Can Kim Jong Un control the weather? North Korea’s state-run media says so

By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. 

The Washington Post

 

In rare free moments, when Kim Jong Un isn’t calling President Trump a dotard, launching ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan or engaging in general dictatoring, he apparently goes on leisurely mountain hikes and flexes his never-before-reported superpower: controlling the weather.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015506-can-kim-jong-un-control-the-weather-north-korea’s-state-run-media-says-so/

 

Woman, 73, dies in Surin house fire

By The Nation

 

A 73-year-old woman who suffered from chronic illnesses was killed on Monday when fire engulfed her home in Surin's Mueang district.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015508-woman-73-dies-in-surin-house-fire/

 

Revenge! Lopburi man goes on Facebook live to set fire to debtor's house

 

Picture: Manager Online

 

A Lopburi man filmed himself live on Facebook setting fire to the house of a man who owed him money.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015511-revenge-lopburi-man-goes-on-facebook-live-to-set-fire-to-debtors-house/

 

Phichit garbage scavenger appeals for support to feed more than 100 stray dogs and cats

By The Nation

 

A Phichit garbage scavenger on Tuesday appealed for financial support from the public to help her care for more than 100 stray dogs and cats, saying it costs her about Bt18,000 a month to feed the animals.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015515-phichit-garbage-scavenger-appeals-for-support-to-feed-more-than-100-stray-dogs-and-cats/

 

What Does North Korea Want? Dennis Rodman Says He Has Secret Message From Kim Jong Un For Donald Trump

BY TOM O'CONNOR

Newsweek 

 

Former basketball star and current diplomatic hopeful Dennis Rodman called Monday for a meeting with President Donald Trump over the escalating crisis between the U.S. and North Korea.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015516-what-does-north-korea-want-dennis-rodman-says-he-has-secret-message-from-kim-jong-un-for-donald-trump/

 

Environment minister reviews plans to control forest fires in Lampang

 

LAMPANG, 12 December 2017 (NNT) – The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment has prepared measures to contend with forest fires that usually occur during the dry season, planning to focus on dissuading citizens from lighting fires in the wild and making a rapid response when needed. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015517-environment-minister-reviews-plans-to-control-forest-fires-in-lampang/

 

Livestock Department urged to sterilize abandoned dogs, cats at Trang temple

By The Nation

 

A retired policeman on Tuesday urged the Livestock Department to sterilize abandoned dogs and cats at a temple in Trang's Na Yong district.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015518-livestock-department-urged-to-sterilize-abandoned-dogs-cats-at-trang-temple/

 

Bangkok Infrastructure Faulted

BOONSONG KOSITCHOTETHANA
SOURCE: MCCLATCHY

 

Bangkok airport infrastructure is deficient, having failed to expand fast enough to cope with staggering traffic demand.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015519-bangkok-airport-infrastructure-faulted/

 

Thais to get tougher on drink driving re-offenders

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A seminar was told yesterday that the Thais need to get tougher to stop drink drivers re-offending.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015520-thais-to-get-tougher-on-drink-driving-re-offenders/

 

Gen Prawit: Don’t worry I can clarify 

By Thai PBS

 

 

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has assured that he could clarify where and how  he obtained the luxury wristwatch and diamond ring from.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015521-gen-prawit-don’t-worry-i-can-clarify/

 

Foreign Minister welcomes EU decision to resume political ties with Thailand

By The Nation

 

File photo

 

Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai has welcomed the European Union (EU)’s decision to resume political contacts "at all levels" with Thailand.

 

Source: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015523-foreign-minister-welcomes-eu-decision-to-resume-political-ties-with-thailand/

 

Thailand has the deadliest roads in the world, new report claims

 

File photo

 

A new report has ranked Thailand as having the world’s deadliest roads.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015527-thailand-has-the-deadliest-roads-in-the-world-new-report-claims/

 

Pattaya schoolboy dreams of taking tourists on unmanned flights one day!

 

Picture: Manger Online

 

A Pattaya schoolboy told manager that he dreams of developing an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) so that tourists can be taken on pleasure trips without a pilot.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015528-pattaya-schoolboy-dreams-of-taking-tourists-on-unmanned-flights-one-day/

 

Lat Krabang police install flashing rear bike lights for free

By The Nation

 

Police in Bangkok’s Lat Krabang district are offering cyclists free installation of flashing rear lights on their bikes.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015531-lat-krabang-police-install-flashing-rear-bike-lights-for-free/

 

FAT to reveal 2nd batch of suspects in football match-fixing

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) says it will reveal names of more people allegedly involved in the football match-fixing.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015533-fat-to-reveal-2nd-batch-of-suspects-in-football-match-fixing/

 

Tourism and Sports Min to boost community-based tourism

 

 

BANGKOK, 12th December 2017 (NNT) - The Ministry of Tourism and Sports is set to promote community-based tourism in an effort to boost grassroots economies. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015538-thai-tourism-and-sports-min-to-boost-community-based-tourism/

 

Bangkok Post website taken offline by hackers

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

The Bangkok Post website was taken offline by hackers on Tuesday morning.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/bangkok-post-website-taken-offline-hackers/26222/

Phuket event raises awareness on breast cancer

The Phuket News

 

The participants had a chance to perform breast reconstruction by sewing plastic LLDPE pellets into a cloth sac. Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: An event held in Phuket Town yesterday (Dec 11) raised awareness on breast cancer prevention, post-operation care and had participants taking part in a demonstration during which they helped create implants similar to those used in breast-reconstruction surgery.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015540-phuket-event-raises-awareness-on-breast-cancer/

 

New WhatsApp update will put an end to annoying notifications

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

The world’s leading messaging app, WhatsApp has created a new option which will be known as ‘Reply Privately’.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/new-whatsapp-update-will-put-end-annoying-notifications/26221/

Quickly delete embarrassing search history from your smartphone with this simple tip

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo

 

Some things we are more than happy for Google to know, our location when we are looking at Google Maps for instance, but there are other things that we may prefer to stay private.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/quickly-delete-embarrassing-search-history-smartphone-simple-tip/26233/

Phuket Governor rails as project to bury Patong cables underground stalls

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Workers cut cables in Bangkok where the project to clear overhead wires is making progress. In Patong, however, no progress has been made in the past two years. Photo: Bangkok MEA

 

PHUKET: Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong this morning ordered Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) officials to get moving on having power cables in Patong installed underground after the project silently stalled in May this year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015547-phuket-governor-rails-as-project-to-bury-patong-cables-underground-stalls/

 

Schoolboy caught taking sneaky photos in Hat Yai toilet

By The Nation

 

An 18-year-old student at a well-known private vocational school in Hat Yai was briefly held by police after taking photos of a man in a toilet cubicle at a petrol station.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015548-schoolboy-caught-taking-sneaky-photos-in-hat-yai-toilet/

 

Cherry blossoms’ popularity leads to vehicle ban in Phitsanulok park

By Mongkolchaowarat Thangmangmee 
The Nation

 

 

Too many tourists visiting Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park in Phitsanulok are driving their own vehicles to scenic viewpoints, resulting in a ban on vehicles in the Phu Lom Lo area beginning on December 25.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015549-cherry-blossoms’-popularity-leads-to-vehicle-ban-in-phitsanulok-park/

 

U.S. soldier who deserted to North Korea in 1965 dies aged 77

Elaine Lies

 

FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Army sergeant Charles Robert Jenkins, who deserted to North Korea decades ago, faces reporters at a town hall of his Japanese wife Hitomi Soga's hometown Sado on the Japan Sea coast December 7, 2004. REUTERS/Eriko Sugita/File photo

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier who deserted to North Korea more than half a century ago, but who was eventually allowed to leave the secretive state, has died in Japan aged 77.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015550-us-soldier-who-deserted-to-north-korea-in-1965-dies-aged-77/

 

Prominent Australian opposition lawmaker quits over claims of China links

By Colin Packham and Elouise Fowler

 

Australian opposition Senator Sam Dastyari reacts as he speaks during a media conference in Sydney, Australia, December 12, 2017. AAP/Perry Duffin/via REUTERS

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Prominent Australian opposition Senator Sam Dastyari said on Tuesday he would resign from parliament after a series of allegations emerged about his links with Chinese-aligned interests in Australia.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015551-prominent-australian-opposition-lawmaker-quits-over-claims-of-china-links/

 

21 schools in Songkhla remain closed due to floods

By The Nation

 

A total of 21 schools near Songkhla Lake in four districts of Songkhla province remained indefinitely closed on Tuesday as floodwaters around the lake were still high.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015553-21-schools-in-songkhla-remain-closed-due-to-floods/

 

Teenagers in China are getting paid MILLIONS of dollars to play video games

BY REUTERS

 

REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

 

China video game craze drives booming e-sports market

 

They are members of EDG, one of China’s top electronic sports teams, who spend six days a week in a military-style training compound to become world beaters in video games.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/teenagers-china-getting-paid-millions-dollars-play-video-games/26236/

EU suspends funding for Cambodian election

 

A man rides a motorcycle past the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) headquarters in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, November 17, 2017. REUTERS/Samrang Pring/Files

 

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - The European Union has suspended funding for Cambodia's 2018 general election because the vote cannot be credible after the dissolution of the main opposition party, according to a letter sent to the national election committee on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015556-eu-suspends-funding-for-cambodian-election/

 

Metropolitan police to enforce tougher law on motorbike drivers

By Thai PBS

 

 

Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) will enforce a tougher law on motorcycle drivers who will face vehicle confiscation if they are caught for not wearing crash helmets.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015557-bangkok-metropolitan-police-to-enforce-tougher-law-on-motorbike-drivers/

 

Suvarnabnumi Airport increases taxi numbers for high season

By The Nation

 

Suvarnabhumi Airport has registered 1,000 more taxi drivers to serve the arrival hall until early January, as the number of tourists has increased for the high season, the airport director said on Tuesday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015558-suvarnabnumi-airport-increases-taxi-numbers-for-high-season/