webfact Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 UPDATE: Transport Minister 'Confused' by Downgrade of Thai AirlinesBy Khaosod EnglishBANGKOK — Thailand's Transport Minister said he was surprised to see the United Nations' aviation agency announce a safety downgrade for Thailand-based airlines on its website yesterday. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/833983-red-flagging-thai-aviation-safety-is-normal-procedure/#entry9531380 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 Agriculture Ministry yet to okay drought-hit farmers’ compensation pleaBANGKOK, 19 June 2015 (NNT) – The Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives says the government has yet to consider approving an assistance package for drought-hit farmers, pending an initial survey of affected-farming areas the country.In response to some farmers’ pleas for compensation of 3,000 baht per rai, Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Pitipong Pungbun na Ayutthaya said the government saw no need to issue measures to help farmers at the moment, following the ministry’s call for a delay in the annual rice farming until late July.The call for the postponement of seasonal rice farming applies to 22 provinces along the Chao Phraya River as part of the government’s water management plan in face of the drought crisis.Mr. Pitipong explained the ministry had yet to receive a report on farmers who were truly affected by the postponement of seasonal farming, adding that late July was still within the farming season. However, the minister disclosed that he had ordered officials to survey seasonal rice farming areas across the country to assess the severity of the drought crisis.-- NNT 2015-06-19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 UPDATE: Drug producers and distributors must print prices on packagesBANGKOK: -- Pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors will be required to print the prices of medicines on their packages under a joint resolution of the Internal Trade Department, the Food and Drugs Administration and the Public Health on June 9. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/833935-thai-hospitals-urged-to-allow-patients-to-buy-their-own-medicines/#entry9531501 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 Kalasin villagers handle drought with govt aid projectsKALASIN, 19 June 2015 (NNT) – Villagers in Phon Ngam district of the northeastern province of Kalasin have tapped into the government’s income creation program and used the funds to solve drought problems.Residents of Phon Ngam spent part of the budgets from the employment program and the One Tambon One Million Baht project to build solar-powered water pumps. The renewable energy system led to employment opportunities in the community and alleviated the effects of the prolonged dry season.Local people say the solar pumps help supply water to more than 400 rai of farmland in two villages, enabling their rice paddies to survive the crisis. They added that farmers switched to water-saving agriculture during the summer to ensure sufficient water supplies for consumption and farming.The villagers commented that the government should continue to set aside budgets for the two aid projects, so that they can expand their water management system to all parts of the district.-- NNT 2015-06-19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 New parliament building is only 11.76 percent completedBANGKOK: -- Construction of the 12 billion baht new parliament building is only 11.76 percent completed due to delay in land transfer and the devastating flood in Bangkok four years ago, said Mr Chare Panpruang, secretary-general of the House of Representatives, on Friday. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/834032-new-thai-parliament-building-is-only-1176-percent-completed/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 Chiang Mai officials meet to discuss smog prevention along Thailand - Myanmar borderCHIANG MAI, 19 June 2015, (NNT) - A meeting on smog prevention along the Thailand - Myanmar border was held yesterday with Chiang Mai government and military units.The meeting resolved to integrate work by regional units and expand the wildfire barrier along the national border from Ban Khop Dong to Ban Nor Lae. Local public relations offices have also resolved to share information on the smog situation in the region.Over the past three years, the Mon Pin sub-district office and nearby Myanmar counterparts have been dealing with the same issues of smog issues. Officials from both nations have also attended sporting events and other cultural activities, as part of a bilateral relations program.Smog in the region is usually triggered by locals in both countries, who burn forest areas looking for game and vegetation that thrives after wildfires.-- NNT 2015-06-19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 Krabi border police sergeant arrested in connection with fatal shooting of village headmanEakkapop ThongtubPolice seized a large number of weapons from Maj Banluer.KRABI: -- A Krabi border police sergeant was arrested yesterday (June 18) in connection with the fatal shooting of the president of the Krabi Palm Oil Club and village headman, Prasit Jarongnoo, 51 on Monday night (June 16). Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/834034-krabi-border-police-sergeant-arrested-in-connection-with-fatal-shooting-of-village-headman/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 New Zealand tooth fetish sex offender jailedWELLINGTON: -- A New Zealand man who yanked women's teeth out with pliers during sex and had a fetish for "fat gummy ladies" was jailed for six years today. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/834040-new-zealand-tooth-fetish-sex-offender-jailed/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 Thai Aviation Safety Downgrade 'May Affect Charter Flights'By Khaosod EnglishGen. Prayuth Chan-ocha speaking at the Government House on 19 June 2015.BANGKOK — The director of a tourism trade federation in Thailand has warned that outbound charter flights may be affected by an international airline inspection agency's decision to downgrade Thailand for substandard safety protocols. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/834042-thai-aviation-safety-downgrade-may-affect-charter-flights/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 Probe on Cabinet's ethics urgedThe NationBANGKOK: -- A people's network filed a complaint to the Ombudsman, urging it to probe the Cabinet's ethics following their approvals to petroleum/digital economy bills and mining concession extension. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/834043-probe-on-thai-cabinets-ethics-urged/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lite Beer Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 RT@RichardBarrow: Due to expected bad weather this weekend, Art Box Bangkok at Makkasan will now take place from 3-5 July http://t.co/ds4ZGrWxFY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 Omani relative has sicknessBANGKOK: -- One of the three family members who accompanied the Omani patient for heart treatment at a Bangkok hospital is now sick, indicating he might be contracted with the deadly respiratory syndrome virus. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/834044-mers-omani-relative-has-sickness/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 UPDATE: Omani MERS patient's relatives tested for virus in ThailandAFPBANGKOK: -- Thai authorities Friday said two relatives of an Omani man found to have MERS were being tested for the deadly virus in the kingdom. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/834044-mers-omani-relative-has-sickness/#entry9531883 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 Italian consul for Phuket opens Samui officeThe Phuket NewsItalian Honorary Consul for Phuket, Dr Francesco Pensato (2nd from right) joins Italian Ambassador in Thailand Francesco Saverio Nisio (right) at the opening of the Samui office.KOH SAMUI: The Italian Honorary Consul for Phuket, Dr Francesco Pensato, now also heads a new consul’s a new consul’s office on Koh Samui that was recently inaugurated by Italian Ambassador in Thailand Francesco Saverio Nisio. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/834050-italian-consul-for-phuket-opens-samui-office/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 Prayuth: Thai Fugitive Lese Majeste Suspect 'Not a Thai'By Khaosod EnglishBANGKOK — Junta chairman Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha has asserted that a fugitive Redshirt activist wanted by Thai authorities for insulting the monarchy is no longer a Thai citizen. Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/834051-prayut-thai-fugitive-lese-majeste-suspect-not-a-thai/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 2nd MERS case suspectedBANGKOK: -- A Thai resident who just returned from a trip to South Korea is suspected of being infected by the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/834052-2nd-mers-case-suspected-in-thailand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 SET index closed 1,491.07 down 16.97; Bt/USD33.51; GBP52.94; AUD25.64; EUR37.74; CAD27.19; HKD4.30; SGD24.87; JPY27.08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lite Beer Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Bumrungrad quarantines 58 staff after MERS incidentTHE NATION BANGKOK: -- BUMRUNGRAD International Hospital is quarantining 58 of its staff for 14 days after a patient from a Middle Eastern country tested positive for the deadly MERS virus on Thursday, a discovery that also prompted a nationwide alert. Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/834092-bumrungrad-quarantines-58-staff-after-mers-incident/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lite Beer Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROMENong Khai to screen tourists for MERSNONG KHAI: -- The northeast province of Nong Khai has intensified its monitoring and screening of foreigners, particularly those from South Korea, following the Health Ministry's confirmation that a tourist has been diagnosed with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome or MERS. Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/834094-nong-khai-to-screen-tourists-for-mers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lite Beer Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Six arrested in Phuket drug stingEakkapop Thongtub Radit Janpherm, 41, and Wuttiwat Setsra, 48. PHUKET: Six connected drug dealers were arrested over a two-day period in an operation which started with police surveying two small time dealers on June 1. Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/834095-six-arrested-in-phuket-drug-sting/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lite Beer Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Khon Kaen to celebrate 40 years Thailand - China relationsKHON KAEN, 19 June 2015 (NNT) – Khon Kaen province and China have joined hands in holding cultural performances that will celebrate the 40 years of diplomatic relations between Thailand and China. Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/834122-khon-kaen-to-celebrate-40-years-thailand-china-relations/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lite Beer Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Two motorcyclists rob money truck of Kasikorn Bank, make off with Bt8 millionThe Nation BANGKOK: -- Two robbers on a motorcycle robbed a money truck of the Kasikorn Bank at the Tesco Lotus Rama I branch Friday evening and made off with Bt8.45 million in cash, police said. Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/834123-two-motorcyclists-rob-money-truck-of-kasikorn-bank-make-off-with-bt8-million/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lite Beer Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 THAI waives rescheduling fees due to MERS outbreakBANGKOK: -- Thai Airways International today announced that all passengers who are unable to travel due to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak can reschedule their flights without any fee.The waiver will be effective until the end of July, it said in a statement."THAI waived the fee due to concern for customer safety and convenience," said Wiwat Piyawiroj, THAI vice president of Sales and Distribution, Thailand and Indochina.The fee has been waived for changes to flights and routing of THAI tickets booked roundtrip from Bangkok to Seoul and Bangkok to Busan. This also covers domestic flights issued prior to June 8, 2015 for travel destined for Seoul and Busan, initially intended for travel now until July 31. The tickets must have been booked by a THAI ticketing office, THAI ticket agent, or through www.thaiairways.com. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/THAI-waives-rescheduling-fees-due-to-MERS-outbreak-30262741.html -- The Nation 2015-06-19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lite Beer Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 to continue: Thailand Live Saturday 20 Jun 2015 http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/834136-thailand-live-saturday-20-jun-2015/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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