Depressed Man Burnt Himself to Death

by Tus Werayutwattana

 

 

CityNews – A 79 year old man committed suicide due to depression by burning himself.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005591-depressed-man-burnt-himself-to-death/

 

Best budget smartphones available in Thailand right now

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

The days of the budget smartphone being nothing more than some kind of byword for poor build quality, lousy performance, laughable screen resolution and an even worse camera are long gone.

 

Full Story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/best-budget-smartphones-available-thailand-right-now/24760/

Navy wary of ‘wrong move’ with Phuket beach torpedo

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Navy personnel tie a pair of floats to the torpedo to mark sure it stays marked when the high tide comes in. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET:-- The torpedo discovered half-buried in the sand at Phuket’s Nai Yang Beach will remain there for at least one more day, Royal Thai Navy experts have confirmed after holding a meeting today (Oct 5) to discuss what to do with the ageing warhead, believed to be possibly 100 years old.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005604-navy-wary-of-‘wrong-move’-with-phuket-beach-torpedo/

 

Thailand and Russia sign oil MoU

By The Nation

 

 

Thailand’s state-owned oil and gas company, PTT, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Russia’s integrated oil company, Gazprom Neft. Tevin Vongvanich, chief executive officer of PTT, and Alexander Dyukov, CEO of Gazprom, inked the agreement in Russia during Russian Energy Week.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005606-thailand-and-russia-sign-oil-mou/

 

Pheu Thai head dismisses government-in-exile rumours

By The Nation

 

 

The caretaker secretary-general of the Pheu Thai Party, Phumtham Wechayachai, on Thursday dismissed reports that fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra had received political asylum and was attempting to set up a government in exile.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005607-pheu-thai-head-dismisses-government-in-exile-rumours/

 

Thailand sets aside Bt10m for Rohingya amid Asean dispute

By SUPALAK GANJANAKHUNDEE 
THE NATION

 

 

THAILAND has provided Bt10 million for humanitarian assistance via the Red Cross Movement to Myanmar and Bangladesh for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya affected by violence in Rakhine state, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005609-thailand-sets-aside-bt10m-for-rohingya-amid-asean-dispute/

 

Bangkok Literally Sinking In Sex As Brothels Steal Groundwater

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Baitoey R Siam, second from left, on a set for Carabao's music video 'Nang Ngam Tuu Krajok' which depicts a brothel.

 

BANGKOK — So much water is used for sex in Bangkok’s brothels that it is contributing to the gradual sinking of Bangkok, officials have warned.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1005610-bangkok-literally-sinking-in-sex-as-brothels-steal-groundwater/

 

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