Feeling spurned, Khaosan sellers to march on city hall

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

 

Khaosan Road at night. Photo: Bfick / Flickr

 

BANGKOK — Khaosan Road vendors Monday called for a demonstration tomorrow to protest City Hall’s failure to explain new regulations to be enforced in two days.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050648-feeling-spurned-khaosan-sellers-to-march-on-city-hall/

Navy SEAL releases clip of under-water atmosphere in Tham Luang cave

 

 

The Thai Navy SEAL today released a video clip showing what its divers had to encounter while diving  from the so-called Chamber 3 of Tham Luang Khun Nam-Nang Non cave to Nern Nomsao, a ledge deep inside the cave where the 12 Wild Boars (Moo Pa) boys and their football coach had taken shelter while waiting for help.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050640-navy-seal-releases-clip-of-under-water-atmosphere-in-tham-luang-cave/

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Khaosan vendors call on BMA to scrap ban on pavement stalls

By KORNRAWEE PANYASUPPAKUN 
THE NATION 

 

Photo : Tanachai Pramarnpanich

 

STREET VENDORS in Khaosan Road – one of Bangkok’s most famous districts – are calling on the city’s administration to cancel the ban on footpath stalls in their area.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050648-feeling-spurned-khaosan-sellers-to-march-on-city-hall/

 

Rising Mekong triggers worries of more devastation

By The Nation

 

The overflowing Mekong River sends floodwaters to many parts of Ubon Ratchathani , damaging farmland and swamping houses. As the wet season continues Mekong River water levels are rising towards dangerous levels as they increase by 50-90 cm a day.

 

CRISIS AGGRAVATED BY RELEASE OF WATER FROM CHINA, LAOS DAMS

 

PROVINCES along the Mekong River are keeping a close watch, as the water levels in the international waterway are increasingly worrying.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050666-rising-mekong-triggers-worries-of-more-devastation/

 

EC set to choose its new president

By THE NATION

 

File photo

 

THE INCOMING election commissioners are set to choose their president in a vote today, despite questions about the legality of the move as two spots on the panel remain unfilled.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050667-ec-set-to-choose-its-new-president/

 

Most Thais rescued from Indonesian volcano after earthquake trauma 

 

 

Some 300 Thai nationals have been rescued from an Indonesian volcanic mountain after a powerful earthquake hit the area on Sunday, and are scheduled to return home today, said the Thai Ambassador to Jakarta yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050668-most-thais-rescued-from-indonesian-volcano-after-earthquake-trauma/

 

The Truth about trans fats

By PARINYAPORN PAJEE 
THE NATION

 

The Bakery at Dome at Thammasat University's Rangsit Campus offers totally trans fats bakery products./Nation Photo

 

Confusion over what products contain partially hydrogenated oils drives Thais away from their favourite local foods
 

A recent Public Health Ministry regulation banning the production, import and distribution of industrially produced trans fats and food products containing partially hydrogenated oil (PHO) has revealed just how little the Thai public really understands about trans fats. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050670-the-truth-about-trans-fats/

 

Foundation’s bracelet helps find lost seniors while protecting privacy

By KORNRAWEE PANYASUPPAKUN 
THE NATION 

 

 

THE MIRROR Foundation will hand out bracelets next month to elderly people suffering from dementia to reunite them with their families if they go missing. The bracelet was developed after the foundation became aware that about 30 elderly people suffering from diseases like Alzheimer’s were going missing every month.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050671-foundation’s-bracelet-helps-find-lost-seniors-while-protecting-privacy/

 

Provinces adopt climate-change mitigation plan

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION 

 

 

THAILAND AND GERMANY PARTNER ON POLICY

 

AN INTERNATIONALLY funded climate policy project is now being implemented in all 77 provinces of Thailand, as Thailand and Germany partner to develop policies and plans around preventing climate change, relief and adaptation at the local and regional levels.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050674-thai-provinces-adopt-climate-change-mitigation-plan/

 

On the road to self-betterment

By THE NATION

 

 

THAI CONSUMERS are looking for ways to fulfil their desires to better themselves, according to a new survey conducted by Mintel, the global market intelligence agency.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050675-thai-consumers-personal-goals-for-2018/

 

UPDATE: Norwegian recuses two boys from surf while 11 year old remains missing

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

A Norwegian man has rescue two boys from strong surf at Nai Yang Beach. Three other boys managed to get back to the shore whilst other boy is still missing.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050600-five-children-rescued-from-phuket-surf-one-missing/?do=findComment&comment=13222215

 

More than 1.5 million new vehicles registered in the first half of 2018

 

 

BANGKOK, 30th July 2018, (NNT) - According to the Department of Land Transport (DLT), car owners registered more than 1.5 million new vehicles in the first half of 2018. 

Trump says he is willing to talk to Iran's leader without preconditions

By Roberta Rampton

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about trade relations with President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., July 25, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would be willing to meet Iran's leader without preconditions to discuss how to improve ties after he pulled the United States out of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, saying, "If they want to meet, we'll meet."

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050680-trump says-he-is-willing-to-talk-to-irans-leader-rouhani-without-preconditions/

 

Trump praises Italy's immigration policies at meeting with Conte

 

U.S. President Donald Trump and Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte shake hands at the conclusion of a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., July 30, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump praised Italy's increasingly hard-line approach to immigration on Monday, at the start of a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte at the White House.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050681-trump-praises-italys-immigration-policies-at-meeting-with-conte/

 

'Terrible mistake': Britain's Hunt misidentifies wife as Japanese rather than Chinese

 

Britain's Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Jeremy Hunt arrives at Blenheim Palace, near Oxford, Britain, July 12, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/Files

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - In a slip of the tongue during his maiden trip to China as Britain's new foreign secretary,Jeremy Hunt on Monday told his Chinese counterpart that his wife was Japanese, but backtracked quickly.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050682-terrible-mistake-britains hunt misidentifies-wife-as-japanese-rather-than-chinese/

 

Manafort is first ex-Trump aide to go on trial in Russia probe

By Nathan Layne, Karen Freifeld and Sarah N. Lynch

 

FILE PHOTO: Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort arrives for arraignment on a third superseding indictment against him by Special Counsel Robert Mueller on charges of witness tampering, at U.S. District Court in Washington, U.S. June 15, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Paul Manafort on Tuesday will become the first of President Donald Trump's former aides to go on trial, accused of bank and tax fraud by federal investigators probing Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050683-manafort-is-first-ex-trump-aide-to-go-on-trial-in-russia-probe/

 

Tears of joy as Thai mother thanks Norwegian for saving her son

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A Norwegian tourist was hailed as a hero for saving two boys from drowning in Phuket.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050686-tears-of-joy-as-thai-mother-thanks-norwegian-for-saving-her-son/

 

North Korea appears to be building one or two ICBMs - Washington Post

 

The North Korea flag flutters next to concertina wire at the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia March 9, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea appears to be building one or two new liquid-fuelled intercontinental ballistic missiles at a factory that produced the country's first missiles capable of reaching the United States, the Washington Post reported on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050687-north-korea-appears-to-be-building-one-or-two-icbms-washington-post/

 

Uber to stop developing self-driving trucks

 

A partially self driving Uber semi truck at the Mcity autonomous vehicle testing facility in Ann Arbor Michigan, U.S., September 12, 2017. REUTERS/Joseph White

 

(Reuters) - Uber [UBER.UL] will stop developing self-driving trucks that have been hauling cargo on U.S. highways, the ride-hailing company said on Monday, seeking to focus its autonomous-vehicle technology solely on cars.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050688-uber-to-stop-developing-self-driving-trucks/

 

Thai penis enlargement in the news again - this time a kid falls for 1,000 baht treatment

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Thai media Sanook reported that the question of penis enlargement was being widely discussed on social media once again.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050690-thai-penis-enlargement-in-the-news-again-this-time-a-kid-falls-for-1000-baht-treatment/

 

Thailand’s Navy to Get Five New Patrol Vessels

The RTN continues its longstanding effort to modernize its capabilities despite lingering challenges.

By Prashanth Parameswaran

 

Last week, a local shipyard launched five new patrol vessels for Thailand’s navy. The vessels represent yet another addition to Thailand’s maritime capabilities as the Southeast Asian state looks to address a wide array of security challenges amid lingering constraints.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050693-thailand’s-navy-to-get-five-new-patrol-vessels/

 

Video:Is this what they meant by domestic violence? Female pillion passenger gets whacks

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A video posted on Facebook showed a Thai man whack his female pillion passenger twice in the head while at the Democracy Monument.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050694-videois-this-what-they-meant-by-domestic-violence-female-pillion-passenger-gets-whacks/

 

Less Europeans coming to Thailand than expected in July admit AOT

 

FILE photo

 

The Airports Authority of Thailand announced figures that showed less tourists using Thai airports than expected in July.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050700-less-europeans-coming-to-thailand-than-expected-in-july-admit-aot/

 

Trump leaves room for negotiation in push for U.S. border wall funds

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a joint news conference with Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., July 30, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump threatened again on Monday to shut down the federal government over his demands for a border wall and other changes in immigration policy, but said he remains open to talks with Congress on the issue.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050703-trump-leaves-room-for-negotiation-in-push-for-us-border-wall-funds/

 

She came to make merit - but went home barefoot

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A Thai woman went on Facebook to ask for help in tracking down a yellow shirted woman who pinched her shoes from a rack at a Bangkok temple.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050705-she-came-to-make-merit-but-went-home-barefoot/

 

Dead dugong found off Phang Nga

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

A 250 kilogram dugong, found dead off Phang Nga over the weekend, has been brought to Phuket for further examination.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050708-dead-dugong-found-off-phang-nga/

 

Double murder at "Buddha Mountain" - top cop says expect good news in one or two days

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Police in Chonburi investigating the double execution style murder in the car park at Buddha Mountain in Sattahip have pointed to two reasons for the hit.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050710-double-murder-at-buddha-mountain-top-cop-says-expect-good-news-in-one-or-two-days/

 

Five Chiang Rai villages near rescue cave hit by mountain run-off

By The Nation

 

FILE photo//Google maps

 

Mountain run-off on Monday night hit five villages in Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district, near where the young Moo Pa (Wild Boars) football team was recently rescued from a cave in a closely followed international operation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050714-five-chiang-rai-villages-near-rescue-cave-hit-by-mountain-run-off/

 

"Benjaphaet" woman in lucky escape from "Death by Hanging Wires"

 

Pictures (3) Thai Rath

 

Yet another motorcyclist has had a lucky escape from death after getting her neck entangled in Thailand's infamous hanging wires.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050715-benjaphaet-woman-in-lucky-escape-from-death-by-hanging-wires/

 

Pattaya mayor calls for disputed land on Bali Hai cape to be returned to the people

 

Pictures (2) Manager Online

 

The Pattaya mayor has contacted the land department to rescind title deeds related to land at the tip of Bali Hai cape in South Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1050716-pattaya-mayor-calls-for-disputed-land-on-bali-hai-cape-to-be-returned-to-the-people/