Polish PM seeks new opening with EU but sticks to courts overhaul

By Pawel Sobczak and Gabriela Baczynska

 

Poland's President Andrzej Duda speaks during a news conference, after the European Commission announced its decision to launch Article 7 procedure, at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland December 20, 2017. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Files

 

WARSAW/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Poland's new Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki fired several senior ministers and visited Brussels on Tuesday in an effort to patch up relations with the European Union, but said he would not unwind the country's most-contested judicial reforms.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019578-polish-pm-seeks-new-opening-with-eu-but-sticks-to-courts-overhaul/

 

A foreign fishing boat wrecks off Phuket’s east coast

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

A boat named ‘Cheburi’, a fishing boat from outside Thai waters, has washed ashore in front of Tapao Yai Island, just off Cape Panwa, after being prosecuted by the Fisheries Office

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019579-foreign-fishing-boat-wrecks-off-phuket’s-east-coast/

 

Forget snow in Thailand - but you might need to worry about a tsunami, expert

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A Thai disaster expert has scoffed at suggestions that Thailand is about to experience snow but has warned about the possibility of a massive ocean tsunami.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019581-forget-snow-in-thailand-but-you-might-need-to-worry-about-a-tsunami-expert/

 

Ecuador says exploring mediation to solve Assange standoff

By Alexandra Valencia

 

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is seen on the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, Britain, May 19, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

 

QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador said on Tuesday it was exploring mediation to solve the standoff over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been holed up in Ecuador's Embassy in London for five years, and called for cooperation from the United Kingdom and the international community.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019582-ecuador-says-exploring-mediation-to-solve-assange-standoff/

 

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Troops direct traffic after heavy rain and floods in Bangkok

By The Nation

 

Army battalions in Bangkok dispatched troops to help direct traffic at several spots after the capital was hit by heavy rain, resulting in flooding on many roads.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019576-floods-cause-traffic-gridlock-on-bangkok-streets/?do=findComment&comment=12607263

 

Lesson number One - this is the brake...

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

A Loei woman got confused about the brake and the accelerator in her brand new Honda jazz.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019584-lesson-number-one-this-is-the-brake/

 

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Early morning rains cause Bangkok floods

By The Nation

 

Lard Prao Road in front of Imperial Department Store photo @Thongthai_za

 

Several Bangkok roads were flooded on Wednesday morning after the capital was hit by heavy rains at about 5am, the city administration said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019576-floods-cause-traffic-gridlock-on-bangkok-streets/?do=findComment&comment=12607324

 

Just having a jolly good laugh! Wais all round after Buriram teens threaten district official with a bullet

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A bunch of Buriram teens were let off with a warning after they threatened to kill a new district official with a bullet to the head.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019585-just-having-a-jolly-good-laugh-wais-all-round-after-buriram-teens-threaten-district-official-with-a-bullet/

 

Phuket water shut-off to affect Rassada on Friday

The Phuket News

 

The water will be shut-off in Rassada from 9am-5pm on Friday (Jan 12). Photo: Jirarat Rakjamroon

 

PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) yesterday (Jan 9) announced that the water supply will be shut-off in Rassada on Friday (Jan 12) as checks are carried out on a water pumping station.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019587-phuket-water-shut-off-to-affect-rassada-on-friday/

 

Bangkok Street Vendor With Michelin Star Wants To Give It Back

Jay Fai is not the first chef to express this desire

CHELSEA RITSCHEL IN NEW YORK

 

Receiving a Michelin Star may be one of the highest honours bestowed on a chef - but for one street vendor in Bangkok, life, before she received the star, was preferable - and she would like to give the star back.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019588-bangkok-street-vendor-with-michelin-star-wants-to-give-it-back/

 

Toon Ran, Thailand Gave, Now Comes Hard Part – Using It Well

By Khaosod English

 

Singer Artiwara ‘Toon’ Kongmalai poses on Dec. 10 after he ran 400 kilometers to raise 63 million baht for the Bang Saphan Hospital in Prachuap Khiri Khan province.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019589-toon-ran-thailand-gave-now-comes-hard-part-–-using-it-well/

 

State enterprise unions want a fair uniform minimum wage rate

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Thai Labour Solidarity Committee (TLSC) and the State Enterprises Workers’ Relations Confederation have demanded the government to impose a uniform minimum wage rate applicable throughout the country and that the rate must be sufficient for workers and their families to live a decent life.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019592-state-enterprise-unions-want-a-fair-uniform-minimum-wage-rate/

 

Sun, sea, sand... and a £5bn sex trade: Seedy side of Brit crooks' Thai haven

Pattaya is at the centre of Thailand’s sex tourism industry, where women and girls are pimped for sex – often for just a few pounds

ByAmanda Killelea

 

File photo: Walking Street:

 

With its idyllic beaches and crystal clear blue seas, Pattaya could be the definition of paradise.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019595-sun-sea-sand-and-a-£5bn-sex-trade-seedy-side-of-brit-crooks-thai-haven/

 

Relatives concerned about police investigation in horrific sledgehammer murder of Pattaya teen

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Nong Preu station chief Pol Col Jirawut Tanthasiri has defended the police investigation into the murder of a 17 year old woman.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019596-relatives-concerned-about-police-investigation-in-horrific-sledgehammer-murder-of-pattaya-teen/

 

Road to bitcoin ETF paved with red tape

Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss, Trevor Hunnicutt

 

A Bitcoin logo is seen on a cryptocurrency ATM in Santa Monica, California, U.S., January 4, 2018. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The going is getting tough for U.S. companies hoping to win the race to bring a bitcoin exchange-traded fund to market.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019599-road-to-bitcoin-etf-paved-with-red-tape/

 

Eastman Kodak unveils cryptocurrency, stock doubles

Noel Randewich

 

 

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Shares of Eastman Kodak Co (KODK.N) more than doubled on Tuesday after the one-time leader in photography became the latest company to jump on the cryptocurrency bandwagon.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019600-eastman-kodak-unveils-cryptocurrency-stock-doubles/

 

Video: When I grow up I wanna steal just like my mummy and daddy - Thai family take kid on thieving trip

 

Picture: Thai News Agency

 

As Thailand geared up to celebrate Children's Day - and Thai media were asking the nation's kids what they wanted to do in the future - came news of a theft at an IT shop in Pak Kret, Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019602-video-when-i-grow-up-i-wanna-steal-just-like-my-mummy-and-daddy-thai-family-take-kid-on-thieving-trip/

 

Article 44 orders to be nullified ‘after govt completes roadmap missions’: Sansern

By The Nation

 

Lt Gen Sansern.

 

Orders issued by the head of the junta will be nullified after the government has accomplished its missions in line with the roadmap, Government Spokesperson Lt-General Sansern Kaewkamnerd said on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019606-article-44-orders-to-be-nullified-‘after-govt-completes-roadmap-missions’-sansern/

 

Ten injured in buggy crash in Hanuman World, Kathu

Nine were sent to Dibuk Hospital nearby, with two of them suffering from broken legs and one with a broken arm.

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

A buggy transporting tourists to Phuket’s famous zip lining destination, Hanuman World in Kathu, crashed into a tree resulting in 10 people being injured and taken to hospitals.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019607-ten-injured-in-buggy-crash-in-hanuman-world-kathu/

 

PM orders check of high food and drink prices at Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports

By Thai PBS

 

 

Prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered relevant agencies to check prices of food and drink at Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports following complaints from passengers that the prices are very expensive.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019608-pm-orders-check-of-high-food-and-drink-prices-at-suvarnabhumi-and-don-mueang-airports/

 

How flying a drone in Thailand could land you in jail

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD 

 

 

Thai public register more than 8,000 drones as deadline passes

 

The deadline for people to register their drones with the Thai authorities has now passed. From today, anyone caught flying an unregistered drone could face years in jail.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/flying-drone-thailand-land-jail/26610/

Microsoft says security patches slowing down PCs, servers

BY REUTERS 

 

 

(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday that software patches released to guard against microchip security threats slowed down some personal computers and servers, with systems running on older Intel Corp processors seeing a noticeable decrease in performance.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/microsoft-says-security-patches-slowing-pcs-servers/26605/

iOS 11.2.2: Here’s why you need to update your iPhone, iPad or Mac right NOW

BY JONATHAN FAIRFIELD

 

iPhone 7: REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo

 

If you haven’t already, you need to install the latest software update for your iPhone, iPad or Mac immediately.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/ios-11-2-2-heres-need-update-iphone-ipad-mac-right-now/26608/

Myanmar prosecutor seeks Official Secrets Act charges against two Reuters reporters

By Antoni Slodkowski and Simon Lewis

 

Reuters journalists Kyaw Soe Oo (C) and Wa Lone (L) appear in court in Yangon, Myanmar January 10, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer

 

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar prosecutors sought charges on Wednesday against two Reuters reporters under the Official Secrets Act, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 14 years, the reporters' lawyer said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019610-myanmar-prosecutor-seeks-official-secrets-act-charges-against-two-reuters-reporters/

 

Rogue elephant heads towards Cambodia

By The Nation

 

 

A wild elephant named Plai Sidor Daeng is heading towards Cambodia despite Thai officials and volunteers’ attempt to block its path with 10 tractors in the border village of Ban Thab Prik in Sa Kaew’s Aranyaprathet district on Wednesday morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019611-rogue-elephant-heads-towards-cambodia/

 

Heartthrob actor pays fine after reckless driving dispute

By Khanathit Srihirundaj 
The Nation

 

 

Heartthrob actor Mario Maurer heard a charge of reckless driving filed by Bangkok police and paid a Bt1,000 fine on Tuesday night, Phaya Thai precinct superintendent Pol Colonel Nitiwat Sansing said on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019612-heartthrob-actor-mario-maurer-pays-fine-after-reckless-driving-dispute/

 

South Korea's Moon says Trump deserves 'big' credit for North Korea talks

By Christine Kim and Soyoung Kim

 

South Korean President Moon Jae-in answers reporters' question during his New Year news conference at the Presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, January 10, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

 

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in credited U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday for helping to spark the first inter-Korean talks in more than two years, and warned that Pyongyang would face stronger sanctions if provocations continued.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019613-south-koreas-moon-says-trump-deserves-big-credit-for-north-korea-talks/

 

Chao Phraya Dam reservoir runs low

By The Nation

 

 

Local residents near the Chao Phraya Dam reservoir in Chainat say its level is running low, prompting concerns about inadequate water for farming.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019615-chao-phraya-dam-reservoir-runs-low/

 

Lawyer cited for contempt over Facebook post

By Kanathis Srihirandet 
The Nation

 

 

Human rights lawyer Anon Nampa appeared at the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) on Wednesday to acknowledge charges against him for contempt and violation of the computer crimes law in relation to a Facebook post expressing views on cases involving student activist Jatupat Boonpattararaksa, known as Pai Dao Din.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019618-lawyer-cited-for-contempt-over-facebook-post/

Woman blocks high-speed train from leaving in China as husband was late

 

BEIJING: A woman in Hefei, Anhui province, recently learned that a high-speed train is by no means a family vehicle, after she impeded a train's departure and asked the station personnel to let her husband board the train after he was denied entry as the gate was already closed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019619-woman-blocks-high-speed-train-from-leaving-in-china-as-husband-was-late/