Video: Gran, 72, on motorcycle thought it was safe to go through a red light....

 

Picture: Thai News Agency

 

CCTV footage from Songkhla broadcast on national TV showed a 72 year old grandmother going through a red light at an intersection.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018843-video-gran-72-on-motorcycle-thought-it-was-safe-to-go-through-a-red-light/

 

23 year old Brit fighting for life after mysteriously falling from 4th floor in Pattaya

By Online Admin -

 

  

23 year old Brit fighting for life after mysteriously falling from 4th floor in Pattaya

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018845-23-year-old-brit-fighting-for-life-after-mysteriously-falling-from-4th-floor-in-pattaya/

 

Thailand to submit TIP Report to EU this month

 

 

BANGKOK, 5 January 2018 (NNT) - The Ministry of Labor will submit a TIP Report on human trafficking and illegal labor to the EU this month. Adjustments made to the country's solutions to human trafficking and illegal labor are expected to improve its ranking in the EU's list. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018850-thailand-to-submit-tip-report-to-eu-this-month/

 

Bribe book found in raid of pub near Pathum Thani university

By The Nation

 

Police and district officials raided a pub near the Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi in Pathum Thani district early on Friday, arrested its manager, and discovered a book detailing bribes to officials.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018852-bribe-book-found-in-raid-of-pub-near-pathum-thani-university/

 

Crane rescues 62-year-old woman from Bangkok fire

By The Nation

 

Firefighters rescued a 62-year-old woman trapped inside a shophouse in Bangkok’s Bang Khen district early Friday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018853-crane-rescues-62-year-old-woman-from-bangkok-fire/

 

After attacks by Trump, Bannon finds himself with few friends

By James Oliphant and Jeff Mason

 

FILE PHOTO: Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon speaks during a campaign event for Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Judge Roy Moore in Fairhope, Alabama, U.S., December 5, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Following his brutal disavowal by President Donald Trump, former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon's dream of spearheading a new U.S. political movement appears in tatters while the Republican establishment he challenged is feeling more secure.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018855-after-attacks-by-trump-bannon-finds-himself-with-few-friends/

 

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UK tourist says Thai girlfriend’s theft of documents forced him into manual labour

By The Nation

 

Tourist Police Bureau deputy commissioner Pol Maj-General Surachet Hakparn (second from left) talks to an officer during a search for illegal immigrants in Bangkok.

 

A 57-year-old unnamed man of British nationality was arrested by tourist police for overstaying in Thailand, but officers are now investigating whether he was a victim of a theft crime perpetrated by a Thai woman.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018835-retired-british-postman-claims-thai-woman-stole-his-pension-overstayed-working-on-a-construction-site/?do=findComment&comment=12593403

 

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Five Malaysians arrested at Bangkok hotel over call-centre scam

By The Nation

 

 

Police arrested five Malaysian men at a Bangkok hotel early Friday and charged them with being members of a call-centre scam gang.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018840-call-center-crackdown-continues-malaysian-arrested-with-63-thai-bankbooks-at-bangkok-hotel/?do=findComment&comment=12593463

 

Unidentified woman seriously injured in Phuket motorbike accident

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A rescue worker attends to the unidentified woman inside the ambulance. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: An unidentified woman sustained serious head injuries yesterday night when she was involved in a motorbike accident on Phuket’s famed Muay Thai street Soi Ta-iad in Chalong.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018867-unidentified-woman-seriously-injured-in-phuket-motorbike-accident/

 

Soi SCC begins to look like modern road again

 

PATTAYA:--Soi Siam Country Club is starting to look like a modern road, instead of a 19th century mud hole.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018868-soi-scc-begins-to-look-like-modern-road-again/

 

Pic: Dana White visits girl after paying for her lifesaving operation in Thailand

By MMAmania.com 

 

 

In 2010, a four year-old girl named Tuptim was in desperate need of a liver transplant. Students and staff at Tiger Muay Thai, where her father worked as a trainer, started an online campaign to try to raise $50,000 to cover the cost of the operation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018875-ufc-president-dana-white-visits-girl-after-paying-for-her-lifesaving-operation-in-thailand/

 

Illegal pub demolished

 

PATTAYA:--A South Pattaya pub was ordered demolished for being constructed without proper permits.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018873-illegal-pub-demolished/

 

Pattaya now taking complaints via Line

 

PATTAYA:--City hall is now accepting complaints about Pattaya’s streets, sewers and other infrastructure via the Line messaging app.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018872-pattaya-now-taking-complaints-via-line/

 

Russian, murder suspect among 4 arrested over Christmas

 

PATTAYA:--A Russian man with bogus banknotes and an accused murderer were among four people arrested in a Christmas-period crime sweep.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018878-russian-murder-suspect-among-4-arrested-over-christmas/

 

Rising tide leaves pickup sunk in Phuket sand

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The stranded Chevrolet pickup is pulled from the sand at Bang Tao Beach. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: It took more than an hour for the owner of a pickup truck to have his vehicle removed from Bang Tao Beach yesterday (Jan 4) after it got stuck in the sand due to the rising tide.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018879-rising-tide-leaves-pickup-sunk-in-phuket-sand/

 

Prayut refuses to rule himself out of future PM role

By The Nation

 

 

Despite his recent declaration that he is now a politician and not a military man, PM General Prayut Chan-o-cha on Thursday refused to rule out the potential for his becoming an “outside” PM after the next election.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018880-prayut-refuses-to-rule-himself-out-of-future-pm-role/

 

 

NACC calls in Prawit for more answers on baubles

By Kas Chanwanpen 
The Nation

 

NACC secretary-general Worawit Sukboon

 

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) wants to question Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan and four unnamed people about Prawit’s collection of luxury accessories.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018883-nacc-calls-in-prawit-for-more-answers-on-baubles/

 

Unidentified man found dead inside burned car in Phayao

 

 

An unidentified man was found dead inside a burning car on a village road in Phayao’s Pong district on Thursday night, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018885-unidentified-man-found-dead-inside-burned-car-in-phayao/

 

Sek Loso’s photos with police at parties trigger investigation of police behaviour

By Thai PBS

 

 

Nakhon Si Thammarat provincial police has set up a probe committee to look into alleged misconduct of senior police officers attending a party with rock singer Sek Loso, who is facing drug abuse charge.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018887-sek-loso’s-photos-with-police-at-parties-trigger-investigation-of-police-behaviour/

 

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Cops In Trouble After Sek Loso Instagrams Chummy Photos

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Sek Loso, second from left, poses with Kannayao Police Station chief Singh Singhdech, second from right, in a picture posted to the musician’s Instagram.

 

BANGKOK — A senior police officer was removed from active duty Friday and two others placed under investigation after they posed for photos with a celebrity rocker in their custody on firearm charges.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018887-sek-loso’s-photos-with-police-at-parties-trigger-investigation-of-police-behaviour/?do=findComment&comment=12593748

 

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Rock star Sek Loso’s ‘pals’ in uniform face investigation

By The Nation

 

 

Police officers in two far-flung jurisdictions are in trouble after photos appeared online of them being chummy with bail-bouncing rock star Seksan “Sek Loso” Sukphimai.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018887-sek-loso’s-photos-with-police-at-parties-trigger-investigation-of-police-behaviour/?do=findComment&comment=12593776

 

Apple to issue fix for iPhones, Macs at risk from ‘Spectre’ chip flaw

BY REUTERS 

 

REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/Files

 

(Reuters) – Apple Inc will release a patch for the Safari web browser on its iPhones, iPads and Macs within days, it said on Thursday, after major chipmakers disclosed flaws that leave nearly every modern computing device vulnerable to hackers.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/apple-issue-fix-iphones-macs-risk-spectre-chip-flaw/26511/

Kiddiepass is a useful app for parents

BY THE NATION

 

 

Parents can get some help in their childrearing mission from the new mobile application Kiddeepass, which helps them choose fun and educational experiences.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/kiddiepass-useful-app-parents/26514/

Fresh warning issued on bitcoin investments

BY THE NATION

 

 

DIGITAL currencies such as bitcoin would inevitably make their presence felt in Thailand, highlighting the importance of measures to manage the impact of this global phenomenon, said the Minister attached to the Prime Minister’s Office, Kobsak Pootrakool.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/fresh-warning-issued-bitcoin-investments/26517/

Three shot dead in Mae Hong Son over neighbourhood noise

By The Nation

 

 

The son-in-law of a Mae Hong Son hotel operator allegedly shot to death three people in a khao tom shop next door early Friday because their customers were making too much noise.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018897-three-shot-dead-in-mae-hong-son-over-neighbourhood-noise/

 

Phuket Regional Blood Centre call for donations of blood type ‘A’

The Phuket News

 

There are a lack of donors of blood type A in Phuket and the surrounding provinces. Photo: Red Cross Thailand

 

PHUKET: A lack of supply in blood type ‘A’ has left the Phuket Regional Blood Centre (PRBC) no option than to call for those with the said blood type to donate either via themselves or at Vichara Phuket Hospital.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018899-phuket-regional-blood-centre-call-for-donations-of-blood-type-‘a’/

 

Royal Thai Navy host marine conservation activities in Phuket

The Phuket News

 

Officials take part in yesterday's (Jan 4) marine conservation activities. Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: The Royal Thai Navy Third Area Command yesterday (Jan 4) held a marine conservation awareness day where there was a sea turtle release, beach cleanup and exhibition about marine life at their headquarters in Cape Panwa, in honour of HRH Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018905-royal-thai-navy-host-marine-conservation-activities-in-phuket/

 

Royal Thai Police launch website, hotline for depressed officers, families

By The Nation

 

With an average 40 policemen killing themselves yearly due to depression, the Royal Thai Police on Friday launched a website to provide counselling to depressed officers.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018907-royal-thai-police-launch-website-hotline-for-depressed-officers-families/

 

German tourist found in Pattaya park with belt around his neck

By Dethawee Theewarangkul 
THE NATION

 

A German tourist’s body with a leather belt tight around his neck and burn marks on his legs was found on Friday morning in a public park in Pattaya City, Chon Buri's Bang Lamung district, and police are investigating whether suicide or murder is the cause.

 

Full story:   https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018909-german-tourist-found-in-pattaya-park-with-belt-around-his-neck/

 

Raving man jumps on moving car

 

PATTAYA:--A Maha Sarakham man has been charged with property damage after allegedly jumping on a woman’s car, breaking her windshield.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1018876-raving-man-jumps-on-moving-car/