Midweek Rant: Overfeeding kids is child abuse. Period

 

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Today Thailand is faced with an almost out of control obesity epidemic.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011486-midweek-rant-overfeeding-kids-is-child-abuse-period/

 

The rich just got richer: Three Thai families make it to ‘Asia’s 50 Richest’ list by Forbes

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Red bull heir Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya“ is on the run from charges in a fatal hit and run killing. Photo: Vorayuth Yoovidhya/ Facebook

 

Three powerful Thai clans have been named to the latest Forbes Asia’s 50 Richest Families list, and they have gotten even richer since last year.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011459-the-rich-just-got-richer-three-thai-families-make-it-to-‘asia’s-50-richest’-list-by-forbes/

Mystery after metal falls from the sky in Ubon Ratchathani

By The Nation

 

 

Metal pieces of unknown origin fell from the sky onto a villager’s rubber plantation following the sound of an explosion reported by residents of Tambon Na Pho Klang in Ubon Ratchathani’s Khong Chiam district on Wednesday morning.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011447-mystery-after-metal-falls-from-the-sky-in-ubon-ratchathani/

 

Facebook posts lead to brutal murder of "friend" in southern Thailand

 

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Two friends murdered their buddy because he made posts on Facebook that caused arguments to break out between their families.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011488-facebook-posts-lead-to-brutal-murder-of-friend-in-southern-thailand/

 

Thai wife,22, killed husband 40 years her senior - because she found a condom in his trouser pocket

 

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A 22 year old Thai wife in Udon Thani has been charged with murder after she admitted repeatedly stabbing her 62 year old husband.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011489-thai-wife22-killed-husband-40-years-her-senior-because-she-found-a-condom-in-his-trouser-pocket/

 

The days of skinny Thais are over - Thai women named second fattest in Asia

 

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Thai women are now officially the second fattest group of people in Asia.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011490-the-days-of-skinny-thais-are-over-thai-women-named-second-fattest-in-asia/

 

Meechai suggests legal amendment to solve impasse on political ban

By KHANITTHA THEPPAJON 
THE NATION 

 

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AMENDING the organic law governing political parties has been suggested as a solution to the impasse over the junta’s refusal to lift the ban on political gatherings.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011492-meechai-suggests-legal-amendment-to-solve-impasse-on-political-ban/

 

More than 34,600 submit answers to PM’s questions on future politics

By THE NATION

 

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ABOUT 34,600 people responded to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s six questions regarding politics and elections during the first three days when answers were accepted.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011493-more-than-34600-submit-answers-to-pm’s-questions-on-future-politics/

 

Three students killed, 48 people injured in school bus crash

By The Nation

 

 

Three students were killed and 48 students, teachers and parents were injured when a school bus crashed in Nakhon Ratchasima's Dan Khun Thod district Wednesday evening.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011494-three-students-killed-48-people-injured-in-school-bus-crash/

 

Culture Ministry launches the first Thailand Biennale 2018 in Krabi

By PHATARAWADEE PHATARANAWIK 
THE NATION 
KRABI

 

A colourful parade for the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s “Amazing Thailand Tourism Year 2018” campaign, featuring decorated floats and performances by about 1,000 artists, is held yesterday in front of Siam Discovery Mall on Bangkok’s Rama I Road.

 

The well-known Andaman Sea tourist destination Krabi will host the first Thailand Biennale in 2018.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011495-culture-ministry-launches-the-first-thailand-biennale-2018-in-krabi/

 

OPINION

Some questions in response to the PM’s six questions

By Suthichai Yoon 
The Nation

 

Have you responded to the six questions posed by Premier Prayut Chan-o-cha?

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011496-some-questions-in-response-to-the-pm’s-six-questions/

 

Jim Thompson biographer, Chula lecturer dies

By THE NATION

 

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Jim Thompson biographer William Warren passed away in Thailand on Wednesday at the age of 87 from natural causes.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011497-jim-thompson-biographer-chula-lecturer-dies/

 

NLA set to pass Elderly Bill

By THE NATION

 

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2% of sin tax to be allocated to extra Bt100 subsidy for low-income seniors.

 

A CRUCIAL draft law for government-provided elderly care looks set to sail through the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) today. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011498-nla-set-to-pass-elderly-bill/

 

Frenchman killed in a road accident in Cha-am

By Thai PBS

 

 

A 77-year old Frenchman was killed after he was run over by a passenger’s car in Cha-am district of Phetchaburi province on Wednesday (Nov 15).

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011499-frenchman-killed-in-a-road-accident-in-cha-am/

 

Hmong Man Saves Four Year-Old Boy after Drowning in Chiang Rai

 

CHIANG RAI – A dramatic video has emerged on Facebook of Hmong hill-tribes man in Chiang Rai frantically attempting to resuscitate a young Thai boy who drowned while playing near a small waterway.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011500-hmong-man-saves-four-year-old-boy-after-drowning-in-chiang-rai/

 

Zimbabwe's army seizes power, Mugabe confined but 'safe'

By MacDonald Dzirutwe

 

Military vehicles and soldiers patrol the streets in Harare, Zimbabwe, November 15,2017. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

 

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's military seized power on Wednesday saying it was holding President Robert Mugabe and his family safe while targeting "criminals" in the entourage of the man who has ruled the nation since independence 37 years ago.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011502-zimbabwes-army-seizes-power-mugabe-confined-but-safe/

 

Against the clock, German parties haggle over immigration, euro budget

By Hans-Edzard Busemann and Paul Carrel

 

Angela Merkel, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), arrives at the German Parliamentary Society for exploratory talks about forming a new coalition government in Berlin, Germany, November 15, 2017. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - With just one day left to conclude exploratory talks on forming a new coalition government, German parties were still far apart on Wednesday on the hot issue of immigration and the future governance of the euro zone.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011503-against-the-clock-german-parties-haggle-over-immigration-euro-budget/

 

France, Germany urge more action on climate after Trump quits

By Markus Wacket and Nina Chestney

 

The leaders of France and Germany say Europe and individual American states need to fill the gap left by U.S. President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement. 

 

BONN, Germany (Reuters) - The leaders of Germany and France promised to limit the use of coal on Wednesday and urged more global action to combat global warming after U.S. President Donald Trump pulled out of the 2015 Paris agreement.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011504-france-germany-urge-more-action-on-climate-after-trump-quits/

 

Lebanon accuses Saudi Arabia of holding its PM hostage

By Lisa Barrington and Angus McDowall

 

Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil attends a meeting with Italian counterpart Angelino Alfano in Rome, Italy, November 15, 2017. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

 

BEIRUT (Reuters) - France said on Wednesday that Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, who Lebanon's president says is being held hostage by Saudi Arabia, will visit France with his family in coming days.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011505-lebanon-accuses-saudi-arabia-of-holding-its-pm-hostage/

 

South Korea party leader says U.S. must not strike North Korea without Seoul's consent

 

South Korea's president-elect Moon Jae-in and Choo Mi-ae, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, thank supporters at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, South Korea, May 9, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon - RC15323D3430

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump should "under no circumstances" take military action against North Korea without the consent of the government in Seoul, the chairwoman of South Korea's ruling party, Choo Mi-ae, said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011506-south-korea-party-leader-says-us-must-not-strike-north-korea-without-seouls-consent/

 

Australian diplomat dies after falling from New York balcony

By Gina Cherelus

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - An Australian diplomat accidentally fell five floors to his death on Wednesday from the deck of his New York City home during a social gathering with his wife and friends, police and local media said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011508-australian-diplomat-dies-after-falling-from-new-york-balcony/

 

3,000 form chain of light against far right in Austrian government

 

Demonstrators hold candles in a protest demanding no government participation for the far right in Vienna, Austria, November 15, 2017. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

 

VIENNA (Reuters) - At least 3,000 people formed a chain of light in Vienna on Wednesday to protest against the formation of a government that includes the far-right Freedom Party.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011509-3000-form-chain-of-light-against-far-right-in-austrian-government/

 

Big money is coming to bitcoin: ex-Fortress executive Novogratz

BY REUTERS

 

REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Mike Novogratz, the former macro hedge fund manager at Fortress Investment Group who has joined the mad dash for crypto-currencies, said on Monday that mainstream institutional investors are about six to eight months from adopting bitcoin.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/big-money-coming-bitcoin-ex-fortress-executive-novogratz/25660/

Car cooked after Swiss Roll

 

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A Swiss man managed to crawl out of his overturned car as it burst into flames in Hat Yai last night

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011515-car-cooked-after-swiss-roll/

 

Sixth woman accuses U.S. Senate candidate Moore of sexual misconduct

By John Whitesides

 

Roy Moore speaks at a summit in Washington, DC, U.S. October 13, 2017. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan

 

(Reuters) - A sixth woman came forward on Wednesday with allegations of sexual misconduct against embattled Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore, accusing him of groping her while she was in his Alabama law office on legal business in 1991, when he was married.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011517-sixth-woman-accuses-us-senate-candidate-moore-of-sexual-misconduct/

 

In post-Asia trip speech, Trump makes news ... with water

By Jeff Mason

 

U.S. President Donald Trump takes a drink of water as he speaks about his recent trip to Asia in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., November 15, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump went on television on Wednesday to recap his just-completed trip abroad, but it was his pause to refresh that ended up making news.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011518-in-post-asia-trip-speech-trump-makes-news-with-water/

 

Britain's May weathers new challenges on Brexit plan, more to come

By Elizabeth Piper

 

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in London, November 15, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May withstood new attempts to force concessions on her blueprint for leaving the European Union on Wednesday, the second day of a parliamentary debate that is deepening divisions over Brexit.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011519-britains-may-weathers-new-challenges-on-brexit-plan-more-to-come/ 

 

RCA case highlights problems of kids selling flowers/sweets at entertainment areas

 

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Manager reported on a case of a member of the public extorted out of 2,000 baht after a child tried to sell roses to them late at RCA in Bangkok at the weekend.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011520-rca-case-highlights-problems-of-kids-selling-flowerssweets-at-entertainment-areas/

 

Da Vinci portrait of Christ sells for record $450.3 million in New York

 

FILE PHOTO: "Salvator Mundi," an ethereal portrait of Jesus Christ which dates to about 1500, the last privately owned Leonardo da Vinci painting, is on display for the media at Christie's auction in New York, NY, U.S., October 10, 2017. Courtesy Christie's New York/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Leonardo da Vinci's portrait of Christ "Salvator Mundi" sold for a record-smashing $450.3 million (£341.82 million) on Wednesday at Christie's in New York -- more than double the old mark for any work of art at auction.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011525-da vinci portrait-of-christ-sells-for-record-4503-million-in-new-york/

 

A Thai couple in Chachoengsao have found out the hard way why it might be better to pay for parking

 

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BEC Tero TV reported on a case of a family who went to make merit at a Chachoengsao temple and got more than they bargained for.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011526-a-thai-couple-in-chachoengsao-have-found-out-the-hard-way-why-it-might-be-better-to-pay-for-parking/