webfact Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 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 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 Thailand sees drop in Chinese visitors after tourist boat disaster By Patpicha Tanakasempipat Chinese tourists visit the Temple of the Emerald Buddha in Bangkok, Thailand August 19, 2018. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun BANGKOK (Reuters) - A boat disaster near Thailand's Phuket Island that killed 47 Chinese last month is significantly cutting arrival numbers from China, though the Thai tourism industry is hopeful the decline will be stemmed by late this year. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053953-thailand-sees-drop-in-chinese-visitors-after-tourist-boat-disaster/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 Koh Tao cops unaware of reported rape of British tourist By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter Image: LEO Beach Bar by the Rock / Facebook KOH TAO — Police on Wednesday cast doubt on a news report that a British woman was sexually assaulted on the popular tourist island of Koh Tao. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053956-koh-tao-cops-unaware-of-reported-rape-of-british-tourist/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 UPDATE: Singapore asked to hand over ponzi masterminds By The Nation EAGLE GATES Grand Opening Thailand 2016 Gang lured investors with fake CNN interview, CEO flown in on helicopter and superlong limos: DSI THAILAND is seeking the extradition of four Singapore citizens believed to be involved in the Eagle Gates Group’s ponzi scheme, which has resulted in a combined loss of Bt235 million for about 250 Thai and foreign investors. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053957-dsi-hunts-singaporeans-on-fraud-charges/?do=findComment&comment=13294458 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 UPDATE: Story inspires as interactive cave rescue show kicks off at Siam Paragon By PHATARAWADEE PHATARANAWIK THE NATION THE “mission impossible” of the Mu Pa footballer rescue from Chiang Rai’s Tham Luang cave has been transformed into an interactive exhibition, “Tham Luang Incredible Mission: the Global Agenda”, which opened yesterday at Siam Paragon. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053938-tham-luang-cave-interactive-rescue-show-opens-in-bangkok/?do=findComment&comment=13294465 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 Amid rising threat Phetchaburi takes anti-flood measures By The Nation SANDBAGS are being piled up along the banks of Phetchaburi River in Phetchaburi province’s economic zone as water levels are getting dangerously high. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053993-amid-rising-threat-phetchaburi-takes-anti-flood-measures/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 Golden run lifts Thailand into Asian Games top 10 By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam The Nation Thailand’s sepak takraw players and officials pose for photographers after winning the men's and women's team regu finals. Thailand’s national athletes finally came good yesterday, producing three more champions in quick succession … after claiming just one gold medal in the first four days of competition in Indonesia. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053994-golden-run-lifts-thailand-into-asian-games-top-10/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 UPDATE Thailand seizes huge 1.48 billion baht haul of methamphetamines Thai police officers unload seized drugs from a vehicle in a police station in Bangkok, ThailandAugust 22, 2018. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai police have seized more than 14 million methamphetamine pills worth 1.48 billion baht (£35 million) that were bound for neighbouring Malaysia and beyond, authorities said on Tuesday, in one of its biggest ever drug busts. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053972-tip-leads-to-police-bust-netting-15-million-meth-pills-involving-international-gangs/?do=findComment&comment=13294474 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 UPDATE: Activist attacked after ‘justice call’ on Prawit By THE NATION POLITICAL activist Ekachai Hongkangwan was mysteriously assaulted yesterday soon after he returned from making his routine “justice call” on Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan over his expensive luxury watch collection. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053933-anti-junta-activist-reports-being-ambushed-outside-home/?do=findComment&comment=13294481 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 General dismisses claims of political wooing By The Nation The commander of the Second Army Area on Wednesday dismissed a claim by a pro-junta political group that he gave them “the green light” to woo support in the northeast. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053995-lt-gen-thanakorn-dismisses-claims-of-political-wooing/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 Eroded Pattaya Beach gets reconstructive surgery By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM THE NATION PATTAYA A section of Pattaya Beach is now undergoing reconstruction in a Marine Department project in which the highly eroded beach will be refilled with fresh sea-bottom sand. Pattaya Beach is undergoing reconstruction to return the severely eroded beach to its former beauty and attract more tourists. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053997-eroded-pattaya-beach-gets-reconstructive-surgery/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 New panel to set up to hear both sides By CHULARAT SAENGPASSA THE NATION File photo Activists say it’s a time buying tactic. A GOVERNMENT-appointed panel will review information from both sides before deciding how to solve the controversy over the use of three farm chemicals Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053998-new-panel-to-set-up-to-hear-both-sides-over-the-use-of-three-farm-chemicals/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 NBTC confirms DTAC, AIS units as bid winners By THE NATION Takorn THE NATIONAL Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) board yesterday approved the outcomes of the bidding by mobile operators for licences on the 1800MHz spectrum on Sunday, NBTC secretary-general Takorn Tantasith said. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1053999-nbtc-confirms-dtac-ais-units-as-bid-winners/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 Digging back through history By Kupluthai Pungkanon The Nation The National Archives of Thailand celebrates 66 years of systematic recording with an exhibition of its own history The National Archives turns 66 this year and to celebrate the occasion is welcoming visitors to its newly opened permanent exhibition “Establishing the National Archives”, which, as the name implies, looks back over its long history as a repository of important documents. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054000-digging-back-through-history-national-archives-of-thailand-celebrates-66-years-of-systematic-recording/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 Set early election date or risk humiliation Thailand cannot possibly be in the throes of political campaigning when it assumes the Asean chairmanship The government is being damagingly tardy in setting an exact date for the general election. All uncertainty must be dispelled. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054001-set-early-election-date-or-risk-humiliation-editorial/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 Thai govt’s vision renews stateless minorities’ hopes By Khemachat Saksakunmongkhon Special to The Nation Two weeks ago, three football players and their coach, who were rescued from the flooded Tham Luang cave last month, were granted Thai nationality and presented with ID cards in a ceremony hosted in Chiang Rai province. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054002-thai-govt’s-vision-renews-stateless-minorities’-hopes/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 Teen Crashes Mustang Into Family, Crawls From Flaming Wreck By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter BANGKOK — When a cherry red Ford Mustang plowed into a truck carrying a family of five early this morning, the surprise wasn’t that a teen was behind the wheel, but that everyone survived. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054003-teen-crashes-mustang-into-family-crawls-from-flaming-wreck/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 Public told not to panic over flu fatality in Uthai Thani The Diseases Control Department has urged the public not to panic over the report of a fatality from influenza in Uthai Thani province, noting that there have been almost 90,000 flu cases this year with only one fatality. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054004-public-told-not-to-panic-over-flu-fatality-in-uthai-thani/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 New York subpoenas ex-Trump attorney Cohen in Trump Foundation probe By Karen Freifeld FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen walks out of court in New York City, New York, U.S., August 21, 2018. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New York state sent a subpoena on Wednesday to U.S. President Donald Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen in connection with a probe of the Trump Foundation charity, a New York state official said. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054005-new-york-subpoenas-ex-trump-attorney cohen in-trump-foundation-probe/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 Trump, White House deny wrongdoing after Cohen plea deal By Jeff Mason and James Oliphant U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the news media on the tarmac about the federal conviction of his former presidential campaign chairman Paul Manafort as the president arrives for a campaign event in Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. August 21, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House pushed back forcefully on Wednesday against suggestions that a plea deal struck by President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen implicated Trump in a crime. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054006-trump-white-house-deny-wrongdoing-after cohen plea-deal/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 U.S. Democrats seek to make Republican scandals an election issue By Susan Cornwell and John Whitesides FILE PHOTO: Rep. Cheri Bustos speaks at a press conference in Washington, U.S., December 6, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats accused congressional Republicans on Wednesday of enabling a growing culture of corruption under U.S. President Donald Trump and planned to use the issue to bolster their push to retake control of Congress in November's elections. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054007-us-democrats-seek-to-make-republican-scandals-an-election-issue/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 Images indicate North Korea halted dismantling of launch site: think tank By David Brunnstrom and Matt Spetalnick FILE PHOTO: North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un gives field guidance at construction sites in Samjiyon County, North Korea, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on August 18, 2018. KCNA via REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Satellite photos from last week indicate North Korea halted work to dismantle a missile engine test site in the first part of August, in spite of a promise to U.S. President Donald Trump at a June summit, a Washington think tank reported on Wednesday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054008-images-indicate-north-korea-halted-dismantling-of-launch-site-think-tank/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 23, 2018 Author Share Posted August 23, 2018 British man fined 5,000 THB over Pattaya pool party sex tape Picture: Daily News The foreign man seen cavorting in a hotel pool with a Thai woman in a tape that annoyed the authorities has been named as British. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054011-british-man-fined-5000-thb-over-pattaya-pool-party-sex-tape/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 23, 2018 Author Share Posted August 23, 2018 Pattaya watch out! "Chumpon Riviera" set to become world class resort area Picture: Daily News Business leaders hailed the actions of the government after the mobile cabinet meeting held in Chumpon announced the creation of the "Chumpon Riviera". Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054015-pattaya-watch-out-chumpon-riviera-set-to-become-world-class-resort-area/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 23, 2018 Author Share Posted August 23, 2018 Australia bans China's Huawei from mobile network build over security fears By Tom Westbrook and Jonathan Barrett FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is seen outside its headquarters in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, April 17, 2012. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's government on Thursday banned major Chinese telecoms firm Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL] from supplying equipment for its planned 5G mobile network, citing risks of foreign interference. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054016-australia-bans-chinas-huawei-from-mobile-network-build-over-security-fears/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 23, 2018 Author Share Posted August 23, 2018 Video: Khao San Road: It's a waiting game as Bangkok landmark awaits decisions on future Picture: MCOT MCOT reported on the state of Khao San Road after the authorities backed down to traders in the area who protested at being turfed out. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054018-video-khao-san-road-its-a-waiting-game-as-bangkok-landmark-awaits-decisions-on-future/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 23, 2018 Author Share Posted August 23, 2018 Turkey accuses U.S. of waging 'economic war' in pastor dispute By Orhan Coskun FILE PHOTO: Turkish lira banknotes are seen in this picture illustration in Istanbul, Turkey August 14, 2018. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/Illustration/File Photo ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey accused Washington on Wednesday of waging "economic war" and failing to respect its legal system over the fate of an evangelical Christian pastor whose 21-month-long detention on terrorism charges has roiled relations between the NATO allies. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054020-turkey-accuses-us-of-waging-economic-war-in-pastor-dispute/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 23, 2018 Author Share Posted August 23, 2018 Air delays: You can get 1,200 baht compensation before getting on flight, says legal eagle Picture: Daily News A top Thai lawyer has gone online to give advice to passengers about their rights when flights in Thailand are delayed. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054022-air-delays-you-can-get-1200-baht-compensation-before-getting-on-flight-says-legal-eagle/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 23, 2018 Author Share Posted August 23, 2018 Video: Netizens swoon with praise for soldier making path for ambulance in Bangkok traffic Picture: Manager Online Manager reported that Thais online were heaping praise on a soldier who went out of his way to ensure that an ambulance with a sick person inside could get through the Bangkok traffic. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054023-video-netizens-swoon-with-praise-for-soldier-making-path-for-ambulance-in-bangkok-traffic/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 23, 2018 Author Share Posted August 23, 2018 Police arrest 8, seize over 2,000 fake goods in Bangkok raid By The Nation Police searched Bangkok’s Sampheng area and arrested six Thais and two foreigners for selling goods in violation of copyright, and seized over 2,000 counterfeit products on Wednesday night. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054026-police-arrest-8-seize-over-2000-fake-goods-in-bangkok-raid/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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