A Gala Dinner with Frank Bruno in Hua Hin

 

A Gala Dinner with Frank Bruno Ex-Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World. Bruno fought some of the best fighters from the modern era which included twice with Mike Tyson. 

 

Info: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1068236-a-gala-dinner-with-frank-bruno-in-hua-hin/

Russian man arrested allegedly trying to lure young girl for sex

By The Nation

 

 

A Russian man was arrested in Pattaya for allegedly trying to lure a young Russian girl to have sex with him and sending a revealing photo to her chat app.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1069548-russian-man-arrested-allegedly-trying-to-lure-young-girl-for-sex/

Russian woman attacked, robbed in Kathu

By Tavee Adam

 

Three suspects on one motorcycle attacked and robbed a Russian woman in Kathu on Sunday (Nov 18). Photo: CCTV

 

PHUKET:-- Police have confirmed they are hunting for two men and a woman who attacked and robbed a Russian woman near Loch Palm Golf Club in Kathu on Sunday (Nov 18).

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1069576-russian-woman-attacked-robbed-in-kathu/

Govt sops to poor raise questions of propriety

By KAS CHANWANPEN 
THE NATION

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha (L) smiles as he arrives for a weekly cabinet meeting at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, 20 November 2018. // EPA-EFE PHOTO

 

Bt38-bn subsidy from populist scheme used to woo welfare cardholders.

 

WITH THE general election fast approaching, the military-backed government yesterday announced an assistance package for the poor worth Bt38.73 billion under the Pracharat Welfare for Grassroots Economy Fund to subsidise 14.5 million holders of the state welfare card, starting from December until September next year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1069618-govt-sops-to-poor-raise-questions-of-propriety/

 

Cannabis patent applications from foreigners raise fears of monopoly

By The Nation

 

A Thai man with a marijuana tattoo on his face smokes and looks on during a protest held to show opposition to the patent for marijuana extracts, outside the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, 20 November 2018. // EPA-EFE PHOTO

 

ALL APPLICANTS for cannabis-related patents in the Intellectual Property Department (IPD) are foreigners, raising suspicion that the rush to legalise marijuana may have been designed to grant monopoly to certain groups.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1069619-cannabis-patent-applications-from-foreigners-raise-fears-of-monopoly/

 

Govt officials seek to lay criminal charges following boy’s Muay Thai death

By The Nation

 

Boxing coach Somsak Deerujijaroen watches a video of thirteen-year-old Muay Thai boxer Anucha Tasako, taken during his final bout, during his funeral at a Buddhist temple in Samut Prakan province on November 14, 2018. // AFP PHOTO

 

THE DEPARTMENT of Children and Youth (DCY) is preparing to take action against all those involved in organising the November 10 muay thai match, in which a 13-year-old boy was killed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1069620-govt-officials-seek-to-lay-criminal-charges-following-boy’s-muay-thai-death/

 

Thailand offers some help for rubber farmers after price slump

 

FILE PHOTO: A man takes a picture of basket filled with rubber at the central rubber market in Nong Khai, Thailand, September 16, 2015. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand approved a new subsidy and other measures on Tuesday to help its rubber farmers, who are struggling amid a slump in prices and have threatened protests.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1069621-thailand offers-some-help-for-rubber-farmers-after-price-slump/

 

Sperm whale washed up in Indonesia had plastic bottles, bags in stomach

 

Plastic items from a whale's belly are seen in Wakatobi, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, November 19, 2018 in this picture obtained from social media. ALFI KUSUMA ADMAJA/AKKP WAKATOBI/via REUTERS

 

JAKARTA (Reuters) - A sperm whale found dead in a national park in Indonesia had nearly six kilogrammes (13.2 lbs) of plastic waste, including 115 cups, in its stomach, park officials said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1069622-sperm-whale-washed-up-in-indonesia-had-plastic-bottles-bags-in-stomach/

 

Scavengers and local projects ‘key to cutting waste in oceans’

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION 

 

 

SCAVENGERS ARE the real heroes as Asia struggles to tackle intensifying urban waste problems and marine plastic pollution, the United Nations Economic and Social Committee for Asia and Pacific (Escap) has discovered.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1069623-scavengers-and-local-projects-‘key-to-cutting-waste-in-oceans’/

 

Now it gets harder: Thailand  tackle ex-England coach Eriksen

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam 
The Nation

 

Korrakot Wiriyaudomsiri

 

Thailand defender Korrakot Wiriyaudomsiri is warning that the War Elephants must be fully focused in their first away game of the AFF Suzuki Cup against Philippines in Bacolod City on Wednesday evening.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1069624-now-it-gets-harder-thailand -tackle-ex-england-coach-eriksen/

 

UPDATE:

 

Hospital faces lawsuit over acid-attack victim

By The Nation

 

File photo

 

Praram 2 nurses may also face action for not ensuring proper treatment.
 

THE HEALTH Service Support Department (HSSD) will sue Praram 2 Hospital over its handling of an acid-attack victim who passed away on November 9 shortly after seeking its services.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1069578-ministry-to-file-charges-against-hospital-for-refusing-dying-woman/?do=findComment&comment=13582804

 

Schooling offers bright future for migrants

By Kornrawee Panyasuppakun 
The Nation 

 

 

FREE EDUCATION and a crash-course on basic Thai can be a life-changer for migrant and stateless children.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1069625-schooling-offers-bright-future-for-migrants/

 

I won’t quit: doctor defiant amid sex attack claims

By THE NATION

 

 

A GYNAECOLOGIST accused of molestation and rape on Tuesday vowed to continue working, saying he wanted to continue serving patients in need of medical assistance.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1069626-i-won’t-quit-thai-doctor-defiant-amid-sex-attack-claims/

 

Civic groups push to get BMA’s Chao Phraya promenade project scrapped

By CHULARAT SAENGPASSA 
THE NATION 

 

 

SEVERAL CIVIC organisations will today officially ask the Central Administrative Court to scrap the Chao Phraya Promenade project and demand an immediate injunction to stop the project from progressing further.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1069627-civic-groups-push-to-get-bma’s-chao-phraya-promenade-project-scrapped/

 

Media to sign cooperation pact on relaying tsunami warnings

By Kornrawee Panyasuppakun 
The Nation

 

File photo

 

DESPITE THEIR fierce business competition, major TV stations have joined hands to boost tsunami warnings and crisis reports, so as to prevent future disasters.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1069628-media-to-sign-cooperation-pact-on-relaying-tsunami-warnings/

 

Pheu Thai and the Democrats: Whose problems are nicer? 

By Tulsathit Taptim 
The Nation

 

 

Thailand’s two biggest political parties will be deserted by a large number of voters in the upcoming election. But to Pheu Thai, the loss of support will be more strategic than problematic. The Democrat Party, facing a more daunting short-term prospect, must be wishing it were in the same situation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1069629-pheu-thai-and-the-democrats-whose-problems-are-nicer -opinion/

 

Pall of doubt settles over Election Commission

By The Nation

 

 

Dubious delay in redrawing constituency boundaries invites gerrymandering and fears of pro-junta manipulation 

 

The unconvincing excuse offered by Election Commission (EC) chief Ittiporn Boonpracong for the delay in announcing new constituency boundaries heightens doubt over the EC’s commitment to a free and fair election.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1069630-pall-of-doubt-settles-over-election-commission-editorial/

 

Hua Hin food sellers to sign MoU not to overcharge customers  

 

 

Food-shop owners and street food sellers in Hua Hin seaside resort town will sign a memorandum of understanding with the Hua Hin municipal administration which requires them to strictly abide by trading rules and, most importantly, not to overcharge their customers, especially for seafoods.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1069631-hua-hin-food-sellers-to-sign-mou-not-to-overcharge-customers/

 

Phoenix wreck handed over to Royal Thai Police

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Responsibility for the ‘Phoenix’ wreck has now been handed over to the Royal Thai Police. Photo: Marine Dept

 

PHUKET: Responsibility for the salvaged wreck of the disaster-struck tour boat ‘Phoenix’ was officially handed over from the Phuket Marine Office to the Royal Thai Police team of investigators today (Nov 20).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1069633-phoenix-wreck-handed-over-to-royal-thai-police/

 

Rawai beach speedboat refueller arrested, but refuelling continues incognito

 

 

Despite one man already arrested, operators are now using a traditional Phuket ‘songtaew’ bus to haul drums of fuel to Rawai Beach to continue refuelling speedboats at the popular tourist beachfront. Photo: Supplied

 

PHUKET: One person has being arrested for illegally refuelling tour speedboats directly from the Rawai beach road, The Phuket News was told today (Nov 20).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1069634-rawai-beach-speedboat-refueller-arrested-but-refuelling-continues-incognito/

 

Trump stands by Saudi prince despite journalist Khashoggi's murder

By Mike Stone

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the news media while walking to board Marine One to depart for travel to Mar-a-Lago from the White House in Washington, U.S., November 20, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump vowed on Tuesday to remain a "steadfast partner" of Saudi Arabia despite saying that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may have known about the plan to murder dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi last month.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1069635-trump-stands-by-saudi-prince-despite-journalist-khashoggis-murder/

 

Democrats to probe Ivanka Trump's private email use for government work

 

FILE PHOTO: White House senior adviser Ivanka Trump speaks during the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons annual meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S., October 11, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top House Democrat on Tuesday said a Congressional committee will investigate Ivanka Trump, U.S. President Donald Trump's daughter and a key White House adviser, following reports that she repeatedly used a personal email account for government business.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1069636-democrats-to-probe-ivanka-trumps-private-email-use-for-government-work/

 

Trump wanted to order Justice Department to prosecute Clinton, Comey - New York Times

 

FILE PHOTO: Hillary Clinton, Former Secretary of State speaks during the Women In The World Summit in New York City, U.S., April 13, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump wanted to order the Justice Department to prosecute two political foes, his one-time presidential opponent Hillary Clinton and former FBI director James Comey, in the spring, but his White House counsel rebuffed him, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.

 

full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1069637-trump-wanted-to-order-justice-department-to-prosecute-clinton-comey-new-york-times/

 

Exclusive: Trump weighs authorising U.S. troops to medically screen migrants

By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart

 

United States Marines fortify concertina wire along the San Ysidro Port of Entry border crossing as seen from Tijuana, Mexico November 20, 2018. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration is considering giving U.S. troops on the border with Mexico the authority to carry out medical screening of migrants, U.S. officials told Reuters on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1069638-exclusive-trump-weighs-authorising-us-troops-to-medically-screen-migrants/

 

Criticism mounts as Interpol set to elect Russian as president

By Luke Baker

 

A view shows Alexander Prokopchuk, Russian candidate to head international police organisation Interpol, during a ceremony to open a monument to police in Bangkok, Thailand in this December 2015 handout photo obtained by Reuters November 20, 2018. Russian Interior Ministry/Handout via Reuters

 

PARIS (Reuters) - International police body Interpol is expected to elect a senior Russian official as its next president on Wednesday, in a move that has provoked alarm in Europe and the United States about the risk of Kremlin meddling.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1069639-criticism-mounts-as-interpol-set-to-elect-russian-as-president/

 

Bitcoin crashes to lowest this year, losses top 25 percent in a week

By Tom Wilson and Tommy Wilkes

 

FILE PHOTO: A collection of Bitcoin (virtual currency) tokens are displayed in this picture illustration taken December 8, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/Illustration

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin slumped on Tuesday to its lowest this year, tumbling as much as 10 percent to breach $4,300 and taking losses in the world's best-known digital coin to 25 percent within a week.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1069647-bitcoin-crashes-to-lowest-this-year-losses-top-25-percent-in-a-week/

 

eBay polishes plans for online second-hand luxury watch market

By Silke Koltrowitz

 

An eBay logo is projected onto white boxes in this illustration picture taken in Warsaw, January 21, 2014. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo

 

ZURICH (Reuters) - Buying a second-hand luxury watch on eBay <EBAY.O> should get easier next year as the company gets better at checking that only genuine timepieces are sold on the online platform.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1069648-ebay-polishes-plans-for-online-second-hand-luxury-watch-market/

 

Skyscraper elevator plunges 84 floors — and everyone survives

CBC News

 

'I believed we were going to die,' tourist from Mexico City says

 

Six people, including a pregnant woman, survived an elevator plunge of 84 floors, after a cable in the shaft of one of Chicago's tallest buildings snapped early Friday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1069651-chicago-skyscraper-elevator-plunges-84-floors-—-and-everyone-survives/

 

Britain's May seeks to cut deal on future EU ties in Brussels

 

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May replies to questions after speaking at the Confederation of British Industry's (CBI) annual conference in London, Britain, November 19, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives in Brussels on Wednesday to attempt to agree a blueprint of Britain's post-Brexit ties with the European Union, which the bloc's diplomats said was being held up by disagreements over Gibraltar, fisheries and trade.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1069655-britains-may-seeks-to-cut-deal-on-future-eu-ties-in-brussels/

 

Armed police arrest two British drug suspects in Pattaya in middle of the night

 

 

Armed drugs suppression police were filmed bursting into a Pattaya room last night where they arrested two alleged British drug runners. 

 

https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1069641-armed-police-arrest-two-british-drug-suspects-in-pattaya-in-middle-of-the-night/