Having new faces in Cabinet shows people things are really being freshened up: PM

By The Nation

 

Prayut in the South.

 

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Tuesday during the mobile Cabinet meeting in the South that his recent ministerial reshuffle had been aimed at bringing in new faces to help boost the government’s image.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013484-having-new-faces-in-cabinet-shows-people-things-are-really-being-freshened-up-pm/

First anthrax infection in 17 years detected

By The Nation

 

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Lab tests have confirmed the first anthrax infection in Thailand in 17 years.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013481-first-anthrax-infection-in-17-years-detected/

 

Salvage challenge after captain sinks boat in Chao Phraya

By The Nation

 

 

A ship carrying wind turbine poles heading to Ayutthaya sank in Nonthaburi province on Tuesday morning after its captain took on water in an attempt to sail under a bridge.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013482-salvage-challenge-after-captain-sinks-boat-in-chao-phraya/

Thailand dangers - add monkeys to the list!

 

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BEC Tero TV reported that monkeys at a Krabi temple had attacked a Russian tourist.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013510-thailand-dangers-add-monkeys-to-the-list/

 

Police could lower city speed limits to "halve road accidents by 2020"

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

The metropolitan police were told something they already knew at a meeting on Monday - speed kills!

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013511-bangkok-police-could-lower-city-speed-limits-to-halve-road-accidents-by-2020/

 

Parties seek negotiations with NCPO: Anek

By The Nation

 

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POLITICAL SCIENTIST BELIEVES IT IS ‘IMPOSSIBLE’ |TO BLOCK JUNTA FROM FUTURE POLITICAL ROLE

 

POLITICAL PARTIES want to hold negotiations with the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) or its proxies, Anek Laothamatas, the chairman of the Political Reform Committee, said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013512-parties-seek-negotiations-with-ncpo-anek/

 

PM comes face to face with volatile discontent in South

By THE NATION

 

 

GEN PRAYUT CHAN-O-CHA’S field trip to Pattani and Songkhla was meant to boost the popularity of the prime minister and his junta government – but instead of touching moments, local people welcomed him with yells and confrontation.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013513-pm-prayut-comes-face-to-face-with-volatile-discontent-in-south/

 

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Senior Justice Ministry official to be questioned in Jomsap scandal

By THE NATION

 

 

THE deputy permanent secretary of the Justice Ministry, Pol Colonel Dusadee Arayawuth, is among the officials expected to be questioned for allegedly aiding former teacher Jomsap Saenmuangkhot’s failed attempt to win a retrial over her hit-and-run conviction.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013473-senior-justice-ministry-official-to-be-questioned-in-jomsap-probe/?do=findComment&comment=12491270

 

Police colonel shares family’s anguish

By The Nation

 

 

FOR POL COLONEL Nateepat Akarapongthiti, the pain of losing his cadet son due to inappropriate punishment by older students at the Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School (AFAPS) has never died down.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013514-police-colonel-shares-family’s-anguish/

 

South development plan approved

By   THE NATION 

 

 

THE CABINET yesterday gave the green light for an ambitious development plan for the Southern region that also includes targeted support for the southernmost provinces.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013515-south-development-plan-approved/

 

Last two organic bills submitted to NLA

By The Nation

 

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The final two organic bills were submitted to the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) yesterday ahead of the 240-day deadline set by the Constitution.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013516-last-two-organic-bills-submitted-to-nla/

 

Military refuses to give timetable in investigation into cadet’s death

By Jitraporn Senwong 
The Nation 

 

 

A MILITARY-APPOINTED fact-finding committee investigating the recent death of a teenage cadet at a military academy has refused to give a timetable for its inquiry, citing the need to fully examine the incident and clear any lingering doubts held by the public.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013517-military-refuses-to-give-timetable-in-investigation-into-cadet’s-death/

 

OPINION

The unspoken guilt of legitimate gambling operators

By Tulsathit Taptim 
The Nation

 

What’s your dream job? Mine is football referee. The salary may not be that great, but, like they say, it’s the fringe benefits that count. And although I’m not a natural-born fraudster, I think I possess enough creativity to go far in the business. Well, in terms of making money, anyway.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013518-the-unspoken-guilt-of-legitimate-gambling-operators/

 

EDITORIAL

In Pattani, Prayut fails to impress

By The Nation

 

The general, out of touch and defensive, makes what was by all appearances a campaign stop

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s recent trip to the predominantly Malay-speaking South ahead of a mobile Cabinet meeting was ostensibly made to deliver a message of peace and reconciliation. Instead, it came across as a precursor to an election campaign.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013519-in-pattani-prayut-fails-to-impress/

 

HM Queen Sirikit admitted to Chulalongkorn Hospital for general check-up : Royal Household Bureau

 

Her Majesty the Queen of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej was admitted to Chulalongkorn hospital on Tuesday for general physical checkup, reported the Bureau of the Royal Household.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013520-hm-queen-sirikit-admitted-to-chulalongkorn-hospital-for-general-check-up-royal-household-bureau/

 

MARA Patani warns government against “iron fist” response to power plant protest

By Thai PBS

 

 

MARA Patani has issued a statement warning the Thai government over the use of tough actions against protesters of coal-fired power plant in Songkhla’s Thepha district, saying this may cause “undesirable outcome.”

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013521-mara-patani-warns-government-against-“iron-fist”-response-to-power-plant-protest/

 

End of an era – Phuket FC dissolves under burden of debt

"We have reimbursed the players who still have a contract with us and others whose contracts are expired will have to look for a new team. Everyone understands the situation."

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

The famous local football team, Phuket FC, has announced its dissolution after getting sued by 3 foreign players for a total of 83 million Baht.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013522-end-of-an-era-–-phuket-fc-dissolves-under-burden-of-debt/

 

Lurking in Toilets, Swimming the Streets: Snakes of Bangkok Move In

By RICHARD C. PADDOCK and RYN JIRENUWAT

 

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BANGKOK — Panarat Chaiyaboon was using the toilet in her downstairs bathroom in July when she felt a sharp bite on her thigh. She jumped up to see a scene straight out of a nightmare: an 8-foot python emerging from her toilet.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013523-lurking-in-toilets-swimming-the-streets-snakes-of-bangkok-move-in/

 

Bangkok remains No. 1 world’s most visited city

 

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BANGKOK, 29th November 2017 (NNT) – Bangkok has retained its title as the world's most-visited city for the second consecutive year by the Mastercard Global Destination Cities Index.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013524-bangkok-remains-no-1-world’s-most-visited-city/

 

Aviation to expand from growing economy: Aerothai

 

BANGKOK, 29 November 2017 (NNT) – Thailand's aviation sector is expected to expand in 2018 thanks to a growing economy, Aeronautical Radio of Thailand (Aerothai) President Sarinee Saangprasit said. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013525-aviation-to-expand-from-growing-economy-aerothai/

 

UK and EU agree Brexit divorce bill: UK newspapers

 

Tourist binoculars offer users the chance to pay in Pounds or Euros in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar, historically claimed by Spain, April 20, 2017. REUTERS/Phil Noble

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain and the EU have reached agreement on a Brexit divorce bill which is likely to finally total around 50 billion euros, British newspapers reported on Tuesday, potentially heralding a breakthrough in the negotiations.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013526-uk-and-eu-agree-brexit-divorce-bill-uk-newspapers/

 

North Korea fires ICBM, splashes in Sea of Japan: Pentagon

By Phil Stewart and Christine Kim

 

The North Korea flag flutters next to concertina wire at the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia March 9, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su

 

WASHINGTON/SEOUL-29 (Reuters) - North Korea fired what appeared to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that landed close to Japan on Wednesday, officials said, Pyongyang's first test launch since sending a missile over its neighbour in mid-September.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013527-north-korea-fires-icbm-splashes-in-sea-of-japan-pentagon/

 

Irish deputy PM resigns, averting election threat

By Padraic Halpin and Conor Humphries

 

Deputy Prime Minister (Tanaiste) of Ireland Frances Fitzgerald arrives at Government buildings in Dublin, Ireland, November 28, 2017. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

 

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's scandal-hit deputy prime minister resigned on Tuesday, averting a government collapse and potential snap election that had threatened to complicate Brexit talks next month between Britain and the European Union.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013529-irish-deputy-pm-resigns-averting-election-threat/

 

NATO sees growing Russia, China challenge; higher risk of war

By Andrea Shalal

 

A child holds the national flags of Russia and China prior to a welcoming ceremony for Russian President Vladimir Putin outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, June 25, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - China's growing military strength and a resurgent Russia will pose growing challenges to the trans-Atlantic alliance in coming years, and NATO's moves to bolster its capabilities could trigger a new Cold War-style arms race, a NATO report said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013530-nato-sees-growing-russia-china-challenge-higher-risk-of-war/

 

Canada apologises for persecution of gay public servants

By Leah Schnurr

 

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers an apology to members of the LGBT community who were discriminated against by federal legislation and policies, in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, November 28, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Wattie

 

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologised on Tuesday for a decades-long campaign by previous governments to rid the military and public service of homosexuals, calling the dark chapter in the country's history a "collective shame."

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013531-canada-apologises-for-persecution-of-gay-public-servants/

 

PM May heads to Middle East

 

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street, London, November 22, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May will travel to the Middle East this week to lend her support to economic reforms in Saudi Arabia and Jordan, her spokesman said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013532-pm-may-heads-to-middle-east/

 

Rouhani says Saudis call Iran an enemy to conceal defeat in region

 

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani attends a meeting of the Social Council of Iran, in Tehran, Iran, October 31, 2017. President.ir/Handout via REUTERS

 

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia presents Iran as an enemy because it wants to cover up its defeats in the region.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013534-rouhani-says-saudis-call-iran-an-enemy-to-conceal-defeat-in-region/

 

Tourists warned to respect Thai culture - two who showed their butts at Wat Arun arrested

 

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The two gay US men who posted pictures of their butts at Wat Arun have been arrested at the airport.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013538-tourists-warned-to-respect-thai-culture-two-who-showed-their-butts-at-wat-arun-arrested/

 

Hunt on for two Hmong men after family including 5 year old slaughtered in Prachuap

 

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Police are hunting for two Hmong rubber workers after an entire family was found slashed to death at a plantation just a few kilometers from the Burmese border in Prachuap Khiri Khan province.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013541-hunt-on-for-two-hmong-men-after-family-including-5-year-old-slaughtered-in-prachuap/

 

Officials to study feasibility of relocating Khao Phaeng Ma gaurs to nearby forest

By The Nation

 

A study into the feasibility of relocating some of the gaur population from Khao Phaeng Ma wildlife sanctuary in Nakhon Ratchasima to a nearby forest is set to be conducted in an effort to find a long-term solution to the conflict between local farmers and the wild animals.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013542-officials-to-study-feasibility-of-relocating-khao-phaeng-ma-gaurs-to-nearby-forest/