Jump to content

Thailand Live Wednesday 8 Mar 2017


webfact

Recommended Posts

Yingluck backs International Women’s Day theme ‘Be Bold for Change’
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Wednesday expressed her support for this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) campaign theme of “Be Bold for Change”, urging all to start by respecting one another, solving gender inequity, and opposing violence against women.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972551-yingluck-backs-international-women’s-day-theme-‘be-bold-for-change’/

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites


  • Replies 94
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Top Posters In This Topic

Posted Images

Merkel's conservatives widen lead over Social Democrats in Ipsos poll

REUTERS

 

r17.jpg

FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor and leader of the conservative Christian Democratic Union party CDU Angela Merkel addresses the CDU party convention in Essen, Germany, December 6, 2016. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/Files

 

BERLIN, March 8 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives widened their lead in the latest Ipsos poll over the Social Democrats (SPD), as the centre-left party's gains of recent weeks began to ease.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972552-merkels-conservatives-widen-lead-over-social-democrats-in-ipsos-poll/

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Scavenger killed by RPG salvaged from weapons range

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

RPG-training-696x439.jpg

Paramilitary rangers fire RPGs in an anti-vehicle military drill. Image: Chainarong Parabab / YouTube

 

NAKHON RATCHASIMA — An army spokesman on Wednesday urged people to stop foraging for scrap metal on land reserved for live-fire weapons drills following the death of a scavenger in the northeast earlier this week.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972555-scavenger-killed-by-rpg-salvaged-from-weapons-range-in-korat/

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

NACC set to decide on setting up subcommittee to probe bribery allegations
By The Nation

 

010eb3e7640b471455c33d97cb87ea04.jpeg

 

BANGKOK: -- The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) will decide on Thursday whether to set up a subcommittee to investigate allegations of bribery involving UK-based jet-engine maker Rolls-Royce and some Thai companies.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972556-nacc-set-to-decide-on-setting-up-subcommittee-to-probe-bribery-allegations/

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

BBC’s Thai transmission towers fall silent as junta talks falter

 

BANGKOK, March 8 — The BBC World Service has stopped broadcasting from one of its major global transmission stations situated in Thailand, AFP has learned, after talks broke down with a junta riled by its uncensored coverage.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972559-bbc’s-thai-transmission-towers-fall-silent-as-junta-talks-falter/

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Thailand ranks third in Asia Pacific for having high ratio of women in senior management positions 

 

0803002-womans-day.jpg

 

BANGKOK: -- Thailand was ranked third in Asia Pacific for the ratio of women in senior management positions of 36 countries surveyed in 2017.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972560-thailand-ranks-third-in-asia-pacific-for-having-high-ratio-of-women-in-senior-management-positions/

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Australia's 'extreme' summer a sign of things to come - researchers

By Ben Weir

REUTERS

 

r18.jpg

A man sunbathes on rocks at a beach in Melbourne January 31, 2009. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas/Files

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Climate change was responsible for breaking more than 200 Australian weather records over the past three months, researchers said on Wednesday, a glimpse of conditions to come that will likely threaten energy security and agriculture.

 

Full story:   http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972562-australias-extreme-summer-a-sign-of-things-to-come-researchers/

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Outstanding Rural Doctor of the Year works tirelessly in deep South
By The Nation

 

f3d0a0cacbe2afa7534f9a588310c5c7.jpeg

Dr Somchai Srisombandit

 

NARATHIWAT: -- A doctor who has devoted himself to healthcare in the trouble-plagued deep South, has been named the latest Outstanding Rural Doctor of the Year. 

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972563-outstanding-rural-doctor-of-the-year-works-tirelessly-in-deep-south/

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

UPDATE:

 

Dhammakaya monk gets bail
By The Nation

 

5cbeef93115d80661b9d3e4e598ecfcc.jpeg

 

BANGKOK: -- A monk from the Dhammakaya Temple, Phra Palat Seksan Attathamo, who allegedly led crowds gathering at the Klong Luang Central Market, was released on a bail of Bt200,000 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972541-dhammakaya-active-monk-surrenders-to-dsi-to-face-charge/?do=findComment&comment=11692003

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

UPDATE:

 

PM concerned on heat wave
By The Nation

 

2de7d1a773359f4060b6bc06e61a82be-sld.jpe

 

BANGKOK: -- Concerned over a reported heat wave on Wednesday afternoon, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered a suspension of the government’s weekly exercise session.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972543-government-house-cancels-this-week-exercise-session-because-of-heat/?do=findComment&comment=11692020

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

UPDATE:
 

Surapong impeachment case due to start on Thursday
By The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) is scheduled to start impeachment hearings against foreign minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul tomorrow and expects to close the case on March 30, said Jet Siratharanon, the spokesperson for the NLA’s whip.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972468-nla-to-discuss-impeachment-process-against-ex-foreign-minister-surapong/?do=findComment&comment=11692039

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Booking.com services available on Bangkok Airways website

By The Nation

 

Bangkok Airways has announced a partnership with Booking.com to connect travellers with a wide selection of places to stay through the airline’s website.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972600-bookingcom-services-available-on-bangkok-airways-website/

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Govt not shut down Uber, ride-sharing apps: Arkhom

By The Nation

 

16338930ad4a5af7a1fd8c879e1ae6aa.jpeg

 

Transport Minister Arkhom Termpitayapaisit said the government will not shut down Uber and other similar taxi-hailing applications in Thailand but unlicensed taxies and drivers will be arrested if they are on the street.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972602-govt-not-shut-down-uber-ride-sharing-apps-arkhom/

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Military Govt ready to defend Thai rights record in Geneva

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

201701111338349-20061002145931-696x469.jpg

Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha with his standee on Jan. 11 at the Government House in Bangkok.

 

BANGKOK — Thailand is “fully prepared” to defend its record and obligations on human rights next week when they are discussed in Geneva before the United Nations, a government official said Wednesday.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972606-military-govt-ready-to-defend-thai-rights-record-in-geneva/

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Apisak ‘could invite trouble for inaction in recovering taxes from Shinawatras’

By The Nation

 

821b11bb8d9785a6d4a1309077a5522f.jpeg

 

Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong may find himself in trouble if he fails to recover taxes from the family of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, chairman of the State Audit Commisssion Chaisit Trachoetham told The Nation Wednesday. 

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972607-apisak-‘could-invite-trouble-for-inaction-in-recovering-taxes-from-shinawatras’/

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

MRT expects to sign contract with BEM to operate Blue Line extensions in March

 

IMG_9440.jpg

 

Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authority (MRT) is hopeful that it will be able to sign a contract with Bangkok Expressway and Metro Plc (BEM) for the latter to operate Blue Line extensions from Hua Lampong to Bang Khae and from Bang Sue to Tha Phra covering a total distance of 26.9 kilometres within this month.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972608-mrt-expects-to-sign-contract-with-bem-to-operate-blue-line-extensions-in-march/

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Phuket bus operators allegedly scammed for millions

Kritsada Muenghawong

 

1_20173815282766_JzuYSqCbHENjeaquBakvyFwqzPUzPlHZkBxCrAdz_jpeg.jpeg

 

PHUKET:-- A group of ten bus operators in Phuket yesterday filed a complaint at the Damrongdharma Center, saying they had been cheated out of millions of baht by a company acting as a middleman in a rental contract. 

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972611-phuket-bus-operators-allegedly-scammed-for-millions/

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Phuket officials consider solar panels in cost-cutting measures

The Phuket News

 

1488971468_1-org.jpg

Phuket Vice Governor Teera Anantaseriwidhya made the suggestion as he delivered a “Home Economics 101” lesson to the heads of the main government offices on the island at a meeting at Provincial Hall yesterday (Mar 7). Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET:-- Having solar panels fitted to the roof of Phuket Provincial Hall was just one of the measures said to be under consideration yesterday (Mar 7) as a way to cut down on the spiralling utility bills racked up by government offices on the island.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972612-phuket-officials-consider-solar-panels-in-cost-cutting-measures/

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Phuket firefighters head north for advanced training

Yutthawat Lekmak

 

1488968425_1-org.jpg

 

PHUKET:-- Phuket City Municipality firefighters this week completed a two-day intensive training workshop at a privately owned training centre in Chachoengsao to up their skills in responding to emergencies.

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972615-phuket-firefighters-head-north-for-advanced-training/

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

True TV Box targets subscribers of all Internet broadband operators

BY THE NATION

 

t1-650x336.jpeg

 

TrueVisions is offering the True TV Box, which works through Internet connection networks and has a range of high definition digital TV entertainment channels of TrueVisions without the need for a satellite dish or any cable, and also frees the customer from the need to make monthly payments.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/true-tv-box-targets-subscribers-of-all-internet-broadband-operators/20283/

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Russian tourist's Phuket ordeal comes to a close

Kongleaphy Keam

 

1_201738161610503_xoVyyHYOzoALscppkUGFsqjVGYAfYQuWFQVDYtSX_jpeg.jpeg

 

PHUKET:-- A Russian tourist who was ‘caught’ feeding a fish on Phuket's Racha Island last month flew back to her home country yesterday after being cleared by the Phuket Provincial Court on Monday. 

 

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/972629-russian-tourists-phuket-ordeal-comes-to-a-close/

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Guest
This topic is now closed to further replies.
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.









×
×
  • Create New...