webfact Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 Thai garlic farmers suffer as cheaper Chinese bulbs flood the market By The Nation More than 25,000 Thai farmers who grow garlic are facing steep competition from China, whose garlic is considerably cheaper due to lower production costs, the director of the Centre for International Trade Studies (CITS), University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, Dr Aat Pisanwanich said on Monday (December 16). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139109-thai-garlic-farmers-suffer-as-cheaper-chinese-bulbs-flood-the-market/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 Big Oud gets another! Man "from the land of kimchi" nabbed for fraud in Bangkok Picture: Naew Na Thai immigration chief Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang or Big Oud presided over a press conference that announced the arrest of a 37 year old South Korean wanted on an Interpol red notice. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139111-big-oud-gets-another-man-from-the-land-of-kimchi-nabbed-for-fraud-in-bangkok/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 PM Prayut launches project to enhance efficiency in road accident prevention BANGKOK (NNT) - Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, has presided over the launch of a project to enhance efficiency in the reduction and prevention of road accidents. The Prime Minister has encouraged all sides to follow the guidelines of the Thailand Declaration to minimize losses. Full store: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139113-pm-prayut-launches-project-to-enhance-efficiency-in-road-accident-prevention/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 PM opens Silom Walking Street BANGKOK (NNT) - To brighten the New Year holidays, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration is piloting Walking Street venues on touristy roads in Bangkok, namely Silom, Yaowarat, and Khao San, featuring street food and vendors. Let’s look at some images from last evening when the Prime Minister officially launched the event on Silom Road. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139116-pm-prayut-opens-silom-walking-street/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 Thai kindness: "It may be something small, but it meant a lot to this foreigner" Thai caption: She does it every day, despite not knowing the person Thai media Tnews reported on what they called a feel good story after a video was posted online of a Thai shop assistant at a bakery feeding a foreigner in a wheelchair. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139117-thai-kindness-it-may-be-something-small-but-it-meant-a-lot-to-this-foreigner/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 Viral video: Hapless dog burglar headbutts the concrete! Thai caption: Luckily he didn't kill himself Video footage going viral on Thai social media showed a burglar enter a premises in the Lat Prao area of Bangkok. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139119-viral-video-hapless-dog-burglar-headbutts-the-concrete/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 Taiwanese arrested for smuggling 95 Indian star tortoises By The Nation Photo credit: National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation PR Facebook Ston Kong-Ngern, chief of the wildlife checkpoint at Don Mueang airport revealed today (December 17) that shortly after 1am this morning, airport police and customs officers discovered 95 Indian star tortoises in luggage belonging to Lai Tsung-Yun, 38, and Lu Chiao 37 as it passed through the X-ray scanner. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139127-taiwanese-arrested-for-smuggling-95-indian-star-tortoises/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 Tax on EV batteries to be introduced By THE NATION Patchara Anuntasilpa The Excise Department is preparing to propose the establishment of a fund to support and develop electric vehicles (EV), and says that a tax on the EV battery will be collected to cover the costs of managing and monitoring its recycling and treatment, its director general Patchara Anuntasilpa, announced this week. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139136-tax-on-ev-batteries-to-be-introduced/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 Ecstasy on the barbie: Australia seizes more than half a tonne of drugs smuggled in barbecues Still image from an Australian Border Force handout video released on December 17, 2019 shows some of the 200 aluminium barbeques used to smuggle 645kg of MDMA, in Sydney, Australia July 2019. AUSTRALIAN BORDER FORCE/Handout via REUTERS SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian police have arrested two men for allegedly smuggling 645 kilogrammes (1,422 pounds) of ecstasy hidden inside hundreds of aluminium barbecues, the culmination of a six-month investigation spanning three countries. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139138-ecstasy-on-the-barbie-australia-seizes-more-than-half-a-tonne-of-drugs-smuggled-in-barbecues/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 Number of U.S. executions and support for capital punishment decline in 2019, report finds By Brendan O'Brien FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators hold signs during a rally protesting against the death penalty and in favor of immigration reform, organized by "Catholics Against the Death Penalty-Southern California" during the four-day 2017 Religious Education Congress in Anaheim, California, February 25, 2017. REUTERS/Andrew Cullen/File Photo (Reuters) - The number of executions carried out in the United States dropped in 2019 and public support for the death penalty fell to nearly a five-decade low, according to a report released on Tuesday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139140-number-of-us-executions-and-support-for-capital-punishment-decline-in-2019-report-finds/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 Authorities tracking down fake news starters By THE NATION Digital Economy and Society Minister Buddhipongse Punakanta said on Tuesday (December 17) that his ministry was investigating cases where fake news were fabricated and circulated on the Internet. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139141-authorities-tracking-down-fake-news-starters/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 Phuket readies for seven days of New Year ‘intensive traffic control’ By The Phuket News Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan held a video conference with provincial governors around the country yesterday (Dec 16) to make clear what is to be done to reduce the number of deaths and injuries during the New Year holidays, one of the most dangerous periods on Thai roads throughout the year. Photo: PR Dept PHUKET: With only 10 more days to go until the annual “seven days of danger” road-safety campaign for the New Year holidays begins, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan yesterday (Dec 16) held a video conference with provincial governors around the country to make clear what is to be done to reduce the number of deaths and injuries during one of the most dangerous periods on Thai roads throughout the year. full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139142-phuket-readies-for-seven-days-of-new-year-‘intensive-traffic-control’/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 Andara founder Allan Zemon launches B15bn golf resort in Phang Nga By The Phuket News An artist’s impression of the entrance to the residential resort. Image: Aquella PHUKET: Allan Zeman, the Hong Kong property mogul who brought to Phuket the upscale Anadara resort, has joined with another Hong Kong property heavyweight, Pacific Century Premium Developments Ltd (PCPD), to launch the first phase of a B15 billion high-end villa resort encompassing the Thai Muang Golf Course. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139144-andara-founder-allan-zemon-launches-b15bn-golf-resort-in-phang-nga/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 UPDATE: Nong Khai authorities search for serial killer along Thai-Laos border By THE NATION Somkid Pumpuang (file photo) Nong Khai Customs Department officials and the Immigration Department have beefed up security along the border with Laos, inspecting both pedestrians and vehicles for signs of Somkid Pumpuang, dubbed as Thailand’s Jack the Ripper, who is the prime suspect in the murder of a 51-year-old woman at a Khon Kaen residence on Sunday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139058-manhunt-on-for-thailand’s-“jack-the-ripper”-after-fresh-murder-in-khon-kaen/?do=findComment&comment=14867118 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Police increases public transport security measures for holidays BANGKOK(NNT) - The national police are to ensure the safety of travellers over the holiday period by enforcing strict security measures at bus stations and airports and offering a house patrol program from 24 December to 2 January. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139189-police-increases-public-transport-security-measures-for-holidays/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Energy policy panel approves investments in community power plants Thailand’s National Energy Policy Committee, chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, has approved, in principle, basic guidelines for the establishment of community-based, non-fossil fueled electricity plants. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139191-energy-policy-panel-approves-investments-in-community-power-plants/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 10 recommended locations where you can ring in the New Year By The Nation With 2020 New Year celebrations around the corner, here are 10 exciting locations where you can party 2019 away and welcome in the New Year: Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139194-10-recommended-locations-where-you-can-ring-in-the-new-year/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Women waited rotting corpse to be resurrected By The Nation A team of emergency medical volunteers in Nakhon Nayok province investigated a city house on December 16 after Mueang Nakhon Nayok Police Station reported that its neighbours could get a “strong rotting odor” emanating from the house. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139195-women-waited-rotting-corpse-to-be-resurrected/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Thousands of Thai fishermen protest against tough industry regulations By Patpicha Tanakasempipat Family members in the fishing industry sit at a protest outside the Agriculture Ministry, calling for amendments to a 2015 law aimed at addressing international concerns over combatting illegal and unregulated fishing, in Bangkok, Thailand December 17, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun BANGKOK (Reuters) - Several thousand Thai fishermen protested outside the agriculture ministry on Tuesday over strict regulations aimed at combating illegal and unregulated fishing which they say are driving them out of business. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139197-thousands-of-thai-fishermen-protest-against-tough-industry-regulations/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Finance panel okays 7% VAT on products ordered online from foreign countries By The Nation The Finance Ministry aims to tax online products from foreign countries to provide fair competition to Thai manufacturers. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139198-finance-panel-okays-7-vat-on-products-ordered-online-from-foreign-countries/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Family of Thai woman thought abducted by North Korea encouraged by Japanese response The nephew of a Thai woman, believed to have been kidnapped and held captive in North Korea 42 years ago, has been in Japan attending an international meeting of relatives of people believed to have been abducted by North Korea. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139199-family-of-thai-woman-thought-abducted-by-north-korea-encouraged-by-japanese-response/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 PM seeks revision of sentence-reduction system amid serial killer case By The Nation After the case of serial killer Somkid Pumpuang, dubbed Thailand’s Jack the Ripper, being released and going on to allegedly commit another murder last Sunday, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha ordered the justice minister to overhaul the sentence-reduction system to prevent another serious case of a prisoner gaining freedom and then committing another crime. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139201-pm-seeks-revision-of-sentence-reduction-system-amid-serial-killer-case/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Marvel's The Eternals star reveals "physical pain" it took to transform his body for film in new-look photo BY JUSTIN HARP @KUMAILN / INSTAGRAM Marvel's The Eternals star Kumail Nanjiani is quite candidly sharing the incredible transformation his body went through as he prepared to play a superhero. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139203-marvels-the-eternals-star-reveals-physical-pain-it-took-to-transform-his-body-for-film-in-new-look-photo/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 All I Want For Christmas is You: Mariah classic finally tops US chart It's one of her best-known songs, but Mariah Carey's festive ode to love had never been number 1 in the US - until now / GETTY IMAGES Mariah Carey's classic festive song All I Want For Christmas is You has finally topped the US charts - 25 years after it was first released. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139204-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-mariah-classic-finally-tops-us-chart/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Charlize Theron 'not ashamed' to talk about her mum killing her dad GETTY IMAGES Charlize Theron says she's "not ashamed" to talk about the moment her mum shot and killed her dad in self-defence. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139205-charlize-theron-not-ashamed-to-talk-about-her-mum-killing-her-dad/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 AIS, True in competition to show off 5G technology By The Nation Mobile network service providers Advanced Info Service (AIS) and True Corporation are competing by showcasing 5G technology after the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission allowed them to test the network. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139212-ais-true-in-competition-to-show-off-5g-technology/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 50,000 migrant workers in Phuket waiting for registration renewal: Governor By The Phuket News Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana talks to officers at the one-stop migrant worker registration centre yesterday (Dec 16). Photo: PR Dept PHUKET:-- More than 60,000 workers from Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos have been legally registered in Phuket, but a further 50,000 are still waiting for their renewal applications to be processed, Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana has revealed. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1139214-50000-migrant-workers-in-phuket-waiting-for-registration-renewal-governor/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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