rooster59 Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 The week that was in Thailand news: When it rains it pours! Thailand facing its own "Annus Horribilis" It is far from the monsoon season in the upper reaches of Thailand yet the disastrous start to the new year on so many levels makes it appear that the rain has already started gushing down on the kingdom....and some! The country is in the grip of the mother of all monsoons. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148469-the-week-that-was-in-thailand-news-when-it-rains-it-pours-thailand-facing-its-own-annus-horribilis/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 15, 2020 Author Share Posted February 15, 2020 Scheduled blackout to hit Srisoonthorn Areas affected by the outage include the yet-to-open prison in Bang Jo. Photo: PEA PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Srisoonthorn on Tuesday (Feb 18) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148531-scheduled-blackout-to-hit-srisoonthorn/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 15, 2020 Author Share Posted February 15, 2020 Kamala canal runs black despite new B58mn wastewater-treatment plant coming online By Khunanya Wanchanwet The Pak Bang Canal through Kamala is black again. Photo: Supplied PHUKET: The Deputy Chief of the Kamala Tambon Administration Organisation (OrBorTor), Nopporn Karuna, claims that the black water in the Pak Bang Canal that runs through Kamala is clean after it has been passed through the wastewater-treatment plant that has now been installed across the canal. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148532-kamala-canal-runs-black-despite-new-b58mn-wastewater-treatment-plant-coming-online/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 15, 2020 Author Share Posted February 15, 2020 Thailand Post increases preventive measures against Covid-19 By THE NATION Thailand Post has employed occupational health and safety measures within its facilities to protect both customers and staff from the new coronavirus (Covid-19), Kalong Subsa-ard, chief operations officer and acting managing director of Thailand Post Co Ltd, said this week. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148533-thailand-post-increases-preventive-measures-against-covid-19/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 15, 2020 Author Share Posted February 15, 2020 Forest Department to file charges against MP Pareena over alleged land encroachment By THE NATION Pareena Kraikup The Royal Forest Department (RFD) will file charges against Ratchaburi member of Parliament Pareena Kraikup of the ruling Phalang Pracharat Party after months of investigation revealed that her Khao Son 2 chicken farm in Rangbua subdistrict in the the Jombeung district allegedly encroached on protected forestland. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148534-forest-department-to-file-charges-against-mp-pareena-over-alleged-land-encroachment/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 15, 2020 Author Share Posted February 15, 2020 Army to return three recreational facilities to Finance Ministry By The Nation The Army will return three recreational projects occupying over 1 million rai to the Finance Ministry’s Treasury Department as part of its reform measures. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148535-army-to-return-three-recreational-facilities-to-finance-ministry/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 15, 2020 Author Share Posted February 15, 2020 Navy, Air Force also asked to return state land By Wichit Chaitrong The Nation The Finance Ministry has asked the Royal Thai Navy and Air Force to follow the Army and return state land holdings, a senior official said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148537-navy-air-force-also-asked-to-return-state-land/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 15, 2020 Author Share Posted February 15, 2020 Linette and up-and-coming teenage Kung to square off in Thailand Open final By THE NATION Swiss teenager Leonie Kung Hua Hin - Magda Linette of Poland and Swiss teenager Leonie Kung will face off in the WTA Thailand Open final on Sunday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148538-linette-and-up-and-coming-teenage-kung-to-square-off-in-thailand-open-final/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 15, 2020 Author Share Posted February 15, 2020 Self-screening form offers quick Covid-19 evaluation for people By The Nation Photo Credit: Nation Photo - Anant Chantarasoot The National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) joined hands with the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) and Department of Disease Control as well as the Ministry of Public Health to create a Covid-19 self-screening form as a tool for people to check whether they have a chance to be infected by Covid-19. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148539-self-screening-form-offers-quick-covid-19-evaluation-for-people/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 15, 2020 Author Share Posted February 15, 2020 Community-based energy policies being encouraged in Northeast By The Nation Minister of Energy Sontirat Sontijirawong and the ministry’s board of directors went to Sakon Nakhon and nearby provinces in the Northeast on Friday (February 14) to hand over community-based energy policies to Provincial Energy Offices and authorities under the ministry for driving the grass roots economy. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148540-community-based-energy-policies-being-encouraged-in-northeast/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 Chinese tourist in France becomes first to die in Europe of coronavirus By Winni Zhou and Michel Rose Customers wearing face masks shop inside a supermarket, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, in Beijing, China February 15, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer SHANGHAI/PARIS (Reuters) - An 80-year-old Chinese tourist infected with the coronavirus has died in France, the first fatality in Europe and the fourth outside mainland China from an epidemic that has shut Chinese factories, curbed travel and disrupted global supply chains. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148541-chinese-tourist-in-france-becomes-first-to-die-in-europe-of-coronavirus/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 Treat us like something between a telco and a newspaper, says Facebook's Zuckerberg Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg attends the annual Munich Security Conference in Germany, February 15, 2020. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert MUNICH (Reuters) - Online content should be regulated with a system somewhere between the existing rules used for the telecoms and media industries, Facebook <FB.O> CEO Mark Zuckerberg told global leaders and security chiefs on Saturday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148542-treat-us-like-something-between-a-telco-and-a-newspaper-says-facebooks-zuckerberg/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 Mane cracks Norwich resistance as Liverpool go 25 points clear FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Norwich City v Liverpool - Carrow Road, Norwich, Britain - February 15, 2020 Liverpool's Sadio Mane celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Chris Radburn NORWICH, England (Reuters) - Liverpool's Sadio Mane marked his return from injury with a late goal to break Norwich City's resistance and secure a 1-0 win on Saturday to extend his side's Premier League lead to 25 points. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148543-mane-cracks-norwich-resistance-as-liverpool-go-25-points-clear/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 Flights canceled amid flood alerts as second storm in week hits Britain Waves crash over houses in the Cornwall's village St Agnes, Britain February 15, 2020 in this still image obtained from social media video. OSCAR MILLER/via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) - The second storm in a week hit Britain on Saturday, prompting flooding alerts for many parts of the country and disrupting flights and train services just as many schools start their half-term holidays. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148544-flights-canceled-amid-flood-alerts-as-second-storm-in-week-hits-britain/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 Attackers kill 31 in Mali village, after massacre last year at same site FILE PHOTO: French soldiers patrol in the streets of Gossi, Mali, July 30, 2019. Picture taken July 30, 2019. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo BAMAKO (Reuters) - At least 31 people were killed on Friday in an attack on a village that was the scene last year of Mali's worst civilian massacre in recent memory, the government said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148546-attackers-kill-31-in-mali-village-after-massacre-last-year-at-same-site/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 Huawei row: Australian MPs cancel UK trip amid tensions over leak Senior Australian MPs have cancelled a planned trip to the UK as tensions heighten over the role of Huawei in building Britain's 5G network. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148548-huawei-row-australian-mps-cancel-uk-trip-amid-tensions-over-leak/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 Online campaign against dissolution of Future Forward party heats up More than 3,000 people, from various occupations and backgrounds, have signed up to an online campaign protesting the possible dissolution of the Future Forward party by the Constitutional Court. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148549-online-campaign-against-dissolution-of-future-forward-party-heats-up/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 Massive turnout for merit-making ceremony in Nakhon Ratchasima People in their tens of thousands attended a merit making ceremony this morning in Korat to pay tribute to the late King Narai the Great, founder of Nakhon Ratchasima, Thao Suranaree, the heroine of the province during the early reign of the Chakri Dynasty and to remember the victims of the mass shooting last weekend. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148550-massive-turnout-for-merit-making-ceremony-in-nakhon-ratchasima/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 KMITL Smart Bus Stop helps detect dust Praphorn Praphornkul BANGKOK (NNT) - King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) has unveiled the KMITL Smart Bus Stop, equipped with a real-time dust measuring device. The institute is urging relevant agencies to use the city development model to improve bus stops throughout Bangkok. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148551-kmitl-smart-bus-stop-helps-detect-dust/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 Japan praises Thailand as being investment friendly Na-ark Rojanasuvan BANGKOK (NNT) - According to the Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of Japan, the land of the rising Sun continues to view Thailand as an investment-friendly economy. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148552-japan-praises-thailand-as-being-investment-friendly/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 THAI adjusts flight frequency to South Korea and Singapore By THE NATION Thai Airways International (THAI) has adjusted its flight frequency to some destinations in view of changes in demand following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), Nond Kalinta, the airline’s vice president of sales department, said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148558-thai-adjusts-flight-frequency-to-south-korea-and-singapore/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 BAAC introduces 'A' certification for products to improve quality of life in rural areas By Thanachart Chuengyaempin The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) will work towards improvement of the grass roots economy, aiming to help improve the quality of life of people living in rural areas, Somkiat Kimawaha, BAAC executive vice president, said in Ranong province on Friday (February 14). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148560-baac-introduces-a-certification-for-products-to-improve-quality-of-life-in-rural-areas/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 Skullbreaker challenge: Parents and kids warned about new viral Tik Tok craze Image: MThai Parents and children in Thailand are being warned about a dangerous new craze that originates from the hugely popular social media app, Tik Tok. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148561-skullbreaker-challenge-parents-and-kids-warned-about-new-viral-tik-tok-craze/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 to continue: Thailand Live Monday 17 Feb 2020 https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1148619-thailand-live-monday-17-feb-2020/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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