webfact Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Police preparing speedy immigration process By The Nation Immigration police are stepping up efforts to prepare their personnel and procedures for the expected influx of tourists in and out of the country during long holiday periods, including the New Year’s festival, deputy police spokesman Pol Colonel Choengron Rimpadee said. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1064031-police-preparing-speedy-immigration-process/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 New teacher-education policy ‘will hurt quality’ By Chularat Saengpassa The Nation Rajabhat deans vow to fight govt decision to shorten training programme THE ONGOING transition of the educational sector into a new and hopeful era risk stumbling after a drastic move by authorities to cut the duration of the teacher-education programme back to four years, many experts warned. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1064033-new-teacher-education-policy-‘will-hurt-quality’/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 Simple tips to combat sexual predators By Kornrawee Panyasuppakun The Nation A PEN OR a mobile phone can be good enough everyday items for self-defence in cities where one in two women experience sexual harassment in public transport. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1064034-simple-tips-to-combat-sexual-predators/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 ‘No evidence’ yet to charge woman with killing cats By MARISA CHIMPRABHA THE NATION POLICE YESTERDAY said that no legal action had yet been taken against a 30-year-old woman suspected by netizens of torturing and killing at least 27 kittens she had adopted from shelters and people. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1064035-‘no-evidence’-yet-to-charge-woman-with-killing-cats/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 Krabi residents up in arms over mine By The Nation OVER A hundred residents in Krabi province yesterday staged a rally against an attempt to operate a dolomite mine in their community. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1064036-krabi-residents-up-in-arms-over-mine/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 Fiery van crash kills nine Myanmar migrants By The Nation SEVERAL MYANMAR workers smashed glass windows with their heads and fists to get out of a van that crashed into a tree and soon caught fire in Kamphaeng Phet province yesterday morning. But nine of them could not escape in time and were consumed by the flames. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1064037-horrific-van-crash-kills-nine-myanmar-migrants-in-kamphaeng-phet/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 One killed, 29 injured as bus overturns on wet road By The Nation A bus overturned in Khon Kaen province on Sunday morning, causing one death and injuring 29 victims. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1064038-one-killed-29-injured-as-bus-overturns-on-wet-road-in-khon-kaen/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 Officials get orders to wean farmers off rice By The Nation AMBITIOUS NEW SCHEME AIMS TO HAVE THEM SWITCH TO CORN FARMING AGRICULTURE Minister Grisada Boonrach has ordered officials to proceed with a corn-growing promotion scheme under the government’s San Palang Pracharat public-private partnership initiative. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1064039-thai-officials-get-orders-to-wean-farmers-off-rice/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 Marine protections ordered for Samui to preserve ecosystem By The Nation Koh Samui // File Photo // Photo from www.ohitorisama-life.jp THE DEPARTMENT of Marine and Coastal Resources has decreed protective measures for tourist destinations Samui, Pha-ngan and Tao islands in Surat Thani province that will halt several routine practices and popular activities. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1064040-marine-protections-ordered-for-samui-to-preserve-ecosystem/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 Tirawat left singing in the rain at Singha Pattaya Open By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam The Nation Chonburi – TIRAWAT Kaewsiribandit won the Bt3-million Singha Pattaya Open after thunderstorms forced organisers to scrap the final round for the first time in 15 years at Burapha Golf and Resort on Sunday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1064041-tirawat-left-singing-in-the-rain-at-singha-pattaya-open/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 Let’s catch upon our reading By Sopaporn Kurz Special to The Nation Frankfurt, Germany The Thai publishers’ booth in Frankfurt Book Fair. Thais had a growing presence at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair, but a lot of kids back home are still missing out on the best literature Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1064042-let’s-catch-upon-our-reading-frankfurt-book-fair/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 Dangerous pitfalls in the coming election By The Nation As the thin ice gets thinner, the company Pheu Thai keeps could bring it disaster Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1064043-dangerous-pitfalls-in-the-coming-election-editorial/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 Poll respondents split over pet registration, but agree fee too high By The Nation Photo from: www.thaihealth.or.th Just over half of people surveyed this month by NIDA Poll were opposed to a government proposal that pet owners be charged a fee to register their cats and dogs, but most respondents objected to the hefty suggested fee of Bt450. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1064044-poll-respondents-split-over-pet-registration-but-agree-fee-too-high/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 El Al to add weekly flight on Tel Aviv-Bangkok route Michal Raz-Chaimovich El Al also announced that it was adding more premium seats and introducing a new pricing model. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1064045-el-al-to-add-weekly-flight-on-tel-aviv-bangkok-route/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 Commerce Min prepares Thailand for assumption of ASEAN chairmanship BANGKOK, 22 October 2018 (NNT) – As Thailand is set to take up the chairmanship of ASEAN next year, the Ministry of Commerce’s efforts are now geared towards preparing the country for the challenge. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1064046-commerce-min-prepares-thailand-for-assumption-of-asean-chairmanship/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 Trade war has little to no impact on Thai economy: UTCC BANGKOK, 21st October 2018 (NNT) – The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) says the country’s economy remains strong in spite of the ongoing trade war between the United States and China. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1064047-trade-war-has-little-to-no-impact-on-thai-economy-utcc/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 Interior Min raising public awareness of upcoming election BANGKOK, 22 October 2018 (NNT) – Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered government agencies to educate Thai people about the 2019 election. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1064048-thai-interior-min-raising-public-awareness-of-upcoming-election/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 Senate selection committee not yet formed BANGKOK, 22 October 2018 (NNT) – The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) hasn’t yet appointed a senate selection committee, according to Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1064049-senate-selection-committee-not-yet-formed-wissanu/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 Saudi Arabia calls Khashoggi killing 'grave mistake', says prince not aware By Doina Chiacu and Kylie MacLellan Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi speaks at an event hosted by Middle East Monitor in London, Britain, September 29, 2018. Picture taken September 29, 2018. Middle East Monitor/Handout via REUTERS WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia on Sunday called the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at its Istanbul consulate a "huge and grave mistake", but sought to shield its powerful crown prince from the widening crisis, saying Mohammed bin Salman had not been aware. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1064050-saudi-arabia-calls-khashoggi-killing-grave-mistake-says-prince-not-aware/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 Taiwan train crash kills 18 in deadliest rail tragedy in decades By Yimou Lee and Jess Macy Yu An overturned train is seen in Yilan County, Taiwan October 21, 2018 in this picture grab obtained from social media video. BEING CHUNG CHOU/via REUTERS TAIPEI (Reuters) - Eighteen people died and 175 were injured when a train derailed in northeastern Taiwan on Sunday, authorities said, in the island's worst rail disaster in more than three decades. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1064051-taiwan-train-crash-kills-18-in-deadliest-rail-tragedy-in-decades/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 Man who foiled Nazi nuclear plan dies aged 99 FILE PHOTO: World War Two Norwegian resistance fighter Joachim Roenneberg holds up a Union flag, which had been lowered from above the House of Lords, after it was presented to him by the Clerk of the House of Lords in Westminster, London, April 25, 2013. REUTERS/Andrew Winning/File Photo OSLO (Reuters) - The leader of a daring World War Two raid to thwart Nazi Germany's nuclear ambitions has died aged 99, Norwegian government officials said on Sunday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1064052-man-who-foiled-nazi-nuclear-plan-dies-aged-99/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 Jordan says it won't renew peace treaty land deal with Israel By Suleiman Al-Khalidi FILE PHOTO: Jordan's King Abdullah speaks during the opening of the third ordinary session of the 18th Parliament in Amman, Jordan October 14, 2018. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan said on Sunday it would not extend the 25-year deal that allows Israel to use two tracts of territory along its border just as Israel said it was still planning to negotiate an extension. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1064053-jordan-says-it-wont-renew-peace-treaty-land-deal-with-israel/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 U.S. Mega Millions lottery hits record $1.6 billion after no winners on Friday By Alex Dobuzinskis FILE PHOTO: Signs display the jackpots for Mega Millions and Powerball lottery drawings at a newsstands in midtown Manhattan in New York, U.S., October 19, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Sugar (Reuters) - The U.S. Mega Millions jackpot grew to $1.6 billion, a world record for a lottery, after Friday's drawing produced no winner of the grand prize, officials said. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1064054-us-mega-millions-lottery-hits-record-16-billion-after-no-winners-on-friday/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 Thousands of Hondurans in U.S.-bound migrant caravan head into Mexico By Delphine Schrank Central American migrants walk along the highway near the border with Guatemala, as they continue their journey trying to reach the U.S., in Tapachula, Mexico October 21, 2018. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino TAPACHULA, Mexico (Reuters) - A U.S.-bound caravan of thousands of mostly Honduran migrants whom President Donald Trump has declared unwelcome, began pouring into the Mexican border city of Tapachula on Sunday, setting up impromptu camps in public parks under a heavy rain. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1064055-thousands-of-hondurans-in-us-bound-migrant-caravan-head-into-mexico/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 Armless beauty vlogger a social media hit in Thailand By South-East Asia correspondent Liam Cochrane and Supattra Vimonsuknopparat video screenshot Once her parents set up the studio lights in their simple one-room Bangkok home, 18-year-old "Fai" bursts into action. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1064061-armless-beauty-vlogger-a-social-media-hit-in-thailand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 Woman who fell off cliff to escape sex attack is now running the NYC marathon Two years ago while fleeing an assailant in Thailand, Hannah Gavios fell 150 feet off a cliff and fractured her spine. There was a chance she might never walk again. Now the 25-year-old Queens native is prepping to run the New York City Marathon on Nov. 4. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1064062-woman-who-fell-off-cliff-to-escape-sex-attack-in-thailand-is-now-running-the-nyc-marathon/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 'Dark-skinned people' targeted in Thailand immigrant crackdown BANGKOK: Allegedly aimed at busting visa abusers and illegal migrants, a Thai police operation called "X-Ray Outlaw Foreigner" has raised questions about racial profiling and fears for asylum-seekers caught in its web. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1064063-dark-skinned-people-targeted-in-thailand-immigrant-crackdown/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 New York witches aim hex at Supreme Court's Brett Kavanaugh despite death threats By Gabriella Borter A self-proclaimed witch performs a hex on U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh effigy at Catland Books in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., October 20, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton NEW YORK (Reuters) - Melissa Madara was not surprised to receive death threats on Friday as her Brooklyn witchcraft store prepared to host a public hexing of newly confirmed U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh this weekend. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1064066-new-york-witches-aim-hex-at-supreme-courts-brett-kavanaugh-despite-death-threats/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 Woman killed, another injured in Prachin Buri lightning strike By The Nation Picture: Thai Rath One woman was killed and another severely injured when they were struck by lightning in Prachin Buri’s Prachantakham district Sunday evening. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1064068-woman-killed-another-injured-in-prachin-buri-lightning-strike/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 Two injured after car overturns and hits a bridge By Kritsada Mueanhawong Two people have sustained injuries after their car overturned, colliding with a bridge and mains water pipe in Chalong early this morning. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1064069-two-injured-after-car-overturns-and-hits-a-bridge/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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