webfact Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Culture Ministry aims to set up committee for ‘Wild Boars’ movie By The Nation The Culture Ministry is to propose setting up a special film board committee to oversee the production of a “Wild Boars” movie at the next mobile Cabinet meeting on July 24 in Ubol Rachathani, Culture Minister Vira Rojpojchanarat said on Thursday. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049210-culture-ministry-aims-to-set-up-committee-for-‘wild-boars’-movie/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 Pattaya cabbies demand higher minimum charge By Theerawat Thongma, Dethawee Theewarangkool The Nation Major General Popanan Luengpanuwat, head of the National Council for Peace and Order in Chon Buri, called a meeting on Thursday in a bid to tackle the issue of Pattaya taxi drivers allegedly taking advantage of tourists. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049200-pattaya-cabbies-demand-higher-minimum-charge/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 Belgium man, 39, dies in high speed Phuket motorbike crash Police and forensic officers inspect the scene of the accident on Viset Rd in Rawai. Photo: Screengrab via Chalong News PHUKET:-- A 39-year-old Belgium man died this morning after he crashed his motorbike at high speed in Rawai. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049181-belgium-man-39-dies-in-high-speed-phuket-motorbike-crash/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 Govt’s fiscal expansion policy to continue to pursue infrastructure projects By WICHIT CHAITRONG THE NATION FINANCE MINISTER Apisak Tantivorawong FINANCE MINISTER Apisak Tantivorawong says the government is planning key policy actions in the second half of the year, ranging from fiscal expansion to debt restructuring for farmers, to further boost the economy and the country’s competitiveness. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049234-govt’s-fiscal-expansion-policy-to-continue-to-pursue-infrastructure-projects/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 Efficient management seen as a major factor in rescue mission By Pratch Rujivanarom The Nation Photo/EPA Despite starting with limited resources, chain of command and adaptive approach enabled rescuers to overcome the challenges Highly adaptive planning and management have been credited as the key factors in the successful mission to pluck 12 boys and their coach from what many had thought was certain death in a flooded Chiang Rai cave. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049235-efficient-management-seen-as-a-major-factor-in-tham-luang-cave-rescue-mission/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 No plan to meet local politicians, says junta as Cabinet heads Northeast By THE NATION file photo THE MOBILE Cabinet would not meet with any local politicians in the northeastern provinces of Ubon Ratchathani and Amnat Charoen next week, two deputy prime ministers said amid media reports of the junta stealing former MPs from traditional political parties. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049236-no-plan-to-meet-local-politicians-says-junta-as-cabinet-heads-northeast/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 Marine Department probes Bt20m Japanese bribery claim By Attayuth Bootsripoom, Natthapat Phromkaew The Nation The Marine Department has launched a probe into an allegation that one of its officials received about Bt20 million as a bribe from a Japanese firm. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049237-marine-department-probes-bt20m-japanese-bribery-claim/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 Cambodian couple demand Thai cops probe By Kamon Aksorndej The Nation A Cambodia couple engaged in a legal battle with relatives yesterday filed a complaint against two Thai police officers in Bangkok Baby-clothing exporter Sing Thea, 43, and his wife Chean Kallyan said their previous accusation, that their relatives had embezzled Bt18 million, had been handled by the Thai officers in question. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049238-cambodian-couple-demand-thai-cops-probe/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 The century’s longest lunar eclipse on July 27-28 By Thai PBS The century’s longest lunar eclipse will be seen in all parts of Thailand during July 27-28 between 00.14-6.10 am. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049239-the-century’s-longest-lunar-eclipse-on-july-27-28/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 UPDATE: Movie rights of Tham Luang rescue become an issue By Thai PBS The Ministry of Culture is mulling an idea of setting up a national ad hoc committee to handle the copyright of the information related to the Tham Luang cave rescue operations in the wake of interest shown by several movie production houses to make films about what has come to be known as one of the world’s most dramatic rescue missions. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049210-culture-ministry-aims-to-set-up-committee-for-‘wild-boars’-movie/?do=findComment&comment=13189765 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 Tax on online trade needed promptly Thailand could lose a significant amount of e-commerce income without an effective law that’s effectively enforced The Cabinet has approved in principle an amendment to the Revenue Code to levy the VAT (value-added tax) on all electronic-commerce transactions, due to the ever-expanding share of online sales and purchases. In general, the amendment is aimed at taxing the owners of products and e-commerce platforms, especially those based in foreign countries but selling their wares to Thai consumers. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049240-tax-on-online-trade-needed-promptly/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 Why Sweden is the world’s finest home for families By Karin Olofsdotter With respect to Erica Komisar’s op-ed “The Human Cost of the world’s most famous welfare state” (The Nation, July 13) I believe the author has missed the greater point of Sweden’s comprehensive family-leave and childcare policies. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049241-why-sweden-is-the-world’s-finest-home-for-families/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 Home comforts greet 'Wild Boars' captain after Thai cave rescue By Patpicha Tanakasempipat Duangpet Promtep and his mother Thanaporn Promthep smile during an interview at their home, in Mae Sai, the northern province of Chiang Rai, Thailand, July 19, 2018. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun MAE SAI, Thailand (Reuters) - Happiness is a birthday cake, a meal of pork-knuckle rice, a warm bed and a trip to buy a new mobile telephone. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049242-home-comforts-greet-wild-boars-captain-after-thai-cave-rescue/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 TAEM urges Thais to live a healthy lifestyle BANGKOK, 20th July 2018 (NNT) - The Thai Association for Emergency Medicine (TAEM) convened an academic meeting this week, with the aim of promoting a healthy lifestyle among Thai people. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049243-taem-urges-thais-to-live-a-healthy-lifestyle/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 Citibank Thailand exec optimistic of economic performance in second half of the year BANGKOK, 20th July 2018 (NNT) - The Senior Vice President at Citibank Thailand has expressed optimism about the economy’s prospects in the second half of the year, pointing out the energy, financial, and technology sectors as suitable for investment. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049244-citibank-thailand-exec-optimistic-of-economic-performance-in-second-half-of-the-year/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 Trump invites Putin to Washington despite U.S. uproar on Helsinki summit By Steve Holland and Doina Chiacu U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a joint news conference after their meeting in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump plans to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to Washington this autumn, the White House said on Thursday, four days after a summit that led to an uproar in the United States over Trump's failure to publicly confront Putin for Moscow's meddling in the 2016 U.S. election. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049245-trump-invites-putin-to-washington-despite-us-uproar-on-helsinki-summit/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 Visiting Northern Irish border, PM May to defend her Brexit plan By Clodagh Kilcoyne Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May and Arlene Foster, the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) visit Belleek Pottery, in St Belleek, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, July 19, 2018. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/Pool BELLEEK, Northern Ireland, (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May will tell the people of Northern Ireland on Friday that her Brexit plan is the best way to avoid a hard border with Ireland, standing firm against critics in her own party. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049246-visiting-northern-irish-border-pm-may-to-defend-her-brexit-plan/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 Trump administration proposes stripping some endangered species protections By Nichola Groom FILE PHOTO: A grizzly bear and her two cubs approach the carcass of a bison in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, United States, July 6, 2015. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart/File Photo (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Thursday proposed changes to key provisions of the U.S. Endangered Species Act in a move it said would streamline the law but which conservation groups slammed as an assault on wildlife protections. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049247-trump-administration-proposes-stripping-some-endangered-species-protections/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 Days after Helsinki summit, Russia shows off Putin's 'super weapons' Russia's President Vladimir Putin arrives for a meeting with Russian ambassadors and representatives to international organisations in Moscow, Russia, July 19, 2018. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Thursday broadcast a series of videos showing the testing and operation of a new generation of nuclear and conventional weapons, days after Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed how to avoid an arms race. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049248-days-after-helsinki-summit-russia-shows-off-putins-super-weapons/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 "Mayor's son" driving a Porsche faces negligence charge in death of motorcyclist Picture: Daily News The son of a prominent mayor has been charged with negligence causing death after an accident in which a black Porsche collided with a motorcycle. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049250-mayors-son-driving-a-porsche-faces-negligence-charge-in-death-of-motorcyclist/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 Mystery Egypt sarcophagus found not to house Alexander the Great's remains By Ahmed Salem Mostafa Wazir, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, inspects the site of the newly discovered giant black sarcophagus in Sidi Gaber district of Alexandria, Egypt July 19, 2018 in this handout picture courtesy of the Ministry of Antiquities. The Ministry of Antiquities/Handout via Reuters ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) - Egyptian archaeologists on Thursday dashed local hopes that a newly discovered ancient sarcophagus might contain the remains of Alexander the Great, finding instead the mummies of what appeared to be a family of three. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049254-mystery-egypt-sarcophagus-found-not-to-house-alexander-the-greats-remains/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 North Korea denuclearisation in a year not likely: U.S. intelligence chief FILE PHOTO - U.S. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and White House Social Media Director Dan Scavino (rear) listen during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 18, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis (Reuters) - U.S. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said on Thursday it was technically possible for North Korea to eliminate its nuclear weapons programme within a year, but added that it was not likely to happen. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049255-north-korea-denuclearisation-in-a-year-not-likely-us-intelligence-chief/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 Italy state pensions chief takes aim at anti-establishment govt By Gavin Jones FILE PHOTO: Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte speaks during his first session at the Lower House of the Parliament in Rome, Italy, June 6, 2018. REUTERS/Tony Gentile ROME (Reuters) - A dispute between the chief of Italy's state pensions agency INPS and the government came to a head on Thursday when the civil servant accused one ruling party leader of threatening him, and another of losing touch with reality. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049256-italy-state-pensions-chief-takes-aim-at-anti-establishment-govt/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 UK's new Brexit envoy optimistic, as EU warns of Brexit crash By Alastair Macdonald European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier and staff members attend a meeting with Britain's Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union Dominic Raab in Brussels, Belgium July 19, 2018. Olivier Matthys/Pool via Reuters BRUSSELS (Reuters) - London's new Brexit minister said he was confident he could reach a deal, on his first trip to Brussels on Thursday as the EU warned business to get ready for Britain crashing out of the bloc without agreed terms to cushion the economic disruption. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049257-uks-new-brexit-envoy-optimistic-as-eu-warns-of-brexit-crash/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 Thai PE teacher allowed to rape students for three years A Thai teacher of physical education was effectively allowed to continue raping his students after an initial complaint. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049258-thai-pe-teacher-allowed-to-rape-students-for-three-years/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 France's Macron under fire after aide caught beating protester By Simon Carraud and Matthias Blamont French President Emmanuel Macron, flanked by Alexandre Benalla, French presidential aide, carries a racquet as he leaves his home to play tennis in Le Touquet, France, June 17, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron came under fire on Thursday after his office briefly suspended one of his aides for beating a May Day protester and posing as a police officer, but did not inform law enforcement authorities. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049259-frances-macron-under-fire-after-aide-caught-beating-protester/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 Government prepares alternative plans to deal with adoption of primary vote system FILE photo BANGKOK, 20 July 2018 (NNT) – The government has designed a number of options to deal with the adoption of the primary vote system at the next general election. Source: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049262-government-prepares-alternative-plans-to-deal-with-adoption-of-primary-vote-system/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 EC warns political groups to avoid violating election laws FILE photo BANGKOK, 20th July 2018 (NNT) – The Election Commission of Thailand has warned political groups not to violate election laws. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049265-ec-warns-political-groups-to-avoid-violating-election-laws/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 Sex noises from next door inspires Facebook post - now Thai TV gets involved A woman found herself at the center of attention after she went on Facebook to post videos and comment on her noisy neighbors. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049266-sex-noises-from-next-door-inspires-facebook-post-now-thai-tv-gets-involved/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 20, 2018 Author Share Posted July 20, 2018 Thailand mortgages a rip off - 12% interest rates compare to 1% in Europe Picture: Thai Rath A lecturer at Thammasat University has questioned why Thai mortgages for house buyers are so much more than in many other countries. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049267-thailand-mortgages-a-rip-off-12-interest-rates-compare-to-1-in-europe/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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