webfact Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Do not miss TOM GREEN with special guest STEPHEN K AMOS at the Lancaster Hotel on Saturday, 20th April. Act fast! VIP tickets are already sold out, but standard tickets (1500 THB) are still available for purchase at: https://www.ticketflap.com/tomgreen-bkk19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 UPDATE: ‘Big Joke’ granted leave for US trip By The Nation Former Immigration Bureau chief Pol Lt-General Surachate Hakparn is on leave until the end of April, his new boss said on Thursday. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095679-big-joke-latest-embattled-former-top-cop-takes-off-for-america/?do=findComment&comment=14055379 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 Driver charred to death after trailer truck overturns By The Nation The driver of a trailer truck was killed when his vehicle flipped over on a downhill road in Prachin Buri province and caught fire early on Thursday, police said. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095782-driver-charred-to-death-after-trailer-truck-overturns/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 Australian snorkeller collects trash at Kalim beach everyday By The Thaiger PHOTO: Patong Surf Life Saving An Australian man has been seen collecting trash in the waters just off Kalim beach in Patong every day over the past month. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095798-australian-snorkeller-collects-trash-at-kalim-beach-everyday/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 Defiant Decha vows new batch of cannabis medicine By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM THE NATION Decha Siriphat Traditional healer says more than 5,000 of his cancer patients are waiting for cannabinoid drugs, urges officials to return marijuana seized during raid. DESPITE concerns over whether it contains medical properties that can cure cancer, more than 5,000 patients who are currently waiting for cannabinoid drugs from prominent traditional medicine practitioner Decha Siriphat will be given a new batch of medicine within the next month. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095829-defiant-decha-vows-new-batch-of-cannabis-medicine/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 Miscount cases in Khon Kaen solved, fresh voting at six polling stations By THE NATION file photo THE TWO MISCOUNTS of votes in Khon Kaen province was resolved yesterday after a recount showed that inconsistencies might have stemmed from an official marking the wrong boxes. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095830-miscount-cases-in-khon-kaen-solved-fresh-voting-at-six-polling-stations/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 Thailand to junk three kinds of plastic by end of this year By The Nation End of this year, Thailand will be free from three types of plastic – microbeads, cap seals and oxo-degradable plastics – and from four other types of single-use plastics by 2022, according to a road map that got the Cabinet’s initial nod on Tuesday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095831-thailand-to-junk-three-kinds-of-plastic-by-end-of-this-year/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 Senior monk gets 26 years in jail for helping ‘embezzle’ temple funds By Kesinee Tangkhieo The Nation File photo: Phra Khru Kitti Patcharakhun A SENIOR monk has received a 26-year jail term for colluding with a former National Buddhism Office (NBO) chief to embezzle temple funds. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095832-senior-monk-gets-26-years-in-jail-for-helping-‘embezzle’-temple-funds/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 ‘Fantastic Four’ win big with website offering job opportunities for young offenders By The Nation A GROUP OF youngsters from Thailand have won Unicef’s Generation Unlimited Youth Challenge – a global initiative that aims to unleash the creativity of young people in designing solutions to the issues that concern them. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095841-‘fantastic-four’-win-big-with-website-offering-job-opportunities-for-young-offenders/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 Clampdown on hospital brawls necessary, say authorities By THE NATION THE MEDICAL Council has warned that brawlers who invade hospitals after midnight will face a jail term of up to five years, adding that drunks should also be banned from hospitals unless they are injured. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095851-clampdown-on-hospital-brawls-necessary-say-authorities/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 PPP board clarifies bid for duty-free shops By The Nation The Public Private Partnership’s (PPP) legal sub-committee has reported to the board of the Public Private Committee yesterday that the AOT Plc’s open bid call for the management of duty-free shops at four airports will not be a joint investment under the Public Private Partnership act, AOT Plc's President Nitinai Sirismatthakarn said after a PPP board meeting yesterday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095860-ppp-board-clarifies -bid-for-duty-free-shops/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 Trade, investment dividend sought from Brexit By THE NATION TRADE officials spy opportunities from the likelihood of more flexible regulations in Britain after it leaves the European Union. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095867-trade-investment-dividend-sought-from-brexit/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 (More) incentives sought for tourism By The Nation BUSINESSES are calling on the government to come up with incentives to shore up the tourism industry, such as further liberalisation on visas that include fee waivers for citizens of countries that are still required to apply. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095874-more-incentives-sought-for-tourism/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 Bangkok Bank reports quarterly profit of Bt9bn By The Nation Thailand's economic growth in 2019 is expected to be 3.8 per cent, decreasing from 4.1 per cent in 2018. Amid slower world trade and risks from the US trade policies, exports declinded for the first two months of the year. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095891-bangkok-bank-reports-quarterly-profit-of-bt9bn/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 Murky mega-projects are shaping new govt’s formation By The Nation Political power is shifting unseen under pressure from three multibillion-baht schemes At least three mega-spending projects are facing in-depth scrutiny following the March 24 general election, whose official results have yet to be announced by the Election Commission. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095900-murky-mega-projects-are-shaping-new-govt’s-formation/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 EC dismisses 20 poll fraud cases for insufficient evidence The Election Commission (EC) has dismissed about 20 cases of alleged election irregularities due to insufficient evidence, said EC deputy secretary-general Sawaeng Boonmee today. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095902-ec-dismisses-20-poll-fraud-cases-for-insufficient-evidence/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 Article 270 cannot help with government’s meager majority: DPM Wissanu BANGKOK, 18 April 2019 (NNT) - Deputy Premier Wissanu Krea-ngam has dismissed calls for the use of Article 270 to have senators cast votes on legislations in joint parliamentary sessions with MPs, and commented that it is only for reform-related legislations. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095903-article-270-cannot-help-with-government’s-meager-majority-dpm-wissanu/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 Future Forward’s Piyabutr given nine days to clarify various allegations BANGKOK, 19 April 2019 (NNT) - The Technology Crime Suppression Division has given Future Forward Party’s Secretary-General time to submit his statement against charges of contempt of the constitutional court and violation of the Computer Crimes Act, by 25th April. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095904-future-forward’s-piyabutr-given-nine-days-to-clarify-various-allegations/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 Weekly Cabinet Resolutions BANGKOK, 19 April 2019 (NNT) - The Cabinet’s meeting this week resulted in many resolutions, including preparations for the construction of the third runway at Suvarnabhumi Airport to accommodate an increased number of flights, and preparation of the plastic waste management roadmap which is considered a major problem that the government has placed importance on. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095906-weekly-thai-cabinet-resolutions/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 Wildfire contained at Phromthep Cape, fire warning re-issued By The Phuket News Rawai Municipality firefighters were quickly on the scene and took three hours to bring the blaze under control. Photo: Rawai Municipality Fire Department PHUKET: Firefighters from the Rawai Municipality Fire Department today urged people to beware wildfires and ofbehaviours that may carelessly start a wildfire after a blaze broke out near the tourist-popular Phromthep Cape this afternoon (Apr 18). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095908-wildfire-contained-at-phromthep-cape-fire-warning-re-issued/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 Trump curses Mueller appointment: 'This is the end of my presidency' By Ginger Gibson and Doina Chiacu U.S. President Donald Trump hosts participants of the Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride, after the release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., April 18, 2019. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump believed the appointment of a special counsel to take over the federal probe of Russian interference into the 2016 election would spell the end of his presidency, according to the report by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095910-trump-curses-mueller-appointment-this-is-the-end-of-my-presidency/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 In unflattering detail, Mueller report reveals Trump actions to impede inquiry By Sarah N. Lynch and Andy Sullivan The Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election is pictured in New York, New York, U.S., April 18, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on his inquiry into Russia's role in the 2016 U.S. election described in extensive and sometimes unflattering detail how President Donald Trump tried to impede the probe, raising questions about whether he committed the crime of obstruction of justice. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095911-in-unflattering-detail-mueller-report-reveals-trump-actions-to-impede-inquiry/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 North Korea urges Trump to drop Pompeo from talks; U.S. plays down weapons test By Joyce Lee and David Brunnstrom FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attends a news conference at a warehouse where international humanitarian aid for Venezuela is being stored, near La Unidad cross-border bridge between Colombia and Venezuela in Cucuta, Colombia April 14, 2019. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea said on Thursday it no longer wanted to deal with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and that he should be replaced in talks by someone more mature, hours after it announced its first weapons test since nuclear talks broke down. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095912-north-korea-urges-trump-to-drop-pompeo-from-talks-us-plays-down-weapons-test/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 Man who carried gas cans into NY cathedral charged with attempted arson By Gabriella Borter FILE PHOTO: People attend Christmas Eve Midnight Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York, December 25, 2013. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) - A 37-year-old man who entered New York's famed St. Patrick's Cathedral carrying two full gasoline cans, lighter fluid and lighters was charged with attempted arson on Thursday, police said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095922-man-who-carried-gas-cans-into-ny-cathedral-charged-with-attempted-arson/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 Pro-EU alliance heads for majority but eurosceptic vote to rise - EU election survey By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - An alliance of pro-EU conservative, socialist and liberal parties would win an absolute majority in next month's European Parliament election, though eurosceptic groups will gain ground, a survey showed on Thursday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095924-pro-eu-alliance-heads-for-majority-but-eurosceptic-vote-to-rise-eu-election-survey/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 Mueller finds no conspiracy, but extensive Trump-Russia contacts By Nathan Layne and Mark Hosenball FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump walks to board Air Force One as they travel to Florida for Easter weekend, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., April 18, 2019. REUTERS/Al Drago WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Special Counsel Robert Mueller may not have found evidence of a criminal conspiracy between Donald Trump's 2016 campaign and Russia, but his report details extensive contacts between the campaign and Russian operatives who sought to influence the election. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095925-mueller-finds-no-conspiracy-but-extensive-trump-russia-contacts/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 Japan will invite U.S. President Trump to visit Japan May 25-28 U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to board Marine One en route to his Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida following the release of the Mueller report at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 18, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will invite U.S. President Donald Trump to visit Japan May 25 to 28, its top government spokesman said on Friday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095927-japan-will-invite-us-president-trump-to-visit-japan-may-25-28/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 Mueller report leaves Democrats in a quandary By James Oliphant The Mueller Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election is pictured in New York, New York, U.S., April 18, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats clamoured for the speedy release of U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s findings of his probe into whether President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign colluded with Russia. Now they finally have them, and they are confronted with a choice - stay on the attack or move on. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095929-mueller-report-leaves-democrats-in-a-quandary/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 Barca to play exhibition in Bangkok By The Nation Five-time UEFA Champions League winners Barcelona will return to the capital for an exhibition game with Thailand national team next month. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095932-barca-to-play-exhibition-in-bangkok/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 Supachai banned from 2 AFC U23 games Star striker Supachai Jaided will be banned from two games during the AFC U23 Championship Finals next year in Thailand according to AFC. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1095933-supachai-banned-from-2-afc-u23-games/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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