webfact Posted July 31, 2017 Author Share Posted July 31, 2017 Elderly woman and son forced to live in school after home collapsed By Pratheep Nanthaparp The Nation LAMPANG: -- An elderly woman and her son have been living at an old school building in Lampang's Muang district and using tap water from a toilet after their ramshackle home collapsed in a storm in early June. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995045-elderly-woman-and-son-forced-to-live-in-school-in-lampang-after-home-collapsed/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 31, 2017 Author Share Posted July 31, 2017 Facebook scam: There is no $3.5-million windfall in Syrian loot BY THE NATION A Nakhon Pathom restaurant owner told police on Monday he’d been duped out of Bt300,000 after being promised he’d get half of US$3.5 million being smuggled into Thailand. Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/facebook-scam-no-3-5-million-windfall-syrian-loot/23284/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 31, 2017 Author Share Posted July 31, 2017 Up to 80 percent of Thailand's tsunami warning system needs maintenance By Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Panarat Thepgumpanat A Thai worker installs speakers on a warning system tower at a beach in Phuket, south of Bangkok November 27, 2005. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom BANGKOK (Reuters) - Up to 80 percent of Thailand's tsunami warning system needs maintenance work, the deputy director-general of its disaster prevention department said on Monday, more than a decade after the region was hit by a tsunami that killed 226,000 people. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995048-up-to-80-percent-of-thailands-tsunami-warning-system-needs-maintenance/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 31, 2017 Author Share Posted July 31, 2017 Name Mix-Up Lands Man 472,000 Baht In Debt By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter Suthin Poonsawat shows reporters Monday a court warrant that misidentified him as a defendant in a theft case. UBON RATCHATHANI — A businesswoman agreed Monday to withdraw a lawsuit against a man in northeastern Thailand after realizing she meant to sue someone else with the same name. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995049-name-mix-up-lands-man-472000-baht-in-debt/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 31, 2017 Author Share Posted July 31, 2017 Venezuela Socialists celebrate new Congress, pariah status looms By Brian Ellsworth Demonstrators watch a barricade burn after clashes broke out while the Constituent Assembly election is being carried out in Caracas, Venezuela, July 30, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's ruling Socialist Party has vowed that a newly elected legislative super-body will begin passing laws quickly after a vote that was boycotted by the opposition and slammed by foreign governments as an affront to democracy. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995050-venezuela-socialists-celebrate-new-congress-pariah-status-looms/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 31, 2017 Author Share Posted July 31, 2017 Prayut to inspect flood damage By The Nation Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha will visit flood victims in hard-hit Sakon Nakhon province on Wednesday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995052-prayut-to-inspect-flood-damage-in-hard-hit-sakon-nakhon-province/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 31, 2017 Author Share Posted July 31, 2017 Normal security for Yingluck’s court address By The Nation BANGKOK: -- Authorities will not designate the area in front of the Supreme Court as a controlled space ahead of the closing statement by ex-prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra in her case involving a rice-pledging scheme, Army Chief General Chalermchai Sitthisart said on Monday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995053-normal-security-for-yingluck’s-court-address/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 31, 2017 Author Share Posted July 31, 2017 UPDATE: Many Yingluck supporters expected outside court By The Nation A huge number of people are expected to show up to give moral support to former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Tuesday, when she is scheduled to deliver her closing statement in her court case, a source from Pheu Thai said on Monday. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995053-normal-security-for-yingluck’s-court-address/?do=findComment&comment=12136605 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted July 31, 2017 Author Share Posted July 31, 2017 Military stays mum on rumour that ‘Ko Tee’ abducted and killed By The Nation Ko Tee BANGKOK: -- Top military officers and other senior security officials yesterday could not confirm a report that a fugitive red-shirt leader who took refuge in Laos has been abducted and possibly killed. Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995058-military-stays-mum-on-rumour-that-‘ko-tee’-abducted-and-killed/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Mae Jo Police Officer Moved to Nan Because of Bad Manners by CityNews CityNews – The Deputy Inspector of Mae Jo police station has been relocated to Nan due to bad manners and the use if inappropriate language after an undercover student operation reported his bad behaviour. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995073-mae-jo-police-officer-moved-to-nan-because-of-bad-manners/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Man found hanged in Chon Buri room By The Nation An unemployed man from Phitsanulok was found hanged in his rented room in Chon Buri Monday, police said. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995074-man-found-hanged-in-chon-buri-room/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 EXHIBITION: Game of Thrones-themed micro-sculptures crafted on pencil tips By Coconuts Bangkok Photo: Salavat Fidai/ Facebook Calling all Westerosis in Thailand. A spectacular exhibition of Game of Thrones-themed micro-sculptures by Salavat Fidai, a Russian artist who crafted the fragile graphite pencil tips based on the hit HBO series, is in town. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995076-exhibition-game-of-thrones-themed-micro-sculptures-crafted-on-pencil-tips/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Family seeks PM’s help over alleged land grab By The Nation An elderly Thai couple and their 33-year-old son have said they are prpeared to crawl to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-cha’s office to receive help in their battle with an alleged land-grabbing investor. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995077-family-seeks-pm’s-help-over-alleged-land-grab/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Suspected Loatian drug lord denies charges By Kesinee Taengkhieo The Nation File photo: Xaysana Keopimpha Xaysana Keopimpha, a Laotian national who is suspected to be a major drug lord with a network that spans Asean countries, denied drug charges filed against him and two Thais on Monday at Bangkok's Ratchadapisek Criminal Court. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995078-suspected-loatian-drug-lord-denies-charges/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 LPG price float won’t affect people: Energy Ministry The floating of the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) price, which is set to begin tomorrow (Aug 1), will not affect people in general, according to Tawarat Sutabutra, director of the Energy Ministry’s Energy Policy and Planning Office. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995079-lpg-price-float-won’t-affect-people-energy-ministry/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 ‘Nemo’ vandal sought in Krabi By Sitthichai Sikhawat The Nation The Bt20,000 reward has been announced for anyone who provides information leading to the arrest of the vandal who destroyed four clownfish statues at a Krabi riverside spot where tourists often stop for souvenir photos. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995084-‘nemo’-vandal-sought-in-krabi/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 China mall offers 'man pod' havens for husbands wary of shopping By Xihao Jiang SHANGHAI (Reuters) - At a Shanghai mall, rows of "man pods" equipped with video games are proving a big hit, providing a refuge for hundreds of weary husbands and boyfriends as their other halves shop until they drop. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995085-china-mall-offers-man-pod-havens-for-husbands-wary-of-shopping/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Burp! Singapore scientists hope for probiotic beer hit By Kanupriya Kapoor SINGAPORE (Reuters) - It's a breakthrough worth raising a glass to. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995086-burp-singapore-scientists-hope-for-probiotic-beer-hit/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 British government divided on free movement after Brexit Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, arrives in Downing Street, in central London, Britain July 17, 2017. REUTERS/Tolga Akmen LONDON (Reuters) - Allowing free movement of people after Britain leaves the European Union would not "keep faith" with the Brexit vote, the international trade secretary said, underlining divisions in the government over the issue. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995087-british-government-divided-on-free-movement-after-brexit/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 China hits back at Trump criticism over North Korea By Ben Blanchard and Elias Glenn BEIJING (Reuters) - China hit back on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted he was "very disappointed" in China following Pyongyang's latest missile test, saying the problem did not arise in China and that all sides need to work for a solution. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995089-china-hits-back-at-trump-criticism-over-north-korea/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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snoop1130 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Tears of joy as Phuket lifeguard returns B100k to Chinese tourist Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET:-- A Chinese tourist cried with happiness after a Phuket lifeguard found and returned a purse containing an estimated B100,000 in mixed currencies and his and his partner’s passports that was left behind on Patong Beach yesterday (July 30). Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995102-tears-of-joy-as-phuket-lifeguard-returns-b100k-to-chinese-tourist/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Dolphin recovered from Phuket beach dies, fishing net suspected Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET:-- A striped dolphin found weak and and unable to swim at Karon Beach earlier today (July 31) has died. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995104-dolphin-recovered-from-phuket-beach-dies-fishing-net-suspected/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Phuket muscles in on Patong taxi, tuk-tuk drivers over parking spaces The Phuket News PHUKET:-- Tuk-tuk and taxi drivers in Patong today were given until Thursday (Aug 3) to enjoy their current status as parking space kingpins before they will be relegated to occupy only 21 taxi ranks in Phuket’s busiest resort town, instead of the 84 they now operate. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995105-phuket-muscles-in-on-patong-taxi-tuk-tuk-drivers-over-parking-spaces/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 End Prosecution Of Sex Workers And Protect Female Rights Defenders, UN Says By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer Officers from the Ministry of Affairs raid the Nataree brothel on Bangkok’s Ratchadaphisek Road in June 2016. BANGKOK — Thailand should stop prosecuting female sex workers, improve conditions in women’s prisons and take steps to protect female human rights defenders, the UN body in charge of promoting gender equality has suggested. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995107-end-prosecution-of-sex-workers-and-protect-female-rights-defenders-un-says/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Run for rangers is not enough, say conservation groups By The Nation The National Parks Department has stepped up its effort to improve social security and welfare for forest rangers with the introduction of the highly successful “Run for Rangers” marathon. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995109-run-for-rangers-is-not-enough-say-conservation-groups/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 ‘DJ Onnoi’ turns herself in over tomboy assault By Kornkamol Aksorndej The Nation A famous tomboy deejay turned herself in to police on Monday to face charges related to her attack on another tomboy, which resulted in her requiring 100 stitches to cuts inflicted on her face. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995110-‘dj-onnoi’-turns-herself-in-over-tomboy-assault/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Tourists rescued from sea after boat sinks in collision near James Bond Island Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET:-- Nineteen people, including 16 tourists, were plucked from the sea near James Bond Island, northeast from Phuket, after a boat collision sank their tour boat in Phang Nga Bay today (July 31). Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995111-tourists-rescued-from-sea-after-boat-sinks-in-collision-near-james-bond-island/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Mystery surrounds why foreign couple drowned dog at Jomtien beach Thai social media was rife with debate after a video showed a foreign mother and daughter drowning a dog at Jomtien beach. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995112-mystery-surrounds-why-foreign-couple-drowned-dog-at-jomtien-beach/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Power pole left in the middle of the road - but nobody mentions it might be dangerous A story about a power pole left in the middle of construction of a new concrete road hit several Thai media outlets. Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995113-power-pole-left-in-the-middle-of-the-road-but-nobody-mentions-it-might-be-dangerous/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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