JANUARY 2017 Photography Competition

 

The January 2017 Thaivisa Photography Competition  is now open for entries with a prize of a 1,000 baht phone top up and can be found here:

 

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/961287-january-2017-thaivisa-photography-competition/

 

Chinese state tabloid warns Trump, end one China policy and China will take revenge

REUTERS

 

BEIJING: -- State-run Chinese tabloid Global Times sounded a warning to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday only hours after Taiwan's president transited Houston, saying that China would seek to "take revenge" should Trump renege on the one-China policy.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962624-chinese-state-tabloid-warns-trump-end-one-china-policy-and-china-will-take-revenge/

 

SET opens up 1.78 to 1,573.26 /Bangkok Post

DSI probes Dhammakaya temple spokesman’s surface in Paris

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is investigating a report that the fugitive spokesman of Wat Dhammakaya wanted for several offences has fled the country and now is in Paris.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962629-dsi-probes-dhammakaya-temple-spokesman’s-surface-in-paris/

 

Trump acknowledges Russia role in U.S. election hacking - aide

By Toni Clarke and Dustin Volz

 

Incoming White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus (R) and U.S. Army Lieutenant General Michael Flynn (C) look at U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as he talks with the media at Mar-a-Lago estate where Trump attends meetings, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 21, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump accepts the U.S. intelligence community's conclusion that Russia engaged in cyber attacks during the U.S. presidential election and may take action in response, his incoming chief of staff said on Sunday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962632-trump-acknowledges-russia-role-in-us-election-hacking-aide/

 

Highway reports flood updates on impassable highways in South

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Department of Highways says 17 primary and secondary highways from Bangkok to five southern provinces are still flooded with nine of them impassable for vehicles.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962634-highway-reports-flood-updates-on-impassable-highways-in-south/

 

Phi Phi National Park closed due to poor weather conditions

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Officials have closed the park to tourists and divers due to recent weather conditions. Photo: Phi Phi National Park Facebook

 

KRABI: -- Officials from the Had Noppharat Thara – Mu Koh Phi Phi National Park have announced the closure of the park to tourists and divers until weather conditions have improved.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962637-phi-phi-national-park-closed-due-to-poor-weather-conditions/

 

Studies find worrying over- and underuse of medicine worldwide

By Kate Kelland

 

A person holds pharmaceutical tablets and capsules in this picture illustration taken in Ljubljana September 18, 2013. REUTERS/Srdjan Zivulovic

 

LONDON - Up to 70 percent of hysterectomies in the United States, a quarter of knee replacements in Spain and more than half the antibiotics prescribed in China are inappropriate, overused healthcare, researchers said on Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962638-studies-find-worrying-over-and-underuse-of-medicine-worldwide/

 

Video: Hunt on for foreigners who disrespected Thai flag

 

Picture: Daily News 

 

BANGKOK: -- A hunt is on for two foreign tourists who disrespected the Thai flag in Krabi.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962639-video-hunt-on-for-foreigners-who-disrespected-thai-flag/

 

Phuket university student killed by driver who fell asleep at the wheel

Phuket Gazette 

 

          

The victim's bike fell into a waterway by the side of the road. Photo: Winai Sarot

 

PHUKET: -- A university student was killed after a taxi, the driver of which reportedly fell asleep at the wheel, crashed into her motorbike in Thalang this morning.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962640-phuket-university-student-killed-by-driver-who-fell-asleep-at-the-wheel/

 

U.N. chief concerned Iran may have violated arms embargo - report

By Michelle Nichols

 

The United Nations headquarters in Manhattan is seen across the East River as the sun rises in New York September 17, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar

 

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations chief expressed concern to the Security Council that Iran may have violated an arms embargo by supplying weapons and missiles to Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah, according to a confidential report, seen by Reuters on Sunday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962642-un-chief-concerned-iran-may-have-violated-arms-embargo-report/

 

President Jokowi labels social media a threat to unity

 

 

JAKARTA: -- In wake of increased spread of fake news on the internet, Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said on Sunday that social media has become a visible danger, The Jakarta Post Online reported on Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962644-president-jokowi-labels-social-media-a-threat-to-unity/

 

In the hunt for new ideas, Singapore eases obsession with grades

By Marius Zaharia and Fathin Ungku

 

Students leave for classes after their recess at a secondary school in Singapore October 27, 2016. Picture taken October 27, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su

 

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's global rankings in maths and science have made its schools the envy of the developed world, but a new push to drive grassroots innovation is prompting local teachers to do the previously unthinkable: go easier on the exams.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962646-in-the-hunt-for-new-ideas-singapore-eases-obsession-with-grades/

 

Truck crash kills one migrant worker, injures 15 others

 

 

KAMPHAENG PHET: -- One female Myanmar migrant worker was killed and 15 others injured after the pick-up truck they travelled in rammed at the rear of a sugarcane truck in Kamphaeng Phet province before dawn Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962651-truck-crash-kills-one-migrant-worker-injures-15-others/

 

More heavy to very heavy rains forecast in the South

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Meteorological Department today forecast heavy to very heavy rains in lower southern region and warned of possible dangers from flash floods this week.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962653-more-heavy-to-very-heavy-rains-forecast-in-the-south/

 

Pattaya - Hua Hin ferry criticized as tourists left waiting at Bali Hai

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

PATTAYA: -- Tourists have criticized the new Pattaya to Hua Hin ferry operators after they were left waiting at the Bali Hai pier on Saturday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962656-pattaya-hua-hin-ferry-criticized-as-tourists-left-waiting-at-bali-hai/

 

Big Thai fencing operation suspected after arrest of foreign thieves who stole from judge's house

 

Picture: Daily News

 

NAKHON PATHOM: -- Police are investigating a big Thai run fencing operation after the arrest of four foreign thieves.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962657-big-thai-fencing-operation-suspected-after-arrest-of-foreign-thieves who-stole-from-judges-house/

 

Foreigners buying a bit of paradise - "watch out, you're being conned" warns Koh Chang park chief

 

 

KOH CHANG: -- The chief of the Koh Chang national park has warned foreigners that buying land on the island could be just a con and result in losing millions of baht.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962663-foreigners-buying-a-bit-of-paradise-watch-out-youre-being-conned warns-koh-chang-park-chief/

 

Death of British woman on Phuket’s Muay Thai street confirmed as suicide

Yutthawat Lekmak

 

Police question people outside the room where the body of Ms Brown was found. Photo: Phuket Raumjai Rescue Foundation

 

PHUKET: -- Police have today (Jan 9) confirmed that the death of the 26-year-old British woman found dead in a room on Phuket’s famed Muay Thai street, Soi Ta-iad in Chalong on Saturday morning (Jan 7) was caused by suicide.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962664-death-of-british-woman-on-phuket’s-muay-thai-street-confirmed-as-suicide/

 

Floods no obstacle as Thai couple show true love at their wedding

 

Picture: Sanook

 

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: --  Thai couple showed true love as they carried on with their wedding despite the floodwaters of the South.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962666-floods-no-obstacle-as-thai-couple-show-true-love-at-their-wedding-in-nakhon-si-thammarat/

 

Thai Man Accused of Raping Russian Tourist on Koh Samui

By  Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Sattawat Choomee, at the center, is escorted to Bophut Police Station on Monday morning.

 

KOH SAMUI — A 27-year-old Thai man confessed to robbing and raping a Russian tourist on the island of Samui, police said Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962667-thai-man-accused-of-raping-russian-tourist-on-koh-samui/

 

Thai floods kill 21 and hit rubber production

 

People walk in a flooded street at Muang district in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand, January 6, 2017. REUTERS/Wirittipon Withandetsit

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Widespread flooding in Thailand's south has killed 21 people, hit rubber production in the region and shut down infrastructure, officials said on Monday, as the military government increased aid to flood-affected areas.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962670-thai-floods-kill-21-and-hit-rubber-production/

 

Thailand considers death penalty for officials convicted of graft

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai officials convicted in corruption cases involving more than 1 billion baht ($28 million) could face the death penalty under a proposal approved on Monday by the military-appointed National Reform Steering Committee.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962671-thailand-considers-death-penalty-for-officials-convicted-of-graft/

 

At least 15 people arrested over gunpoint robbery of Kim Kardashian in Paris in October /BBC

PM urges state enterprise reforms to be expedited

 

BANGKOK, 9 January 2017 (NNT) - Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has stressed the need for the State Enterprise Policy Office to cooperate with the government in order to successfully implement state enterprise reforms. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962684-pm-prayut-urges-state-enterprise-reforms-to-be-expedited/

 

Public van services must have GPS installed for safety reasons

 

BANGKOK, 9 January 2017 (NNT) - The Department of Land Transport will require all interprovincial van services to have a GPS tracking device installed by March 31st, following fatal road accidents during the New Year holidays. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962685-public-van-services-must-have-gps-installed-for-safety-reasons/

 

Suspects arrested in France over Kardashian robbery - reports

 

FILE PHOTO: Kim Kardashian arrives at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards in New York, U.S., August 28, 2016. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/Files

 

PARIS (Reuters) - Several people were arrested and some held for questioning by police in France on Monday in connection with the robbery of reality TV star Kim Kardashian in Paris last October, Europe 1 Radio and other French media reported.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962687-suspects-arrested-in-france-over-kardashian-robbery-reports/

 

Meechai says still possible for election to take place this year
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Chief charter drafter Meechai Ruchupan Monday said he has assessed and believes it is possible for the next general election to be held late this year or early next year.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962689-meechai-says-still-possible-for-election-to-take-place-this-year/

 

Four saved as speedboat sinks off Phuket

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The people on the boat were said to have been out fishing since Jan 4. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- Four Thai nationals had to be brought back to land yesterday (Jan 8) when the speedboat they were on was hit by a large wave, overturned and sunk close to Koh Racha Noi.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962690-four-saved-as-speedboat-sinks-off-phuket/

 

UPDATE:

 

Nakhon Si Thammarat airport to remain closed Tuesday, Wednesday
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- The Nakhon Si Thammarat International Airport, which has been closed since Friday, will remain closed Tuesday and Wednesday as its runways are still partially under water, the airport chief said Monday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/962195-nakhon-si-thammarat-airport-closed-for-two-days/?do=findComment&comment=11502839