Karacsony, opposition parties' candidate talks to the media after casting his ballot during Hungary's local elections in Budapest, Hungary, October 13, 2019. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

 

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's opposition scored its biggest election victory in a decade on Sunday when liberal challenger Gergely Karacsony ousted ruling-party incumbent Istvan Tarlos as mayor of Budapest and opposition parties made gains in other major cities as well.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128479-hungarys-opposition-wins-budapest-election-makes-gains-in-other-cities/

 

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Deadly Los Angeles wildfire burns with subdued fury after change in weather

By Steve Gorman

 

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FILE PHOTO: Firefighters battle a wind-driven wildfire called the Saddle Ridge fire in the early morning hours Friday in Porter Ranch, California, U.S., October 11, 2019. REUTERS/Gene Blevins

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Firefighters have tightened their grip on a deadly Los Angeles wildfire burning with subdued fury on Sunday after extremely dry desert winds that had stoked the flames gave way to moister, gentler breezes blowing in from the Pacific.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128480-deadly-los-angeles-wildfire-burns-with-subdued-fury-after-change-in-weather/

 

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Poland's nationalists on course to stay in power for second term

By Pawel Florkiewicz and Anna Koper

 

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WARSAW, Poland (Reuters) - Poland's nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) was on course to keep its ruling majority after a general election on Sunday, an exit poll showed, a victory likely to stoke concern about democratic standards in the largest former Soviet European Union state.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128481-polands-nationalists-on-course-to-stay-in-power-for-second-term/

 

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Khamenei tells Iran's Guards to develop advanced, modern weapons

By Parisa Hafezi

 

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DUBAI (Reuters) - Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards on Sunday to develop more advanced and modern weapons, amid increasingly tense disputes with the United States and Gulf Arab states.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128485-khamenei-tells-irans-guards-to-develop-advanced-modern-weapons/

 

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Canada's Trudeau vows to forge ahead with campaign after security threat

By Stephane Mahe

 

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TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Sunday that he will not change the way he is campaigning ahead of the Oct. 21 federal election after a security threat forced him to wear a bulletproof vest at a campaign rally on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128486-canadas-trudeau-vows-to-forge-ahead-with-campaign-after-security-threat/

 

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Saudi Arabia opens tourist visas to U.S., European visa holders

 

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FILE PHOTO: Saudi dancers perform during the launch of a new tourist visa regime at a dinner at historic Diriyah in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia September 27, 2019. REUTERS/Stephen Kalin/File Photo

 

RIYADH (Reuters) - Tourist visas for Saudi Arabia are now available online and on arrival to holidaymakers who already hold a visa from the United States, Britain or the EU's Schengen zone, expanding eligibility beyond an initial list of 49 countries.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128490-saudi-arabia-opens-tourist-visas-to-us-european-visa-holders/

 

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Britain and EU say work remains to be done to reach Brexit deal

By William James and Gabriela Baczynska

 

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LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain and the European Union said on Sunday a lot more work would be needed to secure an agreement on Britain's departure form the bloc.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128492-britain-and-eu-say-work-remains-to-be-done-to-reach brexit deal/

 

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Hong Kong gears up for pro-democracy rally after latest weekend of unrest

 

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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong pro-democracy activists plan a rally on Monday evening after another weekend of unrest that saw protesters hurl petrol bombs and police reply with tear gas and rubber bullets, as violence in the Chinese-ruled city shows no signs of letting up.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128493-hong-kong-gears-up-for-pro-democracy-rally-after-latest-weekend-of-unrest/

 

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