A tough task coping with the grief

October 21, 2016 01:00 
By JUTHATHIP LUCKSANAWONG

THE NATION

 

For many loyal subjects, the tears are still rolling as they relive memories of the monarch.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/949717-a-tough-task-coping-with-the-grief/

 

Global leaders to pay respects in person to departed King
By THE NATION

Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn yesterday presides over a merit-making religious rite at the Grand Palace for his father HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who passed away on October 13. The ceremony, performed on the seventh day, is considered important a

 

Asean heads among many foreign dignitaries arriving in capital to honour monarch.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/949719-global-leaders-to-pay-respects-in-person-to-departed-king/

 

NMG hosts remembrance event, exhibits King’s photos
By The Nation

 

Executives and employees of the Nation Multimedia Group yesterday attend a ceremony to pay respects to the late King at the company’s NOW@Siam Studo in downtown Bangkok.

 

Nation Multimedia Group yesterday hosted an event titled “In Remembrance of Our Great King” at its NOW@Siam Studio to join the country in mourning for His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/949720-nmg-hosts-remembrance-event-exhibits-king’s-photos/

 

Public urged to join Royal Anthem recital tomorrow
By The Nation

 

THE GOVERNMENT has invited the public to sing the Royal Anthem in a historic assembly at Sanam Luang at 1pm tomorrow.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/949721-public-urged-to-join-royal-anthem-recital-tomorrow/

 

Govt urged to stop arresting students with ties to deep South
By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- THE THAI ACADEMIC Network for Civil Rights (TANC) yesterday issued a statement calling on the government to refrain from arbitrarily arresting students in Bangkok who have roots in the deep South.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/949722-thai-govt-urged-to-stop-arresting-students-with-ties-to-deep-south/

 

Govt warns of danger of disunity
By The Nation

 

Lese majeste charges multiply

 

BANGKOK: -- THE GOVERNMENT yesterday urged citizens to unify as the country mourns the passing of His Majesty the King rather than fight to bring down the monarchy.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/949723-thai-govt-warns-of-danger-of-disunity/

 

UPDATE:

 

Deputy police chief travels to interrogate bomb suspect
By The Nation
 

BANGKOK: -- DEPUTY POLICE chief Pol General Srivara Rangsipramanakul yesterday went to the deep South to join in the interrogation of suspect Muhammad Muhi who is suspected of planting bombs at two markets in Phuket’s Krathu district.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/949698-suspect-in-phuket-mothers-day-bombing-identified/?do=findComment&comment=11257324

 

 

Aswin sends four names for deputy posts to Prayut
By The Nation

Aswin

 

BANGKOK: -- NEWLY appointed Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) Governor Pol General Aswin Kwanmuang yesterday submitted to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha the names of four candidates for BMA deputy governors.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/949724-aswin-sends-four-names-for-deputy-posts-to-prayut/

 

TV stations given greater freedom during mourning period 
By   THE NATION

 

BANGKOK: -- MEDIA bodies have revised their guidelines for advertising and content distribution to ease business conditions during the 30-day national mourning period. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/949725-tv-stations-given-greater-freedom-during-mourning-period/

 

Hotels cut rates by up to 40% in mourning period
By SUCHAT SRITAMA

The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Downtown hotels are slashing room rates by up to 40 per cent from high season tariffs to accommodate people traveling to Bangkok to pay their final respects to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/949726-hotels-in-bangkok-cut-rates-by-up-to 40-in-mourning-period/

 

 

Notification sent to Ms Yingluck demanding 35 billion baht in compensation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A letter of notification demanding about 35 billion baht in compensation for the loss to the state from the Yingluck administration’s rice pledging scheme has been sent to former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/949727-notification-sent-to-ms-yingluck-demanding-35-billion-baht-in-compensation/

 

PM appeals to Monarchy supporters not to take law into their hands

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha has pleaded with supporters of the Monarchy not to take law into their hands against those suspected of insulting the revered institution, saying that they should leave the matter to be handled by law enforcement officials.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/949728-pm-prayut-appeals-to-monarchy-supporters-not-to-take-law-into-their-hands/

 

Thailand to tackle 'false' foreign media reports after king's death

By Thanarith Satrusayang | BANGKOK

 

BANGKOK: -- Thailand said on Thursday it would inform the world about the royal succession following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej after "false" foreign media coverage created misunderstanding and hurt the feelings of its people.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/949730-thailand-to-tackle-false-foreign-media-reports-after-kings-death/

 

Outburst Of Anger Part Of National Grieving Process, Psychologists say

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter -

 

A mob kicks a man to the ground and forces him to apologize to a portrait of King Bhumibol on Tuesday in Chonburi, at left. At right, a woman cries 14 October at the Grand Palace in Bangkok. Psychologist Adipat Chaichanasakul says society is going through a collective grief process in which some have expressed anger as a means of regaining a sense of control.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/949731-outburst-of-anger-part-of-national-grieving-process-psychologists-say/

 

Benefits still flow from water projects
By Pratch Rujivanarom

The Nation

 

The king’s data-driven approach to dam and irrigation projects mitigated suffering in 2011 floods and 2015 drought

 

BANGKOK: -- ACROSS the country, many farmers live free from worries about water shortages due to His Majesty’s many irrigation projects. These projects remain as evidence of his hard work for Thailand even after his passing. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/949732-benefits-still-flow-from-water-projects/

 

Tourists warned after Thailand 'noodle poisoner paralysed travellers with muscle relaxant then stole cash'

BY KEYAN MILANIAN

 

Image: Mirror

 

Many Thais consider poisonings on buses in order to steal from travellers a real threat but it is considered an urban myth by others

 

BURIRAM: -- Police have arrested a man accused of poisoning a bus passenger 'with noodles' and stealing his cash and phone.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/949734-tourists-warned-after-thailand-noodle-poisoner-paralysed-travellers-with-muscle-relaxant-then-stole-cash/

 

Libya: five years on from the death of Gaddafi

 

 

TRIPOLI: -- Five years ago, the wave of anger that fuelled the Arab Spring revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia crashed into Libya. After several months of fierce fighting, anti-government rebels seized control of the capital Tripoli.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/949735-libya-five-years-on-from-the-death-of-gaddafi/

Iraq PM hails swift progress of Mosul offensive

 

 

PARIS: -- The campaign to recapture Mosul from so-called Islamic State is going faster than planned, Iraq’s prime minister said on Thursday, amid fresh fighting to clear villages on the outskirts of the city.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/949736-iraq-pm-hails-swift-progress-of-mosul-offensive/

 

Clinton vs Trump – the final round

 

 

WASHINGTON: -- The third and final US presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump was billed as a tough and bitter political punch-up and millions of viewers wanted to see dust fly were not disappointed.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/949737-clinton-vs-trump-–-the-final-round/

 

Video shows Italian police stopping migrant van at French border

Alasdair Sandford

 

 

Italian police have released a video showing them intercepting a minivan containing migrants at the French border.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/949738-video-shows-italian-police-stopping-migrant-van-at-french-border/

 

Catalonia vows to defy Spain court ruling overturning bullfight ban

Alasdair Sandford

 

 

MADRID: -- Separatist politicians in Catalonia are vowing to defy a ruling by Spain’s Constitutional Court, which on Thursday overturned a six-year ban on bullfighting imposed in the northeastern region.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/949739-catalonia-vows-to-defy-spain-court-ruling-overturning-bullfight-ban/
 

 

UK to pardon thousands convicted under past anti-gay laws

By JILL LAWLESS

 

LONDON (AP) — Thousands of men who were convicted under now-abolished British laws against homosexuality are to receive posthumous pardons, the government announced Thursday. Those who are still alive can will be eligible to have their criminal records wiped clean.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/949740-uk-to-pardon-thousands-convicted-under-past-anti-gay-laws/

 

Trump mocks critics: I'll accept election results... if I win

By JULIE PACE, JOSH LEDERMAN and JILL COLVIN

 

DELAWARE, Ohio (AP) — Mocking his critics, Donald Trump pledged Thursday to fully accept the outcome of next month's presidential election — if he wins. The Republican said he reserved the right to contest questionable results, deepening his unsubstantiated assertions that the race against Hillary Clinton could be rigged against him.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/949741-trump-mocks-critics-ill-accept-election-results-if-i-win/

 

 

Final debate is third most-watched presidential match ever

By DAVID BAUDER

 

NEW YORK (AP) — The final faceoff between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump reached 71.6 million television viewers, meaning two of the three most-watched presidential debates in history occurred during this campaign.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/949743-final-debate-is-third-most-watched-presidential-match-ever/

 

Japanese man shoots his ex wife over marriage break-up settlement

 

Picture: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- A 60 year old Japanese man went to his ex wife's house in Bangkok yesterday and shot her twice through a window.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/949744-japanese-man-shoots-his-ex-wife-over-marriage-break-up-settlement/

 

Neighbor arrested after rape/murder of seven year old girl in Surat Thani

 

Picture: Daily News

 

SURAT THANI: -- Police say they have a DNA match with a neighbor in the rape murder of a seven year old girl on Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/949746-neighbor-arrested-after-rapemurder-of-seven-year-old-girl-in-surat-thani/

 

Pak Kret homes flooded as high tides breach flood defenses

 

Picture: Thairath

 

PAK KRET: -- Dozens of homes were inundated by flood waters of more than half a meter as high tides and high water levels in the Chao Praya river caused misery on Thursday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/949747-pak-kret-homes-flooded-as-high-tides-breach-flood-defenses/

 

Pattaya drug dealer pretending to be off duty cop arrested at luxury resort 

 

Picture: Daily News

 

PATTAYA: --  Our picture shows the moment when the game is up for a Pattaya drug dealer who was strutting around the resort pretending to be an off duty cop.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/949748-pattaya-drug-dealer-pretending-to-be-off-duty-cop-arrested-at-luxury-resort/
 

 

Policeman charged in shooting of Prachinburi mayor's son gives himself up

 

Picture: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- A policeman who admits to shooting the son of the mayor of Prachinburi gave himself up to colleagues yesterday. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/949749-policeman-charged-in-shooting-of-prachinburi-mayors-son-gives-himself-up/

 

France warns UK premier of tough time ahead in Brexit talks

By RAF CASERT

 

BRUSSELS (AP) — France warned British Prime Minister Theresa May at her maiden European Union summit that she would face a tough, unyielding bloc if she sought too many concessions during the negotiations to leave the 28-nation EU.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/949765-france-warns-uk-premier-of-tough-time-ahead-in-brexit-talks/