King wishes his subjects happiness and prosperity on New Year’s Day

By Thai PBS

 

 

His Majesty the King wished the Thai people happiness and prosperity with physical and mental strength and clear wisdom on the occasion of the New Year’s Day.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018226-king-wishes-his-subjects-happiness-and-prosperity-on-new-year’s-day/

 

PromptPay computer error causes frenzy on last day of 2017 as transfers fail

 

 

A TECHNICAL glitch knocked out the popular PromptPay money transfer service for seven hours yesterday morning, causing frenzies on social media, especially among people waiting for money transfers on the last day of 2017.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018217-promptpay-computer-error-causes-frenzy-on-last-day-of-2017-as-transfers-fail/

 

Nationwide e-payments to push cashless society goal

By NOPHAKHUN LIMSAMARNPHUN 
THE NATION 

 

 

MORE BUSINESSES SET TO ALLOW ‘SMART’ SHOPPING WITH QR CODE

 

AS PART OF Thailand’s aspiration to become a cashless society, the country will soon adopt a new nationwide e-payment method using the so-called QR Code familiar to social media users.

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018218-nationwide-e-payments-to-push-cashless-society-goal/

 

National education at turning point

By CHULARAT SAENGPASSA 
THE NATION 

 

Athapol Anunthavorasakul

 

YOUNG PEOPLE’S ADOPTION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY REQUIRES NEW PARADIGM: ACADEMIC

 

THAILAND’S education system will face additional challenges in 2018, including a requirement that graduates have a “growth” mindset and well-rounded skills. Teachers are also having to adjust themselves to new roles as their monopoly as the key source of knowledge lessens.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018219-national-education-at-turning-point/

 

Prayut threatens not to call an election this year ‘unless public order prevails’

By THE NATION

 

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha

 

WHILE there are no signs of chaos and the authorities say the country is now peaceful, Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has threatened not to call an election unless there is public order this year. He also dismissed speculation that he was already forming a political party to enable his return to power after the election.

 

Source: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018220-prayut-threatens-not-to-call-an-election-this-year-‘unless-public-order-prevails’/

 

Paiboon straddles military contradiction in support of Prayut

By THE NATION

 

Paiboon Nititawan

 

A FAMILIAR face linked to the ruling junta, Paiboon Nititawan’s agenda seems clear but at the same time conflicting.

 

He intends to set up a party to support Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha’s post-election premiership while at the same time criticising so-called “military parties” in the political arena.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018221-paiboon-straddles-military-contradiction-in-support-of-prayut/

 

Stunning light shows and temple prayers usher in 2018

By The Nation

 

The statue of Phra Buddha Navaratchabophit out of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration headquarters yesterday.

 

MILLIONS of people gathered at various venues last night to celebrate the New Year.

In Bangkok, huge crowds gathered for big concerts, light-and-sound shows and stunning fireworks at CentralWorld. Many other revellers counted down to 2018 in a celebratory atmosphere at eateries, on Khao San Road and at top venues featuring special events. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018222-stunning-light-shows-and-temple-prayers-usher-in-2018/

 

Journey to clean Thailand’s oceans takes another step forward

 

 

Help save our seas and save on your diving trips

 

Building on the success of the ‘Upcycling the Oceans, Thailand’ project, the Tourism Authority of Thailand has officially kicked off the ‘SAVE the Ocean & SAVE for Your Next Dive’ campaign, offering divers the chance to earn discounts on dive trips, in return for helping to protect Thailand’s marine ecosystem.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018223-journey-to-clean-thailand’s-oceans-takes-another-step-forward/

 

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New Year ends public access to Royal Crematorium

By ANUPAN CHANTHANA 
THE NATION 

 

 

AS 2017 came to a close last night, so did the Royal Crematorium exhibition that had been open to the public since November 2.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1009265-royal-crematorium-exhibition-to-open-thursday-2-nov/?do=findComment&comment=12582110

 

Pol Gen Chakthip leads police in arresting Sek Loso

By Thai PBS

 

 

The national police chief Pol Gen Chakthip Chaijinda led a team of elite Arintharat police force in arresting rock star Seksan Sukpimai or Sek Loso from his house in Bang Khen district on Sunday evening after he defied police repeated police requests for him to voluntarily turn himself in.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018224-pol-gen-chakthip-leads-police-in-arresting-rock-star-sek-loso/

 

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Promptpay system collapses, disrupting service for several houses

By Thai PBS

 

 

Promptpay money transfer system broke down for several hours on Sunday morning, causing many bank customers unable to transfer their money to their receivers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018217-promptpay-computer-error-causes-frenzy-on-last-day-of-2017-as-transfers-fail/?do=findComment&comment=12582125

 

OPINION

Bubbling through 2018 

By Special to The Nation

 

As we begin a new year, the celebratory mood of 2017, which saw US tax cuts and record stock market prices, is set to spill over into 2018. 

 

Most observers reckon 2017 was one of the most exciting years, because of very bipolar situations. Anyone who has lived with bipolar personalities would recognise that a high could feel that you are walking on clouds, but the lows certain feel very down. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018215-bubbling-through-2018 /

Six rescued from Phuket fishing tour boat after two days adrift

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

 

 

PHUKET: A Royal Thai Navy search helicopter has located and coordinated the safe recovery of six people on board a fishing tour boat found adrift some 20 nautical miles off Promthep Cape, Phuket’s southernmost point, after two days missing at sea.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018227-six-rescued-from-phuket-fishing-tour-boat-after-two-days-adrift/

 

Phuket's New Year road accident tally climbs to two dead, 17 injured

The Phuket News

 

Police and other officials reported 755 people caught for moving violations during Day 3 of the New Year 'Seven Days of Danger' road-safety campaign. Photo: The Phuket News

 

PHUKET: The death and injury toll in Phuket recorded during the “Seven Days of Danger” road-safety campaign for the New Year has climbed to two dead and 17 injured, Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong heard at his daily briefing this morning (Dec 31).

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018229-phukets-new-year-road-accident-tally-climbs-to-two-dead-17-injured/

 

Malaysian big biker dies in road accident in northern Thailand

 

BANGKOK: A Malaysian big biker was killed after crashing his high-powered motorcycle into a roadside light pole while participating in a five-bike convoy at Khunyuam district in Mae Hong Son, northern Thailand yesterday.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018230-malaysian-big-biker-dies-in-road-accident-in-northern-thailand/

 

Singaporean man killed in motorcycle accident in Thailand, Singaporean woman injured

Lydia Lam

 

SINGAPORE - A pair of Singaporeans believed to be on a motorcycle met with an accident in Thailand on New Year's Eve (Dec 31).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018231-singaporean-man-killed-in-motorcycle-accident-in-phatthalung-singaporean-woman-injured/

 

Iran protesters rally again, defying warning of crackdown

By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin

 

Opponents of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani hold a protest outside the Iranian embassy in west London, December 31, 2017. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Anti-government protesters demonstrated in Iran on Sunday in defiance of a warning by authorities of a tough crackdown, extending for a fourth day one of the most audacious challenges to the clerical leadership since pro-reform unrest in 2009.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018233-iran-protesters-rally-again-defying-warning-of-crackdown/

 

Colorado deputy killed in barrage of gunfire at apartment complex

By Keith Coffman

 

A vehicle leaves the Copper Canyon apartments, the scene of the incident where deputies and civilians were shot in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, U.S. December 31, 2017. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

 

DENVER (Reuters) - A gunman opened fire on sheriff's deputies responding to a report of a loud disturbance at an apartment complex near Denver on Sunday morning, killing one officer before the suspect was shot and killed, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018234-colorado-deputy-killed-in-barrage-of-gunfire-at-apartment-complex/

 

Costa Rica plane crash kills 12, including 10 U.S. citizens

By Enrique Andres Pretel

 

Wreckage in flames after a plane crashed in the mountainous area of Punta Islita, in the province of Guanacaste, in Costa Rica in this still image taken from social media video December 31, 2017. Ministerio de Seguridad Publica de Costa Rica/via REUTERS

 

SAN JOSE (Reuters) - A plane crash in Costa Rica on Sunday killed 10 U.S. citizens and two local pilots, the Costa Rican government said.

 

Source: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018235-costa-rica-plane-crash-kills-12-including-10-us-citizens/

 

Six dead as seaplane crashes into Sydney river ahead of New Year celebrations

 

A seaplane crashed into a Sydney river on Sunday (December 31), killing six people on a "wine and dine" sightseeing flight ahead of the city's harbour-centred New Year's Eve celebrations. 

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A seaplane crashed into a Sydney river on Sunday, killing six people on a "wine and dine" sightseeing flight ahead of the city's New Year's Eve celebrations at the harbour.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018236-six-dead-as-seaplane-crashes-into-sydney-river-ahead-of-new-year-celebrations/

 

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Thailand Live Tuesday 2 Jan 2018 
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