Three monks in Nan are implicated for having sex with under-aged youths

 

 

A deputy abbot of a temple in Nan’s Muang district has been charged with child molestation and having sex with under-aged youths by police.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010975-three-monks-in-nan-are-implicated-for-having-sex-with-under-aged-youths/

Police crackdown targets overstaying foreign criminals

By The Nation

 

Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan

Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan has instructed national security agencies to get tough on foreign criminals and “influential figures” following the discovery that nearly 100,000 foreigners were overstaying their visas in Thailand.

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010972-police-crackdown-targets-overstaying-foreign-criminals/

Pracha Rath market registration proves popular

By The Nation

 

 

The number of people registering for the government’s Pracha Rath markets, aimed at boosting vocational opportunities for low-income earners and those without places to sell goods, has soared to 12,574 in the first two days of project registration.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011005-pracha-rath-market-registration-proves-popular/

 

Rubber farmer representatives cancel rally plan after being summoned to Army camp

By The Nation

 

 

The Trang Internal Security Operations Command has summoned two leading representatives of southern rubber growers, resulting in the pair’s withdrawal from a plan to rally in Bangkok on Monday to pressure Agriculture Minister General Chatchai Sarikulya.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011006-rubber-farmer-representatives-cancel-rally-plan-after-being-summoned-to-army-camp/

 

Shrewsbury to open school in city centre

By THE NATION

 

 

SHREWSBURY International School Bangkok is spending Bt2.6 billion on establishing a new city-centre primary school.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011007-shrewsbury-bangkok-to-open-new-school-in-city-centre/

 

‘Smart farmers’ face learning curve

By CHULARAT SAENGPASSA 
THE NATION

 

 

Agriculture ministry’s plan to boost annual income to bt390,000 hit by inefficient practices.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011008-‘smart-farmers’-face-learning-curve/

 

Student outlasts 20,000 competitors to claim victory in NJ Spelling Bee

By THE NATION

 

 

FROM 20,000 contenders nationwide, narrowed down to 100 finalists from the country’s four regions, Suankularb Wittayalai School student Pittayuth Yoosiri has emerged as the winner of the 20th national NJ Spelling Bee 2017.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011009-student-outlasts-20000-competitors-to-claim-victory-in-nj-spelling-bee/

 

Killings of two more gaurs prompt new investigation

By PREASIT TANGPRASERT 
THE NATION

 

 

 

NAKHON RATCHASIMA province officials have pledged to solve conflicts between wild gaurs and local farmers after three animals were killed in Wang Nam Khieo district within a period of one week.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011010-killings-of-two-more-gaurs-prompt-new-investigation/

 

Mo’s the merrier: Olympics legend sends goodwill message to ‘Toon’

By THE NATION

 

 

One of the world’s great long-distance athletes has added his praise for rockstar Artiwara “Toon” Kongmalai’s epic 2,191-kilometre run for charity.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011011-mo’s-the-merrier-olympics-legend-sends-goodwill-message-to-‘toon’/

 

Police arrest alleged people smuggler in Sa Kaew

By The Nation

 

 

A Phitsanulok man was arrested for smuggling eight undocumented Cambodian people in his sedan in Sa Kaew’s Aranyaprathet district on Sunday morning.

 

 Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011012-police-arrest-alleged-people-smuggler-in-sa-kaew/

 

One killed and 30 elderly passengers injured in double decker’s accident

By Thai PBS

 

 

One people was killed and 30 elderly tourists from Bangkok were injured, one of them in serious condition, when a double-decker tour bus in which they were travelling on its way back to Bangkok flipped on one side after the driver lost control of the vehicle following brake failure.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011014-one-killed-and-30-elderly-passengers-injured-in-double-decker’s-accident/

 

Seven elephants successfully rescued from a pond

By Thai PBS

 

 

With the help of a backhoe from the highways office of Chachoengsao, seven elephants were successfully rescued from a pond in Bang Ang Ta Poeng after they fell into the pond since about 2 am on Sunday(Nov 12).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011017-seven-elephants-successfully-rescued-from-a-pond/

 

12 ancient cannons unearthed

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Naval Dockyard Department has recently unearthed 12 ancient cannons with the biggest one weighing about five tonnes and extending ten feet long.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011018-12-ancient-cannons-unearthed/

 

PM Prayut asks for public confidence in government

 

 

BANGKOK, 13 November 2017 (NNT) - The Prime Minister has asked the public to have more faith in the government and all it is doing for the country. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011019-pm-prayut-asks-for-public-confidence-in-government/

 

PM: Perseverance and cooperation a formula for success

 

 

BANGKOK, 13 November 2017 (NNT) - Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha believes perseverance and cooperation are the keys to success as he hails Thailand’s ranking in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business for 2018. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011020-pm-prayut-perseverance-and-cooperation-a-formula-for-success/

 

Thailand to host Air Race 1 World Cup

 

 

BANGKOK, 13 November 2017 (NNT) - The government is ready to host the Air Race 1 World Cup Thailand 2017 next weekend. The event is expected to generate more than 3.45 billion baht in revenue for tourism and business sectors. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011021-thailand-to-host-air-race-1-world-cup/

 

Earthquake hits Iraq near border with Iran, several killed in both countries

By Raya Jalabi and Ahmed Rasheed

 

BAGHDAD/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - At least four people died in Iraq and several were killed across the border in Iran on Sunday when a strong earthquake hit the region, officials and state media in the two countries said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011022-earthquake-hits-iraq-near-border-with-iran-several-killed-in-both-countries/

 

Merkel urges compromises as coalition talks enter final stretch

By Michael Nienaber

 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for exploratory talks about forming a new coalition government in Berlin, Germany, November 12, 2017. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday urged party leaders negotiating a tricky three-way coalition government to show more willingness to compromise, as support for her conservative bloc plunged to the lowest level in more than six years.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011024-merkel-urges-compromises-as-coalition-talks-enter-final-stretch/

 

France frets over "internal" threat two years after Paris attacks

By Marine Pennetier

 

French CRS policemen patrol as tourists walk past in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France August 20, 2016. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo

 

PARIS (Reuters) - Two years after militants killed 130 people in coordinated attacks across Paris, French officials say there remains an unprecedented level of "internal" threat.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011026-france-frets-over-internal-threat-two-years-after-paris-attacks/

 

Former intelligence officials say Trump is being manipulated by Putin

By Sarah N. Lynch

 

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a briefing for reporters at the end of the APEC summit in Danang, Vietnam November 11, 2017. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two former top U.S. intelligence officials said on Sunday they fear President Donald Trump is being manipulated by Russian President Vladimir Putin, after Trump said he believed Putin was sincere in denying Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011027-former-intelligence-officials-say-trump-is-being-manipulated-by-putin/

 

British ministers rally around Foreign Secretary Johnson over Iran

 

Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson waits to lay a wreathe at the Remembrance Sunday Cenotaph service in London, Britain, November 12, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British ministers rallied around Boris Johnson on Sunday, saying the foreign secretary was doing a "great job" and had no reason to resign over remarks that critics say may prompt Iran to extend the prison sentence of a jailed aid worker.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011028-british-ministers-rally-around-foreign-secretary-johnson-over-iran/

 

Israel signals free hand in Syria as U.S., Russia expand truce

By Dan Williams

 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem November 12, 2017. REUTERS/Abir Sultan/Pool

 

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel signalled on Sunday that it would keep up military strikes across its frontier with Syria to prevent any encroachment by Iranian-allied forces, even as the United States and Russia try to build up a ceasefire in the area.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011029-israel-signals-free-hand-in-syria-as-us-russia-expand-truce/

 

In demanding Hariri's return, Lebanese find rare unity

By Imad Creidi

 

Youmn Ahmad, a Lebanese artist, paints a portrait of Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, who has resigned from his post, during the annual Beirut Marathon, in Beirut Lebanon November 12, 2017. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi

 

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A country long divided by sectarian conflicts, Lebanon has found a rare point of unity since Saad al-Hariri's shock resignation as prime minister: Lebanese of all stripes want him to come back from Saudi Arabia and to continue his work as premier.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011032-in-demanding-hariris-return-lebanese-find-rare-unity/

 

Spanish PM, in Catalonia, calls for big turnout at December election

By Sam Edwards

 

Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy (R) talks to Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria before the weekly cabinet control session at Parliament in Madrid, Spain, November 8, 2017. REUTERS/Sergio Perez

 

BARCELONA - Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy urged Catalans to turn out in force in a December election to "restore normality" to a region buffeted by attempts to split from Spain.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011033-spanish-pm-in-catalonia-calls-for-big-turnout-at-december-election/

 

Man with "police connections" keeps the press out during Pattaya bar raid

 

Image: Channel 7

 

Channel 7 TV news reported that the press were kept at arm's length during a raid at a Walking Street bar.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011040-man-with-police-connections-keeps-the-press-out-during-pattaya-bar-raid/

 

"Like dying and coming back to life" - Korean on jet-ski thanks Thai rescuers

 

 

Picture: Sophon able

 

Sophon Cable TV reported on a South Korean who had a near death experience while out on a jet-ski off Jomtien Beach on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011041-like-dying-and-coming-back-to-life-korean-on-jet-ski-thanks-thai-rescuers/

 

Police hunt share scheme fraudster who conned nearly 100 out of 10 million baht

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Police in Prajinburi are hunting for a female fraudster who ripped off nearly 100 people in a share scheme called "Jae Khem Thao Share".

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011042-police-hunt-share-scheme-fraudster-who-conned-nearly-100-out-of-10-million-baht/

 

U.S. House will reject total elimination of state and local tax deductions - Brady

By Doina Chiacu

 

Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) speaks during a House Ways and Means Committee markup of the Republican Tax Reform legislation on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 9, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the House of Representatives' tax-writing committee said on Sunday he would not accept elimination of a federal deduction for state and local taxes, opposing a proposal from Senate Republicans that would hike taxes for some middle class Americans.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011043-us-house-will-reject-total-elimination-of-state-and-local-tax-deductions-brady/

 

Thai massage women warned about travelling for "high paid jobs" in Qatar

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The Labour department has warned Thai women not to travel to Qatar for massage jobs.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011044-thai-massage-women-warned-about-travelling-for-high-paid-jobs-in-qatar/

 

Trump says North Korea's Kim insulted him by calling him 'old'

By Steve Holland

 

A combination photo shows U.S. President Donald Trump in New York, U.S. September 21, 2017 and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang, September 4, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque, KCNA/Handout via REUTERS/Files

 

HANOI (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said in a tweet on Sunday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had insulted him by calling him "old" and said he would never call Kim "short and fat."

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011045-trump-says-north-koreas-kim-insulted-him-by-calling-him-old/