webfact Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Wanted British man held in Pattaya on attempted murder charge Image: Siamrath A British man who is wanted in the UK on a charge of attempted murder has been arrested in Pattaya. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119199-wanted-british-man-held-in-pattaya-on-attempted-murder-charge/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share Posted August 22, 2019 2 Chinese women arrested for running gambling site By Thanakorn Wongnang The Nation Two Chinese women were arrested on August 22 for allegedly running an online gambling website out of a luxurious house in Chiang Mai’s Doi Saket district, Provincial Police Region 5 Investigation Commander Pol Maj General Surapol Prembutr said. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119185-2-chinese-women-arrested-for-running-gambling-site/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share Posted August 22, 2019 Swiss man wanted in Brazil for attempted murder tracked down By Supachai Phetchthewee The Nation A 56-year-old Swiss national, wanted by Interpol and facing arrest warrant in Brazil for attempted murder, was arrested at his Thai wife’s home in Chiang Mai’s Saraphi district, Immigration Police chief Lt-General Sompong Chingduang told the press on August 22. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119188-swiss-man-wanted-in-brazil-for-attempted-murder-tracked-down/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share Posted August 22, 2019 Norwegian tourist charged for killing British man at Phuket resort By Tanyaluk Sakoot Norwegian tourist Roger Bullman (right), 53, arrives at Karon Police Station to answer questions after the deadly fight early yesterday morning (Aug 21). Photo: Tourist Assistance Centre (TAC) PHUKET:-- A Norwegian tourist has been charged with killing a British man after the two were fighting over the Norwegian causing too much noise in his hotel room at 4am at a resort on Phuket’s west coast. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119173-norwegian-tourist-charged-for-killing-british-man-at-phuket-resort/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share Posted August 22, 2019 Thailand: Building a Sustainable Future By Philippe Le Houerou Special to The Nation Philippe Le Houerou Skyscrapers in Bangkok don’t hold the title of the country’s tallest building for long. Completed in 2016, King Power MahaNakhon held the record for a while, only to be replaced by the 70-floor Magnolias Waterfront Residences, which now stands the tallest. It’s a monument to Thailand’s rise from a low-income country to upper-middle-income economy in less than a generation. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119230-thailand-building-a-sustainable-future/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share Posted August 22, 2019 Agriculture price guarantees not very sustainable, warns academic By Somluck Srimalee The Nation Though the government plans to spend Bt150 billion on agriculture price guarantees, this measure will not improve the quality of products or boost farmers’ quality of life, an academic warned. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119231-agriculture-price-guarantees-not-very-sustainable-warns-academic/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share Posted August 22, 2019 BBL sees rising credit card defaults By The Nation Bangkok Bank (BBL) is facing rising non-performing loans (NPL) of its credit card accounts with more clients resorting to cash withdrawals as revolving fund for their businesses. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119233-bbl-sees-rising-credit-card-defaults/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share Posted August 22, 2019 Somkid confident GDP will pick up in the fourth quarter By THE NATION Somkid Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak is confident Thailand’s gross domestic product will pick up in the fourth quarter of this year, following the launch of Bt316 billion economic stimulus packages and the rice price guarantee scheme. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119234-somkid-confident-gdp-will-pick-up-in-the-fourth-quarter/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share Posted August 22, 2019 Prayut calls on ‘rich’ people to give up ‘poor’ people’s cards By THE NATION Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered a thorough inspection of who is being issued the so-called “poor people’s” cards following reports of “rich people” being given these cards. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119235-prayut-calls-on-‘rich’-people-to-give-up-‘poor’-people’s-cards/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share Posted August 22, 2019 BoI mulls new packages for foreign investors hit by trade war By The Nation Duangjai Asawachintachit Amid the ongoing US-China trade war, the race to attract foreign investors among Asean countries is heating up, said Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak after visiting the Board of Investment's (BoI) head office today. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119236-boi-mulls-new-packages-for-foreign-investors-hit-by-trade-war/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share Posted August 22, 2019 10 billionaires to the poorest among Thailand’s 500 MPs There are 10 rich MPs, who have over one billion baht in assets each, while the poorest MP has 5,064 baht in his bank account, according to reports from the Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119237-10-billionaires-to-the-poorest-among-thailand’s-500-mps/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share Posted August 22, 2019 LGBT campaign loses fight in parliament for House panel on gender diversity The House of Representatives on Thursday voted down a motion from a Future Forward MP to set up an additional House panel on gender diversity. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119238-lgbt-campaign-loses-fight-in-parliament-for-house-panel-on-gender-diversity/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share Posted August 22, 2019 Floating trash collectors to be used in 13 coastal provinces Thailand’s Department of Marine and Coastal Resources has recently received 20 floating trash collectors from a private company to be used in estuaries and tributaries in 13 provinces to scoop up trash, especially plastic waste, before it flows into the sea. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119239-floating-trash-collectors-to-be-used-in-13-coastal-provinces/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share Posted August 22, 2019 Commentary: Divide disrupts Thailand’s shot for political integrity (Photo) Wan Yoobamrung, Sira Janjaka/Facebook Two related incidents over the past few days can tell how far the country has come in its attempt to upgrade politics. A government MP has humiliated provincial police as he felt they failed to give him a reception he deserved, and of all the people who lambasted him, one opposition figure stood out. The key question is not about what they did, but it has to do with how the public think about both men. Source: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119240-commentary-divide-disrupts-thailand’s-shot-for-political-integrity/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share Posted August 22, 2019 Official complaint filed with the DSI over The Peaks Residences Condominium in Phuket By The Thaiger PHOTO: Inspections at the property in March this year – Kritsada Mueanhawong Bangkok MP Sira Jenjaka has gone ahead and filed a long list of formal complaints over The Peaks Residences Condominium project being built in the hills above Kata Noi in Phuket. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119241-official-complaint-filed-with-the-dsi-over-the-peaks-residences-condominium-in-phuket/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share Posted August 22, 2019 Growing disaster risks exceed Asia-Pacific’s capacity to respond By Wichit Chaitrong The Nation Latest UN report also warns Thais living in the northeast are vulnerable The relentless sequence of natural disasters in Asia and the Pacific in the past two years was beyond what the region had previously experienced or was able to predict, and this is a sign of things to come in a new climate reality, according to the latest report by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Escap). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119242-growing-disaster-risks-exceed-asia-pacific’s-capacity-to-respond/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share Posted August 22, 2019 Four die, more than 100 hurt in thunderstorm in Poland's Tatra mountains A TOPR (Tatra Volunteer Search and Rescue) helicopter and an ambulance are seen as rescuers conduct a rescue operation after a thunderstorm in the Tatra Mountains, in Zakopane, Poland August 22, 2019. Agencja Gazeta/Marek Podmokly via REUTERS WARSAW (Reuters) - Four people, two of them children, died and more than 100 were injured during a thunderstorm inPoland's Tatra mountains on Thursday, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119244-four-die-more-than-100-hurt-in-thunderstorm-in polands-tatra-mountains/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share Posted August 22, 2019 Bolsonaro says Brazil lacks resources to fight Amazon fires By Anthony Boadle and Stephen Eisenhammer FILE PHOTO: A man works in a burning tract of Amazon jungle as it is being cleared by loggers and farmers in Iranduba, Amazonas state, Brazil August 20, 2019. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly/File Photo SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) - The Brazilian government lacks the resources to fight a record number of wildfires burning in the Amazon rainforest, President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday, weeks after telling donors he did not need their money. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119245-bolsonaro-says-brazil-lacks-resources-to-fight amazon fires/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share Posted August 22, 2019 German court convicts Syrian over stabbing that triggered Chemnitz riots Alaa S., suspected of being responsible for the stabbing of Daniel H. in Chemnitz, his interpreter and lawyer Ricarda Lang arrive at a court in Dresden, Germany, August 22, 2019. Picture pixelated at source. Matthias Rietschel/Pool via REUTERS DRESDEN, Germany (Reuters) - A German court sentenced a Syrian asylum seeker to nine and a half years in prison on Thursday over the fatal stabbing of a man in the eastern city of Chemnitz last year that triggered the worst far-right riots Germany had seen for decades. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119246-german-court-convicts-syrian-over-stabbing-that-triggered-chemnitz-riots/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 Should I stay or should I run? Pompeo under pressure over U.S. Senate seat By Steve Holland and Lesley Wroughton FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks following a meeting of the UN Security Council at UN headquarters in New York, U.S., August 20, 2019. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican pressure on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to run for the U.S. Senate next year to help keep the party's majority intact is coming up against President Donald Trump's hope of keeping one of his most trusted aides in his administration. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119248-should-i-stay-or-should-i-run-pompeo-under-pressure-over-us-senate-seat/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 Netanyahu hints at Israeli involvement in Iraq blasts FILE PHOTO - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news briefing following the talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kiev, Ukraine August 19, 2019. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted on Thursday of possible Israeli involvement in attacks against Iranian-linked targets in Iraq. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119250-netanyahu-hints-at-israeli-involvement-in-iraq-blasts/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 No ‘stimulus’ for property sector, says Uttama By THE NATION Uttama Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana has insisted that the real estate sector can cope economically on its own without the government’s help. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119251-no-‘stimulus’-for-property-sector-says-uttama/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 UPDATE: Bhumjai Thai has both poorest, richest MPs with Bt5,000 in cash, Bt4.67 billion in assets By The Nation Natee Ratchakitprakan The poorest and the richest MPs both belong to the Bhumjai Thai Party, according to an announcement by the National Anti-Corruption Commission. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119237-10-billionaires-to-the-poorest-among-thailand’s-500-mps/?do=findComment&comment=14493959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 Australians and New Zealanders may soon be able to use Automatic Gates at Suvarnabhumi Picture: INN The director of Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok has said that Australians, New Zealanders and Japanese are being considered as the next nationalities to be allowed to use the automatic passport gates. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119261-australians-and-new-zealanders-may-soon-be-able-to-use-automatic-gates-at-suvarnabhumi/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 German-Thai Chamber Oktoberfest in BangkokThe Authentic German Experience Andrew J Wood L-R Dr Roland Wein GTCC Exec Dir, Volker Hellstern, MD Häfele (Thailand) Co Ltd, Jan Scheer Chargé d'Affaires German Embassy Bkk, Phubate Kongsombat S&M Director of Flow Inter Co Ltd, Variya Lulitanond Cluster Dir Marcom & PR Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen's Park Hotel / photo ©️AJ WoodBANGKOK: The German-Thai Chamber of Commerce (GTCC) Oktoberfest keeps breaking records with 1,700 participants last year. This year, the venue of GTCC Oktoberfest is changed to Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen's Park Hotel to accommodate more guests and create a different new ambiance, but maintaining an absolutely authentic rustic Bavarian feel. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119264-german-thai-chamber-oktoberfest-in-bangkok/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 "May you be damned!" - Locals ignore sign urging them to stop throwing litter The sign says: Whoever throws litter beside the road - may you and your families be damned! A threatening sign erected near one of Thailand biggest fruit markets has fallen on deaf ears when it comes to stopping people tossing out trash. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119265-may-you-be-damned-locals-ignore-sign-urging-them-to-stop-throwing-litter/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 Insurance pays out 1.5 million baht to five victims in Malaysian tourist smash Picture: Daily News A Thai insurance company has paid out 300,000 baht to each of the victims' families after a Malaysian tourist killed five grass cutters in Songkhla last week. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119268-insurance-pays-out-15-million-baht-to-five-victims-in-malaysian-tourist-smash/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 Passengers on Thai transport to be asked: "Is your driver behaving himself? Picture: Daily News The Department of Land Transport has begun a huge crackdown on public transport in Thailand on orders from the new transport minister Saysayam Chidchob. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119300-passengers-on-thai-transport-to-be-asked-is-your-driver-behaving-himself/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 Song Thaew driver found in the trash after "someone's trying to kill me" call to brother Thai caption: Corpse found in the trash A song thaew driver who had been missing for five days in Bang Plee, Samut Prakarn has been found strangled in a mountain of trash. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119303-song-thaew-driver-found-in-the-trash-after-someones-trying-to-kill-me-call-to-brother/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 Pattaya: Walking Street bustling! Pictures posted on the site of Pattaya City Law Enforcement (tessakit Pattaya) on Facebook suggested that business was brisk in the city's famed red light quarter of Walking Street. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119306-pattaya-walking-street-bustling/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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