Line shares rocket on rumor of cryptocurrency tie-up

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Sources say Line Corp. is planning to use cryptocurrencies for its payment services. | BLOOMBERG

 

Line Corp. is working to integrate cryptocurrencies into its messaging platform, people with knowledge of the matter said, as the Tokyo-based company seeks to differentiate its products and services.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020728-line-shares-rocket-on-rumor-of-cryptocurrency-tie-up/

 

Alternatives to Bitcoin: Everything you need to know about Ripple cryptocurrency

BY STAFF WRITER

 

 

Unless you have been hidden under a rock, you must surely be aware that cryptocurrencies are becoming the must-have form of capital.

 

Full story: https://tech.thaivisa.com/alternatives-bitcoin-everything-need-know-ripple-cryptocurrency/26699/

Lese majeste charges against Sulak dropped

By The Nation

 

 

A lese majeste charge in military court against social critic Sulak Sivaraksa was dropped on Wednesday.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020730-lese-majeste-charges-against-sulak-dropped/

 

UPDATE:

 

Malaysian superbiker killed in accident in Pattalung

 

 

Phattalung - A Malaysian superbike rider was killed while his wife was seriously injured in an accident along the Petchakasem Highway between Hatyai and  Phattalung in southern Thailand on January 16.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020672-police-checkpoint-blamed-for-accident-as-malaysian-big-bike-tourist-dies-in-south/?do=findComment&comment=12627856

 

Bottlenose dolphin at Phuket dolphin show gives birth to ‘Nattya’

Alice has given birth to the first baby bottlenose dolphin after about 10 months of pregnancy, on January 13.

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

  

The General Manager of the Phuket dolphin show has revealed that the dolphin named Alice has given birth to her first baby bottlenose dolphin (calf) after about 10 months of pregnancy, on January 13.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020732-bottlenose-dolphin-at-phuket-dolphin-show-gives-birth-to-‘nattya’/

 

Sek Loso acknowledges drug abuse charge today

By Thai PBS

 

 

Controversial rock singer Seksan Sukpimai, alias as Sek Loso, today reported to Kanna Yao police station in Bangkok for the acknowledgement of drug abuse charge filed against him by the police.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020733-sek-loso-acknowledges-drug-abuse-charge-today/

 

Japan firms in Thailand plan to raise wages by 4.4% on average this year

NNA/KYODO

 

BANGKOK – Japanese companies operating in Thailand are considering raising wages by an average 4.4 percent this year, according to an annual survey by NNA.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020734-japan-firms-in-thailand-plan-to-raise-wages-by-44-on-average-this-year/

 

Man arrested in Mukdahan with 10,000 meth pills

By The Nation

 

 

A Khon Kaen man was arrested in Mukdahan for allegedly attempting to smuggle 10,000 methamphetamine pills and 89.06 grams of crystal meth from Nakhon Phanom to Mahasarakham.
 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020735-man-arrested-in-mukdahan-with-10000-meth-pills/

 

Nicha cleared of all charges after police found her ID card was used by “romance scammers”

By Thai PBS

 

 

Royal Thai Police commissioner Pol Gen Chakthip Chaijinda today (Jan 17) declared that Nicha Kiatthanapaibul, a suspect in a call center scam, is innocent and has been cleared of all fraud charges.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020736-nicha-cleared-of-all-charges-after-police-found-her-id-card-was-used-by-“romance-scammers”/

 

More than 60,000 bootleg items destroyed in Nong Khai

 

 

NONG KHAI, 17th January 2018 (NNT) - More than 60,000 bootleg items have been destroyed by Nong Khai customs officials. The counterfeits are said to have cost the economy nearly 56 million baht. 

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020737-more-than-60000-bootleg-items-destroyed-in-nong-khai/

 

Activist: Test Prawit’s friends to see if watches fit their wrists

By The Nation

 

Anti-graft activist Srisuwn Janya

 

Anti-graft activist Srisuwn Janya has called on the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to call in friends of Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan to measure their wrist sizes.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020739-activist-test-prawit’s-friends-to-see-if-watches-fit-their-wrists/

 

Bangkok moves to address air pollution, creates green zone in Pathumwan

 

 

BANGKOK, 17 January 2018 (NNT) - Bangkok’s Pathumwan district will designate a “clean air zone”, as part of an undertaking by the city’s Pollution Control Department and the Thai Environment Institute. 

 

Full story:  https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020741-bangkok-moves-to-address-air-pollution-creates-green-zone-in-pathumwan/

 

Warning about new Mac malware that takes over your computer and steals passwords

BY STAFF WRITER 

 

 

It’s a common misconception that Apple users don’t need to worry about viruses and malware infecting their Macs.

 

Full story:  https://tech.thaivisa.com/warning-new-mac-malware-takes-computer-steals-passwords/26702/

Missing Briton’s body found by Cha-am Beach
By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter

 

Police investigate the scene where Martin Wood’s body was found Wednesday in Cha-am.

 

PHETCHABURI — Police are awaiting the autopsy results of a British man found in the forest by Cha-am Beach on Wednesday, weeks after he went missing.

 

Full story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020746-missing-briton’s-body-found-by-cha-am-beach/

 

 

Upstream Temple Toilet to be Demolished

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – A Buddhist monastery’s toilets built upstream from a waterfall was forced to be demolished.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020755-upstream-temple-toilet-to-be-demolished/

 

Man Alleges Sexual Assault by Two Men

by CityNews

 

 

CityNews – A young man was sexually harassed by two men at a public restroom of a gas station.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020756-man-alleges-sexual-assault-by-two-men/

 

Cameroon man, three Thai women arrested in identify theft case

By The Nation

 

 

A Cameroon man and three Thai women have been arrested for allegedly stealing an identification card belonging to another woman to open bank accounts used in a call-centre scam.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020758-cameroon-man-three-thai-women-arrested-in-identify-theft-case/

 

PM denies using Mae Hong Son trip for campaigning

By The Nation

 

 

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha on Wednesday defended his field trip to Mae Hong Son, saying it did not serve as political campaigning for his ruling junta government ahead of the election.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020759-pm-denies-using-mae-hong-son-trip-for-campaigning/

 

Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Next Up For Thailand

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Rocker Sek Loso, who just today challenged results of a recent drug test, enjoys a moment of levity with an officer of the law.

 

BANGKOK — The announcement of the nation’s first legal marijuana cultivation facility presages changes to the nation’s drug laws that will soon allow medical use of cannabis, Thailand’s top drug enforcement agent said Tuesday.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020760-medical-marijuana-dispensaries-next-up-for-thailand/

 

Infamous major loan shark Wichai Pun-ngarm detained after his surrender

 

 

An infamous loan shark who escaped police arrest more than two years ago has turned himself in to the Department of Special Investigation and was immediately booked at the detention facility at the Criminal Court.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020761-infamous-major-loan-shark-wichai-pun-ngarm-detained-after-his-surrender/

 

Thai couple survive spirit house wipeout in Rawai

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

 

PHUKET:-- A Thai man and a Thai woman escaped with only minor injuries after the car they were travelling in slid out of control on a hill in Rawai earlier today (Jan 17), and rolled roof-over-floor into a vacant plot and wiping out a spirit house along the way.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020766-thai-couple-survive-spirit-house-wipeout-in-rawai/

 

Dual pricing: What happened when a Thai was charged the ‘farang price’

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Photos: Suthaporn Lee/ Amarin TV

 

A viral Facebook post from a Thai woman who paid THB150 ($US4.7) for street food became the talk of town when the vendor admitted she overcharged the woman because the waiter mistook her for a Chinese tourist.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020768-dual-pricing-what-happened-when-a-thai-was-charged-the-‘farang-price’/

 

Finnish air hostess, 27, found dead in Phuket hotel

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The Finish woman was an air hostess for Thomas Cook Airlines, police said. Photo: Wikicommons / file
 

PHUKET:-- A 27-year-old air hostess working for Thomas Cook Airlines was found dead in her hotel room near Phuket International Airport today (Jan 17).

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020770-finnish-air-hostess-27-found-dead-in-phuket-hotel/

 

Krabi officials to limit the number of tourists to Maya Bay

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

Following thousands of tourists pouring into Maya Bay during the tourism high season and over-crowding the beach on a daily basis, the President of Krabi Industry Council, Aekawit Pinyothammanotai, said today (January 17) that the number of tourists will have to be controlled.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020771-krabi-officials-to-limit-the-number-of-tourists-to-maya-bay/

 

Italian-Thai Development Plc sued for 46 million baht in compensation for the death of two geologists

 

 

Mothers of two geologists who were killed when a falling boulder crushed them to death inside a tunnel of a dam in Mae Taeng district of Chiang Mai last year on Wednesday jointly filed a lawsuit to the Chiang Mai provincial court demanding 46 million baht in compensation from the dam constructer, Italian-Thai Development Plc.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020775-italian-thai-development-plc-sued-for-46-million-baht-in-compensation-for-the-death-of-two-geologists/

 

Bitcoin slumps to $10,000, half its peak price, as regulatory fears grow

Tommy Wilkes, Hideyuki Sano

 

FILE PHOTO: Broken representation of the Bitcoin virtual currency, placed on a monitor that displays stock graph and binary codes, are seen in this illustration picture, December 21, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

 

LONDON/TOKYO (Reuters) - Bitcoin skidded a further 12 percent on Wednesday, marking an almost halving in value from its peak price, with investors spooked by fears regulators could clamp down on the volatile cryptocurrency that skyrocketed last year.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1020776-bitcoin-slumps-to-10000-half-its-peak-price-as-regulatory-fears-grow/

 

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