Myanmar-Thailand highway branded 'ecological and social disaster'

Jared Ferrie
 

PHNOM PENH (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Community and conservation groups in Myanmar have branded a planned highway linking a port project to Thailand an “ecological and social disaster”, saying it would uproot indigenous people from their homes and farms.

 

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State agencies & universities educate public on trans fat ban

 

 

BANGKOK, 31st August 2018 (NNT) - State agencies and educational institutions are raising awareness of the upcoming ban on products containing trans fat, which will come into effect after September. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055411-state-agencies-universities-educate-public-on-trans-fat-ban/

 

PHOTOS: Check out Thailand’s modern new Baht buses - with air con and Wi-Fi

 

 

Photos of modern new baht buses hit the news this week.

 

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Stabbing suspect in Germany was slated for deportation - court

 

Candles and flowers are seen at the crime scene where a German man was stabbed in Chemnitz, Germany, August 31, 2018. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - One of two immigrants arrested for the fatal stabbing of a German man could have been deported in mid-2016, a German court said on Friday, news that risks fuelling far-right outrage about a case that has already sparked violent xenophobic protests.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055414-stabbing-suspect-in-germany-was-slated-for-deportation-court/

New Work Permit rules confirmed by Phuket Employment Office Chief

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Phuket Provincial Employment Office Chief Kattiya Pandech holds up a work permit book, which will soon become a thing of the past. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot
 

The Chief of the Phuket Provincial Employment Office, Kattiya Pandech, has confirmed to The Phuket News this week that new provisions issued by Royal Decree in March are in effect, allowing foreigners with work permits to legally work in any field, anywhere in the country, for any employer as long as the work being done in not on the list of occupations prohibited to foreigners.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055417-new-work-permit-rules-confirmed-by-phuket-employment-office-chief/

 

UEFA president wants only one European bid for 2030 World Cup

By Brian Homewood

 

FILE PHOTO - Britain Football Soccer - UEFA EURO 2020 Launch Event - London City Hall - 21/9/16 UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin during the launch Action Images via Reuters / Tony O'Brien Livepic

 

MONACO (Reuters) - European football boss Aleksander Ceferin wants only one European bid to host the 2030 World Cup, he said on Friday, adding that a British bid would be a "wise idea".

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055420-uefa-president-wants-only-one-european-bid-for-2030-world-cup/

 

Vajiralongkorn Dam speeds up water release, some low-lying flooding expected

By The Nation

 

 

Low-lying areas downstream of the Vajiralongkorn Dam in Kanchanaburi may be affected by an increase in the speed of water released from the dam starting on September 4, according to its director.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055424-vajiralongkorn-dam-speeds-up-water-release-some-low-lying-flooding-expected/

 

Myanmar migrant dead, 12 hurt as bus loses control in Tak

By The Nation

 

A bus taking documented Myanmar migrants from Tak to Bangkok flipped very early on Saturday, killing one worker and injuring 12 others, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055425-myanmar-migrant-dead-12-hurt-as-bus-loses-control-in-tak/

 

Government urged not to block use of social media by politicians to reach out to people

 

 

Pheu Thai acting secretary-general Phumtham Wetchayachai urged the government and the Election Commission to be more broad-minded and not to block politicians from using social media to communicate with their constituents or supporters.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055426-government-urged-not-to-block-use-of-social-media-by-politicians-to-reach-out-to-people/

 

Sorry for words, but controversial forum will go ahead: Christian college

By Kornrawee Panyasuppakun 
The Nation

 

 

Bangkok Christian College has offered an apology for using the phrase “sexual deviation” to describe transgenders but insists it will host a controversial seminar as planned.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055428-sorry-for-words-but-controversial-forum-will-go-ahead-christian-college/

 

First bright sunlight in two months in Nakhon Phanom

By Thawee Apisakulchart 
The Nation

 

Many local people came out to run, bike and do aerobic dances in the park along the Mekong River in Nakhon Phanom’s downtown when the first bright sunlight in two months smiled on the northeastern province.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055429-first-bright-sunlight-in-two-months-in-nakhon-phanom/

 

Swamped villagers plead with Phetchaburi Dam to speed up water release

By The Nation

 

With their houses and farmlands underwater for over a month, villagers in Phetchaburi’s Tha Yand district on Saturday pleaded with authorities to increase the speed of water release from Phetchaburi Dam.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055432-swamped-villagers-plead-with-phetchaburi-dam-to-speed-up-water-release/

 

Free expressway buses to beat traffic jams start Monday: BMTA

By The Nation

 

The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority will starting on Monday provide free air-conditioned buses on two expressway routes to help rush-hour commuters avoid heavy congestion caused by construction for electric train routes.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055434-free-expressway-buses-to-beat-traffic-jams-start-monday-bmta/

 

Phuket camp ordered to stop using baby elephant as tourist-cash bait

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

The baby female elephant is no longer shackled in front of the Butterfly & Orchid Garden. Photo: Phuket Provincial Livestock Office
 

PHUKET: A baby elephant that was being used as a tourist attraction at a safari camp in Chlaong on the road up to the Big Buddha viewpoint has been moved to a corral and is no longer being used as tourist-cash bait.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055436-phuket-camp-ordered-to-stop-using-baby-elephant-as-tourist-cash-bait/

 

She can sing, but can she act? Critics hail Lady Gaga: movie star

By Robin Pomeroy

 

The 75th Venice International Film Festival - Screening of the film "A Star is Born" out of competition - Red Carpet Arrivals - Venice, Italy, August 31, 2018 - Actor and singer Lady Gaga poses. REUTERS/Tony Gentile

 

VENICE, Italy (Reuters) - Most of the critics avoided the obvious headline to describe Lady Gaga's performance in "A Star Is Born", but they seemed to agree that the singer showed what it takes to lead a major movie.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055456-she-can-sing-but-can-she-act-critics-hail-lady-gaga-movie-star/

 

50 years in the making, Orson Welles' last film makes it to the screen

By Robin Pomeroy

 

The 75th Venice International Film Festival - photocall of the film "The Other Side of the Wind" out of competition - special event - Venice, Italy, August 31, 2018 - Editor Bob Murawski, winner of the Campari Passion for Film award. REUTERS/Tony Gentile

 

VENICE, Italy (Reuters) - It is the stuff of movie industry legend: the director of the best film ever made leaves behind an unfinished movie destined never to be seen - until now.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055458-50-years-in-the-making-orson-welles-last-film-makes-it-to-the-screen/

 

Neil Armstrong's sons defend 'First Man' against anti-American jibes

 

The 75th Venice International Film Festival - photocall for the opening movie "First Man" competing in the Venezia 75 section - Venice, Italy, August 29, 2018 - Director Damien Chazelle, screenwriter Josh Singer and cast members Ryan Gosling, Jason Clarke, Olivia Hamilton and Claire Foy. REUTERS/Tony Gentile

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The family of astronaut Neil Armstrong on Friday defended a new film against accusations of anti-Americanism because it does not show him planting the U.S. flag to mark the first moon landing.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055459-neil-armstrongs-sons-defend-first-man-against-anti-american-jibes/

Russian passenger jet goes off runway in Sochi, 18 injured

 

Utair Boeing 737-800 passenger plane is seen off an airport runway in Sochi, Russia September 1, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian passenger plane ran off an airport runway outside Russia's southern city of Sochi early on Saturday and caught fire injuring 18 people, officials and state media reported.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055460-russian-passenger-jet-goes-off-runway-in-sochi-18-injured/

Fire at Germany's Vohburg refinery under control, investigation underway

 

Firefighters spray water at a refinery after a fire broke out following an explosion in Vohburg near Ingolstadt, Germany, September 1, 2018. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert

 

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Firefighters have controlled a fire that injured 10 people at Germany's Vohburg refinery in Bavaria state, after it erupted following a blast on Saturday morning, regional officials said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055461-fire-at-germanys-vohburg-refinery-under-control-investigation-underway/

Palestinian refugees angry and dismayed at U.S. for halting funds to U.N. agency

By Stephen Farrell

 

A Palestinian man sits outside an aid distribution center run by United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip September 1, 2018. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

 

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Palestinian refugees reacted with dismay on Saturday to a United States decision to halt funding to a U.N. agency, warning that it would lead to more poverty, anger and instability in the Middle East.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055462-palestinian-refugees-angry-and-dismayed-at-us-for-halting-funds-to-un-agency/

 

Eight provinces, nearly 80,000 people, remain affected by floods: disaster chief

By The Nation

 

Eight of the 18 provinces hit by floods caused by the a recent tropical storm and seasonal monsoon remain under water, the chief of the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department calculated on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055465-eight-provinces-nearly-80000-people-remain-affected-by-floods-disaster-chief/

 

Provinces warned of torrential rain, possible floods

 

 

Seventeen provinces in all regions of the country have been  warned to prepare for torrential rain from today until Wednesday, which may trigger floods in few areas and exacerbate the situation in areas already inundated.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055466-provinces-warned-of-torrential-rain-possible-floods/

 

Indonesia to bid for 2032 Olympics after Asiad success

By Sudipto Ganguly

 

Diving - 2018 Asian Games - Women's 10m Platform, Final - GBK Aquatics Center - Jakarta, Indonesia - August 30, 2018 - Matsuri Arai of Japan in action. REUTERS/Cathal Mcnaughton

 

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Buoyed up by the success of hosting the ongoing Asian Games, Indonesia will bid for the 2032 Olympics, President Joko Widodo said on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055469-indonesia-to-bid-for-2032-olympics-after-asiad-success/

 

4 confirmed dead and 3 missing in spillway breach in Myanmar

 

 

Four people died and three others, including a boy, went missing after runoffs from a collapsed dam spillway on Swar Creek in Taungoo district in Bago region swept into four townships, The Irrawaddy News reported on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055470-4-confirmed-dead-and-3-missing-in-spillway-breach-in-myanmar/

 

China reclaim Asiad gold after 3-0 blitz over Thailand in final clash of two unbeaten teams

By Preechachan Wiriyanuparppong 
The Nation

 

The national volleyball's team pose for photographers after the final.

 

Jakarta -  World No.1 China were superior in every department against Thailand, demolishing the lower-ranked rivals in comfortable straight sets in the final showdown to capture gold medal at the 18th Asian Games volleyball competition at the GBK Tennis Indoor Stadium on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055471-china-reclaim-asiad-gold-after-3-0-blitz-over-thailand-in-final-clash-of-two-unbeaten-teams/

 

4 for 4 for Thai sepak takraw team

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam 
The Nation

 

The women's quadrant team celebrate after their victory.

 

Thailand claimed the fourth gold medal from the Asian Games sepak takraw competition on Saturday after the women’s quadrant team ousted Vietnam 2-0 in the final round in Palembang.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1055472-4-for-4-for-thai-sepak-takraw-team/

 

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