OPINION

Can end of rice saga lead to a fresh beginning?

By The Nation

 

Thai justice system braces for another turbulent moment

 

BANGKOK: -- This week begins another highly crucial period for Thai politics. The closing statement of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra wraps up an excruciating and controversial trial in which she was accused of dereliction of duty in connection with the rice-pledging scheme.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994994-can-end-of-rice-saga-lead-to-a-fresh-beginning/

 

Toyota heroes to the rescue as two men saved from drowning in pick-up

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A Toyota mechanic spoke of his pride after being able to help save the lives of two men caught in a pick-up being dragged under flood waters in Sakon Nakorn.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/994995-toyota-heroes-to-the-rescue-as-two-men-saved-from-drowning-in-pick-up/

 

REVEALED: This is the reason why most planes are painted white

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

This is probably something you have never thought about, but there are actually a couple of very good reasons why most commercial planes are painted white.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/video-planes-painted-white/23269/

"Jealous" daylight acid attack on couple out on Chumpon beach

 

Picture: Sanook

 

CHUMPHON: -- Two women in full face helmets attacked a woman and her boyfriend with acid in broad daylight on a Chumpon beach yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995000-jealous-daylight-acid-attack-on-couple-out-on-chumpon-beach/

 

Video: Death-wish motorcycle kids out for a "lovely" ride

 

Picture: Manager

 

NONG KHAI: -- Footage of two teens out for a crazy death-wish ride on the highway was posted on Facebook.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995001-video-death-wish-motorcycle-kids-out-for-a-lovely-ride/

 

Move to have flood-hit Nakhon Phanom declared disaster zone

By The Nation

 

 

Nakhon Phanom governor Somchai Witdamrong has instructed officials to speed up surveys of 11 flooded districts in the province so they can be declared disaster zones.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995002-move-to-have-flood-hit-nakhon-phanom-declared-disaster-zone/

 

NRSA set to pass on its work to Prayut

By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA) will hand over its work to Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday ahead of its being dissolved. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995003-nrsa-set-to-pass-on-its-work-to-prayut/

 

Putin bans VPNs to stop Russians accessing prohibited websites

BY REUTERS

 

Alexander Zemlianichenko/POOL/File Photo

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that prohibits technology that provides access to websites banned in Russia, the government’s website showed on Sunday.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/putin-bans-vpns-stop-russians-accessing-prohibited-websites/23274/

Phuket tourist market raid nets B500k of fake brand-name goods

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Officers seized hundreds of fake brand-name goods they valued at about B500,000. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- A raid at one of Phuket’s most popular tourist markets over the weekend saw counterfeit goods with an estimated value of B500,000 seized.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995006-phuket-tourist-market-raid-nets-b500k-of-fake-brand-name-goods/

 

Phitsanulok rice farms to absorb 400 million cubic metres of floodwaters

By The Nation

 

PHITSANULOK: -- Farmers in Phitsanulok’s Bang Rakam district have been told to speed up their rice harvests as the local irrigation office will start steering floodwater to their rice field mid next month.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995007-phitsanulok-rice-farms-to-absorb-400-million-cubic-metres-of-floodwaters/

 

Australia ramps up airport security after alleged plane bomb plot

By Tom Westbrook

 

Passengers queue are seen at Sydney's Domestic Airport July 31, 2017, as passengers are subjected to increased security measures in the wake police raids associated with a plot again Australia's aviation sector. AAP/Dean Lewins/Handout via REUTERS

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Stricter screening of passengers and luggage at Australian airports, introduced after police foiled an alleged "Islamic-inspired" plot for a bomb attack on a plane, will remain in place indefinitely, Australia's immigration minister said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995009-australia-ramps-up-airport-security-after-alleged-plane-bomb-plot/

 

U.S. Ambassador to U.N. says time for China to act, Japan PM Abe speaks with Trump

By Elaine Lies and Takaya Yamaguchi

 

Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Hwasong-14 is pictured during its second test-fire in this undated picture provided by KCNA in Pyongyang on July 29, 2017. KCNA via Reuters/Files

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday and agreed on the need for further action on North Korea just hours after the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations said the United States is "done talking about North Korea".

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995010-us-ambassador-to-un-says-time-for-china-to-act-japan-pm-abe-speaks-with-trump/

 

Four Arab countries say they are ready for Qatar dialogue with conditions

 

Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdulla bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan talk as foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt meet in Manama, Bahrain July 30, 2017. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

 

DUBAI (Reuters) - The four Arab countries that have cut ties with Qatar said on Sunday they were ready for talks to tackle the dispute if Doha showed willingness to deal with their demands.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995012-four-arab-countries-say-they-are-ready-for-qatar-dialogue-with-conditions/

 

Mental Health Dept shows concerns for children in flooded areas

 

 

BANGKOK, 31 July 2017 (NNT) - The Ministry of Public Health has expressed its concerns over the mental health of children in flooded areas. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995014-mental-health-dept-shows-concerns-for-children-in-flooded-areas/

 

Don Mueang Airport flyover closed ahead of construction work

By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Highways Department has temporarily closed the highway flyover to Bangkok's Don Mueang Airport's international terminal to assess the impact of the flyover’s upcoming closure so construction work can be carried out.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995016-don-mueang-airport-flyover-closed-ahead-of-construction-work/

 

CNN Travel readers list seven Thai dishes among World’s 50 Best Foods

 

 

BANGKOK, 31 July, 2017 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) announced that CNN Travel readers have listed seven Thai dishes among the World’s 50 Best Foods on its Facebook poll. The list is a reformatted and republished version of the original article published in 2011. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995017-cnn-travel-readers-list-seven-thai-dishes-among-world’s-50-best-foods/

 

Google just made it more difficult to search for Pirate Bay and other torrent sites

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Pirate Bay and other torrent sites are the target of a major new crackdown into online piracy.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/google-just-made-difficult-search-pirate-bay-torrent-sites/23277/

 

Interior Min wants donations for flood victims handled transparently

 

 

SAKHON NAKHON, 31st July 2017 (NNT)-The Ministry of the Interior is urging every province to make sure that the allocation of donated money and essential items for flood victims, is being handled transparently. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995019-interior-min-wants-donations-for-flood-victims-handled-transparently/

 

Aswin orders anti-garbage patrols in Bangkok

By The Nation

 

BMA governor Aswin Kwanmuang

 

BANGKOK: -- Alarmed at the amount of garbage being discarded along public roads, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) governor Aswin Kwanmuang has ordered that signs be posted warning of fines and that the worst areas be patrolled.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995020-aswin-orders-anti-garbage-patrols-in-bangkok/

 

Wildlife Conservation Director denies beheading gaur ‘Mali’ for office decoration

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Mali died on Saturday morning, shortly after she was rescued from a mud pit in the Hala Bala Forest, in the southern province of Yala. The gaur appeared skinny and was believed to have been stuck in the bog for nearly a week. Photo: Hala Bala/ Facebook

 

YALA: -- The director of the Wildlife Conservation Department said that her staff did not behead “Mali,” a female gaur (Indian bison) that died in Southern Thailand despite receiving medical assistance, to decorate her office. She did admit that they plan to hang the bison’s head to prevent it from being sold on the black market.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995021-wildlife-conservation-director-denies-beheading-gaur-‘mali’-for-office-decoration/

 

Your USB-C connection is about to get a major speed boost

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

If you have bought a new laptop or Android phone or tablet in recent months, the chances are it have a different type of USB connection.

 

Full story:  http://tech.thaivisa.com/usb-connection-get-major-speed-boost/23280/

National tour guide chiefs rally support in Phuket

The Phuket News

 

Jarupol Ruangket, President of the Association of Confederation of Thailand Tourist Guides (ACTG), expressed his concern for the protected employment future of Thai tour guides. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- The heads of two leading professional tour guide associations held a meeting in Phuket on Saturday to rally support for their protected vocation and to gather suggestions to pass on to Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995023-national-tour-guide-chiefs-rally-support-in-phuket/

 

Phayao vendors press case against ‘encroaching’ bike lane

By The Nation

 

 

PHAYAO: -- Food and souvenir vendors upset at being crowded by a bicycling lane around Kwan Phayao Lake in northern Phayao province staged their second protest in a month on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995033-phayao-vendors-press-case-against-‘encroaching’-bike-lane/

 

Phuket nightclub faces the music in pre-dawn raid

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The police, army, navy and officials raided the club at 4am. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- Officials accompanied by police, soldiers and sailors early this morning (July 31) raided a nightclub south of Phuket Town where some 200 revellers were still partying at 4am.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995034-phuket-nightclub-faces-the-music-in-pre-dawn-raid/

 

Trump tells Republicans to get back on U.S. healthcare bill

By Susan Cornwell

 

U.S. President Donald Trump calls on Republican Senators to move forward and vote on a healthcare bill to replace the Affordable Care Act in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., July 24, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/Files

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and members of his administration on Sunday goaded Republican senators to stick with trying to pass a healthcare bill, after the lawmakers failed spectacularly last week to muster the votes to end Obamacare.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995036-trump-tells-republicans-to-get-back-on-us-healthcare-bill/

 

Everything is awesome! Lego cafe opens in Chiang Mai

By Prae Sakaowan 

 

Photo: Courtesy of Blockland Lego

 

CHIANG MAI: -- Adding to the already flourishing cafe scene in Chiang Mai, a new destination with nearly 200 Lego sets for guests to play with, recently opened in the northern city.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995037-everything-is-awesome-lego-cafe-opens-in-chiang-mai/

 

2,300 troops helping northeastern flood victims

By The Nation

 

File photo

 

The Army has dispatched 26 companies of troops to carry out relief operations in the eight flood-hit northeastern provinces, Army deputy spokeswoman Colonel Sirichan Ngathong said on Monday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995039-2300-troops-helping-northeastern-flood-victims/

 

Water released from Kalasin dam inundates farms

By The Nation

 

KALASIN: -- Officials accelerated water release from the Lam Pao Dam in Kalasin as upstream waters flooded into the dam, causing some 30,000 rai (4,800 hectares) of rice fields in Muang district to be inundated.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995040-water-released-from-kalasin-dam-inundates-farms/

 

Rasi Salai dams open wide as floodwaters near 

By The Nation

 

File photo

 

SI SA KET: -- Officials on Monday opened higher the water gates of the Rasi Salai dam in Si Sa Ket to accelerate the release of water in anticipation of floodwaters from upstream northeastern provinces.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995043-si-sa-ket-rasi-salai-dams-open-wide-as-floodwaters-near/

 

Sakon Nakhon airport to resume service on August 1

By Thai PBS

 

 

Sakon Nakhon Airport has announced via its facebook page that it will resume its service on August 1. The airport was closed last week due to severe inundation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/995044-sakon-nakhon-airport-to-resume-service-on-august-1/