Air pollution back with a vengeance in greater Bangkok

By The Nation

 

 

With the joy of the New Year holidays having just passed, the woe of air pollution has again struck people in Bangkok and neighbouring provinces this week.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076791-smog-hangs-over-bangkok’s-return-to-normal/?do=findComment&comment=13713932

 

Thailand in ‘robust’ emerging market category  with big jump forecast for M&A activity: report

By The Nation

 

 

Thailand is firmly in the ‘robust’ emerging-market category, with forecast M&A (merger and acquisition) activity of US$8.5 billion (Bt272 billion) this year, up from just $4.7 billion in 2018, and with the number of deals estimated to reach a three-year high of 125, before easing back in 2020.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076866-thailand-in-‘robust’-emerging-market-category-with-big-jump-forecast-for-ma-activity-report/

 

Bangkok Bank launches QR Code  payments for BTS pass purchases

By The Nation

 

 

Bangkok Bank, which is continually enhancing its digital banking services to move towards a cashless society, recently launched QR Code payments for BTS pass purchases using Bualuang mBanking. 

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076868-bangkok-bank-launches-qr-code-payments-for-bts-pass-purchases/

 

Thailand halts plan to expel Saudi teen barricaded in her hotel room

by Patpicha Tanakasempipat, Ghaida Ghantous

 

Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, a Saudi woman who claims to be fleeing her country and family, speaks in a room in Bangkok, Thailand, January 6, 2019, in this still image taken from a video obtained from social media. @rahaf84427714/via REUTERS

 

BANGKOK/DUBAI (Reuters) - Thailand halted plans on Monday to expel an 18-year-old Saudi woman fleeing her family after she barricaded herself inside an airport hotel to prevent immigration officials putting her on a flight to Kuwait.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076788-saudi-woman-18-barricades-self-in-thai-hotel-to-avoid-being-sent-home/?page=9&tab=comments#comment-13714211

 

China honours 13 Thai high school students for preventing Chinese man from suicide plunge into Chao Phraya

By The Nation

 

 

The Chinese ambassador to Thailand, Lyu Jian, on Monday presented certificates of honour to 13 students of Wat Suthiwararam School, who had used their Chinese language skills to stop a Chinese man from committing suicide by jumping from Taksin Bridge in Bangkok last month, the Thai News Agency reported via Twitter.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076875-china-honours-13-thai-high-school-students-for-preventing-chinese-man-from-suicide-plunge-into-chao-phraya/

 

Blacktip reef sharks found at Phuket seafood restaurant

By The Thaiger

 

PHOTO: Sunshine Sketcher

 

There are now two reliable places you can see Blacktip Reef Sharks – off the shores of Maya Bay and hanging in front of a restaurant in Karon.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076895-blacktip-reef-sharks-found-at-phuket-seafood-restaurant/

 

Leather back turtle egg nest on Phang Nga beach safe after Pabuk

By The Thaiger

 

PHOTOS: DMCR

 

The leather back sea turtle eggs found on a Phang Nga Beach in Tai Mueang a few weeks ago have been checked and they are safe after last Friday and Saturday’s bad weather.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076897-leather-back-turtle-egg-nest-on-phang-nga-beach-safe-after-pabuk/

 

Alleged Chai Nat child rapist ‘cannot buy his way out’

By The Nation

 

 

File photo

 

POLICE IN Chai Nat say it’s impossible for a teacher accused of raping a 12-year-old schoolgirl to buy his freedom with a cash payment to the parents because the offence is “non-compoundable”, meaning it cannot be settled other than through a criminal process.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076898-alleged-chai-nat-child-rapist-‘cannot-buy-his-way-out’/

 

Students at elite Bangkok school to ditch uniforms - for now

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Soon a thing of the past? Bangkok Christian College students pose for a photo in their uniforms in 2014. Image: Fivemorningtalk / Facebook

 

BANGKOK — Starting Tuesday, students at an all-boys school in Bangkok will be able to leave their uniforms at home and come to class in the clothes they want.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076901-students-at-elite-bangkok-school-to-ditch-uniforms-for-now/

 

Saudi girl detained in Suvarnabhumi Airport hotel meets with UNHCR

By The Nation

 

A UN High Commissioner for Refugees on Monday met Saudi woman who ran away from her family and was detained at Suvarnabhumi Airport on her way to Australia.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076788-saudi-woman-18-barricades-self-in-thai-hotel-to-avoid-being-sent-home/?page=11&tab=comments#comment-13714592

 

Being a doctor knocks teaching off top spot as Thai kids’ dream job: survey

By The Nation

 

Photo from: www.prachatalk.net

 

The most popular dream job among children this year is that of a doctor, pushing teaching down to second place, according to a survey by Adecco Thailand.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076905-being-a-doctor-knocks-teaching-off-top-spot-as-thai-kids’-dream-job-survey/

Saudi woman leaves Bangkok airport under UN care

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

Rahaf Alqunun, at center, is escorted by immigration chief Surachate Hakparn, at right, Monday at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport.

 

BANGKOK — A runaway Saudi woman who barricaded herself inside a room at a Bangkok airport rather than be deported back to her family has left safely in UN care.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1076788-saudi-woman-18-barricades-self-in-thai-hotel-to-avoid-being-sent-home/?do=findComment&comment=13714742

 

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