webfact Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 Three bikers killed in accident on Suphanburi highway By THE NATION Three young bikers were killed in an accident on a highway in Suphanburi province. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177023-three-bikers-killed-in-accident-on-suphanburi-highway/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 Industry wants govt to lift barriers for doing business in Thailand By The Nation Supant Mongkolsuthree, chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) will ask new Finance Minister Predee Daochai to lower barriers to doing business in Thailand, said Supant Mongkolsuthree, chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177025-industry-wants-govt-to-lift-barriers-for-doing-business-in-thailand/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 Viral video: "Former police colonel" rages at Don Muang gate staff - computer smashed Picture: Sanook A video going viral on Thai social media shows a couple furious with staff at a gate at Don Muang airport on Saturday evening about 6 pm. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177028-viral-video-former-police-colonel-rages-at-don-muang-gate-staff-computer-smashed/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 Pattaya’s homeless problem comes to the attention of resort’s authorities Picture: Ruk Siam News Ruk Siam News reported that Pattaya police, a homeless organization and officials from the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security and other special forces were out in force clearing homeless people and beggars off the streets. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177033-pattaya’s-homeless-problem-comes-to-the-attention-of-resort’s-authorities/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 Pattaya: "Just one" pub breaking the Covid-19 rules - The Blossom Club is busted Picture: Naew Na Bang Lamung District chief Amnat Charoensri sent in his deputies and the Pattaya police to check that pubs and bars were shutting on time and following the Covid-19 regulations. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177035-pattaya-just-one-pub-breaking-the-covid-19-rules-the-blossom-club-is-busted/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 Video: Hunt on for Phetchabun pick-up driver who damaged water machine and fled the scene Picture: 77kaoded CCTV footage from near a T-junction in the Ban Nam Deua Tai area of Phetchabun in north east Thailand showed the moment a pick-up failed to negotiate a bend on Saturday evening and smashed into a coin-op water facility. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177036-video-hunt-on-for-phetchabun-pick-up-driver-who-damaged-water-machine-and-fled-the-scene/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted August 10, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 10, 2020 Return of Thais from Bahrain suspended after consular official gets COVID-19 The repatriation of Thais from Bahrain, as well as consular services at the Thai Embassy in Bahrain’s capital, Manama, have been suspended until August 22nd after a Bahraini official in the consular office was found to be infected with COVID-19. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177037-return-of-thais-from-bahrain-suspended-after-consular-official-gets-covid-19/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 No new Covid-19 case in Thailand but global cases since outbreak pass 20 million By The Nation The government’s Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said on Monday (August 10) that there was no new case over a 24-hour period, the 77th day without domestic cases since May. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177038-no-new-covid-19-case-in-thailand-but-global-cases-since-outbreak-pass-20-million/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 Chonburi - and Pattaya - won't benefit much from government tourism plans, says media Thai caption: "Let's go on holiday together" (plan) - EEC to benefit?" An opinion piece published by Bangkok Business news suggested that government plans to stimulate tourism in Chonburi - principally Pattaya - were unlikely to have much effect. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177041-chonburi-and-pattaya-wont-benefit-much-from-government-tourism-plans-says-media/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 Lack of foreign tourists having devastating impact on Chiang Mai tourism Chiang Mai News reported on tourism at the weekend - or more accurately the almost complete lack of it. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177043- lack-of-foreign-tourists-having-devastating-impact-on-chiang-mai-tourism/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 Foreign tourist arrivals to Thailand could be as low as 6 million in 2021, warns TAT FILE PHOTO: Reuters The Tourism Authority of Thailand has forecast how many foreigners it expects to visit the country in 2021. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177048-foreign-tourist-arrivals-to-thailand-could-be-as-low-as-6-million-in-2021-warns-tat/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 Mother of ‘dangerous’ schoolboy pleads for help By The Nation The mother of an 11-year-old schoolboy in Mukdahan province is pleading for help after he was expelled and instructed to go to another school 4 kilometres away because he was a danger to the teachers. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177060-mother-of-‘dangerous’-schoolboy-pleads-for-help/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 Public urged to try water transport on Chao Phraya to avoid traffic jams By The Nation The Marine Department is encouraging private individuals to adopt modern boat technology such as electric boats or other boat services to beat the urban traffic chaos. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177062-public-urged-to-try-water-transport-on-chao-phraya-to-avoid-traffic-jams/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 List of lottery sellers reviewed in bid to end speculation By The Nation The Government Lottery Office (GLO) is reviewing the list of 200,000 registered lottery sellers so it can weed out government and state enterprise officers selling lotteries as they are already withdrawing a salary from the government, said Pachara Anantasilp, director general of the Excise Department and chairman of the GLO committee. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177064-list-of-lottery-sellers-reviewed-in-bid-to-end-speculation/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 Chachoengsao police on the lookout for armed drug addict By The Nation A hunt is on for an armed drug addict who gave police the slip and disappeared in a rubber tree plantation in Chachoengsao province early on Monday. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177065-chachoengsao-police-on-the-lookout-for-armed-drug-addict/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 Venture goes awry as smugglers’ loot falls into the mighty Mekong By The Nation A local syndicate’s plan to smuggle vehicles across the Mekong River in Nakhon Phanom failed badly when the cargo slipped into the water on Monday (August 10). Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177067-venture-goes-awry-as-smugglers’-loot-falls-into-the-mighty-mekong/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 Protesters deliver ‘people’s Constitution’ to Parliament By THE NATION The Committee Campaigning for a People's Constitution (CCPC) today (August 10) submitted a draft of its amended charter to parliamentary representatives as it joined members of other pro-democracy groups for a protest in front of Parliament. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177069-protesters-deliver-‘people’s-constitution’-to-parliament/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 Foreign investors eye Rayong for new rubber factories By THE NATION Both domestic and foreign investors want to establish rubber glove factories at an industrial estate in Rayong province to meet soaring demand during the Covid-19 crisis, said the estate’s developer. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177070-foreign-investors-eye-rayong-for-new-rubber-factories/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 Thai food processors eye growing cricket market By The Nation The Thai Food Processors Association (TFPA) is aiming to invest in cricket products, as the demand from international consumers is increasing, TFPA chairman Wisit Lamlumcha said. Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177071-thai-food-processors-eye-growing-cricket-market/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Missing Brit found safe By The Phuket News Peter Murray is safe and in good health, but being detained at Phuket Prison while waiting for driving charges against him to be heard in court. Photo: Supplied PHUKET:-- British national Peter Murrray, 60, reported as missing by his family in the UK, is safe and on the island, but being detained at Phuket Provincial Prison while driving charges against him are being heard in court. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177089-missing-brit-found-safe/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Grab agrees to adjust its policies in line with demands By The Nation Call taxi company Grab accepted its Grab Bike partners’ demands on Monday (August 10) and agreed to make adjustments as required. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177091-grab-agrees-to-adjust-its-policies-in-line-with-demands/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Snakes in, school’s out! Slithering reptiles cause chaos in class By The Nation A school class in Kamphaeng Phet province had to be abandoned today after students discovered four snakes had slithered into the room without anyone noticing. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177092-snakes-in-school’s-out-slithering-reptiles-cause-chaos-in-class/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 New crab bank first step towards sustainable fishing in Songkhla By THE NATION Fishermen in Songkhla’s Thepa district are working with the Songkhla Community College and local fishery office to establish a “Thepha Horse Crab Bank” to rebuild the population of horse crabs, also known as blue crabs, which have been overfished due to the high prices offered by seafood restaurants nationwide. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177093-new-crab-bank-first-step-towards-sustainable-fishing-in-songkhla/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Food delivery business booms amid Covid-19 outbreak By The Nation With Covid-19 restrictions forcing people to stay at home, food delivery business has been booming over the past four months. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177095-food-delivery-business-booms-amid-covid-19-outbreak/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Total Wipeout fans rage after show is 'ruined' by new voiceovers on blurry decade-old episode By Rose Hill Total Wipeout fans were dismayed to realise that it was an old episode (Image: BBC) Total Wipeout fans were left utterly furious this evening after discovering what they believed to be the new series was actually an old episode with new voiceovers. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177097-total-wipeout-fans-rage-after-show-is-ruined-by-new-voiceovers-on-blurry-decade-old-episode/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 11 things you didn't know about Iron Man BY SCOTT J DAVIS MARVEL STUDIOS Marvel fans have had to wait longer than expected for the MCU to return, so what better time to look back to where it all began? Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177098-11-things-you-didnt-know-about-iron-man/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Survey reveals Britons' favourite 007 actors... and the results could leave you shaken AND stirred Sean Connery pictured in Dr. No. The Scottish actor came out on top in the survey for RadioTimes.com with 44 per cent of the vote Who's the best James Bond? The results of a poll will leave some 007 fans spitting out their martinis in shock. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177099-survey-reveals-britons-favourite-007-actors-and-the-results-could-leave-you-shaken-and-stirred/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Fresh ‘Boss’ probe eyes cocaine charge, speeding calculations By The Nation A new panel of prosecutors today revealed progress in their fresh investigation of whether Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya used cocaine and if his Ferrari was speeding when it killed a policeman in a hit-and-run case. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177104-fresh-‘boss’-probe-eyes-cocaine-charge-speeding-calculations/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Vietnam reports six more coronavirus infections, two new deaths A healthcare worker wearing protective suit walks past as local residents, who have returned after travelling to Da Nang, wait at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing center in Hanoi, Vietnam August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Kham HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's health ministry reported six more coronavirus infections and two additional deaths on Monday, bringing the total number of cases in the Southeast Asian country to 847, with 13 fatalities. Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177105-vietnam-reports-six-more-coronavirus-infections-two-new-deaths/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Philippine trash trawlers earn little from virus-boosted surge in plastics By Adrian Portugal and Peter Blaza Waste picker Virgilio Estueta, 60, walks with his cart filled with trash amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 7, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez MANILA (Reuters) - Virgilio Estuesta has picked through trash in the Philippines' biggest city for four decades, and is noticing an unusually large amount of plastics during his daily trawl of about 15 km (9.3 miles). Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1177107-philippine-trash-trawlers-earn-little-from-virus-boosted-surge-in-plastics/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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