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PM proposes holding world music festival to woo tourists

By THE NATION

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has suggested that Thailand organise a music festival featuring the world’s leading musicians in order to woo music-loving tourists to the Kingdom.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134013-pm-proposes-holding-world-music-festival-to-woo-tourists/

 

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Prostitution, the CIA, David Bowie and Patpong – Undercover in Bangkok infamous red light district

By Tim Newton

 

patpongmuseum.com

 

Let’s start from the very beginning, a very good place to start. Where did Bangkok’s Patpong get its name?

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134016-prostitution-the-cia-david-bowie-and-patpong-–-undercover-in-bangkok-infamous-red-light-district/

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Future Forward seeks end to mandatory military conscription

By THE NATION

 

 

Members of the opposition Future Forward Party led by party-list MP Lt-Gen Pongsakorn Rodchomphu have submitted a draft for a revised Conscription Act calling for military service to be voluntary except in dire circumstances.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134012-future-forward-seeks-end-to-mandatory-military-conscription/

 

 

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Finance Ministry to launch tax refund app to boost tourism spending

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Finance Minister, Uttama Savanayana, said today the government plans to launch a tax refund mobile application by the end of this month in a bid to increase tourism spending.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134021-finance-ministry-to-launch-tax-refund-app-to-boost-tourism-spending/

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New scheme coming for long-term savings

By THE NATION

 

 

The Finance Ministry will within the next two weeks finalise specifics for a substitute for the long-term fund (LTF) introduced to promote long-term savings among the general public.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134069-new-scheme-coming-for-long-term-savings/

 

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Public and private investments to prop up economic growth in 2020: central bank chief

By The Nation

 

Central bank governor Veerathai Santiprabhob/file photo, Credit : BOT

 

The global trade war and the steep appreciation of the baht are key risk factors for the Thai economy next year, according to economists.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134070-public-and-private-investments-to-prop-up-economic-growth-in-2020-central-bank-chief/

 

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Can charter amendment follow the 1997 formula?

 

 

A “similar” process has been called for. The “situation”, however, is quite different. The paradox is that if the present Constitution is to be amended significantly, the only way to do it is to follow the highly-unorthodox 1997 methods. Can that happen?

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134071-can-charter-amendment-follow-the-1997-formula/

 

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Popemobile and Holy Chalice to be two highlights of Pope Francis’s visit to Thailand next week

 

 

Pope Francis will travel in a locally-produced the open-top “Popemobile” during his visit to Thailand from November 20th to 23rd.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134072-popemobile-and-holy-chalice-to-be-two-highlights-of-pope-francis’s-visit-to-thailand-next-week/

 

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Man found dead in smoke-filled pickup, wife believes depression led to suicide

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Police opened the pickup to find the cab thick with smoke. On the front passenger seat was a portable barbecue cooker with the charcoal in it still glowing. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A 24-year-old man whose body was found in his pickup truck parked in front of his rented room in central Phuket last night (Nov 13) is believed to have committed suicide in s fit of depression.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134073-man-found-dead-in-smoke-filled-pickup-wife-believes-depression-led-to-suicide/

 

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Finance Ministry to roll out supporting measures after factory closedowns

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Minister of Finance has revealed the ministry is ready to introduce measures to support the economy after many factories shut down because of the global economic situation.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134076-finance-ministry-to-roll-out-supporting-measures-after-factory-closedowns/

 

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PM gives speech to athletes competing in SEA Games

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Prime Minister has delivered a speech of well wishes to Thai athletes who will be competing in the 30th SEA Games in the Philippines, urging them to uphold the notion of sportsmanship and help promote Thai culture.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134077-pm-prayut-gives-speech-to-athletes-competing-in-sea-games/

 

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Thai students from Surat Thani win first prize at WRO 2019

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - A group of Thai students have won seven awards at the World Robot Olympiad 2019, with students from Thepmitrsuksa School in Surat Thani province taking home the first prize.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134079-thai-students-from-surat-thani-win-first-prize-at-wro-2019/

 

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Mekong countries brainstorm drugs production suppression

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - Signatories of the Safe Mekong Coordination Project have discussed suppression of substances used to produce narcotics, as some illicit producers have turned to chemicals instead of opium to produce amphetamines and meth.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134080-mekong-countries-brainstorm-drugs-production-suppression/?do=findComment&comment=14766313

 

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Thailand seizes 176 kg of crystal meth in treadmills bound for Japan

 

FILE photo: Jorge Silva/Reuters

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai anti-narcotics officers have seized 176 kg of crystal methamphetamine hidden in the metal frames of electric treadmills bound for Japan, police said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134081-thailand-seizes-176-kg-of-crystal-meth-in-treadmills-bound-for-japan/

 

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It's official: American who escaped from Pattaya court is dead

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

The American drug suspect who was involved in the dramatic escape from a Pattaya court last week has been pronounced dead. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134084-its-official-american-who-escaped-from-pattaya-court-is-dead/

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Pelosi says Trump has admitted to bribery as impeachment probe intensifies

By Patricia Zengerle, Karen Freifeld and Richard Cowan

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a joint news conference with Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 13, 2019. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday President Donald Trump already has admitted to bribery in the Ukraine scandal at the heart of a Democratic-led inquiry, accusing him of an impeachable offence under the U.S. Constitution.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134085-pelosi-says-trump-has-admitted-to-bribery-as-impeachment-probe-intensifies/

 

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Improved and faster public taxi service promised at Suvarnabhumi by year's end

 

 

Authorities at Bangkok's main airport Suvarnabhumi have promised an improved and faster taxi service on the first floor of the airport. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134088-improved-and-faster-public-taxi-service-promised-at-suvarnabhumi-by-years-end/

 

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Students "crammed in" on school minivan: 19 injured in Lopburi

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Nineteen people - 18 of whom were students aged between 5 and 20 - were injured when a minivan left the road and collided with a tree then a lamppost in Lopburi yesterday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134089-students-crammed-in-on-school-minivan-19-injured-in-lopburi/

 

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U.S. and China 'getting close' to trade deal - White House economic adviser

By Andrea Shalal

 

FILE PHOTO: Director of the National Economic Council Larry Kudlow speaks to the media at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 6, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and China are getting close to a trade agreement, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Thursday, citing what he called very constructive talks with Beijing about ending a 16-month trade war.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134090-us-and-china-getting-close-to-trade-deal-white-house-economic-adviser/

 

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Electronic system replaces paper: Agreement reached to stop suspects fleeing Thailand

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

The Thai Court of Justice and Immigration have inked an electronic data sharing deal that aims to stop suspects and defendants temporarily released by the courts from fleeing Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134093-electronic-system-replaces-paper-agreement-reached-to-stop-suspects-fleeing-thailand/

 

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THAI losses Bt4.68 billion in Q3 2019

By THE NATION

 

 

The national carrier Thai Airways International (THAI) announced the turnover of the company and its affiliates in the 3rd quarter of 2019 on Thursday (November 15), reporting a net loss of Bt4.68 billion, 27 per cent higher than last year’s result or Bt994 million. This loss translates to Bt2.14 loss per share, which is Bt0.44 higher than last year or 25.9 per cent.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134094-thai-losses-bt468-billion-in-q3-2019/

 

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Cool weather and strong winds in upper Thailand, South sees less rain

By THE NATION

 

 

A strong high-pressure is covering upper Thailand bringing cool mornings and strong winds, the Thailand Meteorological Department forecast on Friday (November 15). Isolated rain was likely over the North, the Central region including Bangkok and its vicinity, and the East.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134096-cool-weather-and-strong-winds-in-upper-thailand-south-sees-less-rain/

 

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Prachuap: Monkeys at the justice ministry force evacuation

 

Thai caption: Monkeys invade an office

 

A large group of macaque monkeys invaded the offices of the justice ministry in Prachuap Khiri Khan on Wednesday. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134097-prachuap-monkeys-at-the-justice ministry-force evacuation/

 

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Hong Kong condemns London 'attack' on justice secretary as protests rumble on

 

Protesters keep watch at a barricade outside the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Hong Kong, China, November 15, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

 

HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Hong Kong government condemned on Friday an attack by a "violent mob" on the city's justice secretary in London, the first direct altercation between demonstrators and a government minister during months of often violent protests.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134099-hong-kong-condemns-london-attack-on-justice-secretary-as-protests-rumble-on/

 

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Sattahip: Teen mamasan arrested offering thirteen year old for sex

 

Thai caption: Young mamasan nabbed

 

Senior police officers and the Sattahip district chief conducted a sting operation at a downtown Sattahip karaoke lounge that was a front for sex with children under the age of 15. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134100-sattahip-teen-mamasan-arrested-offering-thirteen-year-old-for-sex/

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Anti-Islamic State coalition at odds on jihadi detainees

By Humeyra Pamuk and Daphne Psaledakis

 

U.S. special envoy for Syria and the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS Jim Jeffrey speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, U.S., November 14, 2019. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday pressured members of a global coalition fighting Islamic State to allow foreign fighters to be repatriated but despite consensus on the gravity of the problem, disagreements on whether and how to send people back persisted.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134103-anti-islamic-state-coalition-at-odds-on-jihadi-detainees/

 

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More tourists, less litter this Loy Krathong

 

PATTAYA:-- Volunteers joined Pattaya sanitation workers in cleaning up the mess left behind from Loy Krathong.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134104-more-tourists-less-litter-this-loy-krathong/

 

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Luxury condo owners get homeless man’s shack torn down

 

PATTAYA:-- Pattaya municipal officers scooped up a homeless man who’d built himself a ramshackle shed on Jomtien Second Road.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134105-luxury-condo-owners-get-homeless-man’s-shack-torn-down/

 

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Wanted drug dealer threatens to kill ex-wife

PATTAYA:-- A Trat man who allegedly threatened to kill his ex-wife was arrested in Najomtien on drug charges.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134106-wanted-drug-dealer-threatens-to-kill-ex-wife/

 

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Naklua roadwork 20% complete

 

PATTAYA:-- Pattaya officials expect roadwork on Naklua’s Sawangfa Road to wrap in mid-to-late December. Mayor Sonthaya Kunplome, city engineers and community leaders toured the work site Nov. 11, saying the extensive project is about 20 percent complete.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1134107-naklua-roadwork-20-complete/