Son of Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin charged with money-laundering

 

Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (L) speaks during a news conference with his son Panthongtae (R) at a hotel in Bangkok February 28, 2008. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The only son of fugitive former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been formally charged with money-laundering, the Department of Special Investigations told Reuters on Wednesday.

 

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Woman found electrocuted in bathroom

By The Nation

 

A 64-year-old woman, who lived alone in Samut Prakan and had not been seen for two days, was found electrocuted inside her bathroom, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007477-woman-found-electrocuted-in-bathroom/

 

Monk arrested in yaba sting operation

By Pratheep Nanthaparp 
The Nation

 

 

A 37-year-old Buddhist monk at Wat Sri Aun in Lampang’s Mae Tha district has been disrobed to face prosecution after being arrested in a drug sting operation early on Wednesday morning.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007478-monk-arrested-in-yaba-sting-operation-in-lampang/

 

How to download the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update right now

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Microsoft has just released the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, the next major update to Windows 10.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/download-windows-10-fall-creators-update-right-now/25051/

 

Homeless man found dead on Khon Kaen roadside

By The Nation

 

 

A homeless man was found dead on a roadside in Khon Kaen’s downtown area on Wednesday afternoon, police said.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007492-homeless-man-found-dead-on-khon-kaen-roadside/

 

Confusion over committee to appoint new Electoral Commissioners

By The Nation

 

 

The National Human Rights Commission and the Office of the Auditor General lack the qualifications to nominate members to a committee to seek new Election Commissioners under the new organic laws.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007493-confusion-over-committee-to-appoint-new-electoral-commissioners/

 

Girls of 7-Eleven: Article compiling photos of cute convenience store workers going viral

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Photos: 7-Eleven Cute Girls/ Facebook

 

From a Facebook page compiling the hottest people on the BTS to snaps of their most handsome foreign teachers, Thai netizens can always be counted on to find good-looking people — no matter where they are — and now, 7-Eleven’s employees are finally getting their 15 minutes of fame.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007494-girls-of-7-eleven-article-compiling-photos-of-cute-convenience-store-workers-going-viral/

 

Man, 51, drowns at Karon Beach

The Phuket News

 

Beach safety personel were unable to revive the man after he was pulled from the water at Karon Beach. Photo: Phuket Marine Office

 

PHUKET:-- A 51-year-old man died today following unsuccessful attempts to resuscitate him after he was pulled unconscious from the water at Karon Beach.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007495-man-51-drowns-at-karon-beach/

 

Digital TV Seeks Relief For Its Expensive Failure

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter

 

Photo : Prachachat

 

BANGKOK — Regulators agreed Wednesday to lower the fees digital television channels must pay three years after the launched.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007496-digital-tv-seeks-relief-for-its-expensive-failure/

 

Guns, loan contracts seized in snooker club raid

By Anothai Ngandee

The Nation

 

 

A large amount of weapons and some loan contracts were seized during a raid by police, army and administrative officials on a snooker club in Phang Nga’s Muang district on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007498-guns-loan-contracts-seized-in-snooker-club-raid/

 

Google Calendar just got a huge makeover – here’s what you need to know

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Google Calendar for the web has just received a huge makeover.

 

Full Story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/google-calendar-just-got-huge-makeover-heres-need-know/25053/

Mark Zuckerberg Has No Plans To visit Thailand Or Prayuth: Facebook

By Khaosod English

 

 

BANGKOK — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is not traveling to Thailand to meet junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha, the social media giant said Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007502-mark-zuckerberg-has-no-plans-to-visit-thailand-or-prayuth-facebook/

 

Rescuers save young elephant caught in canal

By The Nation

 

 

A young elephant was rescued on Wednesday after being stuck in muddy canal close to a national park for about 26 hours in Phitsanulok’s Nuenmaprang district.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007503-rescuers-save-young-elephant-caught-in-canal/

 

Indian merchant killed in Suphan Buri shooting

By Mongkol Sawangsri 
The Nation

 

 

The bullet-ridden body of an Indian cloth merchant was found floating in a well in Suphan Buri’s Sam Chuk district on Wednesday morning.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007505-indian-merchant-killed-in-suphan-buri-shooting/

 

Editor arrested over alleged pyramid scheme

By The Nation

 

 

Citizen Police newspaper owner and managing editor, Sap-anan Charoenwattana-udom, was arrested on Wednesday over an alleged pyramid scheme that caused Bt150 million-worth damages to some 3,000 people.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007506-editor-arrested-over-alleged-pyramid-scheme/

 

Boy arrested with 16kg heroin stash

By Apinya Suksaengsri 
The Nation

 

A 15-year-old Chiang Rai hill-tribe boy was arrested on Wednesday while allegedly transporting 16 kilograms of heroin in Phrae’s Muang district.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007507-boy-arrested-with-16kg-heroin-stash/

 

Fire at Phuket engineering company warehouse quickly controlled

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

 

PHUKET:-- A warehouse fire in Ratsada this morning was quickly brought under control by firefighters, but still caused damage estimated to be worth several hundred thousand baht.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007508-fire-at-phuket-engineering-company-warehouse-quickly-controlled/

 

Thai king marks completion of royal cremation site ahead of funeral

 

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Wednesday presided over a ceremony marking the end of the construction of the royal crematorium that will be used in the funeral of his father, the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, on Oct. 26.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007509-thai-king-marks-completion-of-royal-cremation-site-ahead-of-funeral/

 

Wandee earns Olympic bronze after a Russian fails in doping test

By The Nation

 

Wandee Kameaim shows her Olympic medals (courtesy of Tawa page)

 

Weightlifter Wandee Kameaim became the first Thai to win back-to-back Olympic medals after she was rewarded a bronze medal from the 2008 Games following a disqualification of a Russian who failed in an anti-doping test.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007510-wandee-earns-olympic-bronze-after-a-russian-fails-in-doping-test/

 

Why Few Thai Women Are Saying #MeToo

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

 

BANGKOK — As women the world over say #MeToo and share stories of sexual harassment on social media to show how widespread the experience is, the campaign has barely made a ripple in Thailand.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1007511-why-few-thai-women-are-saying-metoo/

 

New WhatsApp feature lets friends track your location in real time

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD

 

 

WhatsApp have revealed that a new location sharing feature will be added to its popular messaging app.

 

Full Story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/new-whatsapp-feature-lets-friends-track-location-real-time/25056/

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