webfact Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Travelers Spend More Money in Thailand Than Anywhere Else in Asia By Nikki Ekstein It’s the fourth-most-profitable tourism destination in the world. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061524-travelers-spend-more-money-in-thailand-than-anywhere-else-in-asia/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 Pakistani Christians held in visa crackdown By The Nation Immigration police on Wednesday rounded up 100 Christian Pakistani asylum seekers who have overstayed their visas or lack any visa. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061527-pakistani-christians-held-in-visa-crackdown/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 Two Pakistanis held for trafficking By The Nation Immigration police on Wednesday arrested two Pakistani men on charges of smuggling their compatriots. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061516-two-pakistanis-held-for-trafficking/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 EU ambassadors encourage Thailand to end executions By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM THE NATION File photo CAPITAL PUNISHMENT is for authoritarian countries and not democracies, delegates from the European Union stressed yesterday as they urged Thailand to abandon prisoner execution. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061568-eu-ambassadors-encourage-thailand-to-end-executions/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 Thaksin’s son indicted in the KTB loan scandal By THE NATION THE SON of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was indicted yesterday for collusion in money laundering in connection with the Krungthai Bank loan scandal, in a case he claimed was politically motivated. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061519-thai-court-grants-bail-to-former-pm-thaksins-son-in-money-laundering-case/?do=findComment&comment=13448140 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 UPDATE: GT200 distributor convicted again, for Bt7m fraud on forensic institute By THE NATION File photo A COURT yesterday once again found Avia Satcom Ltd and its top executive, Suttiwat Wattanakij, guilty of fraud, this time for supplying the fake GT200 devices to the Central Institute of Forensic Science, falsely claiming that they could detect bombs and narcotics. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061518-businessman-gets-9-more-years-in-jail-over-fake-bomb-detector/?do=findComment&comment=13448144 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 Shortlist of candidates for Senate to be out before poll By THE NATION A SHORTLIST of senatorial candidates will be made available for selection by the ruling junta about 15 days before the next general election, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said yesterday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061569-shortlist-of-candidates-for-senate-to-be-out-before-poll/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 UPDATE: Senate election draft decree approved By Kas Chanwanpen The Nation Government Spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd The Cabinet on Wednesday approved the draft decree for election to the Senate. The law is expected to come into effect next month and the 250 senators should be finalised by late April. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061569-shortlist-of-candidates-for-senate-to-be-out-before-poll/?do=findComment&comment=13448155 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 Jatuporn rubbishes rumours of tying up with Sondhi By THE NATION File photo: Jatuporn Prompan UNITED FRONT for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) leader Jatuporn Prompan yesterday denied rumours that he had joined hands with former yellow-shirt leader Sondhi Limthongkul to form the Pheu Chart Party to lead the country out of the current conflict. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061570-jatuporn-rubbishes-rumours-of-tying-up-with-sondhi/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 Get donated breast milk from ‘milk bank’ to ensure safety, say experts By PARICHART BOON-EK THE NATION File photo EVERY DAY, a milk bank at a medical school receives breast-milk donations from willing mothers. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061571-get-donated-breast-milk-from-‘milk-bank’-to-ensure-safety-say-experts/ Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061571-get-donated-breast-milk-from-‘milk-bank’-to-ensure-safety-say-experts/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 UPDATE: Karen man killed bearcat: suspect By SURIYA PATATHAYO THE NATION Deputy National Police commissioner General Srivara Ransibrahmanakul yesterday shares with reporters the progress in the investigation of a case of bearcat hunting at a park in Kanchanaburi. Accused says four legs of animal found with him had been bought from villager. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061517-suspect-admits-to-give-another-man-a-gun-to-kill-sai-yok-bearcat/?do=findComment&comment=13448170 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 Suspect in ‘turf war’ fatal shootout claims self-defence By KORNKAMON AKSORNDECH, KHANATHIT SRIHIRUNDAJ THE NATION A KEY SUSPECT in a shootout in the car park of the Centara Watergate Pavillion Hotel on Sunday that left an Indian bystander dead and four other people injured has claimed that he was fired at by a rival group first, and was forced to defend himself and his friends. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061572-suspect-in-‘turf-war’-fatal-shootout-claims-self-defence/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 Thonglor Pet Hospital enters Phuket market through purchase of majority stake in facility By KWANCHAI RUNGFAPAISARN THE NATION Dr Kitika, left, and Dr Anucha. THONGLOR Pet Hospital yesterday announced that it has bought a majority stake in a Phuket facility, marking the company’s expansion into the South. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061573-thonglor-pet-hospital-enters-phuket-market-through-purchase-of-majority-stake-in-facility/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 An economic nesting ground By Jintana Panyaarvudh The Nation Pak Phayun, Phatthalung The “caviar of the East”, one of the world’s most expensive delicacies, has great economic value for seaside provinces in Thailand. Thailand is famous around the world for its much-prized bird’s nest. But businesses believe lack of legislative support is short-changing the country’s immense potential Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061574-an-economic nesting-ground-seaside-provinces-in-thailand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 Chinese innovation expo aims for closer ties By PHUWIT LIMVIPHUWAT THE NATION Chinese Ambassador Lyu Jian, left, shakes hand with Soranit Siltharm, Permanent Secretary, Thailand’s Ministry of Science and Technology HRH PRINCESS Maha Chakri Sirindhon yesterday presided over the opening ceremony of the Innovation Expo Bangkok 2018 aimed at enhancing technological cooperation between Thailand and China. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061576-chinese-innovation-expo-aims-for-closer-ties/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 In the South, a new point man, same policy By The Nation Abdul Rahim Noor’s negotiations are doomed if the Thai government doesn’t bend on autonomy Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is coming to Thailand at the end of this month and is expected to introduce to government officials in Bangkok the recently appointed facilitator for peace talks in the Thai South. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061577-in-the-south-a-new-point-man-same-policy-editorial/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 'Learn Self-Defense': MMA Artist After Strange BTS Encounter By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter Photo: ONE Championship / Facebook BANGKOK — After an uncomfortable encounter with a stranger on the BTS, one of the nation’s top female mixed martial artists on Wednesday recommended that Thai women take up Brazilian jiu-jitsu for self-defense. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061579-learn-self-defense-mma-artist-after-strange-bts-encounter/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 Phuket boys return tourist’s cash and belongings By The Thaiger PHOTOS: Newshawk Phuket Yesterday two Phuket boys did the right thing and returned a small bag to Police after they found it at Khao Kard – an Ao Yon viewpoint in Wichit. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061580-phuket-boys-return-tourist’s-cash-and-belongings/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 U.S. raises pressure on Saudi Arabia over missing journalist By Steve Holland and Daren Butler Residence of Saudi Arabia's Consul General Mohammad al-Otaibi is pictured in Istanbul, Turkey October 10, 2018. REUTERS/Murad Sezer WASHINGTON/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump increased pressure on Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to provide information on what happened to missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and said he wanted to get the bottom of what he called "a very serious situation." Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061582-us-raises-pressure-on-saudi-arabia-over-missing-journalist/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 Bayer gets tentative ruling for new trial in weed-killer case By Jim Christie FILE PHOTO: Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller atomizers are displayed for sale at a garden shop near Brussels, Belgium, November 27, 2017. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Bayer AG's Monsanto unit received a tentative ruling for a new trial on the $250 million in punitive damages awarded by a jury to a groundskeeper who alleged the company's glyphosate-based weed killers, including Roundup, caused his cancer. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061583-bayer-gets-tentative-ruling-for-new-trial-in-weed-killer-case/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 Hurricane Michael, among fiercest in U.S. history, bashes Florida Panhandle By Rod Nickel Waves crash on stilt houses along the shore due to Hurricane Michael at Alligator Point in Franklin County, Florida, U.S., October 10, 2018. REUTERS/Steve Nesius PANAMA CITY, Fla. (Reuters) - Hurricane Michael, the strongest storm to hit Florida in a quarter century and the third-most powerful ever to strike the U.S. mainland, roared into the state's Gulf coast on Wednesday with tree-snapping winds and towering waves that flooded whole beach towns. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061584-hurricane-michael-among-fiercest-in-us-history-bashes-florida-panhandle/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 UK minister Lidington says he expects a Brexit deal eventually Britain's Minister for the Cabinet Office David Lidington appears on the Marr Show on BBC television in London, Britain, June 10, 2018. Jeff Overs/BBC/Handout via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) - A senior British cabinet minister said on Wednesday he expected that Britain would be able to strike a deal with the European Union to leave the bloc eventually, even if it was not a certainty. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061585-uk-minister-lidington-says-he-expects-a brexit deal-eventually/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 James Murdoch in line to replace Musk as Tesla chairman - FT By Munsif Vengattil and Alexandria Sage James Murdoch, the son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, and his wife Kathryn Hufschmid arrive for a reception to celebrate the wedding between Rupert Murdoch and former supermodel Jerry Hall which took place on Friday, in London, Britain March 5, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall/Files (Reuters) - Outgoing Twenty-First Century Fox Inc Chief Executive James Murdoch is the lead candidate to replace Elon Musk as Tesla Inc chairman, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing two people briefed on the discussions. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061586-james-murdoch-in-line-to-replace-musk-as-tesla-chairman-ft/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 Lift off: Singapore Airlines to boost U.S. presence with world's longest flight By Jamie Freed Singapore Airlines planes are pictured on the tarmac at Changi Airport March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Edgar Su SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore Airlines Ltd <SIAL.SI> is poised for a major boost to its U.S. footprint from Thursday evening as it resumes, after five years, the world's longest commercial flight - a near-19 hour non-stop from Singapore to New York. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061589-lift-off-singapore-airlines-to-boost-us-presence-with-worlds-longest-flight/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 11, 2018 Author Share Posted October 11, 2018 UPDATE/VIDEO Pickup falls from six-floor carpark By The Nation A pickup truck driver reversed and fell from the rooftop of the six-floor carpark at the Food and Drug Administration's headquarters. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061501-pickup-falls-from-six-floor-carpark/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 11, 2018 Author Share Posted October 11, 2018 Pompeo says release of American pastor by Turkish court would be 'important step' U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to reporters after having lunch with President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, U.S. October 9, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that the release of American pastor Andrew Brunson by a Turkish court at his next hearing on Friday would be an important step and the right thing to do. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061591-pompeo-says-release-of-american-pastor-by-turkish-court-would-be-important-step/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 11, 2018 Author Share Posted October 11, 2018 Big Joke helps Chinese tourist after illegal greedy guides' litter fine fiddle Picture: INN When a Chinese tourist was caught littering in Pattaya little did he know that his complaint would lead to the chief of immigration. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061593-big-joke-helps-chinese-tourist-after-illegal-greedy-guides-litter-fine-fiddle/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 11, 2018 Author Share Posted October 11, 2018 Body found floating at Phuket Beach By Kritsada Mueanhawong An unidentified body has been found floating at Nai Thon Beach, on the northern coastline of Phuket. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061594-body-found-floating-at-phuket-beach/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 11, 2018 Author Share Posted October 11, 2018 Limo company operator in New York crash charged with homicide By Gina Cherelus Nauman Hussain, the operator of a limousine company that owned the vehicle involved in a crash that killed 20 people in upstate New York was taken into custody, Wednesday, and charged with criminally negligent homicide. NEW YORK (Reuters) - The operator of a limousine company that owned the vehicle involved in a crash that killed 20 people in upstate New York was charged on Wednesday with criminally negligent homicide, New York State Police said. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061595-limo-company-operator-in-new-york-crash-charged-with-homicide/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 11, 2018 Author Share Posted October 11, 2018 Another dead tourist found floating at Koh Tao: Police fly body out for autopsy in Bangkok File photo Police in Thailand's south have taken the unusual step of taking the body of a 33 year old tourist found floating off Sairee Beach in Koh Tao to Bangkok for autopsy. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1061601-another-dead-tourist-found-floating-at-koh-tao-police-fly-body-out-for-autopsy-in-bangkok/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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