Wildfire burns homes, winery in L.A.'s posh Bel-Air neighbourhood

By Dan Whitcomb

 

Embers continue burning near a home that was damaged during the Creek Fire in the San Fernando Valley north of Los Angeles, in Sylmar, California, U.S., December 5, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A wind-whipped wildfire raged on Wednesday into a wealthy Southern California neighbourhood, destroying at least six homes, threatening hundreds more and scorching a building at a winery owned by billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014789-wildfire-burns-homes-winery-in-las-posh-bel-air-neighbourhood/

 

Chiang Mai plays host to children’s book fair

 

BANGKOK, 7th December 2017 (NNT) - The northern province of Chiang Mai has played host to an event aimed at turning the city into Southeast Asia’s copyright trade center of books for children and youths. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014790-chiang-mai-plays-host-to-children’s-book-fair/

 

Chiang Mai makes preparations for 2018's haze hazards

 

CHIANG MAI, 7 December 2017 (NNT) – Chiang Mai province is making preparations to prevent and mitigate possible haze hazards during next year's dry season. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014791-chiang-mai-makes-preparations-for-2018s-haze-hazards/

 

Dengue vaccine not common in Thailand, import ban not imposed: MOPH

 

NONTHABURI, 7 December 2017 (NNT) – Thailand currently imposes no import ban for a dengue vaccine, which is not a common practice in this country, said Public Health Minister Piyasakol Sakolsatayadorn. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014792-dengue-vaccine-not-common-in-thailand-import-ban-not-imposed-moph/

 

Exclusive: U.S. asks Israel to restrain response to Jerusalem move - document

By Arshad Mohammed

 

An Israeli flag is seen near the Dome of the Rock, located in Jerusalem's Old City on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount December 6, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is asking Israel to temper its response to the U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as its capital because Washington expects a backlash and is weighing the potential threat to U.S. facilities and people, according to a State Department document seen by Reuters on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014793-exclusive-us-asks-israel-to-restrain-response-to-jerusalem-move-document/

 

Police join soldiers in Pattaya karaoke sting operation - female extortionist nabbed

 

Picture Pattaya News

 

A woman was arrested yesterday after she tried to extort 25,000 baht from a karaoke lounge.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014795-police-join-soldiers-in-pattaya-karaoke-sting-operation-female-extortionist-nabbed/

 

Two more Thai women arrested "trying to smuggle cocaine" in to Japan

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A Thai/Japanese interpreter went on Facebook to say that two more Thai women had been arrested at Narita airport in Tokyo yesterday carrying drugs in their bags.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014798-two-more-thai-women-arrested-trying-to-smuggle-cocaine-in-to-japan/

 

Bitcoin zooms above $13,000 to record high on relentless demand

BY REUTERS

 

REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo

 

TOKYO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bitcoin extended its rally on Wednesday, breaking above $13,000 to a record high despite questions about the cryptocurrency’s real value and worries about a dangerous bubble.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/bitcoin-zooms-13000-record-high-relentless-demand/26105/

Taxi driver masturbating in front of student passengers arrested - fined 5,000 baht, loses license for good

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The taxi driver who was filmed masturbating while taking three female students to school has been found.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014801-taxi-driver-masturbating-in-front-of-student-passengers-arrested-fined-5000-baht-loses-license-for-good/

 

Delays expected in building of Nakorn Pathom to Cha-Am motorway

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Thai media reported that the proposed motorway from Nakorn Pathom to Cha-Am is in danger of not being finished on time.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014804-delays-expected-in-building-of-nakorn-pathom-to-cha-am-motorway/

 

Here's the honest taxi driver story - as promised....

 

 

For those who think that stories about bad taxi drivers are invariably followed by ones about honest cabbies - here it is...

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014808-heres-the-honest-taxi-driver-story-as-promised/

 

Kamala vendors complain about illegal foreign vendors

Pol Col Sukkasem Nakornwisai, Kamala Police Station Superintendent, after meeting with the vendors, says that police are prepared to arrest the vendors if they are trading illegally.

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

30 local vendors of Kamala Beach led by Samran Kodsan headed to the Kamala Police Station yesterday (December 6) to complain about foreign vendors working illegally on Kamala Beach.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014811-kamala-vendors-complain-about-illegal-foreign-vendors/

 

Illegal loggers arrested after park ranger jumps on fleeing car

 

 

Sanook released a video of an operation mounted by heavily armed "Tiger Rangers" from the Thap Lan National Park in Korat.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014812-illegal-loggers-arrested-in-korat-after-park-ranger-jumps-on-fleeing-car/

 

Patong Tunnel update

The proposal would be to tender the project out to private companies who would then build the project and charge a toll.

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

Patong Mayor, Chalermluck Kebsup, has provided an update about progress on the long-mooted infrastructure project. She says the proposal has now passed the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) stage and will be considered by the main planning committee soon.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014814-patong-tunnel-update/

 

Passenger train rams at herd of buffaloes killing 21

By Thai PBS

 

 

A passenger train from Chiang Mai to Nakhon Sawan rammed at a herd of stray buffaloes on Wednesday night killing 21 of them.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014815-passenger-train-rams-at-herd-of-buffaloes-killing-21-in-nakhon-sawan/

 

Inquest hears how Hells Angel was murdered in Pattaya

 

File photo: Wayne Schneider

 

An inquest in Sydney has heard how a former Hells Angel died after being tied to a chair and beaten to death in Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014817-inquest-hears-how-hells-angel-was-murdered-in-pattaya/
 

 

Government pledges great effort on road safety

By The Nation

 

 

With road accidents blamed for 20,000 deaths and Bt500 billion in financial losses every year, the government has vowed to invest in safety measures.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014819-thai-govt-pledges-great-effort-on-road-safety/

 

Floods close Nakhon Si Thammarat airport

By The Nation

 

 

Floodwaters shut down Nakhon Si Thammarat International Airport on Thursday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014820-floods-close-nakhon-si-thammarat-airport/

 

Supreme Court names two election commissioners

By The Nation

 

The Supreme Court has selected Pakorn Mahannop and Chatchai Chanpraisri to join the new Election Commission.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014818-supreme-court-names-two-election-commissioners/

 

Downed poles leave Phuket residents powerless, causes traffic delays

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

The three electricity poles fell at around 3am this morning. Photo: Phuket Traffic Police

 

PHUKET: The downing of three electricity power poles about 500 metres from Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort on Soi Karon Nui this morning has left residents in parts of Karon without electricity.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014823-downed-poles-leave-phuket-residents-powerless-causes-traffic-delays/

 

Midweek rant: Thai Road Safety campaign 7 – 7 – 7…..more like 555

 

File photo

 

Campaigns to do something about the appalling carnage on Thai roads are no laughing matter.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014825-midweek-rant-thai-road-safety-campaign-7-–-7-–-7…more-like-555/

 

UPDATE:

 

Train slams into Nakhon Sawan buffalo herd, killing 21

By The Nation

 

Photo from Nakhon Sawan Rescue Unit 401 Facebook page.

 

A Chiang Mai-Nakhon Sawan passenger train ran into a herd of water buffalo in Nakhon Sawan on Wednesday night, killing 21 of the animals and knocking some cars off the rails.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014815-passenger-train-rams-at-herd-of-buffaloes-killing-21-in-nakhon-sawan/?do=findComment&comment=12515564

 

Concerns set aside, CDC has ‘no comment’ on draft court bill

By The Nation

 

CDC spokesperson Udom Ratamarit

 

Members of the Constitution Drafting Commission (CDC) voted unanimously on Wednesday to make no comment on the draft Constitutional Court bill approved late last month by the National Legislative Assembly.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014826-concerns-set-aside-cdc-has-‘no-comment’-on-draft-court-bill/

 

WhatsApp reveals how to spot potentially malicious accounts

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

A new FAQ has been published on the WhatsApp site relating to important information concerning business accounts.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/whatsapp-reveals-spot-potentially-malicious-accounts/26116/

iPhone X isn’t nearly as good as Samsung’s new phones – here’s why

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

REUTERS/Thomas Peter

 

We all know that the competition between Apple and Samsung is high but it could just have been elevated by a new report by Consumer Reports that dismisses the idea that the iPhone X is the best phone ever.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/iphone-x-isnt-nearly-good-samsungs-new-phones-heres/26118/

Exclusive: Uber paid 20-year-old Florida man to keep data breach secret – sources

BY REUTERS 

 

REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Files

 

SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A 20-year-old Florida man was responsible for the large data breach at Uber Technologies Inc last year and was paid by Uber to destroy the data through a so-called “bug bounty” program normally used to identify small code vulnerabilities, three people familiar with the events have told Reuters.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/exclusive-uber-paid-20-year-old-florida-man-keep-data-breach-secret-sources/26125/

Swiss tourist fined in Phuket for encroaching a National Park protected zone

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

The two tourists had driven the jet-ski from Naka Island to Hong Island at some point encroaching on a protected zone. Photo: Ao Phang Nga National Park

 

PHUKET: A Swiss tourist was fined yesterday (Dec 6) for encroaching on a National Park protected zone after he drove a jet-ski from Naka Island to Ao Phang Nga National Park.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014834-swiss-tourist-fined-in-phuket-for-encroaching-a-national-park-protected-zone/

 

Temporary plan set for Patong wastewater treatment during high season

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Patong Mayor Chalermluck Kebsup. Photo: Patong Municipality

 

PHUKET: Patong’s wastewater treatment plant will be able to handle the treatment of sewage in Patong during the tourist high season, Patong Mayor Chalermluck Kebsup reassured The Phuket News yesterday (Dec 6).

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014836-temporary-plan-set-for-patong-wastewater-treatment-during-high-season/

 

Cache of 50,000 DTAC SIM cards seized at Cambodian border

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Customs at Aranyaprathet said they had found 50,350 unused DTAC SIM cards in a trolley left at the border.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014840-cache-of-50000-dtac-sim-cards-seized-at-cambodian-border/

 

Hospital drafting health guidelines for road safety

By The Nation

 

Bangkok’s Nopparat Rajathanee Hospital is formulating “Fit For Drive” health guidelines for driver’s licence applications to boost road safety.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014842-hospital-drafting-health-guidelines-for-road-safety/