Somtow wins European Cultural Achievement award

By The Nation

 

 

Thai composer, conductor and novelist Somtow Sucharitkul has won the 2017 European Award for Cultural Achievement.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005014-somtow-wins-european-cultural-achievement-award/

 

Chinese woman, 22, drowns at Phuket beach

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Ruanjai Kupai rescue workers recover the body of 22-year-old Chinese tourist Shi Yiqing, from Jiangxi, at Kata Beach last night (Oct 1). Photo: Ruamjai Kupai Foundation

 

PHUKET: -- The body of a 22-year-old Chinese tourist who disappeared in strong surf on Saturday (Sept 30) was found washed ashore at Kata Beach last night (Oct 1).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005015-chinese-woman-22-drowns-at-phuket-beach/

 

An easy way to turn a few thousand baht into a hundred thousand!

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Sanook reported on what they said was a "new con" defrauding the Thai public.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005016-an-easy-way-to-turn-a-few-thousand-baht-into-a-hundred-thousand/

 

Phuket seeks to ensure beach safety

 

 

PHUKET, 2 October 2017 (NNT) - The Governor of Phuket province has chaired a meeting of administrative and security agencies to discuss beach safety measures. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005018-phuket-seeks-to-ensure-beach-safety/

 

Monk scoops 18 million baht in the National Lottery

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A Buddhist monk in Surin has won 18 million baht in the National Lottery draw held yesterday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005020-monk-scoops-18-million-baht-in-the-national-lottery/

 

Foul mouthed Pattaya "thetsakit" officer filmed ranting with member of the public

 

Picture: Sanook

 

PATTAYA: -- A video was doing the rounds of social media that showed a municipal officer in Pattaya swearing at a member of the public at the Bali Hai port.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005022-foul-mouthed-pattaya-thetsakit-officer-filmed-ranting-with-member-of the-public/

 

UPDATE:

 

Missing Chinese tourist found drowned at Kata Beach

On September 30, her friend, Zhang Lei, reported to Karon police that at about 3pm, he and four others, including Shi, went swimming at Karon beach before she went missing in the sea.

By Nattha Thepbamrung and Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

PHUKET: -- The body of a Chinese tourist, 23 year old Shi Yieing, who disappeared on September 30, has been found washed up ashore last night at Kata Beach.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005015-chinese-woman-22-drowns-at-phuket-beach/?do=findComment&comment=12321948

 

Prayut arrives in Washington DC

By The Nation

 

File photo: Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha.

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha arrived in Washington, DC, on Sunday night Thailand time on a state visit to the United States.

 

Source: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005024-prayut-arrives-in-washington-dc/

 

Municipal officials attacked trying to clear vendors off the Chiang Mai sidewalk

 

Picture: Sabook

 

CHIANG MAI: -- Sanook reported that "thetsakit" officials in Chiang Mai had been attacked in recent days while trying to clear vendors off the sidewalk at a market.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005026-municipal-officials-attacked-trying-to-clear-vendors-off-the-chiang-mai-sidewalk/

 

Suphan Buri villages flooded with wastewater from ethanol plant

By The Nation

 

Photo from Facebook page “@queentogetherisone”

 

Two villages in Suphan Buri province’s Dan Chang district were swamped with black and stinking water after the wastewater treatment pond of an ethanol factory overflowed because of heavy downpour.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005031-suphan-buri-villages-flooded-with-wastewater-from-ethanol-plant/

 

Motorbike bridge crash sends Ukrainian flying into Phuket canal

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Ukrainian national Mark Vladimirovich Zorin, 55, receives treatment at the scene last night. Photo: Kusoldharm Foundation

 

PHUKET: A 55-year-old Ukrainian man escaped serious after his motorbike struck a bridge, sending him plunging four metres below into a small canal in Kathu last night (Oct 1).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005033-motorbike-bridge-crash-sends-ukrainian-flying-into-phuket-canal/

 

Foreign Ministry 'has authority' to revoke Yingluck's passport

By The Nation

 

Deputy PM Wissanu Krea-ngam

 

BANGKOK: -- There is no need to use absolute powers under Article 44 of the Constitution to revoke the Thai passport of fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, as the Foreign Ministry’s authority alone should be sufficient, Deputy PM Wissanu Krea-ngam said on Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005036-foreign-ministry-has-authority-to-revoke-yinglucks-passport/

 

Two women plead not guilty to killing North Korean leader's half-brother

 

FILE PHOTO: Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong (L) and Indonesian Siti Aishah are seen in this combination picture from undated handouts released by the Royal Malaysia Police to Reuters on February 19, 2017. Royal Malaysia Police/Handout via Reuters/File Photo

 

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Two women accused of assassinating the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with a banned nerve agent pleaded not guilty at the start of a high-profile murder trial in a Malaysian court on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005037-two-women-plead-not-guilty-to-killing-north-korean-leaders-half-brother/

 

Tuk-tuk driver killed after being hit by speeding bike

By The Nation

 

 

A tuk-tuk driver was killed when a speeding big bike crashed into his vehicle in Prachin Buri’s Phanom Sarakham district on Sunday evening, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005038-tuk-tuk-driver-killed-after-being-hit-by-speeding-bike/

 

Man surrenders to face charge of robbing, stabbing Korat teacher

By The Nation

 

 

A convicted thief in Nakhon Ratchasima allegedly surrendered to police on Sunday night for a brutal attack on a schoolteacher late last month.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005040-man-surrenders-to-face-charge-of-robbing-stabbing-korat-teacher/

Rain Check: Another Wet Week, Flooding Continues

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

  

Rain falls Monday over Bangkok in a photo taken in the Makkasan area. Photo: Khunyuii13 / Twitter

 

BANGKOK — The patchy rainfall that lashed capital city commuters Monday morning will continue throughout the week and be especially felt in several provinces that flooded over the weekend.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005042-rain-check-another-wet-week-flooding-continues/

 

‘World’s Toughest Minister’ Rejects Junta Job

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

  

An undated file photo of Chadchart Sittipunt

 

BANGKOK — A former transport minister turned internet cult figure turned down a seat on the junta’s 20-year strategy planning body, a government spokesman confirmed Sunday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005043-‘world’s-toughest-minister’-rejects-junta-job/

 

Two Buri Ram men killed as bike hits parked truck

By The Nation

 

 

BURI RAM: -- Two men were killed when their motorcycle crashed into a parked truck in Muang Buri Ram early on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005044-two-buri-ram-men-killed-as-bike-hits-parked-truck/

 

Tourists warned not to swim in Ao Luek waterfall

By Thai PBS

 

 

Officials of the Tarnboke Koranee national park in Krabi yesterday (Oct 1) reiterated it’s warning to tourists that they must not swim in the park’s waterfall for safety.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005045-krabi-tourists-warned-not-to-swim-in-ao-luek-waterfall/

 

Here’s what happens to your body every time you take a flight

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

Whenever you take a flight it is likely that you will have experienced some of these unpleasant symptoms.

 

Full story:  http://tech.thaivisa.com/24675-2/24675/

Royal mourners set fresh attendance record

By The Nation

 

 

The number of people visiting the Dusit Maha Prasart Throne Hall in the Grand Palace to view the Royal Urn reached a record 90,300 on Sunday, four days ahead of the final day for public visits.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005047-royal-mourners-set-fresh-attendance-record/

 

Google relaxes rules on free news stories, plans subscription tools

BY REUTERS 

 

REUTERS/Toby Melville/Files

 

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google announced on Sunday that subscription news websites would no longer have to provide users three free articles per day or face less prominence in search results, relaxing its rules following complaints from media giants like News Corp that their sales were suffering.

 

Full story:  http://tech.thaivisa.com/google-relaxes-rules-free-news-stories-plans-subscription-tools/24678/

BREAKING

'Active shooter' near Las Vegas casino

 

Police in Las Vegas are responding to reports of an active shooter near the Mandalay Bay Casino

 

More info: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005056-active-shooter-near-las-vegas-casino/

 

 

Bangkok’s Best Temples To Visit During October

 

Bangkok’s most famous landmark, the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, are closed for the Royal Cremation this month. Local resident expert Andrew J Wood suggests alternative temples to visit

 

BANGKOK: October is the start of Thailand’s high season most people visiting Thailand will make a few days stop in Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005060-bangkok’s-best-temples-to-visit-during-october/

Two dead, 24 wounded by gunfire in Las Vegas, says hospital

 

(Reuters) - At least two people died early on Monday and 24 were hospitalised with suspected gunshots wounds in Las Vegas, a local hospital spokesman said, as police investigated reports of an active shooter in the city.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005056-active-shooter-near-las-vegas-casino/?do=findComment&comment=12322560

UK's Monarch Airlines ceases operations, thousands stranded

Reuters Staff

 

An empty check-in desk for Monarch Airlines is pictured at Gatwick Airport, London, October 2, 2017. Robson Smith/Handout via REUTERS

 

(Reuters) - Britain’s Monarch Airlines [MONA.UL] ceased operations on Monday, forcing the authorities to initiate their biggest-ever peacetime repatriation effort to bring back tens of thousands of travelers stranded overseas.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005063-uks-monarch-airlines-ceases-operations-thousands-stranded/

SPECIAL REPORT: How Phuket’s ‘band-aid’ lifeguards are failing

The Phuket News

 

Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong (centre) speaks with Patong Mayor Chalermluck Kebsup (centre, left) and lifeguards at Patong Beach yesterday (Oct 1). Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: Despite officials putting on a brave face with public announcements that it is “business as usual” and that all is well as tourists are being protected from strong surf and rip currents at Phuket’s beaches, one tourist has drowned and several others were rescued at beaches along the west coast over the weekend.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005065-special-report-how-phuket’s-‘band-aid’-lifeguards-are-failing/

 

Private sector raises growth projection after sign of economic recovery seen

 

 

BANGKOK: -- The private sector is poised to adjust projection for economic growth to over 3.5% after seeing good sign of economic recovery.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005066-private-sector-raises-growth-projection-after-sign-of-economic-recovery-seen/

 

 

Rising Islamophobia In Thailand Irrational And Dangerous: Scholars

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

  

BANGKOK — After Muslims in Khon Kaen registered a converted home as their place of worship – the northeast province’s seventh such venue – a local Buddhist group cited terrorism in its petition asking the governor to deny it.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005067-rising-islamophobia-in-thailand-irrational-and-dangerous-scholars/

Jet Star plane makes emergency landing at Chiang Mai airport

By Thai PBS

 

 

A Jet Star airliner made an emergency landing at Chiang Mai international airport before noon today (Oct 2) after smoke was reported in the passengers’ cabin.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005071-jet-star-plane-makes-emergency-landing-at-chiang-mai-airport/