Man who kicked little boy in the neck in the street "booted him for no reason"

 

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Police have announced the arrest of a 31 year old Chacherngsao man who has admitted to being the man responsible for kicking a four year old boy in the neck in the street in Ramkhamhaeng, Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020662-man-who-kicked-little-boy-in-the-neck-in-the-street-booted-him-for-no-reason/

 

U.S.-led meeting urges North Korea pressure despite North-South detente

By David Brunnstrom and David Ljunggren

 

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks with Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland during the Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on Security and Stability on the Korean Peninsula in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, January 16, 2018. REUTERS/Ben Nelms

 

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - The world needs to step up pressure on North Korea to force it to abandon its nuclear weapons programme and should not be fooled by Pyongyang's charm offensive with South Korea, participants at a 20-nation meeting said in Canada on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020663-us-led-meeting-urges-north-korea-pressure-despite-north-south-detente/

 

Back Brexit law or risk chaos, PM May's Conservatives tell lawmakers

 By William James

 

Britain's Prime Minister, Theresa May, joins Sutton and Cheam Member of Parliament (MP), Paul Scully, as he campaigns for the forthcoming London local elections, in south west London, Britain January 13, 2018. REUTERS/Leon Neal/Pool

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party urged lawmakers to back the government's Brexit legislation at a vote in parliament later on Wednesday, warning opponents that trying to block the plan would bring chaos.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020664-back-brexit-law-or-risk-chaos-pm-mays-conservatives-tell-lawmakers/

EU still open to Britain changing mind on Brexit

By Gilbert Reilhac

 

European Council President Donald Tusk delivers a speech during a debate on the last December European summit and Brexit at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, January 16, 2018. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler

 

STRASBOURG (Reuters) - Leaders of the European Union institutions weighed into a new British debate on whether to hold a second referendum on Brexit by saying on Tuesday that Britons would be welcome to stay in the EU.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020666-eu-still-open-to-britain-changing-mind-on-brexit/

 

Macron promises steps on Calais migration, acknowledges Brexit worries

By Marine Pennetier

 

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech to police officers and gendarmes in the Gendarmerie headquarters in Calais, northern France, January 16, 2018. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

 

CALAIS, France (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron promised to stem the flow of migrants through the port of Calais on Tuesday, saying there would be no return to the "jungle" migrant camp, and said he understood the region's concerns about the threat from Brexit.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020668-macron-promises-steps-on-calais-migration-acknowledges-brexit-worries/

 

Ex-U.S. Navy officers face negligent homicide charges over ship collisions

 

FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain is seen after a collision, in Singapore waters August 21, 2017. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood/File Photo

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The commanding officers of two U.S. Navy destroyers involved in deadly collisions last year in the Pacific Ocean face courts-martial and military criminal charges including negligent homicide, the U.S. Navy said in a statement on Tuesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020669-ex-us-navy-officers-face-negligent-homicide-charges-over-ship-collisions/

 

Four more police transferred as fallout from Koh Phangan drug parties continues

 

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The chief of the regional police has ordered the transfer of four more Koh Phangan policemen as investigations continue into allegations that police including the chief on the island were involved in organising drugs parties.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020671-four-more-police-transferred-as-fallout-from-koh-phangan-drug-parties-continues/

 

Police checkpoint blamed for accident as Malaysian "big bike" tourist dies in South

 

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Thai media has suggested that a badly positioned police checkpoint on the Petchkasem Highway in Pattalung was responsible for an accident that killed a Malaysian tourist and seriously injured his wife.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020672-police-checkpoint-blamed-for-accident-as-malaysian-big-bike-tourist-dies-in-south/

 

Truck driver went to help his friend - and paid with his life

 

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A truck driver who stopped on the highway to help a fellow trucker who had broken down paid with his life when a container lorry slammed into the back of the vehicle.

 

Thongchai police in Prachuap Khiri Khan went with foundation medics to the scene of the accident on Petchkasem southbound in Bang Saphan district just after midnight this morning.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020673-prachuap-khiri-khan-truck-driver-went-to-help-his-friend-and-paid-with-his-life/

 

Undocumented migrants arrested in Phuket for selling pirated goods

By The Nation

 

An undocumented migrant from Myanmar and two others from Cambodia have been arrested in Phuket’s Muang district for selling pirated goods.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020676-undocumented-migrants-arrested-in-phuket-for-selling-pirated-goods/

 

Private-run bus service launched with 5-day free trial run

By Thai PBS

 

 

The first private-run bus service between Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan and Ramathibodi hospital in Bangkok’s Ratchathewi district was launched on Tuesday (Jan 16) for a five-day free trial run.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020677-private-run-bus-service-launched-with-5-day-free-trial-run/

 

All smiles as "YouTuber" walks free from court after riding motorcycle on sidewalk in pink underpants

 

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A well known Thai Youtuber with the nickname "Sia Po" has received a suspended sentence from a Bangkok court after riding his motorcycle outside a university clad only in a pair of pink underpants.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020678-all-smiles-as-youtuber-walks-free-from-bangkok-court-after-riding-motorcycle-on-sidewalk-in-pink-underpants/

 

Suspects tried to ditch illegal drugs: police

By The Nation

 

Two suspected drug smugglers threw away 60,000 methamphetamine pills just before they reached a road checkpoint in Bangkok, but their action was too late to save them from arrest.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020679-suspects-tried-to-ditch-illegal-drugs-bangkok-police/

 

Drama at the clinic: Court of social media sides with doctor under fire

 

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The court of social media has come down on the side of a doctor after a foul mouthed altercation videoed at a clinic.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020680-drama-at-the-clinic-court-of-social-media-sides-with-doctor-under-fire/

 

Facebook video going viral as farang says: I may have a small one but I know what to do with it

 

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A video is doing the rounds of Facebook that shows a young foreigner speaking in north eastern dialect making a number of quips.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020681-facebook-video-going-viral-as-farang-says-i-may-have-a-small-one-but-i-know-what-to-do-with-it/

 

Prayut puts medical marijuana farm on hold

By The Nation

 

File photo: Narcotics Suppression Bureau holds press conference last year to announce the seizure of 1.1 tonne of dried marijuana.

 

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has put a brake on an idea to build the first legal cannabis plantation in Thailand, saying more study is needed.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020682-prayut-puts-medical-marijuana-farm-on-hold/

 

BOT: Individuals with facial makeover should apply for new ID cards

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Bank of Thailand has advised commercial banks to ask their customers who have facial plastic surgery or have facial makeover to apply for new ID cards or to show a doctor’s certificate that they have facial makeover to ensure that they are the same persons as shown in the ID cards.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020684-bot-individuals-with-facial-makeover-should-apply-for-new-id-cards/

 

Drug raid comes up empty

By The Nation

 

 

A 20-strong police commando team along with Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB) officers on Wednesday morning carried out a search of two condominiums in Bangkok’s Pin Klao area for a drug suspect under the network of alleged drug kingpin Jirat “Ek Ouan” Pensophonwitch.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020695-drug-raid-in-bangkok-comes-up-empty/

 

PM calls for ‘rational’ demands from petitioners seeking to revoke NCPO orders, announcements

By Wasamon Audjarint 
The Nation

 

 

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday said that a prospective petition to revoke the junta’s announcements and orders had to be “rational”.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020697-pm-calls-for-‘rational’-demands-from-petitioners-seeking-to-revoke-ncpo-orders-announcements/

 

Video: Bitcoin falls 25 percent to $10,200 on Bitstamp exchange

BY REUTERS

 

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Bitcoin had lost a quarter of its value in early Asian trading on Wednesday as fears grew of a regulatory crackdown after reports that South Korea’s finance minister said banning trading in cryptocurrencies was still an option.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/video-bitcoin-falls-25-percent-10200-bitstamp-exchange/26692/

Japan government tells public broadcaster not to repeat false missile alert

 

Japan's public broadcaster NHK's false alarm about a North Korean missile launch which was received on a smart phone is pictured in Tokyo, Japan January 16, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government called on public broadcaster NHK on Wednesday to make sure a false alarm warning of a North Korean missile launch will not be repeated, with tensions still high because of the North's missile and nuclear programmes.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020698-japan-government-tells-public-broadcaster-not-to-repeat-false-missile-alert/

 

Skygofree: Super advanced and never before seen malware targeting Android users

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

Cyber security researchers are warning about a new and highly advanced form of malware that is capable of reading your WhatsApp messages and record your phone.

 

Full story:  https://tech.thaivisa.com/skygofree-super-advanced-never-seen-malware-targeting-android-users/26694/

Invite friends to an app, get some cash

BY THE NATION 

 

 

ShopBack, a cashback website and application, has launched its “Invite a Friend Bonus”, which offers up to Bt3,000 in a cashback bonus for those who are able to invite seven of their friends to use the service,

 

Full story:  https://tech.thaivisa.com/invite-friends-app-get-cash/26696/

Pheu Thai challenges junta over use of Article 44

By The Nation

 

 

The Pheu Thai Party will on Wednesday afternoon petition the Constitutional Court and Ombudsman over its actions regarding political parties.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020719-pheu-thai-challenges-junta-over-use-of-article-44/

 

Shunned psoriasis sufferer warmed by rays of hope

By The Nation

 

 

A masseuse in Udon Thani, already abandoned by her husband because of the psoriasis patches all over her body, suffered a second blow when her employer suspended her after customers became concerned she had Aids.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020720-shunned-psoriasis-sufferer-warmed-by-rays-of-hope/

 

Campaigner Rejects Prawit’s Claim All Watches Were ‘Loaners’

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

  

Deputy junta chairman Prawit Wongsuwan chairs a government meeting on Jan. 10

 

BANGKOK — An activist who called for an investigation into deputy junta boss Prawit Wongsuwan’s undeclared luxury watches said Wednesday he remains unconvinced by the general’s claim they were all loaned by friends.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020721-campaigner-rejects-prawit’s-claim-all-watches-were-‘loaners’/

 

Water resources officials to check Victoria Secret for alleged illegal use of groundwater

By Thai PBS

 

 

The Department of Groundwater Resources today (Jan 17) sought cooperation from the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to inspect Victoria Secret massage parlour after suspecting it might illegally pump ground water for business use.

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020722-water-resources-officials-to-check-victoria-secret-for-alleged-illegal-use-of-groundwater/

 

Patong bar owner faces charges for striking security guard

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Patong bar owner Chana Tammawichai, 37, presented himself to police on Monday (Jan 15) to apologise for the incident. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A bar owner in Patong – who has been publicly lambasted for owning and driving a Mercedes-Benz car – has surrendered himself to police for striking a security guard amid a heated argument at the exit of Soi Paradise onto Rat-U-Thit 200 Pi Rd earlier this week.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020723-patong-bar-owner-faces-charges-for-striking-security-guard/

 

UPDATE:

 

Police name Italian tourists injured in Phuket speedboat collision

The Phuket News

 

Phuket Tourist Police speak with one of the Italian tourists after the collision late yesterday afternoon (Jan 16). Image: Eakkapop Thongtub / video screengrab

 

PHUKET: Two Italian tourists remain in hospital after the speedboat they travelling in was rammed by another tour speedboat off the east coast of Phuket yesterday (Jan 16).

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020567-eight-injured-as-phuket-speedboats-collide/?do=findComment&comment=12627754

 

China to block cryptocurrency platforms that allow centralized trading: Bloomberg

Reuters Staff

 

FILE PHOTO: A collection of Bitcoin (virtual currency) tokens are displayed in this picture illustration taken December 8, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/Illustration/File Photo

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities plan to block domestic access to Chinese and offshore cryptocurrency platforms that allow centralized trading, Bloomberg reported Monday citing sources.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020726-china-to-block-cryptocurrency-platforms-that-allow-centralized-trading-bloomberg/