Norwegian man assaulted after noise complaint at Pattaya bar

By The Nation

 

 

A Norwegian man was assaulted and severely injured when he told staff at a bar near his house in Pattaya to lower the volume of their music late on Tuesday night, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1016700-norwegian-man-assaulted-after-noise-complaint-at-pattaya-bar/

 

Price tag of Thai-Japanese high-speed train project is 420 billion baht

By Thai PBS

 

 

Investment cost of the Thai-Japanese high-speed train project from Bangkok to Chiang Mai was estimated at about 420 billion baht by the Japanese Transport Ministry.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1016701-price-tag-of-thai-japanese-high-speed-train-project-is-420-billion-baht/

 

Pets not allowed into national parks

By Thai PBS

 

 

Officials will strictly enforce a law to prohibit tourists from taking their pets into national parks during the New Year holiday to prevent the diseases of domestic animals from spreading to wildlife.  

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1016702-pets-not-allowed-into-thai-national-parks-during-new-year-holiday/

 

Traffic to worsen as Asok flyover closes for 300 days

By The Nation

 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration will close the Asoke vehicle flyover for major repairs for 300 days next year, meaning the already-congested traffic on notorious New Phetchaburi road is expected to worsen.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1016703-traffic-to-worsen-as-asok-flyover-closes-for-300-days/

 

Bangkok mercury drops to 14.8C on Wednesday morning

By The Nation

 

Bangkok became colder early on Wednesday with the Thawee Vadhana district registering the lowest temperature of 14.8 degrees Celsius.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1016706-bangkok-mercury-drops-to-148c-on-wednesday-morning/

 

Republicans seek to question FBI officials in Clinton probe - letter

 

FILE PHOTO: Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 7, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Republican lawmakers told the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday that they want to question three senior FBI officials about an investigation of then-Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton over her handling of classified information while she was secretary of state.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1016707-republicans-seek-to-question-fbi-officials-in-clinton-probe-letter/

 

Co Antrim man injured in Thailand undergoes leg amputation following motorbike accident

Marie Louise McConville

 

Ross Davidson, from Carrickfergus, has undergone a leg amputation of the right leg above the knee after he suffered serious injuries in a motorbike accident in Thailand

 

A young Co Antrim man who suffered serious injuries in a motorbike accident in Thailand remains in intensive care unit after undergoing a leg amputation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1016698-british-man-injured-in-thailand-undergoes-leg-amputation-following-motorbike-accident/

 

Man killed as pickup slams into streetlamp

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The driver, Amnat Sittisak, from Khon Kaen, was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A 31-year-old man from Khon Kaen was killed when the pickup truck he was driving slammed into a streetlamp in Kathu in the early hours of this morning (Dec 20).

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1016709-man-killed-as-pickup-slams-into-streetlamp-in-kathu/

 

Doctors fear copycat deaths after K-pop star’s suicide

By Pratch Rujivanarom 
The Nation

 

The portrait of Kim Jong-Hyun, a 27-year-old lead singer of the massively popular K-pop boyband SHINee, is seen on a mourning altar at a hospital in Seoul on December 19, 2017./AFP

 

Concerns have arisen over possible copycat suicides by young fans following the death of South Korean boy band lead singer Kim Jong-hyun.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1016715-doctors-fear-copycat-deaths-after-k-pop-star’s-suicide/

 

Police reform committee expects conclusion on plan by April 2018

 

BANGKOK, 20th December 2017 (NNT) – The government-appointed committee in charge of the reform of the police expects a conclusion on the overhaul plan by next April. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1016716-police-reform-committee-expects-conclusion-on-plan-by-april-2018/

 

Olympic marathon man cheers for Toon

By The Nation

 

 

Artiwara “Toon” Kongmalai’s cross-country fund-raising run got a mighty boost on Tuesday from a man who makes marathons his business – 2016 Olympic gold medallist Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1016718-olympic-marathon-man-cheers-for-toon/

 

France's Macron firms up bounce in opinion polls

 

French President Emmanuel Macron attends a news conference with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg (not seen) at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France December 19, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

 

PARIS (Reuters) - French president Emmanuel Macron's popularity jumped back above 50 percent thanks in part to better ratings among the young and the working class, an opinion poll showed on Wednesday, confirming a rebound that started at the beginning of December.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1016719-frances-macron-firms-up-bounce-in-opinion-polls/

 

Police nab 325 foreigners in overstay cases

 

BANGKOK, 20th December 2017 (NNT) - Deputy Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police Pol.Gen. Srivara Ransibrahmanakul has overseen a crack down on illegal aliens in Surat Thani province. 325 foreigners were found to have overstayed their visas. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1016720-police-nab-325-foreigners-in-overstay-cases-in-surat-thani-province/

 

Surin woman, 69, dies in cold weather

By The Nation

 

A 69-year-old woman was found dead on Wednesday morning apparently of hypothermia.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1016721-surin-woman-69-dies-in-cold-weather/

 

Facebook to notify users when photos of them are uploaded

BY REUTERS

 

REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/File Photo

 

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it would begin using facial recognition technology to tell people on the social network when others upload photos of them, if they agree to let the company keep a facial template on file.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/facebook-notify-users-photos-uploaded/26400/

U.S. says Facebook, Microsoft disabled North Korean cyber threats

BY REUTERS

 

REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facebook Inc and Microsoft Corp disabled a number of North Korean cyber threats last week, a White House official said on Tuesday, as the United States publicly blamed Pyongyang for a May cyber attack that crippled hospitals, banks and other companies.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/u-s-says-facebook-microsoft-disabled-north-korean-cyber-threats/26402/

Be careful of lithium ion batteries, Europe warns Christmas air travellers

BY REUTERS

 

Lithium-ion batteries are pictured at the production site of Saft Groupe, battery specialists, in Poitiers, France, October 5, 2017. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau

 

BERLIN (Reuters) – European aviation safety authorities have urged airlines to remind passengers about how best to transport electronic devices containing lithium ion batteries over the busy Christmas travel period.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/careful-lithium-ion-batteries-europe-warns-christmas-air-travellers/26405/

Strong wind brings down power lines

The Phuket News

 

Strong wind brought down power lines across the main road through Khao Lak this morning (Dec 20). Photo: Takua Pa Police

 

PHUKET: Strong winds brought down six power poles in the tourist-popular area of Khao Lak, north of Phuket, early this morning (Dec 20), leaving live wires strewn across the busy section of Petchakasem Rd that runs through the resort town.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1016722-strong-wind-brings-down-power-lines/

 

UPDATE:

 

Help pours into the house of 9 year old boy from Krabi

The Krabi official team visited the house yesterday (December 19) to check his condition and collect information about his medication and seek ways to further assist the family.

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

After the news regarding 9 year old Poramet Duangchan was reported yesterday (Poramet was hit by a car, suffered head trauma, and now has to live in a cage as his father, who works full-time, finds it difficult to control him and stop him from running away), Krabi Office of Social Development and Human Security, along with Krabi officials and the Krabi Red Cross are helping the boy. Donations have reached 400,000 baht.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1016414-father-in-krabi-keeps-nine-year-old-son-in-cage-for-five-years/?page=2&tab=comments#comment-12552384

 

Central bank reiterates warning against Bitcoin investment

By Thai PBS

 

 

The central bank has reiterated it’s stance to not recognize the digital currency Bitcoin and instead will cooperate with the anti-money laundering office to prevent it to become a tool for money laundering.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1016725-bank-of-thailand-reiterates-warning-against-bitcoin-investment/

 

UPDATE:

 

Chumphon man accused of murdering bride-to-be

By The Nation

 

 

A Provincial Electricity Authority employee has allegedly confessed to killing his fiancee at her residence at Tambon Salui Health Promotion Hospital in Chumphon’s Tha Sae district early Tuesday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1016659-dental-official-shot-dead-in-hospital’s-lodging-in-chumphon/?do=findComment&comment=12552559

 

Thailand seeks air safety rating upgrade by U.S. aviation body

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand aims to get its air safety rating upgraded by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) by March, the country's transport minister said on Wednesday, after the FAA downgraded the rating in December 2015.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1016732-thailand-seeks-air-safety-rating-upgrade-by-us-aviation-body/

 

Germany takes political vacuum in its stride, for now

By Madeline Chambers

 

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Christmas market on the square in front of the world famous gothic cathedral in Cologne, Germany, November 28, 2017. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen/File Photo

 

BERLIN (Reuters) - Largely unperturbed by Angela Merkel's failure to form a government after a September election, many Germans are taking the prospect of several more months of coalition talks in their stride.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1016734-germany-takes-political-vacuum-in-its-stride-for-now/

 

Britain's Brexit rebels offer compromise on latest EU exit laws row

 

FILE PHOTO: Nicky Morgan arrives to attend a cabinet meeting at Number 10 Downing Street in London, Britain February 2, 2016. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British lawmakers who inflicted defeat on Prime Minister Theresa May last week in parliament over Brexit have signalled a possible compromise to avoid another row on Wednesday when legislation taking Britain out of the EU is debated.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1016737-britains-brexit-rebels-offer-compromise-on-latest-eu-exit-laws-row/

 

Cardinal Bernard Law, symbol of Church's sexual abuse crisis, dies

By Philip Pullella

 

Boston's Roman Catholic Cardinal Bernard Law leads a prayer service for Boston area Catholic youth in Newton, Massachusetts, before joining them on a nine-hour bus ride to Toronto to see Pope John Paul II and attend World Youth Day July 23, 2002. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/Files

 

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Cardinal Bernard Law, the former archbishop of Boston who became a symbol of the Roman Catholic Church's worldwide sexual abuse scandals, died on Wednesday, the Vatican said. He was 86.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1016738-cardinal-bernard-law-symbol-of-churchs-sexual-abuse-crisis-dies/

 

Brace for a UK election next year, opposition Labour leader Corbyn says

 

British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks during a news conference at the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland, December 8, 2017. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said there is likely to be a British national election next year but that he opposes a second referendum on European Union membership, Grazia magazine reported.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1016739-brace-for-a-uk-election-next-year-opposition-labour-leader-corbyn-says/

 

Thai man to sue for THB6 million after finding cockroach in food court’s fried egg

By Coconuts Bangkok 

 

Photo: Thanapiphat Chaitanatanatat

 

A Thai man who posted a video on Facebook of a cockroach in his fried egg while eating at Central Chiang Mai Airport’s food court will sue the mall for THB6 million, and hopes that no more Thais will have to eat cockroach-infested food.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1016741-thai-man-to-sue-for-thb6-million-after-finding-cockroach-in-food-court’s-fried-egg/

 

Tennis stars to get a cooking lesson with Thai Michelin star chef

By Lerpong Amsa-ngiam 
The Nation

 

Jelena Ostapenko gives a wai at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Tuesday .

 

French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia arrived in Bangkok on Tuesday for a tennis exhibition and a cooking lesson with Michelin-starred chef Jay Fai (aka Supinya Junsuta).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1016742-tennis-stars-to-get-a cooking-lesson-with-thai-michelin-star-chef/

 

Man declared dead returns to claim legal status as he’s still alive

By Thai PBS

 

 

A 44-year-old man returned to his home in Si Sa Ket province only to learn that he was officially declared dead and his family already held a funeral rite for him. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1016743-man-declared-dead-returns-to-his-home-in-si-sa-ket/

 

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Billionaire plans return to live and start business in Thailand 

By Mongkol Sawangsri 
The Nation

 

 

A 57-year-old Thai woman whose hard life took an instant turn when she and her daughter inherited immense wealth earlier this year from her deceased American mother-in-law aims to return to Thailand to live permanently in her hometown of Suphan Buri and set up a business in Kanchanaburi. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1016563-young-thai-american-surprised-with-billion-dollar-fortune-from-deceased-californian-grandma/?do=findComment&comment=12552882