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Villa Market special offers 27 Dec 2018 - 23 Jan 2019

 

 

Find out more: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1077008-villa-market-special-offers-27-dec-2018-23-jan-2019/

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Indian man, 27 Thai women arrested over fake marriage scam

By The Nation

 

 

An Indian man and 27 Thai women have been arrested in connection with a fake-marriage registration scam that enabled Indians to get residential visas in Thailand, a senior police officer announced on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078229-indian-man-27-thai-women-arrested-over-fake-marriage-scam/

 

 

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Three injured in Samut Prakan gas station explosion

By The Nation

 

 

 

An explosion at a liquefied natural gas-dispensing station in Samut Prakan’s Bang Sao Thong district on Monday afternoon injured a taxi driver and two gas station employees.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078240-three-injured-in-samut-prakan-gas-station-explosion/

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Agencies ‘not taking air pollution seriously’

By Pratch Rujivanarom 
The Nation 

 

 

More people killed by pollution than by aids, malaria: world health organisation
 

GOVERNMENT agencies yesterday launched all-out efforts to battle the persistent smog, as dust particles continued to blanket the capital, even as a WHO report said air pollution killed more people than Aids and malaria combined.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078278-thai-govt-agencies-‘not-taking-air-pollution-seriously’/

 

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Planes, trucks spray water to soak up Bangkok’s smog

By The Nation

 

 

WITH AIR pollution in Greater Bangkok threatening the health of its residents since last Thursday, relevant authorities are at work to offer temporary relief.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078279-planes-trucks-spray-water-to-soak-up-bangkok’s-smog/

 

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Thaksin returns to limelight with launch weekly podcast

By KAS CHANWANPEN 
THE NATION

 

 

POLITICAL SCIENTISTS yesterday said the latest move by former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to show his vision through a weekly podcast “Good Monday”, could invite comparisons between the Shinawatra and the pro-junta camps ahead of the upcoming election.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078227-thaksin-talks-economy-jobs-avoids-politics-in-podcast-launch/?do=findComment&comment=13739236

 

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Regulations being drafted for growing medical marijuana

By The Nation

 

 

THE FOOD and Drug Administration (FDA) is preparing draft regulations to support the upcoming launch of medical-marijuana farming.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078280-regulations-being-drafted-for-growing-medical-marijuana/

 

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Price controls will hurt medical hub goal, private hospitals warn

By THE NATION

 

 

ASSOCIATION SAYS MOVE WOULD TAKE AWAY |THE CHOICE OF AN ALTERNATIVE FROM PATIENTS
 

PRIVATE HOSPITALS are now trying to thwart moves to control their prices of medicines and services.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078281-price-controls-will-hurt-medical-hub-goal-private-hospitals-warn/

 

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Experts disappointed by new version of Early Childhood Bill

By CHULARAT SAENGPASSA 
THE NATION 

 

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THE LATEST version of the Early Childhood Bill is not expected to make much difference because many of its key clauses have been disappointingly toned down, a prominent expert on child development said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078282-experts-disappointed-by-new-version-of-early-childhood-bill/

 

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Thailand among countries  ‘ready for 4th industrial revolution’

By JIRAPAN BOONNOON 
THE NATION

 

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Thailand is one of top three countries in region at a stage of development to incorporate 4th industrial revolution (4IR) technologies. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078283-thailand-among-countries -‘ready-for-4th-industrial-revolution’/

 

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South seems not to count at election time

By The Nation

 

 

 

The border provinces are afire again, and yet the attention of politicians and voters lies elsewhere

 

The last time there was sustained discussion about granting the southern border provinces any form of autonomy was eight years ago. The Malay-Muslim insurrection in its current form has been going on for 15 years and claimed 7,000 lives.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078284-south-seems-not-to-count-at-election-time/

 

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Lots of Northern charm at the Bo Sang Umbrella Festival

Photo: Tourism Authority of Thailand

 

The annual Bo Sang Umbrella and Sankamphaeng Handicraft Festival is held to celebrate and recognize the community that creates Thailand’s most famous handmade umbrellas from Saa, or mulberry bark, paper. This year marks the event’s 36th edition, which takes place from January 18-20, 2019.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078285-lots-of-northern-charm-at-the-bo-sang-umbrella-festival/

 

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Firecrackers Don’t Deter Krabi Swallow Swarm

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

This Sunday photo shows swallows perched atop electric cables in Krabi.

 

KRABI — Residents were lighting firecrackers Sunday in their latest attempt to disperse thousands of swallows that swarmed into a southern town, hanging on electric cables and defecating onto the road below.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078286-firecrackers-don’t-deter-krabi-swallow-swarm/

 

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Gen Prawit orders narcotics crackdown at northern border

 

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CHIANG MAI, 15 January 2019 (NNT) - Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister for security affairs has ordered law enforcement agencies based in the North of Thailand to crack down on illegal drug trafficking at the border. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078287-gen-prawit-orders-narcotics-crackdown-at-northern-border/

 

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Govt unveils 20-year plan for rubber sector

 

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BANGKOK, 15th January 2019 (NNT) - The Rubber Authority of Thailand has launched a 20-year rubber strategy with a focus on research on rubber processing and promotion of domestic consumption. 

 

Source: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078288-thai-govt-unveils-20-year-plan-for-rubber-sector/

 

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China court sentences Canadian to death as diplomatic row deepens

By Philip Wen, Christian Shepherd and David Ljunggren

 

A general view of the Intermediate People's Court of Dalian, where the trial for Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, a Canadian citizen on drug smuggling charges, will be held, in Liaoning province, China January 14, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer

BEIJING/OTTAWA (Reuters) - A Chinese court on Monday sentenced a Canadian man to be executed for drug smuggling, prompting Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to accuse China of using the death penalty arbitrarily.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078289-china-sentences-canadian-man-to-death-for-drug-smuggling/

 

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Take a second look, Britain's May urges lawmakers before Brexit vote

By Kylie MacLellan and Elizabeth Piper

 

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves from the back of 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, January 14, 2019. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May urged lawmakers on Monday to take a "second look" at her deal to leave the European Union, a last-ditch effort to win over a parliament that looks set to reject the agreement.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078290-take-a-second-look-britains-may-urges-lawmakers-before-brexit vote/

 

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Liberal mayor of Poland's Gdansk dies after stabbing

By Joanna Plucinska and Pawel Goraj

 

FILE PHOTO: Gdansk's Mayor Pawel Adamowicz speaks during the 27th Grand Finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity in Gdansk, Poland January 13, 2019. Agencja Gazeta/Bartosz Banka/File Photo via REUTERS

 

GDANSK/WARSAW (Reuters) - Pawel Adamowicz, the liberal mayor of the Polish city of Gdansk, died on Monday of his wounds a day after being stabbed by a former convict who rushed the stage during one of Poland's biggest annual charity events.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078291-liberal-mayor-of polands-gdansk-dies-after-stabbing/

 

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U.S. government shutdown drags into fourth week amid stalemate

By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland

 

TSA worker Ebony Grays wipes away tears after receiving food at the Lakeview Pantry in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., January 14, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Lott

 

WASHINGTON/NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday rejected a Republican call for temporarily reopening shuttered U.S. government agencies in order to encourage negotiations with Democrats on border security issues, as a partial government shutdown limped through its 24th day.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078300-us-government-shutdown-drags-into-fourth-week-amid-stalemate/

 

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Trump's attorney general nominee vows to shield Russia probe from politics

By Sarah N. Lynch and Andy Sullivan

 

U.S. Attorney General nominee William Barr attends a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 9, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Young

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's attorney general nominee, William Barr, will pledge at his confirmation hearing to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe and stress his own independence from the White House, according to prepared testimony released on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078301-trumps-attorney-general-nominee-vows-to-shield-russia-probe-from-politics/

 

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US English teacher faces rape charge, meets Big Joke who says he'll be prosecuted then thrown out of Thailand

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Thai media has reported on the arrest of a US man of Pakistani origin who was reported to the authorities by parents of a child in Lam Lukka, Pathum Thani north of Bangkok. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078303-us-english-teacher-faces-rape-charge-meets-big-joke-who-says-hell-be-prosecuted-then-thrown-out-of-thailand/

 

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"Mummy wouldn't buy me a motorcycle" - Thai man, 33, hangs himself

 

Picture:  Sanook

 

Sanook reported that a thirty three year old Thai man living off his mother's generosity hanged himself in a rented room after his mum refused to buy him a motorbike. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078305-mummy-wouldnt-buy-me-a-motorcycle-thai-man-33-hangs-himself-in-sakon-nakhon/

 

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Thai woman, lover accused of killing German husband for insurance money

By The Nation

 

The Crime Suppression Division has arrested a Thai woman for allegedly collaborating with her Thai lover to kill her German husband for Bt10 million of insurance compensation in 2006.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078307-thai-woman-lover-accused-of-killing-german-husband-for-insurance-money/

 

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Bangkok Bashing! Pattaya (and even Hua Hin) snipes at capital over air quality

 

 

Sophon published a report on the air quality in Pattaya saying that despite the woes of Bangkok everything was absolutely fine in their resort town. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078309-bangkok-bashing-pattaya-and-even-hua-hin-snipes-at-capital-over-air-quality/

 

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"Visa and work permit in half an hour" - no more time wasting in Chiang Mai, minister

 

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A government minister has pointed to a rosy future for people applying for visas and work permits in Chiang Mai. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078311-visa-and-work-permit-in-half-an-hour-no-more-time-wasting-in-chiang-mai-minister/

 

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Trump rejects senator's proposal for temporary government reopening

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the news media before boarding Marine One to depart for travel to New Orleans from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 14, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he rejected a proposal from a Republican ally in the Senate that he temporarily reopen closed parts of the government to allow resumption of negotiations on a funding standoff.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078314-trump-rejects-senators-proposal-for-temporary-government-reopening/

 

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NACC pledges fight against graft

 

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BANGKOK, 15 January 2019 (NNT) - Thailand's Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is implementing its 20-year Anti-Corruption Master Plan (2017-2036), aimed at promoting concerted cooperation among all sectors of society in preventing and suppressing corruption, as well as developing "Zero Tolerance and Clean Thailand.” 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078315-nacc-pledges-fight-against-graft/

 

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Asian tourism is the present and future of Pattaya states business leader - "Roadshow" planned

 

 

A Pattaya business leader has stated unequivocally that tourism from "the Asian zone" is his priority.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078319-asian-tourism-is-the-present-and-future-of-pattaya-states-business-leader-roadshow-planned/

 

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Don't rip of tourists - be good hosts! - Pattaya tourism leader implores Thais

 

 

A Pattaya business and tourism leader has implored his compatriots not to rip off visitors. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078321-dont-rip-of-tourists-be-good-hosts-pattaya-tourism-leader-implores-thais/

 

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New Teachers Party Vows To Issue ‘Good Person’ Cards

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

An undated photo of Thai Teachers for the People Party members.

 

BANGKOK — Mocking the military regime, which issues welfare cards for poor people, a new little-know party said Monday it would issue “good person” cards if elected.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1078323-new-teachers-party-vows-to-issue-‘good-person’-cards/