Charges still pending in Phuket zero-baht tour ‘fake product’ raids

The Phuket News

 

 

PHUKET: Police have yet to press any charges for raids carried out two weeks ago the saw B10 million of goods seized from shops targeting tourists.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005284-charges-still-pending-in-phuket-zero-baht-tour-‘fake-product’-raids/

No Sept 27 verdict leaks at the court’s end, justice official insists

By The Nation

 

Sarawut.

 

Nothing was leaked ahead of the September 27 verdict in the negligence case against former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, as court security was tight, Office of the Judiciary secretary-general Sarawut Benjakul insisted on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005282-no-sept-27-verdict-leaks-at-the-court’s-end-justice-official-insists/

 

Large contingent of police and soldiers visit Chinese tour company and Chiang Mai Night Safari

 

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CHIANG MAI: -- A 50 strong contingent of police and soldiers visited a tour company that organizes group tours and the Chiang Mai Night Safari yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005308-large-contingent-of-police-and-soldiers-visit-chinese-tour-company-and chiang-mai-night-safari/

 

Popular teacher praised as he shows great respect on his last day

 

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Alumni from a school in Ratchaburi praised a teacher who retired yesterday after a long career teaching engineering.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005309-popular-teacher-praised-as-he-shows-great-respect-on-his-last-day/

 

Bangkokians beware! Sidewalk cavity swallows student as blood flows!!

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Okay...now we have your attention we would like to tell you about a story featured on Thai news site Sanook yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005311-bangkokians-beware-sidewalk-cavity-swallows-student-as-blood-flows/

 

Theory of Relativity - is that how many "phii nongs" you have?

 

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BANGKOK: -- It has been revealed that many Thai students haven't got a clue when it comes to science.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005312-theory-of-relativity-is-that-how-many-phii-nongs-you-have/

 

Thai man shoots love rival dead with a crossbow

 

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A Thai man - furious that another man was carrying on with his young wife - shot his rival with a dart from a crossbow as he opened the door.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005313-thai-man-shoots-love-rival-dead-with-a-crossbow/

 

PM strikes deals on US trip

By WASAMON AUDJARINT 
THE NATION

 

 

President brings up massive trade imbalance with Thailand.
 

PRIME MINISTER General Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday visited US President Donald Trump at the White House, marking revitalised relations between Thailand and the US and the announcement of several new deals. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005315-pm-prayut-strikes-deals-on-us-trip/

 

Thai authorities hold back on Interpol red notice request despite Yingluck’s conviction

By KASAMAKORN CHANWANPEN, 
SURIYA PATATHAYO 
THE NATION

 

 

DESPITE FUGITIVE former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra being convicted and her whereabouts being known, police have not yet requested that she be given “red notice” status by Interpol.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005316-thai-authorities-hold-back-on-interpol-red-notice-request-despite-yingluck’s-conviction/

 

Tax incentive for Justice Fund donors

By The Nation

 

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Individuals or legal entities making financial donations to the Justice Fund will be entitled to a tax deduction worth up to two times the money donated, according to Prime Minister’s Office Minister advisor Natthaporn Jatusripitak.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005317-tax-incentive-for-justice-fund-donors/

 

Thousands of retired teachers to be rehired

By The Nation

 

File photo : Boonrux

 

THE OFFICE of Basic Education Commission (Obec) has prepared a new six-month employment contract for 5,200 teachers who officially retired at the end of last month.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005318-thousands-of-retired-teachers-to-be-rehired/

 

Academics object to ‘expensive’ US coal purchase

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

 

ACADEMICS AND activists have cast doubt over the coal purchasing contract between Thailand and the United States, claiming it is too expensive, domestic coal demand is low and the deal breaches the country’s pledge to contain greenhouse gas emissions.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005319-academics-object-to-expensive-us-coal-purchase/

 

Welfare card users stock up on rice, eggs, sauce and oil

By THE NATION

 

 

New system has proven popular with low-income earners despite some early queues and minor hitches.
 

RICE, EGGS, cooking oil and fish sauce were the most popular items being purchased with the new welfare cash cards, according to Deputy Commerce Minister Sonthirat Sonthijirawong. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005320-welfare-card-users-stock-up-on-rice-eggs-sauce-and-oil/

 

BOT mulls digital money

By Wichit Chaitrong 
The Nation

 

File photo : Veerathai

 

The Bank of Thailand has studied whether it should use a digital currency for financial transactions between central bank and commercial banks, according to Veerathai Santiprabhob, central bank governor. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005321-bot-mulls-digital-money/

 

OPINION

Yingluck asylum request could spark uproar

By The Nation

 

Any country approached would have to consider possible harm to Thai law and to diplomatic relations

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005322-yingluck-asylum-request-could-spark-uproar/

 

OPINION

A slip of the pen can be mightier than dynamite

By Tulsathit Taptim 
The Nation

 

People drop bombshells in the social media all the time and with varying effect, but a multi-megaton blast on the rice pledging scheme case has so far gone almost unnoticed in the dust kicked up by Yingluck Shinawatra’s disappearing act.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005323-a-slip-of-the-pen-can-be-mightier-than-dynamite/

 

UPDATE:

Police to seek red warrant for Ms Yingluck’s arrest

By Chalarntorn Yothasmutra

 

 

The Royal Thai Police has sought a red warrant from the foreign affairs division for the arrest of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra by Interpol.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005316-thai-authorities-hold-back-on-interpol-red-notice-request-despite-yingluck’s-conviction/?do=findComment&comment=12328226

 

Health officials to check cancer herbal medicines distributed in Prachin Buri

By Chalarntorn Yothasmutra

 

 

The Ministry of Public Health has stepped in to investigate whether cancer medicines given free of charge by a man in Prachin Buri are effective or not and whether they are safe.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005324-health-officials-to-check-cancer-herbal-medicines-distributed-in-prachin-buri/

 

Government assures public that election will take place according to roadmap

 

BANGKOK, 4 October 2017 (NNT) - The government continues to give assurances that Thai voters will be going to election booths as planned in the national reform roadmap. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005325-thai-govt-assures-public-that-election-will-take-place-according-to-roadmap/

 

Thailand ready for influx of Chinese tourists during Golden Week

 

BANGKOK, 4 October 2017 (NNT) – The Ministry of Tourism and Sports is ready to welcome and accommodate an influx of Chinese tourists during the eight-day Golden Week holiday in China, from Oct 1-8. Permanent Secretary of the Tourism and Sport Ministry is ready to welcome Chinese tourists during the Golden Week. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005326-thailand-ready-for-influx-of-chinese-tourists-during-golden-week/

 

Office of the Judiciary ready to adopt new Criminal Procedure Act

 

BANGKOK, 4 October 2017 (NNT) - The Office of the Judiciary is ready to adopt the new Criminal Procedure Act, which takes another approach to court proceedings. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005329-office-of-the-judiciary-ready-to-adopt-new-criminal-procedure-act/

 

Motive for Las Vegas concert massacre baffles investigators

By Sharon Bernstein and Alexandria Sage

 

The site of the Route 91 music festival mass shooting is seen outside the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. October 2, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

 

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Law enforcement officials puzzled on Tuesday over what motivated a retiree with no criminal record to assemble an arsenal in a high-rise Las Vegas hotel and rain gunfire onto a outdoor concert for nine minutes, killing at least 59 people.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005330-motive-for-las-vegas-concert-massacre-baffles-investigators/

 

U.S. expels 15 Cuban diplomats, fuelling tensions with Havana

By Matt Spetalnick and Sarah Marsh

 

The Cuban national flag is seen raised over their new embassy in Washington July 20, 2015. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/Files

 

WASHINGTON/HAVANA (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Tuesday expelled 15 Cuban diplomats to protest Cuba's failure to protect staff at the U.S. embassy in Havana from a mysterious spate of health "attacks," spurring new tensions between the former Cold War foes.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005331-us-expels-15-cuban-diplomats-fuelling-tensions-with-havana/

 

EU's diplomatic back channel in Pyongyang goes cold

By Robin Emmott

 

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

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - While European powers France and Britain are lobbying Washington to cool tensions since North Korea's most powerful nuclear test a month ago, EU nations with embassies in Pyongyang are directly pressing the North Koreans.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005332-eus-diplomatic-back-channel-in-pyongyang-goes-cold/

 

UK Prince Charles's tour of southeast Asia leaves out Myanmar

 

Britain's Prince Charles speaks during Canada Day celebrations as the country marks its 150th anniversary since confederation, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada July 1, 2017. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Charles will tour southeast Asia and India later this month, but the heir to the throne will not visit Myanmar, after a spate of violence and allegations that authorities are carrying out ethnic cleansing.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005333-uk-prince-charless-tour-of-southeast-asia-leaves-out-myanmar/

 

Vowing not to give up, Britain's May tries to stamp authority on party

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves after visiting a home near the Conservative Party's conference in Manchester, October 2, 2017. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo

 

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May will tell her Conservative Party on Wednesday it is not her style "to give up and turn away" when things get hard, trying to persuade critics that she can lead Britain and complete difficult Brexit negotiations.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005334-vowing-not-to-give-up-britains-may-tries-to-stamp-authority-on-party/

 

Spain's King condemns Catalan leaders as thousands take to streets

By Sam Edwards

 

Spain's King Felipe gestures as he make an statement at Zarzuela Palace in Madrid, Spain, October 3, 2017. Casa de SM El Rey/Francisco Gomez Handout via REUTERS

 

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Spain's King Felipe VI on Tuesday accused Catalan secessionist leaders of shattering democratic principles and dividing Catalan society, as thousands took to the streets to protest against a violent police crackdown against the banned independence referendum held on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005335-spains-king-condemns-catalan-leaders-as-thousands-take-to-streets/

 

Russian Donut gives police two for the price of one - drugs and overstay

 

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PATTAYA: -- A Russian man arrested in Pattaya yesterday gave immigration cops two for the price of one.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005336-russian-donut-gives-police-two-for-the-price-of-one-drugs-and-overstay/

 

Theft of 196 million yen in Ratchada - "an inside job"

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

BANGKOK: -- Police investigating the assault of a man and the theft of 196 million yen or 60 million baht are convinced it was an inside job.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005337-theft-of-196-million-yen-in-ratchada-an-inside-job/

Laotian women arrested for selling sex in Sri Racha

 

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A contingent of 50 men led by district chief Niti Wiwatwanich raided premises at Muang Thong Land in Bo Win sub district last night after reports that it was being used as a brothel.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005338-laotian-women-arrested-for-selling-sex-in-sri-racha/