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England's Itoje says rugby cannot be complacent about racism

 

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England's Maro Itoje smiles during training in Sapporo, Japan, September 20, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/Files

 

(Reuters) - Rugby cannot afford to be complacent about racism in the wake of the abuse suffered by England's black soccer players in their Euro 2020 qualifier in Bulgaria, lock Maro Itoje has said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129028-englands-itoje-says-rugby-cannot-be-complacent-about-racism/

 

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Indonesian couple busted for 2 million baht fake credit card fraud

 

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Picture: INN

 

Tourist police chief Lt-Gen Chettha Komolwanthana announced the arrest of two Indonesians who committed credit card fraud in Thailand while staying on tourist visas. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129029-indonesian-couple-busted-for-2-million-baht-fake-credit-card-fraud/

 

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SRT to seek court injunction for Hopewell payment

By THE NATION

 

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Jirut Wisanjit

 

The Department of Land Transport’s director-general Jirut Wisanjit in his capacity as the president of the board of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) said after the first board meeting on Wednesday (October 16) that the SRT board had received a report from the committee on the Hopewell case revealing that the Hopewell elevated highway and rail line project could have violated the law regarding foreign companies.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129040-srt-to-seek-court-injunction-for-hopewell-payment/

 

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Pattaya: Pensioner dies in "penthouse" swimming pool on his birthday

 

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Pattaya Update News

 

Pattaya Update News reported that a 73 years old foreigner was found dead in a penthouse swimming pool in Soi Kasetsin, Bang Lamung late last night. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129046-pattaya-pensioner-dies-in-penthouse-swimming-pool-on-his-birthday/

 

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Thirty one teachers injured - driver dead - as bus slams into rear of gas tanker

 

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Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that a large group of teachers from a north eastern university were lucky to escape being burned alive after a bus crashed into the back of a gas tanker in Nakhon Pathom earlier today. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129048-thirty-one-teachers-injured-driver-dead-as-bus-slams-into-rear-of-gas-tanker/

 

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Wife's lover commits murder while husband was out on the night shift

 

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Thai caption: "Gik" murders attractive older woman in her room

 
A murdered woman's husband has identified his wife's lover as the man who shot her dead while he was out working the night shift at a factory. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129052-wifes-lover-commits-murder-while-husband-was-out-on-the-night-shift/

 

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Thai tourism must be made more sustainable: WEF Report

By The Nation

 

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Singapore tops the list of competitive tourism in the Asean region and comes in 17th place in the world, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2019. The index benchmarks the travel and tourism competitiveness of 140 economies. Of the nine Asean countries covered, Singapore was the strong leader followed by Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Brunei, the Philippines, Laos and Cambodia.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129053-thai-tourism-must-be-made-more-sustainable-wef-report/

 

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BREAKING

 

UK PM Johnson agrees 'great' new Brexit deal with EU

 

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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives for a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at Downing Street in London, Britain October 15, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday that Britain and the European Union had agreed a "great" new Brexit deal and urged lawmakers to approve it at the weekend.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129087-uk-pm-johnson-agrees-great-new brexit deal-with-eu/

 

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Exclusive: Satellite images reveal China's aircraft carrier 'factory,' analysts say

By Greg Torode, Michael Martina

 

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FILE PHOTO: A combination image of satellite photos shows Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai, China on October 3, 2018, April 17, 2019 and September 18, 2019. Mandatory credit CSIS/ChinaPower/Maxar Technologies and Airbus 2019/Handout via REUTERS

 

HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - High-resolution satellite images show that the construction of China’s first full-sized aircraft carrier is progressing steadily alongside expansive infrastructure work that analysts say suggests the ship will be the first of several large vessels produced at the site.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129094-exclusive-satellite-images-reveal-chinas-aircraft-carrier-factory-analysts-say/

 

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Exclusive: Iran-backed militias deployed snipers in Iraq protests - sources

 

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FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators gather during a protest after the lifting of the curfew, following four days of nationwide anti-government protests that turned violent, in Baghdad, Iraq October 5, 2019. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Iran-backed militias deployed snipers on Baghdad rooftops during Iraq’s deadliest anti-government protests in years, two Iraqi security officials told Reuters.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129097-exclusive-iran-backed-militias-deployed-snipers-in-iraq-protests-sources/

 

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Northern Ireland's DUP says it cannot support Brexit deal as it stands

By Guy Faulconbridge, Kate Holton

 

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DUP leader Arlene Foster speaks at a Bruges Group event during the Conservative Party annual conference in Manchester, Britain, September 30, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s last-ditch attempt to clinch a Brexit deal was thrown into disarray just hours before a European Union summit on Thursday when the Northern Irish party he needs to help ratify any agreement refused to support it.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129101-northern-irelands-dup-says-it-cannot-support-brexit-deal-as-it-stands/

 

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Explainer: U.S. House passes legislation on Hong Kong - what does it mean?

By John Ruwitch

 

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Police officers stand guard near a protester carrying a U.S. flag, ahead of Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam's annual policy address, at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, China, October 16, 2019. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

 

HONG KONG (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives has unanimously passed three pieces of legislation supporting the pro-democracy protests that have engulfed Hong Kong for more than four months.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129103-explainer-us-house-passes-legislation-on-hong-kong-what-does-it-mean/

 

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Philippine president 'in good hands' after minor motorcycle mishap

 

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FILE PHOTO: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks with an official during his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, August 29, 2019. How Hwee Young/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

 

MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte was slightly injured in a fall from a motorcycle in the grounds of his residence, aides said on Thursday, but the 74-year-old fan of big bikes was recovering well.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129104-philippine-president-in-good-hands-after-minor-motorcycle-mishap/

 

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Regina King on fighting white supremacists in Watchmen: 'My community is living this story'

By Emma Brockes

 

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‘Not a lot of good teeth in Britain’ … King, who won an Oscar for If Beale Street Could Talk. Photograph: Victoria Will/Invision/AP

 

Regina King had a hard time convincing some of her friends about Watchmen, her new HBO series inspired by the DC comic book of the same name and featuring the kind of details that make some people run for the exits: time travel, kung-fu fighting, masks and thinly veiled political allegory. “Girl, don’t do this,” said one friend. King could only smile and agree.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129108-regina-king-on-fighting-white-supremacists-in-watchmen-my-community-is-living-this-story/

 

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Leonardo da Vinci feud: The 'earlier' Mona Lisa mystery

By Peter Ball

 

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The disputed painted hanging in the London flat of art dealer Henry Pulitzer in the 1960s / GILBERT FAMILY

 

A painting of the Mona Lisa hangs above a fireplace in a London flat in the 1960s. Is this picture not only by Leonardo da Vinci, but also an earlier version of the world famous portrait that hangs in the Louvre Museum in Paris?

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129109-leonardo-da-vinci-feud-the-earlier-mona-lisa-mystery/

 

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Man Who Suffers From Pathological Laughter Like Joker Opens Up About Disorder

By JAKE MASSEY

 

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Since the release of Joker, Joaquin Phoenix has been heaped with praise for his unsettling performance as the film's protagonist, Arthur Fleck.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129110-man-who-suffers-from-pathological-laughter-like-joker-opens-up-about-disorder/

 

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