Yahoo says all 3 billion accounts hacked in 2013 data theft

BY REUTERS 

By Jonathan Stempel and Jim Finkle

 

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

 

(Reuters) – Yahoo on Tuesday said that all 3 billion of its accounts were hacked in a 2013 data theft, tripling its earlier estimate of the size of the largest breach in history, which already had spawned a nationwide lawsuit.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/yahoo-says-3-billion-accounts-hacked-2013-data-theft/24724/

Las Vegas shooting was Twitter’s saddest day ever: study

BY REUTERS

By Angela Moon

 

2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The mass shooting in Las Vegas, in which at least 59 people were killed and more than 500 injured, was the saddest day ever recorded on Twitter, according to Hedonometer, a tool that measures sentiment on social media platforms.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/las-vegas-shooting-twitters-saddest-day-ever-study/24727/

 

Chinese man created fake Thai ID in name of Thai snooker ace

 

Image: Thai Rath

 

BANGKOK: -- A Chinese man arrested for pretending to be a Thai chose the name of Thai snooker ace Wattana Phu Ob-orm.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005340-chinese-man-created-fake-thai-id-in-name-of-thai-snooker-ace/

 

EU parliament mauls UK's Brexit progress, May urged to 'sack Boris'

By Francesco Guarascio

 

Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson arrives at Number 10 Downing Street in London, Britain October 24, 2016. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/File Photo

 

STRASBOURG (Reuters) - The European Parliament savaged the British government's handling of Brexit negotiations on Tuesday, voting against opening talks on future trade and condemning disarray in Prime Minister Theresa May's team.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005341-eu-parliament-mauls-uks-brexit-progress-may-urged-to-sack-boris/

 

U.S. trio win Nobel for finding Einstein's gravitational waves

By Anna Ringstrom and Ben Hirschler

 

California Institute of Technology physicists Kip S. Thorne (R) and Barry C. Barish attend a news conference after winning the 2017 Nobel Prize for Physics, which they share with MIT's Rainer Weiss, in Pasadena, California, U.S. October 3, 2017. REUTERS/Ringo Chiu

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005342-us-trio-win-nobel-for-finding-einsteins-gravitational-waves/

 

Teacher fled school in Trat owning money to 50 students and parents

 

Picture: Sanook

 

TRAT: -- Thai media has reported that an hourly paid teacher has fled a school in Trat owning money to 50 people.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005345-teacher-fled-school-in-trat-owning-money-to-50-students-and-parents/

 

France backs tough anti-terrorism bill after wave of attacks

By Richard Lough

 

A french soldier poses as he patrols inside the Montparnasse train station in Paris, France, October 2, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

 

PARIS (Reuters) - France's parliament adopted an anti-terrorism bill on Tuesday that will bolster police surveillance powers and make it easier to close mosques suspected of preaching hatred, but rights groups warned it would lead to civil freedoms being infringed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005346-france-backs-tough-anti-terrorism-bill-after-wave-of-attacks/

 

U.S. Defence Secretary Mattis suggests sticking with Iran nuclear deal

By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart

 

U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis testifies before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the "Political and Security Situation in Afghanistan" on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 3, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday the United States should consider staying in the Iran nuclear deal unless it were proven that Tehran was not abiding by the agreement or that it was not in the U.S. national interest to do so.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005347-us-defence-secretary-mattis-suggests-sticking-with-iran-nuclear-deal/

 

Pretty Thai girl and her mum ripped me off for 50,000 baht engagement dowry, says factory worker

 

Picture Thai Rath

 

A factory worker in Pathum Thani went to police to say he had been ripped off by a pretty woman who promised to marry him.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005350-pretty-thai-girl-and-her-mum-ripped-me-off-for-50000-baht engagement dowry-says-factory-worker/

 

Midweek rant: While Pattaya moans, Bangkok carries the nation

 

File photo

 

If I see another story about the state of Pattaya’s beaches I think I shall be forced to smash my computer.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005351-midweek-rant-while-pattaya-moans-bangkok-carries-the-nation/

 

UPDATE:

 

Russian man arrested for drugs, overstay

By The Nation

 

PATTAYA: -- A Russian tourist was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly selling drugs in Pattaya and for overstaying his visa.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005336-russian-donut-gives-police-two-for-the-price-of-one-drugs-and-overstay/?do=findComment&comment=12328947

 

UPDATE:

 

‘Smart crosswalk’ project kicks off in Hua Hin

By The Nation

 

HUA HIN: -- The Highway Department along with a private firm have installed solar-cell lamps on a pedestrian crossing at the Hua Hin Market as part of the “smart crosswalk” project for 14 southern provinces.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1004834-smart-zebra-crossing-can-be-a-life-saver-for-tourists/?do=findComment&comment=12328978

 

UPDATE:

 

Laotian women arrested for alleged prostitution

By The Nation

 

Officials raided a boarding house in Chon Buri province and arrested 31 Laotian women and a Thai woman for selling sex.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005338-laotian-women-arrested-for-selling-sex-in-sri-racha/?do=findComment&comment=12328993

 

Thai PM underlines strong relationship with the U.S.

 

WASHINGTON D.C., 4th October 2017, (NNT) - The Thai Prime Minister has assured the United States, of Thailand's determination to hold a general election next year, as the two nations underlined their strong relationship and vowed to continue all aspects of cooperation. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005354-thai-pm-underlines-strong-relationship-with-the-us/

 

Joint Statement between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Thailand

Stronger Alliance for Common Security and
Closer Economic Partnership for Common Prosperity

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005356-joint-statement-between-the-united-states-of-america-and-the-kingdom-of-thailand/

 

China diverts 10 billion cubic metres of water to arid north in massive project

 

FILE PHOTO - A general view shows the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River in Yichang, Hubei province, China May 4, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has transferred 10 billion cubic meters of fresh water from the country's south to its drought-prone north in the few years since a massive water diversion project came onstream, authorities said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005358-china-diverts-10-billion-cubic-metres-of-water-to-arid-north-in-massive-project/

 

U.S. Republican leaders shun talk of gun control measures

By Susan Cornwell

 

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, accompanied by Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) and Sen. John Thune (R-SD), speaks with reporters following the party luncheons on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 3, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican leaders of the U.S. Congress pushed aside discussion of gun control on Tuesday, while Democrats appealed to President Donald Trump to back legislative action after the deadliest shooting spree in modern U.S. history took 59 lives in Las Vegas.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005359-us-republican-leaders-shun-talk-of-gun-control-measures/

 

Export growth for 2017 to exceed 6%

By Thai PBS

 

 

Thailand anticipates over 6% export growth this year after performing satisfactorily in the past eight months.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005360-thai-export-growth-for-2017-to-exceed-6/

 

Hundreds of monkeys in Krabi waiting for food on the street

Khao Thong Tambon Administration Organisation Chief, Somchai Laosakul, says he was aware of the issue and that he will look into a solution.

By Nattha Thepbamrung and Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

KRABI: -- About a hundred macaques living in a mangrove near Baan Talane Pier in Krabi are flocking to nearby streets to get food from pedestrians packing the drive-way with a groups of monkeys and frequently blocking the road altogether.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005363-hundreds-of-monkeys-in-krabi-waiting-for-food-on-the-street/

 

Ex-Army man arrested for murder of teen

By The Nation

 

Police in Trang province have arrested a former Army man for allegedly killing a 17-year-old 12th grader after the boy allegedly attempted to rape his daughter.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005364-trang-ex-army-man-arrested-for-murder-of-teen/

 

Man, two pet dogs killed by current leakage

By The Nation

 

A 63-year-old man and his two pet dogs were electrocuted when the dogs urinated on a lamp post in front of a temple in Suphan Buri province.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005366-man-two-pet-dogs-killed-by-current-leakage-in-suphan-buri/

 

UK says WhatsApp lets paedophiles and gangsters operate beyond the law

BY REUTERS 

 

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

 

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Britain said WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption communication services allowed paedophiles and organised crime groups to operate beyond the reach of the law and called on the messaging service to move faster to help governments catch offenders.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/24730-2/24730/

Over 260,000 Chinese tourists to visit Thailand during China’s 8-day Golden Week holiday from October 1-8

By Thai PBS

 

 

Thailand is now anticipating a large number of Chinese tourists visiting the country during the National Day Golden Week holiday in China which runs from October 1-8.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005367-over-260000-chinese-tourists-to-visit-thailand-during-china’s-8-day-golden-week-holiday-from-october-1-8/

 

 

With No Elections In Sight, Why Is Prayuth Campaigning So Hard?

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter

 

  

BANGKOK — Setting aside the military uniform he’s worn most of his years, the 63-year-old retired general wrapped a rural-style sash around his waist and stepped behind a mechanized plow for a photo op in a rice field.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005368-with-no-elections-in-sight-why-is-prayuth-campaigning-so-hard/

 

Phuket mystery visitor could be armed and dangerous

By The Nation

 

 

Something mysterious has washed up on Phuket’s Nai Yang Beach, and it could be explosive.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005369-phuket-mystery-visitor-could-be-armed-and-dangerous/

 

Phuket Vegetarian Festival to hold mass prayers for late King

The Phuket News

 

The famous street processions held as part of the Phuket Vegetarian Festival this year will be held on one day only of the nine-day festival in respect of the Royal Funeral for the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Photo: Mark Knowles

 

PHUKET: The Phuket Vegetarian festival this year will include a mass prayer in Phuket Town to honour the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong announced yesterday (Oct 3).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005371-phuket-vegetarian-festival-to-hold-mass-prayers-for-late-king/

 

Poisonous jellyfish crowding Krabi, Phi Phi

By The Nation

 

Tourists in Krabi and other southern locales were on Wednesday being warned to beware of poisonous jellyfish in the offshore waters.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005373-poisonous-jellyfish-crowding-krabi-phi-phi/

 

Yahoo hack: Here’s what you need to do right NOW

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD

 

 

The infamous Yahoo hack, already regarded as the biggest in history is actually far worse than anyone could have imagined.

 

Full story: http://tech.thaivisa.com/yahoo-hack-heres-need-right-now/24733/

Trump expecting Thai election in 2018

By The Nation

 

 

United States President Donald Trump has hailed Thailand’s commitment to a roadmap that would see free and fair elections held in 2018, according to a joint statement issued by the two countries following Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s visit to the White House.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005377-trump-expecting-thai-election-in-2018/

 

Korat To Fly Again When Airport Reopens In December

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter

 

  

Photo: New Gen Airways / Courtesy

 

NAKHON RATCHASIMA — Two years after its last flight departed, a northeastern regional airport will reopen for domestic flights, officials announced Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005378-korat-to-fly-again-when-airport-reopens-in-december/