Only Fools and Horses star reveals heartbreak as Thai wife banned from the UK

BY PATRICK HILL

 

Patrick Murray with his Thai wife Anong, 36, and daughter Josie, two years and 10 months

 

The 61-year-old is desperate for Anong, 36, and Josie, two years and 10 months, to join him in the UK.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002628-only-fools-and-horses-star-reveals-heartbreak-as-thai-wife-banned-from-the-uk/

Drafter ‘should clarify charter clause on election completion’

By The Nation

 

Kanin

 

BANGKOK: -- Chief charter drafter Meechai Ruchuphan should clarify what the charter’s stipulation of “completion of election” really means to prevent future conflicts along the election timeline, Kanin Boonsuwan, a former drafter of the 1997 constitution and member of the Pheu Thai Party’s legal team, said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002686-drafter-‘should-clarify-charter-clause-on-election-completion’/

 

Ayutthaya reminded of government largesse prior to mobile Cabinet meeting

By The Nation

 

File photo: PM General Prayut Chan-o-cha visited Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province.

Irrigation, flood management and transportation connectivity in the central region will be top of the agenda as Thailand’s travelling Cabinet descends on Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya on Tuesday.

 

The meeting in the nation’s treasured former capital will be held on the second day of PM General Prayut Chan-o-cha’s field visit to the region after spending his first day in Suphan Buri.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002687-ayutthaya-reminded-of-government-largesse-prior-to-mobile-cabinet-meeting/

 

Tobacco giant criticises new tax; border controls tightened to prevent smuggling

By THE NATION

 

 

BANGKOK: -- AUTHORITIES tightened border controls to prevent smuggling while a leading international tobacco company yesterday urged the government to improve the structure of the tobacco tax to meet global standards after a new excise tax took effect over the weekend, raising the retail price of cigarettes and alcohol.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002688-tobacco-giant-criticises-new-tax-border-controls-tightened-to-prevent-smuggling/

 

Cabinet to consider Chao Phraya Basin water plan

By THE NATION

 

A rescue team helps a woman and her children evacuate their flooded house in Phitsanulok province’s Wang Thong district. Heavy rains caused by Typhoon Doksuri.

 

More flooding looms as experts point out issues with Bt200-bn proposed projects.
 

BANGKOK: -- THE Bt200-billion flood and drought prevention plan for the Chao Phraya River Basin will be presented to the Cabinet tomorrow, while water-management experts have voiced concerns over the public’s knowledge about the plan and opportunities for participation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002689-cabinet-to-consider-chao-phraya-basin-water-plan/

 

Anti-Sotus page alleges sexual abuse of Silpakorn U freshmen

By THE NATION

 

 

BANGKOK: -- SEXUAL HARASSMENT and verbal abuse during the freshmen welcoming ceremony of the Faculty of Painting, Sculpture and Graphic Arts at Silpakorn University have been reported by incoming students.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002690-anti-sotus-page-alleges-sexual-abuse-of-silpakorn-u-freshmen/

 

Northeastern mental-health clubs help children with special needs

By The Nation

 

 

More than 70 per cent of children with special needs in seven Northeastern provinces have not received treatment partly because their parents feel ashamed of bringing them out of their homes.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002691-northeastern-mental-health-clubs-help-children-with-special-needs/

 

Dispute over fish ladders to save species

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

 

Advocates argue scaly fish can pass through river barriers

 

BANGKOK: -- RESEARCH TO develop a ladder to help native fish navigate upstream in rivers facing major hydropower project construction may be the best hope for preserving fish biodiversity, says an organisation dedicated to fisheries.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002692-dispute-over-fish-ladders-to-save-species/

 

‘Nong Than’ leads the way from her wheelchair

By CHULARAT SAENGPASSA 
THE NATION

 

 

BANGKOK: -- EVERY DAY, a young woman in a wheelchair has been serving happiness to patients who need moral support at the World Medical Hospital.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002693-‘nong-than’-leads-the-way-from-her-wheelchair/

 

New welfare cards prompt concerns over govt control

By Chularat Saengpassa 
The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- ACTIVISTS campaigning for the rights of the underprivileged have expressed concerns about the government’s launch of welfare cards. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002694-new-welfare-cards-prompt-concerns-over-govt-control/

 

Rising baht puts top banker on spot

By Wichit Chaitrong 
The Nation

 

Veerathai Santiprabhob

 

GOVERNOR SEEKS BALANCE AS CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS HURT EXPORTERS AND FARMERS

 

BANGKOK: -- The strengthening of the baht against the US dollar has put the job of central bank governor Veerathai Santiprabhob at risk, and put pressure on millions of farmers who are suffering from volatility in the financial market.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002695-rising-baht-puts-top-banker-on-spot/

 

Siam declares war!

By Phatarawadee Phataranawik 
The Nation

 

Overseas newspapers, filled with accounts of the war, can be browsed. Nation/Tanachai Pramarnpani

 

A century ago this year, King Rama VI committed Thai troops to battle halfway around the world

BANGKOK: -- There are many interesting aspects to the exhibition “Siam and the World War I Centenary”, not least the fact that the curator is a specialist in contemporary art. Chitti Kasemkitvatana brings vivid modernity to a century-old story in the show continuing at the King Vajiravudh Memorial Hall in Bangkok’s National Library until September 30.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002696-siam-declares-war/

 

Man shoots two daughters then commits suicide

By Thai PBS

 

 

CHANTABURI: -- A constructor worker shot his two young daughters – one of them died instantly and the other died at the hospital – and then used the same shotgun to shoot himself to death in their house in Pong Namron district of Chanthaburi province on Sunday (Sept 17).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002697-man-shoots-two-daughters-then-commits-suicide-in-chanthaburi/

 

OAG urged to probe air ship and GT200 bomb detectors to set a precedent for procurement standard

By Thai PBS

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Pheu Thai party has urged the Office of the Auditor-General to investigate the Army’s procurement of a 350 million baht air ship and hundreds of GT200 portable bomb detectors in order to set a precedent for future procurement of materials by state agencies.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002698-oag-urged-to-probe-air-ship-and-gt200-bomb-detectors-to-set-a-precedent-for-procurement-standard/

 

Ex-attorney general appeal for fairness for prosecutors handling Boss’s case

By Thai PBS

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Former attorney-general Atthapol Yaisawang has appealed to critics to not blame public prosecutors for allegedly dragging their feet in taking legal action against Red Bull heir, resulting to three cases being dropped due to expiration of their statute of limitations.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002699-ex-attorney-general-appeal-for-fairness-for-prosecutors-handling-boss’s-case/

 

Police to ponder legal action against rubber plantation owner for the death of an elephant

By Thai PBS

 

 

CHANTABURI: -- Police are awaiting a forensic report from veterinarians about the death of an adult elephant allegedly electrocuted at a rubber plantation in Kaeng Hang Maew district of Chanthaburi on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002700-chantaburi-police-to-ponder-legal-action-against-rubber-plantation-owner-for-the-death-of-an-elephant/

 

1 dead 1 injured after motorbike hits pickup truck in accident

By Online Admin -

 

 

PATTAYA: -- A Thai male has died and another injured after their motorbike smashed into a pickup truck at high speed in the Naklua area of Pattaya.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002701-1-dead-1-injured-after-motorbike-hits-pickup-truck-in-accident/

 

Motorbike taxi hits pedestrian crossing road

By Online Admin -

 

 

PATTAYA: -- A motorbike taxi has smashed into a pedestrian who was trying to cross the road on Soi 13/1 Beach Road, South Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002702-motorbike-taxi-hits-pedestrian-crossing-road/
 

 

British police arrest second man over London train bombing

By Paul Sandle

 

Police officers stand in front of barriers forming a cordon around a property being searched after a man was arrested in connection with an explosion on a London Underground train, in Sunbury-on-Thames, Britain, September 17, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - A second man has been arrested over Friday's bombing of a London commuter train that injured 30 people and Britain remained on its highest level of alert on Sunday with soldiers helping provide security.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002703-british-police-arrest-second-man-over-london-train-bombing/

 

Britain's Boris Johnson accused of Brexit "backseat driving"

By Paul Sandle

 

Britain's State Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Boris Johnson speaks during a news conference at Lancaster house in London, September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's foreign minister Boris Johnson was accused by cabinet colleagues on Sunday of "backseat driving" on Brexit after setting out his own vision of the country's future outside the European Union.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002704-britains-boris-johnson-accused-of-brexit-backseat-driving/

 

Tillerson says U.S. weighing closing embassy in Cuba over sonic attacks

 

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is considering closing its embassy in Havana in response to an alleged sonic attack on U.S. personnel in Cuba, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002705-tillerson-says-us-weighing-closing-embassy-in cuba over-sonic-attacks/

 

Trump hits back at Clinton, with a golf ball, on Twitter

 

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attends a signing of her new book 'What Happened' at Barnes & Noble bookstore at Union Square in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 12, 2017. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday retweeted a doctored video of himself taking a golf swing and hitting former Democratic presidential rival Hillary Clinton, who then stumbles as she boards a plane.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002707-trump-hits-back-at-clinton-with-a-golf-ball-on-twitter/

 

Tillerson says U.S. could stay in Paris climate accord

By Lucia Mutikani

 

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday the United States could remain in the Paris climate accord "under the right conditions."

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States could remain in the Paris climate accord under the right conditions, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday, signaling a shift in tone from the Trump administration, which angered allies with its decision to pull out of the agreement.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002709-tillerson-says-us-could-stay-in-paris-climate-accord/

 

As North Korea threat looms, Trump to address world leaders at U.N.

By Michelle Nichols

 

The General Assembly hall is seen at the U.N. Headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 17, 2017. REUTERS/Joe Penney

 

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - North Korea's nuclear threat looms large this week over the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations in New York, where diplomats are eager to hear U.S. President Donald Trump address the 193-member body for the first time.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002711-as-north-korea-threat-looms-trump-to-address-world-leaders-at-un/

 

U.S. Ambassador Haley - U.N. has exhausted options on North Korea

By Doina Chiacu

 

U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley attends the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 15, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Sunday the U.N. Security Council has run out of options on containing North Korea's nuclear programme and the United States may have to turn the matter over to the Pentagon.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002712-us-ambassador-haley-un-has-exhausted-options-on-north-korea/

 

Too soon to determine risks of central bank-issued cryptocurrencies: BIS

BY REUTERS 

 

REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/Illustration/Files

 

LONDON (Reuters) – It is too soon to determine whether central banks should issue their own cryptocurrencies, the Bank for International Settlements said on Sunday, as the risks could not yet be fully assessed and the technology underpinning them is still unproven.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/24334-2/24334/

Next up: ‘Chat bots’ in LINE set to replace apps

BY THE NATION

 

 

LINE recently released the new LINE API for 100 Thai start-ups, in a move to scale new services and innovations, and support the Thai start-up ecosystem.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/next-chat-bots-line-set-replace-apps/24336/

Qatar to buy 24 Typhoon jets from BAE Systems

 

FILE PHOTO - A sign adorns a hangar at the BAE Systems facility in Salmesbury, Britain, March 10, 2016. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo

 

DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar's defence minister has signed a letter of intent to purchase 24 Typhoon jets from British defence group BAE Systems <BAES.L>, in a move that could anger other Gulf countries boycotting Doha.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002719-qatar-to-buy-24-typhoon-jets-from-bae-systems/

 

Hamas says ready to hand Gaza to a Palestinian unity government

By Mohamed el Sherif and Ali Sawafta

 

A member of the Palestinian security forces, loyal to Hamas, stands guard as men set up a barbed wire on the border with Egypt, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, August 24, 2017. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/File Photo

 

CAIRO/RAMALLAH (Reuters) - Hamas has agreed to dissolve the administration that runs Gaza, it said on Sunday, a major step towards handing control of the enclave to a Palestinian unity government after a decade of bitter rivalry with President Mahmoud Abbas.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002720-hamas-says-ready-to-hand-gaza-to-a-palestinian-unity-government/

 

Iran's Khamenei warns U.S. against "wrong move" on nuclear deal

 

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks live on television in Tehran June 12, 2009. REUTERS/Caren Firouz/Files

 

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran will not be bullied by the United States and will react strongly to any "wrong move" by Washington on Tehran's nuclear deal, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002721-irans-khamenei-warns-us-against-wrong-move-on-nuclear-deal/