Man Denies Raping Dead Girlfriend’s Young Daughter

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

  

Suspect Neung Tongbao, 39, seated in brown, Tuesday at the Pattaya City Police Station.

 

PATTAYA — A stepfather accused of raping his deceased girlfriend’s 5-year-old daughter maintained Wednesday that she was injured falling down stairs despite medical evidence to the contrary.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011411-man-denies-raping-dead-girlfriend’s-young-daughter/

 

Gun firing Phuket policeman treated for mental health issues at psychiatric hospital

Shela Riva

 

Police attend the scene of the incident on October 27. Photo: Thalang Police

 

PHUKET: L/Cpl Ruangrit Jaritgam of the Phuket City Police, who was charged on multiple counts after he fired his gun at a petrol station injuring another man late last month, is currently being treated for mental health issues in Suansaranrom Psychiatric Hospital in Surat Thani, Deputy Chief of the Thalang Police Lt Col Anukul Nuket has confirmed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011415-gun-firing-phuket-policeman-treated-for-mental-health-issues-at-psychiatric-hospital/

 

Going strong after 70 years: UK's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip celebrate platinum anniversary

By Michael Holden

 

Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visit Pangbourne College near Reading, May 9, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Files

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth will add another landmark to her record-breaking reign on Monday when she and Prince Philip celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011418-going-strong-after-70-years-uks-queen-elizabeth-and-prince-philip-celebrate-platinum-anniversary/

 

North Korea's Kim trades missiles for tractors during testing lull

By Josh Smith and Hyonhee Shin

 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gives field guidance to the Kumsong Tractor Factory in this undated picture provided by KCNA in Pyongyang on November 15, 2017. KCNA via Reuters

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - After a summer filled with flaming rockets and an earth-shaking nuclear blast, North Korea's state media is portraying Kim Jong Un as a leader who has temporarily traded weapons for workshops.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011419-north-koreas-kim-trades-missiles-for-tractors-during-testing-lull/

 

Loei to spend Bt30 million building ‘most thrilling’ skywalk

By The Nation

 

 

Loei approved a budget of Bt30 million on Wednesday for the construction of a skywalk overlooking two rivers at the border with Laos.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011420-loei-to-spend-bt30-million-building-‘most-thrilling’-skywalk/

 

Storeowner killed ‘execution-style’ in Narathiwat

By The Nation

 

 

A grocery storeowner was shot dead in Narathiwat province on Wednesday morning in what police believe was a personal conflict.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011421-storeowner-killed-‘execution-style’-in-narathiwat/

 

Fishermen show support for Agriculture minister

By The Nation

 

 

Fishermen from 20 provinces gathered at Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry to show the support for General Chatchai Sarikulya to remain on the position of Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister and continue tackling illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011422-thai-fishermen-show-support-for-agriculture-minister/

 

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Abbot grants scholarship to disabled calligraphy prodigy

By Boonpim Baiya 
The Nation

 

 

The abbot of Wat Phra Thaen Si La At in Uttaradit’s Laplae district has granted a scholarship of Bt5,000 a year for a disabled schoolgirl who recently won a prize writing with her foot in a national-level Thai writing and calligraphy contest. The scholarship is valid until Thikhamporn Mendoza, 17, graduates from Mathayom 6.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011294-family-appeals-for-help-after-disabled-schoolgirl-wins-calligraphy-contest/?do=findComment&comment=12449665

 

Chaktip declines comment on resignation 

By Thai PBS

 

 

The commissioner of the Royal Thai Police declined comment on widespread report that he would step down to join the new cabinet of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011425-chaktip-declines-comment-on-resignation/

 

Police re-enact Health Ministry car accident

By The Nation

 

 

Police on Wednesday planned to conduct a simulation of the incident in which Public Health Ministry senior official Dr Yorn Chiranakhon’s car hit a security guard in the ministry compound in Nonthaburi’s Muang district last Friday, said acting national police deputy chief Pol General Weerachai Songmetta.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011426-police-re-enact-health-ministry-car-accident/   
 

 

Prachuap Khiri Khan road work to be suspended for ‘Toon’ run

By The Nation

 

File photo: at Surat Thani

 

Ongoing repairs of Phetkasem Road in Prachuap Khiri Khan will be suspended from next Wednesday to November 26 as rock star Artiwara “Toon” Kongmalai and his group are expected to run through the area.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011429-prachuap-khiri-khan-road-work-to-be-suspended-for-‘toon’-run/

 

Major roads partially closed for ‘Amazing Thailand’ parade during your commute home tonight

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

 

A file photo of Ratchaprasong Intersection. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

 

The traffic outside Siam Paragon and Ratchaprasong area will be partially closed to make way for the “Amazing Thailand Tourism Year 2018” parade from 5pm – 9pm, local media reported today.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011431-major-roads-partially-closed-for-‘amazing-thailand’-parade-during-your-commute-home-tonight/

 

China's JD.com invited to attend Thailand's e-commerce week

Source: Xinhua|Editor: Liangyu

 

BANGKOK, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's digital economy body is inviting China's e-commerce giant JD.com, Inc., also known as Jingdong, to the country's incoming e-commerce week, said an official on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011432-chinas-jdcom-invited-to-attend-thailands-e-commerce-week/

 

Wissanu approves of EC petition to high court regarding new elections

By The Nation

 

Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam

 

Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said on Wednesday that the Election Commission (EC) could petition the Constitutional Court to ask about its authority to hold local elections.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011435-wissanu-approves-of-ec-petition-to-high-court-regarding-new-elections/

 

Phuket’s eyesore coastal road construction to stay

The Phuket News

 

Construction of the resort on the road through Ao Saen to Krathing Cape on Phuket's southwest coast was ordered to stop on July 31. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub / file

 

PHUKET: The revised plans for the controversial buildings under construction on Krathing Cape, on the coastal road just north of Nai Harn Beach on Phuket’s southwest coast, have been approved and the structures will stay, albeit with modifications to reduce their heights, Rawai Mayor Aroon Solos has confirmed to The Phuket News.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011437-phuket’s-eyesore-coastal-road-construction-to-stay/

 

 

Charity Concert Cheque Presentation to Chiang Mai Red Cross Chapter

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – Mr Max Musto, General Manager of Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai and Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle recently presented a cheque of Baht 77,000 to the President of Chiang Mai Red Cross Chapter, Mrs Molsuda Chamniprasart together with the governor of Chiang Mai, Mr Pawin Chamniprasart.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011442-charity-concert-cheque-presentation-to-chiang-mai-red-cross-chapter/

 

His Majesty grants flowers, energy drinks, sweets to Toon

By The Nation

 

 

His Majesty the King on Wednesday granted flowers, energy drinks and Thai traditional sweets from His Majesty’s kitchen to provide moral support to charity running hero Artiwara “Toon” Kongmalai.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011444-his-majesty-grants-flowers-energy-drinks-sweets-to-toon/

 

People asked not to get panicked by New Guinea flatworm

 

 

There have so far been no confirmation reports from the Disease Control Department that New Guinea flatworm, which has been found in Thailand, is a carrier of meningitis, an inflammation or swelling of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011446-people-asked-not-to-get-panicked-by-new-guinea-flatworm/

 

Mystery after metal falls from the sky in Ubon Ratchathani

By The Nation

 

 

Metal pieces of unknown origin fell from the sky onto a villager’s rubber plantation following the sound of an explosion reported by residents of Tambon Na Pho Klang in Ubon Ratchathani’s Khong Chiam district on Wednesday morning.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011447-mystery-after-metal-falls-from-the-sky-in-ubon-ratchathani/

 

Phuket locals rally, force construction of Surin Beach seawall on hold

 

 

PHUKET:-- Construction of the “underground” seawall at Surin Beach was put on hold today (Nov 15) after more than 50 residents massed at the construction site on the beach demanding an explanation of what was going on.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011448-phuket-locals-rally-force-construction-of-surin-beach-seawall-on-hold/

 

Phuket motorbike theft ring members admit to stealing over 30 vehicles

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Police present lone motorbike thief 35-year-old Pornchai ‘Porn’ Khamrueng from Udon Thani to the media today (Nov 15). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET:-- Phuket City Police have arrested two Thai men involved in a motorbike theft ring operating in Phuket and Myanmar, revealed Phuket Provincial Police Commander Maj Gen Teeraphol Thipjaroen in a press conference held today (Nov 15).

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011449-phuket-motorbike-theft-ring-members-admit-to-stealing-over-30-vehicles/

 

Brothers arrested for selling rare birds online

By The Nation

 

 

The National Parks Department’s wildlife crime suppression taskforce, Yiaw Dong, yesterday raided a house in Nonthaburi and seized 76 protected species of wild birds.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011457-brothers-arrested-for-selling-rare-birds-online/

 

The rich just got richer: Three Thai families make it to ‘Asia’s 50 Richest’ list by Forbes

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Red bull heir Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya“ is on the run from charges in a fatal hit and run killing. Photo: Vorayuth Yoovidhya/ Facebook

 

Three powerful Thai clans have been named to the latest Forbes Asia’s 50 Richest Families list, and they have gotten even richer since last year.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011459-the-rich-just-got-richer-three-thai-families-make-it-to-‘asia’s-50-richest’-list-by-forbes/

 

10 year old boy who looks like his mum unlocks her iPhone X with Face ID

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

A 10 year old boy who looks like his mum was able to unlock her iPhone X using Face ID.

 

Full Story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/10-year-old-boy-looks-like-mum-unlocks-iphone-x-face-id/25655/

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