webfact Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 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 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 TAT shows foreign visitors by the numbers By The Nation The Tourism Authority of Thailand published a breakdown of 2018 visitors by nationality on the Facebook page of its Intelligence Centre on Saturday night, with Chinese leading the tally, to no one’s surprise. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1079625-tat-shows-foreign-visitors-by-the-numbers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 Get tough on diesel, vehicle numbers to tackle smog, experts urge By WICHIT CHAITRONG THE NATION THE SEVERITY of Bangkok’s air pollution suggests that the national government’s pursuit of a “low-carbon economy” has fallen short of needs, say experts, who recommend higher taxes on “dirty fuel” and a reduction in the number of vehicles on city streets. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1079626-get-tough-on-diesel-vehicle-numbers-to-tackle-smog-experts-urge/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 Why Suthep, Prayut slowly drifted apart By SOMROUTAI SAPSOMBOON THE NATION Suthep Thaugsuban Once a staunch supporter of junta chief, ex-democrat now cooling off on backing prime minister’s return at govt helm. VETERAN POLITICIAN Suthep Thaugsuban, once a staunch supporter of General Prayut Chan-o-cha, appears to be viewing the junta chief differently now, compared to the days when they were “friends in arms”. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1079627-why-suthep-prayut-slowly-drifted-apart/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 Two arrested in crackdown on transnational drug ring By Kornkamon Aksorndech The Nation A Canadian man and his Thai male accomplice have been arrested in a joint operation to crack down on a transnational drug trafficking ring that tried to smuggle heroin hidden in automobile shock absorbers into Australia, Niyom Termsrisuk secretary-general of the Office of Narcotics Control Board (ONCB), told a press conference in Bangkok on Sunday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1079628-canadian-man-and-thai-accomplice-arrested-in-thai-australian-drug-bust/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 Poll shows people worried elections may not even be held By The Nation file photo Since relevant agencies have failed to publish the electoral Royal Decree to announce a date for the national elections, uncertainty over whether the vote will even be held has become a top concern, a Suan Dusit poll learned recently. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1079629-suan-dusit-poll-shows-people-worried-elections-may-not-even-be-held/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 The night they raided the ‘56’ By The Nation A Bangkok pub is likely to be closed after a Sunday morning raid found it unlicensed, open too late and with patrons stocked up and loaded up with illegal drugs. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1079630-the-night-they-raided-the-56-in-bangkok/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 Just mediating will not help end to domestic violence, say experts By CHULARAT SAENGPASSA THE NATION File photo THE NUMBER of reported domestic-violence victims has risen by an alarming rate in the first half of this month, compared to the same period a year later, according to the Women and Men Progressive Movement Foundation (WMP). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1079632-just-mediating-will-not-help-end-to-domestic-violence-say-experts/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 REPORT: Changes give forest protection centre more authority, ease in identifying encroachers By PIYAPORN WONGRUANG THE NATION Natural Resources and Environment Minister General Surasak Karnjanarat presides over the opening of a new regional forest protecting operation centre in Lampang province last week. CHEEWAPAP Cheewatham recently stepped down as leader of Thailand’s most powerful forest suppression taskforce, Phaya Prai, after nearly five years at the helm. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1079633-report-changes-give-forest-protection-centre-more-authority-ease-in-identifying-encroachers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 BOT tipped to hold rate at 1.75% throughout year amid low inflation By PHUWIT LIMVIPHUWAT THE NATION THE BANK OF Thailand (BOT) will hold the policy interest rate at 1.75 per cent throughout 2019, Tada Phutthitada, president of the Thai Bond Market Association (ThaiBMA), predicted last week. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1079634-bot-tipped-to-hold-rate-at-175-throughout-year-amid-low-inflation/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 Belarusian ‘Anastasia’ will be in Moscow detention another 3 days By The Thaiger Anastasia Vashukevich, aka. Nastya Rybka, the Belarusian model/sex-educator/Instagramer who spent a year in a Thai jail awaiting last week’s Court case, and was then deported, remains in a Moscow jail as of last night after the presiding judge decided to extend her detention by 72 hours. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1079635-belarusian-‘anastasia’-will-be-in-moscow-detention-another-3-days/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 Yingluck claims she has washed hands off politics Fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra claimed she has washed her hands off politics because she has suffered enough from her political role in the past. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1079636-yingluck-claims-she-has-washed-hands-off-politics/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 Bus fare hike? What bus fare hike? By The Nation File photo A Bangkok survey has found that many residents are unaware about the Bt1-Bt2 bus-fare hike coming into effect on Monday and that most of those who do know are worried about another increase in the cost of living. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1079637-bus-fare-hike-what-bus-fare-hike/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 Chinese tourist drowns in Koh Samet By Achara Wisetsri The Nation A 58-year-old Chinese tourist, who was battered by waves in the sea off Koh Samet’s Haad Sai Kaew Beach in Rayong province on Saturday afternoon, died while being transported to a Muang district hospital. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1079638-chinese-tourist-drowns-in-koh-samet/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 Two killed in deadly sedan-pickup collision By The Nation Two people were killed and three others seriously wounded in a collision involving a sedan and a pickup in Samut Prakan’s Phra Samut Chedi district on Sunday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1079639-two-killed-in-deadly-sedan-pickup-collision/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 Fraud suspect, who duped people through social media, in police net By Kittipong Maneerit The Nation A 37-year-old Thai man was arrested for using social media to befriend at least 10 people and allegedly dupe them of money before fleeing, Metropolitan Police Division 5 chief Pol Maj-General Mongkol Warunno said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1079640-fraud-suspect-who-duped-people-through-social-media-in-police-net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 UPDATE: Five police officers transferred after raid on pub By Kittipong Maneerit The Nation Five senior officers at Bangkok’s Wat Phraya Krai Police Station were transferred to inactive posts with immediate effect pending a probe result over alleged negligence after a Sunday morning raid of a pub in their jurisdiction found wrongdoings. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1079630-the-night-they-raided-the-56-in-bangkok/?do=findComment&comment=13758036 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 Thailand needs more investment in health By The Nation Thailand needs to invest more in public health in ways that bring handsome returns to the economy, health experts say. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1079641-thailand-needs-more-investment-in-health/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 Trump says no amnesty for 'Dreamers,' signals support in broader deal By David Morgan FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on border security and the partial shutdown of the U.S. government from the Diplomatic Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., Jan. 19, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Sunday that his proposed immigration deal to end a 30-day partial government shutdown would not lead to amnesty for "Dreamers," but appeared to signal support for amnesty as part of a broader immigration agreement. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1079642-trump-says-no-amnesty-for-dreamers-signals-support-in-broader-deal/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 Do not hijack Brexit, minister warns Britain's parliament By Elizabeth Piper Britain's Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox appears on BBC TV's The Andrew Marr Show in London, Britain, January 20, 2019. Jeff Overs/BBC/Handout via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) - Parliament cannot be allowed to hijack Brexit, Trade Minister Liam Fox said on Sunday, in a warning to lawmakers who want to take more control over Britain's departure from the European Union. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1079643-do-not-hijack brexit-minister-warns-britains-parliament/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 Police fire tear gas as Greeks protest against Macedonia name deal By George Georgiopoulos and Michele Kambas Police officers react next to a fire during a demonstration against the agreement reached by Greece and Macedonia to resolve a dispute over the former Yugoslav republic's name, in Athens, Greece, January 20, 2019. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis ATHENS (Reuters) - Police fired tear gas to disperse protesters outside parliament on Sunday as tens of thousands of Greeks rallied in Athens to protest ahead of next week's parliamentary vote to ratify a name deal with Macedonia. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1079644-police-fire-tear-gas-as-greeks-protest-against-macedonia-name-deal/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 Britain's Prince Philip warned by police over seat belt, two days after crash Debris is seen at the scene where Britain's Prince Philip was involved in a traffic accident, near the Sandringham estate in eastern England, Britain, January 18, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Radburn LONDON (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth's 97-year-old husband Prince Philip received a warning from police after he was photographed apparently driving without a seat belt, just two days after he was involved in a crash while at the wheel. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1079645-prince philip warned-by-police-over-seat-belt-two-days-after-crash/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 Focus turns to Mexico plan to thwart fuel theft after blast kills 79 By Anthony Esposito A soldier keeps watch at the site where a fuel pipeline ruptured by suspected oil thieves exploded, in the municipality of Tlahuelilpan, state of Hidalgo, Mexico January 20, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Romero TLAHUELILPAN, Mexico (Reuters) - A blast at a gasoline pipeline in Mexico that killed at least 79 people has directed renewed scrutiny towards the new president's ambitious strategy to stop fuel theft, his first major offensive to stamp out corruption and organised crime. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1079651-focus-turns-to-mexico-plan-to-thwart-fuel-theft-after-blast-kills-79/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 Erdogan - Turkey is ready to take over Syria's Manbij FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament from his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara, Turkey, January 15, 2019. REUTERS/Umit Bektas ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey is ready to take over security in Syria's Manbij, President Tayyip Erdogan told U.S. President Donald Trump in a telephone call on Sunday, the Turkish presidency said in a statement. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1079652-erdogan-turkey-is-ready-to-take-over-syrias-manbij/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 Germany's Maas: Can't see UK-Ireland talks solving Brexit deadlock German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas speaks during a news conference following a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Pavlo Klimkin in Kiev, Ukraine January 18, 2019. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko BERLIN (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Sunday it was unclear how any talks between Britain and Ireland on resolving the question of the Irish backstop could help the European Union's deal with London on Brexit. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1079659-germanys-maas-cant-see-uk-ireland-talks-solving-brexit-deadlock/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 Video: Chiang Mai police set to throw the book at cop who took bribe from Chinese tourist Picture: Daily News The head of Chiang Mai's traffic police has ordered the immediate transfer of a traffic cop caught pocketing 200 baht from a Chinese tourist for taking the clamp off an illegally parked rented motorcycle. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1079660-video-chiang-mai-police-set-to-throw-the-book-at-cop-who-took-bribe-from-chinese-tourist/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 Video: Furious neighbor extracts four teeth from biting dog Picture: Daily News A video showed a woman tie up a neighbor's dog and extract four teeth from the animal. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1079666-video-furious-neighbor-extracts-four-teeth-from-biting-dog/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 Gap between rich and poor growing, fuelling global anger - Oxfam By Hereward Holland Oxfam International Executive Director Winnie Byanyima speaks during an interview in New York, NY, U.S., February 11, 2018. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo NAIROBI (Reuters) - Tax systems that put a high burden on the poor mean public services are underfunded, stretching the gap between rich and poor and fuelling global public anger, Winnie Byanyima, executive director of Oxfam International, said on Monday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1079667-gap-between-rich-and-poor-growing-fuelling-global-anger-oxfam/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 Prepare for delays as runway closure will affect flights at Don Mueang January 29 to Feb 1st Picture: Daily News The chief of Bangkok's second largest airport Don Mueang has warned the traveling public to expect delays as he announced a partial closure of a runway. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1079668-prepare-for-delays-as-runway-closure-will-affect-flights-at-don-mueang-january-29-to-feb-1st/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 Vocational student shot dead in Chumphon By The Nation Krobkruakhao.com A first-year student at a local vocational school was found dead with a gun wound to his head in Chumphon Sunday night, two days after he disappeared. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1079671-vocational-student-shot-dead-in-chumphon/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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