Police: mysterious bullets suspected to come from assistant village headmen manning checkpoint

By Thai PBS

 

 

Mysterious bullets which killed a 35-year-old driver of a car at a road checkpoint in Mae Suai district of Chiang Rai on Jan 2 was probably fired by some of the four assistant village headmen manning the checkpoint, according to Provincial Police Region 5.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/police-mysterious-bullets-suspected-come-assistant-village-headmen-manning-checkpoint/

Minister assures no recurrence of PromptPay system collapse

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Finance Ministry assured no recurrence of the collapse of the PromptPay electronic cash transfer system after it broke down on Sunday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018746-minister-assures-no-recurrence-of-promptpay-system-collapse/

 

Midweek Rant….. a conversation with Somchai in authority

 

File photo

 

Rooster is speaking to “Khun Somchai In Authority”

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018749-midweek-rant-…a-conversation-with-somchai-in-authority/

 

Parties could unite but it would show they are out of touch: Prayut

By The Nation

 

 

Responding to former Democrat leader Pichai Rattakul’s recent proposal that major parties join forces to reclaim democracy from the military, Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha on Thursday said that there is no such military to reclaim the desired democracy from, as his government is not the military.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018750-parties-could-unite-but-it-would-show-they-are-out-of-touch-prayut/

 

Paiboon praises PM for distancing himself from military

By The Nation

 

Paiboon Nititawan

 

Former junta-appointed reformer Paiboon Nititawan on Thursday praised PM General Prayut Chan-o-cha for coming out as a politician, a move he saw as alleviating hatred against military people in the political arena.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018751-paiboon-praises-pm-for-distancing-himself-from-military/

 

Graft body not yet sure whether to investigate Prawit, PM

By The Nation

 

A National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) official on Wednesday said that the commission would have to ensure that it had jurisdiction to review recent controversies involving junta officials.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018753-graft-body-not-yet-sure-whether-to-investigate-prawit-pm/

 

 

Garbage left behind as tourists return home after holidays

By The Nation

 

 

Tourists left behind more garbage at New Year holiday destinations this year, report tourism operators.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018770-garbage-left-behind-as-tourists-return-home-after-holidays/

 

Whiter Wang: Thai men can now get laser treatment to lighten their penises

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Photo: Facebook

 

In a country obsessed with whitening everything, Thai gentlemen can now get a new laser treatment to lighten their penises.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018771-whiter-wang-thai-men-can-now-get-laser-treatment-to-lighten-their-penises/

 

90 Day Wife? Reality TV Thai wife offered $10,000 to leave U.S. by broke husband’s BFF

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Photos: Chanoknat Suwan Toborowsky/Facebook (left) and Chanoknatsuwan/ Instagram (right).

 

A few months ago, we brought you the news that a U.S. reality TV show was featuring a broke older American man that couldn’t afford to marry his young Thai girlfriend. The show, “90 Day Fiancé,” and the couple, Chanoknat “Annie” Suwan, 24, and David Toborowsky, 48, passed many hurdles during the show’s season and married in Kentucky during the final episode about a month ago.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018772-90-day-wife-reality-tv-thai-wife-offered-10000-to-leave-us-by-broke-husband’s-bff/

 

Laotian woman arrested over visa stamps

By The Nation

 

 

Nong Khai immigration police Thursday arrested a Laotian woman Thursday morning after she was found using alleged fake visa stamps in an attempt to hide that she had overstayed her visa.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018773-laotian-woman-arrested-over-visa-stamps/

 

Two dive instructors charged over death of tourist off Phuket

Shela Riva

 

The incident took place off Phi phi Island on Sunday during Mr Shukla's very first attempt at scuba diving. Photo: Diego Delso

 

PHUKET:-- Police from Phi Phi Island have today confirmed that two dive instructors have been charged with negligence over the death of Indian tourist Alok Kumar Shukla, who drowned during his first ever scuba diving trip on Sunday (Dec 31).

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018775-two-dive-instructors-charged-over-death-of-tourist-off-phuket/

 

Four Phuket teens arrested for violent New Year attack

The Phuket News

 

The violent attack on 40-year-old Romy Navio at Moo 1 in Wichit was caught on CCTV. Photo: Screengrab

 

PHUKET:-- It has been confirmed that four teenagers who are part of a gang wanted in connection with a violent attack on a member of the public on New Years Day surrendered to police yesterday and have been charged with causing bodily or mental harm.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018776-four-phuket-teens-arrested-for-violent-new-year-attack/

 

Body of young woman found near site of broadcast suicide

By Supachai Phetchthawee

The Nation

 

Photo: JS100Radio

 

The body of an 18-year-old woman, who is believed to have been the person filmed jumping from a Bangkok bridge early on Tuesday morning in an apparent suicide attempt after a reported break-up with her boyfriend, was found one kilometre downstream from the bridge on Thursday afternoon.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018778-body-of-young-woman-found-near-site-of-broadcast-suicide/

 

Minimum wage could be increased by more than Bt15 a day

By The Nation

 

 

The Labour Ministry’s permanent secretary, Jarin Chakkaphark, said on Thursday that the Tripartite Wage Committee would pass a resolution on an increase to the minimum wage by January 15.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018779-minimum-wage-could-be-increased-by-more-than-bt15-a-day/

 

How to charge your smartphone, according to science

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Charging your smartphone is easy, right? Just plug it in and let it charge.

 

Full Story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/26505-2/26505/

Microsoft says Edge is faster, more secure and offers better battery life than Chrome and FireFox

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Microsoft has published a new video which claims its Edge browser is faster, more secure and better for battery life than Google Chrome and Firefox.

 

Full Story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/microsoft-says-edge-faster-secure-offers-better-battery-life-chrome-firefox/26507/

No serious crime over holidays, report ‘satisfied’ Royal Thai Police

By The Nation

 

Pol General Chalermkiat Srivorakan

 

With no major crime reported, police said they are satisfied with the operation to ensure public safety during the New Year holidays.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018785-no-serious-crime-over-holidays-report-‘satisfied’-royal-thai-police/

 

Clampdown on bad driving made roads safer: NCPO

By The Nation

 

File photo

 

The number of people cited for violating traffic laws spiked over this year’s holiday season, but the arrest if the law-breakers made the roads safer, said the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) on Thursday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018786-clampdown-on-bad-driving-made-roads-safer-ncpo/

 

Watches belonged to a ‘third party’: graft commissioner

By The Nation

 

 

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) on Thursday said luxury watches possessed by Deputy PM General Prawit Wongsuwan belonged to “a third party”.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018787-watches-belonged-to-a-‘third-party’-graft-commissioner/

 

Russian woman attacked on Koh Phi Phi

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

FILE PHOTO

 

Police Region 8 Commander, Pol Lt Gen Sorasak Yenprem, has ordered an urgent investigation and search to find the man who allegedly attacked a Russian woman on Koh Phi Phi on the New Year’s night.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018788-russian-woman-attacked-on-koh-phi-phi/

 

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