Supersports 10 Mile International Run Series Thailand 2019 comes to Phuket

 

 

PHUKET, Thailand – A weekend of sporting fun the 5th Supersports 10 Mile International Run series Thailand 2018 Phuket Presented by Skechers. Held on 31st March, 2019 at the Thanyapura Health & Sports Resort, there was something for everyone with distances including a 500 metre Kids Run, 3 Mile (4.8km), 5 Mile (8km) and the iconic 10 Mile (16km) run, all part of a “Thailand series” concept that has seen the event grow to become one of Phuket& leading sports events.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1085731-supersports-10-mile-international-run-series-thailand-2019-comes-to-phuket/

Frenchwoman deported for vaping

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

E-cigarettes have been prohibited in Thailand since 2014. Photo: AFP

 

PHUKET:-- Karon police have responded to complaints made by a French tourist who was apprehended in Karon for possession of an e-cigarette.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1086740-frenchwoman-deported-for-vaping/

Shock as ‘grief-stricken’ woman arrested for husband’s murder

By THE NATION

 

 

A 60-YEAR-OLD WOMAN, whose grief over her husband’s murder in Ayutthaya on February 8 won her widespread sympathy, has been arrested and accused of being the mastermind behind the killing.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1086779-shock-as-‘grief-stricken’-woman-arrested-for-husband’s-murder/

Bangkok bus drivers fined for using wrong side of road

By The Nation

 

 

Drivers of two air-conditioned buses were on Wednesday fined Bt5,000 each after Facebook users shared video of them driving against the traffic.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1086752-bangkok-bus-drivers-fined-for-using-wrong-side-of-road/

Govt pharmaceutical agency officially opens first legal greenhouse to grow cannabis

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION 
PATHUM THANI

 

Grown inside a greenhouse of the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation, these plants are the first legal batch of cannabis in Asean region.

 

THE COUNTRY’S first legal cannabis plantation was officially opened by Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) yesterday, as the authorities work toward developing cannabis-based medicines that are affordable for all patients.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1086804-govt-pharmaceutical-agency-officially-opens-first-legal-greenhouse-to-grow-cannabis/

 

THAI temporarily cancels flights to Europe after Pakistan closes airspace

By The Nation

 

 

Thai Airways International on Wednesday announced the cancellation of all flights to and from Pakistan and Europe after Pakistan closed its airspace amid rising tensions with India.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1086805-thai-temporarily-cancels-flights-to-europe-after-pakistan-closes-airspace/

 

Investing in Army is important, says Prayut

By NATTHAPAT PHROMKAEW 
THE NATION 

 

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha addresses students of Kamnoetvidya Science Academy in Rayong province during a visit yesterday.

 

PM speaks up as key parties vow to end mandatory conscription, downsize military

 

PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha declared yesterday that investing in soldiers is important and expenditure on military affairs cannot be seen as a financial gain or loss. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1086806-investing-in-army-is-important-says-prayut/

 

Universities told to get ready for cut-back teacher training course

By THE NATION

 

File photo

 

THE NEW qualification framework for teachers will soon go into effect, forcing all teacher-training institutes to comply despite protests from some.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1086807-universities-told-to-get-ready-for-cut-back-teacher-training-course/

 

Police hunt Bangkok school raid suspects

By Kornkamon Aksorndech 
The Nation

 

School director Boonyapong Phowattanathanat (L)

 

Police are looking for three suspects involved in Sunday’s attack on students and teachers at Bangkok’s Wat Sing Secondary School near a monk’s ordination ceremony, Bang Khun Thien superintendent Leusak Damnoensawat said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1086808-police-hunt-bangkok-school-raid-suspects/

 

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Bodies of 2 kidnapped policemen found in Narathiwat, 1 killed in Yala

By The Nation

 

 

THE BODIES of two policemen were found early yesterday after they had been kidnapped the night before in a raid by suspected insurgents on a teashop in Narathiwat’s Joh I Rong district.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1086670-two-policemen-kidnapped-murdered-by-insurgents-in-narathiwat/?do=findComment&comment=13889410

 

New study reveals Thai businesses are bullish on technology growth, need more skilled labour

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

Thailand’s business leaders are concerned that a lack of talent may affect their ability to stay on track for growth in the mid-term future, a new study by Korn Ferry shows.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1086809-new-study-reveals-thai-businesses-are-bullish-on-technology-growth-need-more-skilled-labour/

 

Look farther, and find the answers

By The Nation

 

 

When it comes to international affairs, Thailand too often has its head in the sand. This year we can be bolder

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1086810-look-farther-and-find-the-answers-editorial/

 

Junta’s three-year peace effort in South fizzles to embarrassing end

By Don Pathan 
Special to The Nation

 

 

Peace talks with separatist insurgents have hit a snag after longstanding tensions between Thai negotiators and MARA Patani, an umbrella organisation of separatist movements in the Muslim-majority South, came to the boil.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1086811-junta’s-three-year-peace-effort-in-south-fizzles-to-embarrassing-end/

 

Firearms and drugs seized in southern provinces crackdown

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

A huge stash of iIllegal firearms and drugs have been seized this month in an upper southern province crackdown.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1086812-firearms-and-drugs-seized-in-southern-provinces-crackdown/

 

Cabinet gives nod to intercity train projects

 

   

BANGKOK, 28 February 2019 (NNT) – The Thai Cabinet on Tuesday endorsed several proposals including the State Railway of Thailand’s intercity and commuter train projects.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1086813-cabinet-gives-nod-to-intercity-train-projects/

 

Ex-lawyer Cohen assails 'conman' Trump, gives no direct evidence of collusion

By Nathan Layne and Ginger Gibson

 

Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney of U.S. President Donald Trump, is sworn in to testify before a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 27, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen accused him of breaking the law while in office and said for the first time that Trump knew in advance about a WikiLeaks dump of stolen emails that hurt his 2016 election rival Hillary Clinton.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1086814-ex-lawyer-cohen-assails-conman-trump-gives-no-direct-evidence-of-collusion/

 

Theresa May gains two weeks' Brexit reprieve from British lawmakers

By Kylie MacLellan, William James and Elizabeth Piper

 

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, February 27, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May won a two week reprieve on Wednesday from British lawmakers, who postponed a threatened rebellion aimed at blocking a no-deal Brexit after she agreed to a possible delay to Britain's departure from the EU.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1086815-theresa-may-gains-two-weeks-brexit-reprieve-from-british-lawmakers/

 

'This isn't over': Islamic State loyalties linger despite defeat

By Ellen Francis

 

Children sit at a back of a truck near the village of Baghouz, Deir Al Zor province, Syria February 27, 2019. REUTERS/Rodi Said

 

DEIR AL-ZOR PROVINCE, Syria (Reuters) - Having joined Islamic State in Syria four years ago, the Algerian woman only abandoned the jihadists' last scrap of besieged territory when her daughter was shot in the leg.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1086816-this-isnt-over-islamic-state-loyalties-linger-despite-defeat/

 

Explainer: What legal risks does Cohen's testimony pose to Trump?

By Jan Wolfe

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a healthcare roundtable in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 23, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Testimony by Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer and "fixer," to a U.S. congressional committee on Wednesday highlighted several legal risks Trump may face.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1086817-explainer-what-legal-risks-does-cohens-testimony-pose-to-trump/

 

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Thousands affected as airport authorities and tourist police help stranded passengers

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Suvarnabhumi Airport authorities and regional tourist police descended on Bangkok's largest airport last night as thousands faced flight chaos from the sudden closure of Pakistani airspace. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1086805-thai-temporarily-cancels-flights-to-europe-after-pakistan-closes-airspace/?do=findComment&comment=13889666

 

Wonder what happened to your important mail? It's at the postman's house

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A postman in the Bang Saphan area of Prajuab Khiri Khan has been sacked after "a thousand" items of mail including parcels were found dumped at his house. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1086822-wonder-what-happened-to-your-important-mail-its-at-the-postmans-house/

 

China warns party members to stick to Marx, not 'ghosts and spirits'

 

FILE PHOTO: Men check on a light installation in a shape of the party flag of the Communist Party of China, that is set up to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, in Jining, Shandong province, China January 29, 2019. Picture taken January 29, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's ruling Communist Party warned party members to stick to Marx and Lenin and not believe in "ghosts and spirits" or practice "liberalism", in the latest effort to root out superstitious practices and further tighten party control.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1086823-china-warns-party-members-to-stick-to-marx-not-ghosts-and-spirits/

Canada opposition leader demands PM Trudeau quit over ethics allegations

By David Ljunggren

 

Liberal MP and former Canadian justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould testifies before the House of Commons justice committee on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 27, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Wattie

 

OTTAWA (Reuters) - The leader of Canada's main opposition party demanded on Wednesday that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau quit after a former justice minister said government officials inappropriately pressured her to help a major firm avoid a bribery trial.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1086824-canada-opposition-leader-demands-pm-trudeau-quit-over-ethics-allegations/

 

Stealing Thai jobs, illegal working: Thousands deported, millions in fines paid

 

Picture: Manager

 

Manager reported on the first phase of a crackdown on illegal migrants that started in July of last year. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1086825-stealing-thai-jobs-illegal-working-thousands-deported-millions-in-fines-paid/

 

"M-Help Me" application set to save lives and improve Bangkok traffic, say police

 

 

Image: TNN screenshot

 

Traffic police and the private sector hailed a new application launched yesterday that aims to improve Bangkok's notoriously bad traffic and reduce accidents.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1086832-m-help-me-application-set-to-save-lives-and-improve-bangkok-traffic-say-police/

 

"Kim Thailand" arrested and escorted off the Hanoi premises during Trump/Kim summit

 

Vietnamese police arrested a Thai man who was posing as Kim Jong Un in Hanoi as the North Korean leader was meeting US president Donald Trump. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1086836-kim-thailand-arrested-and-escorted-off-the-hanoi-premises-during-trumpkim-summit/

 

 

Buried alive! Man digging drainage ditch dies in front of wife and child

 

 

A Thai man digging a drainage ditch in Thailand's north east died after he was buried under a ton of earth in front of his family. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1086839-buried-alive-man-digging-drainage-ditch-dies-in-front-of-wife-and-child/

 

 

Cha-Am: Watch out for dangerous jellyfish - especially if you're Chinese
 

Manager reported that dozens of signs warning about dangerous jellyfish had gone up in multiple languages on Cha-Am beach in Petchaburi. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1086840-cha-am-watch-out-for-dangerous-jellyfish-especially-if-youre-chinese/
 

 

Thai kid dumped by the roadside told to go and find her dad

 

 

Thai Rath reported on a story from Facebook that began at a convenience store when a young girl walked in to spent five baht. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1086844-thai-kid-dumped-by-the-roadside-told-to-go-and-find-her-dad/

 

Grass fire destroys motorbikes in Rawai

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

A localised grass fire has spread destroying four motorbikes parked in front of a rental house in Rawai. No injuries were reported.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1086846-grass-fire-destroys-motorbikes-in-rawai/