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Smart visas: Some high earning foreigners may soon be able to work without a work permit

 



 

The Thai government on Tuesday approved a draft proposal that would allow some high earning foreigners to do additional work in Thailand without a work permit.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087847-smart-visas-some-high-earning-foreigners-may-soon-be-able-to-work-without-a-work-permit/

Two immigration officers dismissed for visa-stamping travel documents they knew to be forged

By The Nation

 

 

Two immigration police officers working at Suvarnabhumi Airport have been dismissed from the civil service over the stamping of visas in travel documents that they knew had been forged, something that they had confessed to having done 30 times, Immigration Bureau chief Pol Lt-General Surachet Hakpal told a press conference on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087808-two-immigration-officers-dismissed-for-visa-stamping-travel-documents-they-knew-to-be-forged/

Safety ‘top priority’ for cannabis growers

By THE NATION

 

// EPA-EFE PHOTO

 

FDA open to outdoor or indoor cultivation; Chula lecturer warns of the negative side

 

AUTHORITIES will allow both indoor and outdoor cannabis plantations as long as a proper mechanism is in place to guarantee plant quality. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087872-safety-‘top-priority’-for-cannabis-growers/

 

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Wary Prayut to avoid Phalang Pracharat stage

By THE NATION

 

File photo: General Prayut Chan-o-cha

 

PRIME MINISTER General Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday expressed concern over participating in the Phalang Pracharat Party’s election campaign, saying it exposed him to the risk of being targeted by his opponents.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087832-prayut-voices-concern-over-taking-part-in-phalang-pracharat-rallies/?do=findComment&comment=13908302

 

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Nakhon Phanom crime-fighter becomes ‘ghostbuster’

By THE NATION

 

 

A POLICE captain in Nakhon Phanom has won praise from Facebook users after they saw a video clip of him chanting a long and difficult-to-memorise Pali prayer to perform an “exorcism”.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087776-nakhon-phanom-crime-buster-becomes-‘ghost-buster’/

 

Pheu Thai No 1 choice, but well short of majority

By The Nation

 

File photo

 

THE PREVIOUS ruling party, Pheu Thai, is expected to win the most number of seats in the House of Representatives in the March 24 general election although it will fall short of the majority, according to a survey by Nation Group journalists across the country.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087874-pheu-thai-no-1-choice-but-well-short-of-majority/

 

Thailand to ban import of plastic waste next year

 

 

Thailand’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will propose to the cabinet a total ban on the import of plastic waste into Thailand beginning next year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087876-thailand-to-ban-import-of-plastic-waste-next-year/

 

Thailand studying Japan’s satellite model

By   THE NATION 

 

 

THE MINISTRY of Digital Economy and Society (MDES) has teamed up with the Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) to study Japan’s satellite model to seek supervisory direction for the satellite industry, in which foreign investments will be allowed after Thaicom Plc’s 20-year satellite concession ends in 2021.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087877-thailand-studying-japan’s-satellite-model/

 

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Talk to more insurgent groups, Buddhists urge govt

By The Nation

 

File photo

 

BUDDHISTS in the deep South yesterday urged the government to start peace talks with various insurgent groups. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087817-army-warns-buddhists-in-deep-south-to-be-extra-vigilant-following-recent-killings-of-suspected-insurgents/?do=findComment&comment=13908329

 

Bangkok Declaration must wait until June

By Pratch Rujivanarom 
The Nation

 

 

ASEAN COUNTRIES yesterday agreed to work together closely to deal with the region’s serious marine trash problem, with leaders of the grouping expected to endorse the Bangkok Declaration at the Asean Summit in Bangkok in June.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087878-bangkok-declaration-must-wait-until-june/

 

Thai law allows those suffering to take steps to end their lives

 

 

Thailand has not legalised euthanasia or assisted suicide like other countries but there is Section 12 in the National Health Act that allows a person to make a “living will in writing” to pass away naturally and peacefully, Medical Council secretary general Dr Itthaporn Kanachareon said yesterday.
 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087879-thai-law-allows-those-suffering-to-take-steps-to-end-their-lives/

 

NBTC board gives green signal to recall 2600MHz

By Sirivish Toomgum 
The Nation

 

 

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) yesterday approved the recall of the 2600MHz band for reallocation through an auction.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087881-nbtc-board-gives-green-signal-to-recall-2600mhz/

 

Four killed, nine injured in seven-vehicle pile-up in Sa Kaeo

By Thanapat Kijjakosol 
The Nation

 

 

A trailer-truck carrying bags of salt crashed into six vehicles on a road in Sa Kaeo’s Ta Phraya district on Tuesday morning, killing four people – one of them a five-month-old baby – and injuring nine others, police said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087882-four-killed-nine-injured-in-seven-vehicle-pile-up-in-sa-kaeo/

 

Longan farmer killed in blast after leaving chemicals in hot sun

By The Nation

 

 

A 30-year-old man was killed in an explosion in Chantaburi province on Tuesday afternoon, in an accident suspected of being caused by him leaving two chemical compounds – potassium chlorate and sodium chlorate – out in the hot sun pending mixing them with water for spraying on longan trees.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087883-chantaburi-longan-farmer-killed-in-blast-after-leaving-chemicals-in-hot-sun/

 

Election policies worthy of serious consideration

By Tulsathit Taptim 
The Nation

 

 

Disclaimer: The following list is an individual opinion only and by no means an endorsement for any political party.

 

Election promises, after all, can fall flat for various reasons and even good ones do not necessarily come from good intentions.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087884-election-policies-worthy-of-serious-consideration/

 

Irish police join probe into parcel bombs at London transport hubs

By David Milliken

 

Police officers including one wearing a forensic suit, are seen in a cordoned off area at Waterloo station near to where a suspicious package was found, in London, Britain, March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Ireland's police service said on Tuesday it was helping British colleagues investigate who mailed three small bombs to two of London's airports and a major rail station on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087885-irish-police-join-probe-into-parcel-bombs-at-london-transport-hubs/

 

Canada's bruised Trudeau expected to fight political firestorm

By David Ljunggren

 

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a Liberal Climate Action Rally in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 4, 2019. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

 

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shows every sign of trying to battle his way through the biggest crisis of his tenure even as opinion polls show he stands a real chance of losing power in an election this October.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087886-canadas-bruised-trudeau-expected-to-fight-political-firestorm/

 

Trump administration warns of record illegal border crossings ahead of vote by Congress

By Susan Cornwell and Richard Cowan

 

U.S. President Donald Trump greets the audience at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) annual meeting at National Harbor near Washington, U.S., March 2, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration warned Republican lawmakers Tuesday about record numbers of illegal crossings at the southern border with Mexico as Congress appeared to be on the verge of terminating President Donald Trump's declaration of an emergency there.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087888-trump-administration-warns-of-record-illegal-border-crossings-ahead-of-vote-by-congress/

 

South Korea sees signs North Korea restoring part of launch site it promised to dismantle

By David Brunnstrom and Lisa Lambert

 

FILE PHOTO: Intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) are driven past the stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and other high-ranking officials during a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of the country's founding father Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang April 15, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - South Korean intelligence agencies have detected signs that North Korea is restoring part of a missile launch site it began to dismantle after pledging to do so in a first summit with U.S. President Donald Trump last year, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087889-south-korea-sees-signs-north-korea-restoring-part-of-launch-site-it-promised-to-dismantle/

 

U.S. House panel taps veteran prosecutor to lead Trump probe

By Nathan Layne and Mark Hosenball

 

FILE PHOTO: House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) speaks to reporters after the conclusion of testimony from Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney of U.S. President Donald Trump, at a closed House Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 28, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Young/File photo

 

(Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee said on Tuesday it had hired a former federal prosecutor in Manhattan with experience investigating Russian mobsters and white-collar crime to lead its probe into the Trump administration.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087890-us-house-panel-taps-veteran-prosecutor-to-lead-trump-probe/

 

Partner of French Islamist who stabbed prison guards dies after police raid

 

French police take position outside the prison where an inmate in one of France's most secure prisons stabbed two guards with a knife in Conde-sur-Sarthe, France, March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

 

CONDE-SUR-SARTHE, France (Reuters) - The partner of a French prison inmate was killed by police on Tuesday after they stabbed two guards in an attack the government called a terrorist incident.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087892-partner-of-french-islamist-who-stabbed-prison-guards-dies-after-police-raid/

 

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Phalang Pracharat cancels plan for Prayut to take the stage in election campaign

By The Nation

 

 

The Phalang Pracharat Party has called off its plan to have Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha take the stage in its nationwide election campaign, a party source said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087832-prayut-voices-concern-over-taking-part-in-phalang-pracharat-rallies/?do=findComment&comment=13908454

 

Tourists treated to stunning view of yellow flowers

By The Nation

 

Photo Courtesy of Tourism Authority of Thailand's Nan branch office

 

Tourists enjoy the sight of the yellow flowers of the Tabebuia Chrysantha, more commonly known in English as the Golden Trumpet Tree, in full bloom in Nan’s Thung Chang district.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087896-tourists-treated-to-stunning-view-of-yellow-flowers-in-nan/

 

Love or no love - it's deportation for you Mr Van Der Linden

 

 

A man from the Netherlands who fell for a Thai woman staffer at his resort on Koh Samui wouldn't take no for an answer. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087897-love-or-no-love-its-deportation-for-you-mr-van-der-linden/

 

California AG sees no grounds for charging police in black man's killing

By Sharon Bernstein

 

FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators protest the police shooting of Stephon Clark, in Sacramento, California, U.S., March 30, 2018. REUTERS/Bob Strong/File Photo

 

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - California's top law enforcement official said on Tuesday he has found no grounds to criminally charge two Sacramento policemen who shot an unarmed black man to death last year, but federal prosecutors have opened a civil rights probe into the matter.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087900-california-ag-sees-no-grounds-for-charging-police-in-black-mans-killing/

 

U.S. House Democrat predicts request for Trump tax returns in two weeks

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S Congressman Bill Pascrell gestures to the media at the hotel where the seventh round of NAFTA talks takes place, in Mexico City, Mexico March 4, 2018. REUTERS/Ginnette Riquelme/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives tax committee said on Tuesday that he believed his panel would ask for President Donald Trump's tax returns in as little as two weeks.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087904-us-house-democrat-predicts-request-for-trump-tax-returns-in-two-weeks/

 

Satellite images show madrasa buildings still standing at scene of Indian bombing

By Martin Howell, Gerry Doyle and Simon Scarr

 

A cropped version of a satellite image shows a close-up of a madrasa near Balakot, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, March 4, 2019. Mandatory credit: Planet Labs Inc./Handout via REUTERS

 

NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - High-resolution satellite images reviewed by Reuters show that a religious school run by Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in northeastern Pakistan appears to be still standing days after India claimed its warplanes had hit the Islamist group's training camp on the site and killed a large number of militants.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087908-satellite-images-show-madrasa-buildings-still-standing-at-scene-of-indian-bombing/

 

"Mr Durian" gets more than he bargained for after advertising his daughter for 10 million baht!

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The wealthy durian trader who advertised the hand of his daughter in marriage for ten million baht is regretting his decision. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087910-mr-durian-gets-more-than-he-bargained-for-after-advertising-his-daughter-for-10-million-baht/

 

Big Joke: Nabs Russian - one of 70 wanted by Interpol in Thailand

 

Picture: INN

 

Thai media reported that immigration chief Lt-Gen Surachate Hakparn announced the arrest of a Russian man who was head of a gang wanted in Russia for tax and banking irregularities. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087912-big-joke-nabs-russian-one-of-70-wanted-by-interpol-in-thailand/