webfact Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 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 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 Australian man victim of violent assault in popular Pattaya bar - report Pattaya Soi 6 - Google Street View A man has suffered serious injuries and may even have been killed after being the victim of a violent assault in a bar in Pattaya. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024559-australian-man-victim-of-violent-assault-in-popular-pattaya-bar-report/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 Police ‘have not taken action’ over Shinawatras’ recent Beijing visit By ANURAK PENSAWAT THE NATION IMMIGRATION POLICE are waiting for the government and Royal Thai Police to order them to contact China regarding whether former prime ministers Thaksin and Yingluck Shinawatra were in Bejing, commissioner Pol Lt-General Suthipong Wongpin said yesterday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024613-police-‘have-not-taken-action’-over-shinawatras’-recent-beijing-visit/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 Junta ‘fears social unrest’ over recent small protests By The Nation PM seeks ‘delicate’ approach in dealing with activists as memories of october 1973 invoked A SMALL gathering of pro-democracy activists demonstrating over the weekend has caused major concerns for the junta regarding stability, as Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed Army Commander-in-chief General Chalermchai Sitthisart to closely monitor activists and other “politically motivated” groups. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024614-junta-‘fears-social-unrest’-over-recent-small-protests/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 Rainmakers consider seeding Bangkok sky as PM2.5 returns to ‘safe’ level By The Nation The Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation Department is preparing to seed clouds above Bangkok in an attempt to ease the capital’s smog problems. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024615-rainmakers-consider-seeding-bangkok-sky-as-pm25-returns-to-‘safe’-level/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 Premchai hunting case leads to more restrictions in national parks By The Nation THE CHIEF OF the National Parks, Wildlife and Plants department has ordered additional restrictions at all national parks connected to Thung Yai Naresuwan Wildlife Sanctuary in Kanchanaburi province to prevent poaching and intrusions. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024617-premchai-hunting-case-leads-to-more-restrictions-in-national-parks/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 Pressure builds to stop keeping children in detention centres By Chularat Saengpassa The Nation AUTHORITIES are preparing to cease putting children seeking asylum into detention centres. “Relevant agencies have seen eye-to-eye that these children should not be subjected to detention,” National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) commissioner Angkana Neelapaijit said recently. Source: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024619-pressure-builds-to-stop-keeping-children-in-detention-centres/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 Phimai Dam stops distributing water to farmers amid drought fears By The Nation File photo Located in Nakhon Ratchasima province, the dam yesterday decided to cut the water supply to farms out of concern that it might not have enough water for people’s consumption in the coming summer. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024620-phimai-dam-stops-distributing-water-to-farmers-amid-drought-fears/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 Monk defrocked over alleged sexual encounter on temple grounds By The Nation File photo /source: Wipipedia A Chai Nat monk was defrocked yesterday after a woman and used condoms were found in his living quarters provided by his temple. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024621-chai-nat-monk-defrocked-over-alleged-sexual-encounter-on-temple-grounds/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 Southern programme helps elderly regain independence after illness By The Nation A SMALL southern hospital has reached out to housebound elderly people in its neighbourhood in the hope of giving them better quality of life. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024622-southern-programme-helps-elderly-regain-independence-after-illness/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 Expert calls for long-term fund for elderly patients By CHULARAT SAENGPASSA THE NATION TDRI RESEARCHER WARNS OF CRISIS IF GOVT FAILS TO PLAN FOR AGEING SOCIETY IF THEY are not offered support, many people risk falling into difficulties when they lose their independence, physically and financially, in their final years. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024623-expert-calls-for-long-term-fund-for-elderly-patients/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 Student intern blows the whistle on poverty centre’s alleged Bt6.9 embezzlement scam By SIVA LOHO THE NATION AN ONGOING investigation has found that several officials at the Khon Kaen Protection Centre for the Destitute have allegedly embezzled Bt6.9 million of state funds using forged signatures after an intern exposed alleged wrongdoing at the facility. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024624-student-intern-blows-the-whistle-on-poverty-centre’s-alleged-bt69-embezzlement-scam/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 Japan is still interested in Bangkok-Chiang Mai high-speed train project By Thai PBS The Ministry of Transport has denied as untrue foreign press and social media reports that Japan has decided not to invest in the Bangkok-Phitsanuloke section of Bangkok-Chiang Mai high-speed train project. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024625-japan-is-still-interested-in-bangkok-chiang-mai-high-speed-train-project/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 UPDATE: Security officers are responsible for pursuing Ms Yingluck: government spokesman By Thai PBS Government spokesman Lt-Gen Sansern Kaewkamnerd said Sunday that it was the responsibility of security officers concerned to pursue former prime ministers Thaksin and Yingluck Shinawatra. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024613-police-‘have-not-taken-action’-over-shinawatras’-recent-beijing-visit/?do=findComment&comment=12703276 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 Samui resort removes head of Buddha statue from beach By Thai PBS The management of a resort on Koh Samui island has decided to remove the head of a Buddha statue from the beach in front of the resort following widespread criticism in the social media about is inappropriateness. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024418-foreign-owners-need-educating-about-buddhist-feelings-as-buddha-head-on-beach-angers-thais/?do=findComment&comment=12703281 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 Efforts under way to tackle pollution in the seas of Phuket and Krabi By Thai PBS Local administration officials in Phuket and Krabi provinces have been trying to tackle pollution problem in the sea at Ao Nang beach of Krabi and the sea at Traitrang beach in Pa Tong of Phuket. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024626-efforts-under-way-to-tackle-pollution-in-the-seas-of-phuket-and-krabi/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 PM invites Thai people to do good things under Thai Niyom scheme File photo BANGKOK, 12th February 2018 (NNT) - The Prime Minister has urged Thai people to do good things under Thai Niyom scheme and learn from the mistakes in past. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024627-pm-prayut-invites-thai-people-to-do-good-things-under-thai-niyom-scheme/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 DPM Wissanu can’t confirm municipal elections will take place mid-2018 BANGKOK, 12th February 2018 (NNT) – Deputy Prime Minister for Legal Affairs Wissanu Krea-ngam says he can’t confirm if local elections will be organized in the middle of this year. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024628-dpm-wissanu-can’t-confirm-municipal-elections-will-take-place-mid-2018/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 Commerce Min eyeing Chinese cassava market BANGKOK, 12th February 2018 (NNT) – The Ministry of Commerce is keeping a close watch on the Chinese cassava market as corn prices continue to surge. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024629-thai-commerce-min-eyeing-chinese-cassava-market/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 Proposed Kra Canal not current government project: Thailand A Thai spokesman said Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha had insisted his government did not have a policy on the project. BANGKOK: The Thai Government has made it clear that the proposed Kra Canal project is neither a priority currently nor does it have a policy on the proposed man-made waterway which will link the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024630-proposed-kra-canal-not-current-government-project-thailand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 New appeal launched almost 10 years after Norwich man went missing in Thailand Peter Walsh Pictured: Daniel Hall. Submitted. A fresh appeal for information has been launched almost 10 years after a Norwich man went missing following a party in Thailand. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024631-new-appeal-launched-almost-10-years-after-british-man-went-missing-on-koh-pha-ngan/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 Kelantan IS suspects believed to be trained in Thailand Kong See Hoh BUKIT Aman Special Branch Counter-Terrorism Division head DCP Datuk Ayob Khan says the 23 Islamic State (IS) suspects from Kelantan arrested in the last few years are believed to have received training in Thailand. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024632-kelantan-is-suspects-believed-to-be-trained-in-thailand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 Russian passenger plane crashes near Moscow; 71 dead By Maria Kiselyova and Andrew Osborn Emergency services work at the scene where a Saratov Airlines Antonov AN-148 plane crashed after taking off from Moscow's Domodedovo airport, outside Moscow, Russia February 11, 2018. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian passenger plane crashed near Moscow soon after take-off on Sunday, killing all 71 people on board, and investigators said they were looking at all possible causes. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024633-russian-passenger-plane-crashes-near-moscow-71-dead/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 Netanyahu says Israel undeterred after Syria shoots down F-16 By Jeffrey Heller and Lisa Barrington Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem February 11, 2018. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israeli forces would press ahead with Syria operations despite their loss of an advanced warplane to enemy fire for the first time in 36 years. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024634-netanyahu-says-israel-undeterred-after-syria-shoots-down-f-16/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 Merkel defends painful coalition concessions, denies authority waning By Joseph Nasr Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Christian Social Union (CSU) leader Horst Seehofer and Social Democratic Party (SPD) leader Martin Schulz pose after a statement on coalition talks to form a new coalition government in Berlin, Germany, February 7, 2018. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt/File Photo BERLIN (Reuters) - Angela Merkel on Sunday defended "painful" concessions she has made to the Social Democrats (SPD) to win a fourth term as German chancellor and said criticism among her conservatives was not a sign her authority was waning. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024636-merkel-defends-painful-coalition-concessions-denies-authority-waning/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 U.S. Grand Canyon helicopter crash kills three - report (Reuters) - A tourist helicopter crashed in the United States' Grand Canyon on Saturday, killing three people and injuring four others, Arizona media and a federal aviation spokesman said. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024637-us-grand-canyon-helicopter-crash-kills-three-report/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 As IS shrinks in Syria, U.S.-led coalition grapples with foreign detainees By Idrees Ali FILE PHOTO: Men, who the Democratic Forces of Syria fighters claimed were Islamic State fighters, walk as they are taken prisoners after SDF advanced in the southern rural area of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria May 31, 2016. REUTERS/Rodi Said/File Photo ROME (Reuters) - As U.S.-backed militias in Syria capture a growing number of Islamic State militants, the United States wants to see foreign fighters returned to their countries of origin for prosecution, a senior Pentagon official said on Sunday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024638-as-is-shrinks-in-syria-us-led-coalition-grapples-with-foreign-detainees/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 China's millennium-old fireworks hub grapples with bans and shifting traditions By Philip Wen and Thomas Suen Citizens celebrate China's Lunar New Year with fireworks on early morning of January 28, 2017, in Beijing, China. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo LIUYANG, China (Reuters) - From the concrete bunkers carved into the hillside, where workers gingerly handle piles of explosive black powder, to the shopfronts selling colourful boxes of pyrotechnics, time may be catching up with Liuyang's millennium-old fireworks industry. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024640-chinas-millennium-old-fireworks-hub-grapples-with-bans-and-shifting-traditions/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 Authorities arrive to bust saucy "Towel Party" - but raiding party comes too early Picture: Manager Online Following social media reports of a "towel party" at a Phuket nightclub on social media the provincial governor sent in his minions to make a bust. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024643-phuket-authorities-arrive-to-bust-saucy-towel-party-but-raiding-party-comes-too-early/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 UK threatens to cut off aid cash to charities after Oxfam sex report By William James People walk past an Oxfam store in Dalston in east London November 28, 2008. REUTERS/Simon Newman/Files LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will cut off aid funding from any organisation that does not comply with a new review into charities work overseas, aid minister Penny Mordaunt said on Sunday, describing reports of sexual exploitation in the sector as "utterly despicable". Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024645-uk-threatens-to-cut-off-aid-cash-to-charities-after-oxfam-sex-report/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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