webfact Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 ‘Asean best-placed to benefit’ from disruption caused by US-China disputes By SUPALAK GANJANAKHUNDEE THE NATION Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and US President Donald Trump during a meeting in the White House in October 2017. THAILAND NEEDS to prepare for the negative consequence of the increasing rivalry and conflict between the United States and a rising China, notably from a trade war now building, but might benefit in the long run as Americans increasingly move into the region in search of suppliers and customers. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049614-‘asean-best-placed-to-benefit’-from-disruption-caused-by-us-china-disputes/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Rights activists call for stringent laws to stop premature marriages By KORNRAWEE PANYASUPPAKUN THE NATION CHILDREN’S RIGHTS defenders are calling for legal actions and a legal amendment to tackle the increasing number of “premature” marriages throughout the country. Such marriages harm the children involved, say the activists. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049616-rights-activists-call-for-stringent-laws-to-stop-premature-marriages/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Even restoration imperils Tham Luang By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM THE NATION Environmentalist Nonn Panitvong stresses the cave’s delicate ecosystem. AN ENVIRONMENTALIST has urged that no drastic changes be made to Chiang Rai’s Tham Luang Cave amid efforts to repair damage done in the recent rescue drama and as thoughts turn to creating a tourism attraction. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049617-even-restoration-imperils-tham-luang/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Board ‘failing Rohingya’ By SUPALAK GANJANAKHUNDEE THE NATION A Rohingya refugee uses bamboo to fix his roof during the monsoon season at Balukhali refugee camp in Ukhia on July 21, 2018. AFP PHOTO / MUNIR UZ ZAMAN VETERAN DIPLOMAT and former lawmaker Kobsak Chutikul said yesterday that his resignation from the advisory board on the Rohingya crisis is a cautionary message from a long-time friend of Myanmar since the matter is now at a critical stage. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049618-board-‘failing-rohingya’/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Soldiers Visit Ubon Academics, Ask Not To Protest Prayuth Tuesday By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer Titipol Phakdeewanich, center, sits with Col. Mongkut Kaewprom, right, on Thursday in Ubon Ratchathani province. Photo: Titipol Phakdeewanich / Facebook UBON RATCHATHANI — Police on Saturday visited the home of an academic to ask that he and his students refrain from engaging in protests when junta leader Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha visits a northeastern province next week. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049619-soldiers-visit-ubon-academics-ask-not-to-protest-prayuth-tuesday/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Ban will cover only health-risk industrial trans fats By Kornrawee Panyasuppakun The Nation Photo from: www.fic.nfi.or.th The ban on trans fats by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will apply only to industrial trans fats when it takes effect starting on January 9. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049621-ban-will-cover-only-health-risk-industrial-trans-fats/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 UPDATE: Identity of man murdered and dismembered established By The Nation The dismembered body parts found floating in Bangkok’s Saen Saeb Canal have been identified as those of a 49-year-old Thai man, Winai Jaisaen, based on the information from his two thumbs. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049521-mutilated-torso-of-man-found-dumped-in-bangkok-canal/?do=findComment&comment=13198245 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 How to kick the alcohol habit By The Nation The Mental Health Department’s Alcoholism Centre has urged people who intend to stop drinking alcoholic beverages during the upcoming Buddhist Lent period (July 28 until mid-October) to make a start by reducing alcohol consumption gradually instead of an abrupt cessation. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049622-thai-mental-health-dept-alcoholism-centre-how-to-kick-the-alcohol-habit/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Cave group to be ordained into monkhood for nine days By THE NATION Twelve young footballers and their assistant coach, along with their family members and some state officials, on Sunday attend a ceremony in front of Chiang Rai’s Tham Luang cave. THE 12 YOUNG footballers and their assistant coach rescued from Tham Luang Cave this month were in normal physical health, Chiang Rai Governor Prajon Pratsakul told the press on Sunday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049623-cave-group-to-be-ordained-into-monkhood-for-nine-days/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 No comfort for neighbours of Phichit gold mine By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM THE NATION File photo: Akara Resources’ gold mine in Phichit. DESPITE AN official admission of heavy metal contamination, there are no plans in place for environmental restoration or measures to mitigate the health impacts on people living around Akara Resources’ gold mine in Phichit. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049624-no-comfort-for-neighbours-of-phichit-gold-mine/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Auction of confiscated properties exceeds expectations By The Nation The Legal Execution Department successfully sold 158 of the 353 properties it auctioned on Saturday for Bt390.96 million in Nakhon Ratchasima, Buri Ram and Chaiyaphum provinces. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049625-auction-of-confiscated-properties-exceeds-expectations/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Teacher kills herself ‘to atone for sins of previous life’ By The Nation A 40-year-old former contract teacher, who claimed to have memory of her previous life as a soldier who had taken many lives, was found dead by hanging in an apparent suicide at her parents’ home in Suphan Buri province on Sunday morning, police said. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049627-suphan-buri-teacher-kills-herself-‘to-atone-for-sins-of-previous-life’/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Woman killed in Pattaya club parking lot By Dethawee Theewarangkool, Narong Sattaykul The Nation A woman in her early 20s was killed at a Pattaya pub’s parking lot early on Sunday when she was run over by the car of another female club patron. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049629-woman-killed-in-pattaya-club-parking-lot/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Death of boy, 4, ‘not linked to drug haul’ By Surachai Piraksa The Nation A four-year-old Thai boy, who along with his 60-year-old grandmother had found a bag containing nearly 40,000 methamphetamine pills by the roadside in Buri Ram province early last month, was run over by a pickup truck on Sunday morning while crossing the road, police said. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049630-death-of-boy-4-‘not-linked-to-buri-ram-drug-haul’/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Wife rescued after addict husband sets house on fire By Thawee Apisakulchat The Nation A 32-year-old Thai man with a prolonged history of drug abuse locked his 52-year-old wife up inside their home before setting it on fire and fleeing the scene on Sunday morning but neighbours acted in time and came to her rescue. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049631-wife-rescued-after-addict-husband-sets-house-on-fire/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Phu Wua waterfalls to be inaccessible for a week By Nithisak Setthasaengsri The Nation The Phu Wua Wildlife Sanctuary in the Bung Khla district of Bung Kan province has closed its three waterfalls – Tham Phram, Jed Si, and Tham Foon – from July 21-27 as a precautionary move against possible flash floods due to heavy rains during this period, sanctuary head Thaweep Khamphaengmuang said on Sunday. The three popular waterfalls would reopen on July 28, he added. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049633-phu-wua-waterfalls-to-be-inaccessible-for-a-week/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Minister Weerasak recounts how international rescuers were brought in By Thai PBS International rescuers, British cave divers in particular, played as much a crucial role as the Thai Navy SEALs in the successful search and rescue of the 12 Wild Boars footballers and their coach from deep inside the Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai province. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049634-tham-luang-cave-minister-weerasak-recounts-how-international-rescuers-were-brought-in/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Navy chief praises Thai Navy SEALs in special citation By Thai PBS The commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Navy, Admiral Naris Prathumsuwan, has praised the bravery and dedication of the Thai Navy SEALs and naval medical staff for their performance in the rescue operation to help the 12 Wild Boars footballers and their coach out of the Tham Luang cave and in the search and rescue of the victims from the sunken Phoenix boat in the rough sea off Phuket earlier this month. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049635-navy-chief-praises-thai-navy-seals-in-special-citation/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Majority objects to teachers not paying debts By Thai PBS More than 75 percent of respondents to an opinion poll disagreed with a threat by a group of teachers to stop paying debts to the state-run Government Savings Bank. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049636-majority-objects-to-teachers-not-paying-debts/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Missing jet-ski rider’s body recovered at Koh Yao Yai By Eakkapop Thongtub Mr Koet’s body was brought back to Phuket earlier today (July 22). Photo: Pa Khlok rescue workers PHUKET: Rescue workers who have been searching for 25-year-old Koset ‘Oat’ Deebukdam, who disappeared while riding a jet-ski off Naka Yai Island after he was caught in the storm that hit Phuket late Tuesday afternoon, are hoping the search is over. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049637-missing-jet-ski-rider’s-body-recovered-at-koh-yao-yai/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 UPDATE: Crocodile escapes capture on Karon beach By Thai PBS Crocodile hunters tried unsuccessfully to capture a crocodile found on the beach in Muang district of Phuket early this morning. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049457-phuket-croc-search-moves-to-kata-noi-beach-closed-to-swimmers/?do=findComment&comment=13198306 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Trump says his campaign was spied upon illegally, offers no evidence U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter, Sunday, it was looking more and more like his campaign for the 2016 presidential election was "illegally being spied upon." Chris Dignam reports. (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that documents released by the FBI relating to a former adviser's ties to Russia showed that his campaign for the 2016 presidential election had been illegally spied upon by U.S. law enforcement, but offered no evidence to support his assertion. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049638-trump-says-his-campaign-was-spied-upon-illegally-offers-no-evidence/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 France's Macron orders shake-up of presidency after bodyguard scandal - source By Sophie Louet and Matthias Blamont FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron walks ahead of his aide Alexandre Benalla at the end of the Bastille Day military parade in Paris, France, July 14, 2018. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron ordered a shake-up of his office after acknowledging failings in the way the presidency handled a scandal over his top bodyguard who was filmed beating a protester on May Day, a source close to the Elysee said. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049639-frances-macron-orders-shake-up-of-presidency-after-bodyguard-scandal-source/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Soccer-Ozil quits German national side citing racism over Turkish heritage By Michelle Martin FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - World Cup - Group F - Germany vs Sweden - Fisht Stadium, Sochi, Russia - June 23, 2018 Germany's Mesut Ozil before the match REUTERS/Michael Dalder BERLIN (Reuters) - German soccer star Mesut Ozil said on Sunday he would no longer play for the national team because he faced "racism and disrespect" because of his Turkish roots. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049640-soccer-ozil-quits-german-national-side-citing-racism-over-turkish-heritage/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Iran's Rouhani warns Trump about 'mother of all wars' FILE PHOTO: Iran's President Hassan Rouhani attends a news conference at the Chancellery in Vienna, Austria July 4, 2018. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday cautioned U.S. President Donald Trump about pursuing hostile policies against Tehran, saying "war with Iran is the mother of all wars", but did not rule out peace between the two countries. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049641-irans-rouhani-warns-trump-about-mother-of-all-wars/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 Skeletal remains found in Pai jungle - believed to be Aussie missing since May Picture: Sanook Skeletal remains found deep in the jungle of Pai, Mae Hong Sorn, are believed to be those of a 63 year old Australian man missing since May. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049643-skeletal-remains-found-in-pai-jungle-believed-to-be-aussie-missing-since-may/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 German tourist rescued after fainting at Krabi temple viewpoint Picture: Thai Rath Krabi rescue services took several hours in a tricky rescue operation to help a 26 year old German tourist who fainted. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049644-german-tourist-rescued-after-fainting-at-krabi-temple-viewpoint/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 Saved from the tracks! CCTV catches scary moment old man faints at Yala train station Picture: Daily News CCTV from Yala train station in Thailand's far south showed an old man faint and near fall in front of a train coming into the station. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049645-saved-from-the-tracks-cctv-catches-scary-moment-old-man-faints-at-yala-train-station/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 Video: "Red plate" Thai bride left standing at the "altar" - 3.6 million netizens show their support Picture: Daily News A Thai bride in white went on Facebook live even though her groom failed to turn up to the wedding. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049647-video-red-plate-thai-bride-left-standing-at-the-altar-36-million-netizens-show-their-support/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 Around 25,000 protest immigration stance of Merkel's Bavarian allies FILE PHOTO: German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer addresses a news conference in Berlin, Germany, July 18, 2018. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch MUNICH (Reuters) - Around 25,000 people braved the rain in Munich on Sunday to protest the hardline immigration stance of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Bavarian allies three months before they face a tough state election in Bavaria. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1049648-around-25000-protest-immigration-stance-of-merkels-bavarian-allies/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.png.3b3332cc2256ad0edbc2fe9404feeef0.png)
Recommended Posts