webfact Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 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 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 Patong Police chief assures corruption officer suspects in exile, dissolves police volunteers unit By Tanyaluk Sakoot Patong Police Chief Col Anothai Jindamanee. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub / file PHUKET: Patong Police Chief Col Anothai Jindamanee today confirmed that none of the officers transferred out of Patong while under investigation for alleged corruption have returned to their posts in Phuket’s busiest tourism town. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053811-patong-police-chief-assures-corruption-officer-suspects-in-exile-dissolves-police-volunteers-unit/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 Mentally affected assailants face criminal assault charges nonetheless POLICE HAVE charged two “hot-headed” perpetrators in two separate assault cases despite their claims of suffering from serious illnesses. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053808-mentally-affected-assailants-face-criminal-assault-charges-nonetheless/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 Agrichemicals severely contaminating tap water in province By Pratch Rujivanarom The Nation Nong Bua Lamphu Assoc Professor Puangrat Kajitvichyanukul yesterday holds up a test tube containing a sample of tap water, which will be analysed to see if it is contaminated with paraquat. She was at a local water plant in Nong Bua Lamphu. THE CONTAMINATION with agrichemicals in Nong Bua Lamphu remains severe according to the latest analysis by Naresuan University researchers, which found very high concentration of four prominent herbicides in soil, water, vegetables, fish and even in local tap water samples. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053834-agrichemicals-severely-contaminating-tap-water-in-province/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 Phetchaburi town swamped as dam releases water, river overflows By The Nation The Phetchaburi River yesterday inundated Phetchaburi’s Muang district as the upstream Kaeng Krachan Dam released water after reaching 109 per cent of its capacity. THE PHETCHABURI River has overflowed, leaving its riverside areas flooded for a stretch of at least 60 kilometres. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053835-phetchaburi-town-swamped-as-dam-releases-water-river-overflows/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 New farm practices credited for fewer infections By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM THE NATION NONG BUA LAMPHU LESS CASES OF FLESH-EATING DISEASE ALSO PUT DOWN TO BETTER LAW ENFORCEMENT THE POTENTIALLY debilitating “flesh-eating disease” is under better control in Nong Bua Lamphu province this year, after an awareness campaign and increased regulation helped reduce the use of harmful herbicides, say medical officers. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053836-new-farm-practices-credited-for-fewer-infections/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 Disappointment for Thailand: Sopita fails to medal By Lerpong amsa-ngiam The Nation Sopita Tanasan Olympic and World champion Sopita Tanasan suffered a major shock last night, failing to even medal in the women’s weightlifting 53 kg at the Asian Games in Indonesia. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053837-disappointment-for-thailand-at-asian-games-sopita-fails-to-medal/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 Thai July export growth seen at 9.8 percent year-on-year, data due Wednesday FILE PHOTO: A shipping container is lifted from a truck to load onto a ship at a port in Bangkok, Thailand, March 25, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's customs-cleared annual exports may have risen 9.8 percent in July, a Reuters poll showed, quickening from an 8.19 percent increase in the previous month. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053838-thai-july-export-growth-seen-at-98-percent-year-on-year-data-due-wednesday/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 Deputy Tourist Police chief made Prawit’s assistant spokesman By JITRAPORN SENAWONG THE NATION file photo DEPUTY PRIME Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan, who is also defence minister, has made Tourist Police Deputy Chief Surachet Hakphan his assistant spokesman. The appointment has been effective since Sunday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053839-deputy-tourist-police-chief-surachet-hakphan-made-prawit’s-assistant-spokesman/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 PM insists polls will be held in February By THE NATION Prayut says many parties want him to stay in power; urges voters not to repeat past WHILE maintaining he wants a general election in February, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday claimed he had received support from many political parties to “stay longer” in power. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053840-pm-prayut-insists-polls-will-be-held-in-february/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 Activists and academic among top candidates for NHRC posts By THE NATION MEDIA representatives and bureaucrats make up over half of the seven finalists selected as prospective new members of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053841-activists-and-academic-among-top-candidates-for-nhrc-posts/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 UPDATE: Family checks rocker ‘Sek Loso’ into hospital for bipolar treatment By The Nation Thai rocker Seksan “Sek Loso” Sukpimai has suffered from a severe bipolar disorder and is in urgent need of treatment, his family members told a press conference on Tuesday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053773-untreated-mental-illness-left-sek-loso-delusional-living-in-filth-son/?do=findComment&comment=13290984 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 Cabinet okays new ministerial appointments By JAKRAWAN SALAYTOO THE NATION THE CABINET endorsed the appointment of new permanent secretaries for several ministries yesterday as part of the annual reshuffle of government officials. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053842-thai-cabinet-okays-new-ministerial-appointments/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 Mercedes boss stresses infrastructure for EVs By KINGSLEY WIJAYASINHA THE NATION Mercedes-Benz (Thailand) Ltd president and CEO Michael Grewe poses with the 2018 S 560 Cabriolet, priced at Bt16.72 million. TO ENSURE a smooth transition towards EVs (electric vehicles) in Thailand, the government needs to make sure that there is adequate and efficient infrastructure to serve the end-users, according to Michael Grewe, president of Mercedes-Benz (Thailand) Ltd. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053843-mercedes-boss-stresses-infrastructure-for-evs-in-thailand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 A sad affair in the South By The Nation Three Myanmar nationals face deportation for voluntarily teaching kids in Pattani. It can’t be allowed to happen This past week Immigration police in Pattani arrested a tourist and two migrant workers from Myanmar for doing volunteer work at a Buddhist temple in the conflict-ravaged southernmost province. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053844-a-sad-affair-in-the-south-deportation-for-voluntarily-teaching-kids-in-pattani/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 Sek Loso: A loose cannon with nothing to lose By Tulsathit Taptim The Nation “I just want you to understand. The things I have done, it’s because my heart told me to. Baby, don’t be mad. Forgive me, darling. I won’t bother you ever again.” – Sek Loso, from his song “Jai Sang Ma”. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053845-sek-loso-a-loose-cannon-with-nothing-to-lose/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 Phuket ready for ‘hungry ghost’ festival By Kritsada Mueanhawong The Phuket City Municipality has organised a wide range of activities for the annual Por Tor festival from August 23 to September 9 in Phuket Town. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053846-phuket-ready-for-‘hungry-ghost’-festival/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 Koh Tao rape victim escapes island and reports attack to police in the UK FILE photo Sairee Beach On the 26th of June 2018 another British girl had her drink spiked, was robbed and raped at approximately 1am on what has become the notorious Sairee Beach on the island of Koh Tao. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053847-koh-tao-rape-victim-escapes-island-and-reports-attack-to-police-in-the-uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 Former Trump campaign chairman Manafort convicted on eight of 18 charges By Karen Freifeld, Nathan Layne and Ginger Gibson FILE PHOTO: Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort is shown in this booking photo in Alexandria, Virginia, U.S., July 12, 2018. Alexandria Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS/ File Photo ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Reuters) - Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was convicted on Tuesday of eight counts of financial wrongdoing, giving Special Counsel Robert Mueller a victory in the first trial arising from his investigation of Russia's role in the 2016 U.S. election. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053848-former-trump-campaign-chairman-manafort-convicted-on-eight-of-18-charges/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen, in guilty plea, says made payments at candidate's direction By Brendan Pierson U.S. President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, leaves the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Court House in lower Manhattan, New York City, U.S. August 21, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty in New York on Tuesday to campaign finance violations and other charges, saying he made payments to influence the 2016 election at the direction of a candidate for federal office. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053849-ex-trump-lawyer cohen-in-guilty-plea-says-made-payments-at-candidates-direction/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 U.S. deports accused former Nazi guard to Germany By Brendan O'Brien and Noah Barkin Jakiw Palij, a 95-year old New York City man believed to be a former guard at a labor camp in Nazi-occupied Poland, is pictured in a 1949 visa photo in this undated handout image obtained by Reuters August 21, 2018. U.S. Department of Justice/Handout via REUTERS WASHINGTON/BERLIN (Reuters) - A 95-year old New York City man believed to be a former guard at a labour camp in Nazi-occupied Poland has arrived in Germany after being arrested and deported by U.S. immigration authorities, U.S. officials said on Tuesday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053850-us-deports-accused-former nazi guard-to-germany/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 Madonna defends herself after Aretha Franklin tribute backlash 018 MTV Video Music Awards - Photo Room - Radio City Music Hall, New York, U.S., August 20, 2018. - Madonna poses backstage. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Madonna on Tuesday hit back at critics of her speech about the late Aretha Franklin at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) show, saying she had been asked only to share an anecdote about the late Queen of Soul. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053851-madonna defends-herself-after-aretha-franklin-tribute-backlash/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 Is Pheu Thai smart to have Chalerm as presenter? Like father like son…Wan tries to sell his “tough guy” image just like his father Chalerm once did to win votes Not many people doubt Chalerm Yubamrung’s claim that the Pheu Thai Party will win the majority in the next election. A lot more, however, must be wondering why he has to say it. In other words, they have no idea why the party allows him to say it. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053852-is-pheu-thai-smart-to-have-chalerm-as-presenter/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 Australian PM rejects Cabinet resignations as new challenge looms By Colin Packham Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in Brussels, Belgium April 24, 2018. REUTERS/Francois Walschaerts CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull rejected the resignations of seven Cabinet members who backed a rival for leadership, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Wednesday, as he seeks to quell a renewed bid by a conservative challenger. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053853-australian-pm-rejects-cabinet-resignations-as-new-challenge-looms/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 Thai police swoop! Arrest US actor on arrival in Phuket over pyramid scheme Picture: Sanook The Department of Special Investigation and immigration cops arrested a US national who arrived in Phuket yesterday on a tourist visa. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053854-thai-police-swoop-arrest-us-actor-on-arrival-in-phuket-over-pyramid-scheme/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 Danny Boyle out as next James Bond movie director By Jill Serjeant Director Danny Boyle attends a news conference to promote the movie 'T2 Trainspotting' at the 67th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, February 10, 2017. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Acclaimed British director Danny Boyle has pulled out of the latest James Bond movie due to "creative differences," the producers of the multimillion-dollar film franchise said on Tuesday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053855-danny boyle out-as-next-james-bond-movie-director/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 Russian who posed as Thai cop to defraud Thai woman arrested in Pattaya Picture: Thai Rath Immigration police swooped at The Vision Condo on Pratumnak Hill yesterday to arrest a 31 year old Russian national who they say defrauded a Thai woman out of millions of baht. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053856-russian-who-posed-as-thai-cop-to-defraud-thai-woman-arrested-in-pattaya/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 More Phuket monkeys to be sterilised next month By Chutharat Plerin A monkey sits at the monkey viewpoint at Koh Siray. Photo: Natural and Wildlife Education Centre PHUKET: The Director of the Natural and Wildlife Education Centre at Khao Phra Theaw has today confirmed that a further 250 monkeys will be sterilised as part of an ongoing project aimed at limiting the island’s growing monkey population. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053858-more-phuket-monkeys-to-be-sterilised-next-month/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 GISTDA acknowledges flood conditions but says situation is manageable NAN, 22 August 2018 (NNT) – The Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) has reported that 30,000 rai of land in Nan is experiencing flooding with most of it being lowland, while confirming that over 700,000 rai of land has been set aside for the retention of flood water. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053860-gistda-acknowledges-flood-conditions-but-says-situation-is-manageable/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 ‘High’ driver races minibus with 40 passengers to flee police By The Nation Picture: Spring News In what might have felt like their worst nightmare come true, 40 passengers on a minibus bound from Phra Pradaeng to Phahurat on Tuesday night found themselves erratically swerving from side to side on the road while hurtling at high speed as the driver, who later admitted to being high on meth, tried to elude pursuing police officers. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053864-‘high’-driver-races-minibus-with-40-passengers-to-flee-police/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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