On Thai island, hotel guests check out of plastic waste

Michael Taylor, Thomson Reuters Foundation

 

 

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - For the millions of sun seekers who head to Thailand’s resort island of Phuket each year in search of stunning beaches and clear waters, cutting down on waste may not be a top priority.

 

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DOT gives tourism firms licence warning

By The Nation

 

 

Tourism companies have been told to apply for an extension of their licences a minimum of 30 days before expiration dates.

 

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Bangkok police address student brawl

By Khanathit Srihirundaj 
The Nation

 

 

Bangkok police on Friday afternoon held a meeting between representatives of Pathumwan and Uthenthawai colleges, whose students on Thursday fought on the skywalk near the National Stadium BTS station.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053263-bangkok-police-address-student-brawl/

 

All the '90s TV reboots we're deliriously excited for

By Ashitha Nagesh

 

 

Remember that massive trend for all things weird and witchy that infected everyone's brains (and TVs) in the '90s?

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053265-all-the-90s-tv-reboots-were-deliriously-excited-for/

 

Scarlett Johansson is world's best-paid actress, Forbes says

 

Scarlett Johansson's earnings have risen from $10m to $40.5m in the past year, Forbes said / Image: GETTY IMAGES

 

Helping to save the world with The Avengers has helped Scarlett Johansson become the best-paid actress in the world, according to Forbes magazine.

 

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Jason Bourne TV spin-off Treadstone is becoming a full series

BY ADAM SILVERSTEIN

 

 

The TV show being spun off from the Jason Bourne movies is becoming a full series.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053268-jason-bourne-tv-spin-off-treadstone-is-becoming-a-full-series/

 

Tree annual rings help parks department win back ownership of Koh Poda

 

 

After 33 years of courtroom battle, the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has finally won back the legal ownership of Koh Poda island off the southern province of Krabi , thanks to two crucial pieces of evidence — the annual rings of the oldest coconut tree on the island and aerial photos of the island taken in year 1967.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053271-tree-annual-rings-help-parks-department-win-back-ownership-of-koh-poda/

 

Ninja Van  launches “Next Day Guaranteed Delivery”

 

 

The tech-enabled Southeast Asia delivery company, “Ninja Van” can now deliver next day as a guaranteed service in Bangkok and greater Bangkok.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053272-ninja-van-launches-“next-day-guaranteed-delivery”/

 

Lawyer, 32, dies beside motorway

By The Nation

 

 

A woman died after she was spotted unconscious in her car on the Chon Buri-bound motorway between Chachoengsao's Bang Pakong district and Samut Prakan's Bang Bor district on Friday morning.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053273-lawyer-32-dies-beside-motorway/

 

Police summon 8 bitcoin scam suspects

By The Nation

 

 

Former Army Captain Thammanat Prompao

 

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Phuket law office raided over nominee land deals for foreigners

By The Phuket News

 

Raids on the law offices in Phuket and Samui were to obtain evidence of Thais being used to transfer money for foreigners buying and selling land, houses and villas. Photo: DSI

 

PHUKET:-- Officers from the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) and Thailand’s Board of Investment (BoI) raided a legal consultancy in Phuket on Wednesday (Aug 15) on suspicion of using nominee shareholders and breach of the Foreign Business Act by transacting land transfers.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053197-crackdown-on-foreigners-using-thai-nominees-dsi-raid-offices-of-law-firm-in-bangkok-phuket-and-samui/?do=findComment&comment=13278214

 

Students ask Prayut to cancel student conduct regulations

By The Nation

 

Photo credit FB : Sa-nguan Khumrungroj

 

The Student Union of Thailand has called on junta leader PM General Prayut Chan-o-cha to cancel the controversial regulations controlling student conduct.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053279-students-ask-prayut-to-cancel-student-conduct-regulations/

 

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