webfact Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 BMTA launches new image and ‘Wi-Fi equipped air-conditioned buses’ welcoming ASEAN communityBANGKOK, 2 October 2014 (NNT) - Mr. Narade Boonpiam, Acting Director of the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) said on the occasion of the 38th anniversary of BMTA establishment that the BMTA has re-launched a more modern and updated image by redesigning its logo and changing the colour of buses.Furthermore, it has collaborated with private companies who have been granted concession to install Wi-Fi routers on 375 Euro-2 buses as a pilot scheme between October and December of this year, and will extend to cover a further 1,500 NGV air-conditioned buses by 2016. Passengers can automatically connect to the Wi-Fi signal with no charge.In response to the upcoming ASEAN Community integration in 2015, the BMTA has also prepared bus route signs in both Thai and English to be placed on all buses, including non air-conditioned ones. The signs will indicate significant locations where each bus will pass through, for the convenience of passengers.-- NNT 2014-10-02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 2010 Unrest: Japan Again Demands Answer Over Reporter's DeathBy Khaosod EnglishTaishi Akimoto, first secretary of the Japanese embassy in Bangkok, met with Thai police yesterday and discussed the development of the inquiry into a Japanese reporter's death in 2010. 31 Sept 2014.BANGKOK — The Embassy of Japan in Thailand is still seeking answers from Thai authorities over the killing of a Japanese reporter during the 2010 political unrest in Bangkok. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/765071-2010-unrest-japan-again-demands-answer-over-reporters-death/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 Prayut denies nine-day New Year breakThe NationBANGKOK: -- Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday denied rumours shared on social media that the government would extend the New Year public holiday to nine days. He pointed out that no country enjoyed such a long public holiday. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/765072-prayut-denies-nine-day-new-year-break/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 Plan to shift farmers from rice opposedJitima Janphrom,Saichon Srinuanjan,Wattana KhamchuThe NationGovt notes drought woes, low pricesBANGKOK: -- OPPOSITION has begun to emerge against a plan to encourage farmers to abandon rice and grow different crops - in return for financial compensation. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/765073-plan-to-shift-thai-farmers-from-rice-opposed/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 Police promised cash reward to buy false testimony: taxi driverThe NationBANGKOK: -- A TAXI driver on Koh Tao off the Surat Thani coast yesterday went public with his accusation that police investigating the murders of two British tourists had tried to intimidate him into providing false testimony. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/765074-police-promised-cash-reward-to-buy-false-testimony-koh-tao-taxi-driver/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 Nikom says he will sue if NLA proceeds with impeachmentKHANITTHA THEPPHAJORNTHE NATIONSAYS HE WILL TAKE CASE TO COURT IN ORDER TO PROTECT OTHER ELECTED POLITICIANSBANGKOK: -- A FORMER Parliament vice-president yesterday threatened to take legal action against the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) if it went ahead with moves to have him impeached. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/765075-nikom-says-he-will-sue-if-nla-proceeds-with-impeachment/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 Nation TV, One Box Home offer discount vouchers for digital TV receiversWatchiranont ThongtepThe NationNation Broadcasting Corporation president Adisak Limprungpatanakit and One Box Home Co CEO Eaksakdi Daengdej, fourth and fifth from left, at an event yesterday to promote digital set-top boxes.BANGKOK: -- In a bid to speed up the transition to a digital terrestrial TV era, 24-hour news digital TV station Nation TV, is teaming up with One Box Home, a leading manufacturer of digital TV set-top boxes, and other key business partners to offer discount vouchers to subsidise customers who want to buy a complete digital TV receiver set. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/765076-nation-tv-one-box-home-offer-discount-vouchers-for-digital-tv-receivers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 EDITORIALA host country's sporting bias is fool's goldThe NationMedals achieved on a tilted playing field are a victory for self-delusionBANGKOK: -- A lot of Thai football fans were upset at what they perceived as unfair refereeing during Tuesday's Asian Games match between Thailand and South Korea, which the latter won 2-0. Viewers claimed the referee awarded the hosts a penalty for a Thai player's foul outside the penalty area, yet denied Thailand one when a Korean player handled the ball inside the same zone. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/765077-a-host-countrys-sporting-bias-is-fools-gold-thai-editorial/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 THAI TALKWhat exactly will the 250 'reformers' be doing?Suthichai YoonThe NationBANGKOK: -- Premier Prayut Chan-o-cha has pleaded with the public to refrain from making critical remarks about how the 250 members of the National Reform Council (NRC) were picked. He promised to replace anyone who doesn't prove to be qualified. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/765079-thai-talk-what-exactly-will-the-250-reformers-be-doing/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 Phuket donor 'got money from dubious investment scheme'Nattha ThepbamrungFollowers of Zhang Jian brought B30 million in cash to the wat, then tried to recruit people to in the temple to join YSLM.PHUKET: -- Chinese businessman Zhang Jian, aka Supachai Rujathon, 26, who became famous across Thailand recently when he donated B34 million – B30 million in cold cash – to Phuket’s Wat Jareonsamanakit, is wanted by the authorities in Malaysia. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/765082-phuket-donor-got-money-from-dubious-investment-scheme/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 Jellyfish invade Hua Hin beachHUA HIN: -- Tourists and locals alike have been warned not to venture into the sea in Hua Hin as the sea is proliferated with countless jellyfish, many of them poisonous. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/765083-jellyfish-invade-hua-hin-beach/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 UPDATE: Police confident to arrest suspects in Koh Tao murder in 2 daysBANGKOK: -- Police are confident that they will be able to issue warrant for the arrest of or arrest the suspects in the September 15 murder of two British bakcpackers on Koh Tao in a few days, said Pol Lt-Gen Panya Mamen, acting assistant national police chief, said today. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/764991-arrest-warrant-for-koh-tao-murder-suspect-to-be-issued-in-3-days/page-5?p=8469038#entry8469038 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 BURNING ISSUENRC members must cover all hues of political spectrumATTAYUTH BOOTSRIPOOMBANGKOK: -- THIS WEEK we will know who the appointed members of the National Reform Council (NRC) are, who will be playing a key role in reforming Thailand in many areas. Their role will involve not only the drafting of a new constitution, but also amendments and adjustments to laws, regulations and structure of the political, economic and social sectors. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/765084-nrc-members-must-cover-all-hues-of-political-spectrum-thai-politics/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 Links revealed between police and migrants on Koh TaoThanapat KitjakosolThe NationKoh TaoBANGKOK: -- OUT OF more than 5,000 migrant workers living and working on Koh Tao, around 2,000 live illegally by paying police Bt500 a month to work there. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/765086-links-revealed-between-police-and-migrants-on-koh-tao/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 Drugs found in pumpkinsThe NationBANGKOK: -- Police yesterday caught a woman allegedly trying to smuggle in marijuana and amphetamines stuffed in pumpkins.Kanjana Srijuisai, 37, was arrested at a border checkpoint in Ubon Ratchathani after returning from Laos. Noticing her acting suspiciously, customs agents pressed hard and found out that she had wheeled in some extra luggage and large pumpkins on a pushcart. Three packs of marijuana weighing 1,145 grams 1,145 and 2,000 yaba tablets were found in the pumpkins. The suspect admitted that she got Bt15,000 from a man based in Chon Buri's Laem Chabang district to bring in the drugs.Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Drugs-found-in-pumpkins-30244572.html-- The Nation 2014-10-02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 UPDATE: Beauty clinic shuts down after client's death during surgerySutinan Kongsin,Poungchompoo PrasertThe NationA BEAUTY clinic in Samut Prakan province has reportedly closed down after one of its clients died on the surgery table recently.BANGKOK: -- Maythayar Mawong, 30, reportedly succumbed to malignant hyperthermia, a rare life-threatening condition that is usually triggered by exposure to certain drugs used for anaesthesia, while undergoing plastic surgery at the clinic last month. The clinic has reportedly offered financial compensation to her family, which has decided not to sue the clinic or doctor involved. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/764994-samut-prakan-beauty-clinic-shuts-down-after-client-dies-during-surgery/#entry8469088 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 Secret Service director Julia Pierson resignsWASHINGTON: -- The head of the US Secret Service, tasked with guarding US President Barack Obama, has resigned following several high-profile security lapses. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/765087-head-of-us-secret-service-resigns/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 Florida music row shooter guilty of murder(BBC) A man who shot dead a teenager during a quarrel over loud music in Florida has been found guilty of first-degree murder in a retrial. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/765088-florida-music-row-shooter-guilty-of-murder/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 China issues warning over Hong Kong 'illegal' protests(BBC) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi has issued a stern warning against any "illegal" protests in Hong Kong. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/765089-china-warns-on-illegal-hk-protests/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 Ebola outbreak: 'Five infected every hour' in Sierra Leone(BBC) A leading charity has warned that a rate of five new Ebola cases an hour in Sierra Leone means healthcare demands are far outstripping supply. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/765090-ebola-outbreak-five-infected-every-hour-in-sierra-leone/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 TAT confident Chinese arrivals will exceed 2014 targetBANGKOK, 2 October 2014 (NNT) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand is confident that the number of Chinese arrivals to the country will exceed this year’s target. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/765111-tat-confident-chinese-arrivals-will-exceed-2014-target/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 35,000 walruses mass on Alaska beach 'due to climate change'LOS ANGELES (AFP) - At least 35,000 walruses have beached themselves on a remote Alaskan coastline in a phenomenon blamed on the melting of arctic ice due to climate change, experts said Wednesday. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/765115-35000-walruses-mass-on-alaska-beach-due-to-climate-change/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 China suspended visas for tour groups heading to Hong Kong as pro-democracy protests intensify. /The Nation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 Southern train services are suspended after a Bangkok-bound train from Kantang district, Trang, derailed in Cha-am district, Phetchaburi, at 2.30am. The State Railway of Thailand plans to reopen the southern line at 4pm today. /Bangkok Post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 Thai stock index opens on Thursday at 1,582.21 falls 5.14 points /MCOT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 UPDATE:Thai Police: Koh Tao backpacker Hannah Witheridge raped twice, arrest imminentSYDNEY: -- A BRITISH backpacker on the holiday island of Koh Tao in Thailand was raped by two of her killers before she was murdered, police have revealed. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/764991-arrest-warrant-for-koh-tao-murder-suspect-to-be-issued-in-3-days/page-7?p=8469950#entry8469950 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 A southern train to Bangkok jumped off the tracks at Huey Sai Nua railway station in Cha-am district of Phetburi province, forcing almost all southbound trains to leave Bangkok today to suspend services. Besides all trains heading for Bangkok also were forced to stop services pending the recovering the train back on the tracks. More information can be obtained from the state railway information centre at Tel 1690. Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/65193/ -- Thai PBS 2014-10-02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 Social Development Ministry sets sight on problem of beggarsBANGKOK, 2 August 2014 (NNT) – The minister of social development and human security has set his sight on addressing the problem of beggars, a common sight at many of Bangkok's pedestrian overpasses. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/765120-bangkok-social-development-ministry-sets-sight-on-problem-of-beggars/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 HK PROTEST: 'Occupy' protests have opened Pandora's boxThomas ChanChina DailyHONG KONG: -- Pandora’s Box has now been opened in Hong Kong. What has been released is a strong distrust of the SAR government as well as the central government — particularly among the younger generation — as well as much upheaval in society. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/765121-hk-protest-occupy-protests-have-opened-pandoras-box/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 Southern rapid train derails at Cha-am before dawn ThursdayBANGKOK: -- A Kantang-Bangkok rapid train derailed while it was on the way from Trang province to Bangkok last night. There was no injury in this latest train mishap but disrupted almost all trains from Bangkok to the southern provinces, and vice versa. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/765123-southern-rapid-train-derails-at-cha-am-before-dawn-thursday/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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