734 arrested in nationwide crackdown on drug-dealing networks

By Kornkamon Aksorndech 
The Nation

 

 

A crackdown on 27 drug-dealing networks nationwide has resulted in 734 arrests and the confiscation of a huge amount of illicit drugs, Deputy Police Chief Pol Gen Chalermkiat Sriworakhan announced on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001855-734-arrested-in-nationwide-crackdown-on-drug-dealing-networks/

Article 44 To Shred Departure Cards (For Thais): Gov't

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

BANGKOK — By the end of the year, Thai citizens can dispense with filling out departure and arrival cards when they travel, a government spokesman said Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001843-article-44-to-shred-departure-cards-for-thais-govt/

Relying on the Russians - Thai hotels chief has mixed forecast for Pattaya high season

 

Picture: Sophon Cable

 

PATTAYA: -- The head of the Thai Hoteliers' Association on the eastern seaboard has mixed hopes for tourism in Pattaya this coming high season.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001884-relying-on-the-russians-thai-hotels-chief-has-mixed-forecast-for pattaya-high-season/

 

Floating trash off Pattaya's coast - watchdog blaming Thais as "sixth worst polluters" in the world

 

Images: Facbook

 

The Pattaya watchdog group has once again raised the specter of trash in the sea off the coast of the resort.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001885-floating-trash-off-pattayas-coast-watchdog-blaming-thais-as-sixth-worst-polluters-in-the-world/

 

Doubts raised over Pichai’s ‘national government’ idea

 

BANGKOK: -- The idea of a ‘national government’ to rule the country following the next general election has not been fully welcomed by key figures, after former Democrat Party leader Pichai Rattakul floated the notion over the weekend.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001886-doubts-raised-over-pichai’s-‘national-government’-idea/

 

Abhisit warns against ‘disrespecting the people’

By The Nation

 

Abhisit Vejjajiva

 

BANGKOK: -- Going against the people’s will could be dangerous, and discussing the future of politics at this juncture without first seeing the public’s opinion in a general election was tantamount to disrespecting the people, Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva warned on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001887-abhisit-warns-against-‘disrespecting-the-people’/

 

Yingluck probably fled to Sa Kaew ‘using at least two vehicles’

By WASAMON AUDJARINT 
THE NATION

 

File photo: Yingluck Shinawatra

 

BANGKOK: -- AT LEAST TWO vehicles probably were involved in the escape of fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra on August 23, two days before she was due to hear the Supreme Court verdict in her negligence case, said deputy police chief Pol General Srivara Ransibrahmanakul yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001888-yingluck-probably-fled-to-sa-kaew-‘using-at-least-two-vehicles’/

 

Article 44 used on four issues of airlines, travel, medical supplies and electricity

By THE NATION

 

 

THE NATIONAL COUNCIL for Peace and Order (NCPO) yesterday approved the use of special powers to handle four major issues involving airlines, travel, medical supplies and electricity.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001889-article-44-used-on-four-issues-of-airlines-travel-medical-supplies-and-electricity/

 

Activists ask for free coverage for more medical conditions

By THE NATION

 

Manas Kosol. Photo from www.voicelabour.org

 

BANGKOK: -- AN ACTIVIST network has been pushing to expand the scope of the social security scheme’s medical services.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001890-activists-ask-for-free-coverage-for-more-medical-conditions/

 

UPDATE:

 

Ministry orders probe into Red Bull’s public land lease

By THE NATION

 

 

A LEASE CONTRACT linked to the giant energy drink company Red Bull for public land in a community forest in Khon Kaen’s Ubonrat district could be terminated if there is opposition, the Interior Minister said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001791-anupong-vows-to-scrap-approval-of-land-use-and-punish-responsible-officials/?do=findComment&comment=12265384

 

UPDATE:

 

Interpol publishes ‘red notice’ for Red Bull’s fugitive Boss

By The Nation

 

 

The International Police Organisation (Interpol) has included on its wanted list the fugitive heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune who has been charged over a fatal car crash that killed a Bangkok policeman five years ago.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001775-latest-int’l-sighting-of-fugitive-red-bull-heir-is-on-interpol-wanted-notice…finally/?do=findComment&comment=12265393

 

Japan relies on Thailand as gateway to Asean markets, says trade minister

By THE NATION

 

 

570 delegates ‘excited’ about new investment possibilities in EEC.

BANGKOK: -- THAILAND IS an investment hub for Japan that serves as a gateway to other countries in Asean, according to Hiroshige Seko, Japan’s Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001892-japan-relies-on-thailand-as-gateway-to-asean-markets-says-trade-minister/

 

APP allows public to access info on govt spending

By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- New mobile application ‘Where Did the Tax Go?’ was introduced yesterday at the international exhibition “Digital Thailand Big Bang 2014”, intended for the public to track government spending and procurement.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001893-app-allows-public-to-access-info-on-thai-govt-spending/

 

Japan, Thailand sign 7 deals to strengthen economic ties

By WICHIT CHAITRONG 
THE NATION

 

 

Agreements focus on industry and eastern and eastern economic corridor development.

 

BANGKOK: -- THE THAI GOVERNMENT and its Japanese trade counterpart yesterday signed seven formal agreements covering industrial upgrades, investment in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), human development, and support for small and medium-sized enterprises.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001894-japan-thailand-sign-7-deals-to-strengthen-economic-ties/

 

A warm welcome in Buri Ram

By Pattarawadee Saengmanee 
The Nation 

 

This 120-year-old house displays the best of Isaan-style architecture.

 

The peaceful village of Sanuan Nok shares its sericulture and weaving wonders with homestay guests

 

WITH THE RAINY season greening the vast stretches of Buri Ram, the little village of Sanuan Nok has emerged as an alluring weekend escape for travellers from the big cities, offering a chance to get back to life’s basics. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001897-a-warm-welcome-in-buri-ram/

 

Fresno County releases video clip of recovery operation in the Kings River

By Thai PBS

 

 

Fresno County Sheriff Office has released video clip of the Sept 1 operation to retrieve bodies of two Thai students died in a road accident at the King River.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001899-fresno-county-releases-video-clip-of-recovery-operation-to-retrieve-bodies-of-two-thai-students/

 

North Korea sanctions 'nothing compared to what will have to happen': Trump

By Roberta Rampton and David Brunnstrom

 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un claps during a celebration for nuclear scientists and engineers who contributed to a hydrogen bomb test, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on September 10, 2017. KCNA via REUTERS

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the latest U.N. sanctions on North Korea agreed this week were only a very small step and nothing compared to what would have to happen to deal with the country's nuclear program.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001900-north-korea-sanctions-nothing-compared-to-what-will-have-to-happen-trump/

 

North Korea does not want war, world does not want regime change: U.N.

By Tom Miles

 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves to people attending a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of country's founding father, Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang, April 15, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj/Files

 

GENEVA (Reuters) - North Korea does not want to start a nuclear war and the world is not seeking to overthrow its leader Kim Jong Un, the U.N. disarmament chief said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001901-north-korea-does-not-want-war-world-does-not-want-regime-change-un/

Italian parliament votes to toughen laws against fascist propaganda

By Crispian Balmer

 

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the lower house of the parliament in Rome, Italy April 22, 2013. REUTERS/Tony Gentile/File Photo

 

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's lower house of parliament approved on Tuesday a bill aimed at curbing fascist propaganda, more than 70 years after the death of wartime dictator Benito Mussolini.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001902-italian-parliament-votes-to-toughen-laws-against-fascist-propaganda/

 

Three Italians die after falling into hole at volcano near Naples

 

ROME (Reuters) - An Italian couple and their 11-year-old son were killed on Tuesday when a hole opened up in the ground at a bubbling volcanic crater near Naples, a popular tourist site.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001903-three-italians-die-after-falling-into-hole-at-volcano-near-naples/

 

U.S. Supreme Court allows broad Trump refugee ban

By Lawrence Hurley and Dan Levine

 

FILE PHOTO - Protesters hold signs against U.S. President Donald Trump's limited travel ban, approved by the U.S. Supreme Court, in New York City, U.S. on June 29, 2017. REUTERS/Joe Penney/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed President Donald Trump to broadly implement a ban on refugees entering the country from around the world.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001906-us-supreme-court-allows-broad-trump-refugee-ban/

 

Spanish court blocks second law linked to Catalan referendum

By Inmaculada Sanz

 

A banner reading "Independence Now" is carried as thousands of people gather for a rally on Catalonia's national day 'La Diada' in Barcelona, Spain, September 11, 2017. REUTERS/Susana Vera

 

MADRID (Reuters) - A Spanish court has suspended a Catalan law that outlined a legal framework for an independent state, a court source said on Tuesday, the day after hundreds of thousands rallied in Barcelona to support secession from Madrid.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001907-spanish-court-blocks-second-law-linked-to-catalan-referendum/

 

Floridians assess Irma's wreckage as death toll mounts

By Andy Sullivan

 

A collapsed coastal house is pictured after Hurricane Irma passed the area in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, U.S., September 12, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Wattie

 

ISLAMORADA, Fla. (Reuters) - Hurricane Irma evacuees from the Florida Keys began returning to the storm-ravaged island chain on Tuesday to find homes shredded like soda cans and businesses coated in seaweed amid a debris-strewn landscape where an estimated 25 percent of all dwellings were destroyed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001910-floridians-assess-irmas-wreckage-as-death-toll-mounts/

 

More trouble at Surin bar where British owner was attacked by biker gang

Picture: TNews/77JOWO

 

Thai media reported that there was more criminal activity at the bar in Surin where the UK owner was attacked by a biker gang at the weekend.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001914-more-trouble-at-surin-bar-where-british-owner-was-attacked-by-biker-gang/

 

Thai grannie returns to her family after night in the forest - with spooky tale and lottery numbers!

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

KORAT: -- A missing Thai grannie was found following a search by worried relatives and rescue workers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001915-thai-grannie-returns-to-her-family-after-night-in-the-forest-with spooky-tale-and-lottery-numbers/

 

Hezbollah declares Syria victory, Russia says much of country won back

By Tom Perry and Katya Golubkova

 

FILE PHOTO:People watch Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah as he appears on a screen during a live broadcast to speak to his supporters at an event marking Resistance and Liberation Day in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, May 25, 2017. REUTERS/Hassan Abdallah/File Photo

 

BEIRUT/MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah has declared victory in the Syrian war while Russia said government forces had driven militants from much of the country where President Bashar al-Assad's rule seemed in danger two years ago.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001917-hezbollah-declares-syria-victory-russia-says-much-of-country-won-back/

 

Monks defrocked for drugs after raids at three Nakhon Pathom temples

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

NAKHON PATHOM: -- Authorities raided three temples in Nakhon Chaisri district of Nakhon Pathom yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001918-monks-defrocked-for-drugs-after-raids-at-three-nakhon-pathom-temples/

 

Apple launches $999 iPhone X in bid to regain innovation lead

BY REUTERS

 

 

CUPERTINO, Calif. (Reuters) – Apple Inc on Tuesday rolled out its much-anticipated iPhone X, a glass and stainless steel device with an edge-to-edge display that Chief Executive Tim Cook called “the biggest leap forward since the original iPhone.”

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/apple-launches-999-iphone-x-bid-regain-innovation-lead/24220/

Officials are confident bomb planters in Phu Tab Berk will be tracked down

By Thai PBS

 

 

PHETCHABUN: -- The Third Army Region commander Lt-Gen Vichak Siribansop is confident that the perpetrator(s) who planted the bomb at Phu Tab Berk which exploded and killed a man and injured three others will be tracked down.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001920-officials-are-confident-bomb-planters-in-phu-tab-berk-will-be-tracked-down/

 

Teenage boys offered oral sex for foreigners at Chiang Mai massage shop

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

CHIANG MAI: -- Police and child protection agencies who raided a downtown Chiang Mai massage shop found that it was just a front for sexual activity.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1001922-teenage-boys-offered-oral-sex-for-foreigners-at-chiang-mai-massage-shop/