webfact Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 HM the King instructs Lt. Gen. Thitathan Suksri to deliver royally-bestowed survival bags and consumer goods to flood victims in Sukhothai BANGKOK, 31 July 2017 (NNT) – His Majesty the King has instructed Lt. Gen. Thitathan Suksri to distribute royally-bestowed survival bags and consumables to flood victims in Sukhothai. His Majesty the King is concerned about flood victims in Sukhothai and has instructed Lt. Gen. Thitathan Suksri and Rajaprajanugroh Foundation under the royal patronage to deliver royally-bestowed survival bags and consumanles to flood victims in Sukhothai at Udom Darunee school, Muang Sukhothai district. The flood victims are immeasurably grateful for the benevolence of His Majesty the King. The tropical storm "Talus" has caused heavy rainfall in various areas of Sukhothai since 26 July 2017. There are 200 households in Pak Khwae subdistrict and 1,800 households in Muang Sukhothai municipality that have been affected by the floods. The royally-bestowed survival bags and consumables were delivered to 2,000 flood-affected households. -- nnt 2017-07-31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 30, 2017 Author Share Posted July 30, 2017 The day all hell broke loose outside Parliament By The Nation BANGKOK: -- IT WAS such a peaceful morning that yellow-shirt leader Sirichai Mai-ngam would never have imagined that any violent act would happen to break such serenity. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994953-the-day-all-hell-broke-loose-outside-thai-parliament/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 30, 2017 Author Share Posted July 30, 2017 UPDATE: Two ex-PMs, police chiefs face final verdict for 2008 fatal yellow-shirt crackdown By The Nation BANGKOK: -- THE Supreme Court’s Criminal Division on Political Office Holders is scheduled to deliver its verdict in yet another high-profile case on Wednesday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994953-the-day-all-hell-broke-loose-outside-thai-parliament/?do=findComment&comment=12135265 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 30, 2017 Author Share Posted July 30, 2017 Govt spokesman dismisses removal of PM's consort’s image due to inappropriate costume BANGKOK, 31 July 2017 (NNT) – The government spokesman insisted that he had not ordered the images of the Prime Minister’s consort to be removed, as her attire was appropriate in accordance with the government's regulations. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994954-govt-spokesman-dismisses-removal-of-pms-consort’s-image-due-to-inappropriate-costume/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 30, 2017 Author Share Posted July 30, 2017 Govt spokesman advises public to carefully consider information on rice pledging scheme case BANGKOK, 31 July 2017 (NNT) – The government spokesman has addressed concerns regarding the call to check the quality of stockpiled rice as the verdict of the rice pledging scheme case nears, asking the public to scrutinize the information available to them carefully. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994955-govt-spokesman-advises-public-to-carefully-consider-information-on-rice-pledging-scheme-case/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 30, 2017 Author Share Posted July 30, 2017 Draining floodwater to take 10 days By The Nation Non Kaew district, Sakon Nakhon PRAYUT DISMISSES CRITICISM OF MISMANAGEMENT AS NORTHEAST REELS UNDER HEAVY INUNDATION BANGKOK: -- EVEN IN THE absence of more rain, it will take at least 10 days for floodwaters to drain from the heavily-inundated Sakon Nakhon province into the Mekong River through the neighbouring province of Nakhon Phanom. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994956-prayut-dismisses-criticism-of-mismanagement-as-isaan-reels-under-heavy-inundation/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 30, 2017 Author Share Posted July 30, 2017 Village funds prove critics wrong By Chularat Saengpassa The Nation Democratisation of spending encourages new jobs and better loan repayments BANGKOK: -- ONCE DUBBED as a populist policy, the country’s Bt1-million village-fund project has gone from strength to strength over the past 16 years. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994957-thai-village-funds-prove-critics-wrong/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 30, 2017 Author Share Posted July 30, 2017 Rich man dies in birthday tryst Angsuma Sridokkham The Nation BANGKOK: -- A 77-year-old millionaire succumbed inside a love motel on Sunday, with heart failure the suspected cause. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994958-rich-man-dies-in-birthday-tryst/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 30, 2017 Author Share Posted July 30, 2017 Police seek to arrest DJ Onnoi over glass attack By Angsuma Sridokkham The Nation BANGKOK: -- Police are seeking an arrest warrant for a famous tomboy DJ who allegedly slashed another tomboy’s face with a glass. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994960-police-seek-to-arrest-dj-onnoi-over-glass-attack/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 30, 2017 Author Share Posted July 30, 2017 Children’s dance troupe fined after complaints By The Nation Police detained a lion-dance troupe in Chon Buri province on Sunday for performing without permission. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994961-children’s-dance-troupe-fined-after-complaints/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 30, 2017 Author Share Posted July 30, 2017 Model Mareeya crowned Miss Universe Thailand By The Nation BANGKOK: -- Mareeya Poonlertlarp, a 25-year-old half-Thai, half-Swedish model, was crowned Miss Universe Thailand 2017 on Saturday night at Siam Paragon Hall. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994962-model-mareeya-crowned-miss-universe-thailand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 30, 2017 Author Share Posted July 30, 2017 PM thanks flood donors but warns politicians not to capitalize on flood situation for political gains By Thai PBS BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha thanked members of the public who provided help to flood victims but warned politicians not to take advantage of the sufferings of the affected people for political gains. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994963-pm-thanks-flood-donors-but-warns-politicians-not-to-capitalize-on-flood-situation-for-political-gains/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 30, 2017 Author Share Posted July 30, 2017 NLA urges public to strengthen democracy BANGKOK, 31 July 2017 (NNT) – The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) has called on the Thai public to strengthen democracy in the country, saying every individual is obligated to support the enhancement of public administration. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994964-nla-urges-public-to-strengthen-democracy/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 30, 2017 Author Share Posted July 30, 2017 Escaping the clutches of sex trafficking in Thailand by Ashton Kobler An Uzbek woman who was trafficked to Thailand and forced to sell sex shares the story of her escape Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994965-escaping-the-clutches-of-sex-trafficking-in-thailand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 30, 2017 Author Share Posted July 30, 2017 How To Transfer Land Tax-Free Under New Thai Law By Wirot Poonsuwan, Correspondent People have expressed excitement about the new law which enabled transferring land to a company to pay for shares without any personal income tax burden. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994966-how-to-transfer-land-tax-free-under-new-thai-law/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 30, 2017 Author Share Posted July 30, 2017 Thailand, China join hands to help poor women, children BANGKOK, 31 July 2017 (NNT) - Thailand and China are collaborating on a project to help less fortunate women and children with the objective of reducing disability and mortality rates. The project focuses on providing medical assistance and medicines for them. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994967-thailand-china-join-hands-to-help-poor-women-children/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 30, 2017 Author Share Posted July 30, 2017 Putin says U.S. must cut 755 diplomatic staff, more measures possible Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during the Navy Day parade in St. Petersburg, Russia, July 30, 2017. REUTERS/Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said the United States would have to cut its diplomatic staff in Russia by 755 people and that Russia could consider imposing additional measures against the United States as a response to new U.S. sanctions approved by Congress. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994968-putin-says-us-must-cut-755-diplomatic-staff-more-measures-possible/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 30, 2017 Author Share Posted July 30, 2017 U.S. flies bombers over Korean peninsula after North Korea missile test By James Pearson and Michelle Nichols One of two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers flies a 10-hour mission from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, into Japanese airspace and over the Korean Peninsula, July 30, 2017. U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jacob Skovo/Handout via REUTERS. SEOUL/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States flew two supersonic B-1B bombers over the Korean peninsula in a show of force on Sunday and the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said China, Japan and South Korea needed to do more after Pyongyang's latest missile tests. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994970-us-flies-bombers-over-korean-peninsula-after-north-korea-missile-test/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 30, 2017 Author Share Posted July 30, 2017 Israeli court upholds jail term for ex-soldier in Hebron shooting By Rami Amichai Former Israeli soldier Elor Azaria (C), who was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for killing a wounded and incapacitated Palestinian assailant, waits to hear the ruling at an Israeli military appeals court in Tel Aviv, Israel July 30, 2017. REUTERS/Dan Balilty/Pool TEL AVIV (Reuters) - An Israeli military appeal court upheld a manslaughter conviction and 18-month jail sentence on Sunday for a former army conscript who killed an incapacitated Palestinian assailant in the occupied West Bank. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994971-israeli-court-upholds-jail-term-for-ex-soldier-in-hebron-shooting/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 30, 2017 Author Share Posted July 30, 2017 German cable car collision leaves dozens stranded in mid-air Dozens of people were left suspended in mid-air after a cable car hit a support pillar and came to a stop over the River Rhine in Germany. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994972-german-cable-car-collision-leaves-dozens-stranded-in-mid-air/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 30, 2017 Author Share Posted July 30, 2017 German police rule out terrorism after fatal disco shooting Police investigators are seen at the entrance of a nightclub after a gunman killed one person and injured others in Konstanz, Germany July 30, 2017 . REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann BERLIN (Reuters) - An Iraqi gunman died in a shootout with German police early on Sunday after killing one person in a nightclub in the southern city of Konstanz, police said, ruling out terrorism as a motive. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994973-german-police-rule-out-terrorism-after-fatal-disco-shooting/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 30, 2017 Author Share Posted July 30, 2017 Former Iranian president Ahmadinejad facing sentencing over misuse of funds File Photo - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad smiles as he meets with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the United Nations in New York September 24, 2007. REUTERS/Eric Thayer/File Photo BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iran's former president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, faces sentences on seven verdicts of misusing billions of dollars in government funds while in office, the public prosecutor at Iran’s Supreme Audit Court said in a newspaper interview published on Sunday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994974-former-iranian-president-ahmadinejad-facing-sentencing-over-misuse-of-funds/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 30, 2017 Author Share Posted July 30, 2017 Republicans call on new Trump chief of staff to fix White House chaos By Roberta Rampton FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly hold their hands over their hearts for the U.S. National Anthem as they attend the Coast Guard Academy commencement ceremonies where Trump addressed the graduating class in New London, Connecticut, U.S., May 17, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo - RTX368KW WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans on Sunday urged President Donald Trump's new chief of staff John Kelly to rein in the chaos within the White House on Monday but said the retired Marine Corps general will be challenged to assert control. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994975-republicans-call-on-new-trump-chief-of-staff-to-fix-white-house-chaos/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 30, 2017 Author Share Posted July 30, 2017 Pakistan set to elect new prime minister Tuesday By Drazen Jorgic and Asif Shahzad FILE PHOTO: Shahbaz Sharif, Chief Minister of Punjab Province and brother of Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, gestures after appearing before a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) in Islamabad, Pakistan June 17, 2017. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood/File Photo ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's lawmakers will elect a new prime minister on Tuesday to replace ousted leader Nawaz Sharif, with ruling party stalwart Shahid Khaqan Abbasi expected to become interim leader until Sharif's own brother is eligible. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994977-pakistan-set-to-elect-new-prime-minister-tuesday/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 30, 2017 Author Share Posted July 30, 2017 Thousands rally in Istanbul against Israel's Al-Aqsa mosque measures By Murad Sezer and Mehmet Emin Caliskan People wave Turkish and Palestinian flags during a protest against Israel, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 30, 2017. REUTERS/Murad Sezer ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Thousands of people rallied in Turkey's largest city on Sunday against security measures Israel has imposed at the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, shortly after Israel removed other measures that led to two weeks of violent Palestinian protests. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994978-thousands-rally-in-istanbul-against-israels-al-aqsa-mosque-measures/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 30, 2017 Author Share Posted July 30, 2017 Deadly protests mar Venezuela ballot as voters snub Maduro assembly By Alexandra Ulmer and Anggy Polanco Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro shakes hands with an electoral official while casting his vote at a polling station during the Constituent Assembly election in Caracas, Venezuela July 30, 2017. Miraflores Palace/Handout via REUTERS CARACAS/SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela, (Reuters) - Deadly protests rocked Venezuela on Sunday as voters broadly boycotted an election for a constitutional super-body that unpopular leftist President Nicolas Maduro vowed would begin a "new era of combat" in the crisis-stricken nation. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994979-deadly-protests-mar-venezuela-ballot-as-voters-snub-maduro-assembly/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 31, 2017 Author Share Posted July 31, 2017 Faster immigration handling for foreign travellers Travel log BANGKOK: -- Welcome news for international travellers as the Immigration Department installs an automatic passport checking system Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994981-faster-thai-immigration-handling-for-foreign-travellers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 31, 2017 Author Share Posted July 31, 2017 Government asks Tourism ministry to come up with some cheap travel insurance options to pull in more tourists Picture: Daily News BANGKOK: -- The government is asking the tourism ministry and related agencies to come up with cheap travel insurance packages to increase tourism. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994989-government-asks-tourism-ministry-to-come-up-with-some-cheap-travel insurance-options-to-pull-in-more-tourists/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 31, 2017 Author Share Posted July 31, 2017 Columbian and Puerto Rican gang arrested after stealing millions from houses in Bangkok and surrounding areas Picture: Thai News Agency BANGKOK: -- Police in Bangkok announced the arrest of a gang of three burglars from Columbia and Puerto Rico who stole from houses in three provinces. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994990-columbian-and-puerto-rican-gang-arrested-after-stealing-millions-from houses-in-bangkok-and-surrounding-areas/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 31, 2017 Author Share Posted July 31, 2017 Now you see it, now you don't - questions asked as building in Phuket spoils a great view Picture: TNews PHUKET: -- Online speculation about the legality of building on a beautiful stretch of the Phuket shoreline was rife at the weekend. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994992-now-you-see-it-now-you-dont-questions-asked-as-building-in-phuket spoils-a-great-view/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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