Trump touts tax reform, overlooks White House aide Cohn

By James Oliphant

 

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a joint news conference with Finland's President Sauli Niinisto (not pictured) at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 28, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

 

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump made his first major tax reform speech on Wednesday, but in a long list of thank you he did not mention Gary Cohn, the White House point man on taxes who travelled with Trump to the event.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999600-trump-touts-tax-reform-overlooks-white-house-aide-cohn/

 

Top advisers in more displays of disagreement with Trump

By Jonathan Landay and Jeff Mason

 

FILE PHOTO - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis addresses a news conference during a NATO defence ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, February 16, 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Jim Mattis openly differed with his commander in chief over North Korea on Wednesday, the latest example of a once-rare public display of disagreement by top U.S. aides that has become more frequent under President Donald Trump.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999602-top-advisers-in-more-displays-of-disagreement-with-trump/

 

Brazil court blocks Amazon mining decree

 

A Brazilian court has suspended a government decree that would open up a vast natural reserve in the Amazon to commercial mining.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999604-brazil-court-blocks-amazon-mining-decree/

 

Kent Heckenlively, US 'anti-vaxxer', denied Australian visa

 

A US author who bills himself as the "world's #1 anti-vaxxer" has been denied a visa to enter Australia for a speaking tour.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999606-kent-heckenlively-us-anti-vaxxer-denied-australian-visa/

 

Lucky escape for family of five from fire

By The Nation

 

RAYONG: -- A man managed to pull down the iron window grill on the second floor of his house in Rayong province to enable his wife and three children flee from a fire late Wednesday night, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999607-lucky-escape-for-family-of-five-from-fire-in-rayong/

 

Alexa allies with Cortana to take on Google Assistant, Siri

BY REUTERS

 

 

REUTERS – Amazon.com Inc and Microsoft Corp have joined forces to let their voice-controlled virtual assistants talk to each other, offering users the ability to seamlessly tap into work, their homes and shop online.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/alexa-allies-cortana-take-google-assistant-siri/23938/

Woman slightly injured as Ferrari rams concrete barrier

By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A woman was slightly injured when her red Ferrari F430 car crashed into a concrete road barrier early on Thursday in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999609-woman-slightly-injured-as-ferrari-rams-concrete-barrier-in-bangkok/

 

Commerce Minister hits back at rumors impacting tapioca exports

 

BANGKOK, 31 August 2017 (NNT) – The Ministry of Commerce has hit back at claims interest in Thai tapioca in international markets has waned, saying major buyers like China have continued to demand the product. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999610-thai-commerce-minister-hits-back-at-rumors-impacting-tapioca-exports/

 

Free university-entry exam tutoring features superstar mentors

By KANTISA VEERAVATTANAYOTHIN 
CHULEEPORN ARAMNET 
THE NATION

 

 

BANGKOK: -- FREE TUTORING for the upcoming university admission tests is now up for grabs for students who register by September 20.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999613-free-university-entry-exam-tutoring-features-superstar-mentors/

 

UPDATE:

 

For the late King, a life recalled

By KUPLUTHAI PUNGKANON 
THE NATION

 

 

Murals for the royal crematorium are almost finished, glorious depictions of His benefial projects

 

MORE THAN 300 volunteer artists have almost completed the majestic murals that will adorn the Phra Thinang Songtham – the Royal Merit-making Pavilion at the crematorium being readied for the funeral in October of His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/980183-royal-cremation-of-the-late-king-bhumibol-adulyadej-is-set-on-october-26/?do=findComment&comment=12227447

 

Floods hit Sukhothai’s Muang downtown area

By The Nation

 

SUKHOTHAI: -- Heavy downpour early Thursday caused flooding in downtown Sukhothai on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999614-floods-hit-sukhothai’s-muang-downtown-area/

 

Two Chinese tourists injured in knife attack

By Theerapol Khumsuk 
The Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Two Chinese tourists were seriously injured when a man attacked them with a knife in a case of attempted robbery in Samut Prakan province early Thursday. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999617-two-chinese-tourists-injured-in-knife-attack-in-samut-prakan/

 

Red-shirt crackdown: Supreme Court agrees no grounds for suing Abhisit, Suthep

By The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld lower court decisions to dismiss lawsuits against former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his deputy Suthep Thaugsuban related to the military crackdown on the 2010 red-shirt protest in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999620-red-shirt-crackdown-supreme-court-agrees-no-grounds-for-suing-abhisit-suthep/

 

Phuket’s Croc Hunters

By Nattha Thepbamrung

 

 

According to the team, they got closer and closer to the animal, but it always managed to dive deep and disappear, even though they turned off the engine not to scare it and rowed quietly

  

PHUKET: -- A hunting team spotted the crocodile in an old tin mine lake near Laypang Beach yesterday afternoon (August 30). The 50-rai lake is located about 300 meters from where the crocodile was spotted earlier.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999622-phuket’s-croc-hunters/

 

UPDATE:

 

Supreme Court drops case against Abhisit, Suthep for 2010 suppression of red-shirt protesters

By Thai PBS

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Supreme Court Thursday (Aug 31) dropped the case against former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and former deputy prime minister Suthep Thaugsuban for ordering the deadly military crackdown of red-shirt protesters in 2010.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999620-red-shirt-crackdown-supreme-court-agrees-no-grounds-for-suing-abhisit-suthep/?do=findComment&comment=12227624

 

Game of Thrones’ Jaime Lannister coming to Bangkok’s Global Goals World Cup

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau portrays Jaime Lannister in Game of Thrones. Photo: HBO

 

BANGKOK: -- Danish actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, better known as Jaime Lannister from HBO series Game of Thrones, will make an appearance at the Global Goals World Cup, a female football competition held in Bangkok on Sept. 30.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999623-game-of-thrones’-jaime-lannister-coming-to-bangkok’s-global-goals-world-cup/

 

U-turn collision leaves Phuket motorist seriously injured

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The driver of the pickup truck sustained serious injuries. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- The driver of a pickup truck sustained serious injuries last night after colliding with a van when making a U-turn on Thepkrassattri Rd in Srisoonthorn.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999624-u-turn-collision-leaves-phuket-motorist-seriously-injured/

 

At the Herbs Expo, an aphrodisiac and a lost opportunity

By Photo and story by Korbphuk Phromrekha 
The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- There’s more than mere kitchen seasonings on sale at the National Herbs Expo continuing at Impact Arena in Muang Thong Thani through Sunday (September 3). You can also buy an aphrodisiac.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999627-at-the-herbs-expo-an-aphrodisiac-and-a-lost-opportunity/

 

UPDATE:

 

Supreme Court Turns Down Murder Case Against Abhisit, Suthep

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter

 

Former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, at left, and his former deputy Suthep Thaugsuban, fourth from right, depart Thursday from the Supreme Court in Bangkok.

 

BANGKOK — The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to review murder charges against former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his former deputy Suthep Thaugsuban arising from the 2010 crackdown on Redshirt protesters.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999620-red-shirt-crackdown-supreme-court-agrees-no-grounds-for-suing-abhisit-suthep/?do=findComment&comment=12227768

 

UPDATE:

 

Chinese tourists injured by lone robber in Samut Prakan 

By Thai PBS

 

 

Two female Chinese tourists were injured after a lone robber assaulted them with a long knife in bid to snatch their travel bags.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/chinese-tourists-injured-lone-robber-samut-prakan/

“Thailand’s Billionaire Barbie” diagnosed with cancer at 81

(PHOTOS)

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

Photo: Instagram

 

BANGKOK: -- After disappearing from the media spotlight for several years, Thai socialite Sumanee Gunakasem, also known as “Thailand’s Barbie,” spoke to the media for the first time this week since she was diagnosed with uterus cancer four months ago.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999637-“thailand’s-billionaire-barbie”-diagnosed-with-cancer-at-81/

 

UPDATE:

 

Governor puts Bangkok river communities on flood alert

By The Nation

 

Bangkok Governor Pol General Aswin Kwanmuang

 

BANGKOK: -- The annual flood watch has returned to Bangkok, with runoff from the North expected to reach the capital between September 4 and 8, at the same time as the seasonal inflow of seawater.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999595-riverside-residents-outside-floodwalls-told-to-move-belongings-to-higher-ground/?do=findComment&comment=12228044

 

Nana - haven for foreign mafia doesn't look like Thailand any more

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

BANGKOK: -- Influential Thai news group Thai Rath has described Soi Nana in Bangkok as a haven for what they describe as foreign mafia.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999640-nana-haven-for-foreign-mafia-doesnt-look-like-thailand-any-more/

 

Parks Department reveals nationwide greening success

By Photo and story by Rachanon Intharaksa 
The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has in the last 20 months given the country 200,000 more rai of forest area, it announced on Thursday. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999641-thailands-parks-department-reveals-nationwide-greening-success/

 

Campaign hits TV screens as Australian same-sex marriage vote looms

By Alison Bevege

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The first public campaigns ahead of Australia's vote on legalising same-sex marriage have hit television screens, sparking a truth-in-advertising debate on an issue that threatens to destabilise the ruling centre-right coalition.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999642-campaign-hits-tv-screens-as-australian-same-sex-marriage-vote-looms/

 

PM Abe - Japan received commitment that Brexit talks will be transparent

 

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May is welcomed by Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe upon her arrival for a tea ceremony at Omotesenke Fushin'an in Kyoto, western Japan August 30, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-hoon

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday he had received assurances that Britain's negotiations on leaving the European Union (EU) would be transparent.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999644-pm-abe-japan-received-commitment-that-brexit-talks-will-be-transparent/

 

711 MILLION email addresses leaked online – here’s how to check if your email is compromised

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD

 

 

More than 700 million email addresses have been leaked online in what is believed to be one of the biggest breaches of its kind.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/711-million-email-addresses-leaked-online-heres-check-email-compromised/23941/

Mobike: ‘Smart’ bike network launches in Thailand

BY THE NATION

 

 

Mobike, which describes itself as “the world’s first and largest smart bike-sharing platform”, announced on Wednesday that it is entering the Thai market in strategic partnerships with Advanced Info Service (AIS), Central Pattana Group (CPN), and Kasetsart University (KU).

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/partners-hitch-ride-mobike-bike-sharing-services-thai-debut/23944/

Instagram warns that some of its ‘high profile’ accounts have been hacked

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

Instagram is warning users of some its largest accounts that their phone number and email address could have been accessed by hackers who exposed a bug in the social network’s software.

 

Full story:  http://tech.thaivisa.com/23947-2/23947/

Drug network in Krabi smashed

By Sitthichai Sikhawat 
The Nation

 

KRABI: -- Seven suspects have been arrested in possession of nearly 500,000 “yaba” amphetamine pills and more than 10 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, or “ice”, with a street value of about Bt100 million in Krabi’s Muang district, police announced on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/999647-drug-network-in-krabi-smashed/