Purple Line Fares Increase Next Month

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

  

A MRT Purple Line train file photo: Photo: Prachachat

 

BANGKOK — Discounted fares meant to spur use of the MRT Purple Line will raise to their normal levels when November rolls around.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007302-purple-line-fares-increase-next-month/

 

PM tests E-ticket on new city bus

By Thai PBS

 

 

Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha today ( Oct 17) tested the use of the electronic ticket on a new city bus which the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) is introducing for use in its new buses this month.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007303-pm-prayut-tests-e-ticket-on-new-city-bus/

 

Transvestite arrested for stealing necklace from tourist

By The Nation

 

 

Pattaya police have arrested a Thai transvestite for allegedly stealing cash and a gold necklace from a Russian tourist.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007304-transvestite-arrested-for-stealing-necklace-from-tourist/

 

Krabi tourists warned of poisonous jellyfish

By The Nation

 

Warning signs have been posted in a Krabi marine park about poisonous jellyfish in the water.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007305-krabi-tourists-warned-of-poisonous-jellyfish/

 

Father, 72, hangs himself in Chon Buri

By The Nation

 

SATTAHIP: -- An ailing 72-year-old man was found hanged in a house in Chon Buri's Sattahip district in what is believed to be a suicide so that his son could work without having to worry about him.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007306-father-72-hangs-himself-in-sattahip/

 

CU advances to 308th in world university rankings, Thailand told more research needed at universities

By The Nation

 

 

Chulalongkorn University (CU) has ranked among the world’s 500 best universities, according to the latest ranking.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007308-cu-advances-to-308th-in-world-university-rankings-thailand-told-more-research-needed-at-universities/

 

Italy's Berlusconi says centre-right agrees pact on next PM candidate

 

FILE PHOTO: Forza Italia leader Silvio Berlusconi gestures during EPP European People's Party meeting in Fiuggi, Italy, September 17, 2017. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo

 

ROME (Reuters) - Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Tuesday he and the leader of the Northern League had agreed a pact to choose the candidate to head an eventual centre-right governing coalition, a newspaper reported.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007310-italys-berlusconi-says-centre-right-agrees-pact-on-next-pm-candidate/

 

Original Blade Runner Gets High-Def Bangkok Screening

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

 

BANGKOK — If following Ryan Gosling’s Officer K through 2049 California whet your appetite to see the original Tears in Rain monologue in Bangkok, a city more “Blade Runner” than Los Angeles, next month is your chance.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007311-original-blade-runner-gets-high-def-bangkok-screening/

 

Sirikit Dam can receive another over 1.4 billion cubic meters of water

 

BANGKOK, 17 October 2017 (NNT) – The Assistant Director of Sirikit dam has confirmed that it can handle another over 1.4 billion cubic meters of water and asked people to closely follow updates from relevant government agencies. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007314-sirikit-dam-can-receive-another-over-14-billion-cubic-meters-of-water/

 

Anupong urges calm, says authorities in control of northern run-off situation

By The Nation

 

 

Interior Minister General Anupong Paochinda on Tuesday affirmed that Bangkok residents should not be worried over the potential danger of flooding from northern run-offs, as the Royal Irrigation Department was in control of water in dams and 12 water-retention fields in upstream areas could absorb floodwater before it reached the capital.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007315-anupong-urges-calm-says-authorities-in-control-of-northern-run-off-situation/

 

Islamic State in Raqqa mounts last stand around city stadium

By John Davison

 

Destroyed buildings are pictured in a residential district at the frontline in Raqqa, Syria October 16, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro

 

RAQQA, Syria (Reuters) - U.S.-backed militias said on Tuesday they are battling Islamic State around Raqqa stadium, the jihadists' last foothold in their former Syrian capital, after seizing a nearby hospital.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007316-islamic-state-in-raqqa-mounts-last-stand-around-city-stadium/

 

Cream of the crop

By The Nation

 

Photo by: Thai Government House

 

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha applies rice-bran essence cream produced by Mae Fah Luang University laboratory to his face before attending the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday at Government House.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007318-cream-of-the-crop-pm-applies-rice-bran-essence-cream-photos/

 

Chiang Mai International Cricket Sixes Duck Lady Had Folded Her Wings Away

by Richard Lockwood

 

 

CityNews – Duck lady Jenny Morgan in many ways has been the heartbeat of the Chiang Mai International Cricket Sixes over the last 18 years as she has overseen the raising of several million baht for the twin causes of junior cricket in Northern Thailand and the Hill Tribe Fund which have helped a generation of local children to play cricket and has looked after the living costs and educational needs of a number of talented hill tribe children.

Arrest made as Bt1 bn worth of ‘ice’ seized

By Suriya Patathayo 
The Nation

 

 

A 30-year-old Nakhon Phanom man has been arrested in Nakhon Ratchasima in possession of 508 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine or “ice”, with a reported street value of Bt1 billion, national police chief Pol General Chakthip Chaijinda said on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007328-arrest-made-as-bt1-bn-worth-of-‘ice’-seized/

 

NFL weighs protesting players' passion against Trump rebukes

By Jonathan Allen

 

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - National Football League officials will weigh the fervor of players who protest racism by kneeling for the national anthem against the anger of U.S. President Donald Trump at their two-day autumn meeting beginning on Tuesday in New York City.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007330-nfl-weighs-protesting-players-passion-against-trump-rebukes/

 

Malaysia says no decision yet on new offers to search for missing MH370

 

 

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia said on Tuesday it has received proposals from three companies offering to continue the search for Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, which has been missing since 2014, but no decision has been made yet.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007332-malaysia-says-no-decision-yet-on-new-offers-to-search-for-missing-mh370/

 

Microsoft to start rolling out major Windows 10 update this week

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

The latest major update for Windows 10 will start to be rolled out this week and it is said to “transform the look and feel of Windows”.

 

Full Story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/microsoft-start-rolling-major-windows-10-update-week/25030/

 

Drama as tourist vehicle’s brakes fail on Doi Suthep

By Patinya Srisupamart 
The Nation

 

 

A driver steered his runaway pickup into the side of Doi Suthep mountain Tuesday afternoon in the hope of stopping after it experienced brake failure.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007334-drama-as-tourist-vehicle’s-brakes-fail-on-doi-suthep/

 

Crocodile recaptured, but farm owner in trouble

By The Nation

 

 

Local residents were relieved after a crocodile that escaped a breeding farm in Phetchabun province on Saturday was re-captured early on Tuesday morning, a police source said.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007335-crocodile-recaptured-but-farm-owner-in-trouble/

 

Prawit dispatches officers to ‘talk’ to Sudarat about Sunday’s activity

By The Nation

 

Gen Prawit.

 

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said on Tuesday that he had sent officers to “talk” with Pheu Thai Party key figure Sudarat Keyuraphan, in order for her to understand the appropriateness of her apparent political activity this past weekend.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007336-prawit-dispatches-officers-to-‘talk’-to-sudarat-about-sunday’s-activity/

 

 

Google beefs up security on Chrome – here’s what you need to know

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Google has just announced two new security features for Google Chrome.

 

Full Story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/google-beefs-security-chrome-heres-need-know/25033/

Google launches advanced Gmail security features for high-risk users

BY REUTERS

 

 

REUTERS – Alphabet’s Google Inc said on Tuesday that it would roll out an advanced protection program in order to provide stronger security for some users such as government officials and journalists who are at a higher risk of being targeted by hackers.

 

Full Story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/google-launches-advanced-gmail-security-features-high-risk-users/25036/

Navy experts beaten by Phuket rising tide

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

 

PHUKET:-- Navy experts called in to identify the suspect object on Nai Yang Beach that was initially thought to be a torpedo were unable to X-ray the object today (Oct 17) as planned due to the rising tide.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007350-navy-experts-beaten-by-phuket-rising-tide/

 

Seven arrested, assets seized in fraud probe

By The Nation

 

File photo

 

A criminal court has issued arrest warrants for seven people, including three Malaysians and four Thais, in an alleged gold pyramid scheme involving Bt750 million, Department of Special Investigation (DSI) chief Pol Colonel Paisit Wongmuang said on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007352-seven-arrested-assets-seized-in-fraud-probe/

 

Tourists trapped by impassable road

By The Nation

 

 

Thais and Chinese tourists were stuck at a coffee shop on the road to Wat Phrathat Doi Kham in Chiang Mai's Muang district as the road was made impassable by flash flood that hit Bang Mae Hia Nai on Tuesday afternoon.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007353-tourists-trapped-by-impassable-road/

 

Villagers strive to rescue stranded young elephant from muddy canal

By The Nation

 

 

Local villagers tried hard on Tuesday to rescue a young wild elephant that had become stuck in mud in a canal after apparently being caught up in a flash flood in Phitsanulok’s Noen Maprang district.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007358-villagers-strive-to-rescue-stranded-young-elephant-from-muddy-canal/

 

"I will go on!" 900 kilometer British runner won't quit in 'Great King's Home Run'

 

 

Despite doctors imploring him to stop a British man, running to raise money for the hospital where His Majesty died, says he must go on.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007359-i-will-go-on-900-kilometer-british-runner-wont-quit-in-great-kings-home-run/

 

Prayut orders army to be prepared for flooding Oct 17-19

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, in his capacity as chairman of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), has instructed army chief Gen Chalermchai Sitthisad to order all regional army commanders to closely monitor the situation and get ready to help the people affected by floods, Maj Gen Piyapong Klinphan, a spokesman for the NCPO, said on Tuesday (Oct 17).

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007361-prayut-orders-army-to-be-prepared-for-flooding-oct-17-19/

 

Child sex abuse rising with Internet use in Southeast Asia

BY REUTERS

 

An internet user browses internet in front of an advertising billboard for 4G connection service at a bus stop in Hanoi, Vietnam August 29, 2017. REUTERS/Kham/Files

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Rising internet use in Southeast Asia is fuelling the spread of material that is abusive and sexually exploitative of children, particularly as growing numbers of young people put footage of themselves online, an Australian police expert said on Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/child-sex-abuse-rising-internet-use-southeast-asia/25039/