London theatre says 20 men made allegations against Kevin Spacey

 

FILE PHOTO - 71st Tony Awards Arrivals New York City, U.S., 11/06/2017 - Actor Kevin Spacey. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - The Old Vic theatre in London said on Thursday it had received 20 separate allegations of inappropriate conduct by Kevin Spacey from 20 men who came into contact with him at the theatre, or in connection with it, between 1995 and 2013.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011704-london-theatre-says-20-men-made-allegations-against-kevin-spacey/

 

Video: "Find the driver who left my dad for dead", begs Chiang Mai daughter

 

Picture: Manager

 

A Chiang Mai woman has gone on Facebook to try to trace a pick-up driver who nearly killed her father on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011706-video-find-the-driver-who-left-my-dad-for-dead-begs-chiang-mai-daughter/

 

NACC gives itself top marks in integrity report

By The Nation

 

 

The nation’s anti-corruption organisation gave itself the top marks among five independent groups in its integrity and transparency assessment report released on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011707-nacc-gives-itself-top-marks-in-integrity-report/

 

Former nurse arrested for alleged abortion services in Nakhon Ratchasima

By The Nation

 

Police have arrested a former nurse for allegedly running an illegal abortion clinic in Nakhon Ratchasima’s Mueang district.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011708-former-nurse-arrested-for-alleged-abortion-services-in-nakhon-ratchasima/

 

Donations rise to Bt253 million on Day 17 of ‘Toon’ run

By The Nation

 

The public were not allowed to join the run by rock star Artiwara “Toon” Kongmalai on Day 17 of his acclaimed 2,191-kilometre run for charity on Friday, while donations rose to over Bt253 million.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011709-donations-rise-to-bt253-million-on-day-17-of-‘toon’-run/

 

Goodbye hanging wires - hello modern Bangkok!

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Work has begun to bury wires on one of Bangkok's most famous arteries - Sukhumvit Road.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011710-goodbye-hanging-wires-hello-modern-bangkok/

 

GLO scraps contracts with over 4,000 lottery dealers for selling lottery tickets in sets 

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Government Lottery Office (GLO) has scrapped the contracts with 3,858 lottery dealers and also with 544 registered lottery traders after finding out that they were involved in selling tickets in sets for higher prices, said GLO spokesman Thanawat Polvichai on Thursday (Nov 16).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011711-glo-scraps-contracts-with-over-4000-lottery-dealers-for-selling-lottery-tickets-in-sets /

 

New Auditor General candidate Prajak passes first approval

By The Nation

 

Prajak Boonyoung

 

Prajak Boonyoung was unanimously approved on Thursday for promotion to Auditor General on Thursday from his current deputy position.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011712-new-auditor-general-candidate-prajak-passes-first-approval/

 

Chinese tourist dies after falling into hotel lake in Pangnga

 

video screenshot

 

Video footage showed nurses giving CPR to an elderly Chinese tourist who had fallen into a lake at a hotel in the southern Thai province of Pangnga.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011713-chinese-tourist-dies-after-falling-into-hotel-lake-in-pangnga/

 

Thailand May Be Joining Southeast Asia Growth Boom Despite Baht

By Suttinee Yuvejwattana

 

-- Economists see 3.8% third-quarter GDP growth, best since 2013

-- Rising exports and tourism weathered surge in the currency

 

An economic boom that’s reverberated across Southeast Asia has finally crossed over to Thailand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011714-thailand-may-be-joining-southeast-asia-growth-boom-despite-baht/

 

Business registrations up 18 percent in October

 

BANGKOK, 17th November 2017 (NNT) – Continued economic expansion this year has boosted the confidence of business operators, with more than 6,000 new companies registered in October, bringing the year’s total so far to over 60,000. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011716-business-registrations-up-18-percent-in-october/

 

Hundreds flocking to Udon shrine as famous medium leads the way to lottery riches!

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A steady flow of people hoping to get rich in the latest lottery draw followed a famous medium to an Udon Thani shrine this week.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011717-hundreds-flocking-to-udon-shrine-as-famous-medium-leads-the-way-to-lottery-riches/

 

British man, 80, missing in Phuket

The Phuket News

 

Any persons who believe they have seen Mr Russell are urged to call the family urgently at 061-1735550.

 

PHUKET: The family of 80-year-old British national Christopher John Russell are appealing for any information that may lead to his safe return to their home in Cherng Talay.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011719-british-man-80-missing-in-phuket/

 

Oops! Illegal underground lottery seller makes a mistake with the numbers.....

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

An illegal underground lottery seller made a crucial error when sending a fax ahead of the latest prize draw.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011720-oops-illegal-underground-lottery-seller-makes-a-mistake-with-the-numbers/

 

Arizona man sentenced to die for murdering girl by locking her in box

By David Schwartz

 

PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona man was sentenced to death on Thursday for murdering a 10-year-old girl, by locking her in a footlocker for taking a Popsicle without permission, a court official said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011722-arizona-man-sentenced-to-die-for-murdering-girl-by-locking-her-in-box/

 

Syrian government bombing, rebel shells hit Damascus and suburbs

 

A Syrian boy runs past a damaged building in Douma, in the eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta, Syria November 15, 2017. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh

 

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Shelling by Syrian rebels killed six people in Damascus on Thursday, state media said, while a war monitor said government bombing killed 14 in the city's rebel-held eastern suburbs.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011723-syrian-government-bombing-rebel-shells-hit-damascus-and-suburbs/

 

Chinese Consulate gifts B200k for Phuket CCTV cameras

The Phuket News

 

The B200,000 cheque was handed over on Wednesday (Nov 15). Photo: PPAO

 

PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Administrative Organisation (PPAO, or OrBorJor) has been gifted B200,000 from the Chinese Consulate office in Phuket to pay for CCTV cameras to be installed at Chalong Pier.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011724-chinese-consulate-gifts-b200k-for-phuket-cctv-cameras/

 

Swede busted for selling chewing tobacco without work permit

 

PATTAYA:-- A Swedish man was arrested for selling chewing tobacco over the internet.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011726-swede-busted-for-selling-chewing-tobacco-without-work-permit/

 

Video: Not the gatecrashers you want at your Pattaya pool birthday party

 

Picture: Siamchon News

 

A second hand car dealer from Bangkok and many of his friends had a shock when the head of Bang Lamung police and provincial authorities popped in.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011731-video-not-the-gatecrashers-you-want-at-your-pattaya-pool-birthday-party/

 

Ukrainian deported for overstay

 

PATTAYA:--A Ukrainian man has been deported after overstaying his Thai visa by 78 days.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011728-ukrainian-deported-for-overstay/

 

Pattaya to taxi drivers: Don’t rip off fleet show sailors

Tourism Director Ornwara Korapin reminds everyone to be “perfect hosts” and not exploit sailors from foreign navies in Pattaya this week for the international fleet show.

 

PATTAYA:-- Pattaya officials pleaded with city taxi drivers and tourism companies to be “perfect hosts” and not exploit sailors from foreign navies in Pattaya this week for the international fleet show.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011732-pattaya-to-taxi-drivers-don’t-rip-off-fleet-show-sailors/

Fully-loaded moving truck destroyed by fire

 

SATTAHIP:-- A million baht in furniture went up in flames when a six-wheeled moving truck caught fire in Sattahip.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011733-fully-loaded-moving-truck-destroyed-by-fire/

 

Prayut coy about taking on Defence Minister role

By The Nation

 

 

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha urged media on Friday morning to "wait and see" whether he would also appoint himself Defence Minister in the upcoming fourth Cabinet shuffle of his government.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011737-prayut-coy-about-taking-on-defence-minister-role/

 

International Fleet Review 2017 underway

 

 

RTN hosts International Fleet Review 2017

 

PATTAYA:--The Royal Thai Navy is hosting the International Fleet Review 2017 in and around Pattaya Bay to mark ASEAN’s 50th anniversary since its founding. As of Nov. 13, 26 modern warships and 10,000 crew members and representatives from 40 countries were expected to join the historic fleet showcase in Pattaya Bay from 13 – 22 November.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011738-international-fleet-review-2017-underway/

 

Special Report: Twice burned - How Mt. Gox's bitcoin customers could lose again

By Alexandra Harney and Steve Stecklow

 

FILE PHOTO: Mark Karpeles (R), chief executive of defunct bitcoin exchange Mt Gox, attends a news conference after a trial on charges of embezzlement in Tokyo, Japan July 11, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - When Mt. Gox, the world's largest bitcoin trading exchange, collapsed in early 2014, more than 24,000 customers around the world lost access to hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of cryptocurrency and cash.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011744-special-report-twice-burned-how-mt-goxs-bitcoin-customers-could-lose-again/

 

Bitcoin is a bubble, no plans to short-sell: Japan Post Bank CIO

By Tomo Uetake and Hideyuki Sano

 

Japan Post Bank Chief Investment Officer Katsunori Sago speaks during an interview with Reuters in Tokyo, Japan February 16, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/Files

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - Bitcoin is in a bubble and its fair value should be around $100, or about 99 percent below the current level, Katsunori Sago, chief investment officer of Japan Post Bank said on Thursday.

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011746-bitcoin-is-a-bubble-no-plans-to-short-sell-japan-post-bank-cio/

 

B30mn tour boat set ablaze in Phuket shipyard fire

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Firefighters had the blaze quickly under control. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A new tour boat under construction for about B30-40 million suffered an estimated B200,000 in damage after it caught fire at a shipyard east of Phuket Town yesterday afternoon (Nov 16).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011748-b30mn-tour-boat-set-ablaze-in-phuket-shipyard-fire/

 

Notorious Mafia boss Salvatore 'Toto' Riina dies aged 87

 

Notorious Sicilian Mafia boss Salvatore "Toto" Riina has died from cancer, Italian media reports say.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1011756-notorious-mafia-boss-salvatore-toto-riina-dies-aged-87/

 

Newly discovered hack means people can still read your deleted WhatsApp messages

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

We all thought that WhatsApp had answered our problems when they introduced the option to unsend potentially embarrassing messages, however, it seems that they may have been too hasty.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/newly-discovered-hack-means-people-can-still-read-deleted-whatsapp-messages/25688/

McAfee’s email protection software exposed users to dangerous banking trojan

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

McAfee’s own email hacking protection, ClickProtect was used to propagate a banking malware.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/mcafees-email-protection-software-exposed-users-dangerous-banking-trojan/25690/