webfact Posted November 13, 2019 Author Share Posted November 13, 2019 Loy Krathong/ Yi Peng: Lanterns fell on Chiang Mai airport despite ban Picture: Sanook Sanook reported that authorities at Chiang Mai International airport were still collecting lanterns set off during the cultural events earlier in the week. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133745-loy-krathong-yi-peng-lanterns-fell-on-chiang-mai-airport-despite-ban/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 13, 2019 Author Share Posted November 13, 2019 Boot on the other foot! Immigration announce Thai tricking foreigners Picture: Naew Na Thai immigration has announced the arrest of a 25 year old Thai man who was acting as an agent providing fake documents to foreigners. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133748-boot-on-the-other-foot-immigration-announce-thai-tricking-foreigners/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 13, 2019 Author Share Posted November 13, 2019 Chiang Mai: Wedding organiser disappears dumping couples on their big day A wedding organiser in Chiang Mai is the subject of police reports after failing to turn up for at least half a dozen weddings in the northern Thai city. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133754-chiang-mai-wedding-organiser-disappears-dumping-couples-on-their-big-day/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 13, 2019 Author Share Posted November 13, 2019 Thailand fights against its own currency's success Bangkok struggles to weaken baht without drawing US trade pressure YOHEI MURAMATSU and MARIMI KISHIMOTO, Nikkei staff writers Baht banknotes featuring Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn © Reuters BANGKOK -- Thailand is trying to coax the baht down from six-year high territory as the currency's strength threatens local manufacturing and tourism. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133757-thailand-fights-against-its-own-currencys-success/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 13, 2019 Author Share Posted November 13, 2019 "Locked finger" is the least of your worries - physio warns of rise in student smart phone injuries Picture: Manager online A physiotherapist has warned that young Thais are increasingly suffering from various ailments that could be attributable to smart phone usage. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133758-locked-finger-is-the-least-of-your-worries-physio-warns-of-rise-in-student smart-phone injuries/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 13, 2019 Author Share Posted November 13, 2019 UPDATE: 29 Eateries In Thailand Win Michelin Stars For 2020 SORN and R-HAAN in the Limelight as the First-Ever Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133641-thai-restaurants-r-haan-sorn-bag-two-michelin-stars/?do=findComment&comment=14761054 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 13, 2019 Author Share Posted November 13, 2019 Hua Hin: Female staffer victim of early morning necklace snatch Picture: Talk News Online A 25 year old female employee was robbed of her one baht weight gold necklace as she opened the back gate to get into her place of work yesterday morning. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133760-hua-hin-female-staffer-victim-of-early-morning-necklace-snatch/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 13, 2019 Author Share Posted November 13, 2019 Suspect arrested with 20,400 ya bah pills, 700g of ice By Eakkapop Thongtub Phuket Provincial Police Chief Maj Gen Rungrote Thakurapunyasiri announced the drug bust yesterday (Nov 12). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET: Following up on information from previous drug arrests, police have arrested a 26-year-old man from Phang Nga with more than 20,000 methamphetamine (ya bah) pills and more than 700 grams of crystal meth (ya ice). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133762-suspect-arrested-with-20400-ya-bah-pills-700g-of-ice/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 13, 2019 Author Share Posted November 13, 2019 Thai beauty crowned Miss International 2019 By The Nation Sireethorn "Bint" Leearamwat, 23, has been crowned Miss International 2019 at the Japanese global beauty pageant organised by The International Culture Association. She is the first Thai to take home the coveted prize in the pageant’s history. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133764-thai-beauty-crowned-miss-international-2019/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 13, 2019 Author Share Posted November 13, 2019 UPDATE: CCTV reveals how shooter smuggled gun into courtroom By The Nation Surveillance footage has shown how Pol Maj-General Thanin Chantharatip, who yesterday shot and killed a lawyer and injured four others at the Chantaburi Provincial Court, was able to smuggle a firearm into the building. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133568-two-dead-in-courtroom-shooting-in-chantaburi/page/3/?tab=comments#comment-14760694 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 13, 2019 Author Share Posted November 13, 2019 Office of Judiciary selecting and training marshals for courts By The Nation Sarawut Benjakul, Secretary-General of Office of the Judiciary, announced this week plans to bring the number of court marshals to 300 from the current 35. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133780-office-of-judiciary-selecting-and-training-marshals-for-courts/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 13, 2019 Author Share Posted November 13, 2019 Artificial intelligence to be used in diagnosis of lung disease By THE NATION Siriraj Hospital yesterday (November 12) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Perceptra, an artificial intelligence (AI) company, for joint research into and development of medical AI which can help doctors read chest x-rays, Prof Dr. Prasit Watanapa, the dean of faculty of medicine Siriraj Hospital, said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133781-artificial-intelligence-to-be-used-in-diagnosis-of-lung-disease/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 13, 2019 Author Share Posted November 13, 2019 Thailand celebrates its restaurants recognized by that ‘little red book’ By THE NATION Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)’s governor, Yuthasak Supasorn says he will use the total of 34 stars awarded to 29 restaurants in the 2020 edition of the Michelin Guide to promote Thailand as a gourmet tourist destination, after seeing an increasing trend of food tourism. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133782-thailand-celebrates-its-restaurants-recognized-by-that-‘little-red-book’/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 13, 2019 Author Share Posted November 13, 2019 Chaiwat to vow to spirit at Kaeng Krachan Park bridge that he did not kill Billy File photo Former Kaeng Krachan national park chief Chaiwat Limlikhit-akson and the other three suspects plan to visit the hanging bridge, in the park in Phetchaburi province this Saturday, to vow to the spirit there that the four of them did not kill Karen community rights activist Porlajee “Billy” Rakchongcharoen, as charged by the Department of Special Investigation. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133783-chaiwat-to-vow-to-spirit-at-kaeng-krachan-park-bridge-that-he-did-not-kill-billy/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 13, 2019 Author Share Posted November 13, 2019 PM not worried about small coalition parties voting against government in censure debate Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has shrugged off a reported threat, by five smaller parties in the coalition government, not to vote in support of the Government if it fails to answer the opposition’s questions effectively during the forthcoming no-confidence debate. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133784-pm-prayut-not-worried-about-small-coalition-parties-voting-against-government-in-censure-debate/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 13, 2019 Author Share Posted November 13, 2019 Outspoken MP Pareena in hot water over questionable land occupation in Ratchaburi Ms Pareena Kraikupt, Palang Pracharat MP for Ratchaburi province, appears to be in some trouble relating to her claim that she has the right to occupy and use some 102 hectares of land, in Chom Bung district of the province, because she has paid local taxes, officially known as Por Bor Thor 5. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133788-outspoken-mp-pareena-in-hot-water-over-questionable-land-occupation-in-ratchaburi/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 13, 2019 Author Share Posted November 13, 2019 Govt eyes Big Data centres to improve farm produce By THE NATION Deputy Prime Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said this week the Commerce Ministry he runs and the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives had discussed creating Big Data centres to manage supply and demand in agricultural products at the national, provincial and regional levels. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133794-thai-govt-eyes-big-data-centres-to-improve-farm-produce/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted November 13, 2019 Author Share Posted November 13, 2019 Top Bangkok office rental costs revealed By THE NATION Where do you pay the highest rent for a workplace in Bangkok? At Gaysorn Tower on Ratchaprasong Road, according to a survey by Colliers International (Thailand). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133797-top-bangkok-office-rental-costs-revealed/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Unsafe dust levels in 19 areas of Bangkok and suburbs Sixteen areas in Bangkok and three in its suburbs were found today to have excessive levels of PM2.5 dust particles in the atmosphere, the Department of Pollution Control reported today (Wednesday). Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133808-unsafe-dust-levels-in-19-areas-of-bangkok-and-suburbs/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Bid urged for management of 3 provincial airports By THE NATION Deputy Transport Minister Thaworn Senneam The Department of Airports should call a bid for professional management of its three provincial airports in Udon Thani, Tak, and Burirum, said Deputy Transport Minister Thaworn Senneam. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133810-bid-urged-for-management-of-3-provincial-airports/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Australians ordered to flee flames as fires rage in east and west By Colin Packham A resident fights a grass fire in the Hillville area near Taree, NSW, Australia, November 13, 2019. AAP Image/Dean Lewins/via REUTERS SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian officials on Wednesday ordered residents and tourists to get out of the way of fast-approaching flames as firefighters struggled to contain more than 150 bushfires raging on both the east and west coasts. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133811-australians-ordered-to-flee-flames-as-fires-rage-in-east-and-west/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 UK's Johnson has 10-point lead over Labour before election: Kantar poll FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson reacts during a general election campaign visit to Diageo's Roseisle Distillery near Elgin, Scotland, Britain November 7, 2019. Daniel Leal-Olivas/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has a 10-point lead over the opposition Labour Party, according to an opinion poll published by market research company Kantar on Wednesday, ahead of next month’s election. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133813-uks-johnson-has-10-point-lead-over-labour-before-election-kantar-poll/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Hong Kong to shut all schools on Thursday for safety reasons Anti-government protesters gather at the Central District in Hong Kong, China, November 13, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha HONG KONG (Reuters) - All schools in Hong Kong will suspend classes on Thursday due to transportation and safety reasons, the Hong Kong Education Bureau said on Wednesday. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133815-hong-kong-to-shut-all-schools-on-thursday-for-safety-reasons/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Factbox: What people in Hong Kong are saying after days of violence Anti-government protesters gather at the Chinese University of Hong Kong campus in Hong Kong, China, November 13, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (Reuters) - Quotes from people in Hong Kong’s central and financial districts and East Kowloon on Wednesday after days of protests and violence that have caused widespread disruption in many parts of the territory. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133816-factbox-what-people-in-hong-kong-are-saying-after-days-of-violence/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Thai Airways cancels hiring of 200 flight attendants By The Nation President of Thai Airways, Sumeth Damrongchaitham Thai Airways has called off the hiring of 200 flight attendants and will refund the application fee to applicants within one or two days, said President Sumeth Damrongchaitham, adding that the state carrier will issue an statement on the cancellation. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133820-thai-airways-cancels-hiring-of-200-flight-attendants/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 NACC deems govt officials guilty over power plant bribery By The Nation There are grounds to believe that four government officials accepted a Bt20-million bribe from the Japanese firm awarded the contract to build a power plant in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Worawit Sukboon, secretary-general of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), said on Wednesday (November 13). Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133821-nacc-deems-govt-officials-guilty-over-power-plant-bribery/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Kata project to transform ‘wastewater canal’ into eco-tourism attraction Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana explains to the delegation from Chulalongkorn University about the ‘ideal image’ of a tourist attraction in Phuket. Photo: PR Dept PHUKET: The Kata-Karon Hotel Business Association, Karon Municipality and a team from the Urban Design and Development Center (UDDC) at Chulalongkorn University have launched a project to transform a canal in Kata reeking with wastewater into the pristine nature tourist attraction. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133822-kata-project-to-transform-‘wastewater-canal’-into-eco-tourism-attraction/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 What will 5G do for me? By Special to The Nation In a society where speed is always of the essence, 4G has delivered huge gains in performance: from 150Mbit/s to over 1GBit. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133823-what-will-5g-do-for-me/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 The Simpsons fans are mad at Disney+ for altering classic episodes BY DAN SEDDON CHANNEL 4 Disney+ launched yesterday (November 12) in the US, but fans of The Simpsons are struggling with one element of the show on the streaming service. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133824-the-simpsons-fans-are-mad-at-disney-for-altering-classic-episodes/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 John Legend named sexiest man alive by People magazine By SEAN MORRISON John Legend performs on stage at the Fourth Annual Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation Blue Diamond Gala / Getty Images for Los Angeles Dod The US singer, 40, said he was “excited” but “a little scared” by the honour. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1133825-john-legend-named-sexiest-man-alive-by-people-magazine/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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