Apple confirms release date of Apple Watch Series 3 in Thailand

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD

 

 

Along with the iPhone X, iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, Apple also unveiled the third version of the Apple Watch.

 

Full Story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/apple-confirms-release-date-apple-watch-series-3-thailand/24307/

Isra Institute defends its director against sexual harassment allegation

 

 

The Isra Institute on Friday (Sept 15) issued a statement to defend its director Prasong Lertratanawisute, who has been alleged to have committed a sexual harassment that led to the resignation of an employee of the institute.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002461-isra-institute-defends-its-director-against-sexual-harassment-allegation/

 

Families torn by bombing deaths of officers

By THE NATION

 

 

THE DEADLY bomb ambush of security officers in Yala on Thursday didn’t just kill two officers and wound over a dozen personnel – it also affected the families who love them and depend on them.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002463-families-torn-by-bombing-deaths-of-officers/

 

Raimon Land drawn to tourism and food

By CIMI SUCHON TAN 
THE NATION

 

Singapore executive Adrian Lee enters hospitality, food and restaurant segments.

 

THE tourism and food industries are new key targets of growth in Thailand for Adrian Lee, whose family recently shifted much of its billion-dollar Singaporean operations to the Kingdom.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002464-raimon-land-drawn-to-tourism-and-food/

 

PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Floods and landslides! Pricier smokes/booze? ‘Pineapple Eyes’ || September 15 

 

PHUKET XTRA - September 15 Floods and landslides as rains pound Phuket! Boy taken by large wave! ‘Pineapple Eyes’ on pollution? Pricier smokes and booze? Hosted by: JP Mestanza (JP) ThePhuketNews.com

 

 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002465-phuket-xtra-video-floods-and-landslides-pricier-smokesbooze-‘pineapple-eyes’-september-15/

 

Nok Air share price skyrockets

By The Nation

 

 

Nok Air share price on Friday rose 8.79 per cent, closing at Bt5.20 per share following the resignation on Thursday of Nok Air’s chief executive officer Patee Sarasin.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002467-nok-air-share-price-skyrockets/

 

Sept 30 is the last day for members of public to pay tribute to the late King

 

 

Members of the public will be allowed to pay tribute to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej at the Dusit throne hall in the Grand Palace until Sept 30, which will be the last day, the Bureau of the Royal Household announced on Friday (Sept 15).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002468-sept-30-is-the-last-day-for-members-of-public-to-pay-tribute-to-the-late-king/

 

 

Bells tolled as Church rallies protest against Duterte’s bloody drug war

 

 

Church bells tolled across the Philippines late Thursday (Sept 14) as bishops rallied against the “reign of terror” that saw thousands of people killed in President Rodrigo Duterte’s war against drugs, according to The Manila Times Online on Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002469-bells-tolled-as-church-rallies-protest-against-duterte’s-bloody-drug-war/

 

Red Bull to return leased land in Khon Kaen following public protest

By THE NATION

 

 

ENERGY drink company Red Bull yesterday announced that it is ready to return 31 rai (5 hectares) of public land to the people, after a public outcry over a licence granted to the company to lease a plot of land contained within a Khon Kaen community forest.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002470-red-bull-to-return-leased-land-in-khon-kaen-following-public-protest/

 

Abhisit and Yingluck cleared of mishandling 2011 flood response

By The Nation

 

NACC RULES THERE WAS NO DERELICTION OF DUTY ON THEIR PART AND THEY COULD NOT HAVE PREVENTED DAMAGE TO MANY AREAS

 

THE NATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION Commission (NACC) yesterday dismissed the charges against officials including former prime ministers Abhisit Vejjajiva and Yingluck Shinawatra for alleged mismanagement which resulted in severe flooding in 2011.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002471-abhisit-and-yingluck-cleared-of-mishandling-2011-flood-response/

 

Crackdown on major loan shark operations

By THE NATION

 

 

Illegal networks in four provinces face huge tax bills and criminal prosecution.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002472-crackdown-on-major-loan-shark-operations/

 

Anupong ready for probe into airship as criticism mounts

By THE NATION

 

 

INTERIOR MINISTER General Anupong Paojinda said yesterday he was ready for a probe along with concerned parties into the alleged wasteful spending on a Bt350-million airship procured for surveillance in the Deep South during his term as Army chief.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002474-anupong-ready-for-probe-into-airship-as-criticism-mounts/

 

Rains and storms lash Phuket with more regions bracing for a heavy downpour

By THE NATION

 

 

FIERCE TROPICAL storms have pummelled the tourist island of Phuket.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002475-rains-and-storms-lash-phuket-with-more-regions-bracing-for-a-heavy-downpour/

 

Bomb injures 29 on London train; threat level raised as police hunt suspects

By Kevin Coombs and Yann Tessier

 

Emergency personnel attend to a person after an incident at Parsons Green underground station in London, Britain, September 15, 2017. REUTERS/Yann Tessier

 

LONDON (Reuters) - A home-made bomb on a packed rush-hour commuter train in London engulfed a carriage in flames and injured 29 people on Friday, but apparently failed to fully explode, in Britain's fifth major terrorism incident this year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002476-bomb-injures-29-on-london-train-threat-level-raised-as-police-hunt-suspects/

 

Protesters pour into St. Louis streets after murder acquittal for ex-cop

By Valerie Volcovici and Kenny Bahr

 

FILE PHOTO: Jason Stockley, an ex-St.Louis police officer pictured in this police handout photo obtained by Reuters August 10, 2017. Harris County Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

 

ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters poured into St. Louis' streets and some scuffles broke out as they voiced their anger after a Missouri judge on Friday ruled a white former St. Louis police officer was not guilty of murder in the 2011 shooting of a black man.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002477-protesters-pour-into-st-louis-streets-after-murder-acquittal-for-ex-cop/

Iraq's Kurdish parliament backs September 25 independence referendum

By Raya Jalabi

 

People celebrate to show their support for the upcoming September 25th independence referendum in Zakho, Iraq September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Ari Jalal

 

ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - The parliament of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region approved a plan on Friday to hold a referendum on independence on Sept. 25, ignoring opposition from Baghdad and the wider region as well as Western concerns that the vote could spark fresh conflict.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002478-iraqs-kurdish-parliament-backs-september-25-independence-referendum/

Veteran actor Harry Dean Stanton dies at 91

By Bill Trott

 

FILE PHOTO: Cast member Harry Dean Stanton smiles at the premiere of "Big Love" at the Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California, U.S. on February 23, 2006. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Harry Dean Stanton, whose scruffy looks and off-beat demeanour made him a favourite of directors seeking a character actor to add eccentricity or melancholy to the screen, died on Friday from natural causes, his agent said. He was 91.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002479-veteran-actor-harry-dean-stanton-dies-at-91/

Iceland PM calls snap election after coalition party quits over 'breach of trust'

By Elias Thorsson

 

Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson speaks in Parliament in Reykjavik, Iceland, September 13, 2017. REUTERS/Geirix

 

REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Iceland's prime minister called for a snap parliamentary election on Friday after one party in the ruling coalition quit the government formed less than nine months ago.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002480-iceland-pm-calls-snap-election-after-coalition-party-quits-over-breach-of-trust/

Beijing cryptocurrency exchanges told to announce trading halt – source

BY REUTERS

 

 

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese authorities have ordered Beijing-based cryptocurrency exchanges to stop trading and immediately notify users of their closure, signalling a widening crackdown by authorities on the industry to contain financial risks.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/24316-2/24316/

BMW says car keys may be replaced by mobile phone apps

BY REUTERS

 

 

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – BMW is reviewing the necessity of car keys, Ian Robertson, the company’s board member responsible for sales told Reuters.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/bmw-says-car-keys-may-replaced-mobile-phone-apps/24312/

THAI board to give go-ahead for Nok Air recapitalisation

By THE NATION

 

Patee Sarasin

 

THE BOARD of directors of Thai Airways International (THAI) is expected to greenlight a new capital increase plan for Nok Air within the next two to three months following the resignation on Thursday of Nok Air’s chief executive officer Patee Sarasin.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002485-thai-board-to-give-go-ahead-for-nok-air-recapitalisation/

Knifeman taken down by joint police/foundation operation in Sri Racha

 

Image: Daily News

 

Sri Racha police teamed up with Sawang Pratheep medics to arrest a man threatening people at a market last night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002486-knifeman-taken-down-by-joint-policefoundation-operation-in-sri-racha/

Rachentharayan, Rachentharayan Noi Palanquins ready for rehearsals

Surapan Laotharanarit

 

BANGKOK, 15 September 2017 (NNT) – The Royal Palanquin with Four Poles, otherwise known as Rachentharayan Palanquin, and its replica called Rachentharayan Noi Palanquin are being prepared for use in the rehearsals of the royal cremation ceremony. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002487-rachentharayan-rachentharayan-noi-palanquins-ready-for-rehearsals/

 

Provinces on course to finish royal crematorium replicas by mid-Oct

Surapan Laotharanarit

 

BANGKOK, 15 September 2017 (NNT) – The construction of royal crematorium replicas in all provinces is progressing steadily and is scheduled to finish by the middle of October. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002488-provinces-on-course-to-finish-royal-crematorium-replicas-by-mid-oct/

 

Not just a pretty face - this woman is an example for Thai society

 

Image: Daily News

 

Daily News caught up with a Thai woman featured in a video clip view by a million people online. And they found out that this attractive woman is a fine example for Thai society.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002499-not-just-a-pretty-face-this-woman-is-an-example-for-thai-society/

Video: "Lovable policeman" opts for exercise punishment instead of a fine

 

Image: Thai News Agency

 

Thai TV featured the story of what they called a "Tamruat Na Rak" (lovable cop) who let off a Bangkok teen with no license or mirrors on his bike.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002501-video-lovable-policeman-opts-for-exercise-punishment-instead-of-a-fine/

Massive raid as "coloreds" targeted in Nana this morning

 

Image: Daily News

 

A massive raid in the Nana area of Sukhumvit this morning led by the head of special branch netted illegal Africans and a drugs suspect.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002502-massive-raid-as-coloreds-targeted-in-nana-this-morning/

Uber Thailand users can now hail ride for third party

BY THE NATION

 

 

Uber Thailand has introduced a new feature that lets users request a ride for a loved one in a different location via the Uber app.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/uber-thailand-users-can-now-hail-ride-third-party/24318/

North Korea says seeking military 'equilibrium' with U.S.

By Christine Kim and Michelle Nichols

 

Passersby walk past a TV screen reporting news about North Korea's missile launch in Tokyo, Japan September 15, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato

 

SEOUL/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - North Korea said on Saturday it aims to reach an "equilibrium" of military force with the United States, which earlier signalled its patience for diplomacy is wearing thin after Pyongyang fired a missile over Japan for the second time in under a month.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002505-north-korea-says-seeking-military-equilibrium-with-us/

Sharp tax hike on alcohol and tobacco effective immediately

By The Nation

 

 

New excise tax rates effective starting Saturday, September 16, hit alcoholic beverages hard.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002508-sharp-tax-hike-on-alcohol-and-tobacco-effective-immediately/