Northern provinces create unique tourism product

 

 

CHIANG MAI, 21 November 2016 (NNT) – The upper northern provinces group has joined hands with the State Railway of Thailand and the Provincial Tourism and Sports Offices to develop unique tourism identities. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954678-northern-provinces-create-unique-tourism-product/

 

Ministry of Public Health heeds WHO's warning about antimicrobial resistance

 

BANGKOK, 21 November 2016 2016 (NNT) - The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that the world will enter the age in which people will die of bacterial infections if the problem of antimicrobial resistance is not addressed. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954680-ministry-of-public-health-heeds-whos-warning-about-antimicrobial-resistance/

 

Prachuap Khiri Khan scrambles to upgrade Singkhon Border Pass as permanent crossing point

 

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, 21 November 2016 (NNT) – Prachuap Khiri Khan considers upgrade of Singkhon Border Pass into permanent crossing point to promote economic growth and tourism. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954681-prachuap-khiri-khan-scrambles-to-upgrade-singkhon-border-pass-as-permanent-crossing-point/

 

Thailand assures U.S. business people of democratic transition

 

 

BANGKOK, 21 November 2016 (NNT) - A Thai deputy prime minister has assured U.S. business people of Thailand 4.0's effectiveness in coping with future global challenges. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954682-thailand-assures-us-business-people-of-democratic-transition/

 

Only 3 percent of people support death penalty for buying and selling of official positions

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Over 90 percent of respondents in a poll agree with life imprisonment for people who buy or sell positions in government services and more than half of them support police reforms, according to results of the Super Poll research office.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954683-only-3-percent-of-people-support-death-penalty-for-buying-and-selling-of-official-positions/

 

Phichit governor warns rice traders not to cheat farmers or face criminal charge

 

 

PHICHIT: -- Rice millers, traders and cooperatives in Phichit province have been warned by Governor Veerasak Vichitsaengsri not to cheat rice farmers by using faulty weighing machines or they will face criminal litigation and have their licenses revoked.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954684-phichit-governor-warns-rice-traders-not-to-cheat-farmers-or-face-criminal-charge/

 

Public asked not to throw leftover food or water into tamarind trees at Sanam Luang

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has appealed to members of the public to refrain from throwing fluid from cooking, trash and leftover food onto the foot of tamarind trees around Sanam Luang in order to save the century-old trees from dying.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954685-public-asked-not-to-throw-leftover-food-or-water-into-tamarind-trees-at-sanam-luang/

 

4 Huay Kwang cops moved following a raid of illegal casino by soldiers

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Four senior police officers of Huay Kwang police station were ordered transferred to the operations centre of Metropolitan Police Bureau for 30 days allegedly for their failure to stop illegal gambling in their precinct.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954686-4-huay-kwang-cops-moved-following-a-raid-of-illegal-casino-by-soldiers/

 

PARIS (AP) - Former president Nicolas Sarkozy concedes defeat in French conservative presidential primary.

Phuket Opinion: A close encounter with killer cops

The Phuket News

 

Lt Corp Wongsathon Theparan of the Kathu Police (Thung Thong) suffered fatal bullet wounds in the shootout near a Phuket Town pub. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- It was a muggy night in August when this editor, together with some former colleagues, decided to head into Phuket Town for a drink and a chat about what we had been up to since working together several years ago.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954688-phuket-opinion-a-close-encounter-with-killer-cops/

 

Thailand: 8 Killed, 13 Injured in One Day in 3 Separate Traffic Accidents

 

CHIANG MAI – Three people were killed and 12 others injured when a car collided with a pickup truck loaded with fruit pickers in Hot district early Sunday, according to media reports.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954689-thailand-8-killed-13-injured-in-one-day-in-3-separate-traffic-accidents/ 

 

Thailand’s Justice Minister Stands Firm on Removing Krathom and Marijuana from Narcotic Drug List

 

BANGKOK – Thailand’s Justice Minister Gen.Paiboon Koomchaya has said he is standing firm in his aim to remove krathom and marijuana from the narcotic drugs list and treat them as medicinal herbs.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954690-thailand’s-justice-minister-stands-firm-on-removing-krathom-and-marijuana-from-narcotic-drug-list/

 

Thai Con-Woman Sentenced to 150 Years for Royal Defemation

 

BANGKOK – Thailand’s Military Court has sentences a  Thai con-woman to 150 years in jail after defaming the royal family by promising favors from them to people in exchange for cash.

 

She was accused of swindling people, out of around US$145,000 (S$206,252.35) between 2010 and 2014.

 

Kamonthat Thanathornkhositjira, also known as Kim-eng Sae Tia, was sentenced to a total of 150 years on 33 counts defaming the royal family by promising favors from them to people in exchange for cash, however the term was reduced to 50 years because of her confession.

 

Full story: http://www.chiangraitimes.com/thai-con-woman-sentenced-to-150-years-for-royal-defemation.html

 

-- © Copyright Chiang Rai Times 2016-11-21

Thailand tiger farms: Hunting the traffickers

By Jonathan Head

South East Asia correspondent

 

BANGKOK: -- When the Thai authorities moved in to shut down a tiger zoo in a temple at the end of May, they exposed a lot more than just the various irregularities in that one facility. The macabre sight of tiger foetuses preserved in bottles, and the shrivelled, frozen remains of other cubs, suddenly cast the popular tourist attraction into a more sinister light. Was this evidence of illegal trade in tiger parts?

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954691-thailand-tiger-farms-hunting-the-traffickers/

 

Japan IT firms prep for Thailand’s digital thrust

BY SILPCHAI PRASARNSUKLARP

NNA/KYODO

 

BANGKOK – Japanese firms specializing in information and communication technology solutions are gearing up to meet increasing demand from Thai businesses as Bangkok attempts to drive the country forward on the strength of the digital economy.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954692-japan-it-firms-prep-for-thailand’s-digital-thrust/

 

Political parties law seeks to negate financiers
By Kasamakorn Chanwanpen 
The Nation 

 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954693-political-parties-law-seeks-to-negate-financiers/

 

UPDATE:

 

US business group ‘confident’ about Thailand’s future
By THE NATION

 

Deputy Prime Minister ACM Prajin Juntong, left, and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg shake hands during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima, the capital of Peru, on Saturday.

 

LIMA: -- AN AMERICAN business coalition expressed its confidence in Thailand’s economic potential and promised to continue investments in the country during a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Prajin Juntong on the sidelines of the Apec (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) summit in Peru.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954682-thailand-assures-us-business-people-of-democratic-transition/?do=findComment&comment=11349844

 

Charity raising money to help disadvantaged children smile
By THE NATION

 

BANGKOK: -- OPERATION Smile Thailand is raising funds to change the lives of children born with cleft palates and other facial deformities.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954694-charity-raising-money-to-help-disadvantaged-children-smile/

 

Website closure underlines dilemma of the new world
By The Nation

 

Digital technology complicates copyright issue

 

BANGKOK: -- The collective whining of Thai youngsters all across the country over the shutting down of a website is not just about teen hysteria. The website was known for offering, for free, Korean TV series in high-quality videos with good Thai subtitles soon after each episode hit the Korean TV screens. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954695-website-closure-underlines-dilemma-of-the-new-world/

 

TV channels set to resume normal programming
By WATCHIRANONT THONGTEP 
THE NATION 

 

BANGKOK: -- STARTING FROM THIS WEEK, most new entertainment television programmes will resumed on free-to-air TV stations to stimulate audience ratings while advertisers are still waiting for the appropriate time to run their paid commercials, the chief of media business association said.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954696-tv-channels-set-to-resume-normal-programming/

 

Donald J Trump sees Climate change as a Chinese hoax

 

BRUSSELS: -- Senior travel and tourism celebrity Geoffrey Lipman has a firm message to US President Elect Donald J Trump.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954697-donald-j-trump-sees-climate-change-as-a-chinese-hoax/

 

Cyprus reunification talks resume in Switzerland

 

 

GENEVA: -- Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders have gathered in Switzerland to try to resolve the final issues that could see the island reunified after four decades of division.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954699-cyprus-reunification-talks-resume-in-switzerland/

 

Merkel to stand for fourth term as German Chancellor, CDU party sources

Joanna Gill

 

 

BERLIN: -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel has told her party she will stand for a fourth term.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954700-merkel-to-stand-for-fourth-term-as-german-chancellor-cdu-party-sources/

 

Rescued migrants arrive in Italy after deadly week in the Mediterranean

 

 

 

MESSINA: -- Hundreds of migrants dock in Messina, Sicily. They were the lucky ones, after more than 300 hundred others died last week trying to cross the Mediterranean.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954701-rescued-migrants-arrive-in-italy-after-deadly-week-in-the-mediterranean/

 

Shadow of Trump presidency looms large at APEC summit

 

 

LIMA: -- President Obama may be flying the flag for the US at this year’s APEC summit but the shadow of Donald Trump is looming large.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954702-shadow-of-trump-presidency-looms-large-at-apec-summit/

 

Trump, Pence address potential of Romney, Mattis in Cabinet

By CATHERINE LUCEY and LAURIE KELLMAN

 

BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — Mitt Romney is a key contender to become the nation's next secretary of state and retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis was an "impressive" prospect for defense secretary, President-elect Donald Trump and his No. 2, Mike Pence, said Sunday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954703-trump-pence-address-potential-of-romney-mattis-in-cabinet/

 

Trump children's roles blur line between transition, company

By JONATHAN LEMIRE

 

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly every morning since their father's stunning victory on Election Day, three of Donald Trump's grown children walk through the Trump Tower lobby and board an elevator. But are Don Jr., Ivanka and Eric going to the campaign office on the fifth floor? Their business offices on the 25th floor? The president-elect's penthouse on the 56th floor?

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954704-trump-childrens-roles-blur-line-between-transition-company/

 

GOP sweep heightens anxiety for many transgender Americans

By DAVID CRARY

 

NEW YORK (AP) — Anxiety is high among many transgender Americans after the sweeping Republican election victory. They fear stronger resistance to their push for civil-rights protections, including broader access to public restrooms, and wonder if their newly won right to serve openly in the military is in jeopardy.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/954705-gop-sweep-heightens-anxiety-for-many-transgender-americans/

 

5G: a faster, even more connected world

BY EURONEWS

 

Mobile communication has completely changed the way we live, work and play. When they come online in the next five to ten years, 5G networks are expected to revolutionise the ways we do business and drive unprecedented economic and societal growth.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/5g-a-faster-even-more-connected-world/18630/

Video captures the moment Tesla’s ‘instant acceleration’ kicks in to avoid collision

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

The award-winning Tesla Model S is regarded as one of the safest cars on the road and perhaps a recent video showing the Model S P85D accelerating sharply to avoid a rear end collision emphasises this.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/video-captures-the-moment-teslas-instant-acceleration-kicks-in-to-avoid-collision/18648/