webfact Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 More rain between Sept 17 and 19 BANGKOK, 17th September 2018 (NNT) – The northern and northeastern regions can expect more rain between September 17th and 19th. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057578-more-rain-between-sept-17-and-19/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 With final horse races, Royal Turf Club bids adieu By JITRAPORN SENWONG THE NATION IT WAS CURTAINS yesterday for the Royal Turf Club at Bangkok’s Nang Loeng horse-racing venue in Dusit district, where it had operated for more than a hundred years. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057580-with-final-horse-races-royal-turf-club-bids-adieu/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 Political ‘freedom’ a sham, democracy activists caution By KAS CHANWANPEN THE NATION file photo THE NATIONAL Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has given the go-ahead for political activities to resume after four years of suppression, but doubt and distrust remain prevalent among the parties eyeing the next election. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057581-political-‘freedom’-a-sham-democracy-activists-caution/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 Four years is all we have By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM THE NATION Climate activists hold banners during a demonstration outside the United Nations (UN) Centre during the first day of the UN Climate Change Negotiating sessions in Bangkok, Thailand, 04 September 2018. // EPA-EFE PHOTO Grim reports on climate change say act now or be ready for catastrophe. HUMANITY HAS only about four years left to stabilise global temperatures and save the world from environmental catastrophe stemming from extreme climate change, scientists have warned. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057583-grim-reports-on-climate-change-say-act-now-or-be-ready-for-catastrophe/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 Land Of Lady Boys? Thailand Is Not The LGBTI Paradise It Appears Sexual minorities in the Land of Smiles face discrimination in education, work and their love lives, though attitudes – and the law – are beginning to change BY LAURA VILLADIEGO It is a country known to the world for its gay parties and transgender beauty pageants, a Land of Smiles that is welcoming to all. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057584-land-of-lady-boys-thailand-is-not-the-lgbti-paradise-it-appears/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 Mixed reactions to Digital ID draft law By ASINA PORNWASIN THE NATION WORRIES OVER PRIVACY AND SECURITY OVERSHADOW PERCEIVED BENEFITS FOR COMMERCE, TRADE AND PROSECUTION CYBER EXPERTS are weighing the pros and cons of a draft law about digital identification that will allow government agencies to collect citizens’ digital ID. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057585-mixed-reactions-to-digital-id-draft-law/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 REPORT: Chinese investors shift agriculture practices in North By JINTANA PANYAARVUDH THE NATION PHAYAO TWO YEARS ago, Prasat Prueangwichahorn, a Thai driver in a Chinese banana plantation in Laos, saw a business opportunity when Laos ordered a ban on new banana plantations out of concerns for the environment and workers. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057587-report-chinese-investors-shift-agriculture-practices-in-northern-thailand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 REPORT: Family clinics inject hope for stressed public health system By POUNGCHOMPOO PRASERT THE NATION IT’S COMMON enough when seeking outpatient services at large public hospitals to arrive at 5am for a queue token for an appointment to see a doctor sometime around 2pm. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057588-report-family-clinics-inject-hope-for-stressed-public-health-system/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 Nigerian, Kiwi, Thai charged in Bangkok meth bust By Kornkamon Aksorndech The Nation A Nigerian man and a Thai woman have been charged with delivering 2,060 grams of crystal methamphetamine (“ice”) to a New Zealand man at a Bangkok hotel on Saturday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057589-nigerian-kiwi-thai-charged-in-bangkok-meth-bust/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 Samut Prakan burglary turns into double homicide By The Nation Police are looking for a Lao welder after a burglary at a private residence in Samut Prakan ended in a double homicide. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057590-samut-prakan-burglary-turns-into-double-homicide/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 Sa Kaew district sees second lightning fatality in a week By Thanapat Kijjakosol The Nation A 21-year-old man was struck dead by lightning while jogging at a pond in Sa Kaew’s Ta Phraya district on Saturday evening. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057591-sa-kaew-district-sees-second-lightning-fatality-in-a-week/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 Man arrested for snatching woman’s purse By Theerawat Thongma, Dethawee Theewarangkool The Nation Police have arrested a truck driver, who allegedly snatched the bag of a female job-seeker in Pattaya City last week. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057593-man-arrested-for-snatching-woman’s-purse-in-pattaya/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 Tourists rescued from boat stranded in stormy sea By Sitthichai Sikhawat The Nation Officials from the Hat Noppharat Thara–Mu Koh Phi Phi National Park in Krabi province and a private boat operator helped 14 Spanish tourists – including four children – return ashore after their boat engine broke down in the rough sea between Koh Phi Phi Don and Koh Phi Phi Le on Saturday afternoon. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057594-spanish-tourists-rescued-from-boat-stranded-in-stormy-sea-near-koh-phi-phi/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 Aircraft bombs found among metal scrap at secondhand shop By Jakkapong Rawiwan The Nation Two MK-82 free-fall, non-guided general purpose aircraft bombs were discovered on Sunday in piles of metal scrap at a “Sieng Kong” secondhand mechanic parts-trading shop in the Khong Chai district of Kalasin province. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057595-aircraft-bombs-found-among-metal-scrap-at-secondhand-shop-in-kalasin/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 Two teenagers drown while saving friend By Sutthipomh Settharangsi The Nation Two schoolchildren died while trying to save another friend from drowning in Chaiyaphum province on Saturday, Pol Captain Saksith Tingkhasert of Kaeng Khro precinct said on Sunday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057596-two-teenagers-drown-while-saving-friend-in-chaiyaphum/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 Duo involved in burglaries fall in police net By Theerawat Thongma, Dethawee Theewarangkool The Nation Police on Sunday arrested two suspects, who had reportedly taken the oath of brotherhood while being in jail together, for alleged involvement in a series of burglaries at various houses in Pattaya City. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057597-duo-involved-in-burglaries-fall-in-pattaya-police-net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 Thailand to double airport capacity, surpassing Singapore's Changi Airport high-speed railway could draw China-Japan investment, says minister YUKAKO ONO, Nikkei staff writer BANGKOK -- Thailand is embarking on a building spree that promises to more than double the passenger capacity of airports in and around Bangkok, propelling the Thai capital past regional hub Singapore by that measure. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057598-thailand-to-double-airport-capacity-surpassing-singapores-changi/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 Tour bus brakes fail on Patong Hill By Eakkapop Thongtub The bus came to a halt at the bottom of Patong Hill. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET: The driver of a tour bus was forced to veer off the road while descending Patong Hill just after 9am today (Sept 16) in order to bring the bus to a stop after the brakes on the bus failed. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057599-tour-bus-brakes-fail-on-patong-hill/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 UPDATE: 19-Year-Old Business Student Crowned Miss Thailand World By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter From left, Helena Busch, Nicolene Pichapa Limsnukan and Praewwanit Ruangthong pose on stage Saturday night after Nicolene was named Miss Thailand World. Photo: Miss World - Thailand / Facebook BANGKOK — Nineteen-year-old Nicolene Pichapa Limsnukan Saturday night was crowned Miss Thailand World. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057412-thai-beauties-in-swimsuits-ahead-of-miss-thailand-world-final-today/?do=findComment&comment=13371574 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 37 percent hail controversial cheerleaders billboards as “thinking out of the box” ThaiPBS Thirty-seven percent of the respondents to a Matichon online survey to gauge public opinions about the controversial billboards of Thammasat University’s Cheerleader Club support the billboards, said they are great and amount to “thinking out of the box”. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057600-37-percent-hail-controversial-cheerleaders-billboards-as-“thinking-out-of-the-box”/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 Accuser of U.S. high-court nominee Kavanaugh goes public By Richard Cowan FILE PHOTO: Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies during the third day of his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 6, 2018. REUTERS/Alex Wroblewski/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A woman who had anonymously accused U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct in the early 1980s went public on Sunday, but Republicans said they were moving ahead with plans to hold a committee vote this week. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057601-accuser-of-us-high-court-nominee-kavanaugh-goes-public/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 Palestinian stabs U.S.-Israeli citizen to death at West Bank mall Blood-stained clothes and a bullet hole in a glass panel are seen at the scene of a stabbing attack near a mall in the Gush Etzion Junction in the occupied West Bank, September 16, 2018. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun GUSH ETZION, West Bank (Reuters) - A Palestinian fatally stabbed an American-born Jewish settler in the occupied West Bank on Sunday then was himself shot and seized by armed civilians who gave chase. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057602-palestinian-stabs-us-israeli-citizen-to-death-at-west-bank-mall/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 Swiss government calls on Russia to cease spying activities in country FILE PHOTO: A police officer guards a cordoned off area of Queen Elizabeth Gardens, after it was confirmed that two people had been poisoned with the nerve-agent Novichok, in Salisbury, Britain, July 5, 2018. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland has demanded that Russia cease any spying activities on its territory after two suspected espionage cases came to light in recent days. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057603-swiss-government-calls-on-russia-to-cease-spying-activities-in-country/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 North Carolina devastated as floodwaters rise from deadly storm Florence By Anna Mehler Paperny and Ernest Scheyder Members of the Coast Guard help a stranded motorist in the flood waters caused by Hurricane Florence in Lumberton, North WILSON/WILMINGTON, N.C. (Reuters) - Deadly storm Florence drenched North Carolina with more downpours on Sunday, cutting off the coastal city of Wilmington, damaging tens of thousands of homes and threatening worse flooding as rivers fill to the bursting point. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057604-north-carolina-devastated-as-floodwaters-rise-from-deadly-storm-florence/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 France's Le Pen urges show of nationalist force in European elections By Jean-Francois Rosnoblet French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National) party leader Marine Le Pen delivers her comeback speech in Frejus, France, September 16, 2018. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard FREJUS, France (Reuters) - France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen urged Europe's populist parties to unite against a liberal establishment in next year's European elections, as she made a combative return to the spotlight after her bruising election defeat last year. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057605-frances-le-pen-urges-show-of-nationalist-force-in-european-elections/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 Super typhoon slams into China after pummelling Philippines By James Pomfret and Enrico Dela Cruz Damaged windows of the One Harbourfront office tower are seen following Typhoon Mangkhut, in Hong Kong, China September 16, 2018. REUTERS/Bobby Yip HONG KONG/MANILA (Reuters) - A super typhoon made landfall in China's Guangdong on Sunday, the country's most populous province, after wreaking havoc in Hong Kong and Macau and killing potentially more than 50 people in the Philippines. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057606-super-typhoon-slams-into-china-after-pummelling-philippines/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 Decades of sex abuse uncovered at Rhu children's home By Mark Daly BBC Disclosure Decades of physical cruelty and child sex abuse allegations at a children's home in Argyll have been uncovered by a BBC investigation. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057613-decades-of-sex-abuse-uncovered-at-rhu-childrens-home-scotland/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 Police and mafia boss in gun duel at Pattaya nightspot Picture: Pattaya News The shooter is believed to be a policeman who has given himself up. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057614-police-and-mafia-boss-in-gun-duel-at-pattaya-nightspot/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 Eight suspected insurgents detained following ambush of rangers in Pattani By The Nation File photo Eight suspected insurgents have been detained for questioning over their alleged involvement in an ambush that killed two insurgents and injured four others, the southern Army chief said. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057615-eight-suspected-insurgents-detained-following-ambush-of-rangers-in-pattani/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 Dutch man found hanged from bathroom door in Pattaya hotel Picture: Sanook A maid at a Pattaya hotel saw the "please clean my room" sign hanging on the door of a second floor room on Sunday morning. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1057619-dutch-man-found-hanged-from-bathroom-door-in-pattaya-hotel/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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