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Tour De France comes to Phang Nga – L’Etape Thailand on October 27

By The Thaiger

 

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Thailand will be the first country in ASEAN to attract the world-class cycling event to Thailand for local and international cyclists to experience a challenging and scenic ride on a course comparable to the world’s most popular cycling event, The Tour De France.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128500-tour-de-france-comes-to-phang-nga-–-l’etape-thailand-on-october-27/

 

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Thai man claims self-defence denies murdering friend in Phrapradaeng

 

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Picture: Daily News

 

A 30 year old man is in custody following the stabbing of a psychiatric patient in the Bang Ya Phraek sub-district of Phrapradaeng on Saturday. Twenty seven year old Theerayut Phusit died from injuries after being stabbed in the neck near the expressway. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128501-thai-man-claims-self-defence-denies-murdering-friend-in-phrapradaeng/

 

 

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Sattahip DJ arrested for murder of mistress says gun went off accidentally

 

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A well known DJ at a nightclub in Sattahip in central eastern Thailand is in custody after the shooting of his mistress. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128503-sattahip-dj-arrested-for-murder-of-mistress-says-gun-went-off-accidentally/

 

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Reward! 30,000 baht  for capture of "dangerous" thief after jailbreak

 

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Dangerous! 30K reward for information

 

Chief of the Prachacheun police Pol Col Chanaworasin Suphaphanarak told Daily News that a reward had been posted for the capture of a thief who escaped from Bangkok Remand Prison on Saturday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128504-reward-30000-baht -for-capture-of-dangerous-thief-after-jailbreak/

 

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Japan rescuers wade in muddy waters to find typhoon survivors

 

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Rescue workers search a flooded area in the aftermath of Typhoon Hagibis, which caused severe floods at the Chikuma River in Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, October 14, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

 

NAGANO, Japan (Reuters) - Rescue workers waded through muddy, waist-high waters on Monday searching for missing people after one of the worst typhoons to hit Japan in recent history, with rain forecast to resume later in the day.

 

Full story:  https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128508-japan-rescuers-wade-in-muddy-waters-to-find-typhoon-survivors/

 

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New Zealand PM Ardern steps up fight against extremist online content

 

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Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern speaks during the Bloomberg Global Business Forum in New York City, New York, U.S., September 25, 2019. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

 

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced more funding and support on Monday to target violent extremist content online, just months after an alleged white supremacist livestreamed a massacre at two mosques in Christchurch.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128509-new-zealand-pm-ardern-steps-up-fight-against-extremist-online-content/

 

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Father stalks and shoots his own daughter in north east Thailand

 

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Thai caption: Father shot his own child

 
Sanook reported that a father - angry that his teenage daughter was living with her boyfriend - stalked and shot her with an air rifle. 
 
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Update: Murder of karaoke woman: DJ taken on reenactment
 
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A detail of 20 police officers led a DJ accused of murder on a reenactment of the crime at a hotel in Sattahip on Sunday, reported Naew Na. 
 
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Daylight robbery of Minimart owner's gold necklace and amulet

 

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Picture: Naew Na

 

CCTV caught clear images of two men who robbed the owner of a Minimart in the Kamlone sub-district of Nakhon Sri Thammarat in southern Thailand on Sunday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128517-daylight-robbery-of-minimart-owners-gold-necklace-and-amulet/

 

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Homeless won’t suffer from shift in care centre, pledges department head

By The Nation

 

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The homeless won’t be negatively affected by the Crown Property Bureau’s move on October 1 to reclaim the Ban Imm Jaai screening and helping centre for the disadvantaged in Soi Mansri of Bangkok’s Pom Prab (Sattru Phai) district, pledged the city’s director-general of the Social Development Department, Chalermpon Chotinuchit on Monday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128522-homeless-won’t-suffer-from-shift-in-care-centre-pledges-department-head/

 

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UPDATE

 

Two injured, one dead as pick-up truck crashes into parked cars

By The Nation

 

A race between a pick-up truck and motorbike resulted in a fatal crash and damage to nine cars parked outside a building where the owners were attending a funeral service. Three people were severely injured in the smash, with one woman later dying in hospital.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128510-video-driver-arrested-after-nine-vehicle-carnage-outside-a-funeral/?do=findComment&comment=14666513

 

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Pattaya: Two seriously injured after driver stops to relieve himself
 
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Pattaya Update News reported that a 6 wheel truck went into the back of a ten wheeler parked at the side of Route 36 (Krathing Rai to Rayong road) at 1.30 am at the weekend. 
 
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Krabi video: All in a day's work for the snake catchers - 4 meter King Cobra in custody!

 

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A video posted on the Facebook site of Krabi Phitak Pracha showed the foundation's expert snake catchers retrieve a King Cobra. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128531-krabi-video-all-in-a-days-work-for-the-snake-catchers-4-meter-king-cobra-in-custody/

 

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Strict measures on using three toxic pesticides take effect on Oct 20

By The Nation

 

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A number of ministers and high-ranking officials have vowed to keep pushing for a ban on three toxic pesticides – Paraquat, Glyphosate and Chlorpyrifos – which are widely used in agriculture.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128556-strict-measures-on-using-three-toxic-pesticides-take-effect-on-oct-20/

 

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Kunlavut sets a hat-trick record at World Junior Championships

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam
The Nation

 

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Promising Thai Kunlavut Vitidsarn pinned a new chapter in the badminton history after he became the first player to win three successive BWF World Junior Championships gold medals in the boys’ singles event in Kazan on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128559-kunlavut-sets-a-hat-trick-record-at-world-junior-championships/

 

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Pope mistakenly Tweets support for U.S. 'Saints' football team

 

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Pope Francis attends the general audience at the Vatican, October 9, 2019. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

 

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Some saints wear halos, other saints wear helmets.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128561-pope-mistakenly-tweets-support-for-us-saints-football-team/

 

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Climate change activists target London's financial district

By Guy Faulconbridge

 

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Protesters hold a banner as they block the road during an Extinction Rebellion demonstration at Bank, in the City of London, Britain October 14, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Climate change activists targeted London's financial district on Monday blocking Bank junction, vowing a day of disruption for major institutions which they said were financing an environmental catastrophe.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128564-climate-change-activists-target-londons-financial-district/

 

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Spain jails Catalan separatist leaders over failed independence bid

By Isla Binnie, Ashifa Kassam

 

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Students sit at Plaza Universidad after a verdict in a trial over a banned independence referendum, in Barcelona, Spain October 14, 2019. REUTERS/Albert Gea

 

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain’s Supreme Court on Monday sentenced nine separatist leaders from Catalonia to between nine and 13 years in prison for sedition over their role in a failed independence bid, triggering protests in Barcelona.

 

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

 

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China's crackdown on sugar smuggling leaves global storage headache

By Maytaal Angel, Hallie Gu

 

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LONDON/BEIJING (Reuters) - A crackdown on sugar smuggling into China has left abundantly supplied markets in Asia and beyond struggling to absorb excess supplies, causing a wider storage problem for global markets.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128582-chinas-crackdown-on-sugar-smuggling-leaves-global-storage-headache/

 

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Saudi visit showcases Putin's growing Middle East influence

By Stephen Kalin, Olesya Astakhova

 

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FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a conference of the Israeli foundation Keren Hayesod in Moscow, Russia, September 17, 2019. Pavel Golovkin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

 

RIYADH (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Saudi Arabia on Monday for the first time in over a decade, seeking to capitalize on growing influence borne of military advances in Syria, strong ties with regional rivals and cooperation on energy policy.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128584-saudi-visit-showcases-putins-growing-middle-east-influence/

 

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Strengthening of baht and divisive politics could hurt Thai economy

By The Nation

 

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The baht could shoot up to Bt29 against the US dollar when the US Federal Reserve cuts the policy rate by another 25 basis points this month, according to Anusorn Tamajai, director of Economic and Business Research Centre for Reform at Rangsit University.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128585-strengthening-of-baht-and-divisive-politics-could-hurt-thai-economy/

 

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Spotify, Twitter have treat lined up for music fans

By The Nation

 

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Twitter and Spotify have partnered to provide music fans “with a totally immersive and interactive experience” at this year’s SpotifyOnStageBKK2019, which will be held on October 16 at the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre in Bang Na.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128586-spotify-twitter-have-treat-lined-up-for-music-fans/

 

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Jennifer Aniston: Marvel era is 'diminishing' film industry

 

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Jennifer Aniston says film roles are 'diminishing'

 

Jennifer Aniston has said the rise in superhero movies means more traditional Hollywood film roles are "diminishing".

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128589-jennifer-aniston-marvel-era-is-diminishing-film-industry/

 

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Eddie Murphy: ‘I was kind of an a**hole’

 

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It is clear from his performance in ‘Dolemite Is My Name’ that Eddie Murphy’s star power is undiminished ( Action Press/Rex )

 

In the middle of shooting a scene from the new biopic Dolemite Is My Name, Eddie Murphy went off-script.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128590-eddie-murphy-‘i-was-kind-of-an-ahole’/

 

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Special report: The hunt for Asia's El Chapo

By Tom Allard

 

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BANGKOK (Reuters) - He is Asia’s most-wanted man. He is protected by a guard of Thai kickboxers. He flies by private jet. And, police say, he once lost $66 million in a single night at a Macau casino.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128602-special-report-the-hunt-for-asias-el-chapo/

 

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Unveiling government plan, Queen says priority is to exit EU on Oct. 31

 

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth arrives at the State Opening of Parliament in London, Britain October 14, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Pool

 

LONDON (Reuters) - The priority of Britain’s government is to leave the European Union on Oct. 31, Queen Elizabeth said on Monday, setting out Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s programme for a country deeply divided over Brexit.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128603-unveiling-government-plan-queen-says-priority-is-to-exit-eu-on-oct-31/

 

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