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Fisheries department seeks to boost bass exports to China to tackle oversupply

By THE NATION

 

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The Department of Fisheries is discussing with foreign partners possibilities for export of Thai bass, a type of fish found in rivers and seas, to Chinese markets that still have high demand to alleviate the oversupply problem in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185478-fisheries-department-seeks-to-boost-bass-exports-to-china-to-tackle-oversupply/

 

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Video: Kindergarten child who lost end of finger: Parents go to court after compensation delays

 

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Picture: Sanook

 

The parents of a child who lost the end of a finger after a door closed on his hand at a kindergarten in Chiang Rai are going to court over the case. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185479-video-kindergarten-child-who-lost-end-of-finger-parents-go-to-court-after-compensation-delays/

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Over 5,000 Thai labourers in Sweden and Finland to return home this month

By THE NATION

 

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Nearly 5,300 Thai labourers who have been working as berry-pickers in Sweden and Finland will gradually return home between now and October 22, Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185480-over-5000-thai-labourers-in-sweden-and-finland-to-return-home-this-month/

 

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Trump starts 'quarantine process' after aide Hope Hicks tests positive for coronavirus

By Jeff Mason

 

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Hope Hicks, an adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump walks to Air Force One to depart Washington with the president and other staff on campaign travel to Minnesota from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., September 30, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was beginning a quarantine process after Hope Hicks, a top adviser and trusted aide, tested positive for the coronavirus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185481-trump-starts-quarantine-process-after-aide-hope-hicks-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/

 

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Pattaya: Jetski champ's murderer caught with drugs and a machine gun under car seat

 

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Pattaya update News reported that a police checkpoint in North Pattaya on Monday afternoon stopped a Ford car with Rayong plates containing three men and two women. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185489-pattaya-jetski-champs-murderer-caught-with-drugs-and-a-machine-gun-under-car-seat/

 

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Thai tourism: Expect a million unemployed workers in sector and more businesses going bust in Q4

 

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The chief of the Tourism Council of Thailand has repeated dire predictions for the end of the year in the country's tourism sector. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185490-thai-tourism-expect-a-million-unemployed-workers-in-sector-and-more-businesses-going-bust-in-q4/

 

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Two foreigners among six new cases of Covid-19 in quarantine

By The Nation

 

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The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reported six new cases, including two foreigners, in quarantine facilities over a 24-hour period on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185499-two-foreigners-among-six-new-cases-of-covid-19-in-quarantine/

 

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High compensation!? Lamborghini and motorcycle in Bangkok collision

 

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Sanook said that Thai social media was abuzz after a Facebook post showed a Lamborghini Aventador that had collided with a humble Yamaha M Slaz motorcycle. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185504-high-compensation-lamborghini-and-motorcycle-in-bangkok-collision/

 

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Prayut makes decision on finance minister, holds off on revealing name

By THE NATION

 

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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has given His Majesty the King the name of a candidate for the finance minister’s position, the Secretariat of the Cabinet reported on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185507-prayut-makes-decision-on-finance-minister-holds-off-on-revealing-name/

 

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Prayut orders all state agencies to be ready to deal with new threats, emergencies

By The Nation

 

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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered all state agencies to be ready for crises and has put the National Security Council in charge of the job, deputy government spokesperson Ratchada Thanadirek said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185523-prayut-orders-all-state-agencies-to-be-ready-to-deal-with-new-threats-emergencies/

 

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Thailand’s NACC urged to probe 14 projects endorsed by former navy chief

 

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Political activist Srisuwan Janya has demanded that Thailand’s National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) investigate suspected corruption in 14 projects, implemented during the tenure of the former Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Navy, Admiral Luechai Ruddit.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185529-thailand’s-nacc-urged-to-probe-14-projects-endorsed-by-former-navy-chief/

 

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ATTA chief outlines why Thailand should scrap quarantine: Europeans could benefit too

 

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Thai media The Standard interviewed the chief of the Association of Thai Travel Agents after he was reported as pressing the Thai government to scrap quarantine for low risk country tourists come the end of the year. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185530-atta-chief-outlines-why-thailand-should-scrap-quarantine-europeans-could-benefit-too/

 

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18 TV Scenes That Were So Disturbing I Still Can't Get Them Out Of My Head

by Ben Armson

 

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WARNING: First of all, proceed at your own peril, this list has graphic scenes that may not be suitable for everyone. This list also contains SPOILERS for some of these shows, so proceed with caution!

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185552-18-tv-scenes-that-were-so-disturbing-i-still-cant-get-them-out-of-my-head/

 

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Why Radiohead are the Blackest white band of our times

By Daphne A Brooks

 

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Clockwise from top left: Nina Simone, Thom Yorke, Roman GianArthur, Alice Coltrane, Robert Glasper, Arlo Parks and Lianne La Havas. Composite: Guardian Design; Hayley Madden/Redferns; David Redfern; Frederick M Brown/Getty Images; Echoes/Redferns; Jim Dyson/Getty Images; Anthony Harvey/REX/Shutterstock; Suki Dhanda/The Observer

 

Radiohead released Kid A 20 years ago today. It pointed a new direction for rock music – and mirrored radical Black art by imagining new spaces to live in amid a hostile world

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185554-why-radiohead-are-the-blackest-white-band-of-our-times/

 

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Indiana Jones 5 writer says Steven Spielberg quit as director because his ideas ‘didn’t work'

By Jacob Stolworthy

 

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Steven Spielberg quit ‘Indiana Jones 5’ earlier this year(Getty Imaged)

 

Steven Spielberg stepped down as director of Indiana Jones 5 due to trouble behind-the-scenes, it’s been revealed.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185556-indiana-jones-5-writer-says-steven-spielberg-quit-as-director-because-his-ideas-‘didn’t-work/

 

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Thailand's 'Bad Students' demand education reform

By Jiraporn Kuhakan and Chayut Setboonsarng

 

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Students take part in a rally of the Bad Student movement demanding the education minister's resignation at a school in Bangkok, Thailand, October 2, 2020. REUTERS/Jiraporn Kuhakan

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's "Bad Student" campaigners toured Bangkok high schools in a truck on Friday in a protest cheered on by pupils to demand education reform and an end to the harassment of students and of school rules they say are outdated.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185567-thailands-bad-students-demand-education-reform/

 

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Special Tourist Visa health insurance falls to B40k outpatient, B400k inpatient

By The Phuket News

 

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The health insurance requirement under the Special Tourist Visa is only B40,000 coverage for outpatient treatment and B400,000 in case of inpatient treatment.

 

PHUKET:-- The health insurance requirement for tourists entering Thailand under the new Special Tourist Visa has fallen to a minimum of B40,000 coverage for outpatient treatment and not less than B400,000 in case of inpatient treatment.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185568-special-tourist-visa-health-insurance-falls-to-b40k-outpatient-b400k-inpatient/

 

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Tourism Minister confirms more inbound flights of tourists

 

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Tourism and Sports Minister Phipat Ratchakitprakarn speaking to the press in Bangkok yesterday (Oct 1). Photo: MoTS

 

PHUKET:-- Tourism and Sports Minister Phipat Ratchakitprakarn has announced that a second flight of tourists to arrive in Thailand under the new Special Tourist Visa (STV) will land in Bangkok on Oct 26, followed by a third flight arriving from Europe on Nov 1.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185569-tourism-minister-confirms-more-inbound-flights-of-tourists/

 

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COVID-19 epidemic in Europe worrying, EU Commission head says

 

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said the COVID-19 epidemic in Europe was again worrying and it remained necessary to remain focused on tackling it.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185570-covid-19-epidemic-in-europe-worrying-eu-commission-head-says/

 

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Messages for sick Trump split between "get well" and "told you so"

 

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U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport to participate in the first presidential debate with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., September 29, 2020. Picture taken September 29, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

(Reuters) - Get well messages for U.S. President Donald Trump poured in from foreign capitals on Friday after he and his wife tested positive for the coronavirus, but some had little sympathy for a leader whose response to the pandemic has been widely criticised.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185571-messages-for-sick-trump-split-between-get-well-and-told-you-so/

 

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Explainer: How Mike Pence could temporarily assume control if Trump becomes incapacitated

 

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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks, with White House Counsel Pat Cipollone and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows behind him, during a meeting with Judge Amy Coney Barrett, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (both not pictured) in the Capitol, in Washington, DC., U.S., September 29, 2020. Erin Schaff/Pool via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - Like two U.S. presidents before him, Donald Trump could temporarily hand over power to his vice president should he become incapacitated, for example while undergoing a medical procedure as treatment for the coronavirus.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185572-explainer-how-mike-pence-could-temporarily-assume-control-if-trump-becomes-incapacitated/

 

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Exclusive: Malaysia Airlines group low on cash, steep discounts from lessors sought

By Anshuman Daga

 

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FILE PHOTO: Malaysia Airlines crew members walk under a Malaysia Airlines arch at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Malaysia Aviation Group, the holding company for Malaysia Airlines Bhd, said in a letter to lessors the group is unlikely to be able to make payments owed after November unless it receives more funding from state fund Khazanah.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1185573-exclusive-malaysia-airlines-group-low-on-cash-steep-discounts-from-lessors-sought/

 

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