webfact Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 Lanlabelle: Smart watch points to time of death as speculation continues in death of "pretty" Picture: Daily News Speculation surrounding the death of Lanlabelle - the hostess or pretty who died in Bangkok last month following a drinks party - continued unabated in the Thai media. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128842-lanlabelle-smart-watch-points-to-time-of-death-as-speculation-continues-in-death-of-pretty/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 High-speed train deal will be inked next week: PM By THE NATION Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Tuesday (October 15) that the signing of the contract for the high-speed train project connecting 3 airports will take place next Friday (Oct. 25) as scheduled. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128792-pm-prayut-expects-contract-on-high-speed-train-linking-three-key-airports-to-be-signed-on-oct-25/?do=findComment&comment=14672784 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 Burnout: the curse of the modern worker By The Nation Dr Manus Potaporn Burnout Syndrome is taking its toll on Thais, according to Dr Manus Potaporn, the deputy director general of the Department of Medical Services, who defines it as an occupational phenomenon caused by stress in workplace that may lead to other mental problems such as depression, anxiety, tension headache or insomnia. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128845-burnout-the-curse-of-the-modern-worker/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 Novice, 13, became abbot's sex slave at Kanchanaburi temple, claim father and son Picture: Daily News A father in Kanchanaburi in Thailand's west took his 13 year old son to the police amid claims that the boy was held prisoner for five days and forced to massage and perform sex acts on a temple abbot. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128848-novice-13-became-abbots-sex-slave-at-kanchanaburi-temple-claim-father-and-son/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 Thais go lottery bananas over unusual fruit tree! Picture: Daily News For years it has been known that Thai people are crazy about playing the lottery. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128849-thais-go-lottery-bananas-over-unusual-fruit-tree/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 Ecstasy use on the rise as 28,000 pills discovered Picture: INN The secretary of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board has said that the use of the drug Ecstasy is on the rise in Thailand. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128858-ecstasy-use-on-the-rise-as-28000-pills-discovered/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 Premature jumbo born at Nong Nooch SATTAHIP:--Nong Nooch Tropical Garden celebrated the early birth of Pung Sangduan, a female baby elephant, the second birth there this year. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128857-premature-jumbo-born-at-nong-nooch/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 Local students scoop top in Thailand Awards SATTAHIP:--2 learners from Garden International School have received prestigious awards from Cambridge Assessment International Education to acknowledge their outstanding performance in the summer 2019 Cambridge examination series. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128859-local-students-scoop-top-in-thailand-awards/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 Cassava farmers protest Paraquat ban By THE NATION The president of the cassava farmers group, Vashira Tanadaka and 60 farmers from Nakhon Ratchasima presented wreaths to Mananya Thaiset, the deputy minister who plans to ban Paraquat, Glyphosate and Chlorpyrifos at the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives yesterday, telling her that the banning of Paraquat is illogical although they agree with the bans on the other two chemicals. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128860-cassava-farmers-protest-paraquat-ban/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 Finally nabbed! But "arrest" of crocodile was anything but snappy Picture: 77kaoded Rescue services finally had a crocodile in custody in Kabinburi, Prachinburi province, but it took all day. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128866-finally-nabbed-but-arrest-of-crocodile-was-anything-but-snappy/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 Pattaya: Writing scrawled on bus shelter tax posters "damages image of resort" Picture: Sophon Cable TV Sophon Cable TV said that writing found scribbled on bus shelter posters on Sukhumvit road damaged the image of the resort of Pattaya. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128867-pattaya-writing-scrawled-on-bus-shelter-tax-posters-damages-image-of-resort/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 Busted: Brothel was being run "blatantly" at Chiang Rai hotel Thai caption: Brothel raided Naew Na reported that an undercover officer mounted a sting operation at a hotel near the old airport in Chiang Rai province in northern Thailand. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128870-busted-brothel-was-being-run-blatantly-at-chiang-rai-hotel/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 Opposition may support budget bill if Government acts on their recommendations The opposition is ready to let the 3.2 trillion baht budget bill for 2020 pass its first reading in the House of Representatives if the Government agrees to the Opposition’s changes to what they see as flaws in the fiscal budget. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128882-opposition-may-support-budget-bill-if-government-acts-on-their-recommendations/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 Multi-tier prices at state hospitals now in effect in Phuket By Tanyaluk Sakoot People wait at the dispensary at Vachira Phuket Hospital in Phuket Town. Photo; Tanyaluk Sakoot PHUKET: The multi-tier prices for government hospitals to charge foreigners higher fees are now in effect in Phuket, the Chief of the Phuket Provincial Health Office (PPHO) has confirmed. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128885-multi-tier-prices-at-state-hospitals-now-in-effect-in-phuket/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 Effort to clamp down on illegal software launched By THE NATION BSA The Software Alliance is partnering with Thai police and chief executives on a campaign to reduce the use of illegal software in the workplace by the end of 2019. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128888-effort-to-clamp-down-on-illegal-software-launched/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 UK border risks snarl up in no-deal Brexit - audit office By Guy Faulconbridge An employee monitors screens inside the control tower at the Port of Dover, Britain October 11, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom’s border risks being snarled up in a no-deal Brexit because as few as 30 percent of traders are prepared, the European Union would introduce controls and organised crime groups would exploit weaknesses, the National Audit Office said. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128906-uk-border-risks-snarl-up-in-no-deal-brexit-audit-office/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Warren comes under attack on healthcare, taxes at U.S. Democratic presidential debate By Trevor Hunnicutt, Jarrett Renshaw Democratic presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks during the fourth U.S. Democratic presidential candidates 2020 election debate at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio U.S., October 15, 2019. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton WESTERVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) - Surging U.S. Democratic presidential contender Elizabeth Warren came under repeated attack on her healthcare and tax policies in a debate on Tuesday, as moderate rivals pushed her to explain how she would pay for ambitious proposals including her Medicare for All plan. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128907-warren-comes-under-attack-on-healthcare-taxes-at-us-democratic-presidential-debate/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Blood on his hands: 2020 Democrats slam Trump over Syria By Simon Lewis U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to welcome the 2019 National Hockey League (NHL) Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 15, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential hopefuls denounced President Donald Trump’s decision to pull U.S. troops back from northern Syria, saying in an Ohio debate on Tuesday he had endangered America’s longtime Kurdish allies while empowering foes Russia and Syria. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128909-blood-on-his-hands-2020-democrats-slam-trump-over-syria/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Restaurant encroaching on creek gets ultimatum to move out By The Nation A restaurant, exposed on Facebook for illegally setting up shop in the Baan Kiriwong creek, has been ordered by authorities to move out. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128912-restaurant-encroaching-on-creek-gets-ultimatum-to-move-out/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Mild quake reported in Loei province By THE NATION Credit: http://www.earthquake.tmd.go.th/home.php A mild 3.8-magnitude earthquake was reported at a depth of 5 kilometres on Wednesday (October 16) in the Muang district of Loei province in Northeast Thailand. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128913-mild-quake-reported-in-loei-province/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Cuba Gooding Jr faces accusations from 14 women of sexual misconduct By Harriet Alexander Cuba Gooding Jr was handcuffed as he was led into court in Manhattan on Tuesday Prosecutors seeking to convict Cuba Gooding Jr of sexual abuse say they have 14 women willing to testify about the alleged crimes, as additional charges were added to the Oscar-winning actor’s case. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128915-cuba-gooding-jr-faces-accusations-from-14-women-of-sexual-misconduct/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Disney has unveiled all the films on its streaming service and some of them have to be seen to be believed by Conrad Duncan Disney has announced all the titles for its streaming service and there’s a lot to take in. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128918-disney-has-unveiled-all-the-films-on-its-streaming-service-and-some-of-them-have-to-be-seen-to-be-believed/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Wildlife Photographer of the Year: The best images of 2019 By Emily Mee The Moment. Pic: Yongqing Bao/Wildlife Photographer of the Year An image of a stand-off between a Tibetan fox and a marmot has been named the winner of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128920-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-the-best-images-of-2019/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Korat hospital, pharmacies link to make life easier for psychiatric patients By The Nation People in Nakhon Ratchasima who require medication for psychiatric conditions will be able, starting on October 31, to obtain the drugs from a dedicated hospital and five pharmacies that are linked in a “smart hospital” system, complete with QR codes on every container. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128934-korat-hospital-pharmacies-link-to-make-life-easier-for-psychiatric-patients/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Green Line pumping up Bangkok land prices By THE NATION Land developers sold 23,425 condominium units during the third quarter along the northern stretch of Bangkok’s Green Line mass transit railway and another 19,931 along the southern segment. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128935-green-line-pumping-up-bangkok-land-prices/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Union urges caution on high-speed rail contract By THE NATION Sawit Kaewvarn Members of the State Railway Workers’ Union of Thailand led by Sawit Kaewvarn of the State Enterprise Workers Relation Confederation were at the government complaint centre on Wednesday (October 16) demanding cautious appraisal of a contract to build a high-speed railway linking the country’s three main airports. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128936-union-urges-caution-on-high-speed-rail-contract/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Salty foods could face tax – but not your crisps By The Nation The Excise Department and Public Health Ministry are mulling a tax on salted foods to try and wean Thais away from sodium-heavy diets – but snacks and fish sauce would be exempted. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128937-salty-foods-could-face-tax-–-but-not-your-crisps/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Phuket jet-ski operators warned after Chinese tourists dangerously ‘buzzed’ By The Phuket News The warning follows a video showing a jet-ski staffer riding dangerously close to Chinese tourists went vial online. Screengrab: via Phang Nga Marine Office PHUKET:-- The Phuket Marine Office has issued a warning for all jet-ski rental operators on the island to ensure their jet-skis are operated safely after one operator and his staffer were charged and fined for the unlicensed staffer driving an illegal, unregistered, and hence uninsured, jet-ski dangerously close to tourists swimming at a beach at Koh Khai Nok, east of Phuket. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128938-phuket-jet-ski-operators-warned-after-chinese-tourists-dangerously-‘buzzed’/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 to continue: Thailand Live Thursday 17 Oct 2019 https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1128958-thailand-live-thursday-17-oct-2019/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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