Famous US singer/actor John Legend causes quite a stir at Korat market

 

Thai caption: John Legend walks at the Save-One market

 

John Legend caused quite a stir as he visited a well known market in Nakorn Ratchasima yesterday evening.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1118876-famous-us-singeractor-john-legend-causes-quite-a-stir-at-korat-market/

Video: Instant karma as thief gets his comeuppance 

 

Thai caption: Gear Karma

 

Dash cam footage showed a car thief crash into shop houses on the Petchkasem Road after side swiping another vehicle. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1118878-video-instant-karma-as-thief-gets-his-comeuppance /

 

Prawit urges five Phalang Pracharat ministers to vacate House seats

By The Nation

 

Prawit Wongsuwan

 

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan on Tuesday urged five Cabinet ministers from the Phalang Pracharat Party to vacate their party-list House seats so that they could be filled by candidates on the waiting list, a party source said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1118880-prawit-urges-five-phalang-pracharat-ministers-to-vacate-house-seats/

 

 

"Heiress" files police report after 900K goes missing from a bank account

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

A 36 year old Thai woman went to Chacherngsao police after discovering that 900,000 baht had been taken out of a bank account. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1118885-heiress-files-police-report-after-900k-goes-missing-from-a-bank-account/

 

Thai consumers prefer open-loop system for public transport: study

By The Nation

 

Photo by VISA

 

The majority of Thai consumers agree with the idea of paying directly with debit and credit card for public transport, according to a study conducted by Visa on Consumer Payment Attitudes.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1118888-thai-consumers-prefer-open-loop-system-for-public-transport-study/

 

Peat forest fire battle expands to around-the-clock effort

By Krissana Thiwatsirikul
The Nation

 

File Photo

 

Wildfires continue to engulf the Khuan Khreng peat forest in Nakhon Si Thammarat province, forcing officials to battle the flames day and night.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1118890-peat-forest-fire-battle-expands-to-around-the-clock-effort/

 

UPDATE:

 

Nine injured in six bomb, arson attacks in Yala

By The Nation

 

 

Insurgents set off homemade bombs and carried out arson attacks at six locations in five districts of Yala on Tuesday night, injuring nine local people, police said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1118861-seven-wounded-including-children-in-blasts-and-other-violence-in-far-south/?do=findComment&comment=14487860

 

OPINION

Saving Thai Airways

By Tim Newton

 

 

PHOTO: The pleasant smile and wai won’t fill aircraft seats anymore

 

Whilst it’s always a generally pleasant experience flying Thai Airways, the airline, in a business sense, is a basket case racking up nearly a decade of losses, first under the Yingluck Shinawatra Government and then the military government of the NCPO.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1118895-saving-thai-airways/

 

GLO launches two apps to prevent overpriced tickets

By The Nation

 

Boonsong Chanthreesi

 

The Government Lottery Office have launched two apps for checking real lottery buyers and for reporting overpricing as a measure to prevent overcharging for lottery tickets.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1118896-glo-launches-two-lottery-apps-to-prevent-overpriced-tickets/

 

Buddhachinaraj hospital opens cannabis clinic 

By The Nation

 

 

The Buddhachinaraj Phitsanulok Hospital debuted its cannabis oil clinic today (August 21) after receiving 315 bottles of THC-based cannabis oil from the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1118909-buddhachinaraj-hospital-opens-cannabis-clinic/

 

UPDATE:

 

King accepts 13 rescued Great Danes

By The Nation

 

 

His Majesty the King has accepted the 13 Great Danes suffering from severe malnutrition, which were rescued earlier this week, and placed them under royal patronage and care, officials said.

 

Full story : https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1118705-starved-great-danes-rescued-in-pathum-thani/?do=findComment&comment=14488259

 

Plans to use telemedicine to screen patients

By The Nation

 

Anutin Charnvirakul

 

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul plans to use telemedicine technology to screen out patients from large crowded hospitals in towns, a Bhumjai Thai MP said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1118912-plans-to-use-telemedicine-to-screen-patients/

 

Thailand approves $682 million in new rice insurance scheme

 

FILE PHOTO: Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha poses for a photo with the new government cabinet in Bangkok, Thailand July 16, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's National Rice Policy Committee, chaired by Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, on Wednesday announced 21 billion baht ($682 million) in subsidies to help stabilize prices for rice farmers hurt by drought and a strong baht.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1118915-thailand approves-682-million-in-new-rice-insurance-scheme/

 

Thai exports show growth in July

By The Nation

 

 

Thai exports in July 2019 bounced back up to 4.28 percent with a total value of US$21.2 billion (Bt652.3 billion), largely from gold exports as a safe-haven asset, according to the Commerce Ministry.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1118916-thai-exports-show-growth-in-july/

 

First luxury outlet ‘Central Village’ to open on 31 August 2019

By The Nation

 

 

Central Village, which is being marketed as Thailand’s first international luxury outlet and is located near Suvarnabhumi airport, will officially open on August 31, Central Pattana PLC announced on Wednesday.

 

Source: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1118923-first-luxury-outlet-‘central-village’-to-open-on-31-august-2019/

 

 

Bang Saen set for major make-over to become a town for the elderly

 

(Photo) Saensuk Municipal Authority/https://saensukcity.go.th/news/gallery.html?start=10

 

Thailand’s Bang Saen seaside town, on the eastern coast near Bangkok, will undergo a major make-over to accommodate an aging society in the future.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1118924-bang-saen-set-for-major-make-over-to-become-a-town-for-the-elderly/

 

Debate simmers over proposed 4am bar closings

By The Nation

 

 

Nightspots in Phuket’s Patong area welcome the idea to stay open until 4am, though the government has been advised to first study the possible negative ramifications carefully.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1118928-debate-simmers-over-proposed-4am-bar-closings/

 

King names Sompong as opposition leader

By Kanistha Theppajorn
The Nation

 

 

Chiang Mai MP Sompong Amornvivat, head of the Pheu Thai Party, was on Wednesday appointed by royal decree official leader of the parliamentary opposition.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1118931-sompong-appointed-as-opposition-leader/

 

Phuket Governor and Vice Governor deny million baht bribe accusation

By The Thaiger

 

 

Recently, an audio clip went viral, claiming to have recorded a conversation between an anonymous man and an employee from a project accused of having encroached on Sirinat National Park (in Phuket’s north west).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1118936-phuket-governor-and-vice-governor-deny-million-baht-bribe-accusation/

 

UPDATE:

 

Rice-price guarantees ready for Cabinet

By The Nation

 

 

The National Rice Policy Committee on Wednesday approved a Bt21-billion budget to guarantee the price of rice harvested in 2019 and 2020.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1118915-thailand approves-682-million-in-new-rice-insurance-scheme/?do=findComment&comment=14488576

 

Mercedes-Benz adds new 7-seater to its SUV line-up

By The Nation

 

 

Mercedes-Benz is expanding its SUV line-up by adding the Bt6.06 million GLE 300 d 4MATIC AMG Dynamic.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1118940-mercedes-benz-adds-new-7-seater-to-its-suv-line-up/

 

Sticky rice smuggler arrested, seeds seized

By Thanapat Kijjakosol
THE NATION

 

 

A total of 30 tonnes of glutinous rice seeds smuggled into Thailand from Cambodia has been seized in the eastern province of Sa Kaew.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1118952-sticky-rice-smuggler-arrested-seeds-seized/

 

PM wants Yala bombers rounded up fast

By Jitraporn Senwong, Nakarin Chinworakomon
The Nation

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered those responsible for Tuesday night’s multiple small-scale bomb and arson attacks in southern Yala province to be captured swiftly. Eight people including three children were injured in the attacks.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1118953-pm-wants-yala-bombers-rounded-up-fast/

 

AOT starts up 'Living Airports' at Suvarnabhumi

By PHUWIT LIMVIPHUWAT
THE NATION

 

 

The Airports of Thailand Plc (AOT) has launched its digital platform 'Living Airports' at Suvarnabhumi Airport, before connecting it to all six major airports in the country.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1118954-aot-starts-up-living-airports-at-suvarnabhumi/

 

Majority of Britons say any Brexit deal should be put to referendum - poll

 

FILE PHOTO: Anti-Brexit protesters demonstrate in Westminster, London, Britain, August 20, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Just over half of Britons back any final Brexit deal or agreement being put to a referendum, a poll showed on Wednesday with just over two months until Britain is due to leave the European Union.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1118955-majority-of-britons-say-any-brexit-deal-should-be-put-to-referendum-poll/

 

China detains employee of Britain's Hong Kong mission, UK urged to act

 

Simon Cheng, a staff member of Britain’s consulate in Hong Kong, who was reported missing by local media after visiting the neighbouring mainland city of Shenzhen, is seen in an unknown location in this undated photo obtained from the Facebook page "Free Simon Cheng". “FACEBOOK / FREE SIMON CHENG” /via REUTERS

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese national working at Britain’s Hong Kong consulate has been detained in China’s border city of Shenzhen for violating the law, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Wednesday, likely worsening already strained ties between Beijing and London.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1118956-china-detains-employee-of-britains-hong-kong-mission-uk-urged-to-act/

 

Don't 'mess up Macau': gambling hub set to choose Beijing-backed leader

By Farah Master

 

FILE PHOTO: Ho Iat Seng, the candidate for Macau chief executive, speaks at a news conference in Macau, China, August 10, 2019. Zhang Wei/CNS via REUTERS

 

HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Chinese territory of Macau is set to elect as leader the only candidate for which it is allowed to vote: a Beijing-backed former legislator who is expected to cement China’s control over the special administrative region and distance it from escalating protests in neighboring Hong Kong.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1118958-dont-mess-up-macau-gambling-hub-set-to-choose-beijing-backed-leader/

 

SRT workers rally against privatisation plans

By THE NATION

 

 

The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) labour union launched a protest on August 21 in Si Sa Ket province against plans to have SRT operations handled by other agencies. 

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1118960-srt-workers-rally-against-privatisation-plans/

 

Somkid hears upbeat talk on Japanese rail investment

By THE NATION

 

 

Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak on Wednesday spoke with Japanese Ambassador Shiro Sadoshima at Government House about the possibilities for investment in a high-speed railway on the Mukdahan-Mae Sot route in the Eastern Economic Corridor.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1118961-somkid-hears-upbeat-talk-on-japanese-rail-investment/

 

CPD chief proposes 3-point plan as alternative to price-guarantee scheme

By THE NATION

 

 

The Cooperative Promotion Department (CPD) has come up with a three-point plan to fix the problem of farmers’ debts instead of having them rely on the government’s price-guarantee policy, which is now useless considering that most crops have been destroyed by the drought.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1118962-cpd-chief-proposes-3-point-plan-as-alternative-to-price-guarantee-scheme/