Rooo Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share Posted June 11, 2014 RS wins court battle, only 22 matches of Word Cup to be aired on free TVs http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/733515-rs-wins-court-battle-only-22-matches-of-word-cup-to-be-aired-on-free-tvs/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted June 13, 2014 Author Share Posted June 13, 2014 BREAKING: Thailand's curfew lifted countywide with immediate effect. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/734259-breaking-thailands-curfew-lifted-countywide-immedetely/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted June 14, 2014 Author Share Posted June 14, 2014 Rise in power usage may affect SouthThe Nation A PTT-run service station announces a reduction in Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) fuel supply due to a shortage resulting from repair work at a Thai-Malaysia gas distribution station. The sign says that NGV supplies will be down to 28 per cent from normalBANGKOK: -- Egat urges consumers to be sparing over consumption before matchesWhile there should be no problems about the overall sufficiency of electricity supply due to the anticipated huge household consumption by television viewers during the Fifa World Cup, a halt in delivery of natural gas to a power plant in the South for 28-day maintenance and repair works could affect southern users. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/734302-rise-in-power-usage-may-affect-south/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted June 16, 2014 Author Share Posted June 16, 2014 Japan's use-car giant drives into Thai marketPichaya ChangsornThe Nation Gulliver International, Japan's largest used-car company, has a grand vision - to do what 7-Eleven did to conquer the Thai grocery market - of modernising the entire used-car business in this country. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/734729-japans-largest-used-car-company-drives-into-thai-market/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted June 16, 2014 Author Share Posted June 16, 2014 F1 legend Michael Schumacher 'out of coma'(BBC) F1 champion Michael Schumacher has left hospital in Grenoble and is no longer in a coma, his family says.The 45-year-old German will continue his rehabilitation at an undisclosed location, they said in a statement. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/734917-f1-legend-michael-schumacher-out-of-coma/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted June 17, 2014 Author Share Posted June 17, 2014 http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/735015-thailand-live-tuesday-17-jun-2014/#entry7982245 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted June 18, 2014 Author Share Posted June 18, 2014 Electricity. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/735342-thailand-live-wednesday-18-jun-2014/page-2#entry7987603 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoorSucker Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Duck Stampede Floods Thailand Road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted June 20, 2014 Author Share Posted June 20, 2014 Military junta returns chief forensic position to Khunying PorntipBANGKOK: -- The military junta has returned the position of forensic chief to Khunying Porntip Rojanasunan in order to streamline the working of the military and the Justice Ministry in resolving the southern problems.The order by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) dated June 17 mandated the deputy permanent secretary for Justice Ministry, Charnchaovana Chaiyanukij, to reinstate Khunying Porntip back as director of the Central Institute of Forensic Science, replacing Lt-Col Anek Yomchinda who will become inspector-general of the ministry. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/736099-ncpo-returns-chief-forensic-position-to-khunying-porntip/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted June 21, 2014 Author Share Posted June 21, 2014 Drug eradication efforts continue nationwideBANGKOK, 20 June 2014 (NNT) - Security forces in various parts of Thailand continue their mission to crackdown on narcotics and other illicit drugs.Customs officials have arrested an Indian woman at the Suvarnabhumi Airport and confiscated five kilograms of ketamine valued at 15 million baht. The woman confessed that she had been hired by a dark-skinned man back in Shennai, India, to deliver the drugs for $1,000, which is equivalent 30,000 baht. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/736015-crackdown-on-narcotics-and-other-illicit-drugs-continues-in-thailand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted June 22, 2014 Author Share Posted June 22, 2014 Epidemiology Bureau records 459 deaths from pneumonia all over the countryBANGKOK, 23 June 2014 (NNT) –The Bureau of Epidemiology has revealed that there have been 459 deaths while another 87,000 patients suffered from pneumonia in Thailand this year.Pneumonia often occurs in the elderly and amongst children during August to September. Patients should be taken to see a doctor if a cold persists for 3 days. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/736680-thai-health-bureau-records-459-deaths-from-pneumonia-all-over-the-country/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/736844-southern-beauty-crowned-miss-thailand-world-2014/#entry8009423 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 Cellphone Operator Waives 200,000 Baht 'Cookie Run' BillBy Khaosod EnglishScreenshot of the game Cookie RunBANGKOK — Parents of the 13-year-old child who purchased over 200,000 baht in upgrades for the popular cellphone game Cookie Run will not have to pay the massive bill, says cellphone service operator AIS. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/736966-cellphone-operator-ais-waives-200000-baht-cookie-run-bill/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 An amusing Thainess moment, got any?http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/736524-an-amusing-thainess-moment-got-any/#entry8004568 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 Motorists violating road laws face harsher actionPHATHINYA IAMTANBANGKOK: -- MOTORISTS ARE to face tougher enforcement of traffic laws including traffic-fine collection, with the planned introduction of an e-ticket system and driving licence suspension for repeat offences. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/737602-motorists-violating-thai-traffic-laws-face-harsher-action/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted June 29, 2014 Author Share Posted June 29, 2014 Flower-selling child slaves rescued from Khao San RoadBy Coconuts Bangkok BANGKOK: -- A group of young Burmese children forced to sell flowers to tourists on Khao San Road were rescued Saturday. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/738486-flower-selling-child-slaves-rescued-from-khao-san-road/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted June 29, 2014 Author Share Posted June 29, 2014 Energy populism is too costly for us to swallowPichaya ChangsornThe Nation BANGKOK: -- Besides the messy Thai politics, energy is one particular area that has been subjected to a public backlash on a massive scale during the past few years. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/738604-thai-energy-populism-is-too-costly-for-us-to-swallow/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted June 30, 2014 Author Share Posted June 30, 2014 DBD to propose measures against formation of nominee companies BANGKOK, 30 June 2014 (NNT) - The Department of Business Development (DBD) will propose to the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) several measures to prevent formation of nominee companies. DBD Director-General Phongpan Jiarawiriyapan stated that the measures will require the NCPO to amend the Alien Business Act B.E. 2542 by adding an extended definition of the word ‘nominee’. Currently the law states that a foreigner can only hold no more than 50% of a company’s share. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/738650-thai-dbd-to-propose-measures-against-formation-of-nominee-companies/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted June 30, 2014 Author Share Posted June 30, 2014 VISA CRACKDOWN Confirmed: Visa run crackdown effective from August 12, 2014: Thai Foreign Ministry BANGKOK: -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bangkok has informed the foreign Embassies and Consulates in Thailand and the Royal Thai Embassies and Consulates worldwide about the visa run crackdown, the former in a letter dated June 23, 2014, of which thaivisa.com obtained a copy of today. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/738876-confirmed-visa-run-crackdown-effective-from-august-12-2014-thai-foreign-ministry/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share Posted July 1, 2014 Strict 10,000 Baht duty free limit now being enforced at Thailand airports BANGKOK:-- Thailand’s Customs Bureau has announced that the 10,000 Baht duty free limit on new personal goods bought overseas will now be more thoroughly enforced. The news comes as Customs try to tackle the on-going problem of people bringing goods into Thailand for resale without paying the necessary import duty. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/739023-thai-customs-for-passengers-travelling-in-and-out-of-thailand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 NCPO declares August 11 an official public holiday: Queen's birthday Aug 12BANGKOK: -- The National Council for Peace and Order has declared August 11 an official holiday which will enable working people to enjoy a long holiday period from August 9-12 to coincide with the birthday anniversary of Her Majesty the Queen which falls on August 12. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/739411-ncpo-declares-august-11-an-official-public-holiday-queens-birthday-aug-12/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted July 3, 2014 Author Share Posted July 3, 2014 Thai ivory boom 'fuelling Africa elephant crisis'BANGKOK, July 3, 2014 (AFP) - Thailand's "out of control" ivory market is driving Africa's elephant poaching crisis, conservationists warned Wednesday, accusing the kingdom of backsliding on its pledges.The number of ivory products on sale in Bangkok nearly trebled from 5,865 in January last year to 14,512 in May 2014, according to the wildlife group TRAFFIC. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/739499-thai-ivory-boom-fuelling-africa-elephant-crisis/#entry8049942 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted July 4, 2014 Author Share Posted July 4, 2014 Customs to crack down online shops that sell smuggled designer itemsBy Coconuts BangkokBANGKOK: -- Customs officials declared today they will crack down smuggled, high-end goods by cyberstalking sellers and welcoming them at the airport with handcuffs. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/739826-thai-customs-to-crack-down-online-shops-that-sell-smuggled-designer-items/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted July 6, 2014 Author Share Posted July 6, 2014 Thai Serial Killershttp://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/692551-thai-serial-killers/#entry7218393 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted July 6, 2014 Author Share Posted July 6, 2014 Thai customs to enforce duty-free limits on overseas purchasesBANGKOK: -- The B10,000 duty-free limit on new personal items purchased overseas by incoming air passengers is now being strictly policed, the Customs Department announced last week. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/740339-thai-customs-to-enforce-duty-free-limits-on-overseas-purchases/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted July 7, 2014 Author Share Posted July 7, 2014 OVERSTAY AND BE BLACKLISTED Thai Immigration Bureau to blacklist all overstayers of more than 90 days BANGKOK: -- [thaivisa.com] Over the past two weeks, social media websites such as Twitter and Facebook have been flooded with information on an apparent crackdown by Immigration on foreigners that overstay their visa in Thailand. Today, Thaivisa.com has been given access to a new Police order proposal that is due to be signed and released imminently, detailing tough new measures for foreigners who overstay in Thailand. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/740634-thai-immigration-bureau-to-blacklist-all-overstayers-of-more-than-90-days/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 Alcohol sale and drink will be banned on all trainsBANGKOK: -- The State Railway of Thailand will impose a ban on alcohol sale and drink on all trains in the aftermath of the rape and killing of a 13-year old girl on board a night sleeper train by a railway employee who took drug and drank on board. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/741167-alcohol-sale-and-drink-will-be-banned-on-all-trains-in-thailand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 Meteorological Department warns of severe weather in Southern ThailandPHATTHALUNG, 9 July 2014 (NNT) – The Meteorological Department has warned locals to prepare for strong winds as well as heavy rain in the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/741295-meteorological-dept-warns-of-severe-weather-in-southern-thailand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted July 10, 2014 Author Share Posted July 10, 2014 South Thailand border crossings reports problems to enter with 60-days tourist visas "TR60" File photo: example of tourist visa HAT YAI:-- [thaivisa.com] - Thaivisa.com has been made aware of a number of instances in southern Thailand of foreign nationals being refused entry into the Kingdom after trying to re-enter using a 60 day tourist visa, whilst also having a history of multiple previous visa exemptions (border runs) in their passports. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/741503-south-thailand-border-crossings-reports-problems-to-enter-with-60-days-tourist-visas-tr60/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted July 10, 2014 Author Share Posted July 10, 2014 Beware, the 48-hour booze-buying ban starts tonightBy Coconuts Bangkok BANGKOK: -- The sale of alcohol will be banned on Friday and Saturday as they are two important Buddhist holidays. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/741585-beware-48-hour-alcohol-buying-ban-in-thailand-starts-tonight/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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