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/

 

British bar owner on Koh Phangan says council man ripped him off and wanted bribes

Image: Thairath

 

KOH PHANGAN:-- A British bar owner on the island of Koh Phangan has filed a complaint with police about corruption at his local administration office.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943095-british-bar-owner-on-koh-phangan-says-council-man-ripped-him-off-and-wanted-bribes/

Police seize over 150 million baht worth of drugs and valuables from a major drug gang

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Police Anti-Narcotics Bureau on Thursday announced the seizure of over 150 million baht worth of illicit drugs and valuables and the capture of 33 suspected drug traders.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943108-police-seize-over-150-million-baht-worth-of-drugs-and-valuables-from-a-major-drug-gang/

 

Yingluck's assets seizure case to be wrapped up in few days: Dr Wisanu

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The panel charged with considering compensation to be demanded from former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra to cover the loss from the rice pledging scheme is expected to wrap up the case in 1-2 days, said Deputy Prime Minister Wisanu Krea-ngarm on Thursday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943109-yinglucks-assets-seizure-case-to-be-wrapped-up-in-few-days-dr-wisanu/

 

Bill requiring defendants to appear in court for appeals endorsed by NLA

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The National Legislative Assembly on Thursday passed the final reading of a bill to amend the Criminal Procedure Code making it compulsory for a defendant to be present at the court if he/she wants to appeal his/her case to the higher courts.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943110-bill-requiring-defendants-to-appear-in-court-for-appeals-endorsed-by-nla/

 

Confusion after a motorcycle was left on rail track in Sungai Kolok

 

 

NARATHIWAT: -- Two southern trains were delayed for 1-4 hours and another was cancelled after a motorcycle was on the rail track in Sungai Kolok district of Narathiwat on Thursday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943111-confusion-after-a-motorcycle-was-left-on-rail-track-in-sungai-kolok/

 

PM accuses "dogs" of inciting unrest in the country

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha and his cabinet ministers took about five hours to tell the nation of their achievements and performances for the past two years.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943112-pm-prayut-accuses-dogs-of-inciting-unrest-in-the-country/

 

Household debts jump to the highest level in nine years

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Thailand’s household debts have increased to 298,005 baht per household which is the highest in nine years, according to the findings of the University of Thai Chamber of Commerce.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943113-thailands-household-debts-jump-to-the-highest-level-in-nine-years/

 

Govt scrambles to provide welfare system and reduce social disparity

  

BANGKOK, 16 September 2016 (NNT) – The government is accelerating to provide a welfare system and reduce social disparity, said Deputy Prime Minister Narong Phiphatthanasai. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943114-thai-govt-scrambles-to-provide-welfare-system-and-reduce-social-disparity/

 

Japanese auto parts company will expand subsidiary in Thailand

  

BANGKOK, 16 September 2016 (NNT) - A Japanese manufacturer of automotive parts will expand its subsidiary in Thailand to be a center of the company's management in ASEAN with a goal to increase its market share in the region by 2020. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943116-japanese-auto-parts-company-will-expand-subsidiary-in-thailand/

 

UPDATE:

 

Bangkok man allegedly robbed, killed by employee at Thai restaurant and her boyfriend

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

Imani Burns (left) and Jarvis Standford (right). Photo: Dekalb County police/ FOX 5 Atlanta

 

TUCKER: -- The U.S. police have arrested two suspects for the murder of Bangkok native Somphot Aaromsuk, who was shot dead outside his Thai restaurant in Tucker, Georgia, on Saturday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/942711-bangkok-man-robbed-shot-dead-outside-his-thai-restaurant-in-the-us/?do=findComment&comment=11151653

 

Krabi monks cough up cash to repair road

Phuket Gazette

 

          

After a 10-year wait, monks and locals grew tired of asking authorities to repair the road. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

KRABI: -- Monks and other locals in Krabi took it upon themselves yesterday to finally fix a road that had remained damaged for over a decade.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943117-krabi-monks-cough-up-cash-to-repair-road/

 

Burmese laborer in fatal fall at Patong building site

Phuket Gazette 

          

Co-workers found the body of Mr Tee below the spot where he had been plastering a wall on the 4th floor of a building under construction. Photo: Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

PHUKET: -- A Burmese man reportedly fell to his death this morning while working on the 4th floor level of a building under construction in Patong. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943118-burmese-laborer-in-fatal-fall-at-patong-building-site/

 

Chiang Rai launches herbal city project

  

CHIANG RAI, 16 September 2016 (NNT) - Different organisations have signed an agreement to make the northernmost province of Chiang Rai a city of herbs. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943119-chiang-rai-launches-herbal-city-project/

 

UPDATE:

 

Philippine hitman says he heard Duterte order killings

 

 

MANILA: -- A self-proclaimed hit-man in the Philippines says he heard the country’s president order extra-judicial killings in the early ’90s.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943049-witness-says-philippine-president-ordered-killings/?do=findComment&comment=11151677

 

Ukraine: accusations of ceasefire violations hours after truce

 

 

KIEV: -- Germany’s Frank-Walter Steinmeier and France’s Jean Marc Ayrault visited eastern Ukraine on Thursday, hours after Russian-backed separatists and Kiev agreed to a new unilateral ceasefire.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943120-ukraine-accusations-of-ceasefire-violations-hours-after-truce/

 

China’s second space lab blasts off from Gobi desert

 

 

BEIJING: -- It’s lift off for China’s second prototype space station.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943121-china’s-second-space-lab-blasts-off-from-gobi-desert/

 

Authorities wrestle with online abuse laws after sex tape leads to suicide

 

 

ROME: -- Italy has been rocked by the suicide of Tiziana Cantone.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943122-italian-authorities-wrestle-with-online-abuse-laws-after-sex-tape-leads-to-suicide/

 

Environmental groups slam Hinkley Point nuclear power plant deal

 

 

LONDON: -- Britain has given the go-ahead for the first new nuclear power plant for decades, a decision which doesn’t sit well with environmental groups.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943123-environmental-groups-slam-hinkley-point-nuclear-power-plant-deal/

 

Back on the trail: Analysing Clinton’s game plan

 

 

WASHINGTON: -- With a clean bill of health, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is hitting the road again. Euronews correspondent in Washington Stefan Grobe analyses her game plan as she hits the final two month stretch before the election.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943124-back-on-the-trail-analysing-clinton’s-game-plan/

 

80 Germans clash with a group of young asylum-seekers in Bautzen

 

 

BAUTZEN: -- About 80 Germans have clashed with a group of 20 asylum seekers in the eastern town of Bautzen.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943125-80-germans-clash-with-a-group-of-young-asylum-seekers-in-bautzen/

 

UPDATE:

 

Reflective Clinton returns to campaign trail after pneumonia

By JULIE PACE and LISA LERER

 

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Back on the campaign trail, a reflective Hillary Clinton said Thursday her three-day, doctor-mandated break gave her new perspective on why she's running to be president. She vowed to close her campaign against Donald Trump by giving Americans "something to vote for, not just against."

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943124-back-on-the-trail-analysing-clinton’s-game-plan/?do=findComment&comment=11151721

 

Obama: Oceans key to protecting planet from climate change

By KEVIN FREKING

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Creating the Atlantic Ocean's first marine national monument is a needed response to dangerous climate change, oceanic dead zones and unsustainable fishing practices, President Barack Obama said Thursday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943127-obama-oceans-key-to-protecting-planet-from-climate-change/

 

Trump outlines vision for economy, promising large tax cuts

By JONATHAN LEMIRE and JILL COLVIN

 

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump outlined his vision for managing the nation's economy as president Thursday, promising that his plans to lower taxes by $4.4 trillion over a decade and cut regulations would lead to booming growth, create millions of jobs and even cut into the nation's budget deficit.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943129-trump-outlines-vision-for-economy-promising-large-tax-cuts/

 

13-year-old with BB gun killed by police in Columbus, Ohio

By KANTELE FRANKO and ANN SANNER

 

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A black boy. A white Ohio police officer. A pellet gun that looked like a real weapon. And a deadly shooting.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943130-13-year-old-with-bb-gun-killed-by-police-in-columbus-ohio/

 

Sea ice in Arctic shrinks to second lowest level on record

By SETH BORENSTEIN

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Arctic sea ice this summer shrank to its second lowest level since scientists started to monitor it by satellite, with scientists saying it is another ominous signal of global warming.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943131-sea-ice-in-arctic-shrinks-to-second-lowest-level-on-record/

 

US plans to shift military assets to Syria in Russia deal

By LOLITA C. BALDOR

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military will have to shift surveillance aircraft from other regions and increase the number of intelligence analysts to coordinate attacks with Russia under the Syria cease-fire deal partly in order to target militants the U.S. has largely spared, senior officials say.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943132-us-plans-to-shift-military-assets-to-syria-in-russia-deal/

 

Like taking candy from a baby - Thai women want a western husband so badly they are easily parted from their money

 

Image: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- Two romance scammers have been arrested in Bangkok after stealing an estimated 20 million baht in just one year from Thai women who wanted love and marriage to a western man.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943137-like-taking-candy-from-a-baby-thai-women-want-a-western-husband-so-badly-they-are-easily-parted-from-their-money/

 

Disfigured student: "PE teacher meant to hurt me"

 

Image: Thairath

 

KORAT: -- A 17 year old student at the center of a case where a PE teacher at her school threw a glass that injured her face has hit back at claims it was an accident.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943138-disfigured-student-pe-teacher-meant-to-hurt-me/

 

That's a new one - Thai trucker fined 2,000 baht for Michelin men!

 

Image: Daily News

 

LOPBURI: -- A video and pictures of a police stop on a lorry where the driver was fined 2,000 baht for "dolls on his truck" has caused much social media comment.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/943141-thats-a-new-one-thai-trucker-fined-2000-baht-for-michelin-men/