webfact Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Thailand helps Interpol nail child sex predators By THE NATION WITH THE help of local authorities, Interpol has managed to nail several predators who sexually exploited children and produced child pornography for online distribution. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102408-thailand-helps-interpol-nail-child-sex-predators/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 Thai expats see incomes soar By The Nation The pay and benefits packages of expatriates in Thailand saw a major increase, with the overall package of an average overseas worker increasing by US$27,917 year on year, according to a new survey. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102411-thai-expats-see-incomes-soar/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 UPDATE: Thai anti-junta politician suspended ahead of the opening of parliament 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) - A court in Thailand suspended the leader of an anti-junta political party as a member of parliament on Thursday, a day ahead of the opening of the legislature for the first time since a disputed March 24 election. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102379-urgent-court-to-consider-shares-case-against-thanathorn-suspends-him-from-office/?do=findComment&comment=14171951 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 [PODCAST] What it’s like to play in a European Cup final with Ex-Spurs defender Gary Stevens Thaivisa.com has teamed up with ex-Spurs and England footballer Gary Stevens for the Final Whistle podcast - a weekly football review show. We’ve got something a little different for you this week. Listen here: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102118-podcast-what-it’s-like-to-play-in-a-european-cup-final-with-ex-spurs-defender-gary-stevens-ep9/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 Two charged with damaging vehicle and terrifying driver By The Nation Two men were on Thursday charged with attacking a volunteer ambulance in Phuket. Sagib Yomyai, 22, and Sutthi Sripoon, 29, both from Trang province, were arrested at a rented house in Tambon Wichit, Muang district, with an array of incriminating evidence that included a pistol, two bullets, a knife and an axe. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102435-attack-on-ambulance-two-charged-with-damaging-vehicle-and-terrifying-driver/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 Warnings over new law to protect workers in Thai fishing industry By Matt Blomberg Migrant workers prepare to unload their catch at a port in Samut Sakhon province, Thailand, January 22, 2018. Picture taken January 22, 2018. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha - RC16FA3E5470 PHNOM PENH (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A new law to address abuses in Thailand's multi-billion dollar fishing industry contains loopholes, labour rights campaigners said on Thursday, warning of difficulties in enforcement. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102436-warnings-over-new-law-to-protect-workers-in-thai-fishing-industry/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 THAI Smile’s direct flight with full service from Bangkok to Jaipur By The Nation THAI Smile Airways has added direct flights to Jaipur – Bangkok route, operating four flights a week in order to open a new perspective for Indian passengers to experience a superior comfort provided by the best service standards. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102437-thai-smile’s-direct-flight-with-full-service-from-bangkok-to-jaipur/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 Thai youth to join worldwide climate protests (Photos) Instagram: Climatestrike_thailand Thai youth will today (Friday) join their brothers and sisters in more than 100 countries to launch a worldwide climate strike and protest to put pressure on their respective governments to take concrete action to address global warming. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102438-thai-youth-to-join-worldwide-climate-protests-today-friday/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 Sudarat warns Democrat and Bhumjaithai parties not to betray people’s trust Pheu Thai party’s election strategy chief Sudarat Keyuraphan today warned the Democrat and Bhumjaithai parties not to betray the trust of the people who voted for their pro-democracy platform, saying the people still remember their promise. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102439-sudarat-warns-democrat-and-bhumjaithai-parties-not-to-betray-people’s-trust/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 Defiant Thanathorn rejects court order, vows to pursue prime minister’s post A defiant Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit announced Thursday night that he disagreed with the Constitutional Court’s order to suspend his parliamentary membership and vowed to press ahead with his pursuit of the prime minister’s position in the new parliament. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102440-defiant-thanathorn-rejects-court-order-vows-to-pursue-prime-minister’s-post/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 2019 top quality OTOP products selection process starts BANGKOK (NNT) - Some 20,000 entrepreneurs have been awarded with 4-star and 5-star OTOP product certifications from the provincial top OTOP product selection campaign this year. These products will be selected again at the national level on 24 May - 2 June this year. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102441-2019-top-quality-otop-products-selection-process-starts/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 Commerce Ministry meets Japanese retailer to promote Thai products BANGKOK (NNT) - As another effort to promote Thai exports, especially farm products, The Minister of Commerce has invited delegates from a major shopping mall in Okinawa, Japan, for business negotiations in Thailand to promote the sale of innovative farm products from Thailand to be sold in Japan, with initial expectation for more than 1 million baht worth of orders. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102442-commerce-ministry-meets-japanese-retailer-to-promote-thai-products/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 No injury as trailer truck loses control in Phuket Darasamut Underpass – VIDEO By Kritsada Mueanhawong PHOTOS/VIDEO: Newshawk Phuket / อาสา ของ ประชาชน A trailer has skidded and lost control, and then collided with concrete barriers at the southern entrance to the Darasamut Underpass this morning. No injuries were reported as a result of the incident. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102443-no-injury-as-trailer-truck-loses-control-in-phuket-darasamut-underpass/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 India's Modi stuns opposition with huge election win By Alasdair Pal and Mayank Bhardwaj Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures after the election results in New Delhi, India, May 23, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi NEW DELHI/AYODHYA (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi scored a dramatic election victory on Thursday, putting his Hindu nationalist party on course to increase its majority on a mandate of business-friendly policies and a tough stand on national security. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102446-indias modi stuns-opposition-with-huge-election-win/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 U.S. charges WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with espionage By Sarah N. Lynch and Mark Hosenball FILE PHOTO: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gestures during a news conference at the Ecuadorian embassy in central London August 18, 2014. REUTERS/John Stillwell/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department unveiled 17 new criminal charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Thursday, saying he unlawfully published the names of classified sources and conspired with and assisted ex-Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning in obtaining access to classified information. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102447-us-charges-wikileaks-founder-julian assange with-espionage/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 UK's May hangs on after Brexit gambit backfires By Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May arrives for a news conference after an extraordinary EU leaders summit to finalise and formalise the Brexit agreement in Brussels, Belgium, November 25, 2018. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May was clinging to power on Thursday after her finalBrexit gambit backfired, overshadowing a European election that has shown a United Kingdom still riven over its divorce from the EU. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102449-uks-may-hangs-on-after brexit gambit-backfires/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 Locals unite to stop projects in heart of famous rice zone By CHULARAT SAENGPASSA THE NATION Hundreds of people at a forum in Roi Et province yesterday voice their opinion on the project to build a sugar factory and connected bagasse-fuelled power plant in Tambon None Sawan. LOCAL GROUPS, mostly farmers, are voicing strong opposition to the construction of a sugar factory and connected bagasse-fuelled power plant in the heart of Thung Kula Rong Hai – an area in the Northeast known for its jasmine rice. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102450-locals-unite-to-stop-projects-in-heart-of-famous-rice-zone/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 Concerns over Chiang Mai coal project are ‘logically sound’, says engineering academic By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM THE NATION Photo from: Too Young to Die's Facebook AN ENGINEERING ACADEMIC has raised concerns about the potentially serious environmental impacts of an open coal mine planned for Chiang Mai’s Omkoi district. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102451-concerns-over-chiang-mai-coal-project-are-‘logically-sound’-says-engineering-academic/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 School mergers offer students big changes By THE NATION Teacher Pramuan Sri-udom walks around the Ban Noen Ku School compound in Khon Kaen’s Muang district. Last teacher bids goodbye to 79-year-old school as pupils shifted to larger WITH A SINKING heart, Pramuan Sri-udom said goodbye to the 79-year-old Ban Noen Ku School in Tambon Sawathee of Khon Kaen’s Muang district after having taught there for many years. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102452-khon-kaen-school-mergers-offer-students-big-changes/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 Cannabis no panacea, FDA cautions users By THE NATION File photo FOOD AND Drug Administration (FDA) is warning the public that cannabis is not a magic medicine that can cure all illnesses modern medicine cannot. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102453-cannabis-no-panacea-fda-cautions-users/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 UPDATE: Thanathorn suffers setback in court By THE NATION FUTURE FORWARD LEADER SUSPENDED FROM SERVING AS MP AS CHARTER COURT AGREES |TO HEAR EC’S CASE FOR DISQUALIFICATION THE CONSTITUTIONAL Court |yesterday agreed to hear the Election Commission (EC)’s plea to disqualify Future Forward leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit from the House of Representatives over his alleged shareholding in media company V-Luck. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102379-urgent-court-to-consider-shares-case-against-thanathorn-suspends-him-from-office/?do=findComment&comment=14172477 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 New PM will be elected by month-end, says Wissanu By THE NATION Officials yesterday prepare the conference hall at TOT headquarters for the convening of the House of Representatives tomorrow. The session will elect the house speaker and deputies. THAILAND SHOULD have a new prime minister within this month, though it will take a while for the new Cabinet to take office, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said yesterday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102455-new-pm-will-be-elected-by-month-end-says-wissanu/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 IKEA Thailand kicks off nationwide online store By KWANCHAI RUNGFAPAISARN THE NATION IKEA Thailand yesterday announced the official launch of its IKEA Online Store as it gets set to promote accessibility to individual consumers across Thailand. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102456-ikea-thailand-kicks-off-nationwide-online-store/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 GHB wants housing support measures as loans shrink By SOMLUCK SRIMALEE THE NATION Chatchai GOVERNMENT Housing Bank (GHB) is calling on the Finance Ministry to introduce measures to boost the property market in response to loan-tightening measures that came into effect last month. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102457-ghb-wants-housing-support-measures-as-loans-shrink/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 EU citizens angry at being denied a vote in UK Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May and her husband Philip leave after voting in theEuropean Parliament Elections, taking place despite Brexit uncertainty, in Sonning, Britain, May 23, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville LONDON (Reuters) - Hundreds of EU citizens trying to cast their vote for the European Parliament elections in the United Kingdom on Friday have been turned away because of administrative mistakes, a campaign group said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102459-eu citizens-angry-at-being-denied-a-vote-in-uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 Florida executes man convicted of abducting, killing eight women in 1984 By Brendan O'Brien Florida death row inmate Bobby Joe Long, convicted of the 1984 murders of eight women, poses for a prison photo at Florida State Prison in Raiford, Florida, U.S. Florida Department of Corrections/Handout via REUTERS. (Reuters) - A 65-year-old man known as one of Florida's most notorious serial killers who was convicted of kidnapping, sexually assaulting and killing eight women in 1984 was put to death on Thursday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102463-florida-executes-man-convicted-of-abducting-killing-eight-women-in-1984/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 Australian actor Geoffrey Rush wins record defamation payout FILE PHOTO: Australian actor Geoffrey Rush reacts as he arrives at the Federal Court in Sydney, Australia, November 8, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian actor Geoffrey Rush has been awarded a A$2.8 million ($1.9 million) defamation payment against a News Corp tabloid, the largest defamation payout in Australian history, after it accused him in reports of inappropriate behaviour. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102464-australian-actor geoffrey rush wins-record-defamation-payout/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 Swiss septuagenarian pulled from the sea at Koh Chang - dead from suspected heart attack Picture: Thai Rath A 77 year old Swiss man was reported floating unconscious in the sea near Chang Cliff Resort on White Sands Beach, Koh Chang yesterday evening. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102466-swiss-septuagenarian-pulled-from-the-sea-at-koh-chang-dead-from-suspected-heart-attack/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 Trump allows attorney general to declassify information about origins of Russia probe President Donald Trump looks on as U.S. Attorney General William Barr takes his seat at a presentation of Public Safety Medals of Valor to officers in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., May 22, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday issued an order allowing Attorney General William Barr to declassify any information Barr sees fit during his review of the events that prompted the FBI to open an investigation into links between the Trump campaign and Russia. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102468-trump-allows-attorney-general-to-declassify-information-about-origins-of-russia-probe/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 Guatemalan teenage boy dies in U.S. Border Patrol custody By Yeganeh Torbati and Kristina Cooke FILE PHOTO: Migrants and a Border Patrol agent are seen outside the U.S. Border Patrol McAllen Station in a makeshift encampment in McAllen, Texas, U.S., May 16, 2019. REUTERS/Loren Elliott WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A 16-year-old Guatemalan boy died on Monday in U.S. Border Patrol custody in Texas, U.S. officials said, making him the fifth Guatemalan minor to die after being apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border since December. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1102469-guatemalan-teenage-boy-dies-in-us-border-patrol-custody/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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