webfact Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 23rd annual Burapa Bike Week is fast approaching PATTAYA:--Once again it’s that time of the year, the 23rd annual Burapa Bike Week is fast approaching and things at the site are already taking form. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144880-23rd-annual-burapa-bike-week-is-fast-approaching/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 Pattaya City plans extravagant celebrations for Chinese New Year PATTAYA:--Lions and dragons will dance from morning to night when Pattaya celebrates Chinese New Year on Saturday, January 25. Around town, people will pay respect to ancestors at temples and individual homes, and many venues will hold celebrations for visitors. Below is a short list of city-sponsored events. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144876-pattaya-city-plans-extravagant-celebrations-for-chinese-new-year/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 How to cross the road in Pattaya, according to city hall PATTAYA:--Why did the chicken cross the road? Pattaya City Hall doesn’t care as long as it follows the rules. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144874-how-to-cross-the-road-in-pattaya-according-to-city-hall/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 Bad air back in Pattaya PATTAYA:--The bad air is back in Pattaya with quantities of microscopic dust at unhealthy levels. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144875-bad-air-back-in-pattaya/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 Video is evidence of the health of the coral reef in Koh Phi Phi, says Thai media Thai caption: Loh Sama (Bay) at Phi Phi is still beautiful Picture: 77kaoded Thai media 77kaoded said that a video of a dive by a ham radio group in Koh Phi Phi showed the health of the marine ecosystem. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144886-video-is-evidence-of-the-health-of-the-coral-reef-in-koh-phi-phi-says-thai-media/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 Ubon: Thai teacher in 2 million baht debt caught with 30,000 meth pills Picture: Daily News A Thai kindergarten teacher has been arrested by police in Ubon Ratchathani transporting 30,000 Ya Ba pills. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144889-ubon-thai-teacher-in-2-million-baht-debt-caught-with-30000-meth-pills/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 Veteran politician Chai Chidchob dies at 91 By The Nation Veteran politician and former president of the National Assembly Chai Chidchob passed away peacefully in his house at the age of 91. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144892-veteran-politician-chai-chidchob-dies-at-91/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 China increases water release to help Mekong basin countries By The Nation China has agreed to increase the rate of water release from Lan Chang River from 850 cubic metres per second to 1000 cubic metres per second in order to meet the urgent needs of Thailand and other countries in the Mekong River Basin. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144896-china-increases-water-release-to-help-mekong-basin-countries/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 Pattaya shots fired: War on drugs claims another innocent life as police sting goes wrong Picture: Siamchon News A completely innocent member of the public is dead and two others were seriously injured after a drug sting conducted by the Bang Lamung police ended in disaster. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144899-pattaya-shots-fired-war-on-drugs-claims-another-innocent-life-as-police-sting-goes-wrong/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 Lopburi gold heist latest: Suspect's school shut as hunt for silencer continues Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath reported that the school where the suspect in the Lopburi gold shop heist was a director has been ordered shut for two days. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144904-lopburi-gold-heist-latest-suspects-school-shut-as-hunt-for-silencer-continues/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 Thailand road carnage: Foreign tourist who hit traffic light in Chiang Mai gets top billing! video screenshot A Thai Rath video on Youtube featured the latest madness on the Thai roads, now universally famous for being some of the most deadly on the planet. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144908-thailand-road-carnage-foreign-tourist who-hit-traffic-light-in-chiang-mai-gets-top-billing/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 Bangkok air quality sees slight improvement By THE NATION The Pollution Control Department (PCD) has reported an improvement in the air quality in Bangkok and neighbouring provinces. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144910-bangkok-air-quality-sees-slight-improvement/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 Couple killed, motorbike torn apart in single-vehicle accident By Eakkapop Thongtub The scene of the accident yesterday afternoon (Jan 23). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET: A man and a woman died on Thepkrsattri Rd in Mai Khao yesterday afternoon (Jan 23) after the motorbike they were riding drifted into the central reservation and slammed into a tree, with the impact tearing the motorbike into pieces. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144935-couple-killed-motorbike-torn-apart-in-single-vehicle-accident/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 Krabi Airport shakes off virus jitters, gives Chinese warm welcome By THE NATION Officials at Krabi International Airport are cutting through the gloom over the novel coronavirus spreading out from Wuhan, China, to greet Chinese visitors with a big welcome for the beginning of the Lunar New Year. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144936-krabi-airport-shakes-off-virus-jitters-gives-chinese-warm-welcome/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 Govt looking at tackling illegal fishing, decline in prices By The Nation The adviser to the Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Alongkorn Ponlaboot led a team to Ranong province on Thursday (January 23) to inspect fishery checkpoints and fish markets in order to solve the problem of falling prices. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144938-govt-looking-at-tackling-illegal-fishing-decline-in-prices/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 MoU signed to provide Motorbike Café training to unemployed people By THE NATION The Department of Skill Development has joined hands with corporate giant Nestle to train some 5,000 unemployed people to run Motorbike Café businesses within three years. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144940-mou-signed-to-provide-motorbike-café-training-to-unemployed-people/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 Thailand's December foreign tourist arrivals up 2.48% year-on-year - ministry FILE PHOTO: Long-tail boats with tourists are seen in a beach in Koh Poda island near Krabi, Thailand October 22, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva BANGKOK (Reuters) - Tourist arrivals in Thailand rose 2.48% in December from a year earlier, following an increase of 5.92% the previous month, the tourism ministry said in a statement on Friday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144941-thailands-december-foreign-tourist-arrivals-up-248-year-on-year-ministry/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 No budget ‘shutdown’, finance minister vows By THE NATION The Finance Ministry is working with the Budget Bureau to unlock disbursements for fiscal 2020, minister Uttama Savanayana said on Friday (January 24), adding he was confident the money would start flowing soon. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144943-no-budget-‘shutdown’-finance-minister-vows/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 National police deputy chief sacked By The Nation Wirachai Songmetta Pol Lt Col Wirachai Songmetta, the deputy national police chief, was dismissed on Friday (January 24), accused of “generating a negative image for the Royal Thai Police” though his behaviour and actions. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144947-national-police-deputy-chief-sacked/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 Govt financial support sought to end sugarcane plantation burning problem By The Nation The problem of fires at sugarcane plantations requires cooperation from all sectors, Sitiwuth Siempakdee, vice president of Thai Sugar Miller Co, said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144950-govt-financial-support-sought-to-end-sugarcane-plantation-burning-problem/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 Oil stock prices tumbling and virus gets blame By The Nation The value of Thai oil refinery stocks is tumbling and the price of aviation fuel is soaring as a result, according to KTB Securities. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144952-oil-stock-prices-tumbling-and-virus-gets-blame/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 Musical Suphan Buri woos Unesco with song By The Nation Suphan Buri – birthplace of revered musicians including Waiphot Phetsuphan, Pumpuang Duangjan and Mae Khwan Chit Si Prachan – might be welcomed into the Unesco Creative Cities Network, which could be boost to the local economy. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144954-musical-suphan-buri-woos-unesco-with-song/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 UPDATE: Two deputy national police chiefs axed in shock transfer File photo Two deputy national police chiefs were abruptly transferred on Thursday in a surprise reshuffle that has shaken Thailand’s police service. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144947-national-police-deputy-chief-sacked/?do=findComment&comment=14987319 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 Transport Ministry launches "MOT Your Social" BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Transport has opened the "MOT Your Social" to receive suggestions and complaints from members of the general public and to inform them about the ministry’s projects. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144955-transport-ministry-launches-mot-your-social/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 UK 'highly likely' to have cases of coronavirus, health boss says People line up outside a drugstore to buy masks in Shanghai, China January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song LONDON (Reuters) - Cases of new coronavirus in the United Kingdom are highly likely, one of the country's top health bosses said on Friday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144958-uk-highly-likely-to-have-cases-of-coronavirus-health-boss-says/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 After 30 years in Phuket, Cambodian man arrested with fake Thai ID card By The Phuket News Mr Gim's arrest was announced in Bangkok earlier today (Jan 24). Photo: Immigration Bureau PHUKET:-- A Cambodian man who lived in Phuket for 30 years, most of that time by using a fake ID card, has been arrested for illegally staying in the country, Immigration Bureau Chief Pol Lt Gen Sompong Chingduang announced at a press conference in Bangkok today (Jan 24). Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144969-after-30-years-in-phuket-cambodian-man-arrested-with-fake-thai-id-card/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 U.S. denies Britain's extradition request for diplomat's wife FILE PHOTO: Harry Dunn's mother Charlotte Charles poses in front of a banner outside the Buckingham Palace as people demonstrate during U.S. President Donald Trump's visit for NATO summit, in London, Britain December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has declined Britain’s request for the extradition of a U.S. diplomat’s wife who was involved in a car crash last year that killed a British teenager, the State Department said on Thursday. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144970-us-denies-britains-extradition-request-for-diplomats-wife/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 'No, No America': Thousands of Iraqis rally against U.S. military presence By John Davison Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr protest against what they say is U.S. presence and violations in Iraq, during a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq January 24, 2020. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Thousands of Iraqis rallied at two central Baghdad intersections on Friday after a prominent cleric called for a “million strong” protest against the American military presence, following the U.S. killing of an Iranian general and an Iraqi militia chief. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144972-no-no-america-thousands-of-iraqis-rally-against-us-military-presence/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Australia bushfires contribute to big rise in global CO2 levels - UK's Met Office By Matthew Green FILE PHOTO: The sun struggles through the clouds as high winds push smoke and ash from the Currowan Fire towards Nowra, New South Wales, Australia January 4, 2020. REUTERS/Tracey Nearmy LONDON (Reuters) - Australia’s bushfires are contributing to one of the biggest annual increases in the concentration of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere since record-keeping began more than 60 years ago, according to a forecast published by Britain’s Met Office on Friday. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144973-australia-bushfires-contribute-to-big-rise-in-global-co2-levels-uks-met-office/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Shanghai Disney shuts to prevent spread of virus By Sophie Yu, Tony Munroe FILE PHOTO: Women wearing Mickey Mouse ears watch the opening ceremony at Shanghai Disney Resort in Shanghai, China, June 16, 2016. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo BEIJING (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co’s Shanghai Disney Resort will be closed until further notice to help China stop the spread of a flu-like virus, costing the theme park operator revenue during the country’s biggest holiday season. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1144975-shanghai-disney-shuts-to-prevent-spread-of-virus/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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