Thailand Hospital Expat Survey

 

 

Thaivisa is keen to understand your opinions on hospitals in Thailand to help us better understand this situation.

 

We have half a dozen questions in the link attached that we would be thankful if you could complete for us: https://kwiksurveys.com/s/aYOdlIht

Nine-minute miss costs CP Bt290-billion project

By THE NATION

 

 

The court heard a testimony from the five petitioners that they had missed the 3-pm deadline for the formal submission by a mere nine minutes due to traffic congestion.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1118999-nine-minute-miss-costs-cp-bt290-billion-project/

 

Chikungunya virus has mutated offering greater risk, warns doctor

By The Nation

 

Photo Courtesy of Dr Manoon Leechawengwongs FC (facebook.com/604030819763686/)

 

Dr Manoon Leechawengwongs, a respiratory and critical care specialist at Bangkok’s Vichaiyut Hospital, went online to warn Bangkok residents that the chikungunya virus, spread through the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito, has mutated allowing one mosquito to be the carrier of both chikungunya and dengue viruses.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1118998-chikungunya-virus-has-mutated-offering-greater-risk-warns-doctor/

Kenyan, Nigerian charged with smuggling coke

By Kornkamon Aksorndech
The Nation

 

 

A Kenyan trying to enter Thailand was arrested at Suvarnabhumi International Airport this week after it was allegedly discovered he’d swallowed 68 capsules of cocaine weighing a combined 1,200 grams.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1118971-kenyan-nigerian-charged-with-smuggling-coke/

 

Experts warn coalition will be short-lived due to economic woes, questions of legitimacy

By The Nation

 

Prawit (centre)

 

The coalition government may stay in power for only two years as it will be shaken by economic woes and questions of its legitimacy, academics warn.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119030-experts-warn-coalition-will-be-short-lived-due-to-economic-woes-questions-of-legitimacy/

 

US-China trade war a boon for Thai exporters

By WICHIT CHAITRONG 
THE NATION

 

Thailand’s exports to the US rose by double digits in the first seven months of the year, partly due to the ongoing US-China trade war, which is making importers turn to Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119031-us-china-trade-war-a-boon-for-thai-exporters/

 

Bidding terms ready for Digital Park Thailand

By NOPHAKHUN LIMSAMARNPHUN 
THE NATION

 

Dr Nuttapon Nimmanphatcharin

 

The Digital Economy Promotion Agency (Depa) is expected to issue new terms of reference shortly for the private sector to invest in the Digital Park Thailand project in Chonburi’s Sri Racha district.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119032-bidding-terms-ready-for-digital-park-thailand/

 

Planned biorefinery first step to ‘Biopolis’

By THE NATION

 

Narong Sirilertworakul

 

 

The National Science and Technology Development Agency will invest Bt3.4 billion in a pilot biorefinery in the Eastern Economic Corridor of Innovation (ECCi).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119033-planned-biorefinery-first-step-to-‘biopolis’/

 

Welfare card holders flock to ATMs for their 500-baht cash handouts

 

 

Many state-run Krung Thai Bank ATMs in Thailand’s northeastern provinces ran out of 500-baht and 100-baht banknotes after Pracharat welfare card holders flocked to withdraw the first 500-baht cash handout granted by the government to help cover their cost of living expenses.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119034-welfare-card-holders-flock-to-atms-for-their-500-baht-cash-handouts/

 

Lamphun monks use portable kitchen cabinets for alms to reduce plastic bags

 

 

About 20 years ago, long before plastic waste became recognized as a global problem, monks at Wat Pa Book, in the Pa Sang district of Thailand’s northern province of Lamphun, were at the forefront of the campaign to stop the use of single-use plastic bags by using a portable kitchen cabinet to receive alms from Buddhist disciples.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119035-lamphun-monks-use-portable-kitchen-cabinets-for-alms-to-reduce-plastic-bags/

 

Seripisut demands the resignation of House and Senate speakers

 

 

Seri Ruam Thai party leader Seripisut Temiyavet is pressing for the resignation of House Speaker Chuan Leekpai and Senate Speaker Pornpetch Wichitcholachai, accusing both of them of allowing Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to present the government policy in the parliament despite the fact that the prime minister did not complete the oath during the swearing-in ceremony before His Majesty the King last month.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119036-seripisut-demands-the-resignation-of-house-and-senate-speakers/

 

After Germany hints at compromise, France tells UK: no new Brexitdeal

By William James and Madeline Chambers

 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson shake hands ahead of their meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany August 21, 2019. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday challenged Britain to come up with alternatives to the Irish border backstop within 30 days, but French President Emmanuel Macron cautioned there would be no renegotiation of the Brexit deal.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119037-after-germany-hints-at-compromise-france-tells-uk-no-new brexitdeal/

 

Trump imposes rule allowing U.S. to detain migrant families indefinitely

By Andy Sullivan and Mica Rosenberg

 

FILE PHOTO: Children walk inside an enclosure, where they are being held by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), after crossing the border between Mexico and the United States illegally and turning themselves in to request asylum, in El Paso, Texas, U.S., March 29, 2019. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Wednesday unveiled a rule that allows officials to detain migrant families indefinitely while judges consider whether to grant them asylum in the United States, abolishing a previous 20-day limit.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119038-trump imposes-rule-allowing-us-to-detain-migrant-families-indefinitely/

 

Trump says he is seriously looking at ending birthright citizenship

 

U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One to return to Washington from Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey U.S. August 18, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that his administration was seriously looking at ending the right of citizenship for U.S.-born children of noncitizens and people who immigrated to the United States illegally.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119041-trump says-he-is-seriously-looking-at-ending-birthright-citizenship/

 

Trump says he will push to close background check loopholes for gun buys

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One to return to Washington from Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey U.S. August 18, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his administration would seek to close background check loopholes for gun purchases after Democrats accused him of reversing course on gun control measures.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119042-trump says-he-will-push-to-close-background-check-loopholes-for-gun-buys/

 

Trump calls Danish PM's rebuff of Greenland idea 'nasty' as trip cancellation stuns Danes

By Jeff Mason and Nikolaj Skydsgaard

 

U.S. President Donald Trump returns after travelling to the AMVETS convention in Kentucky, at the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S. August 21, 2019. REUTERS/Tasos Katopodis

 

WASHINGTON/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - President Donald Trump declared Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's dismissal of his idea to buy Greenland "nasty" and an affront to the United States on Wednesday, a day after shocking Danes by cancelling a Copenhagen visit over the rebuff.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119043-trump-calls-danish-pms-rebuff-of-greenland-idea-nasty-as-trip-cancellation-stuns-danes/

 

Russia, China seek U.N. Security Council meeting on U.S. missile developments

By Michelle Nichols

 

A conventionally configured ground-launched cruise missile is launched by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) during a test to inform development of future intermediate-range capabilities at San Nicolas Island, California, U.S., August 18, 2019. Scott Howe/U.S. Dept of Defense/Handout via REUTERS

 

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia and China have asked the United Nations Security Council to meet on Thursday over "statements by U.S. officials on their plans to develop and deploy medium-range missiles," according to the request seen by Reuters.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119044-russia-china-seek-un-security-council-meeting-on-us-missile-developments/

 

Phuket’s water bosses claim there will be enough water

By The Thaiger

 

 

PHOTO: Bang Neow Dam in Thalang, just a few muddy ponds

 

Well into the second half of the Phuket wet season and the three main dams are well below capacity, Bang Wad Dam just over 13% capacity and the Bang Neow Dam in Thalang district around 5%, mostly unusable muddy ponds. The newer Khlong Katha in Chalong is at a much higher level, about 30% of capacity.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119053-phuket’s-water-bosses-claim-there-will-be-enough-water/

 

Tourism minister orders study of Pattaya as model for 4am closing time

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakan said he has ordered the Tourism Authority of Thailand to use Pattaya as a model to study the benefits of delaying closing hours of pubs and bars until 4am.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119059-tourism-minister-orders-study-of-pattaya-as-model-for-4am-closing-time/

 

Facebook user thanks cat for unearthing husband’s hidden treasure

By The Nation

 

Photo from Bow Kanuengnuch's Facebook

 

A woman recently thanked her cat on Facebook post for discovering a box used by her husband to hide cash from her rather than give her the spare money for household expenses as custom demands.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119060-facebook-user-thanks-cat-for-unearthing-husband’s-hidden-treasure/

 

New traffic law: Just taking a picture of your licence and showing on your phone is not enough

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

The policeman responsible for the new law about driving licences that will start in Thailand on September 20th has given details about three ways drivers can show their licenses when requested by an officer. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119062-new-traffic-law-just-taking-a-picture-of-your-licence-and-showing-on-your-phone-is-not-enough/

 

Texas executes man convicted of abducting, killing college student

By Alex Dobuzinskis

 

Death-row inmate Larry Swearingen is shown in this photo in Huntsville, Texas, U.S., provided August 20, 2019. Texas Dept of Criminal Justice/Handout via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - Texas on Wednesday put to death a man found guilty of the rape and murder of a 19-year-old college student in an execution that followed arguments from the inmate's attorneys that authorities ignored key evidence that would exonerate him.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119064-texas-executes-man-convicted-of-abducting-killing-college-student/

 

Don Mueang Airport: 20 more immigration counters to open this week

 

 

Daily News reported that PM Prayut Chan-Ocha had ordered his transport minister to go to Don Mueang to see what was wrong with crowding at immigration both inbound and outbound. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119066-don-mueang-airport-20-more-immigration-counters-to-open-this-week/

 

Trailer truck catches fire in Pathum Thani NGV station 

By The Nation

 

Picture credit: Banmuang

 

A trailer truck caught fire inside an NGV station in Pathum Thani’s Klong Luang district early Thursday after stopping to refill its tanks.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119067-trailer-truck-catches-fire-in-pathum-thani-ngv-station/

 

Thai bus travels ‘sideways’ along north-east highway

By The Thaiger

 

 

VIDEO: สุดจัดปลัดบอก ปลัดลาออกยังบอกว่าสุดจัด

 

A bus, making its way from Nakhon Ratchasima, to Udon Thani, has surprised the passengers in the car behind. They did what we all would do in these circumstances. Notify the police? No, post it on Facebook!

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119069-video-thai-bus-travels-‘sideways’-along-north-east-highway/

Thai Airways bans 2015 - 2017 Macbook Pros - both carry on and checked luggage

 

 

Thai Airways has responded to a directive from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and banned certain Apple Macbook Pro computers from its flights. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119071-thai-airways-bans-2015-2017-macbook-pros-both-carry-on-and-checked-luggage/

"Biometrics" caught Chinese man who went to extend his business visa

 

Thai Caption: Div 2 of Region 1 immigration

 

Naew Na reported that Thailand's immigration police used the PIBICS and Biometric systems to reveal that a Chinese man renewing his business visa was in fact someone else. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119074-biometrics-caught-chinese-man-who-went-to-extend-his-business-visa/

BMA threatens to fine repeated sidewalk riders Bt3,000

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration threatened Wednesday to slap a Bt3,000 fine on motorcyclists who are caught repeatedly violating the ban on riding on sidewalks.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119075-bma-threatens-to-fine-repeated-sidewalk-riders-bt3000/

German man plunges to death from Pattaya condo

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Police are investigating the death of a German man who fell from the 15th floor of a condominium in Pattaya on Thursday morning.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119077-german-man-plunges-to-death-from-pattaya-condo/

 

Twin headed pig born in Thailand's north east - and NO ONE mentions the lottery!

 

Thai caption: The twin headed pig called "24"

 

Thai media reported that a pig with two heads and four eyes was born on Wednesday in Sri Bun Ruang in Nong Bua Lamphu in Thailand's north east. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1119078-twin-headed-pig-born-in-thailands-north-east-and-no-one-mentions-the-lottery/