Nakhon Pathom man cleared of animal cruelty after feeding cat carcass to python

By The Nation

 

 

A man in Nakhon Pathom’s Bang Lane district has been cleared of animal cruelty after a Facebook post showed him feeding his pet python with a carcass of a cat, Watchdog Thailand said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1117478-nakhon-pathom-man-cleared-of-animal-cruelty-after-feeding-cat-carcass-to-python/

 

Mae Kasa Waterfall in Tak closed to tourists

By The Nation

 

 

Local authorities on Tuesday closed the popular Mae Kasa Waterfall tourist destination in Tak’s Mae Sot district after a schoolboy drowned in the waterfall’s creek on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1117479-mae-kasa-waterfall-in-tak-closed-to-tourists/

 

Grenade found in Trat durian orchard

By The Nation

 

 

A grenade thought to be several decades old was found in a durian orchard on Trat’s border with Cambodia Monday evening, police said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1117483-grenade-found-in-trat-durian-orchard/

 

Thais rally round disgraced farang monk Julien Desilets

 

 

Thais have rallied round a well known Canadian monk after he was thrown out of the monkhood for having sex with a Swiss woman. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1117490-thais-rally-round-disgraced-farang-monk-julien-desilets/

Special teams to ensure quick return of Thais in Hong Kong if needed

By The Nation

 

 

Officials have been told to gather special teams and create fast-track measures to ensure people can quickly leave Hong Kong to return to Thailand during protests.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1117511-special-teams-to-ensure-quick-return-of-thais-in-hong-kong-if-needed/

 

Indian, Pakistani arrested for allegedly robbing Indian man in Chachoengsao

By The Nation

 

 

An Indian man and his alleged Pakistani accomplice have been arrested for allegedly robbing another Indian man who was seeking a job in Thailand, Thai immigration police said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1117512-indian-pakistani-arrested-for-allegedly-robbing-indian-man-in-chachoengsao/

 

Transport minister says drivers, not vans, are key threat to passenger safety

By The Nation

 

 

The safety of passengers riding in public vans must be tackled at its root problem, the bad driving behaviours of drivers, said Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1117513-transport-minister-says-drivers-not-vans-are-key-threat-to-passenger-safety/

 

THAI resumes Hong Kong flights

By THE NATION

 

 

Thai Airways International on Tuesday resumed normal flights between Bangkok and Hong Kong following resumption of operations at Hong Kong International Airport.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1117515-thai-resumes-hong-kong-flights/

 

Homeless man arrested after Chinese Consulate wall defaced in Chiang Mai

By The Nation

 

 

A man, who police say may have a mental illness, was arrested on Monday for allegedly defacing a wall at the Chinese Consulate in Chiang Mai’s Muang district with spray paint.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1117518-homeless-man-arrested-after-chinese-consulate-wall-defaced-in-chiang-mai/

 

Fugitive Korean fraud suspect nabbed while seeking re-entry permit in Chiang Rai

By Jessada Chantharak

The Nation

 

File Photo

 

A 59-year-old South Korean woman – who was wanted for alleged fraud causing damages worth 440 million won (about Bt10 million) in her home country – has been arrested in the northern border province of Chiang Rai while trying to apply for a re-entry permit, said authorities.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1117519-fugitive-korean-fraud-suspect-nabbed-while-seeking-re-entry-permit-in-chiang-rai/

 

Thailand tightens the screws on TM30 reporting, petition ongoing

By Tim Newton

 

 

Nearly 5,000 Thai expats have now signed a petition pleading for modification or abolition of the TM30 immigration form. The well-organised petition calling for changes to the form is an unusual step for expats who, most of the time, keep their head down and out of the daily operations of the Land of Smiles.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1117521-thailand-tightens-the-screws-on-tm30-reporting-petition-ongoing/

 

Rawai collapsed building site declared ‘danger area’, police vow prosecution

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Rescue workers arrive at the site of the collapsed building on Sunday (Aug 11). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: The site of the under-construction resort complex building that collapsed on Sunday (Aug 11) – crushing to death three Myanmar migrant workers and injuring eight others – has been sealed off for safety while Forensic Police complete their investigation, police confirmed today (Aug 13).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1117523-rawai-collapsed-building-site-declared-‘danger-area’-police-vow-prosecution/

 

Radisson to open 222-room Phuket Mai Khao Beach resort

By The Phuket News

 

The Radisson resort at Mai Khao is being developed in partnership with Thai-Chinese Property Holdings.

 

PHUKET: Radisson Hotel Group has announced the signing of an upscale Radisson property in Phuket in partnership with Thai-Chinese Property Holdings.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1117524-radisson-to-open-222-room-phuket-mai-khao-beach-resort/

 

Smaller parties, except Thai Civilized, still with the government – Thammanat

 

 

All 13 smaller parties in the coalition government, with the exception of the Thai Civilized Party, are still with the government, said Deputy Agriculture Minister Thammanat Prompao today (Tuesday).

 

Full story : https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1117526-smaller-parties-except-thai-civilized-still-with-the-government-–-thammanat/

 

 

No power over BoT by Somkid’s committee, says central bank governor

By PHUWIT LIMVIPHUWAT
THE NATION

 

 

The central bank’s Monetary Policy Committee will remain autonomous and continue to base its monetary policy decisions on the existing criteria, said Veerathai Santiprabhob, governor of the Bank of Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1117530-no-power-over-bot-by-somkid’s-committee-says-central-bank-governor/

 

UK jobs market shines, but clouds on horizon

By Andy Bruce, David Milliken

 

FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian walks past an employment centre in London August 17, 2011. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett//File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s labour market showed unexpected strength in the second quarter, in sharp contrast with figures last week that showed the economy contracted over the same period as the country gears up for Brexit.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1117544-uk-jobs-market-shines-but-clouds-on-horizon/

 

Chinese intervention in Hong Kong would be a 'catastrophe', Patten says

By Guy Faulconbridge

 

FILE PHOTO: Former Hong Kong governor Chris Patten attends an interview in Hong Kong, China September 19, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Hong Kong’s last British governor Chris Patten on Tuesday cautioned that if China intervened in Hong Kong it would be a catastrophe and that Chinese President Xi Jinping should see the wisdom of trying to bring people together.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1117546-chinese-intervention-in-hong-kong-would-be-a-catastrophe-patten-says/

 

Top U.S. lawmaker demands answers in Jeffrey Epstein's death

 

FILE PHOTO: Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Jerrold Nadler speaks in Washington, U.S., March 26, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

 

(Reuters) - A top U.S. lawmaker joined the chorus of officials demanding answers from the Bureau of Prisons over the apparent suicide of Jeffrey Epstein in federal custody.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1117548-top-us-lawmaker-demands-answers-in-jeffrey-epsteins-death/

 

Body found in Malaysia could be missing Irish girl - victims' aid group

By Jiraporn Kuhakan, Rozanna Latiff

 

A police line is seen at an entrance to the Dusun Resort, where 15-year-old Irish girl Nora Anne Quoirin went missing in Seremban, Malaysia, August 13, 2019. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

 

SEREMBAN, Malaysia (Reuters) - Malaysian police on Tuesday found a body that seems likely to be an Irish teenager who went missing from a jungle resort in the Southeast Asian country 10 days ago, a trust working with the girl’s family said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1117549-body-found-in-malaysia-could-be-missing-irish-girl-victims-aid-group/

 

Mitsubishi’s limited-edition Mirage comes packed with goodies

By The Nation

 

 

Mitsubishi has updated its Mirage eco car by launching a limited edition that comes with eye-catching accessories, such as black-painted sideview mirrors with LED turning lights, black door sash, black rear spoiler with LED stop lamp, rear bumper garnish and chrome exhaust.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1117550-mitsubishi’s-limited-edition-mirage-comes-packed-with-goodies/

 

Knife-wielding man goes on Sydney rampage, one woman dead

By Byron Kaye, Paulina Duran

 

A woman is taken by ambulance, as police officers investigate a scene following reports of a stabbing in Sydney, Australia, August 13, 2019. Dean Lewis/AAP/via REUTERS

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A man went on a stabbing rampage in downtown Sydney on Tuesday, killing one woman and wounding another before he was restrained by members of the public, police said, adding they were not treating it as a terrorist incident.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1117551-knife-wielding-man-goes-on-sydney-rampage-one-woman-dead/

 

No loans for unsustainable plans, Veerathai urges

By PHUWIT LIMVIPHUWAT
THE NATION

 

“Reducing ESG risks will improve the financial stability of commercial banks,” says Bank of Thailand governor Veerathai Santiprabhob.

 

Bank of Thailand governor Veerathai Santiprabhob has urged all financial institutions to discontinue practices that might pose environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1117554-no-loans-for-unsustainable-plans-veerathai-urges/

 

Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds at war again over Wolverine and this time it’s bloody

By Mel Evans

 

These two really need to get along (Pictures: REX)

 

It seems the feud between Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds has well and truly been reignited.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1117555-hugh-jackman-and-ryan-reynolds-at-war-again-over-wolverine-and-this-time-it’s-bloody/

 

Sequins, sporrans, lechery and lap-dancing: why The Lady Boys of Bangkok rule the fringe

 

‘They take femininity to a different level’ … The Lady Boys of Bangkok. Photograph: Andrew Payne

 

Shunned by hipsters, adored by local Scots, they’re the fringe’s biggest show. How did this retro cocktail of cheesy euphoria become such a phenomenon?

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1117556-sequins-sporrans-lechery-and-lap-dancing-why-the-lady-boys-of-bangkok-rule-the-fringe/

 

Plácido Domingo accused of sexual harassment

By Angela Giuffrida

 

The Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo. Eight singers and a dancer said he harassed them. Photograph: Alba Vigaray/EPA

 

The opera singer Plácido Domingo has been accused by several women of sexual harassment.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1117557-plácido-domingo-accused-of-sexual-harassment/

 

Three confirmed dead from foul gas in Songkhla

By Santiparp Ramasut
The Nation

 

 

The authorities confirmed that the number of workers who allegedly succumbed on Monday to hydrogen-sulfide poisoning at a rubber-latex factory in Songkhla’s Sadao district stands at three. The officials revealed the results of a test that showed the level of hydrogen sulfide inside the underground waste-water treatment system was more than 200 particles per metre (ppm), enough to knock someone unconscious and prove fatal from prolonged exposure.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1117441-four-die-after-breathing-toxic-gases-from-waste-treatment-system-in-songkhla/?do=findComment&comment=14460438

 

Couple visiting factory to buy sawdust perish in fire

By Somkid Phrommee
The Nation

 

 

Two people were killed and four others slightly injured from a fire at a furniture factory in Nakhon Pathom on Tuesday morning, police said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1117565-couple-visiting-factory-to-buy-sawdust-perish-in-fire/

 

Cabinet mulls uses for unspent billions

By THE NATION

 

 

The Cabinet on Tuesday agreed that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha should allocate the 4 per cent of last year’s Bt2.52-trillion national budget that was left unspent.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1117566-cabinet-mulls-uses-for-unspent-billions/

 

Thailand says strong baht, financial stability remain a concern

By Kitiphong Thaichareon

 

FILE PHOTO: A Thailand Baht note is seen in this illustration photo June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The strong baht remains a problem for Thailand's industries and exports, a key driver of the country's growth, and more will be done to help exporters, the industry minister said on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1117567-thailand-says-strong-baht-financial-stability-remain-a-concern/

 

Malaysian police say certain that body found is that of missing Irish girl

 

A body believed to be 15-year-old Irish girl Nora Anne Quoirin who went missing is brought into a ambulance in Seremban, Malaysia, August 13, 2019. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

 

SEREMBAN, Malaysia (Reuters) - Malaysian police on Tuesday said they were certain a body they had found was that of an Irish teenager who went missing from a jungle resort in the Southeast Asian country 10 days ago.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1117549-body-found-in-malaysia-could-be-missing-irish-girl-victims-aid-group/