Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong arrested ahead of weekend protests

 

FILE PHOTO: Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong talks to the media outside the Legislative Council during a demonstration demanding Hong Kong's leaders to step down and withdraw the extradition bill, in Hong Kong, China, June 17, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

 

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong was arrested on Friday ahead of another weekend of planned protests in the Chinese-ruled city which is grappling with its biggest political crisis since its handover to Beijing more than two decades ago.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120683-hong-kong-democracy-activist-joshua-wong-arrested-ahead-of-weekend-protests/

 

Thai honesty: 7-Eleven staff return more than 100K to southern Thai woman

 

Picture: INN

 

INN published a good news story praising the honesty of Thais. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120684-thai-honesty-7-eleven-staff-return-more-than-100k-to-southern-thai-woman/

 

Meteorology Department confirms heavy rain warning as Podul reaches Laos

By The Nation

 

FILE photo

 

The Meteorological Department Friday reiterated its warning of heavy rains in many parts of Thailand as tropical storm “Podul” reaches Laos.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120686-meteorology-department-confirms-heavy-rain-warning-as-podul-reaches-laos/

 

Sexual harassment is rife in Thailand – survey

By The Thaiger

 

 

“I’ve seen women in Thailand begin to collectively speak out, sharing their stories and pushing back on this victim-blaming which previously has gone completely unchecked here.”

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120693-sexual-harassment-is-rife-in-thailand-–-survey/

 

D-Day! September heralds the start of less carnage on the Thai roads

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Next month will see nationwide campaigns to do something about the appalling carnage on the Thai roads. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120694-d-day-september-heralds-the-start-of-less-carnage-on-the-thai-roads/

 

Govt to spend Bt120 million to stimulate tourism

By The Nation

 

 

 

Tourism Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said his ministry will spend some Bt120 million to promote and stimulate tourism with the goal of achieving at least 7-per-cent growth this year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120708-govt-to-spend-bt120-million-to-stimulate-tourism/

 

Thai schools: Yummy dinners are possible - if there's no corruption!

 

Thai caption: Wow - Now that's a school dinner! 

 

A government school in Uthai Thani has shown what can be done if money intended for school lunches is not creamed off by corrupt school directors. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120712-thai-schools-yummy-dinners-are-possible-if-theres-no-corruption/

 

Vachira Phuket Hospital doctor calls for microscope donations

By The Thaiger

 

 

Boonlert Sripairotkul, a Neurologist at Vachira Phuket Hospital, has posted a call for donations in order to purchase a new microscope for the hospital as the current machine has been used since 2002 and “produces strange noises”.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120716-vachira-phuket-hospital-doctor-calls-for-microscope-donations/

 

Thai road carnage continues: 5 dead in two accidents in Sa Kaew province

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

Thai media continued to report on the appalling carnage on the country's roads. 

 

Source: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120718-thai-road-carnage-continues-5-dead-in-two-accidents-in-sa-kaew-province/

Pattaya: Crackdown on road racing motorcyclists - and the shops that supply them

 

Thai caption: Crackdown on road racers

 

Police in the Nong Prue jurisdiction of Pattaya visited two motorcycle shops where they found illegally modified vehicles. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120719-pattaya-crackdown-on-road-racing-motorcyclists-and-the-shops-that-supply-them/

 

Patong beach closed as heavy weather slams west coast

By The Phuket News

 

Patong Beach this morning (Aug 30). Photo: Samart Rattanamat

 

PHUKET: Patong Beach is closed to swimmers today as heavy weather slams the west coast. Patong Chief Lifeguard Somprasong Sangchart confirmed to the The Phuket News this morning that red flags have been posted all along the beach to warn swimmers to not go in the water.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120721-patong-beach-closed-as-heavy-weather-slams-west-coast/

 

Liar! Media points finger at Thai woman who claimed she went on holiday to South Korea

 

Thai caption: Korean immigration: Only lets one (of the Thais) in

 

Thai media has suggested that a Thai woman who claimed she was going on holiday to South Korea but was stopped by immigration was really going to work. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120722-liar-media-points-finger-at-thai-woman-who-claimed-she-went-on-holiday-to-south-korea/

 

Hua Hin condo market picks up

By The Nation

 

File Photo Hua Hin/The Nation

 

The condominium market in Hua Hin has returned to a balanced state thanks to developers slowing down the launches of local condominium projects. This follows the opening of a large number of developments in 2011 and 2012, which caused demand to fall behind the supply, according to Knight Frank Thailand research.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120743-hua-hin-condo-market-picks-up/

 

Phuket police nab armed drug dealers, users

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Guns, drugs and suspects were seized in the raids. Photo: Phuket Provincial Police

 

PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police have announced the arrests of six drug suspects and the seizure of 7,900 ya bah (methamphetamine) pills, 120 grams of ya ice (crystal meth), 3.6kg of kratom leaves and guns.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120747-phuket-police-nab-armed-drug-dealers-users/

 

SKAL Bangkok and HSMAI Special Joint Event

‘Russia - It’s Not Just Caviar and Vodka’

10 September 2019

from 11:30 am to 2:00 pm

 

Info: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120739-skal-bangkok-and-hsmai-special-joint-event/

TAT’s Amazing Hua Hin 2019 promotion offers up to 50% off room rates

 

 

Bangkok – The Tourism Authority of Thailand’s (TAT) Prachuap Khiri Khan Office, together with 33 participating hotels in Hua Hin, has launched the ‘Amazing Hua Hin 2019’ promotion, offering up to 50% off room rates throughout the month of September.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120749-tat’s-amazing-hua-hin-2019-promotion-offers-up-to-50-off-room-rates/

 

Thais in Melbourne clean up road sign defaced by Thai

By The Nation

 

 

A group of Thais living in Melbourne came out to clean a roadside sign defaced by a person claiming to be a Bangkok University student or an alumnus.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120754-thais-in-melbourne-clean-up-road-sign-defaced-by-thai/

 

Army receives first batch of Stryker infantry carrier vehicles

By The Nation

 

Photo Courtesy of Facebook.com/SMARTSoldiersStrongArmy/

 

The first four Stryker M1126 eight-wheeled armoured infantry carrier vehicles were delivered to the Royal Thai Army earlier this week and six more will gradually arrive, in time for the September 12 ceremony to hand over the vehicles to the Army.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120756-thai-army-receives-first-batch-of-stryker-infantry-carrier-vehicles/

 

Two Laotians shot dead while hunting wild boars in Udon Thani

By The Nation

 

 

Two men from Laos working as rubber tree tappers in Udon Thani were found dead in a forest where they had gone to hunt wild boars, police said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120760-two-laotians-shot-dead-while-hunting-wild-boars-in-udon-thani/

 

Qatar eyes increased investment in Thailand

By The Nation

 

Somkid Jatusripitak

 

Qatar is interested in expanding its investment in Thailand to increase the trade value of US$3.9 billion (Bt119.2 billion) witnessed last year by the two countries, Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak said after meeting Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120785-qatar-eyes-increased-investment-in-thailand/

 

Govt to use blockchain, big data so welfare cards go to those in need

By Wichit Chaitrong 

The Nation

 

Uttama

 

Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana said on Friday that the ministry would use blockchain technology and big data to manage welfare cards, which currently cover 14.5 million people.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120790-govt-to-use-blockchain-big-data-so-welfare-cards-go-to-those-in-need/

 

Japanese man, 76, found dead in Chiang Mai rented house

By The Nation

 

 

A Japanese man, 76, was found dead in a rented house in Chiang Mai’s Muang district, where he was staying alone, police said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120791-japanese-man-76-found-dead-in-chiang-mai-rented-house/

 

Fire destroys construction materials store in Nakhon Si Thammarat

By The Nation

 

 

A fire swept through a large construction materials store in Nakhon Si Thammarat’s Thung Song district early Friday, causing more than Bt100 million worth of damage, the district chief said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120792-fire-destroys-construction-materials-store-in-nakhon-si-thammarat/

 

Former suspected insurgent shot dead in Narathiwat

By The Nation

 

 

A former insurgent suspect who had turned himself in to authorities was shot dead in Narathiwat’s Rusoh district Thursday night, police said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120793-former-suspected-insurgent-shot-dead-in-narathiwat/

 

Army chief voices concern over the spread of fake news  

 

 

Thailand’s Army Commander-in-Chief, General Apirat Kongsompong, has expressed serious concern over the spread of fake news, some of which seems intended to discredit the government and the military.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/army-chief-voices-concern-over-the-spread-of-fake-news/

Thai economy has minor July expansion, overall performance remains lacklustre: BOT

By The Nation

 

 

In July 2019, the Thai economy expanded at a slightly higher pace than in the previous month, according to the Bank of Thailand at a press conference on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120796-thai-economy-has-minor-july-expansion-overall-performance-remains-lacklustre-bot/

 

The British War Memorial in Bangkok unveiled at the new location

 

Image: UK in Thailand Facebook page

 

Today [Thursday 29 August 2019], the British War Memorial has been unveiled at its new location at the British Club Bangkok on Surawong road. It was located at the British Embassy Bangkok in Ploenchit from 1923 – 2019.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120798-the-british-war-memorial-in-bangkok-unveiled-at-the-new-location/

 

Subcommittee okays Bt99.6-billion budget for four water projects

 

File Photo Bhumibol Dam /Photo by The Nation

 

The Subcommittee for Large and Important Projects has approved a budget of Bt99.65 billion for four water management projects after a meeting on Friday, Deputy Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Thammanat Prompao, who is also chairman of the subcommittee, said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120801-subcommittee-okays-bt996-billion-budget-for-four-water-projects/

 

Justice Ministry mulls probation, alternative penalties rather than jail for minor offences

 

 

Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin pointed out on Friday that there were 700,000 offenders under the Corrections Department, the Juvenile Observation and Protection Department and the Probation Department, and the ministry is in the process of developing laws to improve probation and alternative penalties for use rather than imprisonment for minor offenders.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120802-justice-ministry-mulls-probation-alternative-penalties-rather-than-jail-for-minor-offences/

 

Storm ‘Podul’ gives Phrae a taste of what’s expected

By Kanyasorn Thintip,
Nisanart Kangwanwong
The Nation

 

 

While many parts of Thailand await heavy rains from the influence of storm “Podul”, Sun Men district in the northern province of Phrae got a taste of its wrath early on Friday morning, as it toppled trees and power poles and blew roofs off houses.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1120804-storm-‘podul’-gives-phrae-a-taste-of-what’s-expected/