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Trash scares tourists off Hua Hin beach - spurs authorities to clean up action

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A massive influx of trash along the whole Hua Hin coastline at the weekend scared tourists off the beach.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1008971-trash-scares-tourists-off-hua-hin-beach-spurs-authorities-to-clean-up-action/

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Thai drugs suspect arrested in Pattaya sting operation

By The Nation

 

Police arrested a Thai man suspected of pushing drugs to foreign tourists in Pattaya late Sunday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1008972-thai-drugs-suspect-arrested-in-pattaya-sting-operation/

 

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Police chief's drunk cop video leaks out - leads to explanation

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The chief of Nong Khai police was forced to explain what happened after a video he took himself ended up being seen by the public.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1008973-police-chiefs-drunk-cop-video-leaks-out-leads-to-explanation/

 

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Southern provinces warned of heavy rains

By The Nation

 

A heavy-rain warning was issued on Monday morning by the Meteorological Department for several southern provinces, with the deluge expected to last until Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1008974-southern-provinces-warned-of-heavy-rains/

 

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Lady boy found dead in Chiang Mai apartment room

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Police were called by neighbors after a foul smell was emanating from the second floor room of a downtown apartment block in Chiang Mai.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1008975-lady-boy-found-dead-in-chiang-mai-apartment-room/

 

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Swollen Chao Phraya River prompts preparations in Nonthaburi, Bangkok

 

NONTHABURI, 30th October 2017 (NNT) – Rising water levels in the Chao Phraya River have prompted authorities at Nonthaburi Pier to begin setting up a sandbag barrier and to run water pumps throughout the day. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1008977-swollen-chao-phraya-river-prompts-preparations-in-nonthaburi-bangkok/

 

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Police said Burmese maid shot herself in right side - but lawyer says she was left handed

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A top lawyer has demanded that the case of a young Burmese maid found shot dead at her employer's house in Ratchaburi be reopened.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1008979-police-said-burmese-maid-shot-herself-in-right-side-but-lawyer-says-she-was-left-handed/

 

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Vendors lean on humour as Yom River submerges market

By The Nation

 

 

The swelling Yom River submerged the Phai Tha Pho Central Market in Phichit’s Pho Prathap Chang district on Monday morning, prompting vendors to move their display tables away from the up to 20cm-deep water and put down sandbags as walkways for customers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1008980-vendors-lean-on-humour-as-yom-river-submerges-market/

 

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"Free" new beach umbrellas and chairs in Pattaya are not free at all!

 

Picture: Sophon Cable

 

Sophon Cable TV reported that the first lot of "free" new umbrellas and beach chairs were handed out to operators in North Pattaya on Saturday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1008981-free-new-beach-umbrellas-and-chairs-in-pattaya-are-not-free-at-all/

 

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Leap from out of control Phuket cement truck saves driver

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Mr Suriya Pattasri, 31,managed to leap from the cab before the truck plunged down the hill. Photo: Tan Promedic Phuket

 

PHUKET: The driver of an out of control cement truck managed to avoid sustaining severe injuries when he leapt from the driver’s cab of his vehicle before it plunged down a hill in Ao Makham yesterday afternoon (Oct 29).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1008984-leap-from-out-of-control-phuket-cement-truck-saves-driver/

 

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Irish Rockers ‘The Script’ To Return To Bangkok In April

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

  

BANGKOK — Music fans who missed them back in 2015 will be given a second chance to see the band behind “The Man Who Can’t Be Moved,” Breakeven” and “Hall of Fame” in April.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1008985-irish-rockers-‘the-script’-to-return-to-bangkok-in-april/

 

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Technicolour Thailand is back after a black-clad mourning year for late king

By Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Pracha Hariraksapitak

 

A royal guard bows during a procession to transfer the royal relics and ashes of Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej from the crematorium to the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, October 27, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand officially ended a year of mourning for its late King Bhumibol Adulyadej on Monday, marking a return to colours for some after a monotone year during which many wore black from head-to-toe out of respect for their revered monarch.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1008928-thai-govt-declares-end-of-official-mourning-period-for-late-king/?do=findComment&comment=12401664

 

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Temperature falls to 9 degrees on Doi Inthanon

By The Nation

 

 

The temperature atop Doi Inthanon, Thailand’s highest mountain, dropped to 9 degrees Celsius early Monday, first plunge below 10 degrees anywhere in the country this year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1008988-temperature-falls-to-9-degrees-on-doi-inthanon/

 

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Qatar Airways Launches New Flights to Thai Holiday Destination Pattaya

 

Award-winning airline continues expansion with launch of flights to its fifth Thai destination

 

Qatar Airways will also launch services to Thailand's Chiang Mai in December

 

DOHA, Qatar – Qatar Airways has responded to increased customer demand for services to Thailand by launching direct flights to Pattaya, the airline’s fifth route to the country. The new four-times-a-week service, which starts on 28 January 2018, is in addition to the airline’s existing flights to Bangkok, Krabi, Phuket and soon to be launched, Chiang Mai. The launch of the service to historic Chiang Mai is scheduled to start on 12 December, 2017.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1008989-qatar-airways-launches-new-doha-to-pattaya-chiang-mai-flights/

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iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus price leaked ahead of release in Thailand

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

The iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are due to go on sale in Thailand this coming Friday, November 3rd.

 

Source: https://tech.thaivisa.com/iphone-8-iphone-8-plus-price-leaked-ahead-release-thailand/25276/

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Court Rejects ‘Excessive Force’ Case Against Junta

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Plain-clothed officers drag a student activist away from the BACC anti-coup protest on 22 May 2015.

 

BANGKOK — A lawsuit filed by pro-democracy activists seeking 16 million baht in damages from the ruling junta was rejected by the civil court Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1008992-court-rejects-‘excessive-force’-case-against-junta/

 

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Officials investigate Thai model whose life’s a little too good to be on social welfare

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

 

A sexy male model looks as if he’ll be bounced from Thailand’s social welfare rolls after he enraged netizens by posting a snapshot of his welfare card — neatly placed under a G-shock watch and a fancy coffee that costs half of what Thai minimum wage earners make in a day.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1008994-officials-investigate-thai-model-whose-life’s-a-little-too-good-to-be-on-social-welfare/

 

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Claims of foreign woman being possessed by Phuket Veg Fest goddess circulate on social media

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Many believe the woman (circled) had been possessed by a Vegetarian Festival goddess. Photo: Screengrab

 

PHUKET: A video of what has been described as a foreign woman being possessed by a goddess related to the Phuket Vegetarian Festival at a Chinese shrine in Phuket Town on Saturday night (Oct 28) has been circulating on social media.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1008995-claims-of-foreign-woman-being-possessed-by-phuket-veg-fest-goddess-circulate-on-social-media/

 

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Life-jackets needed for students of flooded schools

By Mongkolchaowarat Thangmangmee 
The Nation

 

 

Donations of money are being sought for the purchase of life-vests for Phitsanulok students who’ll have to get to school by boat when the new semester opens in coming days.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1008997-life-jackets-needed-for-students-of-flooded-schools/

 

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Department to delay appeal for ownership claim of Poda island in Krabi sea

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Department of Wildlife and Plants Conservation is asking the Krabi provincial prosecutor to delay it’s appeal against a recent court’s ruling that allows a private company to remain legal ownership of a 71-rai Poda island it claimed to settle down over 65 years ago.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009003-department-to-delay-appeal-for-ownership-claim-of-poda-island-in-krabi-sea/

 

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Volunteer lifeguards rescue tourist family from invisible Phuket rip currents

The Phuket News

 

Senior Surin-Bangtao lifeguard Amnad Chuasaman (2nd from left) and lifeguard Warren Serrie (2nd from right) stands with the mother and child tourists from Uzbekistan after they were safely brought back to the beach. Photo: Surin-Bangtao Lifeguard Club

 

PHUKET: Volunteer and former professional lifeguards from the Surin-Bangtao Surf Lifesaving Club yesterday (Oct 29) rescued a family of three from Uzbekistan, including their 9-year-old son, after they did not realize how far a nearly invisible rip current had pulled them from shore.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009004-volunteer-lifeguards-rescue-tourist-family-from-invisible-phuket-rip-currents/

 

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Land Transport Dept to launch TAXI-OK project on Nov 9

 

BANGKOK, 30th October 2017 (NNT) - The Department of Land Transport is expected to officially launch its TAXI-OK application on November 9th to raise the standards of taxi services in Bangkok. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009007-land-transport-dept-to-launch-taxi-ok-project-on-nov-9/

 

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Police raids lead to series of drug arrests in Surat Thani

By Suwannee Bundisak 
The Nation

 

Surat Thani police captured two drug suspects and seized a large amount of “ice” crystal methamphetamine and “yaba” amphetamine pills on Sunday night in Surat Thani’s Wiang Sa district, following an earlier bust that netted an alleged drug dealer in possession of narcotics worth Bt12 million.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009011-police-raids-lead-to-series-of-drug-arrests-in-surat-thani/

 

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Pran Buri park seeks help from soldiers after tonnes of garbage washes ashore

By The Nation

 

Pran Buri Marine Park is seeking help from a local Army camp for soldiers to help collect garbage at the park’s beach after tonnes of garbage washed ashore.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1008971-trash-scares-tourists-off-hua-hin-beach-spurs-authorities-to-clean-up-action/?do=findComment&comment=12402221

 

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DPM calls on armed forces to aid flood victims

 

 

BANGKOK, 30th October 2017 (NNT) – The Deputy Prime Minister for Security Affairs and Defense Minister has ordered military commanders to help citizens affected by flooding as well as the rehabilitation effort once waters subside. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009013-dpm-prawit-calls-on-armed-forces-to-aid-flood-victims/

 

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Tourists enjoy cool sunrise over sea of mist in Chiang Rai

By The Nation

 

Tourists were treated to 15-degree weather on Doi Sangor mountain where they took photos of the sun rising above a sea of mist over the “Golden Triangle” in Chiang Rai on Monday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009014-tourists-enjoy-cool-sunrise-over-sea-of-mist-in-chiang-rai/

 

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Ex-Army captain hears murder charges in Si Sa Ket case

By The Nation

 

 

The former Army captain Supachai Paso went to hear three additional charges brought by Si Sa Ket police on Monday in relation to the death of Juthaporn Oun-on, a Si Sa Ket-based local administration organisation official whose body was found earlier this month.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1008925-ex-army-captain-to-face-murder-charge-as-body-identified/?do=findComment&comment=12402312

 

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SCG gets label for energy-saving roofing products

By The Nation 

 

 

SCG has been awarded an “Energy Saving Label” from the Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency (DEDE) of the Ministry of Energy.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009020-scg-gets-label-for-energy-saving-roofing-products/

 

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Suspect in high-drama Pathumwan shootout linked to previous crimes

By Kornkamon Aksorndech 
The Nation

 

Ekkalak “Ek Namtao” Prada-in, who allegedly held three woman in a Bangkok salon hostage at a gunpoint on Sunday while under the influence of drugs and then was shot three times by police, has a long criminal record, said Pathumwan superintendant Pol Colonel Popthorn Jitman on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1008964-video-shooting-in-bangkok-chief-praises-cops-after-hostage-drama/?do=findComment&comment=12402361

 

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Knife-wielding man robs gold shop in Chanthaburi

By The Nation

 

A knife-wielding man robbed a gold shop in Chanthaburi’s Muang district on Monday and made off with 14 necklaces worth Bt72,000.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009022-knife-wielding-man-robs-gold-shop-in-chanthaburi/