webfact Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 Danish man flies to Thailand to quit the smoking habit - with foot massage! Picture: Siam Rath A Danish man has come to Thailand with his Thai wife to help him quit a two pack a day smoking habit. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145693-danish-man-flies-to-thailand-to-quit-the-smoking habit-with-foot massage/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Abuse Center needs urgent help PATTAYA:--Residents and members of service and charity organizations in Pattaya were distressed to learn that sponsorship for the Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Abuse Center (ATCC) was dwindling and that without further assistance from the community they would have to close its doors leaving 40 vulnerable children to fend for themselves. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145688-anti-human-trafficking-and-child-abuse-center-needs-urgent-help/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 Pattaya urges water conservation PATTAYA:--While Pattaya’s anticipated water-shortage crisis appears to have been averted, city officials nonetheless are urging residents to conserve. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145690-pattaya-urges-water-conservation/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 Pheu Thai urges government to punish MPs for proxy voting Photo from Anudit Nakhontap Facebook page Pheu Thai party secretary-general Anudit Nakhontap has blamed proxy voting by Government MPs for the delay in the disbursement of the national budget for 2020 fiscal year, and has urged the Government to take punitive action against the perpetrators. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145697-pheu-thai-urges-government-to-punish-mps-for-proxy-voting/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 Suspected serial rapist in police net By THE NATION A man accused of being a serial rapist has been arrested, police in Surat Thani province said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145699-suspected-serial-rapist-in-police-net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 PM2.5 situation worse in the morning compared to the evening: Air Force By The Nation The amount of PM 2.5 dust particles in the morning was higher than in the evening, the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) said after they used a dust sensor-equipped drone to check particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in diameter in the air at Rama II Road in Bangkok. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145701-pm25-situation-worse-in-the-morning-compared-to-the-evening-air-force/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 Orchid Palm Homes to sponsor ten children to train at the Black Mountain Hua Hin Football Academy Luxury property developer Orchid Palm Homes has agreed to sponsor ten children to train at the Black Mountain Hua Hin Football Academy (BMHHFA). The boys and girls will be given free training, free kit, free boots and free transport if required. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145718-orchid-palm-homes-to-sponsor-ten-children-to-train-at-the-black-mountain-hua-hin-football-academy/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 No hot meals, blankets, magazines as airlines step up fight on virus By Chayut Setboonsarng and Jiraporn Kuhakan Members of the Thai Airways crew disinfect the cabin of an aircraft of the national carrier during a procedure to prevent the spread of the coronavirus at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Thailand, January 28, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha BANGKOK (Reuters) - Passengers on some flights to China will have to make do without hot meals or blankets and newspapers, as airlines step up measures to protect crew and travellers from a coronavirus that has killed more than 130 in the country. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145720-no-hot-meals-blankets-magazines-as-airlines-step-up-fight-on-virus/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 Factbox: Countries evacuating nationals from China virus areas Officials monitor thermal scanners as passengers walk past upon arrival of a flight from Hangzhou, China at Changi Airport, Singapore January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Yiming Woo (Reuters) - Countries around the world are planning to evacuate diplomatic staff and citizens from Chinese areas hit by the new coronavirus, which is spreading quickly. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145722-factbox-countries-evacuating-nationals-from-china-virus-areas/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 Coral thriving around southern island By The Nation Officials of Haduankorn National Park in Prachuap Khiri Khan say a survey of the coral reefs ringing nearby Koh Chan found an abundance of marine biology. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145723-coral-thriving-around-southern-island/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 Fire damages floor in Nonthaburi hospital building By THE NATION Fire damaged one of the buildings of Srithanya Hospital in Nonthaburi province on Tuesday (January 29). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145725-fire-damages-floor-in-nonthaburi-hospital-building/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 Bangkok port on alert for virus By THE NATION Bangkok Metropolitan Authority (BMA) officials made the rounds at Khlong Toei Port on Tuesday (January 28), checking precautions against the 2019-nCoV coronavirus and giving workers facemasks and handwash gel. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145729-bangkok-port-on-alert-for-virus/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 British Airways suspends all flights to China over coronavirus FILE PHOTO: British Airways aircraft are seen at Heathrow Airport in west London, Britain, February 23, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) - British Airways (ICAG.L) has suspended all direct flights to and from mainland China after Britain warned against all but essential travel to the country due to the coronavirus outbreak. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145731-british-airways-suspends-all-flights-to-china-over-coronavirus/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 Cabinet okays disability allowance hike from Bt800 to Bt1,000 By THE NATION The Cabinet has approved a hike in disability allowance from Bt800 to Bt1,000 per month starting October 1, Government Deputy Spokeswoman Ratchada Thanadirek said on Tuesday (January 28). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145733-cabinet-okays-disability-allowance-hike-from-bt800-to-bt1000/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 China agrees to WHO sending experts to study virus People ware masks to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in Bangkok, Thailand January 28, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun GENEVA (Reuters) - China has agreed that the World Health Organization will send international experts there as soon as possible to increase understanding of a new coronavirus and guide the global response to the outbreak, the U.N. agency said on Tuesday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145735-china-agrees-to-who-sending-experts-to-study-virus/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 China virus turns Macau into gambling ghost town FILE PHOTO: The Grand Lisboa casino and other buildings are seen in Macau, China December 19, 2019, on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the former Portuguese colony's return to China. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Chinese territory of Macau has become a near-ghost town during what is typically the busiest time of year in the world’s biggest casino hub, after authorities announced a raft of measures to keep visitors away and contain the new coronavirus. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145752-china-virus-turns-macau-into-gambling-ghost-town/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Britain must accept EU standards if it wants full market access: Germany's Maas FILE PHOTO: German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas attends the weekly German cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse BERLIN (Reuters) - Britain will have to compromise on issues such as consumer rights and environment protection if it wants to maintain full access to the European Union’s single market, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Wednesday. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145753-britain-must-accept-eu-standards-if-it-wants-full-market-access-germanys-maas/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 UK should lower planned salary threshold for migrants, report says By Andrew MacAskill FILE PHOTO: UK Border control is seen in Terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport in London June 4, 2014. REUTERS/Neil Hall LONDON (Reuters) - Britain should cut a salary threshold for migrants to 25,600 pounds a year to help fill jobs after Brexit, a government commissioned report said, while warning a planned overhaul of the immigration system could hit economic growth. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145754-uk-should-lower-planned-salary-threshold-for-migrants-report-says/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Brexit crusader Farage: "I'll miss playing the villain" By John Chalmers, Jakub Riha Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage reacts during an interview with Reuters in his office at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium January 28, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman BRUSSELS (Reuters) - As Nigel Farage packed a few belongings into a box at his office in the European Union’s parliament in Brussels on Tuesday, he reflected that he will miss the very institution on which - as its bluntest critic - he built his political career. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145756-brexit-crusader-farage-ill-miss-playing-the-villain/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Chinese tourists drawn to islands on Andaman Sea By The Nation Many tourists from China have travelled to the Hat Noppharat Thara–Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park in Krabi province for the beautiful scenery of the islands on the Andaman Sea during the high season. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145757-chinese-tourists-drawn-to-islands-on-andaman-sea/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Thailand to screen tour guides for coronavirus By Panarat Thepgumpanat, Panu Wongcha-um Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha wearing a protective mask is seen during a visit at the arrival hall at the Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International airport in Thailand, January 29, 2020. Thailand Government House/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE. REFILE - CORRECTING DATE BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai health officials said on Wednesday they will start screening tourist sector workers for coronavirus as part of measures to control the spread of the new disease that has killed 132 people in China. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145758-thailand-to-screen-tour-guides-for-coronavirus/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Running rock star ‘Toon Bodyslam’ hands Vachira Hospital B10mn donation By Khunanya Wanchanwet Artiwara ‘Toon Bodyslam’ Kongmalai (centre) handed over the donation yesterday (Jan 28). Photo: PR Dept PHUKET:-- Thai Rock celebrity and running-for-charity sensation Artiwara “Toon” Kongmalai of the popular Thai rock band Bodyslam yesterday handed over a donation of more than B10.752 million to Vachira Phuket Hospital from his fund-raising efforts through the Kao Kon La Kao Foundation late last year. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145760-running-rock-star-‘toon-bodyslam’-hands-vachira-hospital-b10mn-donation/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Farmers to end rice-stubble burning in Nakhon Ratchasima district By THE NATION The chief of Khon Buri district in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Wijit Kitjarat, on Wednesday (January 29) organised a campaign to educate local farmers on the harmful effects of rice stubble burning to air quality and the environment. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145762-farmers-to-end-rice-stubble-burning-in-nakhon-ratchasima-district/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Court agrees to consider budget bill’s validity By The Nation The Constitutional Court has accepted Parliament’s request that it rule on the validity of the budget bill for fiscal 2020 amid concerns that any further delay in funding disbursements will severely hurt the economy. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145774-court-agrees-to-consider-budget-bill’s-validity/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Top-level Phuket meeting told ‘no water shortages’ By The Phuket News Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana at the meeting at Phuket Provincial Hall yesterday (Jan 28). Photo: PR Dept PHUKET:-- There is no water shortage situation in Phuket yet, but people have to monitor the water situation closely, a top-level meeting at Phuket Provincial Hall – which included a live video conference by Interior Minister Gen Anupong Paochinda with every provincial governor in the country – was told yesterday (Jan 28). Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145775-top-level-phuket-meeting-told-‘no-water-shortages’/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Man Claims He Is The Secret Love-Child Of Charles And Camilla By CLAIRE REID Credit: Facebook/Simon Dorante-Day A man who claims he is the secret love child of Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall is heading to the Australian High Court to try and prove his theory. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145777-man-claims-he-is-the-secret-love-child-of-charles-and-camilla/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Mighty Ducks actor Shaun Weiss arrested for burglary while on methamphetamine Shaun Weiss pictured in 2020 (left) and 2015 (right) Former child star Shaun Weiss has been arrested for burglary and being under the influence of methamphetamine. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145778-mighty-ducks-actor-shaun-weiss-arrested-for-burglary-while-on-methamphetamine/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Jennifer Beals: ‘You can never have enough stories about the queer community’ By Adam White ‘I knew nothing before The L Word – I was a hermit in my own little bubble’ ( Michael Buckner/Deadline/Shutterstock ) About a decade ago, Jennifer Beals was approached in the street by two women in their sixties. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145779-jennifer-beals-‘you-can-never-have-enough-stories-about-the-queer-community’/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 to continue: Thailand Live Thursday 30 Jan 2020 https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1145808-thailand-live-thursday-30-jan-2020/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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