webfact Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 Lucky escape from "brake failure": Pick up driver was having his dinner Thai caption: Pick-up destroyed Picture: 77kaoded Pictures published by 77kaoded showed the utter devastation wrought on a pick up that was parked in the downtown area of Sa Kaeo city last night. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144338-lucky-escape-from-brake-failure-pick-up-driver-was-having-his-dinner/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 News anchor Sorrayuth sent to jail for embezzlement The Supreme Court this morning sent Sorrayuth Suthassanachinda, once one of Thailand’s best known and highest-paid news anchors, to 8 years in jail for embezzlement. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144342-news-anchor-sorrayuth-sent-to-jail-for-embezzlement/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 Bangkok’s Samsen Road the most polluted today Samsen Road, in the Phra Nakhon district of Bangkok, was identified as the most polluted of the 56 areas experiencing dust above the safe level, with airborne PM2.5 measured at 91 microns today, according to the Pollution Control Department (PCD). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144343-bangkok’s-samsen-road-the-most-polluted-today/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 Thailand road carnage: Media reveal nearly 1,000 more died last year at the scene of accidents Thai caption: Campaign to lessen the death toll on the roads: Monday's death toll: 73 Picture: Daily News Thailand's appalling road accident statistics showed no sign of improvement last year - in fact they were much worse despite official rhetoric that something was being done. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144354-thailand road-carnage-media-reveal-nearly-1000-more-died-last-year-at-the-scene-of-accidents/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted January 21, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2020 Thai court says opposition Future Forward Party not guilty of opposing monarchy FILE PHOTO: Thailand's opposition Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit speaks to his supporters as he leaves after reporting to a Bangkok police station to hear charges filed against him for organizing the country's biggest protest since the 2014 coup in December last year, Thailand, January 10, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File photo BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday that key figures of the opposition Future Forward Party were not guilty of opposing the monarchy. Full survive: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144359-thai-court-says-opposition-future-forward-party-not-guilty-of-opposing-monarchy/ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted January 21, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2020 UPDATE: Future Forward Party escapes dissolution By The Nation, Kunanon Kanjanatecha Natthaporn Toprayoon interviewed by the press. The Constitutional Court on Tuesday ruled as insufficient the evidence presented to dissolve Future Forward Party over allegations that the party was plotting to overthrow the constitutional monarchy system. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144359-thai-court-says-opposition-future-forward-party-not-guilty-of-opposing-monarchy/?do=findComment&comment=14976804 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 UPDATE: Top court sentences Sorayuth to six years and 24 months in jail By THE NATION Popular former TV show host Sorayuth Suthassanachinda and his former employee Montha Theeradet were on Tuesday (January 21) sentenced to six years and 24 months in jail for embezzlement of funds. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144342-news-anchor-sorrayuth-sent-to-jail-for-embezzlement/?do=findComment&comment=14976814 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 New measures being proposed to contain air quality crisis By THE NATION The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Varawut Silpa-archa, will propose to the Cabinet on Tuesday (January 21) a number of measures to tackle the PM 2.5 dust particle crisis, which has made the capital’s air quality unsafe in some areas. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144383-new-measures-being-proposed-to-contain-air-quality-crisis/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 ‘Thailand’s tourism industry doomed if we don’t embrace nature’, Bensley tells TTF 2020 By The Phuket News TTF 2020 welcomed over 1,000 delegates to the InterContinental Hotel Bangkok. Photo: TTF 2020 BANGKOK: Thailand’s tourism industry stands on the brink of disaster if it continues along its destructive path of unsustainable growth and can only be saved if it learns from nature, the celebrated architect, landscape designer and disruptor Bill Bensley has warned. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144390-‘thailand’s-tourism-industry-doomed-if-we-don’t-embrace-nature’-bensley-tells-ttf-2020/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 Couple charged for making porn in university By THE NATION A man and a woman, aged 30 and 24 years respectively, turned themselves in to officers at Bangkhen Police Station, admitting that they are the individuals who appeared in a video clip shot in a university and are the ones who posted it online via the website pornhub.com. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144392-couple-charged-for-making-porn-in-university/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 House Speaker orders probe into alleged proxy voting using other MPs’ ID cards House Speaker Chuan Leekpai has ordered an investigation into an allegation, made by former Democrat MP Nipit Intharasombat, that a Government Bhumjaithai MP used the ID/Voting card of a fellow MP to vote during the recent fiscal budget debate. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144398-house-speaker-orders-probe-into-alleged-proxy-voting-using-other-mps’-id-cards/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Iran seeks help reading plane's black boxes amid pressure to hand them over By Alexander Cornwell, Babak Dehghanpisheh FILE PHOTO: Soldiers carry a coffin containing the remains of one of the eleven Ukrainian victims of the Ukraine International Airlines flight 752 plane disaster during a memorial ceremony at the Boryspil International Airport, outside Kiev, Ukraine January 19, 2020. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has asked the U.S. and French authorities for equipment to download information from black boxes on a downed Ukrainian airliner, a request that will add to international frustration at Tehran’s failure to send the recorders abroad for analysis. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144421-iran-seeks-help-reading-planes-black-boxes-amid-pressure-to-hand-them-over/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 UK to introduce tougher jail terms for convicted terrorists after London Bridge attack FILE PHOTO: Flowers and tributes to victims are seen on London Bridge, December 2, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will introduce tougher jail sentences for convicted terrorists and will end early release as part of a series of measures to strengthen its response to terrorism, the government said on Tuesday. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144422-uk-to-introduce-tougher-jail-terms-for-convicted-terrorists-after-london-bridge-attack/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Greta Thunberg calls on world leaders to listen to young activists By Dmitry Zhdannikov Reuters DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Greta Thunberg, who has inspired a new generation of activists to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos this year, urged world leaders to listen to young people on Tuesday. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144424-greta-thunberg-calls-on-world-leaders-to-listen-to-young-activists/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Chinese court jails former Interpol chief for 13-1/2 years over graft FILE PHOTO: INTERPOL President Meng Hongwei poses during a visit to the headquarters of International Police Organisation in Lyon, France, May 8, 2018. Picture taken May 8, 2018. Jeff Pachoud/Pool via Reuters BEIJING (Reuters) - A court in China on Tuesday jailed former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei for 13-1/2 years and fined him 2 million yuan ($290,000) for receiving bribes and abuse of official positions. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144427-chinese-court-jails-former-interpol-chief-for-13-12-years-over-graft/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Virus outbreak prompts Chinese travel firms to offer free cancellations Passenger walks past a thermal screening as she arrives at international arrival terminal of Soekarno Hatta airport near Jakarta, Indonesia, January 21, 2020. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese travel booking platforms from Trip.com (TCOM.O) to Alibaba Group’s (BABA.N) Fliggy said on Tuesday they would offer free cancellations on bookings made for Wuhan amid mounting fears over a viral outbreak in the central Chinese city. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144428-virus-outbreak-prompts-chinese-travel-firms-to-offer-free-cancellations/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Four wet scrubber prototypes to be installed in capital to deal with air pollution The Rajaprajanugroh Foundation Under Royal Patronage has provided four wet scrubber prototypes to deal with PM2.5 airborne dust particles for installation in highly polluted areas, Pollution Control Department director-general Pralong Dumrongthai said. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144430-four-wet-scrubber-prototypes-to-be-installed-in-capital-to-deal-with-air-pollution/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Mysterious decomposing corpse found in sugarcane plantation Thung Fon Police Station was notified on Monday (January 20) of a corpse found in a sugarcane plantation. A joint team of police officers, medical personnel from the Thung Fon Hospital and rescue volunteers was dispatched to the scene. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144431-mysterious-decomposing-corpse-found-in-sugarcane-plantation/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Eminem 'crossed a line', says Courteeners singer By Paul Glynn The Courteeners led Eminem by 2,000 sales in the midweek album chart / GETTY IMAGES Eminem's chart rivals The Courteeners believe the rapper "crossed a line" by referencing the Manchester bomb attack in the lyrics to his new track. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144432-eminem-crossed-a-line-says-courteeners-singer/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Roberta Flack: 'My music is my expression of what I feel in a moment' By Jim Farber Roberta Flack: ‘I’ve tried my entire career to tell stories through my music.’ Photograph: Shahar Azran/WireImage On a Roberta Flack record, everything moves slowly. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144433-roberta-flack-my-music-is-my-expression-of-what-i-feel-in-a-moment/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Disney+ is launching a week early in the UK and parts of Europe By Jon Porter The Mandalorian’s “Baby Yoda” has been one of the service’s biggest hits. / Image: Disney Disney+ will now launch in the UK and other markets in Western Europe on March 24th, one week earlier than the March 31st release date that was originally announced. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144434-disney-is-launching-a-week-early-in-the-uk-and-parts-of-europe/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 437 govt schools to be closed Wednesday to tackle severe air pollution The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) announced 437 government schools would close on Wednesday, January 22, to reduce the number of vehicles on the road and the impact on the health of children and young people after the Thai Meteorological Department said any closure for 1-2 days could help tackle the bad air quality. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144438-437-govt-schools-to-be-closed-wednesday-to-tackle-severe-air-pollution/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Phuket woman arrested for stealing car she rented to Chinese woman By Eakkapop Thongtub Rungthiwa Khummit (left, seated), 38, presented herself at Wichit Police Station today (Jan 21). Photo: Wichit Police PHUKET:-- A 38-year-old Thai woman has been charged with theft and fraud after she rented a car and then rented the same car out to a Chinese woman living on the island – and then stole the car from the Chinese woman, while the car contained personal items valued at more than B100,000. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144441-phuket-woman-arrested-for-stealing-car-she-rented-to-chinese-woman/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Cabinet nods to plan for Bt18.7 bn economic zone in Songkhla Ratchada Dhanadirek The Cabinet on Tuesday (January 21) approved the development plan of a special economic zone in Chana district of Songkhla province, costing Bt18.7 billion, said Deputy government spokesperson Ratchada Dhanadirek. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144446-cabinet-nods-to-plan-for-bt187-bn-economic-zone-in-songkhla/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Transport's FY2021 budget gets the greenlight Traisulee Traisaranakul The Cabinet on Tuesday approved the Transport Ministry’s capital spending plan of Bt36.3 billion for fiscal year 2021, said Deputy Government Spokesperson Traisulee Traisaranakul after the meeting in Narathiwat province. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144448-transports-fy2021-budget-gets-the-greenlight/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Value of food exports to increase 5.4% this year The National Food Institute forecasts that the value of food exports this year will be US$34.9 billion (Bt1.05 trillion), up 5.4 per cent year on year, according to its president Anong Paijitprapapon. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144449-value-of-food-exports-to-increase-54-this-year/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 to continue: Thailand Live Wednesday 22 Jan 2020https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144465-thailand-live-wednesday-22-jan-2020/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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