Road deaths rocket by 3,000 as Thailand set to be named world number one in carnage, say academics

 

 

Thailand is facing the likelihood of being named the most dangerous place in the world to drive. 

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011148-road-deaths-rocket-by-3000-as-thailand-set-to-be-named-world-number-one-in-carnage-say-academics/

Video: Public outrage as shocking footage shows security man dragged under the wheels of doctor's car

 

 

Friends of a security man now at death's door have posed a question to a doctor who ran him over and dragged him 20 meters along the tarmac.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011159-video-public-outrage-as-shocking-footage-shows-security-man-dragged-under-the-wheels-of-doctors-car/

Police chief admits "people of influence" behind Koh Lipe police station land dispute

 

 

The deputy chief of the national police says the cops are fighting a battle with people of influence on the southern holiday island of Koh Lipe.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011151-police-chief-admits-people-of-influence-behind-koh-lipe-police-station-land-dispute/

Man called to unblock the drains makes a grisly discovery - it is a baby boy

 

Picture: Pattaya News

 

A repairman called to investigate a blocked drain found a 6-7 month only fetus stuffed in the pipe.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011176-man-called-to-unblock-the-drains-makes-a-grisly-discovery-it-is-a-baby-boy/

 

Cheating at Scrabble – Thaivisa story hits UK national news

 

 

The Thaivisa World Exclusive about a former UK Scrabble champion and author caught cheating has now been picked up by influential UK media including national BBC television.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011178-cheating-at-scrabble-–-thaivisa-story-hits-uk-national-news/

 

Public questions relevance of PM’s six questions

By The Nation 

 

 

While officials across the country are soliciting answers to Prime Minister Prayut Chanocha’s six politically related questions, people have voiced concerns that they do not have the time to particiฌpate in the exercise because they too busy simply making a living.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011179-public-questions-relevance-of-pm’s-six-questions/

 

Corruption inquiry launched in Phuket after detained illegal immigrants spared deportation

By THE NATION

 

File photo

 

POLICE ON the resort island of Phuket have arrested 2,415 illegal immigrants during a one-year period, but failed to hand over the majority of them to immigration police for deportation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011180-corruption-inquiry-launched-in-phuket-after-detained-illegal-immigrants-spared-deportation/

 

UPDATE:

 

Army denies torture after conscript’s death

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

Adisak Noipitak

 

THE ARMY has issued an assurance that soldiers have not died due to a difficult training regimen or any kind of torture after another conscript death was reported at Thepsatree Sri Sunthon Camp in Nakhon Si Thammarat.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011126-nakhon-si-thammarat-mother-of-conscript-21-questions-‘heart-attack’-cause-of-death/?do=findComment&comment=12444673

 

Woman admits role in Bt62m Chulalongkorn lottery scam

By KESINEE TAENGKHIEO 
THE NATION

 

Sawat Saengbangpla

 

A WOMAN has pleaded guilty during a court evidentiary session yesterday of receiving ill-gotten money to conceal a crime under the Anti-Money Laundering Act linked to a lottery investment scam allegedly run by a former chairman of the Chulalongkorn University Savings Cooperative.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011181-woman-admits-role-in-bt62m-chulalongkorn-lottery-scam/

 

Farmers demand removal of rubber authority’s board

By KANITA SEETONG 
THE NATION

 

Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister General Chatchai Sarikulya, far left, sits with rubber farmers yesterday to address their complaints about falling rubber prices. Farmers complain that prices do not cover production costs.

 

LARGE-SCALE PROTESTS IN BANGKOK AVERTED AFTER ‘ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENTS’

REPRESENTATIVES of rubber farmers yesterday demanded that the governor and all board members of the Thai Rubber Authority (TRA) be dismissed over falling rubber prices. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011183-farmers-demand-removal-of-rubber-authority’s-board/

 

Medical package for visitors from China

 

App for tourists

 

The Ministry of Tourism and Sports recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (M0U) with Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BDMS), The Viriyah Insurance, Angel Life Limited, and Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT) to launch a pilot project “Tourism Healthcare Emergency System”, aiming to raise the bar of comprehensive healthcare package for Chinese tourists.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011184-medical-package-for-visitors-from-china/

 

EDITORIAL 

More questions when the answer’s already known

By The Nation

 

Insecure for good reason, Prime Minister Prayut is playing games with his latest ‘opinion survey’

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011185- -more-questions-when-the-answer’s-already-known/

 

Russian Warships Arrive in Thailand Amid ASEAN Drills

Two Pacific Fleet ships set to remain for commemorative activities this week.

By Prashanth Parameswaran

 

On November 13, Russia’s defense ministry confirmed that two Pacific Fleet ships had arrived on an unofficial visit to Thailand. The visit, which follows a stop by the vessels in Cambodia

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011186-russian-warships-arrive-in-thailand-amid-asean-drills/

 

New sleeping medicine, Etizolam, found in southern border provinces

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Medical Science Department has found for the first time Etizolam, an effective anti-anxiety medicine that is similar to benzodiazepine class of medicines, in three southern border provinces during September and October.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011187-new-sleeping-medicine-etizolam-found-in-southern-border-provinces/

 

Meteor shower visible over all parts of Thailand Friday night: NARIT

 

BANGKOK, 14 November 2017 (NNT) – A Leonid meteor shower will be visible in a clear night sky over all parts of Thailand on 17 November 2017. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011188-meteor-shower-visible-over-all-parts-of-thailand-friday-night-narit/

 

Weaker than ever, May faces test in UK parliament over Brexit plans

By Elizabeth Piper

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in London, November 1, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May's blueprint for Britain's exit from the European Union faces a crucial test starting on Tuesday, when lawmakers try to win concessions from a weakened leader on the government's legislation to sever ties.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011189-weaker-than-ever-may-faces-test-in-uk-parliament-over-brexit-plans/

 

U.S. court lets Trump travel ban go partially into effect

By Lawrence Hurley

 

FILE PHOTO: People walk out after the U.S. Supreme Court granted parts of the Trump administration's emergency request to put his travel ban into effect immediately while the legal battle continues, in Washington, U.S., June 26, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court in California on Monday let President Donald Trump's latest travel ban go partially into effect, ruling the government can bar entry of people from six Muslim-majority countries with no connections to the United States.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011190-us-court-lets-trump-travel-ban-go-partially-into-effect/

 

British PM May pledges to protect Europe from Russian threats

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in London, November 1, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday the government would maintain its commitment to protecting Europe after Brexit as she accused Russia of military aggression and meddling in elections.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011191-british-pm-may-pledges-to-protect-europe-from-russian-threats/

 

U.S. Senate Republicans ask Moore to withdraw as new accuser steps forward

By John Whitesides

 

Judge Roy Moore participates in the Mid-Alabama Republican Club's Veterans Day Program in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, U.S., November 11, 2017. REUTERS/Marvin Gentry

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell led a chorus of establishment Republicans on Monday urging Roy Moore, the party's Senate candidate in Alabama, to quit the race as a fifth woman came forward with allegations Moore had sexual contact with teenage girls decades ago.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011192-us-senate-republicans-ask-moore-to-withdraw-as-new-accuser-steps-forward/

 

EU signs defence pact in decades-long quest

By Robin Emmott

 

European Union foreign and defence ministers attend a signature ceremony of a defence pact, aiming to mark a new era of European military integration to cement unity after Britain's decision to quit the bloc, in Brussels, Belgium, November 13, 2017. REUTERS/Emmanuel Dunand/Pool

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - France and Germany edged towards achieving a 70-year-old ambition to integrate European defences on Monday, signing a pact with 21 other EU governments to fund, develop and deploy armed forces after Britain's decision to quit the bloc.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011193-eu-signs-defence-pact-in-decades-long-quest/

 

Polish leaders denounce racism after far-right march

By Marcin Goettig

 

Protesters carry Polish flags and National Radical Camp flags during a rally, organised by far-right, nationalist groups, to mark 99th anniversary of Polish independence in Warsaw, Poland November 11, 2017. Agencja Gazeta/Adam Stepien via REUTERS

 

WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Monday there was no place in Poland for xenophobia, anti-Semitism and "sick nationalism", denouncing hate speech at a nationalist march in Warsaw in comments later echoed by ruling party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011194-polish-leaders-denounce-racism-after-far-right-march/

 

Misfiring Italy fail to reach World Cup as Sweden go through

By Brian Homewood

 

Soccer Football - 2018 World Cup Qualifications - Europe - Italy vs Sweden - San Siro, Milan, Italy - November 13, 2017 Italy’s Stephan El Shaarawy looks dejected as Sweden’s Emil Forsberg looks on after the match REUTERS/Max Rossi

 

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in 60 years after being held to a 0-0 home draw on Monday by a defiant Sweden, who booked a place at next year's finals in Russia with a 1-0 aggregate win.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011195-misfiring-italy-fail-to-reach-world-cup-as-sweden-go-through/

 

Myanmar military denies atrocities against Rohingya, replaces general

By Wa Lone

 

Rohingya Muslims wait to cross the border to Bangladesh, in a temporary camp outside Maungdaw, northern Rakhine state, Myanmar November 12, 2017. Picture taken on November 12, 2017. REUTERS/Wa Lone

 

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's army released a report on Monday denying all allegations of rape and killings by security forces, having days earlier replaced the general in charge of the operation that drove more than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to Bangladesh.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011197-myanmar-military-denies-atrocities-against-rohingya-replaces-general/

 

North Korean soldier, shot and wounded, defects to South

By Hyonhee Shin

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - A North Korean soldier defected to the South on Monday after being shot and wounded by the North Korean military, South Korea said.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011200-north korean-soldier-shot-and-wounded-defects-to-south/

 

Greece to distribute 1.4 billion euros to citizens hit by austerity

 

FILE PHOTO - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras speaks as he holds a joint news conference with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 17, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will distribute 1.4 billion euros as a social dividend to pensioners and others hit hard by the country's austerity programmes, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011201-greece-to-distribute-14-billion-euros-to-citizens-hit-by-austerity/

 

Bob Geldof calls Aung San Suu Kyi 'handmaiden to genocide'

By Padraic Halpin

 

Bob Geldof arrives to return his 'Freedom of the City of Dublin' with local councillor Mannix Flynn and Oonagh Casey of Dublin's City Manager's office, after saying he could not continue to hold the honour with Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Dublin, Ireland, November 13, 2107. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

 

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish musician and activist Bob Geldof called Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi "a hand maiden to genocide" on Monday as he returned his Freedom of the City of Dublin award in protest over his fellow recipient's response to the repression of Rohingya Muslims.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011202-bob-geldof-calls-aung-san-suu-kyi-handmaiden-to-genocide/

 

Russia's RT America registers as 'foreign agent' in U.S.

By Jack Stubbs and Ginger Gibson

 

Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of Russian broadcaster RT, meets with journalists, with the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour seen in the background, in Moscow, Russia, October 17, 2016. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

 

MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Kremlin-backed television station RT America registered Monday with the U.S. Department of Justice as a "foreign agent" in the United States, the outlet's editor in chief said and the Department of Justice confirmed later in the day.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011203-russias-rt-america-registers-as-foreign-agent-in-us/

 

U.S. to fight Islamic State in Syria 'as long as they want to fight' - Mattis

By Phil Stewart

 

FILE PHOTO - U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis attends a joint press conference with Finnish Defence Minister Jussi Niinisto (not pictured) after their bilateral meeting in Helsinki, Finland, November 7, 2017. Lehtikuva/Markku Ulander/via REUTERS

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military will fight Islamic State in Syria "as long as they want to fight," Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Monday, describing a longer-term role for U.S. troops long after the insurgents lose all of the territory they control.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011204-us-to-fight-islamic-state-in-syria-as-long-as-they-want-to-fight-mattis/

 

UPDATE:

 

Australia should accept New Zealand offer to resettle detained refugees - UNHCR

By Colin Packham

 

An undated image released November 13, 2017 shows detainees staging a protest inside the compound at the Manus Island detention centre in Papua New Guinea. Refugee Action Coalition/Handout via REUTERS

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday urged Australia to accept New Zealand's offer to resettle 150 refugees from an abandoned Australian-run detention centre in Papua New Guinea, as about 450 men remain barricaded inside without food or water.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011062-papua-new-guinea-to-begin-forceable-removal-of-asylum-seekers-from-detention-centre/?do=findComment&comment=12444946

 

Amazon to produce ‘Lord of the Rings’ television series

BY REUTERS

 

REUTERS/Mike Blake

 

(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc has bought the global television rights to “The Lord of the Rings,” the company said on Monday, in what may be its biggest and most expensive move yet to draw viewers to its streaming and shopping club Prime.

 

Full story:  https://tech.thaivisa.com/amazon-produce-lord-rings-television-series/25620/