Bungling Phuket restobar burglars make off with empty cash register

Shela Riva

 

Despite there being valuables inside the property, the burglars only made of with an empty cash register. Photo: Julia Baranova

 

PHUKET: The owner of the Eat & Talk restobar in Chalong Ms Julia Baranova has confirmed to The Phuket News today (Nov 30) that the restaurant and bar was broken into at an unknown time last night, with the burglars oddly taking nothing but an empty cash register.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013766-bungling-phuket-restobar-burglars-make-off-with-empty-cash-register/

 

‘Mark Pitbull’ interrogated by police over Jomsap donations

By Suriya Patathayo 
The Nation

 

 

Natchapol “Mark Pitbull” Supattana, a social network celebrity who raised funds to help former teacher Jomsap Saenmuangkhot in her failed attempt to petition for a retrial, went to see police on Thursday to insist he had pure intentions to raise funds and nothing to do with an alleged plot to deceive authorities.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013767-‘mark-pitbull’-interrogated-by-police-over-jomsap-donations/

 

Surat Thani roads underwater

By The Nation

 

 

Heavy overnight rain left roads in Surat Thani on Thursday morning impassable in some places and treacherous to use in others.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013768-surat-thani-roads-underwater/

 

Phuket setting up tourist service centres along the west coast beaches

The implementation of tourist service centres is a policy from Phuket's Governor aiming to give information to travellers as well as providing support for any issues such as first aid in an accident or a contact location when people are lost.

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

Phuket’s Vice Governor, Sanit Srivihok, held a meeting yesterday (November 29) to discuss locations for the tourist service centres on each of Phuket’s main beaches.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013770-phuket-setting-up-tourist-service-centres-along-the-west-coast-beaches/

 

Suspect arrested for serial sexual assaults on Bangkok buses

By Kittipong Maneerit 
The Nation

 

 

A 36-year-old man who was arrested for allegedly groping 20 to 30 women on Bangkok buses from August to November has confessed and claimed he could not keep his hands to himself after spotting the victims, a senior police officer said on Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013775-suspect-arrested-for-serial-sexual-assaults-on-bangkok-buses/

 

Southern floods kill five, affect more than 385,000 people

By The Nation

 

Flooding in nine southern provinces amid continued downpours triggered by a strong monsoon have claimed five lives and affected 113,900 families, a senior government official said on Thursday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013776-southern-floods-kill-five-affect-more-than-385000-people/

 

Two civilians injured in Narathiwat bomb attack

By The Nation

 

 

Two civilians were slightly injured when Muslim insurgents detonated a homemade bomb to ambush a team of soldiers from a development corps in Narathiwat’s Joh I Rong district on Thursday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013777-two-civilians-injured-in-narathiwat-bomb-attack/

 

How to check if someone has blocked you on Facebook

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Facebook has a number of features that lets you manage the privacy and security settings on your profile.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/check-someone-blocked-facebook/25974/

Hopes for HIV vaccine buoyed by start of second big trial

By Ben Hirschler

 

FILE PHOTO: People light candles to mark World AIDS day in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines December 1, 2016. REUTERS/Czar Dancel

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists announced the launch of another large HIV vaccine efficacy study on Thursday, fuelling hopes for a protective shot against the virus that causes AIDS, despite past disappointments.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013779-hopes-for-hiv-vaccine-buoyed-by-start-of-second-big-trial/

 

Imagery shows latest North Korean missile larger, more powerful: analysts

By Josh Smith

 

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un is seen as the newly developed intercontinental ballistic rocket Hwasong-15's test was successfully launched, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang November 30, 2017. REUTERS/KCNA

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - Imagery released on Thursday of North Korea's latest missile test showed new rocket engines and a larger design that likely puts Kim Jong Un closer to his goal of being able to deliver a nuclear warhead to a target anywhere in the world, though without great accuracy yet, analysts said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013780-imagery-shows-latest-north-korean-missile-larger-more-powerful-analysts/

 

Cooler temperatures approaching Thailand

 

 

THAILAND, 30 November 2017 (NNT) - Temperatures in the North of Thailand are expected to drop over the weekend, as frost has been detected for the first time this winter at Doi Inthanon.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013782-cooler-temperatures-approaching-thailand/

 

Khlong Chan Credit Union demands DSI return frozen funds

 

 

BANGKOK, 30th November 2017 (NNT) – Khlong Chan Credit Union is pressing the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to released 3.8 billion baht it froze after the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) decided in October that the money should be used to pay damages. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013783-khlong-chan-credit-union-demands-dsi-return-frozen-funds/

 

Japanese man sought in rape and murder of tourist 10 years ago

 

 

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) plans to seek help from Japanese authorities to hunt down a Japanese man in regards to the rape and murder of a Japanese tourist in Sukhothai 10 years ago.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013790-japanese-man-sought-in-rape-and-murder-of-tourist-10-years-ago/

 

Fraudulent Call Centre Gangs Target Chiang Mai

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – Police have warned of a fraudulent gang posing as a call centre claiming to be from the Anti-Money Laundering Office asking for money to be ‘examined’ by transfer.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013804-fraudulent-call-centre-gangs-target-chiang-mai/

 

Former foreign minister Surin Pitsuwan dies at 68

 

 

Former foreign minister and ex- Asean Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan died from heart failure on Thursday in hospital. He was 68 and is survived by his wife and three children.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013805-former-foreign-minister-surin-pitsuwan-dies-at-68/

 

Europe draws in nearly half of funds raised via initial coin offerings - report

Jamillah Knowles

 

A Bitcoin (virtual currency) coin is seen in an illustration picture taken at La Maison du Bitcoin in Paris, France, June 23, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/Illustration

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Nearly half of the cash that has poured into newly issued cryptocurrencies in recent years has been raised in Europe, research published on Thursday showed.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013807-europe-draws-in-nearly-half-of-funds-raised-via-initial-coin-offerings-report/

 

Bitcoin not big enough to threaten world economy, BoE deputy says

Reuters Staff

 

Bank of England Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe speaks at the 'Future Forum 2017' event in St George's Hall, Liverpool, Britain November 16, 2017. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin is not at a size where it would pose a risk to the global economy, Bank of England Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe said on Wednesday, as the virtual currency soared to a record high above $10,000 on major exchange.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013808-bitcoin-not-big-enough-to-threaten-world-economy-boe-deputy-says/

 

Nursery school teacher apologises for mistreating kid

 

 

A teacher of a nursery school in Lat Krabang district has apologised to the parents after a video clip which showed she was unreasonably mistreating a kid, about 3-4 years old, in her care was posted on Facebook.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013809-nursery-school-teacher-apologises-for-mistreating-kid/

 

New technology from Google will tell you when someone is snooping on your smartphone

By Staff Writer

 

 

Researchers at Google are developing technology which will notify you if someone is looking over your shoulder to snoop on your smartphone.

 

Full Story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/new-technology-google-will-tell-someone-snooping-smartphone/25976/

Bodybuilder who threatened police pleads guilty

By Kornkamon Aksorndej
The Nation

 

 

A former body builder on Thursday pleaded guilty to seven charges, including driving under the influence of alcohol, insulting policemen, and barging into a traffic police booth.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013815-bodybuilder-who-threatened-police-pleads-guilty/

 

Toon’s Body Slams Into Bangkok Tuesday

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Toon Bodyslam gives a high-five to a child Saturday in Prachuap Khiri Khan province

 

BANGKOK — Rock star philanthropist “Toon Bodyslam,” who’s charity run has captivated millions nationwide, is due to set foot in the capital Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013816-toon’s-body-slams-into-bangkok-tuesday/

 

Thai PBS journalist detained on 2015 trespassing warrant

By Pratch Rujivanarom
The Nation

 

Photo from: Mueng Rae Muang Loei's Facebook fanpage

 

Kanchanaburi border authorities arrested Thai PBS journalist Jamon Sonpednarin on Wednesday and transferred him to Wang Saphung police in line with arrest warrant issued last year.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013817-thai-pbs-journalist-detained-on-2015-trespassing-warrant/

 

Tourists and exports drove Thai economic expansion in October

 

Thailand’s economy continued to expand through October, according to the Bank of Thailand in a Thursday report.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013818-tourists-and-exports-drove-thai-economic-expansion-in-october/

 

Last ‘open season’ for tourists visiting Phi Phi’s Maya Bay

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Phi Phi national park officers will start to limit the number of tourists allowed to visit Maya Bay from June next year. Photo: DNP

 

PHUKET:-- There will be no limit on the number of tourists allowed to visit the famed Maya Bay near Phi Phi Island during the upcoming tourism high season, the Chief of the Hat Nopparat- Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, Worapoj Lomlim, has confirmed.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013819-last-‘open-season’-for-tourists-visiting-phi-phi’s-maya-bay/

 

New Cabinet set for oath of office

By The Nation

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Thursday led his fifth Cabinet to take the oath of office before King Rama X at the Amphorn Satharn Villa in the Dusit Palace.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013820-new-cabinet-set-for-oath-of-office/

 

Senior monk bailed on sexual abuse charge, arrested for embezzlement

By Kesinee Tangkhieo, 
Kornkamol Aksorndej 
The Nation

 

 

The police Counter Corruption Division (CCD) appeared at the Criminal Court on Thursday to arrest a senior monk as soon as he was released on bail after being charged with sexual abuse.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013827-senior-monk-bailed-on-sexual-abuse-charge-arrested-for-embezzlement/

 

Senior monk bailed on sexual abuse charge, arrested for embezzlement

By Kesinee Tangkhieo, 
Kornkamol Aksorndej 
The Nation

 

 

The police Counter Corruption Division (CCD) appeared at the Criminal Court on Thursday to arrest a senior monk as soon as he was released on bail after being charged with sexual abuse.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013827-senior-monk-bailed-on-sexual-abuse-charge-arrested-for-embezzlement/

 

Bangkok police report three cases cleared up - taxi drivers, frauds and foreign romance scammers arrested

 

 

Police gathered at an open air press conference at the national Stadium yesterday to report on the resolution of several high profile cases in recent days.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013828-bangkok-police-report-three-cases-cleared-up-taxi-drivers-frauds-and-foreign-romance-scammers-arrested/

 

Pack of Thai men on bikes "hired" to assault Kazakh guide in brazen Pattaya attack

 

 

Five Thai men on two motorcycles attacked a Kazakh tour guide at the lights on Sukhumvit Road on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1013831-pack-of-thai-men-on-bikes-hired-to-assault-kazakh-guide-in-brazen-pattaya-attack/