Most of UK PM May's Conservative Party members oppose her Brexit deal - survey

By Kylie MacLellan

 

FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives at a European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium December 13, 2018. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - A majority of Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party members oppose herBrexit deal with the European Union, according to a survey published on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076258-most-of-uk-pm-mays-conservative-party-members-oppose-her brexit deal-survey/

 

Video: Woman driver "definitely to blame" after death of TV host and store manager in Chiang Mai

 

 

CCTV footage showed the accident that claimed the lives of 28 year old TV host and stylist Jatuphat "Centimeter" Khemnak and "Next to Normal" store manager Supakit Kerdsam, 30. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076262-video-woman-driver-definitely-to-blame-after-death-of-tv-host-and-store-manager-in-chiang-mai/

 

British man dies in motorbike crash on Phuket Muay Thai street, Soi Ta-iad

 

Witnesses heard the motorbike rev before the man lost control and hit the power pole. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A British man died of head injuries last night (Jan 3) after the motorbike he was riding crashed into a power pole in Phuket’s renowned Muay Thai and MMA training street, Soi Ta-iad, in Chalong.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076269-british-man-dies-in-motorbike-crash-on-phuket-muay-thai-street-soi-ta-iad/

 

Weather bureau confirms Pa Buk to hit Nakhon Si Thammarat tonight

 

 

The Meteorological Department issued an announcement this morning confirming that tropical storm Pa Buk packed with 75 kph wind at its centre would make landfall in Nakhon Si Thammarat province tonight.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076216-nakhon-si-thammarat-starts-mass-evacuation-of-people-in-six-coastal-districts/?do=findComment&comment=13702626

 

13 students and 4 teachers saved by firemen from burning school building

 

Photo from debsirin.ac.th

 

Thirteen students and four teachers of the famous Dhepsirin high school in Bangkok were trapped in a burning building on the campus before being jrescued safely by firemen.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076277-13-students-and-4-teachers-saved-by-firemen-from-burning-school-building-in-bangkok/

 

Pattani storm damage described as ‘not severe’

By The Nation

 

 

Pattani Governor Kraisorn Wisitwong said on Friday that damage from Tropical Storm Pabuk was not severe, but he warned agencies not to exaggerate the extent in their official reports in a bid for more relief funding.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076278-pattani-storm-damage-described-as-‘not-severe’/

 

Prisons in South on watch for storm threats

By The Nation

 

Nakhon Si Thammarat on Friday morning.//Charoon Thongnual

 

The Corrections Department has ordered prison officials in the South to closely monitor Tropical Storm Pabuk, which could hit the area this afternoon.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076279-prisons-in-south-on-watch-for-storm-threats/

 

120 foreign tourists being brought back from Koh Racha – Pabuk

By The Thaiger

 

 

PHOTOS: The Phuket PR Office

 

A boat, organised by officials, is bringing back 120 foreign tourists who have been visiting Koh Racha.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076302-120-foreign-tourists-being-brought-back-from-koh-racha-–-pabuk/

 

Stay inside, no selfie with Pabuk : southerners advised

By Pratch Rujivanarom 
The Nation

 

 

With strong gale conditions and surging seas expected Friday afternoon, the Meteorological Department has warned residents of three southern provinces to stay indoors and away from the coast – and to forget about taking a selfie with Pabuk as a backdrop.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076303-stay-inside-no-selfie-with-pabuk-southerners-advised/

 

Navy ship carrier prepares for rescue operations

By The Nation

 

 

The Royal Thai Navy’s HTMS Chakri Naruebet has been put on standby for rescue missions in the wake of the tropical storm Pabuk.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076308-navy-ship-carrier-prepares-for-rescue-operations-pabuk/

 

Don’t panic about ‘Pabuk’, says Phuket weather office

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

A TMD weather radar image of Surat Thani taken early this morning (Jan 4). Image: TMD

 

PHUKET: The local office of the national weather bureau is urging people in Phuket not to panic from the fallout of tropical storm Pabuk, saying the impact on the weather across the island will not be anywhere near as severe as that on Gulf of Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076312-don’t-panic-about-‘pabuk’-says-phuket-weather-office/

 

Pabuk: 2,000 tourists on Koh Phi Phi moved to Krabi mainland

By The Thaiger

 

 

PHOTOS: Krabi PR Office

 

About 2,000 tourists on Phi Phi Island moved up on land. Some are Phuket tourists who are currently unable to return to the island due to the ban on boats leaving port.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076315-pabuk-2000-tourists-on-koh-phi-phi-moved-to-krabi-mainland/

 

Pabuk shuts down Surat Thani airport

By The Nation

 

 

Surat Thani airport will be closed to all flights until noon Saturday due to tropical storm Pabuk.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076317-pabuk-shuts-down-surat-thani-airport/

 

Pabuk's outer bands hits Pak Panang district 

 

 

The impact of tropical storm Pabuk was already being felt in Nakhon Si Thammarat’s Pak Panang district on Friday, with collapsed electrical poles, floods from sea water and heavy rains.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076319-pabuks-outer-bands-hits-pak-panang-district /

 

One dead in Thailand as tropical storm uproots trees, blows off roofs

By Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Panarat Thepgumpanat

 

Fallen electricity poles are seen along a road as tropical storm Pabuk approaches the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand, January 4, 2019. REUTERS/Krittapas Chaipimon

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's first tropical storm in three decades killed one person on Friday as it arrived on the south coast, knocking down trees and blowing off roofs in its path, but was losing speed, officials said, while warning against the risk of flash floods.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076322-one-dead-in thailand as-tropical-storm-uproots-trees-blows-off-roofs/

 

Latest : Pabuk makes landfall in Nakhon Si Thammarat

By The Pratch Rujivanarom 
The Nation

 

Tropical storm Pabuk has now officially made landfall in Nakhon Si Thammarat’s Pak Phanang District, the Meteorological Department announced.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076322-one-dead-in thailand as-tropical-storm-uproots-trees-blows-off-roofs/?tab=comments#comment-13703687

English teacher arrested after organic marijuana farm raided

By Jessada Chantharak 
The Nation

 

 

A 46-year-old English language teacher, who was allegedly operating an organic marijuana farm and selling it online, was arrested on Friday after a raid on a four-storey building on Din Daeng Road in Bangkok's Phayathai district.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076338-english-teacher-at-international-school-in-bangkok-arrested-after-organic-marijuana-farm-raided/

THAI Smile cancels Bangkok – Surat Thani flights

By The Nation

 

 

Following the announcement by Meteorological Department about tropical storm Pabuk and Surat Thani Airport's service suspension from today (January 4) at 4pm until tomorrow (January 5)'s midnight, Thai Smile therefore wished to announce Bangkok – Surat Thani – Bangkok flights on those days.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076347-thai-smile-cancels-bangkok-–-surat-thani-flights/

 

Crewman dead, another still missing, as trawler sinks in huge storm

By Pares Lohasan 
The Nation

 

Thai rescue workers carry the body of a fisherman who drowned at sea following heavy downpours and high waves caused by tropical storm Pabuk in Pattani province. // EPA-EFE PHOTO

 

A crewman drowned and a second is still missing after a fishing trawler with six crew members sank in stormy seas off Pattani Bay early on Friday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076322-one-dead-in thailand as-tropical-storm-uproots-trees-blows-off-roofs/?do=findComment&comment=13703967

 

Madonna responds to body-shamers following 'butt implant' speculation

by Sabrina Barr

 

Image: Twitter

 

Madonna has issued a statement after being body-shamed following a New Year’s performance.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076351-madonna-responds-to-body-shamers-following-butt-implant-speculation/

 

What is the Bird Box challenge and why has Netflix warned against it?

by TOM HERBERT

 

Sandra Bullock stars in the film (Getty Images for Netflix)

 

A new craze inspired by Netflix film Bird Box has swept the globe as fans attempt to create memes of it.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076352-what-is-the-bird-box-challenge-and-why-has-netflix-warned-against-it/

 

Kevin Hart may return as Oscars host to 'take a stand against the trolls'

by Catherine Shoard

 

‘There are so many haters out there” … Ellen DeGeneres and Kevin Hart on her chatshow. Photograph: ellentube

 

Kevin Hart, the comedian and actor who stepped down as Oscars host three days after his appointment was confirmed, now seems set to return to the post.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076353-kevin-hart-may-return-as-oscars-host-to-take-a-stand-against-the-trolls/

 

Special operations centre for tourists affected by storm

By The Nation

 

Chinese tourists disembark at Surat Thani airport after tour operators were forced to suspend boats to tourist islands due to tropical storm Pabuk, in the southern Thailand/ AFP

 

A war room has been set up to help tourists in the wake of tropical storm Pabuk.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076354-special-operations-centre-for-tourists-affected-by-storm/

 

Amid netizens uproar over likely poll delay, EC tells govt to publish decree

By Kas Chanwanpen 
The Nation

 

A Thai-language hashtag that can be translated to English as #delaymyass became top trending on Twitter, with netizens slamming the junta, venting their anger about the delay and demanding an election in hundreds of thousands of different tweets.

 

Left holding a hot potato to determine the election date, the Election Commission (EC) on Friday said it was ready to hold an election and was only waiting for the government to issue the royal decree.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076366-amid-netizens-uproar-over-likely-poll-delay-ec-tells-govt-to-publish-decree/

 

Thailand's rebel female Buddhist monks defy tradition

By Patpicha Tanakasempipat

 

A devotee has her hair cut by a female Buddhist monk during a mass female Buddhist novice monk ordination ceremony at the Songdhammakalyani monastery, Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand, December 5, 2018. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

NAKHON PATHOM, Thailand (Reuters) - Boodsabann Chanthawong recently joined a growing number of women defying generations of Thai Buddhist tradition by becoming ordained as novice monks at an unrecognised all-female monastery outside Bangkok.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076368-thailands-rebel-female-buddhist-monks-defy-tradition/

 

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