SURVEY: Expat motor vehicle ownership in Thailand

 

 

Thaivisa is trying to get a better understanding of car ownership amongst expats in Thailand.

 

If you own a car in Thailand or are thinking about buying a new car, please take a moment to complete the survey here: https://kwiksurveys.com/s/8bJ0w8mo

 

Thai Airways changes air mile bonuses

By The Nation

 

 

Thai Airways has announced a change in its mileage accrual and award tickets chart from October 1.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1093428-thai-airways-changes-air-mile-bonuses/

American says he is being extorted after fight over standing up at Impact Arena concert

 

 

An American man has told Thaivisa that he is being extorted after getting involved in an argument with a group of Thais at a concert in Muang Thong Thani.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1093388-american-says-he-is-being-extorted-after-fight-over-standing-up-at-impact-arena-concert/

‘Save what water you can,’ Phuket water chief urges as reservoirs hit record lows

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

 

The water levels at Phuket’s three main reservoirs have hit record lows. Pictured, is Bang Neow Dum reservoir in Srisoonthorn. Photo: PWA

 

PHUKET:-- The chief of the Phuket office of the Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) is urging people to save whatever water they can as the island’s three main reservoirs hit dangerously low levels – the lowest levels ever recorded by water officials.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1093460-‘save-what-water-you-can’-phuket-water-chief-urges-as-reservoirs-hit-record-lows/

Premchai’s acquittal in black leopard case to be challenged

By PRATCH RUJIVANAROM 
THE NATION

 

File Photo : Premchai Karnasuta

 

PLAINTIFFS in the controversial black leopard poaching case said yesterday that they would appeal against the acquittal of a construction tycoon, saying it did not justly punish the wealthy, powerful alleged offender.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1093487-premchai’s-acquittal-in-black-leopard-case-to-be-challenged/

 

Parties seek fresh polls and recounting of votes

By KAS CHANWANPEN 
THE NATION

 

file photo

 

SAY DISCREPANCIES GO FAR BEYOND THE EIGHT POLLING STATIONS IDENTIFIED BY EC 

 

POLITICAL PARTIES yesterday called on the Election Commission (EC) to reveal each polling station’s ballot count and hold new elections or re-count ballots in more than just the eight centres where it claims to have found discrepancies. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1093488-parties-seek-fresh-polls-and-recounting-of-votes/

 

Air pollution shortening children’s lives by 20 months, report shows

By Chularat Saengpassa 
The Nation 

 

File photo : Mae Hong Son

 

THE SMOG situation in the North has become grimmer than ever after an international report concluded that air pollution shortens children’s lives by 20 months on average.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1093489-air-pollution-shortening-children’s-lives-by-20-months-report-shows/

 

Asean payment connectivity a major step towards cutting transaction costs

By WICHIT CHAITRONG 
THE NATION  
CHIANG RAI 

 

Bank of Thailand (BOT) Governor Veerathai Santiprabhob at a press conference in Chiang Rai

 

MIGRANT WORKERS, tourists and small and big businesses will be able to cut the cost of their financial transactions in Asean after regulators, bankers and non-bank operators decided to integrate and upgrade their financial services across the region.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1093490-asean-payment-connectivity-a-major-step-towards-cutting-transaction-costs/

 

TOURISM 

Koh Pha-Ngan Island  faces challenges 

 

 

Thailand's idyllic Koh Pha-Ngan island is renowned globally for its marque Full Moon parties. On the heels of soaring demand for the big event, visitor numbers surpassed the one million ceiling two years ago and over a five-year period registered compound annual growth rate of 17 per cent. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1093493-tourism-koh-pha-ngan-island -faces-challenges /

 

An elephantine task

By Pattarawadee Saengmanee 
The Nation Weekend

 

Visitors join a Walking with Giants tour.

 

A foundation dedicated to helping pachyderms and their mahouts holds and educational open day

 

SITTING ON a border of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar, the Golden Triangle Asian Elephant Foundation (GTAEF) in Chiang Rai recently opened its camp to celebrate the National Thai Elephant Day and give local and foreign visitors a chance to experience several educational activities about elephants and mahouts. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1093495-an-elephantine-task/

 

Face Off associates arrested for public fraud

By Suriya Patathayo 
The Nation 

 

Xeping is known as “Dr Xeping”

 

BEAUTY EXPERT Xeping Chaiyasan has been charged with fraud but denies any wrongdoing and claims the allegation has been brought against her by people with malicious intent, Immigration Bureau commissioner Pol Lt-General Surachate Hakparn said yesterday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1093496-face-off-associates-arrested-for-public-fraud/

 

Farmers urged to change crop

By Nisanart Kangwanwong 
The Nation 

 

Ban Laowu firefighters in Chiang Mai’s Wiang Haeng district call for backup to help fight a forest blaze.

 

Slash-and-burn technique must end, meeting told

 

FARMERS IN the North should be encouraged to grow konjac, avocado and persimmon instead of corn, which is blamed for fires used to clear farmlands, contributing to the haze crisis, a meeting in Chiang Mai heard yesterday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1093498-farmers-in-the-north-urged-to-change-crop/

 

Services can make up for trade slump, Somkid says

By   PHUWIT LIMVIPHUWAT 
THE NATION

 

 

THAILAND must focus on strengthening its services sector to reap the full benefits of the tourist industry amid weakening global trade, said Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1093499-services-can-make-up-for-trade-slump-somkid-says/

 

The battle to avoid another property bubble

By The Nation

 

 

Fearful of a repeat of the 1997 financial crisis, the central bank has tightened regulations on mortgages

 

The Bank of Thailand has put a brake on the property market, with a focus on speculative buyers to prevent a repeat of real estate crises.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1093501-the-battle-to-avoid-another-property-bubble/

 

The burning truth? There’s no excuse for haze 

By Michael Shafer

 

 

The day the burning ban began last month, haze blanketed the mountains and valleys of the North. In the weeks since, the situation has not improved.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1093502-the-burning-truth-there’s-no-excuse-for-haze/

 

Thai AirAsia connects Phuket direct to Phnom Penh

By The Thaiger

 

 

Low-cost carrier Thai AirAsia has announced direct flights between Phuket and the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1093503-thai-airasia-connects-phuket-direct-to-phnom-penh/

 

Court orders mental assessment for NZ massacre suspect, murder charges added

By Praveen Menon

 

FILE PHOTO: A police officer stands guard outside Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 22, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

 

CHRISTCHURCH (Reuters) - Australian Brenton Tarrant appeared in a New Zealand court on Friday where the suspected white supremacist was charged with an additional 49 counts of murder following his arrest after mass shootings at two mosques last month that killed 50 worshippers and wounded dozens.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1093508-court-orders-mental-assessment-for-nz-massacre-suspect-murder-charges-added/

 

Brexiteer Lords try to thwart law forcing May to request EU exit delay

By William James and Kylie MacLellan

 

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaks in the Parliament in London, Britain April 3, 2019, in this screen grab taken from video. Reuters TV via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Pro-Brexit lawmakers in Britain's upper house of parliament tried on Thursday to thwart the approval of a new law that would force Prime Minister Theresa May to seek a delay to prevent a disorderly EU exit on April 12 without a deal.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1093509-brexiteer-lords-try-to-thwart-law-forcing-may-to-request-eu-exit-delay/

 

Jeff Bezos keeps Amazon voting power in divorce settlement

By Jeffrey Dastin and Arjun Panchadar

 

FILE PHOTO: 89th Academy Awards - Oscars Vanity Fair Party - Beverly Hills, California, U.S. - 26/02/17 – Amazon's Jeff Bezos and his wife MacKenzie Bezos. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos will retain voting control of his entire $143 billion stake in the company under a divorce settlement with his wife, MacKenzie Bezos, who will own 25 percent of those shares, the couple said on Thursday, removing uncertainty over control of the online retailer.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1093510-jeff-bezos-keeps amazon voting-power-in-35bn-divorce-settlement/

 

Australia announces disability inquiry as election looms

 

FILE PHOTO: Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, March 20, 2019. AAP Image/Andrew Taylor/via REUTERS

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison, in one of the government's last moves before an imminent election, said on Friday a powerful public inquiry into the country's disability care would run for three years and address abuse, neglect and exploitation problems in the sector.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1093511-australia-announces-disability-inquiry-as-election-looms/

 

Major study debunks myth that moderate drinking can be healthy

By Kate Kelland

 

FILE PHOTO: An employee pours whisky in a glass at a restaurant in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, October 18, 2018. REUTERS/Samrang Pring

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Blood pressure and stroke risk rise steadily the more alcohol people drink, and previous claims that one or two drinks a day might protect against stroke are not true, according to the results of a major genetic study.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1093512-major-study-debunks-myth-that-moderate-drinking-can-be-healthy/

 

Trump says U.S.-China trade deal may be reached in four weeks

By Jeff Mason and David Lawder

 

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with China's Vice Premier Liu He in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., April 4, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States and China were getting very close to a trade deal that could be announced within four weeks, but he issued a warning to Beijing that, absent a pact, it would be difficult to allow trade to continue.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1093531-trump-says-us-china-trade-deal-may-be-reached-in-four-weeks/

 

Under pressure, U.S. Justice Department defends handling of Mueller report

By Andy Sullivan

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Attorney General William Barr delivers remarks at a Justice Department African American History Month event in Washington, U.S., February 26, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday defended its handling of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report examining contacts between President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign and Russia as it faced increased pressure to make the document public.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1093532-under-pressure-us-justice-department-defends-handling-of-mueller-report/

 

Trump picks former presidential candidate Cain for Fed board

By Steve Holland and Ann Saphir

 

 

(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump plans to nominate former pizza chain executive and Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board, where he will help set interest rates for the world's biggest economy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1093534-trump-picks-former-presidential-candidate-cain-for-fed-board/

 

Chiang Mai in crisis: Foreigners give their verdict "terrible and it smells"

 

 

Tourists and residents of Chiang Mai alike have told the Thai media in no uncertain terms what they think of the ongoing smog crisis in the northern Thai province. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1093546-chiang-mai-in-crisis-foreigners-give-their-verdict-terrible-and-it-smells/

 

Congestion charge for cars mulled for central Bangkok

 

Caption: You Must Pay to Enter Bangkok!

 

A study is being carried out on the feasibility of charging private cars to enter central Bangkok. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1093548-congestion-charge-for-cars-mulled-for-central-bangkok/

 

"That's the woman who stole my million baht!" - businessman does the pointing

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Our picture from Daily News shows a Roi-Et businessman pointing at a woman who pretended to be a manager of an investment fund at a bank. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1093551-thats-the-woman-who-stole-my-million-baht-roi-et-businessman-does-the-pointing/

 

5-time criminal busted again for theft

 

PATTAYA:--A five-time criminal was arrested again for offering a motorbike ride to a Pattaya man, then robbing him.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1093553-5-time-criminal-busted-again-for-theft/

 

Chinese restaurant hit again with health-code violations

 

 

PATTAYA:--A Chinese restaurant cited in August for illegally dumping wastewater into Third Road has been given 15 days to clean up act again after being hit with three new health violations.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1093554-chinese-restaurant-hit-again-with-health-code-violations/

 

Urgent works to start after officials humiliated online over Phuket Town roads

By Waranya Prompinpiras

 

Emergency repairs will start tonight (Apr 5) after a public backlash spurred by the series of photos posted online. Photo: Thawat Chaisalee

 

PHUKET: Emergency temporary repairs to roads in Phuket Town will begin tonight after local officials suffered a heavy public backlash spurred by a series of comical alter images posted online yesterday (Apr 4).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1093556-urgent-works-to-start-after-officials-humiliated-online-over-phuket-town-roads/