rooster59 Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 Turkish man found dead in Koh Chang hotel room - no suspicious circumstances, say police. Image: Tnews Police on Koh Chang were called to the Arunee Resort on White Sand beach after cleaners noticed a foul smell emanating from a locked room. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024374-turkish-man-found-dead-in-koh-chang-hotel-room-no-suspicious-circumstances-say-police/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 Trump says White House to issue letter on Democratic Russia memo By Ayesha Rascoe U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 9, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Friday the White House would soon release a letter regarding the possible release of a classified memo written by Democrats to rebut a Republican document claiming FBI and Justice Department bias against him in the federal probe of Russia and the 2016 U.S. election. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024377-trump-says-white-house-to-issue-letter-on-democratic-russia-memo/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 EU's Barnier warns Britain post-Brexit transition 'not a given' By Gabriela Baczynska and Robert-Jan Bartunek En la imagen, el negociador jefe del Brexit para la UE, Michel Barnier, en una rueda de prensa en Bruselas, el 9 de febrero de 2018. REUTERS/François Lenoir BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A post-Brexit transition is "not a given", Michel Barnier warned Britain on Friday, saying London had "substantial" objections to the European Union's offer and that parts of it were not up for negotiation. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024378-eus-barnier-warns-britain-post-brexit-transition-not-a-given/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 Trump taps U.S. Pacific Commander Harris as ambassador to Australia U.S. Navy Admiral Harry Harris Jr, head of the Pacific Command, attends at a Fullerton Lecture on "Challenges, Opportunities and Innovation in the Indo-Asia-Pacific", in Singapore October 17, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday named U.S. Pacific Commander Admiral Harry Harris, who is known for his hawkish views on China's military expansion, as his pick to serve as the American ambassador to Australia, the White House said in a statement. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024379-trump-taps-us-pacific-commander-harris-as-ambassador-to-australia/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 Trump signs deal to end brief government shutdown, boost U.S. spending By David Morgan, Amanda Becker and Richard Cowan People walk by the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., February 8, 2018. REUTERS/ Leah Millis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A brief U.S. government shutdown ended on Friday after Congress passed and President Donald Trump signed into law a wide-ranging deal expected to push budget deficits into the $1 trillion-a-year zone. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024380-trump-signs-deal-to-end-brief-government-shutdown-boost-us-spending/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 Trump wishes disgraced aide well after domestic abuse allegations By Steve Holland and Ayesha Rascoe FILE PHOTO - White House Staff Secretary Rob Porter (L) reminds U.S. President Donald Trump he had a bill to sign after he departed quickly following remarks at his golf estate in Bedminster, New Jersey U.S., August 12, 2017. Picture taken August 12, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday praised White House aide Rob Porter, who resigned this week after allegations that he abused two former wives, and stressed that Porter has maintained his innocence. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024382-trump-wishes-disgraced-aide-well-after-domestic-abuse-allegations/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 Colombia's FARC temporarily suspend campaign amid angry protests Colombia's FARC leader and presidential candidate Rodrigo Londono, also known as Timochenko, speaks during a presentation in Bogota, Colombia January 27, 2018. REUTERS/Jaime Saldarriaga BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's former FARC rebel group, now a political party, on Friday temporarily suspended its presidential and legislative election campaigns due to security concerns after angry protests disrupted their campaign stops. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024383-colombias-farc-temporarily-suspend-campaign-amid-angry-protests/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 Second asteroid in a week to pass close to Earth on Friday Reuters (Reuters) - A recently discovered asteroid was due to zip within 39,000 thousand miles (64,000 km) of Earth on Friday, marking the second space rock to pass within the orbit of the moon this week, according to NASA scientists. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024384-second-asteroid-in-a-week-to-pass-close-to-earth-on-friday/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 Awkward diplomacy on show as 'peace' Games begin By James Pearson and Hyunjoo Jin Hwang Chung Gum and Won Yunjong of Korea. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) - The Winter Olympics sparked to life in a vivid, colourful ceremony of fire and ice in South Korea on Friday, though the diplomacy was tougher to choreograph in the stadium where leaders from nations that are sworn enemies sat close together. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024385-awkward-diplomacy-on-show-as-peace-games-begin/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 Wanted activists vow to attend pro-election rally By WASAMON AUDJARINT JESSADA CHANTHARARAK THE NATION FOUR DEFIANT activists are determined to show up at a pro-election assembly this afternoon despite already being sought on charges that could ultimately land them in jail for up to seven years. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024387-wanted-activists-vow-to-attend-pro-election-rally/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 EEC plans ‘must protect against pollution, job loss’ By WICHIT CHAITRONG THE NATION ACTIVISTS and academics are preparing to take legal action against the government’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) amid concerns over its impact on local people’s rights and on further aggravating pollution. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024388-eec-plans-‘must-protect-against-pollution-job-loss’/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 Thung Yai sanctuary chief files complaint against Premchai for attempted bribery By The Nation Premchai Karnasuta CHIEF FOREST RANGER Wichian Chinwong has filed a bribery complaint against the president of Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD), Premchai Karnasuta, who is accused along with three companions of poaching and possessing wildlife at the Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary in Kanchanaburi province. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024389-thung-yai-sanctuary-chief-files-complaint-against-premchai-for-attempted-bribery/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 PM rolls out ‘Thai Niyom’ scheme By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM THE NATION Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha addresses local authority executive officers at a policy briefing conference at Impact Exhibition and Convention Centre yesterday. HUNDREDS OF OFFICIALS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY GATHER FOR INSTRUCTIONS AS PRAYUT DENIES BT100-BN PROGRAMME IS A POPULIST CAMPAIGN DESIGNED TO KEEP JUNTA IN POWER Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024390-pm-rolls-out-‘thai-niyom’-scheme/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 NLA urged to probe former police chief By THE NATION Pol General Somyot Pumpanmuang A FORMER Democrat MP yesterday asked the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) to probe a retired national police commissioner who recently admitted borrowing Bt300 million from a wanted brothel owner and doing police work as a sideline. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024391-nla-urged-to-probe-former-police-chief/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 Trang politician’s son charged over rape, procurement of 13-year-old girl By KHANITTHA SITONG THE NATION A LOCAL POLITICIAN’S son, who allegedly lured the 13-year-old Lao daughter of one of his father’s rubber plantation workers to be raped by an alleged 33-year-old drug dealer has been charged with three serious crimes, Palian superintendent Pol Colonel Songkiat Thongsong said yesterday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024392-trang-politician’s-son-charged-over-rape-procurement-of-13-year-old-girl/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 Five Lam Luk Ka police officers abruptly transferred after casino raid The superintendent of Lam Luk Ka police station and four of his subordinates were today (Feb 9) ordered transferred to inactive posts at the Operations Centre of Provincial Police Region 1 following a casino raid in Lam Luk Ka district, Pathum Thani province late yesterday night. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024393-five-lam-luk-ka-police-officers-abruptly-transferred-after-casino-raid/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 ICC to begin pre-trial hearing of Duterte’s war on drugs The International Criminal Court (UCC) has recently informed the Philippine embassy in The Hague that it is opening a preliminary examination on alleged mass murder arising from President Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs”, according to The Manila Times Online on Friday (Feb 9). Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024394-icc-to-begin-pre-trial-hearing-of-duterte’s-war-on-drugs/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 Pawn shop owner arrested over vast firearms collection By The Nation Police have arrested a gold shop owner in Khon Kaen's Kuchinarai district along with 246 guns which he allegedly had in his possession without permission, Provincial Police Region 4 chief Pol Lt-General Surachai said on Friday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024395-pawn-shop-owner-arrested-over-vast-firearms-collection/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 Video: Thai people - you are the best! Online praise for public spirited "win" Image: Manager Netizens were united in praise for a motorcycle taxi rider who was filmed making a path through rush hour traffic for an ambulance. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024376-video-thai-people-you-are-the-best-online-praise-for-public-spirited-win/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 New A350-1000 stops in Thailand on demonstration tour across the region By THE NATION The A350-1000 is a long-range aircraft with a flight range of 14,800 km, enabling non-stop service from Bangkok to Europe and North America. THE NEW Airbus A350-1000 has landed in Bangkok for the first time for a demonstration flight and a ground display. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024398-new-a350-1000-stops-in-thailand-on-demonstration-tour-across-the-region/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 ITD boss Premchai on immigration’s watch list The Immigration Bureau has put Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD) president Premchai Karnasuta on immigration watchlist after he and three of his companions faced 10 charges for hunting in the Thung Yai Naresuan wildlife sanctuary. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024400-itd-boss-premchai-on-immigration’s-watch-list/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 Ex-official, monk deny embezzling temple funds By KORNKAMOL AKSORNDEJ THE NATION A FORMER high-ranking official at the National Buddhism Office (NBO) and a senior monk yesterday denied allegations that they had embezzled state funds for temples. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024401-ex-official-monk-deny-embezzling-temple-funds/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 Music for young ears By THE NATION Born in south of France and based in Asia for the last six years, DJ and producer Hugo Canterra mans the decks at Levels Club & Lounge on Sukhumvit Soi 11 on Thursday starting at 9pm. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024402-music-for-young-ears/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 Ex-DNP official helped Premchai’s party to get permission to enter wildlife sanctuary Former director of Protected Area’s Regional Office 6 Noppadol Phrueksawan was the person who sought permission for Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD) boss Premchai Karnasuta and his three teammates to enter Thung Yai Naresuan wildlife sanctuary, said Kanchana Nittaya, head of the Wildlife Conservation Office, on Friday (Feb 9). Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024405-ex-dnp-official-helped-premchai’s-party-to-get-permission-to-enter-wildlife-sanctuary/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 Trump blocks release of Russia memo drafted by Democrats By Ayesha Rascoe U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 9, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday blocked the release of a classified memo written by congressional Democrats to rebut a Republican document that he allowed to be made public last week that claimed FBI and Justice Department bias against him in the federal probe of Russia and the 2016 U.S. election. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024411-trump-blocks-release-of-russia-memo-drafted-by-democrats/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 Russian offering info on Trump bilked U.S. spies out of money - NY Times U.S. President Donald Trump pauses while speaking to reporters in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 9, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Russian who offered stolen National Security Agency cyberweapons and compromising information on President Donald Trump bilked U.S. spies out of $100,000 last year, The New York Times reported on Friday, citing U.S. and European security officials. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024412-russian-offering-info-on-trump-bilked-us-spies-out-of-money-ny-times/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 Laotian drug dealer arrested at airport as gang of four caught with "ice" Image: Daily News A female Laotian drug dealer was apprehended at Don Muang airport yesterday after a police sting nabbed her and three associates with 10 kilograms of ice or crystal meth. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024417-laotian-drug-dealer-arrested-at-airport-as-gang-of-four-caught-with-ice/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 "Foreign owners need educating about Buddhist feelings" as Buddha head on beach angers Thais Image: Thai Rath Sanook reported on a Facebook post that showed a Buddha's head being used as decoration at a resort on the beach at Bo Phut in Koh Samui. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024418-foreign-owners-need-educating-about-buddhist-feelings-as-buddha-head-on-beach-angers-thais/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 Former police chief plays down "my job as a cop was just a sideline" comment Image: Sanook The former police chief embroiled in the Victoria's Secret soapy massage scandal has tried to play down comments he made on TV that his high ranking position "was just a sideline". Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024422-former-police-chief-plays-down-my-job-as-a-cop-was-just-a-sideline-comment/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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