Month: September 2019
- World News
Thousands rally in Indonesia to protest legal-reforms
โThe protests are among the biggest student rallies since mass street demonstrations in 1998 toppled the Suharto dictatorship.โ Thousands have rallied across Indonesia today in fresh demonstrations sparked by a raft of divisive legal reforms, including banning pre-marital sex and weakening the anti-graft agency. At least two students have died and hundreds more have been injured as unrest swept acrossโฆ
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Economic ministers to meet next Monday for economic and tourism โCouncil of Warโ
The council of economic ministers will meet next Monday, on October 7 in Bangkok, to discuss the current economic and tourism situation. Kobsak Pootrakool, the deputy secretary-general to the PM for political affairs, says the meeting will confront obstacles facing the countryโs tourism industry. โThe ministers will also discuss the countryโs export situationโ. The Nation reports that the Commerce Ministryโฆ
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Thai PM orders anti-pollution measures for smoggy Bangkok
PHOTO: Narong Sangnak/EPA-EFE The Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha is ordering Bangkok authorities to immediately activate prepared measures to mitigate the cityโs haze and air pollution which has returned to Bangkok and its suburbs over the weekend and today. Expressing concern about the haze the PM pleaded with construction site operators and industries in Bangkok and neighbouring provinces to reduce theirโฆ
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โKrabi Premiumโ launched by the Tourism Authority of Thailand
PHOTO: Sunset Cruise at Nam Mao Bay, Krabi โ TAT The Tourism Authority of Thailand Krabi Office is launching its โKrabi Premiumโ marketing concept aimed at delivering โthe best of the bestโ of the southern Thai province. The TAT says it will offer โmeaningful experiences to touristsโ to hopefully stimulate spending and generate additional revenue for local communities in theโฆ
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Chinaโs manufacturing sector improves during September
PHOTO: China Daily โCaixin said confidence among goods producers was still subdued as worries persisted over the outcome of China-US trade negotiations.โ Chinaโs manufacturing sector showed unexpected signs of improvement during September with two indexes showing that manufacturing activity edged up, despite ongoing trade pressures with the US. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the Purchasing Managersโ Index roseโฆ
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China gives Thai Princess Medal of Friendship in lavish Beijing ceremony
Thailandโs HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn has been awarded the Medal of Friendship from The Peopleโs Republic of China, the highest medal offered to foreigners by China. The presentation ceremony happened yesterday in Beijing in a lavish ceremony held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, before officials and other recipients of the award. The award was given asโฆ
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Samui airport โspy camโ taken offline after police raid home of British expat
FILE PHOTO: panvimanresortkohphangan.com Police, immigration and airport authorities have closed down a โspy camโ that was providing real-time video of activities at Koh Samuiโs Airport. Police headed to a house next to the Koh Samui Airport after complaints that a CCTV camera was recording take-offs and landings at the airport. The authorities deemed that the camera could pose a security risk.โฆ
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Brexit dampens British housing market
โIn London, property values dropped by 4% in the first quarter from their level earlier this year, the sharpest drop since 2009 when the global financial crisis was raging.โ by Vรฉronique Dupont As Britainโs deadline to leave the EU approaches, property prices have slowed or dropped, especially in London, with sector analysts warning of worse to come if Britain crashesโฆ
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Ancient human skeletons discovered south of Chiang Mai
Officials from the Fine Arts Office 7 report that they have excavated ancient skeletons in the Wiang Tha Kan archaeological site, in the San Pa Tong district, south of Chiang Mai city. Up to 23 ancient human skeletons, plus the skeleton of a horse, have so far been found. They are estimated to be at least a 1,000 years old.โฆ
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Hong Kong stocks open lower, another weekend of strife ahead
PHOTO: AFP More protests in Hong Kong over the weekend, and threats of interruptions to communist Chinaโs 70th anniversary celebrations starting tomorrow, is weighing heavily on investors this morning. Hong Kong stocks opened lower this morning, extending losses at the end of last week, a day before mass pro-democracy protests planned in the city on communist Chinaโs 70th anniversary. Theโฆ
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โRichest man in Khon Kaenโ in stand-off with police
PHOTO: Sanook A foreigner, previously covered in the media last week after driving his Ferrari into the rear of a femaleโs car, and then attacking her, is back in the headlines with another case, again in Khon Kaen, north-east Thailand. According to Sanook, โWeslyโ held a knife to his own throat for over 7 hours, but police officers finally persuadedโฆ
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Transport Minister pressures State Railway board to resign
PHOTO: The Nation Board members of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) are expected to tender their resignations to Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob โsoonโ, according to sources to The Nation. There has been speculation for some time that the members have been under pressure to resign, as the minister reportedly wants to reconstitute the board. Among many other issues, theโฆ
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Dangerous air quality returns to Bangkok โ Readings up to โ233โ today
PHOTO: aqicn.org Unseasonal, poor air quality has descended on Bangkok and surrounding suburbs threatening peopleโs health. The problem, which filled the headlines at the end of last year, has returned to parts of the capital over the weekend. Readings up to 233 have been recorded this morning, well in excess of the 50 micrograms per cubic metre safety level. Thatโฆ
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Thanathorn says Future Forward by-election win in Nakhon Pathom will start a domino effect
PHOTO: Facebook/Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit says that, if the opposition bloc wins the by-election in Nakhon Pathom on October 23, it will be the first domino to fall and set the stage for a change of government. Nakhon Pathom is directly north-west of Bangkok. The Future Forward party is fielding Pairatchote Chantharakachorn to contest the by-election, while other opposition parties,โฆ
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Hong Kong clashes heat up ahead of 70th anniversary party for China
by Yan Zhao & Jasmine Leung โDemocracy activists in the financial hub had vowed to ramp up their nearly four-month-long campaign ahead of tomorrowโs National Day celebrations.โ Fierce clashes have again broken out between protesters and riot police in Hong Kong as thousands march through the sections of the strife-torn city. It was a day of global protests aimed atโฆ
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Suvarnabhumi villagers still chasing compensation from government after 13 years
PHOTO: Khaosod Villagers living next to Suvarnabhumi Airport have filed a complaint about the noise from the planes. The villagers say they have been suffering from the airport noise for years since the construction of Suvarnabhumi (it opened in September 2006). Leader of the Dinui Yiddee Muslim Community, Saenee Kamsawat, says they are in the process of filing an officialโฆ
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Aaaaaw, baby elephant takes a nap
VIDEO: เธชเนเธงเธเธเธฃเธฐเธเธฒเธชเธฑเธกเธเธฑเธเธเนเนเธฅเธฐเนเธเธขเนเธเธฃเน เธเธฃเธกเธญเธธเธเธขเธฒเธเนเธซเนเธเธเธฒเธเธด เธชเธฑเธเธงเนเธเนเธฒ เนเธฅเธฐเธเธฑเธเธเธธเนเธเธทเธ A video of a young baby elephant taking a nap in a Thai national park has won the hearts of thousands of netizens. The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation uploaded on its Facebook page a short video clip that showed a baby elephant taking a nap on the lap of its caretaker. Upโฆ
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17 apprentice students killed in Samut Prakan crash, Thailand
Seventeen students have been killed after their overloaded pick-up truck crashed and overturned in the Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan, east of Bangkok. Police report the incident happened at 1am this morning. A taxi driver from Si Sa Ket has told Thai media that shortly before 1am he saw the pick-up travel out of a Soi โat high speedโโฆ
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Renting a motorbike in Thailand? Have a valid license.
Transport minister Saksayam Chidchob says heโs intent on tackling Thailandโs shameful road toll. Recognising that motorcycles are the main culprit (75% of road deaths in Thailand involve motorcycles and motorbikes), heโs proposing some new laws, at least for tourists at this stage. Up until now tourists have been easily able to rent a motorcycle by just showing a passport, accordingโฆ
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Chiang Mai karaoke lounges raided over underage hostesses
PHOTO: Thailand Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Four hostesses under the age of 18 have been discovered working at two karaoke lounges in the San Kamphaeng area of Chiang Mai, east of the main city. Thailandโs โInternet Crimes Against Children Task Forceโ worked with local immigration and police after a complaint was received. Na Kaew reports that the investigators followedโฆ
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Boris Johnson could be forced to step down as British PM
It will be another battle royale in the British House of Commons next week as opposition law-makers prepare a plan to force the embattled British PM out of office. The British PM Boris Johnson could be forced to step down next week as opposition MPs join forces to replace him with an interim administration in order to secure another Brexit delayโฆ
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Most of Thomas Cook stranded customers back in UK
PHOTO: The Guardian More than half of of the 150,000 holidaymakers left stranded abroad following the collapse of British travel company Thomas Cook are now back in the UK. The local Civil Aviation Authority says that 76,000 people have now been repatriated in the first six days of โOperation Matterhornโ โ Britainโs largest peacetime repatriation of its citizens. 178 yearโฆ
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Bangkok bus union is opposing plan for private sector operation
PHOTO: Daily News The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority labour union is voicing its strong objection to the Transport Minister over his plans to contract private companies to operate the cityโs bus services, and the shelving plans to procure a fleet of 3,000 new buses. Thai PBS reports that the union president, Veerapong Wongwaen, says that the union will submit aโฆ
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Thanathorn dares Prawit to have a face-to-face meeting over NY protests
Future Forward party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit is daring Deputy PM and luxury watch enthusiast Prawit Wongsuwan to summon him for questioning, whether the party might be linked to anti-government protests in New York last week. The protesters, waving placards like โStop the human rights abusesโ and โWe want fair electionsโ, was held out side Pm Chan-o-chaโs hotel in New Yorkโฆ
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โPrettyโ death shines spotlight on abuse in Thai model and promotions industry
PHOTOS: Facebook/Rachadech Wongthabutr, Instagram/โLunlabelleโ Thitim The mysterious death of โprettyโ Thitima Noraphanpiphat in Bangkok last week is gripping Thailand and highlighting risks women who work in the service and promotions industry face every day. Her dead body was found in the lobby of a Bangkok condo. Police have arrested a male model in connection with the 25 year oldโs death lastโฆ
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OPINION: Phuketโs Vegetarian Festival is now for the tourists, not the locals
OPINION: Pruth Kulprasit Phuketโs vegetarian Festival is an annual event steeped in ancient Chinese mysticism and fused with local island traditions and Buddhism. Itโs a cacophony of noise, spiritualism, body piercing and rather bland vegetarian food. For the tourist or expat that witnesses the parades, fire-walking and ceremonies for the first time itโs a shock to the senses.For local Thai-Chinese,โฆ
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Phuket Vegetarian Festival events 2019 โ schedule and history
The annual Phuket Vegetarian Festival, aka. โNine Emperor Gods Festivalโ, always runs during the ninth lunar month. For expats and tourist โnewbiesโ the Vegetarian Festival is a lot to do with parades, firecrackers, bizarre ceremonies and spiritual mystiques piecing themselves, and little to do with vegetarian food. Whilst weโve tried to provide a program here, any time schedule at individualโฆ
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Thai PM says Indonesian government promises to control air pollution from forest fires
PHOTO: AFP Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha says heโs received assurances from a representative of the Indonesian government that it will do more about the devastating air pollution arising from forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan. The Nation reports that although the PM would not reveal the name of the representative, he did say it was a government vice-president and Indonesiaโฆ
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Thai ringleader of scam Nigerian call centre busted in central Thailand
PHOTO: Chiang Rai Times A 34 year old Thai woman who has allegedly conned people out of up to 20 million baht, has been arrested in Nonthaburi province, central Thailand. The Chiang Rai Times reports that Wasuthorn Mingkhwan was apprehended for her role as ringleader of a scam call centre. The centre is believed to have been in operation sinceโฆ
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Many parts of Ubon Ratchathani remain under water
PHOTO: AFP Local officials say seven districts in Ubon Ratchathani, north-east Thailand, are still flooded, including the districts of Muang, Warin Chamrap and Sawang Weerawong, where the situation is described as serious. Satellite images show that around 140,000 rai of land along the Moon and Chi rivers is still flooded. The flooding, a culmination of storm Podul and tropical depressionโฆ
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Canadian guitarist killed in Pattaya motorbike crash
PHOTOS: The Pattaya News Michael Anthony Pinheiro, a 51 year old Canadian expat, has died after an early morning motorbike accident in Pattaya. Itโs understood Mr Pinheiro was a popular guitarist, active in the local live music scene in the cityโs clubs. The Pattaya News reports that the musician, who was riding a scooter, was involved in a collision withโฆ
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Phuket encroacher is handed down 10 year sentence
PHOTO: Nai Yang Beach, just part of the coastal land along Phuketโs north-west coastline The Department of Special Investigation have successfully prosecuted an encroachment case involving land on Phuketโs north-west coast. The Criminal Court handed down a 10 year sentence to Anek Lipracha, a prime suspect in a case involving encroachment of 93 rai of coastal land in Sirinat Marine Nationalโฆ
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Discussions between Hong Kong leader and protesters yield little in the way of progress
PHOTO: AFP Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam appeared humble during a meeting where citizens voiced discontent at her ongoing refusal to give in to their demands. The meeting comes after more than three months of often violent anti-government protests in the city. The protests originally began as a result of a proposed bill that would pave the way forโฆ
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Pattaya Indoor Cricket League โ Round 3
Round 3 was played at Rugby School in Bang Lamung between PCC (Pattaya Cricket Club) and RST (Rugby School Thailand). There were indoor cricket debutants for both teams: Carl Pohl for RST and Pravit Grover, Edwin Van Rensburg and Andy Holt for PCC. This was yet another very close game where dropped catches, missed run out opportunities and extras wereโฆ
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Chinese tourists surge during Phuketโs vegetarian festival
โฆ and itโs not much about vegetarian food. Itโs on again, one of the most bizarre festivals on the worldโs calendar of WTF events. The Phuket Tourist Association says that the Phuket Vegetarian Festival that runs until October 7, is expected to bring in around 2 billion baht in your revenue. They say that, despite the high value of theโฆ
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Prostitutes in Pattaya, police locate seven foreigners selling illegal services
MONTAGE: Naew Na Immigration officials have done the impossible โ theyโve found something police and immigration have often claimed in the past โdoes not existโ. Prostitution in Pattaya. Seven foreigners โ shock, horror โ were arrested on Tuesday night this week prostituting themselves to locals and tourists in the townโs tourist hotspots. Naew Na reports that โthis illegal activity was damagingโฆ
Read More ยป - Pattaya News
Pattayaโs Nong Prue district has its eyes on you
The Nong Prue Municipality, to the east of the main Pattaya city, has now installed 75 CCTVs in 32 spots so far in 2019. Plans are also underway to install 60 more cameras in 29 different areas valued at 10 million baht. The official opening for the CCTV Control Centre in the Nong Prue Municipality was held two weeks agoโฆ
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