webfact Posted August 11, 2020 Author Share Posted August 11, 2020 Appeal Court confirms prison sentence for Premchai By The Nation Italian-Thai Development President Premchai Karnasuta was sentenced to six months in jail for possessing a rifle without permission The Appeal Court on Tuesday (August 11) sentenced Premchai under the Firearms and Ammunition Act 1947 for possession of a rifle in Bangkok without permission. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177195-appeal-court-confirms-prison-sentence-for-premchai/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 11, 2020 Author Share Posted August 11, 2020 No new Covid-19 case for second consecutive day By The Nation For the second successive day there were no new Covid-19 cases over a 24-hour period on Tuesday (August 11), the government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177196-no-new-covid-19-case-for-second-consecutive-day/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted August 11, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 11, 2020 We never banned foreigners" - Chiang Mai marathon organizers say claims are “fake news” Image: Chiang Mai Marathon The organizers of the annual Chiang Mai Marathon have hit back at claims in the media that foreigners have been banned and that they are running a Thai only event. But the denial has created its own huge backlash. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177201-we-never-banned-foreigners-chiang-mai-marathon-organizers-say-claims-are-“fake-news”/ 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 11, 2020 Author Share Posted August 11, 2020 Pattaya's silver lining from the pandemic: People enjoying a beautiful clean sea FILE PHOTO Thai media Sophon Cable TV said on Facebook that the Covid-19 crisis has been disastrous for Pattaya economically. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177204-pattayas-silver-lining-from-the-pandemic-people-enjoying-a-beautiful-clean-sea/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 11, 2020 Author Share Posted August 11, 2020 Pattaya plays host to Miss Grand Chonburi beauty pageant Picture: Sophon Cable TV Sophon Cable TV reported on Facebook that the guest of honor at Sunday's Miss Grand Chonburi beauty pageant was deputy mayor Ronnakit Ekkasingh. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177207-pattaya-plays-host-to-miss-grand-chonburi-beauty-pageant/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted August 11, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 11, 2020 Covid-19 vaccine 'will be out in 6 months' By The Nation Most countries should be able to produce a Covid-19 vaccine in the next six months, the Public Health Ministry declared on Monday (August 10). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177210-covid-19-vaccine-will-be-out-in-6-months/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 11, 2020 Author Share Posted August 11, 2020 Stonewall aimed at blocking waves, resort owner explains following criticism By The Nation The owner of a resort on Koh Lipe Island in Satun province has defended his decision to build a stone wall around the resort after it came in for criticism from netizens. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177222-stonewall-aimed-at-blocking-waves-resort-owner-explains-following-criticism/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 11, 2020 Author Share Posted August 11, 2020 Pattaya petrol pump employee makes off with a small fortune By THE NATION The owner of a petrol station in Pattaya reported on Monday (August 10) that an employee had disappeared with more than Bt350,000 in cash. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177224-pattaya-petrol-pump-employee-makes-off-with-a-small-fortune/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 11, 2020 Author Share Posted August 11, 2020 Police puzzled over man shot at close range in Chumphon By THE NATION The body of a Chumphon Provincial Electricity Authority staff member was found with a gunshot wound in the chest at about 8pm on Monday (August 10). The reason for the killing is still unclear. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177227-police-puzzled-over-man-shot-at-close-range-in-chumphon/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 11, 2020 Author Share Posted August 11, 2020 1 drowned, another missing in storm off Nakhon Si Thammarat By The Thaiger PHOTO: Gregory Levakis A tourist has drowned and a 63 year old man remains missing, presumed drowned, after a tour boat capsized during a sudden rainstorm in Thong Nian Bay, off Khanom district in Nakhon Si Thammarat yesterday. The incident happened around 3pm when a sudden storm, over-turning the boat and dropping everyone in the water. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177230-1-drowned-another-missing-in-storm-off-nakhon-si-thammarat/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 11, 2020 Author Share Posted August 11, 2020 Schools, universities to fully open from Thursday By The Nation Schools, colleges and universities across the country are set to reopen on Thursday (August 13), but under strict measures to combat Covid-19. The Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) today sent a letter to all educational institutes nationwide, telling them they could resume teaching classes as normal from Thursday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177235-schools-universities-to-fully-open-from-thursday/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 11, 2020 Author Share Posted August 11, 2020 Govt agency to promote organic farming By THE NATION The Cooperative Promotion Department has launched a campaign to promote organic farming among cooperatives in certain provinces, Atcha Suwanni, the department’s deputy director general, said on Tuesday (August 11). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177236-govt-agency-to-promote-organic-farming/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 DSI raids net Bt100m worth of fake goods, Chinese national arrested By The Nation The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) raided eight warehouses in Bangkok on Tuesday (August 11) and confiscated counterfeit brand-name products valued at more than Bt100 million. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177251-dsi-raids-net-bt100m-worth-of-fake-goods-chinese-national-arrested/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Long-tail boat operator’s body found 11km away from incident site By The Nation Police have found the body of the long-tail boat operator, who had disappeared when his boat was flipped on Monday (August 10) by strong waves in Thong Ching Bay in Nakhon Si Thammarat’s Khanom district. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177252-long-tail-boat-operator’s-body-found-11km-away-from-incident-site/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Somapa-Sky Consortium wins bid for passenger services at AOT airports By THE NATION Airports of Thailand (AOT) said the Somapa-Sky Consortium on August 6 won the bid on providing advanced passenger processing and passenger name record services at airports under AOT’s jurisdiction. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177253-somapa-sky-consortium-wins-bid-for-passenger-services-at-aot-airports/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 ‘Phuket Tastival & Seafood Gastronomy’ event gets last-minute rejig By The Phuket News The revised itinerary for the festival was announced just yesterday (Aug 10). Photo: NNT PHUKET:-- The ‘Phuket Tastival & Seafood Gastronomy’ event will be held in Chalong instead of Karon* and Cherng Talay has been added as an extra venue for the ‘rolling’ festival to be held in Phuket over six consecutive weekends, starting this Saturday (Aug 15). Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177254-‘phuket-tastival-seafood-gastronomy’-event-gets-last-minute-rejig/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Police-impersonator brother surrenders, wanted for Phuket roadside robberies By The Phuket News Phasan Chunthong, 40, presented himself at Wichit Police station yesterday (Aug 10). Photo: Supplied PHUKET:-- The second suspect wanted for his role in robberies in Phuket in which he and his brother presented themselves to their victims as police officers has surrendered, Wichit Police have confirmed. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177256-police-impersonator-brother-surrenders-wanted-for-phuket-roadside-robberies/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Singapore reports 61 coronavirus cases, lowest daily count in four months FILE PHOTO: Seafarers who have spent the past months working onboard vessels arrive at the Changi Airport to board their flight back home to India during a crew change amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Singapore June 12, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore on Tuesday reported 61 new COVID-19 cases, its lowest daily count in more than four months. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177257-singapore-reports-61-coronavirus-cases-lowest-daily-count-in-four-months/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 New Zealand locks down biggest city after first local cases of coronavirus in 102 days By Praveen Menon New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern during a news conference prior to the anniversary of the mosque attacks that took place the prior year in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 13, 2020. REUTERS/Martin Hunter/File Photo WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand announced on Tuesday it was shutting down its largest city, Auckland, after four new cases of COVID-19 were discovered in the city, the first evidence of domestic transmission after being coronavirus-free for 102 days. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177259-new-zealand-locks-down-biggest-city-after-first-local-cases-of-coronavirus-in-102-days/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Exclusive: Lebanon's leaders were warned in July about explosives at port - documents By Samia Nakhoul and Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese security officials warned the prime minister and president last month that 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored in Beirut's port posed a security risk and could destroy the capital if it exploded, according to documents seen by Reuters and senior security sources. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177261-exclusive-lebanons-leaders-were-warned-in-july-about-explosives-at-port-documents/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 UK job losses hit decade-high, worse seen ahead By William Schomberg and David Milliken FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past an employment agency "ExtraStaff" in North London, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in London, Britain June 16, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley LONDON (Reuters) - The number of people in work in Britain has suffered the biggest drop since 2009 and signs are growing that the coronavirus will take a heavier toll on the labour market as the government winds down its huge job-protection scheme. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177262-uk-job-losses-hit-decade-high-worse-seen-ahead/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Lamphun wins ‘cleanest province’ contest for three years running By The Nation Chatchai Promlert, Interior Ministry’s permanent secretary Udon Thani, Loei and Lamphun have been named the cleanest provinces in last year’s waste-management contest, “Clean Province”, the Interior Ministry announced on Tuesday (August 11). Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177263-lamphun-wins-‘cleanest-province’-contest-for-three-years-running/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Call for Parliamentary debate to cool growing political tension By The Nation A senator today proposed that the government open a general debate in Parliament as an avenue out of simmering political conflicts. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177264-call-for-parliamentary-debate-to-cool-growing-political-tension/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Russia becomes first country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine, says Putin By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber, Vladimir Soldatkin FILE PHOTO: Russia's President Vladimir Putin discusses the environmental situation in the town of Usolye-Sibirskoye in Irkutsk region during a video conference call with officials at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia July 30, 2020. Sputnik/Alexei Nikolsky/Kremlin via REUTERS MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia had become the first country in the world to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing, a move hailed by Moscow as evidence of its scientific prowess. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177265-russia-becomes-first-country-to-approve-a-covid-19-vaccine-says-putin/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Singapore crushes ivory from around 300 elephants to deter illegal trade By Chen Lin Ivory, seized from various shipments in past years, is laid out to be crushed by the National Parks Board (NParks) at a facility in Singapore August 11, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore started crushing nine tonnes worth of elephant ivory on Tuesday, in what authorities said was the biggest such event globally in recent years and signalled the island nation's fight against illegal trade in wildlife. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177266-singapore-crushes-ivory-from-around-300-elephants-to-deter-illegal-trade/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 ‘Fire’ in Nakhon Ratchasima leaves firefighters amused By The Nation A possible tragedy turned into comedy when firefighters were seen walking out of a restaurant in Nakhon Ratchasima doubled up in laughter on Monday (August 10). Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177268-‘fire’-in-nakhon-ratchasima-leaves-firefighters-amused/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Central bank gets 10kg of gold to boost reserves By THE NATION The central bank on Tuesday (August 11) accepted 10 kilograms of gold donated by the public to help boost the country’s reserves in a merit-making ceremony held in honour of late Ajahn Maha Bua, one of the most famous teachers of the Thai Forest Tradition of Theravada Buddhism. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177269-central-bank-gets-10kg-of-gold-to-boost-reserves/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Trash fire near Phuket Town raises public health, safety alarm By Tanyaluk Sakoot The fire raised concern that the blaze could have easily spread, and the plastic being burned released dangerous pollutants into the air. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET:-- Disaster officials responding to an illegal trash site on fire north of Phuket Town earlier today (Aug 11) have voiced their concerns about trash being illegally dumped across the island. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177270-trash-fire-near-phuket-town-raises-public-health-safety-alarm/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Jason Derulo knocks Will Smith’s teeth out with a golf club in viral Instagram clip By Will Richards Credit: Getty Images An Instagram video of Jason Derulo appearing to knock Will Smith‘s teeth out with a golf club has gone viral. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177271-jason-derulo-knocks-will-smith’s-teeth-out-with-a-golf-club-in-viral-instagram-clip/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Robin Williams’ daughter Zelda says she finds anniversary of star’s death ‘simply too much’ in candid post By Katie Storey Zelda Williams opens up about late dad Robin’s anniversary (Picture: WireImage) Robin Williams’ daughter Zelda has said she finds the anniversary of her dad’s death ‘simply too much’ in an honest post shared on Twitter. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177272-robin-williams’-daughter-zelda-says-she-finds-anniversary-of-star’s-death-‘simply-too-much’-in-candid-post/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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