Many expats live in Thailand on less than 45,000 baht a month

 

 

A common theme on social media and forums is that Thais think of hooking up with or marrying farangs as their ultimate meal ticket.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051437-many-expats-in-thailand-scrape-by-on-less-than-45000-baht-a-month/

 

The week that was in Thailand news: Where, oh where are all the Thai serial killers?

 

 

Rooster is a bit weird. If you believe the missus very weird indeed. However, due to her diet consisting almost exclusively of fiery and stinky som tam pla ra accompanied by leaves found attached to roadside trees, her opinions can be somewhat befuddled.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051367-the-week-that-was-in-thailand-news-where-oh-where-are-all-the-thai-serial-killers/

 

 

Phetchaburi residents warned of 1-2 months of flooding

 

 

People in Phetchaburi province, especially in Muang district, have been warned that they might have to endure flooding for up to 1-2 months.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051409-phetchaburi-residents-warned-of-1-2-months-of-flooding/

 

5 districts in Phetchauburi face flooding as more water drained out of Kaeng Krachan dam

 

 

People living in five districts of Phetchaburi province have been warned to brace for flooding as more water is being drained out of Kaeng Krachan dam which is now 97 percent full and water is spilling over the spillways.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051410-5-districts-in-phetchauburi-face-flooding-as-more-water-drained-out-of-kaeng-krachan-dam/

 

Two Kanchanaburi dams ‘safe’ as water levels top 80 per cent

By The Nation

 

The directors of two major dams in the western province of Kanchanaburi insisted on Saturday that the dams remained safe and could take a lot more water, even though water levels had reached over 80 per cent of dam capacities.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051411-two-kanchanaburi-dams-‘safe’-as-water-levels-top-80-per-cent/

 

Armed Forces reshuffle lists delayed as top brass skip breakfast meeting with Prawit

By The Nation

 

The commanders-in-chief will submit reshuffle lists of their armed forces staff to Defence Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan next week, Army chief General Chalermchai Sitthisart said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051412-armed-forces-reshuffle-lists-delayed-as-top-brass-skip-breakfast-meeting-with-prawit/

 

Brazil's Workers Party launches jailed Lula for president

By Eduardo Simões

 

Membes of Workers' Party (PT) take part in the National congress of Workers' Party (PT) in Sao Paulo, Brazil August 4, 2018. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

 

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's Workers Party (PT) officially named former President Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva as its presidential candidate on Saturday even though he is in prison on a corruption conviction that will almost certainly bar him from running.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051413-brazils-workers-party-launches-jailed-lula-for-president/

 

At peak of European heatwave, Portugal battles wildfire, power outage

By Andrei Khalip

 

A tourist refreshes in a public fountain in Lisbon, Portugal August 4, 2018. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante

 

LISBON (Reuters) - More than 740 firefighters battled a forest fire in southern Portugal on Saturday as temperatures climbed to near record highs in the Iberian Peninsula amid a Europe-wide heatwave that has brought drought and wildfires from Greece to Sweden.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051414-at-peak-of-european-heatwave-portugal-battles-wildfire-power-outage/

 

Police detain around 25 gay rights activists in St Petersburg

 

A police officer takes away a flag from detained demonstrators during the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community rally in central St. Petersburg, Russia August 4, 2018. REUTERS/Sergey Konkov NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

 

ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) - Russian police detained around 25 gay rights activists who took part in an unsanctioned rally in St Petersburg on Saturday, according to Reuters witnesses.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051415-police-detain-around-25-gay-rights-activists-in-st-petersburg/

Unrest spreads in eastern Ethiopia after deployment of troops

By Aaron Maasho

 

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Mobs looted shops and burned down properties in Ethiopia's eastern Somali region on Saturday, as unrest gained momentum and spread across the province following deployment of soldiers, witnesses said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051416-unrest-spreads-in-eastern-ethiopia-after-deployment-of-troops/

 

Second plane crashes in Swiss Alps on Saturday

By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi

 

ZURICH (Reuters) - A small airliner crashed in the Swiss Alps on Saturday, just hours after a family of four was killed when their small plane went down in a forest.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051417-second-plane-crashes-in-swiss-alps-on-saturday/

 

Mexico troops find 150 Central Americans in back of truck

 

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Some 150 Central American migrants, including 62 children, were found inside the back of trailer when the vehicle was stopped at a highway checkpoint, the Mexican government said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051418-mexico-troops-find-150-central-americans-in-back-of-truck/

 

Russia tasks Hollywood actor Seagal with improving U.S. ties

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. actor Steven Seagal watches the Victory Day parade, marking the 73rd anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, at Red Square in Moscow, Russia May 9, 2018. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday it had made U.S. actor Steven Seagal its special representative for Russian-U.S. humanitarian ties, a role it said was meant to deepen cultural, art and youth ties between the two countries.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051419-russia-tasks-hollywood-actor-seagal-with-improving-us-ties/

Golf - Phatlum retains one-stroke lead at Women's British Open

 

Golf - Women's British Open - Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, Lytham Saint Annes, Britain - August 4, 2018 Thailand's Pornanong Phatlum reacts on the 18th green during the third round Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

 

(Reuters) - Thailand's Pornanong Phatlum recorded her first bogey of the championship at the Women's British Open on Saturday and ended the third round as she started it with a one-stroke lead in Lancashire.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051421-golf-phatlum-retains-one-stroke-lead-at-womens-british-open/

Laos Energy Ministry to join investigation into dam failure

 

This picture taken on July 27 shows a resident returning to his homes from Sanamxai district, Attapeu province, after floodwaters from a dam collapse had receded.

 

The Ministry of Energy and Mines is ready to join with all stakeholders in a government mission to investigate the cause of the damage to saddle dam D at the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy hydropower project, which resulted in serious flooding and destruction in Sanamxay district, Attapeu province, according to Vientiane Times.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051423-laos-energy-ministry-to-join-investigation-into-dam-failure/

'It's a shocking idea': outcry over Bangkok street vendor ban

Hannah Ellis-Petersen

 

Tourists walk past street vendors on Khaosan Road. Photograph: Panu Wongcha-Um/Reuters

 

Tourists and stallholders say city’s attempt to sanitise the bustling, chaotic Khaosan Road is stripping the area of its charm

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051425-its-a-shocking-idea-outcry-over-bangkok-street-vendor-ban/

 

Bangkok air quality improves

Thammarat Thadaphrom

 

 

BANGKOK, 4th August 2018 (NNT) – The levels of particulate matter causing air pollution in all areas of Bangkok have decreased according to the Pollution Control Department. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051426-bangkok-air-quality-improves/

 

Govt investigating report of missing rice

Thammarat Thadaphrom

 

 

BANGKOK, 4th August 2018 (NNT) – The government has launched a probe into an allegation that 940,000 tons of pledged rice is missing following an uproar among social media users calling for responsible officers to be held accountable. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051427-govt-investigating-report-of-missing-rice/

 

Banks forecast 4.5-4.9% GDP growth this year

Thammarat Thadaphrom

 

 

BANGKOK, 4th August 2018 (NNT) – The Government Savings Bank (GSB) and Kasikorn Bank believe the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) will grow within a range of 4.5% and 4.9% this year. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051428-banks-forecast-45-49-gdp-growth-this-year/

 

Venezuela's Maduro target of drone 'attack,' but unharmed - government

By Alexandra Ulmer

 

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores attend a military event in Caracas, Venezuela, August 4, 2018. Miraflores Palace/Handout via REUTERS

 

CARACAS (Reuters) - Drones loaded with explosives detonated close to a military event where Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was giving a speech on Saturday, but he and top government officials alongside him escaped unharmed from what Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez called an "attack" targeting the leftist leader. Seven National Guard soldiers were injured, Rodriguez added.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051429-venezuelas-maduro-target-of-drone-attack-but-unharmed-government/

 

 

670,000 Chinese cancel trips to Thailand after Phuket boat tragedy

 

 

670,000 Chinese tourists have cancelled trips to Thailand following the boating accident that killed 47 people in Phuket last month.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051431-670000-chinese-cancel-trips-to-thailand-after-phuket-boat-tragedy/

 

British tourists warned against hiring motorcycles and quad bikes in Thailand

 

Image: File photo

 

British tourists have been warned against hiring motorcycles and quad bikes in Thailand and other destinations popular with holidaymakers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051435-british-tourists-warned-against-hiring-motorcycles-and-quad-bikes-in-thailand/

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