webfact Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Overstaying Spaniard arrested for handcuffing and raping Thai woman in Bangkok Picture: Siam Rath Police have arrested a Spanish man who allegedly handcuffed and raped a Thai woman in a condominium in Bangkok. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085196-overstaying-spaniard-arrested-for-handcuffing-and-raping-thai-woman-in-bangkok/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 Fashion's 'creative genius' Karl Lagerfeld dies at 85 By Pascale Denis and Richard Lough FILE PHOTO - German designer Karl Lagerfeld appears on the catwalk after his Autumn/Winter 2004/2005 high fashion collection for the Chanel fashion house in Paris, July 7, 2004. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/File Photo PARIS (Reuters) - Haute-couture designer Karl Lagerfeld, artistic director at Chanel and an icon of the fashion industry with his extravagant outfits and striking catwalks, has died aged 85. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085267-fashions-creative-genius-karl lagerfeld dies-at-85/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 Couple killed, six injured in three-vehicle pile-up in Prachin Buri By The Nation A married couple were killed on Tuesday morning when their truck careered out of control on a road in Prachin Buri and crashed into a trailer truck and an SUV. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085217-couple-killed-six-injured-in-three-vehicle-pile-up-in-prachin-buri/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 Italian tourist seriously injured in goring by bull elephant at private Phang-Nga park By Anothai Ngandee The Nation A 29-year-old Italian tourist was seriously injured on Tuesday when the 12-year-old male elephant he and a friend were riding as part of a tourist activity in Phang-Nga’s Mueang district suddenly shook them to the ground and gored him in the stomach. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085250-italian-tourist-seriously-injured-in-goring-by-bull-elephant-at-private-phang-nga-park/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 Politicians tell the Army chief to remain neutral By THE NATION File photo : Army Commander in Chief General Apirat Kongsompong Parties say they have right to propose policies and the general has no business to interfere POLITICIANS yesterday claimed their right to propose policies to the voters, in a strong response to the Army chief’s aggressive reaction on Monday over proposals to cut the defence budget. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085268-politicians-tell-the-army-chief-to-remain-neutral / Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 Amended Narcotics Act comes into effect, leaves door open for monopoly, say experts By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM THE NATION Cannabis seedlings are cared for by a worker in a green house of the cannabis cultivating and processing plant of BOL Pharma – Revadim Industrial Centre in Lod, Israel. // EPA-EFE PHOTO THE PROBLEM of illicit patent registration continues to linger, as academics believe the hasty legalisation of medical cannabis has opened up a legal loophole for big pharmaceutical firms to reverse the revocation of 10 controversial patent applications. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085269-amended-narcotics-act-comes-into-effect-leaves-door-open-for-monopoly-say-experts/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 No quick gains seen from chairing Asean By PHUWIT LIMVIPHUWAT THE NATION WHILE THE Thai government has a list of up to 12 economic deliverables as it chairs Asean this year, business leaders are not sure its work this year will benefit the private sector in the near future. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085270-no-quick-gains-seen-from-chairing-asean/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 UPDATE: Spaniard arrested, charged with rape in Thong Lor area By Suriya Patathayo The Nation A 30-year-old Spanish man has been arrested for allegedly raping a Thai woman, whom he also allegedly handcuffed so she could not resist, at a luxury condominium in Bangkok’s Thong Lor area on the night of February 15, Immigration Bureau chief Pol Lt-General Surachet Hakpal told a press conference on Tuesday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085196-overstaying-spaniard-arrested-for-handcuffing-and-raping-thai-woman-in-bangkok/?do=findComment&comment=13862048 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 Airport smokers kicked out of Thai terminals By The Thaiger The Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) says they strongly support Thailand’s move to ban smoking inside the passenger terminals of all its airports, to protect employees and non-smoking travellers from exposure to secondhand smoke. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085271-airport-smokers-kicked-out-of-thai-terminals/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 No drought this year, says irrigation dept By The Nation File photo Enough water supplies until early 2020, says RID, as it readies measures to tackle problems. THE ROYAL Irrigation Department (RID) announced yesterday that Thailand will not suffer from drought this year as there will be enough water for use until early 2020. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085272-no-drought-this-year-says-irrigation-dept/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 Forest Act to be amended to encourage felling and growing of rare trees By THE NATION File photo LANDOWNERS will be able to cut down up to 171 “reserved” and “rare” timber species growing on their properties without having to seek permission from the authorities, once an amendment to the Forest Act is published in the Royal Gazette in the next two months. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085274-forest-act-to-be-amended-to-encourage-felling-and-growing-of-rare-trees/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 Thai teenagers aim for the stars By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam The Nation In Gee Chun of South Korea, Pannarat, Suzuka Yamaguchi of Japan, Georgia Hall of England, pin-up girl Munie He of China and Paula Creamer of the US in a photo session. Teen sensation Atthaya Thitikul and Tour rookie Pajaree Anannarukarn hope to make an impact in the US$1.6 million Honda LPGA Thailand, which starts on Thursday at the Siam Country Club Pattaya Old Course, Chon Buri. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085275-thai-teenagers-aim-for-the-stars/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 Rattled military resorts to ‘hate’ strategy By The Nation Army chief draws on ultra-nationalist rhetoric of modern Thailand’s darkest era Army chief Apirat Kongsompong has faced calls for a cut in defence spending before, but never has he responded with such fury. The anger is easily explained by the fact that Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan’s proposal also represented a serious threat to the military’s role in politics. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085276-rattled-military-resorts-to-‘hate’-strategy/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 National assembly to debate controversial rice bill despite protests Despite protests by some farmer groups and the Democrat party, the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) is determined to go ahead with its planned deliberation of the controversial rice bill in its second and final readings on Wednesday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085277-national-assembly-to-debate-controversial-rice-bill-despite-protests/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 FAA lists 26 flaws in Thailand’s aviation standards that need rectification The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has identified 26 flaws in Thailand’s aviation standards during its recent inspection and has recommended that they be rectified if Thailand is to regain Category One status. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085278-faa-lists-26-flaws-in-thailand’s-aviation-standards-that-need-rectification/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 Hungarian model for water management adopted for Mekong River BANGKOK, 20 February 2019 (NNT) - Thailand and Hungary have established a cooperation to adopt Danube River’s water management strategy with Mekong River. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085279-hungarian model for water management adopted for mekong river/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 Bernie Sanders seeks U.S. presidency again in 2020 By John Whitesides and James Oliphant FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders speaks during a news conference on Yemen resolution on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 30, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, the Vermont progressive whose 2016 White House campaign garnered fervent grassroots support and pushed the Democratic Party sharply to the left, said on Tuesday he would again seek the party's presidential nomination in 2020. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085280-bernie-sanders-seeks-us-presidency-again-in-2020/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 Teenager who joined IS group in Syria to lose UK citizenship FILE PHOTO: Renu Begum, sister of teenage British girl Shamima Begum, holds a photo of her sister as she makes an appeal for her to return home at Scotland Yard, in London, Britain February 22, 2015. REUTERS/Laura Lean/Pool LONDON (Reuters) - Shamima Begum, a teenager who left London when she was aged 15 to join Islamic State in Syria, has had her British citizenship revoked, according to a letter sent to her family published by ITV News on Tuesday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085281-teenager-who-joined-is-group-in-syria-to-lose-uk-citizenship/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 Trump wants North Korea to denuclearize, but is in no hurry By Jeff Mason and Josh Smith FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the crisis in Venezuela during a visit to Florida International University in Miami, Florida, U.S., February 18, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he wants North Korea to end its nuclear programme, but he is in no rush and has no pressing time schedule for Pyongyang to ultimately denuclearize. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085282-trump-wants-north-korea-to-denuclearize-but-is-in-no-hurry/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 Pakistani PM warns India against attack, urges talks on Kashmir blast By Asif Shahzad and Fayaz Bukhari FILE PHOTO: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan attends talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, November 2, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/Pool/File Photo ISLAMABAD/SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday Pakistan would retaliate if India attacked in response to a bombing in the disputed Kashmir region, which India blamed on Pakistan. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085283-pakistani-pm-warns-india-against-attack-urges-talks-on-kashmir-blast/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 Loan of $100 million from Taiwan gives lifeline to Nicaragua's Ortega By Ismael Lopez FILE PHOTO: Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega speaks during the 16th Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-Peoples Trade Agreement (ALBA-TCP) Summit in Havana, Cuba, December 14, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer MANAGUA (Reuters) - Nicaragua's congress on Tuesday accepted a $100 million loan offered by Taiwan, giving a line of support to President Daniel Ortega's government, which has become increasingly isolated after a brutal crackdown on protesters last year. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085289-loan-of-100-million-from-taiwan-gives-lifeline-to-nicaraguas-ortega/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 Trump aides ignored legal warnings in pushing reactor plan - Democratic report By Jonathan Landay and Nathan Layne FILE PHOTO: Former National Security Adviser Mike Flynn arrives for a status hearing related to his guilty plea on charges that he made false statements in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, at U.S. District Court in Washington, U.S., July 10, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top White House aides ignored repeated warnings they could be breaking the law as they worked with former U.S. officials and a close friend of President Donald Trump to advance a multi-billion-dollar plan to build nuclear reactors in the Middle East, Democratic lawmakers alleged in a report released Tuesday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085290-trump-aides-ignored-legal-warnings-in-pushing-reactor-plan-democratic-report/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 Seven children from same family killed in Canadian house fire A house where an early morning fatal fire killed seven children from the same family in the community of Spryfield is seen in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, February 19, 2019. REUTERS/Ted Pritchard TORONTO (Reuters) - A house fire in the eastern Canadian city of Halifax has killed seven children from the same family, Halifax police said on Tuesday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085291-seven-children-from-same-family-killed-in-canadian-house-fire/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 UK's Hammond says no-deal Brexit would be 'mutual calamity' FILE PHOTO: Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond is seen outside Downing Street in London, Britain, February 13, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay (Reuters) - A no-deal Brexit would be a "mutual calamity" for Britain and the European Union that would deliver a sharp blow to the British economy, Finance Minister Philip Hammond said on Tuesday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085293-uks-hammond-says-no-deal-brexit-would-be-mutual-calamity/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 Trump confident he will prevail against lawsuits over emergency declaration By Jeff Mason FILE PHOTO: Workers and U.S border patrol officers stand next to an excavator working in a section of the new wall between El Paso, Texas, in the United States and Ciudad Juarez as seen from the Mexican side of the border in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, February 5, 2019. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump expressed confidence on Tuesday that he would prevail against a lawsuit filed by 16 U.S. states seeking to block his declaration of a national emergency to fund a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085297-trump-confident-he-will-prevail-against-lawsuits-over-emergency-declaration/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 May in Brussels again, seeking Brexit movement By Gabriela Baczynska FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May is seen outside Downing Street in London, Britain, February 13, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay BRUSSELS (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May makes another trip to Brussels on Wednesday, hoping European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker may prove more yielding than of late to salvage her Brexit deal. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085299-may-in-brussels-again-seeking-brexit-movement/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 Video: Foreign tourists face jail for racing and doing wheelies in Pattaya Picture: Daily News Pattaya's head of police has promised to throw the book at two foreigners caught on video riding recklessly in the Jomtien area of Pattaya. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085301-video-foreign-tourists-face-jail-for-racing-and-doing-wheelies-in-pattaya/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 Big Joke: "Dark skinned foreigner" lured pre-teen boys into van for 200 baht oral sex "Dark skinned foreigner tricked Thai boys into oral sex" Thailand's crimes against children and internet task forces have announced further charges against a man from the Netherlands who was preying on boys as young as nine in Bangkok and the surrounding areas. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085304-big-joke-dark-skinned-foreigner-lured-pre-teen-boys-into-van-for-200-baht-oral-sex/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 Hua Hin: Police issue summons for "hothead" motorcyclist who filmed cops at checkpoint Picture: Daily News A motorcyclist started filming at a police checkpoint in Hua Hin after he was fined for not having a license. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085308-hua-hin-police-issue-summons-for-hothead-motorcyclist-who-filmed-cops-at-checkpoint/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 Knife wielding "rot daeng driver" wais in apology; charged with two crimes Picture: Sanook A red song thaew driver in Chiang Mai has been charged by the police. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085312-knife-wielding-rot-daeng-driver-wais-in-apology -charged-with-two-crimes/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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