webfact Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Thailand's June foreign tourist arrivals rise 0.89% y/y - ministry BANGKOK, July 22 (Reuters) - * Thailand saw a rise of 0.89% in tourist arrivals in June from a year earlier, after a drop of 1.03% in May, the tourism ministry said in a statement on Monday. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113366-thailands-june-foreign-tourist-arrivals-rise-089-yy-ministry/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 Cannabis among top priorities for new Thai government FILE PHOTO: Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha arrives for a photo session with the new government cabinet in Bangkok, Thailand July 16, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo BANGKOK (Reuters) - Developing a medical cannabis industry is among top policy priorities for Thailand’s new government, according to a document released before the formal announcement. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113327-cannabis-among-top-priorities-for-new-thai-government/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 Khon Kaen politician pleads guilty in forced stripping case By Krissameth Loho The Nation Veteran Khon Kaen politician Premsak Piayura and his secretary submitted guilty pleas with the Court of Appeals to the charges related to their roles in the alleged forced stripping of a Daily News reporter to his underwear in front of others during an interview session in 2016, the reporter’s lawyer Pakan Noppasr revealed on Monday. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113335-khon-kaen-politician-pleads-guilty-in-forced-stripping-case/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 Thai economy in crisis: Japanese engineering firm to shut at end of the month Thai caption: No more hiring 77kaoded reported that Sanyo Engineering in the Pin Thong Industrial Park in Sri Racha was shutting down and laying off all staff at the end of this month. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113237-thai-economy-in-crisis-japanese-engineering-firm-to-shut-at-end-of-the-month/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 IMF urges Thailand to adopt fiscal reforms, monetary easing to support growth FILE PHOTO: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo is seen outside the headquarters building in Washington, U.S., September 4, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand should adopt an expansionary policy mix, including fiscal reforms and monetary easing to help support growth, which has slowed amid rising global trade tensions, the International Monetary Fund said on Monday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113382-imf-urges thailand to-adopt-fiscal-reforms-monetary-easing-to-support-growth/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 Thai exports could fall as much as 3.1% this year: economists By Somluck Srimalee The Nation Photo by: The Nation Thailand’s exports will drop by up to 3.1 per cent this year, economists forecast on Monday, after June figures fell on the same period last year amid a strengthening baht. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113383-thai-exports-could-fall-as-much-as-31-this-year-economists/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 Airbnb welcomes Thai tourism minister’s pro-growth agenda By THE NATION Airbnb has welcomed new Tourism and Sports Minister Pipat Ratchakitprakan’s commitment to grow tourism and support short-term accommodation in Thailand. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113384-airbnb-welcomes-thai-tourism-minister’s-pro-growth-agenda/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 Industry minister offers Thai haven for China’s trade war victims By The Nation Suriya Industry Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit on Monday issued what he called urgent policy on four aspects of his ministerial duties. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113385-industry-minister-offers-thai-haven-for-china’s-trade-war-victims/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 Rights panel urged to mull transgender teacher assistant’s lament By The Nation An LGBT-rights group on Monday asked the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to determine whether a transgender teacher’s assistant in Buri Ram is the victim of discrimination affecting her welfare and career. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113386-rights-panel-urged-to-mull-transgender-teacher-assistant’s-lament/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 Dip in earnings growth seen for banking By THE NATION Photo: siamparagon.co.th Analysts have revised downward the earnings growth forecast for Bangkok bank (BBL) from 6 per cent to 2.5 per cent this year. Despite better-than-expected results in the second quarter, the bank recorded lower profit from assets, with slow growth rate pushing down net interest margins. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113387-dip-in-earnings-growth-seen-for-banking/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 Minister vows to stop elephants being sent abroad By THE NATION Natural Resources Minister Warawuth Silpa-archa pledged on Monday to temporarily nullify a rule that allows elephants to be sent overseas. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113388-minister-vows-to-stop-elephants-being-sent-abroad/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 Mother’s Day bummer for lost leopard kitten By Sitthichai Sikhawat The Nation A leopard kitten separated from its mother in the wild was rescued on Monday near a rubber plantation in southern Krabi province. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113389-mother’s-day-bummer-for-lost-leopard-kitten/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 Bomb attack injures four rangers in South By The Nation Four paramilitary rangers were slightly injured in a roadside bomb attack on Monday afternoon in the southern border province of Yala, prompting Fourth Army Region commander Lt-General Pornsak Poolsawat to order that those responsible be swiftly found and punished. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113390-bomb-attack-injures-four-rangers-in-south/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 Wild storm topples trees in Hat Yai By The Nation Hat Yai in southern Songkhla province was hammered by rain and hail on Monday afternoon, toppling trees and power poles onto a house and at least three cars. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113391-wild-storm-topples-trees-in-hat-yai/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 Ex- Deputy PM stunned by the words ‘intelligent country’ in government policy (Photo) Korbsak Sabhavasu’s Facebook page Former deputy prime minister Korbsak Sabhavasu said today (Monday) that he was stunned that the government dared to use the words ‘intelligent country’ in the policy statement to be presented to parliament on July 25th and 26th by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113392-ex-deputy-pm-stunned-by-the-words-‘intelligent-country’-in-government-policy/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 UPDATE: Spanish tourist lost in Samui’s forest found alive (Photo) Na Muang 2 Waterfall by Koh Samui City Pol. Col. Kritsana Pattanacharoen, deputy police spokesman, said that Spanish tourist Mr. Luis Cabello Ortega, 57, who got lost in the forest of Na Muang Mountain on Samui Island, has been found, safe and sound by villagers and has been returned to his hotel in Tambon Bor Pud. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113231-fears-grow-for-missing-spanish-tourist-after-search-called-off-in-koh-samui/?do=findComment&comment=14378612 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 Thai military condemned for alleged torture of a Muslim man in Pattani (Photo) Kasturi Mahkota’s Facebook page The Pattani United Liberation Organization (PULO) has condemned the Thai military over an incident involving a previously healthy Muslim man who was taken to a military camp in the country’s southern province of Pattani for interrogation on Sunday, only to end up in the provincial hospital’s intensive care unit with brain swelling. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113393-thai-military-condemned-for-alleged-torture-of-a-muslim-man-in-pattani/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 Brit expat posts B90k bail on animal cruelty charge Mervyn Harding, a British expat living in Rawai, has been released on B90,000 bail while waiting for animal cruelty and trespass charges to be heard against him in court. Photo: Chalong Police (blurred at police request) PHUKET: Mervyn Harding, the Brit expat living in Rawai who was charged with attacking a dog in Nai Harn last week, has been released on B90,000 bail, police have confirmed. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113394-brit-expat-posts-b90k-bail-on-animal-cruelty-charge/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 Thai farmers asked to delay rice planting as drought bites By Panu Wongcha-um and Panarat Thepgumpanat FILE PHOTO: A farmer plants rice in a paddy field in Thailand's Nakhonsawan province, August 16, 2015. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom BANGKOK (Reuters) - The Thai government has asked farmers to delay planting rice because of drought and the pumping of water from reservoirs for irrigation threatens household supplies, an agriculture ministry official said on Monday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113395-thai-farmers-asked-to-delay-rice-planting-as-drought-bites/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 Trump pushes on with immigration crackdown despite legal hurdles By Bryan Pietsch and Daina Beth Solomon A man stands near the border fence between Mexico and U.S. in Tijuana, Mexico July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration pushed ahead with its attempts to crack down on migration at the southern border on Monday, defending in court a virtual ban it imposed on asylum seekers and issuing its second sweeping order within a week. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113397-trump-pushes-on-with-immigration-crackdown-despite-legal-hurdles/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 North Korea's Kim Jong Un inspects new submarine, points out weapons systems - KCNA FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reads a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump, in Pyongyang, North Korea in this picture released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on June 22, 2019. KCNA via REUTERS SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a newly built submarine and pointed out its tactical capabilities and weapons systems, North Korean state media KCNA said on Tuesday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113398-north-koreas-kim-jong-un-inspects-new-submarine-points-out-weapons-systems-kcna/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 Trump, U.S. Congress leaders reach deal on debt limit, spending caps By Richard Cowan FILE PHOTO: A U.S. five dollar note is seen in this illustration photo June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and U.S. congressional leaders reached a deal on Monday on a two-year extension of the debt limit and federal spending caps that would avert a feared government default later this year but add to rising budget deficits. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113400-trump-us-congress-leaders-reach-deal-on-debt-limit-spending-caps/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 Sterling on back foot due to growing concern about no-deal Brexit By Stanley White FILE PHOTO: A shop assistant counts piles of British Pound Sterling banknotes at an Apple store in London, Britain November 18, 2017. REUTERS/Russell Boyce TOKYO (Reuters) - Sterling was on the back foot on Tuesday as investors worried Boris Johnson, the frontrunner to become the UK's next prime minister, would trigger a "hard Brexit" from the European Union, widely seen as a major risk for the British economy. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113404-sterling-on-back-foot-due-to-growing-concern-about-no-deal brexit/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 Measures announced for drought-stricken farmers By The Nation Thammanat Prompao, deputy minister of agriculture and cooperatives, has reiterated the remedial measures for farmers affected by the drought that are to be proposed to the cabinet on July 30. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113407-measures-announced-for-drought-stricken-farmers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 Ministry, Lazada join for 'Smart Village Online' By THE NATION Products of Ban Na Kha Community in Udon Thani The Commerce Ministry has joined forces with Lazada, a leading e-commerce platform, in launching "Smart Village Online," targeting five communities in the country. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113408-thai-commerce-ministry-lazada-join-for-smart-village-online/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 Her Majesty Queen Mother admitted to hospital with fever By The Nation Photo by: The Royal Household Bureau Her Majesty Queen Sirikit the Queen Mother has been admitted to Chulalongkorn Hospital with a fever, the Royal Household Bureau announced. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113409-her-majesty-queen-mother-admitted-to-hospital-with-fever/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 Govt to push EEC policy into overdrive, but business demands tangible results By The Nation Suphan Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will on Thursday (July 25) unveil his government’s policy statement in Parliament, aimed at elevating Thailand to developed-nation status country via 12 urgent and 12 long-term policies focused mainly on the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113411-govt-to-push-eec-policy-into-overdrive-but-business-demands-tangible-results/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 One killed, two hurt in vocational school brawl By The Nation Police are hunting for a group of vocational school students who allegedly shot dead a student of a rival school and injured two others in Bangkok’s Bang Na district Monday evening. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113414-one-killed-two-hurt-in-vocational-school-brawl-in-bangkok/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 Road Rage: Can I get my key back? It's in your head..... Thai caption: Can I get my key back A motorcyclist was furious that the bike in front had stopped suddenly. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113420-road-rage-can-i-get-my-key-back-its-in-your-head/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 Loan sharks arrested after charging woman 300% interest Thai caption: Loan Sharks charging 300% interest Authorities in Nakorn Sri Thammarat in southern Thailand conducted a sting after a woman reported she had fallen victim to a loan shark gang Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1113421-loan-sharks-arrested-after-charging-woman-300-interest/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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