webfact Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 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 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 Thailand looks to India for new wave of high spending senior citizen tourists Image: Reuters The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is targeting high spending senior citizens from India to make up the next wave of foreign tourists to visit Thailand. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090160-thailand-looks-to-india-for-new-wave-of-high-spending-senior-citizen-tourists/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 Two banned trucks hit two motorbikes on same day, same road By The Phuket News The accident that happened in the afternoon involving a truck, a car and a motorbike on Sunday (Mar 17). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET:-- Two motorbikes were struck by trucks with trailers on Sunday (Mar 17) in two separate incidents on a road where trucks with trailers are prohibited. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090170-two-banned-trucks-hit-two-motorbikes-on-same-day-same-road/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 In Thai election, new 'war room' polices social media By Patpicha Tanakasempipat Government staff work as they monitor social media in a social media war room in Bangkok, Thailand March 8, 2019. Picture taken March 8, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun BANGKOK (Reuters) - In Thailand's election "war room", authorities scroll through thousands of social media posts, looking for violations of laws restricting political parties' campaigning on social media that activists say are among the most prohibitive in the world. FUll story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090213-in-thai-election-new-war-room-polices-social-media/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 PM touts village fund By The Nation Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday chaired the opening of the “National Fund for People ... Reduce Poverty and Inequality” forum, along with Deputy PM Somkid Jatusripitak, PM’s Office Minister Suwapan Tanyuwattana and Director of the National Village and Urban Community Fund Office Natee Klibthong. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090214-pm-prayut-touts-village-fund/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 High turnout may hit smaller parties hard By KAS CHANWANPEN THE NATION With an 80 per cent voter turnout expected on March 24, more votes may be needed to gain partylist MPs, say experts. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090219-high-turnout-may-hit-smaller-parties-hard/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 ANALYSIS: On culture, candidates thinking too small, experts say By Phatarawadee Phataranawik The Nation Hong Kong artist Danny Yung has figures representing 10 of the political parties among his sculptures on view at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre until April 12. Begging for votes here are from left, Thai Local Power, Mahachon and The Commoner. With a fraction of the parties expressing any views on the arts, those that do should offer more specifics Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090221-analysis-on-culture-candidates-thinking-too-small-experts-say/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 As Asean chair, Thailand can help fix WTO, says Canadian trade negotiator By WICHIT CHAITRONG THE NATION Stephen de Boer CANADIAN and Thai trade negotiators believe the Kingdom can play a leading role in reforming the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to save it from complete collapse. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090222-as-asean-chair-thailand-can-help-fix-wto-says-canadian-trade-negotiator/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 NO WAY BACK Brit teens left for dead on snake-infested island after being ripped off by Thai conmen who promised to take them on snorkelling trip The pals said they were told to jump out of the boat 32 feet from the island By Nicola Stow The teenagers claim they were left on the 'snake-infested' Thai island. Credit: CATERS NEWS AGENCY A GROUP of Brit teenagers claim they were left for dead on an island infested with snakes after paying for a snorkelling trip. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090223-brit-teens-left-for-dead-on-snake-infested-island-after-being-ripped-off-by-thai-conmen/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 No need to declare North control zone, say provincial authorities By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM THE NATION A fire truck sprays water near Chiang Rai’s landmark clock tower to reduce the toxic level of PM2.5 air pollution that is choking the city. Officials insist smog under control as residents choke on hazardous levels of PM2.5. CHIANG MAI and other provinces in the North have not been declared control zones yet, even though people in the region have been choking on hazardous levels of PM2.5 particulates of over 90 micrograms per cubic metre of air for eight days running. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090226-no-need-to-declare-north-control-zone-say-provincial-authorities/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 Significant number of uni students suicidal By THE NATION File photo MORE THAN 6 per cent of university students have attempted suicide, recent research has discovered. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090228-significant-number-of-uni-students-suicidal/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 Teerasil Dangda will have to wait for his 100th cap By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam The Nation Teerasil Dangda Sirisak sends SOS for depleted Thailand squad Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090230-teerasil-dangda-will-have-to-wait-for-his-100th-cap/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 Murals brought to life By PARINYAPORN PAJEE THE NATION The mural painting comes to life in the anmation "Ramavatar" which will be shown in April at Selected theatres nationwide/Courtesy of The Ministry of Culture. A group of animators bring the Ramakien as told through the wall paintings at the Temple of the Emerald Buddha to the screen Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090231-murals-brought-to-life/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 Thailand needs child protection expertise at community level By Gary Risser Special to The Nation Violence against children is widespread in Thai society. Figures from the Public Health Ministry reveal that nearly 9,000 children were treated in hospitals due to abuse in 2017, mostly having suffered from sexual abuse. These figures are likely just the tip of the iceberg, as often only the most severe cases of abuse are reported. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090232-thailand-needs-child-protection-expertise-at-community-level/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 Analysis: Pheu Thai camp tones down ambitions The pro-Thaksin Pheu Thai Party was aiming for the sky until it shot itself in the foot with the dissolution of its political off-shoot Thai Raksa Chart. Now it’s trying to be more realistic – but still hoping for a political salvation despite the odds. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090233-analysis-pheu-thai-camp-tones-down-ambitions/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 Court to rule on Premchai poaching case The Thong Phaphume provincial court in Thailand’s western province of Kanchanaburi is scheduled to deliver its long-awaited verdict in the illegal hunting case in which a billionaire Thai construction tycoon is charged with killing protected species. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090234-court-to-rule-on-premchai-poaching-case/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 Billionaire-turned-politician Thanathorn to put assets into blind trust Future Forward party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit announced today that he would place all his personal assets into a “blind trust” to set an ethical standard for political office holders in Thailand. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090235-billionaire-turned-politician-thanathorn-to-put-assets-into-blind-trust/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 National PWA Governor visits Phuket over failing water supply By Tanyaluk Sakoot PWA Governor Nopparat Maythaveekulchai stands in Bang Neow Dum reservoir during his visit to Phuket. Photo: PWA PHUKET: The national Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) Governor has quietly visited Phuket in person and urged the local PWA office to solve the island’s drought problems and to come up with a plan of how to continue supplying water needed by April 1. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090237-national-pwa-governor-visits-phuket-over-failing-water-supply/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 Dutch police arrest Turkish man suspected of killing three in tram shooting By Bart H. Meijer Handout still image taken from CCTV footage shows a man who has been named as a suspect in Monday's shooting in Utrecht, Netherlands, in a still image from CCTV footage released by the Utrecht Police on March 18, 2019 REUTERS/Utrecht Police/Handout via Reuters UTRECHT, Netherlands (Reuters) - Dutch police arrested a Turkish man suspected of shooting dead three people and wounding five on a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht on Monday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090238-dutch police-arrest-turkish-man-suspected-of-killing-three-in-tram-shooting/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 May's Brexit deal in chaos as Speaker sparks 'constitutional crisis' By Elizabeth Piper and Kylie MacLellan Speaker of the House John Bercow speaks in Parliament, following the vote on Brexit in London, Britain, March 13, 2019, in this screen grab taken from video. Reuters TV via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit plans were thrown into further turmoil on Monday when the speaker of parliament ruled that she could not put her divorce deal to a new vote unless it was re-submitted in fundamentally different form. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090239-mays brexit deal-in-chaos-as-speaker-sparks-constitutional-crisis/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 EU leaders could avoid final call on Brexitdelay this week - diplomats By Gabriela Baczynska and Alastair Macdonald FILE PHOTO: European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker meets with British Prime Minister Theresa May at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium February 20, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders could hold off making any final decision on any Brexit delay when they meet in Brussels later this week, senior diplomats in the bloc said, depending on what exactly British Prime Minister Theresa May asks them for. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090240-eu-leaders-could-avoid-final-call-on brexitdelay-this-week-diplomats/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 U.S. Democrats target massage parlour proprietor linked to Trump By Mark Hosenball The front window of the Orchids of Asia Day Spa is shown in Jupiter, Florida, U.S. February 22, 2019. REUTERS/Joe Skipper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic congressional leaders have asked the FBI to investigate the founder of a Florida massage parlour chain who is an alleged acquaintance of President Donald Trump, according to a letter released on Monday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090241-us-democrats-target-massage-parlour-proprietor-linked-to trump/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 Three dead, one missing in devastating floods across U.S. Midwest Lanni Bailey and a team from Muddy Paws Second Chance Rescue enter a flooded house to pull out several cats during the flooding of the Missouri River near Glenwood, Iowa, U.S. March 18, 2019. Passport Aerial Photography/Handout via REUTERS (Reuters) - At least one person was missing on Monday after devastating floods across the U.S. Midwest that killed three others and inflicted hundreds of millions of dollars in damage in what Nebraska's governor called a disaster of historic proportions. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090255-three-dead-one-missing-in-devastating-floods-across-us-midwest/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 China says played 'constructive role' in reducing Pakistan, India tension FILE PHOTO: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan (L) and China's Premier Li Keqiang leave after a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, November 3, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee/Pool/File Photo BEIJING (Reuters) - China played a "constructive role" in reducing tension between Pakistan and India, the foreign ministry said, after the nuclear-armed rivals almost came to blows last month following an attack on an Indian paramilitary convoy in disputed Kashmir. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090258-china-says-played-constructive-role-in-reducing-pakistan-india-tension/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 Number of Specialised Clinics for Pollution-Related Symptoms to Increase: Public Health Ministry By The Nation Still in the grip of an already months-long smog crisis, the Public Health Ministry is now preparing to set up specialised clinics to treat patients suffering from pollution-related symptoms in many parts of the country. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090261-number-of-specialised-clinics-for-pollution-related-symptoms-to-increase-public-health-ministry/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 "I didn't know what to do!" - woman driver fined 500 baht for blocking ambulance Picture: Daily News A Bangkok woman said she was all flustered and just didn't know what to do when an ambulance was blaring its horn trying to get past her. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090263-i-didnt-know-what-to-do-woman-driver-fined-500-baht-for-blocking-ambulance/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 Officers follow-up on slow loris tout on Phuket beach – VIDEO By Kritsada Mueanhawong Phuket officials are searching for a ‘loris tout’ who was offering photographs with a slow loris at a Kata beach. (Some video of a slow loris below) Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090266-officers-follow-up-on-slow-loris-tout-on-phuket-beach/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 TAT celebrates 59th anniversary BANGKOK, 19 March 2019 (NNT) - The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) celebrated the 59th anniversary of its commitment to making Thailand a world favorite tourist destination. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090268-tat-celebrates-59th-anniversary/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 Govt committed to eradicating human trafficking: DPM BANGKOK, 19 March 2019 (NNT) - Deputy Prime Minister/Defense Minister Prawit Wongsuwan confirmed that the government is still committed to eradicating human trafficking. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090270-govt-committed-to-eradicating-human-trafficking-dpm-prawit/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 "Embarrassed" Thai teacher of Chinese repeatedly raped M2 teen at Thonburi school Picture: Daily News Daily News reported that a Thai man turned himself in to Bangkok Noi police yesterday after he was accused of raping one of his students under 15. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1090273-embarrassed-thai-teacher-of-chinese-repeatedly-raped-m2-teen-at-thonburi-school/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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