Trump pressured aides to get security clearances for Ivanka, Kushner - CNN

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. White House advisors, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner attend the annual Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany February 16, 2019. REUTERS/Michael Dalder/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump pressured his chief of staff and White House counsel to grant his daughter and White House adviser Ivanka Trump a security clearance against their recommendations, CNN reported on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087913-trump-pressured-aides-to-get-security-clearances-for-ivanka-kushner-cnn/

 

U.S. will look at ramping up sanctions if North Korea does not denuclearise - Bolton

 

U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton prepares for an interview to Fox News outside of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's national security adviser, John Bolton, said on Tuesday that the United States would look at ramping up sanctions on North Korea if Pyongyang did not scrap its nuclear weapons programme.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087914-us-will-look-at-ramping-up-sanctions-if-north-korea-does-not-denuclearise- bolton/

 

Thai economic stability strong, can handle external volatility - central bank chief

 

FILE PHOTO: Thailand’s Central Bank Governor Veerathai Santiprabhob is seen during an interview with Reuters at the Bank of Thailand headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand March 14, 2018. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand is economically stable and strong and can withstand increased global volatility, the central bank chief said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087916-thai-economic-stability-strong-can-handle-external-volatility-central-bank-chief/

 

Prachin Buri man hangs self after video call with girlfriend in Japan

By The Nation

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A man was found hanged in his bedroom in Prachin Buri's Prachantakham district late on Tuesday night after he made a video call to his Thai girlfriend in Japan.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087919-prachin-buri-man-hangs-self-after-video-call-with-girlfriend-in-japan/

 

Third-year Kasetsart student jumps from eighth floor to death

By The Nation

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A third-year student of Kasetsart University fell to her death from the eighth floor of a campus building early on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087922-third-year-kasetsart-student-jumps-from-eighth-floor-to-death/

 

British PM May's top lawyer struggles for Brexit deal in Brussels

By Gabriela Baczynska

 

Britain's Attorney General Geoffrey Cox is seen outside of Downing Street in London, Britain, February 27, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Talks between British Prime Minister Theresa May's top government lawyer and European Union negotiators to win concessions from the bloc on Brexit ended with no agreement in Brussels on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087923-british-pm-mays-top-lawyer-struggles-for brexit deal-in-brussels/

 

Man arrested for allegedly dumping disabled wife on Bangkok roadside

By The Nation

 

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Police have arrested a man after his partially paralysed wife was found on a roadside in Bangkok's Bang Khen district on Tuesday evening.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087927-man-arrested-for-allegedly-dumping-disabled-wife-on-bangkok-roadside/

 

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Bonus benefit added for ‘smart visa’ holders

By The Nation

 

Foreign specialists and investors in 10 targeted industries who have four-year “smart visas” will not need work permits to have secondary jobs in Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087847-smart-visas-some-high-earning-foreigners-may-soon-be-able-to-work-without-a-work-permit/?do=findComment&comment=13909482

 

Italy plans to join China's Belt and Road Initiative - Financial Times

 

FILE PHOTO: The sign of an international forum on the "Belt and Road" Legal Cooperation is pictured in Beijing, China July 2, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee

 

(Reuters) - Italy plans to sign a memorandum of understanding to become a part of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) by the end of March, a move which has drawn critical reaction from the United States, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087942-italy-plans-to-join-chinas-belt-and-road-initiative-financial-times/

 

‘Thousands’ of Thai firms monitored over illegal software

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

Unlicensed software remains common among corporations and IT sectors in Southeast Asia, whether due to indifference, intent or neglect.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087946-‘thousands’-of-thai-firms-monitored-over-illegal-software/

 

Evil nanny poured boiling water on girl, 8, and smashed her head into a concrete pipe

 

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A concerned uncle went to the Paveena Hongsakul Foundation to report an alarming situation that has happened to his niece, an 8 year old. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087949-evil-nanny-poured-boiling-water-on-girl-8-and-smashed-her-head-into-a-concrete-pipe/

 

You've been had! "Desperately poor buskers" exposed on iPhones eating cake!

 

 

Thai netizens reacted angrily after a man posted his experience of seeing twins playing guitar for money at the Mo Chit BTS in Bangkok. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087958-youve-been-had-desperately-poor-buskers-exposed-on-iphones-eating-cake/

 

Two killed when motorbike rider and passenger ploughed into a house

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

A motorbike driver and passenger have died after a collision in Thalang this morning.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087962-two-killed-when-motorbike-rider-and-passenger-ploughed-into-a-house/

 

Motorcycles on the sidewalk: Bangkok traffic cops get 200,000 baht in fines in one hour

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Thong Lor police said that they stopped and fined 206 motorcyclists in one hour for using the sidewalk in front of Terminal 21 shopping center in Asoke. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087965-motorcycles-on-the-sidewalk-bangkok-traffic-cops-get-200000-baht-in-fines-in-one-hour/

 

Songkran road carnage: Thais have the answer - electronic monitoring bracelets

 

Picture: INN

 

Officials at a high profile meeting on road safety said they hope that the deterrent of threatening probation, community service and the wearing of an EM (electronic monitoring) device would lower road accidents at Songkran. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087971-songkran-road-carnage-thais-have-the-answer-electronic-monitoring-bracelets/

 

THAI: Economy class passengers can only load 20 kg bag from April 1st

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Thai Airways have announced that from April 1st their economy class passengers will no longer be able to load bags weighing 30 kilos in the hold for free. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087990-thai-economy-class-passengers-can-only-load-20-kg-bag-from-april-1st/

 

Video: Container truck going the wrong way on Chonburi highway

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A policeman posted dash cam footage after his son-in-law had to brake when a white container lorry started coming down the wrong way of a center lane of a highway in Sri Racha.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087993-video-container-truck-going-the-wrong-way-on-chonburi-highway/

 

Hapless heroin smugglers nabbed on their way to Koh Samui

 

Picture: Naewna

 

Donsak police arrested two men in a white pick-up on Tuesday as they attempted to cross over to Koh Samui on the Raja Ferry.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1087997-hapless-heroin-smugglers-nabbed-on-their-way-to-koh-samui/

 

Region’s nutritionists in Bangkok planning war on malnutrition

By The Nation

 

Cr Thai Health Promotion

 

The Public Health Ministry’s Department of Health is this week hosting a workshop for 70 nutritionists and healthcare officials from all 10 Southeast Asian countries to exchange ideas for a “nutrition surveillance system”.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1088001-region’s-nutritionists-in-bangkok-planning-war-on-malnutrition/

 

Rawai luxury villas on ‘pause’ along Ao Sane beach

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

PHOTOS: Chatchanon Na Thalang

 

Rawai Municipality have put a halt to the construction of the controversial luxury villas being constructed on the cliffs overlooking Ao Sane Beach.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1088002-rawai-luxury-villas-on-‘pause’-along-ao-sane-beach/

 

Patong trash fire spurs warning of B10k fine for dumping, B1k fine for littering

By Waranya Prompinpiras

 

The trash fire last week was close to hotels in the heart of Patong. Photo: Patong Municipality

 

PHUKET: A pile of dumped garbage catching fire near a resort in the heart of Patong has prompted Patong Mayor Chalermluck Kepsub to issue a stern warning that any persons caught dumping garbage will face a fine of up to B10,000.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1088006-patong-trash-fire-spurs-warning-of-b10k-fine-for-dumping-b1k-fine-for-littering/

 

Thai AirAsia owner says it will not buy shares in rival Nok Air

 

FILE PHOTO: A Thai AirAsia Airbus A320-200 plane prepares for take off at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, June 29, 2016. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom/File Photo

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Asia Aviation, majority shareholder of budget airline Thai AirAsia, said on Wednesday that it would not proceed with an acquisition of shares in rival carrier Nok Airlines, sending Nok's shares down.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1088010-thai-airasia-owner-says-it-will-not-buy-shares-in-rival-nok-air/

 

‘No homosexuals in Malaysia” – Malaysian Tourism, Arts and Culture minister

By The Thaiger

 

Malaysian minister grilled in Germany over policy on gays, Jews ahead of travel fair

 

Malaysia’s Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Mohamaddin Ketapi has caused ripples in Germany after making an ill-informed remark about homosexuality.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1088011-‘no-homosexuals-in-malaysia”-–-malaysian-tourism-arts-and-culture-minister/

 

Prayut bows out of direct campaigning this weekend, will continue PM work ‘as usual’ 

By The nation

 

File photo : Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o0cha

 

The hopes of those wanting to see Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha speak on stage for the first time as a candidate for the Phalang Pracharat Party this weekend in Nakhon Ratchasima province were dashed on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1088014-prayut-bows-out-of-direct-campaigning-this-weekend-will-continue-pm-work-‘as-usual’ /

 

Contract signed: Patong beachfront power lines, fibre-optic cable to be installed underground

By Waranya Prompinpiras

 

Patong Mayor Chalermluck Kepsub (left) was present in Bangkok yesterday (Mar 5) for the formal signing of the contract hiring I.M.P Consortium to install the power lines and communications cables underground along three kilometres of the Patong beach road.. Photo: Patong Municipality

 

PHUKET: Patong Mayor Chalermluck Kepsub yesterday (Mar 5) signed the formal contact hiring joint-venture I.M.P Consortium to install the power lines and communications cables, including a fibre-optic main, underground along three kilometres of the Patong beach road.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1088018-contract-signed-patong-beachfront-power-lines-fibre-optic-cable-to-be-installed-underground/

 

Special rainmaking unit to be set up to alleviate drought in Buri Ram

By The Nation

 

 

The northern operation office of the Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation Department will set up an operation unit in Buri Ram to seed clouds to alleviate drought in the province.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1088046-special-rainmaking-unit-to-be-set-up-to-alleviate-drought-in-buri-ram/

 

Heineken launches non-alcoholic beer

By The Nation

 

 

Heineken has launched “Heineken 0.0” in Thailand, a non-alcoholic beer made from natural ingredients, brewed with a recipe providing a distinct taste that contains no added sugar and 69 calories per 330ml, and aimed at consumers who enjoy the taste of beer, but not necessarily the effects of alcohol.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1088047-heineken-launches-non-alcoholic-beer/

 

Ex-teacher’s fight for exoneration ends in imprisonment

By The Nation

 

Jomsap Saenmuangkhot

 

A former teacher once praised for her fight against injustice in the country was sentenced to eight years in jail for perjury by a provincial criminal court.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1088048-ex-teacher’s-fight-for-exoneration-ends-in-imprisonment/

 

Samui airport’s deafened neighbours stage kite protest

By The Nation

 

Photo from: www.workpointnews.com

 

Soldiers and police were called to Samui International Airport on Wednesday after about 10 neighbours unhappy with compensation offers sent up a fleet of kites to blockade the end of the runway.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1088049-samui-airport’s-deafened-neighbours-stage-kite-protest/

 

Kanchanaburi binturong hunter jailed

By Suphot Kaewkasi 
The Nation

 

File photo: Tata

 

The Kanchanaburi Provincial Court on Wednesday handed down a jail term of three years and seven months plus a Bt2,000 fine to the 41-year-old Myanmar Kareni man identified only as Tata over his shooting of a binturong in Sai Yok National Park last October.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1088050-kanchanaburi-binturong-hunter-jailed/