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

The week that was in Thailand news: Give the tourists amulets and get Big Vera - you know it makes sense!

 

 

"Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common infection caused by a group of viruses. It typically begins with a fever and feeling generally unwell".

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050409-the-week-that-was-in-thailand-news-give-the-tourists-amulets-and-get-big-vera-you-know-it-makes-sense/

 

UK cave heroes returning to Thailand during Christmas holidays

By The Nation

 

Tourism and Sports Minister Weerasak Kowsurat said on Saturday that the British cave diving experts who played a key role in the Tham Luang rescue operation will be returning to Thailand during the long Christmas holidays.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050446-uk-cave-heroes-returning-to-thailand-during-christmas-holidays/

 

Lao dam disaster donations top 25 million baht

 

 

Cash donations made by the people through a government bank account to help Lao people affected by the collapse of a saddle dam of the Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy hydropower project in Attapeu porovince has now topped 25 million baht, Prime Minister’s Office deputy permanent secretary Sompas Nilphan said today.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050447-lao-dam-disaster-donations-top-25-million-baht/

 

Fishing boat operators issue ultimatum to govt

By The Nation

 

Fishing boat operators have threatened to stop going out to sea to catch fish if the government does not amend rules and make it more convenient for their business within a week.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050448-fishing-boat-operators-issue-ultimatum-to-govt/

 

Mudslide-hit village in Nan province evacuated

By The Nation

 

 

The chief of the Bo Kluea district in Nan province on Saturday ordered the evacuation of 33 remaining families from a valley village after a mudslide from a mountain buried four houses, killing at least seven people.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050449-mudslide-hit-village-in-nan-province-evacuated/

 

Despite ‘annoying bogey’, Harding stays ahead

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam 

The Nation

 

Justin Harding

 

Chon Buri - South African Justin Harding held on to a two-shot lead despite a stiff third-round performance shooting a 71 in the US$500,000 Royal Cup at the Phoenix Gold Golf and Country Club on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050451-despite-‘annoying-bogey’-harding-stays-ahead/

 

Hun Sen assured of victory as Cambodia goes to poll tomorrow

 

Supporters of Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) participate in a campaign rally in Phnom Penh on July 27, 2018. Cambodia goes to the poll on July 29, which promises to be an easy victory for the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) despite calls for a boycott that Prime Minister Hun Sen decried. / AFP PHOTO / TANG CHHIN Sothy

 

Cambodians on Sunday go to the poll the opposition parties have slammed as a “sham” and designed only to pave the way for Prime Minister Hun Seen to extend his 33-year rule.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050452-hun-sen-assured-of-victory-as-cambodia-goes-to-poll-tomorrow/

NCPO rejects Thaksin’s claim of election delay

By The Nation

 

A spokesman for the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) on Saturday insisted that there was no change in the schedule for the next election.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050453-ncpo-rejects-thaksin’s-claim-of-election-delay/

 

Updated: Seven bodies found, one still mission in Nan mudslide

By The Nation

 

 

Rescue workers dug up the bodies of seven people who were buried in a mudslide that hit a village in the Bo Kluea district of Nan province on Saturday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050400-at-least-7-killed-2-missing-in-nan-mudslide/

 

3 Year Old Among Family of 7 Killed in Nan Landslide

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

 

NAN — A household of seven died when a landslide demolished a row of houses Saturday morning in northern Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050400-at-least-7-killed-2-missing-in-nan-mudslide/

 

Seventeen missing as deadly California wildfire spreads - official

By Alexandria Sage

 

A blackened landscape is shown from wildfire damage near Keswick, California, U.S., July 27, 2018. REUTERS/Alexandria Sage

 

REDDING, Calif. (Reuters) - Seventeen people were missing on Saturday as a monster wildfire in Northern California spread after killing two firefighters, destroying hundreds of buildings and sending tens of thousands of frantic residents fleeing from their homes.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050456-seventeen-missing-as-deadly-california-wildfire-spreads-official/

 

Australia's government loses by-elections, denting re-election prospects

By Colin Packham

 

FILE PHOTO: Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (not pictured) address the media following their talks in Berlin, Germany, April 23, 2018. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's ruling coalition government failed to win any of the five by-elections held this weekend, defeats widely seen as an indication that Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull faces an uphill challenge to secure re-election.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050457-australias-government-loses-by-elections-denting-re-election-prospects/

 

Strong typhoon expected to make landfall on Japan

 

A passerby using an umbrella struggles against a heavy rain and wind as Typhoon Jongdari approaches Japan's mainland in Tokyo, Japan July 28, 2018. REUTERS/Issei Kato

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - More than 100 flights were canceled in Japan and residents already reeling from deadly floods sand-bagged rivers and prepared for more evacuations as a powerful typhoon neared on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050458-strong-typhoon-expected-to-make-landfall-on-japan/

Three dead in attack on Afghan midwife training centre

 

Afghan security forces arrive at an area where explosions and gunshots were heard, in Jalalabad city, Afghanistan, July 28, 2018. REUTERS/Parwiz

 

JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Gunmen stormed a midwife training centre in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Saturday, fighting security forces for several hours and killing three staff.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050459-three-dead-in-attack-on-afghan-midwife-training-centre/

Egypt seeks 75 death sentences over 2013 sit-in

 

CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court said on Saturday it would transfer the cases of 75 people convicted of security-related offences, including senior Muslim Brotherhood figures, to Egypt's top religious authority to decide whether they should be sentenced to death.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050461-egypt-seeks-75-death-sentences-over-2013-sit-in/

 

U.S. cardinal steps down amid widening sex abuse scandal

By Philip Pullella

 

Cardinal Theodore Edgar McCarrick from U.S. arrives for a meeting at the Synod Hall in the Vatican March 7, 2013. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi/File Photo

 

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Saturday accepted the resignation of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, one of the U.S. Catholic Church's most prominent figures, who has been at the centre of a widening sexual abuse scandal.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050462-us-cardinal-steps-down-amid-widening-sex-abuse-scandal/

 

Thomas poised for Tour title as Froome salvages podium finish

By Julien Pretot

 

Cycling - Tour de France - The 31-km Stage 20 Individual Time Trial from Saint-Pee-sur-Nivelle to Espelette - July 28, 2018 - TTeam Sky rider Geraint Thomas of Britain, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, finishes. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

 

ESPELETTE, France (Reuters) - Briton Geraint Thomas is set to win his maiden Tour de France after holding on to the overall leader’s yellow jersey in the penultimate stage on Saturday to tighten still further Team Sky’s merciless grip on the race.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050465-thomas-poised-for-tour-title-as-froome-salvages-podium-finish/

 

Hamilton beats the elements to seize pole in wet Hungary

By Alan Baldwin

 

Formula One F1 - Hungarian Grand Prix - Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary - July 28, 2018 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton in action during qualifying REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

 

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Formula One world championship leader Lewis Hamilton put Mercedes on pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday after a qualifying session with thunder, lightning and plumes of spray.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050466-hamilton-beats-the-elements-to-seize-pole-in-wet-hungary/

 

Mali goes to polls after five years of jihad, insecurity

By Tim Cocks

 

Malian soldiers patrol in Bamako, Mali July 27, 2018. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

 

BAMAKO (Reuters) - Malian voters were due to decide on Sunday on whether or not to give President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita a second term, despite widespread ethnic and jihadist violence that has dramatically worsened since he came to power five years ago.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050468-mali-goes-to-polls-after-five-years-of-jihad-insecurity/

 

Global auto powers plotting response to Trump auto tariff threats

By Anthony Esposito and David Ljunggren

 

FILE PHOTO: Employees work at an Audi Q5 2.0 production line of the German car manufacturer's plant during a media tour in San Jose Chilapa, Mexico April 19, 2018. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Foto

 

MEXICO CITY/OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada, the European Union, Japan, Mexico and South Korea will meet in Geneva next week to discuss how to respond to threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to impose tariffs on U.S. imports of autos and car parts, officials familiar with the talks said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050469-global-auto-powers-plotting-response-to-trump-auto-tariff-threats/

 

Ozil shines on return as Arsenal crush PSG in Singapore

By John O'Brien

 

Soccer Football - International Champions Cup - Arsenal v Paris St Germain - Singapore National Stadium, Singapore - July 28, 2018 Arsenal's Mesut Ozil celebrates scoring their first goal with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang REUTERS/Edgar Su

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Mesut Ozil enjoyed a successful return to action at the end of a tumultuous week as the German midfielder scored the opening goal for Arsenal in a 5-1 victory over a makeshift Paris St Germain side in a pre-season friendly in Singapore on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050471-ozil-shines-on-return-as-arsenal-crush-psg-in-singapore/

 

British divers reveal astonishing details about rescue of final two boys trapped in Tham Luang cave

 

 

One of the British divers who took part in the rescue of 12 boys and their football coach from the Tham Luang cave astonishing details about the mission.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050472-british-divers-reveal-astonishing-details-about-rescue-of-final-two-boys-trapped-in-tham-luang-cave/

 

 

Magnitude 6.4 quake hits Indonesia's Lombok island

 

Fallen debris is seen following an earthquake in Lombok, Indonesia, July 29, 2018 in this picture obtained from social media. Courtesy of Rifqi/Social Media via REUTERS

 

JAKARTA (Reuters) - A powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake on Sunday struck the popular tourist destination of Lombok in Indonesia, damaging many buildings, but there were no immediate reports of casualties, Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050475-magnitude-64-quake-hits-indonesias-lombok-island/

Gotcha! Phuket’s crocodile caught at Layan Beach

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

Phuket’s elusive crocodile has finally been caught at Layan Beach. The ‘Yanui’ crocodile (named by local Phuket reporters after the original beach it was sighted) has been caught at Layan Beach early today after more than ten days of search operations, sightings, drone photos and lots of people pointing out to sea.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050476-gotcha-phuket’s-crocodile-caught-at-layan-beach/

 

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