webfact Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Court to deliver ’Thanathorn’ ruling on Nov 20 Praphorn Praphornkul BANGKOK (NNT) - The Constitutional Court will read the ruling in the media shareholding case of the Future Forward Party leader, Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, on November 20, 2019. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129489-court-to-deliver-’thanathorn’-ruling-on-nov-20/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 Govt urged to build sky lanes for bikes and foster cycling culture to tackle traffic, pollution By The Nation The government must encourage the use of bicycles by building more sky lanes for bikes, the chief of the engineers council has suggested. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129568-govt-urged-to-build-sky-lanes-for-bikes-and-foster-cycling-culture-to-tackle-traffic-pollution/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 World Scrabble Championship: "Bearded GOAT" seals it with "AVOIDERS"! World Scrabble Championship: "Bearded GOAT" seals it with "AVOIDERS"! Undisputed world champion Nigel Richards of New Zealand during the final game in Goa, India. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129567-world-scrabble-championship-bearded-goat-seals-it-with-avoiders/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 Thais care little about that snapshot with Joshua Wong By The Nation More than half of Thais are unconcerned about whether Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit having his photo taken with Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong will upset Thailand’s relations with Beijing. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129571-thais-care-little-about-that-snapshot-with-joshua-wong/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 Back in play, 30 dolphins greet visitors to Similan Islands By Wansiri Phothiphan Thai and foreign tourists got to revel in the sight of a school of dolphins they encountered among the Similan Islands off the Phang Nga coast on Sunday (October 20). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129572-back-in-play-30-dolphins-greet-visitors-to-similan-islands/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 Auntie’s fermented fish safe from salt tax, says govt By The Nation Nathakorn A planned tax on salted foods will not apply to traditional dishes made within communities, the Excise Department insists. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129573-auntie’s-fermented-fish-safe-from-salt-tax-says-govt/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 More manufacturers relocating to Thailand from China, HK By THE NATION FILE photo An increasing number of manufacturers are moving their production bases from China and Hong Kong to Thailand due to the US-China trade war, the Board of Investment (BOI) has said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129574-more-manufacturers-relocating-to-thailand-from-china-hk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 Dugong can breathe with ease thanks to new Koh Bong resource management strategy By The Nation The declaration of Hat Chao Mai National Park and Mu Koh Libong as non-hunting areas in Trang province and the declaration of Mu Koh Angthong National Marine Park as Asean Heritage for its rich natural beauty have given a momentum to preservation efforts. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129575-dugong-can-breathe-with-ease-thanks-to-new-koh-bong-resource-management-strategy/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 Survey finds two-thirds oppose military spending By The Nation FILE photo Nearly two-thirds of citizens want the government to spend more on health and social security, according to a recent Super Poll survey. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129577-survey-finds-two-thirds-oppose-military-spending/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 UPDATE: Magnitude 5 earthquake may hit Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai in next 10 years Thailand’s northern provinces of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai may face a magnitude 5 earthquake, as measured on the Richter Scale (ML), in the next 10 years after a 4.1 ML tremor shook seven districts of the two provinces on Friday night, according to the Department of Mineral Resources. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129357-41-quake-rattles-chiang-mai/?do=findComment&comment=14686607 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 Majority of people not yet siding with Government or Opposition – Super Poll The majority of respondents to an opinion survey, conducted by Super Poll, say that they neither support the Government nor the Opposition, preferring to wait to before assessing their performance. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129578-majority-of-people-not-yet-siding-with-government-or-opposition-–-super-poll/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 Phuket airport taxi driver in deadly wipeout to finally hear judgment By Tanyaluk Sakoot The scene of the wipeout accident on Oct 30 last year. Photo: Seang Prachachon Kon Phuket / Facebook PHUKET: The Phuket airport taxi driver who a year ago wiped out six vehicles and killed a motorbike rider in morning peak-hour traffic on Thepkrasattri Rd – with a tourist he picked up from Phuket International Airport still in taxi – is scheduled to finally have the verdict in the charges against him handed down next month. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129579-phuket-airport-taxi-driver-in-deadly-wipeout-to-finally-hear-judgment/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 Thalang Police arrest local Phuket drug dealer with amphetamine pills By The Thaiger PHOTOS: เหยี่ยวข่าว ภูเก็ต Newshawk Phuket Thalang Police have arrested a local drug dealer with more than 192 amphetamine pills. Thalang police in Phuket arrested 29 year old Wimon Songkong from Nakhon Si Thammarat with 192 amphetamine pills that he was carrying when they nabbed him in front of a 7-Eleven store inside a PTT gas station on Thepkasattri Road, in Thalang District. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129581-thalang-police-arrest-local-phuket-drug-dealer-with-amphetamine-pills/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 Brexit will happen on Oct. 31 despite PM's unsigned delay request, UK says By Kylie MacLellan and Paul Sandle Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street to head for the House of Commons as parliament discusses Brexit, sitting on a Saturday for the first time since the 1982 Falklands War, in London, Britain, October 19, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson LONDON (Reuters) - The British government insisted on Sunday the country will leave the European Union on Oct. 31 despite a letter that Prime Minister Boris Johnson was forced by parliament to send to the bloc requesting a Brexit delay. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129582-brexit-will-happen-on-oct-31-despite-pms-unsigned-delay-request-uk-says/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 Showered in blaze of bullets, upscale Mexican neighbourhood in shock after cartel assault By David Alire Garcia Members of a special unit of the Mexican Army conduct a patrol as part of an operation to increase security after cartel gunmen clashed with federal forces, resulting in the release of Ovidio Guzman from detention, the son of drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, in Culiacan, in Sinaloa state, Mexico October 19, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer CULIACAN (Reuters) - The trendy bars and restaurants along the main strip of the Mexican city overwhelmed late last week by an army of cartel gunmen slowly began their recovery over the weekend even as many traumatized residents still shied away. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129585-showered-in-blaze-of-bullets-upscale-mexican-neighbourhood-in-shock-after-cartel-assault/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 Battered Trudeau team sees sign of Canadian election hope after scandals By David Ljunggren Liberal leader and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a rally as he campaigns for the upcoming election, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada October 19, 2019. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, hit by scandals and locked in a near dead-heat ahead of Monday's election, has put away his teleprompter and taken his campaign on the offensive. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129586-battered-trudeau-team-sees-sign-of-canadian-election-hope-after-scandals/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 Boeing expresses regret over ex-pilot's messages on 737 MAX software By Eric M. Johnson and David Shepardson The Boeing logo is pictured at the Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition fair (LABACE) at Congonhas Airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil August 14, 2018. Picture taken August 14, 2018. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker SEATTLE/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing Co <BA.N> said on Sunday that it regrets and understands concerns raised by the release of a former Boeing test pilot's internal instant messages noting erratic software behavior two years before deadly crashes of its 737 MAX jet. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129587-boeing-expresses-regret-over-ex-pilots-messages-on-737-max-software/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 EU will delay Brexit until February if Johnson fails to ratify deal this week - The Sunday Times Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks ahead of a vote on his renegotiated Brexit deal, on what has been dubbed "Super Saturday", in the House of Commons in London, Britain October 19, 2019. ©UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via REUTERS (Reuters) - The Sunday Times has reported that the European Union will delay Brexit until February 2020 if Prime Minister Boris Johnson is unable to get his deal past parliament this week. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129589-eu-will-delay-brexit-until-february-if-johnson-fails-to-ratify-deal-this-week-the-sunday-times/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 Dam in Chiang Mai unaffected by earthquake CHIANG MAI (NNT) - Irrigation Office 1 has inspected Mae Kuang Udom Thara Dam following a 4.1-magnitude earthquake in Doi Saket district of Chiang Mai. It was found that the dam is still safe and not affected by the earthquake. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129592-dam-in-chiang-mai-unaffected-by-earthquake/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 THAI to cancel 6 routes to 4 Asean countries By THE NATION Sumeth Damrongchaitham, President of Thai Airways International (THAI), said on Monday that THAI is looking into the shutting down of six flight routes to 4 Indochinese countries, namely Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129598-thai-to-cancel-6-routes-to-4-asean-countries/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 North-Northeast to become warmer with morning fog, rain forecast in the South By THE NATION A slight rise in temperature with morning fog is likely in the North and the Northeast, while isolated heavy rain will continue over the South, the Thailand Meteorological Department announced on Monday (October 21). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129599-north-northeast-to-become-warmer-with-morning-fog-rain-forecast-in-the-south/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 Russian wanted on Interpol notice arrested in Chonburi Picture: Naew Na Naew Na reported that a Russian building contractor had been arrested in Chonburi. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129600-russian-wanted-on-interpol-notice-arrested-in-chonburi/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 "Lying" taxi driver's 78th airport offence - but the fine is only 200 baht! Thai caption: Fined for the 78th time A taxi driver who was clamped at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok and claimed security were picking on him has been revealed as a liar. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129602-lying-taxi-drivers-78th-airport-offence-but-the-fine-is-only-200-baht/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 The worm turns: Battered wife stabs drunk husband to death after he attacked her Picture: Daily News Daily News reported that Muang Phrae police went to a bungalow in Muang Mor sub-district where in an outdoor kitchen area they found the lifeless body of Phasin, 42, lying in a pool of blood. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129605-the-worm-turns-battered-wife-stabs-drunk-husband-to-death-after-he-attacked-her/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 Geeky robber sought after 600,000 baht gold shop heist Thai caption: Lone gold shop robber Police are looking for a presentable young man in glasses after he stole 600,000 baht in gold jewelry from the Yaowarat Asia gold shop in front of Tesco Lotus Wang Hin, Bangkok, on Sunday morning. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129609-geeky-robber-sought-after-600000-baht-gold-shop-heist/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 Giant air cleaner set up outside Central World in Bangkok Thai caption: Air purifier in downtown Bangkok Thai media reported that a giant air purifier had been set up outside the Central World mall in downtown Bangkok. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129613-giant-air-cleaner-set-up-outside-central-world-in-bangkok/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 Seven thousand Chinese go to Koh Larn: But what happened to Bali Hai port? Picture: Pattaya City Law Enforcement A post on the Pattaya City Law Enforcement site said that officials were helping get thousands of Chinese on group tours across to Koh Larn from the mainland. Source: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129614-seven-thousand-chinese-go-to-koh-larn-but-what-happened-to-bali-hai-port/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 Thief steals Brit pensioner's phone from behind his back Thai caption: Light fingered thief CCTV from a restaurant in downtown Udon Thani showed the moment a thief made off with a British pensioner's phone that he had left on a table. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129616-thief-steals-brit-pensioners-phone-from-behind-his-back/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 "One rotten fish makes the whole lot stink!" Rip off minivan driver spoils Thai family trip Thai caption: A terrible trip Sanook reported that a Thai father called Bunnam, 46, went to the police after a minivan driver ripped him and his family off on a trip to Bang Saen beach. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129617-one-rotten-fish-makes-the-whole-lot-stink-rip-off-minivan-driver-spoils-thai-family-trip/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 Tackling inequality could save millions of children In Thailand, children’s risk of dying before age 5 varies more than four-fold SEATTLE – An unprecedented study mapping child deaths over almost two decades finds that the likelihood of a child reaching age 5 varies up to four-fold among districts in Thailand. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1129618-tackling-inequality-could-save-millions-of-children / Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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