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Video: Selfish Thais slammed by their own people for not getting out of the way of an ambulance

 

Image: ThaiRath

 

A video of a ambulance trying to get past traffic on a road received much adverse comment as the Thais turned on each other.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020928-video-selfish-thais-slammed-by-their-own-people-for-not-getting-out-of-the-way-of-an-ambulance/

What you see is what you don't get...Thais book Koh Chang hotel but find it deserted!

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A Thai couple thought they were heading for an idyllic paradise break this week after booking a high class hotel online.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020917-what-you-see-is-what-you-dont-get-thais-book-koh-chang-hotel-but-find-it-deserted/

Former Brothel Kingpin Says Police Wrong About 'Victoria' Boss

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Sasithorn Wirathepsuporn covers herself Wednesday as police escort to the court

 

BANGKOK — A retired massage parlor kingpin said Wednesday that investigators have it wrong about who owns a brothel where dozens of women were reportedly forced into prostitution.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020941-former-brothel-kingpin-says-police-wrong-about-victoria-boss/

NLA president to submit petition for Constitutional review of anti-graft law

By The Nation

 

National Legislative Assembly President Pornpetch Wichitcholchai

 

National Legislative Assembly President Pornpetch Wichitcholchai said on Wednesday that he had received a petition filed by 32 NLA members requesting that the Constitutional Court rule on the constitutionality of the anti-graft law which waives qualifications prohibited under the charter.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020971-nla-president-to-submit-petition-for-constitutional-review-of-anti-graft-law/

 

BOT says minimum-wage hike ‘appropriate’, price hikes of goods need monitoring

By The Nation

 

 

A senior official at the Bank of Thailand (BOT) on Thursday endorsed the minimum wage hike of Bt5-Bt22 per day expected to come into effect on April 1.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020972-bot-says-minimum-wage-hike-‘appropriate’-price-hikes-of-goods-need-monitoring/

 

UPDATE:

 

Pattaya film company charged over ‘pornographic’ Indian movie scenes shot on Khaosan Road

By KORNKAMON AKSORNDET 
THENATION

 

 

BANGKOK POLICE have filed charges against a movie production firm after its personnel were caught preparing to shoot alleged indecent and pornographic scenes on Khaosan Road.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020879-unhappy-ending-for-sleazy-khaosan-movie-set/?do=findComment&comment=12632455

 

UPDATE:

 

Chuvit speaks up ‘to fight trafficking’

By SURIYA PATATHAYO 
THE NATION

 

 

Former massage parlour owner tells police real owner of Victoria’s at large.

 

FORMER massage-parlour tycoon Chuvit Kamolvisit yesterday handed over evidence to back his claim that the real owner of the massage parlour Victoria’s: The Secret Forever remains at large. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020941-former-brothel-kingpin-says-police-wrong-about-victoria-boss/?do=findComment&comment=12632458

 

NSB arrests 14 suspects in drug raids at 59 locations

By Kittipong Maneerit, 
Preewadi Wichaiprasit 
The Nation

 

National police chief Pol General Chakthip Chaijinda inspects evidence presented during a press conference yesterday at the Narcotics Suppression Bureau in Bangkok following an eight-day anti-drug operation.

 

A NARCOTICS SUPPRESSION Bureau (NSB)led crackdown on four drugs networks netted 14 suspects and seized evidence worth a total of Bt910 million over the eightday operation, national police chief Pol General Chakthip Chaijinda told the press yesterday .

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020974-nsb-arrests-14-suspects-in-drug-raids-at-59-locations/

 

Modest variable minimum wage hike comes under criticism from workers and employers

By THE NATION

 

A worker, waving a red flag to warn motorists at a Bangkok construction site, will likely be among millions of workers benefiting from the proposed wage hike.

 

ACADEMICS and workers believe a consistent nationwide “flat rate” hike for the minimum wage should be in place instead of the variable Bt5 to Bt22 daily wage increase that comes into effect on April 1 after Cabinet approval.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020975-modest-variable-minimum-wage-hike-comes-under-criticism-from-workers-and-employers/

 

UNHCR, Google sponsor charity run for refugees

By The Nation

 

 

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has joined Google Thailand to organise a charity run to raise funds to help the UN refugee agency to tackle refugee crises.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020976-unhcr-google-sponsor-charity-run-for-refugees/

 

Back by popular demand! Porn Star Nat and US sugar daddy Harold, 68, resurface!

 

Video screenshot

 

Former porn star Nat "Nong Nat" Ketsarin and her aging sugar daddy businessman husband Harold Nesland are back in the spotlight.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020977-back-by-popular-demand-porn-star-nat-and-us-sugar-daddy-harold-68-resurface/

 

13m need training for economic upgrade, experts say 

By   WICHIT CHAITRONG 
THE NATION 

 

 

THAILAND NEEDS to turn 13 million people into skilled workers in order to upgrade the economy and escape the middle-income trap, said local and international economists.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020978-13m-need-training-for-economic-upgrade-experts-say /

 

Korat hosts ‘Tour de Farm’ cycling races

By THE NATION

 

 

Farm Chokchai Outdoor Sport will host a cycling event, “Tour de Farm 6”, at Farm Chokchai Farm 3 in Nakhon Ratchasima on Sunday (January 21).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020979-korat-hosts-‘tour-de-farm’-cycling-races/

 

CPF food deal helps 'make America great again'

By Cimi Suchontan 
The Nation

 

 

Charoen Pokphand Foods’ (CPF) Bt38 billion acquisition of US food giant Bellisio last year was one step towards “make America great again”, said US ambassador Glyn Davies yesterday, referring to the policy shift under the Trump administration to rebuild its economy.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020980-cpf-food-deal-helps-make-america-great-again/

 

Gen Prawit assures Thai soccer fans will definitely be able to watch World Cup final matches

By Thai PBS

 

 

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan has assured that Thai football fans would be able to watch the live broadcast of the final 64 matches of FIFA World Cup tournament in Russia through Free TV during June 14 – July 13.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020982-gen-prawit-assures-thai-soccer-fans-will-definitely-be-able-to-watch-world-cup-final-matches/

 

Cuban boxing coach vows to bring more Olympic Games gold medals in 2020

By Thai PBS

 

 

Thailand Boxing Association on Thursday (Jan 18) formally introduced to the Thai media its newly-hired Cuban boxing coach Juan Fontanils who will be in charge of mainly training Thai female boxers for the 2018 GPP Championship tournament, Asian Games in Indonesia this year and the 2020 Olympic Games in Japan.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020983-cuban-boxing-coach-vows-to-bring-more-olympic-games-gold-medals-in-2020/

 

World's confidence in US leadership under Trump at new low, poll finds

Julian Borger in Washington

 

-- Approval for US falls to 30% from 48% under Obama

-- ‘Historic low’ of Gallup poll ‘sets a new bar for disapproval’

 

Global confidence in US leadership has fallen to a new low, and the country now ranks below China in worldwide approval ratings, according to a new Gallup poll.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020984-worlds-confidence-in-us-leadership-under-trump-at-new-low-poll-finds/

 

California parents starved 13 children, taunted them with pie - prosecutor

By Tori Richards

 

A combination photo of David Allen Turpin (L) and Louise Ann Turpin as they appear in booking photos provided by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department in Riverside County, California, U.S., January 15, 2018. Riverside County Sheriff's Department/Handout via REUTERS

 

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (Reuters) - The California parents accused of imprisoning their 13 children in the family's squalid home beat, starved and chained them to their beds for years, taunting them with apple pie, according to a prosecutor on Thursday who called it a case of "human depravity."

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020985-california-parents-starved-13-children-taunted-them-with-pie-prosecutor/

 

Amid confusion, U.S. Congress scrambles for deal to avoid shutdown

By Richard Cowan

 

U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), flanked by Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), addresses reporters in Washington, U.S. January 17, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Republicans struggled to line up support on Thursday for a short-term extension of government funding that would avert a politically embarrassing shutdown, after President Donald Trump offered mixed signals on the stopgap plan.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020986-amid-confusion-us-congress-scrambles-for-deal-to-avoid-shutdown/

 

Pope lands in Peru as president seeks help in political crisis

 

Pope Francis is greeted by Peru's President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski as he arrives in Lima, Peru, January 18, 2018. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi

 

LIMA (Reuters) - Pope Francis arrived in Peru on Thursday, as the Andean nation's president appealed to him to help put the country back on track after a political crisis nearly ousted him from office a month ago.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020987-pope-lands-in-peru-as-president-seeks-help-in-political-crisis/

 

Italy breaks up Chinese crime ring involved in drugs, prostitution

By Silvia Ognibene

 

FILE PHOTO - Italy's prosecutor Federico Cafiero De Raho talks during a news conference in Rome, Italy June 30, 2016. REUTERS/Tony Gentile

 

FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) - Italy ordered the arrest of 33 people on Thursday on suspicion of running a Chinese mafia group involved in gambling, prostitution and drugs, and which dominated the transport of Chinese goods across Europe.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020988-italy-breaks-up-chinese-crime-ring-involved-in-drugs-prostitution/

 

Italy's centre-right leaders sign policy pact ahead of election

 

Italy's former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is seen during the television talk show "L'aria che tira" in Rome, Italy, January 18, 2018. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

 

ROME (Reuters) - Former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and his rightist allies agreed on Thursday to a joint manifesto ahead of a March 4 national election, committing themselves to cutting taxes and rolling back pension reform.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020990-italys-centre-right-leaders-sign-policy-pact-ahead-of-election/

 

Outback Australians grounded as pilot crisis worsens

By Jamie Freed

 

FILE PHOTO - Waiting passengers watch a Qantas Airways Boeing-737 aircraft being towed on the tarmac from the domestic terminal at Brisbane Airport in Australia, November 27, 2017. REUTERS/David Gray

 

(Reuters) - A recruitment drive by Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd after a seven-year hiatus is exacerbating shortages of pilots at regional air services that provide a lifeline to remote communities in the country's sparsely populated Outback.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020991-outback-australians-grounded-as-pilot-crisis-worsens/

 

Universities furious over ‘substandard’ ratings

By The Nation

 

 

SEVERAL UNIVERSITIES have attacked the Office of the Higher Education Commission (Ohec) for publicly describing some of their programmes as “substandard”.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020992-universities-furious-over-‘substandard’-ratings/

 

Deferred MP election bill could delay poll

By THE NATION

 

file photo

 

Nov election unlikely as panel wants law effective only 90 days after promulgation.

 

FEARS OF A delay in the promised election have risen following a reported attempt by the committee vetting the draft bill on MP election to stay its enforcement until 90 days after promulgation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020997-deferred-mp-election-bill-could-delay-poll/

 

Junta angling to delay vote again: legal expert

By The Nation

 

The possible attempt to postpone the enforcement of the MP’s election bill has signalled another election delay, said legal expert Parinya Thaewanarumitkul.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020999-junta-angling-to-delay-vote-again-legal-expert/

 

UPDATE:

 

NACC ‘to meet’ four unnamed people in connection with Prawit’s watches

By THE NATION

 

ANTI-GRAFT officials will meet four unnamed individuals alleged to have been involved with Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan’s possession of luxury watches, National Anti Corruption Commission (NACC) president Pol General Watcharapol Prasarnrajkit said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020943-anti-graft-officials-to-interview-4-people-connected-to-prawit’s-watches/?do=findComment&comment=12632651

 

He was my hero'; Dylan Farrow details accusation against Woody Allen

 

In her first television interview, Dylan Farrow details allegations of sexual assault by her adopted father, Woody Allen, who denies the accusations.

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Woody Allen's adopted daughter gave a tearful television interview on Thursday, giving details of an alleged molestation by the filmmaker more than 25 years ago.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1021002-he-was-my-hero-dylan-farrow-details-accusation-against-woody-allen/

 

Apple to release software update to resolve iPhone slowdown – CEO

BY REUTERS

 

REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

 

(Reuters) – Apple Inc will release a software update that will allow users to turn off a feature that slows down iPhones when batteries are low on charge, Chief Executive Tim Cook told ABC News.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/apple-release-software-update-resolve-iphone-slowdown-ceo/26717/