webfact Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Cultural Ministry to introduce helping measures for traditional artistsBANGKOK, 15 June 2015 (NNT) – The Ministry of Culture is set to present the measures designed to help traditional artists pass on their traditional knowledge to the Cabinet.The Minister of Culture Vira Rojpojchanarat has revealed that the meeting of traditional and national artists to take care of the artists in keeping with the Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha’s initiative to raise the income of the artists to proper rate.The meeting has considered the raise of monthly payment for national artists from the previous rate at 20,000 baht per month which hasn’t been changed since the last six years, as well as raising the medical allowance for treatment in private hospitals from not exceeding 40,000 baht annually to not exceeding 100,000 baht.The Culture Minister has said that the increase of hospital allowance is now being presented to the Cabinet’s approval. The new allowance rate will take effect from 2012 if it were to be approved.He has mentioned that the ministry will use the 9 million baht contemporary artists care fund to support the income of artists and provide space for performance and exhibition, initially to take place at Ratchadamnoen Contemporary Art Center and Thailand Cultural Center.Traditional artists performing Likay, Manora, Mor lam and fiddle playing will receive relief measures from the ministry. Performers on a directory list will receive jobs easier through direct hiring, while the ministry will also present additional aid measures for traditional artists to the Cabinet such as the establishment of an association in each art form category.Provincial governors and the local administrative body have also been urged to provide tax reduction measures for employers of traditional artists, while a traditional artist management organization tasked with managing the artists was also discussed.-- NNT 2015-06-15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 Survey: Will educational reforms result in significant improvements in the Thai educational system http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/832659-survey-will-educational-reforms-result-in-significant-improvements-in-the-thai-educational-system/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 UPDATE:PAKISTANAll Thai students still in Lahore, pending legal processingREUTERS BANGKOK: -- ALL THE FIVE Thai students arrested in Pakistan for trying to board a plane with parts of a pistol and ammunition are still under detention there, contrary to earlier reports that four of them have been freed, the Foreign Ministry said yesterday.Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/832729-thai-students-still-in-detention-in-lahore-pending-legal-procedures/#entry9515239 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 TIP REPORTTrafficking work laudedNOPHAKHUN LIMSAMARNPHUNTHE NATIONDeputy national police chief, Pol Gen Aek Angsananont, talks to Suthichai YoonDeputy police chief tells the Nation he hopes Washington takes heed of govt's ongoing efforts against human smugglingBANGKOK: -- THE THAI authorities have done their best over the past year to stamp out human trafficking involving Rohingya and other migrant victims, the deputy national police chief in charge of tackling human trafficking has said. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/832883-tip-report-trafficking-work-lauded/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 RAINY SEASONBMA to collect 'large garbage'NATTHAPAT PHROMKAEWTHE NATIONBANGKOK: -- THE BANGKOK Metropolitan Administration (BMA)will |collect large pieces of garbage from city residents every Sunday, an initiative launched to try and reduce the problem of garbage hindering the capital's water-drainage capacity. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/832884-bangkok-administration-to-collect-large-garbage/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 UPDATE: POLITICSPoll likely in August 2016 if referendum passed: govtTHE NATION BANGKOK: -- THAILAND is expected to hold a general election in August 2016, if the draft charter is approved in a national referendum, said Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/832782-wissanu-says-next-election-to-be-held-august-next-year/#entry9515252 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 Facebook Clip and comments anger North Pattaya Seafood VendorPATTAYA: -- A Seafood vendor based in North Pattaya was shocked to see a video clip posted on Facebook which claimed she was spraying her seafood with insect repellant and potentially poisoning customers when in fact she was spraying the food with an FDA approved oil which reduces the smell of the seafood. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/832885-facebook-clip-and-comments-anger-north-pattaya-seafood-vendor/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 BKK Taxi Driver Returns 41,000 Baht to Indian PassengerBy Kahaosod EnglishTaxi driver Surasih Butaraprom ( R ) returns money and other belongings to Ankur Gumber at FM 91, 13 June 2015.BANGKOK – A Bangkok taxi driver teamed up with a local radio station to return 41,000 baht and a passport to an Indian man who left the belongings behind in his taxi on Friday. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/832886-bangkok-taxi-driver-returns-41000-baht-to-indian-passenger/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 Fishery industry optimistic of US trafficking report upgradePETCHANET PRATRUANGKRAITHE NATIONBANGKOK: -- GIVEN THAILAND'S serious efforts to tackle the problem of human trafficking during the past year, there are high hopes that the United States will upgrade the Kingdom from the bottom-of-the-pile tier-three ranking in its upcoming "Trafficking in Persons" (TIP) report this month. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/832887-thai-fishery-industry-optimistic-of-us-trafficking-report-upgrade/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 WASHINGTON (AP) - US launched airstrike on al-Qaida operative in Libya charged in leading attack on gas plant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 Brother of PM one of two in line to be next Army chiefPANYA THIOSANGWANTHE NATIONBANGKOK: -- DEFENCE Minister Prawit Wongsuwan is preparing for discussions next month on the annual military reshuffle, as several high-profile generals will reach mandatory retirement age in September, a source said yesterday. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/832888-brother-of-pm-one-of-two-in-line-to-be-next-thai-army-chief/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 If the junta has to stay on, it must do betterKASAMAKORN CHANWANPENTHE NATIONOBSERVERS WARN LONGER TERM MAY ALSO BE ROCKIERBANGKOK: -- THE WAY AHEAD is not a bed of roses. The economy is flagging. The reforms are both threats and opportunities. If the junta is to stay for another two years and remain intact, it has to do its job right, political observers have said. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/832889-thai-politics-if-the-ncpo-has-to-stay-on-it-must-do-better/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 Reform Council members won't be swayed by junta, Army chief saysTHE NATIONBANGKOK: -- MEMBERS of the National Reform Council (NRC) will use their own judgement when they vote on the draft charter and they won't be swayed by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) or the Cabinet, the Army Chief General Udomdej Sitabutr has said. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/832890-reform-council-members-wont-be-swayed-by-ncpo-thai-army-chief-says/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 Has crackdown come too late to save Thailand from Tier 3?SUPALAK GANJANAKHUNDEETHE NATIONBANGKOK: -- WHILE Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is quite confident increased measures introduced by his government over the past month to combat human trafficking could convince the United State to upgrade Thailand in its annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report this year, other officials and social workers are not so buoyant. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/832892-has-crackdown-come-too-late-to-save-thailand-from-tier-3/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 NRC should be canned: RosanaTHE NATION BANGKOK: -- NATIONAL Reform Council (NRC) member Rosana Tositrakul yesterday said the council should be abolished whether its members reject the charter draft or not. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/832893-nrc-should-be-canned-rosana/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 Ranong revealed as longtime hub for the trafficking of RohingyaShamim AshrafThe Daily StarRANONG: -- THE dense mangrove forest on both sides of the road through the Laem Son National Park leading to Bang Ben Bay is indeed intriguing. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/832894-ranong-revealed-as-longtime-hub-for-the-trafficking-of-rohingya/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 US airstrike targets al-Qaida militant in LibyaBy LOLITA C. BALDOR and SARAH EL DEEBWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S military launched airstrikes Saturday targeting and likely killing an al-Qaida leader in eastern Libya who has been charged with leading the attack on a gas plant in Algeria in 2013 that killed at least 35 hostages, including three Americans. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/832897-us-airstrike-targets-al-qaida-militant-in-libya/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 Spacecraft that landed on comet finally wakes upBy FRANK JORDANSBERLIN (AP) — To scientists' relief and delight, the Philae spacecraft that landed on a comet last fall has woken up and communicated with Earth after seven long months of silence, the European Space Agency announced Sunday. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/832898-philae-comet-lander-wakes-up/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 Thousands of Syrians flee into Turkey amid intense fightingBy LEFTERIS PITARAKIS and BASSEM MROUEAKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) — Thousands of Syrians cut through a border fence and crossed over into Turkey on Sunday, fleeing intense fighting in northern Syria between Kurdish fighters and jihadis. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/832899-thousands-of-syrians-flee-into-turkey-amid-intense-fighting/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 Zoo animals escape amid flooding in former Soviet republicBy MISHA DZHINDZHIKHASHVILITBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Severe flooding in the Georgian capital left at least 12 people dead Sunday and triggered a big-game hunt across the city for lions, tigers, a hippopotamus and other dangerous animals that escaped from Tbilisi's ravaged zoo. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/832900-zoo-animals-escape-amid-flooding-in-former-soviet-republic/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 Clinton: Obama should use trade fight to his advantageBy KEN THOMASDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday that President Barack Obama should use a setback in Congress to seek the best possible trade agreement with 11 other Pacific Rim nations, pointing to the stumbles over the pact as an opportunity to address Democrats' concerns about job protections and wages. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/832901-clinton-obama-should-use-trade-fight-to-his-advantage/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 Greek bailout talks end without breakthrough in BrusselsRAF CASERT, Associated PressDEMETRIS NELLAS, Associated PressBRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission said Sunday that weekend talks to find common ground between international creditors and Greece were unsuccessful and left a wide rift that needs to be closed within two weeks to avoid a possible Greek default. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/832902-greek-bailout-talks-end-without-breakthrough-in-brussels/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 Israelis go on offensive ahead of UN reportJOSEF FEDERMAN, Associated PressJERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Sunday launched a pre-emptive assault on an upcoming U.N. report into last year's war in the Gaza Strip, saying the report is unfairly biased and issuing its own report that blames Gaza's Hamas militant rulers for the heavy civilian casualties. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/832903-israel-report-backs-gaza-war-actions/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 Government hopes new courts to help rid Thailand of criminalsBANGKOK, 15 June 2015 (NNT) - The government hopes that a number of new departments under the Criminal Court will effectively help rid Thailand of miscreants. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/832913-government-hopes-new-courts-to-help-rid-thailand-of-criminals/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 UPDATE: Taxi driver returns Bt50,000 cash, valuables to Indian touristsBangkok:- A taxi driver was awarded US$100 after he returned a bag with cash and valuables worth more than Bt50,000 to its owner. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/832886-bangkok-taxi-driver-returns-41000-baht-to-indian-passenger/#entry9515780 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 'America's most awful airport' to get major make-overNEW YORK, NY - Most international travelers would never have used New York’s La Guardia Airport, named after a former charismatic Mayor (Kennedy was once called Idlewild in honour of a local land developer – it was quickly changed to Kennedy (JFK) after the death of the President in 1963). La Guardia started life as a seaplane base and last year moved 27 million passengers, domestically within the USA, and to and from Canada. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/832937-americas-most-awful-airport-to-get-major-make-over/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 Thailand's clock will be set one second slower on July 1The NationBANGKOK: -- The Navy's Hydrographic Department announced that Thailand's clock will be reset at 7:00:01 am on July 1 to be 7:00:00 am or slowing the clock down by one second.The department reasoned that a French agency in charge of observing the earth orbit had found that the orbit had slowed down so the clock will have to be reset.Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Thailands-clock-will-be-set-one-second-slower-on-J-30262328.html-- The Nation 2015-06-15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 2 teens are severely injured in shark attacks in N. CarolinaOAK ISLAND, N.C. (AP) — Two teenagers were seriously injured in two separate shark attacks in the same North Carolina town on Sunday, terrifying beach goers and prompting one shocked witness to compare the scene to the movie "Jaws." Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/832941-2-teens-are-severely-injured-in-shark-attacks-in-us/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 NRC members urged to adopt 'wait-and-see' stand on draft charterThe NationBANGKOK: -- Sombat Thamrongthanyawong, chairman of the political reform committee of the National Reform Council, said Monday that that NRC members should wait and see how the Constitution Drafting Committee will further change the draft constitution before deciding whether to approve or reject it.He was responding to a call by some NRC members for the chamber to reject the draft right away so that the interim government’s term will be extended.-- The Nation 2015-06-15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 SET down 2.33 points at opening /Bangkok Post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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