webfact Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Long Live Your Majesty Queen Sirikit! His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn yesterday accompanied his mother; Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, to attend a merit-making ceremony to celebrate the Queen's 86th birthday anniversary. HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, as well as the King's children; Their Royal Highnesses Princesses Bajrakitiyabha and Sirivannavari Nariratana and Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti, participated in the event held inside Chitralada Palace. As Her Majesty has always been considered the mother of the Kingdom, her birthday is marked as National Mothers’ Day. All government offices and many businesses display Her Majesty’s portrait with blue ribbons – blue is the colour for people born on Friday. Bangkok is lighting up for the Queen's 86th birthday. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30352013 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-08-13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 Sustaining 5% growth a challenge, say economists By Wichit Chaitrong The Nation Majority of population left behind despite surge in exports and spending THE ECONOMY could grow by 5 per cent this year, but the challenge will be in how to sustain that rate, economists agreed at a roundtable discussion last week. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052560-sustaining-5-growth-a-challenge-say-economists/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 Group demands removal of court-owned properties on Doi Suthep By THE NATION The new banner released and shared on social media to invite the public to join the rally set on August 26 by the network. THE resolution to build a new office and residences for the Court of Appeals Region 5 in Chiang Rai has nothing to do with the demand to remove the court properties that are already encroaching on the pristine forest on Doi Suthep, a representative of the Doi Suthep Forest Reclamation Network said yesterday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052561-group-demands-removal-of-court-owned-properties-on-doi-suthep/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 SPECIAL REPORT: Doi Suthep – making 'backward progress' By PIYAPORN WONGRUANG THE NATION WEEKEND Photos courtesy of Doi Suthep Forest Reclamation Network. At first, the spokesperson of the Doi Suthep Forest Reclamation Network, Bunnaroth Buaklee, called it “backward progress”. And now, as the administration of the Court of Justice has resolved to move the disputed compound to Chiang Rai province, the situation has become even more frustrating for the Network in the absence of any details on what would be done with the compound. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052562-special-report-doi-suthep-–-making-backward-progress/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 Poll candidates with military background ‘least desirable’ By The Nation Election candidates with a military background are the least desirable, the results of a public opinion survey showed on Sunday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052563-poll-candidates-with-military-background-‘least-desirable’/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 Study raises concerns about young Muay Thai fighters By The Nation WITH CHEERS and the promise of money attracting some 200,000 under-15s to go into Muay Thai, human-rights and health advocates have raised concerns about the violation of their rights and the possible impact punches and kicks may have on their brain development. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052565-study-raises-concerns-about-young-muay-thai-fighters/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 Celebrity injured during charity cycling event By The Nation An entertainment figure suffered an accident during a charity cycling event in Prachuap Khiri Khan province on Sunday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052566-celebrity-injured-during-charity-cycling-event-in-prachuap-khiri-khan/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 Mu Pa players mark Mother’s Day with personally made cards By NATTAWAT LAPING The Nation CHIANG RAI THE RESCUED Mu Pa footballers and their assistant coach came together on Sunday to create Mother’s Day cards for their mums. National Mother’s Day is marked every year on August 12 – the birthday anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, who is considered the mother of the nation. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052567-mu-pa-players-mark-mother’s-day-with-personally-made-cards/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 Mother of Tham Luang hero honoured By The Nation Photo credit : FB Sam The Hero SAMRAN KUNAN, 64, who lost her son in the Tham Luang rescue operation, was honoured yesterday as outstanding mother of the year. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052568-mother-of-tham-luang-hero-honoured/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 UPDATE: Chiang Rai to open organic fruit and vegetable centre next year By The Nation The largest market for fresh fruit and vegetables in the North is scheduled to open in Chiang Rai next year. The market, Talat Lan Muang, is also expected to become a centre for the trading of fresh goods with Myanmar and Laos, thanks to the location of Chiang Rai. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1051849-chiang-rai-to-open-chemical-free-vegetable-and-fruit-market-in-2019/?do=findComment&comment=13262558 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 Myanmar urged to tap green power By Khine Kyaw The Nation Yangon Shoon So Oo, energy proฌgramme manager at World Wildlife Fund Myanmar. Given that nearly 70 per cent of the population in Myanmar lacks access to electricity, the government must optimise its abundant natural resources to implement green energy projects in order to solve its power crisis, says Shoon So Oo, energy programme manager at World Wildlife Fund Myanmar. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052569-myanmar-urged-to-tap-green-power/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 Banteng killed in national forest reserve A male banteng (a species of wild cattle) has been found shot to death in a national forest reserve in Lan Sak district of Uthai Thani province. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052570-banteng-killed-in-national-forest-reserve-in-lan-sak-district-of-uthai-thani-provice/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 Super Poll director doubts poll result on election inspectors Super Poll Research Office Noppadol Kanikar has expressed doubts over the reliability of an opinion poll conducted by the Office of the Secretary-General of the Senate on the Election Commission Bill regarding the question of provincial election inspectors. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052571-super-poll-director-doubts-poll-result-on-election-inspectors/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 The world’s riskiest place to visit, if you’re British By The Thaiger & The Nation PHOTO: worldatlas.com If you’re British, where in the world is the riskiest place for you to visit? New research by Endsleigh Insurance Services has unveiled the world’s riskiest holiday destinations. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052572-the-world’s-riskiest-place-to-visit-if-you’re-british/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 Kiwi tourists urged not to ride elephants in Thailand Alex Baird Working elephants in Thailand are often subjected to severe abuse. Credits: Newshub.video screenshot New Zealand travellers are being told to steer clear of elephant riding due to the severe abuse the animals face. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052574-kiwi-tourists-urged-not-to-ride-elephants-in-thailand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 Tham Luang cave restoration 40% complete FILE photo CHIANG RAI, 13th August 2018 (NNT) – The restoration of Tham Luang cave in Mae Sai district, Chiang Rai province, is now 40 percent complete. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052575-tham-luang-cave-restoration-40-complete/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 PM satisfied with farm debt solutions BANGKOK, 13th August 2018 (NNT) – Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha is content with the government’s farm debt settlement program which has so far helped 36,000 indebted farmers. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052576-pm-prayut-satisfied-with-farm-debt-solutions/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 NRCT, DNP push forward research sector enhancements FILE photo BANGKOK, 13th August 2018 (NNT) – The National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT), and the Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservations (DNP), have signed an agreement to upgrade the country's research sector towards the Thailand 4.0 model. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052577-nrct-dnp-push-forward-research-sector-enhancements/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 Washington white nationalist rally sputters in sea of counterprotesters By Ginger Gibson and Jonathan Landay People gather at Freedom Plaza to protest the white supremacist Unite the Right rally held in front of the White House on the one-year anniversary of the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, VA, in downtown Washington, U.S., August 12, 2018. REUTERS/ Leah Millis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A white nationalist rally in the heart of Washington drew around 20 demonstrators and hundreds of chanting counterprotesters on Sunday, the one-year anniversary of racially charged violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052578-washington-white-nationalist-rally-sputters-in-sea-of-counterprotesters/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 Turkey says has action plan to ease market concerns; lira firms from record low By Humeyra Pamuk Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of his ruling AK Party in Rize, Turkey August 11, 2018. Murat Kula/Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey has drafted a economic action plan and will start implementing it on Monday morning to ease investor concerns, Finance Minister Berat Albayrak said on Sunday, after the lira plunged to a new record low in early Asia Pacific trade. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052579-turkey-says-has-action-plan-to-ease-market-concerns-lira-firms-from-record-low/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 Splits deepen over British minister Johnson's burqa comments Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson walks to Downing Street in London, June 26, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Files THAME, England (Reuters) - Former British foreign minister Boris Johnson returned from his summer holiday to face both criticism and support over his remarks about burqas, amid deepening divisions in Britain's ruling Conservative Party on Sunday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052580-splits-deepen-over-british-minister-johnsons-burqa-comments/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 Thailand prepares for ASEAN chairmanship in 2019 The integration story of Southeast Asian nations, widely known as “ASEAN”, began in 1967 and has since brought about significant changes to the Southeast Asian region. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052581-thailand-prepares-for-asean-chairmanship-in-2019/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 Trump backs boycott of Harley Davidson in steel tariff dispute By Ginger Gibson FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence leaves after meeting with Harley Davidson executives at the South Lawn of the White House in Washington U.S., February 2, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump backed boycotting American motorcycle manufacturer Harley Davidson Inc <HOG.N> on Sunday, the latest salvo in a dispute between the company and Trump over tariffs on steel. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052582-trump-backs-boycott-of-harley-davidson-in-steel-tariff-dispute/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 Syrian weapons storage explosion in Idlib kills dozens Reuters Staff BEIRUT (Reuters) - An explosion in a residential building thought to be storing weapons and ammunition in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib killed at least 39 people including 12 children on Sunday, a war monitor said. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052583-syrian-weapons-storage-explosion-in-idlib-kills-dozens/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 Israel seeks early re-tender of mining rights to shore up Dead Sea By Ari Rabinovitch FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the sunrise over the Dead Sea, West Bank July 17, 2018. Picture taken July 17, 2018. REUTERS/Amir Cohen EIN BOKEK, Israel (Reuters) - The Dead Sea is shrinking at the rate of about a meter a year, leaving behind deserted beaches and sinkholes in a slow-motion environmental disaster. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052584-israel-seeks-early-re-tender-of-mining-rights-to-shore-up-dead-sea/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 12, 2018 Author Share Posted August 12, 2018 Thousands rally to demand Romanian government resignation FILE PHOTO: People attend a protest in Bucharest, Romania August 10, 2018, in this image taken from social media. Picture taken August 10, 2018. Octav Dragan/via REUTERS. BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Thousands of Romanians rallied for a third day running on Sunday against the Social Democrat government in anti-corruption protests, demanding Prime Minister Viorica Dancila step down. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052585-thousands-rally-to-demand-romanian-government-resignation/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 13, 2018 Author Share Posted August 13, 2018 BMA boosts park patrols after gay-sex complaint By The Nation Complaints online about homosexual men having sex in Lumpini Park has prompted the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration is keep a closer watch on all 37 public parks in the capital. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052588-bma-boosts-park-patrols-after-gay-sex-complaint/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 13, 2018 Author Share Posted August 13, 2018 Video: Pick-up hits 30 million baht McLaren - one of only three in Thailand Pictures (2) Daily News Dash cam footage from a road in Bang Pakong leading to Chonburi showed a pick-up truck collide with one of the most expensive cars on Thailand's roads. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052589-video-pick-up-hits-30-million-baht-mclaren-one-of-only-three-in-thailand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 13, 2018 Author Share Posted August 13, 2018 Special report : Fishing boat operators irked by govt move to improve working conditions By CHULARAT SAENGPASSA THE NATION COMPLAINTS CONTINUE EVEN THOUGH THE MOVE WILL SOLVE SEVERE LABOUR SHORTAGE THAILAND’S FISHING industry, which is notorious for its harsh and often brutal working conditions, is suffering from a serious labour shortage. Yet, fishing-vessel owners are enraged that the government plans to ratify a convention that will require significantly better conditions for workers. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052590-special-report-fishing-boat-operators-irked-by-govt-move-to-improve-working-conditions/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 13, 2018 Author Share Posted August 13, 2018 While the foreigner is away "ex-wife" is stabbed to death by "gik" over 40,000 debt Picture: Sanook Sanook reported that the ex wife of a foreigner was stabbed to death by her love interest while he was away abroad. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052591-while-the-foreigner-is-away-ex-wife-is-stabbed-to-death-by-gik-over-40000-debt/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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