No place to hide: Immigration’s new biometric system nabs 45,000 overstaying foreigners in Thailand

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

Thailand's immigration chief has hailed the new biometrics system that has been installed in the country saying that the international standard system is making Thailand look good. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123614-all-hail-biometrics-big-oud says-new-system-is-making-thailand-look-good/

 

Video: Praise for railway employee as man saved from death while crossing the rails

 

Thai caption: A life and death moment

 

CCTV from the platform of Rangsit railway station north of Bangkok on Saturday night showed a man crossing the rails right in front of the arriving Den Chai train. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123617-video-praise-for-railway-employee-as-man-saved-from-death-while-crossing-the-rails/

 

Tight checks on local bars after fatal shooting

PATTAYA:--Pattaya Police say they are strictly enforcing the operating times of entertainment establishments following the fatal shooting of a teenager at an after-hours drinking den in the early hours of Sept. 11.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123618-tight-checks-on-local-bars-after-fatal-shooting/

 

Thepprasit Road given a makeover

 

PATTAYA:--Potholes and cracked pavements could soon be a thing of the past on Thepprasit Road as the city’s busy southern thoroughfare gets set for major restoration and improvement work over the coming months.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123619-thepprasit-road-given-a-makeover/

 

Two men robbed on dark street on way home

 

PATTAYA:--Two men reported to police they were robbed late at night on their way home while traveling down Soi Rungreung Village in Central Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123620-two-men-robbed-on-dark-street-on-way-home/

 

Pattaya: Friday 13th proves unlucky for blonde woman on seven year overstay 

 

 

Naew Na reported that Chonburi immigration and the tourist police had arrested a Turkmenistan woman and a Russian man on long overstays in Thailand on Friday the 13th of September. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123623-pattaya-friday-13th-proves-unlucky-for-blonde-woman-on-seven-year-overstay/

 

New pet control measures now in effect

 

FILE photo

 

PATTAYA:--All dogs and cats must now be registered according to a new ordinance passed by the city council and signed into law by both the mayor and governor.

 

File photo: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123625-new-pet-control-measures-now-in-effect/

Future of energy: What Thailand can learn from Finland, Denmark

 

 

Besides being among the world’s happiest nations, Finland and Denmark have another thing in common: They are both equally ambitious to become the world’s first carbon-free country.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123627-future-of-energy-what-thailand-can-learn-from-finland-denmark/

 

Khon Kaen sausage seller was tricked out of millions by scheming relative

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A seller of "mam" (Thai sausages) and shabu shabu has gone to the Thai police claiming she was ripped off by a female relative to the tune of 2.5 million baht. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123629-khon-kaen-sausage-seller-was-tricked-out-of-millions-by-scheming-relative/

 

Army chiefs of Indo-Pacific region discuss sustainable strategies

By The Nation

 

 

Army Chiefs from around the indo–Pacific gathered in Bangkok last week for the 11th biannual Indo- Pacific Army Chiefs Conference (IPACC), which is aimed at promoting trust, understanding, and cooperation among land forces in the region.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123630-army-chiefs-of-indo-pacific-region-discuss-sustainable-strategies/

 

Thais in favor of building a new airport in Nakhon Pathom

 

Thai caption: Support for a new airport

 

Sanook reported that a majority of Thais are in favor of building a new airport in Nakhon Pathom. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123631-thais-in-favor-of-building-a-new-airport-in-nakhon-pathom/

 

Krungsri Auto helps Thai flood victims with payment deferrals

By THE NATION

 

 

Krungsri Auto, a subsidiary of the Bank of Ayudhya, is offering help to flood victims in the Northeast and the North by alleviating the financial burdens of affected customers.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123633-krungsri-auto-helps-thai-flood-victims-with-payment-deferrals/

 

Luxury resort development halted in Koh Samui

 

 

Naew Na reported that a luxury resort development in Koh Samui has been ordered halted for flouting building regulations. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123634-luxury-resort-development-halted-in-koh-samui/

 

UK PM Johnson: Progress in next few days key to Brexit deal chances

 

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson reacts during the Convention of the North at the Magna Centre in Rotherham, Britain September 13, 2019. Christopher Furlong/Pool via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday the next few days would be key to his chances of securing a Brexit deal, and that an agreement with the European Union was still his aim and still possible.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123636-pm-boris-johnson-progress-in-next-few-days-key-to-brexit-deal-chances/

 

Italian and his Thai wife inundated with donations to "make the south more beautiful"

 

Thai caption: Sharing beauty with the south

 

77kaoded reported that a Thai/Italian couple who have been together for 12 years were inundated with 5 tons of donations after they made an appeal earlier in the year for old cosmetics that people didn't want. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123641-italian-and-his-thai-wife-inundated-with-donations-to-make-the-south-more-beautiful/

 

Frenchman attacked by ladyboy in Pattaya

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

77kaoded reported that a 43 year old French national went on a motorcycle taxi to the Pattaya police at 5.30 am this morning after he was attacked by a hungry lady boy. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123644-frenchman-attacked-by-ladyboy-in-pattaya/

 

Thai Navy seize IUU boat off Phuket

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The ship was seized early Saturday morning (Sept 14) and now sits offshore at the Phuket Deep Sea Port. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: An illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) boat with eight Thais on board has been seized in Thai waters off Phuket, Vice Admiral Ronnapop Karnjanapan of the Royal Thai Navy Third Area Command announced yesterday (Sept 15).

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123650-thai-navy-seize-iuu-boat-off-phuket/

 

Ric Ocasek, singer for The Cars, dies at 75

By Dan Whitcomb

 

Producer Ric Ocasek arrives at the 2015 MusiCares Person of the Year tribute honoring Bob Dylan in Los Angeles, California February 6, 2015. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/Files

 

(Reuters) - Ric Ocasek, the idiosyncratic lead singer and chief songwriter of the 1970s and 80s hook-heavy hitmakers The Cars, died on Sunday at his home in Manhattan. He was 75.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123665-ric-ocasek-singer-for-the cars-dies-at-75/

 

East, South and Bangkok face heavy rain

By The Nation

 

 

A monsoon trough lies across the lower Central region, the upper South and the East on Monday, due to a low-pressure cell over Cambodia. Meanwhile, a strong southwest monsoon prevails across the Andaman Sea, the South and the upper Gulf.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123667-east-south-and-bangkok-face-heavy-rain/

 

FTI hopes for further cut in policy interest rate to tame strong Baht

 

 

The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is hoping that the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Thailand will make another cut in the policy interest rate, currently set at 1.5%, to prevent the baht currency from strengthening further.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123668-fti-hopes-for-further-cut-in-policy-interest-rate-to-tame-strong-baht/

 

Future Forward spokeswoman’s remarks about charter draw flak

 

 

Future Forward party spokeswoman Ms. Pannika “Chor” Wanich’s remarks about the entire Constitution has drawn flak from, among others, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan, the Palang Pracharat party and academics.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123671-future-forward-spokeswoman’s-remarks-about-charter-draw-flak/

 

Phuket Immigration clarifies TM28, 24-hour reporting ‘exceptions’

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

 

PHUKET: Phuket Immigration Chief Col Kathathorn Kumthieng clarified to The Phuket News today (Sept 16) a notice posted by the Immigration Bureau announcing that certain visitors to Thailand no longer need to report their change of address.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123672-phuket-immigration-clarifies-tm28-24-hour-reporting-‘exceptions’/

 

PM opens seminar for govt personnel, seeking to solve problems systematically

 

   

BANGKOK, 16 September 2019 (NNT) - Prime Minister/Defense Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, has presided over the opening ceremony of a seminar for government personnel on the implementation of national strategies and the steering of government for the people. The prime minister admitted the Thai bureaucratic circle remains stuck in coordination to which all parties concerned are yet to find solutions.

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123675-pm-opens-seminar-for-govt-personnel-seeking-to-solve-problems-systematically/

Farage says Brexit will be delayed again when PM Johnson's deal falls

By Guy Faulconbridge

 

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage speaks during a Brexit Party news conference in London, Britain August 27, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/Files

 

SOUTHPORT, England (Reuters) - Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage says he believes Britain's departure from the European Union will be delayed again because parliament will reject Prime Minister Boris Johnson's attempt to do a last-minute deal with Brussels.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123681-farage-says-brexit-will-be-delayed-again-when-pm-johnsons-deal-falls/

 

Buri Ram to be a ‘model’ medical marijuana community: Anutin

By The Nation

 

 

The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) is aiming to promote Buri Ram as the centre for medical cannabis promotion in the country’s northeastern region.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123683-buri-ram-to-be-a-‘model’-medical-marijuana-community-anutin/

Bang Na intersection, Soi Udomsuk flood – again and again

By THE NATION

 

 

Bangkok residents are all too familiar with stagnant flooding in certain low-lying areas of the capital, even after a moderate rainfall, including the Bang Na intersection and nearby Soi Udomsuk on Sukhumvit Road.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123698-bang-na-intersection-soi-udomsuk-flood-–-again-and-again/

 

MSU science class rush to send sterilised pork treats to hungry flood victims

By The Nation

 

 

A food sciences lecturer and his students at Mahasarakham University (MSU), are rushing to pull together 10,000 packs of sterilised grilled pork and sticky rice to send to Udon Ratchathani, as the province endures severe floods with some victims in remote areas experiencing hunger as they are unable to leave their homes.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123701-msu-science-class-rush-to-send-sterilised-pork-treats-to-hungry-flood-victims/

 

High water level being monitored in eight reservoirs

By The Nation

 

 

The Office of National Water Resources (ONWR) is monitoring flood waters in seven provinces – Rayong, Chantaburi, Trat, Ranong, Phang-nga, Phuket and Krabi, while Trat and Ranong officials were ordered to evacuate people in five villages to safe areas.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123702-high-water-level-being-monitored-in-eight-reservoirs/

 

Buddhist ‘protectors’ drop charges against student artist

By Khanathit Srihirundaj
The Nation

 

File photo

 

A group calling themselves “Chao Phut Phalang Phaendin” (Buddhists who are the power of the land) on Monday dropped their police complaint against a fourth-year university student for depicting Buddha as an Ultraman superhero in four paintings that were on display at a Nakhon Ratchasima shopping mall early this month.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123703-buddhist-‘protectors’-drop-charges-against-student-artist/

 

After ‘unfair’ ministry order, nursery teachers fear for jobs amid big debts

By Jakkapong Rawiwan
The Nation

 

 

Following last week’s tragedy in which a 43-year-old Kalasin motorcycle mechanic was stressed to the point that he committed suicide after the Interior Ministry dismissed his nursery teacher wife, fellow teachers admitted on Monday that they were all under “tremendous” stress, fearing for their jobs at a time when many of them have racked up a lot of debts.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1123706-after-‘unfair’-ministry-order-nursery-teachers-fear-for-jobs-amid-big-debts/