Australian PM to force lawmakers to declare citizenship to end political crisis

 

Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull reacts during a media conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, November 6, 2017. AAP/Lukas Coch/via REUTERS

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced plans on Monday to force all lawmakers to declare they are not dual nationals as he seeks to defuse a political crisis that saw his deputy ejected from parliament.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010041-australian-pm-to-force-lawmakers-to-declare-citizenship-to-end-political-crisis/

 

PM to attend ASEAN Summit next week

 

 

BANGKOK, 6 November 2017 (NNT) - Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha is scheduled to attend the ASEAN Summit from November 13th – 14th in the Philippines. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010042-pm-prayut-to-attend-asean-summit-next-week/

 

Thai Union Group hits record Q3 sales despite tough market conditions

By The Nation

 

 

Thai Union Group Plc (Thai Union) reported a 0.4 per cent year-on-year sales increase in the third quarter of 2017, resulting in a record Bt35.18 billion despite significant currency exchange fluctuations and increased raw material costs. Consolidated net profit was Bt1.73 billion, up 8.9 per cent from the same period last year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010043-thai-union-group-hits-record-q3-sales-despite-tough-market-conditions/

 

Govt aims to make Thailand a gemstone and jewelry hub in the next 5 years

 

BANGKOK, 6 November 2017 (NNT) - The government is pushing for growth in the gemstone and jewelry sector, in a bid to make Thailand an industry hub in the next five years. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010050-govt-aims-to-make-thailand-a-gemstone-and-jewelry-hub-in-the-next-5-years/

 

Health team sent to help villagers frightened by ‘deadly ghost’

By The Nation

 

 

Public health officials, including a doctor and psychologists, have been dispatched to a tambon in Nong Kung Si district in Kalasin province following rumours that a “porb” ghost has killed four men recently.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010053-health-team-sent-to-help-thai-villagers-frightened-by-‘deadly-ghost’/

 

Release asylum seekers detained in raids, rights group urges

 

 

Thai authorities should release 35 Pakistani and Somali asylum seekers arrested in recent raids, a rights group said Monday, slamming arrests that swept up more than a dozen children.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010054-release-pakistani-and-somali-asylum-seekers-detained-in-raids-rights-group-urges-thai-authorities/

Prawit refuses to confirm speculation about junta-linked party

By The Nation

 

Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan

 

Amid speculation that the junta-led National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) will set up a political party to support junta chief General Prayut Chan-o-cha to become the next premier after the next election, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan on Monday refused to issue a denial.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010056-prawit-refuses-to-confirm-speculation-about-junta-linked-party/

 

No signs of cabinet reshuffle yet from PM: DPM Tanasak

By Thai PBS

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has so far given no signs of reshuffling the cabinet, Deputy Prime Minister Tanasak Patimapragorn said on Monday (Nov 6).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010059-no-signs-of-cabinet-reshuffle-yet-from-pm-dpm-tanasak/

 

No joke: China's war on pollution roils world's top pig farming sector

By Hallie Gu and Josephine Mason

 

Discarded vaccines are seen at a pig farm on the outskirts of Beijing, China October 30, 2017. REUTERS/Hallie Gu/Files

 

ZHOUCUN, China (Reuters) - When Zhang Faqing received a letter from the government last December ordering him to close his pig farm on the outskirts of Beijing with just two weeks notice, he thought it was a joke.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010060-no-joke-chinas-war-on-pollution-roils-worlds-top-pig-farming-sector/

 

Gulf Energy commences operations at GTS3 power plant in Rayong

By The Nation

 

Gulf Energy Development, one of Thailand’s largest independent power producers, has this month commenced commercial operations at the newest of its power plants.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010061-gulf-energy-commences-operations-at-gts3-power-plant-in-rayong/

 

Tanasak urges ‘calm’ as NCPO considers lifting political ban

By The Nation

 

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Thailand Tanasak Patimapragorn.

 

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Thailand Tanasak Patimapragorn on Monday urged political parties to keep calm and wait for the ban on political gatherings to be lifted, adding that the National Council for Peace and Order was considering the issue.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010063-tanasak-urges-‘calm’-as-ncpo-considers-lifting-political-ban/

 

Khon Kaen resort owner files suit against govt over flooding

By The Nation

 

 

A resort owner in Khon Kaen has sued the Khon Kaen Water Management committee for its failure to prevent floods that extensively damaged her business.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010073-khon-kaen-resort-owner-files-suit-against-govt-over-flooding/

 

Serial Dutch pedophile arrested in Hua Hin

 

Image: TNN Thailand

 

Officers from Thailand’s Department of Special Investigations have arrested a Dutchman wanted for sexually abusing children under the age 15.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010089-serial-dutch-pedophile-arrested-in-hua-hin/

 

Newton Aycliffe man mugged at gunpoint on first day of birthday trip with wife to Thailand
Catherine Priestley 

 

SUPPORT: Friends back home in the North-East want to help Mik and Denise Laverty, of Newton Aycliffe, after he was mugged on the first day of his birthday treat in Thailand
 

A DREAM holiday turned into a nightmare for a husband and wife when he was robbed at gunpoint and left so badly hurt he needed emergency surgery.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010077-british-man-mugged-at-gunpoint-and-left-for-dead-on-first-day-of-birthday-trip-with-wife-to-thailand/

BMW Group Thailand unveils all-new BMW 630d Gran Turismo M Sport

 

 

BMW Group Thailand has passed yet another milestone of success and innovation in the premium automobile segment with the launch of the all-new BMW 630d Gran Turismo M Sport, the extensively updated successor to one of the most creative vehicle concepts of recent years.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010092-bmw-group-thailand-unveils-all-new-bmw-630d-gran-turismo-m-sport/

Habitat Group plans Wyndham hotel for Pattaya

 

 

Habitat Group is planning to break into the Pattaya luxury property market with the launch of Wyndham Atlas Wongamat Pattaya worth Bt850 million at price ranks between Bt3.8 million and Bt9 million per unit.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010090-habitat-group-plans-wyndham-hotel-for-pattaya/

Southern regions battered by Typhoon Damrey

 

A severe weather warning was issued for the South Eastern Region on Monday, as the Meteorological Department forecast heavy rain for the entire region, while banana farmers in Songkhla were already suffering gale-force winds caused by Typhoon Damrey.

 

The South Eastern Meteorological Centre warned of a strong low depression over the Southern Region that had caused heavy rain in the entire Eastern coast of the Southern Region and were likely to continue until at least Tuesday. People in the whole of the South Eastern Region were also warned to prepare for possible flash floods.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010101-southern-regions-battered-by-typhoon-damrey/

Employer arrested for alleged murder of maid missing for 5 years

 

 

 

By Khanathit Srihirundaj 
The Nation

 

Police have arrested a female employer for allegedly killing her 16-year-old housemaid.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010096-employer-arrested-for-alleged-murder-of-maid-missing-for-5-years/

 

Floods recede in many areas, but danger remains

 

 

While floodwaters have receded in many regions, the situation remains critical in other parts of the country.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010097-floods-recede-in-many-areas-but-danger-remains/

 

12 Thai workers “stranded” in Dubai return home

 

 

Another 12 Thai job seekers who had been left stranded in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), returned to Thailand on Monday morning (Nov 6).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010102-12-thai-workers-“stranded”-in-dubai-return-home/

 

From a unicorn cafe to fake Italy, Bangkok’s best theme restaurants don’t disappoint

 

 

What do you want to be — a mermaid, a unicorn, a robot master?

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010099-from-a-unicorn-cafe-to-fake-italy-bangkok’s-best-theme-restaurants-don’t-disappoint/

Snail Tale: A look inside one of Thailand’s blossoming snail farm beauty businesses

 

 

Snail creams are becoming a big business in Asia. Korean women have long sought out the strange potions for their supposed ability to leave skin dewy and fade signs of aging.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010098-snail-tale-a-look-inside-one-of-thailand’s-blossoming-snail-farm-beauty-businesses/

 

Yacht charter tourist’s leg broken in jet-ski collision off Phuket beach

 

 

PHUKET: A 24-year-old Chinese woman is recovering in a Phuket hospital after she suffered a broken leg in a jet-ski collision off Nai Harn Beach on on Saturday (Nov 4).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010104-yacht-charter-tourist’s-leg-broken-in-jet-ski-collision-off-phuket-beach/

Phuket Poll: How serious should the Patong Beach smoking ban be?

 

 

PHUKET: Officials from the Phuket office of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) last Wednesday (Nov 1) began their public-awareness campaign to inform tourists and local residents that from

the beginning of February any persons caught smoking on Patong Beach may face a fine of up to B100,000 – or even up to one year in jail – under environmental protection law.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010105-phuket-poll-how-serious-should-the-patong-beach-smoking-ban-be/

Thailand to roll out biometric checks for SIM cards nationwide

 

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand will introduce biometric checks nationwide for mobile telephone users to register their SIM cards from Dec. 15, the telecoms regulator said on Monday, in a bid to stamp out fraudulent electronic transactions.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/thailand-roll-biometric-checks-sim-cards-nationwide/25450/

 

 

 

Video: Monks behaving badly - abbot's assistant kicks fellow monk in head as he counts Loy Krathong "takings"

 

Image: Thairath

 

A video posted on Facebook was yet another example of the monkhood behaving like hooligans.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010107-video-monks-behaving-badly-abbots-assistant-kicks-fellow-monk-in-head-as-he-counts-loy-krathong-takings/

Gang faking vehicle registration documents and plates busted in Bangkok

 

Image: Daily News

 

Police announced the arrest of two men in Bangkok faking vehicle registration documents and plates.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010108-gang-faking-vehicle-registration-documents-and-plates-busted-in-bangkok/

Huge crowds gather for free "herbal remedies for cancer"

 

Image: Thairath

 

There were huge crowds at the home of a self styled "doctor" in Prachinburi at the weekend.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010111-huge-crowds-gather-for-free-herbal-remedies-for-cancer/

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