Call center crackdown - 21 more arrests as inquiry moves abroad

 

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Police in Thailand have announced the arrest of a further 21 suspects - both Thai and foreigners - in the ongoing crackdown on illegal call centers preying on the public.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014843-call-center-crackdown-21-more-arrests-as-inquiry-moves-abroad/

 

Canberra couple's holiday from hell after motorbike crash in Thailand

Sherryn Groch

 

Canberra couple Sam William and Shani Bourne were badly injured in a crash in Thailand. Photo: Supplied

 

A surprise birthday getaway has turned into a "nightmare" for a Canberra couple badly injured in a crash in Thailand on Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014846-aussie-couples-holiday-from-hell-after-motorbike-crash-in-phuket/

 

Australia celebrates 'day for love' as it allows same-sex marriage

 

Liberal MP Warren Entsch lifts up Labor MP Linda Burney as they celebrate the passing of the Marriage Amendment Bill in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra December 7, 2017. AAP/Lukas Coch/via REUTERS

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia became the 26th nation to legalise same-sex marriage on Thursday, prompting cheers and singing from a packed parliament public gallery in a country where some states ruled homosexual acts to be illegal until just 20 years ago.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014849-australia-celebrates-day-for-love-as-it-allows-same-sex-marriage/

 

NACC to question Prawit over watch scandal

By The Nation

 

 

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) on Thursday agreed to call Defence Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan to explain his extravagantly luxurious watch and diamond ring, which have not been declared in his assets.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014851-nacc-to-question-prawit-over-watch-scandal/

 

NHSO denies drug supply issues linked to new procurement system

By The Nation

 

 

The National Health Security Office (NHSO) has stated that there is not a shortage of medicines related to the recent adjustment of the procurement system, but several drugs were in short supply due to other factors such as production issues and natural disasters, Public Health Ministry permanent secretary Dr Jessada Chokdamrongsuk said.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014852-nhso-denies-drug-supply-issues-linked-to-new-procurement-system/

 

Australian media draws connection with Hells Angels arrests and 2015 murder of compatriot

 

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The Sydney Morning Herald quoting a Thai official has made a connection with the 2015 murder of Australian criminal Wayne Rodney Schneider, then 38, and three men arrested this week in Pattaya.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014854-australian-media-draws-connection-with-hells-angels-arrests-and-2015-murder-of-compatriot/

 

Analysis: Bitcoin to start futures trading, stoking Wild West worries

By John McCrank and Anna Irrera

 

FILE PHOTO: A logo of Bitcoin is seen on an advertisement of an electronic shop in Tokyo, Japan September 5, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bitcoin fans are salivating over the potential of long-awaited legitimacy for the cyptocurrency when futures trading launches this weekend, but experts worry the risks associated with bitcoin's Wild West-like nature could overshadow the debut.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014855-analysis-bitcoin-to-start-futures-trading-stoking-wild-west-worries/

 

Factbox: Cboe, CME to launch bitcoin futures contracts

 

FILE PHOTO: A Bitcoin logo is displayed at the Bitcoin Center New York City in New York's financial district in NY, U.S. on July 28, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

 

(Reuters) - Cboe Global Markets Inc and CME Group Inc will launch futures contracts on bitcoin on Dec. 10 and Dec. 17 respectively.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014857-factbox-cboe-cme-to-launch-bitcoin-futures-contracts/

 

Prawit skips meeting as he dodges watch scandal

By The Nation

 

 

Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan on Thursday cancelled attending the national mineral management policy committee at Government House.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014858-prawit-skips-meeting-as-he-dodges-watch-scandal/

 

 

New Traffic Tickets More Convenient – But Can’t Be Ignored

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

A cop hands out roses instead of tickets to traffic violators on Valentine's Day 2016 in Sakon Nakhon province.

 

BANGKOK — A new type of traffic ticket, which includes a barcode and English translation, will come into universal use early next year, police said Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014872-new-traffic-tickets-more-convenient-–-but-can’t-be-ignored/

 

License Yanked! Masturbating taxi driver named and shamed, license revoked forever

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

 

The taxi driver whose photos went shamefully viral after a Facebook user posted snaps of him masturbating while driving three young girls to school last week has been named, shamed, and fined.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014873-license-yanked-masturbating-taxi-driver-named-and-shamed-license-revoked-forever/

 

Cadet death investigation to conclude next week

By The Nation

 

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A fact-finding committee is expected to conclude its investigation into the suspicious death of a cadet next week.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014874-cadet-death-investigation-to-conclude-next-week/

 

Floods leave devastation in their wake

By The Nation

 

 

The raging flash floods in Nakhon Si Thammarat’s Nopphitam district have brought shock and tears to locals.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014876-floods-leave-devastation-in-their-wake/

 

Three horses inexplicably sprint through Chiang Mai traffic

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

 

In a viral video, three pretty horses inexplicably ran through Chiang Mai traffic on Monday, leaving perplexed motorists scratching their heads during morning rush hour.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014879-three-horses-inexplicably-sprint-through-chiang-mai-traffic/

 

Hamas calls for Palestinian uprising against Israel

 

Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh gestures as he delivers a speech over U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in Gaza City December 7, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

 

GAZA (Reuters) - The powerful Palestinian Islamist group Hamas called on Thursday for a new uprising against Israel after U.S. President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014880-hamas-calls-for-palestinian-uprising-against-israel/

 

North Korea says U.S. threats make war unavoidable as China urges calm

By Soyoung Kim and Heekyong Yang

 

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - Two American B-1B heavy bombers joined large-scale combat drills over South Korea on Thursday amid warnings from North Korea that the exercises and U.S. threats have made the outbreak of war "an established fact".

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014882-north-korea-says-us-threats-make-war-unavoidable-as-china-urges-calm/

 

Windows users warned about new Blue Screen of Death malware scam

By Staff Writer

 

 

Security researchers are warning about a new form malware that panics users by displaying a fake Blue Screen of Death and tricking them into buying anti virus software, which is also fake.

 

https://tech.thaivisa.com/windows-users-warned-new-blue-screen-death-malware-scam/26128/

Digital currency exchange NiceHash says bitcoin worth nearly $64 million hacked

By Reuters

 

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo

 

(Reuters) – Cryptocurrency marketplace NiceHash said the contents of its bitcoin wallet had been stolen in a security breach and one executive said nearly $64 million had been lost.

 

Full Story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/digital-currency-exchange-nicehash-says-bitcoin-worth-nearly-64-million-hacked/26130/

Woman Blames Bad Click For 150,000 Bangkok Hotel Bill. Then Her Story Got Weirder.

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

The location of what was supposed to be ‘Private Club in the Heart of Bangkok’ as listed on Agoda Homes. Image: Google

 

BANGKOK — A woman says an accidental swipe on her smartphone cost her 150,000 baht when she inadvertently booked a residence that turned out not to exist.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014892-woman-blames-bad-click-for-150000-bangkok-hotel-bill-then-her-story-got-weirder/

 

Ponzi scheme alleged as qualities of ‘white medicine’ supplement questioned online

By SUPACHAI PETTHEWEE
THE NATION

 

 

TWENTY-SEVEN people on Thursday filed a complaint with consumer-protection police against what they alleged was a Ponzi scheme involving the sales of collagen supplements.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014894-ponzi-scheme-alleged-as-qualities-of-‘white-medicine’-supplement-questioned-online/

 

Three ‘policemen’ sought after bungled drugs raid

By The Nation

 

 

Police are hunting three Thai men who claimed to be narcotic suppression officers, raided a Bangkok garage and “arrested” a 26-year-old over drug allegations, but then fled when the man’s relatives showed up.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014896-three-‘policemen’-sought-after-bungled-drugs-raid/

 

Thailand experiences jobless recovery

By The Nation

 

The unemployment rate in the third quarter rose by 1.2 per cent, higher than the 0.9 per cent increase in the third quarter last year, said Porametee Vimolsiri, secretary general of the National Economic and Social Development Board, a state think-tank agency.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1014898-thailand-experiences-jobless-recovery/

 

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