UPDATE:

 

Rescue workers search for Ukrainian man missing in Phuket sea

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Rescue working prepare to begin their search for missing Ukrainian national Mykhailo Ryboichuck, 27. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A number of rescue workers are today (Dec 11) continuing a search for a 27-year-old Ukrainian man who went missing after going into the sea at Patong Beach yesterday.

 

Source: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015413-ukrainian-tourist-disappears-after swimming-off-patong-beach/?do=findComment&comment=12527241

Brisbane student has leg amputated after Thailand scooter crash

By Kimberley Caines

 

A woman who has had to have her leg amputated after it was mangled in a horrific accident in Thailand is staying in an incredibly positive frame of mind.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015420-aussie-student-has-leg-amputated-after-phuket-scooter-crash/

Saudi Arabia says cinemas will be allowed from early 2018

 

DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said on Monday that public cinemas would be allowed in the conservative kingdom and the first cinemas were likely to open early next year.

 

Source: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015421-saudi-arabia-says-cinemas-will-be-allowed-from-early-2018/

 

Chiang Mai holds charity run to raise funds for Toon’s “kaokonlakao” scheme

 

 

Chiang Mai people held a charity run around the northern city’s moat on Monday morning to raise funds for the “kaokonlakao” scheme.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015422-chiang-mai-holds-charity-run-to-raise-funds-for-toon’s-“kaokonlakao”-scheme/

 

SRT to expand passenger capacity during New Year holidays, expects 120,000 to travel

By The Nation

 

The State Railway of Thailand will increase the frequency of train services during the long New Year holiday period so that it can transport around 120,000 travellers a day, its acting governor said Monday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015425-srt-to-expand-passenger-capacity-during new-year-holidays-expects-120000-to-travel/

 

Woman warns of taxi driver taking video clips of female passengers

By The Nation

 

A Facebook user has posted a warning for women passengers to be watchful after she experienced a taxi driver stealthily taking smartphone video clips of her wearing a short skirt.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015433-woman-warns-of-taxi-driver-taking-video-clips-of-female-passengers/

 

Phuket introduces ‘Bus Beam’ app to track public transport

By Sarinee Phrap 
The Nation

 

 

Phuket yesterday introduced the “Bus Beam” mobile application that allows tourists and other people to check the locations of buses and transport timetables.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015434-phuket-introduces-‘bus-beam’-app-to-track-public-transport/

 

Lawyer lodges complaint against two lottery vendors and a schoolteacher

 

 

The lawyer of a retired police officer who claimed to be the real owner of five First Prize lottery tickets lodged a complaint with Kanchanaburi’s Muang district police, demanding legal actions to be taken against two lottery vendors and a schoolteacher who challenged the lottery ownership of the retired officer.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015444-lawyer-lodges-complaint-against-two-lottery-vendors-and-a-schoolteacher/

 

Selfie ban at Krabi national park

 

 

The Hat Nopparat Thara and Phi Phi Islands National Park has prohibited tourists from taking selfies on the Khao Ngon Nak mountain top , a vintage point for taking a 360 degree view of natural beauty, for safety reasons.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015445-selfie-ban-at-krabi-national-park/

 

Patong project to clear cable tangles gains speed

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Workers tidy up tangles of cables in a sidestreet in Patong. Photo: PEA

 

PHUKET:-- The ongoing project to tidy up unsightly cables of tangles along the streets of Patong is inching ahead, with the chief of the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) denying that the project is progressing at a snail’s pace.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015446-patong-project-to-clear-cable-tangles-gains-speed/

 

Phuket divers blasted for coral damage

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The photo showing what Go Eco Phuket say is a Chinese tourist sitting on the damaged coral. Photo: Go Eco Phuket / Facebook

 

PHUKET:-- A Facebook conservation group (Go Eco Phuket) has blasted dive tour operators for damage to coral reefs at Koh Racha Yai, saying that a surge in dive tour numbers is a reason for the increasing amount of damage.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015448-phuket-divers-blasted-for-coral-damage/

 

Australian student has leg amputated after Phuket motorbike crash

The Phuket News

 

Stacey Liddle is staying incredibly positive about her experience, but still urging travellers to check their travel insurance coverage before setting off. Photo: Stacey Liddle / Facebook

 

PHUKET:-- Despite clear assurances from doctors at Vachira Phuket Hospital in Phuket Town to the contrary, an Australian woman has had to have her leg amputated after it was crushed by a bus in a motorbike accident in Phuket.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015420-aussie-student-has-leg-amputated-after-phuket-scooter-crash/?do=findComment&comment=12527929

 

New York police responding to reports of explosion: police tweet

Reuters Staff

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Police Department was responding to reports of an explosion of unknown origin on Monday morning in midtown Manhattan at 42nd Street and 8th Avenue, according to the police department’s official Twitter feed.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015450-new-york-police-responding-to-reports-of-explosion-police-tweet/

 

Chinese couple robbed of 350,000 baht diamond ring and gold necklace.

 

 

A young Chinese could reported to Pattaya police that they had lost a gold necklace and a diamond ring on the beach.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015455-chinese-couple-robbed-of-350000-baht-diamond-ring-and-gold-necklace/

 

German man found dead in Walking Street hotel room

 

 

A German man was found dead inside his hotel room in Walking Street Pattaya on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015456-german-man-found-dead-in-walking-street-hotel-room/

 

Thai woman held in China over two million baht owed to clothes' traders

 

 

A Thai woman is being held in the port city of Guangzhou in China in a dispute over money owed by a relative.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015457-thai-woman-held-in-china-over-two-million-baht-owed-to-clothes-traders/

 

One person in custody, several injured, in New York explosion

 

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - An explosion rocked New York's Port Authority, one of the city's busiest commuter hubs in midtown Manhattan, during Monday morning's rush hour, injuring several people.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015450-new-york-police-responding-to-reports-of-explosion-police-tweet/?do=findComment&comment=12528129

 

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