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Six tips to help you free up storage space on your iPhone

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Are you one of those iPhone owners that are always running out of storage space?

 

This doesn’t just apply to those with older 16GB devices either, we can offer you these six simple tricks that could help you free up some space.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/six-tips-help-free-storage-space-iphone/26636/

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Fire destroys 8 houses in Bangkok slum community

By The Nation

 

A fire burned down eight houses in a squatter community in Bangkok’s Bang Plad district early on Friday, injuring one woman.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019906-fire-destroys-8-houses-in-bangkok-slum-community/

 

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Phuket continues with ‘Keep Phuket Clean’ campaign

The Phuket News

 

Teams from across Phuket joined the mass clean-up. Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: More than 500 officials, volunteers and local residents this week joined ‘Keep Phuket Clean by our Hands and Hearts’ campaigns, with the Phuket Governor urging Phuket to pay more attention to keeping Phuket this coming year.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019908-phuket-continues-with-‘keep-phuket-clean’-campaign/

 

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Cries go unheeded as pretty Soi Cowboy waitress found strangled and battered in nearby building

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A waitress from Bangkok's famous Red Light strip of Soi Cowboy was yesterday found strangled and battered to death in a building undergoing refurbishment in Soi 23.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019909-cries-go-unheeded-as-pretty-soi-cowboy-waitress-found-strangled-and-battered-in-nearby-building/

 

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Alleged dozing-off driver triggers 7-vehicle pileup in Samut Sakhon

By The Nation

 

A university student allegedly dozed off behind the wheel before hitting a pickup that crashed into three other pickups and two motorcycles as well as a road-side khaotom shop in Samut Sakhon early on Friday, police said.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019910-alleged-dozing-off-driver-triggers-7-vehicle-pileup-in-samut-sakhon/

 

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Grandpa, grandson drown in Ratchaburi pond

By The Nation

 

A 60-year-old man and his grandson drowned in a pond behind their house in Ratchaburi’s Jom Bueng district on Thursday evening, police said.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019911-grandpa-grandson-drown-in-ratchaburi-pond/

 

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Monkeys sunbathe to stay warm in cold Amnart Charoen weather

By The Nation 

 

Hundreds of long-tailed macaques came out of a national park in Amnart Charoen’s Phana district to sunbathe on Friday morning after the temperature in the province dropped sharply to about 10degrees Celsius.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019912-monkeys-sunbathe-to-stay-warm-in-cold-amnart-charoen-weather/

 

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Mexico will never pay for Trump wall: Mexican economy minister

 

Mexico's Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo speaks during an interview with Reuters at the 11th World Trade Organization's ministerial conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina December 13, 2017. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci

 

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico has made clear it will never pay for President Donald Trump's planned southern border wall, the country's economy minister said on Thursday, after the U.S. leader again insisted he would make Mexico pay for the barrier.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019914-mexico-will-never-pay-for-trump-wall-mexican-economy-minister/

 

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Professor warns Thais after woman bares "white" butt online

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A top Thai university professor has warned Thais about using quick acting whitening creams after a woman posted pictures online of her butt.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019916-professor-warns-thais-after-woman-bares-white-butt-online/

 

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Expect more pedophile arrests in 2018, says TICAC chief after FBI agreement

 

Picture: INN

 

The head of Thailand's efforts to bring pedophiles preying on children through the internet to justice has said that more cases will be cleared up this year after further agreements with the FBI in America.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019919-expect-more-pedophile-arrests-in-2018-says-ticac-chief-after-fbi-agreement/

 

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Aging Yakuza gangster arrested in Lopburi had Thai wife

 

Picture: Sanook

 

Police have discovered that the old Yakuza gangster arrested yesterday in Lopburi after being in Thailand for 13 years has a Thai wife and was regularly receiving money from Japan.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019921-aging-yakuza-gangster-arrested-in-lopburi-had-thai-wife/

 

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Python raised by monk for 30 years draw merit making for temple

By The Nation

 

Local villagers flocked to a temple in Nakhon Si Thammarat to pray over a large python cared for by a monk for 30 years, hoping it would help them get over their ailments.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019923-python-raised-by-monk-for-30-years-draw-merit-making-for-temple/

 

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Patong Indian restaurant saved from fire

Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Quick action from firefighters prevented the fire from spreading to other units. Photo: Patong Fire Dept

 

PHUKET: Quick response from firefighters saved an Indian restaurant in the heart of Patong from being engulfed in flames last night (Jan 11).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019924-patong-indian-restaurant-saved-from-fire/

 

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Celine Dion’s Heart Will Go On Bangkok Stage

By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter

 

  

Photo: Celine Dion / Facebook

 

BANGKOK — For the first time, a Canadian pop diva who lent her powerful voice to the “Titanic” soundtrack will perform in Bangkok in July.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019927-celine-dion’s-heart-will-go-on-bangkok-stage/

 

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Jealous Thai man slashes estranged wife to death in neighbor's condo room

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Police in Chachoengsao arrested a 38 year old man who murdered his estranged wife after she refused to get back together with him.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019930-chachoengsao-jealous-thai-man-slashes-estranged-wife-to-death-in-neighbors-condo-room/

 

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German tourist in coma after ignoring red flag on Koh Phangan beach

 

Source: 77Jowo

 

77Jowo reported that a 47 year old German tourist on holiday with his family was in hospital in a coma after a dramatic rescue at Nai Han Yai beach on Koh Phangan yesterday afternoon.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019934-german-tourist-in-coma-after-ignoring-red-flag-on-koh-phangan-beach/

 

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Five hurt in Korat as motorist suffers seizure

By The Nation

 

 

Five people were injured in Muang Nakhon Ratchasima late Thursday afternoon when a motorist apparently suffered an epileptic seizure and lost control of his car.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019940-five-hurt-in-korat-as-motorist-suffers-seizure/

 

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‘Saipan’ discusses boyfriend’s penis image with police

By Khanathit Srihirundaj 
The Nation

 

Actress Apinya “Saipan” Sakuljaroensuk and her actor boyfriend Nuttawuth Boonrapsap on Friday morning went to an interview with police officers regarding her recent Instagram post that allegedly violated the Computer Crime Act.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019938-actress-‘saipan’-discusses-boyfriend’s-penis-image-with-police/

 

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The Game Boy is back! Iconic games console set to be released in 2018

BY STAFF WRITER

 

Image: Gizmodo

 

If you are of a certain age, you will remember long car journeys spent trying to arrange free-falling shapes into lines in the hope that you would get to see that forever elusive rocket launch graphic… happy days!

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/game-boy-back-iconic-games-console-set-released-2018/26655/

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Forget the Galaxy S9, Samsung to release FOLDABLE smartphone later this year

BY STAFF WRITER

 

Is this the Galaxy X?

 

It was only a few hours after Samsung announced the release date of the Samsung Galaxy S9 that the rumours about the latest next-generation phone surfaced.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/forget-galaxy-s9-samsung-release-foldable-smartphone-later-year/26649/

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Leading adult sites report huge rise in female users

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

It seems that men aren’t the only ones interested in online porn with women’s viewing increasing according to the leading adult streaming sites.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/leading-adult-sites-report-huge-rise-female-users/26650/

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Netflix users warned of convincing new email scam

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

It appears that there is yet another email scam targeting Netflix users, once again trying to trick them into handing over credit card details.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/netflix-users-warned-convincing-new-email-scam/26646/

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Intel says patches can cause reboot problems in old chips

BY REUTERS

 

REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

 

(Reuters) – Intel Corp on Thursday said that recently issued patches for flaws in its chips could cause computers using its older Broadwell and Haswell processors to reboot more often than normal and that Intel may need to issue updates to fix the buggy patches.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/intel-says-patches-can-cause-reboot-problems-old-chips/26643/

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Video: American singer/guitarist wows Thais with rendition of Carabao classic

 

 

A farang "made abroad" has wowed the Thais online with his accurate rendition of the Thai band Carabao's "Made in Thailand".

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019954-video-american-singerguitarist-wows-thais-with-rendition-of-carabao-classic/

 

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High prices drama: Not all Thai airports are a rip off - try Nakorn Sri Thammarat

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Reporters from Daily News went to the provincial airport of Nakorn Sri Thammarat to check out the prices after one of the "dramas" of the week - rip off prices at Don Muang and Suvanabhumi in Bangkok.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019956-high-prices-drama-not-all-thai-airports-are-a-rip-off-try-nakorn-sri-thammarat/

 

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Phuket digs deep to make Heroines Festival 2018 special

The Phuket News

 

Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong inspected Phuket Historical Park in Thalang yesterday (Jan 11) where an actual floating market on a real canal will be part of the upcoming Thao Thepkrassatri and Thao Srisoonthorn Festival. Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET: Phuket Governor Norraphat Plodthong inspected Phuket Historical Park in Thalang yesterday (Jan 11) ahead of key preparations that aim to have an actual floating market on a real canal as part of the upcoming Thao Thepkrassatri and Thao Srisoonthorn Festival to be held on March 3-17.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019957-phuket-digs-deep-to-make-heroines-festival-2018-special/

 

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Air Force puts off today’s ceremony to receive two Korean trainer jets

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has announced the postponement of the ceremony to receive the first two of a fleet of 12 T-50TH Golden Eagle fighter training aircraft it bought from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) indefinitely after it was notified by the Korean manufacturer that the trainer jets need more checks.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019960-air-force-puts-off-today’s-ceremony-to-receive-two-korean-trainer-jets/

 

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Marine Office sets new life vest standards

The new rule will order all boats to use life vesta approved by the Marine Office, which comprises qualifications and verification specified by the office in order to create better marine safety standards.

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

The Phuket Marine Office has issued a rule about life vest standard’s certification for each boat to ensure all vessels only use the life vest approved by the Marine Office to guarantee quality.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019962-marine-office-sets-new-life-vest-standards/

 

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Five women accuse actor James Franco of inappropriate or sexually exploitative behavior

By DANIEL MILLER and AMY KAUFMAN

 

Actor James Franco. PHOTO: REUTERS

 

It should have been a pure moment of triumph for James Franco. He collected one of Hollywood’s top prizes at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, validating an untraditional career in which he’s been a bankable leading man, Ivy League academic and eccentric auteur.

 

Source: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019964-five-women-accuse-actor-james-franco-of-inappropriate-or-sexually-exploitative-behavior/

 

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Australian police investigate death of koala screwed to post

 

A supplied image obtained January 11, 2018 of a dead koala that was found screwed to a pole at Brooloo Park Lookout, near Gympie, Australia, January 10, 2018. Koala Rescue Queensland/AAP/Handout via REUTERS

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The death of a koala found screwed to a post in Australia has sparked an outcry from animal rights groups and prompted a police investigation.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1019967-australian-police-investigate-death-of-koala-screwed-to-post/