webfact Posted January 24, 2019 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 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...
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/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 Still unresolved - Dutch man in dispute over Hua Hin Hospital charges waits on Picture: Jowo77 A man from the Netherlands who has been involved in a four year dispute about paying out patient charges to Hua Hin Hospital has refused to accept the hospital's offer of a refund. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080514-still-unresolved-dutch-man-in-dispute-over-hua-hin-hospital-charges-waits-on/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 Focus on Thai fishing distracts from worker abuse in other sectors - researchers By Rina Chandran Construction workers line up to buy food as they take a break in Bangkok, Thailand May 23, 2017. Picture taken May 23, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva - RC1294021C00 BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Millions of migrant workers in Thailand's construction, agriculture and livestock industries suffer from exploitative practices, but a focus on the fishing sector has distracted attention from them, researchers said on Thursday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080516-focus-on-thai-fishing-distracts-from-worker-abuse-in-other-sectors-researchers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 Election campaign rules draw flak By KAS CHANWANPEN THE NATION Pedestrians walk past an election campaign poster of MP candidate for the Phue Thai party, in Bangkok yesterday. // EPA-EFE PHOTO CHATURON VOWS TO FIGHT FOR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION; EXPERTS SAY REGULATIONS VIOLATE PUBLIC RIGHT TO INFORMATION METICULOUS and stringent rules governing campaigning for the March 24 general election may restrict freedom of expression as well as voters’ right to information, experts say. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080517-election-campaign-rules-draw-flak/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 Numbers of homeless and sex workers ‘increasing in Bangkok’ By The Nation File photo: Homeless in Bangkok THERE HAS been a surge in the number of homeless people and sex workers in Bangkok, statistics provided by an organisation show. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080519-numbers-of-homeless-and-sex-workers-‘increasing-in-bangkok’/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 Health, pollution top social media discussion topics By The Nation File photo Online channels being increasingly used for complaints about hospital services. STROKES AND dust were the two most-discussed topics among Thai netizens last year, a recent survey has revealed. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080520-health-pollution-top-social-media-discussion-topics/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 Researchers find city air full of toxic heavy metals By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM THE NATION File photo: Smog lingers over the city sky line in Bangkok. // EPA-EFE PHOTO BANGKOK’S AIR is full of toxic heavy metals, researchers have discovered, and it is contributing to year-round hazardous threats to public health. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080521-researchers-find-bangkoks-air-full-of-toxic-heavy-metals/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 Thai Raksa Chart boss calls on PM to ditch emergency powers By The Nation Thai Raksa Chart Party members meet with people in a market on Rama IV road in Bangkok yesterday.//Photo : Anant Chantarasoot The Thai Raksa Chart Party yesterday called for the prime minister to cease the use of absolute powers through Article 44 ahead of the general election in March. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080522-thai-raksa-chart-boss-calls-on-pm-to-ditch-emergency-powers / Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 Toon Bodyslam plans mid-year charity run for small hospitals By THE NATION File photo ROCK star Athiwara “Toon Bodyslam” Khongmalai on Thursday revealed a plan to organise another charity run in the middle of this year to raise funds for small provincial and district-level hospitals. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080523-toon-bodyslam-plans-mid-year-charity-run-for-small-hospitals/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 UPDATE: South Korean man accused of killing and dismembering his compatriot arrested By THE NATION POLICE yesterday arrested a South Korean man suspected of murdering his friend, dismembering the body and disposing of the remains in plastic bags. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080344-cut-up-body-found-in-rayong-woods-is-blacklisted-foreigner/?do=findComment&comment=13771014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 GAT, PAT dates changed again By The Nation File photo THE NEW date for the general election has again affected the exam schedule of students preparing for university admissions. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080524-gat-pat-dates-changed-again/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 Google vows to be at forefront in fighting disinformation By ASINA PORNWASIN THE NATION GOOGLE HAS committed itself to being an able supporting tool for journalists in order to strengthen the quality of journalism and also to fight misinformation, especially during the upcoming election in Thailand, a senior executive said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080527-google-vows-to-be-at-forefront-in-fighting-disinformation/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 Coral damage from a sunken fishing boat at Koh Racha Noi – Phuket By The Thaiger PHOTOS: Thon Thamrongnawasawat More than 50 square metres of coral has been damaged after a fishing boat sank at Koh Racha Noi off Phuket. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080529-coral-damage-from-a-sunken-fishing-boat-at-koh-racha-noi-–-phuket/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 Even in the smog, solutions can be seen By The Nation The pollution will only keep worsening until fuel and engine standards improve, we switch to electric cars or we get on the Skytrain Source: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080530-even-in-the-smog-solutions-can-be-seen-editorial/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 Palang Pracharat party unveils ambitious policies, yet to approach Gen Prayut The Palang Pracharat Party which supports Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha’s return as prime minister today unveiled its ambitious so-called “7-7-7” policies that seek to, among others, carry on and expand the incumbent government’s various populist schemes ranging from welfare for the poor, and cheap housing to debt reliefs for laborers and farmers. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080531-palang-pracharat-party-unveils-ambitious-policies-yet-to-approach-gen-prayut/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 Somkid will be one of Palang Pracharat’s prime ministerial candidates Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak will be one of the three prime ministerial candidates of the pro-Prayut Palang Pracharat Party, party leader Uttama Savanayana said Thursday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080532-somkid-will-be-one-of-palang-pracharat’s-prime-ministerial-candidates/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 Nuclear, climate threats keep Doomsday Clock close to apocalypse By Peter Szekely Members of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, (L-R), Lawrence Krauss, Robert Rosner and Sharon Squassoni move the 'Doomsday Clock' hands to two minutes until midnight at a news conference in Washington, U.S. January 25, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis (Reuters) - A renewed nuclear arms race, rising greenhouse gas emissions and the emergence of state-sponsored disinformation campaigns have left the modern world as close to annihilation as it was at the height of the Cold War, atomic scientists said on Thursday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080533-nuclear-climate-threats-keep doomsday clock close-to-apocalypse/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 Trump postponement is latest twist in changeable State of the Union By Amanda Becker FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at a healthcare roundtable in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 23, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque WASHINGTON (Reuters) - This week's fight between U.S. President Donald Trump and House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi over his State of the Union speech was unusual - but the resulting postponement was not. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080534-trump-postponement-is-latest-twist-in-changeable-state-of-the-union/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 Senate blocks measures to end U.S. shutdown, temporary solution eyed By Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is surrounded by reporters as she leaves the U.S. Senate chamber and walks back to the House of Representatives side of the Capitol after watching the failure of both competing Republican and Democratic proposals to end the partial government shutdown in back to back votes on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 24, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two competing measures to end the partial U.S. government shutdown fell short in the Senate on Thursday, as lawmakers explored an option to end a month-long impasse with the White House and fund government operations for three weeks while talks continue. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080535-senate-blocks-measures-to-end-us-shutdown-temporary-solution-eyed/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen subpoenaed by U.S. Senate panel - adviser By David Alexander and Karen Freifeld Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump's former lawyer, arrives for his sentencing at United States Court house in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., December 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/Files WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's former personal attorney and self-described "fixer" Michael Cohen has been subpoenaed to testify by the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee, Cohen's adviser Lanny Davis said on Thursday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080536-ex-trump-lawyer-cohen-subpoenaed-by-us-senate-panel-adviser/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 25, 2019 Author Share Posted January 25, 2019 Motorbike rider dies in head-on between Patong and Kamala – VIDEO By The Thaiger & The Nation PHOTOS: Phuket Traffic Report A motorbike driver has died as a result of injuries sustained when his motorbike collided, head on, with a mini van. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080545-motorbike-rider-dies-in-head-on-between-patong-and-kamala/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 25, 2019 Author Share Posted January 25, 2019 For better or worse? Expats think Thailand is going down the pan, poll File photo A poll conducted by Thaivisa has shown that three quarters of people think expatriate life will be worse in five years than it is now. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080548-for-better-or-worse-expats-think-thailand-is-going-down-the-pan-poll/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 25, 2019 Author Share Posted January 25, 2019 City hall: Pattaya’s air not as bad as it looks PATTAYA:--Pattaya’s air is not as unhealthy as it has looked. That was the message city officials were trying to get out Jan. 17 after blue skies disappeared under a blanket of white haze. Clear skies had returned by that date. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080550-city-hall-pattaya’s-air-not-as-bad-as-it-looks/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 25, 2019 Author Share Posted January 25, 2019 Police insist no Chinese mafia in Pattaya Pattaya:--Just as they did during the peak of the area’s Russian-tourism boom, local law enforcement officials again are insisting there is no Chinese organized crime in Pattaya. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080551-police-insist-no-chinese-mafia-in-pattaya/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 25, 2019 Author Share Posted January 25, 2019 Khao Talo dog lover told to relocate 10 canines PATTAYA:--A Soi Khao Talo woman with 10 dogs has been told to move the animals or herself. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080553-khao-talo-dog-lover-told-to-relocate-10-canines/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 25, 2019 Author Share Posted January 25, 2019 Motorcyclists break limbs in Sattahip wreck SATTAHIP:--Two people were injured when they plowed their motorcycle into the side of an SUV making a U-turn in Sattahip. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080554-motorcyclists-break-limbs-in-sattahip-wreck/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 25, 2019 Author Share Posted January 25, 2019 Motorcycle-taxi driver brings government wrath down on coworkers with online vest sale offer PATTAYA:--A Pattaya motorcycle taxi driver was arrested for allegedly trying to sell his licensed vest on Facebook for 120,000 baht. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080555-motorcycle-taxi-driver-brings-government-wrath-down-on-coworkers-with-online-vest-sale-offer/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 25, 2019 Author Share Posted January 25, 2019 Pattaya to celebrate Chinese New Year on Walking Street, Central Festival PATTAYA:--Pattaya’s celebration for Chinese New Year is so big, two venues were needed. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1080556-pattaya-to-celebrate-chinese-new-year-on-walking-street-central-festival/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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