webfact Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 Video: Lucky escape for "song thaew" passengers as container comes loose Dash cam footage from Thailand's south showed a container truck come out of a side turning and overturn. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080173-video-lucky-escape-for-song-thaew-passengers-as-container-comes-loose/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 Venezuela's opposition takes to streets to seize momentum against Maduro By Mayela Armas and Angus Berwick Juan Guaido, President of Venezuela's National Assembly, speaks during a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela January 21, 2019. REUTERS/Manaure Quintero CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelans will take to the streets on Wednesday as the opposition hopes to capitalize on several weeks of momentum and force a change in the government of President Nicolas Maduro, who has overseen economic collapse and the erosion of democracy. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080174-venezuelas-opposition-takes-to-streets-to-seize-momentum-against-maduro/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 Some Bangkok Schools Cancel Classes Due To Pollution By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter Students wear masks at at Patai Udom Suksa School on Jan. 15 in Bangkok, where all outdoor activities and physical education classes were canceled. BANGKOK — Western students have snow days off from school, Thai students have flood days, and now, days off from school due to smog. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080176-some-bangkok-schools-cancel-classes-due-to-pollution/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 Thai Immigration Ends Practice Of Jailing Children By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter Top: Inmates at Immigration Detention Center, or IDC, speak to reporters Monday. BANGKOK — Children are no longer being held in that nation’s immigration detention facilities, immigration police said Wednesday in a move lauded by human rights advocates. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080202-thai-immigration-ends-practice-of-jailing-children/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 Four workers killed, five badly hurt as crane collapses at Bangkok construction site By The Nation Four workers were killed and five others injured when the top part of a crane broke off and fell on them at a condominium construction site on Bangkok’s Rama 3 Road on Wednesday afternoon. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080203-four-workers-killed-five-badly-hurt-as-crane-collapses-at-bangkok-construction-site/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 Thailand on alert for virus-laden Chinese pork By The Nation FILE photo: Phuket International Airport Thai authorities are carefully screening pork products being carried in by travellers from China and Mongolia after the World Organisation for Animal Health warned last week of outbreaks of African swine fever in those countries. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080207-thailand-on-alert-for-virus-laden-chinese-pork/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 Unfriended: Marijuana cancer-cure claim on Facebook leads to arrest By The Nation Picture: Chiang Mai News A Chiang Mai man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly claiming on Facebook that he was a doctor and the marijuana he was selling could cure cancer. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080210-unfriended-marijuana-cancer-cure-claim-on-facebook-leads-to-arrest/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 Bhumjai Thai poised to fight election: Supachai Photo : Supachai Jaisamut The Bhumjai Thai Party on Wednesday announced its readiness to compete in the general election, saying it aims to become the main party in forming the government. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080211-bhumjai-thai-poised-to-fight-election-supachai/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 Thousands mourn northeastern monk By Sumalee Suwannakorn The Nation Around 64,000 mourners paid their respects on Tuesday to the late northeastern monk Luang Phor Koon Parisuttho, whose body was among the 647 "Khru Yai" cadavers placed for Abhidhamma prayer at Khon Kaen University's (KKU) Golden Jubilee Convention Hall since Monday before the royally sponsored cremation rites are held on January 29. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080224-thousands-mourn-northeastern-monk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Fairfield Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Thailand to hold first general election since coup on March 24 BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will hold a general election to restore civilian rule on March 24, the election commission said on Wednesday, announcing a new date for the often postponed vote, which will be the first since a 2014 military coup. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080245-thailand to-hold-first-general-election-since-coup-on-march-24/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 'Yoda' fears over National Portrait Gallery development Street performers dressed as floating Yodas are often found outside the National Gallery There are fears a £35m revamp of London's National Portrait Gallery could have an unforeseen dark side - in the shape of an army of floating Yodas. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080249-yoda-fears-over-national-portrait-gallery-development/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Oscars 2019: James Bulger's mother 'disgusted' at nomination for film about son's killing by ELLA WILLS Disgusted: Denise Fergus, the mother of murdered toddler James Bulger ( PA ) The mother of murdered toddler James Bulger has said she is "disgusted" after a documentary about her son's death was nominated for an Oscar. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080251-oscars-2019-james-bulgers-mother-disgusted-at-nomination-for-film-about-sons-killing/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Chris Brown released without charge after being held over rape claim in Paris by Clark Mindock screen grab from independent.co.uk Chris Brown has been released from French custody without being charged after rape allegations were made against the 29-year-old singer, according to French prosecutors. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080253-chris-brown-released-without-charge-after-being-held-over-rape-claim-in-paris/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Motorcycle messenger gets one-month detention for knocking down schoolgirl By The Nation A motorcyclist messenger who knocked down a 16-year-old student at a bus-stop in Bangkok last November was on Wednesday sentenced to a one-month detention without suspension by the Northern Phra Nakhon Sub-District Court. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080256-motorcycle-messenger-gets-one-month-detention-for-knocking-down-schoolgirl/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 PM and his four ministers urged to clarify their political stances now Royal Decree issued By The Nation File photo : Commerce Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong (2nd from L), Industry Minister Uttama Savanayana, Science and Technology Minister Suvit Maesincee and Prime Minister’s Office Minister Kobsak Pootrakool. Thai Raksa Chart Party leader on Wednesday called for the prime minister to clarify if he will be running in the upcoming elections now that the Royal Decree has been issued. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080257-pm-and-his-four-ministers-urged-to-clarify-their-political-stances-now-royal-decree-issued/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Thai baht's strength in line with regional peers: central bank A Thailand Baht note is seen in this illustration photo June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration BANGKOK (Reuters) - Strength in Thailand's baht is in line with regional currencies, as the dollar has weakened, the central bank said on Wednesday. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080258-thai-bahts-strength-in-line-with-regional-peers-central-bank/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Prisoners register for health-care scheme By The Nation File photo A total of 261,672 inmates, or 91 per cent of the country's 286,671 prisoners, have registered with the National Health Security Office (NHSO) for the Universal Coverage Scheme (UCS), said NHSO chief Sakchai Kanjanawatana. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080260-prisoners-register-for-health-care-scheme/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 True and 7-11 sell Samsung smartphone By The Nation TrueMove H and 7-11 have announced a special offer for the Samsung Galaxy J6 Plus which boasts improved signal strength and speed, and is now available exclusively at 7-11, it said. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080261-true-and-7-11-sell-samsung-smartphone/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 German man dies after seven-storey fall in Patong By Eakkapop Thongtub The German man died after reportedly falling seven storeys from the apartment block in Patong. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET:-- A 52-year-old German man has died after falling from a seventh-floor balcony in Patong this morning (Jan 23). Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080281-german-man-dies-after-seven-storey-fall-in-patong/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 UPDATE: Five workers killed, six hurt as crane collapses in Bangkok By KORNKAMON AKSORNDECH THE NATION FIVE WORKERS were killed and six others injured when the top of a crane broke off and fell on them at a condominium construction site in Bangkok’s Yannawa district on Wednesday. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080203-four-workers-killed-five-badly-hurt-as-crane-collapses-at-bangkok-construction-site/?do=findComment&comment=13767410 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Brit who dealt drugs in Thailand complains about ‘torture’ of prison sentence by Zoe Drewett A British man says going to prison for dealing drugs in Thailand was ‘torture’. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080289-brit-who-dealt-drugs-in-thailand-complains-about-‘torture’-of-prison-sentence/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 to continue: Thailand Live Thursday 24 Jan 2019 https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080312-thailand-live-thursday-24-jan-2019/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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