Chinese "fake" guides slammed for telling compatriots rubbish about Thailand

 

 

Thailand is a Chinese colony, Thai women just sell their bodies to US servicemen and Thai families put their male children in "lady boy dancing schools" so they can get money.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1059975-chinese-fake-guides-slammed-for-telling-compatriots-rubbish-about-thailand/

 

Ten injured in a Krabi minivan accident

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

Eight tourists and two Thai have been injured in a minivan accident in Plai Phraya, Krabi, this afternoon.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060041-ten-injured-in-a-krabi-minivan-accident/

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Tuk-tuk driver faces charges following violent incident at Chiang Mai airport

By The Nation

 

 

A tuk-tuk driver who led a blockade of a Grab taxi at Chiang Mai International Airport on Monday has no public-transport driving licence and will face several charges following the incident, which was exposed by a foreign visitor, police said on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1059883-video-welcome-to-chiang-mai-tourists-forced-to-leave-grabcar-as-tempers-flare/?do=findComment&comment=13420834

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Maya Bay still off limits to tourists

By KORNRAWEE PANYASUPPAKUN 
THE NATION

 

File photo: Maya Bay

 

Tour operators fret over lost revenue as authorities seek proper rehabilitation.

 

TOUR OPERATORS cried foul yesterday and sought help from authorities after the famous tourist destination Maya Bay in southern Krabi province, off limits to tourists since June, continued to remain closed indefinitely to facilitate rehabilitation of corals.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1059893-thai-parks-authority-extends-closure-of-maya-bay-indefinitely/?do=findComment&comment=13421680

 

Cabinet ministers are entitled to join new political party, says Prayut

By KAS CHANWANPEN 
THE NATION

 

 

PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday defended the right of four of his ministers to join the pro-junta Palang Pracharath Party, saying it was a “private matter” and they were able to do so as long as it did not affect their ability to do their public duty.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060061-cabinet-ministers-are-entitled-to-join-new-political-party-says-prayut/

 

Activists give thumbs up to tobacco tax move

By THE NATION

 

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Move seen as step in right direction to fund public healthcare as well as reduce the number of smokers.

 

PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday said that a plan to collect an extra Bt2 from every cigarette packet sold was in the process of consideration, even as anti-smoking and health advocates backed the idea of the additional money being used to fund the universal healthcare scheme.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060062-activists-give-thumbs-up-to-tobacco-tax-move/

 

His Majesty appoints three new Privy Council members

By The Nation 

 

From left: Ampon, Chalermchai and Johm

 

His Majesty the King on Tuesday appointed a senior technocrat and two former military commanders as new members of the Privy Council.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060063-his-majesty-appoints-three-new-privy-council-members/

 

A naked and shameful power grab

 

 

Launch of Palang Pracharath Party is a bid to extend junta rule for decades  The spectacle is nothing less than shameful.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060064-a-naked-and-shameful-power-grab-editorial/

 

Supporting cast may determine post-election course

By Tulsathit Taptim 
The Nation

 

 

With the exceptions of Prayut Chan-o-cha, the pro-military camp, and the whole Pheu Thai Party, don’t commit yourself to loving or hating anyone in Thai politics. At least not yet.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060065-supporting-cast-may-determine-post-election-course-opinion/

 

Law change will help poor people who face lesser charges

By The Nation

 

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The Cabinet on Tuesday approved an amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act to allow those charged with offences punishable by less than 10 years in prison to get a temporary release without having to post bail in a bid to tackle crowded prison.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060066-law-change-will-help-poor-people-who-face-lesser-charges/

 

‘Killed’ Chinese woman had feared big trouble, police say

By THE NATION

 

 

MYSTERY REMAINS about the death of a Chinese woman in Songkhla province last month amid a report that she may have had business problems in Malaysia.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060067-‘killed’-chinese-woman-had-feared-big-trouble-police-say/

 

Mekong communities urged to organise emergency plans

By Pratch Rujivanarom 
The Nation 
Bueng Kan

 

An elderly farmer prepares a plot of land on the Mekong riverside in Bueng Kan’s Bung Khla District to plant tomatoes. Nation / Pratch Rujivanarom

 

A COMMUNITIES-LED emergency response plan is being advocated to cope with water hazards and dam disasters on the entire Mekong River Basin, as climate change magnifies the threats of water disasters posed by dams.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060068-mekong-communities-urged-to-organise-emergency-plans/

 

Southern Army chief urged to tackle ‘double standards’

By THE NATION

 

 

THE NEW Fourth Army Region chief, Lt-General Pornsak Poonsa, who recently took charge of Thailand’s predominantly Muslim southernmost provinces, was yesterday urged by Buddhist residents of Yala province to tackle double standards in the treatment of people of different religions, corruption in certain state offices as well as emphasise development work.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060069-southern-army-chief-urged-to-tackle-‘double-standards’/

 

‘Very poor’ students to be given financial help from November

By THE NATION

 

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THE EQUITABLE Education Fund (EEF) expects to soon start delivering financial help to “very poor” students.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060070-‘very-poor’-students-to-be-given-financial-help-from-november/

 

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PM Prayut insists again that 4 Cabinet members who join Palang Pracharat do not need to resign

 

 

Despite mounting pressure from various political quarters,  Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha insisted the four Cabinet members who have joined the pro-junta Palang Pracharat Party do not have to resign from their political posts.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060061-cabinet-ministers-are-entitled-to-join-new-political-party-says-prayut/?do=findComment&comment=13421721

 

Min of Tourism urges officials to be mindful of their actions

 

 

BANGKOK, 3 October 2018 (NNT) - The Minister of Tourism and Sports has urged public officials to be mindful of their actions, as the country attempts to regain trust with Chinese tourists. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060071-thai-tourism-min-urges-officials-to-be-mindful-of-their-actions/

 

Bangkok district offices told to publicize ban on feeding pigeons

 

 

BANGKOK, 3 October 2018 (NNT) – All 50 Bangkok districts have been instructed to put up signs directing vendors and citizens not to feed pigeons and to educate the public on their inherent danger. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060072-bangkok-district-offices-told-to-publicize-ban-on-feeding-pigeons/

 

Physics Nobel for laser pioneers includes first woman in 55 years

By Niklas Pollard and Ben Hirschler

 

A combination picture shows the Nobel Prize for Physics 2018 award winners (L-R) Arthur Ashkin of the U.S., Gerard Mourou of France and Donna Strickland of Canada, October 2, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Charles Platiau/Peter Power

 

STOCKHOLM/LONDON (Reuters) - A trio of American, French and Canadian scientists won the 2018 NobelPrize for Physics on Tuesday for breakthroughs in laser technology that have turned light beams into precision tools for everything from eye surgery to micro-machining.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060073-physics nobel for-laser-pioneers-includes-first-woman-in-55-years/

 

Punched in the Face: Plunge in Chinese Tourists Rattles Thailand

By Randy Thanthong-Knight

 

>> Boat tragedy, assault on tourist are hurting Thailand’s image

>> Tourism is critical as it accounts for about fifth of economy

 

Chinese tourist arrivals in Thailand are tumbling, dragging down overall visitor growth in the Southeast Asian nation and dimming the outlook for an economy that relies on spending by holidaymakers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060074-punched-in-the-face-plunge-in-chinese-tourists-rattles-thailand/

 

Trump helped parents shield millions from taxes: New York Times

 

U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters on his way to the Marine One helicopter on the South Lawn as he departs for travel to Pennsylvania and Tennessee from the White House in Washington, U.S. October 2, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump engaged in tax schemes that included cases of fraud in which he and his siblings helped their parents dodge taxes, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060075-trump-helped-parents-shield-millions-from-taxes-new-york-times/

 

Iraq names new president and premier, ending deadlock

By Ahmed Rasheed and Raya Jalabi

 

Barham Salih, Iraq's newly elected president, delivers a speech at the parliament headquarters, in Baghdad, October 2, 2018. Iraqi Parliament Office/Handout via REUTERS

 

SULAIMANIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq's parliament on Tuesday elected as president Kurdish politician Barham Salih, who immediately named Shi'ite Adel Abdul Mahdi prime minister-designate, ending months of deadlock after an inconclusive national election in May.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060076-iraq-names-new-president-and-premier-ending-deadlock/

 

Real Madrid suffer shock 1-0 defeat to CSKA Moscow

By Vladimir Soldatkin

 

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group Stage - Group G - CSKA Moscow v Real Madrid - VEB Arena, Moscow, Russia - October 2, 2018 CSKA Moscow's Igor Akinfeev is shown a second yellow card by referee Ovidiu Hategan REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A depleted Real Madrid suffered a shock 1-0 Champions League defeat at CSKA Moscow on Tuesday, extending a poor run of form for the holders that has left them without a win or a goal in three games.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060077-real-madrid-suffer-shock-1-0-defeat-to-cska-moscow/

 

Man City earn late win at Hoffenheim through David Silva

 

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group Stage - Group F - TSG 1899 Hoffenheim v Manchester City - Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim, Germany - October 2, 2018 Manchester City's Leroy Sane in action with Hoffenheim's Justin Hoogma and Joshua Brenet REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

 

SINSHEIM, Germany (Reuters) - Manchester City overcame a first-minute setback to relaunch their Champions League campaign with what manager Pep Guardiola hailed as an "important" 2-1 victory at Hoffenheim, clinched by a late David Silva winner, on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060078-man-city-earn-late-win-at-hoffenheim-through-david-silva/

 

Pompeo to visit North Korea again at weekend despite negative signals

By Lesley Wroughton and David Brunnstrom

 

FILE PHOTO - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Singapore August 4, 2018. REUTERS/Edgar Su

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to North Korea at the weekend for denuclearization talks with the country's leader Kim Jong Un, the State Department said on Tuesday, calling this "forward progress," despite negative signals from Pyongyang.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060079-pompeo-to-visit-north-korea-again-at-weekend-despite-negative-signals/

 

Russia completes delivery of S-300 system to Syria

 

FILE PHOTO - An S-300 air defense missile system launches a missile during the Keys to the Sky competition at the International Army Games 2017 at the Ashuluk shooting range outside Astrakhan, Russia August 5, 2017. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has delivered an S-300 surface-to-air missile system to Syria, it said on Tuesday, in defiance of Israeli and U.S. concerns that the arms sale would embolden Iran and escalate the Syrian war.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060080-russia-completes-delivery-of-s-300-system-to-syria/

 

U.S. would destroy banned Russian warheads if necessary - NATO envoy

By Robin Emmott

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison briefs the media ahead of a NATO defence ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, October 2, 2018. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Russia must halt its covert development of a banned cruise missile system or the United States will seek to destroy it before it becomes operational, Washington's envoy to NATO said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060082-us-would-destroy-banned-russian-warheads-if-necessary-nato-envoy/

 

French interior minister resigns in face-off with Macron

By Michel Rose

 

FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron sits next to Interior Minister Gerard Collomb as he leads the last cabinet meeting before the government goes on holidays at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France August 3, 2018. Michel Euler/Pool via Reuters/File Photo

 

PARIS (Reuters) - France's Emmanuel Macron was forced to accept his interior minister's resignation on Tuesday after early ally Gerard Collomb insisted he wanted to step down despite the president having rejected his resignation less than 24 hours earlier.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060084-french-interior-minister-resigns-in-face-off-with-macron/

 

Trump calls Kavanaugh allegations 'scary time' for men falsely accused

By Richard Cowan and Steve Holland

 

U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters on his way to the Marine One helicopter on the South Lawn as he departs for travel to Pennsylvania and Tennessee from the White House in Washington, U.S. October 2, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday allegations of sexual misconduct against his U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh showed that "it's a very scary time for young men in America" who now may be presumed guilty even when innocent.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060085-trump-calls-kavanaugh-allegations-scary-time-for-men-falsely-accused/

 

"Sack them!" PM's call to Big Joke in Chinese visa bribe scandal

 

Picture: Thai PBS

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha has demanded that Thai immigration end the culture of bribes for visas. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060088-sack-them-pms-call-to-big-joke-in-chinese-visa-bribe-scandal/

 

Villagers take action as "Ogre and Evil Widow" claim five lives in Kalasin

 

Pictures (2): Sanook

 

Sanook reported that villagers in Kalasin are convinced that an ogre and an evil ghost widow are at work after five mysterious deaths in September. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1060093-villagers-take-action-as-ogre-and-evil-widow-claim-five-lives-in-kalasin/