Common e-ticket system for Bangkok buses to be used from June 2018

 

 

BANGKOK, 14 December 2017 (NNT) – The Ministry of Transport plans to use a common e-ticket system in June 2018, which will cover the fares for all public transports in Bangkok. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015838-common-e-ticket-system-for-bangkok-buses-to-be-used-from-june-2018/

 

"Gang of Four" top end hotel thieves arrested in Bangkok

 

Picture: The Nation

 

A gang of four foreigners preying on foreign tourists staying in top end hotels have been arrested by Bangkok police.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015839-gang-of-four-top-end-hotel-thieves-arrested-in-bangkok/

 

Pattaya taxi driver arrested for driving off with Korean's luggage

 

Picture: INN

 

Tourist police yesterday announced the quick arrest of a 52 year old Pattaya taxi driver who made off with a Korean couple's luggage as they bargained a taxi fare from the resort to Suvarnabhumi.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015840-pattaya-taxi-driver-arrested-for-driving-off-with-koreans-luggage/

 

Trump's eldest son testifies to U.S. Senate committee in Russia probe

 

Donald Trump Jr., the president's son, departs after a full day being interviewed by Senate Intelligence Committee staff, as part of the panel’s ongoing investigation of allegations of Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. December 13, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's eldest son met with the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday as part of the panel's investigation into Russia, the 2016 U.S. election and whether his father's election campaign colluded with Moscow.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015841-trumps-eldest-son-testifies-to-us-senate-committee-in-russia-probe/

 

UNESCO Assistant Director-General voices support for Thai education reform

 

BANGKOK, 13 December 2017 (NNT) – The Assistant Director-General for Education of UNESCO has paid a courtesy call on Thailand’s Minister of Education and expressed his hope for a concrete reform of Thai education. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015842-unesco-assistant-director-general-voices-support-for-thai-education-reform/

 

Thai Tourist Police meet with banking representatives to discuss call center gang operations

 

Picture: INN

 

The tourist police met yesterday with representatives of the banking sector to discuss ways to work together to combat the operations of call center gangs operating in Thailand.

 

Source: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015843-thai-tourist-police-meet-with-banking-representatives-to-discuss-call-center-gang-operations/

 

Crazed mother stabs her own children after splitting up from husband

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A 26 year old Thai mother stabbed her own eight year old daughter and 8 month old son before trying to kill herself with a knife.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015844-crazed-mother-stabs-her-own-children-after-splitting-up-from-husband/

 

Prawit's bling could tarnish entire govt's credibility

By Political Desk 
The Nation

 

 

There is no doubt that Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan has been Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's Achilles' heel since the junta took control of the country more than three years ago.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015846-prawits-bling-could-tarnish-entire-govts-credibility/

 

Phuket slow loris touts escape officials

Shela Riva

 

This photo of a slow loris tout on Karon Beach was sent to The Phuket News on Monday Dec 10. Photo: Supplied

 

PHUKET: The Chief of the Khao Phra Thaew Non-Hunting Area Conservation Centre in Thalang said that a recent inspection of Karon Beach following telephone calls directly to him stating slow loris touts were working the beach led to no arrests as the touts had disappeared by the time he had arrived.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015848-phuket-slow-loris-touts-escape-officials/

 

How Bangkok plans to tackle traffic jams

Interview with Dr Supachai Tantikom, Bangkok Chief Resilience Officer.

By Medha Basu

 

Bangkok needs to “break the cycle of reacting to problems”, says Dr Supachai Tantikom.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015849-how-bangkok-plans-to-tackle-traffic-jams/

 

Top police ranks affected by reshuffle of 194 officers

By The Nation

 

His Majesty the King has issued a command to endorse the transfers of 194 police officers, including the new chiefs of the metropolitan, immigration and tourist bureaus.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015850-top-police-ranks-affected-by-reshuffle-of-194-officers/

 

'Hallucinating' man dies after setting fire to room

By The Nation

 

A man said to be hallucinating due to heavy drinking died after he set fire to his rented room in Bangkok's Sai Mai district early Thursday, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015851-hallucinating-man-dies-after-setting-fire-to-room/

 

Google Maps Go: New lightweight version of Google Maps launched – but there’s a catch

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD

 

 

Google has quietly launched a new lightweight version of Google Maps, called Google Maps Go.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/google-maps-go-new-lightweight-version-google-maps-launched-theres-catch/26283/

Two Reuters journalists arrested in Myanmar, face official secrets charges

 

Reuters journalists Wa Lone (L) and Kyaw Soe Oo, who are based in Myanmar, pose for a picture at the Reuters office in Yangon, Myanmar December 11, 2017. REUTERS/Antoni Slodkowski

 

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's government said on Wednesday that police had arrested two Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo. The reporters had been working on stories about a military crackdown on the Rohingya Muslim minority in Rahkine State that has caused almost 650,000 people to flee to neighbouring Bangladesh.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015854-two-reuters-journalists-arrested-in-myanmar-face-official-secrets-charges/

 

Anti-pipeline group goes back to work against Keystone XL

By Kevin O'Hanlon

 

A TransCanada Keystone Pipeline pump station operates outside Steele City, Nebraska, U.S. on March 10, 2014. REUTERS/Lane Hickenbottom/Files

 

SEWARD, Neb. (Reuters) - Nebraska's main anti-pipeline group is trying to rally opposition to the TransCanada Corp's Keystone XL project's recently approved route through the state, tracking down landowners it says were not given a voice in the regulatory process.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015855-anti-pipeline-group-goes-back-to-work-against-keystone-xl/

 

Thai woman implicated in Bt1-bn Chinese 'heritage' scheme

By The Nation

 

 

The Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) and the Crime Suppression Bureau have arrested a Thai woman who was allegedly involved in a money-laundering network led by Chinese national Qinduan Zhang, who allegedly bilked 33,000 of his compatriots to invest about Bt1 billion in a bogus "reclaiming national heritage" scheme.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015856-thai-woman-implicated-in-bt1-bn-chinese-heritage-scheme/

ENDING SOON: Here’s how you can still upgrade to Windows 10 for free

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

Time is running out for people hoping to still upgrade to Windows 10 for free.

 

Full story:  https://tech.thaivisa.com/ending-soon-heres-can-still-upgrade-windows-10-free/26286/

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Two Iranians, two Filipinas arrested for luxury hotel thefts

By The Nation

 

 

Two Iranian brothers and two Filipinas have been arrested for allegedly checking into a luxurious Bangkok hotel to break into other guests' rooms and steal valuables from safety deposit boxes on November 17, acting city police chief Lt-General Charnthep Sesawet told a press conference on Wednesday afternoon.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015839-gang-of-four-top-end-hotel-thieves-arrested-in-bangkok/?do=findComment&comment=12535339

 

Uber partners with taxi operator in Bangkok

BY THE NATION 

 

From left, Siripa Jungsawat of Uber Thailand, Brooks Entwistle of Uber Asia-Pacific and Hudsadin Eamsherangkul of HOWA International launch a new service yesterday.

 

Uber has expanded its ride-sharing network with the launch of “uberTAXI”, partnering with Howa, a major taxi operator.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/uber-partners-taxi-operator-bangkok/26290/

UPDATE:

 

Suvarnabhumi airport tightens safety watch

By Thai PBS

 

 

Security personnel at Suvarnabhumi airport have been ordered to tighten safety inspection after a female foreigner managed to climb over the structural framing of the wall amid the eyes of a hundred of airport authorities, police and passengers yesterday(Dec 13).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015751-breaking-incredible-footage-shows-foreigner-falling-from-suvarnabhumi-airport-roof/?do=findComment&comment=12535372

 

Thailand might get to pocket smuggled money

By The Nation

 

 

Almost all of the Bt98 million in undeclared Thai banknotes halted at the Lao border on Tuesday appears to be headed for state coffers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015865-thailand-might-get-to-pocket-smuggled-money/

 

Career con artist free after Phuket bust, arrested again

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Yongyut Tongkam was released after he paid ‘some’ of the money back from the Phuket scam, but then arrested at his home in Nakhon Sri Thammarat after complaints flooded in from victims in Chumphon of Yongyut defrauding them in similar scams. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015867-career-con-artist-free-after-phuket-bust-arrested-again/

 

No charges for motorcyclist who rammed off-duty Phuket policeman’s car

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

The unnamed motorcyclist rammed the off-duty policeman's car as he turned left into the Yamaha showroom on Thepkasattri Rd. Photo: Pairoj Prommin

 

PHUKET: No action is to be taken against a 57-year-old motorcyclist who rammed an off-duty Patong policeman’s car as the car made a turn into a motorbike showroom on Thepkasattri Rd yesterday (Dec 13).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015868-no-charges-for-motorcyclist-who-rammed-off-duty-phuket-policeman’s-car/

 

Jailed Redshirt Leader’s Defamation Prison Term Reduced

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

  

BANGKOK — A prominent Redshirt leader will serve a year in prison for defamation after the Supreme Court reaffirmed his conviction Thursday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015869-jailed-redshirt-leader-jatuporn’s-defamation-prison-term-reduced/

 

DPM addresses claims of political party activities as politicians weigh in on future

 

 

BANGKOK, 14 December 2017 (NNT) – The Deputy Prime Minister has dismissed claims the government is considering altering the political party law to allow them to get back into action, saying the idea was only floated in addition to an order from the National Council of Peace and Order (NCPO). 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015880-dpm-wissanu-addresses-claims-of-political-party-activities-as-politicians-weigh-in-on-future/

 

Police Still Looking For ‘Toddler Rape’ Line Group Admin

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

TV footage of the mother being arrested Dec. 7 in Phitsanulok.

 

PHITSANULOK — The admin of the Line group where a mother and a stepfather streamed videos of them raping their 3-year-old boy remain at large by Thursday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015881-police-still-looking-for-‘toddler-rape’-line-group-admin/

 

Phuket prepares for Heroines Festival 2018

The Phuket News

 

Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong speaks at yesterdays meeting. Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: The two-week Thao Thepkassatri and Thao Srisoonthon Festival will return from March 3-17, 2018, celebrating the defeat of Burmese marauders attempting to take Phuket in 1785.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015883-phuket-prepares-for-heroines-festival-2018/

 

Suicide bomber kills at least 13 in police academy attack in Somali capital

By Abdi Sheikh

 

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A suicide bomber in police uniform blew himself up inside a police training camp in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Thursday, killing at least 13 police officers, officials said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015886-suicide-bomber-kills-at-least-13-in-police-academy-attack-in-somali-capital/

 

Toon aims to reach destination Mae Sai on December 25

By Thai PBS

 

 

As Toon Bodyslam kicked off his Day 44 run from Kamphaeng Phet province early Thursday for Tak, he intended to increase daily running distance so that he can reach the final destination in Mae Sai on December 25.

 

Source: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015887-toon-aims-to-reach-destination-mae-sai-on-december-25/

 

Couple apprehended for gold bidding fraud

By Thai PBS

 

 

Economic crime suppression police yesterday (Dec 13) arrested a couple for alleged cheating over 200 people in online gold bidding.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1015888-couple-apprehended-for-gold-bidding-fraud/