Phuket Town awarded Asean Clean Tourist City Standard

By The Phuket News

 

The award will be given at the 39th Asean Tourism Forum (ATF 2020) to be held in Brunei in January,

 

PHUKET: Phuket Town has been bestowed the “Asean Clean Tourist City Standard” after inspection and evaluation of the town in seven key areas of asssessment.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1124429-phuket-town-awarded-asean-clean-tourist-city-standard/

 

Arrest warrants issued for five more Bangkok bombing suspects

By The Nation

 

 

The Criminal Court on Thursday issued arrest warrants for five more suspects for their alleged involvement in the simultaneous bomb and arson attacks in Bangkok on August 2.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1124435-arrest-warrants-issued-for-five-more-bangkok-bombing-suspects/

 

Anti-corruption body reveals personal finances of 80 MPs

By The Nation

 

 

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) on Friday (September 20) reported the personal finances of 80 members of the House of Representatives, 79 of whom were signed in after the March election, and one of whom recently resigned from the position.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1124437-anti-corruption-body-reveals-personal-finances-of-80-mps/

 

Smog from Indonesia’s forest fires in Songkhla sparks protest

 

 

A small group of people demonstrated in front of the Indonesian Consular Office in Thailand’s southern province of Songkhla this morning (Friday) to demand that the Thai government apply pressure on Indonesia to stop the forest fires on Sumatra and Borneo islands, which are being blamed for the thick smog blanketing five southern provinces of Thailand.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1124440-smog-from-indonesia’s-forest-fires-in-songkhla-sparks-protest/

 

Criminal Court acquits six pro-election activists

 

 

Six pro-election activists were acquitted by the Criminal Court this morning (Friday) after they were found not guilty of illegal public assembly, as charged by the public prosecutors.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1124446-criminal-court-acquits-six-pro-election-activists/

 

Phuket most tourists per square mile in world, says report

By The Phuket News

 

With 5,090 tourists per square mile, Phuket outpaced in second-placed Palma de Mallorca. Image: Columbus Direct

 

PHUKET: With 9.29 million visitors per year, an average of 25,452 visitors per day, Phuket has the highest number of visitors per square mile per day than any other tourist destination in the world, according to a new report released by specialist travel insurance intermediary Columbus Direct.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1124447-phuket-most-tourists-per-square-mile-in-world-says-report/

 

"Sweet talking farang ripped me off to the tune of 1.2 million baht", says Thai woman

 

Picture: Naew Na

 

A 47 year old Thai woman has gone to the Thai tech police with a story about how she transferred more than 1.2 million baht in eight transfers to a person she now believes to be a western Romance Scammer. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1124473-sweet-talking-farang-ripped-me-off-to-the-tune-of-12-million-baht-says-thai-woman/

 

Starting young: 12 year old responsible for a string of thefts in Sattahip

 

Picture: 77jowo

 

Thai media reported that a 12 year old boy was in custody after a string of thefts at a temple and other properties in Sattahip, Chonburi. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1124475-starting-young-12-year-old-responsible-for-a-string-of-thefts-in-sattahip/

 

Property launches abandoned due to double-digit drops in revenue

By Somluck Srimalee
The Nation

 

Bangkok’s Central Business District (File Photo: The Nation )

 

Listed property firms have revised down their new resident project launches for the rest of this year, as the market is expected to continue to drop through 2019, Terdsak Taweethiratham, vice president at Asia Plus Securities Co Ltd, said on Friday.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1124479-property-launches-abandoned-due-to-double-digit-drops-in-revenue/

 

Thailand holds Vend ASEAN 2019

 

   

BANGKOK, 20 September 2019 (NNT) - A group of entrepreneurs from China is showcasing their vending machine and self-service facilities at the ASEAN (Bangkok) Vending Machine & Self-service Facilities Expo

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1124481-thailand-holds-vend-asean-2019/

 

Myanmar boy, 5, dies from injuries in pickup U-turn collision

By The Phuket News

 

The scene of the accident last Sunday night (Sept 15). Photo: Supawatkan Kulnaraksana

 

PHUKET: The 5-year-old Myanmar boy seriously injured when the motorbike he was sitting on with his mother and father slammed into the side of a pickup truck making a U-turn in Chalong last Sunday has died.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1124483-myanmar-boy-5-dies-from-injuries-in-pickup-u-turn-collision/

 

Taiwan offers helping hand to make Thailand Asian medical hub

By Jirapan Boonnoon
The Nation

 

 

A joint Thailand-Taiwan Smart Healthcare Seminar and Trade Meeting is being held to work on making the Kingdom Asia’s medical hub.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1124485-taiwan-offers-helping-hand-to-make-thailand-asian-medical-hub/

 

Chinese pick Japan, Thailand for Golden Week holidays

By THE NATION

 

 

Thailand is once again set to be the second-hottest destination for Chinese travellers, behind Japan, during National Day Golden Week from October 1-7, one of the country’s busiest travel periods, according to booking data from Agoda.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1124490-chinese-pick-japan-thailand-for-golden-week-holidays/

 

Thai exports see 4% drop in August

By Somluck Srimalee
The Nation

 

 

Thai exports dropped 4 per cent in August, representing a loss of US$21.9 billion, largely as a result of imports being front-loaded to avoid US tariffs coming into effect on September 1, the Commerce Ministry reported on Friday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1124491-thai-exports-see-4-drop-in-august/

 

Young climate strikers "drop dead" at Thai environment ministry

By Patpicha Tanakasempipat

 

Environmental activist play dead as they participate in a Global Climate Strike near the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment office in Bangkok, Thailand September 20, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - More than 200 young people in Thailand stormed into the environment ministry on Friday and dropped to the ground feigning death as they demanded government action on climate change along with thousands of strikers around the world.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1124494-young-climate-strikers-drop-dead-at-thai-environment-ministry/

 

BOI approves Thailand Plus incentives

By THE NATION

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha (Photo credit: Royal Thai Government's homepage)

 

The Board of Investment (BOI) has approved fresh “Thailand Plus” incentives to help convince foreign businesses to relocate to Thailand.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1124496-boi-approves-thailand-plus-incentives/

 

State Railway fences merchants out of local Mor Chit market

By The Nation

 

 

Barricades were erected on Friday (September 20) near Mor Chit Bus Terminal as police joined with officials from State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to fence out merchants from a local market who have been accused of intruding into the area and impeding new railway construction.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1124497-state-railway-fences-merchants-out-of-local-mor-chit-market/

 

Philippines to vaccinate millions as polio virus resurfaces in 2 children

By Karen Lema

 

FILE PHOTO: A girl receives anti-measles vaccination drops at a health centre in BASECO compound in Tondo, Manila September 3, 2014. REUTERS/Erik De Castro

 

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines recorded its second case of polio on Friday, as it prepared to vaccinate millions of children against a disease it believed to have been eradicated two decades ago.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1124500-philippines-to-vaccinate-millions-as-polio-virus-resurfaces-in-2-children/

 

Ireland says Brexit deal is not yet close but 'mood music' has improved

By Guy Faulconbridge, Kate Holton

 

FILE PHOTO: Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney attends a conference in Paris, France, August 28, 2019. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain and the European Union are not yet close to a Brexit deal that could resolve the Irish border riddle and London needs to come up with serious proposals, Ireland said on Friday.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1124502-ireland-says-brexit-deal-is-not-yet-close-but-mood-music-has-improved/

 

Man stunned as passport photo check sees lips as open mouth

By JOHN DUNNE 

 

“Annoyed”: Joshua Bada used a high-quality image for an online application to renew his passport ( PA )

 

A young black man hoping to renew his passport online was

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1124504-man-stunned-as-passport-photo-check-sees-lips-as-open-mouth/

 

How the real Marie Adler reacted to watching Netflix's 'Unbelievable'

by EMILY GULLA

 

NETFLIX

 

Netflix's new series 'Unbelievable' is the true-crime drama that everyone is talking about.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1124506-how-the-real-marie-adler-reacted-to-watching-netflixs-unbelievable/

 

Aaron Carter claims he was raped as a child by his late sister

By JENNIFER SMITH

 

 

Aaron Carter has claimed he was raped by his late sister when he was a child.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1124507-aaron-carter-claims-he-was-raped-as-a-child-by-his-late-sister/

 

Dead tigers in Ratchaburi dissected but missing no parts

By The Nation

 

File Photo

 

Reporters were on Friday (September 20) shown the carcasses of 86 tigers that died recently from laryngeal tongue paralysis to dispel a rumour that some had been short of teeth, claws or even heads.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1124510-dead-tigers-in-ratchaburi-dissected-but-missing-no-parts/

 

SRT officials, police show up to evict vendors from market in Chatuchak

By The Nation

 

 

Officials from the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) and police officers showed up in the Mor Chit area of Bangkok’s Chatuchak district on Friday (September 20) with eviction orders for vendors who have been illegally using the 35-rai plot on Kamphaeng Phet 2 Road, which belongs to the SRT.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1124497-state-railway-fences-merchants-out-of-local-mor-chit-market/?do=findComment&comment=14590316

 

Jurin off to China, India to spur business

By The Nation

 

 

Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit will represent Thailand at the 16th China-Asean Expo in Nanning today and tomorrow (September 20-21).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1124511-jurin-off-to-china-india-to-spur-business/

 

EM shackles come off as supplier fined Bt84m

By The Nation

 

Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin

 

Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin said on Friday (September 20) he had cancelled a contract with a private firm leasing electronic monitors (EMs) – ankle and wrist bracelets – to the Probation Department after the devices were deemed flawed.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1124513-em-shackles-come-off-as-supplier-fined-bt84m/

 

Thanathorn richest MP, while Bhumjaithai had 3 MPs in top 4 richest: NACC

By The Nation

 

 

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) on Friday (September 20) reported the personal finances of 80 members of the House of Representatives, 79 of whom were signed in after the March election, and one of whom recently resigned from the position.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1124514-thanathorn-richest-mp-while-bhumjaithai-had-3-mps-in-top-4-richest-nacc/

 

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