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

Chinese man ready to take over Bangkok restaurant found murdered

 

 

A Chinese national, who was reportedly ready to take over a Bangkok restaurant from a Thai owner, was found brutally murdered in the restaurant, located in the Town-in-Town area in Wang Thonglang district. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120605-chinese-man-ready-to-take-over-bangkok-restaurant-found-murdered/

PM orders analysis to tackle national poverty

 

 

Prime Minister Payuth Chan-o-cha has ordered related governing agencies to analyse poverty data in every province for an “on-point” solution plan, government spokesman Narumon Pinyosinwat said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120599-pm-orders-analysis-to-tackle-national-poverty/

Thailand can add more economic stimulus if needed - Fin Min

 

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand is ready to add further fiscal support if a recently introduced stimulus package is insufficient, the finance minister said on Thursday, as the government tries to revive flagging domestic activity.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120607-thailand-can-add-more-economic-stimulus-if-needed-fin-min/

Transport minister sets appeal for Hopewell case on September 20

By THE NATION

 

 

Transport Minister Saksyam Chidchob said he will submit an appeal over Hopewell case with the Central Administrative Court by September 20. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120635-transport-minister-sets-appeal-for-hopewell-case-on-september-20/

BOT back down on DSR policy

By The Nation

 

 

Central bank backs down on DSR policy

 

The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has decided to indefinitely postpone the use of debt-service ratio (DSR) as a loan criteria, though it is still calling on commercial banks to embrace a responsible lending policy.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120637-bot-back-down-on-dsr-policy/

 

Paibul returns People Reform Party subsidy fund to EC

By The Nation

 

 

Paibul Nititawan, former leader of the People Reform Party, Thursday returned a subsidy fund his party had received from the Election Commission.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120638-paibul-returns-people-reform-party-subsidy-fund-to-ec/

 

GM ‘to lay off 300’ in streamlining drive

By The Nation

 

 

General Motors (Thailand) has reportedly decided to lay off as many as 300 employees at its Rayong plant in order to streamline operations.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120639-rayong-gm-‘to-lay-off-300’-in-streamlining-drive/

 

Scarlett Johansson tackles painful divorce tale in 'fated' drama 'Marriage Story'

By Marie-Louise Gumuchian

 

The 76th Venice Film Festival - Screening of the film "Marriage Story" in competition - Red carpet arrivals - Venice, Italy, August 29, 2019 - Actor Scarlett Johansson poses. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

 

VENICE, Italy (Reuters) - Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver play a couple in crisis in "Marriage Story", an emotional tale of a relationship falling apart and a project the Hollywood actress said she felt was "fated" as it came about as she went through her own divorce.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120641-scarlett-johansson-tackles-painful-divorce-tale-in-fated-drama-marriage-story/

 

Brad Pitt says space epic 'Ad Astra' his 'most challenging film'

By Marie-Louise Gumuchian

 

The 76th Venice Film Festival - Screening of the film "Marriage Story" in competition - Arrivals - Venice, Italy, August 29, 2019 - Actor Brad Pitt arrives in Venice. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

 

VENICE, Italy (Reuters) - Brad Pitt has fought in wars, pulled off robbery heists and confronted rivals in the boxing ring during his career, but the Hollywood star says his most challenging film yet is playing an astronaut on a life-saving mission in the space epic "Ad Astra".

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120642-brad-pitt-says-space-epic-ad-astra-his-most-challenging-film/

 

Almodovar gets lifetime achievement award at Venice Film Festival

 

Spanish director Pedro Almodovar is presented with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement honour at the 76th Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy August 29, 2019. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri

 

VENICE, Italy (Reuters) - Spanish director Pedro Almodovar added a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement to his list of accolades on Thursday, when the Venice Film Festival presented him with the prize for a long and illustrious career.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120643-almodovar-gets-lifetime-achievement-award-at-venice-film-festival/

 

Student Loan Fund introduces measures to ease debt repayments

By The Nation

 

 

The Student Loan Fund (SLF) has issued five measures including a one-year debt suspension period for those who are holders of state welfare smart cards.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120645-student-loan-fund-introduces-measures-to-ease-debt-repayments/

 

Over a billion tweets in Thailand makes Twitter a superpower as it announces top 10 brands

By The Nation

 

 

Twitter has announced the top 10 brands in Thailand based on engagements during the second quarter, in what has become a yardstick for Twitter-savvy brands.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120647-over-a-billion-tweets-in-thailand-makes-twitter-a-superpower-as-it-announces-top-10-brands/

 

Rally held supporting Chula professor facing probe for campaigning against use of chemicals in agriculture

 

 

Thailand’s famous “song for life” rocker Add Carabao was among a large group of supporters of a ban on two herbicides and a pesticide who rallied at Chulalongkorn Hospital on Thursday to offer moral support to Professor Dr. Thirawat Hemajutha, chief of the Information Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120648-rally-held-supporting-chula-professor-facing-probe-for-campaigning-against-use-of-chemicals-in-agriculture/

 

NACC urged to exercise its power to protect whistle blowers

 

 

The Anti-Corruption Organization of Thailand has urged the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to exercise its powers under the nation’s anti-graft legislation to protect whistle blowers, starting with the case of Ms. Om-aree Khengrith, a kindergarten teacher at Wat Wong Duen School in Hanka district of the central province of Chainat.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120649-nacc-urged-to-exercise-its-power-to-protect-whistle-blowers/

 

All cigarettes in Thailand sold in drab packaging starting September 12

By The Thaiger

 

 

Noting that tobacco companies have started complying with Thailand’s Standardised Packaging Regulation two weeks ahead of the required deadline, the Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance is commending Thailand being the first country in the ASEAN Region and Asia to usher in standardised tobacco packaging.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120650-all-cigarettes-in-thailand-sold-in-drab-packaging-starting-september-12/

 

DPM Wissanu: PM ready to engage in parliamentary debate

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Secretariat of the House of Representatives has informed the cabinet of a motion to hold a non-binding debate over an alleged incomplete oath of allegiance of the Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, with the Deputy Prime Minister, Prof. Dr. Wissanu Krea-ngam, assuring that the Prime Minister will personally handle the discussion and that a request for the Constitutional Court to review the issue will not impede state work.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120653-dpm-wissanu-pm-ready-to-engage-in-parliamentary-debate/

 

EGAT launches No.5 power-saving labelled electric motorcycles

 

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - To promote energy saving and encourage people to use electric motorcycles, the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) has launched the No.5 power-saving electric motorcycle. EGAT aims to encourage people to use 21,000 No.5 power-saving labelled electric motorcycles per year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120654-egat-launches-no5-power-saving-labelled-electric-motorcycles/

 

UK says it will hold twice-weekly Brexit talks with EU officials

 

FILE PHOTO: Flags flutter outside the Houses of Parliament, ahead of a Brexit vote, in London, Britain March 13, 2019. REUTERS/Tom Jacobs/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British negotiators will hold twice-weekly talks with European Union officials next month in an attempt to rework the Brexit agreement that Britain's parliament has repeatedly rejected, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120657-uk-says-it-will-hold-twice-weekly-brexit-talks-with-eu-officials/

 

UAE carries out air strikes against Yemen government forces to support separatists

By Mohammed Mukhashaf

 

Southern separatist fighters patrol a road during clashes with government forces in Aden, Yemen August 29, 2019. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman

 

ADEN (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates carried out air strikes against government forces in South Yemen on Thursday in support of southern separatists who have deployed reinforcements to take back control of the port of Aden from their supposed allies in the Saudi-led coalition.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120658-uae-carries-out-air-strikes-against-yemen-government-forces-to-support-separatists/

 

Scottish Conservative leader Davidson quits, citing Brexit and family

By Russell Cheyne

 

FILE PHOTO: Ruth Davidson, leader of the Scottish Conservatives smiles during a television interview on the opening day of the Conservative Party Conference, in Manchester Britain, October 1, 2017. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo

 

EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Ruth Davidson quit as leader of the Conservative Party in Scotland on Thursday, delivering a blow to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson after she led a resurgence for the party in Scotland during her eight years in charge.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120660-scottish-conservative-leader-davidson-quits-citing-brexit-and-family/

 

North Korea changes constitution to solidify Kim Jong Un’s rule

 

FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits a cosmetics factory in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on October 28, 2017. KCNA/via REUTERS/Files

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's parliament has approved changes to the country's constitution to solidify leader Kim Jong Un’s role as head of state, state media said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120661-north-korea-changes-constitution-to-solidify-kim-jong-un’s-rule/

 

Syrian army makes new gains as Russia brings reinforcements - rebels, residents

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi

 

FILE PHOTO: A general view shows Khan Sheikhoun in the southern countryside of Idlib March 16, 2015. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi/File Photo

 

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Russia and its Syrian army ally stepped up aerial raids on northwest Syria as they sent reinforcements from elite army units and Iranian-backed militias to bolster a major offensive against the last big rebel stronghold, opposition sources, army defectors and residents said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120662-syrian-army-makes-new-gains-as-russia-brings-reinforcements-rebels-residents/

 

DOJ declines to prosecute Comey despite finding that he leaked info

By Andy Sullivan

 

FILE PHOTO: Former FBI Director James Comey departs after giving a private deposition to the House Judiciary and House Government and Oversight committees on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 7, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has decided not to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey despite an internal investigation that found he improperly leaked information to the news media, the department's internal watchdog said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120665-doj-declines-to-prosecute-comey-despite-finding-that-he-leaked-info/

 

As Dorian looms, Florida's Space Coast braces for possible unprecedented impact

By Joey Roulette

 

FILE PHOTO: A mobile launcher platform for the Space Launch System rocket is seen inside the Vehicle Assembly Building during a NASA "Apollo - Then and Now" event at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., May 23, 2019. REUTERS/Joe Skipper

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As Hurricane Dorian advances on a course likely to slam the Florida peninsula within days, U.S. space agencies and aerospace companies are sheltering millions of dollars in hardware and assets along the Space Coast.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120666-as-dorian-looms-floridas-space-coast-braces-for-possible-unprecedented-impact/

 

Signs of new U.S.-China trade discussions emerge as increased tariffs loom

By David Lawder and Stella Qiu

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. dollar and China yuan notes are seen in this picture illustration June 2, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration

 

WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States and China gave signs on Thursday that they will resume trade talks as the two economic superpowers discussed the next round of in-person negotiations in September ahead of a looming deadline for additional U.S. tariffs.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120668-signs-of-new-us-china-trade-discussions-emerge-as-increased-tariffs-loom/

 

China says troops will defend Hong Kong's prosperity ahead of planned pro-democracy march

By Donny Kwok and Jessie Pang

 

A demonstrator is escorted to a police van after being detained during a protest outside a police station in Hong Kong, China August 29, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

 

HONG KONG (Reuters) - China brought fresh troops into Hong Kong on Thursday in what it described as a routine rotation of the garrison, days before protesters planned to hold a march calling for full democracy for the Chinese-ruled city after three months of demonstrations.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120670-china-says-troops-will-defend-hong-kongs-prosperity-ahead-of-planned-pro-democracy-march/

 

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Myanmar workers arrested for murder of Chinese businessman

By The Nation

 

Police have arrested four Myanmar workers suspected of taking part in the murder of a Chinese man at a Bangkok restaurant which he was about to take over from the Thai owner.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120605-chinese-man-ready-to-take-over-bangkok-restaurant-found-murdered/?do=findComment&comment=14517515

 

Just a misunderstanding! 128 year old Thai man turns out to be forty years younger!

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

It has been revealed that a Thai man whose family claimed he was 128 earlier in the week is in fact just 88.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120678-just-a-misunderstanding-128-year-old-thai-man-turns-out-to-be-forty-years-younger/

High school student dies after eating Som Tam (Papaya Salad)

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that a 16 year old girl in the north east of Thailand had left her family devastated after she died - apparently from eating som tam - one of the nation's favorite dishes also known as papaya salad. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120680-high-school-student-dies-after-eating-som-tam-papaya-salad/