webfact Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Best of British at Villa Market - 21 Feb - 20 March Visit the Villa Market website here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 Love triangle leaves two men dead By Tanakorn Wongnang The Nation A woman’s husband and her young lover were both killed after an altercation at an apartment building in Chiang Mai on Sunday morning. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089996-love-triangle-leaves-two-men-dead-in-chiang-mai/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 Condolences pour in for ambassador Virachai By THE NATION Virachai Plasai is at the International Court of Justice during Preah Vihear case THE international community and diplomatic corps have expressed their condolences on the passing away of Thailand’s ambassador to Washington, Virachai Plasai, praising his contribution to international relations. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089997-condolences-pour-in-for-ambassador-virachai/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 Experience an age-old ordination ceremony Photo: Tourism Authority of Thailand The annual Poi Sang Long Festival is an age-old ordination ceremony undergone by boys between seven and 14 years of age of the Thai Yai ethnic group in northern Thailand, and particularly Mae Hong Son province. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1089999-poi-sang-long-festival-experience-an-age-old-ordination-ceremony/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 Neither haze nor flights going anywhere in North By The Nation Choking smog continues to be part of daily life in the North, where more than 400 brushfire hotspots were identified on Sunday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090001-neither-haze-nor-flights-going-anywhere-in-north/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 Porsche driver charged with reckless driving over deaths of two women By Kittipong Maneerit, Kornkamol Aksorndej The Nation POLICE IN Bangkok have charged a Porsche driver who crashed into at a motorcycle, killing two women, one of them also losing her unborn baby. The accident also damaged a roadside motorcycle-repair shop. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090003-porsche-driver-charged-with-reckless-driving-over-deaths-of-two-women/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 Bangkok’s era of open-air buses to end in 2022 By The Nation The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) aims to have all non-aircon buses off the roads by 2022. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090004-bangkok’s-era-of-open-air-buses-to-end-in-2022/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 Wanted man drowns after being spotted at polling station By The Nation A fugitive drowned in a temple pond after he was reportedly spotted by police during advance voting in Bangkok’s Bang Khen district on Sunday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090005-wanted-man-drowns-after-being-spotted-at-polling-station/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 Prem, frail at 98, still keen to vote By The Nation Prem Tinsulanonda, president of the Privy Council, was among voters casting their ballots in advance on Sunday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090006-prem-frail-at-98-still-keen-to-vote/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 Advance polls draw thousands despite heat By The Nation Several thousand voters flocked to polling booths across the country on Sunday to cast ballots in advance of next Sunday’s general election, the first in eight years. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090007-advance-polls-draw-thousands-despite-heat/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 PM visits Chiang Rai, Phrae to follow up on government measures CHIANG RAI, 18 March 2019 (NNT) - Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha visited Chiang Rai and Phrae provinces to follow up on government measures for low-income earners and mitigate forest fires and haze. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090009-pm-prayut-visits-chiang-rai-phrae-to-follow-up-on-government-measures/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 UPDATE: 75 percent turnout in active, trouble-free early voting The Election Commission (EC) described today’s early voting as smooth and trouble-free, with 75% of the two million registered early voters casting ballots ahead of the general election next Sunday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090007-advance-polls-draw-thousands-despite-heat/?do=findComment&comment=13948963 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 Pheu Thai party’s new campaign gimmick – a “savings lottery” Many Thais have a penchant for gambling while having no real savings. Now the Pheu Thai party is offering them a new type of lottery which combines an enticement to save with the chance of winning prizes. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090011-pheu-thai-party’s-new-campaign-gimmick-–-a-“savings-lottery”/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 A new visa paperwork problem for some expats? By The Thaiger We get occasional emails from expats relating their various problems with Immigration as they apply for new visas or renewals. The common thread is that applying for, and renewing visas, is becoming unnecessarily complicated. This one seems complex. Names have been withheld for privacy. “I am a British citizen and my baby’s visas were renewed without an issue, but the Thai immigration has caused problems for my wife and wants me to prove that I am married to my Chinese wife so that I can renew her dependent visa for a third year. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090012-a-new-visa-paperwork-problem-for-some-expats/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 For Thailand’s sake, let’s move beyond Thaksin By The Nation Our shared future depends on ensuring that next weekend’s voting lead to a progressive democracy Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090014-for-thailand’s-sake-let’s-move-beyond-thaksin/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 Phuket Opinion: Cashing in on the ‘Smart City’ By The Phuket News Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana (right) stands on stage at the DEPA’s Smart City Thailand Takeoff event in Bangkok earlier this month. Photo: DEPA PHUKET: It’s been a long time coming, and on Monday (Mar 11) we heard it again: The government is gearing up to achieve its target of 30 smart cities in 24 provinces, including Phuket, by next year and hopes to transform 100 cities nationwide to smart cities by 2022. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090015-phuket-opinion-cashing-in-on-the-‘smart-city’/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 Labour likely to back public vote on UK PM's deal, says Corbyn Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks to the media outside New Zealand House, following Christchurch mosque attack in New Zealand, in London, Britain March 15, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn signalled on Sunday he would back a proposal by lawmakers to hold a public vote on Prime Minister Theresa May'sBrexit deal if it was approved by parliament. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090016-labour-likely-to-back-public-vote-on-uk-pms-deal-says-corbyn/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 Under pressure, Britain's May scrambles to win support for Brexit deal By Elizabeth Piper and Kate Holton FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Theresa May listens ahead of a vote on Brexit in Parliament in London, Britain, March 13, 2019, in this screen grab taken from video. Reuters TV via REUTERS/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May's government was scrambling on Sunday to get support in parliament for her Brexit deal at the third time of asking, aiming to persuade doubters with threats and promises to avoid any move to oust her. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090017-under-pressure-britains-may-scrambles-to-win-support-for brexit deal/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 Christchurch workers, students return after New Zealand mosque shootings By Charlotte Greenfield and Tom Westbrook People pay their respects at a memorial site for victims of the mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 17, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva CHRISTCHURCH (Reuters) - New Zealand police promised a high-profile presence as schools and businesses in Christchurch reopened on Monday after a gunman killed 50 people at two mosques in the city last week, and the prime minister said she would start work on tightening gun laws. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090018-christchurch-workers-students-return-after-new-zealand-mosque-shootings/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 Palestinian kills Israeli soldier in West Bank knife and gun attack Israeli forces patrol as they search for a Palestinian gunman near Nablus, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank March 17, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A Palestinian stabbed an Israeli soldier to death in the occupied West Bank on Sunday and used his rifle to wound another soldier and a Jewish settler before escaping, Israeli officials said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090019-palestinian-kills-israeli-soldier-in-west-bank-knife-and-gun-attack/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 Israel's top court disqualifies far-rightist, approves Arab party for ballot By Dan Williams Michael Ben-Ari from the Jewish Power party delivers a statement to the media together with his party's members, Baruch Marzel and Itamar Ben-Gvir in Jerusalem, March 17, 2019. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's top court disqualified on Sunday a far-right Jewish politician from next month's national election and approved the candidacy of a disputed Arab party, overturning March 6 decisions by the election board, a court statement said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090021-israels-top-court-disqualifies-far-rightist-approves-arab-party-for-ballot/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 Trump stance on Muslims, Fox host in spotlight after mosque shootings By Doina Chiacu and Sarah N. Lynch FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a briefing on "drug trafficking on the southern border" in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 13, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Sunday championed a Fox News personality who made anti-Muslim remarks as his White House rejected any attempt to link the U.S. leader to a shooter who killed 50 people in two New Zealand mosques. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090022-trump stance-on-muslims-fox-host-in-spotlight-after-mosque-shootings/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 Senator Gillibrand formally launches presidential campaign By Ginger Gibson FILE PHOTO: Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) greets customers while campaigning for president at Revelstoke Coffee in Concord, New Hampshire, U.S., February 15, 2019. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand formally launched her presidential bid on Sunday morning, announcing she will deliver her first major speech next week in front of Trump International Hotel in New York City. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090023-senator-gillibrand-formally-launches-presidential-campaign/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 French PM plans new security measures after Champs Elysees rioting By Leigh Thomas A burning newsagent's shop is seen during a demonstration by the "yellow vests" movement in Paris, France, March 16, 2019. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer PARIS (Reuters) - France's prime minister will present plans on Monday to crack down on rioters, his office said, after a new flare-up of violence linked to the yellow vest protest movement. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090024-french-pm-plans-new-security-measures-after-champs-elysees-rioting/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 New Zealand PM Ardern targets gun reform laws after weekend of mourning By Charlotte Greenfield and Tom Westbrook New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern meets representatives of the Muslim community at Canterbury refugee centre in Christchurch, New Zealand March 16, 2019. New Zealand Prime Minister's Office/Handout via REUTERS. CHRISTCHURCH (Reuters) - Tightening New Zealand's gun laws is at the top of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's agenda as she meets with her cabinet on Monday for the first time since the mass shooting in Christchurch that killed dozens of Muslim worshippers. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090029-new-zealand-pm-ardern-targets-gun-reform-laws-after-weekend-of-mourning/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 Brexit spurs biggest cut in UK business investment in 10 years: BCC By William Schomberg FILE PHOTO: Rain clouds pass over Canary Wharf financial financial district in London, Britain July 1, 2016. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) - British companies look set to cut investment by the most in 10 years in 2019 because of Brexit, even if Prime Minister Theresa May gets a deal to ease the country out of the bloc, an employers group said on Monday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090031-brexit-spurs-biggest-cut-in-uk-business-investment-in-10-years-bcc/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 Trump wants GM CEO 'to do something quickly' to reopen Ohio plant General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra attends the reveal of the 2020 Cadillac XT6 SUV on the eve of press days of the North American International Auto show in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., January 13, 2019. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump tweeted on Sunday that he urged General Motors Co's chief executive to "do something quickly" to reopen the company's Lordstown, Ohio, plant that was idled more than a week ago. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090035-trump-wants-gm-ceo-to-do-something-quickly-to-reopen-ohio-plant/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 Video: Tourists trapped in lift at Pattaya condominium Rescue services were called to the Spanish Place Condominium on Sukhumvit Road after seven tourists from the Philippines and a Thai got trapped in a lift. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090038-video-tourists-trapped-in-lift-at-pattaya-condominium/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 "Sorry for everything" - teenager shoots herself dead with dad's gun after phone use criticism Picture: Daily News A teenager in Pathum Thani shot herself dead in her bedroom after her parents criticized her for spending all her time on social media on her phone. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090040-sorry-for-everything-teenager-shoots-herself-dead-with-dads-gun-after-phone-use-criticism/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 In St. Lucia, Britain's Prince Charles touts 'blue economy' FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall arrive for the Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey, on Commonwealth Day, in London, Britain March 11, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo (Reuters) - On the first leg of his Caribbean tour, Britain's Prince Charles touted a "vital blue economy," built on sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, as part of the solution to climate change, noting that rising sea levels represent an especially severe threat to nearby island nations. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090043-in-st-lucia-britains-prince-charles-touts-blue-economy/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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