Cadet’s family demands justice amid new probe

By THE NATION

 

 

Mother claims military school was ‘heartless’; medical review panel to include teen’s sister.

THE FAMILY of the dead teen cadet Phakhapong Tanyakan has demanded that the military bring to justice the people who committed wrongful acts that led to their son’s death after an autopsy indicated that he might not have died from cardiac arrest.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013163-cadet’s-family-demands-justice-amid-new-probe/

 

Cabinet told to fix worsening plight of poor

By THE NATION

 

Ongart Klampaiboon

 

DEMOCRAT PARTY deputy leader Ongart Klampaiboon yesterday urged the new Cabinet to quickly solve the rising cost of living rather than focusing on extending the lifespan of the junta-backed government.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013166-thai-cabinet-told-to-fix-worsening-plight-of-poor/

 

Flood disaster declared in 5 Trang districts amid closures

By THE NATION

 

 

A RAILWAY section between Hat Yai and Khlong Ngae stations, as well as several tourist attractions including the Khlong Hae Floating Market in the southern province of Songkhla were closed yesterday due to a deep flood, while Trang province’s authority declared five districts as flood disaster zones.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013168-flood-disaster-declared-in-5-trang-districts-amid-closures/

 

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Suriya ‘makes admission’ to police in Jomsap case

By THAWEE APISAKULCHAT 
THE NATION

 

 

Police are confident they have enough evidence against hit-and-run convict.

SCHOOLTEACHER SURIYA Nuancharoen has made admission to police in an alleged plot to clear his friend Jomsap Saenmuangkhot's name over a fatal 2005 hit-and-run accident, according to national police deputy chief Pol General Weerachai Songmetta.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013124-khru-ong-admits-he-plotted-khru-jomsap’s-retrial-bid/?do=findComment&comment=12484493

 

Let’s talk about it: HIV/Aids Facebook broadcasts tackle stigma

By CHULARAT SAENGPASSA 
THE NATION

 

 

Facebook Live broadcasts of talks to boost the public’s understanding about people living with HIV and mark the upcoming World Aids Day on Friday, December 1, will be held from midday to midnight from today until Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013170-let’s-talk-about-it-hivaids-facebook-broadcasts-tackle-stigma/

 

THAI’s new route seen as a gateway from East Europe

By Jintana Panyaarvudh 
The Nation

 

Chonnakarn Akrapreedee, THAI general manager, Austria and Eastern Europe

 

THAI Airways International (THAI) hopes its newly launched direct flight to and from Vienna will provide a gateway from Eastern Europe to Asia, CLMV (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam) and Australia, according to Chonnakarn Akrapreedee, THAI general manager, Austria and Eastern Europe.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013171-thai’s-new-route-seen-as-a-gateway-from-east-europe/

 

Anthrax scare linked to goat meat in Tak

By The Nation

 

 

A team has been dispatched from Mae Sot Hospital in Tak to investigate a suspected anthrax infection after three villagers in Tambon Mahawan developed suspicious symptoms after eating goat meat reportedly brought in from a neighbouring country.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013173-anthrax-scare-linked-to-goat-meat-in-tak/

 

Chinese national arrested for identity theft linked to ‘zero-dollar’ tours

By Suriya Patathayo 
The Nation

 

 

A 35-year-old man Chinese man has been arrested for allegedly assuming a Thai citizen’s identity to work for a “zero-dollar” tour business network, Provincial Police Region 6 deputy chief Pol Maj-General Chaiwat Chantharaworalak told a press conference on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013174-chinese-national-arrested-for-identity-theft-linked-to-‘zero-dollar’-tours/

 

 

Thais bank on social media

By JIRAPAN BOONNOON 
The Nation

 

Nordqvist

 

Study of Asia Pacific travellers discovers Thais more likely to share in exchange

Thai travellers are more willing than those of neighbouring nations to share personal data with travel service providers in return for more personal experience, a recent study has found. As well, Thai travellers are more willing to update the trip using social media.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013175-thais-bank-on-social-media/

 

NBCT nets over 46 million baht from auction of “lucky” phone numbers

By Thai PBS

 

 

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission reaped over 46 million baht from its third auction of “lucky” phone numbers on Sunday, said Mr Korkit Danchaivichit, deputy secretary-general of the telecom regulator.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013176-nbct-nets-over-46-million-baht-from-auction-of-“lucky”-phone-numbers/

 

Nine rangers injured in road accident near Hat Yai

By Thai PBS

 

 

Nine para-military rangers were injured, one of them seriously, when a truck in which they were travelling skidded out of the road and turned upside down in a ditch on the Asian highway in Jana district of Songkhla Sunday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013177-nine-rangers-injured-in-road-accident-near-hat-yai/

 

Thais planning travel to Bali are asked to register with Thai embassy in light of volcano eruption

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Thai Embassy in Jakarta has asked all Thais who want to visit Bali to register with the embassy or make online registration due to volcano eruption in the famous tourist destination.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013180-thais-planning-travel-to-bali-are-asked-to-register-with-thai-embassy-in-light-of-volcano-eruption/

 

Ministry to settle congestion problem at Sadao border crossing

 

SONGKHLA, 27th November 2017 (NNT) – The Ministry of Commerce moves to solve the overcrowded problem at Sadao border crossing with an aim at increasing border trade value between Thailand and Malaysia. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013182-ministry-to-settle-congestion-problem-at-sadao-border-crossing/

 

Thailand to propose Maha That temple, Chiang Mai old town as world heritage sites

 

BANGKOK, 27th November 2017 (NNT) – Authorities in Thailand are working on authenticating related documents prior to proposing Maha That temple in Nakhon Si Thammrat province, and the Old Town of Chiang Mai province as cultural world heritages next year. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013183-thailand-to-propose-maha-that-temple-chiang-mai-old-town-as-world-heritage-sites/

 

Nong Bon drainage tunnel construction project progresses by over 30%

 

BANGKOK, 27th November 2017 (NNT) – The construction of Nong Bon drainage tunnel is now more than 30 percent in progress, Deputy Bangkok Governor Chakkaphan Phiewngam said. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013184-nong-bon-drainage-tunnel-construction-project-progresses-by-over-30/

 

Govt considering relaxing ban on political movements

 

 

BANGKOK, 27th November 2017 (NNT) – The government is looking into the possibility of lifting certain restrictions on political movements in order to pave the way for municipal elections. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013185-govt-considering-relaxing-ban-on-political-movements/

 

Srisaket monk promotes local tourism, trains 39 local guides

 

SRISAKET, 27 November 2017 (NNT) – A local Buddhist monk in Srisaket is contributing to the Amazing Thailand tourism campaign by promoting local tourism in border areas and delivering certificates to 39 local guides after they have completed a tourism training course. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013186-srisaket-monk-promotes-local-tourism-trains-39-local-guides/

 

'Treacherous shenanigans' - The inside story of Mugabe's downfall

By MacDonald Dzirutwe, Joe Brock and Ed Cropley

 

FILE PHOTO: President Robert Mugabe listens to his wife Grace Mugabe at a rally of his ruling ZANU-PF party in Harare, Zimbabwe, November 8, 2017. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo

 

HARARE (Reuters) - Inside State House in Harare, Robert Mugabe was in the tightest spot of his 37-year rule. Tanks were on the streets and troops had occupied the state broadcaster, from where the army had announced it had taken control of Zimbabwe.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013187-treacherous-shenanigans-the-inside-story-of-mugabes-downfall/

 

Merkel's conservatives, SPD set out policy lines for German coalition

 

Leader of the Social Democrats (SPD) Martin Schulz leaves after talks with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin, Germany, November 23, 2017. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

 

REUTERS - Momentum in Germany is building for a new 'grand coalition' between Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative bloc and the Social Democrats (SPD) to end the political instability created by the collapse of her coalition talks with other parties.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013188-merkels-conservatives-spd-set-out-policy-lines-for-german-coalition/

 

Islamic State raises stakes with Egypt mosque attack

By Yusri Mohamed and Mahmoud Mourad

 

People stand outside Al Rawdah mosque, where a bomb exploded, in Bir Al-Abed, Egypt November 25, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Soliman

 

ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) - The mosque was packed with hundreds of worshippers for Friday prayers in Egypt's North Sinai when gunmen in military-style uniforms and masks appeared in a doorway and at windows.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013189-islamic-state-raises-stakes-with-egypt-mosque-attack/

 

Huge blast in China's Ningbo city kills at least two, cause unknown

 

Rescue workers work at the site of a blast in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, China November 26, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - A powerful explosion in a Chinese city south of Shanghai brought down buildings in a neighbourhood marked for demolition, killing at least two people, state television reported on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013190-huge-blast-in-chinas-ningbo-city-kills-at-least-two-cause-unknown/

 

No Irish border deal before EU trade agreement - British minister

 

Anti-Brexit protesters wave EU and Union flags outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, November 14, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will not resolve the question of the Irish border after Brexit until it has also agreed the outline of a trade deal with the European Union, the country's International Trade Minister Liam Fox said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013191-no-irish-border-deal-before-eu-trade-agreement-british-minister/

 

'Ashamed' Franken says he won't quit U.S. Senate over groping accusations

 

FILE PHOTO: Senator Al Franken (D-MN) meets with constituents at Minnesota Farmfest in Redwood County, Minnesota, U.S. August 6, 2014. REUTERS/Craig Lassig/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - U.S. Senator Al Franken, trying to salvage his political career, said on Sunday he does not plan to resign but called himself "embarrassed and ashamed" by his behaviour towards women who have accused him of groping or inappropriately touching them.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013192-ashamed-franken-says-he-wont-quit-us-senate-over-groping-accusations/

 

Italy's 5-Star, stung by fake news claims, calls for OSCE election monitors

By Crispian Balmer

 

FILE PHOTO: 5-Star movement members Beppe Grillo (L), Luigi Di Maio (C) and Alessandro Di Battista attend a demonstration against a new electoral law in downtown Rome, Italy October 25, 2017. REUTERS/Tony Gentile/File Photo/File Photo

 

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's anti-establishment 5-Star Movement wants international observers to monitor next year's national election campaign to help ward off "fake news", party leader Luigi Di Maio said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013195-italys-5-star-stung-by-fake-news-claims-calls-for-osce-election-monitors/

 

Searchers for Argentine submarine defy gale force winds on 11th day

By Hugh Bronstein

 

People gather during a demonstration in support of the 44 crew members of the missing at sea ARA San Juan submarine, outside an Argentine naval base in Mar del Plata, Argentina November 25, 2017. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci

 

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Searchers for an Argentine submarine missing since Nov. 15 battled gale-force South Atlantic winds on Sunday while a navy spokesman held out hope that the 44 crew members may still be alive in an "extreme survival situation."

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013196-searchers-for-argentine-submarine-defy-gale-force-winds-on-11th-day/

 

Beijing kindergartens get permanent inspectors after abuse scandal - Xinhua

 

FILE PHOTO - A woman standing next to a stroller looks through the gate, outside the kindergarten run by pre-school operator RYB Education Inc being investigated by China's police, in Beijing, China November 24, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee

 

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Beijing will hire permanent inspectors to provide oversight at every one of its kindergartens following child abuse allegations at a facility run by the New York-listed RYB Education, state news agency Xinhua said late on Sunday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013197-beijing-kindergartens-get-permanent-inspectors-after-abuse-scandal-xinhua/

 

Cuba holds municipal elections on road to Castro era’s end

By Marc Frank

 

A view of a polling station decorated with an image of late Cuban President Fidel Castro moments before its opening to the public in Havana, Cuba November 26, 2017. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

 

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba took another step on Sunday toward the end of the Castro era, with millions of residents placing paper ballots in cardboard boxes for ward delegates to municipal assemblies.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013199-cuba-holds-municipal-elections-on-road-to-castro-era’s-end/

 

Southern provinces warned of heavy rain

By The Nation

 

The Meteorological Department has warned people in 11 southern provinces to brace themselves for more heavy rain on Monday and Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013202-southern-thai-provinces-warned-of-heavy-rain/

 

Nationalists facing wipe out in Australian state election

By Jonathan Barrett and Alison Bevege

 

FILE PHOTO: Australian senator Pauline Hanson talks with members of the media at a driving safety event in the northern Australian town of Townsville in Queensland, Australia, November 10, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Barrett

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The resurgence of Australian nationalist politics has been halted at a state election in coal-rich Queensland, with Pauline Hanson's One Nation party at risk of being almost completely wiped from the state assembly.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013203-nationalists-facing-wipe-out-in australian-state-election/

 

Indonesia raises alert to highest level four on Bali volcano

 

Farmers tend their crops as Mount Agung erupts in the background in Amed, Karangasem Regency, Bali, Indonesia, November 27, 2017. REUTERS/Nyimas Laula

 

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency said on Monday it had raised the alert to the highest level four on Bali's Mount Agung volcano and warned residents in a 8-10 km (5-6 miles) radius around the volcano to evacuate immediately.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013205-indonesia-raises-alert-to-highest-level-four-on-bali-volcano/