webfact Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 Thailand Yacht Show & RendezVous 2019 – Thailand marine industry unites around single show Confirmed sales and transactions at 2019 Thailand Yacht Show & RendezVous PHUKET, Thailand – Having brought all the disparate previously competing parties together in a single Phuket boat show, the fourth Thailand Yacht Show & RendezVous (TYS) offered an all-embracing event at the Royal Phuket Marina for yachting enthusiasts and wealthy lifestyle-seekers from around Asia. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080370-thailand-yacht-show-rendezvous-2019-– thailand-marine-industry-unites-around-single-show/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 Phuket villagers fight forced evictions By The Phuket News Pracha Samakkee Community in Koh Kaew representative Weerayut Jaesoh (right) explains the villagers’ plight of forced evictions to the DSI yesterday (Jan 23). Photo: DSI PHUKET: Residents from the Pracha Samakkee Community in Koh Kaew, north of Phuket Town, have petitioned the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to help them win a bitter land dispute. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080372-phuket-villagers-fight-forced-evictions/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 Air pollution levels drop in Bangkok By The Nation Air pollution levels in Greater Bangkok improved on Thursday morning as only 11 areas reported unsafe levels of PM2.5 – airborne particulates 2.5 microns in diameter and smaller, the Pollution Control Department said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080373-air-pollution-levels-drop-in-bangkok/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 Police charge Thai woman with defamation after she called them "hungry ghosts" Caption: A male and female prate depicted at a Thai temple A police captain in Chiang Mai has reported a 55 year old Thai woman who he said had brought him and the men under his charge into disrepute. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080375-police-charge-thai-woman-with-defamation-after-she-called-them-hungry-ghosts/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 Election Commission Lays Down Timeline For 2019 Poll By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter Voters check their registrations in June 2011. BANGKOK — Thailand is set to vote March 24 on its future government, but the results may not be finalized until early May, according to a timeline laid down by the organizers of the election. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080377-election-commission-lays-down-timeline-for-2019-poll/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 Video: Students flee smoke as fire rages in burning sugar cane field video screenshot Thai Channel 3 TV news reported that students at a school in Lopburi faced danger from fire and smoke inhalation after apparent burning of sugar cane fields. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080381-video-students-flee-smoke-as-fire-rages-in-burning-sugar-cane-field/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 Bus crash on Patong Hill takes out 12 other vehicles, passengers in bus shaken By Kritsada Mueanhawong PHOTOS: Phuket Traffic Report VIDEO: Provided by Newshawk Phuket The tour bus accident on Patong yesterday afternoon, the third such incident in the same spot within 24 hours, has caused three injuries and with vehicles damaged as the bus careered down the hill, out of control. There were 10 tourists on the bus who were shaken by the incident but unharmed. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080382-bus-crash-on-patong-hill-takes-out-12-other-vehicles-passengers-in-bus-shaken/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 Unlike Elected PMs, Prayuth To Retain Full Power Until Vote By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter Junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha speaks to reporters Jan. 22, 2019. BANGKOK — The government on Thursday rejected calls for junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha to step down in the weeks leading up to the election. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080383-unlike-elected-pms-prayuth-to-retain-full-power-until-vote/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 Nan monk arrested for alleged drunk driving, hit-and-run By The Nation Picture: Thai Rath A monk was arrested for alleged drunk driving and leaving the scene of an accident in Nan's Muang district on Wednesday night. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080388-monk-arrested-for-alleged-drunk-driving-hit-and-run-on-foreigner-in-nan/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 American dies from suspected heart attack while in Thai waters on luxury liner Picture: Sanook Police and foundation medics were called to a luxury liner moored in the port at Laem Chabang, Sri Racha, after the death of a 68 year old American passenger. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080390-american-dies-from-suspected-heart-attack-while-in-thai-waters-on-luxury-liner/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 Rare sight of elephants fighting in territorial dispute, park chief Picture: Sanook The head of Thailand's Kaeng Krachan national park in Petchaburi said that rangers were called to a tourist area after two elephants were holding up the traffic. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080394-rare-sight-of-elephants-fighting-in-territorial-dispute-park-chief/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 "Most hated German in Thailand" takes his wife to Hamburg and he's still asking for donations facebook.com/benjamin.holst.7 A beggar dubbed as the "Most Hated German in Thailand" has taken his attractive wife from The Gambia to the fatherland. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080403-most-hated-german-in-thailand-takes-his-wife-to-hamburg-and-hes-still-asking-for-donations/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 Krabi pair arrested for phone kiosk theft By The Nation Picture: Manager Online Krabi police on Thursday arrested two men for having allegedly stolen over 20 mobile phone airtime top-up payment kiosks since early last month. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080405-krabi-pair-arrested-for-phone-kiosk-theft/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 Engineers Face Charges After Bangkok Crane Collapse Kills 5 By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter Police and engineers on Thursday at the construction site where a crane collapsed and killed five people in Bangkok. BANGKOK — Construction engineers face charges over a collapsed crane at Bangkok’s Rama III Road which killed five people, police said Thursday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080406-engineers-face-charges-after-bangkok-crane-collapse-kills-5/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 UPDATE: Meth-dealing Koh Samui bar owner attacked in Thai prison By The Thaiger PHOTO: The Mirror A British man says he had three teeth knocked out and that going to a Thai prison for dealing drugs was ‘torture’. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080289-brit-who-dealt-drugs-in-thailand-complains-about-‘torture’-of-prison-sentence/?do=findComment&comment=13769624 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 Expats in Bangkok - the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration wants to hear from you! Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has asked Thaivisa to assist in sharing a questionnaire aimed at foreigners living and working in the Thai capital. Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is the local organization which is directly responsible for city administration and for looking after the well-being of Bangkok residents. If you live in Bangkok and would like to complete the questionnaire you can do so here: https://bit.ly/SurveyBMA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 Two arrested with smuggled beef in Krabi By The Nation Krabi's livestock development officials arrested a man and a woman after they found 1,780kg of beef that they said had been smuggled from overseas without proper documents. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080413-two-arrested-with-smuggled-beef-in-krabi/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Bryan Singer: Bohemian Rhapsody director reportedly facing sex allegations Bryan Singer said the allegations came from "a piece of vendetta journalism" / GETTY IMAGES Bohemian Rhapsody director Bryan Singer has reportedly been accused of sexually assaulting and sleeping with a string of under-age boys. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080430-bryan-singer-bohemian-rhapsody-director-reportedly-facing-sex-allegations/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Oscars 2019: Why Black Panther win would be a 'big surprise' By Jimmy Blake ALAMY Black Panther is the first superhero film to get a nomination for best picture(and six other awards) at the Oscars - and it's got people excited. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080433-oscars-2019-why-black-panther-win-would-be-a-big-surprise/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 How old are the kids from Friends... and what do they look like now? BY MORGAN JEFFERY NBC / GETTY IMAGES Early January brought us the surprising and, let's be honest, painful realisation that baby Emma from Friends would, in fictional terms, be turning 18 next year. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080435-how-old-are-the-kids-from-friends-and-what-do-they-look-like-now/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Romance scam gang busted by joint forces By The Nation Thai police have joined their Malaysian counterparts to bust a Nigerian gang operating online romance scams, the same gang that fled Thailand a year ago to set up in Kuala Lumpur. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080436-romance-scam-gang-busted-by-joint-forces/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 In first, election rules to limit social media campaigning By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter A candidate from Chart Pattana Puea Pandin Party campaigns at Siam Paragon on June 11, 2011. BANGKOK — Those planning to meme their way to electoral triumph via savvy Facebook campaigns need to think twice. Riding the easy train into parliament and Government House won’t be as simple as hiring the zeitgeist-exploding girls of BNK48 to serenade the youth vote. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080437-in-first-election-rules-to-limit-social-media-campaigning/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Weightlifting: Thailand faces Olympic ban after six positives at worlds by Brian Oliver FILE PHOTO: 2016 Rio Olympics - Weightlifting - Final - Women's 58kg - Riocentro - Pavilion 2 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 08/08/2016. Sukanya Srisurat (THA) of Thailand competes. REUTERS/Yves Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Thailand’s weightlifters face a ban from the Tokyo 2020 Games after six positive tests, two of them from reigning Olympic champions, at last year’s World Championships. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080439-weightlifting-thailand-faces-olympic-ban-after-six-positives-at-worlds/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Grab distributes masks to battle Bangkok pollution By The Nation Grab Thailand says it has distributed 3,000 N95 respirator masks to motorcycle taxi riders to reduce the health threats from air pollution for the second consecutive year at the roadshow held by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to regulate and encourage safety for motorcycle taxi and taxi drivers. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080442-grab-distributes-masks-to-battle-bangkok-pollution/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Bangkok Taco Bell fans binge on comfort food, and possibly, regret By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter Stuart Holden, Nitiwit ‘Junior’ Jongphiphithaporn and Aleksey Stanishevskiy at Taco Bell. BANGKOK — For almost three hours, Junior stood eagerly waiting in line. After the 27 people before him were served, he would be sinking his teeth into a greasy taco like he did during his teen years in the American midwest. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080443-bangkok-taco-bell-fans-binge-on-comfort-food-and-possibly-regret/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Engineers inspect deadly Bangkok crane collapse site By Supachai Phetchthewee The Nation Civil engineers on Thursday inspected the scene where five workers were killed and five others injured when the top of a crane fell on them at a Bangkok condominium construction site on Wednesday. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080406-engineers-face-charges-after-bangkok-crane-collapse-kills-5/?utm_source=newsletter-20190124-1737&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Surachai aides’ killings may be linked to security matters: Srivara By THE NATION THE BRUTAL deaths of two anti-monarchy activists, whose bodies were found in the Mekong River recently, could be linked to security matters, but they were not related to politics, Deputy National Police Commissioner Pol General Srivara Ransibrahmanakul said. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080459-surachai-aides’-killings-may-be-linked-to-security-matters-srivara/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 to continue: Thailand Live Friday 25 Jan 2019https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080511-thailand-live-friday-25-jan-2019/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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