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Samut Prakan farm denies starving elephant

By Suthinan Kongsin 
The Nation

 

 

Samut Prakan Livestock Development Office inspected the area’s zoo and crocodile farm after photos on social media showed a thin elephant performing.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072835-samut-prakan-farm-denies-starving-elephant/

VIDEO: Chilling moment Thai cop murders Frenchman at Trendy Building in Bangkok

 

 

Chilling footage captures the moment an off duty Thai police officer shot a Frenchman dead in Bangkok on Wednesday morning.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072879-video-chilling-moment-thai-cop-murders-frenchman-at-trendy-building-in-bangkok/

Activists ‘languishing despite lifting of ban’

By KAS CHANWANPEN 
THE NATION

 

 

LAWYERS GROUPS SLAM CONTROL EXERCISED |BY THE JUNTA OVER PUBLIC FREEDOMS

 

THE JUNTA’S decision to lift the ban on most political activities appears to benefit politicians in the run-up to the general election, but pro-democracy activists continue to languish in jail, fighting long-drawn-out court cases, pro-rights organisations said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072901-activists-‘languishing-despite-lifting-of-ban’/

 

Apisak warns of slower economic growth

By PHUWIT LIMVIPHUWAT 
THE NATION

 

 

FINANCE Minister Apisak Tantivorawong predicts Thailand will encounter slower economic growth in 2019, citing uncertainty from the trade war between the superpowers, the upcoming national election and a slump in tourism as the key factors.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072902-apisak-warns-of-slower-economic-growth/

 

Prayut urges people to 'vote carefully in Feb'

By THE NATION

 

 

WHILE AGAIN admitting he had become a “fully fledged politician”, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha told locals during a mobile Cabinet tour of the Northeast yesterday that he would lay down his life to continue serving the country.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072903-prayut-urges-people-to-vote-carefully-in-feb/

 

Not-so-crafty plan sees fake shop owner take Bt10m diamond

By Khanathit Srihirundaj, 
Supachai Petchtewee 
The Nation

 

 

Police are seeking an arrest warrant for the prime suspect in the blatant theft of a diamond worth Bt10 million.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072904-not-so-crafty-plan-sees-fake-shop-owner-take-bt10m-diamond/

 

Agency given 15 days to drop patent applications

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION 

 

// AFP PHOTO

 

University says granting patents will make medicine unaffordable for Thais.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072905-agency-given-15-days-to-drop-cannabis-related-patent-applications/

 

British PM May survives party confidence vote but 117 dissent

By Kylie MacLellan, Elizabeth Piper and William James

 

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May arrives back at 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain December 12, 2018. REUTERS/ Eddie Keogh

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May survived a confidence vote from her Conservative party on Wednesday, but more than a third of her lawmakers said she was no longer the right leader to implement Britain's exit from the European Union.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072906-british-pm-may-survives-party-confidence-vote-but-117-dissent/

 

Denmark keen for EU-Thailand free-trade talks to follow poll

By WICHIT CHAITRONG 
THE NATION

 

Uffe Wolffhechel, the Danish ambassador to Thailand

 

DENMARK is looking forward to the start of free-trade negotiations between Thailand and the European Union(EU) after the Kingdom’s general election is held next year, says Uffe Wolffhechel, the Danish ambassador to Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072907-denmark-keen-for-eu-thailand-free-trade-talks-to-follow-poll/

 

Cheers! ‘Arm’ thanks main sponsor

By The Nation

 

Kiradech Aphibarnrat presents a garland to Boon Rawd Brewery CEO Santi Birombhakdi.

 

The country’s top golfer, Kiradech Aphibarnrat, has finally been able to spend some time at home after a tumultuous year in which he became the first Thai to earn his card on the world-leading PGA Tour.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072908-cheers-‘arm’-thanks-main-sponsor/

 

Phuket tourist passenger van driver takes out motorbike on second day of work

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The van came to a crunching halt after hitting barriers installed on the far side of the roundabout. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Two men on a motorbike suffered injuries last night, one seriously, after they collided with a Phuket passenger van whose driver was attempting to go round the Heroines Monument.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072909-phuket-tourist-passenger-van-driver-takes-out-motorbike-on-second-day-of-work/

 

Taxi motorbike driver found dead in Phuket room

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

A taxi motorbike driver has been found dead in a room in Thalang today.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072910-taxi-motorbike-driver-found-dead-in-phuket-room/

 

Spike in Phuket infections spur anti-Chikungunya offensive

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Rawai Municipality has already begun rolling out its campaign to prevent an outbreak of Chikungunya. Photo: Rawai Municipality

 

PHUKET: Local health officials are rolling out a campaign to prevent an outbreak of Chikungunya after a spike in the number of infections on the island.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072911-spike-in-phuket-infections-spur-anti-chikungunya-offensive/

 

Political parties join hands to demand EC to change controversial ballots

 

 

Seven political parties have demanded the Election Commission to change its poll ballot format to include the names and logos of political parties and to allow each party to use the same number for all its candidates in the 350 election constituencies.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072912-political-parties-join-hands-to-demand-ec-to-change-controversial-ballots/

 

How to Help the Wild Boars Soccer Team and Other Kids in Thailand

By FELIZ SOLOMON / MAE SAI, THAILAND 

 

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Nearly six months after they were dramatically rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand, the Wild Boars soccer team has a message for the thousands of people who helped save them: “Thank you.”

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072913-how-to-help-the-wild-boars-soccer-team-and-other-kids-in-thailand/

 

Trump ex-lawyer Cohen given three years in prison, blames 'blind loyalty'

By Brendan Pierson, Nathan Layne and Karen Freifeld

 

Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump's former attorney, exits the United States Court house after his sentencing, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., December 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison on Wednesday for crimes including orchestrating hush payments to women in violation of campaign laws before the 2016 election and financial wrongdoing, posing potential legal and political risks to Trump.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072914-trump-ex-lawyer-cohen-given-three-years-in-prison-blames-blind-loyalty/

Police hunt across eastern France for Strasbourg Christmas market attacker

By Vincent Kessler and John Irish

 

A French soldier stands guard near a closed wooden barrack shop at the traditional Christkindelsmaerik (Christ Child market) in front of the Cathedral the day after a shooting in Strasbourg, France, December 12, 2018. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

 

STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - Police searched through eastern France on Wednesday for a man suspected of killing at least two people in a gun attack on a Christmas market in Strasbourg and who was known to have been religiously radicalised while in jail.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072915-police-hunt-across-eastern-france-for strasbourg christmas-market-attacker/

 

Tabloid says it worked with Trump campaign to pay 2016 hush money - prosecutors

By Brendan Pierson

 

Playboy Playmate of the Year Karen McDougal poses at the Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills in 1998. REUTERS/Files

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The publisher of the National Enquirer tabloid newspaper has admitted it paid hush money to a former Playboy magazine model to prevent her from going public ahead of the 2016 election with claims that she had an affair with President Donald Trump.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072916-tabloid-says-it-worked-with-trump-campaign-to-pay-2016-hush-money-prosecutors/

 

Canada warns U.S. not to politicise extradition cases

By David Ljunggren

 

Canada's Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, December 12, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Wattie

 

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland on Wednesday warned the United States not to politicise extradition cases, a day after President Donald Trump said he could intervene in the affair of a Chinese executive detained in Canada at Washington's request.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072919-canada-warns-us-not-to-politicise-extradition-cases/

 

Chantaburi cathedral to hold Sweet Christmas 2018

 

FILE photo//Wikipedia

 

CHANTABURI, 13th December 2018 (NNT) – The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception has announced it will be holding “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018” on December 22-24. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072920-chantaburi-cathedral-to-hold-sweet-christmas-2018/

 

57 ’new' Mekong species discovered

By The Nation

 

 

A bat that could be a member of an American boy band, a gibbon with a Star Wars name and a toad straight from Tolkien's Middle Earth are among the 157 newly discovered species in the Greater Mekong region described by the world’s scientists in 2017.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072921-57-’new-mekong-species-discovered/

 

Defying Trump, U.S. Senate advances measure to end support for Saudis in Yemen

By Patricia Zengerle

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and NATO's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speak as they attend a session during the meeting of NATO foreign ministers at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, December 4, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a rare break with President Donald Trump, the Senate voted on Wednesday to move ahead with a resolution to end U.S. military support for the Saudi Arabian-led coalition in the war in Yemen and lawmakers vowed to push for sanctions against the kingdom in the new year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072924-defying-trump-us-senate-advances-measure-to-end-support-for-saudis-in-yemen/

 

Video: The fight that led to fatal shooting of Frenchman in Bangkok

 

Picture: Daily News

 

CCTV footage has emerged of the fight that led to the fatal shooting of a French tourist on Wednesday morning. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072926-video-the-fight-that-led-to-fatal-shooting-of-frenchman-in-bangkok/

 

Video: Horrific footage shows two men plummet to their deaths after granny in Benz collision

 

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CCTV and dashcam footage from several angles showed the shocking moments as a 70 year old grandmother behind the wheel of a Mercedes Benz collided with a furniture truck broken down by the side of a Bangkok expressway. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072931-video-horrific-footage-shows-two-men-plummet-to-their-deaths-after-granny-in-benz-collision/

 

Thailand: Islamic Leader to Increase Age for Muslims to Marry

Mariyam Ahmad 
Pattani, Thailand

 

Thailand’s top Muslim leader is expected to raise the minimum age of marriage without parental consent from 15 to 17 – effective Friday – following an international outcry over the wedding of an 11-year-old girl in June, officials said Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072932-thailand-islamic-leader-to-increase-age-for-muslims-to-marry/

You want the Thai police to help you? Shame them on social media

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A house owner in Nonthaburi was so fed up with police inactivity after four burglaries at his house that he put up a sign. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072933-you-want-the-thai-police-to-help-you-shame-them-on-social-media/

 

International Press Launch at Pattaya’s Latest Golf Course
Mike Bridge, The Pattaya Golfer Facebook. 

 

 

After three years in construction, the Chee Chan Golf Resort welcomed golf journalists from all over Asia yesterday, to experience their latest 18-hole championship course beneath the famous Chee Chan Buddha Mountain, near Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072935-international-press-launch-at-pattaya’s-latest-golf-course/

 

Big Joke shuts down fake Korean doctor's herbal cancer clinic

 

 

Police tech and tourist teams under the name of immigration chief Lt-Gen Surachate Hakparn have announced the arrest of a 49 year old South Korean national.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072936-big-joke-shuts-down-fake-korean-doctors-herbal-cancer-clinic/

 

Pattaya tour company busted for employing illegal guides

 

Picture: The Pattaya News Thai

 

A police investigation team comprising tourist cops and immigration officers led by Pol Lt Col Piyapong Ensarn have announced the arrest of two Thais and two foreigners.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1072937-pattaya-tour-company-busted-for-employing-illegal-guides/