webfact Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 To intervene or not? Man dies after trying to break up quarrel Picture: Thai Rath A man who tried to intervene in an argument between a man and his girlfriend was stabbed to death in Bangkok last night. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138896-to-intervene-or-not-man-dies-after-trying-to-break-up-quarrel/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 Hanging wires: Four injured as motorcyclist's neck gets entangled Picture: CH7 Thailand's infamous hanging wires are in the news again. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138898-hanging-wires-four-injured-as-motorcyclists-neck-gets-entangled/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 Pattaya: Tourists scatter in fear as "illegal" Vietnamese food sellers fight Picture: Siam Chon News Tourists scattered in fear as a Vietnames fruit seller armed with a knife went for three compatriots selling "Joke" (rice gruel). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138901-pattaya-tourists-scatter-in-fear-as-illegal-vietnamese-food-sellers-fight/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 U.S. envoy Biegun to North Korea: 'We're here, you know how to reach us' By Hyonhee Shin and Sangmi Cha FILE PHOTO: U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun arrives at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, December 15, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. special envoy for North Korea, Stephen Biegun, urged Pyongyang on Monday to return offers of talks, dismissing leader Kim Jong Un's year-end deadline while highlighting Washington's willingness to discuss "all issues of interest." Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138904-us-envoy-biegun-to-north-korea-were-here-you-know-how-to-reach-us/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 Real Christmas trees being snapped up at Baan & Beyond, Thai Watsadu By THE NATION Thais may not really celebrate Christmas but they are as usual getting into the festive spirit and snapping up gifts, home decoration items and, surprisingly, real Christmas trees. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138905-real-christmas-trees-being-snapped-up-at-baan-beyond-thai-watsadu/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 Dusit Poll reveals five political topics of most interest to Thais BANGKOK(NNT) - Suan Dusit University’s Dusit Poll has conducted a poll on political issues which may have captured the interest of the people. A total of 1,271 people responded to the survey conducted between December 10 and December 14 on the five most interesting political events as follows. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138906-dusit-poll-reveals-five-political-topics-of-most-interest-to-thais/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 Chinese tourist dies after collapsing in water on day trip to Coral Island By Eakkapop Thongtub People look on as a dive instructor who happened to be nearby administers CPR to Mr Dong on the beach at Coral Island yesterday afternoon (Dec 15). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET: A Chinese tourist has died after collapsing in the water while on a day trip to Koh Hei, better known as Coral Island, off Phuket’s southeast coast yesterday (Dec 15). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138912-chinese-tourist-dies-after-collapsing-in-water-on-day-trip-to-coral-island/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 Yaowarat Walking Street - paradise for street food lovers BANGKOK(NNT) - Yaowarat Road which hosts a variety of street food outlets has been turned into a walking street. CNN has ranked Thailand as the destination with the World’s Number One Street Food. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138913-yaowarat-walking-street-paradise-for-street-food-lovers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 Thailand explores possibility of FTA with the UK after Tories’ victory Thailand is considering the possibility of creating a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United Kingdom after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s historic victory in the UK election last week, which is expected to pave the way for the passage of the Brexit law soon. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138914-thailand-explores-possibility-of-fta-with-the-uk-after-tories’-victory/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 Electricity outage to hit road over Karon Hill By The Phuket News The section of Patak Rd to be affected by the power outage tomorrow (Dec 17). Image; Google Maps PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off along a section of Patak Rd over Karon Hill tomorrow (Dec 17) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138920-electricity-outage-to-hit-road-over-karon-hill/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 Officials tackle untreated wastewater pouring into Ao Yon bay By The Phuket News Officials are drawing up long-term plans to prevent untreated wastewater from spoiling the beach at Ao Yon. Photo: Supplied PHUKET: Public health officials at Wichit Municipality say they will submit a request for the budget to improve the network of public drains at Cape Panwa after water exiting a drain earlier this month was found to be releasing foul-stenched wastewater into Ao Yon bay. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138924-officials-tackle-untreated-wastewater-pouring-into-ao-yon-bay/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 Ambassador: Take travel, medical insurance when visiting Thailand Datuk Jojie Samuel BANGKOK, Dec 15 – Malaysians travelling to Thailand during the school holidays and upcoming festive seasons are urged to take travel or medical insurance to avoid massive medical bills should the unexpected happens. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138925-ambassador-take-travel-medical-insurance-when-visiting-thailand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 Tributes flow for Canadian tourist killed in motorbike collision with Phuket tuk-tuk By The Phuket News The force of the impact left the tuk-tuk on its side, noted police. Photo: via Piya Yaoros PHUKET: Tributes have flowed online for 35-year-old Canadian tourist Sean Cundell of Ottowa after he died in a motorbike collision with a tuk-tuk in Chalong last week. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138945-tributes-flow-for-canadian-tourist-killed-in-motorbike-collision-with-phuket-tuk-tuk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 Off-season longan boost Thai export figures By Mr.Artron Jiamdenngarm, Ms.Tanaporn Tungtrakul, Ms.Apichaya Srirat The Bank of Thailand (BOT)’s Northern Region Economy announced on Monday that exports of longans were the highest ever in 2018 earning Bt27.72 billion in total. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138963-off-season-longan-boost-thai-export-figures/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 One killed, another injured in road safety exercise By The Nation A woman motorcyclist died and her passenger was injured in Nakhon Ratchasima province yesterday (December 15) during a road safety training exercise to prepare for the New Year. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138964-one-killed-another-injured-in-road-safety-exercise-in-korat/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 Run Against Dictatorship press conference held at Thammasat University By The Nation The Chana Songkhram Metropolitan Police Station reportedly prevented a press conference for the Run Against Dictatorship campaign from going ahead at Royal Rattanakosin Hotel on Monday (December 16), but the organisers chose Thammasat University Tha Prachan Campus as an alternative, the official Run Against Dictatorship Facebook page said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138965-run-against-dictatorship-press-conference-held-at-thammasat-university/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 Palang Pracharath Party member sues Thanathorn, others over rally By THE NATION Sonthiya Sawasdee, a member of Palang Pracharath Party filed a lawsuit at Pathumwan Police Station today (December 16) against Future Forward Party (FWP) leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit and three others (FWP secretary Piyabutr Saengkanokkul, FWP spokesperson Pannika Wanich, and FWP party listed MP Pita Limjaroenrat) for posting on facebook an invitation to Saturday's rally on the skywalk of the Pathumwan intersection on Rama I Road in Bangkok. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138968-palang-pracharath-party-member-sues-thanathorn-others-over-rally/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 Ex-PM Yingluck complains of unfair treatment under Section 44 Former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has complained about the alleged unfair treatment she has received at the hands of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha regarding her assets, including those inherited from her parents, which are being auctioned off “piece by piece” by the Legal Execution Department, even though her case is still pending in the Administrative Court. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138970-ex-pm-yingluck-complains-of-unfair-treatment-under-section-44/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 PM called on to resign for failing the people Opposition leader’s advisor Phumtham Wechayachai has called on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to step down, citing the Government’s under-performance, escalating political conflict and the erosion of the democratic system to the extent “that there are no longer any political standards left”. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138971-pm-called-on-to-resign-for-failing-the-people/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 Probe into why tourists allowed near gaurs in Khao Paeng Ma no-hunting zone The Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has been ordered to investigate how tourists were allowed special access to watch gaurs at Khao Paeng Ma no-hunting zone in Wang Nam Khieu district of Thailand’s north-eastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1138973-probe-into-why-tourists-allowed-near-gaurs-in-khao-paeng-ma-no-hunting-zone/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Hundreds of Thai tsunami victims yet to be identified, 15 years on By Prapan Chankaew FILE PHOTO: Families of tsunami victims light candles during a vigil as part of a ceremony commemorating the first anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami on Patong beach in Phuket, Thailand December 26, 2005. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom TAKUA PA, Thailand (Reuters) - Fifteen years after the Indian Ocean tsunami killed more than 230,000 people on Boxing Day, 2004, a cargo container at a police station in southern Thailand bears witness to the hundreds of victims whose remains were never identified. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139001-hundreds-of-thai-tsunami-victims-yet-to-be-identified-15-years-on/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 From tweet to street: New generation joins Thai protest By Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Matthew Tostevin BANGKOK (Reuters) - It wasn't only the moves to ban Thailand's most vocal opposition party that brought Gift onto the street for the first time. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139002-from-tweet-to-street-new-generation-joins-thai-protest/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Chrysanthemums in full bloom beckon tourists to banks of Nan River By The Nation White Chrysanthemum is blooming in Uttaradit amid cool breeze, while its sweet scent is providing an attraction for travellers who want to snap photos on the banks of the Nan River. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139005-chrysanthemums-in-full-bloom-beckon-tourists-to-banks-of-nan-river/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Free camping grounds, parking lots at 40 highway sections during NY festivities By The Nation The Highways Department has prepared camping grounds and parking lots at 40 highway sections in 17 provinces to facilitate tourists during New Year festivities. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139006-free-camping-grounds-parking-lots-at-40-highway-sections-during-ny-festivities/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Philippines hunts for survivors after quake levels trade building MANILA (Reuters) - Rescue teams in the southern Philippines searched for signs of life on Monday in a collapsed shopping centre after a powerful earthquake that killed at least three people and wounded dozens more. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139007-philippines-hunts-for-survivors-after-quake-levels-trade-building/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Barack Obama: Women are indisputably better than men By Saira Asher EUROPEAN PHOTOPRESS AGENCY If women ran every country in the world there would be a general improvement in living standards and outcomes, former US President Barack Obama has said. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139008-barack-obama-women-are-indisputably-better-than-men/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Probes into New Zealand volcano tragedy to take months and carry criminal penalties By Praveen Menon, Charlotte Greenfield New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and fellow politicians observe a minute of silence, to mark one week since the deadly eruption of White Island, in Wellington, New Zealand, December 16, 2019, in this still image taken from video. TVNZ via REUTERS TV WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday that official inquiries into last week’s fatal volcano eruption could take up to a year, and will carry potential criminal penalties of up to five years in jail. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139010-probes-into-new-zealand-volcano-tragedy-to-take-months-and-carry-criminal-penalties/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Australia firefighters accidentally spread blaze ahead of heatwave By Byron Kaye A fire blazes across bush as seen from Mount Tomah in New South Wales, Australia December 15, 2019 in this still image obtained from social media video. NSW RFS – TERRY HILLS BRIGADE/via REUTERS SYDNEY (Reuters) - A backburning operation intended to contain a massive wildfire in eastern Australia sparked out of control, damaging buildings and cutting off major roads, authorities said, as the country heads into another heatwave that may topple temperature records. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139011-australia-firefighters-accidentally-spread-blaze-ahead-of-heatwave/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Jewellery worth $64 million stolen from UK's Tamara Ecclestone - Sun FILE PHOTO: Tamara Ecclestone, daughter of Formula One commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone, holds her daughter Sophia as they arrive at the paddock before the Monaco F1 Grand Prix May 24, 2015. REUTERS/Max Rossi LONDON (Reuters) - Tamara Ecclestone, the daughter of former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone, has had 50 million pounds ($64 million)-worth of jewellery stolen from her home in West London, the Sun newspaper reported on Monday. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139012-jewellery-worth-64-million-stolen-from-uks-tamara-ecclestone-sun/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Free entry into museums, historical parks Dec 28-Jan1 By The Nation The public can gain free entry to museums and historical parks under the Fine Arts Department from December 28 to January 1, the department announced on Monday (December 16). Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139014-free-entry-into-museums-historical-parks-dec-28-jan1/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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