webfact Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Expat Grocery Survey 2019 You may remember back in May 2018 Thaivisa carried out an expat survey to understand our shopping habits and preferences, it was certainly very interesting information. Much can happen in 8 months and we would be very grateful if you could complete our Grocery Survey for 2019. Find the survey here: https://kwiksurveys.com/s/vAbnkmz7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 From Phetchaburi to Yala: Thailand on high alert for Tropical Storm Pabuk The authorities are on high alert as Tropical Storm Pabuk is on course for southern Thailand. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1075844-from-phetchaburi-to-yala-thailand-on-high-alert-for-tropical-storm-pabuk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 Surat Thani ferries cancelled By The Nation Photo from: Lomprayah Catamaran's facebook Surat Thani ferry operators cancelled routes to Koh Pha-Ngan and Koh Samui as downpours and high waves triggered by Tropical Storm Pabuk are expected to hit southern Thailand until Saturday. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1075887-surat-thani-ferries-cancelled/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 No change in road map to election, Prayut assures By KAS CHANWANPEN THE NATION PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha Premier dismisses suggestions to delay poll till after coronation of king; ‘EC to decide on date’ PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday insisted that the road map for national elections remain unaltered, dismissing suggestions that the junta will postpone the poll in light of the King’s coronation ceremony. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1075981-no-change-in-road-map-to-election-prayut-assures/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 Princess to oversee coronation By The Nation File photo: HM King Maha Vajiralongkorn and HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn. // AFP PHOTO THE GOVERNMENT will call on Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn to chair a government-appointed committee to oversee preparations for the coronation ceremony of her brother, His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn, set for early May, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said yesterday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1075563-thai-king-to-be-crowned-in-coronation-ceremonies-may-4-6-palace/?do=findComment&comment=13698536 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 UPDATE: Authorities face tough test as tropical storm Pabuk expected to cause serious damage By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM THE NATION THAILAND’S measures to prepare for and mitigate extreme weather conditions are facing a tough test as tropical storm “Pabuk” makes its way toward the country. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1075844-from-phetchaburi-to-yala-thailand-on-high-alert-for-tropical-storm-pabuk/?do=findComment&comment=13698539 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 Parks department to appeal court ruling on Similan Islands By The Nation Tourists splash in the clear blue sea at Mu Ko Similan National Park in this file photo. RULING SAYS NUMBER OF TOURISTS NOT MUCH HIGHER THAN LIMIT SET BY DNP AN APPEAL will be filed against a court order suspending the ceiling on the number of tourists to Mu Ko Similan National Park between January 1 and March 31. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1075982-parks-department-to-appeal-court-ruling-on-similan-islands/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 Fewer accidents, but death toll up this year By THE NATION Though the number of road accidents is lower this year compared to the “seven dangerous days” last year, drunk driving and speeding remain the key contributing factors in crashes and account for most of the arrests, Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda said on Wednesday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1075895-new-year-road-toll-appears-to-be-good-news/?do=findComment&comment=13698546 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 Defendants deny charges in bearcat hunting case By SUPOJ KAEWKASEE THE NATION File photo ALL DEFENDANTS in the much-publicised binturong (bearcat) hunting case, with the exception of one fugitive, denied all charges at the Kanchanaburi Provincial Court yesterday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1075983-defendants-deny-charges-in-bearcat-hunting-case/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 Government uses ‘national security’ as cudgel against active citizens By KORNRAWEE PANYASUPPAKUN THE NATION File photo: Yingcheep Atchanont POLITICAL activists and dissidents tend to be the victims of privacy violations as they are targeted by government surveillance due to so-called “security concerns”, say experts and right defenders. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1075984-government-uses-‘national-security’-as-cudgel-against-active-citizens/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 Proactive measures needed to cope with ageing society By CHULARAT SAENGPASSA THE NATION An elderly woman carries broomsticks as she hopes to sell them for a living on a Bangkok street. She is among millions of Thais who get old before accumulating enough savings for a comfortable retirement life. THAILAND’S labour market will stagger under the weight of its growing elderly population if it does not come up with practical solutions soon. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1075985-proactive-measures-needed-to-cope-with-ageing-society/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 How Thailand is affected by US-China trade conflict By Jae Young Lee, Ruperto Pagaura Majuca Special to The Nation Amid an escalating trade war marked by tariffs and counter-tariffs on exports, the United States and China are in the midst of a 90-day ceasefire to allow both sides to negotiate. As a leading Asean economy, Thailand faces both challenges and opportunities from the trade war. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1075986-how-thailand-is-affected-by-us-china-trade-conflict/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 Is it fair to tag someone a Cheap Charlie? By Dan Cheeseman If you are new to Thailand let me explain the term ‘Cheap Charlie’. It is used by Thais to describe someone, usually foreign, who is perceived as tight or cheap when it comes to spending their money. In fact the Thai term is a lot more crude ‘Kee Neo’ – which directly translates as ‘Sticky Shit’. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1075832-is-it-fair-to-tag-someone-a-cheap-charlie/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 PM says he is studying policies of parties before he deciding which one to join Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said today he is studying policy platforms of political parties before deciding which one he would join in the near future. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1075987-pm-prayut-says-he-is-studying-policies-of-parties-before-he-deciding-which-one-to-join/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 Teen with loaded handgun caught heading to Patong New Year countdown By Tanyaluk Sakoot The boy, who the officers identified only as ‘Luan’, was caught with a home-made .38-calibre pistol and one .38-calibre bullet. Photo: Patong Police PHUKET: Police apprehended a 17-year-old boy carrying a loaded handgun in Patong as he was heading to celebrate the New Year countdown on Monday night (Dec 31). Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1075988-teen-with-loaded-handgun-caught-heading-to-patong-new-year-countdown/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 No sign of progress after Trump meets lawmakers on shutdown By Jeff Mason and Amanda Becker U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting on day 12 of the partial U.S. government shutdown at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 2, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Young WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic and Republican congressional leaders emerged from a meeting with President Donald Trump on Wednesday giving no indication of any progress towards ending a partial government shutdown in its 12th day as Trump held fast to his demand for $5 billion in funding for a border wall. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1075989-no-sign-of-progress-after-trump-meets-lawmakers-on-shutdown/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 'I won' - Trump rebuffs criticism from incoming Senator Romney By Susan Heavey and Susan Cornwell FILE PHOTO: Mitt Romney arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala (Met Gala) to celebrate the opening of “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination” in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., May 7, 2018. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump rebuffed sharp criticism from fellow Republican Mitt Romney on Wednesday, heaping scorn on the incoming senator in a sign of tensions to come in Washington even before a new Congress is officially sworn in. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1075990-i-won-trump-rebuffs-criticism-from-incoming-senator-romney/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 Six killed in train crash on bridge linking Denmark's two main islands By Stine Jacobsen and Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen A view of a train accident site on the Great Belt Bridge in Denmark, January 2, 2019. Tim K. Jensen/Ritzau Scanpix/via REUTERS COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Six people were killed when a passenger train hit a freight trailer that had blown off a wagon coming the other way on a bridge linking Denmark's two main islands on Wednesday, officials said. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1075992-six-killed-in-train-crash-on-bridge-linking-denmarks-two-main-islands/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 Trump - December's stock market fall a 'glitch' By Jeff Mason and Lisa Lambert FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony for H.R. 2, the "Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018" in Washington, U.S., December 20, 2018. REUTERS/Jim Young WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday played down the stock market's drop at the end of 2018, calling it a "glitch" and saying the market will again go up once various trade deals are settled. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1075993-trump-decembers-stock-market-fall-a-glitch/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 Six seaside areas in Nakhon Si Thammarat named disaster zones By The Nation Sichon hospital Nakhon Si Thammarat Governor Chamroen Tipayapongtada has designated six seaside districts of the province as disaster zones and ordered the evacuation of residents by this evening. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1075995-six-seaside-areas-in-nakhon-si-thammarat-named-disaster-zones/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 Power cuts scheduled for parts of Phuket By The Thaiger Power is scheduled to be shut-off in Phuket Town and in Thalang this week, according to the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA). Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1075996-power-cuts-scheduled-for-parts-of-phuket/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 UK minister defends giving Brexit ferry contract to company with no ships By Andrew MacAskill and Jonathan Saul Britain's Secretary of State for Transport Chris Grayling arrives in Downing Street, London, Britain, December 18, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's transport minister has defended awarding a 14 million-pound ($18 million) contract for shipping goods after Brexit to a new ferry company that owns no ships. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1075998-uk-minister-defends-giving-brexit-ferry-contract-to-company-with-no-ships/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 Suthep’s long and winding road The Thai politics nowadays may be crawling with estranged allies. Sudarat Keyuraphan is said to have upset many in the Thaksin camp. Jatuporn Prompan is not seeing eye to eye with quite a few in the Pheu Thai Party Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076000-suthep’s-long-and-winding-road-opinion/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 Video: Home hardware warehouse burns to the ground in Sri Racha Picture: Daily News Dramatic video showed several warehouses burn to the ground in Sri Racha, Chonburi yesterday. Source: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076003-video-home-hardware-warehouse-burns-to-the-ground-in-sri-racha/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 Pabuk: Koh Samui poised for first New Year tropical storm in 68 years By The Thaiger The mirror.co.uk is reporting that there are fears for residents and tourists on Koh Samui as the island braces for the onslaught of tropical storm Pabuk. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076004-pabuk-koh-samui-poised-for-first-new-year-tropical-storm-in-68-years/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 China's Xi threatens Taiwan with force but also seeks peaceful 'reunification' By Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during an event to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the "Message to Compatriots in Taiwan" at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China January 2, 2019. REUTERS/Mark Schiefelbein/Pool BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) - China reserves the right to use force to bring Taiwan under its control but will strive to achieve peaceful "reunification" with the self-ruled island that has a bright future under any future Chinese rule, President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076008-chinas-xi-threatens taiwan with-force-but-also-seeks-peaceful-reunification/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 Samui "song thaew" driver agrees to pay foreigner's 6,000 baht hospital bill after fare "misunderstanding" Picture: Daily News A fight broke out between a group of foreign exchange students and drivers at Chaweng beach road on Koh Samui after the New Year countdown. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076009-samui-song-thaew-driver-agrees-to-pay-foreigners-6000-baht-hospital-bill-after-fare-misunderstanding/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 "What brainless idiots allowed this?" - lampposts in the middle of the road in Lamphun Picture: Sanook A poster on Facebook laid into the authorities in Lamphun in Thailand's north after pictures were shown of lampposts in the middle of a two lane road. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076010-what-brainless-idiots-allowed-this-lampposts-in-the-middle-of-the-road-in-lamphun/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 "Why don't you die?": Australian's fight with a spider sparks police call FILE PHOTO: Wanneroo Road//wikipedia SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian man triggered an emergency police response after a noisy exchange with a spider startled a passerby into reporting what sounded like a violent disturbance to the authorities, media reported. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076016-why-dont-you-die-australians-fight-with-a-spider-sparks-police-call/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 Tourism ministry says "sorry about your lost arm" - gives flowers to Chinese blogger Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath reported that officials from the Tourist Assistance Center of the Thai Ministry of Tourism and Sports visited the female Chinese blogger who lost her left arm in a road accident on the way from Bangkok to Koh Chang. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076017-tourism-ministry-says-sorry-about-your-lost-arm-gives-flowers-to-chinese-blogger/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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