Prachuap Khiri Khan’s Bt9.6m bicycle lane ends up as roadside parking space

By The Nation

 

 

A Bt9.6-million, 2.9-kilometre-long bicycle lane along the beach in Prachuap Khiri Khan's Mueang district has ended up as parking space for vehicles, with police saying nothing can be done about it.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065825-prachuap-khiri-khan’s-bt96m-bicycle-lane-ends-up-as-roadside-parking-space/

Woman caught peeing in the street in Bangkok was "foreigner" - fined 2,000 baht

 

 

The woman caught on camera peeing in the street in Bangkok from a yellow cab has been found and fined.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065842-woman-caught-peeing-in-the-street-in-bangkok-was-foreigner-fined-2000-baht/

Chinese still feeding the pigeons - authorities set to threaten jail

 

 

Despite the Chiang Mai authorities trying to stop foreign tourists feeding pigeons at Tha Pae few are taking any notice. 

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065855-chinese-still-feeding-the-pigeons-authorities-set-to-threaten-jail/

National exams may be held a week before polls

By THE NATION

 

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EDUCATION MINISTER TO HOLD DISCUSSIONS WITH UNIVERSITY CHIEFS’ SECRETARIAT; ASSURES THERE’LL BE NO CLASH OF DATES
 

THE NATIONAL university entrance exams may be brought forward to avoid clashing with the general elections, tentatively set for February 24.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065871-national-exams-may-be-held-a-week-before-polls/

 

Black box recovered as investigators in UK probe cause of Vichai crash

By THE NATION

 

People sign a book of condolence set up outside Leicester City Football Club's King Power Stadium in Leicester, eastern England, on October 30, 2018. // AFP PHOTO

 

AIR ACCIDENT investigators yesterday began the slow process of ascertaining the cause of the helicopter crash which took the lives of King Power chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and four other people at the weekend.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065873-black-box-recovered-as-investigators-in-uk-probe-cause-of-vichai-crash/

 

BOT expected to hike key interest rate

By   PHUWIT LIMVIPHUWAT 
THE NATION

 

STANDARD Chartered Bank (Thailand) expects the Bank of Thailand (BOT) to start monetary policy normalisation and increase the interest rate by 25 basis points (bps) , from 1.50 per cent to 1.75 per cent, in November. 

 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065874-bot-expected-to-hike-key-interest-rate/

 

Siam Piwat upbeat as opening of Iconsiam approaches 

By KWANCHAI RUNGFAPAISARN 
THE NATION

 

 

SIAM PIWAT, the operator of Siam Center, Siam Discovery, and Siam Paragon shopping centres, yesterday announced its readiness for the official opening of Iconsiam - its Bt54-billion masterpiece mall designed to make Thailand a true shopping destination on the global map.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065875-siam-piwat-upbeat-as-opening-of-iconsiam-approaches/

 

New technology ‘will efficiently keep tabs on marijuana in the country’

By CHULARAT SAENGPASSA 
THE NATION

 

 

THE LATEST technology will efficiently control cannabis once it is reclassified as a legal item for research and other applications, an adviser to the Office of Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) told a key forum yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065877-new-technology-‘will-efficiently-keep-tabs-on-marijuana-in-thailand’/

 

Land titles for certain plots being revoked, says minister

By THE NATION

 

The current condition of Phu Khee Kai in Phetchabun has prompted the authorities to look into allegations of forest encroachment.

 

Phetchabun water park probed over allegations of forest encroachment

 

NATURAL Resources and Environment Minister General Surasak Karnjanarat told reporters yesterday that the Land Department was in the process of revoking the land-rights documents for privately owned plots in Phetchabun that are encroaching on forestland. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065878-land-titles-for-certain-plots-being-revoked-says-thai-minister/

 

Cabinet okays Bt31-bn for six water projects

By THE NATION

 

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THE CABINET has approved a Bt31-billion budget for six water-related projects that will be implemented over the next six years.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065879-thai-cabinet-okays-bt31-bn-for-six-water-projects/

 

SPECIAL REPORT: Dealing with the elephant in the room – ivory trade

By PIYAPORN WONGRUANG 
THE NATION

 

The latest campaign by Wildaid, Ivory Free.

 

“An elephant tusk is actually the elephant’s tooth of which more than one-third of the tusk, or its palatal root, is rooted in its jaw. That means, removing an elephant’s tusks without causing the death of the animal is almost impossible.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065880-special-report-dealing-with-the-elephant-in-the-room-–-ivory-trade/

 

Get ready for the great election sales promotions

By Tulsathit Taptim 
The Nation

 

 

One of the slipperiest and most contentious words in politics is “populism”. Its original meaning was actually noble. It elevated “the people” above the “elites”, who constituted a far smaller group and were self-serving and corrupt.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065881-get-ready-for-the-great-election-sales-promotions-opinion/

 

Asean can’t keep turning a blind eye to Rakhine

By The Nation

 

 

The Rohingya are suffering genocide, and the regional bloc must tackle this root cause of the crisis
 

Asean must address the root cause of the Rakhine crisis before a move to repatriate thousands of refugees to the strife-torn state in Myanmar gets underway. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065882-asean-can’t-keep-turning-a-blind-eye-to-rakhine-editorial/

 

 

Three Vietnamese fishing boats seized, 14 crew arrested in Gulf of Thailand

By The Nation

 

 

A Royal Thai Navy patrol boat has seized three Vietnamese fishing vessels and arrested 14 crew members for illegally raking the seabed for sea cucumbers in the Gulf of Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065883-three-vietnamese-fishing-boats-seized-14-crew-arrested-in-gulf-of-thailand/

 

Phuket waste woes grow, landfill nearly full

By The Phuket News

 

A Wichit Municipality garbage truck arrives at the waste facility at Saphan Hin with another load of rubbish to be dumped off. Photo: The Phuket News / file

 

PHUKET: Four of the five landfill sites at the incinerator complex at Saphan Hin are already full. The fifth – and last – remaining site is nearly also full, Phuket City Mayor Somjai Suwansupana has revealed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065884-phuket-waste-woes-grow-landfill-nearly-full/

 

Phuket motorcyclist falls off bike at checkpoint – VIDEO

By The Thaiger

 

 

A video clip of a man falling off his motorbike at a checkpoint in Rassada last night has gone viral in local social media. The elder brother of the injured man claims that police grabbed his brother’s collar when he was on the bike.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065885-phuket-motorcyclist-falls-off-bike-at-checkpoint/

 

UPDATE:

 

Gold Coast baby Lilliana was flown to Bangkok last night to see doctors who will make a decision to amputate or not

Campbell Gellie, Gold Coast Bulletin

 

AN aircraft is on standby at Gold Coast Airport to fly to Thailand and bring sick baby Lilliana Sheridan home.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065746-australian-baby-facing-amputation-after-contracting-meningococcal-in-thailand/?do=findComment&comment=13514312

 

VARDY'S TEARS 

Leicester helicopter crash: Tearful Jamie and Rebekah Vardy lay wreath to Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha as city unites in grief

The Thai billionaire, 60, died alongside four others when his helicopter crashed outside the King Power Stadium on Saturday night leaving those connected with the club in shock

By Richard Wheatstone and John Shammas

 

The couple shed tears surrounded by tributes to Mr Srivaddhanaprabha//LOUIS WOOD - THE SUN

 

REBEKAH Vardy broke down in tears today as she laid a wreath outside the King Power Stadium with striker husband Jamie in memory of club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065886-leicester-helicopter-crash-tearful-jamie-and-rebekah-vardy-lay-wreath-to-vichai-srivaddhanaprabha-as-city-unites-in-grief/

 

Eye hospital launches Bt120m fund-raising appeal

By THE NATION

 

 

A 15-YEAR-OLD girl had never seen anything until she received surgery at the Banphaeo Hospital, which is now calling for donations in the hope its services can cover more patients.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065887-eye-hospital-launches-bt120m-fund-raising-appeal/

 

Boston gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger killed in prison

By Bill Trott and Sarah N. Lynch

 

FILE PHOTO: Former mob boss and fugitive James "Whitey" Bulger is seen in a combination of booking mug photos released to Reuters on August 1, 2011. REUTERS/U.S. Marshals Service/U.S. Department of Justice/Handout/Files

 

(Reuters) - James "Whitey" Bulger, who lived a double life as one of Boston's most notorious mobsters and as a secret FBI informant before going on the run for 16 years, was killed at a federal prison in West Virginia, sources said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065888-boston-gangster-james-whitey-bulger-killed-in-prison/

 

Trump targets U.S. birthright citizenship as elections loom

By Lawrence Hurley and Susan Heavey

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Southern Illinois Airport in Murphysboro, Illinois, U.S., October 27, 2018. REUTERS/Al Drago

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With congressional elections a week away, President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he will seek to scrap the right of citizenship for U.S.-born children of non-citizens and illegal immigrants as he tries again to dramatically reshape immigration policies.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065889-trump-targets-us-birthright-citizenship-as-elections-loom/

 

Italian police investigate human remains found at Vatican's Rome embassy

 

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Workers have discovered human bones at the Holy See Embassy to Italy and police are investigating the matter, the Vatican said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065890-italian-police-investigate-human-remains-found-at-vaticans-rome-embassy/

 

Merkel looks to Africa to cement a legacy shaped by migration

By Thomas Escritt

 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde and heads of states of African countries pose for a family photo ahead of the 'G20 Compact with Africa' summit at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, October 30, 2018. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged on Tuesday a new development fund to tackle unemployment in Africa, a problem spurring the mass migration that has shaped her long premiership as it nears its end.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065891-merkel-looks-to-africa-to-cement-a-legacy-shaped-by-migration/

 

NASA retires its planet hunter, the Kepler space telescope

By Joey Roulette

 

An artist's conception of the Kepler Space telescope is shown in this illustration provided October 30, 2018. NASA/Handout via REUTERS

 

ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - The Kepler space telescope has run out of fuel and will be retired after a 9-1/2-year mission in which it detected thousands of planets beyond our solar system and boosted the search for worlds that might harbour alien life, NASA said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065892-nasa-retires-its-planet-hunter-the-kepler-space-telescope/

 

Britain plans expansion of diplomatic network after Brexit

 

Britain's Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt addresses the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, Britain September 30, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is to hire nearly 1,000 more diplomatic staff as it looks to expand its links with countries around the world after Brexit, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt will announce on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065893-britain-plans-expansion-of-diplomatic-network-after-brexit/

 

Kansas militia men blame Trump rhetoric for mosque attack plan

 

FILE PHOTO: L - R; Curtis Allen 49, Gavin Wright, 49 and Patrick Eugene Stein, 47, arrested and charged in connection with plotting to bomb an apartment complex in western Kansas, are shown in these booking photos in Wichita, Kansas, U.S., provided October 15, 2016. Courtesy of Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - Three Kansas militia members who were convicted of plotting to bomb the mosque and homes of Somali immigrants should be granted leniency in their sentencing because they were inspired by President Donald Trump's rhetoric encouraging violence, lawyers for the men said in court documents.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065899-kansas-militia-men-blame-trump-rhetoric-for-mosque-attack-plan/

 

Hua Hin brainstorms over tourism development plan

 

 

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, 31 October 2018 (NNT) - Hua Hin City is gathering viewpoints in bid to set a tourism development plan and make it a key tourist destination in the southern region. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065902-hua-hin-brainstorms-over-tourism-development-plan/

 

Drugs situation in Phuket at moderate level: Provincial governor

 

 

PHUKET, 31 October 2018 (NNT) - The narcotic situation in Phuket has been evaluated to be at moderate level, with Krathom leaves being the most commonly used drug, said Provincial Governor of Phuket Phakkhaphong Thawiphat. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065903-drugs-situation-in-phuket-at-moderate-level-provincial-governor/

 

Koh Tarutao Islands become plastic-free

 

 

SATUN, 31 October 2018 (NNT) - Tarutao Islands National Park has been declared as an area free of plastic and styrofoam containers for current maritime tourism season. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065904-koh-tarutao-islands-become-plastic-free/

 

Government on course to achieve education reform for children

 

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BANGKOK, 31 October 2018 (NNT) — A government-appointed committee in charge of education reform has been working on the implementation of initiatives aimed at benefiting young children. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1065906-thai-govt-on-course-to-achieve-education-reform-for-children/