webfact Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 Woman driver dead after crashing into neighbor's house Picture: Sanook A 33 year old Thai woman driver was killed when she drove out of her home and into a neighbor's house. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138333-woman-driver-dead-after-crashing-into-neighbors-house/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 Within – and on – these walls By The Nation Pratunam Chulalongkorn Police Station in Pathum Thani province has drawn praise from netizens after posting a picture of paintings on the prison’s walls along with small trees and small water fountains to help prisoners relax. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138334-pathum-thani-within-–-and-on-–-these-prison-walls/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 Koh Samui: German visitors still outdoing Chinese on holiday island, Brits in 5th Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported that tourism in the south of Thailand was not meeting expectations of growth. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138335-koh-samui-german-visitors-still-outdoing-chinese-on-holiday-island-brits-in-5th/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 UPDATE: Public readies for royal barge procession By The Nation Members of the public begin to pass through checkpoints this morning to reserve a seat for the royal barge procession which is scheduled to start at 3.30pm on Thursday (December 12) once Their Majesties King Rama X and Queen Suthida board the vessel. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138332-royal-barge-procession-mae-ya-nang-homage-begins/?do=findComment&comment=14850061 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 Video: 64 year old Thai coconut man shins up trees to make a living Picture: 77kaoded Thai media reported on a 64 year old man who would put others half his age to shame. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138338-video-64-year-old-thai-coconut-man-shins-up-trees-to-make-a-living/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 Five taken to hospital with minor injuries after fire in Samphanthawong condo By The Nation Five people were injured when a fire broke out on the ninth floor of Si Phraya River View Condominium in Charoenkrung Road, Samphanthawong District on Wednesday (December 11). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138340-five-taken-to-hospital-with-minor-injuries-after-fire-in-samphanthawong-condo/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 National Lottery: More than 1 billion baht in unclaimed prizes in last decade Picture: Daily News The national lottery office has revealed that Thais have failed to claim prizes amounting to 1.4 billion baht from 2009 to 2019. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138341-national-lottery-more-than-1-billion-baht-in-unclaimed-prizes-in-last-decade/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 Appeals Court upholds 16-month prison sentence for Premchai This handout taken by the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation on January 4, 2018 and received on February 6, 2018 shows Premchai Karnasuta (C), CEO of Italian-Thai Development, a Bangkok-based company that helped build Thailand’s Suvarnabhumi airport, being arrested by authorities for poaching in the Thungyai Naresuan national park in Kanchanaburi province. – The Thai construction tycoon has been arrested for poaching in a protected wildlife sanctuary, police said on February 6, as photos of hunting equipment and animal carcasses including a black leopard circulated on social media. (Photo by Handout / Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) / AFP) The Appeals Court has upheld the 16-month prison term, imposed in March by the Thong Pha Thum provincial court on Italian-Thai Development Pcl boss Premchai Karnasuta, for illegal poaching of protected wildlife in the Thung Yai Nareesuan wildlife sanctuary in February last year. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138343-appeals-court-upholds-16-month-prison-sentence-for-premchai/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 Thailand road carnage: "Big Bike" rider among 26 dead on Tuesday Picture: Daily News Daily News continued their campaign to raise awareness about the appalling fatalities on the Thai roads. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138344-thailand-road-carnage-big-bike-rider-among-26-dead-on-tuesday/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 Pattaya: Incidents of chikungunya virus on the rise Picture: Sophon Cable YV Health officials in the Bang Lamung area have told Thai media that many cases of the chikungunya virus have been reported this year. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138345-pattaya-incidents-of-chikungunya-virus-on-the-rise/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 UPDATE: Construction tycoon gets 2 years 14 months jail for poaching By THE NATION Thong Pha Phum Provincial Court in Kanchanaburi province on Thursday (December 12) read the appeal court's ruling in the criminal case filed by Thong Pha Phum district attorney against Italian Thai Development president Premchai Karnasuta and 3 accomplices for trespassing and poaching in Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary on February 4-6, 2018. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138343-appeals-court-upholds-16-month-prison-sentence-for-premchai/?do=findComment&comment=14850299 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 PM 2.5 revisited as weather warms up By The Nation Pralong Dumrongthai, the director-general of Thailand's Pollution Control Department, reported today that the air pollution in Bangkok and the metropolitan area had increased with the PM 2.5 dust particle value exceeding the standard at 42 PCD monitoring stations. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138360-pm-25-revisited-as-weather-warms-up/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 Thai authorities urged to give migrant kids access to vaccines By THE NATION Daniel Kertesz The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting the Thai Public Health Ministry’s Health System Research Institute (HSRI) and the Thai Health Promotion Foundation in looking at the situation of vaccinations for migrants living in Thailand, Dr Daniel Kertesz, WHO representative in Thailand, revealed yesterday (December 11). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138361-thai-authorities-urged-to-give-migrant-kids-access-to-vaccines/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 Mother cat and 4 kittens poisoned at Sai Kaew Beach, Phuket By The Thaiger On December 11, a report was made following a post from the Facebook page ‘Rain Forest’ about 5 cats that were dumped and poisoned at Sai Kaew Beach, at the far north end of Mai Khao Beach in Phuket. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138363-mother-cat-and-4-kittens-poisoned-at-sai-kaew-beach-phuket/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 Nai Harn lifeguards post red flags as dangerous ‘circular’ rip current traps swimmers Red flags have been posted at areas where it is dangerous to enter the water. Photo: Rawai Municipality PHUKET: Lifeguards at Nai Harn beach are urging swimmers to beware strong rip currents that have formed circular ‘funnels”, trapping swimmers in a large eddy off the beach. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138368-nai-harn-lifeguards-post-red-flags-as-dangerous-‘circular’-rip-current-traps-swimmers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 YouTube Live Stream Royal Barge Procession in Bangkok LIVE STREAM: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138332-royal-barge-procession-mae-ya-nang-homage-begins/?do=findComment&comment=14850819 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 Chae Son's hot springs draw thousands of visitors By The Nation Visitors from all over the country are thronging Chae Son National Park in Lampang province to enjoy the hot springs in the park and the cool weather after the temperature dropped to 8-10 degrees Celsius, Tawan Chanprom, the park’s chief officer, said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138373-lampang-chae-sons-hot-springs-draw-thousands-of-visitors/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Woman arrested after stealing two-day-old baby from hospital By The Phuket News The newborn girl has been safely returned to Takua Pa Hospital. Photo; Takua Pa Police PHUKET:-- A 27-year-old woman has been arrested at her home in Khok Kloi, Phang Nga, just north of Phuket, for stealing a two-day-old baby girl from Takua Pa Hospital. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138378-woman-arrested-after-stealing-two-day-old-baby-from-hospital/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 China says in close communication with U.S. on trade as fresh tariffs loom FILE PHOTO: Chinese and U.S. flags flutter near The Bund, before U.S. trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song BEIJING (Reuters) - China and the United States are in close communication on trade, its commerce ministry said on Thursday, declining to comment on possible retaliatory steps if Washington imposes more tariffs on Chinese goods this weekend. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138379-china-says-in-close-communication-with-us-on-trade-as-fresh-tariffs-loom/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Australia probes theft of drinking water in drought-hit state FILE PHOTO: A lone tree stands near a water trough in a drought-effected paddock located on the outskirts of Walgett, in New South Wales, Australia, July 20, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian police are investigating the theft of tens of thousands of liters of drinking water from a council site on the far north coast of the drought- and bushfire stricken state of New South Wales. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138380-australia-probes-theft-of-drinking-water-in-drought-hit-state/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Exclusive: Protest-free Macau to win financial policy rewards from China By Farah Master, Keith Zhai FILE PHOTO: Casinos are seen in a general view of Macau, China October 8, 2015. REUTERS/Bobby Yip MACAU/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Macau next week to announce a raft of new policies aimed at diversifying the city’s casino-dependent economy into a financial center, according to over a dozen interviews with officials and corporate executives. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138382-exclusive-protest-free-macau-to-win-financial-policy-rewards-from-china/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Sandy Hook families to get day in court against gunmaker By Kanishka Singh FILE PHOTO: Lynn and Christopher McDonnell, the parents of seven-year-old Grace McDonnell, grieve near Sandy Hook Elementary after learning their daughter was one of 20 school children and six adults killed after a gunman opened fire inside the school in Newtown, Connecticut, U.S., December 14, 2012. REUTERS/Adrees Latif/File Photo (Reuters) - Families of victims in the Sandy Hook school massacre that killed 20 children and six adults will get their day in court about nine years from the shooting. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138383-sandy-hook-families-to-get-day-in-court-against-gunmaker/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Amnesty offer for Thais working illegally in South Korea By The Nation Thais working illegally in South Korea can avail of an amnesty scheme launched on Wednesday to avoid being fined or blacklisted, the Office of Thai Labour in Seoul announced on its official Facebook page. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138384-amnesty-offer-for-thais-working-illegally-in-south-korea/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Thailand to closely monitor measles cases By THE NATION In response to reports of measles in many regions around the world, the Department of Disease Control has instructed the Division of Epidemiology and Division of Vaccines Against Preventable Disease to closely monitor any signs of measles spreading in Thailand and neighboring countries, Suwanchai Wattanayingcharoenchai, the department’s director general, said yesterday (December 11). Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138385-thailand-to-closely-monitor-measles-cases/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Corrections Department in move to develop prisoners' vocational skills By THE NATION The Corrections Department has joined hands with a university and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to improve prisoners’ vocational skills. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138386-corrections-department-in-move-to-develop-prisoners-vocational-skills/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 'My boss lets us book hangover days' By Felicity Hannah AUDIT LAB "This year I have taken two hangover days when I've been out with my friends, and I've taken three from when I've been out on work nights." Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138389-my-boss-lets-us-book-hangover-days/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Can DuckDuckGo replace Google search while offering better privacy? By Jack Schofield DuckDuckGo is a good search engine that aims to protect your privacy without compromising on results. Photograph: PR image Following last week’s article about privacy and surveillance capitalism, several readers wrote in about the absence of DuckDuckGo, and it was mentioned a dozen times in the comments. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138390-can-duckduckgo-replace-google-search-while-offering-better-privacy/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Thanos creator labels Donald Trump a 'pompous fool' after Avengers tweet By Paul Glynn The tweet from Mr Trump's campaign put his head on Thanos's body / MARVEL/TRUMP WAR ROOM Imitation, they say, is the most sincere form of flattery, but recycling pop culture for politics can backfire. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138391-thanos-creator-labels-donald-trump-a-pompous-fool-after-avengers-tweet/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Beware of balloons, health department chief warns By THE NATION The chief of the Department of Health has warned people of the danger of balloons, including the risk of fatality, after a case of a balloon exploding in Kanchanaburi province on December 5. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138395-beware-of-balloons-health-department-chief-warns/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Water agency to pursue new strategies amid climate change challenge By The Nation The country's top water resources agency is considering applying environmental measures in water management strategy to cope with climate change in keeping with the agenda of a recent UN meeting. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138396-water-agency-to-pursue-new-strategies-amid-climate-change-challenge/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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