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.

 

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‘Wild Boars’ get invite to Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires

By The Nation

 

 

The Mu Pa Football Club has been invited by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach to take part in the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina between October 6-18.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058713-‘wild-boars’-get-invite-to-youth-olympics-in-buenos-aires/

PM told to step down as junta chief first

By POLITICAL DESK 
THE NATION 

 

 

PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha appears to have made up his mind to take a risky political journey after publicly admitting for the first time yesterday that he was “interested in political work”. Of course, he said, his future would depend on “how people see it”.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058724-pm-prayut-told-to-step-down-as-junta-chief-first/

 

Use of Article 44 urged to push marijuana bill

By The Nation

 

File photo: Marijuana // AFP PHOTO

 

Medical experts ready to move forward.
 

WITH THE BILL to legalise the use of marijuana for medical purposes bogged down in process, Deputy Prime Minister ACM Prajin Juntong is looking into the possibility of Article 44 being invoked as a means of moving the bill forward.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058725-use-of-article-44-urged-to-push-marijuana-bill/

 

Northeast faces drought, as dam levels low

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

File photo: Ubonrat Dam

 

SOME PARTS of the Northeast and Central regions are expected to face severe drought due to near-empty reservoirs and a strong dry season caused by the El Nino effect.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058726-northeast-faces-drought-as-dam-levels-low/

 

Removal of vans to proceed, despite strike threat

By KORNRAWEE PANYASUPPAKUN 
THE NATION

 

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ABOUT 1,000 public-transport vans will be removed from Bangkok’s streets on October 1, as authorities stand firm by their 10-year age limit on the vehicles. They also insist passengers will not be affected.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058727-removal-of-vans-from-bangkok’s-streets-to-proceed-despite-strike-threat/

 

Thai junta chief eyes role in politics after election

 

FILE PHOTO: Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha arrives for a meeting with Jack Ma, founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, in Bangkok, Thailand, April 19, 2018 during the latter's visit to the country to announce the group's investment in the Thai government's Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/Pool

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha is "interested in politics," he said on Monday, a sign that he sees a public role for himself after a general election promised next year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058728-thai-junta-chief-eyes-role-in-politics-after-election/

 

Thai monetary policy to remain accommodative - central bank chief

 

FILE PHOTO: Thailand’s Central Bank Governor Veerathai Santiprabhob is seen during an interview with Reuters at the Bank of Thailand headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand March 14, 2018. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's monetary policy will remain accommodative in the medium term and any rate increases will not be continuous, the central bank said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058729-thai-monetary-policy-to-remain-accommodative-central-bank-chief/

 

Ex-PDRC member set to challenge Abhisit as Democrat Party leader

By THE NATION

 

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FORMER PHITSANULOK Democrat MP Warong Dechgitvigrom will on Thursday announce his decision to run as party leader.

 

The challenge against incumbent party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva, who has held the post for 13 years, is backed by members of the former People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC), including figures such as Thavorn Seneam.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058731-ex-pdrc-member-set-to-challenge-abhisit-as-democrat-party-leader/

 

Lawyer faces allegation over acquittal of TV actress ‘Amy’

By KITTIPONG MANEERIT 
THE NATION

 

File photo: Atchariya Ruangrat-tanapong (L) and Sittha Biabangkerd (R)

 

A PROMINENT lawyer himself faces the prospect of being on the wrong end of a lawsuit after a former friend turned whistle blower and made serious allegations against him.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058732-lawyer-faces-allegation-over-acquittal-of-tv-actress-‘amy’/

 

Bangkok Art and Culture Centre to cut opening hours

By PHATARAWADEE PHATARANAWIK 
THE NATION 

 

File photo: Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC)

 

STRIPPED of funding from City Hall, the cash-strapped Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) has been forced to reduce its opening hours for the first time since launching as the capital’s art hub a decade ago.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058733-bangkok-art-and-culture-centre-to-cut-opening-hours/

 

Welcome to the world: Thailand ready to stage historic MotoGP

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam 
The Nation

 

Minister of Tourism and Sports Weerasak Kowsurat, left, with Tanaisiri Chanvitayarom, managing director, Buriram United International Circuit, right, discuss the state of preparations for Thailand’s first MotoGP. Photo by Wanchai Kraisornkhajit

 

Minister of Tourism and Sports, Weerasak Kowsurat is upbeat about the state of preparations for Thailand’s first ever MotoGP event next month.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058734-welcome-to-the-world-thailand ready-to-stage-historic-motogp/

 

How not to end an insurrection

By The Nation

 

 

Soon-to-retire Lt General Piyawat Nakwanit foolishly believes he could make militants surrender by arresting their families

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058735-how-not-to-end-an-insurrection/

 

Police suspect Chinese tourist’s fatal plunge at waterfall in Hat Yai a foul play

 

 

Police are investigating the fatal plunge of a Chinese female tourist at a waterfall in Hat Yai district of the southern province of Songkhla to determine whether it was an accident or an act of foul play.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058736-police-suspect-chinese-tourist’s-fatal-plunge-at-waterfall-in-hat-yai-a-foul-play/

 

Ex-Democrat MP for Chon Buri quits party

 

 

A former MP of the Democrat Party representing the eastern province of Chon Buri has tendered his resignation from the party in what is seen as the start of a wave of defections from the country’s oldest political party.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058737-ex-democrat-mp-for-chon-buri-quits-party/

 

UPDATE:

 

UK businessman and wife DISAPPEAR in Thailand - huge search underway

By LUKE HAWKER

 

Businessman Alan Hogg and wife Nott (Image: ViralPress)

 

A COUPLE have vanished “without any clues” from their mansion in northern Thailand, amid a family feud. Retired Scottish businessman Alan Hogg, 64, and his Thai wife Nott, 61, have been missing for five days with police reporting blood has been found in their property.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058610-police-say-they-know-those-responsible-in-missing-australian-thai-couple-case-but-their-fate-remains-uncertain/?do=findComment&comment=13396979

 

'Pleum VRZO' Follows Former Pm Dad Into Politics, Democrat Party

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

Photo: Matichon

 

BANGKOK — The scion of a former prime minister known for clean politics and frugal living has made the long-anticipated decision to follow in his footsteps by entering the political fray.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058738-pleum-vrzo-follows-former-pm-dad-into-politics-democrat-party/

 

Civil action to be taken against shot Phuket driver’s family

By Chutharat Plerin

 

CCTV footage shows Chitnupong mowing down three motorcyclists waiting at red traffic lights. Photo: Screengrab

 

PHUKET: Three motorcyclist injured by a man fleeing police in Phuket Town in a pickup truck last week are to take civil action against the man’s family.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058739-civil-action-to-be-taken-against-shot-phuket-driver’s-family/

 

Flags at half-mast in Thailand for Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang

 

Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang speaks during an interview at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi in 2016. Photo: AFP / file

 

BANGKOK: Flags at all Thai government buildings, including state agencies and corporations, are to be flown at half-mast in respect of Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang, who passed away on Friday (Sept 21) at the age of 61.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058740-flags-at-half-mast-in-thailand-for-vietnamese-president-tran-dai-quang/

 

U.S. investors confident in Thailand: PMO minister

 

File photo//source: Wikipedia

 

BANGKOK, 24 September 2018 (NNT) - United States investors are confident to invest in Thailand while the government will pursue the roadmap towards a general election, said Minister attached to the Prime Minister's Office Kobsak Pootrakool. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058741-us-investors-confident-in-thailand-pmo-minister/

 

Bangkok public transport links entering second phase

 

 

BANGKOK, 24th September 2018 (NNT) – The effort to create a shared public transport card in Bangkok has moved forward with the linking of the Purple and Blue line trains with the Airport Rail Link (ARL), while planning to share its access with the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) by year’s end. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058742-bangkok-public-transport-links-entering-second-phase/

 

U.S.' Mattis looks for 'way ahead' after China scraps military talks

By Phil Stewart

 

FILE PHOTO - U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis attends a news conference in Skopje, Macedonia September 17, 2018. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Monday he was seeking a way ahead for military ties with China after Beijing postponed military talks in protest at last week's U.S. decision to impose sanctions over China's purchase of Russian weaponry.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058743-us-mattis-looks-for-way-ahead-after-china-scraps-military-talks/

 

Cosby victim asks only for 'justice' at sentencing hearing

By David DeKok

 

Actor and comedian Bill Cosby leaves the Montgomery County Courthouse after his first day of sentencing hearings in his sexual assault trial in Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 24, 2018. REUTERS/Jessica Kourkounis

 

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) - The woman whose complaint led to Bill Cosby's conviction for sexual assault called for justice in brief testimony on the first day of the comedian's two-day sentencing hearing on Monday, where prosecutors asked for a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058744-cosby-victim-asks-only-for-justice-at-sentencing-hearing/

 

Trump says expects announcement of new summit with North Korea's Kim 'pretty soon'

By Jeff Mason and David Brunnstrom

 

U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a signing ceremony for the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on the sidelines of the 73rd United Nations General Assembly in New York, U.S., September 24, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he expected a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to be announced "pretty soon" but that the location had yet to be determined.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058745-trump-says-expects-announcement-of-new-summit-with-north-koreas-kim-pretty-soon/

 

Dallas police dismiss officer who fatally shot man in his home

 

The Dallas Police Department on Monday fired the police officer who is facing a manslaughter charge after fatally shooting a man in his apartment that she later claimed she mistook for her own.

 

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The Dallas Police Department on Monday fired a police officer who is facing a manslaughter charge after fatally shooting a man in his apartment that the officer said she mistook for her own home.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058746-dallas-police-dismiss-officer-who-fatally-shot-man-in-his-home/

 

Trump Supreme Court nominee rejects 'false accusations'

By Richard Cowan and Lawrence Hurley

 

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) - U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh said on Monday he would not step aside after a second woman accused him of sexual misconduct decades ago, with President Donald Trump and fellow Republicans showing no signs of relenting in their push for his Senate confirmation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058747-trump-supreme-court-nominee-rejects-false-accusations/

 

UPDATE:

 

Big Joke orders investigation: Chinese tourist suspected murdered at southern falls

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Thai media is reporting that police highly suspect that the Chinese tourist found at some waterfalls in Hat Yai last week was murdered. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058736-police-suspect-chinese-tourist’s-fatal-plunge-at-waterfall-in-hat-yai-a-foul-play/?do=findComment&comment=13397167

 

Major powers, Iran meet to salvage nuclear deal without U.S.

By Michelle Nichols and Parisa Hafezi

 

FILE PHOTO: An Iranian flag flutters in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria, January 15, 2016. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo

 

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran has ample reason to stay in the 2015 nuclear deal despite the U.S. withdrawal and the remaining parties on Monday will discuss ways to blunt the effect of impending U.S. sanctions on Tehran, the European Union's foreign policy chief said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058750-major-powers-iran-meet-to-salvage-nuclear-deal-without-us/

 

Missing Brit expat and Thai wife: Media says digging will resume today as fears deepen

 

Alan Hogg, 64, and his wife Nott, 61, are seen with their brand new pick-up truck which was taken //(Image: Viral Press) Mirror

 

Fears are deepening that the Phrae couple missing since last Wednesday have been murdered. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058751-missing-brit-expat-and-thai-wife-media-says-digging-will-resume-today-as-fears-deepen/

 

Blacklisted Serbian changed passport and came back to break into Rayong ATM

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Police in Surat Thani have arrested three Serbians on suspicion of using cutting equipment to steal from a Krung Thai ATM machine in Rayong. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1058752-blacklisted-serbian-changed-passport-and-came-back-to-break-into-rayong-atm/