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Top 5 British International Schools in Thailand

 

 

According to Office of the Private Education Commission (OPEC) as of year 2017, there are over 180 registered international schools in Thailand. The number has grown rapidly due to the popularity of international education as well as the Government that has vision on making Thailand the Asian educational hub.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058288-top-5-british-international-schools-in-thailand/

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ANALYSIS: Red-faced junta can’t woo people with borrowed slogans

By KAS CHANWANPEN 
THE NATION

 

Thaksin’s son, Panthongtae Shinawatra on his social media compares the now defunct Thak Rak Thai poster and the army's Facebook page

 

WHILE THE two military coups that occurred in the past 12 years have tried to eliminate the so-called Thaksin regime from the Thai political landscape, the junta’s latest campaign to promote General Prayut Chan-o-cha’s administration has only brought the influential tycoon back into the political discourse.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058580-analysis-red-faced-junta-can’t-woo-people-with-borrowed-slogans/

 

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Pracharat bill ‘a setback for goal of a welfare state’

By Chularat Saengpassa 
The Nation

 

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Subsidising only a part of population won’t ease economic disparity: critics

 

THE LAW endorsing the government’s welfare-card project will become a major obstacle – not a boost – to the welfare-state goal, a co-founder of the Future Forward Party has warned. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058581-pracharat-bill-‘a-setback-for-goal-of-a-welfare-state’/

 

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Safer roads will boost Thai GDP by 22 per cent: World Bank

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION 

 

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THAILAND could gain significant long-term economic benefit by making the roads safer and saving its mainly young and capable population from premature death in accidents, the World Bank says.
 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058582-safer-roads-will-boost-thai-gdp-by-22-per-cent-world-bank/

 

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Making the most of life

By Jintana Panyaarvudh 
The Nation 

 

Kanya Sesser uses skateboarding to get around and is delighted to demonstrate her skills in front of an audience at Indoor Stadium Hua Mark.

 

Born with what many would consider a severe disability, Kanya Sesser is living proof that we can all be anything we wish

 

SHE WAS born without legs and abandoned by her parents but Thai-born Kanya Sesser neither curses her destiny nor lets her disability stop her from living life her own way.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058583-kanya-sesser-making-the-most-of-life/

 

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Prayut still top choice for PM, poll finds

By The Nation

 

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Public opinion has again named General Prayut Chan-o-cha as the most popular choice to be prime minister after the next election – but there’s doubt the political party linked to him will be a winner – according to a new poll.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058585-prayut-still-top-choice-for-pm-poll-finds/

 

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Unesco visits Kui Buri park to gauge situation

By The Nation

 

 

Representatives of Unesco’s World Heritage Committee visited the Kui Buri National Park on Sunday to gather information about the conflicts it has been hit with, and gauge if the Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex, which it is part of, can be granted the World Heritage Site status.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058587-unesco-visits-kui-buri-park-to-gauge-situation/

 

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What prehistoric secrets might this Krabi cave hold?

By The Nation

 

 

A physician has urged state agencies to conduct a scientific survey of a Krabi cave where he found fossils of suspected prehistoric Java rhinos and hyenas.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058588-what-prehistoric-secrets-might-this-krabi-cave-hold/

 

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Thai healthcare gets a global nod of approval

By Chularat Saengpassa 
The Nation

 

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PM PLEASED AS KINGDOM JUMPS 14 PLACES IN RANKINGS; ACTIVISTS CALL FOR FUNDING BOOST

 

THE PRIME MINISTER yesterday praised the country for “leapfrogging” the global healthcare efficiency rankings, but health activists called for higher funding to ensure sustainability.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058589-thai-healthcare-gets-a-global-nod-of-approval/

 

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Anti-narcotics operations in Surat Thani in high gear

By The Nation

 

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Authorities have been trying to thwart the flow of illicit drugs to tourist islands like Samui and Pha Ngan.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058590-anti-narcotics-operations-in-surat-thani-in-high-gear/

 

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Thai Union committed to help Thailand deal with sustainable fishing challenges

By JINTANA PANYAARVUDH 
THE NATION

 

Darian McBain, global director of sustainability for the Thai Union Group

 

THAILAND’S progress in promoting human rights in the fishing industry will be addressed in a panel session on modern slavery and human trafficking at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) today in New York.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058591-thai-union-committed-to-help-thailand-deal-with-sustainable-fishing-challenges/

 

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Four Thawan paintings found, but mystery shrouds case

By Suriya Patathayo 
The Nation

 

 

Police in Pathum Thani have recovered four of the 113 paintings by the late National Artist Thawan Duchanee that his son reported missing.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058592-four-thawan-paintings-found-but-mystery-shrouds-case/

 

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SEAL rescuer Dr Park recalls “close shave with death” inside Tham Luang cave

 

 

More than two months after the end of the Tham Luang cave rescue operation to pluck 13 Wild Boar boys and their football coach to safety, Dr Park Loharnchun, a medical doctor and a member of the Navy SEAL which played crucial role in the rescue mission, broke his silence about his “close shave with death” in the flooded cave.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058594-seal-rescuer-dr-park-recalls-“close-shave-with-death”-inside-tham-luang-cave/

 

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Victims of gold mining operations to form political party

 

 

Villagers who have been affected by gold mining operations in Wang Sapung district of the northeastern province of Loei have agreed to form a political party whose main platform is to oppose gold mining and restore damaged environments.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058595-victims-of-gold-mining-operations-to-form-political-party/

 

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Life in limbo for Thailand’s urban refugees

By Puttanee Kangkun 
Special to The Nation

 

 

Although Thailand has hosted tens of thousands of Myanmar refugees in “temporary shelters” along the Myanmar border for more than three decades now, Thai authorities are often surprised to learn that there are other refugees in need of protection in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058596-life-in-limbo-for-thailand’s-urban-refugees/

 

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Committee pushes for medical marijuana in Thailand

 

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BANGKOK, 24 September 2018 (NNT) - Marijuana is the 5th category of narcotics used in medical research in many countries. A committee considering medical marijuana has advised the government that Thailand will be disadvantaged without a law to permit the use of medical marijuana. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058597-committee-pushes-for-medical-marijuana-in-thailand/

 

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Sibutramine users to face jail terms under amended rules

 

 

BANGKOK, 24 September 2018 (NNT) - Sibutramine, a substance found in some weight-loss products and food supplements, has been reclassified as a Schedule 1 psychotropic substance, with the heaviest penalties for not only producers and sellers but also users, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058598-sibutramine-users-to-face-jail-terms-under-amended-rules/

 

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BMA expediting pipe jacking projects in Sukhumvit locality

 

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BANGKOK, 24 September 2018 (NNT) - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has been overseeing the construction of underground pipelines, intended to prevent flooding in the Sukhumvit area 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058599-bma-expediting-pipe-jacking-projects-in-sukhumvit-locality/

 

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Iran's Revolutionary Guards threaten to avenge military parade attack

By Michael Georgy

 

FILE PHOTO: Iran's President Hassan Rouhani attends a news conference at the Chancellery in Vienna, Austria July 4, 2018. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo   

 

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards vowed on Sunday to exact "deadly and unforgettable" vengeance for an attack on a military parade that killed 25 people, including 12 of their comrades, and Tehran accused Gulf Arab states of backing the gunmen.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058601-irans-revolutionary-guards-threaten-to-avenge-military-parade-attack/

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German coalition avoids split with solution to spymaster crisis

By Michelle Martin

 

European Union Budget Commissioner Guenther Oettinger holds a news conference to present the EU executive's final proposal for the bloc's next long-term budget, in Brussels, Belgium, May 2, 2018. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition resolved a dispute over Germany's scandal-tainted spymaster on Sunday, ending a crisis that had prompted concerns the six-month-old government could fall apart.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058603-german-coalition-avoids-split-with-solution-to-spymaster-crisis/

 

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UK opposition leader will back second Brexit vote if party wants it

By Elizabeth Piper and Kylie MacLellan

 

Britain's Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn sits on stage at the annual Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, Britain, September 23, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

 

LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) - British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Sunday he would back a second Brexit referendum if his Labour Party votes to pursue the move, heaping pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May, whose plans for a divorce deal with the EU have hit an impasse.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058605-uk-opposition-leader-will-back-second-brexit-vote-if-party-wants-it/

 

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Accuser of Trump's Supreme Court nominee to testify on Thursday

By Doina Chiacu

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh listens during his U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 4, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The university professor who has accused Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, of sexual assault will testify before a Senate panel on Thursday about her allegation, her lawyers and the committee said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058606-accuser-of-trumps-supreme-court-nominee-to-testify-on-thursday/

 

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Police say they know those responsible in missing couple case: But their fate remains uncertain

 

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Police in the north of Thailand are in the process of obtaining warrants in the case of the missing Thai/Australian Phrae couple. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058610-police-say-they-know-those-responsible-in-missing-couple-case-but-their-fate-remains-uncertain/

 

 

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Koh Tao alleged rape investigation: Big Joke says woman investigator to be sent to England

 

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The Royal Thai Police said Saturday that a selection process would be held this week to choose an appropriate female investigator to travel to England to interview the woman who claims she was raped on Koh Tao. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058617-koh-tao-alleged-rape-investigation-big-joke-says-woman-investigator-to-be-sent-to-england/

 

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Mother, son injured in Nonthaburi necklace snatch

By The Nation

 

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A mother and her three-year-old son were injured when their motorcycle tipped over when a thief tried to snatch her gold necklace on Pracharat Road in Nonthaburi’s Muang district Sunday night, police said Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058618-mother-son-injured-in-nonthaburi-necklace-snatch/

 

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From reality TV to U.N., Trump to wield Security Council gavel

By Michelle Nichols

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., September 20, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Segar

 

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - He has chaired board meetings, cabinet meetings and starred in a reality television show, but on Wednesday U.S. President Donald Trump will wield the gavel in the United Nations Security Council to denounce Iran for what his administration sees as its malign regional behaviour.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058619-from-reality-tv-to-un-trump-to-wield-security-council-gavel/

 

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Canada PM says informal NAFTA talks likely in next few days at U.N.

By Allison Lampert

 

Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau waits for the Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sanchez before a military welcoming ceremony at The Royal Canadian Hussars Armoury in Montreal, Quebec, Canada September 23, 2018. REUTERS/Dario Ayala

 

MONTREAL (Reuters) - U.S. and Canadian officials trying to reach a deal on NAFTA are "very likely" to hold informal talks on the sidelines of a major U.N. meeting in the next few days, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058620-canada-pm-says-informal-nafta-talks-likely-in-next-few-days-at-un/

 

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Foreign man rescued after drifting out to sea

By The Thaiger

 

 

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A European man has been rescued after he was floating off Patong Beach for almost two hours over the weekend.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058622-phuket-foreign-man-rescued-after-drifting-out-to-sea/

 

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Pattaya police say they know who has Hong Kong "actor's" bag after lady boy fracas

 

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Pattaya's police chief re-interviewed the man who says he is a Hong Kong celebrity and lost his bag containing a million baht's worth of valuables after a fracas with four lady boys in Walking Street last week. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058623-pattaya-police-say-they-know-who-has-hong-kong-actors-bag-after-lady-boy-fracas/

 

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BMA to seek Cabinet approval for two more drainage tunnels

By The Nation

 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration will seek Cabinet approval for two drainage tunnels jointly costing more than Bt3.9 billion, deputy BMA governor Chakkaphan Phiewngam said Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058599-bma-expediting-pipe-jacking-projects-in-sukhumvit-locality/?do=findComment&comment=13394260