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North, Northeast in grip of severe floods

By THE NATION

 

Resorts on Phetchaburi River flood after dam increases release speed.

 

HOMES AND farmland across the North and Northeast were flooded yesterday following heavy rainfall triggered by Tropical Storm Bebinca, which has swelled rivers and canals.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053509-north-northeast-in-grip-of-severe-floods/

 

Surge in coal use scuttling climate change efforts

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

 

A WORLDWIDE rebound in coal trading is disrupting efforts to mitigate global warming and prevent climate change.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053511-surge-in-coal-use-scuttling-climate-change-efforts/

 

Thai women STRIKE GOLD

By LERPONG AMSA-NGIAM 
THE NATION

 

 

WOMEN’S POOMSAE TEAM OUTWIT FANCIED S KOREA

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053512-18th-asian-games-thai-women-strike-gold/

 

Tentative dates set for next general elections

By The Nation

 

Election Commission (EC) chairman Ittiporn Boonprakong.

 

Elections will be held on February 24 at the earliest and by May 5 at the latest, Election Commission (EC) chairman Ittiporn Boonprakong said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053514-tentative-dates-set-for-next-general-elections/

 

Police bust drugs-party, seek source of the narcotics

By Jessada Chantharak 
The Nation 

 

 

Bangkok police have called on the Office of the Narcotics Control Board to help find the source of the narcotics that the 28 suspects allegedly used at a party on Saturday, Wang Thong Lang deputy superintendent Pol Lt-Colonel Chaowarit Ngernchalard said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053515-bangkok-police-bust-drugs-party-seek-source-of-the-narcotics/

 

Students call for online protest over new ‘gag orders’

By Kornrawee Panyasuppakun 
The Nation

 

Student activists symbolically cover their mouths in protest against regulations they believe are aimed at quelling political expression.

 

Student activist group Education for the Liberation of Siam has called for the use of the hashtag “#studentcantsay” on Facebook and Twitter to protest Education Ministry regulations on student conduct seen as restricting their freedom of political expression.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053516-students-call-for-online-protest-over-new-‘gag-orders’/

 

New bid vowed for unsold spectrum lots

By SIRIVISH TOOMGUM 
THE NATION

 

Representatives of DTAC and AIS groups and NBTC commissioners take a group photo before the start of the spectrum auction yesterday.

 

THE NATIONAL Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has pledged to hold auctions for the unsold seven lots of the 1800MHz licence and an unsold 900MHz licence within this year or early next year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053517-thai-firms-bid-25-billion-baht-for-two-licenses-at-1800-mhz-auction/

 

SC Asset to boost recurring income via US venture

By SOMLUCK SRIMALEE 
THE NATION

 

Nuttaphong briefs the press on the company's business plan for the second half on Saturday.

 

LISTED PROPERTY firm SC Asset Corporation Plc will invest Bt1 billion for the acquisition of apartment building in the US to boost its recurring income to 15 per cent of total revenue in 2020.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053518-sc-asset-to-boost-recurring-income-via-us-venture/

 

‘Missing’ girl, 15, found living with older man

By Kittipong Maneerit 
The Nation

 

 

A 19-year-old man has been charged in Bangkok with luring a 15-year-old girl away from her parents to stay with him at a house he’s been helping build in Lat Phrao.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053519-‘missing’-girl-15-found-living-with-older-man-in-bangkok/

 

Man stopped at roadside after accident killed by speeding pickup

By The Nation

 

Picture: Channel 3

 

A 62-year-old motorist was killed by a speeding pickup truck in Pathum Thani Saturday night just as he and another man finished settling terms over a minor collision they’d had.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053520-man-stopped-at-roadside-after-accident-killed-by-speeding-pickup/

 

Cabbie nabbed again for stealing from dozing passengers

By The Nation 

 

 

A Bangkok taxi driver was arrested on Sunday for allegedly stealing two luxury wristwatches worth Bt170,000 from his two passengers, who had dozed off, and then abandoning them at a bus stop on Borommaratchachonnani Road at 2am on August 10.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053521-bangkok-cabbie-nabbed-again-for-stealing-from-dozing-passengers/

 

New Zealand Education Fair

By The Nation

 

 

The New Zealand Education Fair 2018 on August 25 will give people an opportunity to learn about studying and living in the country.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053522-new-zealand-education-fair-in-bangkok/

 

Forest governance reforms needed in the region, forum told

By The Nation

 

 

Southeast Asian countries are being urged to incorporate forest governance into their policies in order to ensure the health of forested land and communities dependent on them.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053523-forest-governance-reforms-needed-in-the-region-forum-told/

 

Series of quakes rocks Indonesia's Lombok, causing panic

 

A landslide is seen after an earthquake in Lombok, Indonesia, August 19, 2018 in this still image obtained from a social media video. INSTAGRAM / @TAOFIQNGEBLUESS /via REUTERS

 

MATARAM, Indonesia (Reuters) - A series of quakes including a powerful 6.9 magnitude tremor struck the Indonesian holiday island of Lombok on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, killing one person and causing others to rush out of buildings in panic.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053524-series-of-quakes-rocks-indonesias lombok-causing-panic/

 

We’re not nearly ready for the ageing society

By The Nation

 

 

As the dwindling workforce compounds looming challenges, there are examples of sound measures to follow

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053525-we’re-not-nearly-ready-for-the-ageing-society-thai-editorial/

 

UPDATE:

 

NCPO has final say on election day: EC secretary-general

 

 

Election Commission secretary-general Charoongwit Poomma clarified on Sunday that the earliest election day on February 24 floated by the EC chairman was just a “model” as the final say would rest with the National Council for Peace and Order.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053514-tentative-dates-set-for-next-general-elections/?do=findComment&comment=13284231

 

14.8 million meth pills seized from container in Ayutthaya

 

 

Narcotics police seized 14.8 million meth pills hidden in a container at a warehouse in Bang Pa-in district of the central province of Ayutthaya on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053526-148-million-meth-pills-seized-from-container-in-ayutthaya/

 

Over 90 % of voters rank candidates’ integrity as top priority in elections

 

 

Over 90 percent of first-time voters and veteran voters said in a poll that they attach top priority to the integrity and ethics of candidates in next elections.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053527-over-90-of-thai-voters-rank-candidates’-integrity-as-top-priority-in-elections/

 

Teacher exams held nationwide

 

 

BANGKOK, 20th August 2018 (NNT) – Thousands of people across Thailand took part in assistant teacher examinations on Saturday. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053530-teacher-exams-held-nationwide/

 

Department of Tourism urges travel companies to renew licenses before expiry date

 

 

BANGKOK, 20th August 2018 (NNT) — The Department of Tourism is urging travel companies to file for a renewal of their licenses at least a month before the expiry date. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053531-department-of-tourism-urges-travel-companies-to-renew-licenses-before-expiry-date/

 

Khaosan vendors to ‘disobey’ orders from Monday

By Kornrawee Panyasuppakun 
The Nation

 

File photo: Khaosan Road

 

Khaosan Road vendors will resort to “civil disobedience” from Monday if Bangkok authorities do not allow them to sell their wares during daylight hours, a leader of the Khaosan Road Street Vendors Association said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053532-khaosan-vendors-to-‘disobey’-orders-from-monday/

 

Australian PM under pressure as voter support slides

 

FILE PHOTO: Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (not pictured) address the media following their talks in Berlin, Germany, April 23, 2018. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Voter support for Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull crashed to its lowest level since December, an opinion poll published on Monday showed, further stoking leadership speculation in his ruling centre-right coalition.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053534-australian-pm-under-pressure-as-voter-support-slides/

 

Bodies of family found five days after Genoa bridge collapse, death toll hits 43

By Giulia Segreti

 

Firefighter helicopter flies over the collapsed Morandi Bridge in the port city of Genoa, Italy August 16, 2018. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini

 

MILAN (Reuters) - Rescue workers found the bodies of three members of a family in the wreckage of Genoa's collapsed motorway bridge early on Sunday - the last people reported missing in the disaster, bringing the death toll to 43.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053535-bodies-of-family-found-five-days-after-genoa-bridge-collapse-death-toll-hits-43/

 

Focus shifts to rescues as rain abates in India's flood-hit Kerala

By Jose Devasia and Gopakumar Warrier

 

An aerial view shows partially submerged buildings at a flooded area in Kerala, August 19, 2018. REUTERS/Sivaram V

 

KOCHI, India (Reuters) - Torrential rain finally let up in India's flood-hit Kerala state on Sunday, giving some respite for thousands of marooned families, but authorities feared an outbreak of disease among around 725,000 people crammed into relief camps.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053537-focus-shifts-to-rescues-as-rain-abates-in-indias-flood-hit-kerala/

 

Trump says 'nothing to hide' from Special Counsel Mueller

By Susan Cornwell and Jan Wolfe

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters upon his departure from the White House in Washington, U.S., August 17, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he had "nothing to hide" from the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, and denied that his top lawyer had turned on him by cooperating with the probe.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053538-trump says-nothing-to-hide-from-special-counsel-mueller/

 

Chinese tourist drowns at Koh Racha

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

A male Chinese tourist, who ignored red flags, has drowned at Koh Racha yesterday (August 19).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053542-chinese-tourist-drowns-at-koh-racha/

 

Investigators examine over $20 million in loans by former Trump lawyer Cohen - New York Times

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen exits his hotel in Manhattan, New York, U.S., July 31, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors are focused on over $20 million (15.68 million pounds) in loans obtained by U.S. President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen from taxi businesses owned by him and his family, the New York Times reported on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053543-investigators-examine-over-20-million-in-loans-by-former-trump-lawyer-cohen-new-york-times/

 

Thai/farang hotel pool sex orgy: Police chief screams "bad - people will look down on Pattaya"

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The head of Pattaya's police is determined to capture and prosecute a group of foreign men and Thai women having an orgy in a Pattaya hotel pool.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053549-thaifarang-hotel-pool-sex-orgy-police-chief-screams-bad-people-will-look-down-on-pattaya/

 

Getting away with a wai! Were Indonesian fraudsters in Pattaya allowed off the hook?

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Two Indonesian women were pictured wai-ing the Pattaya police chief after being caught in a lie.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053550-getting-away-with-a-wai-were-indonesian-fraudsters-in-pattaya-allowed-off-the-hook/