Brit and Canadian arrested after police bust HUGE cannabis oil operation in Bangkok

 

Image: Channel 8

 

Two foreign men, along with two Thais have been arrested on drug charges following a raid on a warehouse in Bangkok, Thai police said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071959-brit-and-canadian-arrested-after-police-bust-huge-cannabis-oil-operation-in-bangkok/

Phuket speedboat captain, crewman and guide all charged for Chinese tourist slashed by Phi Phi tour boat propeller

By Tavee Adam

 

Police have confirmed that the speedboat captain, crewman and the tour guide have all been charged for recklessness causing serious injury and are being detained. Photo: Phuket TAC

 

PHUKET:-- Police have confirmed that the boat captain, his boat crewmen assistant and the tour guide present when a Chinese tourist had her legs slashed by a tour speedboat propeller at Phi Phi Island on Saturday (Dec 1) have been charged and are currently in detention.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071981-phuket-speedboat-captain-crewman-and-guide-all-charged-for-chinese-tourist-slashed-by-phi-phi-tour-boat-propeller/

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/

Ex-Pheu Thai MP accused of murder can run in polls: EC

By THE NATION

 

 

A FORMER Pheu Thai Party MP, wanted in connection with the alleged murder of a local administrator in Khon Kaen, cannot be prohibited by law from contesting in the upcoming election, a senior election official said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072010-ex-pheu-thai-mp-accused-of-murder-can-run-in-polls-ec/

 

Parties boycotting meeting are troublemakers: junta

By THE NATION

 

 

JUNTA LEADERS yesterday branded political parties boycotting today’s meeting as troublemakers, with the prime minister saying they were like boxers who refused to abide by the rules and would not listen to the referee’s explanations.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072012-parties-boycotting-meeting-are-troublemakers-junta/

 

Rich nations fail as Thailand meets its emissions target

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

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IEA outlook still worrisome as global greenhouse gas production shows 0.5 per cent increase this year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072014-rich-nations-fail-as-thailand-meets-its-emissions-target/

 

A taste of Taeyeon

By Urisara Kowitdamrong 
The Nation

 

Taeyeon captures the hearts of her audience as she croons ‘Gemini’.

 

The South Korean star thrills fans with her soulful vocals and neat choreography as she performs back-to-back concerts in Bangkok
 

South Korean vocal queen Taeyeon jetted into Bangkok last weekend, filling Thunder Dome in Muang Thong Thani with her magical music in back-to-back concerts on Saturday and Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072016-a-taste-of-taeyeon/

 

Panpayak fights to improve his family’s future

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam 
The Nation

 

Panpayak “The Angel Warrior” Jitmuangnon

 

After making a name for himself in Lumpini and Rajadamnern, Muay Thai star Panpayak “The Angel Warrior” Jitmuangnon finally makes his long-awaited debut on the ONE Super Series stage when he takes on Portuguese striker Rui Botelho at One: Destiny of Champions in Kuala Lumpur on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072017-panpayak-fights-to-improve-his-family’s-future/

 

In pursuit of the lost tax revenue

By The Nation

 

 

The Revenue Department has moved to begin harnessing the government’s share of income from booming e-commerce
 

The National Legislative Assembly last Tuesday approved Revenue Department amendments requiring banks and other financial institutions to report money transfers above Bt2 million per recipient per year to authorities.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072019-in-pursuit-of-the-lost-tax-revenue-editorial/

 

DDC urges parents to get their children vaccinated

 

FILE photo

 

NONTHABURI, 7th December 2018 (NNT) - The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has warned parents to make sure that their children are fully vaccinated against common diseases during the winter months. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072020-ddc-urges-parents-to-get-their-children-vaccinated/

 

Witness interviews resume in Premchai alleged poaching case

By The Nation

 

File photo

 

The second round of witness interviews and evidence examination in the “black leopard” alleged poaching case against construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta started on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1071962-witness-interviews-resume-in-premchai-alleged-poaching-case/

 

Man arrested with drugs at Phuket Checkpoint

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

A man has been arrested at the main Phuket Checkpoint with 60,000 methamphetamine pills and one kilogram of crystal methamphetamine.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072021-man-arrested-with-drugs-at-phuket-checkpoint/

 

Anti-graft agency is pondering new wealth declaration announcement

 

 

The National Anti-Corruption Commission is considering amending its controversial assets declaration announcement so that officials holding some positions would be exempted from having to declare their wealth and details about their assets would not be made public.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072022-anti-graft-agency-is-pondering-new-wealth-declaration-announcement/

 

Prayut and Palang Pracharat: A marriage waiting to happen

 

 

Strategically speaking, there’s a huge difference between Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha being in the Palang Pracharat Party’s list of prime ministerial candidates and him waiting for a parliamentary “invitation” to serve as the post-election chief executive.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072023-prayut-and-palang-pracharat-a-marriage-waiting-to-happen/

 

Fearing 'Act IV' of unrest, France to close Eiffel Tower, Louvre, at weekend

By Richard Lough and Marine Pennetier

 

Protesters wearing yellow vests, the symbol of a French drivers' protest against higher diesel fuel prices, occupy a roundabout in Cissac-Medoc, France, December 5, 2018. The slogan reads "Urgent, purchase power, dignity for all". REUTERS/Regis Duvignau

 

PARIS (Reuters) - France will close the Eiffel Tower and other tourism landmarks in Paris and draft in thousands more security forces on Saturday to stave off another wave of violent protests in the country over living costs.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072031-fearing-act-iv-of-unrest france to-close-eiffel-tower-louvre-at-weekend/

 

Russia must scrap or alter missiles U.S. says violate arms treaty

By Jonathan Landay and Arshad Mohammed

 

FILE PHOTO: Soviet armoured vehicles are seen in front of the St. Basil's cathedral during a rehearsal for a military parade to mark the anniversary of a historical parade in 1941 when Soviet soldiers marched towards the front lines, at the Red Square in Moscow, Russia November 5, 2018. REUTERS/Maxum Shemetov/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia must scrap its 9M729 nuclear-capable cruise missiles and launchers or modify the weapons' range to return to compliance with a key Cold War-era arms control treaty and avert a U.S. pullout from the pact, a senior U.S. official said Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072033-russia-must-scrap-or-alter-missiles-us-says-violate-arms-treaty/

 

Rejecting suggestions of delay, UK PM May's team says Brexit vote will go ahead

By Kylie MacLellan and Elizabeth Piper

 

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May addresses the media during the G20 Leaders Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina December 1, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Parliament's vote on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal will go ahead on Dec. 11, her office said on Thursday, rejecting suggestions from lawmakers that she should seek ways to avoid a defeat so big it might bring down the government.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072035-rejecting-suggestions-of-delay-uk-pm-mays-team-says-brexit vote-will-go-ahead/

 

Buzzcocks singer Pete Shelley dies at 63

File photo//Wikipedia

 

Buzzcocks lead singer Pete Shelley has died at 63 of a suspected heart attack. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072040-buzzcocks-singer-pete-shelley-dies-at-63/

 

 

Exclusive: U.S. probe of China's Huawei includes bank fraud accusations - sources

By Karen Freifeld

 

A woman walks by a Huawei logo at a shopping mall in Shanghai, China December 6, 2018. REUTERS/Aly Song

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd's chief financial officer was arrested as part of a U.S. investigation into an alleged scheme to use the global banking system to evade U.S. sanctions against Iran, according to people familiar with the probe.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072041-exclusive-us-probe-of-chinas-huawei-includes-bank-fraud-accusations-sources/

 

Top U.S. general urges Google to work with military

 

U.S. Joint Chiefs Chairman General Joseph Dunford attends a meeting of the National Space Council in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., June 18, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. general said on Thursday that it was "inexplicable" that technology giants like Alphabet Inc's Google <GOOGL.O> did not want to work with the Pentagon even as they seek out business with China, where companies have less freedom than in the United States.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072045-top-us-general-urges-google-to-work-with-military/

 

Kayakers prepare for mission to collect waste in Chao Phraya

By Kornrawee Panyasuppakun 
The Nation

 

 

The vice rector of Thammasat University, Prinya Thaewanarumitkul, will lead other kayakers on a 400-kilometre-long “Kayaking for Chao Phraya” campaign to collect trash and urge people to stop dumping their garbage in the river.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072046-kayakers-prepare-for-mission-to-collect-waste-in-chao-phraya/

 

Trump to pick State Department spokeswoman for U.N. ambassador -source

 

FILE PHOTO: Spokesperson Heather Nauert (L) speaks as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo holds a dialogue with reporters in his plane while flying from Panama to Mexico, October 18, 2018. Brendan Smialowski/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to name State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert as the ambassador to the United Nations, a source familiar with his decision said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072048-trump-to-pick-state-department-spokeswoman-for-un-ambassador-source/

 

U.N. rights chief concerned by Danish plan to put foreign criminals on island

 

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet attends a news conference at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, December 5, 2018. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

 

GENEVA (Reuters) - U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Wednesday she is concerned about Denmark's plan to house some foreign criminals on a tiny island south of the capital.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072049-un-rights-chief-concerned-by-danish-plan-to-put-foreign-criminals-on-island/

 

Investigators reveal cause of Leicester City helicopter crash

Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and four others were killed after the helicopter came down close to the King Power stadium on 27 October.

 

The helicopter crash which killed the chairman of Leicester City and four other people was caused by a pin that had come loose in the tail rotor control mechanism, a report has revealed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072050-investigators-reveal-cause-of-leicester-city-helicopter-crash/

Merkel's party votes for new leader, and new era in Germany

By Paul Carrel

 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel tours Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party congress venue in Hamburg, Germany, December 6, 2018. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

 

HAMBURG (Reuters) - Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats vote on Friday to decide who replaces her as party leader and moves into pole position to succeed her as German chancellor.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072055-merkels-party-votes-for-new-leader-and-new-era-in-germany/

 

Police ride pillion on big bike to chase down a hit-and-run pick-up – VIDEO

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

A Krabi policeman has ridden with a local big biker, chasing and shooting at a pick-up after a hit and run incident.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072057-krabi-police-ride-pillion-on-big-bike-to-chase-down-a-hit-and-run-pick-up/

 

Political parties attend economics seminar

 

 

BANGKOK, 7th December 2018 (NNT) – Representatives of six political parties took part in an annual seminar at the Faculty of Economics of Rangsit University, this year held on the theme “Reforms and Economic Policies of an Elected Government”. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072058-political-parties-attend-economics-seminar/

 

No decision yet on allowing motorcycles to access bridges

 

 

BANGKOK, 7th December 2018 (NNT) - Deputy Commander of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, Pol.Col.Gen.Chirasan Kaeosang-ek has confirmed that the Administration Court has not yet issued an order to allow motorcycles to use intersection bridges. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072060-bangkok-no-decision-yet-on-allowing-motorcycles-to-access-bridges/

 

RAOT calls fund for rubber producers a New Year's gift

 

 

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT, 7th December 2018 (NNT) – The Deputy Governor of the Rubber Authority of Thailand (RAOT) has urged eligible rubber farmers and tappers to claim their right to assistance funding from the government, calling it a New Year’s gift.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072061-raot-calls-fund-for-rubber-producers-a-new-years-gift/

 

Nov consumer sentiment index drops

 

 

BANGKOK, 7th December 2018 (NNT) - Agricultural product price declines, an oil price increase as well as the U.S.-China trade war have resulted in a continuously lower consumer sentiment index, the Center for Economic and Business Forecasting (CEBF) has announced. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072063-nov-consumer-sentiment-index-drops/