Foreigners confused by the sight of knives and machetes on sale at Chaeng Wattana immigration, says Thai media

 

 

Thai media said that "farangs were confused" after seeing knives on open sale just meters from the immigration offices at the Government Complex on Chaeng Wattana Road in Bangkok.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013659-foreigners-confused-by-the-sight-of-knives-and-machetes-on-sale-at-chaeng-wattana-immigration-says-thai-media/

 

"No one is scared of the 4.0 cops" as Big Biker gives the force some middle fingers

 

 

A man on a big bike with a woman on the back in morning rush hour traffic showed his contempt for cops in a video that went viral.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013663-no-one-is-scared-of-the-40-cops-as-big-biker-gives-the-force-some-middle-fingers/

Chiang Mai cops' cunning Christmas plan - breath tests in the pubs!

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The Chiang Mai cops have announced their latest brainwave to stop the carnage on the Thai roads.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013674-chiang-mai-cops-cunning-christmas-plan-breath-tests-in-the-pubs/

 

"Well known abbot" in Petchabun arrested on warrant for molesting a child

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Police moved on a temple in Petchabun province early yesterday morning to serve a warrant issued by the criminal court against a well known abbot, reported Sanook.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013675-well-known-abbot-in-petchabun-arrested-on-warrant-for-molesting-a-child/

 

Burmese woman in "10 billion baht" drug money laundering operation arrested in Thailand

 

Picture: INN

 

Thai drugs suppression police have announced the arrest of a Burmese woman who they say is a big player in laundering drug money for the Shan State.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013676-burmese-woman-in-10-billion-baht-drug-money-laundering-operation-arrested-in-thailand/

 

Thaivisa exclusive: Number One Thai Scrabble player banned for alleged cheating and fraud

 

Thailand's Pichai Limprasert (right) met World Number 1 Nigel Richards of New Zealand in the King's Cup final in July 2016.

 

The number one rated Scrabble player in Thailand who last year won a string of money tournaments has been banned from playing the popular English word game for allegedly cheating and committing fraud.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013677-thaivisa-exclusive-number-one-thai-scrabble-player-banned-for-alleged-cheating-and-fraud/

 

UPDATE:

 

Power plant protesters released, but face charges amid conflict with govt

By Pratch Rujivanarom 
The Nation 

 

 

ALL 15 activists involved in the protest against the proposed Thepha coal-fired power plant were freed on bail yesterday as Songkhla Provincial Court allowed university scholars to use their civil-service status to guarantee their temporary freedom.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013656-court-grants-bail-to-15-co-leaders-of-anti-power-plant-protest/?do=findComment&comment=12494678

 

Justice staff face grilling in Jomsap ‘whitewash’

By SUMALEE SUWANNAKORN, 
SURIYA PATATHAYO 
THE NATION 

 

Tassanee Harnpayak (R), who reportedly witnessed the accident, answered the police summons yesterday.

 

Activist says over 20 suspects, including 10 officials, plotted to clear ex-teacher.

JUSTICE MINISTRY deputy permanent secretary Pol Colonel Dusadee Arawuit has fallen under a cloud of suspicion for allegedly taking sides with a network that attempted to whitewash the record of a former teacher in a high-profile 2005 hit-and-run case. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013679-justice-staff-face-grilling-in-jomsap-‘whitewash’/

 

Govt spokesman’s ‘unprofessional’ personal comments about activist land him in hot water – again

By THE NATION

 

 

GOVERNMENT SPOKESPERSON Lt-General Sansern Kaewkamnerd yesterday was hit by a public backlash and criticism from the wife of an activist whom he insinuated had engaged in inappropriate behaviour.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013680-govt-spokesman’s-‘unprofessional’-personal-comments-about-activist-land-him-in-hot-water-–-again/

 

State firms to spend 52%more in 2018

By  THE NATION 

 

 

STATE ENTERPRISES will jack up their investments for next year by 52 per cent to Bt796.34 billion.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013681-state-firms to-spend-52more-in-2018/

 

Legislators back down over publishing politicians’ complete assets

By KASAMAKORN CHANWANPEN 
THE NATION 

 

 

AFTER EXTENSIVE criticism, legislators have backtracked and amended the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) organic bill, stipulating that the agency publish complete information regarding the assets and liabilities of political office holders as well as high-ranking officials, including the Constitutional Court judges, said charter drafter Pattara Khampitak yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013682-legislators-back-down-over-publishing-politicians’-complete-assets/

 

EDITORIAL

A strange question to ask a Thai

By The Nation

 

Miss Thailand Universe gets us talking about social movements – not so much how they’re crushed under military rule

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013683-a-strange-question-to-ask-a-thai/

 

OPINION

Thinking the unthinkable: A coalition of the two big parties

By Suthichai Yoon 
The Nation

 

If you want to stir a huge debate among friends at this point, when no one is sure when the next election will take place, there is one sure way to ignite a really heated exchange.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013684-thinking-the-unthinkable-a-coalition-of-the-two-big-parties/

 

Vendors and people in Yasothorn are warned of fake 100-baht banknotes

By Thai PBS

 

 

Yasothorn provincial police have warned vendors and members of the public in general to watch out for counterfeit 100-baht banknotes after a vendor had filed a complaint to the police that she received two fake banknotes from two customers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013685-vendors-and-people-in-yasothorn-are-warned-of-fake-100-baht-banknotes/

 

Giving new life to HIV-positive children

By CHULARAT SAENGPASSA 
THE NATION

 

Dr Prakong Vithayasai

 

Prakong has been like a mother to more than 500 abandoned or orphaned affected kids.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013686-giving-new-life-to-hiv-positive-children/

 

Delightful flower festival at Bangkok's Rama IX Park

 

Rama IX Park. Photo: suanluangrama9.or.th

 

Head for Rama IX Park in the eastern suburbs of Bangkok for one of the most delightful events of the year

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013687-delightful-flower-festival-at-bangkoks-rama-ix-park/

 

Ban on import of cattle and goats from Myanmar to pre-empt spread of anthrax

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Livestock Department has imposed an import ban on cattle and goats as well as their meat from Myanmar after it was confirmed that a man who was admitted to the Mae Sot district hospital in Tak province for medical treatment after eating goat meat was confirmed to be infected with anthrax.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013688-ban-on-import-of-cattle-and-goats-from-myanmar-to-pre-empt-spread-of-anthrax/

 

Two American tourists fined in Thailand for 'butt selfie' at temple

 

File photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai authorities have fined two American tourists for public indecency for posing for a "butt selfie" in front of a famous Buddhist temple, police said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013689-two-american-tourists-fined-5000-baht-for-butt-selfie-at-thai-temple/

 

Bosnian-Croat war crimes convict dies after taking "poison" in court: TV

By Stephanie van den Berg and Bart H. Meijer

 

A wartime commander of Bosnian Croat forces, Slobodan Praljak, is seen during a hearing at the U.N. war crimes tribunal in the Hague, Netherlands, November 29, 2017. ICTV via REUTERS TV

 

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - A Bosnian Croat wartime commander died after swallowing what he said was poison in a U.N. war crimes courtroom on Wednesday after losing an appeal against a 20-year prison sentence, Croatian state TV said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013690-bosnian-croat-war-crimes-convict-dies-after-taking-poison-in-court-tv/

 

Wary EU still pressing Britain for full Brexit deal

By Alastair Macdonald and Jan Strupczewski

 

An umbrella with EU and British flags attached to it is held ahead of a speech by Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May in Florence, Italy September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Max Rossi/Files

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The EU has not yet reached a deal with Britain over the "Brexit bill", EU officials said on Tuesday, adding that some in Brussels were worried that progress on a cash settlment masked differences over other issues.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013691-wary-eu-still-pressing-britain-for-full-brexit-deal/

 

Britain criticizes Trump retweeting anti-Muslim videos from far-right party

By Makini Brice and Michael Holden

 

FILE PHOTO: The masthead of U.S. President Donald Trump's @realDonaldTrump Twitter account is seen on July 11, 2017. @realDonaldTrump/Handout/File Photo via REUTERS

 

WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) - Britain criticised U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday after he retweeted anti-Islam videos originally posted by a leader of a far-right British fringe party who was convicted earlier this month of abusing a Muslim woman.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013692-britain-criticizes-trump-retweeting-anti-muslim-videos-from-far-right-party/

 

U.S. warns North Korean leadership will be 'utterly destroyed' in case of war

By Michelle Nichols and Christine Kim

 

United States ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Nikki Haley speaks during a meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss a North Korean missile launch at UN headquarters in New York, U.S., November 29, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

 

UNITED NATIONS/SEOUL (Reuters) - The United States warned the North Korean leadership that it would "utterly destroyed" if war were to break out, after Pyongyang test fired its most advanced intercontinental ballistic missile, putting the U.S. mainland within range.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013693-us-warns-north-korean-leadership-will-be-utterly-destroyed-in-case-of-war/

 

U.S., Britain, France accused of snubbing anti-nuclear Nobel Prize

By Alister Doyle

 

FILE PHOTO: Beatrice Fihn, Executive Director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), who was awarded the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize, talks with reporters during the conference "Perspectives for a World Free from Nuclear Weapons and for Integral Disarmament" at the Vatican November 10, 2017. REUTERS/Tony Gentile

 

OSLO (Reuters) - The anti-nuclear group which won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize accused the United States, Britain and France on Wednesday of snubbing its disarmament work by planning to send only second-rank diplomats to the award ceremony next month.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013694-us-britain-france-accused-of-snubbing-anti-nuclear-nobel-prize/

 

EU's Tusk: Africa, EU must cooperate to end "horrifying" migrant abuses

By Joe Bavier

 

(LtoR) Head of the European council Donald Tusk, head of the European commission Jean-Claude Juncker, UN general secretary Antonio Guterres and Morroco's King Mohammed VI attend the opening ceremony of the Africa- EU summit, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, November 29, 2017. REUTERS/Ludovic Marin/Pool

 

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Europe and Africa have joint responsibility for making migration more humane and orderly so they can end horrifying abuses being committed against African migrants by people smugglers, European Council President Donald Tusk said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013696-eus-tusk-africa-eu-must-cooperate-to-end-horrifying-migrant-abuses/

 

German SPD, conservatives argue over repatriation of Syrian refugees

By Riham Alkousaa

 

Syrian refugees arrive at the camp for refugees and migrants in Friedland, Germany April 4, 2016. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - Members of Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) and Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives argued on Wednesday about repatriating Syrian refugees accused of crimes, a potential foretaste of coalition negotiations on immigration.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013697-german-spd-conservatives-argue-over-repatriation-of-syrian-refugees/

 

NBC News fires 'Today' co-host Matt Lauer for sexual misconduct

By Gina Cherelus and Jonathan Allen

 

NBC Today Show host Matt Lauer poses for photographers as he arrives for the opening of the new exhibit "Exhibitionism: The Rolling Stones" in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., November 15, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar/Files

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - NBC News fired popular "Today" show host MattLauer after a colleague accused him of inappropriate sexual behavior, the network said on Wednesday, making him the latest rich and powerful man to be felled this year by accusations of harassment.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013698-nbc-news-fires-today-co-host-matt lauer-for-sexual-misconduct/

 

Bubble trouble? Bitcoin tops $11,000, but fades after sharp rally

BY REUTERS

 

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo

 

LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bitcoin zoomed past $11,000 to hit a record high for the sixth day in a row on Wednesday after gaining more than $1,000 in just 12 hours, stoking concerns that a rapidly swelling bubble could be set to burst in spectacular fashion.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/bubble-trouble-bitcoin-tops-11000-fades-sharp-rally/25960/

Factbox: Things you might not know about bubbly bitcoin

BY REUTERS

 

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

 

LONDON (Reuters) – Bitcoin blasted past $11,000 to hit a record high for the sixth day in a row on Wednesday after gaining more than $1,000 in just 12 hours, stoking concerns that a rapidly swelling bubble could be set to burst in spectacular fashion.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/factbox-things-might-not-know-bubbly-bitcoin/25963/

U.N. welcomes move by Libya to help find refugee solutions

A migrant arrives at a naval base after he was rescued by Libyan coastal guards in Tripoli, Libya, November 6. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

 

GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. refugee agency on Wednesday welcomed a decision by Libya to open a transit centre for unaccompanied children and other vulnerable refugees from among hundreds of thousands of migrants, and called on EU countries and others to accept them.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013700-un-welcomes-move-by-libya-to-help-find-refugee-solutions/

Lebanon's Hariri signals may withdraw resignation next week: statement

 

Lebanese President Michel Aoun meets with Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon November 27, 2017. Dalati Nohra/Handout via REUTERS

 

ROME (Reuters) - Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri indicated on Wednesday that he might withdraw his resignation next week, saying matters were "positive" and he would rescind his decision if they remained so, a statement from his press office said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013703-lebanons-hariri-signals-may-withdraw-resignation-next-week-statement/