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Dams continue to discharge water in preparation for more inflows

 

 

All large- and medium-sized dams in the country are discharging water as planned in preparing to take more rainwater expected to be brought about by tropical storm “Bebinca”, Office of National Water Resources (ONWR) director-general Somkiat Prajamwong said on Wednesday.

 

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Fern helps her mum sell food in Krabi. She also speaks four languages fluently.

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

PHOTO: A five year old Thai girl, who can speak three foreign languages, helps her mother to sell food along the beach in Krabi.

 

A young beach vendor who sells food along Klong Heng Beach in Krabi, is carrying two baskets with fruits and snacks. She can speak Thai but also Chinese, English and Bahasa Malay languages. She is seen daily communicating fluently with tourists and providing the correct change when tourists buy food from her.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052961-fern-helps-her-mum-sell-food-in-krabi-she-also-speaks-four-languages-fluently/

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Govt to ban import of electronic, plastic wastes

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

 

Minister says environment and public health top priorities; recycling businesses fear for future

 

IMPORT OF all kinds of electronic and plastic wastes will be prohibited to ensure protection of the environment.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052913-thai-govt-launches-electronic-waste-crackdown/?do=findComment&comment=13272097

 

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Prayut wants Bangkok traffic woes eased in three months

By THE NATION 

 

 

THE PRIME MINISTER has ordered police stations to join the integrated efforts to ease Bangkok’s severe road congestion problems within three months.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052933-pm-prayut-tours-bangkok-for-first-hand-look-at-traffic-gridlock/?do=findComment&comment=13272107

 

Romsit loses AMLO post for failure to expedite politically sensitive cases

By ATTAYUTH BOOTSRIPOOM 
THE NATION

 

POL MAJ-GENERAL Romsit Viriyasan

 

POL MAJ-GENERAL Romsit Viriyasan was abruptly removed from his top post at the Anti-Money Laundering Organisation (AMLO) largely because he failed to expedite a number of |long-delayed politically sensitive |cases, especially since the general election is looming, well-informed sources said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052991-romsit-loses-amlo-post-for-failure-to-expedite-politically-sensitive-cases/

 

Five election commissioners get royal approval

By The Nation

 

 

The appointment of five new Election Commission (EC) members has received royal endorsement.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052992-five-election-commissioners-get-royal-approval/

 

Court rejects ex-monks’ bail pleas

By KESINEE TANGKHIEO 
THE NATION

 

File photo: Thongchai Sukayano, who was previously known as Phra Phromsitti.

 

Suspects accused of well organised crime that involved huge sums, hurt image of Buddhism.
 

THE CRIMINAL Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases yesterday rejected bail requests for five former senior monks and their three alleged accomplices in a big corruption scandal. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052993-thai-court-rejects-ex-monks’-bail-pleas/

 

Schooling for poor kids thanks to Bt10 from Chiang Mai residents

By CHULARAT SAENGPASSA 
THE NATION

 

EEF president Prasarn Trairatvorakul

 

THE EQUITABLE Education Fund (EEF) is now exploring ideas on how best to engage all sectors in extending educational help to underprivileged children.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052994-schooling-for-poor-kids-thanks-to-bt10-from-chiang-mai-residents/

 

Actor’s family put under police microscope in high-profile money-laundering probe

By THE NATION

 

 

THE PARENTS of actor Jiratpisit Jaravijit, a suspect in a fraud and money-laundering case, may be joining their famous son in hot water over a Bt800 million bitcoin scam, as police consider applying for their arrest warrants over money-laundering charges.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052995-actor’s-family-put-under-police-microscope-in-high-profile-money-laundering-probe/

 

Chauvinists aggravating problem in South

 

 

The failure to reach an amicable solution to the dispute over some students wearing the veil points to an attitude problem

 

The controversy over elementary school students wearing the Islamic headscarf in a public school in the South that operates on land belonging to a Buddhist temple is far from over as authorities at the local level are unable to resolve the dispute.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052996-chauvinists-aggravating-problem-in-south/

 

Thais look to seal Asian  Games last-16 berth today

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam 
The Nation

 

Worrawoot Srimaka

 

National coach Worrawoot Srimaka has his eyes firmly fixed on the Asian Games knockout stage after a tremendous effort by his players earned them a 1-1 draw in their opening clash with 2006 champions Qatar on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052997-thais-look-to-seal-asian -games-last-16-berth-today/

 

Platform barricades  to be installed at all BTS skytrain stations following incident

 

 

The Bangkok Mass Transit System announced today that it will install barricades on the platforms of the remaining 14 stations of the BTS skytrain system as soon as possible.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053000-platform-barricades -to-be-installed-at-all-bts-skytrain-stations-following-incident/

 

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Student who fatally beats up classmate faces manslaughter charge

 

 

Police in Hat Yai district of the southern province of Songkhla will file an additional charge of manslaughter against a student boxer who fatally beat up his classmate.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052872-boy-dies-on-13th-birthday-after-fight-with-fellow-student-at-hat-yai-school/?do=findComment&comment=13272162

 

Tour company will not salvage sunken Phoenix tourist boat

 

 

The owner of the tourist boat that sank in the rough sea off Phuket on July 5 resulting in the death of 47 Chinese tourists has refused to salvage the sunken vessel, claiming that it lies 45 metres deep on the seabed and should not pose an obstacle to sea navigation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053001-tour-company-will-not-salvage-sunken-phoenix-tourist-boat/

 

EC tracking political activity at home and abroad

 

FILE photo

 

BANGKOK, 16th August 2018 (NNT) – The Election Commission (EC) has begun tracking political activities both domestically and abroad as it prepares to hold general elections, with the Deputy Prime Minister for Legal Affairs asking only that political parties act in accordance with the law. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053002-ec-tracking-political-activity-at-home-and-abroad/

 

Trump revokes ex-CIA chief's security clearance, slamming critic

By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason

 

FILE PHOTO: Former CIA Director John Brennan arrives for a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing evaluating the intelligence community assessment on "Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent US Elections" on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 16, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump moved to penalize a sharp critic on Wednesday, revoking the security clearance of Obama-era CIA Director John Brennan for making what he called "a series of unfounded and outrageous allegations" about his administration.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053003-trump-revokes-ex-cia-chiefs-security-clearance-slamming-critic/

 

U.S. criticizes Serb vote to overturn Srebrenica massacre report

 

FILE PHOTO: A woman mourns near coffins of her relatives, who are newly identified victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, which are lined up for a joint burial in Potocari near Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, July 11, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday said Bosnia's autonomous Serb-dominated region was attempting to deny history by revoking a report that concluded that Bosnian Serb forces killed about 8,000 Muslims in and around Srebrenica during the country's 1992-95 war.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053004-us-criticizes-serb-vote-to-overturn-srebrenica-massacre-report/

 

Malaysian court to rule on women accused of killing brother of North Korean leader

 

File Picture: Indonesian Siti Aisyah, who is on trial for the killing of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader, is escorted as she arrives at the Shah Alam High Court on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia January 22, 2018. REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin

 

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A Malaysian court will decide on Thursday whether to continue hearing a case against two women charged with the murder of the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, or acquit them.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053005-malaysian-court-to-rule-on-women-accused-of-killing-brother-of-north-korean-leader/

 

Israel lets food, commercial goods back into Gaza as Egypt seeks truce

By Nidal al-Mughrabi

 

A truck carrying goods arrives at Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip August 15, 2018. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

 

GAZA (Reuters) - Israel allowed commercial goods back into the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, in a sign of easing tensions as neighbouring Egypt pursued a long-term ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian enclave's dominant armed faction.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053006-israel-lets-food-commercial-goods-back-into-gaza-as-egypt-seeks-truce/

 

Suspect wanted over double murder at popular Chonburi tourist attraction arrested in Cambodia

 

Picture: Sanook

 

The chief suspect wanted in the murderers of a mana and a woman at a tourist attraction in Chonburi last month has been arrested in Cambodia.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053009-suspect-wanted-over-double-murder-at-popular-chonburi-tourist-attraction-arrested-in-cambodia/

 

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Buddha Mountain slayings: Police chief confirms capture of "Mr Fat"

 

Picture: Daily News

 

National police chief Jakthip Chaijinda has told the press that stories about the arrest of the man believed behind the killings of two young people near Pattaya are true.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053009-suspect-wanted-over-double-murder-at-popular-chonburi-tourist-attraction-arrested-in-cambodia/?do=findComment&comment=13272274

 

"Brand New" Red Ferrari slams into tree after collision on Friendship Highway

 

Pictures (2) Daily News

 

Pictures published by Daily News showed what they said was a red plate Ferrari that collided with the back of an 18 wheel truck on the Friendship Highway (Mitraphap) in the Si Khiw area of Korat.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053014-brand-new-red-ferrari-slams-into-tree-after-collision-on-friendship-highway/

 

Phetchabun police chief: Sex tape man won't be able to wriggle out of this one as "gik" says moans were not hers

 

 

The chief of the Phetchabun police told reporters that he was not concerned that the man who claimed he was filmed having sex at a hotel will be able to change his story again.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053015-phetchabun-police-chief-sex-tape-man-wont-be-able-to-wriggle-out-of-this-one-as-gik-says-moans-were-not-hers/

 

Good Samaritan or nosy neighbor? No charges yet in "Man throwing dog" video case

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A person secretly filmed their neighbor from across the street as he tried to get his dog to have a bath.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053016-good-samaritan-or-nosy-neighbor-no-charges-yet-in-man-throwing-dog-video-case/

 

Lone armed robber steals 500,000 from LH Bank at Home Pro on Rama 3 in Bangkok

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that a lone armed robber entered a branch of Land and Houses Bank at Home Pro on Rama 3 in Bangkok yesterday afternoon.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053017-lone-armed-robber-steals-500000-from-lh-bank-at-home-pro-on-rama-3-in-bangkok/

 

FBI warns of potential attacks on ATMs around the world: security blog

by The Star

 

The FBI is urging banks to review how they handle security to stop the attack. — Reuters

 

Krebs on Security blog claims that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has received an “unspecified report” that cybercriminals are preparing to carry out a large-scale global attack on ATMs in the coming days. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053020-fbi-warns-of-potential-attacks-on-atms-around-the-world-security-blog/

 

Wives face jail for slapping husband's mistresses, says Thai media

 

Picture: Sanook

 

It is often said in Thailand that legitimate wives have every right to slap the face of mistresses who steal their husbands.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053021-wives-face-jail-for-slapping-husbands-mistresses-says-thai-media/

 

It's not obscene - I was just having a massage, says sexy Thai model

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A sexy Thai model has responded to criticism after she showed herself on Facebook having a massage.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053025-its-not-obscene-i-was-just-having-a-massage-says-sexy-thai-model/

 

Search continues for man lost in Sakon Nakhon forest

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

Officials on Thursday resumed their search of a forest in Sakon Nakhon's Phuphan district for a villager who has been missing since Saturday afternoon.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053031-search-continues-for-man-lost-in-sakon-nakhon-forest/