webfact Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Elon Musk says 'pedo guy' tweet did not suggest British cave diver was pedophile By Jonathan Stempel FILE PHOTO: SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk gestures during a conversation with legendary game designer Todd Howard (not pictured) at the E3 gaming convention in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 13, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake (Reuters) - Elon Musk on Monday said he did not intend to accuse a British diver of pedophilia by branding him a "pedo guy" on Twitter, as the Tesla Inc chief executive sought to dismiss a defamation lawsuit. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123761-elon-musk-says-pedo-guy-tweet-did-not-suggest-british-cave-diver-was-pedophile/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 16, 2019 Author Share Posted September 16, 2019 Thailand sees small impact on inflation after Saudi attacks FILE PHOTO: A woman walks at the Maeklong market next to the train tracks, on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand September 21, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand expects little impact from surging oil prices on its inflation rate and exports following attacks on Saudi oil facilities, a commerce ministry official said on Monday. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123732-thailand-sees-small-impact-on-inflation-after-saudi-attacks/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 16, 2019 Author Share Posted September 16, 2019 Thai 'Tiger Temple' blames government for deaths of rescued tigers FILE PHOTO: A sedated tiger is seen in a cage as officials start moving tigers from Thailand's controversial Tiger Temple, a popular tourist destination which has come under fire in recent years over the welfare of its big cats in Kanchanaburi province, west of Bangkok, Thailand, May 30, 2016. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's much-criticized Tiger Temple tourist attraction on Monday blamed the government for the deaths of scores of its tigers seized by authorities in 2016, denying official accounts that the big cats died from inbreeding and disease. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123731-thai-tiger-temple-blames-government-for-deaths-of-rescued-tigers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 16, 2019 Author Share Posted September 16, 2019 Chiang Mai’s giant panda, Chuang Chuang, dies at 19 By THE NATION Chuang Chuang enjoys his feasts during a happy birthday treat at Chiang Mai zoo last year. Resident giant panda Chuang Chuang died aged 19, Chiang Mai zoo’s director said on Monday (September 16). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123764-chiang-mai’s-giant-panda-chuang-chuang-dies-at-19/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 16, 2019 Author Share Posted September 16, 2019 Thailand braces for impact of soaring oil prices following drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities, Energy Ministry says By The Nation Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123765-thailand-braces-for-impact-of-soaring-oil-prices-following-drone-attacks-on-saudi-oil-facilities energy-ministry-says/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 16, 2019 Author Share Posted September 16, 2019 Energy Ministry to see if oil situation will impact inflation By THE NATION The Energy Ministry will hold a special meeting with the Energy Administrative Committee today (September 17) to discuss the possible impact the drone attacks on two major oil-processing facilities owned by Saudi Arabia’s Aramco may have on living costs in Thailand. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123766-thai-energy-ministry-to-see-if-oil-situation-will-impact-inflation/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 16, 2019 Author Share Posted September 16, 2019 Asian consumers lead index in new tech adoption By Vishal Bali Special to The Nation For the past 10 years, Asia has been repeatedly touted as the next big thing that will change the world economy. Enter 2019, that’s not true anymore. Asia IS already the BIGGEST thing for adoption of tech products with advanced features. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123767-asian-consumers-lead-index-in-new-tech-adoption/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 16, 2019 Author Share Posted September 16, 2019 Loei forecast to see more tourists By THE NATION Tourist arrivals in northeastern Loei province are projected to expand by 5 per cent next year from the 3.5 million expected this year, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s Loei office. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123768-loei-forecast-to-see-more-tourists/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 16, 2019 Author Share Posted September 16, 2019 PM embarrassed by people asking for cash handouts everywhere he goes Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said today (Monday) that he is embarrassed because, everywhere he goes, there are people constantly asking him for cash handouts, budget assignments or pay increases. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123769-pm-prayut-embarrassed-by-people-asking-for-cash-handouts-everywhere-he-goes/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 16, 2019 Author Share Posted September 16, 2019 Wissanu admits Thammanat’s educational background was not vetted Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngarm admitted today (Monday) that the authority concerned had not vetted the educational background of Captain Thammanat Prompao, before he was appointed deputy agriculture minister, because the vetting process might have delayed the appointment of the cabinet. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123770-wissanu-admits-thammanat’s-educational-background-was-not-vetted/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 16, 2019 Author Share Posted September 16, 2019 Arisman’s wife sentenced to 2 months in prison for concealing assets The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Offices today sentenced former Pheu Thai’s party-list MP Mrs. Rapeepan Pongruangrong to two months’ imprisonment, without suspension, after finding her guilty of falsely declaring her assets with the intention to conceal her assets from examination. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123771-arisman’s-wife-sentenced-to-2-months-in-prison-for-concealing-assets/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 16, 2019 Author Share Posted September 16, 2019 Tour company owner arrested over non-delivery of discount luxury airline tickets By The Thaiger PHOTO: Sanook Again, if it sounds too goof to be true, it probably is, especially when it comes to airline ticket scams. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123772-tour-company-owner-arrested-over-non-delivery-of-discount-luxury-airline-tickets/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 16, 2019 Author Share Posted September 16, 2019 UK's Johnson buffeted in Luxembourg, says Brexit deal emerging By Foo Yun Chee and Elizabeth Piper People hold placards as they protest outside a restaurant where British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in Luxembourg, September 16, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - Britain's Boris Johnson said on Monday that a Brexit deal was beginning to emerge, but the EU said he offered nothing to break the impasse during a visit to Luxembourg where he was harangued loudly by protesters and rebuked for trying to shift the blame. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123775-uks-johnson-buffeted-in-luxembourg-says brexit deal-emerging/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 Trump says he does not want war after attack on Saudi oil facilities By Steve Holland and Rania El Gamal A satellite image showing damage to oil/gas Saudi Aramco infrastructure at Khurais, in Saudi Arabia in this handout picture released by the U.S Government September 15, 2019. U.S. Government/DigitalGlobe/Handout via REUTERS WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday said it looked like Iran was behind attacks on oil plants in Saudi Arabia but stressed he did not want to go to war, as the attacks sent oil prices soaring and raised fears of a new Middle East conflict. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123787-trump-says-he-does-not-want-war-after-attack-on saudi oil-facilities/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 Trump declines to comment on report Kim invited him to North Korea By Steve Holland and Hyonhee Shin U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, June 30, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Files WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday declined to comment on a newspaper report that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had invited him to visit Pyongyang and said conditions were not ready yet for such a visit. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123793-trump-declines-to-comment-on-report-kim-invited-him-to-north-korea/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 Friday 20th: Thai police have no right to confiscate your licence - other changes by December New traffic laws come into effect from this Friday - September 20th - when traffic police will no longer have the right to confiscate driving licences. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123795-friday-20th-thai-police-have-no-right-to-confiscate-your-licence-other-changes-by-december/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 Viral video: A happy, smiling family - even in the traffic Thai caption: Great times - even in the traffic A video has been viewed by millions of Thais that shows a happy family smiling together despite being stuck in traffic. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123798-viral-video-a-happy-smiling-family-even-in-the-traffic/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 "Act now before it's too late" - uni environmentalist posts disgraceful picture of Thai beach Picture: Manager Online A leading university environmentalist has posted a damning picture of the trash on a Thai beach. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123800-act-now-before-its-too-late-uni-environmentalist-posts-disgraceful-picture-of-thai-beach/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 Israel's Netanyahu fights for new term after decade in power By Dan Williams FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, Israel September 10, 2019. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a battle for political survival in a closely fought election on Tuesday that could end his 10-year domination of national politics. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123802-israels-netanyahu-fights-for-new-term-after-decade-in-power/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 Farang "hero" helping to keep southern Thailand clean Thai caption: Well done! The kind Farang man collecting trash at Koh Noo - Songkhla Reporters from Hat Yai Focus in southern Thailand featured a westerner paddling a kayak and collecting trash in the area of Koh Noo in Songkhla. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123804-farang-hero-helping-to-keep-southern-thailand-clean/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 UK Supreme Court hears cases that PM Johnson's parliament suspension was illegal By Michael Holden FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves after a meeting with Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel in Luxembourg, September 16, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government will seek to persuade Britain's top court this week that his decision to suspend parliament until shortly before the date for Brexit was not illegal as Scottish judges concluded last week. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123806-uk-supreme-court-hears-cases-that-pm-johnsons-parliament-suspension-was-illegal/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 Foreign workers can pay their work permit fees and insurance at 7-Eleven Picture: Daily News From now on migrant workers will be able to pay their work permit fees and insurance at convenience stores and supermarkets. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123808-foreign-workers-can-pay-their-work-permit-fees-and-insurance-at-7-eleven/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 Hong Kong national arrested on warrant for fraud Picture: Naew Na Thailand's Immigration Division 1 have arrested a Hong Kong national who will be deported back to China. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123812-hong-kong-national-arrested-on-warrant-for-fraud/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 Motorcycle taxi rider killed when tour bus door "opened all by itself" Thai Thai caption : Door of doom Phrakhanong police in Bangkok went to the scene of an accident in Sri Nakharin Soi 40 opposite Seacon Square where a motorcycle taxi rider died. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123814-motorcycle-taxi-rider-killed-when-tour-bus-door-opened-all-by-itself/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 Australian pensioner hangs himself after "Pattaya police fail to take missing passport report" Picture: Thai Rath Buriram police were called to a hotel near the downtown bus station after reports that a foreigner had hanged himself in a third floor room. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123819-australian-pensioner-hangs-himself-after-pattaya-police-fail-to-take-missing-passport-report/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 Chinese tourist falls to the ground at Central Pattaya hotel Thai caption: Fell through a covering Police and rescue services rushed to the First Pacific Hotel and Convention center in central Pattaya at 2.30 am this morning after a Chinese woman fell to the ground. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123821-chinese-tourist-falls-to-the-ground-at-central-pattaya-hotel/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 Compulsory insurance shelved: Ministry don't t want to spook tourists at sensitive time Picture: Bangkok Biz News A representative of the Thai Ministry for Tourism and Sports has told the Thai media that plans to make visitors to Thailand take out insurance have been put on the back burner. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123824-compulsory-insurance-shelved-ministry-dont-t-want-to-spook-tourists-at-sensitive-time/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 BMA finds 225 billboards illegal By The Nation Sakchai Boonma The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has found that 225 giant billboards are violating its regulations, a BMA deputy governor said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123826-bma-finds-225-billboards-illegal/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 Future Forward spokeswoman ‘misquoted’ over charter criticism By The Nation Prawit Wongsuwan The spokeswoman of the Future Forward Party said her recent criticism of the current 2017 Constitution was quoted out of context. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123827-future-forward-spokeswoman-‘misquoted’-over-charter-criticism/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 Deputy Agriculture Minister Manunya fighting alone to have 3 herbicides banned Deputy Agriculture Minister Manunya Thaiseth has complained that she appears to be fighting alone among the bureaucrats and politicians to have three toxic agricultural chemicals, namely paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos, banned within this year. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123830-deputy-agriculture-minister-manunya-fighting-alone-to-have-3-herbicides-banned/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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