The Expat Survey of Thailand

 

Every two years Thaivisa conducts a survey of the expat community to recognise trends and the snapshot of what is happening in Thailand among expats.

 

Thank you in advance for completing this survey. Results will be published on Thaivisa in September 2018.

 

Complete the survey here: https://kwiksurveys.com/s/VLEiNQGP#!/0

Now 3800 places to drop off toxic and electronic waste in Bangkok

By The Nation

 

File photo: Traffic jam in Bangkok.

 

The Pollution Control Department (PCD) has prepared nearly 4,000 locations for Bangkok residents to safely drop off their toxic or electronic waste.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050179-now-3800-places-to-drop-off-toxic-and-electronic-waste-in-bangkok/

Croc tracks found on Bang Tao Beach

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

Traces of a crocodile claw footprints have been found at Bang Tao Beach (July 26) as the crocodile search operation has struggled to find the shy reptiles citing strong wind and waves along the west coast.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050180-croc-tracks-found-on-bang-tao-beach/

 

Prayut has backing of many political parties to return as PM, says Sontirat

By THE NATION 

 

 

MANY POLITICAL parties have expressed their desire that General Prayut Chan-o-cha return as prime minister after the next election, a government minister linked to a new pro-Prayut party said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050200-prayut-has-backing-of-many-political-parties-to-return-as-pm-says-sontirat/

 

Court rules Lisu teen was shot dead by military officers

By KORNRAWEE PANYASUPPAKUN 
THE NATION

 

 

THE CHIANG Mai provincial court ruled yesterday that Lisu ethnic Abe Sae Moo was shot dead by military officers last year, but did not describe the extrajudicial killing by officials as a legitimate act of self-defence.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050201-chiang-mai-court-rules-lisu-teen-was-shot-dead-by-military-officers/

 

UPDATE:

 

Thai volunteers rush in big numbers to assist flood-hit Laotians

By THE NATION

 

 

RESCUERS FROM at least from two countries – Thailand and China – have arrived at Laos’ flooded southern district of Attapeu to join local soldiers in a search-and-rescue operation after the collapse of a saddle dam belonging to a major dam construction project that caused massive downstream flooding.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050168-thais-join-laos-rescue-operation/?do=findComment&comment=13211006

 

Dam collapse to worsen flood situation

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

Residents return to their homes damaged by flood waters in a village in Sanamxai, Attapeu province on July 26, 2018. // AFP PHOTO

 

Two Cambodian provinces face serious threats; Lao dam company takes ‘full responsibility’
 

PROLONGED and widespread floods have been forecast for the lower part of the Mekong River Basin, especially Cambodia, as floodwater released by the collapse of a part of the under-construction Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy dam cannot be properly drained out due to the already high water level in the Mekong River.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050202-lao-dam-collapse-two-cambodian-provinces-face-serious-threats/

 

Light of hope

By Prasert Thepsri 
The Nation

 

 

A fleet of boats carries 49 elaborately-carved wax candles and statues on Thursday along Khlong Bangkok Noi canal in Nonthaburi.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050203-buddhist-lent-offerings-light-of-hope/

 

Thailand and Uncle Sam: the special relationship

By Phatarawadee Phataranawik 
The Nation

 

Thailand’s Foreign Ministry invited the American descendants of Siamese twins Chang and Eng to make their first official visit to Samut Songkram – the twins’ homeland – as part of the celebrations marking the 207th birthday of the Siamese Twins.

 

The connection between Thailand and the US has been strong for more than two centuries – indeed Siam, as it was then, was the first Asian country to forge formal diplomatic relations with the United States.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050204-thailand-and-uncle-sam-the-special-relationship/

 

The case for banning trans fats

By The Nation

 

 

Thailand’s decision counters a loophole in US legislation that gives American food producers time to offload stocks

 

The Public Health Ministry’s latest decision to ban starting in January the import of trans fats produced with partially hydrogenated oils and commonly used as ingredients in food products will elevate food safety standards to a new level.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050205-the-case-for-banning-trans-fats/

 

Phuket Police on alert for suspects in Ranong slaying

By The Phuket News

 

In CCTV video footage, Theprit is arguing with Kriangsak, then Phoomporn is seen walking up to Theprit and shooting him once point blank in the head. Photo: Post Today

 

PHUKET: Phuket Police are on alert for two men wanted for shooting a man point blank in the head in outside a nightclub in Ranong Province last Sunday night (July 22).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050206-phuket-police-on-alert-for-suspects-in-ranong-slaying/

 

Phuket: Unauthorized crocodile owners to report themselves by Aug 10

 

FILE photo//Source: Wikipedia

 

PHUKET, 27th July 2018 (NNT) – Owners of crocodiles in Phuket province are required to register with the provincial authorities before August 10th, 2018, or they would face legal action. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050207-phuket-unauthorized-crocodile-owners-to-report-themselves-by-aug-10/

 

UPDATE:

 

RID ensures stability of nation's dams, close monitoring

 

 

BANGKOK, 27th July 2018 (NNT) – The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) has assured the Thai public that the nation’s dams are in good and stable condition and are constantly monitored by the Smart Water Operation Center (SWOC) working 24 hours a day. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050117-measures-tightened-to-guard-against-dam-mishaps/?do=findComment&comment=13211053

 

CPB checks water parks safety in Hua Hin

 

 

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, 27th July 2018 (NNT) – The Office of the Consumers' Protection Board (CPB) has inspected transport safety at two water parks in Hua Hin district, Prachuap Khiri Khan province, to ensure the safety of Thai and international tourists. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050208-cpb-checks-water-parks-safety-in-hua-hin/

 

Grab launches new delivery services amid e-commerce growth

 

FILE photo

 

BANGKOK, 27 July 2018 (NNT) - Singapore-based ride-sharing and delivery company Grab has launched new parcel delivery services, which could benefit e-commerce in the country. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050209-grab-launches-new-delivery-services-amid-e-commerce-growth/

Thai - U.S. police launch operations against counterfeit goods

 

 

BANGKOK, 27th July 2018 (NNT) – The Thai and United States police forces have launched a joint operation to eradicate counterfeit goods and infringements of intellectual properties, resulting in a seizure of two million baht worth of goods traced from online stores. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050210-thai-us-police-launch-operations-against-counterfeit-goods/

 

Pakistan's Imran Khan declares victory as rivals cry foul

By Idrees Ali and Saad Sayeed

 

Cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan, chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), gives a speech as he declares victory in the general election in Islamabad, Pakistan, in this still image from a July 26, 2018 handout video by PTI. PTI handout/via REUTERS TV

 

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani cricket legend Imran Khan declared victory on Thursday in a divisive general election, and said he was ready to lead the nuclear-armed nation despite a long delay in ballot counting and allegations of vote-rigging from his main opponents.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050212-pakistans-imran-khan-declares-victory-as-rivals-cry-foul/

 

Iran's special forces chief warns Trump - 'If you begin the war, we will end it': Tasnim

By Parisa Hafezi

 

FILE PHOTO: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Commander Qassem Soleimani (L) stands at the frontline during offensive operations against Islamic State militants in the town of Tal Ksaiba in Salahuddin province March 8, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

 

ANKARA (Reuters) - A powerful commander of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday Donald Trump should address any threats against Tehran directly to him, and mocked the U.S. president as using the language of "night clubs and gambling halls".

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050214-irans-special-forces-chief-warns-trump-if-you-begin-the-war-we-will-end-it-tasnim/

 

UK temperatures set to test all-time record as heatwave continues

 

Children play next to a fountain in Battersea Park, London, Britain, July 26, 2018. REUTERS/Simon Dawson

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britons sweltered in a prolonged heatwave on Thursday, with temperatures hitting a year high and set to test national records on Friday, the Meteorological Office said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050215-uk temperatures-set-to-test-all-time-record-as-heatwave-continues/

 

Britain to legalize medicinal use of cannabis

 

FILE PHOTO: Charlotte Caldwell, and her son Billy, sit outside the Home Office during a break in a meeting with officials to discuss how Billy can have his severe epilepsy treated with cannabis oil, which is a banned substance in Britain, in London, June 11, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is to allow doctors to prescribe medicinal cannabis, following a relaxation of the law governing drugs derived from the banned plant.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050216-britain-to-legalize-medicinal-use-of cannabis/

 

Palestinian knife attack kills Israeli in the West Bank, assailant dead

 

Israeli soldiers chat as they guard the Israeli settlement Adam after a Palestinian assailant stabbed three people and then was shot and killed, according to the Israeli military, in the occupied West Bank, July 26, 2018. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

 

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A Palestinian assailant entered an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, stabbed one person to death and wounded two others before he was shot and killed, the Israeli military and a hospital spokeswoman said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050218-palestinian-knife-attack-kills-israeli-in-the-west-bank-assailant-dead/

 

Zuckerberg loses more than $15 billion in record Facebook fall

By Vibhuti Sharma and Munsif Vengattil

 

FILE PHOTO: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Facebook Inc's annual F8 developers conference in San Jose, California, U.S. May 1, 2018. REUTERS/Stephen Lam/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc <FB.O> Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's fortune took a more than $15 billion hit on Thursday, as the social media company suffered the biggest one-day wipeout in U.S. stock market history a day after executives forecast years of lower profit margins.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050219-zuckerberg-loses-more-than-15-billion-in-record-facebook-fall/

 

Serbian's ran out of money - tried to get more using by blowing up Chiang Mai ATM

 

Pictures (3) Sanook

 

Police in Chiang Mai are hunting two Serbian tourists who targeted a Bangkok Bank ATM without success.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050224-serbians-ran-out-of-money-tried-to-get-more-using-by-blowing-up-chiang-mai-atm/

 

What’s in Thailand’s New Mini-Submarine Project?

A development has once again put the spotlight on Bangkok’s decades-old aspirations in this domain.

By Prashanth Parameswaran

 

On July 17, reports began surfacing out of Thailand that the government was moving forward with the construction of mini-submarines. Though few specifics have been publicly disclosed thus far and the process is expected to take a number of years to really get off the ground, the development has nonetheless put the spotlight once again on Bangkok’s decades-old aspirations in this domain.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050225-what’s-in-thailand’s-new-mini-submarine-project/

 

Thai son fakes his own death to con mum out of 60,000 baht in funeral expenses

 

Pictures (2): Sanook

 

A Thai man posted pictures of himself online apparently dead.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050226-thai-son-fakes-his-own-death-to-con-mum-out-of-60000-baht-in-funeral-expenses/

 

Agama Yoga Founder Swami Vivekananda accused of sexual assault

By The Thaiger

 

 

The founder of the Thailand Koh Phangan based yoga and tantra school Agama, Swami Vivekananda Saraswati, has been accused by multiple women of sexual assault. He claims to be the “brilliant exponent of a unique and modern trend of thinking in Yoga” who “has reached high states of spiritual realisation.”

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050229-agama-yoga-founder-swami-vivekananda-accused-of-sexual-assault/https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050229-agama-yoga-founder-swami-vivekananda-accused-of-sexual-assault/

 

Video: Future of the nation - little Thai kids steal motorbike in Bangkok

 

 

Video footage posted to popular channel YouLike showed a group of Thai children steal a woman's motorbike.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050230-video-future-of-the-nation-little-thai-kids-steal-motorbike-in-bangkok/

 

Most children, parents separated at U.S.-Mexican border reunited - court filing

By Tom Hals

 

After being reunited, Christhel Nohelia Barahona Sanchez, 15, and her mother Sandra Elizabeth Sanchez, of Honduras, speak with media at Catholic Charities in San Antonio, Texas, U.S., July 26, 2018. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare

 

(Reuters) - About 1,400 children of some 2,500 separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexican border have been reunited with their families, the U.S. government said in a court filing on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050229-agama-yoga-founder-swami-vivekananda-accused-of-sexual-assault/

 

North Korea transfers remains of Korean War soldiers to U.S. - White House

 

A soldier carries a casket containing the remains of a U.S. soldier who was killed in the Korean War during a ceremony at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, July 27, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea has transferred the remains of an unspecified number of soldiers killed in the Korean War to the United States, the White House said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050232-north-korea-transfers-remains-of-korean-war-soldiers-to-us-white-house/

 

Korat: Homeless man and "nice guy" beaten to death by junior high school teens, say family

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Relatives have called for the arrest and prosecution of a bunch of Thai teens for the murder of their relative.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050233-korat-homeless-man-and-nice-guy-beaten-to-death-by-junior-high-school-teens-say-family/