webfact Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 British man, 70, rescued by Thai navy after three days adrift off Phuket By The Phuket News The stricken yacht Pollen Path under tow back to Phuket. Photo: Royal Thai Navy PHUKET:-- A 70-year-old British man adrift on his yacht for three days was rescued by the Royal Thai Navy last night and brought safely back to Phuket, making landfall at the navy base at Cape Panwa, on Phuket’s east coast, this morning (Feb 25). Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150168-british-man-70-rescued-by-thai-navy-after-three-days-adrift-off-phuket/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 Virus-hit tourism players turn to low-fare promotion, marketing drive By THE NATION Reeling from impacts of the Covid-19 outbreak, players in the tourism sector ( airlines, hotels, restaurants, and related businesses) are resorting to fare promotions and marketing campaigns to draw more local tourists and rebuild confidence in the domestic market, said Phuriwat Limthavornrat, president of the Association of Domestic Travel. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150166-virus-hit-tourism-players-turn-to-low-fare-promotion-marketing-drive/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 Bangkok 7th worst city in world for air quality: Air Visual By THE NATION Bangkok’s air quality ranking took another hit, with the city being named the seventh worst in the world for air quality, while Chiang Mai was placed tenth, according to the application Air Visual today (February 25) as of 12.50pm. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150115-bangkok-7th-worst-city-in-world-for-air-quality-air-visual/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 Temporary salary cut for THAI boss, top execs By THE NATION THAI president Sumeth Damrongchaitham Thai Airways International (THAI) will announce a reduction in salaries and other perks of between 15 and 25 per cent for executives from president down to trim costs following the impact from the novel coronavirus outbreak. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150218-temporary-salary-cut-for-thai-boss-top-execs/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 Dissolved Future Forward Party MP accuses govt of deals benefiting Chinese By The Nation Ekkapob Pianpises Ekkapob Pianpises, ex-spokesman of the now-dissolved Future Forward Party and Chiang Rai MP, accused the government during a parliamentary censure debate of six wrongdoings. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150219-dissolved-future-forward-party-mp-accuses-govt-of-deals-benefiting-chinese/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 Premier accepts criticism from ex-NEP leader By The Nation Former New Economics Party (NEP) leader Mingkwan Sangsuwan spoke for two hours last night (Feb 24) on the first day of the censure debate, stressing the lack of trust of Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, due to his poor performance in economic management resulting in growing hardship for the general public. Mingkwan claimed many had lost their jobs since the beginning of his government and some even committed suicide. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150221-premier-accepts-criticism-from-ex-nep-leader/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 FFP at risk of being banned twice OPINION By The Nation Pita Limjaroenrat, Left, Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, Right The ban of Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, former leader of the now-dissolved Future Forward Party, from future elections over a Bt191.2-million loan he extended to his party, reflects the fact that he has never been a reliable leader who might sow chaos in the country, said columnist Erawan of Thansettakij newspaper. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150222-ffp-at-risk-of-being-banned-twice/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 Air pollution closes all municipal schools Wednesday until Friday All schools under the supervision of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) have been ordered closed from tomorrow (Wednesday) until Friday, as air quality in the capital worsened today and the situation is likely to persist due to poor air circulation and accumulation of PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150223-air-pollution-closes-all-municipal-schools-wednesday-until-friday/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 Bhumjaithai ranks second largest in coalition government following defection of Future Forward MPs The Bhumjaithai party has become second largest party in the coalition government, displacing the Democrat party, following the defection of nine former MPs from the now defunct Future Forward party. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150224-bhumjaithai-ranks-second-largest-in-coalition-government-following-defection-of-future-forward-mps/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 59 returnees from S.Korea isolated as two new COVID-19 confirmed File photo Fifty-nine students and staff of Khon Kaen University have been quarantined at their lodgings for observation for 14 days after two of them were found to have a high fever after their return from South Korea. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150225-khon-kaen-university-59-returnees-from-skorea-isolated-as-two-new-covid-19-confirmed/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 U.S. health officials urge Americans to prepare for spread of coronavirus By Julie Steenhuysen and Diane Bartz FILE PHOTO: United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar, and NCIRD Director doctor Nancy Messonnier speak about the public health response to the outbreak of the coronavirus during a news conference at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in Washington, U.S., January 28, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Voisard./File Photo WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday alerted Americans to begin preparing for the spread of coronavirus in the United States after infections surfaced in several more countries. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150226-us-health-officials-urge-americans-to-prepare-for-spread-of-coronavirus/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 Ireland's Sinn Fein demands place in government at Dublin rally By Conor Humphries Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald speaks at a public meeting Liberty Hall in Dublin, Ireland February 25, 2020. REUTERS/Lorraine O'Sullivan DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish left-wing nationalists Sinn Fein demanded a place in Ireland's next government on Tuesday at a packed rally in Dublin, saying the country's two dominant centre-right parties were trying block voters' demand for change. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150227-irelands-sinn-fein-demands-place-in-government-at-dublin-rally/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted February 25, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 25, 2020 UPDATE: Chevrolet: We won’t compensate customers who bought vehicles at full price By THE NATION Chevrolet Thailand made it clear today (February 25) that the company will not compensate customers who bought the all new Captiva, its latest SUV, at full price as some of them demanded. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150155-customers-who-bought-chevrolets-at-full-price-peeved-demand-compensation/?do=findComment&comment=15097479 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 Canaries hotel locked down over coronavirus as Spain reports first mainland cases By Inti Landauro and Emma Pinedo General view of H10 Hotel, which is on lockdown after novel coronavirus has been confirmed in Adeje, on the Spanish island of Tenerife, Spain February 25, 2020. REUTERS/Borja Suarez MADRID (Reuters) - A large Canary Islands hotel was locked down for coronavirus tests on Tuesday after a guest and his wife were found to be infected, as Spain also reported its first three cases of the disease on the mainland. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150231-canaries-hotel-locked-down-over-coronavirus-as-spain-reports-first-mainland-cases/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 Turkish-backed rebels say they seized town in Syria's Idlib in first advance By Orhan Coskun and Suleiman Al-Khalidi FILE PHOTO: Turkish military vehicles enter the Bab al-Hawa crossing at the Syrian-Turkish border, in Idlib governorate, Syria, February 9, 2020. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi ANKARA/AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian rebels backed by the Turkish military have seized the town of Nairab in northwest Syria's Idlib province, Turkish and rebel officials said on Tuesday, the first area to be taken back from advancing Syrian government forces. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150232-turkish-backed-rebels-say-they-seized-town-in-syrias-idlib-in-first-advance/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 UK court told Assange tried to call White House, Hillary Clinton over data dump By Michael Holden FILE PHOTO: A Tibetan flag hangs at a protest camp set up by supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, outside Woolwich Crown Court, ahead of a hearing to decide whether Assange should be extradited to the United States, in London, Britain February 25, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls LONDON (Reuters) - Julian Assange tried to contact Hillary Clinton and the White House when he realised that unredacted U.S. diplomatic cables given to WikiLeaks were about to be dumped on the internet, his lawyer told his London extradition hearing on Tuesday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150233-uk-court-told-assange-tried-to-call-white-house-hillary-clinton-over-data-dump/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 Opposition alleges army behind cyber attacks on critics, holds PM responsible An opposition MP on Tuesday night held Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha responsible for a network of social media that have been waging a cyber war against critics of the government and the military by spreading fake news and damaging materials against them. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150234-opposition-alleges-army-behind-cyber-attacks-on-critics-holds-pm-responsible/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 Musk's SpaceX rocket production facility approved by Port of Los Angeles By Steve Gorman and Joey Roulette FILE PHOTO: Starhopper rocket is seen before SpaceX performs an untethered test of the company's Raptor engine mounted on it at their facility in Boca Chica, near Brownsville, Texas, U.S. July 25, 2019. REUTERS/Veronica G. Cardenas/File Photo LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - SpaceX, the private rocket company of high tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, won final approval on Tuesday to build a research and manufacturing plant for its deep-space Starship project on a tract of vacant land at the Port of Los Angeles. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150239-musks-spacex-rocket-production-facility-approved-by-port-of-los-angeles/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 Trump says liberal Supreme Court Justices Ginsburg, Sotomayor should recuse By Steve Holland U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in New Delhi, India, February 25, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi NEW DELHI (Reuters) - President Donald Trump turned his ire on the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, calling on two of the liberal justices to recuse themselves from any cases involving him or his administration. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150245-trump says-liberal-supreme-court-justices-ginsburg-sotomayor-should-recuse/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 Netanyahu revives settlement plan opponents say cuts off East Jerusalem FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to attend a conference in Jerusalem January 8, 2020. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Tuesday he was reviving Israel's most contentious settlement plan, a proposal that opponents say would split the West Bank, cut off East Jerusalem and make a contiguous Palestinian state impossible. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150249-netanyahu-revives-settlement-plan-opponents-say-cuts-off-east-jerusalem/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 Court rejects bail plea of ex-minister suspected of killing judge’s brother By THE NATION Banyin Tangpakorn The Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases on Tuesday (February 25) denied bail to Pol Lt-Colonel Banyin Tangpakorn and five other accomplices who are suspects in the suspected murder of a brother of a Southern Bangkok Criminal Court judge. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150251-court-rejects-bail-plea-of-ex-minister-suspected-of-killing-judge’s-brother/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 Kamphaeng Phet: "Foreign" man found stuffed in suitcase in the Ping River Picture: Thai Rath A man who is believed to be a foreign national aged about 40 has been found stuffed in a suitcase washed up on a sandbank in the Ping River in Kamphaeng Phet in northern Thailand. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150253-kamphaeng-phet-foreign-man-found-stuffed-in-suitcase-in-the-ping-river/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 Mahidol University closely watching staffer showing Covid-19 symptoms By THE NATION A staffer at Mahidol University is under close scrutiny for Covid-19 infection after showing symptoms such as fever within 14 days of returning from a country that has a high infection rate, the university said in a statement. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150254-mahidol-university-closely-watching-staffer-showing-covid-19-symptoms/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 Video: 'Jazz woman' says she was in the right, blames truck driver and intends to fight case Picture: Daily News The 30 year old Thai woman caught cutting across a six wheel truck to make a left turning has claimed that her driving was fine. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150045-video-one-killed-four-injured-as-woman-driver-cuts-across-6-wheeler-carrying-workers-in-south/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 South African arrested on overstay - BMW smart car comes up trumps again Picture: Naew Na Thai media Naew Na once again praised Thai immigration and their "BMW Smart Car" after the arrest of an overstaying foreigner. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150258-south-african-arrested-on-overstay-bmw-smart-car-comes-up-trumps-again/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 Thai honesty: Taxi driver returns 100,000 in cash to Japanese man who was "looking after it for a friend" Picture: INN A Japanese man told the media that he held out little hope of getting his money back after he left 100,000 baht in cash in a bag on the back seat of a taxi. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150265-thai-honesty-taxi-driver-returns-100000-in-cash-to-japanese-man-who-was-looking-after-it-for-a-friend/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 "Sorry you're not covered": Benz woman gets bad insurance news after killing a cow Thai caption: (Mercedes) Benz hit a cow! But insurance won't pay up! Picture: Ban Muang A company owner who killed a cow in an accident in Buri Ram in the north east of Thailand got some bad news when the insurance assessor arrived. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150267-sorry-youre-not-covered-benz-woman-gets-bad-insurance-news-after-killing-a-cow/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 Pattaya: Brit attacked because of jealousy over having more custom than next door beer bar Thai caption: Fighting over customers A Thai lady who owns a beer bar has said that her foreign boyfriend was attacked because a neighboring bar owner has accused them of stealing his customers and was jealous of their success. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150269-pattaya-brit-attacked-because-of-jealousy-over-having-more-custom-than-next-door-beer-bar/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 UPDATE: Bangkok schools closed to avoid PM2.5 By THE NATION Several schools in Bangkok area were ordered to remain closed on February 26-27 by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to avoid air pollution that could affect commuting students and parents. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150223-air-pollution-closes-all-municipal-schools-wednesday-until-friday/?do=findComment&comment=15098504 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 Thailand road carnage: Motorcyclists in lucky escape, but others not so fortunate Thai caption: Two bikes cheat death Dash cam footage from a pick-up waiting at a red light at the Sa Khwan intersection in Sa Kaeo province showed a truck plow through the red light on the opposite side of the road. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1150270-thailand-road-carnage-motorcyclists-in-lucky-escape-but-others-not-so-fortunate/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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