Unidentified man hands over 140,000 meth pills to Bangkok police

By The Nation

 

An unidentified motorcyclist bag said he found a bag containing 140,000 methamphetamine pills in a soi in Bangkok’s Bang Khen district as he handed the drugs over to a policeman late Monday night.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010416-unidentified-man-hands-over-140000-meth-pills-to-bangkok-police/

 

Man believed killed by electric shock from mobile phone recharging

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Police and rescue workers stand in front of Kritsada Jongrak’s rented unit in Srisoonthorn. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Police believe that a man found dead last night (Nov 7) died from an electric shock while listening to music on his headphones while his mobile phone was still plugged into an power board for recharging.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010422-man-believed-killed-by-electric-shock-from-mobile-phone-recharging/

 

UPDATE:

 

Govt may seek more time for public visits to Royal Crematorium

By The Nation

 

 

The government will consider asking for the royal permission to allow people to visit the Royal Crematorium and an exhibition on HM the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s Royal Cremation in the same compound till the end of the year, instead of just the end of this month.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009265-royal-crematorium-exhibition-to-open-thursday-2-nov/?do=findComment&comment=12429441

 

UPDATE:

 

Thailand's main party urges junta to end ban on political activity

Patpicha Tanakasempipat

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand’s Puea Thai Party on Wednesday urged the ruling junta to end a ban on political activity since the 2014 coup, saying it feared a delay could signal that a general election promised for next year might be pushed back yet again.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010391-lift-ban-on-political-activities-pheu-thai-tells-junta/?do=findComment&comment=12429462

 

Twitter to roll out 280-character tweets worldwide

BY REUTERS 

 

REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File Photo

 

(Reuters) – Microblogging website Twitter Inc , known for its iconic 140-character tweets, said on Tuesday it would roll out 280-character tweets to users across the world.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/twitter-roll-280-character-tweets-worldwide/25481/

Prayut poses six new questions to Thais

By The Nation

 

 

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha on Wednesday came up with another set of questions to ask people regarding the future of politics as well as the need to have a new political party.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010427-prayut-poses-six-new-questions-to-thais/

 

 

Army Officer Road Rage Video Goes Viral

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – A heated road-rage argument between a man dressed in military uniform and a woman driving a car has gone viral online after the driver filmed the man making threats and being rude to her.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010439-army-officer-road-rage-video-goes-viral/

 

Police committee plans independent investigative unit

By Prapasri Osathanon 
The Nation

 

Manit Suksomjit

 

The Police Reform Committee plans to establish an independent body to conduct investigations separate from the conventional police force, in response to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s reported instructions.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010441-police-committee-plans-independent-investigative-unit/

 

Acid-Coated, Brain-Bursting Alien Worms Invade Bangkok

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

A New Guinea Flatworm preys on a snail in Pathum Thani province. Photo: Nonn Panitvong

 

BANGKOK – Aliens appeared on Halloween in Bangkok with skin-burning acidic goo and deadly, brain-swelling parasites.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010444-acid-coated-brain-bursting-alien-worms-invade-bangkok/

 

Bangkok ranks as second-most visited city

By The Nation

 

 

Bangkok this year has become the second-most visited city in the world after Hong Kong, according to Euromonitor International’s report released yesterday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010445-bangkok-ranks-as-second-most-visited-city/

 

Man claims ignorance of statutory rape regarding sex with 13-year-old

By The Nation

 

A 28-year-old contractor who was arrested in Bangkok on Wednesday for allegedly luring a 13-year-old girl over Facebook to have sex with him in Phrae province in 2015 claimed he did not know about statutory rape, said Crime Suppression Division deputy chief Pol Col Jirapop Phuridej.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010446-man-claims-ignorance-of-statutory-rape-regarding-sex-with-13-year-old/

 

Facebook wants your nude photos – but it’s for a good reason

BY STAFF WRITER

 

REUTERS/Thomas White

 

Revenge porn in becoming an increasing problem but Facebook are doing all they can to stamp it out.

 

Full Story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/facebook-wants-nude-photos-good-reason/25492/

Storm brings heavy rains to Prachuap Khiri Khan

By The Nation

 

Prachuap Khiri Khan. // Cr.@FireDept33

 

Prachuap Khiri Khan was hit by a depression storm early on Wednesday, bringing heavy rains that were measured at up to 136 millimetres at Bang Saphan district and triggered floods on the highway to the South at Tap Sakae district.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010450-storm-brings-heavy-rains-to-prachuap-khiri-khan/

 

Millions of people tricked into downloading fake version of WhatsApp – find out if you are one

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

It has recently been reported that over one million people have been scammed into downloading a fake version of WhatsApp.

 

Full Story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/millions-people-tricked-downloading-fake-version-whatsapp/25494/

Warning over bogus court officials seeking personal information

By The Nation

 

Court of Justice spokesman Suriyan Hongwilai

 

Court of Justice spokesman Suriyan Hongwilai on Wednesday warned people not to give out personal information or financial details to bogus court officials over the phone.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010459-warning-over-bogus-court-officials-seeking-personal-information/

 

AMLO confiscates land worth Bt2.3 bn over rice deals

By Piyanuch Thamnukasetchai 
The Nation 

 

File phot: Apichart Chansakunporn

 

The Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) has confiscated Bt2.3 billion worth of land plots belonging to TC Property Co Ltd over its link to a rice-deal corruption conviction.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010460-amlo-confiscates-land-worth-bt23-bn-over-rice-deals/

 

"Six foreign tourists dead" as van slams in to turning 10 wheel truck

 

 

As many as six foreign tourists died and several more were injured as a van slammed into the back of a ten wheel truck turning into a quarry in Bang Pa-In, Ayuthaya yesterday afternoon.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1010461-six-foreign-tourists-dead-as-van-slams-in-to-turning-10-wheel-truck/

 

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