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NHSO scraps contracts of 108 more private clinics, hospitals for alleged overbilling

By THE NATION

 

 

The National Health Security Office (NHSO) announced on Tuesday that the service contracts of 108 clinics under the Chum Chon Ob Oon (community warmth) project and some private hospitals had been scrapped with effect from October 1 for alleged fraudulent claims for treatment of patients under the government’s golden card scheme, NHSO secretary-general, Dr Sakchai Kanjanawattana, said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185118-nhso-scraps-contracts-of-108-more-private-clinics-hospitals-for-alleged-overbilling/

 

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Thai man takes matters into his own hands after police foot dragging, makes arrest himself

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A Thai man got fed up waiting for the police to act so went after the man who stole his motorcycle himself.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185120-thai-man-takes-matters-into-his-own-hands-after-police-foot-dragging-makes-arrest-himself/

 

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Transport Co probes missing car batteries from warehouse

By THE NATION

 

 

The state-run Transport Co has ordered an investigation into the disappearance of 482 car batteries from its warehouse.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185122-transport-co-probes-missing-car-batteries-from-warehouse/

 

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Chinese millionaires in private jet will be first tourists allowed in under STV

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported that a group of seven Chinese millionaires will be the first group of foreign tourists allowed back into Thailand now that the STV special visa has essentially been approved. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185123-chinese-millionaires-in-private-jet-will-be-first-tourists-allowed-in-under-stv/

 

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Trump deflects debate question about whether he condemns white supremacists

By Joseph Ax

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the first 2020 presidential campaign debate with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, held on the campus of the Cleveland Clinic at Case Western Reserve University in 

 

(Reuters) - President Donald Trump deflected an opportunity to condemn white supremacists during Tuesday's presidential debate, briefly telling one group to "stand back and stand by" before pivoting to attacking left-wing activists.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185124-trump-deflects-debate-question-about-whether-he-condemns-white-supremacists/

 

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Chiang Mai octogenarian found safe and well after missing for three days - a beautiful woman fed me, he says

 

Picture: Sanook - Pretty woman helped me out, says 84 year old

 

Eighty four year old Kham Joreuan who had been missing from his home in Bo Luang sub district of Hot, Chiang Mai for three days and three nights has been found safe and well. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185127-chiang-mai-octogenarian-found-safe-and-well-after-missing-for-three-days-a-beautiful-woman-fed-me-he-says/

 

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"Jomtien beach will be as beautiful as Pattaya" - harbor dept gear up for improvements

 

Picture: Manager

 

Manager reported that Thailand's harbor Department are gearing up to improve the beach in Jomtien with a project that will outstrip improvements made to Pattaya Beach.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185126-jomtien-beach-will-be-as-beautiful-as-pattaya-harbor-dept-gear-up-for-improvements/

 

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Five new Covid-19 cases in quarantine

By The Nation

 

 

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reported five new cases in quarantine facilities over a 24-hour period on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185141-five-new-covid-19-cases-in-quarantine/

 

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Aussies flabbergasted by Pattaya’s inept attempt to bury wires

 

Picture: Siam Chon news

 

Siam Chon news went to Pattaya Klang to investigate the latest developments in the burying of wires at the resort. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185142-aussies-flabbergasted-by-pattaya’s-inept-attempt-to-bury-wires/

 

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Power outage to affects parts of Patong

By The Phuket News

 

The power outage will affect businesses and residences along Phra Baramee Rd tomorrow (Oct 1). Photo: PEA

 

PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Patong tomorrow (Oct 1) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185147-power-outage-to-affects-parts-of-patong/

 

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Council hopes farmers get okay to grow marijuana for export

By THE NATION

 

 

Praphat Panyachatrak, president of the National Farmers Council (NFC), said the council hopes the new law that allows farmers to grow marijuana and hemp for export will be fully enacted next year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185149-council-hopes-farmers-get-okay-to-grow-marijuana-for-export/

 

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Teachers held over abuse of kindergartners released on bail

By THE NATION

 

 

The Nonthaburi provincial court on Tuesday decided to release two teachers held for the abuse of young students on a bail guarantee of Bt60,000 each.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185150-teachers-held-over-abuse-of-kindergartners-released-on-bail/

 

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Koh Samui ready to offer a ‘bubble’ for foreign tourists

By THE NATION

 

 

As many as 23 hotels in Koh Samui have been proposed as alternative local state quarantine (ALSQ) sites and most of them are expected to pass the grade, the tourism sector said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185161-koh-samui-ready-to-offer-a-‘bubble’-for-foreign-tourists/

 

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People urged to conserve water as reservoirs running low

By THE NATION

 

Somkiat Prajamwong

 

The Office of Natural Water Resources (ONWR) is calling on people to conserve water and refrain from growing off-season rice because the country’s 13 large dams are less than 30 per cent full.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185163-people-urged-to-conserve-water-as-reservoirs-running-low/

 

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First group of Thai workers leave for Israel after Covid-19 outbreak

By The Nation

 

 

The Ministry of Labour has sent the first group of more than 200 Thai agricultural labourers to work in Israel in the aftermath of the Covid-19 outbreak.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185164-first-group-of-thai-workers-leave-for-israel-after-covid-19-outbreak/

 

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Police arrest alleged gold robber and his Laotian wife, as police chief bids adieu

By The Nation

 

 

A man suspected of robbing 216-baht-weight gold (over 3kg) from a gold shop in Bangkok’s Lat Phrao district was transported by helicopter to Chok Chai Police Station for a press conference on Wednesday, presided over by National Police chief, Pol General Chakthip Chaijinda, who bid farewell to the media before retiring on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185165-police-arrest-alleged-gold-robber-and-his-laotian-wife-as-police-chief-bids-adieu/

 

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How has Thailand avoided the worst of Covid-19? – VIDEO

By The Thaiger

 

 

We examine some of the reasons Thailand has been able to avoid the surges and 2nd waves of Covid-19. Whilst many countries are now suffering a 2nd and 3rd wave of the coronavirus, Thailand has locked itself in a bubble of its own making. Almost zero cases and any new cases coming from repatriates. Now the country has to figure out how to re-open its economy and borders, safely.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185167-how-has-thailand-avoided-the-worst-of-covid-19-–-video/

 

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THAI to offer special flights to some destinations in October

By The Nation

 

 

Thai Airways (THAI) will be providing special flights to London, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Taipei and Hong Kong in October for people who wish to travel outside Thailand during the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185170-thai-to-offer-special-flights-to-some-destinations-in-october/

 

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Phichit road collapses from constant rain

By THE NATION

 

 

Traffic came to a near standstill in Phichit province when a road developed a one metre deep and three metre wide sinkhole on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185171-phichit-road-collapses-from-constant-rain/

 

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Two inmates break free in daring escape

By The Nation

 

 

Two inmates broke out of a Krabi prison on Tuesday by cutting the metal bars of their cell and jumping over the wall.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185172-two-inmates-break-free-in-daring-escape/

 

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PTT, GPSC to subsidise staff holidays in bid to boost tourism sector

By The Nation

 

GPSC chief executive Chawalit Tippawanich

 

Global Power Synergy (GPSC) has earmarked up to Bt18 million to subsidise holidays for its staff as part of the PTT Group’s move to boost Thailand’s flagging tourism sector, chief executive Chawalit Tippawanich said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185174-ptt-gpsc-to-subsidise-staff-holidays-in-bid-to-boost-tourism-sector/

 

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Thailand eyes 50,000 foreign tourists in second-quarter, down 99.5% - industry

 

People enjoy Cha-am Beach in Phetchaburi province, Thailand, September 26, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand is expected to have 50,000 foreign tourists in the fourth quarter of 2020, down 99.5% from a year earlier, an industry body said on Wednesday, as the country tries to support its battered economy by gradually reopening to visitors.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185191-thailand-eyes-50000-foreign-tourists-in-second-quarter-down-995-industry/

 

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Nonthaburi school agrees to new measures to prevent future assault cases

By THE NATION

 

 

After a meeting at the Education Ministry, Nonthaburi’s Sarasas Witaed School has agreed to come up with measures to resolve problems.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185192-nonthaburi-school-agrees-to-new-measures-to-prevent-future-assault-cases/

 

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Pompeo to visit East Asia next week amid frosty ties with China

By Humeyra Pamuk

 

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wears a protective face mask as he visits the Naval Support Activity base at Souda, Crete, Greece September 29, 2020. Aris Messinis/Pool via REUTERS

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Japan, Mongolia and South Korea next week, the State Department announced on Tuesday, a crucial visit to solidify ties with the regional allies at a time when Washington's relationship with China remains fraught.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185194-pompeo-to-visit-east-asia-next-week-amid-frosty-ties-with-china/

 

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Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces fight new clashes, international tension mounts

By Nvard Hovhannisyan and Nailia Bagirova

 

An ethnic Armenian soldier fires an artillery piece during fighting with Azerbaijan's forces in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, in this handout picture released September 29, 2020. Defence Ministry of Armenia/Handout via REUTERS

 

YEREVAN/BAKU (Reuters) - Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces fought new clashes on Wednesday in the biggest eruption of their decades-old conflict since the mid-1990s, and France and Turkey traded recriminations as international tensions mounted.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185195-azerbaijan-and-ethnic-armenian-forces-fight-new-clashes-international-tension-mounts/

 

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Britons would pay more tax for a fairer society as COVID-19 exposes inequality

By Emma Batha

 

Carer Lucy Skidmorenholds the hands of her 100-year-old great-grandmother and resident Joan Loosley at Fremantle Trust care home, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Princes Risborough, Britain, May 5, 2020. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh

 

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Britons would be happy to pay higher taxes for a fairer, more caring and gender-equal society as the coronavirus pandemic transforms people's views about the world they want to live in, economists said on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185196-britons-would-pay-more-tax-for-a-fairer-society-as-covid-19-exposes-inequality/

 

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Chiang Mai Zoo celebrates Lin Hui’s 19th birthday

 

 

CHIANG MAI (NNT) - Chiang Mai zoo have celebrated the 19th birthday of panda Lin Hui, offering her an ice cake filled with fruit as a birthday gift.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185198-chiang-mai-zoo-celebrates-lin-hui’s-19th-birthday/

 

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Education Minister orders inspection of teachers’ professional licenses

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Education Minister, Nataphol Teepsuwan, says he has received numerous complaints, not only about cases of student abuse, but also about education fees and other issues. He has instructed the Office of the Private Education Commission (OPEC) to examine these issues and find solutions, including an inspection of the professional licenses of school teachers.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185199-education-minister-orders-inspection-of-teachers’-professional-licenses/

 

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Gov’t Job Expo receives positive feedback

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The government’s Job Expo Thailand 2020, which has just ended, has received better than expected feedback from participants, with jobseekers and new graduates now hired or waitlisted for some 100,000 positions.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185200-gov’t-job-expo-receives-positive-feedback/

 

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UK secures Vietnam backing to join Trans-Pacific trading group, Raab says

 

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab meets his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Binh Minh at the Government Guesthouse in Hanoi, Vietnam September 30, 2020. REUTERS/Kham

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Wednesday Britain had secured Vietnam's public support for it to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185201-uk-secures-vietnam-backing-to-join-trans-pacific-trading-group-raab-says/