Skiving worker ordered to pay 27,000 euros to Spanish employer



MADRID: -- A skiving civil servant has been ordered to pay back nearly 27,000 euros after it was found he was claiming wages for years in which he didn’t work at all.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/895004-skiving-worker-ordered-to-pay-27000-euros-to-spanish-employer/

George W. Bush: From South Carolina cameo to starring role
By BILL BARROW and SERGIO BUSTOS

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — George W. Bush won a bruising South Carolina presidential primary on his way to the Oval Office, as his father did before him.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/895005-george-w-bush-from-south-carolina-cameo-to-starring-role/

Multiple crises challenge European Union before summit
By GREGORY KATZ

LONDON (AP) — If the European Union were a patient, its survival would be seen as threatened by multiple organ failure.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/895006-multiple-crises-challenge-european-union-before-summit/

Pope condemns drug trade's 'dealers of death' in Mexico
By NICOLE WINFIELD and JACOBO GARCIA

ECATEPEC, Mexico (AP) — Pope Francis condemned the drug trade's "dealers of death" and urged Mexicans to shun the devil's lust for money as he led a huge open-air Mass for more than 300,000 people Sunday in this violence-riddled city.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/895009-pope-condemns-drug-trades-dealers-of-death-in-mexico/

Supreme Court vacancy is tangible test for 2016 candidates
By JULIE PACE

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/895016-us-supreme-court-vacancy-is-tangible-test-for-2016-candidates/

Shooting at Bangkok shopping mall leaves two dead


Image source: Thairath

BANGKOK:-- A man shot dead a woman believed to be his lover, before turning the gun on himself, in front of horrified shoppers at a mall in Bangkok. A nine year old girl was also seriously injured in the incident.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/895021-shooting-at-bangkok-shopping-mall-leaves-two-dead/

'The Revenant' and DiCaprio are winners at BAFTA film awards
JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — The U.K. film industry showered Valentine's Day love on "The Revenant" Sunday, awarding the endurance epic five prizes, including best picture and best actor, at the British Academy Film Awards.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/895037-the-revenant-and-dicaprio-are-winners-at-bafta-film-awards/

Australian hospital refuses to discharge asylum seeker baby
By Tiffany Ap, for CNN and Zahra Ullah, CNN

(CNN)A hospital in Australia has refused to discharge a baby facing deportation due to concerns over poor living conditions in government offshore detention centers.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/895038-australian-hospital-refuses-to-discharge-asylum-seeker-baby/

Bangkok grows as hub for Cambodian flights

BANGKOK: -- The Phnom Penh Post reported that Thailand has overtaken Vietnam as Cambodia’s largest international market in terms of scheduled airline seat capacity, citing a Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) report.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/895039-bangkok-grows-as-hub-for-cambodian-flights/

Joko expected to raise counter-terrorism at US-Asean Summit



JAKARTA: -- President Joko Widodo of Indonesia will lead a meeting discussing counter terrorism efforts in the region this week in Sunnylands, California, when US President Barack Obama hosts a summit with Association of Southeast Asian Nations leaders, said The Jakarta Globe.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/895041-joko-expected-to-raise-counter-terrorism-at-us-asean-summit/

Maritime security seen as part of agenda in US-Asean Summit



MANILA: -- Manila Bulletin reported that maritime security is expected to be an important part of the discussion during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean)- United States Leaders’ Summit to be held at Sunnylands, California this week.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/895043-maritime-security-seen-as-part-of-agenda-in-us-asean-summit/

Najib tells M’sians in US: Govt working towards a greater Malaysia



KUALA LUMPUR: -- Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has to Malaysians in the United States that, as as prime minister, he will continue to work for a greater Malaysia, according to New Straits Times.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/895045-najib-tells-msians-in-us-govt-working-towards-a-greater-malaysia/

Hanoi's first elevated rail line to start service in December

HANOI: -- After several years of sputtering, Hanoi's notorious elevated rail project now has a new finish date with the first train scheduled to run on Dec 31 this year, Thanh Nien News reported.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/895047-hanois-first-elevated-rail-line-to-start-service-in-december/

SET opens up 10.92 to 1,287.41 /Bangkok Post

One soldier injured in roadside bomb explosion

NARATHIWAT: -- A soldier was injured after southern militants detonated a roadside bomb aimed at killing a group of soldiers on a routine foot patrol on Highway 4057 in Sungai Golok district of Narathiwat province early Monday morning.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/895049-one-soldier-injured-in-roadside-bomb-explosion-in-sungai-golok/

Thailand expedites prevention of IUU fishing

BANGKOK, 15 February 2016 (NNT) - The government has been expediting its effort to eradicate illegal fishing in Thailand by updating relevant laws and making improvements to the fishing vessel monitoring system (VMS).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/895051-thailand-expedites-prevention-of-iuu-fishing/

North Korea's Kim orders more rocket launches
HYUNG-JIN KIM, Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has praised scientists involved in the country's recent rocket launch that he said struck a "telling blow" to enemies and ordered them to press ahead with more launches, state media reported Monday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/895052-north-koreas-kim-orders-more-rocket-launches/

Australian police seize $900 million in methylamphetamine

SYDNEY (AP) — Australian law enforcement agencies have seized methylamphetamine worth 1.26 billion Australian dollars ($900 million) in the country's largest-ever haul of the illicit drug in its liquid form, officials said Monday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/895057-australian-police-seize-us900-million-in-meth/

Chao Phraya murder case highlights potential link between crime and visa overstays
STAFF WRITER


Featured image is of Artur Segarra Princep upon his arrest in Sihanoukville; via Huy Bunleng / Preah Sihanouk Police

BANGKOK: -- The Thai immigration authorities are once again stepping up their crackdown on visa overstayers in the wake of the brutal murder and dismemberment of Spanish businessman David Bernat, whose body parts washed up in the Chao Phraya river recently.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/895063-chao-phraya-murder-case-highlights-potential-link-between-crime-and-visa-overstays/

UPDATE:

Man shoots dead lover, then himself in shopping mall on Valentine's
By Coconuts Bangkok


Horrified shoppers observed the incident at Central Rattanathibet shopping mall. Photo: JS100

BANGKOK: -- A man shot dead his married lover before turning the gun on himself at Central Rattanathibet shopping mall in Nonthaburi yesterday morning on Valentine's Day.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/895021-shooting-at-bangkok-shopping-mall-leaves-two-dead/page-2?p=10423310#entry10423310

War room set up to prevent poor quality rice sold to consumers

BANGKOK, 15 February 2016 (NNT) - The Public Warehouse Organization (PWO) has set up a 'war room' to monitor the release of government rice to prevent poor quality rice from reaching consumers.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/895067-war-room-set-up-to-prevent-poor-quality-thai-rice-sold-to-consumers/

UPDATE:

Love Triangle Blamed for Valentine’s Day Mall Murder
By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee
Staff Reporter


CentralPlaza Rattanathibet located on Rattanathibet Road in Nonthaburi city. Photo: CentralPlaza Rattanathibet / Facebook

NONTHABURI — A young girl was injured when a man shot a mall sales assistant to death yesterday in western metro Bangkok before turning the gun on himself.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/895021-shooting-at-bangkok-shopping-mall-leaves-two-dead/page-2?p=10423363#entry10423363

Thailand Q4 GDP beats expectations

Thailand's economy grew by more than expected in both the fourth quarter – and for 2015 as a whole.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/895071-thailand-q4-gdp-beats-expectations/

Five Palestinians killed 'after attacking Israelis'

JERUSALEM: -- Five Palestinians, three of them teenagers, have been shot dead after trying to attack Israeli security forces, Israeli officials say.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/895074-five-palestinians-killed-after-attacking-israelis/

Madeleine McCann's mum and British authorities vow to keep looking

London: Kate McCann believes her daughter Madeleine's kidnapper did not take her "a million miles" from the Portuguese resort she was snatched from.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/895080-madeleine-mccanns-mum-and-british-authorities-vow-to-keep-looking/

Victims in 2013-14 political violence to be compensated



BANGKOK: -- The Social Development and Human Security Ministry is set to compensate families of those killed, and people injured during the political violence in 2013-2014.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/895083-bangkok-victims-in-2013-14-political-violence-to-be-compensated/

UPDATE:

Nok Air to Compensate Passengers After Strike Leaves Hundreds Stranded
By Sasiwan Mokkhasen
Staff Reporter


Passengers were stuck at Don Mueang Airport on Sunday after pilots of budget airline Nok Air went on strike.

BANGKOK — At least one flight remained canceled Monday after a Nok Air pilot strike yesterday left more than 1,500 passengers stranded.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/894970-pilot-protest-forces-nok-air-to-cancel-nine-flights/page-3?p=10423605#entry10423605

Farmers asked to delay cassava cultivation due to oversupply of cassava in market

BANGKOK, 15 February 2016 (NNT) - The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) has introduced two financial aid schemes for cassava growers coping with the drought crisis.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/895085-thai-farmers-asked-to-delay-cassava-cultivation-due-to-oversupply-in-market/

Northern provinces remain cold

PHITSANULOK, 15 February 2016 (NNT) - Travelers have continued to enjoy cold weather conditions in the North of Thailand, while its agricultural sector struggles with the ongoing drought.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/895087-northern-thai-provinces-remain-cold/

Could Thailand become the world's hub for medical tourism?
STAFF WRITER



BANGKOK: -- Thailand’s sparkling reputation for hospitals and medical facilities is well known throughout the Southeast Asia region, offering international standard service at comparatively reasonable prices.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/895088-could-thailand-become-the-worlds-hub-for-medical-tourism/