Phraya Krai Phakdi Memorial Fair, San Don Ta Festival and Worshipping City Pillar

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Major Si Sa Ket Festivals in September

 

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The week that was in Thailand news: Cocks galore – well it’s still the Year of the Rooster!

 

 

As Thailand and the rest of the world had their ubiquitous and annoying “countdowns” - that I missed by tucking myself up before 11pm – I would like to remind all and sundry that it is still the Chinese Year of the Rooster.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019061-the-week-that-was-in-thailand-news-cocks-galore-–-well-it’s-still-the-year-of-the-rooster/

 

Foundation to seek leniency for blind woman jailed for lese majeste

By THE NATION

 

The Muslim Attorney Centre chief Adilan Ali-ishok (courtesy of Facebook page Wartini)

 

A LEGAL aid foundation in Yala is planning to appeal a court verdict on behalf of a blind woman who was sentenced on Thursday to one-and-a- half years in prison for lese majeste.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019091-foundation-to-seek-leniency-for-blind-woman-jailed-for-lese-majeste/

 

Taxi motorcyclist’s vests for sale or rent in Nonthaburi

 

 

Taxi motorcyclist’s orange vests which allow the drivers to operate legally are available for sale in Nonthaburi at 15,000 baht each or for rent at about 1,000 baht a month plus other additional charges, according to an investigating report of Thai PBS.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019093-taxi-motorcyclist’s-vests-for-sale-or-rent-in-nonthaburi/

 

Four arrested in Chumphon with 10.4kg of heroin

By The Nation

 

 

Police have arrested four residents of southern border provinces for allegedly trying to smuggle 10.4 kilograms of heroin from Chiang Rai to Narathiwat and then to Malaysia.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019094-four-arrested-in-chumphon-with-104kg-of-heroin/

 

Insurgents attack house of Narathiwat defence volunteer

By The Nation

 

 

A group of Muslim insurgents opened fired and threw a bomb at a defence volunteer’s house in Narathiwat’s Tak Bai district late on Friday night. Nobody was injured.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019095-insurgents-attack-house-of-narathiwat-defence-volunteer/

 

Man arrested with meth stash in Suphan Buri

By The Nation

 

About 100 policemen raided a shophouse in Suphan Buri’s Uthong district late on Friday night and arrested a drug suspect, seizing 4.95 million methamphetamine pills.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019096-man-arrested-with-meth-stash-in-suphan-buri/

 

Man injured in Ayutthaya railway incident

By The Nation

 

A train carrying metal bridge structures grazed the roof of Ayutthaya railway station, causing a partial collapse that injured a security officer on Saturday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019097-man-injured-in-ayutthaya-railway-incident/

 

Fire destroys chapel in revered Mae Hong Son temple

By The Nation

 

The chapel of a much-revered temple in the tourist destination of Pai in Mae Hong Son province was destroyed by a fire early on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019098-fire-destroys-chapel-in-revered-mae-hong-son-temple/

 

Parks staff say holiday garbage was under control

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE SUNDAY NATION

 

 

DESPITE an overwhelming number of tourists in national parks during New Year holidays, the National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department (DNP) has confirmed they properly managed the garbage brought by visitors.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019100-parks-staff-say-holiday-garbage-was-under-control/

 

4 fishing crew drown in boat collision in Chon Buri

By THE SUNDAY NATION

 

 

FOUR CREW members of a Thai fishing boat drowned after it was hit and sunk by a Pakistani cargo ship yesterday morning, according to naval and harbour officers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019101-4-fishing-crew-drown-in-boat-collision-in-chon-buri/

 

PAD officers ordered to pay compensation to airports

By The Nation

 

Maj-General Chamlong Srimuang

 

The Attorney General Office’s Legal Execution bureau has notified key figures of the now-defunct People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) accused of illegally occupying Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang Airports during the 2008 protest to pay compensation worth Bt522 million to the damaged party, Airports of Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019102-pad-officers-ordered-to-pay-compensation-to-airports/

 

Prayut’s change of status confirms election, says ex-MPs

By THE SUNDAY NATION

 

CONSERVATIVE leaning politicians believe there will definitely be an election this year following recent moves made by Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha, including his announcement that he is now a politician. However, they say it will be a hard-fought battle as all parties will vie for power.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019103-prayut’s-change-of-status-confirms-election-says-ex-mps/

 

Trump’s woes may affect Thai economy

By WICHIT CHAITRONG 
THE SUNDAY NATION

 

Copies of the book "Fire and Fury" by author Michael Wolff are displayed on a shelf at Book Passage on January 5, 2018 in Corte Madera, California./AFP

 

TRUMP MAY SEEK ASEAN SUPPORT AGAINST CHINA’S POLICIES

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019105-trump’s-woes-may-affect-thai-economy/

 

How ‘politician Prayut’ can keep his hands on the reins of power

By SOMROUTHAI SABSOMBOON 
THE SUNDAY NATION

 

 

THERE ARE several likely scenarios under which General Prayut Chan-o-cha may come back as prime minister following the next general election, which is expected to be held late this year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019106-how-‘politician-prayut’-can-keep-his-hands-on-the-reins-of-power/

 

Yingluck may get special UK treatment

By THE SUNDAY NATION

 

 

State prosecutor says former premier may have applied for political asylum

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019108-yingluck-may-get-special-uk-treatment/

 

Thai police to urge Interpol to help track down Ms Yingluck

 

 

The national police chief Pol Gen Chakthip Chaijinda said Saturday (Jan 6) that the Thai police would urge the Interpol to help track down former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra who was last seen in a picture in the social media with another woman somewhere in London.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019109-thai-police-to-urge-interpol-to-help-track-down-ms-yingluck/

 

‘La Nina’ weather in 2018 increases likelihood of major flooding: experts

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

File photo: Songkha's Thepha district is under water in November last year.

 

Similar weather conditions to those that occurred during the nation’s second most severe flooding in 1995 is predicted for this year, according to weather experts. They are warning that an expected “La Nina” condition will bring more rain and storms than usual to Thailand, and that increasingly extreme and unpredictable weather should be expected as a result of climate change.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019110-‘la-nina’-weather-in-2018-increases-likelihood-of-major-flooding-experts/

 

 

 

Eleven Saudi princes detained following protest over utility bills

By Stephen Kalin and Aziz El Yaakoubi

 

RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabian authorities have detained 11 princes after they gathered at a royal palace in Riyadh in a rare protest against the government suspending payment of their utility bills, the public prosecutor said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019111-eleven-saudi-princes-detained-following-protest-over-utility-bills/

 

Trump rejects author's accusations, calls self 'stable genius'

By Steve Holland

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., August 2, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday rejected an author's accusations that he is mentally unfit for office and said his business career and election victory showed he is "a very stable genius."

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019113-trump-rejects-authors-accusations-calls-self-stable-genius/

 

Trump, meeting with Republican leaders, says welfare reform may have to wait

By James Oliphant

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media after the Congressional Republican Leadership retreat at Camp David, Maryland, U.S., January 6, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

 

CAMP DAVID, Md. (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican congressional leaders said after talks on Saturday that they would make an election-year push this year for an immigration overhaul and infrastructure spending but that welfare reform may have to wait for later.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019115-trump-meeting-with-republican-leaders-says-welfare-reform-may-have-to-wait/

 

 

Iran stages pro-government rallies, derides Trump 'blunder' at U.N

 

People take part in pro-government rallies, Iran, January 3, 2018. Tasnim News Agency/Handout via REUTERS

 

DUBAI (Reuters) - Thousands of government supporters staged rallies in Iran for a fourth day on Saturday in a backlash against widespread anti-government protests that the clerical establishment has blamed on the country's enemies.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019117-iran-stages-pro-government-rallies-derides-trump-blunder-at-un/

Trump says he would 'absolutely' talk to North Korea's Kim on phone

By James Oliphant

 

 

A combination photo shows U.S. President Donald Trump in New York, U.S. September 21, 2017 and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang, September 4, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque, KCNA/Handout via REUTERS/File Photos

 

CAMP DAVID, Md. (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would "absolutely" be willing to talk on the phone to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and that he hopes a positive development results from talks between North Korea and South Korea.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019118-trump-says-he-would-absolutely-talk-to-north-koreas-kim-on-phone/

 

Germany, Turkey pledge to thaw ties that coup crackdown and arrests froze

 

German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu attend a meeting in Goslar, Germany, January 6, 2018. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

 

GOSLAR, Germany (Reuters) - Germany and Turkey's foreign ministers on Saturday agreed to pull out all the stops to improve ties that have soured due to disputes over Ankara's post-coup crackdown and the arrests of German citizens in Turkey, but they stressed differences remain.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019120-germany-turkey-pledge-to-thaw-ties-that-coup-crackdown-and-arrests-froze/

Bushfires destroy buildings in Australia as heatwave melts highway surface

By Alison Bevege

 

Bushfires destroy buildings and threaten lives as a heatwave hits three Australian states with temperatures in excess of 40C (104°F) on Saturday. No reporter narration

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Bushfires in Australia destroyed buildings and threatened lives on Saturday as a heatwave in three states brought temperatures strong enough to melt the bitumen on a highway.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019123-bushfires-destroy-buildings-in-australia-as-heatwave-melts-highway-surface/

 

Fleetwood hold Leicester to 0-0 draw in FA Cup

 

Soccer Football - FA Cup Third Round - Fleetwood Town vs Leicester City - Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood, Britain - January 6, 2018 Fleetwood Town’s Ashley Hunter shoots at goal Action Images via Reuters/Craig Brough

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Third-tier Fleetwood Town kicked off a hectic FA Cup third-round schedule by holding Premier League Leicester City to a 0-0 draw at their Highbury Stadium on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019124-fleetwood-hold-leicester-to-0-0-draw-in-fa-cup/

Pressure builds on Hughes as Stoke crash out of Cup

 

Soccer Football - FA Cup Third Round - Coventry City vs Stoke City - Ricoh Arena, Coventry, Britain - January 6, 2018 Stoke City manager Mark Hughes looks dejected Action Images via Reuters/Carl Recine

 

(Reuters) - Stoke City manager Mark Hughes came under even more pressure as his Premier League side were beaten 2-1 in the FA Cup third round by League Two (fourth-tier) Coventry City on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019126-pressure-builds-on-hughes-as-stoke-crash-out-of-cup/

Aguero double keeps Man City quadruple hopes alive

By Simon Evans

 

Soccer Football - FA Cup Third Round - Manchester City vs Burnley - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - January 6, 2018 Manchester City's Sergio Aguero scores their second goal as Burnley's Nick Pope attempts to save REUTERS/Phil Noble

 

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Manchester City kept alive their chances of winning four trophies this season, coming back from a goal down to beat Burnley 4-1 in the FA Cup third round on Saturday with two goals from Sergio Aguero.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019127-aguero-double-keeps-man-city-quadruple-hopes-alive/

 

Chelsea held by second-tier Norwich

 

Soccer Football - FA Cup Third Round - Norwich City vs Chelsea - Carrow Road, Norwich, Britain - January 6, 2018 Norwich City's Nelson Oliveira in action with Chelsea's Antonio Rudiger Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Premier League champions Chelsea were held to a goalless draw away to second-tier Norwich City in a dull FA Cup third round tie on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019128-chelsea-held-by-second-tier-norwich/

SEC accuses 4 KC Property executives of embezzlement

 

 

Four active and former executives of KC Property Company have been accused by the Securities Exchange Commission of embezzlement for allegedly issuing and selling the firm’s short-term BEs (bills of exchange) for their own benefits.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019133-sec-accuses-4-kc-property-executives-of-embezzlement/