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British tourist risks life trying to rescue child missing off Koh Chang

 

Lewis Miller with the body of a girl who drowned in waters off Koh Chang on Saturday

 

A British tourist has been hailed a hero after risking his own life as he tried to rescue a girl who had gone missing in waters off Koh Chang on Saturday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054802-british-tourist-risks-life-trying-to-rescue-child-missing-off-koh-chang/

Supporters create Facebook page for beleagered Deputy PM Prawit

By The Nation

 

 

A new Facebook page has been created to support and defend Deputy Premier and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwan, who has been embattled with damaging scandals recently.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054810-supporters-create-facebook-page-for-beleagered-deputy-pm-prawit/

Big Joke arrives in Koh Tao to investigate Brit woman's rape claim - fake news prosecution not ruled out 

 

 

Deputy chief of the tourist police Maj Gen Surachate Hakpan was filmed arriving in Koh Tao with a huge entourage of officers and press following his movements.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054797-big-joke-arrives-in-koh-tao-to-investigate-brit-womans-rape-claim-fake-news-prosecution-not-ruled-out/

PM opposes plan for higher driving licence penalties

By The Nation

 

File photo

 

THE LAND Transport Department (LTD)’s plan to impose a much tougher penalty on driving-licence-related offenders has hit a major snag – opposition from Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054830-pm-prayut-opposes-plan-for-higher-driving-licence-penalties/

 

UPDATE:

 

Politicians unhappy with limited freedoms

By KAS CHANWANPEN, 
KHANITTHA THEPPAJON 
THE NATION 

 

 

PARTIAL LIFTING OF BAN GETS CAUTIOUS WELCOME; EARLIEST ELECTION DATE IS FEB 24
 

POLITICIANS yesterday gave a |cautious welcome to the junta’s easing of political restrictions that have been in place since the 2014 coup – but they said more had to be done to allow political parties to better prepare for the general election. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054798-pm-promises-easing-of-political-restrictions-once-two-poll-related-bills-enacted/?do=findComment&comment=13313098

 

Water management tools no longer effective: forum

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION 

 

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UNPREDICTABLE and extreme rainfall patterns caused by climate change make the management of water in reservoirs very challenging.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054831-water-management-tools-no-longer-effective-thai-forum/

 

Bronze in the bag but Thai boxers not satisfied yet

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam 
The Nation

 

Rujakran Juntrong , red, punches at Farrand Papendang of Indonesia.

 

Thai boxers are guaranteed at least five Asian Games bronze medals after their quarter-final bouts on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054832-asian-games-bronze-in-the-bag-but-thai-boxers-not-satisfied-yet/

 

Gold mine company acknowledges charges

By The Nation

 

File photo

 

Akara Resources Public Company Ltd has acknowledged three charges levelled against it by the Department of Special Investigation (DSI).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054833-akara-gold-mine-company-acknowledges-charges/

 

Uncertain future for homeless Lawa villagers

By KORNRAWEE PANYASUPPAKUN 
THE NATION 
NAN 

 

 

BAN HUAY Khab villagers, who lost their homes to a landslide in July, have been moved to temporary shelters as the government’s plan to set up a new village in a forest reserve continues.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054834-uncertain-future-for-homeless-lawa-villagers/

 

Panel to tackle cooperative loan default risk

By The Nation

 

Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Grisada Boonrach

 

FEARING A large number of defaults on loans given out by savings and credit union cooperatives, Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Grisada Boonrach has set up a sub-committee to find solutions within 30 days.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054836-thai-panel-to-tackle-cooperative-loan-default-risk/

 

Thailand praises John McCain as a good friend and strong supporter of Thai-US relations

By The Nation

 

 

Thailand has expressed condolences following the passing of John McCain, who died at the age of 81 on August 25, praising the late US senator as “a good friend of Thailand and strong supporter of Thai-American relations”.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054837-thailand-praises-john-mccain-as-a-good-friend-and-strong-supporter-of-thai-us-relations/

 

Let’s stop forcing boys to be soldiers

By The Nation

 

 

The coming election affords a chance to consider alternatives to unnecessary, outdated military conscription
 

All of the political parties preparing to vie in next year’s general election – not just Future Forward and Pheu Thai – should press for a public debate on the need for military conscription. The question of whether Thailand needs to force every able-bodied man to do a stint in the armed services demands to be addressed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054839-let’s-stop-forcing-boys-to-be-soldiers/

 

Old-style leftists have become a rare breed in Thailand

By Tulsathit Taptim 
The Nation

 

 

Haters and fans of Somsak Jeamteerasakul can at least agree on one thing: a raw leftist like him is hard to come by these days. In a world where billionaires can be “champions of the poor” and activists fighting “the elite” attend glitzy parties flowing with champagne and whisky, the line between ideologies has been crossed back and forth so many times that it is practically invisible.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054841-old-style-leftists-have-become-a-rare-breed-in-thailand/

 

UPDATE:

 

PM disagrees with higher penalties for drivers without driving licenses

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said today that he personally did not agree with a police proposal to increase the penalties for drivers without driving licenses. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054830-pm-prayut-opposes-plan-for-higher-driving-licence-penalties/

 

British tourist’s mother ready to come to Thailand to pursue the alleged Koh Tao rape case

 

 

The mother of the British backpacker who claimed she was drugged, raped and robbed on Koh Tao island in Surat Thani in June, said she was ready to fly to Thailand to file a complaint with the police on the behalf of her daughter.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054842-british-tourist’s-mother-ready-to-come-to-thailand-to-pursue-the-alleged-koh-tao-rape-case/

 

UPDATE:

 

Police insist no rape case on Koh Tao but welcome evidence from alleged victim

 

 

The deputy tourist police commissioner said  today that police investigators did not find any evidence or information that would support a rape case as claimed by a British backpacker, but he welcomed any evidence from her to prove otherwise.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054797-big-joke-arrives-in-koh-tao-to-investigate-brit-womans-rape-claim-fake-news-prosecution-not-ruled-out/?do=findComment&comment=13313201

 

Myanmar family seeks help from CSD to probe murder case

 

 

A family of Myanmar migrant workers today asked the Crime Suppression Division police to investigate the death of a Myanmar fisherman who was killed and his body, with the hands tied, dumped into the Tha Chine river in Samut Sakhon province six months ago.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054843-myanmar-family-seeks-help-from-csd-to-probe-murder-case/

 

‘Intoxicated’ man apprehended at Samkong intersection

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

PHOTO: Nem Tamada Maisai Khai Facebook

 

Police have arrested a Thai man who may be mentally disabled, after parading around wearing just his underwear, and carrying an 80 centimetres knife in Samkong.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054844-‘intoxicated’-man-apprehended-at-samkong-intersection/

 

Smoking ban at public beaches in Thailand aims to protect visitors' health

Source: Xinhua | Editor: yan

 

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BANGKOK, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's ban on cigarette smoking at all public beaches is not only meant to reduce waste but also protect visitors' health, a senior government official said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054845-smoking-ban-at-public-beaches-in-thailand-aims-to-protect-visitors-health/

 

White House investigating Google after Trump accuses it of bias

By Ginger Gibson and Susan Heavey

 

U.S. President Donald Trump sits behind his desk as he announces a bilateral trade agreement with Mexico to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 27, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Google's search engine of promoting negative news articles and hiding "fair media" coverage of him, vowing to address the situation without providing evidence or giving details of action he might take.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054846-white-house-investigating-google-after-trump-accuses-it-of-bias/

 

Trump backs off plan to roll back foreign aid funding - officials

By Patricia Zengerle and Lesley Wroughton

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a dinner to honor evangelical leadership in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. August 27, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration backed off on Tuesday on plans to bypass Congress and roll back billions of dollars from the U.S. foreign aid budget after lawmakers pushed back, senators, congressional aides and U.S. officials said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054847-trump-backs-off-plan-to-roll-back-foreign-aid-funding-officials/

 

Britain's O2 allows customers to choose smartphone pay back terms

 

A man walks past an O2 phone store in Manchester, Britain March 7, 2016. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's O2 said it will allow customers to choose how much they pay upfront for a smartphone and how they spread the payments of the balance, targeting subscribers who want more control over their mobile contracts.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054848-britains-o2-allows-customers-to-choose-smartphone-pay-back-terms/

 

German coalition partners agree tax cuts, pension reform

 

FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends the ARD Sommerinterview in Berlin, Germany, August 26, 2018. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and their Social Democrat (SPD) junior coalition partners agreed on Tuesday to reduce paycheck contributions toward the country's unemployment insurance system, sharing a slice of bountiful revenues with taxpayers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054849-german-coalition-partners-agree-tax-cuts-pension-reform/

 

U.S. military says no plans to suspend more major exercises on Korean peninsula

By Phil Stewart and Arshad Mohammed

 

A man walks past a TV broadcasting a news report on the dismantling of the Punggye-ri nuclear testing site, in Seoul, South Korea, May 24, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Files

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military has no plans yet to suspend any more major military exercises with South Korea, the defence secretary said on Tuesday, in the middle of a breakdown in diplomacy with North Korea over its nuclear weapons.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054850-us-military-says-no-plans-to-suspend-more-major-exercises-on-korean-peninsula/

 

PM Prayut yet to reveal decision on political future

 

 

BANGKOK, 29th August 2018 (NNT) — The Prime Minister has not yet revealed what he plans to do after the general elections, despite earlier reports that he was giving consideration to entering politics. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054852-pm-prayut-yet-to-reveal-decision-on-political-future/

 

Puerto Rico's death toll from Hurricane Maria raised to nearly 3,000

By Steve Gorman

 

FILE PHOTO: A house destroyed during Hurricane Maria in September 2017 is seen in Utuado, Puerto Rico February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Alvin Baez

 

(Reuters) - The official death toll on Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria, the most powerful storm to strike the Caribbean island in almost a century, was raised on Tuesday from just 64 to nearly 3,000, based on a study ordered by the governor of the U.S. territory.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054855-puerto-ricos-death-toll-from-hurricane-maria-raised-to-nearly-3000/

 

Thaivisa exclusive: Big Joke clears Koh Tao saying there is no evidence of rape but boyfriend says otherwise

 

FILE photo//Daily News

 

The former boyfriend of the British teenager who says she was raped on Koh Tao has told Thaivisa that he honestly believes she was raped. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054856-thaivisa-exclusive-big-joke-clears-koh-tao-saying-there-is-no-evidence-of-rape-but-boyfriend-says-otherwise/

 

Soi Dog’s ‘Snap for Stray’ underway

By The Thaiger

 

 

Last Saturday Soi Dog Foundation in Mai Khao arranged an event to launch its first ever photo contest ‘Snap for Stray’ which aims to show the beauty of all soi dogs through the lens of the photographers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054858-soi-dog’s-‘snap-for-stray’-underway/

 

No charges yet for Thai who bottled tourist at Full Moon Party; victim did a runner from the clinic

 

Picture: MCOT

 

Police in Koh Pangan have said that they have spoken to the man caught on video smashing a bottle over the head of a female Portuguese tourist in the Hat Rin area at the Full Moon Party.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1054860-no-charges-yet-for-thai-who-bottled-tourist-at-full-moon-party-victim-did-a-runner-from-the-clinic/