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Tropical Storm Nakri to bring rain to Eastern Thailand

By THE NATION

 

 

Thai Meteorological Department announced on Sunday (November 10) that the category 4 tropical storm Nakri is moving slowly west at a speed of 13 km/hr, with sustained winds of about 100 km/hr.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133327-tropical-storm-nakri-to-bring-rain-to-eastern-thailand/

 

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Industry Ministry upgrades services to entrepreneurs

By THE NATION

 

 

The Office of Industrial Economics (OIE) will improve its services to Thai entrepreneurs by adopting Digital Single Form and Big Data systems with effect from January in line with the digital government policy, Tongchai Chawaritpichet, OIE’s director, revealed last week.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133329-thai-industry-ministry-upgrades-services-to-entrepreneurs/

 

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Raids in Yala net eight suspects over attacks that killed 15

By THE NATION

 

 

Raids by security forces on hideouts of suspected militants in Yala province netted eight suspects allegedly involved in the killing of police earlier this week.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133330-raids-in-yala-net-eight-suspects-over-attacks-that-killed-15/

 

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OTOP event aims to empower entrepreneurs with use of tech and innovation

By THE NATION

 

 

OTOP journey, an event aimed at improving entrepreneurs and One Tambon One Product (OTOP) by using science, technology and innovation, is being organised in Prachin Buri, Nakhon Nayok and Chachoengsao provinces.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133332-otop-event-aims-to-empower-entrepreneurs-with-use-of-tech-and-innovation/

 

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Minister highlights importance of going green

By THE NATION

 

Warawut Silpa-archa

 

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Warawut Silpa-archa on Saturday (November 9) organised an activity, “Talk to Top Go Green Together Vol.1”, at Bitterman Restaurant in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133333-minister-highlights-importance-of-going-green/

 

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Seagulls are back to savour the warmth of Bangpu Recreation Centre

By Prasert Thepsri
Special to THE NATION

 

 

Local and foreign tourists flocked on Sunday to Bangpu Recreation Centre, a tourist attraction located in Samut Prakan province not far from Bangkok, to view the spectacle of hundreds of migrating seagulls flying and swimming all over the area.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133334-seagulls-are-back-to-savour-the-warmth-of-bangpu-recreation-centre/

 

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Chiang Mai subdistrict to release 8,600 lanterns during Yi Peng festival

By The Nation

 

 

The Choeng Doi subdistrict municipality in Chiang Mai province will continue to hold the Loy Krathong and Yi Peng lantern festival from November 10-12, as the area does not come under prohibited zones due to flight services, the top official for the area said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133335-chiang-mai-subdistrict-to-release-8600-lanterns-during-yi-peng-festival/

 

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Consultations ending on restart for Thai-EU trade talks

By THE NATION

 

FILE photo

 

The Commerce Ministry is preparing to wrap up consultations with relevant agencies and organisations across the country on a proposal to resume free-trade talks with the European Union.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133336-consultations-ending-on-restart-for-thai-eu-trade-talks/

 

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Stage set for Princess’ Cup equestrian extravangaza

By The Nation

 

 

The public has been invited to watch Princess’s Cup Thailand 2019, the country’s biggest annual equestrian competition, which is being held as an international event this year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133337-stage-set-for-princess’-cup-equestrian-extravangaza/

 

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Pavit settles at second after play-off defeat to Catlin

By THE NATION

 

Pavit Tangkamolprasert

 

Chachoengsao – Local hope Pavit Tangkamolprasert lost a nail-biting three-way play-off to American John Catlin in the final round of the US$300,000 Thailand Open on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133338-pavit-settles-at-second-after-play-off-defeat-to-catlin/

 

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Arrest warrants for officials suspected of evidence tampering in activist Billy’s disappearance

 

 

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is expected to seek an arrest warrant for suspects allegedly involved in witness tampering on Monday, relating to the kidnapping and murder of Karen community rights activist Porlajee “Billy” Rakchongcharoen.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133339-arrest-warrants-for-officials-suspected-of-evidence-tampering-in-activist-billy’s-disappearance/

 

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Fossil of 11th species of dinosaur found recently in NE Thailand

 

 

Thailand’s Mineral Resources Department will hold a news conference on Tuesday to announce the unearthing of fossilized bones believed to belonging to a species of mid-sized carnivorous dinosaur previously unrecorded in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133340-fossil-of-11th-species-of-dinosaur-found-recently-in-ne-thailand/

 

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TAT’s ambitious ‘฿100 Travel Around’ scheme opens on Monday

By THE NATION

 

 

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will open on Monday (November 11) the first of four days of registration for its campaign '฿100 Travel Around' aimed at boosting domestic tourism.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133341-tat’s-ambitious-‘฿100-travel-around’-scheme-opens-on-monday/

 

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Khao Kheow Open Zoo, Nihonmatsu sign agreement on tourism promotion

 

   

CHONBURI(NNT) - Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province and the city of Nihonmatsu in Japan have signed an agreement aimed at promoting tourism between the two countries.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133342-khao-kheow-open-zoo-nihonmatsu-sign-agreement-on-tourism-promotion/

 

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Phuket child hawking gang busted for human trafficking, child exploitation

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Lt Gen Jaruwat Waisaya, Commander of the Royal Thai Police Office of Legal Affairs and Litigation, announced the arrests at a press conference at Patong Police Station this afternoon (Nov 10). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Police have arrested four suspects for operating a criminal child-exploitation operation in Phuket that forced children as young as 10 years old to work all night selling coconut water in bars and restaurants – or face being beaten.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133344-phuket-child-hawking-gang-busted-for-human-trafficking-child-exploitation/

 

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Man robs two Family Mart stores at knife-point

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The man grabbed a kitchen knife on sale in the store and threatened the staff with it. Photo: Phuket City Police

 

PHUKET: Police believe they have identified a man who robbed two Family Mart stores in Phuket, each time by threatening the staff with a knife that was on sale in the store.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133345-man-robs-two-family-mart-stores-at-knife-point/

 

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Phuket food-delivery boom raises concerns of disposable waste explosion

By The Phuket News

 

Assoc Prof Pun Thongchumnum PhD, Vice President of the Prince of Songkla University Phuket Campus, called for an immediate policy shift to curtail the use of non-environmentally friendly food packaging used by food-delivery companies in Phuket. Photo: PSU Phuket Campus

 

PHUKET: The fast-rising popularity of food-delivery services in Phuket has raised serious concerns over the volume of plastics and other non-environmentally friendly packaging used by the companies delivering food across the island by motorbike.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133346-phuket-food-delivery-boom-raises-concerns-of-disposable-waste-explosion/

 

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Australia battles bushfires, prepares for 'catastrophic' conditions

By Will Ziebell

 

A fire rages on in Rainbow Flat, New South Wales, Australia, November 8, 2019, in this still image taken from social media video. @ ethanborlephotography/via REUTERS

 

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian firefighters raced on Sunday to contain widespread bushfires that have left three people dead, and warned of "catastrophic" fire conditions ahead, including around the country's biggest city of Sydney.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133347-australia-battles-bushfires-prepares-for-catastrophic-conditions/

 

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Spain's far right doubles seats in hung parliament

By Belén Carreño and Clara-Laeila Laudette

 

A man picks up a ballot as he prepares for voting during general election in Madrid, Spain, November 10, 2019. REUTERS/Susana Vera

 

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's far-right Vox party more than doubled its number of lawmakers in the country's fourth national election in four years, which delivered a highly fragmented parliament, according to a near-final tally with more than 95% of the votes counted.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133349-spains-far-right-doubles-seats-in-hung-parliament/

 

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Qantas pledges to slash emissions as number of environmentally conscious travelers grows

 

FILE PHOTO: Qantas aircraft are seen on the tarmac at Melbourne International Airport in Melbourne, Australia, November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Qantas Airways <QAN.AX> pledged on Monday to slash its carbon emissions to net zero by 2050, which it said would make it only the second airline to do so, as a global push to combat climate change gathered momentum.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133350-qantas-pledges-to-slash-emissions-as-number-of-environmentally-conscious-travelers-grows/

 

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For U.S. diplomats, public impeachment hearings could be catharsis and maybe a circus

By Humeyra Pamuk, Jonathan Landay and Arshad Mohammed

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at an event commemorating the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in Berlin, Germany November 8, 2019. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On the first day of November, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sent an internal email to thousands of State Department staff that began: "As champions of American diplomacy, we are in the truth-telling business."

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133351-for-us-diplomats-public-impeachment-hearings-could-be-catharsis-and-maybe-a-circus/

 

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Pope Francis to reunite with cousin on visit to Thailand

By Patpicha Tanakasempipat

 

FILE PHOTO: A picture of Pope Francis and Sister Ana Rosa Sivori is seen at the St. Mary School in Udon Thani province, Thailand, September 24, 2019. Picture taken September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Jiraporn Kuhakan

 

UDON THANI (Reuters) - In a remote Catholic school in Thailand, Sister Ana Rosa Sivori, 77, kneels in a chapel to pray at the beginning of the school day.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133354-pope-francis-to-reunite-with-cousin-on-visit-to-thailand/

 

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Turkey should scrap Russian missile system or face U.S. sanctions - White House official

By Humeyra Pamuk

 

FILE PHOTO: A Russian serviceman walks past S-400 missile air defence systems in Tverskaya Street before a rehearsal for the Victory Day parade, which marks the anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in central Moscow, Russia April 29, 2019. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is very upset about Turkey's purchase of Russian missile defence systems and could impose sanctions on Ankara if it does not "get rid" of them, White House National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133355-turkey-should-scrap-russian-missile-system-or-face-us-sanctions-white-house-official/

 

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Hong Kong protester shot by police as chaos erupts across city - media

 

A protester spray paints graffiti at Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Hong Kong, China November 11, 2019. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

 

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police opened fire and hit at least one protester on Monday, media reported, as chaos erupted across the city a day after officers fired tear gas to break up demonstrations that are now entering their sixth month.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133356-hong-kong-protester-shot-by-police-as-chaos-erupts-across-city-media/

 

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Mexico asks FBI to help probe killing of Americans

 

FILE PHOTO: Relatives embraces during the burial of Rhonita Miller and her children Howard, Kristal, Titus, and Teana, who were killed by unknown assailants, in LeBaron, Chihuahua, Mexico November 8, 2019. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

 

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico on Sunday invited the FBI to participate in the investigation of an attack in its north that killed nine dual citizens of the United States and Mexico.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133357-mexico-asks-fbi-to-help-probe-killing-of-americans/

 

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New Year Grand Sale 2019 to kick off December 15

By THE NATION

 

 

Shopping is all set to become a whole lot cheaper over the festive season with the launch of the “New Year Grand Sale 2019” campaign.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133358-new-year-grand-sale-2019-to-kick-off-december-15/

 

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THAI woos Japanese corporate clients after success of ‘Sendai Model’

By THE NATION

 

 

Thai Airways International (THAI) is confident that the relaunch of its Bangkok-Sendai flights last month will prove to be a success due to support from corporate customers. The flights to the Japanese city were suspended due to the political situation in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133359-thai-woos-japanese-corporate-clients-after-success-of-‘sendai-model’/

 

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Pattaya: Stabbed Korean puts a 100,000 baht bounty on attacker's head

 

Thai caption: Wanted: With a 100,000 baht bounty on his head

 

The South Korean man stabbed in a lonely soi near Pattaya last month has spoken to the press for the first time. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133362-pattaya-stabbed-korean-puts-a-100000-baht-bounty-on-attackers-head/

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Israeli farmers lament the end of Jordan land deal

By Elana Ringler

 

The national flags of Israel and Jordan are seen in an area known as Naharayim in Hebrew and Baquora in Arabic, in the border area between Israel and Jordan, as seen from the Israeli side November 10, 2019. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

 

NAHARAYIM (Reuters) - It has been a bitter harvest for some Israeli farmers on the border with Jordan. On Sunday, a 25-year-old deal between the two countries that has allowed them to cultivate land there formally expires.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133363-israeli-farmers-lament-the-end-of-jordan-land-deal/

 

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Airbnb Guests Spent At Least THB808 billion at Restaurants and Cafes Globally in 2018

In Thailand, Airbnb guests spent over THB6.8 billion at restaurants and cafes last year, spreading the benefits of tourism and helping to keep these economic impacts local.

 

THAILAND – November 11, 2019 - With over 7 million unique accommodations in 191 countries and regions, Airbnb promotes economic opportunity for hosts and the neighborhoods that welcome them, particularly local food establishments. According to new survey findings and an analysis of internal data released today, Airbnb’s guest community spent at least an estimated THB808 billion at restaurants and cafes in 2018* based on data for 46 countries and regions alone. If spending levels remain the same, Airbnb guests are estimated to spend over THB940 billion at restaurants and cafes in these same locations in 2019.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133364-airbnb-guests-spent-at-least-thb808-billion-at-restaurants-and-cafes-globally-in-2018/