His Majesty to mark late King’s birthday
By The Nation

 

 

Commemorative merit-making ceremonies to be held; monks to be appointed.

 

BANGKOK: -- HIS MAJESTY KING Maha Vajiralongkorn will preside over a royal merit-making ceremony at the Temple of the Emerald Buddha to commemorate the passing of his father, HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej, on the occasion of the late King’s birthday today.

Thai people across the country will also use the opportunity to commemorate the late King who passed away in October at the age of 89.

At the royal ceremony, King Maha Vajiralongkorn will also promote and appoint 159 senior Buddhist monks and grant money to senior courtiers, according to the Bureau of Royal Household. Both rituals have been traditionally carried out on every birthday of King Bhumibol.

A mass merit-making ceremony for the late monarch will be held on Bhumibol Bridge I, which links Bangkok with Samut Prakan, in tribute to the late King who initiated the bridge project in 1995 to alleviate traffic congestion in industrial areas. The ceremony will be hosted by the Samut Prakan local administration and the Tourism Authority of Thailand.

 

Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30301443

 

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Monarchs send congratulations to King Rama X, seek close relation
By THE NATION

 

Children of HM the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej pose in front of the Royal Urn inside the Dusit Maha Prasat Throne Hall in the Grand Palace on Saturday.

 

BANGKOK: -- WORLD monarchs and Russia’s president hailed His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s accession to the throne last week as King Rama X of the long-reigning Chakri Dynasty.

 

King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia sent a royal message to the new King, as quoted by China’s Xinhua news agency, saying: “I am confident that the traditional relations of friendship and cooperation existing between our two Kingdoms and Buddhist peoples will continue to be developed and enhanced under Your Majesty’s wise and benevolent reign.”

Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei also sent a congratulatory message to HM the King, recalling how relations flourished between the two countries during the reign of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

 

Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30301442

 

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Ramathibodi Hospital pioneers robot-assisted neurosurgery

By PUANGCHUMPOO PRASERT 
THE SUNDAY NATION

 

 

BANGKOK’S Ramathibodi Hospital has become Thailand’s first hospital to conduct robot-assisted neurosurgery, a highly precise method that is considered safer than traditional procedures.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/956952-ramathibodi-hospital-pioneers-robot-assisted-neurosurgery/

Flash floods wreak havoc in southern provinces

 

 

PHATTALUNG: -- Two villagers were believed to be drowned after they were swept away by strong currents from flash flood as they separately went fishing in Phatthalung province.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957005-flash-floods-wreak-havoc-in-southern-provinces/

 

 

Over 8,600 landless farmers apply to utilize some 3,000 rai of land under land reform scheme

 

 

KANCHANABURI: -- A total of 8,630 landless farmers have registered with the Kanchanaburi Land Reform Office to apply for the right to utilize some 3,000 rai of land reclaimed by the government from land encroacher

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957006-over-8600-landless-farmers-apply-to-utilize-some-3000-rai-of-land-under-land-reform-scheme/

 

Mother admits beating up one of her twin daughters out of anger

 

BANGKOK: -- Mrs Paveena went to Bangkaew district police station in Samut Prakan on Sunday to visit the mother who was held in the police custody on assault charge after a two-minute video clip showing the woman beating up one of her twin daughters was uploaded in the social media and quickly went viral.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957008-mother-admits-beating-up-one-of-her-twin-daughters-out-of-anger/

 

PM asks general public to preserve environment

 

 

BANGKOK, 5 December 2016 (NNT) - The government urges the people of Thailand to recognize the importance of natural resources on the occasion of Thai Environment Day. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957009-pm-prayut-asks-general-public-to-preserve-environment/

 

DPM Somkid suggests Pracharat fund to develop rural Thailand

 

 

BANGKOK, 5 December 2016 (NNT) - A deputy prime minister has suggested the setting up of a Pracharat fund to help promote development in rural areas. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957010-dpm-somkid-suggests-pracharat-fund-to-develop-rural-thailand/

 

UPDATE:

 

Police Catch and Kill Police Killer

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – 35 year old Prasert Laolee who shot and killed a police officer in Mae Taeng District earlier this week, escaping into the jungle and evading arrest for two days, has been caught and shot to death during his arrest.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/956710-alleged-police-killer-shot-dead-by-anti-narcotic-officers/?do=findComment&comment=11395204

 

Seismologist Warns of Blind Faults in Northern Thailand

 

BANGKOK – A prominent seismologist at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Dr. Pennung Warnitchai, has warned Authorities in Northern and Western Provinces that any new building construction in the region should put more emphasis on earthquake-resistant engineering to limit the damage if they are hit by quakes.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957011-seismologist-warns-of-blind-faults-in-northern-thailand/

 

UPDATE:

 

11 dead as floods cause havoc in South
By THE NATION

 

 

More than 150,000 families affected in 10 provinces.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957005-flash-floods-wreck-havoc-in-southern-provinces/?do=findComment&comment=11395216

 

Submit your photos for the 2017 Thaivisa Calendar

 

Continuing the great work done by Tywais and team in previous years, it's that time of year for starting the design of the 2017/2560 Thaivisa Calendar.

 

Previous calendars, 2010-2016, were a great success due to the excellent photo contributions from Thaivisa members.

 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/956062-submit-your-photos-for-the-2017-thaivisa-calendar/

Ex-Bersatu leader: economic development – not fighting – is way forward for deep South
By THE NATION

 

WAN KADIR JEH MAN

 

BANGKOK: -- WAN KADIR JEH MAN, former chairman of the Bersatu insurgency umbrella group, has urged all to join hands in developing the southern border provinces, rather than wasting lives fighting.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957014-ex-bersatu-leader-economic-development-–-not-fighting-–-is-way-forward-for-deep-south/

 

Execs to help push exports
By PETCHANET PRATRUANGKRAI 
THE NATION

 

BANGKOK: -- THE International Trade Promotion Department has drawn aggressive plans, including utilising executives of large Thai companies to better penetrate overseas markets to help drive shipments to achieve a 3-per-cent growth target in 2017.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957015-execs-to-help-push-exports/

 

KBank targets middle-income earners for its insurance
By SUCHEERA PINIJPARAKARN 
THE NATION

 

BANGKOK: -- KASIKORNBANK IS adjusting its back-office processes and training branch employees to better explain and sell insurance products to middle-income earners.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957016-kbank-targets-middle-income-earners-for-its-insurance/

 

Madrid protests austerity despite minimum wage increase

 

 

MADRID: -- Protests in Madrid against austerity measures in Spain highlighted the public’s anger at their government’s attempts to balance the books.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957017-madrid-protests-austerity-despite-minimum-wage-increase/

 

Italian PM sufferes heavy defeat in constitutional vote

 

ROME: -- Italians have voted to reject constitutional reforms in a referendum largely seen as a confidence vote in their prime minister.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957018-italian-pm-sufferes-heavy-defeat-in-constitutional-vote/

 

Austrians vote environmentalist over populist for presidency

 

 

VIENNA: -- Former Green party leader Alexander Van Der Bellen will be the next President of Austria.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957019-austrians-vote-environmentalist-over-populist-for-presidency/

 

Three women gunned down in Finland after a night out

Chris Cummins

 

 

HELSINKI: -- A town councillor and two journalists have been shot dead in a small town in southern Finland.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957020-three-women-gunned-down-in-finland-after-a-night-out/

 

24 confirmed dead in Oakland party fire

Chris Cummins

 

 

OAKLAND: -- Recovery teams say they have now found 24 bodies in the charred ruins of a rave venue in Oakland California following Friday’s deadly fire.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957021-24-confirmed-dead-in-oakland-party-fire/

 

Fidel Castro’s ashes laid to rest in Santiago de Cuba

 

 

SANTIAGO DE CUBA: -- The remains of Cuba’s late leader Fidel Castro have been laid to rest in Santiago de Cuba.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957024-fidel-castro’s-ashes-laid-to-rest-in-santiago-de-cuba/

 

Federal government blocks Dakota Access oil pipeline route

By JAMES MacPHERSON

 

CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Sunday that it won't grant an easement for the Dakota Access oil pipeline in southern North Dakota, handing a victory to the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and its supporters, who argued the project would threaten a water source and cultural sites.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957025-federal-government-blocks-dakota-access-oil-pipeline-route/

 

UPDATE:

 

Death toll hits 30 in inferno at art studio 'horror house'

By KRISTIN J. BENDER and BRIAN MELLEY

 

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The death toll from a fire that tore through a warehouse hosting a late-night dance party jumped to 30 on Sunday as firefighters painstakingly combed through rubble for others believed to still be missing.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957021-24-confirmed-dead-in-oakland-party-fire/?do=findComment&comment=11395317

 

ROME (AP) - Italian Premier Matteo Renzi concedes defeat in referendum, takes responsibility for defeat.

Gun-rights backers vow to 'go on offense' during Trump years

By RYAN J. FOLEY

 

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Firearms enthusiasts who embraced Donald Trump's campaign and his full-throated support of the Second Amendment are expecting a sweeping expansion of gun rights under his administration and a Congress firmly in Republican hands.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957026-gun-rights-backers-vow-to-go-on-offense-during-trump-years/

 

UPDATE:

 

Mainstream relief as leftist candidate wins in Austria

By GEORGE JAHN

 

VIENNA (AP) — Left-leaning Alexander Van der Bellen triumphed over his right-wing rival Sunday in the vote for Austria's presidency, a victory welcomed by moderate politicians across Europe as a blow against the populist forces looking to weaken the European Union.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957019-austrians-vote-environmentalist-over-populist-for-presidency/?do=findComment&comment=11395331

 

No more room for the dead as Syria's Aleppo is crushed

By SARAH EL DEEB

 

BEIRUT (AP) — The old Aleppo cemetery filled up a year ago. The new one filled up last week. Now the dead are left in the besieged enclave's streets, buried in backyards and overwhelming the morgues.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957028-no-more-room-for-the-dead-as-syrias-aleppo-is-crushed/

 

John Key announces he will resign as prime minister of New Zealand

New Zealand PM John Key resigns

 

John Key has announced that he will resign as prime minister of New Zealand, after eight years in the job.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/957033-new-zealand-pm-john-key-resigns/

 

UPDATE:

 

Italian PM to quit after voters reject his constitutional reforms

 

 

ROME:  --  Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is to resign following a heavy defeat in Sunday’s constitutional reform referendum. Although ostensibly on plans to streamline parliament the poll was largely seen as a confidence vote in the leader. Renzi announced his intention to quit in an address to the nation.

 

Full story: