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/

Worst floods in a century kill scores in India's Kerala

By Sivaram Venkitasubramanian and Gopakumar Warrier

 

People wait for aid on the roof of their house at a flooded area in the southern state of Kerala, India, August 17, 2018. REUTERS/Sivaram V

 

KOCHI/BENGALURU, India (Reuters) - The worst floods in a century in the Indian state of Kerala have killed 164 people and forced more than 200,000 into relief camps, officials said on Friday, with the toll expected to rise as heavy rain pushes water levels higher still.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053296-worst-floods-in-a-century-kill-scores-in-indias-kerala/

 

Ex-cricketer Imran Khan elected prime minister of Pakistan

By Asif Shahzad and Saad Sayeed

 

Imran Khan (C), chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) political party speaks after he was elected as Prime Minister at the National Assembly (Lower House of Parliament) in Islamabad, Pakistan August 17, 2018. National Assembly Handout via REUTERS

 

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani lawmakers elected former cricket legend Imran Khan prime minister on Friday and he pledged to bring to justice "all those who have robbed this country" through corruption.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053297-ex-cricketer-imran-khan-elected-prime-minister-of-pakistan/

 

Trump defends ex-aide Manafort, jury ends second day of deliberations

By Nathan Layne and Karen Freifeld

 

FILE PHOTO: Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort departs from U.S. District Court in Washington, DC, U.S., February 28, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo

 

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Reuters) - In a break with convention, President Donald Trump weighed in on a criminal trial as the jury considered a verdict on Friday, calling the tax and bank fraud case against Paul Manafort "very sad" and lauding his former campaign chairman as a "very good person."

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053298-trump-defends-ex-aide-manafort-jury-ends-second-day-of-deliberations/

 

Israeli troops kill two on Gaza border, Jerusalem stabber shot dead

By Nidal al-Mughrabi

 

A wounded Palestinian is evacuated during a protest demanding the right to return to their homeland at the Israel-Gaza border, in Gaza August 17, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

 

GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli troops killed two Palestinians and wounded scores of others taking part in weekly Gaza border protests on Friday, medics said, as Egyptian mediators tried to clinch a truce deal that would calm the impoverished enclave.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053299-israeli-troops-kill-two-on-gaza-border-jerusalem-stabber-shot-dead/

 

Gunman who killed five at Florida airport sentenced to life

By Bernie Woodall

 

FILE PHOTO: Esteban Santiago is taken from the Broward County main jail as he is transported to the federal courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. on January 9, 2017. Courtesy Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via REUTERS

 

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) - A U.S. veteran of the war in Iraq who killed five people during a shooting spree in the arrivals area of a Florida airport last year was sentenced on Friday to life in federal prison for what the judge called "85 seconds of evil."

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053301-gunman-who-killed-five-at-florida-airport-sentenced-to-life/

 

Turkish court rejects U.S. pastor Brunson's appeal for release - Haberturk

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. pastor Andrew Brunson reacts as he arrives at his home after being released from the prison in Izmir, Turkey July 25, 2018. Demiroren News Agency/DHA via REUTERS/File photo

 

ANKARA (Reuters) - A Turkish court has rejected an appeal to release American Christian pastor Andrew Brunson from house arrest, broadcaster Haberturk said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053303-turkish-court-rejects-us-pastor-brunsons-appeal-for-release-haberturk/

Aretha Franklin funeral set for August 31 in Detroit

 

A crown, flowers and pictures are shown placed at Aretha Franklin's star on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. REUTERS/Mike Blake

 

(Reuters) - A funeral for the late soul music star Aretha Franklin has been scheduled for Aug. 31 in Detroit, following a two-day public viewing of her casket, and her body will be entombed at a family gravesite, relatives announced on Friday through a publicist.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053304-aretha-franklin-funeral-set-for-august-31-in-detroit/

Bangkok traffic nightmare: Motorists face more congestion and frustration

By NOPHAKHUN LIMSAMARNPHUN 
THE NATION WEEKEND

 

Traffic at Bangkok’s Lat Phrao intersection where a major Skytrain line is being constructed is set to worsen as another four mass transit lines are about to be built.

 

Bangkok motorists who already struggle with the city’s chocked roads face even more congestion and frustration.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053305-bangkok-traffic-nightmare-motorists-face-more-congestion-and-frustration/

 

In northeast Nigerian camp, one in 200 young children 'died over two weeks'

By Paul Carsten

 

Shetene, who is one among many children who are in a poor state of health, is carried by his mother in the GSSS camp in Bama, in Borno state, Nigeria August 15, 2018. Picture taken August 15, 2018. Nitin George/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)/ Handout via REUTERS

 

ABUJA (Reuters) - More than one of every 200 children aged under five at a camp in northeast Nigeria died in just two weeks in early August, according to Reuters calculations based on data from aid agency Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF) on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053306-in-northeast-nigerian-camp-one-in-200-young-children-died-over-two-weeks/

 

Life-saving goggles returned to surgeon

By The Nation

 

 

Thanks to the power of social media, the police on Friday returned to a cardiac surgeon a pair of special goggles that were stolen during a burglary in Khon Kaen province.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053201-heart-surgeon-appeals-for-return-of-stolen-life-saving-goggles/

 

Cambodian police want two murder suspects in exchange for “Sia Oun”

 

 

Cambodian police have asked for the return of two murder suspects in exchange for the delivery of Panya Yingdang, alias Sia Oun, wanted in Thailand allegedly for the killing of a man and a woman at Khao Cheechan in Chon Buri on July 29.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053307-cambodian-police-want-two-murder-suspects-in-exchange-for-“sia-oun”/

 

200mm of rain floods Nan

By The Nation

 

 

Heavy downpours over 200mm flooded the northern province of Nan's Santisuk, Pua and Bo Klua districts on Friday, while other districts, especially Tha Wangpha and Mae Jarim, were warned to brace for floods as more than 90mm of rain was expected.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053308-200mm-of-rain-floods-nan/

 

Minor parties to establish online identity

By Wasamon Audjarint 
The Nation 

 

 

Tech-savvy leaders of minor parties on Friday highlighted the power of technology to steer democracy by encouraging public engagement in the political arena.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053310-minor-parties-to-establish-online-identity/

 

The reasons we fly the flag

By Phatarawadee Phataranawik 
The Nation Weekend

 

Vajiravudh College students hold the flag as it’s paraded for the opening of the exhibition “Tri-colour National Flag Sustains Thainess” at the college on Sukhothai Road. Nation/Vorawit Pumpuang

 

Nationalism pervades an official exhibition on the national ensign, but what’s left out is telling

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053311-the-reasons-we-fly-the-flag/

 

SPECIAL REPORT: Don’t make dam business solely about profits, say advocates

By PIYAPORN WONGRUANG 
THE NATION WEEKEND

 

The ongoing rescue and rehabilitation efforts in the damaged area, posted this week. Photos courtesy of Support Prime Minister Thongloun SISOULITH Facebook Page.

 

Last month’s dam collapse at the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy hydropower project in Laos’ Attapeu province claimed 35 lives, with 99 missing and thousands displaced, and this tragedy has prompted the Lao government to set up panels to find the cause of the incident and exactly who should be held responsible.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053312-special-report-don’t-make-dam-business-solely-about-profits-say-advocates/

 

Household debt

By Pradit Phulsarikij 
Nation Graphics

 

Nation Graphics/Pradit Phulsarikij Nation Graphics

 

Thailand's household debts have been on the rise over the past decade, up from an average of Bt116,681 in 2007 to Bt178,994 in 2017.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053313-household-debt/

 

Time to turn brave words into action

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam 
The Nation

 

Thai sepak takraw doubles team from the 2017 SEA Games.

 

Sports chiefs have high hopes at Asian Games but reality might not be so kind.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053315-time-to-turn-brave-words-into-action/

 

I still believe we can do it, says remorseful Worrawoot

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam 
The Nation

 

 

It’s do or die for Thailand as they need to stun group B leader Uzbekistan on Sunday to remain in contention in the Asian Games football competition.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053317-i-still-believe-we-can-do-it-says-remorseful-worrawoot/

 

Psychiatrist urges kindness for ‘sick’ rocker

By The Nation

 

 

A psychiatrist has urged Thai social media users not to troll Thai rocker Seksan “Sek Loso” Sukpimai after his troubled Facebook broadcasts over three consecutive days this week.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053318-psychiatrist-urges-kindness-for-‘sick’-rocker/

 

Thank-you party for Tham Luang rescue operations scheduled for Sept 6

 

 

The government will hold a thank-you party for all the people involved in the search and rescue operations at Tham Luang cave, including members of the Thai and foreign media, as well as people who provided support for the operations at the courtyard of Dusit Palace on September 6.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053319-thank-you-party-for-tham-luang-rescue-operations-scheduled-for-sept-6/

 

Expensive helmet didn't save motorcyclist decapitated on Big Bike in Bangkok

 

Image: Sanook

 

Sanook showed pictures of the aftermath of a motorcycle accident near the Rama 5 road bridge in Nonthaburi yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053322-expensive-helmet-didnt-save-motorcyclist-decapitated-on-big-bike-in-bangkok/

Get tough measures aim to reduce road death toll among motorcyclists by 50%

 

Image: Daily News

 

A swathe of new measures being introduced next year aim to reduce the death toll among motorcyclists by 50% a year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053323-get-tough-measures-aim-to-reduce-road-death-toll-among-motorcyclists-by-50/

Pattaya tunnel facing closures in September as pedestrian road bridge to be installed

 

Image: We love Pattaya

 

The authorities in Pattaya have announced a series of closures to the central area road tunnel on Sukhumvit Road at the start of September. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053325-pattaya-tunnel-facing-closures-in-september-as-pedestrian-road-bridge-to-be-installed/

Video: Driver in lucky escape as metal pole smashes his windshield

 

Image: Daily News

 

Dash cam footage in conjunction with an internal camera showed the moment when a bit of metal pole flew up into the windshield of a car.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053327-video-driver-in-lucky-escape-as-metal-pole-smashes-his-windshield/

Big Joke turns his attention to illegal "Tramadol" factory

 

Image: Tourist Police Bureau

 

Crime buster Maj Gen Surachet Hakpan of the tourist police has turned his attention to what his website called a scourge of youth.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053332-big-joke-turns-his-attention-to-illegal-tramadol-factory/

Woman flees but nothing fishy as seaman dies in hotel after taking Viagra

 

Image: Sanook

 

A 58 year old man who worked on fishing boats was found dead in a Sichon, Nakorn Srithammarat hotel room on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053333-woman-flees-but-nothing-fishy-as-seaman-dies-in-hotel-after-taking-viagra/

Video: You might want to avoid double parking after seeing this!

 

Image: Thai Rath

 

Hilarious footage from a condominium car park showed a man bumping and shunting other vehicles to get his preferred parking spot.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053336-video-you-might-want-to-avoid-double-parking-after-seeing-this/

Venezuelans rush to shop, fill tanks before monetary overhaul

By Shaylim Castro and Isaac Urrutia

 

Motorists line up for fuel at a gas station of the Venezuelan state-owned oil company PDVSA in Caracas, Venezuela August 17, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Bello

 

CARACAS/MARACAIBO (Reuters) - Jittery Venezuelans on Friday rushed to shops and lined up at gas stations on concerns that a monetary overhaul to lop off five zeros from prices in response to hyperinflation could wreak financial havoc and make basic commerce impossible.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053339-venezuelans-rush-to-shop-fill-tanks-before-monetary-overhaul/

 

China sacks six senior officials at food and drug regulator over vaccine scandal

 

FILE PHOTO: Boxes of vials containing the rabies vaccines manufactured by the vaccine maker Changsheng Biotechnology, is seen at a local disease prevention and control centre in Huangshan, Anhui province, China July 23, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer

 

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China said on Saturday it has sacked six senior officials at its food and drug regulator after a safety scandal at vaccine maker Changsheng Biotechnology Co Ltd <002680.SZ> revealed failings at the government body including inadequate supervision.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053340-china-sacks-six-senior-officials-at-food-and-drug-regulator-over-vaccine-scandal/