webfact 78,909 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Exclusive offer for Thaivisa readers - 500B discount coupon for SuperSports Find out more: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019624-exclusive-offer-for-thaivisa-readers-500b-discount-coupon-for-supersports/ Link to post Share on other sites
webfact 78,909 Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Pedal Pushers: German siblings cycling the world just arrived in Thailand By Coconuts Bangkok Two German siblings who are riding their bikes around the world have arrived in Thailand after taking their journey to Turkey, Australia, and Malaysia. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024182-pedal-pushers-german-siblings-cycling-the-world-just-arrived-in-thailand/ Link to post Share on other sites
webfact 78,909 Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Lawyer moves to block sale of Yingluck’s frozen assets By The Nation A LAWYER representing fugitive former premier Yingluck Shinawatra has filed a petition with the Administrative Court seeking an injunction against the plan by the Department of Legal Execution to auction her assets, including a house. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024196-lawyer-moves-to-block-sale-of-yingluck’s-frozen-assets/ Link to post Share on other sites
webfact 78,909 Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Dentists warn of "fashion orthodontics" as scary "Jaws" gnashers posted online Picture: Manager Online Top dentists have warned Thais about going to quacks who promise a quick fix for straightening teeth using oral retainers. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024213-dentists-warn-of-fashion-orthodontics-as-scary-jaws-gnashers-posted-online/ Link to post Share on other sites
webfact 78,909 Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 "The mystery of Tarutao" as tourists return stolen beach stones in droves Picture: Sanook Dozens of tourists who have taken stones from a popular beach have probably experienced bad luck and mailed the rocks back to the Tarutao national park, said staff. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024143-tourists-asked-to-return-black-stones-back-to-had-hin-ngam-beach-in-satun/?do=findComment&comment=12694613 Link to post Share on other sites
webfact 78,909 Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Strong evidence of crimes in poaching case: minister By THE NATION Panel set up as authorities promise to follow Premchai’s case ‘to the end’ AN AD HOC panel has been set up to follow up on legal proceedings involving a construction tycoon accused of poaching and possessing wildlife at the Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary, following a resolution passed by the National Wildlife Preservation and Protection Committee. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024215-strong-evidence-of-crimes-in-poaching-case-minister/ Link to post Share on other sites
webfact 78,909 Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 ITD could lose its high corporate governance rating By THE NATION Bandid Nijathaworn THE Thai Institute of Directors Association (IOD) will consider poaching allegations in its corporate governance score for Italian-Thai Development in this year’s survey, said Bandid Nijathaworn, president and chief executive of the association. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024216-itd-could-lose-its-high-corporate-governance-rating/ Link to post Share on other sites
webfact 78,909 Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 ‘Stubborness’ led officials to become suspicious of group of campers: Wichian By JAKRAWAN SALAYTOO THE NATION Wichian IT WAS the defiance and stubbornness shown by Italian-Thai Development president Premchai Karnasuta and his companions that aroused the suspicion of Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary’s officials, leading to the group’s high-profile arrest. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024217-‘stubborness’-led-officials-to-become-suspicious-of-group-of-campers-wichian/ Link to post Share on other sites
webfact 78,909 Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Online outrage over Premchai scandal By MARISA CHIMPRABHA THE NATION Social media users demand ‘same standards’ in prosecution of tycoon amid fears he will receive suspended sentence. SOCIAL MEDIA users on multiple platforms have furiously criticised construction mogul Premchai Karnasuta, who was arrested for allegedly poaching in a Unesco World Heritage site in Kanchanaburi province. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024218-online-outrage-over-premchai-scandal/ Link to post Share on other sites
webfact 78,909 Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Culture Ministry calls for return of ancient Thai artefacts from US museums By PHATARAWADEE PHATARANAWIK THE NATION The Culture Ministry is calling for the return of an 11th-century stone lintel that originated at Prasat Khao Lon in Buri Ram province but is being held in the permanent collection of the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. THE CULTURE MINISTRY is expediting the process seeking the return of more than 100 ancient Thai artefacts from overseas. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024220-culture-ministry-calls-for-return-of-ancient-thai-artefacts-from-us-museums/ Link to post Share on other sites
webfact 78,909 Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Coal-fired power plants ‘partly to blame for Bangkok pollution’ By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM THE NATION Eastern industrial estate linked to air quality as PM2.5 levels exceed safe levels. BANGKOK’S SERIOUS air pollution was partly generated from coal-fired power plants in the Eastern Seaboard Industrial Zone, Greenpeace has revealed. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024221-coal-fired-power-plants-‘partly-to-blame-for-bangkok-pollution’/ Link to post Share on other sites
webfact 78,909 Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 US ‘encouraged by Thailand’s return to democracy’ as elections delayed By WASAMON AUDJARINT THE NATION US Ambassador Glyn Davies THE US remains encouraged by the Thai junta government’s commitment to return the country to democracy amid shifting factors that make it very possible, even quite likely, that the election will be further postponed. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024222-us-‘encouraged-by-thailand’s-return-to-democracy’-as-elections-delayed/ Link to post Share on other sites
webfact 78,909 Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 MBK39 activists freed after court rejects police request By WASAMON AUDJARINT THE NATION MBK39 activist group walked free yesterday although the court took a long consideration to free five well known protesters who were charge of sedition charges for a pro-election assembly last month in the heart of the capital. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024223-mbk39-activists-freed-after-court-rejects-police-request/ Link to post Share on other sites
webfact 78,909 Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Prison wardens dismissed for rape, drugs and smuggling By PIYANUCH TAMNUKASETCHAI THE NATION File photo FOURTEEN prison wardens found guilty of serious misconduct were sacked without benefits, while four others were dismissed from the civil service but kept their benefits, and 193 were hit with lighter disciplinary punishments, Corrections Department chief Pol Colonel Narat Sawetanan said yesterday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024224-prison-wardens-dismissed-for-rape-drugs-and-smuggling/ Link to post Share on other sites
webfact 78,909 Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 EDITORIAL Let’s build our next coal-power plant in Cambodia By The Nation As with the hydroeletricity coming from Laos, our other neighbour can reap income from shipping energy to the Thai south Plans to build a major power plant in southern Thailand have been contentious from the start, but concerns have intensified over the past two decades. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024225-let’s-build-our-next-coal-power-plant-in-cambodia/ Link to post Share on other sites
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