webfact Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 Bangkok pollution crisis: Now city resident sneezes up blood! Source: Manager A man went on Facebook to suggest that his health problems may have been caused by the current pollution blanketing Bangkok. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078496-bangkok-pollution-crisis-now-city-resident-sneezes-up-blood/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 Phuket police launch search for man in Facebook post pointing a gun at his head By Kritsada Mueanhawong Last night Phuket Police launched a manhunt after a photo of a man pointing gun at his head went viral in social media. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078497-phuket-police-launch-search-for-man-in-facebook-post-pointing-a-gun-at-his-head/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 Happy Teachers' Day! "Khun Khru" goes the extra mile to make sure student attends school Picture: Sanook As Thailand celebrated Teachers' Day today came news of a feel-good story. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078498-happy-teachers-day-khun-khru-goes-the-extra-mile-to-make-sure-student-attends-school/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 Hundreds in new U.S.-bound migrant caravan cross into Guatemala By Jorge Cabrera Hondurans, part of a new caravan of migrants traveling to the United States, walk toward the Agua Caliente border checkpoint in Guatemala, in the municipality of Ocotepeque, Honduras January 15, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Cabrera AGUA CALIENTE, Guatemala (Reuters) - Several hundred Honduran migrants in a new U.S.-bound caravan crossed into Guatemala on Tuesday, as U.S. President Donald Trump seized on news of the advancing group to try to build support for a wall along his country's border with Mexico. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078499-hundreds-in-new-us-bound-migrant-caravan-cross-into-guatemala/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 Talks planned with oil refineries to upgrade quality of diesel to deal with pollution In yet another attempt to ease the health hazards posed by PM2.5 dust particles, the Energy Business Department plans to hold a meeting with oil refineries this week about the possibility of upgrading the quality standard of diesel from Euro 4 to Euro 5. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078502-talks-planned-with-oil-refineries-to-upgrade-quality-of-diesel-to-deal-with-pollution/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 ‘Haute Cuisine:’ Weed Tom Yum Lands Briton In Hot Water By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter Gary Coughlan, center, stands between two police officers Wednesday on Koh Samui. KOH SAMUI — A British businessman on Koh Samui ran foul of the law Wednesday for innovating in the kitchen by adding cannabis to his tom yum goong. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078504-‘haute-cuisine’-weed-tom-yum-lands-briton-in-hot-water/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 Artificial intelligence to run traffic lights at all Bangkok intersections By The Nation FILE photo Artificial intelligence will be operating the traffic lights at all 505 intersection in Bangkok “soon”, rather than police officers manually working the switches, according to a senior policeman. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078510-artificial-intelligence-to-run-traffic-lights-at-all-bangkok-intersections/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 For Teachers’ Day, Prayuth Says They Should Adapt To Tech By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha with children for Children’s Day on Saturday. Photo: ประยุทธ์ จันทร์โอชา Prayut Chan-o-cha / Facebook BANGKOK — Educators should adapt themselves to the fast-paced technological world, the junta leader said Wednesday during his Teachers’ Day address. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078514-for-teachers’-day-prayuth-says-they-should-adapt-to-tech/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 As kindergarteners ail, Bangkok joins top 10 for smog By The Nation Photo credit: FM91 Trafficpro’s Facebook fan page A kindergarten in Chatuchak district has suspended classes because of air pollution that has landed Bangkok on the top 10 list of worst-polluted cities. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078528-as-kindergarteners-ail-bangkok-joins-top-10-for-smog/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 Phuket house keeper keeps 2,600 meth pills and 3kg of marijuana at house in Rawai By Kritsada Mueanhawong A Rawai house keeper has been arrested with 2,600 methamphetamine pills and three kilograms of marijuana. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078548-phuket-house-keeper-keeps-2600-meth-pills-and-3kg-of-marijuana-at-house-in-rawai/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 PM publicly admits election might be postponed By The Nation Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha makes a gesture at a ceremony held to mark National Teachers' Day.//Photo : Prasert Thepsri Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha admitted on Wednesday that the election might be postponed but gave assurances it would be within the timeframe of May 9. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078549-pm-prayut-publicly-admits-election-might-be-postponed/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 Eight Thais arrested for running gambling website By The Nation Police have arrested eight Thais for allegedly running a gambling website with transactions of about Bt200 million a month, Immigration Bureau police chief Pol Lt-General Surachate Hakpal announced on Wednesday morning. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078550-eight-thais arrested-for-running-gambling-website/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 UPDATE: Samui police find Briton a little too relaxed By The Nation A British businessman’s bedtime snack of marijuana-laced tom yam kung landed him in police custody on Koh Samui on Wednesday morning. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078504-‘haute-cuisine’-weed-tom-yum-lands-briton-in-hot-water/?do=findComment&comment=13744436 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 Karen on border receive welfare cards By Tossapol Boonpat The Nation Underprivileged ethnic Karen people in a village on the Myanmar border received welfare cards on Tuesday under the government’s Thai Niyom Yangyuen (Sustainable Thainess) scheme. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078554-karen-on-border-receive-welfare-cards/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 Villager found drowned in Ubon pond By The Nation A villager was found drowned in a pond in Ubon Ratchathani two days after he was last seen alive, say local police. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078557-villager-found-drowned-in-ubon-pond/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 Saving their breath By Tanachai Pramarnpanich The Nation Students of Chitralada School’s vocational stream in Bangkok’s Sanam Suea Pa area shyly giggle as they participate on Wednesday in a demonstration by Public Health Ministry officials. ull story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078560-bangkok-pollution-saving-their-breath/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Superstar cop 'Big Joke' on his rise and plans for expats, visas By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter BANGKOK — The announcement that Thailand’s best-known police officer had arrived sent gasps of shock across a news conference at Royal Thai Police headquarters. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078581-superstar-cop-big-joke-on-his-rise-and-plans-for-expats-visas/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Urgent : Court petition to push for turning Bangkok into pollution-control zone By The Nation Photo : Rachanon Intharagsa Environment activist Srisuwan Janya will file a petition with the Administrative Court to have the prime minister, the national environment panel and the Bangkok governor declare the capital as a pollution-control zone. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078582-urgent-court-petition-to-push-for-turning-bangkok-into-pollution-control-zone/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Police nearly double checkpoints for exhaust-spewing vehicles By Khanathit Srihirundaj The Nation To help curb fine-particle dust pollution in Bangkok, traffic police have increased the number of checkpoints where they will check vehicles spewing black exhaust smoke. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078484-pollution-crisis-bangkok-police-set-up-emissions-roadblocks/?do=findComment&comment=13744973 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Filipinos arrested for raising cash for poor children By The Nation Three Filipino women were arrested for soliciting donations for a foundation for poor children in the Philippines without a permit. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078568-philippine-women-arrested-in-pattaya-collecting-money-for-bogus-charity/?do=findComment&comment=13744988 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 'Delicious food' may have drawn terrorists to Thai hotel: Prawit By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter Gen. Prawit Wongsuwan talks to reporters Wednesday at the Defense Ministry. BANGKOK — Thailand’s deputy junta leader said Wednesday it was “good enough” that no Thais were killed in an apparent terror attack on a Thai-owned hotel complex in Kenya that left at least 14 people dead. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078586-delicious-food-may-have-drawn-terrorists-to-thai-hotel-prawit/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 The original ‘Ghostbusters’ movies are getting a brand new sequel by Sam Moore Ghostbusters Credit: Alamy A Ghostbusters sequel set in the same universe as the two original films has been confirmed, with Jason Reitman hired to direct and co-write the new movie. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078587-the-original-‘ghostbusters’-movies-are-getting-a-brand-new-sequel/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Gillette fell into the 'progressive man' trap by Fernando Desouches It would be easy to ride the wave of popular sentiment and write a whole article on what Gillette has done wrong with its new commercial. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078588-gillette-fell-into-the-progressive-man-trap/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 YouTube bans dangerous or harmful pranks by Dave Lee The film Birdbox led to a craze in which people attempt everyday tasks while blindfolded / Image copyright GETTY IMAGES YouTube clips that depict dangerous or emotionally distressing “pranks” have been banned from the platform. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078589-youtube-bans-dangerous-or-harmful-pranks/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Korean tourists given rustic welcome as airport taxi hits cow By Eakkapop Thongtub Thankfully, the cow did not make it through the windscreen. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET:-- Two Korean tourists arriving on Phuket were given a rustic welcome when the taxi they were travelling from in airport in hit cow early yesterday morning (Jan 15). Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078593-korean-tourists-given-rustic-welcome-as-airport-taxi-hits-cow/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 to continue: Thailand Live Thursday 17 Jan 2019 https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078621-thailand-live-thursday-17-jan-2019/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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