webfact Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Couple accused of violating Thailand’s sovereignty ‘in hiding’ By The Nation The couple facing legal action related to their seastead floating home off Phuket is believed to have gone into hiding in Thailand. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096688-couple-accused-of-violating-thailand’s-sovereignty-‘in-hiding’/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 School’s construction does not match approved plan where young girl killed by collapsed wall, says governor By Kritmet Loho The Nation Khon Kaen governor Somsak Jangtrakul on Tuesday morning led police and related officials to inspect a private school building in Tambon Ban Ped of Muang district, which had been partially collapsed during a hail and rain storm on Monday afternoon, killing a four-year-old girl. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096656-school’s-construction-does-not-match-approved-plan-where-young-girl-killed-by-collapsed-wall-says-governor/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 UPDATE: EC blow for Thanathorn over media shareholding By The Nation File photo: Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit Future Forward leader cuts short Europe tour over ‘unexpected incident’ THE Election Commission (EC) yesterday unanimously resolved to press a charge against Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit over alleged violation of media shareholding rules. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096662-ec-to-file-charge-against-thanathorn-over-alleged-violation-of-media-shareholding-rules/?do=findComment&comment=14072673 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 UPDATE: Thai election commission moves to disqualify anti-junta politician By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Panu Wongcha-um FILE PHOTO: Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, leader of the Future Forward Party attends a news conference to form a "democratic front" in Bangkok, Thailand, March 27, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's Election Commission on Tuesday accused a prominent anti-junta politician of breaching the election law, moving to disqualify him from parliament almost a month after the disputed March 24 election. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096662-ec-to-file-charge-against-thanathorn-over-alleged-violation-of-media-shareholding-rules/?do=findComment&comment=14072674 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 Royal plaques, Seal of State ready for King’s coronation By The Nation Officials work on the inscription of two royal golden plaques and the engraving of the Royal Seal of State at the Emerald Buddha Temple yesterday. A HISTORIC royal ceremony took place at the Emerald Buddha Temple yesterday for the inscription of two royal golden plaques and the engraving of the Royal Seal of State. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1075563-thai-king-to-be-crowned-in-coronation-ceremonies-may-4-6-palace/?do=findComment&comment=14072687 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 Cannabinoid extract ‘works for cancer’ By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM THE NATION A Thai medical researcher at the Rangsit University displays marijuana extract in a laboratory of the Medicinal Cannabis Research Centre, inside the Rangsit University (RSU) in Bangkok yesterday. // EPA-EFE PHOTO Rangsit University researchers ready to test potential lung-cancer treatment with clinical trials on Humans. A RANGSIT University research team has revealed that its studies had shown a cannabinoid extract could help treat lung cancer. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096700-cannabinoid-extract-‘works-for-cancer’/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 UPDATE: Khon Kaen school building under scrutiny after wall collapse By KRITMET LOHO THE NATION Concrete debris is scattered over the ground floor of a private school building in Muang Khon Kaen, following a partial collapse during Monday afternoon’s storm that led to a four-year-old pupil’s death. A FOUR-YEAR-OLD girl was killed when the wall of a school building collapsed during heavy rains and strong winds in Khon Kaen province on Monday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096656-school’s-construction-does-not-match-approved-plan-where-young-girl-killed-by-collapsed-wall-says-governor/?do=findComment&comment=14072698 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 New e-Tree app enables online registration for trade in teak, rosewood trees grown on private land By The Nation Forbidden trees like teak and rosewood grown on private plots can now be registered online for trade purposes, thanks to a new application that became available to the public on Monday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096701-new-e-tree-app-enables-online-registration-for-trade-in-teak-rosewood-trees-grown-on-private-land/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 Natural killer cells ‘successful’ in deterring cancer relapse By THE NATION Doctors yesterday announce the possibility of natural killer cells from donors helping protect former leukaemia patients from cancer. THAI researchers have announced the first successful step towards the prevention of cancer relapsing in high-risk leukaemia patients. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096702-natural-killer-cells-‘successful’-in-deterring-cancer-relapse/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 Only certified personnel can prescribe cannabis drugs By PUANGCHOMPOO PRASERT THE NATION File photo ONLY certified alternative-medicine practitioners with special training will be permitted to prepare and prescribe cannabis-containing medicines to patients, regulatory authorities insist. Preparations and prescriptions must be done at hospitals only. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096703-only-certified-personnel-can-prescribe-cannabis-drugs/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 New pacts expected to boost Asean GDP growth By Phuwit Limviphuwat The Nation Phuket Asean SecretaryGeneral Lim Jock Hoi, left, and acting Commerce Minister Chutima Bunyapraphasara, right, at the signing ceremony of the Asean Trade in Services Agreement and the Fourth Protocol to Amend the Asean Comprehensive Investment Agreement. THE SIGNING of two agreements to liberalise investment and services trade within Asean was the highlight of the 25th Asean Economic Ministers’ Retreat (AEMR), which concluded yesterday. Full tory: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096704-new-pacts-expected-to-boost-asean-gdp-growth/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 New orders push up industry confidence By The Nation The industry confidence index in March rose to 96.3 from 95.6 in February, thanks to a rise in the value of new orders in auto, construction, printing and food sectors, the Federation of Thai Industries chairman, Supant Mongkolsuthree, said yesterday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096705-new-orders-push-up-industry-confidence/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 Phichit’s ‘World Mango Day’ fair kicks off on Thursday By The Nation Phichit provincial administration will hold the “World Mango Day” fair from Thursday to next Tuesday, deputy governor Somsak Chantharasombat said on Tuesday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096706-phichit’s-‘world-mango-day’-fair-kicks-off-on-thursday/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 Prayut has a duty to stand up to China By The Nation As the representative of Asean interests at this week’s Belt and Road Forum, PM must push for fairer deals China’s global ambitions face an acid test this week as world leaders gather for the second Belt and Road Forum. Six years after its launch, China’s grand loans-and-infrastructure strategy is faltering amid reports of participant countries falling into a debt trap and problems with mega-project management. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096708-prayut-has-a-duty-to-stand-up-to-china/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 Authorities backtrack on move to tax interest from bank deposits The Revenue Department has withdrawn a much-criticized demand for bank depositors to provide written consent to allow their banks to deduct tax on interest earned on deposits. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096710-authorities-backtrack-on-move-to-tax-interest-from-bank-deposits/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 Thaksin given 3-year imprisonment for Exim Bank’s loan to Myanmar The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Office has sentenced fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to three years in prison without suspension after finding him guilty of malfeasance in office for approving a 4-billion-baht low interest loan from the Thai Exim Bank to Myanmar for the purchase of telecom equipment and services from his family-owned company, Shin Satellite. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096711-thaksin-given-3-year-imprisonment-for-exim-bank’s-loan-to-myanmar/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 Phuket residents flame Governor over water shortages By Waranya Prompinpiras The residents have been without mains water supply since Mar 21, and today heavily criticised the Governor and other officials for the lack of action in resolving the water-shortage situation. Photo: Waranya Prompinpiras PHUKET: Just hours after the Phuket Governor this morning (Apr 23) held a press conference to specifically explain that Phuket is not suffering a drought crisis, about 80 residents from Rassada staged a protest in front of Phuket Provincial Hall over the lack of water supply to their community. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096712-phuket-residents-flame-governor-over-water-shortages/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 Israel to name new town on Golan after Trump: Netanyahu FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they pose on the West Wing colonnade in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 25, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo U.S. President Donald Trump attends the 2019 White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., April 22, 2019. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096714-israel to-name-new-town-on-golan-after-trump-netanyahu/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 Islamic State claims Sri Lanka blasts, as government says probe making progress By Sanjeev Miglani and Alasdair Pal A suspected suicide bomber carries a backpack on a street in Negombo, Sri Lanka April 21, 2019 in this still image taken from a CCTV handout footage of Easter Sunday attacks released on April 23, 2019. CCTV/Siyatha News via REUTERS COLOMBO (Reuters) - Islamic State claimed responsibility on Tuesday for the bomb attacks in SriLanka that killed 321 people in what officials believe was retaliation for assaults on mosques in New Zealand. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096715-islamic-state-claims sri lanka blasts-as-government-says-probe-making-progress/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 Treasury's Mnuchin fails to meet deadline to hand over Trump tax returns By David Morgan FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump waves prior to departing on a trip to Wisconsin from the White House in Washington, U.S., October 24, 2018. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday failed to meet a final congressional deadline for turning over President Donald Trump's tax returns to lawmakers, setting the stage for a possible court battle between Congress and the administration. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096716-treasurys-mnuchin-fails-to-meet-deadline-to-hand-over-trump-tax-returns/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 Supreme Court poised to give Trump victory on census citizenship question By Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley Demonstrators gather outside the U.S. Supreme Courthouse in Washington, U.S., April 23, 2019. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority on Tuesday appeared poised to hand President Donald Trump a victory on his administration's plan to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, a move opponents call a Republican effort to deter immigrants from taking part. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096717-supreme-court-poised-to-give-trump-victory-on-census-citizenship-question/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 Trump complained to Twitter CEO about lost followers: source By David Shepardson FILE PHOTO: The Twitter logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 28, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump met with Twitter Inc's Chief Executive Jack Dorsey on Tuesday and spent a significant time questioning him about why he has lost some Twitter followers, a person briefed on the matter said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096718-trump-complained-to-twitter-ceo-about-lost-followers-source/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 24, 2019 Author Share Posted April 24, 2019 NASA probe detects likely 'marsquake' - an interplanetary first By Joey Roulette FILE PHOTO: A life-size model of the spaceship Insight, NASA's first robotic lander dedicated to studying the deep interior of Mars, is shown at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, U.S. November 26, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo (Reuters) - NASA's robotic probe InSight has detected and measured what scientists believe to be a "marsquake," marking the first time a likely seismological tremor has been recorded on another planet, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California reported on Tuesday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096721-nasa-probe-detects-likely-marsquake-an-interplanetary-first/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 24, 2019 Author Share Posted April 24, 2019 New Zealand PM says no intelligence linking Sri Lanka attacks to Christchurch FILE PHOTO: New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern leaves after the Friday prayers at Hagley Park outside Al-Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand March 22, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday that her government was not aware of any intelligence suggesting that a devastating attack on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka was in retaliation for deadly shootings on a mosques in Christchurch. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096724-new-zealand-pm-says-no-intelligence-linking-sri-lanka-attacks-to-christchurch/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 24, 2019 Author Share Posted April 24, 2019 Putin-Kim summit sends message to U.S. but sanctions relief elusive for North Korea By Josh Smith FILE PHOTO: A combination of file photos shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attending a wreath laying ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam March 2, 2019 and Russia's President Vladimir Putin looking during a joint news conference with South African President Jacob Zuma after their meeting at the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Krasnodar region, Russia, May 16, 2013. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/Pool/Maxim Shipenkov/Pool/File Photo SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time this week at a symbolic summit hoping to project himself as a serious world player but likely to come away without a relief from crushing sanctions he seeks. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096727-putin-kim-summit-sends-message-to-us-but-sanctions-relief-elusive-for-north-korea/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 24, 2019 Author Share Posted April 24, 2019 Trump says opposed to aides testifying to Congress on Mueller report: Washington Post FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he greets supporters on the tarmac at Palm Beach International Airport, as he arrives to spend Easter weekend at his Mar-a-Lago club, Florida, U.S., April 18, 2019. REUTERS/Al Drago WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is opposed to current and former White House aides testifying to congressional committees on Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report, according to the Washington Post. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096728-trump-says-opposed-to-aides-testifying-to-congress-on-mueller-report-washington-post/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 24, 2019 Author Share Posted April 24, 2019 Democrats to press star witness of Mueller report to repeat performance in Congress By David Morgan FILE PHOTO: White House Counsel Don McGahn sits behind U.S. President Donald Trump as the president holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S. June 21, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald McGahn, the former White House counsel described in the Mueller report as repeatedly standing up to President Donald Trump, could become a star witness again if congressional Democrats get their way in their investigation of whether Trump used his office to obstruct justice. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096732-democrats-to-press-star-witness-of-mueller-report-to-repeat-performance-in-congress/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 24, 2019 Author Share Posted April 24, 2019 Man found dead after missing in Nakhon Si Thammarat forest for ten days By The Thaiger PHOTOS: Krabi Pitak Pracha Rescue Foundation Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096736-man-found-dead-after-missing-in-nakhon-si-thammarat-forest-for-ten-days/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 24, 2019 Author Share Posted April 24, 2019 Ex-U.S. Marine accused in North Korean embassy raid ordered detained in L.A By Alex Dobuzinskis A combination photo of former U.S. Marine Christopher Philip Ahn allegedly shown in a still photo from a surveillance camera standing in front of and entering the North Koria embassy in Madrid, Spain, February 22, 2019. U.S. Attorney's Office Central District of California/Handout via REUTERS LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A former U.S. Marine accused of stealing electronics from the North Korean embassy in Madrid in a robbery of the diplomatic compound was ordered by a federal judge in Los Angeles on Tuesday to remain in U.S. custody pending possible extradition to Spain. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096737-ex-us-marine-accused-in-north-korean-embassy-raid-ordered-detained-in-la/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 24, 2019 Author Share Posted April 24, 2019 Intense video shows rooftop pool spilling over skyscraper during powerful Manila earthquake By Adam FriskNational Online Journalist, Viral/Trends Global News video screenshot Intense video shows water from a skyscraper’s rooftop pool sloshing over the side of the building during a powerful earthquake that struck the Philippines capital on Monday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1096740-intense-video-shows-rooftop-pool-spilling-over-skyscraper-during-powerful-manila-earthquake/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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