UPDATE:

 

Florida: 'life-threatening' Hurricane Hermine moves nearer 
JOSH REPLOGLE, Associated Press

 

CEDAR KEY, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Hermine gained new strength Thursday evening and roared ever closer to Florida's Gulf Coast, where rough surf began battering docks and boathouses and people braced for the first direct hit on the state from a hurricane in over a decade.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940854-florida-braces-for-first-hurricane-in-more-than-a-decade/

 

Melania Trump sues Daily Mail and US blogger for $150m over sex worker claims

 

NEW YORK: -- Melania Trump is suing a British newspaper and a US blogger for $150m (£114m) over allegations she was a sex worker in the 1990s, her lawyer says.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940887-melania-trump-sues-daily-mail-and-us-blogger-for-150m-over-sex-worker-claims/

 

INFLATION FORECAST

Ministry retains full-year inflation forecast at 0-1%

PETCHANET PRATRUANGKRAI
THE NATION 
 

BANGKOK: -- DESPITE a slight decline in the first eight months of the year, the Commerce Ministry has maintained its inflation projection for the whole year at zero to 1 per cent on expectations that the inflation rate will increase in the fourth quarter from higher oil prices.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940891-thai-commerce-ministry-retains-full-year-inflation-forecast-at-0-1/

 

Jackie Chan awarded honorary Oscar

 

LOS ANGELES: -- Action movie star, writer, director and martial artist Jackie Chan is to be given an honorary Oscar for his "extraordinary achievements" in film.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940893-jackie-chan-awarded-honorary-oscar/

 

UPDATE:

 

Film academy announces annual Governors Awards recipients 
SANDY COHEN, AP Entertainment Writer

 

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Jackie Chan, film editor Anne V. Coates, casting director Lynn Stalmaster and documentarian Frederick Wiseman are getting honorary Academy Awards.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940893-jackie-chan-awarded-honorary-oscar/?do=findComment&comment=11108726

 

SET up 0.35 points at opening /Bangkok Post

Phuket Immigration silent on arrest of Chinese women

The Phuket News

 

Pol Lt Gen Nathathorn Prousoontorn (centre), head of the Immigration Police Bureau, said the three Chinese women were alleged members of a transnational crime gang 

 

PHUKET: -- The Phuket Immigration Office has refused to comment about three Chinese women quietly arrested in Phuket last week who are accused of operating with an international criminal organisation.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940903-phuket-immigration-silent-on-arrest-of-chinese-women/

 

Report: Samsung to recall Galaxy Note 7 after explosion claims

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS ON 2016-09-02MOBILE

 

 

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung will issue a global recall of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone as soon as this weekend after its investigation on explosion claims found batteries were at fault, according to South Korea’s Yonhap News.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/report-samsung-to-recall-galaxy-note-7-after-explosion-claims/17218/

Vietnam government to sell all its stakes in two largest brewers
 

 

HANOI: -- The Vietnamese government will sell all its stakes in Sabeco and Habeco, the country’s two largest brewers in the next 18 months, Thanh Nien News Online reported on Thursday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940905-vietnam-government-to-sell-all-its-stakes-in-two-largest-brewers/

 

UWSA delegation walked out of Panglong conference

 

 

NAYPYITAW: -- Organizers of the 21st Century Panglong Conference in Naypyidaw have admitted mismanagement and misunderstanding after the United Wa State Army (UWSA) walked out of the conference, decrying inequality in discussions, The Irrawaddy Online reported on Thursday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940910-uwsa-delegation-walked-out-of-panglong-conference/

 

Transport Ministry to submit short-term and long-term plans to solve Bangkok's traffic problems

  

BANGKOK, 2 September 2016 (NNT) - The Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning under the Ministry of Transport will submit to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha short-term and long-term plans to solve Bangkok's traffic problems. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940912-transport-min-to-submit-short-term-and-long-term-plans-to-solve-bangkoks-traffic-problems/

 

Stolen school milk delivery truck found but with explosive inside

 

 

PATTANI: -- The stolen school milk delivery truck was discovered this morning abandoned on the roadside in Saiburi town of Pattani province.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940915-stolen-school-milk-delivery-truck-found-but-with-explosive-inside/

 

Venezuelan oppositions vows to keep up pressure on Maduro

By JOSHUA GOODMAN

 

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's opposition is vowing to keep up pressure on President Nicolas Maduro after flooding the streets of Caracas with demonstrators Thursday in its biggest show of force in years.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940916-venezuelan-oppositions-vows-to-keep-up-pressure-on-maduro/

 

Plot to assassinate President Duterte uncovered

 

 

MANILA: -- With a tip from the US Homeland Security, Philippine police have uncovered a plot to assassinate President Rodrigo Duterte and arrested two gun smugglers and confiscated parts for 100 M16 rifles, according to Inquirer.net on Friday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940920-plot-to-assassinate-president-duterte-uncovered/

 

Australian prime minister admonishes absent colleagues 
ROD McGUIRK, Associated Press

 

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia's prime minister said Friday that he "read the Riot Act" to lawmakers who caused the government to lose votes in Parliament by sneaking out early.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940921-australian-prime-minister-admonishes-absent-colleagues /

 

Naughty Garbage Collectors’ Illegal Dump

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – Private garbage collecting businesses haves been caught leaving piles of rubbish near Sanpatong Hospital, leading to many complaints by nearby residents as well as patients and staff of the hospital.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940922-naughty-garbage-collectors’-illegal-dump-near-sanpatong-hospital/

 

Khunying Pornthip advises family to see pathologist immediately to know exact cause of death 

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The former director of the Central Institute of Forensic Science (CIFS) Dr Khunying Pornthip Rojanasunand advised the family of the former land official in Phuket and Phang Nga to see the pathologist who performed autopsy on his body as soon as possible to inquire about the exact cause of death.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940923-khunying-pornthip-advises-family-to-see-pathologist-immediately-to-know-exact-cause-of-death /

 

Chiang Mai reports 2 more Zika cases

  

BANGKOK, 2 September 2016 (NNT) – Chiang Mai province has reported the discovery of 2 new cases of Zika virus infection in San Sai district, bringing the province’s total number of infections to 9 people, and prompting the local health office to declare Mae Jo University a controlled area. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940925-chiang-mai-reports-2-more-zika-cases/

 

Tranlee assets go up for auction

Phuket Gazette

 

          

Tranlee Travel assets up for auction include 33 boats, which can be viewed ahead of the auction at various piers and ports around Phuket. Photo: Gazette file

 

PHUKET: -- More than 150 assets of the embattled Tranlee Travel Co are to be auctioned off on September 6, Phuket’s Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) announced yesterday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940927-tranlee-assets-go-up-for-auction-in-phuket/

 

Chief of Defense Forces chairs final armed forces meeting before retirement

  

BANGKOK, 2 September 2016 (NNT) – The Chief of the Defense Forces has joined in a meeting of military commanders on enacting government policy and national peace and order. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940928-chief-of-defense-forces-chairs-final-armed-forces-meeting-before-retirement/

 

DSD and Thai Traditional Medicine Society join to set up skill training center

  

BANGKOK, 2 September 2016 (NNT) – The Department of Skill Development (DSD) has signed an agreement to work with the Union of Thai Traditional Medicine Society of Thailand to develop masseuses for tourism. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940929-dsd-and-thai-traditional-medicine-society-join-to-set-up-skill-training-center/

 

Pattaya begins campaign to wipe out rats on beaches

 

 

PATTAYA: -- In an effort to keep the image of Pattaya as a world class tourist destination, Pattaya City is now taking serious on growing rat population.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940931-pattaya-begins-campaign-to-wipe-out-rats-on-beaches/

 

UPDATE:

 

Donald Trump’s wife sues Daily Mail Online over ‘escort’ reports

 

 

NEW YORK: -- Melania Trump, the wife of US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, sued the US-based publisher of the Daily Mail Online and a blogger over stories about her past she believes were “tremendously damaging,” her lawyer said in a statement.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940887-melania-trump-sues-daily-mail-and-us-blogger-for-150m-over-sex-worker-claims/?do=findComment&comment=11109185

 

UPDATE:

 

LEFT NEAR PATTANI POLICE STATION

Bomb squad check stolen ice-cream truck

The Nation 

 

Milk delivery truck robbed by gunmen is found in Narathiwat Friday.

 

NARATHIWAT: -- The milk-delivery Isuzu pickup truck, which was hijacked by six armed men at a school in Pattani's Sai Buri district on Tuesday and feared to be used as a car bomb, was found near the Narathiwat's Waeng Police Station on Friday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940915-stolen-school-milk-delivery-truck-found-but-with-explosive-inside/?do=findComment&comment=11109305

 

UPDATE:

 

Insurgents steal school's milk delivery truck, convert into car bomb

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter -

 

Police officers remove explosives and gasoline Friday from a stolen vehicle in Narathiwat province.

 

NARATHIWAT — A pick-up truck stolen earlier from a school in Pattani resurfaced today in the neighboring province of Narathiwat where it was used as a car bomb.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940915-stolen-school-milk-delivery-truck-found-but-with-explosive-inside/?do=findComment&comment=11109319

 

Police to probe death of land official in DSI custody

 

 

BANGKOK: -- In a rare case of investigation, the Royal Thai Police says the family of the victim died in the custody of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) could seek the hand of the police to investigate if they fear of foul play.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940944-police-to-probe-death-of-land-official-in-dsi-custody/

 

UPDATE:

 

Overland borders to Burma open to e-visa travellers

By COLIN HINSHELWOOD / DVB

 

A Swedish visitor enjoys some Burmese beach life on the Andaman coast. (PHOTO: Evershed Mattingly for DVB)

 

Burma’s Ministry of Immigration yesterday announced that three border checkpoints are now open to foreigners entering from Thailand with e-visas.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940850-myanmar-now-issues-e-visas-for-land-borders/?do=findComment&comment=11109393

 

Municipality springs to action as social media complaint goes viral

Phuket Gazette

 

          

Ms Fern sustained injuries and her bike was damaged in the incident. Photo: Fern A Romdee

 

PHUKET: -- A Phuket woman turned to social media for help after her complaints about an injury from a hanging wire allegedly went unheeded. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940946-phuket-municipality-springs-to-action-as-social-media-complaint-goes-viral/

 

Floods hit several provinces

 

  

NAKHON SAWAN, 2 September 2016 (NNT) – The Royal Irrigation Department has warned downstream areas to prepare for flooding, which has struck several provinces. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940949-floods-hit-several-thai-provinces/

 

UPDATE:

 

Northeastern rubber planters will boycott rubber products from three companies

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Northeastern rubber planters’ associations are to launch a campaign to encourage their members in 20 provinces in the Northeast to boycott rubber products from two rubber producers and to stop selling their products to a Thai rubber trading firm.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940698-government-calms-down-isaan-rubber-farmers-rising-concern/?do=findComment&comment=11109548