Norwegian man says Thai wife and policeman lover framed him and got him deported

 

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A 68 year old Norwegian man has gone to Thai media to appeal for justice after he was deported.

 

He claims that his Thai wife - in collusion with a policeman who is her new love interest - framed him by planting a gun at his house.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015084-norwegian-man-says-thai-wife-and-policeman-lover-framed-him-and-got-him-deported/

Pattaya booming!: European tourist arrivals "up 10%" - 'FIT' tourists up 30%

 

 Image: Sophon Cable TV

 

Sophon Cable TV quoting a business and tourism chief painted a rosy picture of High Season in Pattaya yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015105-pattaya-booming-european-tourist-arrivals-up-10-fit-tourists-up-30/

 

Two dead in 'Day of Rage' over Jerusalem, Palestinian president defiant

By Ali Sawafta and Nidal al-Mughrabi

 

A Palestinian protester sets up a burning barricade near the West Bank city of Ramallah December 8, 2017. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

 

JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) - At least two people were killed in clashes with Israeli troops on Friday when thousands of Palestinians demonstrated against U.S. President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital and the Palestinian president said Washington could no longer be a peace broker.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015106-two-dead-in-day-of-rage-over-jerusalem-palestinian-president-defiant/

 

Rebels kill 15 peacekeepers in Congo in worst attack on U.N. in recent history

By Fiston Mahamba

 

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Suspected Ugandan rebels killed at least 15 Tanzanian U.N. peacekeepers and wounded 53 others in a raid on a base in Congo that U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called the worst attack on the organisation in recent history.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015107-rebels-kill-15-peacekeepers-in-congo-in-worst-attack-on-un-in-recent-history/

 

Wall Street closes higher after payrolls report

By Chuck Mikolajczak

 

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening bell in New York, U.S., December 4, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks advanced on Friday, buoyed by a solid payrolls report for November that locked in expectations for an interest rate hike from the U.S. Federal Reserve next week and raised optimism about economic prospects in 2018.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015109-wall-street-closes-higher-after-payrolls-report/

 

Protesters gather in Kiev after police recapture ex-Georgia leader Saakashvili

By Alessandra Prentice and Natalia Zinets

 

Police officers block supporters of Georgian former President Mikheil Saakashvili near a temporary detention facility where Saakashvili was escorted after being detained in Kiev, Ukraine December 8, 2017. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

 

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian police recaptured the former president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili on Friday, prompting further protests in central Kiev by his supporters who freed him from police custody earlier this week.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015110-protesters-gather-in-kiev-after-police-recapture-ex-georgia-leader-saakashvili/

 

No respite in sight from fast-moving Southern California wildfires

By Alex Dobuzinskis

 

Burned mobile homes are seen at the Monserate Country Club after the Lilac Fire, a fast moving wildfire, swept through their community in Bonsall, California, U.S., December 8, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake

 

VENTURA, Calif. (Reuters) - Exhausted fire crews made little headway on Friday in containing the most troublesome of six major wildfires burning in South California as dry winds fanned flames that ravaged avocado farms, racehorse stables and a retirement community.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015111-no-respite-in-sight-from-fast-moving-southern-california-wildfires/

 

U.S. has begun fully implementing Trump travel ban - State Department

 

FILE PHOTO - International travelers (reflected in a closed door) arrive on the day that U.S. President Donald Trump's limited travel ban, approved by the U.S. Supreme Court, goes into effect, at Logan Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., June 29, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said it began fully implementing President Donald Trump's travel ban targeting six Muslim-majority countries on Friday, four days after the Supreme Court ruled the order could be enforced while legal appeals continue.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015112-us-has-begun-fully-implementing-trump-travel-ban-state-department/

‘I will keep my word’ on elections, Prayut tells villagers

By The Nation

 

 

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Friday the next election would be held but the scheduling depended on the situation and completion of relevant laws.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015113-‘i-will-keep-my-word’-on-elections-prayut-tells-villagers/

 

NACC chief urged to recuse himself in Prawit probe

By WASAMON AUDJARINT 
THE NATION 

 

 

WATCHARAPOL’S HISTORY WITH NCPO SCRUTINISED AS ACADEMICS QUESTION INTEGRITY OF INVESTIGATION

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015114-nacc-chief-urged-to-recuse-himself-in-prawit-probe/

 

Supreme Court denies ‘secret ballot’ held to nominate election commissioners

By THE NATION

 

 

THE SUPREME Court yesterday insisted it had voted two Election Commission candidates through an “open ballot” process, a source from the Court of Justice said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015115-supreme-court-denies-‘secret-ballot’-held-to-nominate-election-commissioners/

 

Jakrapob rails against weapons charges and accuses regime of human rights abuses

By The Nation

 

 

FORMER MINISTER Jakrapob Penkair, a prime suspect accused of possessing military-grade weapons, yesterday lashed out against the charges, saying he would take an “international trip” to clear his name.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015116-jakrapob-rails-against-weapons-charges-and-accuses-regime-of-human-rights-abuses/

 

Amendment restructures security for monarchy

By THE NATION

 

Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam

 

Private secretary to assume responsibility for royal safety instead of committee.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015117-amendment-restructures-security-for-monarchy/

 

Failure of previous educational reforms admitted as new solutions proposed

By CHULARAT SAENGPASSA 
THE NATION

 

Education Minister Teerakiat Jareonsettasin

 

FAR FROM improving Thailand’s educational sector, the establishment of provincial education committees has caused serious problems that instead require their own solutions.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015119-failure-of-previous-educational-reforms-admitted-as-new-solutions-proposed/

 

Student’s idea to help the blind proves a perfect fit

By SOMLUCK SRIMALEE 
THE NATION

 

Jira Chanaboriboonchai, the founder of an enterprise that makes T-shirts and accessories for the blind, presents an item that features Braille.

 

BUSINESS student Jira Chana-boriboonchai put Bt100,000 in prizemoney from a university entrepreneurship competition to work in establishing a social enterprise to help blind people in 2015.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015121-student’s-idea-to-help-the-blind-proves-a-perfect-fit/

 

Somkid leads push to boost farm sector

By THE NATION

 

Somkid gives policy direction to officials on a visit to the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives yesterday.

 

DEPUTY PRIME Minister Somkid Jatusripitak yesterday held discussions with officials from a range of agriculture-related agencies in a bid to set the direction for policies aimed at improving farmers’ livelihoods.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015123-somkid-leads-push-to-boost-farm-sector/

 

Justice Ministry officials may face charges as Jomsap investigation nears end: police

By SIVA LOHO 
THE NATION

 

 

THE INVESTIGATION of an alleged plot to exonerate hit-and-run convict Jomsap Saenmuangkhot will be concluded by December 20 and Justice Ministry’s officials may face charges, police have said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015124-justice-ministry-officials-may-face-charges-as-jomsap-investigation-nears-end-police/

 

U.S. envoy for North Korean affairs travels to Japan, Thailand

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Policy Joseph Yun (R) answers questions from reporters following meeting with Japan and South Korea chief nuclear negotiators to talk about North Korean issues at the Iikura guest house in Tokyo, Japan April 25, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Yamanaka/Pool/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. envoy for North Korea will travel to Japan and Thailand next week to discuss how to increase pressure on Pyongyang after its latest ballistic missile test, the U.S. State Department said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015126-us-envoy-for-north-korean-affairs-travels-to-japan-thailand/

Irish PM sees Britain staying aligned with EU on 'lots of regulations'

 

Ireland's Taoiseach Leo Varadkar holds a press conference in Dublin, Ireland, December 8, 2017. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

 

DUBLIN (Reuters) - The Brexit agreement on the Irish border that assures Northern Ireland will stay aligned with European Union-member Ireland will probably keep Britain in sync with the EU over the longer term, Ireland's prime minister said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015127-irish-pm-sees-britain-staying-aligned-with-eu-on-lots-of-regulations/

Britain, EU clinch Brexit 'breakthrough' with move to trade talks

By Alastair Macdonald and Gabriela Baczynska

 

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May is welcomed by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker at the EC headquarters in Brussels, Belgium December 8, 2017. REUTERS/Yves Herman

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain and the European Union struck a divorce deal on Friday that paves the way for arduous talks on future trade ties, easing immediate pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May and boosting hopes of an orderly Brexit.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015128-britain-eu-clinch-brexit-breakthrough-with-move-to-trade-talks/

 

Video: Thais tricked by "farang" roadside con man

 

Image: Thai Rath

 

A video showed a Thai driver being conned of 100 baht by a foreign man with a tall tale.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015129-video-thais-tricked-by-farang-roadside-con-man/

"Please, please...arrest my lazy, drugged up son" - we can take no more, says mum

 

Image: Sanook

 

A mother has gone to the police to beg them to arrest and prosecute her lazy, good for nothing son who sits about all day doing Ya Ba.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015131-please-pleasearrest-my-lazy-drugged-up-son-we-can-take-no-more-says-mum/

Customs step up checks on Chinese tourists arriving from Cambodia after SIM cards found

 

Image: Thai Rath

 

Following the discovery of 50,000 SIM cards at the Cambodian border earlier in the week the Thai authorities are stepping up checks on Chinese tourists crossing at Aranyaprathet.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015132-customs-step-up-checks-on-chinese-tourists-arriving-from-cambodia-after-sim-cards-found/

Warders allowing men to have sex with women in Thai prisons

 

Image: Daily News

 

Daily news reported that 14 prison officials had been sacked or removed for corrupt activities since the start of the current fiscal year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015134-warders-allowing-men-to-have-sex-with-women-in-thai-prisons/

Four injured in Pattaya pile up as smoke from burning rubbish blamed

 

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Four people were taken to hospital after a pile up on Sukhumvit Road by Banglamung Soi 7 yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015135-four-injured-in-pattaya-pile-up-as-smoke-from-burning-rubbish-blamed/

Video: When your number is up - it's up. Motorcyclist killed by loose truck wheel.

 

Image: Manager

 

Thai media reported on what they called the most bad luck imaginable as a female motorcyclist travelling normally along a road was hit by a wheel that came off a truck trailer coming in the opposite direction.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015136-video-when-your-number-is-up-its-up-motorcyclist-killed-by-loose-truck-wheel/

‘Ultimate Ears’ boast two new products for Thailand

BY THE NATION

 

 

Ultimate Ears, a major player in the world of Bluetooth speakers, has introduced Boom 2 and Wonderboom, a waterproof mobile speaker that the company hypes as having huge personality and surprisingly big sound.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/ultimate-ears-boast-two-new-products-thailand/26156/

PM claims success in arousing public awareness to reject corruption

 

 

The government has succeeded in arousing public awareness in rejecting and not tolerating corruption, said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in his nation-wide weekly address Friday night (Dec 8).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015137-pm-claims-success-in-arousing-public-awareness-to-reject-corruption/

 

Female Thai factory worker loses 300,000 in latest call center scam

 

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A Thai factory worker from Sri Racha said she was conned out of 334,000 baht by a call center gang posing as Anti-Money Laundering Office officials and Amnat Charoen Court staff.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015139-female-thai-factory-worker-loses-300000-in-latest-call-center-scam/

Philippine government to sue Sanofi over dengue vaccine fiasco

 

 

The Department of Health of the Philippines will file charges against and demand refund from French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi Pasteur, the maker of the world’s first dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia, The Manila Times Online reported on Friday (Dec 8).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015140-philippine-government-to-sue-sanofi-over-dengue-vaccine-fiasco/