Arrest warrants issued for 16 more suspects in alleged Ponzi scheme

By Jessada Chantharak 
The Nation

 

 

Arrest warrants have been issued for 16 more suspects in an alleged Ponzi scheme connected to an illegal company that was raided by police last month.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052657-arrest-warrants-issued-for-16-more-suspects-in-alleged-ponzi-scheme/

Woman found dead in rented Samut Prakan room, surrounded by her plants

By Teerapol Khumsuk 
The Nation

 

 

A 45-year-old woman was found dead on Monday morning in her rented room in Samut Prakan's Bang Sao Thong district, police said.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052669-woman-found-dead-in-rented-samut-prakan-room-surrounded-by-her-plants/

Aretha Franklin, 76, is 'gravely ill' and surrounded by family and friends at her home in Detroit

By FIONA WARD

 

 

Aretha Franklin is 'gravely ill' at her home in Detroit, as a her family ask for 'prayers and privacy' - according to a report from entertainment journalist Roger Friedman's online column Showbiz 411.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052656-aretha-franklin-76-is-gravely-ill-and-surrounded-by-family-and-friends-at-her-home-in-detroit/

NLA drops plan to amend EC law on poll inspectors

By The Nation 

 

 

After encountering heavy criticism, the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) might revise its decision to seek an amendment to the Election Commission (EC) law, an NLA source said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052684-nla-drops-plan-to-amend-ec-law-on-poll-inspectors/

 

Government urged to help 1.2m desperately poor Thais

By Wichit Chaitrong 
The Nation

 

Thosaporn Sirisumphand

 

Economic think-tank cites huge income gap between country’s rich and poor.
 

AT LEAST 1.2 million Thais are desperately poor and need urgent help from the government, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052685-government-urged-to-help-12m-desperately-poor-thais/

 

Missing Myanmar violinist found admitted in hospital

By Jessada Chantharak 
The Nation

 

Myanmar violinist Nyein Chan Oo

 

Police have revealed that Myanmar violinist Nyein Chan Oo, who went missing since the night of August 2, is in hospital. He had been admitted with bruised arms and severe disorientation – which is believed to have been caused by his lung medication.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052686-missing-myanmar-violinist-found-admitted-at-nopparat-rajathanee-hospital-bangkok/

 

Major rally on Aug 26 to 'reclaim Doi Suthep'

By Kraingkrai Rattana 
The Nation

 

 

The Doi Suthep Forest Reclamation Network along with its allies will hold a major rally in Chiang Mai on August 26 to demand that buildings in Doi Suthep’s pristine forest be demolished.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052687-major-rally-on-aug-26-to-reclaim-doi-suthep/

 

Researchers find trash in the Arctic, Chula professors shocked by effects of climate change

By Kornrawee Panyasuppakun 
The Nation

 

Researchers wore thermal diving suits to protect them from the freezing waters of the Arctic Ocean, and only managed to stay underwater for 30 minutes at a time before returning to the surface.

 

TRASH HAS crept onto the pristine islands of the Arctic Circle, Thai researchers discovered in their two-week-long study on climate change and marine plastics.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052688-researchers-find-trash-in-the-arctic-chula-professors-shocked-by-effects-of-climate-change/

 

Activists plan lawsuits over farm chemicals

By Pratch Rujivanarom 
The Nation

 

File photo

 

ACTIVISTS ARE planning to launch lawsuits against policymakers for their failure to ban certain hazardous agrochemicals in Thailand, following victories in two separate cases in the United States against major US agriculture conglomerate Monsanto.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052690-thai-activists-plan-lawsuits-over-farm-chemicals/

 

UPDATE:

 

Mong’s hope of citizenship brightens after receiving 3 letters of certification

 

 

Mong Thongdee’s hope of getting Thai citizenship is one step closer to reality as he has now received three letters of certification which are crucial in proving his contributions to the Thai society.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052615-if-the-cave-boys-can-get-citizenship-what-about-me-says-stateless-origami-contestant/?do=findComment&comment=13265591

 

UPDATE:

 

Tourists Watch As Speedboat Suddenly Combusts, Injuring 1

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

 

PHANG NGA — A couple dozen tourists were relaxing Monday on an idyllic beach when three loud explosions were heard and, soon after, the boat that delivered them to the lagoon burst into flames, injuring one man still aboard.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052630-speedboat-explodes-into-fire-in-phang-nga/?do=findComment&comment=13265595

 

PM Prayut: Farmers should work in groups to achieve economy of scale

 

FILE photo

 

BANGKOK, 14th August 2018 (NNT) - The Prime Minister has suggested farmers work in groups in order to achieve economy of scale and efficiently improve product quality. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052692-pm-prayut-farmers-should-work-in-groups-to-achieve-economy-of-scale/

 

Demands for Prachuap Khiri Khan's durian highly increase

 

FILE photo

 

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, 14 August 2018 (NNT) – Many Thai and foreign visitors to Prachuap Khiri Khan province have shopped for Pa La-ou durian during a festival in Hua Hin, causing a shortage of supply from the local farmers. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052693-demands-for-prachuap-khiri-khans-durian-highly-increase/

 

A New Vietnam-Thailand Navy Pact?

A new hydrographic agreement factored into recent discussions by both sides.

By Prashanth Parameswaran

 

This week, the chief of the Thai navy’s hydrographic department paid a visit to Vietnam in yet another official exchange between the two Southeast Asian states. The interaction highlighted the ongoing activity between the navies of the two Southeast Asian states within the wider strategic partnership that both sides have forged over the years.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052694-a-new-vietnam-thailand-navy-pact/

 

Thailand 1997 All Over Again?

Max Loh

Special situations, investment advisor, short-term horizon, momentum3 comments  

 

>> There are eerie similarities between Thailand 1997 and Turkey 2018.

>> Turkey's most pressing issue is to stem the capital flight out of the country. The Lira is in trouble, and Turkey has insufficient reserves to defend the currency.

>> Watchlist: EUR/USD, Federal Reserve meeting in September.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052695-thailand-1997-all-over-again/

 

UK Labour's Corbyn trades barbs with Netanyahu on Mideast violence

 

Britain's opposition Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn leaves his house in London, Britain, August 6, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville

 

(Reuters) - A furore over alleged anti-semitism in Britain's main opposition party widened on Monday when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn exchanged accusations on Twitter over Israeli-Palestinian bloodshed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052697-uk-labours-corbyn-trades-barbs-with-netanyahu-on-mideast-violence/

 

Trump says kept Omarosa because she 'said great things about me'

 

FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Omarosa Manigault (R) attend a church service, in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., September 3 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he kept former White House aideOmarosa Manigault Newman on staff because she praised him even as she failed to do her job, the latest insult in the two former reality television stars' public battle.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052698-trump-says-kept omarosa because-she-said-great-things-about-me/

 

As Canada faces rising gun violence, tighter laws are a tough sell

By Anna Mehler Paperny

 

FILE PHOTO: Canadian and Greek flags hang above memorial wreaths at Alexander the Great Parkette, the scene of a mass shooting on Danforth Avenue in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 24, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo

 

TORONTO (Reuters) - Rising violence in Canada has prompted calls for the federal government to tighten gun laws but tougher regulations could cause a political backlash in a country where 2 million people are licensed to own a firearm.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052699-as-canada-faces-rising-gun-violence-tighter-laws-are-a-tough-sell/

 

Ontario delays start date of retail cannabis sales

By Nichola Saminather

 

A marijuana plant is seen at the The Global Marijuana March in Toronto, May 7, 2011. Demonstrators took part in a march to support the legalization of marijuana. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

 

TORONTO (Reuters) - Ontario's newly elected conservative government said on Monday it will delay the start date of recreational marijuana sales in the province and will allow private retailers to sell cannabis rather than government-run stores.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052700-ontario-delays-start-date-of-retail-cannabis-sales/

 

FBI agent Strzok, who criticized Trump in text messages, is fired

By Sarah N. Lynch

 

FILE PHOTO: FBI Deputy Assistant Director Peter Strzok is seated prior to testifying before House Committees on the Judiciary and Oversight & Government Reform joint hearing on "Oversight of FBI and DOJ Actions Surrounding the 2016 Election” in Washington, U.S., July 12, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Peter Strzok, the FBI agent who came under fire by President Donald Trump and other Republicans for sending text messages that disparaged the candidate during the presidential campaign, was fired late Friday, his attorney said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052701-fbi-agent-strzok-who-criticized-trump-in-text-messages-is-fired/

 

30 detained in Immigration raid on massage parlours in Muar

The Star

 

 

KUALA LUMPUR: The Immigration Department raided eight massage parlours in Muar, Johor, and detained more than 30 people.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052702-15-thais-detained-in-immigration-raid-on-massage-parlours-in-malaysia/

 

Free legal advice again! This time for "annoying" smokers

 

 

Daily News said smokers are immensely annoying.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052703-free-legal-advice-again-this-time-for-annoying-smokers/

 

Truck driver crushed to death as dump falls on him in Ratchaburi

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Ban Pong police were called to a cow rearing facility in Ratchaburi yesterday after a dump fell on a worker doing repairs.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052704-truck-driver-crushed-to-death-as-dump-falls-on-him-in-ratchaburi/

 

McLaren super car owner may have to seek recompense from pick-up driver

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A leading insurance spokesman commented in the Thai media after a 30 million baht McLaren 720s was rear ended by a pick-up truck.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052705-mclaren-super-car-owner-may-have-to-seek-recompense-from-pick-up-driver/

 

South economic push plays to strengths

By Wichit Chaitrong 
The Nation

 

Thosaporn Sirisumphand, newly appointed secretary-general at NESDB

 

UNDETERRED by its past failures to win local support for infrastructure mega-projects in the South, the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) has come up with a fresh proposal that envisages a sweeping economic zone modelled on the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052706-south-economic-push-plays-to-strengths/

 

Headless and handless corpse found floating in popular Kanchanaburi tourist river

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Rescue workers found the corpse of a man floating in a popular river in Kanchanaburi where many tourists stay.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052707-headless-and-handless-corpse-found-floating-in-popular-kanchanaburi-tourist-river/

 

Pattaya police find no prostitution in "World Class" Walking Street!

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Police checks on Pattaya's famed red light center of Walking Street found absolutely no evidence of prostitution.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052708-pattaya-police-find-no-prostitution-in-world-class-walking-street/

 

Chinese parents buy education and properties in Thailand as international school fees at home rise

International school fees and properties in Bangkok are a fraction of those in China

Zheng Yangpeng

 

Chinese parents keen to enrol their children in international schools but reluctant to pay the exorbitant tuition fees in the mainland are turning to Thailand as an option, a trend that has bolstered the local property market.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052709-chinese-parents-buy-education-and-properties-in-thailand-as-international-school-fees-at-home-rise/

 

Short time hotel filmed me having sex and posted the clips on Twitter, says bank employee in Phetchabun

 

Pictures (2): Daily News

 

A bank employee in Phetchabun has claimed that a short time hotel near where he lives filmed him having sex with his girlfriend.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052711-short-time-hotel-filmed-me-having-sex-and-posted-the-clips-on-twitter-says-bank-employee-in-phetchabun/

 

China to 'comprehensively' assess new U.S. defence act

 

U.S. President Donald Trump holds up the National Defense Authorization Act after signing it in front of soldiers from the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, New York, U.S., August 13, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Commerce Ministry said on Tuesday it will comprehensively assess a new U.S. defence act that strengthens the role of a key committee tasked with reviewing proposed foreign investment, and called for fair treatment of Chinese investors.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052712-china-to-comprehensively-assess-new-us-defence-act/