webfact Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Follow Thaivisa on LINE - win a night at a luxury Bangkok hotel Thaivisa is offering one of its readers the chance to win a stay in a luxury Bangkok hotel. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1052774-follow-thaivisa-on-line-win-a-night-at-a-luxury-bangkok-hotel/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 Agreement reached for judges’ Doi Suthep housing units to be immediately vacated Chiang Mai provincial administration and a network of civic groups opposing the Doi Suthep housing project for judges and officials of Region 5 Appeals Court agreed at a meeting today that the 45 housing units for judges must be immediately vacated. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053120-agreement-reached-for-judges’-doi-suthep-housing-units-to-be-immediately-vacated/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 Jail for man who smuggled almost 50,000 tablets into Manchester from Thailand By Paul Britton Anthony Rekia A sleeping pill smuggler found with a haul of almost 50,000 tablets he carried from Thailand to Manchester has been jailed. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053121-jail-for-man-who-smuggled-almost-50000-tablets-into-manchester-from-thailand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 Thai banks ‘prepared’ amid warning of global ATM attack By ASINA PORNWASIN THE NATION COMMERCIAL banks in Thailand have boosted security to prevent unauthorised access to their automatic teller machines as cybercriminals are reportedly planning to carry out a large-scale global ATM attack. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053145-thai-banks-‘prepared’-amid-warning-of-global-atm-attack/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 PM calls for a digital ecosystem for region By WICHIT CHAITRONG, ASINA PORNWASIN THE NATION HIGH ECONOMIC GROWTH RATE AND ADOPTION OF TECH MAKES ASEAN ATTRACTIVE: SONTIRAT PRIME MINISTER General Prayut Chan-o-cha has urged policymakers and entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia to develop and nurture a digital trade ecosystem as information technology in the region takes off. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053146-pm-prayut-calls-for-a-digital-ecosystem-for-region/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 Election delay averted as push to amend EC bill withdrawn By Kanittha Theppajorn The Nation The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) member Mahannop Dechwitak yesterday said that he would stop pushing for an amendment to the already enacted Election Commission (EC) bill following criticism that the change would further delay an election. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053149-election-delay-averted-as-push-to-amend-ec-bill-withdrawn/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 Impact of Bebinca manageable as storm spares Thailand By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM THE NATION THE AUTHORITIES say they are well prepared for tropical storm Bebinca, with disaster prevention and mitigation teams now in full readiness and with the water levels lowered in every dam on the storm’s path. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053151-impact-of-bebinca-manageable-as-storm-spares-thailand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 Watch scandal not behind Prawit’s removal from panel: PM By THE NATION FILE photo DEPUTY PRIME Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan, who earlier this year was hit by a scandal over his collection of luxury watches, has been dismissed from the head adviser for an anti-corruption committee. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053152-watch-scandal-not-behind-prawit’s-removal-from-panel-pm/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 Police initiative helps loan shark victims get lands back By Seksanti Kalayanawisut, Prasit Tangprasert Jessada Chantharak, Kornakmon Aksorndej, The Nation Informal debtors pose for the camera, along with the Provincial Police Region 1 officers, after yesterday’s ceremony in a conference hall at Thammasat University’s Rangsit Campus. Prawit reiterates govt pledge to end inequality as land deeds of hundreds are returned. HUNDREDS OF Thais reeling under huge loans were smiling again yesterday when Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwon and senior police officers handed them their land title deeds and other assets in ceremonies nationwide. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053153-thai-police-initiative-helps-loan-shark-victims-get-lands-back/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 FM visits Myanmar to strengthen ‘natural strategic’ ties By KHINE KYAW THE NATION YANGON Thai Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai meets with Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi at the 9th meeting of the Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation in Nay Pyi Taw earlier this week. (courtesy of Thai Foreign Ministry) FOREIGN MINISTER Don Pramudwinai’s three-day visit to Myanmar will play a key role in strengthening the “natural strategic partnership” of the two countries, officials and members of the business community said. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053155-thai-fm-don-visits-myanmar-to-strengthen-‘natural-strategic’-ties/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 'Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin, 76, dies at home in Detroit By Bill Trott Aretha Franklin performs during the commemoration of the Elton John AIDS Foundation 25th year fall gala at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, in New York, U.S. November 7, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (Reuters) - Aretha Franklin, the preacher's daughter whose powerful voice made her the long-reigning "Queen of Soul" with such hit songs as "Respect" and "Chain of Fools," died on Thursday at the age of 76, officials said. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053156-queen-of-soul aretha franklin-76-dies-at-home-in-detroit/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 Suthep challenges NACC to send his alleged graft case to Supreme Court Action Coalition for Thailand (Ruam Palang Prachachart Thai) party co-founder Suthep Thuagsuban on Thursday urged the National Anti-Corruption Commission to have the corruption against him sent to the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Offices. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053157-suthep-challenges-nacc-to-send-his-alleged-graft-case-to-supreme-court/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 Minister Anupong defends son against allegation of business interest Interior Minister gen Anupong Paochinda on Thursday came to the defence of his son after the latter’s name appeared on a list of appointments with the Phuket governor to discuss garbage management deals. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053158-minister-anupong-defends-son-against-allegation-of-business-interest/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 Phuket 13 beaches get ‘star’ treatment from environment office By Kritsada Mueanhawong 13 Phuket beaches have received certificates after passing environmental tests and qualification. 34 business operators in the Andaman provinces also received wastewater management certification. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053160-phuket-13-beaches-get-‘star’-treatment-from-environment-office/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 University finds improved corruption situation in Thailand BANGKOK, 17th August 2018 (NNT) - The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) has found that corruption in Thailand is tending to decrease, judging from the latest corruption index published by the university. The index in June 2018 shows the most improvement in eight years. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053161-university-finds-improved-corruption-situation-in-thailand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 US bosses now earn 312 times the average worker's wage, figures show Astronomical gap between the pay of workers and bosses exposed in report on earnings of America’s top 350 CEOs Dominic Rushe in New York The chief executives of America’s top 350 companies earned 312 times more than their workers on average last year, according to a new report published Thursday by the Economic Policy Institute. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053163-us-bosses-now-earn-312-times-the-average-workers-wage-figures-show/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 Vatican voices 'shame and sorrow' over damning sex abuse report By Philip Pullella and Scott Malone FILE PHOTO: Cardinal Theodore Edgar McCarrick from U.S. arrives for a meeting at the Synod Hall in the Vatican March 7, 2013. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi/File Photo VATICAN CITY/BOSTON (Reuters) - The Vatican expressed "shame and sorrow" on Thursday over revelations that Roman Catholic priests in Pennsylvania sexually abused about 1,000 people over seven decades, vowing to hold abusers and those who protected them accountable. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053164-vatican-voices-shame-and-sorrow-over-damning-sex-abuse-report/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 Lawmakers want British vaping rules relaxed to help smokers quit FILE PHOTO: A man uses an electronic cigarette on a sunny spring day in London, April; 14, 2015. REUTERS/Cathal MacNaughton LONDON (Reuters) - Vaping rules should be relaxed to allow the promotion of e-cigarettes as tools to help tobacco smokers quit, British lawmakers said on Friday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053165-lawmakers-want-british-vaping-rules-relaxed-to-help-smokers-quit/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 U.S. Secretary of State names Brian Hook special envoy for Iran By Lesley Wroughton U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Singapore August 4, 2018. REUTERS/Edgar Su WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday named senior policy adviser Brian Hook as Washington's special representative for Iran. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053166-us-secretary-of-state-names-brian-hook-special-envoy-for-iran/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 U.S. says more sanctions await if Turkey does not free pastor By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin arrives for a news conference at the G20 Meeting of Finance Ministers in Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 22, 2018. REUTERS/Marcos BrindicciREUTERS/Files WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States warned Turkey on Thursday to expect more economic sanctions unless it hands over detained American pastor Andrew Brunson, as relations between the two countries took a further turn for the worse. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053167-us-says-more-sanctions-await-if-turkey-does-not-free-pastor/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 Disgraceful! Tourists doing the reverse splits at Ayutthaya ruins! Picture: Sanook Netizens were up in arms and calling for immediate action after pictures of some foreign tourists were posted on the page of the Ayutthaya Historical Park. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053171-disgraceful-tourists-doing-the-reverse-splits-at-ayutthaya-ruins/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 Cop in the news for good deed with kind kids at KFC Picture: Daily News A touching story is doing the rounds of Thai social media after a young cop saw two boys without enough money for a proper lunch at KFC. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053173-thai-cop-in-the-news-for-good-deed-with-kind-kids-at-kfc/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 Tomato pickers go on Facebook to appeal for financial help after wife falls sick Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath reported on the story of two tomato pickers who went to South Korea to work. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053175-tomato-pickers-go-on-facebook-to-appeal-for-financial-help-after-wife-falls-sick/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 Koh Samui and Koh Phangan told: Please be economical with electricity usage during cable repairs Picture: Daily News Electrical authorities responsible for Koh Samui and Koh Phangan have asked for the public's help in using electricity economically as problem cables are repaired. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053178-koh-samui-and-koh-phangan-told-please-be-economical-with-electricity-usage-during-cable-repairs/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 New rules ban students from ‘indecency’ and ‘inappropriate’ displays of affection By Kornrawee Panyasuppakun The Nation File photo The Cabinet has approved the Education Ministry’s new regulations banning students from holding public gatherings, “inappropriate” displays of affection and causing public nuisance. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053182-thai-cabinet-approves-new-rules-to-ban-students-from-‘indecency’-and-‘inappropriate’-displays-of-affection/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 Thai "PR" girl warns: Be careful of your knickers when going abroad! Picture: Sanook A Thai woman working in the entertainment industry in Cambodia has defended herself after she slapped a local maid who stole her knickers. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053184-thai-pr-girl-warns-be-careful-of-your-knickers-when-going-abroad/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 Police gambling raid at Chiang Mai housing estate nabs Chinese/Thai gang Picture: Sanook Hang Dong police in Chiang Mai province raided two properties at The Celio housing estate yesterday after reports they were being used for a server for an online gambling operation. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053185-police-gambling-raid-at-chiang-mai-housing-estate-nabs-chinesethai-gang/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 Two men nabbed in Nong Khai with 150 iPhones bought in Laos for sale in Thailand Picture: Sanook Customs at the Thai/Laos Friendship bridge in Nong Khai became suspicious of a taxi that was moving between the two countries. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053187-two-men-nabbed-in-nong-khai-with-150-iphones-bought-in-laos-for-sale-in-thailand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 Warning for boats going to sea until August 19 By The Thaiger The Phuket Marine Office has made an official announcement for boats to be careful when going to sea from today, August 17-19, due to poor weather. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053192-phuket-warning-for-boats-going-to-sea-until-august-19/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 U.S. attorney general issues order to speed up immigrant deportations U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions takes part in a Federal Commission on School Safety meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 16, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday sought to speed up the deportation of illegal immigrants, telling immigration judges they should only postpone cases in removal proceedings "for good cause shown." Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053193-us-attorney-general-issues-order-to-speed-up-immigrant-deportations/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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