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The week that was in Thailand news: The lad’s certainly for turning.

 

 

Growing up into what passes for adulthood in England in the 1970s and 80s we were regaled by politicians who began to have advisers on image and spin who were as important as their senior policy teams.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022288-the-week-that-was-in-thailand-news-the-lad’s-certainly-for-turning/

 

Senate selection bill passes NLA with 10 ‘groups’ approved

By THE SUNDAY NATION

 

 

THE last organic law – the Senate selection bill – has been passed by the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) after almost 12 hours of debate.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022325-senate-selection-bill-passes-nla-with-10-‘groups’-approved/

 

Indefinite poll delay possible

By SOMROUTAI SAPSOMBOON 
THE SUNDAY NATION

 

 

WITH THE MP election law’s enforcement being postponed for 90 days, the next general election could now be delayed from November to February next year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022326-indefinite-poll-delay-possible/

 

Chuan touted as Democrat leader to stop Prayut staying as PM

By SOMROUTAI SAPSOMBOON 
THE SUNDAY NATION

 

Democrat Party’s chief adviser Chuan Leekpai, left, is pictured with current leader Abhisit Vejjajiva at a recent charity concert. Credit: Courtesy of Abhisit Vejjajiva’s Line account

 

THE FUTURE of Chuan Leekpai, the Democrat Party’s chief adviser and ex-leader, is the subject of speculation as some muse that he will return as its chief ahead of the next general election.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022328-chuan-touted-as-democrat-leader-to-stop-prayut-staying-as-pm/

 

SCB union demands a review of pay rise and bonus schemes

 

 

The labour union of Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) has called on the bank’s management to review its salary increase and bonus schemes after it was discovered that about 20 percent of the staff were excluded from the schemes.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022329-scb-union-demands-a-review-of-pay-rise-and-bonus-schemes/

 

Obsolete electrical system suspected for fire at Khon Kaen airport

 

 

While noting that the electrical system at Khon Kaen airport was obsolete, Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said that the exact cause of the fire at the airport on Friday (Jan 26) was still unknown pending an investigation by forensic officials.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022330-obsolete-electrical-system-suspected-for-fire-at-khon-kaen-airport/

 

Activists demand election be held this year

By KAS CHANWANPEN 
THE SUNDAY NATION 

 

A woman gestures while joining a demonstration at the skywalk above the Pathumwan intersection yesterday, when the participants protested against a possible delay of the election tentatively scheduled for November. Nation Photo by Anant Chantarasoot

 

PRO-DEMOCRACY activists have demanded that the ruling junta step down and hold an election this year, or there would be a large-scale protests against them.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022331-activists-demand-election-be-held-this-year/

 

Opponents to boycott new Krabi power plant hearing

By Pratch Rujivanarom 
The Nation

 

 

The first public hearing into a proposed Krabi coal-fired power plant project begins today without the involvement of opposition groups.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022332-opponents-to-boycott-new-krabi-power-plant-hearing/

 

Academics say Prawit ‘broke the law’ over watches

By KAS CHANWANPEN 
THE SUNDAY NATION

 

Participants at yesterday’s seminar vote on their favourite timepiece from Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan’s watch collection. Nation Photo by Vorawit Pumpuang

 

IT WAS against anti-corruption laws for Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan to have borrowed luxury watches from his friends, legal experts claimed at a political seminar yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022333-academics-say-prawit-‘broke-the-law’-over-watches/

 

Organisers of Pathumwan intersection protest told not to break law 

By The Nation

 

Maj-General Piyapong Klinphan, spokesman for the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO)

 

The junta has warned a pro-democracy group’s gathering to protest a possible delay to the next election that it could risk breaking the law.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022334-organisers-of-pathumwan-intersection-protest-told-not-to-break-law/

 

Supreme Patriarch to get major Indian honour 

By The Nation 

 

 

India has conferred one of its highest civilian awards the “Padma Shri” on His Holiness Somdet Phra Ariyawongsakhatayan, the Supreme Patriarch.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022335-supreme-patriarch-to-get-major-indian-honour/

 

We Walk march on after legal victory

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE SUNDAY NATION

 

 

ADMINISTRATIVE COURT GRANTS NETWORK CONDITIONAL PROTECTION TO PROTEST

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022312-court-allows-‘we-walk’-protest-to-proceed/

 

Wynn resigns as RNC finance chair after sexual misconduct allegations

By Steve Holland and Ginger Gibson

 

FILE PHOTO - Steve Wynn, Chairman and CEO of Wynn Resorts, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 3, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Picture

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn resigned as finance chairman of the Republican Party's fundraising arm on Saturday, a day after a newspaper reported that he routinely subjected women who worked for him to unwanted sexual advances.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022337-wynn-resigns-as-rnc-finance-chair-after-sexual-misconduct-allegations/

 

Spanish court says Puigdemont must attend parliament in person

 

Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont addresses the media after a meeting with Roger Torrent, speaker of Catalan Parliament, in Brussels, Belgium, January 24, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman

 

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Constitutional Court said on Saturday the former leader of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, could only attend a swearing-in session to become regional leader if he was physically present in the parliament and had a judge's permission to attend.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022338-spanish-court-says-puigdemont-must-attend-parliament-in-person/

Israel criticises bill banning statements implicating Poland in Holocaust

By Ari Rabinovitch and Marcin Goettig

 

Ambassador of Israel to Poland Anna Azari speaks at a commemoration event in the so-called "Sauna" building at the former Nazi German concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz II-Birkenau, during the ceremonies marking the 73rd anniversary of the liberation of the camp and International Holocaust Victims Remembrance Day, near Oswiecim, Poland, January 27, 2018. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

 

JERUSALEM/WARSAW (Reuters) - Israel called on Poland on Saturday to amend a bill approved this week by Polish lawmakers that would make it illegal to suggest Poland bore any responsibility for crimes against humanity committed by Nazi Germany on its soil.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022339-israel-criticises-bill-banning-statements-implicating-poland-in-holocaust/

 

Michigan special prosecutor to probe university in Nassar case

By Daniel Trotta

 

FILE PHOTO: Larry Nassar, a former team USA Gymnastics doctor who pleaded guilty in November 2017 to sexual assault charges, is escorted into the courtroom during his sentencing hearing in Lansing, Michigan, U.S., January 24, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Michigan's attorney general on Saturday named a special prosecutor to lead an "open and ongoing" investigation of Michigan State University after campus sports doctor Larry Nassar sexually assaulted athletes over nearly 20 years.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022341-michigan-special-prosecutor-to-probe-university-in-nassar-case/

 

Honduran president sworn in amid protests after election chaos

By Gustavo Palencia

 

Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, accompanied by his wife Ana Garcia de Hernandez, is sworn in by President of the National Congress of Honduras Mauricio Oliva for a new term during his inauguration ceremony at the Tiburcio Carias Andino National Stadium in Tegucigalpa, Honduras January 27, 2018. REUTERS/Jorge Cabrera

 

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez called for unity on Saturday after a bitterly disputed election last year as he was sworn in for a second term, while police skirmished with protesters in the streets.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022342-honduran-president-sworn-in-amid-protests-after-election-chaos/

 

Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed released as corruption probe winds down

By Sarah Dadouch and Katie Paul

 

Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal sits for an interview with Reuters in the office of the suite where he has been detained at the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia January 27, 2018, REUTERS/Katie Paul

 

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, one of the kingdom's top international businessmen, was released from detention on Saturday, more than two months after he was taken into custody in a sweeping crackdown on corruption.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022344-saudi-billionaire-prince-alwaleed-released-as-corruption-probe-winds-down/

 

Czech President Zeman re-elected with anti-immigration message

By Robert Muller and Jason Hovet

 

Presidential candidate Jiiri Drahos and his wife Eva wave hands as they wait for election results in Prague, Czech Republic, January 27, 2018. REUTERS/Rene Volfik

 

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech President Milos Zeman won a second term in a presidential election on Saturday, gaining the backing of voters for his tough stance against immigration and his courtship of Russia and China.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022345-czech-president-zeman-re-elected-with-anti-immigration-message/

 

Nearly 100 killed in ambulance blast in Afghan capital Kabul

By Hamid Shalizi and Mirwais Harooni

 

Afghan security forces members and civilians assist the injured after a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan January 27, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail

 

KABUL (Reuters) - A bomb hidden in an ambulance killed at least 95 people and wounded about 158 in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday when it blew up at a police checkpoint in a busy part of the city that was crowded with pedestrians.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022347-nearly-100-killed-in-ambulance-blast-in-afghan-capital-kabul/

 

Shooting in Brazil kills at least 14 in dance club

 

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Gunmen shot and killed at least 14 people early on Saturday in a crowded dance club in the northeastern Brazil city of Fortaleza, authorities said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022348-shooting-in-brazil-kills-at-least-14-in-dance-club/

 

River Seine levels rise further as Paris braces for flood risk

 

General view of the Seine River that overflows its banks as heavy rains throughout the country have caused flooding, in Paris, France, January 26, 2018. REUTERS/Sandra Auger

 

PARIS (Reuters) - The levels of the River Seine in Paris rose further on Saturday and were set to hit a peak this weekend, according to official estimates, and French authorities were on standby for any major flooding risk.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022350-river-seine-levels-rise-further-as-paris-braces-for-flood-risk/

Wozniacki ends long wait for first grand slam title

By Ian Ransom

 

Tennis - Australian Open - Women's Singles Final - Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia, January 28, 2018. Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki with the trophy during a press conference after winning the final against Romania's Simona Halep. REUTERS/Edgar Su

 

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Caroline Wozniacki held firm to edge a brave Simona Halep in a classic Australian Open final on Saturday, claiming a long-awaited grand slam title after two heart-breaking near-misses.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022351-wozniacki-ends-long-wait-for-first-grand-slam-title/

 

VAR comes of age at Anfield amid much criticism

 

Soccer Football - FA Cup Fourth Round - Liverpool vs West Bromwich Albion - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - January 27, 2018 West Bromwich Albion's Grzegorz Krychowiak, Jonny Evans, Hal Robson-Kanu and Allan Nyom react after referee Craig Pawson awards a penalty to Liverpool after a VAR (Video Assistant Referee) review REUTERS/Phil Noble

 

LONDON (Reuters) - English football's embrace of VAR technology prompted the most contentious response yet after coming under fire from West Bromwich Albion manager Alan Pardew following his side's FA Cup victory at Liverpool on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022353-var-comes-of-age-at-anfield-amid-much-criticism/

'Grigg's On Fire' again as Wigan stun West Ham in FA Cup

By Ian Chadband

 

Soccer Football - FA Cup Fourth Round - Wigan Athletic vs West Ham United - DW Stadium, Wigan, Britain - January 27, 2018 Wigan Athletic’s Will Grigg celebrates scoring their second goal Action Images via Reuters/Carl Recine

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Wigan Athletic pulled off the big shock of the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday as the team from the third-tier of English football knocked out Premier League West Ham United 2-0 with a famous double from their cult hero Will Grigg.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022354-griggs-on-fire-again-as-wigan-stun-west-ham-in-fa-cup/

 

Kane's Newport rescue act critical for Spurs' season

 

Soccer Football - FA Cup Fourth Round - Newport County vs Tottenham Hotspur - Rodney Parade, Newport, Britain - January 27, 2018 Tottenham's Harry Kane celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Rebecca Naden

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Harry Kane has scored far better goals among the 30 he has netted this season - but none of them had the critical feel of the tap-in at little Newport County on Saturday that may yet transform Tottenham Hotspur's season.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022358-kanes-newport-rescue-act-critical-for-spurs-season/

Thailand tales -a blast from the past…

This blog has been provided by Stephen Terry BLOG for Inspire.

 

 

PETCHABOON: — A woman in the northern province Phetchaboon was arrested last month for cutting off her husband’s penis and throwing it into a trash can at the local bus station.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022359-thailand-tales-a-blast-from-the-past…/

 

What Thailand region is best place in world to retire?

 

 

Inspire is delighted to have teamed up with Dan about Thailand vlogs to bring you his latest vlog from in and around Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022360-what-thailand-region-is-best-place-in-world-to-retire/

 

Chinese ‘zero dollar’ tour companies dodge Thai crackdown – and travel agencies defend the practice

 

 

Welcomed during Thailand’s economic slowdown, such ‘forced shopping’ tours are frowned upon for tainting visitors’ image of country; if ban won’t stop them, the growing trend of individual travel from China may see them die out

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1022368-chinese-‘zero-dollar’-tour-companies-dodge-thai-crackdown-–-and-travel-agencies-defend-the-practice/