webfact Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Villa Market special offers 27 Dec 2018 - 23 Jan 2019 Find out more: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1077008-villa-market-special-offers-27-dec-2018-23-jan-2019/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 Driving slowly in high-speed lane to soon become a punishable offence By KHANITTHA THEPPHAJORN THE NATION MOTORISTS driving at low speed in right-hand lanes will soon be subjected to fines, thanks to the National Legislative Assembly (NLA), giving a nod in principle to a draft law amending the Land Traffic Act yesterday. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078805-driving-slowly-in-high-speed-lane-to-soon-become-a-punishable-offence/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 Mother let baby drown: police By The Nation Kanokwan Khaoprae, 21, was arrested this morning by Chonburi and Chanthaburi police while she was travelling on a Chanthaburi-Bangkok bus. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078779-mother-let-baby-drown-police/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 Delaying elections ‘will hurt economy’ By PHUWIT LIMVIPHUWAT THE NATION Experts also warn that instability after poll will keep away investors, affect local consumption and also pose an obstacle to export sector Postponing the election and subsequent instability would discourage investment, hurt domestic consumption and hinder exports, experts warned yesterday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078833-delaying-elections-‘will-hurt-economy’/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 UPDATE: Still air, higher particulates predicted for today By The Nation A trains runs through along a track as bad air pollution continues to affect Bangkok yesterday. // EPA-EFE PHOTO POLLUTION is expected to get worse in Bangkok today following slight improvements in weather conditions yesterday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078709-air-pollution-alert-for-friday/?do=findComment&comment=13749237 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 Chula reviews student’s right to wear female clothes By KORNRAWEE PANYASUPPAKUN THE NATION THAILAND’S highest-ranked university on Wednesday confirmed that its board of directors had given conditional approval for a transgender student to wear female uniform. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078834-chula-reviews-student’s-right-to-wear-female-clothes/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 Asean foreign ministers to focus on a win-win Indo-Pacific strategy By SUPALAK GANJANAKHUNDEE, YIAMYUT SUTTHICHAYA THE NATION CHIANG MAI Thai Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai and his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi at a bilateral meeting in Chiang Mai yesterday. Asean foreign ministers will seek to find a common Indo-Pacific strategy during their informal meeting in Chiang Mai today to deal with the changing geopolitical situation. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078835-asean-foreign-ministers-to-focus-on-a-win-win-indo-pacific-strategy/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 Junta digs in its heels over March 24 as election date By THE NATION FILE photo GROUP THREATENS TO TAKE TO STREETS IF ROYAL DECREE NOT PUBLISHED BY TODAY THE GOVERNMENT is standing firm on March 24 as the perfect date for the nation to cast their votes, despite criticism over the repeated deferment of the national poll. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078836-junta-digs-in-its-heels-over-march-24-as-election-date/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 Concerted efforts being made to fight smog, govt assures By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM THE NATION Road sweepers from Ratchathewi District office, Bangkok, wear facemasks distributed by Public Health Ministry officials yesterday. ALL CONCERNED agencies have joined forces to tackle the capital’s smog problem through stricter enforcement of existing laws, while academics suggested that schools and offices be closed on days when air pollution is severe, as PM2.5 is expected to rise to harmful levels again during this weekend. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078837-concerted-efforts-being-made-to-fight-smog-thai-govt-assures/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 Group accuses govt of insincerity over cannabis patents national January 18, 2019 01:00 By The Nation // AFP PHOTO THE CIVIL SECTOR for medical marijuana has raised doubts about the Intellectual Property Department’s (IPD) apparent reluctance to reject cannabis-related patent applications filed by two firms. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078838-group-accuses-thai-govt-of-insincerity-over-cannabis-patents/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 UPDATE: Tham Luang surveyed ahead of clean-up By NATTHAWAT LAPING THE NATION THE AUTHORITIES have started an initial survey of the Tham Luang Nang Non caves in Chiang Rai province, made famous by the headline-grabbing rescue of a team of young footballers in July. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078678-hero-vern-unsworth-on-the-scene-as-tham-luang-cave-clean-up-commences/?do=findComment&comment=13749273 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 Top court deals absent ‘Kamnan Sia’, wife, jail time for land encroachment By The Nation File photo: Former MP Pracha Pothipipit or “Kamnan Sia” and his wife. THE SUPREME Court yesterday convicted the once-influential former MP “Kamnan Sia” and his wife for encroaching on state land in Kanchanaburi province. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078839-top-court-deals-absent-‘kamnan-sia’-wife-jail-time-for-land-encroachment/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 Online media are reshaping civilisation By The Nation Behold the ‘pro-sumers’, both producing and consuming news and entertainment – whose influence is steadily spreading Thailand’s consumer behaviour when it comes to news and similar content has changed significantly in just a few years, triggering the rapid decline of traditional media and the rise of online and social media. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078840-online-media-are-reshaping-civilisation/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 Thailand Post expands payment options By JIRAPAN BOONNOON THE NATION THAILAND Post has begun offering a cash on delivery (COD) service to serve the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and other entrepreneurs. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078842-thailand-post-expands-payment-options/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 UK's Prince Philip, 97, escapes unhurt from car crash By Andrew MacAskill Britain's Prince Philip waits for the bridal procession following the wedding of Princess Eugenie of York and Jack Brooksbank in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, near London, Britain October 12, 2018. Alastair Grant/Pool via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth's 97-year-old husband Prince Philip escaped uninjured from a car crash while driving on Thursday near the Sandringham estate in eastern England. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078844-prince philip-97-escapes-unhurt-from-car-crash/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 Trump pulls military plane from Pelosi overseas trip in shutdown fight Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a press briefing on the 27th day of a partial government shutdown on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 17, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday stopped House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi from using a military plane for an overseas trip, in a tit for tat after the Democratic leader's suggestion he postpone the State of the Union address during the partial government shutdown. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078846-trump-pulls-military-plane-from-pelosi-overseas-trip-in-shutdown-fight/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 UK in deadlock over Brexit 'Plan B' as May and Corbyn tussle By Kylie MacLellan and William James An anti-Brexit demonstrator stands outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain January 9, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/Files LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's last-minute scramble to shape an EU exit, its biggest policy upheaval in half a century, stalled on Thursday as Prime Minister Theresa May and opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn dug in their heels for competing visions. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078847-uk-in-deadlock-over brexit plan-b-as-may-and-corbyn-tussle/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 Trump missile defence review calls North Korea' extraordinary threat' By Phil Stewart U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the Missile Defense Review announcement at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., January 17, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump unveiled a revamped U.S. missile defence strategy on Thursday that called North Korea an ongoing and "extraordinary threat," seven months after he declared the threat posed by Pyongyang had been eliminated. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078848-trump-missile-defence-review-calls north korea-extraordinary-threat/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 Belgian carousel thief arrested after returning to Suvarnabhumi Airport police arrested a Belgian man for theft after he returned to Suvarnabhumi with the bag he stole from a Chinese tourist on New Year's Day. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078853-belgian-carousel-thief-arrested-after-returning-to-suvarnabhumi/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 ICE Tried To Deport This U.S. Citizen And Marine Veteran Federal immigration authorities took Jilmar Ramos-Gomez, a U.S. citizen and veteran, into custody to face possible deportation. Courtesy ACLU of Michigan Jilmar Ramos-Gomez served in the Marines and saw combat in Afghanistan. Born in Grand Rapids, Mich., he is a U.S. citizen. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078854-ice-tried-to-deport-this-us-citizen-and-marine-veteran/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 Double cut! Teachers shear student's lovely long hair AND cut grades of her friend who filmed it Picture: Sanook Thai social media went into meltdown after a clip showed teachers at a Kanchanaburi school cutting a high school student's beautiful long hair. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078859-double-cut-teachers-shear-students-lovely-long-hair-and-cut-grades-of-her-friend-who-filmed-it/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 Thailand pledges to soften harsh refugee policies By The Thaiger PHOTO: Toronto Star Thailand’s immigration chief is pledging an upgrade of the country’s draconian treatment of refugees following the intense international media coverage of the young Saudi woman’s attempt to seek asylum. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078861-thailand-pledges-to-soften-harsh-refugee-policies/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 Sunscreen among contributing factors killing Phuket’s coral reefs By Tanyaluk Sakoot Marine biologists inspect corals to assess the health and growth of reefs off Phuket. Photo: Dr Nalinee Thongtham / PMBC PHUKET: The impact of harmful contaminants in sunscreen as a contributing factor in the deaths of coral reefs around Phuket will be presented to Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan and other high-ranking officials at a Cabinet meeting in Bangkok today (Jan 18). Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078862-sunscreen-among-contributing-factors-killing-phuket’s-coral-reefs/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 Death sentence for drugs! But Thai of Indian descent has sentence reduced to life Picture: Daily News The Ratchadaphisek court in Bangkok has made a judgement in the case of Thai/Indian businessman Harpreet Singh, 53, who was arrested in Sukhumvit last year. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078863-death-sentence-for-drugs-but-thai-of-indian-descent-has-sentence-reduced-to-life/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 Cash on delivery - but the parcels are empty Picture: Sanook Sanook reported that three Chinese men were arrested at a warehouse for what they described as a "new method of fraud". Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078864-cash-on-delivery-but-the-parcels-are-empty/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 MILE TIE CLUB Dramatic moment tourists tackle and hogtie ‘wild hooligan attacking plane passengers’ on Bangkok flight The pilot made clear he was ready to make an emergency landing to hand the 'hooligan' over to police By Will Stewart Passengers managed to neutralise the 'hooligan' by tackling and hogtying him Credit: EAST2WEST NEWS TOURISTS on a crowded holiday jet tackled and hogtied a drunk and abusive passenger to neutralise him on a Bangkok flight. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078868-dramatic-moment-tourists-tackle-and-hogtie-‘wild-hooligan-attacking-plane-passengers’-on-bangkok-flight/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 Chinese "charity collector" run over in Korat Picture: Daily News Daily News reported on an accident in Nakorn Ratchasima in which a woman crossing the road was run over by a six wheel truck. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078872-chinese-charity-collector-run-over-in-korat/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 Video: Big Joke's men swoop! Eight suspicious Pakistanis taken off the street in Pattaya Picture: Ruk Siam News Ruk Siam News showed a video of eight Pakistani men being taken into custody in Pattaya. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078874-video-big-jokes-men-swoop-eight-suspicious-pakistanis-taken-off-the-street-in-pattaya/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 Election connection? Thai ID cards found tossed in the trash in Songkhla Picture: Daily News Police are investigating after a municipal trash collector in Songkhla in Thailand's south found 42 Thai ID cards. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078883-election-connection-thai-id-cards-found-tossed-in-the-trash-in-songkhla/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 Belarusian model who claimed Trump secrets detained in Moscow - Ifax Anastasia Vashukevich, a Belarusian model and escort who caused a stir last year after she was arrested in Thailand and said she had evidence of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, is pictured at the immigration detention center before being deported in Bangkok, Thailand, January 17, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva MOSCOW (Reuters) - A model from Belarus who claimed to have evidence of Russian interference in U.S. President Donald Trump's election was detained in an airport in Moscow on Thursday after being deported from Thailand, Interfax cited the police as saying. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078887-belarusian-model-deported-from-thailand-who-claimed-trump-secrets-detained-in-moscow-ifax/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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