Thaivisa Photography Competition (September 2016)
 

 
Enter the Thaivisa Photography Competition where you can win a two night stay at the luxury Palm Grove Resort in Pattaya, worth an estimated 10,000 Baht.
 
Submit your photos here: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/940594-thai-visa-photo-competition-september-2016/

ALRO to seize back Suan Nongnut owner’s estate in Pak Chong district

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Agricultural Land Reform Office (ALRO) is in the process of enforcing a verdict of the Supreme Court ordering Mr Kamphol Tansatja, owner of Suan Nongnut park in Chon Buri to leave his 586-rai estate in Pak Chong district of Nakhon Ratchasima after it was ascertained that he has no right to own the Sor Por Kor land.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/942736-alro-to-seize-back-suan-nongnut-owner’s-estate-in-pak-chong-district/

 

Meechai: Independent organizations are free to draft their codes of conduct

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Constitution Drafting Committee will not interfere with independent organizations in the drafting of their own codes of conduct, CDC chairman Meechai Ruchuphan said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/942737-meechai-independent-organizations-are-free-to-draft-their-codes-of-conduct/

 

Man arrested for allegedly shooting dead a woman at 7-Eleven store

 

BANGKOK: -- A former swimming instructor has been arrested for allegedly shooting to death his ex-girlfriends at a convenience store on Rama II road, Bangkok Metropolis, on August 10.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/942738-man-arrested-for-allegedly-shooting-dead-a-woman-at-7-eleven-store-in-bangkok/

 

PM wants space at Wat Phra Kaew for Thais to conduct religious activities

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Ministry of Sports and Tourism has been told by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha to set a new order at the Temple of the Emerald Buddha or Wat Phra Kaew so that there will be a space for Thais to conduct religious activities and space for tourists to tour the famous temple, said Colonel Athisit Chainuwat, assistant government spokesman on Tuesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/942739-pm-prayut-wants-space-at-wat-phra-kaew-for-thais-to-conduct-religious-activities/

 

Analysts: Thai export growth will remain negative this year

  

BANGKOK, 14 September 2016 (NNT) - Financial analysts have predicted that this year’s Thai economic growth will reach 3% and warned that exports will likely remain in the negative territory for four consecutive years. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/942742-analysts-thai-export-growth-will-remain-negative-this-year/

 

Fire at AD Condo

Report by Pattaya One Local News Team

 

 

PATTAYA: -- At 1.30pm, on the afternoon of september 13, Pol Col Apichai Krobpetch at Pattaya Police Station received reports of a serious fire at the AD Condominiums on Soi 16, Naklua.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/942745-fire-at-ad-condo-pattaya/

 

Phuket to host November Ironman 70.3

Phuket Gazette

 

          

Organizers and sponsors of the 2016 'Foremost Ironman 70.3 Thailand'. Photo: Kongleaphy Keam

 

PHUKET: -- Phuket is to host the next Ironman 70.3 triathlon on November 27 with a US$15,000 professional prize purse, Ironman Asia announced yesterday. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/942746-phuket-to-host-november-ironman-703/

 

About 200 Zika cases recorded in Thailand: ministry

 

BANGKOK: -- Thailand has recorded about 200 cases of Zika since January, the health ministry said on Tuesday, making it a country with one of the highest numbers of confirmed cases in the region.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/942747-about-200-zika-cases-recorded-in-thailand-ministry/

 

Disfigured girl - family seek damages from teacher who threw a glass injuring student

 

Image: Thairath

 

KORAT: -- A family in Nakorn Rachasima are seeking damages from a PE teacher who threw a glass that injured a student at a school in the north eastern province.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/942710-pe-teacher-throws-mug-at-pretty-student’s-face-causes-disfiguration/?do=findComment&comment=11145656

 

Data leaks at AIS - company admits personal details were shared with third party

 

Image: Manager Online

 

BANGKOK: -- AIS have admitted that one of their staff has been snooping on customers and sharing their personal details.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/942749-data-leaks-at-ais-company-admits-personal-details-were-shared-with-third-party/

 

Light at the end of the tunnel for Hua Hin beach encroachment saga?

 

 

HUA HIN: -- Two years after the courts ordered some 40 structures removed from a stretch of Hua Hin beach the issue is showing some signs of resolution this week.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/942750-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-for-hua-hin-beach-encroachment-saga/

 

Mother and son ordered jailed as evidence is gathered in "zero dollar" travel case

 

Image: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- The central criminal court has ordered that a mother and son should be held for twelve days while evidence is gathered in a so called "zero dollar" travel company case.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/942751-mother-and-son-ordered-jailed-as-evidence-is-gathered-in-zero-dollar-travel-case/

 

Uni student and pals arrested with drugs and war weapons in Bangkok rooms

 

Image: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- Bangkok police have announced the arrest of a fourth year university student and his gang. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/942752-uni-student-and-pals-arrested-with-drugs-and-war-weapons-in-bangkok-rooms/

 

Finish man jumps to his death from Chiang Mai hotel

 

Image: Thairath

 

CHIANG MAI:-- A Finnish man has died after jumping from a sixth floor hotel room in Chiang Mai.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/942753-finish-man-jumps-to-his-death-from-chiang-mai-hotel/

 

Obama takes up the fight for Hillary in Philly

 

 

PHILADELPHIA: -- Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has had previous health episodes similar to Sunday’s near collapse, according to her husband, former President Bill Clinton.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/942754-obama-takes-up-the-fight-for-hillary-in-philly/

 

Israel's Peres hospitalized after stroke 
IAN DEITCH, Associated Press

 

JERUSALEM (AP) — Former Israeli President Shimon Peres suffered a "major stroke" on Tuesday and experienced heavy bleeding in the brain, hospital officials said, as doctors raced to stabilize the 93-year-old Nobel laureate.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/942755-israels-peres-hospitalized-after-stroke /

 

Merkel starting to feel immigration backlash in Germany

Robert Hackwill

 

 

BERLIN: -- A million refugees arrived in Germany in 2015, with the peak migration being reached in September, when Chancellor Merkel decided to open the frontiers.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/942756-merkel-starting-to-feel-immigration-backlash-in-germany/

 

'ISIL trio' from Syria arrested in Germany

 

 

REINFELD: -- The German government said three young Syrian men arrested in the north of Germany were members of so-called Islamic State (ISIL).

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/942757-isil-trio-from-syria-arrested-in-germany/

 

Landing without wheels: cargo plane skids down Indonesian runway

 

 

WAMENA: -- In Indonesia, a Boeing 737 cargo plane made a scary slide after its wheels collapsed upon landing on Tuesday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/942758-landing-without-wheels-cargo-plane-skids-down-indonesian-runway/

 

Israel set to sign record US military aid deal -media

 

 

JERUSALEM: -- At least $38 billion (33 billion euros) of US military aid is set to pour into Israel over a decade, according to media reports.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/942759-israel-set-to-sign-record-us-military-aid-deal-media/

 

After a decade, UN chief disappointed in many world leaders

By EDITH M. LEDERER

 

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he's disappointed by many world leaders who care more about retaining power than improving the lives of their people — and can't understand why Syria is being held hostage to "the destiny" of one man, President Bashar Assad.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/942761-after-a-decade-un-chief-disappointed-in-many-world-leaders/

 

Political risk for all in Trump-Clinton 'deplorables' debate

By STEVE PEOPLES and JILL COLVIN

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — A war of words over Donald Trump's "deplorables" is intensifying as Republicans and Democrats fight for political points over Hillary Clinton's claim that many of the New York billionaire's supporters are racist, sexist and homophobic.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/942762-political-risk-for-all-in-trump-clinton-deplorables-debate/

 

As Syria truce holds. al-Qaida affiliate denounces it

By BASSEM MROUE

 

BEIRUT (AP) — With much of Syria calm for the past 24 hours, a powerful al-Qaida-linked group sharply criticized the U.S.-Russian-brokered cease-fire, saying Tuesday its real aim was to keep President Bashar Assad in power.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/942774-as-syria-truce-holds-al-qaida-affiliate-denounces-it/

 

Trump child care plan breaks with conservative orthodoxy

By JONATHAN LEMIRE and NICHOLAS RICCARDI

 

ASTON, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump rolled out a plan Tuesday aimed at making child care more affordable, guaranteeing new mothers six weeks of paid maternity leave and suggesting new incentives for employees to provide their workers childcare. Spurred on by his daughter, Ivanka, Trump waded into topics more often discussed by Democrats.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/942776-trump-child-care-plan-breaks-with-conservative-orthodoxy/

 

Thailand to attend U.N. General Assembly on Sep 19

 

BANGKOK, 14 September 2016 (NNT) - A Thai delegation will be attending this year’s General Assembly of the United Nations in New York, USA. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/942779-thailand-to-attend-un-general-assembly-on-sep-19/

 

Office of Ombudsman suspends probe into alleged graft by an election commissioner

  

BANGKOK, 14 September 2016 (NNT) – The Office of the Ombudsman Thailand has suspended its investigation into alleged graft involving one of the election commissioners. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/942780-office-of-ombudsman-suspends-probe-into-alleged-graft-by-an-election-commissioner/

 

EC objection to Administrative Court’s involvement in election-related cases

  

BANGKOK, 14 September 2016 (NNT) – The Constitution Drafting Commission is not concerned about the Election Commission’s objection to the Administrative Court’s taking up election-elected cases. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/942781-ec-objection-to-administrative-court’s-involvement-in-election-related-cases/

 

Briton pleads guilty on Trump gun charges

 

LAS VEGAS: -- A British man accused of trying to shoot US presidential candidate Donald Trump has pleaded guilty to some of the charges he faced.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/942785-briton-pleads-guilty-on-trump-gun-charges/

 

Deepwater Horizon film 'a tribute', says Mark Wahlberg

By Tim MastersEntertainment correspondent in Toronto

 

TORONTO: -- Mark Wahlberg, star of the film Deepwater Horizon, says it is a tribute to the people who lost their lives in the 2010 disaster.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/942787-deepwater-horizon-film-a-tribute-says-mark-wahlberg/