PM ‘the sole authority’ in Cabinet reshuffle

By The Nation

 

 

Government officials on Thursday reiterated that Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha would be the sole authority regarding the intensely watched reshuffle of the Cabinet.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011638-pm-‘the-sole-authority’-in-cabinet-reshuffle/

 

One head is better than two! Lopburi man gets his life back

 

 

The story of the Lopburi native known as the man with two heads has had a very happy ending.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011639-one-head-is-better-than-two-lopburi-man-gets-his-life-back/

Noodle soup thrower charged for battery, pays compensation to burned woman

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Screenshots: T News and ABbungbuff Channel

 

The hangry Thai woman who threw her takeout noodle at an employee of a food stall in Chiang Mai — reportedly because the portion was too small — was charged with battery and has compensated the victim.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011630-noodle-soup-thrower-charged-for-battery-pays-compensation-to-burned-woman/

 

Video: Nasty thief steals half blind and half deaf gran's medicine money in hospital waiting room

 

Picture: Daily News

 

CCTV footage from Ratburana Hospital in Bangkok showed a nasty female thief stealing 8,000 baht from a half blind, half deaf grandmother waiting for a consultation at the gynecology department.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011658-video-nasty-thief-steals-half-blind-and-half-deaf-grans-medicine-money-in-hospital-waiting-room/

 

Thai media says three levels of authority will be able to fine smokers on Thai beaches

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The Thai authorities are pushing ahead with plans to ban smoking from 24 Thai beaches with jail terms of one year or 100,000 baht fines - or both - in place from February 1st.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011659-thai-media-says-three-levels-of-authority-will-be-able-to-fine-smokers-on-thai-beaches/

 

Sex toy and Viagra seller had indecent images on his phone

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Police from the TICAC group investigating crimes against children on the internet have arrested a Lamphun man for selling sex toys and sex drugs on Twitter.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011660-sex-toy-and-viagra-seller-had-indecent-images-on-his-phone/

 

Political ban to stay until next year, but party registration permitted: Wissanu

By THE NATION

 

 

THE RELAXATION of the ban on political activity will probably occur next year given the amendment of six relevant laws to align them with the Constitution, which is required to hold a local election.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011662-political-ban-to-stay-until-next-year-but-party-registration-permitted-wissanu/

 

Musical chairs as sweeping Cabinet reshuffle expected

By POLITICAL DESK 
THE NATION 

 

 

SPECULATION FOCUSES ON MINISTRIES LINKED TO THE ECONOMY BUT SENIOR OFFICIALS MUM

 

A MAJOR SHAKE-UP of Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha’s Cabinet could bring high-profile figures into play as the premier reportedly submitted his list of new ministers for royal endorsement yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011663-musical-chairs-as-sweeping-cabinet-reshuffle-expected/

 

Verbal abuse rife as one-third of families live with some form of domestic violence

By THE NATION

 

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HURFTUL WORDS are among the root causes of domestic violence, with a survey revealing that some form of abuse exists in one in three families in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011664-verbal-abuse-rife-as-one-third-of-families-live-with-some-form-of-domestic-violence/

 

Drunk driving probe piles more pressure on Yorn

 

 

Ministry considers separate inquiry into doctor charged with attempted murder of security guard after collision last Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011665-drunk-driving-probe-piles-more-pressure-on-yorn/

 

Health official faces harshest disciplinary punishment

By THE NATION

 

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A SENIOR Public Health Ministry official has been sacked from the civil service without pension benefits for allegedly sexually harassing several subordinates over a number of years, committing a serious disciplinary breach, according to permanent secretary Dr Jessada Chokdamrongsuk.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011666-health-official-faces-harshest-disciplinary-punishment/

 

Father’s grief at triple road tragedy

By SUTTIPONG SETHRANGSEE 
THE NATION

 

 

TO ANAN Larppinyo, the Nakhon Ratchasima bus accident on Wednesday was a triple blow. It killed his young daughter, injured his son and put his wife in an intensive-care unit.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011667-father’s-grief-at-triple-road-tragedy/

 

UPDATE:

 

Alarm sounded over New Guinea flatworm invasion – seven years after alien species first discovered

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

 

AUTHORITIES HAVE acknowledged the spread of the New Guinea flatworm in Thailand, adding the species to the Tier 1 list of invasive alien species and announcing a joint operation involving eight agencies to cope with its spread – seven years after it was first detected.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011561-authorities-mull-measures-to-check-invasive-alien-species/?do=findComment&comment=12454222

 

EDITORIAL

A better approach to debt management

By The Nation

 

Fresh legislation promises to improve Thailand’s capacity to control the economy, though there are drawbacks

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011669-a-better-approach-to-debt-management/

 

Mystery over British man who died at Thailand party after sending ominous WhatsApp messages

Andrew Apperley, 38, sent messages to family before disappearing

Flora Thompson

 

Andrew Apperley sent a series of messages before he disappeared Facebook

 

The family of a tourist who vanished after a full moon party in Thailand said his death remained a mystery after an inquest did not offer any conclusive findings.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011671-mystery-over-british-man-who-died-at-thailand-party-after-sending-ominous-whatsapp-messages/

 

Schoolies safety warning from woman whose sister died in Thailand in motorcycle accident

SALLY RAWSTHORNE, The Daily Telegraph

 

Nicole Fitzsimons died in Thailand aged just 24. //Daily Telegraph

 

KATE Fitzsimons has a sobering message for happy high-school students heading to schoolies party zones this year — the worst can happen.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011676-schoolies-safety-warning-from-aussie-woman-whose-sister-died-in-thailand-in-motorcycle-accident/

 

Thailand ranked 4th as Muslim-friendly destination

Travel log

 

 

Thailand has done well in another international travel poll, this time as a favoured destination for Muslim travellers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011680-thailand-ranked-4th-as-muslim-friendly-destination/

 

Zimbabwe's Mugabe, coup chief meet with smiles and handshakes

By MacDonald Dzirutwe

 

FILE PHOTO: Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe attends the launch of basic commodities in Harare, Zimbabwe July 16, 2008. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo

 

HARARE (Reuters) - A smiling President Robert Mugabe was pictured shaking hands with Zimbabwe's military chief a day after the army seized power, throwing confusion over predictions that the 93-year-old's nearly four-decade rule had come to an end.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011684-zimbabwes-mugabe-coup-chief-meet-with-smiles-and-handshakes/

 

Saudi foreign minister tells Iran: "enough is enough"

By Stephen Kalin

 

A member of Saudi security forces stands guard before the start of joint a news conference by France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, at the headquarters of the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 16, 2017. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

 

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel Jubeir said on Thursday the kingdom's actions in the Middle East were a response to what he called Iranian aggression, and hinted at future action against Lebanon's Hezbollah.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011686-saudi-foreign-minister-tells-iran-enough-is-enough/

 

EU to press May at summit, UK dismisses Brexit offer talk

By Jan Strupczewski and Elizabeth Piper

 

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May and European Council President Donald Tusk attend a bilateral meeting at a European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium October 20, 2017. REUTERS/Olivier Hoslet/Pool

 

GOTHENBURG, Sweden (Reuters) - European Union leaders will press Theresa May to meet their conditions soon for launching post-Brexit trade talks when she holds talks on the sidelines of a summit in Sweden on Friday, EU officials said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011687-eu-to-press-may-at-summit-uk-dismisses-brexit-offer-talk/

 

Exclusive: Secret witness in Senate Clinton probe is ex-lobbyist for Russian firm

By Joel Schectman

 

Uranium One and Anfield's "Shootaring Canyon Uranium Mill" facility sits outside Ticaboo, Utah, U.S., November 13, 2017. REUTERS/George Frey

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans say their investigation of Hillary Clinton's role in approving a deal to sell U.S. uranium mines to a Russian company hinges in part on the testimony of a secret informant in a bribery and extortion scheme inside the same company.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011688-exclusive-secret-witness-in-senate-clinton-probe-is-ex-lobbyist-for-russian-firm/

 

China says 'dual suspension' proposal still best for North Korea

 

U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping arrive at a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, November 9, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Thursday a "dual suspension" proposal to handle North Korea was still the best option, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he and Chinese President Xi Jinping had rejected a "freeze for freeze" agreement.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011689-china-says-dual-suspension-proposal-still-best-for-north-korea/

 

Russia casts 10th U.N. veto on Syria action, blocking inquiry renewal

By Michelle Nichols

 

Representatives of Russia and Bolivia vote in the United Nations (UN) Security Council on a bid to renew an international inquiry into chemical weapons attacks in Syria during a meeting at the UN headquarters in New York, U.S., November 16, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

 

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia on Thursday cast its 10th veto of United Nations Security Council action on Syria since the war began in 2011, blocking a U.S.-drafted resolution to renew an international inquiry into who is to blame for chemical weapons attacks in Syria.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011690-russia-casts-10th-un-veto-on-syria-action-blocking-inquiry-renewal/

 

Lebanese president hopes Hariri visit to France will end crisis

 

By Sarah Dadouch and John Irish

 

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri shakes hands with Saudi Arabia's King Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 11, 2017. Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS

 

BEIRUT/PARIS (Reuters) - Lebanon's president said on Thursday he hoped the crisis over Saad al-Hariri's resignation as prime minister would end soon, with Hariri due to leave Saudi Arabia for France this weekend.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011691-lebanese-president-hopes-hariri-visit-to-france-will-end-crisis/

 

Tax overhaul drama moves to U.S. Senate as House approves its bill

By David Morgan and Amanda Becker

 

The U.S. Capitol Building is seen shortly before sunset in Washington, U.S. May 17, 2017. REUTERS/Zach Gibson

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Republicans took an important step on Thursday toward the biggest U.S. tax-code overhaul since the 1980s as the House of Representatives approved a broad package of tax cuts sought by senior lawmakers and President Donald Trump.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011696-tax-overhaul-drama-moves-to-us-senate-as-house-approves-its-bill/

 

China's Xi offers support for Saudi amid regional uncertainty

 

China's President Xi Jinping listens to Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (not pictured) during a meeting at Central Office of the Communist Party of Vietnam in Hanoi, Vietnam, November 12, 2017. REUTERS/Luong Thai Linh/Pool

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - China supports Saudi Arabia's efforts to safeguard national sovereignty and achieve greater development, President Xi Jinping told Saudi Arabia's King Salman, at a time of regional tensions between Saudi Arabia, Iran, Lebanon and Yemen.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011698-chinas-xi-offers-support-for-saudi-amid-regional-uncertainty/

 

Images suggest North Korea 'aggressive' work on ballistic missile submarine - institute

 

FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the Second Plenum of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang October 8, 2017. KCNA/via REUTERS.

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Satellite images taken this month of a North Korean naval shipyard indicate Pyongyang is pursuing an "aggressive schedule" to build its first operational ballistic missile submarine, a U.S. institute reported on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011699-images-suggest-north-korea-aggressive-work-on-ballistic-missile-submarine-institute/

 

U.S. approves digital pill that tracks when patients take it

BY REUTERS

 

REUTERS/Proteus Digital Health

 

(Reuters) – U.S. regulators have approved the first digital pill with an embedded sensor to track if patients are taking their medication properly, marking a significant step forward in the convergence of healthcare and technology.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/25683-2/25683/

U.S. lawmakers seek more information from Trump son-in-law Kushner in Russia probe

By Jonathan Landay and Patricia Zengerle

 

White House Senior adviser Jared Kushner sits behind U.S. President Donald Trump during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 1, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jared Kushner's lawyer failed to give the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee documents President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser received about a "Russian backdoor overture and dinner invite," the committee's leaders said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011701-us-lawmakers-seek-more-information-from-trump-son-in-law-kushner-in-russia-probe/

 

Third Navy Region leads inspection of seafood factories in Phuket

 

BANGKOK, 17 November 2017 (NNT) – Navy officers of the Third Navy Region inspected a few seafood factories in Phuket in search of illegal workers employment and found no signs of irregularities. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011703-third-navy-region-leads-inspection-of-seafood-factories-in-phuket/