Rao Tum Dai: Thai could be world's new English, Prayuth says

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha with his standee Wednesday at the Government House in Bangkok.

 

BANGKOK — Thai could supersede English as the dominant world language – at least in the opinion of junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha.

 

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Return if the Sorayuth: Convicted anchor re-surfaces in flooded south

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

A screengrab of Sorayuth Suthassanachinda’s Facebook Live reporting on flooded areas in Hua Sai district, Nakhon Si Thammarat.

 

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT — Sorayuth’s back.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963340-return-if-the-sorayuth-convicted-anchor-re-surfaces-in-flooded-south/

Taiwanese businessman found dead with plastic bags wrapped round his head

 

Picture: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- An elderly Tawanese businessman was found dead in a Bangkok condo yesterday with his head wrapped in several plastic bags.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963364-taiwanese-businessman-found-dead-with-plastic-bags-wrapped-round-his-head/

 

Honda unveil "sporty" new City car - with lights for daytime use

 

Picture: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- Honda (Thailand) have unveiled their new look City 1.5 liter sedan.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963365-honda-unveil-sporty-new-city-car-with-lights-for-daytime-use/

 

"It wasn't me... honest" but thieving Pattaya ladyboy can't escape the rap!

 

Picture: Daily News

 

PATTAYA: -- A Pattaya ladyboy working on beach road tried to deny he was responsible for the theft of 4,000 baht from a Danish tourist's wallet.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963366-it-wasnt-me-honest-but-thieving-pattaya-ladyboy-cant-escape-the-rap/

 

Salesman cries foul as water bill tops 5,000 baht for just four people

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

CHONBURI: -- A salesman went to complain to reporters after getting no joy from the water board when he received a bill for 5,000 baht.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963368-salesman-cries-foul-as-water-bill-tops-5000-baht-for-just-four-people/

 

Video: Another example of Thai driving as cop hit on Zebra Crossing

 

Picture: video screenshot

 

SAMUT SONGKRAM: -- A video taken from the rear of a car shows another terrible example of impatient and irresponsible Thai driving.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963369-video-another-example-of-thai-driving-as-cop-hit-on-zebra-crossing/

 

Southern flood death toll rises to 36

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation today revealed that a total of 36 people have died in floodings that have devastated 12 southern provinces since early this year.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963370-southern-flood-death-toll-rises-to-36/

 

Raining has eased in South but Bangkok and other regions will face more rains

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Raining in southrn provinces has eased and the situation has returned to normal whereas the northern, northeastern and eastern regions and Bangkok will experience rains now for a couple of days, according to the Meteorological Department.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963372-raining-has-eased-in-south-but-bangkok-and-other-regions-will-face-more-rains/

 

Crocodile warning for klong-side residents in Nakhon Si Thammarat

 

 

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: -- People living along klongs in Muang district of Nakhon Si Thammarat have been warned to not venture into the public waterways for their own safety as four crocodiles, including Nadia, a five-metre giant croc of the district’s zoo, are still on the loose.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963373-crocodile-warning-for-klong-side-residents-in-nakhon-si-thammarat/

 

Government approves deficit budget for 2017 fiscal year

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Thai economy this year is expected to grow 3.8 percent with 2 percent inflation rate and export to expand 7 percent compared to last year whereas global price for Dubai crude will hover at US$ 55 per barrel and exchange rate for baht currency averages 36 baht per US dollar, said Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak on Thursday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963374-government-approves-deficit-budget-for-2017-fiscal-year/

 

Pol Col Amnuay’s office searched

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Police on Thursday searched the office of Pol Col Amnuay Pongsawat, former superintendent of Ban Pong district police, to look for possible evidences linked to the kidnap and murder of a woman, Ms Supaksorn Ponthaisong.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963375-pol-col-amnuay’s-office-searched/

 

Female Buddhist monks file complaint against gender discrimination

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A complaint was lodged with the Committee to Consider Gender Discrimination by a group of 72 bhikkhuni or female monks who were blocked from entering the Grand Palace to pay tribute to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej last month despite a verbal permission from the Palace.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963376-female-buddhist-monks-file-complaint-against-gender-discrimination/

 

PM to head fund-raising event to help southern flood victims on Sunday

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha will personally receive phone calls from donors at a fund-raising event to be staged by the government at the Government House via the TV pool on Sunday evening from 6 pm to 8 pm.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963377-pm-to-head-fund-raising-event-to-help-southern-flood-victims-on-sunday/

 

Chiang Mai UK Honorary Consul Ben Svasti Thomson Named as Point of Light by British Prime Minister Teresa May

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – Chiang Mai’s UK Honorary Consul, Ben Svasti Thomson, has been awarded the Point of Light award by British Prime Minister Teresa May, in recognition of his outstanding individual charitable dedication to improving the lives of those in need in Northern Thailand.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963378-chiang-mai-uk-honorary-consul-ben-svasti-thomson-named-as-point-of-light-by-british-pm-teresa-may/

 

What’s happened to our crisis-warning system
By Sasithorn Ongdee
The Nation
 

 

BANGKOK: -- A flash flood in Bang Saphan, Prachuap Khiri Khan, this week swamped over 1,000 households, severed road and rail arteries to and from the South and led to the partial evacuation of a hospital. More worrying still, it revealed a glaring hole in preventive measures that could and should have been taken by authorities.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963381-what’s-happened-to-our-crisis-warning-system/

 

Woman commits suicide as flood victims struggle with severe stress
By THE NATION

 

Soldiers hose down chairs yesterday as part of the restoration operation at Bang Saphan Hospital in Prachuap Khiri Khan’s Bang Saphan district as the facility sought to resume medical services after floodwaters receded.

 

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: -- FLOODING OVER the past week has affected many people emotionally, with one woman even taking her own life.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963382-woman-commits-suicide-as-flood-victims-struggle-with-severe-stress/

 

Prosecutors to speed up iPhone murder case this month
By Kesinee Tangkhieo
The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- PUBLIC PROSECUTORS plan to expedite proceedings against two suspects involved in a fatal armed robbery during the New Year holiday period.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963383-prosecutors-to-speed-up-iphone-murder-case-this-month/

 

UPDATE:

 

Bt4-million debt linked to ‘love triangle’ murder
By THE NATION

 

Amnuay

 

BANGKOK: -- A LOVE TRIANGLE and a scorned woman’s wrath could be the motive for the abduction and murder of Bangkok resident Supaksorn Polthaisong, city police chief Pol Lt-General Sanit Mahathavorn said yesterday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963375-pol-col-amnuay’s-office-searched/?do=findComment&comment=11515583

 

Bt44m spent on Methadone to treat drug addicts in 4 years
By POUNGCHOMPOO PRASERT
THE NATION

 

Methadone

 

BANGKOK: -- THE NATIONAL Health Security Office (NHSO) has spent Bt43.77 million over the past four years, or about Bt11 million per year, on procuring Methadone to help ease withdrawal symptoms in people addicted to heroin or other drugs.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963384-bt44m-spent-on-methadone-to-treat-drug-addicts-in-4-years/

 

Prosecutors indict six over Somdej Chuang's vintage Mercedes
By Kesinee Taengkhieo
The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Public prosecutors yesterday indicted three companies in the private sector for allegedly playing a role in importing a vintage Mercedes Benz that was once registered under the name of acting Supreme Patriarch Somdej Phra Maha Ratchamangalacharn (Somdej Chuang).

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963385-prosecutors-indict-six-over-somdej-chuangs-vintage-mercedes/

 

Super committee set up to push country forward
By PIYAPORN WONGRUANG,
NATTAPAT PROMKAEW
THE NATION

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Prayut calls panel ‘most important mechanism’ for reform, growth and reconciliation.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963387-super-committee-set-up-to-push-country-forward/

 

Russia on the agenda at US Senate hearings for Defense Secretary and CIA Chief

 

 

WASHINGTON: -- The US Senate has backed a waiver allowing General James Mattis to become the next Secretary of Defense.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963389-russia-on-the-agenda-at-us-senate-hearings-for-defense-secretary-and-cia-chief/

 

Syria ceasefire ‘largely holding’ but ‘exceptional’ strikes kill dozens – reports

 

 

UNITED NATIONS: -- The United Nations says a nationwide ceasefire in Syria is largely holding, but there are some exceptions.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963390-syria-ceasefire-‘largely-holding’-but-‘exceptional’-strikes-kill-dozens-–-reports/

 

 

Polish opposition ends parliamentary occupation

Robert Hackwill

 

 

WARSAW: -- Opposition politicians have ended their month-long occupation of Poland’s lower house of parliament, but although it was briefly opened again, parliament has been suspended until January 25.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963391-polish-opposition-ends-parliamentary-occupation/

 

Fiat Chrysler accused of emissions violations in the US

 

 

WASHINGTON: -- Fiat Chrysler has been accused of using undeclared software that allowed excess diesel emissions in 104,000 of its Jeep and Dodge vehicles.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963392-fiat-chrysler-accused-of-emissions-violations-in-the-us/

 

Russia calls NATO deployment in Poland threat to national security

Robert Hackwill

 

 

WASHINGTON: -- Moscow has blasted NATO’s pre-positioning of US military hardware in Poland, saying it is a threat to Russian national security, and an agressive step.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963394-russia-calls-nato-deployment-in-poland-threat-to-national-security/

 

Irish court case on whether Brexit can be reversed to be heard this month

REUTERS

 

FILE PHOTO: A cyclist wears a pro-Brexit badge on her Union flag themed helmet outside the Supreme Court on the first day of the challenge against a court ruling that Theresa May's government requires parliamentary approval to start the process of leaving the European Union, in Parliament Square, central London, Britain December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - A crowdfunded legal challenge to determine whether Britain's divorce from the European Union can be reversed once it has been triggered will be launched in Dublin by the end of January, the lawyer behind the case said on Thursday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963395-irish-court-case-on-whether-brexit-can-be-reversed-to-be-heard-this-month/

 

FBI investigated over pre-election decisions on Clinton email

By Julia Edwards Ainsley and Julia Harte

REUTERS

 

FILE PHOTO - U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks about the FBI inquiry into her emails during a campaign rally in Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. October 29, 2016. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday said it would probe a Federal Bureau of Investigation decision to announce an inquiry into Hillary Clinton's emails shortly before the November presidential election, a move she has blamed as a factor in her defeat.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963396-fbi-investigated-over-pre-election-decisions-on-clinton-email/

 

Protests will aim to disrupt Trump inauguration - organisers

By John Clarke

REUTERS

 

Workers construct the viewing stands ahead of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's January inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., December 8, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands of demonstrators are expected to turn out in Washington next week for protests aiming to "shut down" the inauguration of Donald Trump as the next U.S. president, organizers said on Thursday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/963397-protests-will-aim-to-disrupt-trump-inauguration-organisers/