Alec Baldwin scores Emmy gold for roasting Trump on 'SNL'

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN

 

(CNN)Alec Baldwin is once again an Emmy winner — and he has President Donald Trump to thank.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002722-alec-baldwin-scores-emmy-gold-for-roasting-trump-on-snl/

 

Russian with axe and no friends found floating off Trat just "wanted to get back to Pattaya"

 

Picture: Sanook

 

TRAT: -- A Russian man found floating in an inflatable boat off the Trat coast told police he just wanted to get back to Pattaya.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002724-russian-with-axe-and-no-friends-found-floating-off-trat-just-wanted to-get-back-to-pattaya/

 

Boy drowns in Udon Thani village pond

By The Nation

 

A boy drowned in a village pond in Udon Thani’s Ban Pue village on Sunday, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002725-boy-drowns-in-udon-thani-village-pond/

 

19 arrested in Phuket gambling den raid

By The Nation

 

PHUKET: -- Troops and police raided a gambling den in Phuket’s Muang district Sunday evening and arrested 19 staff and gamblers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002726-19-arrested-in-phuket-gambling-den-raid/

 

Old Aussie couple ignore red flag at Phuket's Kamala beach - wife pays with her life

 

Picture: Daily News

 

PHUKET: -- An Australian woman drowned after an aging couple ignored no swimming flags and went for a dip on Sunday afternoon.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002728-old-aussie-couple-ignore-red-flag-at-phukets-kamala-beach-wife-pays-with-her-life/

 

Top Russian and U.S. generals discuss Syria bombing allegations - Kommersant

 

FILE PHOTO - Chief of the General Staff of Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, arrives for the opening ceremony of the International Army Games 2017 in Alabino, outside Moscow, Russia, July 29, 2017. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - General Valery Gerasimov, the chief of Russia’s general staff, spent an hour on the phone with U.S. Marine General Joseph Dunford discussing Pentagon allegations that Moscow bombed U.S.-backed fighters in Syria, the Kommersant daily said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002729-top-russian-and-us-generals-discuss-syria-bombing-allegations-kommersant/

Bonanza for locals as dozens land struggling fish in Hua Hin

 

Picture: Daily News

 

HUA HIN: -- Heavy rain in downtown Hua Hin on Saturday caused a phenomenon that meant sea life was struggling for oxygen.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002731-bonanza-for-locals-as-dozens-land-struggling-fish-in-hua-hin/

 

Hell for residents just got worse as crane collapses at Pattaya condo development

 

Picture: Daily News

 

PATTAYA: -- Life for residents living next to a big condo development just went from hell to something worse after a crane collapsed on the roof.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002734-hell-for-residents-just-got-worse-as-crane-collapses-at-pattaya-condo development/

 

Downtown Chaiyaphum flooded, six schools closed

By The Nation

 

Six schools in Chaiyaphum’s Muang district have been closed after floodwaters rose on Monday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002737-downtown-chaiyaphum-flooded-six-schools-closed/

 

Teen arrested for ‘drug dealing’ in Loei

By The Nation

 

LOEI: -- Troops and Interior Ministry officials arrested a 16-year-old teenager in Loei’s Muang district early Monday morning for alleged drug dealing.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002739-teen-arrested-for-‘drug-dealing’-in-loei/

 

The story of an unholy monk, a cat named Booby, an angry teacher, the police......and Thai social media

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

RAYONG: -- A story is doing the rounds of Thai media that encapsulates many issues of the day.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002743-the-story-of-an-unholy-monk-a-cat-named-booby-an-angry-teacher-the policeand-thai-social-media/

 

Man drowns after his pickup plunges into Phetchaburi canal

 

 

A man drowned behind the wheel of his pickup truck after it plunged into an irrigation canal in Phetchaburi’s Khao Yoi district late Sunday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002744-man-drowns-after-his-pickup-plunges-into-phetchaburi-canal/

 

Visitors continue to arrive at Phu Thap Berk despite recent explosion

 

 

PETCHABUN, 18 September 2017 (NNT) – Tourists have continued to travel to Phu Thap Berk mountain of Petchabun province despite a fatal explosion earlier this month. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002748-visitors-continue-to-arrive-at-phu-thap-berk-despite-recent-explosion/

 

Polite alleged bank robber arrested at Buri Ram resort

By The Nation

 

 

BURI RAM: -- A man who allegedly stole Bt270,000 from a Thanachart Bank on Bangkok's Rama III Road on September 7 was arrested Monday morning in Buri Ram's Chaturat district.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002749-polite-alleged-bank-robber-arrested-at-buri-ram-resort/

 

Khao Yai National Park turns 55

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

The Google Doodle celebrating Khao Yai National Park’s 55th anniversary Monday.

 

NAKHON RATCHASIMA — The country’s oldest national park turned 55 on Monday, an anniversary celebration joined by the world’s largest search engine.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002751-khao-yai-national-park turns-55/

 

Nonthaburi residents oppose building another bridge across Chao Phraya river

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Department of Rural Roads yesterday held a public hearing on its proposed plan to build another bridge across the Chao Phraya river in Nonthaburi province with 500 residents in the Prachaniwet 3 community attending.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002753-nonthaburi-residents-oppose-building-another-bridge-across-chao-phraya-river/

 

Inspirational Facebook grannie, 79, proves you're never too old to learn!

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

TRAT: -- Thai social media had a new darling at the weekend - a near octogenarian grannie taking her primary school exams in Southern Thailand.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002756-inspirational-facebook-grannie-79-proves-youre-never-too-old-to-learn/

 

Phuket female drug mule arrested, over 36,000 meth pills seized

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Sakorn “Mam” Soithong, 47, from Trang was charged with possession of Category 1 drug with intent to sell. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- Police have arrested a woman for smuggling more than 36,000 ya bah (methamphetamine) pills onto the island after a sting operation on the east side of Phuket Town on Saturday (Sept 16).

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002757-phuket-female-drug-mule-arrested-over-36000-meth-pills-seized/

 

Facing eviction, disabled mother appeals for help

By The Nation

 

A partially paralysed mother of two in Pathum Thani has appealed for financial aid because she is unable to pay the mortgage on her house and the bank is about to seize it.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002759-facing-eviction-disabled-mother-appeals-for-help/

 

Bull elephant killed and skull gouged out for tusks by brutal poachers

By Thai PBS

 

 

KORAT: -- Forestry rangers are now combing the Nam Nao national park hunting for poachers after a bull elephant was killed and it’s tusks gouged out from the dying elephant.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002761-bull-elephant-killed-and-skull-gouged-out-for-tusks-by-brutal-poachers/

 

UPDATE:

Thailand’s new booze and smoke tax increase not as bad as feared

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

 

New tax laws on alcohol, cigarettes, and sugary drinks came into effect over the weekend. There was much panic in the city since the government made no announcements about how much the rate was going to increase. Some Thai news stations predicted astronomical new rates that led to hoarding by individuals, shop, and bar owners.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002688-tobacco-giant-criticises-new-tax-border-controls-tightened-to-prevent-smuggling/?do=findComment&comment=12281629

UPDATE

 

Pattaya residents still being treated shoddily in wake of condo crane collapse

 

Picture: TNews

 

PATTAYA: -- Furious Pattaya residents who have complained about an allegedly noisy and dangerous condo development continue to suffer.

 

https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002734-hell-for-residents-just-got-worse-as-crane-collapses-at-pattaya-condo development/?do=findComment&comment=12281773

 

Shooting ‘no accident’ – Kathu Police

 

She says that he fled from the scene immediately while she was calling police and ambulance.

 

By Nattha Thepbamrung and Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

Police believe a fatal shooting in Kathu was not an accident

 

PHUKET: -- A woman was shot dead early today (September 18) in Kathu, allegedly by her friend.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002771-shooting-‘no-accident’-–-kathu-police/

Nen Kham escorted to Criminal Court for cross examination of evidence before trial begins

By Thai PBS

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Nen Kham, a former jet-setting monk extradited from the United States to Thailand, was on Monday morning (Sept 18) escorted out of the Bangkok Remand Prison to the Criminal Court for presentation of evidence before setting the trial date.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002773-former-jet-setting-monk-escorted-to-criminal-court-for-cross-examination-of-evidence-before-trial-begins/

 

Navy To Push Rohingya Boat People Out Of Thai Waters As Response Debated

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

BANGKOK — As the number of Rohingya fleeing what the UN has described as “textbook” ethnic cleansing reached an estimated 412,000 people Monday, Thailand says it will stick to its policy of pushing out to sea any boat people intending to enter its territorial waters.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002775-navy-to-push-rohingya-boat-people-out-of-thai-waters-as-response-debated/

 

Gov't Proposes 6 Months Paid Maternity Leave, Debate Ensues

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

  

Photo: Max Pixel

 

BANGKOK — Paid maternity leave of 180 days could be passed early next year if it wins approval from several ministerial departments including public health and labor welfare.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002777-govt-proposes-6-months-paid-maternity-leave-debate-ensues/

 

Thai junta and Muslim separatists trade blame over peace steps

By Panu Wongcha-um

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's junta and a Malay Muslim separatist faction have blamed each other for a delay in setting up a 'safety zone' as a confidence-building measure towards ending a decades-old insurgency.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002781-thai-junta-and-muslim-separatists-trade-blame-over-peace-steps/

 

Tropical Storm Inundates Thailand, Kills 2 So Far

(Photos, Videos)

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

Emergency officials rescue a child using ropes and large buckets after he and his family were flooded in for two days Sunday in Phitsanulok province.

 

PRACHINBURI — At least two deaths have been blamed on a tropical storm that has flooded several provinces in the north, northeast and central regions since Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002783-tropical-storm-inundates-thailand-kills-2-so-far/

 

Uttaradit school director accused of sexual assault

By Boonpim Baiya 
The Nation

 

 

A 47-year-old teacher in Uttaradit has accused her school director of drunkenly molesting her on numerous occasions.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002784-uttaradit-school-director-accused-of-sexual-assault/ 

 

Police set to charge student with animal cruelty for ‘poisoning’ dog

By The Nation

 

 

Police will charge a medical student, who allegedly poisoned his dog to get compensation, with animal cruelty once they receive the full test results on the dog.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1002785-thai-police-set-to-charge-student-with-animal-cruelty-for-‘poisoning’-dog/