Hanoi open walking streets around Sword Lake from 7 pm until midnight during weekends

 

 

HANOI:-- All roads at Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem (Sword) Lake were closed to all vehicles Friday evening and remain so until Sunday as part of the city’s effort to promote tourism and to open up more leisure walking space for the people.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941100-hanoi-open-walking-streets-around-sword-lake-from-7-pm-until-midnight-during-weekends/

The week that was in Thailand news: True crime that always comes with a Thai Twist

 

 

Any visitor to my house will be aware quite quickly with only a gentle perusal of the bookshelves where one of my passion lies – true crime. But up until recently despite living in the kingdom for many years I never thought you could hold a candle to what I considered the best places for the best crime stories – namely the US and the UK.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941151-the-week-that-was-in-thailand-news-true-crime-that-always-comes-with-a-thai-twist/

 

Railway worker killed, stationmaster injured in blast

The Nation

 

KHOK PHO:-- A railway worker was killed and a stationmaster was injured Saturday when a bomb exploded on the train track in Pattani’s Khok Pho district.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941134-railway-worker-killed-stationmaster-injured-in-blast/

Suspect in Trang’s fire-bomb attack detained by the military

 

A Pattani man who was suspected of setting off a fire bomb at the Leemart Super wholesale store in Trang province in the middle of last month has been arrested.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941125-suspect-in-trang’s-fire-bomb-attack-detained-by-the-military/

 

Tour bus stuck after road collapse

 

PHUKET: A local tour bus remains perilously trapped after a section of narrow road in Srisoonthorn Sub-district collapsed due to heavy rain sweeping away its foundations.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941132-tour-bus-stuck-after-road-collapse/

 

PM against presentation of suspects before the media

 

BANGKOK:-- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha has issued a directive for the police that, from now on, suspects arrested by the police or the military must not be presented before the media at a press conference as such act amounts to a violation of human rights.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941126-pm-against-presentation-of-suspects-before-the-media/

 

NLA to deliberate 2017 fiscal budget law on September 8-9

 

 

BANGKOK, 4 September 2016 (NNT) - Members of the legislature are scheduled to attend more sittings in the coming week to consider the draft law on the next fiscal year’s budget.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941127-nla-to-deliberate-2017-fiscal-budget-law-on-september-8-9/ 

 

NLA’s 2nd Vice President denies rumors legislature plans to join future Senate

 

 

BANGKOK, 4 September 2016 (NNT) - A vice president of the National Legislative Assembly has denied rumors that members of the legislature are planning to join the Senate after the upcoming election.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941128-nla’s-2nd-vice-president-denies-rumors-legislature-plans-to-join-future-senate/

 

NRSA’s 1st Deputy Speaker: 37 reform matters & 20-year national strategies for Thailand 4.0

 

 

BANGKOK, 4 September 2016 (NNT) - A deputy speaker of the National Reform Steering Assembly has given an assurance that all reform issues and strategies will help the country move towards the Thailand 4.0 Model.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941131-nrsa’s-1st-deputy-speaker-37-reform-matters-20-year-national-strategies-for-thailand-40/ 

 

Duterte unfazed by kill plot but worried with family’s safety

MANILA:-- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte appears unfazed by the alleged assassination plot against him, saying he has no plans to cut back his trips outside the Palace, according to The Manila Times Online on Saturday.

 

Full story: 

Colombia peace pact with FARC rebels to be signed on Sept 26

 

 

A date has been set for peace in Colombia.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941135-colombia-peace-pact-with-farc-rebels-to-be-signed-on-sept-26/

 

Residents of Copenhagen's Christiania demolish cannabis huts after shooting

 

 

Residents of Copenhagen’s so-called free town of Christiania began tearing down stalls selling cannabis.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941136-residents-of-copenhagens-christiania-demolish-cannabis-huts-after-shooting/

 

The treasures of Ayutthaya

Chusri Ngamprasert
The Sunday Nation

 

Gems and gold artefacts from the old capital’s temple crypts go on view

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941153-the-treasures-of-ayutthaya/

 

Foreign investments to be promoted only when country has stability: PM

supawadee wangsri

 

BANGKOK, 3 September 2016 (NNT) – Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha said that the Board of Investment (BoI) had approved promotional privileges for 34 investment projects.

 

Full story:  http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941154-foreign-investments-to-be-promoted-only-when-country-has-stability-pm/

 

Operation Smile Thailand nears its goal of 1,000 changed lives

THE NATION

 

KIDS ACTION for Kids (KAFK) is closing in on completing 1,000 life-transforming surgeries for children with cleft lips and palates, mostly in Thailand but also with at least one in Myanmar.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941155-operation-smile-thailand-nears-its-goal-of-1000-changed-lives/

 

Thai education waiting for strategic giving

ACHARA DEBOONME
THE NATION

 

THAIS’ GENEROSITY should be refocused on something that can be scaled up and measured as well as lead to a better society, such as education.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941157-thai-education-waiting-for-strategic-giving/

 

Henkel sustainability ambassadors in Thailand

The Nation

 

In July and August, as part of Henkel’s global sustainability ambassador programme, employees from Henkel Thailand visited five schools in Bangkok and Chon Buri to introduce and promote the concept of sustainability to 657 fourth graders.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941158-henkel-sustainability-ambassadors-in-thailand/

 

Melbourne clinch National Rugby League minor premiership

 

SYDNEY (AP) — Melbourne beat Cronulla 26-6 to clinch the National Rugby League minor premiership on Saturday and set up a qualifying final next weekend against the defending champion North Queensland Cowboys.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941159-melbourne-clinch-national-rugby-league-minor-premiership/

Hamilton takes all-important pole position at Italian GP

ANDREW DAMPF, AP Sports Writer

 

MONZA, Italy (AP) — Lewis Hamilton took the all-important pole position for the Italian Grand Prix on Saturday, beating Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg's time by nearly half a second in a commanding performance.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941160-hamilton-takes-all-important-pole-position-at-italian-gp/

 

Turkey opens second front in Syria

Catherine Hardy

 

 

Ankara has opened a new front against ISIL in northern Syria, according to media reports.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941161-turkey-opens-second-front-in-syria/

 

China and US ratify Paris climate change deal

 

 

The world’s two biggest polluters, China and the US, have both ratified the Paris climate change agreement.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941162-china-and-us-ratify-paris-climate-change-deal/

 

Uzbekistan buries veteran president Islam Karimov

 

 

Uzbekistan’s veteran President Islam Karimov has been buried in the city of Samarkand following his death earlier this week at the age of 78.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941163-uzbekistan-buries-veteran-president-islam-karimov/

 

See the first images of Jupiter from Juno

Catherine Hardy

 

 

The first images of Jupiter taken by NASA’s Juno spacecraft have arrived back on Earth.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941164-see-the-first-images-of-jupiter-from-juno/

 

Trump tells black churchgoers in Detroit visit is 'to learn' 

JILL COLVIN, Associated Press
COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press

 

DETROIT (AP) — Donald Trump swayed to songs of worship, read scripture, and donned a Jewish prayer shawl Saturday during a visit to a predominantly black church in Detroit, where he called for a "civil rights agenda of our time" and vowed to fix the "many wrongs" facing African-Americans.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941165-trump-tells-black-churchgoers-in-detroit-visit-is-to-learn/

 

Bangladesh official says Islamist party leader executed 

 

NEW DELHI (AP) — Bangladesh authorities on Saturday executed a top Islamist party leader convicted of war crimes involving the nation's 1971 independence war against Pakistan, officials said.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941166-bangladesh-official-says-islamist-party-leader-executed/

 

Police union: Officers may boycott 49ers over Kaepernick

 

SAN JOSE, California (AP) — The union for police officers who work San Francisco home games says its members may boycott policing the stadium if the 49ers don't discipline Colin Kaepernick for refusing to stand during the national anthem and for his statements about law enforcement.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941168-police-union-officers-may-boycott-49ers-over-kaepernick/

 

'Yes, I was dead:' Zimbabwe's Mugabe back after disappearing

FARAI MUTSAKA, Associated Press

 

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's 92-year-old President Robert Mugabe arrived home Saturday after an overseas absence that led to rumors about a health crisis, joking to reporters that "Yes, I was dead."

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941170-yes-i-was-dead-zimbabwes-mugabe-back-after-disappearing/

 

Twelve homes torn down but Fort residents ‘can stay for now’

PRATCH RUJIVANAROM,
TANATPONG KONGSAI
THE SUNDAY NATION

 

BANGKOK:-- AN AGREEMENT has been reached between Mahakan Fort community and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), which has been seeking to evict the residents, after an intense confrontation at the site yesterday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941171-twelve-homes-torn-down-but-fort-residents-‘can-stay-for-now’/

 

Plan to support community tourism

THE SUNDAY NATION

 

BANGKOK:-- AN INNOVATIVE approach to support sustainable development in traditional communities with tourism potential has been launched with help from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and its allies, including social entrepreneur Hivesters.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941175-plan-to-support-community-tourism/

 

Police to stop bringing suspects to press meets

THE SUNDAY NATION 

 

BANGKOK:-- THE Royal Thai Police will comply with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s order not to bring criminal suspects to their press conferences as the practice is in breach of human rights, police spokesman Pol General Dejnarong Sutthicharn-bancha said yesterday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/941126-pm-against-presentation-of-suspects-before-the-media/