Bush 41 calls Trump a 'blowhard'; White House strikes back

By Javier De Diego and Jamie Gangel, CNN

 

(CNN)The White House has struck back at both Bush presidents Saturday after the two made stinging comments about President Donald Trump in a new book about the father and son.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009981-bush-41-calls-trump-a-blowhard-white-house-strikes-back/

 

Indian thief turns on the waterworks after Bangkok airport arrest

 

Picture: Khao San Muang Prakarn

 

An Indian thief preying on passengers told a sob story after he was caught stealing from an Egyptian man at Suvarnabhumi Airport.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009990-indian-thief-turns-on-the-waterworks-after-bangkok-airport-arrest/

 

“Cambodian traffickers almost killed me,  now my life is ruined”

 

 

After working as a diving instructor, Didier Ruckh joined a company working with the military police in Cambodia to protect the forest against deforestation and stop illegal trafficking of animals.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009992-“cambodian-traffickers-almost-killed-me  now-my-life-is-ruined”/

 

Teens beat rivals inside Samut Sakhon hospital emergency room

By The Nation

 

A group of some 10 teenagers followed their rivals into an emergency room of the Krathumban district hospital in Samut Sakhon to continue a fight and then fired a gun before leaving.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009993-teens-beat-rivals-inside-samut-sakhon-hospital-emergency-room/

Man crushed to death by company bus while crossing road

By The Nation

 

A 63-year-old man was hit and crushed to death by a company bus in Prachiburi’s Si Mahapho district Sunday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009994-man-crushed-to-death-by-company-bus-while-crossing-road/

 

Aussie hotelier calls in the media after "malicious" posts on Agoda and Trip Advisor

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

An Australian hotelier in Pattaya consulted police and called in the media after losing business due to what he termed as malicious posts of a guest about his stay.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009996-aussie-hotelier-calls-in-the-media-after-malicious-posts-on-agoda-and-trip-advisor/

 

Restaurant wars: Pakistani stabbed "for having more customers"

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A Pakistani restaurant owner went to Pattaya police to say he had been stabbed in the neck.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009997-restaurant-wars-pakistani-stabbed-for-having-more-customers/

 

Flash floods kill 5 in Malaysia, army deploys to rescue thousands of displaced

 

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Flash floods caused by hours of torrential rain killed at least five people in Malaysia and military forces deployed on Sunday to help rescue thousands of displaced people in the northern state of Penang.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009999-flash-floods-kill-5-in-malaysia-army-deploys-to-rescue-thousands-of-displaced/

 

No dogs allowed in public parks, BMA insists 

By The Nation

 

Pet dogs will not be allowed entry to public parks of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, deputy governor Chakkaphan Piewngrm said on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010002-no-dogs-allowed-in-public-parks-bma-insists /

 

Health Ministry reminds emergency patients of universal coverage

 

BANGKOK, 6th November 2017 (NNT) – The Ministry of Public Health has ordered its hospitals to ensure they acknowledge that emergency patients are entitled to treatment at any facilities. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010004-thai-health-ministry-reminds-emergency-patients-of-universal-coverage/

 

Pattaya police chief talks insurance as Chinese tourist dies on "seawalker" tour

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A 52 year old Chinese tourist has died after an accident while taking part in "seawalking" off Koh Lan.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010005-pattaya-police-chief-talks-insurance-as-chinese-tourist-dies-on-seawalker-tour/

 

UPDATE:

 

Gunman kills at least 26 worshippers at small-town Texas church

By Lisa Maria Garza

 

Police have closed off the roads near the scene of the First Baptist Church shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas, U.S., November 5, 2017. REUTERS/Joe Mitchell

 

SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (Reuters) - A gunman dressed in black tactical gear massacred at least 26 worshippers and wounded 20 others at a white-steepled church in Texas on Sunday, carrying out the latest in a series of mass shootings that have plagued the United States.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009963-gunman-opens-fire-at-texas-church-killing-at-least-20/?do=findComment&comment=12422038

 

Video: Sea rescue as 11 tourists and crew saved from pleasure boat

 

Picture: TNews

 

Video posted online showed the efforts of Pattaya Sea Rescue to save seven passengers and four crew aboard a boat in trouble in high seas off Koh Khram, Sattahip.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010010-video-sea-rescue-as-11-tourists-and-crew-saved-from-pleasure-boat/

 

Vietnamese woman delivers baby girl at Phitsanulok roadside

By The Nation

 

A Vietnamese woman delivered her baby girl while waiting for a taxi to take her to a hospital in Phisanulok’s Mueang district on Monday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010011-vietnamese-woman-delivers-baby-girl-at-phitsanulok-roadside/

 

Video: Mother with baby in arms doing Ya Ba "reflects Thai society"

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

Comment was rife online about problems in Thai society after a Thai man posted video of a young mother taking Ya Ba with her infant child in her arms.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010013-video-mother-with-baby-in-arms-doing-ya-ba-reflects-thai-society/

 

Don Muang Airport ramp closure to begin today

 

BANGKOK, 6th November 2017 (NNT) - The Department of Highways has begun its closure of an outbound traffic lane on Vipavadee Road in the area of Don Muang Airport’s entry bridge, to facilitate its expansion to three lanes in anticipation of increased traffic in the near future. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010016-don-muang-airport-ramp-closure-to-begin-today/

 

Video: If you want a taxi - call a policeman!

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

Thai social media was full of praise for a Bangkok cop shown on a video calling a taxi for a woman after many refused to stop.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010018-video-if-you-want-a-taxi-call-a-policeman/

 

Hackers are using Google Search results to spread dangerous banking trojan

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD

 

 

Hackers are infecting Google Search results with a dangerous new form of malware, security researchers have warned.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/hackers-using-google-search-results-spread-dangerous-banking-trojan/25441/

Amazon discounts other sellers’ products as retail competition stiffens

BY REUTERS

 

REUTERS/Carlos Jasso/Illustration/Files

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc is cutting prices of products from third-party sellers on its website, moving beyond its more typical method of discounts on items it sells directly.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/amazon-discounts-sellers-products-retail-competition-stiffens/25445/

129m passengers use 6 airports run by AoT in fiscal 2017

 

 

A total of 129.20 million passengers travelled through the six airports operated by the Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT) in fiscal 2017 (October 2016-September 2017), a 7.73% increase from the previous year, said AoT president Nitinai Sirisamatthakarn.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010019-129m-passengers-travelled-through-thailands-6-main-airports-in-fiscal-2017/

 

Police summon stepfather over 15-year old girl’s rape allegations

By The Nation

 

Krabi police have summoned a 67-year-old man to face charges after the girl filed a compliant that she has been raped by her stepfather for the past five years.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010020-krabi-police-summon-stepfather-over-15-year-old-girl’s-rape-allegations/

 

UPDATE:

 

Death toll from Vietnam storm nears 50

By Mai Nguyen

 

Officials sail a boat out of a submerged local government building after typhoon Damrey hits Vietnam in Hue city, Vietnam November 5, 2017. REUTERS/Kham

 

DANANG, Vietnam (Reuters) - The death toll from the typhoon that struck Vietnam at the weekend has risen to at least 49, the government said on Monday.

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009877-at-least-19-dead-as-typhoon-damrey-sweeps-into-vietnam/?do=findComment&comment=12422239

 

Makeup Store Apologizes For Sale Fiasco

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

Shoppers at Eveandboy on Friday, the first day of its Shocking!! Pink Day sale. Photo: Eveandboy / Facebook

 

BANGKOK — A downtown makeup store apologized Sunday after it came under fire for false advertising and poor service from some of the hundreds of people who queued for hours over the weekend.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010029-makeup-store-in-bangkok-apologizes-for-sale-fiasco/

 

Fake land deeds in Krabi

"I have lent that person 300,000 Baht. After that, the person kept quiet and never paid anything. I rechecked the title deeds again and found that they could be fake."

By Nattha Thepbamrung and Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

On November 4, Village Chief of Moo 3, Khaokram subdistrict in Krabi, Sucha Wansuk, received a complaint from the villagers, 67 year old Sompat Sengyong and 46 year old Sumalee Saeho, who say they lost money from the mortgage on about 10 fake title deeds.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010030-fake-land-deeds-in-krabi/

Phuket food vendors moved as Lucky Complex renovations begin

The Phuket News

 

The food vendors in front of the Lucky Complex at Saphan Hin have been ordered to move. Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: Food vendors in front of the abandoned Lucky Complex building at Saphan Hin have been ordered to leave the area due to the amount of litter left strewn behind near the popular recreation park.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010031-phuket-food-vendors-moved-as-lucky-complex-renovations-begin/

Avoid alcohol during cold weather, doctor warns

By The Nation

 

Doctors have warned against drinking alcohol during the cold weather that has already come to many parts of Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010033-avoid-alcohol-during-cold-weather-doctor-warns/

 

Over 4,200 tourists chill in Doi Inthanon visit on Sunday

By The Nation

 

 

Tourists continued to pour in to the popular Do Inthanon mountaintop in Chiang Mai with their number registered at 4,213 on Sunday, park officials said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010035-over-4200-tourists-chill-in-doi-inthanon-visit-on-sunday/

 

‘Sad’ woman, 55, found dead in wheelchair in Roi Et house

By The Nation

 

A 55-year-old woman who lived alone after being abandoned by her husband was found dead in her wheelchair Sunday evening following the deaths of her mother and brother, said a relative.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010037-‘sad’-woman-55-found-dead-in-wheelchair-in-roi-et-house/

 

Chinese bike-sharing service receives good respond from Thai students after three months in service

By Thai PBS

 

 

Chinese bike-sharing giant Ofo Inc says its bike sharing service in Thailand was well received in the market although there need to have improvement by the state on its public utilities to promote bike using in city travelling.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010038-chinese-bike-sharing-service-receives-good-respond-from-thai-students-after-three-months-in-service/

 

Trump says Texas shooting due to 'mental health problem,' not a gun issue

 

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Japan, November 6, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday called the mass shooting in Texas that left at least 26 people dead a "mental health problem," not "a gun situation."

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010039-trump-says-texas-shooting-due-to-mental-health-problem-not-a-gun-issue/