AUSTRALIAN COMEDY LEGEND, GREG FLEET IN BANGKOK
Saturday August 11, at 8pm
Westin Grande Sukhumvit, Bangkok.

 

“Brilliant… inspired nonsense, utterly fresh, utterly hilarious” – The Scotsman ★★★★★.

 

“Greg Fleet is one of the best comedians in the world ever” – Stewart Lee.

 

Announcing Standup Asia’s next show in Bangkok on Saturday August 11, featuring top Australian actor and stand-up comedian Greg Fleet.

 

This comedy show promises to be one of the best Bangkok has ever seen and will be held at the luxurious Westin Grande Sukhumvit (BTS Asoke, exit 5).

Greg Fleet is certainly one of Australia’s most highly respected stand-up comedians, achieving accolades and 5-star reviews from around the globe on his world tours.

 

Besides creating and starring in Netflix shows with Jim Jeffries, he has shared the stage with Nicole Kidman, starred as Dave Summers in Australia’s popular soap opera Neighbors (and killed Daphne) and has written and performed in 26 Melbourne International Comedy festivals.

 

Do not miss this fascinating, Australian comedy genius with special guests Matt Wharf (Australia) and Dusty Moore (South Africa).

 

Early bird tickets are 600 (including 100 baht to charity), 900 at the door or 1200 baht for VIP tickets (includes free-flow drinks, meet the comedians and best seats with tables in the house).

 

Make sure to get your tickets today: www.ticketflap.com/gregfleet-bkk18

 

Koh Phangan locals call for action against naked foreigner's "Naughty Yoga" sessions

 

Picture: Nation TV

 

Angry locals are calling for foreigners to be cleared out of a Koh Pangan beach for doing naked yoga.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051734-koh-phangan-locals-call-for-action-against-naked-foreigners-naughty-yoga-sessions/

Jakkrit’s widow acquitted as her mother gets life in prison

By The Nation

 

Dr.Nithiwadee Phucharoenyos

 

DR NITHIWADEE Phucharoenyos, the widow of slain Olympic marksman Jakkrit Panichpatikum, yesterday walked out of court a free woman after she was acquitted by the Court of Appeals.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051776-appeal-court-acquits-jakkrit’s-widow/

Thousands to be hit by Kaeng Krachan overspill

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By The Nation

 

A woman stands behind the cement barrier she built to keep her shop in Phetchaburi’s Muang district safe. A large volume of water released from Kaeng Krachan Dam was expected to hit the area last night.

 

FLOODING INEVITABLE AS DISCHARGE SWEEPS ACROSS AREAS ALONG PHETCHABURI RIVER
 

COMMUNITIES IN Phetchaburi’s Muang district are expected to be flooded for about two weeks after run-off from the overwhelmed Kaeng Krachan Dam hit the area last night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051827-thousands-to-be-hit-by-kaeng-krachan-overspill/

 

BMA to ask Prayut to intervene in Khaosan spat over stalls

By The Nation 

 

 

BANGKOK METROPOLITAN ADMINISTRATION (BMA) may ask Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to intervene in their bid to restrict footpath stalls in one of the city’s most famous streets.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051828-bma-to-ask-prayut-to-intervene-in-khaosan-spat-over-stalls/

 

Thai True Corp skips $4.5 billion spectrum auctions

 

FILE PHOTO - A woman speaks on a mobile phone as she stands next to the logo of True Corp in Bangkok,Thailand, February 29, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's second largest mobile operator, True Corporation Pcl <TRUE.BK>, said on Tuesday that it would not participate in upcoming spectrum auctions.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051829-true-corp-skips-45-billion-spectrum-auctions/

 

Leadership doubts leave ACT in disarray

By KAS CHANWANPEN 
THE NATION

 

File photo

 

CHOICE OF CHATUMONGKOL QUESTIONED AS TOP CANDIDATE |SUDDENLY BOWS OUT; SUTHEP ‘NEVER CONSIDERED FOR ROLE’

 

THE RIGHT-LEANING Action Coalition of Thailand (ACT) party is showing signs of instability just days after unexpectedly voting for MR Chatumongkol Sonakul to lead it, while also hinting that changes are likely in the next four to five months.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051830-leadership-doubts-leave-act-in-disarray/

 

State agencies reshuffle of senior jobs approved

By   THE NATION 

 

Kulit

 

THE Cabinet yesterday resolved to carry out a reshuffle of civil servants heading a number of state agencies under the Ministry of Finance.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051831-state-agencies-reshuffle of-senior-jobs-approved/

 

Award-winning CU student no longer invisible

By The Nation

 

 

BAGGING AWARDS from two international film festivals, Chulalongkorn University student Sirada Tritrueng-tassana has proved that she excels not only in theory but also in practice.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051833-ward-winning-chulalongkorn-university-student-no-longer-invisible/

 

Chaos and Khao San Road: LET IT BE

By The Nation

 

 

Thais appreciate orderliness but happily live in a general mess. Perhaps the junta expects too much

 

The government, being rooted in military discipline, prefers to keep everything neatly in order, but tidiness isn’t always beneficial to the economy, which is after all getting some needed jolts from the “disruption” so trendy these days. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051834-chaos-and-khao-san-road-let-it-be/

 

The Shinawatras and the global diplomatic merry-go-round

By Tulsathit Taptim 
The Nation

 

 

You don’t need a doctorate to think up the most effective test question for future students of diplomacy – you only need to be Thai.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051835-the-shinawatras-and-the-global-diplomatic-merry-go-round/

 

UPDATE:

 

PM insists mandatory conscription is still needed

By Thai PBS

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday reaffirmed the need to retain the mandatory conscription for Thai male adults as soldiers form an indispensable force in time of crisis or emergency.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051801-pm-defends-kingdom’s-conscription-system/?do=findComment&amp;comment=13247366

 

More seatless carriages planned for subway trains during rush hours

By Thai PBS

 

 

Bangkok Expressway and Metro Pcl which operates the Blue Line subway is pondering whether it should double the number of seatless carriage to two for each train so there will be more standing room to accommodate more passengers during rush hours.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051836-more-seatless-carriages-planned-for-subway-trains-during-rush-hours/

 

Potential Watchdogs On Rights Commission’s Uncertain Future

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

Surapong Kongchantuk, one of Thailand's foremost advocate for stateless people, is a candidate for the reconstituted National Human Rights Commission. Photo: Surapong Kongchantuk / Facebook

 

BANGKOK — The three most credible voices for human rights vying for spots on the National Human Rights Commission said the body must take on capital punishment, political rights and police reform while better explaining why civil liberties are important.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051838-potential-watchdogs-on-rights-commission’s-uncertain-future/

 

Tourism and Sports Minister tells tourists, tourism operators to brace for floods

 

FILE photo

 

BANGKOK, 8th August 2018 (NNT) – The Tourism and Sports Minister, Weerasak Kowsurat, has instructed tourism operators in flood-prone provinces of Thailand to brace for floods and immediately evacuate tourists in case of emergency. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051839-tourism-and-sports-minister-weerasak-tells-tourists-tourism-operators-to-brace-for-floods/

 

Gen. Prayut confirms consideration of annual military reshuffle to base on suitability only

 

FILE photo

 

BANGKOK, 8th August 2018 (NNT) -- The Prime Minister has assured the public that the considerations of the annual military reshuffle will be strictly based on suitability. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051840-gen-prayut-confirms-consideration-of-annual-military-reshuffle-to-base-on-suitability-only/

 

UK: Boris Johnson slammed over Islamophobic comments

New calls for Islamophobia inquiry in Johnson's party after he says women wearing face veils resemble 'letter boxes'.

 

Johnson resigned last month as foreign secretary [File: Simon Dawson/Reuters]

 

Boris Johnson, the former British foreign secretary, has come under fire after Islamophobic comments targeting Muslim women wearing face veils. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051842-boris-johnson-slammed-over-islamophobic-comments/

 

Elon Musk considers a private Tesla, shares jump

By Alexandria Sage and Sonam Rai

 

FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk listens at a press conference following the first launch of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., February 6, 2018. REUTERS/Joe Skipper/File Photo

 

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Tuesday he is considering taking Tesla Inc private in what would be the largest deal of its type, moving the electric car maker out of the glare of Wall Street as it goes through a period of rapid growth under tight financial constraints.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051844-elon-musk-considers-a-private-tesla-shares-jump/

 

Canada to ask allies to help cool Saudi dispute; U.S. offers no aid

By David Ljunggren

 

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a news conference in Brussels, Belgium July 12, 2018. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause

 

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada plans to seek help from the United Arab Emirates and Britain to defuse an escalating dispute with Saudi Arabia, sources said on Tuesday, but close ally the United States made clear it would not get involved.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051845-canada-to-ask-allies-to-help-cool-saudi-dispute-us-offers-no-aid/

 

Manafort defence questions star witness Gates about 'secret life'

By Sarah N. Lynch, Nathan Layne and Karen Freifeld

 

Paul Manafort (L), former campaign chairman for U.S. President Donald Trump, in Washington, DC, U.S., December 11, 2017, and Rick Gates, former campaign aide to Trump, in Washington, U.S., December 11, 2017 are pictured in this combination photograph. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

 

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Reuters) - The star witness in the trial against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort faced tough questioning on cross-examination on Tuesday about a "secret life" that included an extramarital affair and stealing funds from his former boss.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051846-manafort-defence-questions-star-witness-gates-about-secret-life/

 

California battles its biggest ever wildfire and 16 other blazes

By Dan Whitcomb

 

Aerial view of Trabuco Canyon as a tanker aircraft dumps load onto Holy Fire, Near Santiago Peak, California, U.S., August 6, 2018 in this still image taken from a video obtained from social media. TWITTER / @ZULUJUMPER/via REUTERS

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Northern California wildfire became the biggest in state history on Tuesday, eclipsing a previous record set only eight months ago, as hot, windy conditions fanned 17 blazes in what Governor Jerry Brown has called California's "new normal."

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051847-california-battles-its-biggest-ever-wildfire-and-16-other-blazes/

 

Chiang Rai to open chemical-free vegetable and fruit market in 2019

 

 

CHIANG RAI, 8th August 2018 (NNT)-Chiang Rai province is set to open the largest market for fresh fruit and vegetables in the upper part of the northern Thailand next year. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051849-chiang-rai-to-open-chemical-free-vegetable-and-fruit-market-in-2019/

 

VIDEO: Man dances in celebration after trashing Bangkok housing development

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A man has been caught on camera trashing a Bangkok housing development and then performing a little dance in celebration.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051853-video-man-dances-in-celebration-after-trashing-bangkok-housing-development/

 

Pattaya Russian had chance to leave Thailand after drug offence - now faces murder rap

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A Russian living in Pattaya who was arrested for possession of drugs in March was given bail and could have left Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051854-pattaya-russian-had-chance-to-leave-thailand-after-drug-offence-now-faces-murder-rap/

 

"Murdered" foreigner found in Udon Thani: He's a 58 year old Russian man

 

Picture: INN

 

The corpse found in downtown Udon Thani on Monday morning has been identified as Mr Vladimir Firsov, a 58 year old Russian man, reported INN.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051855-murdered-foreigner-found-in-udon-thani-hes-a-58-year-old-russian-man/

 

White House adviser Bolton urges North Korea to act on denuclearisation

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton attends a news conference in Moscow, Russia June 27, 2018. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House national security adviser John Bolton on Tuesday said North Korea has not taken the necessary steps to denuclearize despite an agreement between Pyongyang's leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump in June.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051860-white-house-adviser-bolton-urges-north-korea-to-act-on-denuclearisation/

 

Eleven children found at squalid New Mexico compound, two arrested

By Dan Whitcomb

 

Conditions at a compound in rural New Mexico where 11 children were taken into protective custody for their own health and safety after a raid by authorities, are shown in this photo near Amalia, New Mexico, U.S., provided August 6, 2018. Taos County Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - Deputies who raided a squalid compound surrounded by tires and an earthen berm in rural New Mexico have arrested two men and taken 11 children into protective custody for their own health and safety, the sheriff said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051861-eleven-children-found-at-squalid-new-mexico-compound-two-arrested/

 

Beware the spooky Bangkok cabby "speaking in tongues"!

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Twitter was awash with comment after a user recounted their scary experience alone at night in the back of a Bangkok cab.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051862-beware-the-spooky-bangkok-cabby-speaking-in-tongues/

 

French man found dead in Sukhumvit Soi 11 hotel

 

Picture: Google Street view

 

A French man was found dead in a room at a Sukhumvit hotel on Tuesday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051866-french-man-found-dead-in-sukhumvit-soi-11-hotel/

 

Hua Hin high speed rail: Plans to have the station downtown

 

Picture: New TV

 

Thai media has reported that plans to have the Hua Hin high speed railway station out of town have been shelved.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051868-hua-hin-high-speed-rail-plans-to-have-the-station-downtown/