webfact Posted August 30, 2018 Author Share Posted August 30, 2018 Australia's east coast drought to intensify as dry weather persists By Colin Packham Farmer Kevin Tongue stands in a dried-up dam on his drought-effected property of 'Glenwood' located on the outskirts of the town of Tamworth, north-west of Sydney in Australia, August 25, 2018. REUTERS/Jill Gralow SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's east coast will experience dry weather for at least the next three months, the country's meteorological bureau said on Thursday, intensifying a drought that has wilted crops and left farmers struggling to stay in business. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055065-australias-east-coast-drought-to-intensify-as-dry-weather-persists/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 30, 2018 Author Share Posted August 30, 2018 Thai woman seeks police help in finding missing husband By The Nation Picture: Thai Post A Thai woman on Thursday asked Kanchanaburi police to search for her British husband who disappeared from a resort following a dispute with her. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055066-thai-woman-seeks-kanchanaburi-police-help-in-finding-missing-british-husband/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 30, 2018 Author Share Posted August 30, 2018 Motorcyclist killed, friend injured after collision with car By The Nation Picture: Thai Rath A speeding large motorcycle crashed into a car at an intersection in Ayutthaya's Uthai district early on Thursday, killing the passenger and severely injuring the rider. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055068-motorcyclist-killed-friend-injured-after-collision-with-car-in-ayutthaya/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 30, 2018 Author Share Posted August 30, 2018 Ex-Scottish leader Salmond resigns from SNP amid misconduct allegations By Andrew MacAskill FILE PHOTO: Former First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond talks about his show 'Alex Salmond Unleashed' at the Edinburgh Fringe, Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain August 12, 2017. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne LONDON (Reuters) - Former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond said on Wednesday he has resigned from the Scottish National Party, which he led for two decades, days after allegations of sexual misconduct became publicly known. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055071-ex-scottish-leader-salmond-resigns-from-snp-amid-misconduct-allegations/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 30, 2018 Author Share Posted August 30, 2018 ofo put brakes on Phuket bike share By The Phuket News The ofo bike share was launched on Sept 20 last year. Photo: The Phuket News / File PHUKET: The company behind Phuket’s first bike share service, ofo Thailand, yesterday (Aug 30) announced that the service has come to an end. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055077-ofo-put-brakes-on-phuket-bike-share/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 30, 2018 Author Share Posted August 30, 2018 UPDATE: Body of missing foreigner found in Kanchanaburi river By The Nation Picture: Daily News The body of a man from Northern Ireland was found floating on the Kwae Noi River in Kanchanaburi's Sai Yok district on Thursday morning shortly after his Thai wife went to the police to say he had been missing for two days. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055066-thai-woman-seeks-kanchanaburi-police-help-in-finding-missing-british-husband/?do=findComment&comment=13317811 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 30, 2018 Author Share Posted August 30, 2018 Australia flags denying U.S. whistleblower Chelsea Manning entry visa Whistleblower Chelsea Manning talks during the Roskilde Festival 2018 at the Gloria Stage about activism in Roskilde, Denmark, July 5, 2018. Ritzau Scanpix/Torben Christensen via REUTERS/Files SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia has signalled it is preparing to ban U.S. whistleblower Chelsea Manning from entering the country ahead of a scheduled speaking tour, the organiser of the engagements said. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055082-australia-flags-denying-us-whistleblower-chelsea-manning-entry-visa/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 30, 2018 Author Share Posted August 30, 2018 Snake under the bike seat as teacher prays to python for luck in the lottery! Picture: Tnews The world of Thai social media enjoyed the story of a teacher at a school in Korat who was pictured praying for luck after a python slithered under her motorcycle seat. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055084-snake-under-the-bike-seat-as-teacher-prays-to-python-for-luck-in-the-lottery/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 30, 2018 Author Share Posted August 30, 2018 Ratchaburi Must Defuse Massive WWII Bombs By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter Yu Klanked, 99, told reporters Wednesday how he was recruited by Japanese soldiers to help repair Chulalongkorn Bridge after it was destroyed by the Allied bombing in 1942. RATCHABURI — For seven decades, Ratchaburi province residents have coexisted peacefully with a cluster of Allied bombs lodged in their riverbed. That truce is now over. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055085-ratchaburi-must-defuse-massive-wwii-bombs/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 30, 2018 Author Share Posted August 30, 2018 CAT, Samart to expand DTRS services nationwide By The Nation Sa-ngob Sangkhachinda, Executive Vice President (Wireless Operation) of CAT CAT Telecom Public Company Limited and Samart Digital Corporation Public Company Limited will expand the Digital Trunked Radio System (DTRS) by adding 1,000 stations to the telecommunication infrastructure and renting equipment. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055086-cat-samart-to-expand-dtrs-services-nationwide/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 30, 2018 Author Share Posted August 30, 2018 Pattaya police told to smarten up their act and be polite - especially with tourists Top Brass police orders have reached Pattaya telling cops there to smarten up, stop hiding behind masks and balaclavas and communicate more effectively with tourists. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055089-pattaya-police-told-to-smarten-up-their-act-and-be-polite-especially-with-tourists/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 30, 2018 Author Share Posted August 30, 2018 Myanmar dam breach floods 85 villages, thousands driven from homes By Shoon Naing and Antoni Slodkowski Damaged walls are seen after the spillway of an irrigation dam burst at Swar creek in Swar township, Myanmar, August 30, 2018. REUTERS/Antoni Slodkowski SWAR CREEK DAM, Myanmar (Reuters) - As many as 85 villages were flooded in Myanmar after a dam failed, unleashing waters that blocked a major highway and forced more than 63,000 people from their homes, a state-run newspaper said on Thursday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055091-myanmar-dam-breach-floods-85-villages-thousands-driven-from-homes/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 30, 2018 Author Share Posted August 30, 2018 Warning to electricity users: Don't fall for fraudsters collecting bill money at your door Picture: Daily News The Thai electrical generating authority has warned customers not to be conned by fraudsters arriving at their doors demanding payment for unpaid bills. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055092-warning-to-electricity-users-dont-fall-for-fraudsters-collecting-bill-money-at-your-door/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 30, 2018 Author Share Posted August 30, 2018 Phuket airport to hold bomb simulation training drill By The Phuket News The exercise will be a ‘sabotage by bomb’ scenario within the domestic terminal departure hall. Photo: The Phuket News / File PHUKET: The Phuket Public Relations Department have today announced that a Phuket International Airport Full Emergency Plan (Pemex) exercise will take place at the airport at 10pm tonight. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055108-phuket-airport-to-hold-bomb-simulation-training-drill/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 30, 2018 Author Share Posted August 30, 2018 Police clampdown on underpass speeding nets 60, top flight hits 167km/h By The Phuket News Officers check the camera for motorists speeding on the bypass road near the Darasamut Underpass. Photo: Wichit Traffic Police PHUKET: A record 60 drivers have been fined for speeding on the bypass road near the Darasamut Underpass, with one motorbike rider clocking a top speed of 167km/h. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055110-police-clampdown-on-underpass-speeding-nets-60-top-flight-hits-167kmh/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 30, 2018 Author Share Posted August 30, 2018 UPDATE: British girl urged to file rape complaint by Sept 25 The 19-year-old British woman who claimed to have been drugged and raped while vacationing on Koh Tao island of Surat Thani’s Koh Phangan district should come and file a complaint with Thai police before the statute of limitations in the case expires on Sept 25, Region 8 Provincial Police commissioner Pol Lt Gen Sorasak Yenprem said on Thursday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055048-koh-tao-rape-inquiry-no-evidence-found-as-local-cops-ask-victim-to-come-back/?do=findComment&comment=13318495 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 30, 2018 Author Share Posted August 30, 2018 Teenager’s plunge from Samut Prakan apartment balcony a mystery By The Nation Picture: Thai Rath A teenage girl was found dead outside an apartment building in Samut Prakan on Thursday morning, the victim of a five-storey plunge. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055116-teenager’s-plunge-from-samut-prakan-apartment-balcony-a-mystery/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 30, 2018 Author Share Posted August 30, 2018 ‘Drug addict’ teen shot dead in Nakhon Si Thammarat By The Nation Picture: Thai Rath An alleged drug addict suspected of involvement in a local drug gang was shot dead at his house in Nakhon Si Thammarat on Wednesday night. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055117-‘drug-addict’-teen-shot-dead-in-nakhon-si-thammarat/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 30, 2018 Author Share Posted August 30, 2018 Textbook money coming, schools told as Bt1.3-bn added to budget By The Nation FILE photo The Budget Bureau will cough up more money to the office responsible for procuring textbooks for schools after a “misunderstanding” caused the original budget allocation came up short by half. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055119-textbook-money-coming-schools-told-as-bt13-bn-added-to-budget/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 30, 2018 Author Share Posted August 30, 2018 Israeli man, 25, killed on honeymoon in Thailand car crash Wife lightly injured after couple hit by passing vehicle in northern city of Pai By TOI STAFF Pai, Thaliand. (CC BY Shinsuke Ikegame/Flickr) A 25-year-old Israeli man was killed and his wife lightly injured after being hit by a car on Thursday while honeymooning in Thailand. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055121-israeli-man-25-killed-on-honeymoon-in-thailand-car-crash/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 30, 2018 Author Share Posted August 30, 2018 Vietnamese boats arrested in undercover sting By Santiparp Ramasut The Nation Two Vietnamese fishing boats with their 11 crew members were escorted back to the shore of Songkhla's Muang district on Thursday to face prosecution for allegedly fishing in Thai waters, said the director of the Fisheries Department's Prevention and Suppression Centre in Songkhla, Charoen Omanee. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055122-songkhla-vietnamese-boats-arrested-in-undercover-sting/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Fairfield Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 PHOTOS: Crane collapses in Bangkok A crane collapsed at 1pm today at a construction site near the Rama 9 road in Bangkok. Photos: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055127-photos-crane-collapses-in-bangkok/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Central in Phuket eyes ‘quality tourists’ By The Nation Central Pattana Plc (CPN) is announcing its “world elite tourism” strategy to attract “quality tourists” to Central Phuket, its new flagship site. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055136-central-in-phuket-eyes-‘quality-tourists’/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Mustang to arrive in October By The Nation Ford Thailand confirmed the arrival of the Mustang today with the sports car set to arrive in Thai showrooms from October. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055137-mustang-to-arrive-in-october/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Arsonists attack Yala electricity building, vehicles By The Nation Five insurgents raided an office of the Provincial Electricity Authority in Yala and set fire to the building and two vehicles early on Thursday, police said. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055139-arsonists-attack-yala-electricity-building-vehicles/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Phuket tour boat operators, crew offered free life-raft training By The Phuket News The training session will focus on how to launch and have passengers safely enter a life raft. Image: Courtesy of VIKING Life-Saving Equipment A/S PHUKET:-- Local boat company Cholamark will hold a free training exercise at Chalong Pier this Saturday (Sept 1) to educate local captains and crews on how to safely launch and have passengers enter a life raft in case of emergency. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055141-phuket-tour-boat-operators-crew-offered-free-life-raft-training/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Maya Bay coming back to life, says marine expert By Tanyaluk Sakoot Marine biologist Dr Thon Thamrongnawasawat says the coral at Maya Bay is coming back to life. Photo: Thon Thamrongnawasawat PHUKET:-- Coral reefs at Phi Phi Island’s Maya Bay are already coming back to life since closing the area to tourists on June 1, says marine biologist Dr Thon Thamrongnawasawat. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055142-maya-bay-coming-back-to-life-says-marine-expert/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Venice film festival: Guillermo del Toro says gender disparity is 'a real problem' By Catherine Shoard Guillermo del Toro says ‘strength and resolve’ are needed to achieve gender parity in the film industry. Photograph: Tony Gentile/Reuters The jury president of the Venice film festival has condemned the gender disparity in the film industry and demanded urgent reform. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055143-venice-film-festival-guillermo-del-toro-says-gender-disparity-is-a-real-problem/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Tom Cruise's Top Gun sequel Maverick delayed by a year Tom Cruise starred in Top Gun, which came out in 1986 / Image: GETTY IMAGES Top Gun: Maverick's release date has been delayed by a year due to "logistical reasons". Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055145-tom-cruises-top-gun-sequel-maverick-delayed-by-a-year/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Matt Groening reveals truth behind Michael Jackson’s Simpsons cameo By Mel Evans Creator of The Simpsons, Matt Groening, has revealed details about one of the most famous cameos on his show. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055147-matt-groening-reveals-truth-behind-michael-jackson’s-simpsons-cameo/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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