webfact Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Chinese tourists biggest spenders in Thailand during New Year holiday By The Nation Spending by Chinese tourists during the Chinese New Year holiday was the highest in Thailand according to Alipay, a leading digital payment platform offered by Ant Financial, an affiliate of Alibaba Group. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085611-chinese-tourists-biggest-spenders-in-thailand-during-new-year-holiday/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 Boy savaged by dogs recovering in hospital By The Nation A five-year-old Finnish boy is recovering at Krabi Nakharin International Hospital after being mauled by a pack of dogs at Ao Nang in Krabi Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085629-boy-savaged-by-dogs-recovering-in-hospital/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 Apology for disabled woman over mall parking incident By Theerawat Thongma, Dethawee Theewarangkool The Nation A security guard and a mall executive have apologised to a wheelchair-bound woman whose motorcycle and sidecar were removed from a mall parking space for the physically disabled, to make way for a sports car and its able-bodied driver. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085521-terminal-21-handicapped-womans-disability-trike-removed-to-make-way-for-ford-mustang/?do=findComment&comment=13868097 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 NCPO denies suit targets Future Forward leaders By JITRAPORN SENNAWONG THE NATION Photo : Thanathorn//Prasert Thepsri THE RULING National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) yesterday denied that a lawsuit being brought against Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Jungroongruangkit was another case of discrimination, as it reacted to widespread criticism of anti-junta parties being targeted ahead of the election next month. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085668-ncpo-denies-suit-targets-future-forward-leaders/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 Experts warn of network of faultlines in North, as quakes rock Lampang By The Nation Officials yesterday inspect the quake damage to residential homes in tambon Thung Hua of Lampang’s Wang Nua district. THOUGH THE 25 quakes and aftershocks in Lampang’s Wang Nua district on Wednesday and yesterday did not cause much damage, academics are worried about the North, as it has several faultlines scattered across the region. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085670-experts-warn-of-network-of-faultlines-in-north-as-quakes-rock-lampang/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 Cannabis : Clear guidelines ‘will attract amnesty seekers’ By The Nation UNDERGROUND CANNABIS USERS WILL NOT COME FORWARD IF CONDITIONS UNCLEAR: EXPERTS IT WILL take solid assurances to persuade current cannabis users to come forward for amnesty, a prominent academic told the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085672-cannabis-clear-guidelines-‘will-attract-amnesty-seekers’/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 Airports concessions shake-up sought By KWANCHAI RUNGFAPAISARN THE NATION THE THAI Retailers Association (TRA) said yesterday that it has come to an agreement with the board of the Airports of Thailand (AOT) to divide business concessions at airports into three separate contract types – for duty-free outlets; retail, food and beverage, service and banking; and duty-free pick-up counters. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085673-airports-concessions-shake-up-sought/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 Spending on IT tipped to top Bt539 bn by 2022 By JIRAPAN BOONNOON THE NATION SPENDING on information technology is forecast to reach Bt539.6 billion by 2022, marking growth of 19.4 per cent from the expected spending this year. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085676-spending-on-it-tipped-to-top-bt539-bn-by-2022/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 1.2m workers to be trained for e-commerce roles By JIRAPAN BOONNOON THE NATION THE Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA) aims to provide training for about 1.2 million workers for an e-commerce workforce that can help steer the transformation of 200,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) into e-commerce operations by the end of this year. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085677-12m-workers-to-be-trained-for-e-commerce-roles/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 EC: Ballots are Available in Four Colours By The Nation The Election Commission (EC) has prepared ballots in four different colours for each region of Thailand. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085678-ec-ballots-are-available-in-four-colours/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 Rights advocates worry cyber bills a major threat By Asina Pornwasin The Nation FILE photo Some tweaks made after outcry, but sweeping state powers raise fears of invasion of privacy NEW cybersecurity and data protection bills are being pushed through with little oversight because of sweeping state powers, warn rights defenders and privacy experts. A core concern is the provision that would allow seizure of computers and servers without a court order. Critics say the bills would give the military regime sweeping powers to monitor and censor political traffic online via the National Cybersecurity Agency. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085679-rights-advocates-worry-cyber-bills-a-major-threat/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 Militants failing to find new recruits in South: police chief By Nakarin Chinworakomon The Nation AUTHORITIES IN the deep South claim state policies are proving effective in stemming the flow of fresh recruits to militant separatist groups. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085680-militants-failing-to-find-new-recruits-in-south-police-chief/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 Beware revealing graphic details of charcoal suicides, media is warned By The Nation FILE PHOTO FOLLOWING a significant number of recent charcoal-burning suicides in Thailand, the Public Health Ministry’s Mental Health Department is urging the media to avoid giving too many details of how the deaths occurred, out of fear that such reports could lead to copycat deaths. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085681-beware-revealing-graphic-details-of-charcoal-suicides-media-is-warned/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 Rights body wants juvenile crime records locked away By The Nation FILE PHOTO THE NATIONAL Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the Royal Thai Police to amend its rules on publicly releasing juveniles’ criminal history. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085682-rights-body-wants-juvenile-crime-records-locked-away/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 Roof of Thailand views in Thailand add to Action Asia novelty By The Nation Thailand Action Asia 50 Tanapong Chankrachang and Suda Tantiveerasut crowned champions in Thailand Action Asia 50 Thailand Action Asia 50, a qualified Skyrunning race supported by Tourism Authority of Thailand and Doi Inthanon National Park finished successfully on February 17. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085683-roof-of-thailand-views-in-thailand-add-to-action-asia-novelty/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 Varsities reject plan for new dept By The Nation FOUR KEY university networks voiced opposition yesterday to the establishment of the Higher Education Department. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085685-varsities-reject-plan-for-new-dept/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 How taxes can enhance democracy, not cheat it By The Nation A relatively simple accounting adjustment could put us on the road to more transparent and efficient government Thailand’s current state welfare-card system, which covers more than 14 million low-income citizens, serves as a potentially powerful tool to make the country’s democracy work better in the near future. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085686-how-taxes-can-enhance-democracy-not-cheat-it/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 Actor Smollett staged 'hate crime' hoax to advance career: Chicago police By Karen Pierog and Suzannah Gonzales Actor Jussie Smollett, 36, appears in a booking photo provided by the Chicago Police Department in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., February 21, 2019. Courtesy Chicago Police Department/Handout via REUTERS CHICAGO (Reuters) - Actor Jussie Smollett paid two brothers thousands of dollars to beat him in a staged racist and homophobic attack because he was unhappy with his salary on the hip-hop TV drama "Empire," Chicago's police chief said on Thursday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085689-actor-smollett-staged-hate-crime-hoax-to-advance-career-chicago-police/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 Monkees Singer and Bassist Peter Tork Dies at 77 Picture: Reuters Peter Tork, bassist and singer for The Monkees, died Thursday at age 77. The cause of death is unknown. Tork played with the group from their earliest days as a made-for-TV band in the 1960s, through to their recent reunion tours. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085690-monkees-singer-and-bassist-peter-tork-dies-at-77/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 Putin to U.S.: I'm ready for another Cuban Missile-style crisis if you want one By Andrew Osborn Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the Federal Assembly, including the State Duma parliamentarians, members of the Federation Council, regional governors and other high-ranking officials, in Moscow, Russia February 20, 2019. Sputnik/Alexei Nikolsky/Kremlin via REUTERS/File Photo MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia is militarily ready for a Cuban Missile-style crisis if the United States wanted one and threatened to place hypersonic nuclear missiles on ships or submarines near U.S. territorial waters. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085691-putin-to-us-im-ready-for-another-cuban-missile-style-crisis-if-you-want-one/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 Not there yet but closer: Britain and EU haggle over Brexit compromise By Kylie MacLellan and Gabriela Baczynska Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond is seen outside of Downing Street in London, Britain, February 19, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain and the European Union on Thursday played down the chances of clinching an immediate Brexit divorce deal but diplomats said they were edging closer to a legal compromise that Prime Minister Theresa May hopes will win over the British parliament. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085692-not-there-yet-but-closer-britain-and-eu-haggle-over brexit-compromise/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 Turkey's Erdogan, Trump discussed U.S. withdrawal from Syria in phone call: state media FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Russian President Vladimir Putin, during their meeting in the Black sea resort of Sochi, Russia, 14 February 2019. Sergei Chirikov/Pool via REUTERS ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed in a phone call on Thursday to carry out the U.S. military withdrawal from Syria in line with their mutual interests, Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085693-turkeys-erdogan-trump-discussed-us-withdrawal-from-syria-in-phone-call-state-media/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 Judge tightens gag order on ex-Trump adviser Stone, warning he could be sent to jail By Sarah N. Lynch and Mark Hosenball FILE PHOTO: Longtime Trump ally Roger Stone gives an interview to Reuters in Washington, U.S., January 31, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A visibly angry judge on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump's former political adviser Roger Stone to stop speaking publicly about U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller's criminal case against him or else he will be sent to jail pending trial. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085694-judge-tightens-gag-order-on-ex-trump-adviser-stone-warning-he-could-be-sent-to-jail/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 22, 2019 Author Share Posted February 22, 2019 Another small child savaged by dogs - three year old in serious condition in hospital Picture: Daily News A three year old child is in a serious condition in a Sri Racha hospital after being attacked by a pack of ten dogs. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085700-another-small-child-savaged-by-dogs-three-year-old-in-serious-condition-in-hospital/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 22, 2019 Author Share Posted February 22, 2019 U.S. to leave 200 American peacekeepers in Syria after pullout By Steve Holland and Idrees Ali FILE PHOTO: U.S. Soldiers surveil the area during a combined joint patrol in Manbij, Syria, November 1, 2018. Picture taken November 1, 2018. Courtesy Zoe Garbarino/U.S. Army/Handout via REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will leave "a small peacekeeping group" of 200 American troops in Syria for a period of time after a U.S. pullout, the White House said on Thursday, as President Donald Trump pulled back from a complete withdrawal. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085701-us-to-leave-200-american-peacekeepers-in-syria-after-pullout/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 22, 2019 Author Share Posted February 22, 2019 Israel set to join elite lunar club with first mission to moon By Joey Roulette A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Israel's first spacecraft designed to land on the moon is prepared for launch on the first privately-funded lunar mission at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., February 21, 2019. REUTERS/Joe Skipper CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - Israel's first spacecraft built to land on the moon was set for launch on Thursday from Florida on a mission that, if successful, would make the Jewish state only the fourth nation to achieve a controlled touchdown on the lunar surface. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085702-israel-set-to-join-elite-lunar-club-with-first-mission-to-moon/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 22, 2019 Author Share Posted February 22, 2019 PM Prayut visits Finnish boy savaged by dogs in Krabi Picture: Thai Rath Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha paid a visit yesterday to the five year old Finnish boy who was attacked by a pack of stray dogs on Ao Nang beach on Wednesday evening. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085703-pm-prayut-visits-finnish-boy-savaged-by-dogs-in-krabi/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 22, 2019 Author Share Posted February 22, 2019 Video: Teen gangs battle it out at 7-Eleven in Lamphun Picture: Sanook CCTV from a 7-Eleven in Lamphun in northern Thailand showed two gangs of teens fighting with various weapons. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085705-video-teen-gangs-battle-it-out-at-7-eleven-in-lamphun/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 22, 2019 Author Share Posted February 22, 2019 500 free helmets handed out to motorbike drivers in Patong By Kritsada Mueanhawong Patong Development Foundation together with Patong Police and Patong Municipality have given 500 helmets to motorbike drivers in Patong today under the campaign ‘Wear your helmet’. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085707-500-free-helmets-handed-out-to-motorbike-drivers-in-patong/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 22, 2019 Author Share Posted February 22, 2019 Street walking prostitution rife at Nakhon Sawan temple Fed up residents of Nakhon Sawan called in reporters after prostitutes - some in their early teens - continued selling themselves in Muang district. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085708-street-walking-prostitution-rife-at-nakhon-sawan-temple/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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