webfact Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Exclusive offer for Thaivisa readers - 500B discount coupon for SuperSports Find out more: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019624-exclusive-offer-for-thaivisa-readers-500b-discount-coupon-for-supersports/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Pedal Pushers: German siblings cycling the world just arrived in Thailand By Coconuts Bangkok Two German siblings who are riding their bikes around the world have arrived in Thailand after taking their journey to Turkey, Australia, and Malaysia. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024182-pedal-pushers-german-siblings-cycling-the-world-just-arrived-in-thailand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Lawyer moves to block sale of Yingluck’s frozen assets By The Nation A LAWYER representing fugitive former premier Yingluck Shinawatra has filed a petition with the Administrative Court seeking an injunction against the plan by the Department of Legal Execution to auction her assets, including a house. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024196-lawyer-moves-to-block-sale-of-yingluck’s-frozen-assets/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Dentists warn of "fashion orthodontics" as scary "Jaws" gnashers posted online Picture: Manager Online Top dentists have warned Thais about going to quacks who promise a quick fix for straightening teeth using oral retainers. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024213-dentists-warn-of-fashion-orthodontics-as-scary-jaws-gnashers-posted-online/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 "The mystery of Tarutao" as tourists return stolen beach stones in droves Picture: Sanook Dozens of tourists who have taken stones from a popular beach have probably experienced bad luck and mailed the rocks back to the Tarutao national park, said staff. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024143-tourists-asked-to-return-black-stones-back-to-had-hin-ngam-beach-in-satun/?do=findComment&comment=12694613 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Strong evidence of crimes in poaching case: minister By THE NATION Panel set up as authorities promise to follow Premchai’s case ‘to the end’ AN AD HOC panel has been set up to follow up on legal proceedings involving a construction tycoon accused of poaching and possessing wildlife at the Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary, following a resolution passed by the National Wildlife Preservation and Protection Committee. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024215-strong-evidence-of-crimes-in-poaching-case-minister/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 ITD could lose its high corporate governance rating By THE NATION Bandid Nijathaworn THE Thai Institute of Directors Association (IOD) will consider poaching allegations in its corporate governance score for Italian-Thai Development in this year’s survey, said Bandid Nijathaworn, president and chief executive of the association. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024216-itd-could-lose-its-high-corporate-governance-rating/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 ‘Stubborness’ led officials to become suspicious of group of campers: Wichian By JAKRAWAN SALAYTOO THE NATION Wichian IT WAS the defiance and stubbornness shown by Italian-Thai Development president Premchai Karnasuta and his companions that aroused the suspicion of Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary’s officials, leading to the group’s high-profile arrest. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024217-‘stubborness’-led-officials-to-become-suspicious-of-group-of-campers-wichian/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Online outrage over Premchai scandal By MARISA CHIMPRABHA THE NATION Social media users demand ‘same standards’ in prosecution of tycoon amid fears he will receive suspended sentence. SOCIAL MEDIA users on multiple platforms have furiously criticised construction mogul Premchai Karnasuta, who was arrested for allegedly poaching in a Unesco World Heritage site in Kanchanaburi province. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024218-online-outrage-over-premchai-scandal/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Culture Ministry calls for return of ancient Thai artefacts from US museums By PHATARAWADEE PHATARANAWIK THE NATION The Culture Ministry is calling for the return of an 11th-century stone lintel that originated at Prasat Khao Lon in Buri Ram province but is being held in the permanent collection of the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. THE CULTURE MINISTRY is expediting the process seeking the return of more than 100 ancient Thai artefacts from overseas. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024220-culture-ministry-calls-for-return-of-ancient-thai-artefacts-from-us-museums/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Coal-fired power plants ‘partly to blame for Bangkok pollution’ By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM THE NATION Eastern industrial estate linked to air quality as PM2.5 levels exceed safe levels. BANGKOK’S SERIOUS air pollution was partly generated from coal-fired power plants in the Eastern Seaboard Industrial Zone, Greenpeace has revealed. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024221-coal-fired-power-plants-‘partly-to-blame-for-bangkok-pollution’/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 US ‘encouraged by Thailand’s return to democracy’ as elections delayed By WASAMON AUDJARINT THE NATION US Ambassador Glyn Davies THE US remains encouraged by the Thai junta government’s commitment to return the country to democracy amid shifting factors that make it very possible, even quite likely, that the election will be further postponed. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024222-us-‘encouraged-by-thailand’s-return-to-democracy’-as-elections-delayed/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 MBK39 activists freed after court rejects police request By WASAMON AUDJARINT THE NATION MBK39 activist group walked free yesterday although the court took a long consideration to free five well known protesters who were charge of sedition charges for a pro-election assembly last month in the heart of the capital. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024223-mbk39-activists-freed-after-court-rejects-police-request/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Prison wardens dismissed for rape, drugs and smuggling By PIYANUCH TAMNUKASETCHAI THE NATION File photo FOURTEEN prison wardens found guilty of serious misconduct were sacked without benefits, while four others were dismissed from the civil service but kept their benefits, and 193 were hit with lighter disciplinary punishments, Corrections Department chief Pol Colonel Narat Sawetanan said yesterday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024224-prison-wardens-dismissed-for-rape-drugs-and-smuggling/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 EDITORIAL Let’s build our next coal-power plant in Cambodia By The Nation As with the hydroeletricity coming from Laos, our other neighbour can reap income from shipping energy to the Thai south Plans to build a major power plant in southern Thailand have been contentious from the start, but concerns have intensified over the past two decades. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024225-let’s-build-our-next-coal-power-plant-in-cambodia/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Phuket man found ‘aluminium’ in 7-11 sausage After checking with the man, he says that he bought the sausage from the 7-11 nearby Srisuchart Village in Rassada sub-district. By Kritsada Mueanhawong A Phuket man posted pictures of a sausage he bought from 7-11 on February 6 with the caption ‘Be careful when eating. There’s a small item that looks alike aluminium in the CP sausage. I bought it 20 minutes ago and luckily bit exactly here, otherwise it would have gone in my stomach’. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024226-phuket-man-found-‘aluminium’-in-7-11-sausage/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Phuket ghostriders in the spotlight Chutharat Plerin Accidents caused by ‘ghostriders’ are being targeted in the latest push to improve road safety in Phuket. Photo: Phuket Traffic Line Group PHUKET: Motorbike “ghostriders” – motorbike riders who drive against the flow of traffic – are to be targeted after it was revealed the act results in some 100 injuries each year in just one area in Phuket alone. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024227-phuket-ghostriders-in-the-spotlight/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Syrian Kurds capture two British IS militants - U.S. officials By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two British Islamic State militants known for their role in the torture and killings of Western hostages were captured by Syrian Kurdish fighters, two U.S. officials said on Thursday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024229-last-of-british-is-beatles-gang-captured-by-kurds/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Trump administration may target immigrants who use food aid, other benefits By Yeganeh Torbati U.S. President Donald Trump attends the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, U.S. February 8, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is considering making it harder for foreigners living in the United States to get permanent residency if they or their American-born children use public benefits such as food assistance, in a move that could sharply restrict legal immigration. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024230-trump-administration-may-target-immigrants-who-use-food-aid-other-benefits/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 U.S. Congress to vote on long-term budget deal, averting shutdown By Richard Cowan and David Morgan People walk by the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., February 8, 2018. REUTERS/ Leah Millis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers were expected to vote on Thursday on a two-year budget deal that would avert another government shutdown but add $300 billion to the federal deficit and leave the thorny issue of immigration unresolved. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024231-us-congress-to-vote-on-long-term-budget-deal-averting-shutdown/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Iran says it can discuss other issues if nuclear deal successful By Parisa Hafezi and John Irish FILE PHOTO: A display featuring missiles and a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is seen at Baharestan Square in Tehran, Iran September 27, 2017. Nazanin Tabatabaee Yazdi/TIMA/File Photo via REUTERS Paris (Reuters) - The West must ensure the Iran 2015 nuclear deal succeeds before trying to negotiate other issues, a senior Iranian official said in a rare public suggestion Tehran could discuss matters such as its regional activities or missile programme with world powers. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024232-iran-says-it-can-discuss-other-issues-if-nuclear-deal-successful/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Washington is Trump's preferred parade route, options open - Mattis Brian Endlein (C), of the U.S. Army Reserve 78th Army Band, leads the band in marching during the annual New York City Veterans Day Parade in New York, NY, U.S., November 11, 2017. Hector Rene Membreno-Canales/U.S. Army/Handout via REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Thursday he believed President Donald Trump wants Washington, D.C., to be the setting for a parade to honour the U.S. military but left open the possibility that it could be staged elsewhere. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024233-washington-is-trumps-preferred-parade-route-options-open-mattis/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Los Angeles prosecutors review three sex assault accusations against Weinstein By Alex Dobuzinskis FILE PHOTO: Harvey Weinstein speaks at the UBS 40th Annual Global Media and Communications Conference in New York, NY, U.S. on December 5, 2012. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles prosecutors are reviewing three accusations of sexual assault against Harvey Weinstein, a step towards possible criminal charges for the movie producer, a spokesman for the county District Attorney's office said on Thursday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024234-los-angeles-prosecutors-review-three-sex-assault-accusations-against-weinstein/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 U.S., China reaffirm commitment to pressure North Korea - State Department FILE PHOTO - A flag is pictured outside the Permanent Mission of North Korea in Geneva, Switzerland, November 17, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi on Thursday reaffirmed their countries' commitment to exert pressure in Pyongyang over its nuclear weapons, the U.S. State Department said. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024235-us-china-reaffirm-commitment-to-pressure-north-korea-state-department/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Canada says will clamp down on arms exports amid rights concerns By David Ljunggren FILE PHOTO: Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland gestures during a joint news conference with Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Mexico City, Mexico February 2, 2018. REUTERS/Henry Romero OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada plans to clamp down on arms exports to ensure the armaments it sells abroad are not used to commit human rights abuses, Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Thursday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024237-canada-says-will-clamp-down-on-arms-exports-amid-rights-concerns/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Trump offshore oil drilling plan draws protest in California By Sharon Bernstein An offshore oil platform is seen in Huntington Beach, California September 28, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/Files SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - Environmental activists in California on Thursday protested a Trump Administration proposal to vastly increase offshore oil drilling in the United States. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024238-trump-offshore-oil-drilling-plan-draws-protest-in-california/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 U.S.-led coalition, pro-Assad forces clash in east Syria By Phil Stewart and Lisa Barrington FILE PHOTO - A Syrian Army soldier loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad forces stands next to a military weapon in Idlib, Syria January 21, 2018. Picture taken January 21, 2018. SANA/Handout via REUTERS WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) - A U.S.-led coalition and its local allies in Syria struck pro-government forces with air and artillery fire overnight to repel "an unprovoked attack" near the Euphrates, the coalition said on Thursday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024239-us-led-coalition-pro-assad-forces-clash-in-east-syria/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 NLA passes legislation to develop Eastern Economic Corridor By The Nation The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) yesterday approved the bill on development of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), which is expected to attract a new generation of foreign investors. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024241-nla-passes-legislation-to-develop-eastern-economic-corridor/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 North Korea says no U.S. talks planned at Olympics, Pence vows continued pressure By Christine Kim and Hyonhee Shin A North Korean flag is seen hanging on a building at the Winter Olympics athletes village in Gangneung, South Korea, February 8, 2018. REUTERS/Jorge Silva SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has no intention of meeting U.S. officials during the Winter Olympics that start in South Korea on Friday, state media said, dampening hopes the Games will help resolve a tense standoff over the North's nuclear weapons programme. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024242-north-korea-says-no-us-talks-planned-at-olympics-pence-vows-continued-pressure/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 Twitter surprises with revenue turnaround, shares surge BY REUTERS (Reuters) – Twitter Inc on Thursday delivered its first quarterly profit and an unexpected return to revenue growth helped by expansion outside the United States, pushing shares in the social network to more than two-year highs. Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/twitter-surprises-revenue-turnaround-shares-surge/27101/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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