What does the future hold for Thailand's Expats? Have your say in our survey

 

 

How will the Thailand Expat landscape change over the next 12 months? 

 

Survey: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948037-what-does-the-future-hold-for-thailands-expats-have-your-say-in-our-survey/

Police memo warns of car bomb plot at Suvarnabhumi Airport

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Police officers on Aug. 12 patrol Suvarnabhumi Airport hours after a series of bomb and arson attacks struck seven southern provinces on the same day.

 

BANGKOK — All police units in Bangkok’s southeastern suburb of Samut Prakan have been alerted for possible car bomb attacks at several landmarks, including one of the capital city’s two international airports, according to a leaked police memo.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948123-police-memo-warns-of-car-bomb-plot-at-suvarnabhumi-airport/

MONARCH

People praying for HM the King to have good health

THE NATION 

 

Many people wearing yellow gather yesterday at Siriraj Hospital, where His Majesty the King is staying, to express their support and hope for a speedy recovery. The Royal Household Bureau issued its latest statement on the King’s condition on Sunday.

 

BANGKOK: -- MANY people have posted “Long Live the King” messages on social media to show their concern for the much-beloved King Bhumibol Adulyadej following a worrying update on the world’s longest reigning monarch.

 

The messages have flooded Facebook and Twitter over the past two days, after the Royal Household Bureau released its latest statement on Sunday about the health of the the monarch, who is now 88. 

According to the statement, a ventilator was used after the King's blood |pressure dipped following procedures to prepare him for long-term hemodialysis treatment and to change a tube that drains fluid from his spine. 

 

Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/People-praying-for-HM-the-King-to-have-good-health-30297374.html

 

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SCAVENGER KILLING

DNA tests link suspect’s shirt to two victims

THE NATION 

 

 

Bloodstains linked to slain scavengers.

 

BANGKOK: -- BLOODSTAINS on a 20-year-old Myanmar suspect's shirt came from two murdered scavengers whose bodies were found in Pathum Thani's Thanya Buri district, according to preliminary DNA tests.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948145-murdered-scavengers-dna-tests-link-burmese-suspect’s-shirt-to-two-victims/

 

Artificial rain making launched to save Koh Samui from drought

 

 

SAMUI: -- While several central provinces are bracing for flooding from rising rivers and plentiful rains, popular tourist destination Koh Samui is experiencing acute water shortage, prompting authorities to launch artificial rain-makings.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948147-artificial-rain-making-launched-to-save-koh-samui-from-drought/

 

UPDATE:

 

Police on alert to look out for suspected southern bombers

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Metropolitan and provincial police have been put on alert to look out for suspected southern militants following intelligence reports that they plan to launch car bomb attacks in Bangkok and its peripherals during October 25-28.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948123-police-memo-warns-of-car-bomb-plot-at-suvarnabhumi-airport/?do=findComment&comment=11232194

 

13 districts in Bangkok were told to brace for possible flooding

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The city administration has ordered the Department of Drainage and Sewerage and 13 districts to get prepared to cope with possible flooding and to help affected residents in light of the rising Chao Phraya river.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948148-13-districts-in-bangkok-were-told-to-brace-for-possible-flooding/

 

Thailand will experience cold weather end of October

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Cold spell is expected to arrive in Thailand at the end of October with the weather being cooler this year than those recorded in the past few years, the Meteorological Department predicted on Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948149-thailand-will-experience-cold-weather-end-of-october/

 

City Hall reclaims 127 street pavements from vendors

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has managed to wrestle back 127 trading spots on street pavements in 35 districts from more than 18,000 pavement vendors, Mr Wallop Suwandee, advisory chairman of Bangkok governor, said on Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948150-bangkok-reclaims-127-street-pavements-from-vendors/

 

Four went missing after boat capsized in Moei river

 

 

TAK: -- Four boat passengers, most of them ethnic Karen, went missing after a long-tailed boat in which they were travelling capsized in the Moei river in Tha Song Yang district of Tak on Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948151-four-went-missing-after-boat-capsized-in-moei-river/

 

CDC to hand over amended draft charter to PM on Tuesday

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The amended draft Constitution will be submitted to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha at the government House on Tuesday by the Constitution Drafting Committee.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948152-cdc-to-hand-over-amended-draft-charter-to-pm-prayut-on-tuesday/

 

ASIA COOPERATION DIALOGUE

ACD summit adopts plan for 2030 Asian Community

WASAMON AUDJARINT
THE NATION

 

 

Outlines six key goals for member states, as UN chief Ban Ki-Moon backs the group's 2030 vision

 

BANGKOK: -- LEADERS AT the Asia Cooperation Dialogue summit yesterday adopted a vision and action plan for cooperation to build the Asian Community in the next 14 years, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-cha said yesterday. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948153-acd-summit-adopts-plan-for-2030-asian-community/

 

UPDATE:

 

ASSETS

Sommai reports Bt10m loss since leaving office

THE NATION 

 

The media looks on after political office holders formerly in Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s administration submitted |asset-declaration documents at the National Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday. Nineteen junta figures declared their asset and liabilities.

 

BANGKOK: -- FORMER finance minister Sommai Phasee reported a Bt10-million drop in his assets one year after leaving office, with his debts increasing by Bt3.6 million.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948079-nacc-reports-assets-and-liabilities-of-former-prayut-administration-officials/?do=findComment&comment=11232219

 

Groups demand tougher drunk driving penalties

The Nation 

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Drunk Driving Victims’ Network and Alcohol Watch, led by Jetsada Yaemsabai, filed a petition at the Justice Ministry permanent secretary’s office calling for heavier punishments for drunk drivers, including prosecution for attempted murder.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948154-groups-demand-tougher-drunk-driving-penalties-including-prosecution-for-attempted-murder/

 

UPDATE:

 

BMA stands firm on Siam Square footpath vending ban

The Nation 

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The ban on stalls on footpaths at Pratunam and Ratchaprasong roads and in Siam Square remains in |effect, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) deputy governor Pol General Assawin Kwanmuang has said.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948150-bangkok-reclaims-127-street-pavements-from-vendors/?do=findComment&comment=11232226

 

MARINE LIFE

Razor clams dying at Don Hoi Lot; more dead rays found

CHULARAT SAENGPASSA
THE NATION 

 

Photo from Facebook of Withoon Tongkon

 

SAMUT SONGKHRAM: -- RAZOR CLAMS are dying off in the famous tourist attraction of Don Hoi Lot river delta in Samut Songkhram province, near the same area where dozens of giant freshwater stingrays were recently found dead.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948155-marine-life-razor-clams-dying-at-don-hoi-lot-more-dead-rays-found/

 

Ministry skips meeting on rice-pledging crackdown

JUTHATHIP LUCKSANAWONG 
THE NATION 

 

Paiboon

 

BANGKOK: -- THE INITIAL meeting of state agencies intended to expedite cases related to the previous government’s rice-pledging scheme failed to proceed yesterday after Finance Ministry staff did not show up.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948156-ministry-skips-meeting-on-rice-pledging-crackdown/

 

UPDATE:

 

Authorities divert water in effort to prevent Bangkok flooding

THE NATION

 

 

BANGKOK: -- DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER General Prawit Wongsuwan said yesterday authorities would try to divert water runoff and floodwater to minimise the impact on Bangkok.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948148-13-districts-in-bangkok-were-told-to-brace-for-possible-flooding/?do=findComment&comment=11232245

 

WHAT OTHERS SAY

UK: A partner for Thailand, SE Asia

Alok Sharma 

 

BANGKOK: -- As the first UK Foreign Office Minister to visit Southeast Asia since the EU referendum, I want to make clear that the UK is open for business and we believe this dynamic region is incredibly important for Britain.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948157-uk-a-partner-for-thailand-se-asia/

 

Six Family Members Die After Car Accident on Chiang Mai – Lampang Road

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – Six people have died after their car hit a tree on the roadside near Lamphun on the morning of October 8.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948158-six-family-members-die-after-car-accident-on-chiang-mai-–-lampang-road/

 

 

Eastin Tan Hotel Temporarily Closed By Police Over Lack of Hotel Licence

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – Police and soldiers raided and have closed the newly built Eastin Tan Hotel Chiang Mai, just next to Think Park on Huay Kaew Road, after it was discovered that the building was built on the premise of being a condominium, not a hotel, and has not got the correct licences.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948159-eastin-tan-hotel-chiang-mai-temporarily-closed-by-police-over-lack-of-hotel-licence/

 

U.S. hoping to find more suspects in Thailand in sex trafficking ring case

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

Photo: Lei Han/Flickr

 

BANGKOK: -- American law officials are hoping to work more closely with Thai police to find some of the suspects in Thailand that convinced hundreds of Thai women to travel to the States where they were forced into debt bondage sex slavery.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948160-us-hoping-to-find-more-suspects-in-thailand-in-sex-trafficking-ring-case/

 

Relevant agencies back end of death penalty

  

BANGKOK, 11 October 2016 (NNT) – On the occasion of the World Day Against the Death Penalty, which falls on October 10 of every year, related agencies have joined in a discussion on the death penalty, which the majority suggested should be abolished. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948161-relevant-thai-agencies-back-end-of-death-penalty/

 

Education ministry to restructure itself in 2017

  

BANGKOK, 11 October 2016 (NNT) - The Ministry of Education confirms it will restructure itself in 2017 and expedite the enforcement of education laws within the current government’s term in office. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948162-thai-education-ministry-to-restructure-itself-in-2017/

 

Saudi Arabia regrets funeral attack but stops short of admitting responsibility

Chris Cummins

 

 

RIYADH: -- Saudi Arabia has said it ‘regretted’ an air strike on a funeral in the Yemeni capital Sana’a that killed 142 mourners.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948163-saudi-arabia-regrets-funeral-attack-but-stops-short-of-admitting-responsibility/

 

Building collapse in eastern China leaves many dead

 

 

BEIJING: -- At least 17 people have been killed when a number of decrepit buildings collapsed in eastern China.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948165-building-collapse-in-eastern-china-leaves-many-dead/

 

German police arrest suspect “planning bomb attack”

Catherine Hardy

 

 

• 22-year-old Syrian came to Germany during 2015 migrant surge
• Police were tipped off by Syrians holding suspect
• Explosives had been found in Chemnitz flat
• Suggests plan for Islamist militant attack – prosecutor

 

DRESDEN: -- A man suspected of planning a major terrorist attack in Germany has appeared in court in Dresden.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948166-german-police-arrest-suspect-“planning-bomb-attack”/

 

Clinton and Trump exchange low blows

 

 

ST. LOUIS: -- Just when we thought the tone of the US election couldn’t get any lower, it did during the second presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948167-clinton-and-trump-exchange-low-blows/

 

Giving up on Trump? Ryan focusing on saving GOP majority

By JULIE PACE, ERICA WERNER and STEVE PEOPLES

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan, the nation's top elected Republican, effectively abandoned Donald Trump Monday, telling anxious fellow lawmakers he will not campaign for or defend the floundering businessman in the election's closing weeks. Pro-Trump members rebelled in anger, accusing Ryan of conceding the election to Hillary Clinton.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948168-giving-up-on-trump-ryan-focusing-on-saving-gop-majority/

 

Trump aide dismisses as 'quip' his threat to jail Clinton

By JULIE BYKOWICZ

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's campaign manager is dismissing as "a quip" Trump's threat to jail Hillary Clinton if he wins the presidency.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/948169-trump-aide-dismisses-as-quip-his-threat-to-jail-clinton/