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The week that was in Thailand news: Putting the craic in crackdown despite not cracking The Guinness Book

 

 

When I first came to actually "live" in Thailand I had a very important three point strategy to ensure eternal happiness in the Kingdom. I had come here a couple of times as a tourist but now it was time to take up residence.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114332-the-week-that-was-in-thailand-news-putting-the-craic-in-crackdown-despite-not-cracking-the-guinness-book/

 

Russia detains more than 1,000 people in opposition crackdown

By Gleb Stolyarov and Andrew Osborn

 

Law enforcement officers detain a participant of a rally calling for opposition candidates to be registered for elections to Moscow City Duma, the capital's regional parliament, in Moscow, Russia July 27, 2019. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian police rounded up more than 1,000 people in Moscow on Saturday in one of the biggest crackdowns of recent times against an increasingly defiant opposition decrying President Vladimir Putin's tight grip on power.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114378-russia-detains-more-than-1000-people-in-opposition-crackdown/

 

Police fire tear gas, rubber bullets in Hong Kong clash over anti-triad march

By James Pomfret and Marius Zaharia

 

Police officers fire tear gas at demonstrators during a protest against the Yuen Long attacks in Yuen Long, New Territories, Hong Kong, China July 27, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

 

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at demonstrators hurling rocks in a rural Hong Kong town on Saturday as several thousand activists gathered to protest an attack by suspected triad gang members at a train station last weekend.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114379-police-fire-tear-gas-rubber-bullets-in-hong-kong-clash-over-anti-triad-march/

 

Swimming - Australia's Jack admits to positive dope test

By Peter Rutherford

 

GWANGJU, South Korea (Reuters) - Shayna Jack, who withdrew from the Australia team ahead of the world swimming championships, said she had tested positive for a banned substance on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114380-swimming-australias-jack-admits-to-positive-dope-test/

 

Cycling - Bernal all but wraps up maiden Colombian Tour title

By Julien Pretot

 

Cycling - Tour de France - The 59.5-km Stage 20 from Albertville to Val Thorens - July 27, 2019 - Team INEOS rider Egan Bernal of Colombia celebrates on the podium, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

 

VAL THORENS, France (Reuters) - Climbing phenomenon Egan Bernal was poised to become the first Colombian to win the Tour de France and the youngest race champion in 110 years when he retained the overall lead after Saturday's 20th stage, a 59-km ride from Albertville.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114381-cycling-bernal-all-but-wraps-up-maiden-colombian-tour-title/

 

Hamilton sweeps to German pole after Ferrari falter

By Abhishek Takle

 

Formula One F1 - German Grand Prix - Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany - July 27, 2019 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton after qualifying in pole position REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

 

HOCKENHEIM, Germany (Reuters) - Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton seized pole position for Mercedes in their 200th race at the German Grand Prix on Saturday after both Ferrari drivers were sidelined by engine problems.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114382-hamilton-sweeps-to-german-pole-after-ferrari-falter/

 

THAI needs proper restructuring to survive: Sumeth

By The Nation

 

“We believe that once the restructuring is complete, Thai Smile will improve its financial results in three to five years and will have space for expansion in the future,” THAI's president Sumeth Damrongchaitham said.-Photo by: The Nation

 

Thai Airways International (THAI) needs restructuring if it is to survive in the highly competitive aviation business, the airline’s president Sumeth Damrongchaitham said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114384-thai-needs-proper-restructuring-to-survive-sumeth/

 

Majority of people sceptical of govt’s ability to implement policies: poll

By The Nation

 

Photo by: The Nation

 

Up to 72.8 per cent of people say they have not benefited in any way from the first day of the parliamentary debate on the new government's policy statement, according to the latest survey by Super Poll Research Institute.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114385-majority-of-people-sceptical-of-govt’s-ability-to-implement-policies-poll/

 

Thais roar into history books at slippery Japan 4 Hours Endurance

By The Nation

 

Thai riders have won the Suzuka 4 Hours Endurance race for the first time since the event was first held in 1962.

 

Female bike racer Mooklada Sarapuech and male counterpart Piyawat Pratoomyos displayed outstanding teamwork and performance to become the first Thai riders to win the Suzuki 4 Hours Endurance Race in Japan on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114386-thais-roar-into-history-books-at-slippery-japan-4-hours-endurance/

 

DIF to issue new units to raise Bt15.8 bn for investment

By The Nation

 

 

The Digital Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund (DIF) is issuing new units at a set price of Bt15.9 per unit, which will be offered at 9.40 existing units to purchase one units at price Bt15.9 per unit with bookings to open from August 20 to 23.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114387-dif-to-issue-new-units-to-raise-bt158-bn-for-investment/

 

Rock stars join Nakhon Si Thammarat charity run

By The Nation

 

Photo by:http://www.janghetchumphon.com

 

Leading Thai rock stars, Artiwara “Toon” Khongmalai and his partner Rachwin “Koi” Wongviriya, joined 10,000 others at the “Khanom Life Saving” run to raise funds for the Khanom Hospital in Nakhon Si Thammarat on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114388-rock-stars-join-nakhon-si-thammarat-charity-run/

 

Ariya shoots day low at Evian Championship

By The Nation

 

Ariya Jutanugarn (LPGA Photo)

 

Ariya Jutanugarn shot the round of the day with a 7-under 64 and jumped from a tie for 31st into a tie for eighth at -8 in the Evian Championship on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114390-ariya-shoots-day-low-at-evian-championship/

 

UK PM Johnson tells EU: ditch backstop or face no-deal Brexit

By William James

 

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during his visit to the West Midlands Police Learning & Development Centre in Birmingham, Britain July 26, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Pool/Files

 

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson cautioned the European Union on Saturday that the "anti-democratic" Irish backstop must be ditched if they were to strike a Brexit divorce deal.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114391-uk-pm-johnson-tells-eu-ditch-backstop-or-face-no-deal-brexit/

 

Bahrain executes three, including Shi'ite activists

By Aziz El Yaakoubi and Ali Abdelaty

 

A man is seen on the roof of Bahrain's Embassy in London, Britain, July 26, 2019 in this still picture obtained from social media video by Reuters on July 27, 2019. Twitter/Sayed Ahmed AlWadaei/via REUTERS

 

DUBAI/CAIRO (Reuters) - Bahrain executed on Saturday three men convicted in two separate cases, one involving the killing of a police officer and the other the killing of a mosque imam, the public prosecutor said in a statement.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114393-bahrain-executes-three-including-shiite-activists/

 

Irish PM says hard Brexit would raise issue of Irish unification

By Conor Humphries

 

Ireland's Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Leo Varadkar arrives to take part in a European Union leaders summit, in Brussels, Belgium July 2, 2019. Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt/Pool via REUTERS

 

GLENTIES, Ireland (Reuters) - The question of the unification of Ireland and British-ruled Northern Ireland will inevitably arise if Britain leaves the European Union without a divorce deal on Oct. 31, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114395-irish-pm-says-hard-brexit-would-raise-issue-of-irish-unification/

 

Two U.S. teens arrested in murder of Italian military police officer

 

 

ROME (Reuters) - Two American teens were arrested on Saturday in Rome accused of the stabbing murder of an Italian military police officer in a crime that has shaken Italy, law enforcement officials said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114396-two-us-teens-arrested-in-murder-of-italian-military-police-officer/

 

Sudan says 87 killed when troops broke up protest, critics say too low

 

A protester carries a Sudanese national flag as he burns tyres during a demonstration against a report of the Attorney-General on the dissolution of the sit-in protest in Khartoum, Sudan July 27, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah

 

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - The head of an official Sudanese investigation said on Saturday 87 people were killed when security forces broke up a protest on June 3, a figure that prompted demonstrations across the capital as opponents of Sudan's military rulers dismissed it as far too low.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114397-sudan-says-87-killed-when-troops-broke-up-protest-critics-say-too-low/

Bangkokians help clean up the city for the King’s birthday

By The Nation

 

Nation Photo by Anant Chantarasoot

 

Bangkok Governor Pol General Aswin Kwanmuang presided over the opening of the “We do Good with Our Hearts” event at City Hall on Saturday. The activity was held to mark His Majesty the King’s birthday on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114399-bangkokians-help-clean-up-the-city-for-the-king’s-birthday/

 

Wishing HM the King a Happy Birthday

By THE NATION/NATIONPHOTO

 

 

The Nation joins the rest of the country in hailing His Majesty the King on July 28, which also marks the first birthday celebrations of the monarch since his Coronation in May.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114401-wishing-hm-the-king-a-happy-birthday/

 

Australian pair’s ‘misunderstanding’ puts Phuket Airport taxis and van services in spotlight

By The Thaiger

 

 

When Australians Kate Chipperfield and Lauren Meinties filed their complaint about a 3,000 baht van fare from Phuket Airport to Kata, they had no idea of the chain of events that would follow.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114404-australian-pair’s-‘misunderstanding’-puts-phuket-airport-taxis-and-van-services-in-spotlight/

 

PM asks public and parliament to have faith in his government

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has asked the public and parliament to have faith that the government, under his leadership, will perform its duties to its best ability for the people and with honesty and transparency, while maintaining the rule of law and financial discipline.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114405-pm-asks-public-and-parliament-to-have-faith-in-his-government/

 

Education Ministry to push for coding as third language for Thai students

 

 

Thailand’s Ministry of Education will push for the inclusion of a third ‘language’, coding (computer programming language), in the curricula of Thai students, from kindergarten level if possible, said Deputy Education Minister Kalaya Sophonpanich on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114406-education-ministry-to-push-for-coding-as-third-language-for-thai-students/

 

Over 72 percent say they did not benefit from the policy debate – Super Poll

 

 

Over 72% of people surveyed by Super Poll said they gained nothing from the debate in parliament on the government’s policy statement, while 78.6% admitted they did not believe political parties would fulfil their election pledges.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114407-over-72-percent-say-they-did-not-benefit-from-the-policy-debate-–-super-poll/

 

The mystery of exactly how many expats live in Thailand

 

 

Over the last twenty or so years, Thailand has become increasingly popular with foreigners who decide to make the country their home.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114408-the-mystery-of-exactly-how-many-expats-live-in-thailand/

 

Thanathorn doubts PM and his government can lead Thailand into the future

 

 

Future Forward party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit said Friday night that he did not believe that the government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, will be able to guide Thailand into the future because of the government’s abstract policy statement, which lacks vision and energy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114409-thanathorn-doubts-pm-and-his-government-can-lead-thailand-into-the-future/

 

PM to oversee police to ensure reform

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha announced, during his policy statement presentation, that he will personally take charge of the Royal Police Office and will reform the police force as priority.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114410-pm-to-oversee-police-to-ensure-reform/

 

Expat group launches online petition calling for TM.30 to be scrapped

 

 

A group of expats based in Isaan have launched a petition lobbying for reform of Thailand’s Immigration Bureau and also for the abolition of the TM.30 form.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1114466-expat-group-launches-online-petition-calling-for-tm30-to-be-scrapped/

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